2016-07-17

Question 1

kayaking, windsurfing, water skiing, scuba diving, snorkeling.

Answer 1

snorkeling - swim using a snorkel.

Question 2

whale watching is more my speed.

Answer 2

“One’s speed” when used by itself can indicate just something one likes to do or something one is suited to do. However, it can be used to imply preference or suitability in comparison with something else, too.

Question 3

Don’t you want to feel the excitement pumping through your veins?

Answer 3

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Question 4

I didn’t know you were such an adrenaline junkie.

Guilty as charged.

Answer 4

adrenaline - aDREnalyn. (Biochemistry) a hormone that is secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress. adrenaline junkie - a person with a compulsive desire for excitement and adventure. Guilty as charged. - A term meaning something like, I did it / I admit it / I did exactly what you (he, someone else) said I did.

Question 5

I consider skydiving a spectator sport.

Answer 5

a spectator sport - a sport that attracts more people as spectators than as participants

Question 6

The steak is a little charred. So it’s tough and dry.

Answer 6

charred - partially burnt as to blacken the surface.

Question 7

a longer cooking time kills foodborne illnesses.

Answer 7

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Question 8

undercooked/overcooked

Answer 8

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Question 9

How about if I brown each side to seal in the juices and then cook it to medium doneness?

Answer 9

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Question 10

I don’t want to take any chances.

Answer 10

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Question 11

It’s oozing red! That is definitely not cooked.

Answer 11

ooze - liquid slowly comes out something. oozing red - blood coming out of the meat.

Question 12

I’ll eat this piece and live to tell about it.

Answer 12

to live to tell the tale/about sth - do sth dangerous but survive.

Question 13

I get by with the wages I earn from this job.

Answer 13

get by with

Question 14

You’re in a dead- end job straining to make ends meet every month.

Answer 14

strain - force (a part of one’s body or oneself) to make a strenuous or unusually great effort.

Question 15

I’ve always landed on my feet.

Answer 15

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Question 16

But you don’t have any job security. You could be out on your ear any minute.

Answer 16

be out on one’s ear - Dismissed, thrown out in disgrace,

Question 17

I may not be able to hold on to this job for long, but there will always be other ones.

Answer 17

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