Idioms
1) Extremely expensive
2) Having little money to spend
1) An arm & a leg
2) On a tight budget
These two collocations both refer to money we have left over after we have paid all our expenses which we can spend or save however we like.
Disposable income
Discretionary income
1) Well-liked
2) Well-known
1) Popular
2) Famous
About. Around. Approximately.
Roughly.
These 4 words all mean a person's job.
(100 points each)
Career. Occupation. Profession. Vocation.
A person or thing's weak point.
Achilles heel
To take action without being told. To do what needs to be done without prompting.
To take initiative
Disorganized. Crazy. (like the traffic in Vietnam)
Chaotic
Absolutely. Certainly. Surely. Undoubtedly. Without question.
Definitely
1) A positive person.
2) A negative person.
3) A pragmatic/practical person.
1) Optimist
2) Pessimist
3) Realist
2) This idiom suggests that starting early is beneficial.
1) You snooze, you lose.
2) The early bird gets the worm.
1) A street that has no way out except the way we came.
2) A job with no hope for promotion or a lucrative salary in the future.
1) Dead-end street
2) Dead-end job
1) Forever
2) For a limited amount of time.
1) Permanent
2) Temporary
1) Not long ago. (no longer happening)
2) Of late. (maybe still happening)
1) Recently
2) Lately
Professional skill.
Expertise
This idiom means: To fail to appreciate what we have.
To take things for granted.
1) The excitement we get from something new or unusual.
2) The emotional importance of something to us, even if it's not worth a lot of money.
1) Novelty value
2) Sentimental value
1) Useful in many ways. Multi-talented.
2) Easy to carry with you.
Hint: Both of these adjectives are good for describing smart phones.
1) Versatile.
2) Portable.
As a different option.
Alternatively.
An event or program designed to familiarize people (like new students or new employees) with their new situation.
Orientation
This idiom means that we all tend to see things differently and every individual has a unique idea about what is great or what is attractive.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
This 3-word phrase means approximately, about or around and we often use it to talk about numbers or amounts.
More or less
1) Small. Unimportant. Insignificant.
2) Large. Important. Significant.
(you must get both right to get the points)
1) Minor
2) Major
Really. In fact. Not idiomatically or metaphorically.
Literally
The trend towards international cooperation in areas such as business, education, travel, culture, etc.
Globalization