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The mind

100

What does the acronym FOMO stand for?

Fear Of Missing Out

200

A phrase we use to describe time we spend by ourselves, resting, doing things we want:

me-time

300

The activity of mindlessly looking through social media is called:

doomscrolling

400

An expression we use to say "to be scared and uncomfortable and maybe also disgusted"; another expression that means "to be alarmed, scared, maybe also upset":

1: to be creeped out

2: to be freaked out

500

An idiom that means "to slow down and enjoy the small things in life":

to stop and smell the roses

Money & consumerism

100

Something you bought because you saw it and suddenly wanted it, not because you were planning to buy it:

an impulse purchase

200

If you pay 10% less than a full price, you get a 10%...

to get a discount

300

A verb that means "to spend a lot of money on something because it's more luxurious or better quality, etc":

to splurge on sth

400

When someone's job is making sales, and they get a percentage of each sale instead of a fixed monthly salary, we say they work...

to work on commission

500

A modern idiom that means "companies competing for dominance by cutting quality, safety, and becoming worse and worse for consumers and employees":

a race to the bottom

Mixed bag

100

Since the word "cheap" is negative in marketing in English, what words/phrases might advertisements use instead?

bargain, best offer, best price, affordable, lower price, etc.

200

When we have less and less of something, we can say we are...

to be running out of sth

300

An adjective that means "to need something to function, to not be able to function without it":

to be dependent on sth

400

A word that means "the process of turning some activity into a game (getting points, etc.) to encourage people to do it more":

the gamification of sth

500

A modern idiom that means "read contracts closely, pay attention to hidden details":

to read the small/fine print

Prepositions & verbs

100

to listen __ music

TO

200

to take __ a loan

OUT

300

to affect __ sth

-

400

to __ pressure on someone (make someone feel pressured)

PUT

500

to __ attention __ sth (be attentive)

PAY, TO

Language skills

100

What expressions do we use when we want to say:

1: "me also yes"

2: "me also no"

1: me too

2: me (n)either

200

Describe an intense experience (surprise, joy, fear) using "so" and "such":

I was so excited to go on my trip, and I had such a good time! It was such a beautiful place, and the weather was so lovely!

300

List at least 3 synonyms of "go up" for describing trends; list 3 for "go down":

go up: increase, grow, rise, climb

go down: decrease, decline, fall, drop