English Vocabulary In Use Advanced

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NB

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Note well
from nota bene

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i.e.

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that is
from id est

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AD

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years since Christ birth
from Anno Domini

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bedsit

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one room which is a bedroom and a sitting room

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PTO

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Please turn over

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pcm

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per calender month

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pw

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per week

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inc excl

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including excluding facilities

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n/s

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non smoking

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ch

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central heating

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overshadow
Our garden is overshadowed by the block of apartments next door
She always felt overshadowed by her older more successful sister

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1.
to be more important or significant by comparison: For years he overshadowed his brother.
2.
to cast a shadow over; cover with shadows, clouds, darkness, etc.; darken or obscure: clouds overshadowing the moon.
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to make sad or hang heavily over; cast a pall on: a disappointment that overshadowed their last years.

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Overstep
He overstepped the mark when he said that

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to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one's authority.

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understaffed
The company is really understaffed

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having an insufficient number of personnel: The hospital is understaffed.

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underfoot
It is quite wet underfoot. Didi it rain last night?

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1.
under the foot or feet; on the ground; underneath or below: The climb was difficult because there were so many rocks underfoot.
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so as to form an obstruction, as in walking; in the way: the ends of her sash falling constantly underfoot.

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underhand
He did it in a very underhand way

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1.
not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable: an underhand deal with the chief of police.
2.
executed with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: an underhand delivery of a ball.

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upturn

There has been an upturn in the economy

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sudden change for the better

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commiserate

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to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.

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congeal

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1.
to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing: The fat congealed on the top of the soup.
2.
to curdle; coagulate, as a fluid.
3.
to make or become fixed, as ideas, sentiments, or principles: Some philosophic systems lost their vitality and congealed.
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overleaf
A detailed list of awards is given overleaf

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on the other side of the page or sheet.

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overbearing

He has a very overbearing personality

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1.
domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
2.
of overwhelming or critical importance.

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abdicate

The aging founder of the firm decided to abdicate.

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to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner

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abscond

The cashier absconded with the money.

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to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution

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ablaze

They set the logs ablaze

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1.
burning; on fire: They set the logs ablaze.
2.
gleaming with bright lights, bold colors, etc.
3.
excited; eager; zealous; ardent.

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afloat
The ship was set afloat.
cargo afloat and ashore.
The main deck was afloat.

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1.
floating or borne on the water; in a floating condition: The ship was set afloat.
2.
on board a ship, boat, raft, etc.; at sea: cargo afloat and ashore.
3.
covered with water; flooded; awash: The main deck was afloat.

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adrift

The survivors were adrift in the rowboat for three days.

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floating without control; drifting; not anchored or moored: The survivors were adrift in the rowboat for three days.
2.
lacking aim, direction, or stability.

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terrestrial

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1.
pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth as distinct from other planets.
2.
of or pertaining to land as distinct from water.
3.
Botany .
a.
growing on land; not aquatic.
b.
growing in the ground; not epiphytic or aeria

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extraterrestrial

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outside, or originating outside, the limits of the earth.

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extraneous
extraneous substances in our water.
an extraneous remark; extraneous decoration.

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1.
introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign: extraneous substances in our water.
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not pertinent; irrelevant: an extraneous remark; extraneous decoration.

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-ridden
guilt-ridden
crime-ridden
bedridden

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a combining form meaning “obsessed with,” “overwhelmed by” ( torment-ridden ) or “full of,” “burdened with” ( debt-ridden ).

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leisurely
a leisurely conversation

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1.
acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate: a leisurely conversation.
2.
showing or suggesting ample leisure; unhurried: a leisurely manner.

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miserly

a miserly man

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of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.

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continual

I've had continual problems with this car ever since I bought it.
I'm sorry - I can't work with these continual interruptions.

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happening repeatedly, usually in an annoying or not convenient way

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opposite number
Philip is my opposite number in the company's New York office

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a person who has a very similar job or rank to you but in a different organization

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rapport
We'd worked together for years and developed a close/good rapport.
She has an excellent rapport with her staff.

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a good understanding of someone and an ability to communicate well with them

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workmate
I went out for a drink with a few workmates.

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a person who works in the same place as you, especially one who you are friendly with

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talk shop

Even at a party they have to talk shop!

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to talk about your job with those you work with when not at work

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jobshare

The city council is encouraging jobsharing to make it easier for parents of young children to work.

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to divide the duties and the pay of one job between two people who work at different times during the day or week

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clock in

What time did you clock in this morning?
Clocking-in time is 9.00 a.m.

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to record the time you arrive at work on a special machine

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clock out

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to leave work, especially by recording the time you leave on a special machine

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nine to five

a nine-to-five routine
She's tired of working nine to five.

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describing or relating to work that begins at nine o'clock in the morning and finishes at five, which are the hours worked in many offices from Monday to Friday

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flextime

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a system of working in which people work a set number of hours within a fixed period of time, but can change the time they start or finish work

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teleworking

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the activity of working at home, while communicating with your office by telephone, fax or computer

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mechanical

The garbageman worked in a slow, mechanical way.

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without thinking about what you are doing, esp. because you do it often

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knock off

I don't knock off until six.
What time do you knock off work?

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to stop working, usually at the end of the day

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monotonous


a monotonous job
a monotonous voice
The music became monotonous after a while.

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staying the same and not changing and therefore boring

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glamorous

a glamorous woman/outfit
a glamorous job
She was looking very glam.

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attractive in an exciting and special way

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anti-social

anti-social behaviour
Increasingly, smoking is regarded as an anti-social habit.
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harmful to society

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anti-social

I hope they won't think I'm anti-social if I don't join them in the bar.

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often avoiding spending time with other people

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be (stuck) in a rut


At forty my life was in a rut, so I gave up work and travelled to India.
It's clear the economy is still stuck in a rut.

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to do the same things all the time so that you become bored, or to be in a situation where it is impossible to make progress

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dead-end job

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a job in which there is no chance of being raised to a better, more important job

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perk

A company car and a mobile phone are some of the perks that come with the job.

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informal an advantage or extra thing, such as money or goods, which you are given because of your job

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perk

Having such easy access to some of the best cinema and theater is one of the perks of living in Sydney.

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an advantage

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a glass ceiling

in broadcasting is the glass ceiling. Women rise but not to the top.

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the opinions of people in a company which prevent women from getting such important positions as men
The problem for women

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overworked

an overworked civil servant
I'm overworked and underpaid.

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having to work too much