Emojis
Resilience
Politeness
Hotchpotch
100

a slang term referring to people who want to see formal language and grammar

grammar police

100

What is another term for negative thinking?

doom-and-gloom thinking

100

Innit - this thing was used in our podcast. What is the full form? 

a short form of the tag question, 'isn't it'

100

Египетский иероглиф?

Китайский / японский иероглиф?

hieroglyph 

character

200

the fact of being unable to read and write

illiteracy

200

Continue the phrase: 

when the going gets tough...

the tough get going

200
  1. Despite the terrible news, he maintained a stiff upper __________ and didn't show any emotion.

  2. "I want the party to be a surprise." "Don’t worry, my _________s are sealed."

  3. He had chocolate on his upper/lower _________.

lip

200

Self-efficacy
pronounce correctly and create a sentence with this word

300

the synonymous phrases are:
it goes without saying, needless to say

it stands to reason

300

this phrase can be translated as 'в безвыходном положении'

at the end of your rope 

in a bind

300

mind your __ and __

What are the hidden letters here? And what is the meaning of this idiom?

mind your p's and q's

to make an effort to be especially polite in a particular situation

300
  1. The old bridge could no longer __________ the weight of the heavy truck.

  2. I know the lecture is boring, but just try to grind and ___________ it until the end.

  3. It's important to __________ in mind that these results are only preliminary.

bear

400

GIF - pronounce this word in two possible ways

/ɡɪf/ or /dʒɪf/ 


400

when something _________ itself, it shows clearly and is easy to notice

manifests

400

Affability 

explain the meaning of the word

the quality of being friendly and easy to talk to

400

One of the meanings of this word is 'the line of bones down the centre of the back that provides support for the body'

What is another meaning of this word, and what is the word itself?

backbone

courage and strength of character (стержень)  

500

judging everything as bad because bad things have happened to you in the past
He seems to have a very ______ view of life.

jaundiced

500

to be able to deal with a series of difficult situations 

The company's ability to __ with ___ _______ helped it survive the economic crisis.

roll with the punches

500

a remark or action that is a social mistake and not considered polite 

gaffe

500
  1. The weather forecast is uncertain, so we should err on the side of __________ and pack extra supplies.

  2. The scientist approached the groundbreaking but volatile experiment with extreme __________.

  3. The government issued a __________ to all citizens, advising them to avoid traveling to the region.

caution

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