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22 Cards in this Set
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without mistakes or faults |
He was dressed in a suit and an impeccable white shirt. |
Her written English is impeccable |
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an exaggerated movement that you make when you want somebody to notice you |
He opened the door for her with a flourish. |
With a final flourish she laid down her pen. |
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to make or cause something to make a sharp ringing sound, like that of glasses being hit against each other |
They clinked glasses and drank to each other's health. |
clinking coins |
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to arrange or display things |
Her work is always very well set out |
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quickly; after a very short time |
She moved swiftly to the rescue |
Surprise was swiftly followed by outrage. |
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to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law |
The military began drafting a new constitution. |
I'll draft a letter for you. |
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the title of a news article printed in large letters, especially at the top of the front page on a newspaper or the home page on a news website |
a newspaper headline |
They ran the story under the headline ‘Home at last!’. |
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the basic story in a novel, play, film, etc. [Plot] |
Her novels always have the same basic storyline |
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clever and humorous |
Somebody made a witty remark about needing a forklift truck. |
He was much in demand as a witty public speaker. |
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in a happy way because of something good you have done or something bad that has happened to somebody else |
He gleefully told me about all the different diseases that I could catch. |
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to state or show that something is definitely true or correct, especially by providing evidence |
Rumours of job losses were later confirmed. |
His guilty expression confirmed my suspicions. |
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to make something such as an interest, emotion, etc. start to grow in somebody; to start to be felt by somebody |
It was her teacher who kindled her interest in music. |
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to attract or please somebody |
She looked through the hotel advertisements until one of them caught her fancy. |
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to stick out from something in a round shape |
His eyes bulged |
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happening outside marriage |
an extramarital affair |
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invented by somebody rather than true |
All the places and characters in my novel are fictitious (= they do not exist in real life). |
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a feeling of being sad and without hope [Depression] |
He remained sunk in gloom for several days |
a feeling of being sad and without hope |
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behaviour that is brave but likely to shock or offend people |
He had the audacity to say I was too fat. |
The sheer audacity of the plan amazed everyone. |
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a situation in which things are seriously damaged, destroyed or very confused |
These insects can wreak havoc on crops |
Their policies would wreak havoc on the economy. |
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if you incur costs, you have to pay them |
You risk incurring bank charges if you exceed your overdraft limit. |
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to take something quickly and often rudely or roughly[ grab] |
She managed to snatch the gun from his hand. |
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to earn money by selling your work to several different organizations |
She freelanced as a sports reporter. |
He freelanced for several companies. |
