Vocabulary
Idioms
Modals
Iversion/ Emphasis
Collocations
100

a long pole that carries a microphone

boom

100

You don´t usually behave that way

You are out of character

100

Theotertically, this film will spark interest of the young.

This film may/might/could spark interest of the young.

100

She almost never enjoys parties.

Begin with "Hardly"

Hardly does she enjoy parties.

100

provide evidence of the truth

bear witness

200

all the music from a film

soundtrack

200

get lot of interest and publicity

be in the limelight

200

They thought this speech would make more people politically aware.

Their speech may/ might/ can have made more people politically aware.


200

He was so determined that everybody was made to believe he was in his element while working on the task.

Begin with "It"

It was his determination that made everybody believe he was in his element while working on the task.

200

a topic which is being discussed a lot

trending topic

300

a formal promise

vow

300

if sth seems to be too difficult for you, it seems to be ..

out of your depth

300

I assume that you left the mobile on the bus.

You must have left the mobile on the bus.

300

Their achievement was incredible.

Begin with "What"

What was incredible was their achievement.

300

not to be reliable enough to be believed to

lack credibility

400

not affraid to criticise sb/sth very directly

hard-hitting

400

You need to cope with the task on your own, nobody will halp you.

You are out on a limb.
400

He gave me advise not to believe the false rumours that spread. But I did and regret it now.

I should not have believed the false rumours that spread.

400

They have rarely drawn such intriguing pictures.

Begin with "Seldom"

Seldom have they drawn such intriguing pictures.

400

to learn where the news comes from

trace (one´s) sources

500

sth. that makes you think about it all the time

haunting

500

be in a difficult situation in which you are in danger of being criticized or punished 

be/ feel in hot water

500

It was extremely unlikely for the cat to be killed on the spot.

The cat can´t have been killed on the spot.

500

The stuntman jumped from one rooftop onto the other.

Begin with "What"

What the stuntman did, was jump from one rooftop onto the other.

500

prepare a list of items to be discussed at a meeting

set the agenda

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