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question		réponse
to scrimp and save commencer à apprendre		to save as much as u can
to tighten one's belt commencer à apprendre		to spend less than usual
tight-fisted commencer à apprendre		dislike spending money
tucked away commencer à apprendre		sth valuable stored
turnover commencer à apprendre		money earned by a business
well-heeled commencer à apprendre		rich
a windfall commencer à apprendre		a lot of money unexpectedly
to appreciate in value commencer à apprendre		when value increases
to be on a strict/tight budget commencer à apprendre		to control ur spendings carefully
to cost a bomb commencer à apprendre		to cost a lot
to cost the earth commencer à apprendre		to cost a lot
to go halves on sth commencer à apprendre		to share the cost of sth
instalments commencer à apprendre		small monthly payments
in a sale commencer à apprendre		on sale
in the region/nbhd of commencer à apprendre		approximately
to knock x $ off the price commencer à apprendre		to reduce the price by x $
cheque payable to commencer à apprendre		cheque received by...
to make out a cheque to sb commencer à apprendre		to put sb's name on the cheque
put down a deposit on commencer à apprendre		to reserve a product by paying
a marked reduction commencer à apprendre		a big reduction
to retail at/for commencer à apprendre		to be sold for
to run up a bill commencer à apprendre		to owe money and acquire debts
sell at a profit commencer à apprendre		to sell sth more expensive
strapped for cash / hard up commencer à apprendre		has very little money
up to ears in debt commencer à apprendre		to owe a lot of money
valued at commencer à apprendre		said to cost X
grass roots commencer à apprendre		ordinary people in politics
to be on the rocks commencer à apprendre		to have a crisis
root cause commencer à apprendre		main reason
stone deaf commencer à apprendre		completely deaf
tide sb over commencer à apprendre		provide sb with money to survive
argument doesn't hold water commencer à apprendre		argument is illogical
to weed sb out commencer à apprendre		to get rid of sb from a group
to backfire commencer à apprendre		to make a sudden loud noise
to bleep commencer à apprendre		short, high-pitched electronic sound
to clatter commencer à apprendre		sound when sth metal hits the ground
to sizzle commencer à apprendre		sound fried products make
to gargle commencer à apprendre		the thing you do with mouthwash
to gulp sth down commencer à apprendre		to eat very quickly
to puff commencer à apprendre		to breathe after physical effort
banister commencer à apprendre		a stair rail
beam commencer à apprendre		long thick bar supporting the building
cot commencer à apprendre		a bed for a baby
double-glazing commencer à apprendre		two layers of glass
drainpipe commencer à apprendre		pipe for rainwater
floorboards commencer à apprendre		long pieces of wood making uo a floor
landing commencer à apprendre		floor at the top of a flight of stairs
larder commencer à apprendre		a cupboard where food is kept
ledge commencer à apprendre		narrow shelf eg on a cliff
mantelpiece commencer à apprendre		top part of a fireplace (the shelf)
sill commencer à apprendre		a shelf along the bottom side of window
forgery commencer à apprendre		a copy of an official document
hoax commencer à apprendre		a false alarm made deliberately by lying
smokescreen commencer à apprendre		sth said or done to hide the truth
crust commencer à apprendre		outer part of bread
brawl commencer à apprendre		a fight between two groups, public, eg during a match
scuffle commencer à apprendre		short, not violent fight
skirmish commencer à apprendre		short fight between soldiers

Skipper vocabulary 30-58, part III

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