Compounds

Question 1

Upswell

Answer 1

upswell

/ˈʌpswɛl/

an increase or upsurge.
A huge upswell of emotion

“Tolstoy’s Christian anarchism comes into full play as a great upswell of moral fury”

1. remontée

Question 2

Payoff

Answer 2

a payment made to someone, as a bribe or on leaving a job.

“he left the company with an £800,000 pay-off”

Question 3

Knock-off

Answer 3

a copy or imitation, especially of an expensive product.

“knock-off merchandise”

1. contrefaçons

Question 4

Acné, révélation

Answer 4

Breakouts

used to describe someone or something that suddenly becomes very well known or successful in a particular type of activity, or an achievement that helps them do this:
She was the breakout star of this year’s Women’s World Cup.
This was the breakout book by one of the most original writers of his generation.