Unit 6

Question 1

Taking up all of your time or energy

Answer 1

All-consuming

Question 2

A friendly relationship between people or countries

Answer 2

Amity

Question 3

Always ready to obey sb’s order (idiom)

Answer 3

(Be) at sb’s beck and call

Question 4

To ignore or turn against the principle or belief that you had previously supported in order to achieve sth or gain an advantage for yourself (idiom)

Answer 4

Betray the cause

Question 5

An agreement made between two people or groups in which each sides gives up some of the things they want so that both sides are happy at the end

Answer 5

Compromise

Question 6

An official written agreement

Answer 6

Contract

Question 7

A sum of money that is given as the first part of the larger payment

Answer 7

Deposit

Question 8

Great love, care and support for sb/sth

Answer 8

Devotion

Question 9

To make people start disliking each other (idiom)

Answer 9

Drive a wedge between people

Question 10

To try hard to get e. g. support or business (idiom)

Answer 10

Drum up support

Question 11

A person whose job is to sell houses and land for people

Answer 11

Estate agent

Question 12

An extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement that usually lasts only a short time

Answer 12

Euphoria

Question 13

Making you feel happy and pleased about life

Answer 13

Feel-good (movie / story / factory)

Question 14

To annoy each other (idiom)

Answer 14

Get on each other’s nerves

Question 15

To become friends quickly and have a very friendly relationship (idiom)

Answer 15

Get on like a house on fire

Question 16

To have a change of attitude towards sth/sb, usually making you feel more friendly, helpful, etc. (idiom)

Answer 16

Have a change of heart

Question 17

To like sb (idiom)

Answer 17

Have a soft spot for sb

Question 18

Used to describe a young person who thinks and acts in a more sensible way than you would expect for a person their age (idiom)

Answer 18

Have an old head on young shoulders

Question 19

To have sb on whom you can depend for help and support (idiom)

Answer 19

Have somebody to lean on

Question 20

That is argued about in an angry or excited way or with a lot of strong feeling

Answer 20

Hotly disputed (subject / theory / claim)

Question 21

Very strong feelings of love or attraction for sb/sth, especially when these are unreasonable and do not last long

Answer 21

Infatuation

Question 22

To remain calm in a difficult situation

Answer 22

Keep your head

Question 23

A person or company from whom you rent a room, a house, an office, etc.

Answer 23

Landlord

Question 24

A legal agreement that allows you to use a building, a piece of equipment or some land for a period of time, usually in return for rent

Answer 24

Lease

Question 25

A person whose job is to manage your affairs when sb pays money to live in your house for a period of time

Answer 25

Letting agent

Question 26

Calm and sensible; able to make good decisions even in difficult situations

Answer 26

Level-headed

Question 27

Used to refer to two people who are too close to each other or spend too much time with each other (idiom)

Answer 27

Live in each other's pockets

Question 28

That can or does last for a long time

Answer 28

Long-lasting (battery / effect / relationship)

Question 29

That will last or have an effect over a long period of time

Answer 29

Long-term (objective / prognosis / employment)

Question 30

The quality of being faithful in your support of sb/sth

Answer 30

Loyalty

Question 31

An extremely strong desire or enthusiasm for sth, often shared by a lot of people at the same time

Answer 31

Mania

Question 32

​A legal agreement by which a bank or similar organization lends you money to buy a house, etc., and you pay the money back over a particular number of years; the sum of money that you borrow.

Answer 32

Mortgage

Question 33

Admired or held in very high opinion

Answer 33

Much-respected (idea / person / type of love)

Question 34

The habit of admiring yourself too much, especially your appearance

Answer 34

Narcissism

Question 35

To be unable to do sth because you know that it will make sb sad or upset (idiom)

Answer 35

Not to have the heart to

Question 36

A formal letter or statement saying that you will or must leave your job or house at the end of a particular period of time

Answer 36

Notice

Question 37

To formally promise continued support for a political party, religion, ruler, etc.

Answer 37

Pledge allegiance

Question 38

To bring people together in order to help or support sb/sth (idiom)

Answer 38

Rally the troops

Question 39

An amount of money that you regularly pay so that you can use a house, etc.

Answer 39

Rent

Question 40

To defeat your opponents in a competition, battle, etc.

Answer 40

Rout (the enemy)

Question 41

To destroy things and steal property in a town or building

Answer 41

Sack (a town)

Question 42

Occurring after seven years

Answer 42

Seven-year (itch / campaign / romance)

Question 43

Used to describe an idea or a way of looking at a situation as being better or more positive than it really is

Answer 43

Rose-tinted (glasses / lens / view)

Question 44

To be very upset by sth that sb says or does (idiom)

Answer 44

Take sth to heart

Question 45

A person who pays rent for the use of a room, building, land, etc. to the person who owns it

Answer 45

Tenant

Question 46

To cause a protest against authority, especially that of a government, to happen suddenly and often involving violence

Answer 46

Trigger revolt

Question 47

Used to tell sb to think about sth, especially when they have asked for your opinion or said sth stupid (idiom)

Answer 47

Use your head

Question 48

To begin and continue a war, a battle, etc.

Answer 48

Wage war

Question 49

To allow your feelings to be seen by other people (idiom)

Answer 49

Wear your heart on your sleeve

Question 50

To persuade sb to do anything that you want (idiom)

Answer 50

Wrap sb round your little finger