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question		réponse
several pieces of music sold together usually in a digital file or CD commencer à apprendre		album
expensive and impressive commencer à apprendre		lavish
(here) musician commencer à apprendre		artist actor or performer
(here) to win a number of things easily commencer à apprendre		sweep
to say something rude or disrespectful about someone commencer à apprendre		diss
badly planned commencer à apprendre		all over the place organised or executed
bringing back as it was before commencer à apprendre		restoring
took away forcibly (usually describes police action) commencer à apprendre		seized
had surgery commencer à apprendre		went under the knife was operated on by a doctor
ee as in sea, me, bee; eye as in eye sky die; ay as in say play may commencer à apprendre		Use the sound /j/ to link words that end in:
oh as in go snow Joe; ooh as in shoe glue knew commencer à apprendre		Use the sound /w/ to link words that end in:
an achievement to feel pleased about commencer à apprendre		feather in your cap
a piece of good luck / a good opportunity commencer à apprendre		a lucky break
very successfu commencer à apprendre		a real success
a reputation based on performance or experience commencer à apprendre		la track record
the main thing that lead to your success commencer à apprendre		the secret to your success that others don't know about
very successful commencer à apprendre		a roaring success
don't make plans based on something being successful until it actually proves to be a success commencer à apprendre		don't count your chickens before they've hatched
get a feeling of what success is like commencer à apprendre		taste success
best or most important person in a group commencer à apprendre		top dog
made to function again commencer à apprendre		restored
unable to access something commencer à apprendre		cut off
artificial river made to transport water or boats commencer à apprendre		canal
if something is vulnerable commencer à apprendre		vulnerable it's easy to damage or attack
to fight (a challenge or problem) commencer à apprendre		grapple
angry or violent behaviour by groups of people during protests or disagreements commencer à apprendre		unrest
have stated publicly commencer à apprendre		have come out have declared
(here) asking consumers to return a faulty product in exchange for a refund commencer à apprendre		recalling
operation in which a baby is born by cutting open the mother's womb commencer à apprendre		caesarean
an unexpected surprise commencer à apprendre		a shock to the system
(said to show complete surprise or anger) commencer à apprendre		what on earth!
a very big shock commencer à apprendre		the shock of my life
very surprised or shocked commencer à apprendre		jump out of my skin
completely unexpected commencer à apprendre		out of the blue
very shocked or surprised commencer à apprendre		stunned
destruction of a building commencer à apprendre		demolition
take something apart so it no longer functions commencer à apprendre		dismantle
temporary and of poor quality commencer à apprendre		makeshift
to force someone to leave a place commencer à apprendre		evict
ready for (something bad) commencer à apprendre		braced for
a heavy vehicle with a large commencer à apprendre		bulldozer curved piece of metal at the front for pushing earth and stones
been the most successful commencer à apprendre		dominated
making people aware of danger commencer à apprendre		warning
(of a machine) operated by people who are carried inside it commencer à apprendre		manned
a person who is strong enough to deal with difficult situations commencer à apprendre		a tough cookie
a person who is strong enough to deal with difficult situations commencer à apprendre		as tough as old boots
timid commencer à apprendre		she wouldn't say boo to a goose quiet and shy
a tough and smart woman commencer à apprendre		a game old bird
continually severe or cruelas hard as nails commencer à apprendre		relentless (also) a person who is strong enough to deal with difficult situations
without sympathy for your situation commencer à apprendre		tough luck
sort your own problems out commencer à apprendre		tough love
final result commencer à apprendre		outcome
had banned drugs found in her body following a medical test commencer à apprendre		tested positive
stop something for a period of time commencer à apprendre		suspend
made people disappointed by not reaching the standard they expected commencer à apprendre		let down
making people have a lower opinion of something or someone commencer à apprendre		tarnishing
act against break commencer à apprendre		violate
moment when the view of the sun is blocked by the moon commencer à apprendre		solar eclipse
affecting people's behaviour commencer à apprendre		influential opinions or decisions
achievements or successes as a result of hard work commencer à apprendre		accomplishments
think freely commencer à apprendre		to think out of the box creating new unexpected ideas
someone who is annoying because they think they know more than other people commencer à apprendre		clever clogs
a sudden good idea commencer à apprendre		a brainwave
an excellent idea commencer à apprendre		the best idea since sliced-bread
annoying because someone appears more intelligent than other people commencer à apprendre		too clever by half
very clever/ intelligent commencer à apprendre		a smart cookie
a national bank which has control of a country's money commencer à apprendre		central bank
carried out with confidence despite high risk commencer à apprendre		audacious
(here) broke into commencer à apprendre		breached
an organised robbery – usually involving large amounts of money or valuable objects commencer à apprendre		heist
prefix used to refer to computers or the internet commencer à apprendre		cyber
prevent people from discovering the truth commencer à apprendre		hush up
caused something to happen commencer à apprendre		triggered
unexpected and therefore surprising commencer à apprendre		remarkable
very strong reaction of anger commencer à apprendre		outrage
a miserable and sad appearance commencer à apprendre		a face like a wet weekend
feeling sad commencer à apprendre		feeling blue
feeling miserable or unhappy commencer à apprendre		down in the dumps
sad and having no hope commencer à apprendre		downhearted
cry a lot commencer à apprendre		cry your eyes out
don't worry too much about your own problems commencer à apprendre		worse things happen at sea
very upset because someone has died commencer à apprendre		beside himself with grief
a magical spirit who has the power to make wishes come true commencer à apprendre		genie
related to language commencer à apprendre		linguistic
fast commencer à apprendre		speedy
(here) enter the correct password to open a mobile phone commencer à apprendre		unlock
decision to delay something commencer à apprendre		postponement
company that makes products in large quantities commencer à apprendre		manufacturer
an argument or disagreement commencer à apprendre		row often noisy
to break into a computer system illegally commencer à apprendre		hack
stop saying or threatening that you will do something commencer à apprendre		back down usually because people disagree with you
a time when people show sadness after a death or deaths commencer à apprendre		mourning
very unpleasant commencer à apprendre		odious
unusually commencer à apprendre		abnormally
not as expected commencer à apprendre		not as expected
something that cannot be achieved commencer à apprendre		unrealistic
a quiet time before things get very busy or difficult commencer à apprendre		the calm before the storm
don't panic / don't get angry commencer à apprendre		keep your cool
don't panic commencer à apprendre		stay calm
sorted out in a calm way commencer à apprendre		under control
behave in a calm and composed manner commencer à apprendre		act cool and collected
suddenly becomes angry commencer à apprendre		blows a gasket
a line of rock near or above the surface of the sea commencer à apprendre		reef
single events related to but separate from others commencer à apprendre		episodes
damage to coral caused by warm water commencer à apprendre		coral bleaching
seriously damage commencer à apprendre		devastate
destroy commencer à apprendre		destroy
from the air commencer à apprendre		aerial
experiencing something very unpleasant you can't escape from commencer à apprendre		in the grip of
not controlled by a person commencer à apprendre		driverless
not able to breathe commencer à apprendre		choking
poisonous commencer à apprendre		toxic
harmful commencer à apprendre		harmful
in large quantities commencer à apprendre		abundance
mainly or mostly commencer à apprendre		predominantly
you're late doing what you should have done commencer à apprendre		it's about time
be quick commencer à apprendre		make it snappy
lots of time available to do something commencer à apprendre		all the time in the world
don't waste any time commencer à apprendre		every second counts
at the last moment commencer à apprendre		in the nick of time
there's a limited amount of time to finish something commencer à apprendre		it's a race against time
just in time commencer à apprendre		with seconds to spare
we just managed to avoid something bad happening commencer à apprendre		that was a close one
at the centre of commencer à apprendre		at the heart of
(here) sharing of secret information with the public commencer à apprendre		leak
put on a blacklist: a list of people organisations etc who are not approved of and blocked from doing certain things commencer à apprendre		blacklisted countries
(here) official orders to stop a country or organisation from trading or communication commencer à apprendre		sanctions
connections commencer à apprendre		links
(here) piece of unexpected and shocking news commencer à apprendre		bombshell
important commencer à apprendre		prominent well known
brought about commencer à apprendre		prompted caused
publicly praised for doing something good commencer à apprendre		honoured
high quality commencer à apprendre		top-notch
make a big effort so that something is very successful commencer à apprendre		pull all the stops out
do something very well commencer à apprendre		excel at
best quality commencer à apprendre		first-class
done more than was expected commencer à apprendre		gone above and beyond
shown to be false commencer à apprendre		blown right out of the water
a formal accusation that a public official has committed a serious crime while in power commencer à apprendre		impeachment
loud commencer à apprendre		stormy involving strong emotions
sudden seizing of political power commencer à apprendre		coup often by an army
support commencer à apprendre		back
obstacle challenge difficulty commencer à apprendre		hurdle
(here) difficult to achieve commencer à apprendre		ambitious
extreme commencer à apprendre		exceptional
greater than normal commencer à apprendre		greater than normal
great achievement commencer à apprendre		triumph
a time when a situation is most active commencer à apprendre		the height of
getting the affection of people commencer à apprendre		winning hearts
somebody who likes someone else very much but doesn't tell them commencer à apprendre		a secret admirer
love (something) very much commencer à apprendre		love (something) to bits
is very attracted to (someone) commencer à apprendre		got the hots for (someone)
you don't like each other commencer à apprendre		no love lost (between two people)
a relationship with someone or something where your feelings often change from love to hate commencer à apprendre		a love-hate relationship
impossible to get commencer à apprendre		for love nor money
work that is hard but enjoyable to do commencer à apprendre		a labour of love
an exact copy of something commencer à apprendre		replica
responsible for commencer à apprendre		behind
made or created again commencer à apprendre		recreate
(of a venue or exhibit) officially opened in a ceremony where a covering is removed commencer à apprendre		unveil
being put in a place where people can see it commencer à apprendre		on display
up to now commencer à apprendre		to date
valuable commencer à apprendre		precious
(here) made public commencer à apprendre		released
cause you to fail commencer à apprendre		get the better of you
fail right at the start of something commencer à apprendre		fall at the first hurdle
stop doing something now before it gets worse commencer à apprendre		cut our loses
(to make) a complete mess of something commencer à apprendre		(to make) a pig's ear out of something
you are unable to see what is funny commencer à apprendre		a sense of humour failure

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