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English Test
Phrases 1
Term | Definition |
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he`s a cautious driver | avoids risks |
they are young inexperienced parents and need support | having little knowledge or experience |
they`re going on an extended holiday to Australia; an extended family (before nouns) | long or longer than usual |
a close-knit family | a group of people that help and support each other |
They enjoyed success on a scale unparalleld by any previous rock band (formal) | having no equal; better or greater than any other |
I could sense his frustration at not being able to help (frustration at) | the feeling of being annoyed or less confident because you cannot achieve what you want, or smth that makes you feel like this |
a multi-generational home | home where live people of different ages |
be teased at school/be teased about | to laugh at smn or say unkind things about them, either because you want to upset that person |
Go now and I`ll come along later | to arrive or appear at a place |
do grocery shopping | buy food |
Long time no see | |
You are welcome to sleep on my sofa | |
I hope you can come | |
I haven`t seen you for ages | |
I`d love to come to your party | |
Could you pick me up from the station? | |
Would you like to come to my party? | |
It will be great to see you again | |
We`re having a barbecue on Sunday | |
Let me know if you can come | |
excited about/ dissapointed with/speak to | |
look similar to/bad - good - excellent - terrible at | |
arive in a town/ city/ country/ region | |
arrive at a place/a shop/ a station/ the bank | |
tired of/ worry about/ ask for/ invite to a party- event | |
surprised at | things that are unexpected or unusual |
responsible for/ spend money on/ similar to | |
IVF (in vitro fertilization) | a treatment for a woman who cannot become pregnant naturally, in which an egg is fertilized outside her body and the resulting embryo is put into her womb to develop into a baby |
to aim to do things together (aiming for) | to intend |
kids are in care/taken-put into care | not living with their natural parents but instead with a mational or local government organization or another family |
an in-depth training course; these issues are explored in depth in her latest book | in aserious and detailed way |
far more prepared | very much |
encourage us to specify | to make smn more likely to do smth, or to make smth more likely to happen |
follow advice | |
put documents into piles | oblects positioned one on top of another |