Gold Unit 2

Front 1

She narrowly missed winning the race

Back 1

Adverb

B2. Only by a small amount.

Front 2

He's so dismissive of anybody else suggestions

Back 2

ADJ

Showing that you do not think something is worth considering.

Front 3

He was feeling a little edgy about the whole thing.

Back 3

ADJ.

Nervous, not calm.

Front 4

I didn't actually like the job -it was just a means to an end.

Back 4

Phrase

C2. Something that you do because it will help you to achieve something else.

Front 5

If you're not sure what the word means, look it up in a dictionary.

Back 5

PHS V with Look

To check a fact or get information about something.

Front 6

When required, he could be an eloquent speaker, but preferred talking to small groups.

Back 6

ADJ

Using language to express ideas or opinions clearly and well, so that they have a strong effect on others.

Front 7

He stood around bantering with his colleagues.

Back 7

Verb I

To talk to someone in a friendly and humorous way.

Front 8

More than 100 people have been killed this year in sporadic Outburst of ethnic violence.

Back 8

ADJ

Happening sometimes, not regular or continuous.

SYNM: Occasional

Front 9

She dismantled the washing machine to see what the problem was, but couldn't put it back together again.

Back 9

Verb T or I

To take a machine apart or to come apart into separate pieces

Front 10

The community has dwindled to a tenth of its format size in the last 2 years.

Back 10

Verb I

To become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number.

Front 11

She's got a nice husky voice - very sexy.

Back 11

ADJ Voice

A voice that that is low and rough, often in an attractive way, oh because of illness.

Front 12

After a few drinks, he became very mellow.

Mellow flowers / mellow sounds / mellow Autumn sunligh

Back 12

ADJ

Smooth and soft, or not too Sharp, bright, new, or rough.

Also relaxed and pleasant not severe.

Front 13

She spoke in nasal tones.

Back 13

ADJ disapprove

To say something with a particular sound because air is going through the nose when you speak.

Front 14

Last week I felt you I was doing the right thing but I've started to feel a bit wobbly about it.

Back 14

ADJ INF

Uncertain what to do or changing repeatedly between two opinions.

Front 15

You need to be more decisive

Back 15

ADJ

B2. Able to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing this quality.

Hint 15

These results could prove decisive in establishing the criminals identity.

Front 16

I liked the film but the book was rather heavy going

Back 16

ADJ

Difficult to read or understand.

Front 17

If you tell them what happened I will bear you out on it.

Back 17

PHS V with Bear

To support the truth of something.

Front 18

Unfair/wrongful dismissal

Back 18

Noun C or U

C1. The situation in which an employer officially makes someone leave their job

A statement that something or someone is not important and not worth considering

Front 19

It's a story about the lives and aspirations of poor Irish immigrants.

Back 19

Noun C usually plural, U

C2. Something that you hope to achieve.

Front 20

They are on trial for committing atrocities against the civilian ablation.

Back 20

Noun

C usually pl: An extremely cruel, violent, or shocking act.

U: The fact of something being extremely cruel, violent, or shocking.

Hint 20

These people are guilty of Act of appalling atrocity (=cruelty)

Front 21

Prisoners were kept in the most appalling conditions.

Back 21

ADJ

C2. Very bad. Shocking.

Hint 21

Your table manners are appalling - don't you know how to use a knife and fork?