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Vocabulary
Adverbs and Prepositions
Fixed Phrases
Negative Prefixes
Phrasal verbs
100

We've been given some ___way on our budget, so we can be flexible in planning for the company field trip to Europark.

leeway

(flexibility, free reign)

100

As Robert __________ (right) said, we need to increase our budget.

rightly

100

Flying our colleagues to London is incredibly expensive. But, ___________ (have/said/that), it is also critical to building a strong team dynamic.

having said that

100

_____satisfied

dissatisfied

100
What makes your product different? 

What ____ it apart from the rest?


sets

(to set apart = distinguish)

200
Our competitor's products are run-of-the-_____. They are completely ordinary and standard in every way.

mill

200

To put it ________, Robert really hates the new open office arrangement. He wants his cubicle back. 

(frankly, clearly, not politely)

bluntly

200

I ____ issue with your opinion - I completely disagree with you there.

take

200
____managed 

one opposite of well-managed

(same as poorly or badly managed  but one word)


mismanaged

200

My colleague is taking a long weekend, so I will have to _____ in for her tomorrow.

stand

to stand in = to cover, temporarily take the place of

300

We can't move forward -  we've reached a real ______ing point over who should head the project.

sticking point

(=impossible to reach an agreement)

300

It's important to make ________ sure that you are using sugar instead of salt when you serve your clients coffee.

(to double-check)

doubly

300

As things _____ at present, we are on schedule for the product release. 

(=currently,)

stand

300

____leading
(not honest)

misleading

300

When presenting a new idea or proposal, you put it _______ to the team.

(to submit or present for consideration)

forward

to put forward = to submit or present a plan, proposal, or theory

400

Another word for "support" 

Most of the board _______ed the proposal, but some members objected to it.


Hint: it's a body part used as a verb...


back


to back = to give support

noun = backing (e.g. financial backing)

400

To assess different options:

to weigh ____

up

400

In this day and ____, children practically know how to use smartphones from the day they are born

age

400

___probable

improbable

400

He paid 50,000 for a car that was only worth 5,000. It was a real rip-___.

off


to rip off = to swindle, cheat, overcharge

a rip off = a bad deal

500

How likely a project is to succeed = the project's via_____

viability

500

In preparation for another hot summer, sales of fans are ___ the rise.

on
500

Those mistakes need to be addressed as a m_____ of urgency. 

(= as an important point/issue/subject)

matter

500
another word for negligent = __responsible

irresponsible

500

Please ____ up a contract for the new employee.

Sarah ___ up a draft/agreement/report ...

(to put together, create, draft)

draw