Modals for speculation
Vocab 1
Vocab 2
emojis
100

No one could _________ (be) more helpful than my careers adviser when I was deciding what course to choose

have been

100

able to be always trusted or believed

ever-reliable

100

showing behaviour in which you do things suddenly without any planning

impulsive decision

100

to use a situation to your own advantage

capitalize on

200

I heard you passed your exams with fl ying colours! You must _________ (feel) on top of the world

be feeling

200

very carefully

thoroughly

200

to make a sudden movement into what is not familiar

leap into the unknown

200

to happen or exist one after the other repeatedly

alternate

300

You can’t___________ (listen) very carefully at the time if you don’t remember what I said!

have listened/have been listening

300

a situation that you know well and in which you are relaxed and confident

comfort zone

300

to do something quickly and confidently, without worry or embarrassment 

breeze through

300

a remark that suggests something sexual or something unpleasant but do not refer to it directly

innuendo

400

I’m sure this isn’t how you solve this equation. BE 

This ___________ way to solve this equation.

can't be the

400

much too high

exorbitant

400

 encourage something such as an emotion or support in order to be able to do something

muster the energy

400

power to influence people and get the results you want


leverage

500

I’m sure they didn’t inform her about the date of the resit exam. BEEN 

She ______________about the date of the resit exam.


can’t have been informed

500

to suddenly become too frightened to do what you had planned to do, especially something important


get cold feet

500

a bad situation is likely to happen soon

teeter on the edge

500

extremely eager or interested 


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