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Unit 2 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| After the downturn, business seems to be ................................... . | picking up |
| Paper is being ............................. in most companies so as to make them paperless. | phased out |
| The government is ...................... hybrid and electric cars. | phasing in |
| The amount of tasks and assignments we have to hand in is .................... . | going up |
| The scandals about the royal family in the press soon ........................ . | blew over |
| I have been unaware of what was happening, but I began to .................................. the problem when I spoke to Steve. | wake up to |
| The only way to ................... a habit is to go about it one day at a time. | kick |
| He was going to go away for the weekend but he's changed his ............................. . | mind |
| He used to be selfcentred but he's now changed his ................ and he is much more considerate. | ways |
| The building has undergone a complete ............................... . | changeover |
| You need to go to a really good dressmaker to have a leather jacket ....................... . | altered |
| I need to ............... reports for my job. | produce |
| Publicity is the most common way to .................... interest in a product. | generate |
| The new computer is ................ us a lot of trouble. | giving |
| The government has introduced .......................... changes with the new legislation on energy charges. | sweeping |
| Reversing progressive taxation will have ........................... effects in the mid to long term for a society. | far-reaching |
| Cars have levers to ...................... the position of the driver's seat. | adjust |
| The art gallery is a .................................. slaughterhouse. | converted |
| Prices ................ considerably depending on the time of the year you travel. | vary |
| I ........................... places with my friend at the theatre cause there was a tall person in fornt of me and I couldn't see the stage. | switched |
| There has been a suden ......................... in the economy. | downturn |
| The plot of the TV series was not only ......................... but also clichéd. | unconvincing |
| The film didn't live up to my expectations, I think it was definitely ........................... . | overrated |
| I couldn't put the book down, it was .................. and definitely a page turner! | gripping |