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1
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a holiday where you purchase the travel and accommodation together

A

all-in package

package holiday

2
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an extremely beautiful view

A

breathtaking/ stunning view

3
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somewhere a long way away

A

far-off destination

4
Q

crowds of tourists

A

hordes of tourists

5
Q

objects produced locally

A

local crafts

6
Q

very pretty village

A

picturesque village

7
Q

to become less close to someone

A

drift apart

8
Q

to like spending time with someone

A

to enjoy someone’s company

9
Q

to start to love someone a lot

A

to fall head over heels in love

10
Q

to have a disagreement and stop being friends

A

to fall out with

11
Q

to understand someone and enjoy similar interests

A

to get on well with

12
Q

to beging to know someone

A

to get to know

13
Q

to have known someone for a long time

A

to go back years

14
Q

to have good and bad times

A

to have ups and downs

15
Q

to quickly become good friends with

A

to hit it off

16
Q

to ask someone to marry you

A

to pop the question

17
Q

to agree on a subject

A

to see eye to eye

18
Q

to give up the single life and start a family

A

to settle down

19
Q

to begin a friendship

A

to strike up a friendship

20
Q

to get married

A

to tie the knot

21
Q

to be similar to

A

to be well matched

22
Q

to try to maintain a positive relationship with someone

A

to work at a relationship

23
Q

to start a computer

A

to boot up

24
Q

to look at websites

A

to browse websites

25
Q

an expert computer user

A

a computer buff

26
Q

powerful computer with top quality components

A

high-spec (laptop)

27
Q

somebody who has an interest in technology

A

a techie

28
Q

go for a walk

A

take a stroll

29
Q

a fast walk

A

a brisk walk

30
Q

the surface on which you play football

A

a football pitch

31
Q

to become fit

A

to get in shape

32
Q

to not be physically fit

A

to be out of condition

33
Q

excercise that needs a lot of physical effort

A

strenuous exercise

34
Q

to eat to the point that you can no longer eat any more

A

to be full up

35
Q

to eat something very quickly

A

to bolt something down

36
Q

an exaggerated way of saying you are hungry

A

to be dying of hunger

37
Q

to eat a lot

A

to eat like a horse

38
Q

to pay the bill

A

to foot the bill

39
Q

somebody who has their own very high standards about what to eat

A

a fussy eater

40
Q

to eat something quickly when you are in a rush

A

to grab a bite to eat

41
Q

to make you feel very hungry for something

A

to make your mouth water

42
Q

a large meal

A

a slap up meal

43
Q

to eat something that will stop you feeling hungry when it’s meal-time

A

to spoil your appetite

44
Q

to eat something with pleasure

A

to tuck into

45
Q

to entertain someone by treating them to food and drink

A

to wine and dine

46
Q

to do physical work that leads to you becoming hungry

A

to work up an appetite

47
Q

people enjoy outdoor activities

A

be the outdoorsy type

48
Q

want sth very much

A

to crave for sth

49
Q

spend sth doing sth in relaxed way

A

idle away sth doing sth

50
Q

have a great time

A

have a blast

51
Q

charge a high fee for sth of high quality

A

charge a premium

52
Q

unwind form sth

A

a respite from sth

53
Q

a short vacation

A

a get away

54
Q

to summarize

A

to recapitulate

55
Q

enjoy in

A

indulge in

56
Q

fat myself

A

pig myself out

57
Q

breath fresh air

A

soak up the fresh air

58
Q

opposite to sth

A

stand in stark contrast to sth

59
Q

to surprise or please someone very much

A

be blown away by sth

60
Q

be decorated with sth

A

be adorned with sth

61
Q

be evoked about sth

A

be reminiscent of sth

62
Q

to progress less quickly than others

A

to fall behind with your studies

63
Q

a course that offers lots of training in order to reach a goal in as short a time as possible

A

an intensive course

64
Q

to not fall behind

A

to keep up with your studies

65
Q

to stay away from classes without permission

A

to play truant

66
Q

to take an exam

A

to sit an exam

67
Q

a teacher who has a great deal of knowledge about the subject they teach

A

subject specialist

68
Q

to spend a year working or travelling before starting university

A

to take a year out

69
Q

to have a job when you are at college/university in order to help to pay for your studies

A

work your way through college​/​university

70
Q

write sth quickly

A

jot down

71
Q

to work as hard as everyone else in a job, activity, etc.

A

pull your weight

72
Q

a job with no promotional opportunities

A

a deal-end job

73
Q

to have a lot of work to do

A

a heavy workload

74
Q

an important or powerful job

A

a high-powered job

75
Q

the number of days holiday allowed

A

holiday entitlement

76
Q

a normal job that consists of an 8 hour day

A

a nine-to-five job

77
Q

an extra benefit you get from a job

A

one of the perks of the job

78
Q

to be unhappy in an office job

A

to be stuck behind a desk

79
Q

to be in a boring job that is hard to leave

A

to be/ get stuck in a rut

80
Q

a person or a thing that is valuable or useful to somebody

A

asset

81
Q

start

A

kick off

82
Q

minor pains that continue over a period of time

A

aches and pains

83
Q

to feel a little ill

A

to be a bit off colour

84
Q

to be recovering after an illness

A

to be on the mend

85
Q

to not feel well

A

to be under the weather

86
Q

minor injuries

A

cuts and bruises

87
Q

to be very healthy

A

as fit as a fiddle

88
Q

to strain, injure a muscle

A

to pull a muscle

89
Q

to be completely focus on one thing

A

to be engrossed in

90
Q

someone who reads a lot

A

to be a big reader

91
Q

a financially successful film

A

a box office hit

92
Q

difficult to read

A

to be heavy-going

93
Q

to see a film that has just comeout

A

to catch the latest movie

94
Q

to look quickly through a book

A

to flick through/ flip through

95
Q

a book that is so exciting that you want to read it quickly

A

page turner

96
Q

to read a book from the first page to the last page

A

to read something from cover to cover

97
Q

any of the things in a house or flat that make living there easier and more comfortable

A

mod con

98
Q

a party to celebrate moving into a new home

A

house-warming party

99
Q

a large room

A

a spacious room

100
Q

student accomondations

A

student digs

101
Q

to borrow a large amount of money, paid back over several years, in order to buy a house

A

to take out a mortgage

102
Q

wearing clothes that attract admirers

A

dressed to kill

103
Q

a piece of clothing that someone has given to a younger person because they no longer want it

A

hand-me-down

104
Q

the ability to wear clothes that look stylish

A

to have a sense of style

105
Q

very fashionable

A

in the height of fashion

106
Q

someone who always feel the need to wear the latest fashions

A

a slave to fashion

107
Q

something that doesn’t go out of fashion

A

timeless

108
Q

severe, rigid

A

stern

109
Q

a fun person

A

to be the life and soul of the party

110
Q

to try very hard to help someone

A

to bend over backwards

111
Q

prepared to accept other views or behaviours

A

broad-minded

112
Q

to hide one’s talents and skills

A

to hide one’s light under a bushel

113
Q

easy-going

A

laid-back

114
Q

to suddenly become angry quickly

A

to lose one’s temper

115
Q

to not try to get the attention of others

A

self-effacing

116
Q

not easily affected by criticism

A

thick-skinned

117
Q

to not spend more money than you are earning

A

to balance the books

118
Q

to make a sales call to someone without asking them for permission first

A

to cold call

119
Q

when one company lowers its prices, forcing other companies to do the same, sometimes to a point where business becomes unprofitable

A

cut throat competition

120
Q

to try to get customers

A

to drum up business

121
Q

become bankrupt

A

go bust, go under

122
Q

the money coming in and going out of a business

A

cash flow

123
Q

when a company ends an employee’s contract of employment

A

to lay someone off

124
Q

a bussiness that serves a small, particular market

A

niche business

125
Q

strong competition from other companies in the same area of work

A

stiff competition

126
Q

​to become involved in something, especially when you do not want to be

A

be/ get caught up in

127
Q

shops that are no longer doing business

A

boarded up shops

128
Q

old and of a poor standard

A

run down

129
Q

a city that has grown over times and which covers a wide area

A

sprawling city

130
Q

heavy traffic making it difficult to move around a town or city

A

traffic congestion

131
Q

expensive fashionable shops (2 words)

A

upmarket shops/ fashionable boutiques

132
Q

a song that is easy to remember and makes you want to sing it

A

a catchy tune

133
Q

to sing well

A

to have a great voice

134
Q

a large number of fans

A

a huge following

135
Q

to not be in harmony

to sing the wrong notes

A

to be/ sing out of tune

136
Q

to play without reading the musical notes

A

to play by ear

137
Q

to sing informally, often with other people

A

a sing-song

138
Q

to begin learning a musical instrument

A

to take up a musical instrument

139
Q

the music someone likes

A

taste in music

140
Q

to be unable to distinguish different notes in music

A

to be tone deaf

141
Q

below zero degrees Celcius

A

to be below freezing

142
Q

very cold and unpleasant

A

bitterly cold

143
Q

a complete covering of snow

A

a blanket of snow

144
Q

very hot

A

boiling hot

145
Q

when clouds or rain disappear

A

to clear up

146
Q

when the sun appears out of a cloudy sky

A

to come out (the sun)

147
Q

a short period of cold weather

A

a cold spell

148
Q

to be outside when it rains unexpectedly

A

to get caught in the rain

149
Q

to get very wet

A

to get drenched

150
Q

a serious condition caused by being too long in hot weather

A

a heartstroke

151
Q

a climate without extreme weather conditions

A

mild climate

152
Q

to rain heavily

A

to pour down

153
Q

to be cancelled or postponed due to poor weather

A

to be rained off

154
Q

heavy rain

A

torrential rain

155
Q

bags supplied by shops

A

carrier bag

156
Q

to owe money

A

to get into debt

157
Q

to put pressure on someone to buy something

A

to give someone the hard sell

158
Q

well-known shops

A

high street names

159
Q

to have a limited amount of money to spend

A

to be on a tight budget

160
Q

to buy something much cheaper than the normal price

A

to pick up a bargain

161
Q

to owe money on a credit card

A

to run up a credit card bill

162
Q

to do a lot of shopping

A

to shop until you drop

163
Q

to reduce prices a great deal

A

to slash prices

164
Q

to buy something quickly that is being sold cheaply

A

to snap up a bargain

165
Q

to visit a store to look at items without the intention of buying anything

A

window shopping

166
Q

to be in danger of becoming extinct

A

to be under threat

167
Q

the careful management of energy resources to ensure they last as long as possible

A

energy conservation

168
Q

to live a life that is closer to nature

A

to get back to nature

169
Q

the act of showing support to people struggling to survive

A

humanitarian aid

170
Q

to hunt and kill wild animals illegally

A

poaching

171
Q

a group of people who try to raise awareness of issues and try to affect the views and actions of people and organisations

A

pressure group

172
Q

how well people know a particular brand

A

brand awareness

173
Q

the degree to which people continue to buy from the same brand or company

A

brand loyalty

174
Q

something that encourages someone to take a particular action, such as making a purchase or clicking a link on a website

A

call to action

175
Q

to have a well-known person promote a product

A

celebrity endorsement

176
Q

small advertisements often put in a newspaper or magazine by individuals

A

classified ads

177
Q

to put an advert somewhere

A

to place an advert

178
Q

the time during the viewing schedule when most people watch TV or listen to a broadcast

A

prime time

179
Q

recommendations made by individuals to other individuals about a product of service

A

word of mouth