IDIOMS
GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY
100

the activity of spending time looking at the goods on sale in shop windows without intending to buy any of them.

They frequently went to Manchester to go .............

window shopping

100

Where are the shoes? I bought them yesterday. 

Where are the shoes which/that I bought yesterday?

100

to increase (the amount, size, prices...)

The distributors will probably ............... the price of the software when the next version is released.

bump up

200

Addicted to shop; indulgent shopping. 

Every time Henry gets paid, he seems to go on a.........

shopping spree

200

This class is just for kids...........first language is Portuguese

whose

200

Too much. 

Tickets are .............expensive.

exorbitantly

300

To open or establish a business in a particular location.

She ............. back in 1965 with a very small restaurant in the Kings Road.  

set up shop

300

Does he know the girl who John is talking to?

Does he know the girl to whom John is talking?

300

an untidy and confused mixture of things, feelings, or ideas. 

Her clothes were all .............up in the suitcase

jumbled

400

to talk about your job with those you work with when not at work:

My husband is a teacher, and whenever he gets together with his coworkers, they do nothing but ................ the whole time.  

talk shop

400

...........used the car last forgot to switch off the headlights.

whoever

400

To examine something closely/carefully.

He ................. the men's faces carefully/closely, trying to work out who was lying.

scrutinised

500

To be aggressive and clumsy.

My son is always ...................., so I'm worried about taking him to the museum. Surrounding him with valuables does not seem like a wise idea!

like a bull in a china shop

500

The tree that they had their picnic under was the largest and oldest in the park.

The tree under which they had their picnic was the largest and oldest in the park

500

to move gently through the air (eg an smell)

A gentle breeze ............. the scent of roses in through the open window.  

wafted out

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