Working life
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Prepositions & verbs
Language skils
100

Two synonyms for "make worse", as in, "make X Problem worse":

exacerbate, aggravate

100

An adjective that means something is not endless, not infinite, it has a limit:

sth is finite

100

to __ right (correct)

BE

100

Make a prediction about something using modal verbs and phrases ("inevitably", "there's a strong likelihood that...", "may well (not)...", etc.).

Inspiration: environment, economy, your workplace, weather, technology.

"The AI technology will inevitably stay with us, and there's a strong likelihood it will have its uses, but the economic bubble around it may well burst."

200

The things you post online, as well as things that are posted about you online, together form your...

digital footprint

200

What's the difference between "regime" and "government"?

Regime = authoritarian, dictatorship, etc.

Government = democracy

200

to put sth __ your CV (include)

ON

200

What's the difference between "stand up FOR someone" and "stand up TO someone"?

to stand up FOR someone = you speak out to defend someone, typically publicly (you can also stand up for values, ideas, etc.)

to stand up TO someone = you publicly oppose and try to stop someone behaving badly, typically a bully (can also use "to call someone out")

300

A verb that means "close, reduce", typically used for situations like "reduce the pay gap":

to bridge sth

300

The people who finance research projects are called...

to be a backer / to look for backers

300

to __ a right (human rights)

HAVE

300

Use the continuous aspect to make the following sentence correct:

"I work for this company for 5 years."

"I've been working for this company for 5 years."

400

The person/group of people/issue that someone decides to blame for everything, typically dishonestly, is called...

to be a scapegoat / to scapegoat someone

400

A phrase we use to say that, in order to access something online, you have to pay for it:

sth is behind a paywall

400

to be fed __ ___ sth (have had enough)

UP, WITH

400

Use the passive and the continuous aspect to transform this sentence:

"No informed us while it happened."

"We weren't being informed while it was happening."

500

A word we use when we want to say sth needs "a complete change, re-design from start":

sth needs an overhaul / to overhaul sth

500

A modern idiom that means someone is the most perfect, classic (maybe also most famous) example/representation of sth:

to be the poster child for sth

500

to subscribe __ sth; to unsubscribe __ sth

TO; FROM

500

What's the difference between "could have", "was supposed to" and "had to"?

could have = a deduction about the past / speculation about a diffetent outcome

was supposed to = an instruction/expectation in the past

had to = a need/order in the past