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Frage		Antworten
able to change to suit different situations or uses Lernen beginnen		adaptable
someone who recieves advice Lernen beginnen		advisee
someone whose job is to ive advice about a subject Lernen beginnen		advisor
to invite someone to come with you to a place such as a restaurant, especially as a way of starting a romantic relationship Lernen beginnen		ask sb out
a high-ranking member of a law firm Lernen beginnen		associate
difficult or causing problems Lernen beginnen		awkward
to say that you think someone is as stated Lernen beginnen		brand
to connect two things or to make the difference between them smaller Lernen beginnen		bridge the gap
to become lighter because the sun is shining Lernen beginnen		brighten up
someone who intentionally frightens a smaller or weaker person Lernen beginnen		bully
to be in the position of being able to make the decisions which will influence a situation Lernen beginnen		call the shots
praising or expressing admiration for someone Lernen beginnen		complimentary
an idea or principle Lernen beginnen		concept
all the time or often Lernen beginnen		constantly
relating to a large company or group Lernen beginnen		corporate
to produce what is wanted Lernen beginnen		deliver the goods
to cause someone the become less respected Lernen beginnen		demean
intended for Lernen beginnen		destined
sth that interupts what you are doing, especially sth loud or annoying Lernen beginnen		disturbance
when a price, etc. is becoming lower, or when a situation is getting worse and is difficult to control because one bad event causes another Lernen beginnen		downward spiral
nervous Lernen beginnen		edgy
to make a man feel less male by taking away his power and confidence Lernen beginnen		emasculate
to accept new ideas, beliefs, methods, etc in an enthusiastic way Lernen beginnen		embrace
to improve sth Lernen beginnen		enhence
a long period of time in history Lernen beginnen		epoch
skill Lernen beginnen		expertise
very strongly or powerfully Lernen beginnen		fiercely
successful growth or development Lernen beginnen		flourishing
to spend a lot of time with someone Lernen beginnen		hang out with
to get more attention than anyone or anything else in a situation Lernen beginnen		hog the limelight
to follow someone and annoy them by asking questions or taking photographs Lernen beginnen		hound
having a reasonable chance of winning Lernen beginnen		in the running
to become involved in a situation which people want to be private Lernen beginnen		intrude
if it is high time that someone did sth, it should have been done sooner or a long time ago Lernen beginnen		it's high time
to attack or criticise someone Lernen beginnen		lay into sb
not serious Lernen beginnen		light-hearted
public attention and interest Lernen beginnen		limelight
said when you are promising to keep a secret Lernen beginnen		my lips are sealed
not good in quality Lernen beginnen		mediocre
causing strong feelings of sadness or sympathy Lernen beginnen		moving
to make sth less wide Lernen beginnen		to narrow
an idea or belief Lernen beginnen		notion
in the place where sth happens Lernen beginnen		on the spot
too extreme and not suitable, or demanding too much attention or effort, especially in an uncontrolled way Lernen beginnen		over the top
describes someone who is old and no longer useful or attractive Lernen beginnen		over the hill
the speed at which someone or sth moves or does sth Lernen beginnen		pace
photographers whose job is to follow famous people and take photographs of them for newspapers and magazines Lernen beginnen		paparazzi
to choose a person and criticize or treat them unfairly Lernen beginnen		pick on sb
when you are alone and people cannot see or hear what you are doing Lernen beginnen		privacy
an offer or suggestion, usually in business Lernen beginnen		proposition
famous and written about in newspapers and magazines and seen on television Lernen beginnen		in the public eye
not wanting to show what you are thinking or doing Lernen beginnen		reserved
to prepare for hard work Lernen beginnen		roll up your sleeves
a situation which changes from one extreme to another, or in which a person's feelings change from one extreme to another Lernen beginnen		roller coaster
sth valuable that you give up in order to achieve sth, or the act of giving it up Lernen beginnen		sacrifice
a meeting of a group of people with a teacher or expert for training, discussion, or study of a subject Lernen beginnen		seminar
if you see the light, you suddenly understand sth you didn't understand before Lernen beginnen		see the light
embarrassing secrets Lernen beginnen		skeletons in the cupboard
loving someone or sth very much Lernen beginnen		smitten
to suddenly be unable to control a strong feeling, especially anger Lernen beginnen		snap
to start or develop as the result of sth Lernen beginnen		stem from
unsuccessful but trying hard to succeed Lernen beginnen		struggling
happening after sth else Lernen beginnen		subsequent
you say that sth or someone (really) takes the biscuit whem they have done sth that you find extremely annoying or suprising Lernen beginnen		take the biscuit
to consider yourself to be important or dangerous and worth attention and respect Lernen beginnen		take yourself (too) seriously
to laugh at someone or say unkind things to them, either because you are joking or because you want to upset them Lernen beginnen		tease
to find out what people's opinions of sth are before you ask them to do sth Lernen beginnen		test the water
immediately Lernen beginnen		then and there
a difficult childhood Lernen beginnen		tough upbringing
to change sth completely, usually to improve it Lernen beginnen		transform
when sth changes from one system or method to another, often gradually Lernen beginnen		transition
someone who intentionally causes problems for another people, especially people who are in position of power or authority Lernen beginnen		troublemaker
if sth kind that someone says or does touches you, it makes feel pleased or a little sad Lernen beginnen		touch
become unpleasant, dangerous or violent Lernen beginnen		turn nasty
ill Lernen beginnen		under the weather
relating to everyone in the world, or to everyone in a particular group Lernen beginnen		universal
good enough Lernen beginnen		up to the mark
effective and able to be successful Lernen beginnen		viable
used for referring to the opposite of what you have just siad Lernen beginnen		vice versa
a bad person in a film, book, etc. Lernen beginnen		villain
to happen or develop in a particular way Lernen beginnen		work out

Cambridge Objective Advanced - Unit 3

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