english ( 9 Jun ) + 16

Question 1

stave off

Answer 1

to prevent something bad from affecting you for a period of time

Question 2

fraught

Answer 2

filled with something unpleasant

Question 3

leeway

Answer 3

the amount of freedom that you have to change something or to do something in the way you want to

Question 4

rattle

Answer 4

to make somebody nervous or frightened

Question 5

turmoil

Answer 5

a state of great worry in which everything is confused and nothing is certain

Question 6

stagflation

Answer 6

an economic situation where there is high inflation (= prices rising continuously) but no increase in the jobs that are available or in business activity

Question 7

pernicious

Answer 7

having a very harmful effect on somebody/something

Question 8

shore up

Answer 8

to help to support something that is weak or going to fail

Question 9

off-grid

Answer 9

not using the public supplies of electricity, gas, water, etc.

Question 10

drive up

Answer 10

to make something such as prices rise quickly