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

Cambridge Objective Advanced - Unit 3

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