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25 Cards in this Set
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Bally paid |
Adjective If a job is badly paid, the person doing it does not get much money. |
It was a badly paid job with long hours. |
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Brighten up |
Phrasal verb To make something more attractive or enjoyable. |
Some yellow paint will brighten up this room. |
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Climax |
Noun The most important or exciting point in a story or situation. |
His act was the climax of the show. |
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Cool |
Adjective Calm and not emotional. |
She seemed cool and confident. |
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Duty roster |
Noun A list of people's names and the jobs they have to do. |
She pinned the duty roster to the wall. |
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Fascinating |
Adjective Extremely interesting. |
A fascinating person/place! |
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Forbidding |
Adjective Unfriendly. |
He had a forbidding expression. |
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Grab |
Verb To take hold of something or someone suddenly. |
A mugger grabbed her handbag as she was walking across the park. |
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Improvise |
Verb To invent or make something at the time when it is needed without already having planned it. |
I hadn't prepared a speech, so I had to improvise. |
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Live up to expectations |
Phrase If something lives up to expectations, it is as good as you expected it to be. |
The hotel certainly lived up to expectations. |
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Lose your temper |
Phrase To become angry very quickly. |
She lost her temper and shouted at the children. |
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Make full use of |
Phrase To use something as much as possible. |
We made full use of the sports facilities. |
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Manual |
Adjective Involving physical work rather than mental work. |
Unskilled manual work. |
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More than you bargained for |
Phrase More than you were expecting or prepared for. |
The job was more than I bargained for. |
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Over the usual rate |
Phrase If someone is paid over the usual rate, they get more than is usual for the job. |
She pays me over the usual rate for babysitting. |
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Potential |
Noun Someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve our succeed. |
She showed great potential as an writer. |
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Shift |
Noun A period of time when someone works. |
I'm on the night shift this week. |
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Skilled |
Adjective Having the abilities need to do an activity or job well. |
A highly skilled photographer. |
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Stare |
Verb To look at someone or something for a long time and not move your eyes. |
Don't stare at people like that, it's rude. |
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Take pleasure in |
Phrase To find something enjoyable. |
He takes pleasure in seeing his students succeed. |
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Uncompromising |
Adjective If people or their beliefs are uncompromising, they are fixed and do not change, even if someone tries to change them. |
An uncompromising attitude. |
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Wander |
Verb To walk somewhere without any definite purpose. |
We all wandered back to the hotel. |
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Well-paid |
Adjective If a job is well-paid, the person doing it earns a lot of money. |
She can afford expensive clothes because she has a well-paid job. |
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Under pressure |
Phrase If you do something under pressure, it is difficult because there are problems or because you have a lot to do. |
He doesn't work well under pressure. |
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Worthwhile |
Adjective Useful and enjoyable, despite needing a lot of effort. |
She considers teaching a worthwhile career. |
