Language
What's the difference between "translator" and "interpreter"?
translator = can be universal, but can also specifically mean translation of written texts
interpreter = only spoken languagea status symbol
to __ homework (complete the assignment)
DO
What expressions do we use when we want to say "me also yes" and "me also no"?
me also yes = me too
me also no = me (n)either
A verb that is a synonym for "express" or "represent the meaning of" something:
to convey sth
A slightly negative name for a person acts like they know everything, constantly speaking up and correcting people:
to be a know-it-all
to associate X __ Y
WITH
must have = a deduction about the past
should have = realised past mistake and seeing the correct option
What's the difference between "to make an impression" and "to give the impression"?
to make an impression = be memorable; we also have the phrase "to make a good first impression"
to give the impression (that...) = to suggest something or to appear as something (typically untrue)
to be a public figure
to __ for office (try to win a political election)
RUN
Use the passive to transform this sentence without using the agent: "The hairdresser cut my hair."
"I had my hair cut."
A phrase that means "the original source" of an issue/situation:
the root cause of sth
An expression that means a politician or party had a massive victory:
a landslide victory / to win in a landslide
to __ attention __ sth (be attentive)
PAY, TO
What's the difference between "raspberry dessert", "raspberry flavoured dessert" and "raspberry flavour dessert"?
raspberry dessert = with real raspberries
raspberry flavoured dessert = contains flavour from real raspberries
raspberry flavour dessert = artificial flavouring, no real raspberries
An idiom that means "something has become extinct":
to go the way of the dinosaur/dodo bird
A modern idiom that means someone in a privileged position can keep failing and still they will be rewarded by society every time:
to fail upwards
to clean __ ___ yourself (leave the space tidy for others)
UP AFTER
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