Synonyms
Synonym for "scholarship"
BURSARY
If somebody sees you when you're doing something wrong, you are ...... ............... .
CAUGHT RED-HANDED
What do we call a job with no career perspective?
A DEAD-END JOB
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The advantages outweigh the drawbacks.
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DETERMINED
/dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/
Synonym for "hate"
LOATHE
If you're totally uninterested in something, you ... ... ...
COULDN'T CARE LESS
What is the difference between PRICELESS and WORTHLESS?
PRICELESS - invaluable
WORTHLESS - useless
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The presentation was so informative and full of advices.
ADVICE is uncountable -> a lot of/much advice
The presentation was so informative and full of advice.
PER CENT
/pəˈsent/
Synonym for "CUTTING-EDGE"
STATE-OF-THE-ART
If something is easy, it is not ...... ......
(NOT) ROCKET SCIENCE
What is the difference between TOUGH and BOLD?
TOUGH - about power
BOLD - about courage
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They made us to accept the offer.
make + V1
They made us accept the offer.
CLOTHES
/kləʊðz/
Synonym for "compassion"
SYMPATHY
The idiom that means "much more advanced than others"
LIGHT YEARS AHEAD
What is called the situation when there is a lot of observation, filming or recording of people?
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SURVEILLANCE
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If you have a headache, try to take a short nap
Try + to V1 → Focuses on making an effort to achieve something.
Try + Ving → Focuses on experimenting or testing a possible solution.
If you have a headache, try taking a short nap.
URBAN
/ˈɜːbən/
Synonym for PREVENT as in PREVENT A CRIME
DETER
If something annoys you greatly, it ....... you ... ... ......
DRIVES you UP THE WALL
If something is indispensable, we cannot ... ... ... it.
(phrasal verb)
GET BY WITHOUT
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They recommended that he review the plan carefully.
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suggest + (that) + Sbj + (should) + Vinf
They recommended that he should review the plan carefully.
They recommended he review the plan carefully.
recommend + Ving
They recommended reviewing the plan.
!! They recommended him to review the plan.
UNCERTAIN
/ʌnˈsɜːtn/