Tài liệu Oxford Collocations Dictionary for students of English_ Chương 2.26 docx

Xx
X-ray
noun
• ADJ.
chest, foot, etc.
I
routine
• VERB
+
X-RAY
have
I
do, take
I
examine
• X-RAY
+
VERB
reveal sth, show sth
The X-ray showed
a crack in onerib.
• X-RAY
+
NOUN
equipment, machine, plate
I
crystallography, diffraction
I
fluorescence, photog-
raphy, picture
I

department, unit
I
eyes, vision
Yy
yacht
noun
• ADJ.
luxury
I
private, royal
I
charter I cruising, ra-
cing
I
motor, sailing, steam
• VERB
+
YACHT
cruise on, sail
They are cruising on a
large motor yacht.
I moor, tie up
• YACHT + VERB
sail, set sail
• YACHT + NOUN
race
I
club
I
marina

• PREP.
aboard/on/on board
a/the -
yard
noun
q
Note
at MEASURE
yardstick
noun
• ADJ.
good, useful I common
• VERB + YARDSTICK
have
We don't have a common
yardstick by which to compare the two cases.
I
apply, use
I
give sb, provide (sb with), serve as
I
measure sth
against/by
• PREP.
against a -
The new test provides a yardstick
against which to measure children's learning.
by
a - By
any yardstick, that's a large amount of money.

yarn
noun
1thread
• ADJ.
fine, thick
• QUANT.
length, piece
• VERB
+
YARN
knit, spin, weave
The yarn is woven
into a coarsefabric.
I thread
The yarn has to be threaded
through the needle.
I dye
I
use
• PREP. in
althe-There'saknotintheyarn.
2 story
• ADJ.
amusing, good I adventure
• VERB + YARN
spin (sb), tell (sb)
He tried to spin us
some yarn about how he was collecting for the church. It
was all lies.
• PREP.

-about
yawn
noun
• ADJ.
big, deep, huge
I
noisy I stifled
• VERB
+
YAWN
stifle, suppress
He struggled to stifle a
yawn.
I give
The little boy gave a huge yawn.
I
conceal
He tried toconceal his yawn behind his hand.
• PREP.
with a-
• PREP. -
of
The dentist took an X-ray of my jaw. -
on
I
had to have an X-ray on my knee.
• PHRASES
the result/results of the X-ray
The result of
theX-ray gave nocausefor concern.

xylophone
noun
q
Special pageat
MUSIC
yawn
verb
• ADV.
hugely, widely
Hesat up and yawned hugely.
• VERB
+
YAWN
make sb
I
hear sb
• PREP.
at
Hegotfed up ofpeople yawning at him when he
talked about his job.
year
noun
• ADJ.
last, past
The chart shows our performance over
the past year.
I past, preceding, previous, recent
The
event has not proved popular in past years.
0

They had met
once theprevious year.
I current I coming, following, fu-
ture, next
We have high hopes for the coming year.
0
She
died thefollouiing year.
0
Weaim to do even better infuture
years.
I consecutive, successive
She won the racefor the
third successive year.
I alternate I intervening
He soon
realized that a lot had changed in the intervening years.
I
early, later
the early years of the tuienty-first century
0
In
his later years, he drifted away from politics.
I
new
We're
going skiing early in the new year.
I final
final-year uni-
versity students

I
golden, good, happy, memorable, mo-
mentous
the golden years of motoring
I profitable I bad,
hard, lean, poor
I
peak, record
a peak year for exports
I
calendar
I
leap
I
academic, school
I
financial, fiscal,
tax
I
light
(oftenfigurative) The new range puts us light
years ahead of the competition.
I
election
I
sabbatical
He spent his sabbatical year doing research in Moscow.
I
inter-war, post-war, pre-war, war -s
The children spent

the war years abroad.
I formative, tender -s
She was
born in Spain but spent herformative years in Italy.
0
chil-
dren of tender years
• VERB + YEAR
spend
He spent last year trying toget a
new job.
I
take
It took him ten years to qualify as a vet.
I
celebrate
Next year they celebratefifty years of marriage.
I put on
His wife's death has put years on him
(=
made
him look/feel much older). I take off
Careful make-up
and styling can take years off you
(=
make you look much
younger).
• YEAR
+
VERB

begin, start
I
end, finish
I
elapse, go
by, pass
A year elapsed before I heard from him again.
0
The last year went by in flash.
I
run from/to sth
The aca-
demic year runsfrom. October to June.
I
see sth
That year
saw the explosion of the Internet.
• PREP.
by the-
The reforms will befully implement-
ed by the year 2007.
during the -
during the next academic
year
for a/the -
profit for the current year to
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We lived there for ten years.
in a -
I hope to retire in a
year/in a year's time.
in a/the -
in the next tax year
0
Britain was invaded in theyear 1066.
in -s
It's thefirst time
we've met in years
(=
for many years).
over/under a -
We've beenfriends for over twenty years.
per -
Over 10 000
people per year are injured in this type of accident.
throughout the -
The global economy means that all types
offruit and vegetables are available throughout the year.
I
-s between and /from to
the boom years
from 1993 to 2000 -
of
The book represents three years of
hard work.
0
That was in theyear of the greatjlood.

• PHRASES
all year long
I'ue
been waiting for this mo-
ment all year long.
all (the) year round
The city tour runs
all theyear round.
the beginning/end/middle/start of the
year, be six, etc. years old
She's only ten years old.
early/late in the year, a time of year
It's usually much
colder at this time of year.
the turn of the year
The team
has suffered a loss ofform since the turn of theyear.
yearn
verb
• ADV
secretly
I
still
• PREP.
after
He still yearned after her,even after all these
years.
for
She yearned for children of her own.
yearning

noun
• ADJ.
deep, desperate, enormous, great, passionate
I
romantic
• VERB
+
YEARNING
feel, have
I
express
• PREP.
with (a) -
He looked at her with yearning.
I
- after
Hefelt a great yearning after his old job. -
for
They
had a deepyearning for their homeland.
yell
verb
• ADV.
loudly
I
furiously, hysterically
I
almost
I
back,

out
She yelled back at me to mind my own business.
• VERB + YELL
hear sb
• PREP.
at
Heyelled at mefuriously:
for
yelling for help
in
She yelled in pain as she touched the hot iron.
with
The
children wereyelling with laughter.
yellowadj.
• ADV.
very
I
rather, slightly
Her teeth were rather
yellow.
• ADJ.
dark, deep, rich, strong
I
creamy, light, pale,
soft
She wore a pale yellow dress.
I
bright, brilliant, vivid
I

dirty, dull, sickly
I
canary, chrome, golden, lemon,
primrose, saffron, sunshine
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yelp
noun
• ADJ.
little, small
I
sharp
I
muffled
• VERB
+
YELP
give, let out
I
hear
• PREP.
with a-
I -
of
She jumped back with a little yelp
of surprise.
• PHRASES
a yelp of pain
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yen
noun

q Note at CURRENCY
yes noun, exclamation
• ADJ.
resounding, unequivocal, unqualified
When the
villagers were asked if they wanted thefactory to be built,
the answer was a resounding yes.
I
simple
• VERB
+
YES
answer, say
In reply to his question, most
of them answered yes.
0
Please say yes!
I
vote
• YES + NOUN
vote
• PREP.
with a-
He answered with ayes.
I
-fo
They voted
yes tostrike action.
• PHRASES
yes or no

I need a simple yes or no.
891
youth
yield
noun
• ADJ.
good, high
This method of cultivation produces
higher yield.
I
low, poor
Yields are quite poor this year.
• VERB
+
YIELD
produce
yoga
noun
• ADJ.
gentle
I
meditative
• VERB
+
YOGA
do, practise
She doesyogafor an hour a
day.
I
take up

I
go to
I go toyoga on Thursdays.
• YOGA + NOUN
exercises, movements, positions,
technique
I
class, session
He attends regular yoga
classes.
I
teacher
I
practice
I
centre
yoghurt
noun
• ADJ.
natural, plain
I
apricot, strawberry, etc.
I
fat-
free, low-fat
I
live
I
set, thick
• QUANT.

carton, pot
• YOGHURT
+
NOUN
carton, pot
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yogurt
noun
• ADJ.
natural, plain
I
apricot, strawberry, etc.
I
fat-
free, low-fat
I
live
I
set, thick
• QUANT.
carton, pot
• YOGURT
+
NOUN
carton, pot
young
adj.
• VERBS
be, feel, look, seem
Ifeltyoung again.

• ADV
extremely, very
She still looks very young.
I
com-
paratively, fairly, quite, relatively
He seemed quite young
to have so much responsibility.
I
enough
She looked
young enough to behis daughter.
youth
noun
1 period of your life when you are young
• ADJ.
early
I
unhappy
I
lost
nostalgia for her lost
youth
I
misspent
His lack of qualifications was taken as
a sign of a misspent youth.
• VERB
+
YOUTH

spend
She spent much of her youth in
Hong Kong.
I
idle away, waste
He wasted his youth in
front of a computer screen.
• PREP.
during your-
She contracted the disease during
her youth.
from -
from youth to maturity
in your -
He
started going to discos in his early youth.
since your -
I
haven't danced since my youth!
throughout your -
He
playedfootball throughout his youth.
• PHRASES
not in the first flush of youth
Though no
longer in thefirstfluslt ofyouth she's still remarkably ener-
getic.
scenes from/of sb's youth
2 being young
• ADJ.

extreme
Her extreme youth was against her. I
comparative
I
eternal
in search ofeternal youth
• VERB
+
YOUTH
have
Youstill haoeyour
youth-s-that's
the main thing.
3young person
• ADJ.
male
I
black, white
I
callow
He was a callow
youth when he joined the newspaper. I
pimply, spotty
She's going out with some spotty youth.
I
fresh-faced
I
gangling
• QUANT.
gang, group

4 young people
• ADJ.
modern
the aspirations of modern youth
I
local
I
urban
I
working-class
I
delinquent, disaffected
I
un-
employed
I
educated
I
gilded
(figurative) a clubfor the
gilded youth
(=
rich and spoilt young people)
of London
• YOUTH + NOUN
culture
I
club, group, movement,
organization, SUbculture, work
I

leader, worker
I
em-
ployment, unemployment, training
I
court, crime, cus-
tody
a crackdown on youth crime
• PHRASES
the youth of today
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zeal
noun
• ADJ. great, true
I
excessive, fanatical
I
crusading,
missionary, radical, reforming, religious, revolutionary
a crusading zeal to eradicate drug abuse
• VERB
+
ZEAL burn with, have
He burned with a re·
forming zeal.
I
demonstrate, show
• PREP. with -
She went about the task with the zeal of an

enthusiast.
I
-for
She had a true zealfor journalism. -
in
their zeal in the promotion of education
• PHRASES a lack of zeal
zest
noun
• ADJ. great
I
added, renewed, youthful
Last month's
victory has given him a renewed zestfor the game.
• VERB
+
ZEST be full of, have
He is 74years old but still
full of zest.
I
add, give sb/sth
The love affair added a little
zest to her life.
I
lose
• PREP.
with-Hecampaignedwithzest.
I
-forazestjor
battle

• PHRASES azest for life
zip noun
• VERB
+
ZIP close, do up, fasten, pull (up), slide (up)
I
open, pull (down), slide (down), undo
I
get caught in
Thefabric got caught in thezip and tore.
• ZIP
+
VERB be/get stuck, stick
The zip on my bag has
stuck.
I
break
I
be open, be undone
• ZIP
+
NOUN fastener
• PREP. by a -
The jacket was fastened by a zip at the
front.
with
a-a bag with a zip
I
-on
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CLOTHES
zone
noun
• ADJ. broad, narrow
I
marginal, peripheral, transi-
tion/transitional, twilight
a transition zone between trop-
ical and arid vegetations
o
the twilight zone between lio-
ing and merely existing I
border, frontier
I
neutral
I
battle, combat, military, war
I
buffer, demilitarized, ex-
clusion, no-fly, no-go
This area behind the station is a no-
go zone for tourists.
I
occupation, occupied, security
I
autonomous
I
danger
I

emergency
I
disaster
The
re-
gion has been declared an ecological disaster zone.
I
safe
I
safety
She stood some distance away from him to main-
tain a safety zone.
I
nuclear-free, smoke-free, traffic-
free, weapons-free
Most of the town centre isa traffic-free
zone.
I
earthquake, fault, seismic
I
climatic, geograph-
ical
I
alpine, arid, coastal, temperate
the alpine and arid
zones of Australia
I
economic, enterprise, fishing, free-
trade, industrial
an industrial zone of factories, ware·

houses and shipyards I
euro- (also eurozone)
I
north-
ern, southern, etc.
I
pedestrian
I
time
I
erogenous
I
relegation
The teamfinds itself in the relegation zone after
a run ofpoor results.
• VERB
+
ZONE control
The rebels control the southern
border zone. I
create, declare sth, establish, impose, set
up
The area has been declared a closed military zone.
I
enforce
Fighter planes are being sent to enforcethe UNno-
fly zone.
I
violate
An enemy plane was shot down after it

violated the exclusion zone.
I
cross into, enter
We were
crossing into a new time zone.
I
leave
Aid workers were
advised to leave the danger zone.
I
divide sth into
Europe
isdivided into economic zones.
• ZONE
+
NOUN boundary
• PREP. in a/the -
The plant grows only in the temperate
zone.
into althe
We had accidentally strayed into the war
zone.
out of a/the
r-,
within a/the-
Companies within en-
terprise zones are given special help.
I -
between
the neu·

tral zone between the two countries
zoo
noun
• VERB
+
ZOO go to, visit
I
escape from
I
run
a badly-
run zoo
• ZOO
+
NOUN animals
I
keeper (also zookeeper)
• PREP. at a/the-
Wesaw a baby polar bear at the zoo.
in
a/the-
These lions were born in the zoo.
zoology
noun
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KEY TO THE STUDY PAGES
52 ideas into words

a constructive, positive b wacky c absurd, crackpot, crazy, mad,
outlandish, ridiculous, wild d half-baked e grandiose
1 a come up with, dream up, hit on/upon, produce, think up b contribute,
input, moot, put forward c promote, push (forward), sell d consider,
entertain, flirt with, mull over, toy with, turn over e bounce around,
bounce off sb, discuss, explore, talk about
3 a come into sb's head/mind, come to sb, flash acrosslinto sb's
brain/mind, hit sb, occur to sb, pop into sb's head, strike sb b blossom,
work (out) c come to nothing
4 the germ/ glimmering of an idea
53-5
using a noun entry
adjectives
I a bewildering array of goods, a biting wind, a burning ambition, a
convincing win, driving rain, a fighting chance, a gaping chasm, a
staggering sum of money, a blazing row over money, a crushing defeat, a
haunting melody, a nagging pain, a piercing scream, raging inflation, a
sprawling suburb, a sweeping statement
quantifiers
2 a
wisps
of cloud b
spate
of attacks c
bouts
of depression d
snatch
of
their conversation e
stream

of traffic
f
pack
of stray dogs g
dose
of flu
h
cloves
of garlic
i
outbursts
of temper
j
pieces
of jewellery
verb
+
3 a
got tnto/ had
an argument b
clear/pay offhis
debts c
came up with/put
forward
the suggestion d
arrive at/ draw
any firm conclusions
e
agreed/ struck
a deal

f
a meeting has been
arranged/ scheduled
g
accept/shoulder
the blame h
drummed/tapped
his fingers
i
took/went
on
a trip
j
shade/ shield
my eyes
+
verb
4
the wine
hadflowedfreely
my head was
throbbing
my stomach was
churning
the wind
howled
the rain
lashed
against the window my
nerves were

on edge
I heard the
key turn/turning
my heart began to
hammer
in my chest
footsteps
echoed
on the stairs my mind was
racing
the bedroom door
creaked
open my eyes
accustomed
to the darkness the man's mouth
dropped
open
+
noun
5 a taxi rank b leg room c protest rally d traffic accident e famine relief
f
newspaper kiosk g shelf space h job prospects
prepositions
6 a
in
agony b
at
a disadvantage c confusion
over
d

over
the noise
e
in
writing
f
at
speed g
in
self-defence h
in
this rain
i
at/ over
Christmas
j
skill
at/ in
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a
Could I
have
a word in your ear? b I remember clearly the first time I
set
eyes on her. c If this report
falls
into the wrong hands, we're in

trouble. d I vowed never to
set
foot in the place again. e The force of the
impact
broke/jarred
every bone in his body.
56-7 using a verb entry
adverbs
a argued
fiercely/heatedly bfiercely/hotly
defend c grinned
sheepishly/
wolfishly
d
ruefully/sheepishly
confessed e contrasted
markedly/starkly
f
brutally/starkly
illustrates
verb
+
2 a
was happy to
accept
bfailed to
comply c
serve to
highlight d
hasten to

add e
take steps to
ensure f
offered to
resign g
was determined to
fight
h
can afford to
pay
prepositions
3 a backfired
on
me b protest
against
the decision c comment
on
their
decision d mistaking
me
tor
someone else e treated
for
sunstroke
f prejudice the jury
against
him g plotting
against
him h collaborated
on

many projects
i
appealing
against
the ruling
j
appealed
for
calm
phrases
4 a drink and drive b moaning and groaning c tossing and turning d mix
and match e puffing and panting fbraked to a halt g crack under the
strain h dawned bright and cold
i
grinning from ear to ear
j
pausing for
breath
collocations of phrasal verbs
5 I
had been left to
fend for myself in the desert. The sun beat down
mercilessly.
The water holes had dried up
completely.
I
had to
rely
entirely
on

cactifor
water. I
tried to
hang on
to
my sanity, clinging
desperately
to
the hope that I would find my way out alive.
58-9
using an adjective entry
verbs
I
I nearly fell asleep. His mistake proved costly. The house smells damp.
The house stood empty. The crowd grew impatient. The roads run
parallel. His mistake passed unnoticed. The driver emerged unscathed.
2 a
drove
me crazy b
held
captive c
set
ablaze d
rendered
powerless e
deemed
unsuitable f
beat
the shopkeeper senseless g
regarded

him as
eccentric h
jerked
me awake
adverbs
3 a painfully b dead c fiercely d distinctly e wildly f grossly
4 a unduly concerned b justly proud c blissfully unaware
d conspicuously absent e oddly familiar f outwardly composed
g eerily silenth notoriously fickle
prepositions
5 a damaging
to
the government b late
for
school c acquainted
with
the
new software d insistent
on/upon
secrecy e irresistible
to
women
f limited
to
two per person g mean
with
his money h alarmed
atl by
the
latest crime statistics

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a
alive and
well
b safe and
sound
c quick and
easy
d ready and
willing
e neat and
tidy
f
worried
sick
g wet
through
h thrilled
to bits
i
scared
out
of my wits/ stiff/to death
j
bored
out of our minds/rigid/silly/stiff/to
death/ to distraction/ to tears

SI 0-1 I collocations with common verbs
The answers to the first three of these exercises are to some extent
subjective. The aim is to get you/your students thinking about how these
verbs work. If, after working through the exercises, you/they feel more
confident about this area of collocation and more familiar with some of these
particular collocations, then the exercise has been successful.
do
is the most usual verb for talking about tasks and duties, for example
do the dishes, do thefood
for
a party, do the garden, doyour homework, do
a photocopy, do research, do a translation, do the washing;
exceptions
could include
make the bed, make a photocopy; have a meeting; take an
exam; give sth a polish
2 damage, garden, photocopy, research, sketch, translate, wash, write;
attempt, change, decide,fuss, guess, impress, progress, promise, sketch,
speak, suggest;
argue, bath/ bathe, break, breakfast, chat, drink,feel, guess, holiday, look,
meet, party, nap, snack;
act, bath/ bathe, bite, break, decide, breathe, holiday, look, nap, walk;
answer, cry, help, kiss, perform, polish, prioritize, push, shock, sigh,
speak, think, welcome
3 speaking
make a guess, make a speech, make apromise, make a
suggestion, have an argument, have a chat, have a guess, give your
opinion, give a sigh, give a speech
experiencing something
have an accident, have cancer, have difficulty,

have a cold, havefun, have a heart attack, have an operation, have
problems, have a shock
producing something using your hands, your mind or your skill
do
thefood for a party, do a sketch, do a translation, do some writing, make
dinner, make a cake, make afilm, make a sketch, take a photo
physical actions
make notes, have a bath, have breakfast, have a drink,
have a nap, have a Snack, take a bath, take a bite, take the bus, take a deep
breath, take a look, take a nap, takenotes, take a tablet, take sb's
temperature, take a walk, give sb a kiss, give sb a lift, give sth a polish,
give sb apush
4 do/take an exam, do/make a photocopy, do/make a sketch, make/take a
decision, make/ have/take a guess.rnake/take notes, make/give a speech,
have/take a bath, have/take a break, have/take a holiday, have/take a
look, have/give a party, have/take a nap
5/6 a
have/take
a
close
look b
do/take
a test c
give
us a
warm
welcome
d
have/take
a siesta e

doing odd
jobs
f
giving top
priority g
have/take
one more swim h
gave
a short laugh
i
took
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make
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take
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natural disasters
a The famine has already
claimed
thousands of victims.
b The president visited the affected region in the
immediate
aftermath of the
hurricane.
c Rescue
workers
are still looking for survivors.
d A massive relief
effort
is underway.
e Several villages have been
inundated
by the
severest
floods in decades.
f
The city was
struck
by a
massive
earthquake shortly after midnight.
g The forest
fires,fanned
by warm winds,
raged

out of control for weeks.
h The volcano, which had been
dormant
for 50 years, began
erupting
late last night.
criminal justice
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remanded in, taken into
custody b Q*I
made
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education

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marks in the listening test.
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a vocabulary test every Friday.
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for her exam.
d How many students have
enrolled on/signed uPfor/b/".fieFi9'cel'l
the course?
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lessons - no wonder she
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the exam.
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leniently.
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do/~/write

the essay by Friday but I
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in/ handed it in
late.
driving
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crossing.
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petrol and had to
hitch/ Riisq qi'ce/thumb
a lift to
the nearest garage.
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busy/heavy/~
traffic on the motorway, so I usually take the
back/minor//!I'I'!9l,l,
roads.
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street, so I had to ~
~/do/make a U-tut-n.
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broughtlFBfilJ,sefihllsb8efi
traffic to a standstill, and some drivers
began to
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horns in frustration.
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pulled out/si9Fisfi B!JUturned out
in front of me and I had to
hit/slam
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the brakes.
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flames.
politics
elections
a rigging, election b led, opinion polls c fought, campaign d stood, office
government
e fulfil, pledge
f
impose, ban g unveiled, plans h ruled out, possibility
i
hold,

referendum
j
commission, report
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opposition
k launched, attack Irenewed, call m facing, backlash
international issues
n honour, promise,
0
deploy, forces p issued, ultimatum q call, ceasefire
jobs
I
2
a a high-powered job b repetitive work c a competitive salary d flexible
hours e her heavy workload
f
a short-term contract g a team meeting
h a proven track record
i
in-service training
j
a skeleton staff
a
apply for
the job b
take
early retirement c
came out on, went on
strike

d
boost, enhance, improve
your job prospects
e
fulfilling;
reaching,
realizing
her full potential,
handed in
her notice
f
cancel, end, rescind,
terminate
her contract,
missed
several important deadlines g
earn, make
her living,
achieoed.fulfilled,
realized
her ambition h
did
a brief stint,
do itfor
a living
a brief stint b full potential c job prospects d wealth of experience
3
money
I a an
auiful

lot of money b doubled
in
value c
go up in, increase in, rise
in
price
dfacing
financial ruin e
bring, lead to, mean, spell
economic
ruin
f
on afixed, limited, low, shoestring, small, tight
budget g
incurred,
made, suffered, sustained
a loss
on
the deal h
arranged, got, raised, took
out
a large bank loan, had great difficulty
paying
it
off
I exchange
rate,
excellent, good, great, outstanding
value
j

lost, made
a
small
fortune
on
the stock market
2 a small change b small fortune c healthy bank balance d take-home
pay e false economy
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