VOCABULARY 1
a situation in which people, businesses, etc. compete with each other for the same thing:
collocates with: make a sentence:
rivalry
rivalry among/between
rivalry for the job/to get the job
puts himself first, as he thinks he is the most important person ( informal)
look out for number one
a strong wish, especially one that is difficult or impossible to control:
make a sentence:
urge
Sue paid for her gift ____ advance.
Sue paid for her gift IN advance.
He is experienced ____ writing emails
He is experienced IN writing emails
the fact of making something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is:
make a sentence:
exaggeration
someone who cannot be trusted because they act in an unpredictable way
a loose cannon
to cry, shed tears as an expression of emotion
make a sentence:
weep
Those little anumals are ____ danger.
Those little anumals are IN danger.
This place is famous _____breath-taking sights
This place is famous for breath-taking sights.
unwilling to spend money:
make a sentence:
tight-fisted
the quality of being positive and having a lot of new ideas, determination, and energy:
get-up-and - go
rude, unfriendly, and unpleasant:
make a sentence:
churlish
She works out ____ average four times a week.
She works out ON average four times a week.
I am keen _ going to the cinema.
I am keen on going to the cinema.
determined to behave in a particular way although there might be good reasons for not doing so:
make a sentence:
strong-willed
a young person who is very clever and successful:
whizz-kid
(of a plan or machine) so simple and easy to understand that it is unable to go wrong or be used wrongly:
make a sentence:
foolproof
The hat you wanted is ____ sale at the mall.
The hat you wanted is ON sale at the mall.
They are always short ____ money.
They are always short of money.
thinking that you are more important or more intelligent than you really are:
make a sentence:
big-headed
behave in a silly way, often to make people laugh
act/play the fool
a strong belief about someone or something that cannot completely be explained and does not have to be decided by reasoning:
make a sentence:
gut-feeling
She left without us ___ purpose.
She left without us ON purpose.
I am not fond ____ romantic films.
I am not fond of romantic films.