gaps
All human beings seek ____ and approval.
validation
Complete with one word:
meet / satisfy / neglect one's _____
meet / satisfy / neglect one's (emotional needs)
to tell somebody secrets and personal information that you do not want other people to know
to confide
(to confide in smb; to confide smth to smb)
Translate: взлеты и падения
A good rule of thumb is to set aside/squirrel away 20% of each paycheck/salary.
There's an _____ shortage of water in most African regions.
acute
Choose the odd one out:
keep worries at bay
keep stress at bay
keep health at bay
keep panic at bay
keep health at bay
an aspect of somebody's personality or behaviour that is a little strange
a quirk
through both good times and bad, or through easy and difficult periods - what's the phrase?
Они живут от зарплаты до зарплаты, едва сводя концы с концами. Откуда у них деньги на новую квартиру?
They live paycheck to paycheck, barely making ends meet. Where does the money for a new flat come from?
The bird theory ____ my curiosity, so I decided to test it on my boyfriend.
piqued
Translate:
деревня была стерта с лица земли
праздники уничтожили мои сбережения
ликвидировать, списать долг
a village was wiped out
holidays wiped out my savings
wipe out debt
to relax and spend time doing very little
to veg out
by the same token
______ is that we all need to be loved and cared for.
The bottom line
Suggest 3 collocations with get caught up in
get caught up in
-work/studies
-a scandal
-red tape
-preparations
in the same way or for the same reasons - used when you want to say that something else is also true, especially something very different or surprising
by the same token
Complete:
I managed to strike _____ while trying to juggle work and personal life.
a happy medium
Я из кожи вон лезу, чтобы поддерживать его в период кризиса, а он все равно закрывается и отдаляется.
I'm jumping through the hoops to be there for him in times of turmoil, but he still withdraws emotionally / gravitates towards withdrawal.
Investors are likely to ___ ___ ____ ___ if the market begins to fall again.
run for the hills
-intrinsic
-ditch
-recalibrate
intrinsic value/interest/limitations
ditch an idea/a plan/bad habits
recalibrate your plans/priorities/the settings
to have an effect or start being important
to come into play
Now that the mortgage came into play, we need to live more frugally.
Complete:
The news about his parents' divorce turned out to be a ___ ___ ___ ____.
a tough/bitter pill to swallow
Она всеми силами избегала своего надоедливого мужа, больше не переживая, что кто-то может подумать, будто в их раю проблемы.
She was doing her best to shy away from her nagging husband, not worrying anymore that someone could think there was trouble in paradise.