Working life
Two synonyms for "make worse", as in, "make X Problem worse":
exacerbate, aggravate
An adjective that means something is not endless, not infinite, it has a limit:
sth is finite
An adjective to describe someone who is famous, renown and respected in some field, like a scientist or artist:
to be a prominent X
to __ extinct
GO / BE / BECOME
Make a prediction about something using modal verbs and phrases ("inevitably", "there's a strong likelihood that...", "may well (not)...", etc.).
Inspiration: environment, economy, your workplace, weather, technology.
"The AI technology will inevitably stay with us, and there's a strong likelihood it will have its uses, but the economic bubble around it may well burst."
The things you post online, as well as things that are posted about you online, together form your...
digital footprint
What's the difference between "regime" and "government"?
Regime = authoritarian, dictatorship, etc.
Government = democracy
A verb that means "to prove some theory is untrue":
to debunk sth
to be allergic __ sth
TO
What's the difference between "stand up FOR someone" and "stand up TO someone"?
to stand up FOR someone = you speak out to defend someone, typically publicly (you can also stand up for values, ideas, etc.)
to stand up TO someone = you publicly oppose and try to stop someone behaving badly, typically a bully (can also use "to call someone out")
A verb that means "close, reduce", typically used for situations like "reduce the pay gap":
to bridge sth
The people who finance research projects are called...
to be a backer / to look for backers
A name for a situation where, after the sudden death of a leader of an authoritatian organisation, there is chaos and no clear leadership:
a power vacuum
To __ __ a loan (borrow money)
TAKE OUT
Use the continuous aspect to make the following sentence correct:
"I work for this company for 5 years."
"I've been working for this company for 5 years."
The person/group of people/issue that someone decides to blame for everything, typically dishonestly, is called...
to be a scapegoat / to scapegoat someone
A phrase we use to say that, in order to access something online, you have to pay for it:
sth is behind a paywall
An idiomatic phrase that means "to treat someone to fantastic food, hospitality, etc., hoping that they will do something for you":
to wine and dine someone
to be fed __ ___ sth (have had enough)
UP, WITH
Use the passive and the continuous aspect to transform this sentence:
"No informed us while it happened."
"We weren't being informed while it was happening."
A word we use when we want to say sth needs "a complete change, re-design from start":
sth needs an overhaul / to overhaul sth
A modern idiom that means someone is the most perfect, classic (maybe also most famous) example/representation of sth:
to be the poster child for sth
A modern idiom that means "to reveal the details of a scandal":
to spill the tea (on X scandal)
to subscribe __ sth; to unsubscribe __ sth
TO; FROM
What's the difference between "could have", "was supposed to" and "had to"?
could have = a deduction about the past / speculation about a diffetent outcome
was supposed to = an instruction/expectation in the past
had to = a need/order in the past