CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
Exactly a year or number of years after the wedding
(wedding) anniversary
A sum of money charged for teaching or instruction by a school, college, or university
tuition (fees)
Money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments; salary, wage, pay
income
Relating to a holiday in which you stay in a place where you can cook your own food
Self-catering apartment/accommodation
To inaccurately report what someone has said
to put words in someone's mouth
A large tent used for social or commercial functions
marquee
(of an examination) arranged for training or practice, or performed as a demonstration
mock (exam)
To have to finish something by a specific date or time
to work to a deadline
A road that goes around a large town to keep the traffic away from the centre
ring-road
To be sincere or well intentioned
to have one's heart in the right place
A passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or theatre, an aircraft, or train
aisle
Fail to reach the required standard in (an examination, test, or course of study)
to flunk (an exam)
How much you spend at work and home
work-life balance
An available room in a hotel or other establishment providing accommodation
To like things that taste of sugar
to have a sweet tooth
To remove the paper, plastic etc that is around something
unwrap (a present)
Stay away from school or work without permission or explanation; skip class
play truant
A system in which people work a particular number of hours each week or month, but can change the times at which they start and finish each day
flexible working hours (flexi-time)
A place that attracts many tourists and where goods and services are more expensive than normal
tourist trap
To have nothing to do
The place where people get married
registry office
An indication of a student's academic achievement at a college or university, calculated as the total number of grade points received over a given period divided by the total number of credits awarded.
grade point average
Something in addition to money that you get for doing your job, such as a car
Fringe benefit/perk
A place that is not well known and is far away from the places that people usually visit
off the beaten path/track
To work extremely hard at something
to put your back into it