Unit 6 Flashcards

1
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Taking up all of your time or energy

A

All-consuming

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2
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A friendly relationship between people or countries

A

Amity

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3
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Always ready to obey sb’s order (idiom)

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(Be) at sb’s beck and call

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4
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To ignore or turn against the principle or belief that you had previously supported in order to achieve sth or gain an advantage for yourself (idiom)

A

Betray the cause

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5
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An agreement made between two people or groups in which each sides gives up some of the things they want so that both sides are happy at the end

A

Compromise

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6
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An official written agreement

A

Contract

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7
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A sum of money that is given as the first part of the larger payment

A

Deposit

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8
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Great love, care and support for sb/sth

A

Devotion

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9
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To make people start disliking each other (idiom)

A

Drive a wedge between people

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10
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To try hard to get e. g. support or business (idiom)

A

Drum up support

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11
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A person whose job is to sell houses and land for people

A

Estate agent

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12
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An extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement that usually lasts only a short time

A

Euphoria

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13
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Making you feel happy and pleased about life

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Feel-good (movie / story / factory)

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14
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To annoy each other (idiom)

A

Get on each other’s nerves

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15
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To become friends quickly and have a very friendly relationship (idiom)

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Get on like a house on fire

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16
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To have a change of attitude towards sth/sb, usually making you feel more friendly, helpful, etc. (idiom)

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Have a change of heart

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17
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To like sb (idiom)

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Have a soft spot for sb

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18
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Used to describe a young person who thinks and acts in a more sensible way than you would expect for a person their age (idiom)

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Have an old head on young shoulders

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19
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To have sb on whom you can depend for help and support (idiom)

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Have somebody to lean on

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20
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That is argued about in an angry or excited way or with a lot of strong feeling

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Hotly disputed (subject / theory / claim)

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21
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Very strong feelings of love or attraction for sb/sth, especially when these are unreasonable and do not last long

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Infatuation

22
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To remain calm in a difficult situation

A

Keep your head

23
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A person or company from whom you rent a room, a house, an office, etc.

A

Landlord

24
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A legal agreement that allows you to use a building, a piece of equipment or some land for a period of time, usually in return for rent

A

Lease

25
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A person whose job is to manage your affairs when sb pays money to live in your house for a period of time

A

Letting agent

26
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Calm and sensible; able to make good decisions even in difficult situations

A

Level-headed

27
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Used to refer to two people who are too close to each other or spend too much time with each other (idiom)

A

Live in each other’s pockets

28
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That can or does last for a long time

A

Long-lasting (battery / effect / relationship)

29
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That will last or have an effect over a long period of time

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Long-term (objective / prognosis / employment)

30
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The quality of being faithful in your support of sb/sth

A

Loyalty

31
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An extremely strong desire or enthusiasm for sth, often shared by a lot of people at the same time

A

Mania

32
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​A legal agreement by which a bank or similar organization lends you money to buy a house, etc., and you pay the money back over a particular number of years; the sum of money that you borrow.

A

Mortgage

33
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Admired or held in very high opinion

A

Much-respected (idea / person / type of love)

34
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The habit of admiring yourself too much, especially your appearance

A

Narcissism

35
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To be unable to do sth because you know that it will make sb sad or upset (idiom)

A

Not to have the heart to

36
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A formal letter or statement saying that you will or must leave your job or house at the end of a particular period of time

A

Notice

37
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To formally promise continued support for a political party, religion, ruler, etc.

A

Pledge allegiance

38
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To bring people together in order to help or support sb/sth (idiom)

A

Rally the troops

39
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An amount of money that you regularly pay so that you can use a house, etc.

A

Rent

40
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To defeat your opponents in a competition, battle, etc.

A

Rout (the enemy)

41
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To destroy things and steal property in a town or building

A

Sack (a town)

42
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Occurring after seven years

A

Seven-year (itch / campaign / romance)

43
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Used to describe an idea or a way of looking at a situation as being better or more positive than it really is

A

Rose-tinted (glasses / lens / view)

44
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To be very upset by sth that sb says or does (idiom)

A

Take sth to heart

45
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A person who pays rent for the use of a room, building, land, etc. to the person who owns it

A

Tenant

46
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To cause a protest against authority, especially that of a government, to happen suddenly and often involving violence

A

Trigger revolt

47
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Used to tell sb to think about sth, especially when they have asked for your opinion or said sth stupid (idiom)

A

Use your head

48
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To begin and continue a war, a battle, etc.

A

Wage war

49
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To allow your feelings to be seen by other people (idiom)

A

Wear your heart on your sleeve

50
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To persuade sb to do anything that you want (idiom)

A

Wrap sb round your little finger