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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| zoom around | move around quickly |
| break | short rest, pause |
| housewife | homemaker; a woman whose main job is to look after the home |
| tech industry | technology industry, computer industry |
| contestant | someone who takes part in a contest/competition |
| fool around | play/mess around, act in a silly way |
| slide | a slope for children to slide down, often found in a playground |
| chill out | take it easy, relax |
| wealthy | rich, having lots of money |
| leave | time away from work |
| motivated | enthusiastic, interested |
| opportunity | possibility, chance |
| laundry | dirty clothes you are washing, or clean clothes you have just washed |
| make (perfect) sense | be (perfectly) easy to understand |
| carry on | continue, keep doing something |
| pet | animal that you keep in your home and look after |
| profit | money that you make from a sale, business etc. |
| victimized | when someone becomes a victim |
| come true | become real, really happen |
| particularly | especially, very |
| idiom | set phrase/group of words that has a different meaning from the individual words |
| find out | discover, get to know something |
| time off | time not at work/school, free time |
| security guard | person whose job is to guard and watch buildings |
| controversial | when people have different opinions on a subject |
| unambitious | not ambitious, without goals/motivation |
| camper van | van with its own engine you use for both transport and sleeping |
| get along with | be friendly with someone |
| adapted | changed, modified |
| exploited | used for bad reasons |
| ambitious | really wanting to do well/be successful |
| fashion designer | person who designs clothes |
| paid leave | time away from work with your normal pay |
| campus | area for university or company buildings |
| have a ball | have a lot of fun |
| actor | someone who performs in a film or drama |
| glasses | object with two small pieces of clear glass that you wear on your face to help you see better |
| tablet | small flat computer that you control by touching the screen (e.g. iPad) |
| get together | meet, spend time together |
| trapped | caught, stuck, cannot escape |
| give up | stop doing something that you do regularly |
| non-profit | when an organization etc. doesn’t try to make money from its activities |
| look after | take care of, keep someone safe and happy |
| play | drama; a piece of writing that actors perform in a theatre |
| fashion house | company which designs clothes |
| credit | here a good or service that you can use at a later time |
| unrealistic | not realistic; will probably never happen |
| instead of | in place of something else |
| industry | the people and activities involved in one type of business |
| scooter | small bike-like vehicle with a board to stand on, two small wheels and an upright handle |
| take on | accept (work/responsibility) |
| cartoon | funny drawing or animation |
| virtual | simulated/created by computers (on the Internet) |
| everyday language | informal words or phrases that you use in normal life |
| co-worker | colleague; someone you work with |