11A

Question 1

a strong, often sudden, feeling that something is extremely unpleasant

Answer 1

revulsion

Question 2

to make a mistake, or to spoil something

Answer 2

screw (sth) up

Question 3

an injury to a muscle or similar soft part of the body caused by using that part too much

Answer 3

strain

Question 4

something that is not what it seems to be and is intended to deceive people, or someone who pretends to be something they are not

Answer 4

sham

Question 5

a bottle filled with petrol or other liquid fuel, with a piece of cloth in its top, that is set on fire and thrown

Answer 5

petrol bomb = Molotov cocktail

Question 6

a rate (= level of interest) decided by the Bank of England that banks use when deciding how much to charge for lending money

Answer 6

base rate

Question 7

to be feeling or performing well

Answer 7

be on good

Question 8

to continue to be informed about something

Answer 8

keep up with something

Question 9

in, from, or to other countries

Answer 9

overseas

Question 10

channels that present only news (all day)

Answer 10

rolling 24h news

Question 11

verbs used with barons

Answer 11

media
oil
drug
barons

Question 12

get addicted to

Answer 12

get hooked on

Question 13

pleased with your situation and not hoping for change or improvement

Answer 13

content (accent on 2nd part)

Question 14

everything that is contained within something

Answer 14

content (accent on 1nd part)

Question 15

said to emphasize that sometimes it is better for you if you do not know all the facts about a situation

Answer 15

ignorance is bliss

Question 16

to spoil something by doing it badly

Answer 16

botch = bodge

Question 17

1-to beg, to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something
2-to say in a court of law if you are guilty or not guilty of something that you have been accused of

Answer 17

plead

Question 18

trying to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system

Answer 18

subversive

Question 19

a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation, or the making of such a statement

Answer 19

slander

Question 20

to write or publish something which makes false or unfair statements that are likely to damage the reputation of a person or organization

Answer 20

libel

Question 21

to increase the cost of something

Answer 21

hike

Question 22

to repeat, to say something again, once or several times

Answer 22

reiterate

Question 23

to tell something secret or personal to someone who you trust not to tell anyone else

Answer 23

confide

Question 24

to pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning

Answer 24

heed

Question 25

to make someone feel less confident, enthusiastic, and positive about something, or less willing to do something

Answer 25

discourage from

Question 26

a situation in which neither group involved in an argument can win or get an advantage and no action can be taken

Answer 26

stalemate

Question 27

to make someone realize a possible danger or problem, especially one in the future

Answer 27

warn sme against +ing

Question 28

to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want

Answer 28

threaten to | be threatened with

Question 29

to remove someone from a job, usually because they have done something wrong or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing them

Answer 29

sack

Question 30

to receive blame or criticism

Answer 30

come in for sth (ex. widespread criticism)

Question 31

(especially of a business, job, or activity) producing a lot of money

Answer 31

lucrative

Question 32

1-aimed or fired directly at from a close position | 2-saying something very clearly in very few words, without trying to be polite or pleasant

Answer 32

point-blank

Question 33

in a way that involves someone doing something they do not want to do, unwillingly

Answer 33

grudgingly

Question 34

to hurry somewhere or through a place in a rude and forceful way

Answer 34

barge

Question 35

in a way that shows that you are not willing to do something and are therefore slow to do it

Answer 35

reluctantly

Question 36

completely or immediately

Answer 36

outright | construction in sentences: reject/ refuse etc + rest of the sentence -> outright at the end

Question 37

to offer a particular amount of money for something that is for sale and compete against other people to buy it, especially at a public sale of goods or property

Answer 37

bid

Question 38

someone who offers to pay a particular amount of money for something

Answer 38

bidder

Question 39

adjectives with investment

Answer 39

solid lucrative bad risky

Question 40

in a strong and emotional way

Answer 40

vehemently

Question 41

severely

Answer 41

roundly

Question 42

used to mean that you certainly do not want to buy something or be involved with something

Answer 42

wouldn't touch sth with a barge pole

Question 43

a reduction in the amount or success of something, such as a country's economic activity

Answer 43

downturn