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WHITE-COLLAR JOB
WORD FOR WORD
A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
GRAMMAR
100
where and when the story takes place
setting
100
an organ in the body where food is digested, or the soft front part of your body just below the chest
stomach
100
a class for young children, usually children four and five years old, which is often the first year of formal education
kindergarten
100
an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live
suburb
100
to formally establish a new company, organization, system, way of working, etc.
set up
100
make a noun from the verb "retire"
retirement
100
a group of shops, restaurants, hotels, or other businesses owned by the same company
chain
100
Complete the sentence with ONE word.
Students used to resist online learning before the pandemic, _____ they?
didn't
200
the story of a book, film, play, etc.
plot
200
the short, thick finger on the side of your hand that makes it possible to hold and pick things up easily
thumb
200
a school that is free to go to because the government provides the money for it
state school
200
the areas that form the edge of a town or city
outskirts
200
If you do this work, you work for only some of the day or the week
part-time
200
make a noun from the verb "resign"
resignation
200
a piece of equipment that you hold in your hand and use to control a television, DVD player, etc.
remote control
200
Complete the sentence.
If I _____ (win) the lottery, I ____ (buy) a big house by the beach.
won
would/could buy
300
a type of film in which a lot of exciting things happen
an action movie
300
the part of a person's face below their mouth
chin
300
a school where students live and study
boarding school
300
a part of a building consisting of rooms that are partly or completely below the level of the ground
basement
300
doing particular pieces of work for different organizations, rather than working all the time for a single organization
freelance
300
make a noun from the verb "fail"
failure
300
a piece of paper that shows the price of something that you have bought and proves that you have paid for it
receipt
300
Complete the sentence.
If they___ (study) harder, they _____ (pass) all their exams last week.
had studied
would have passed
400
a person in a film who does not have a speaking part and who is usually part of the scene, for example, in a crowd
extra
400
to make a high sound by forcing air through a small hole or passage, especially through the lips, or through a special device held to the lips
whistle
400
to cause someone who has done something wrong to suffer, by making them stay behind after class, etc.
punish
400
a characteristic of a room/flat/house opposite to "cramped'
spacious
400
to give up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leaving
resign (quit)
400
make a noun from the verb "lose"
loss
400
to disconnect a piece of electrical equipment out of the place where it is connected to the electricity supply
to unplug it
400
Complete the sentence with ONE word.
He _____ be at home right now; I saw him at the store a few minutes ago.
can't
500
a film that continues the story of a previous film
sequel
500
to make a short loud noise by hitting your hands together
clap
500
to study again something you have already learned, in preparation for an exam
revise
500
a hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building to escape to the air outside
chimney
500
to work somewhere at different times of the day or night
work shifts
500
make 2 adjectives and 2 adverbs from the noun "patience"
patient/impatient, patiently/impatiently
500
a kid who is extremely skillful at something that usually only adults can do
child prodigy
500
Complete the sentence with ONE word.
_____ you finish your homework, you won't be able to go out to play.
unless
600
to change the sounds and speech on a film or television programme, especially to a different language
dub
600
to move your head down and then up, sometimes several times, especially to show agreement, approval, or greeting
nod
600
sb who completed all the steps of a course at university and received a diploma or degree
graduate
600
comfortable and pleasant, especially (of a building) because of being small and warm
cosy
600
to be in control of or to be responsible for someone or something
be in charge of
600
make 2 adjectives and 2 adverbs from the noun "care"
careful/careless, carefully/carelessly
600
a person believed to have committed a crime or done something wrong, or something believed to have caused something bad
suspect
600
Complete the sentence with ONE word.
The woman, _____ car broke down on the highway, called for roadside assistance.
whose
700
a part of a play or film in which the action stays in one place for a continuous period of time, or in which the same characters are involved. An act may consist of several____
scene
700
to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking
stare
700
to make someone leave a school or university
expel
700
the space or room at the top of a building, under the roof, often used for storing things
attic
700
having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you
(be made) redundant
700
make 2 adjectives and 2 adverbs from the noun "luck"
lucky/unlucky, luckily/unluckily
700
facts, information, documents, signs, etc. that give reason to understand who committed a crime
evidence
700
Complete the sentence.
I remember _____ (bake) cookies with my grandmother every Christmas.
baking