thrive
to grow, develop, or be successful
prosperity
well-being, success
amateur
connoisseur, expert, professional, specialist
play it safe
Let’s play it safe and allow an extra ten minutes to get there.
conventional wisdom
opinions or theories that have existed for a long time and that most people agree with
at the brink of sth
close to, on the verge of
well-being
disease, ill health
play your cards right
If you play your cards right, you could make quite a lot of money out of this.
lay
not trained in or not having a detailed knowledge of a particular subject
mutual
common, shared, reciprocal
fragmented
whole
from scratch
Ben built the shed from scratch.
conform
to behave according to the usual standards of behaviour that are expected by a group or society
repercussion
consequence, effect
swim against the tide
go with the flow, toe the line
toe the line
If you want to get ahead, you’d better learn to toe the line.
prolific
producing a great number or amount of something
unanimously
uniformly
vulnerable
invincible, invulnerable
undergo
Athletes must undergo a mandatory drugs test before competing in the championship.