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question		réponse
conjure up commencer à apprendre		create an image in your head
feud commencer à apprendre		bitter argument
hype commencer à apprendre		publicity
pull sth off commencer à apprendre		succeed in doing sth
urban sprawl commencer à apprendre		the uncontrolled spread of a city
break the mould commencer à apprendre		do something different
once in a blue moon commencer à apprendre		rarely
it doesn't take a rocket scientist commencer à apprendre		it's not difficult
in brief commencer à apprendre		in summary
in the long run commencer à apprendre		over time
in case commencer à apprendre		if something happens
evocative commencer à apprendre		it creates images in your head
transfixed commencer à apprendre		you can't stop watching
detrimental commencer à apprendre		having a negative effect
severity commencer à apprendre		seriousness
refuse collector commencer à apprendre		the guy who collects the rubbish
general practitioner commencer à apprendre		family doctor
laid off commencer à apprendre		lots of people fired at the same time
apprentice commencer à apprendre		someone who learns while working
beaver away commencer à apprendre		work hard at sth
keep your mind on the job commencer à apprendre		focus
mean business commencer à apprendre		be serious about sth
make ends meet commencer à apprendre		have enough money to survive
call the shot commencer à apprendre		be the boss
keep your nose to the grindstone commencer à apprendre		continue to work hard
on the level commencer à apprendre		honest
on the verge of commencer à apprendre		about to happen
on and off commencer à apprendre		intermittently
on demand commencer à apprendre		when wanted
devise commencer à apprendre		invent
adamant commencer à apprendre		sure about sth
backlog commencer à apprendre		things at work or school you haven't had a chance to do yet
ploy commencer à apprendre		trick
eradicate commencer à apprendre		get rid of
dispell commencer à apprendre		prove sth wrong
propell commencer à apprendre		move forward
intrigued commencer à apprendre		fascinated by
trigger commencer à apprendre		cause
credit commencer à apprendre		recognition
insomnia commencer à apprendre		when you can't sleep
appendicitis commencer à apprendre		wyrostek robaczkowy
excruciating pain commencer à apprendre		severe pain
nagging pain commencer à apprendre		a pain that won't go away
contagious commencer à apprendre		disease passed from person to person
lighting reflexes commencer à apprendre		very fast reflexes
be given a clean bill of health commencer à apprendre		declared healthy
be as fit as a fiddle commencer à apprendre		very healthy
be of sound mind and body commencer à apprendre		physically and mentally healthy
keep a stiff upper lip commencer à apprendre		not show your emotions
clarify commencer à apprendre		make clear
lucrative commencer à apprendre		earning you lots of money
immersed commencer à apprendre		very involved in
have a feel for sth commencer à apprendre		have an understanding of sth
mystified commencer à apprendre		confused by
discarding commencer à apprendre		throwing away
tuition fees commencer à apprendre		money you pay for education
correspondence course commencer à apprendre		distance learning
formal schooling commencer à apprendre		going to primary/middle/hig school
school leaving certificate commencer à apprendre		what you get after the final exams at school
be the teacher's pet commencer à apprendre		the teacher's favourite student
learn sth by heart commencer à apprendre		know it perfectly
be as easy as 1, 2, 3 commencer à apprendre		very easy
be of the old school commencer à apprendre		a traditionalist
pass with flying colours commencer à apprendre		pass very well
make the grade commencer à apprendre		be good enough
ny and large commencer à apprendre		generally
by and by commencer à apprendre		eventually
fall by the wayside commencer à apprendre		come to nothing
by the book commencer à apprendre		following instructions and doing it properly
by law commencer à apprendre		legally
voracious reader commencer à apprendre		sb who reads a lot
paramount commencer à apprendre		very important
tactics commencer à apprendre		ploy
amputated commencer à apprendre		cut off
rag trade commencer à apprendre		the fashion business
go downhill commencer à apprendre		get worse
otherwise commencer à apprendre		the opposite
trite commencer à apprendre		clichéd
wayward commencer à apprendre		rebellious
raised eyebrows commencer à apprendre		people disapproved
keep up appearances commencer à apprendre		make it look like everything is ok
see eye to eye with sb commencer à apprendre		share the same opinion
money coming out of your ears commencer à apprendre		have lots of money
strewn commencer à apprendre		scattered untidily
manipulative commencer à apprendre		designed to influence your opinion
millinery shop commencer à apprendre		hat shop
gnaw commencer à apprendre		chew sth hard
brocade commencer à apprendre		thick material decorated with gold and silver
hunger pang commencer à apprendre		sharp feeling of hunger
ecstatic commencer à apprendre		very happy
bear the cost commencer à apprendre		cover the cost
reassure commencer à apprendre		tell sb it'll be ok
overthrow commencer à apprendre		remove a government from power
overtake commencer à apprendre		do better than sb, driver faster than sb
freelance commencer à apprendre		sb who works for himself
be made redundant commencer à apprendre		fired
feasible commencer à apprendre		it can be done
against all odds commencer à apprendre		despite the problems
crash commencer à apprendre		go somewhere uninvited
forage commencer à apprendre		look for food
keep sb on their toes commencer à apprendre		make sure they're working hard
win-win situation commencer à apprendre		everyone beneftis
headhunted commencer à apprendre		taken from another company because of their skills
on leave commencer à apprendre		a period away from the army
is teeming with commencer à apprendre		is full of
benevolent commencer à apprendre		kind and helpful
fuming commencer à apprendre		really angry
on occasion commencer à apprendre		sometimes
dismantle commencer à apprendre		take sth apart
dabbling in commencer à apprendre		experimenting with
without fail commencer à apprendre		always
it's doing my head in commencer à apprendre		it's annoying me
fit commencer à apprendre		handsome
scoff commencer à apprendre		make fun of
don't get me wrong commencer à apprendre		don't misunderstand me
oozing with commencer à apprendre		full of
fostering commencer à apprendre		creating
second to none commencer à apprendre		the best
a pushover commencer à apprendre		sb you can make do the things nobody else wants to do
PA commencer à apprendre		personal assistant
scab commencer à apprendre		sb who breaks a strike
open plan commencer à apprendre		an office with no walls
cramped commencer à apprendre		not much space
dearth commencer à apprendre		lack of
branc out commencer à apprendre		expand your business
payroll commencer à apprendre		the list of people who work for a company
cater for commencer à apprendre		to provide sth that sb needs
cut throat commencer à apprendre		very competitive (negative)
vital commencer à apprendre		very important
anxious commencer à apprendre		very worried
bring in commencer à apprendre		introduce sth new
bring up commencer à apprendre		mention in a conversation
keep on top of sth commencer à apprendre		manage to do everything you need to
toil away commencer à apprendre		working hard
snowed under commencer à apprendre		have too much work to do
pessimistic commencer à apprendre		thinking negatively about sth
keep abreast of commencer à apprendre		keep up to date with
buzz commencer à apprendre		excitement
put in for commencer à apprendre		apply for
on the basis of commencer à apprendre		due to
open doors commencer à apprendre		create opportunities
dicky ticker commencer à apprendre		a weak heart
full of beans commencer à apprendre		full of energy
emaciated commencer à apprendre		extremely thin
pushing up the daisies commencer à apprendre		dead
svelte commencer à apprendre		attractively thin
the brains commencer à apprendre		the boss
a knuckle sandwich commencer à apprendre		punch
hand out commencer à apprendre		distribute
eye up commencer à apprendre		look at appreciatively
foot the bill commencer à apprendre		pay for sth
face facts commencer à apprendre		accept the truth
rib sb commencer à apprendre		tease sb
have butterflies in your stomach commencer à apprendre		be nervous/stressed
over the hill commencer à apprendre		too old
let sth slide commencer à apprendre		to neglect sth
information overload commencer à apprendre		too much information to take in
rusty commencer à apprendre		not as good as it used to be
content (adj) commencer à apprendre		happy
bludgeon commencer à apprendre		hit sb with a heavy object
confide commencer à apprendre		tell your secret to sb
murmuring commencer à apprendre		talking in a quiet voice
fractured commencer à apprendre		broken
taunt commencer à apprendre		make fun of
opt for commencer à apprendre		choose
glean commencer à apprendre		understand
try your hand at sth commencer à apprendre		try to do sth
bears no relation to commencer à apprendre		is completely different to
cues commencer à apprendre		signs/signals
preponderance commencer à apprendre		a lot of sth
grappling with commencer à apprendre		having difficulty with
altercation commencer à apprendre		argument
mock commencer à apprendre		make fun of
loose ends commencer à apprendre		things that need to be explained
apparel commencer à apprendre		clothes
accomplish commencer à apprendre		achieve
thrilled commencer à apprendre		very happy
streaming commencer à apprendre		splitting students by how clever they are
exuberant commencer à apprendre		lively and exciteable
frivolous commencer à apprendre		not serious
vibe commencer à apprendre		atmosphere/feeling
steer clear of commencer à apprendre		avoid
hideous commencer à apprendre		really ugly
cumbersome commencer à apprendre		difficult to carry
enhance commencer à apprendre		improve
reluctant commencer à apprendre		unwilling
implausible commencer à apprendre		unbelievable
avid commencer à apprendre		keen
aloof commencer à apprendre		unfriendly/unapproachable
feat commencer à apprendre		accomplishment
storm out commencer à apprendre		leave in an angry way
in tatters commencer à apprendre		in pieces
stunned commencer à apprendre		shocked/surprised
buff commencer à apprendre		fan
squabble commencer à apprendre		childish argument
sad commencer à apprendre		pathetic
cotton on to sth commencer à apprendre		realise
odd commencer à apprendre		occasional
gear commencer à apprendre		clothes
bring about commencer à apprendre		cause

CAE End of year vocab list

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