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Question 1

to sckyrocket

Answer 1

to rise extremely quickly to a very high level

Question 2

other ways of saying “i like” “

Answer 2

i relish + ing 
i have a soft spot for 
i am fond of + ing 
i have a taste for 
i am hooked on it 
…. is a field which interests me 
i’m into…

Question 3

move away from something

Answer 3

to stop doing sth or not like it anymore

“people are moving away from just running”

Question 4

other ways of sating confident

Answer 4

self assured 
self confident 
assertive 
bold 
cocky 
brash

Question 5

expressions that mean try

Answer 5

give sth a try
give sth a test run
attempt to (he attempted to escape through a window)
endeavor to

Question 6

other ways of saying rich

Answer 6

walthy 
well off 
prosperous 
loaded 
affluent

Question 7

other ways of saying stop sb

Answer 7

keep sb from doing sth
prevent sb from doing sth
restrain sb from doing sth
dissuade sb from doing sth

Question 8

other ways of saying surprised

Answer 8

transfixed 
gobsmacked 
flabbergasted 
carried away with sth (phrase) 
knocked sb down with a feather (phrase) 
dumbfounded 
perplexed

Question 9

try to make sb do sth when they are unwilling to do it

Answer 9

prod sb into doing sth
make sb do sth 
dispose sb to do sth 
put sb to do sth 
lead sb to do sth
persuade sb to do sth 
talk sb into doing sth

Question 10

other ways of saying work out a problem

Answer 10

tackle with
struggle with 
grapple with 
deal with 
cope with

Question 11

other ways of saying to include sth

Answer 11

encompass
embody
involve
embrace

Question 12

other ways of saying enough

Answer 12

ample
sufficient
adequate
abundant

Question 13

other ways of saying increase

Answer 13

mushroom 
supplement
enlarge 
stimulate
augment

Question 14

other ways of saying important

Answer 14

paramount 
vital 
utmost
vital 
essential
crucial 
chief 
invaluable 
priceless 
core (the most important part in sth)

Question 15

other ways of saying full of sth

Answer 15

littered with 
crowded with 
crawling with 
crammed with 
packed with

Question 16

groundbreaking

Answer 16

sth that is a new discovery

Question 17

to draw the line at sth

Answer 17

to put a limit to sth

“to draw the line at the amount of time we use the computer”

Question 18

shudder

Answer 18

to shake

Question 19

synonyms of polite

Answer 19

courteous
well mannered 
respectful 
well behaved 
ladylike 
gentlemanly

Question 20

stiffen

Answer 20

to become firm

his body stiffened with fear

Question 21

boor (N)
boorish (ADJ)
Unruly
disobedient

Answer 21

a person who is rude

Question 22

prickly (ADJ)

Answer 22

unfriendly and easily ofended

Question 23

jabber

Answer 23

to speak in a difficult way to understand

very quickly

Question 24

insulate sb from

Answer 24

protect sb from

Question 25

step up to the plate

Answer 25

to take action when sth needs to be done | “john needs to step up the plate and start doing his share work”

Question 26

be nothing of

Answer 26

used to emphasize a situation, behavior, quality | “its nothing of a miracle that nobody was hurt in the accident”

Question 27

stick to sth

Answer 27

not change sth stick to a plan stick to an agreement

Question 28

lie in store

Answer 28

planned or likely to happen (que lo estaba esperando) “little did he know what lay in store for him just around the corner”

Question 29

synonyms of beautiful

Answer 29

``` marvelous gorgeous stunning breathtaking nice-looking alluring seductive captivating appealing irresistible enthralling dazzling glamorous eye-catching ravishing enchanting enticing ```

Question 30

beguile sb into sth

Answer 30

to trick somebody by being nice to them | “he was beguiled by her beauty”

Question 31

synonyms of enjoyable

Answer 31

``` entertaining enthusing amusing hilarious pleasurable delightful thrilling engaging ```

Question 32

synonyms of difficult

Answer 32

``` complicated hard tough arduous problematic grueling bothersome troublesome ```

Question 33

at a premium

Answer 33

in demand

Question 34

synonym of meet my expectations

Answer 34

exceed someones expectations | live up to my expectations

Question 35

to start having a new quality of life, better life, new beginning

Answer 35

a new lease of life | turn over a new leaf in your life

Question 36

synonyms of happy

Answer 36

``` delighted thrilled elated overjoyed content blissful to be over the moon to be on cloud nine to be on seventh heaven ```

Question 37

synonyms of sad

Answer 37

``` miserable blue gloomy down upset wistful ```

Question 38

how do we say when somebody is about to cry??

Answer 38

tearful weepy close to tears

Question 39

synonyms of big

Answer 39

``` large huge enormous hefty massive substantial resounding (+NOUN) ```

Question 40

synonyms of nervous

Answer 40

``` tense anxious on edge edgy apprehensive overwhelmed uneasy ```

Question 41

synonyms of angry

Answer 41

``` ruffled aggrieved irate furious cross seething heated to go berserk (to become very angry) to rant and rave ( same as above) in a huss (to do sth angrily) ```

Question 42

synonyms of interesting

Answer 42

``` engaging gripping eyecathing riveting absorbing appealing a page turner (NOUN) “a page-turner book” ```

Question 43

synonyms of intelligent

Answer 43

``` knowledgeable smart clever bright sharp quick witted to have a razor sharp mind (expression) to be quick on the uptake (expression) logical intuitive prudent level headed a whizz kid (NOUN) a prodigy (NOUN) ```

Question 44

synonyms of perfect

Answer 44

``` flawless impecable immaculate ideal picture perfect inch perfect ```

Question 45

be billed as sth | “cars are being billed as the automobiles of the future”

Answer 45

to describe something in a particular way, in order to make it sound interesting

Question 46

do sth with caution

Answer 46

to do sth carefully