Unit 9

Question 1

outlay

Answer 1

amount of money spent on sth, cost, expenses

Question 2

to steer clear of sb/sth

Answer 2

to avoid someone or something that seems unpleasant, dangerous, or likely to cause problems

e.g.: They warned their children to steer clear of drugs.

Question 3

hooked on sth

Answer 3

very interested and enthusiastic about sth

Question 4

to get up someone’s nose

Answer 4

to annoy, irritate someone

Question 5

to come about

Answer 5

to happen or start to happen

Question 6

to come over

Answer 6

to seem to be a particular type of person

e.g.: I watched the interview and felt he came over as quite arrogant.

Question 7

to come up with the goods

Answer 7

to produce what is wanted

Question 8

come in for sth

Answer 8

to receive blame or criticism

Question 9

to come round

Answer 9

1. to recover consciousness

2. to change your opinion of something, often influenced by another person’s opinion:

Question 10

to come between someone

Answer 10

to cause problems between two people or interrupt two people

Question 11

come easily

Answer 11

to be easy for someone to do, without them needing to try hard

Question 12

be coming along

Answer 12

how well someone is progressing or succeeding

Question 13

to envisage

Answer 13

to predict

Question 14

scruffy

Answer 14

untidy, worn

Question 15

to get round to sth

Answer 15

to find time to do sth that you have intended or would like to do

Question 16

cunning

Answer 16

Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose

Question 17

to come as a surprise

Answer 17

to be unexpected

Question 18

unkempt

Answer 18

untidy, messy

Question 19

receding hairline

Answer 19

If a man has a receding hairline, he is losing the hair from the front of his head.

Question 20

hoarding

Answer 20

UK
a very large board on which advertisements are shown, especially at the side of a road
= US billboard

Question 21

pompous

Answer 21

self-important, arrogant, proud

Question 22

vivacious

Answer 22

high-spirited, bubbly, happy

Question 23

acquisitive

Answer 23

eager to own and collect things, greedy, materialistic

Question 24

meticulous

Answer 24

careful, diligent, accurate

Question 25

complacent

Answer 25

feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder self-satisfied

Question 26

unobtrusive

Answer 26

modest, not attracting attention, humble

Question 27

boastful

Answer 27

showing excessive pride, bragging

Question 28

to utter

Answer 28

to say something or to make a sound with your voice e.g.: She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word

Question 29

to be prone to sth/do sth

Answer 29

likely to suffer from an illness or show a particular negative characteristic e.g.: I've always been prone to headaches.

Question 30

to weed out someone/sth

Answer 30

to get rid of people or things that are not wanted

Question 31

to oust

Answer 31

to expel, remove, reject

Question 32

charlatan

Answer 32

a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill

Question 33

to fib

Answer 33

to tell a small lie that does not cause any harm

Question 34

consummate

Answer 34

perfect

Question 35

mayhem

Answer 35

chaos

Question 36

to ensure

Answer 36

to result, to develop

Question 37

wholly

Answer 37

entirely, fully

Question 38

ambiguity

Answer 38

the fact of something having more than one possible meaning and therefore possibly causing confusion e.g.: There is some ambiguity in the Bible story, and it has been interpreted in different ways.