Eeny
Meeny
Miny
Moe
Golden Column
100

Our vacation plans have fallen through.

Fall through: not happen.

100

My mother is always  cleaning .

____ up

cleaning : tidying up

100

He woke up from a deep sleep.

Wake up


stop sleeping

100

Hardly anyone  arrived at the meeting.

arrived: turned up

100

I can't  cope with all my work at the moment. I need some help.

cope: to deal successfully  with a difficult  situations.

200

They  didn't realize the severity  of  his illness until he collapsed.  

severity : seriousness 

200

Kate doesn't  know anything about history, and her knowledge of geography is very patchy.

patchy: sth which isn't complete. 

200

An ambulance  arrived  and took the victim t hospital at once.

at once : immediately 

200

My sister  is very outgoing and so she has a lot of friends. 

outgoing: friendly 

200

The machine must break down at this busy hour.

Break down: stop working.

300

We expect him to come back soon.

Come back: return

300
 The view from the window of our hotel room was stunning. It took your breath away.

stunning: extremely  attractive .

300

I feel a bit tired. However, I can hold on.

Hold on: wait.

300

When he becomes an adult, he wants to be a firefighter. 


____ up

becomes an adult : grows up 

300

Tim is going to enrol in a business  school next year.

enrol: to become a member of a club or college .

400

Sales figures increased by 5% last month. 

 increased: went up 

400

She put on her flip- flops and went down to the beach.

flip- flops : simple shoes that you wear when it`s hot.

400

When are they going to discharge your grandfather from hospital?

 discharge: to release somebody from hospital.

400

People can't  hear you if you don't talk louder. 

talk louder: speak up 

400

I want to stay in America for a few years.

Stay in : remain at home.

500

We usually get out of bed late at the weekend.

get up

500

What time do we set off tomorrow?

Set off: start a journey.

500

They got to their feet in order to see better.

got to their feet: stood up

500

She never got out of bed.

go out: to leave 

500

If you find the lessons difficult, you shouldn't stop trying.

stop trying : give up 
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