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Question 1

ambience

Answer 1

the qualities of a place and

the way it makes you feel

Question 2

anonymous

Answer 2

having no interesting or unusual

features

Question 3

be made up of

Answer 3

to consist of or be formed from

two or more things

Question 4

benefit rates

Answer 4

how much money the
government gives to people who are ill, poor, not
working, etc. depending on their situation

Question 5

bland

Answer 5

not interesting or exciting

Question 6

booming industry

Answer 6

a very successful industry

that is increasing in size

Question 7

break up sth

Answer 7

to divide something into different

areas

Question 8

call centre

Answer 8

a place where organisations
employ people to talk over the telephone to customers to
provide information, or sell goods or services

Question 9

claustrophobic

Answer 9

a claustrophobic place makes

you feel anxious because it is very small or crowded

Question 10

clutter

Answer 10

a lot of objects that are not tidy or well

organized

Question 11

clutter sth up

Answer 11

to cover a surface or fill a place

with things that are not tidy or well organised

Question 12

cohesion

Answer 12

when the members of a group

or society are united

Question 13

committed a

Answer 13

loyal and willing to give your time

and energy to something that you believe in

Question 14

constant pressure (under ~)

Answer 14

worried
feelings all the time because you are always dealing with
difficult situations

Question 15

cramped

Answer 15

a cramped room, building, etc. is

unpleasant because it is not big enough

Question 16

décor

Answer 16

the style of decoration and furniture in

a room or building

Question 17

design feature

Answer 17

a piece of furniture or part of a

room that is intended to be stylish and attractive

Question 18

draw the line at sth

Answer 18

to not allow something

Question 19

dreariness

Answer 19

when something is boring and

makes you feel unhappy

Question 20

emerging economies

Answer 20

economies that are

starting to be successful and competitive

Question 21

extensive experience/knowledge

Answer 21

a lot of

experience/knowledge

Question 22

eye-strain

Answer 22

tired or painful eyes as a result of

too much reading, looking at a computer screen, etc

Question 23

fiddle with sth

Answer 23

to move things about or touch

things with no particular purpose

Question 24

fierce competition

Answer 24

very strong competition

Question 25

flourish

Answer 25

to grow or develop well

Question 26

fluffy animals/toys

Answer 26

toy animals that are soft | and covered in fur

Question 27

get your teeth into sth

Answer 27

to start to deal with | something with great energy and enthusiasm

Question 28

give sb an/the edge over sb

Answer 28

to make someone | slightly better than someone else

Question 29

give a false impression

Answer 29

give someone a wrong | idea about what something is like

Question 30

glare

Answer 30

strong, bright light that hurts your eyes

Question 31

go for + n (a break/walk/coffee)

Answer 31

to go somewhere in order to take a break/walk/drink a cup of coffee, etc.

Question 32

high-rise block

Answer 32

a building that is very tall and | has a lot of floors

Question 33

a hotbed of sth

Answer 33

a place where there is a lot of a | particular activity

Question 34

idea-swapping

Answer 34

telling other people about your | ideas and listening to other people’s ideas

Question 35

in all fields

Answer 35

in all areas of study or activity

Question 36

in demand

Answer 36

wanted or needed in large numbers

Question 37

job-sharing

Answer 37

when two people do one job between them, sharing the duties and the pay and working at different times of the day or week

Question 38

kill a few birds with one stone (usually to kill two birds | with one stone)

Answer 38

to achieve several things at once

Question 39

labyrinthine

Answer 39

having a lot of passages and parts | so that it is easy to get lost in

Question 40

layout

Answer 40

the way that something is arranged

Question 41

light and airy

Answer 41

having a lot of light and space

Question 42

made up of

Answer 42

to consist of or be formed from two | or more things

Question 43

mundanity

Answer 43

when something is very ordinary | and not interesting

Question 44

open-plan office

Answer 44

an office with few or no | walls inside, so it is not divided into smaller rooms

Question 45

outline sth

Answer 45

to describe the most important | ideas or facts about something

Question 46

perk

Answer 46

something you are given because of your | job, such as a car, which is not your salary

Question 47

price yourself out of the market

Answer 47

to charge such a lot of money for the things you are selling that people stop buying them

Question 48

prioritise sth

Answer 48

to decide which of a group of things are the most important so that you can deal with them first

Question 49

quality of life

Answer 49

the level of enjoyment, comfort and | health in someone’s life

Question 50

retain sth

Answer 50

to continue to keep something

Question 51

rethink sth

Answer 51

to change what you think | about something or what you plan to do

Question 52

right across the board

Answer 52

affecting everyone or | every part of something

Question 53

shortage

Answer 53

when there is not enough of | something

Question 54

shrink

Answer 54

to become smaller, or to make | something smaller

Question 55

sparkle

Answer 55

to shine brightly because of reflected | light

Question 56

spartan

Answer 56

) very simple and not comfortable or | luxurious

Question 57

stifling

Answer 57

extremely hot and therefore unpleasant | or difficult to breathe

Question 58

tenet

Answer 58

a principle or belief of a theory or | religion

Question 59

threadbare

Answer 59

1 material or clothes are very thin because they have been used too much 2 poorly or cheaply furnished

Question 60

utilitarian

Answer 60

designed to be useful and not | beautiful

Question 61

vast knowledge

Answer 61

great knowledge

Question 62

warehouse

Answer 62

a large building for storing goods | that are going to be sold

Question 63

workload

Answer 63

the amount of work that you have | to do

Question 64

workstation

Answer 64

a computer and the area around it | where you work in an office