Vocabulary
Idioms
Cleft sentences
Convincing someone
Suffixes
100

Do something on purpose - D...

deliberately

100

You’ve been on that computer for hours. You should have a b...

breather

100

Mr Darwin disappeared because he had financial problems. (reason why)

The reason why Mr Darwin disappeared was that he had financial problems.

100

whole/the/point/that's

That's the whole point.

100

The group remained deeply ...(suspect) of his motives.

suspicious

200

Raise a child so that you are overprotective of them - M...

mollycoddle

200

Graham’s really stressed out at the moment. He needs to u...

unwind

200

His wife hid him. (person who)  

The person who hid him was his wife.

200

joking/on,/must/come/be/you/oh

Oh come on, you must be joking!

200

Let's go for a walk and ... (bright) up our day!

brighten

300

Vague, not clear - H...

hazy

300

I usually let my h... down by having dinner out with friends.

hair

300

They wanted people to believe he had died. (what)

What they wanted was the people to believe he had died. 

300

we/the/that/always/point/late/are/is

The point is that we are always late.

300

I have no ...(recollect) of this.

recollection

400

Cause someone on purpose to believe something that is not true - D...

deceive

400

I can’t carry on .... I’m having fun but I’m exhausted.

burning the candle at both ends

400

We enjoyed most the delicious food. (what)

What we enjoyed most was the delicious food.

400

you/take/just/to/easy/need/I/things/think

I just think you need to take things easy.

400

We need to strive to be more ... (accuracy) in our communication.

accurate

500

Showing a desire to resist authority, control - R...

rebellious

500

I’ve been ... to meet this essay deadline. I went to bed this morning at 2a.m.

burning the midnight oil

500

He disappeared from the beach near his home. (place where)

The place where he disappeared from was near his home.

500

think/you/idea/good/don't/surely/a/that's/?

Surely you don't think that's a good idea?

500

If you had the chance, would you change your ... (appear)?

appearance

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