1
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highly likely/successful/unusual/recommended
A
It is highly likely that the plan will succeed.
2
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absolutely essential/delighted/ridiculous
A
Good communication is absolutely essential in any relationship.
3
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utterly ridiculous/exhausted/impossible
A
The idea was utterly ridiculous.
4
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deeply regret/concerned/moved
A
I deeply regret my mistake.
5
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ridiculously expensive/over-sensitive/small
A
That phone is ridiculously expensive.
6
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desperately want/need/hope
A
She desperately needed help.
7
Q
make a decision
A
I need to make a decision soon.
8
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make an assumption
A
Don’t make assumptions without evidence.
9
Q
make progress
A
She’s making good progress.
10
Q
do research
A
He is doing research on climate change.
11
Q
do a degree
A
She’s doing a degree in engineering.
12
Q
do a project
A
We are doing a project on renewable energy.
13
Q
conduct research
A
The team conducted research on the new vaccine.
14
Q
carry out research
A
They carried out research into consumer habits.
15
Q
become extinct
A
Many species have become extinct.
16
Q
have a try
A
You should have a try; it’s not difficult.
17
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have a liking for
A
She has a liking for classical music.
18
Q
take a liking to
A
to begin to like (someone or something)
19
Q
pay someone a compliment
A
He paid her a nice compliment.
20
Q
gain experience
A
You will gain experience by working here.
21
Q
gain a place
A
She gained a place in the finals.
22
Q
achieve a goal
A
He finally achieved his goal.
23
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achieve a personal best
A
She achieved a personal best in the race.
24
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win a match
A
They won the match easily.
25
win a competition
She won the competition last year.
26
win a prize
He won a prize for his painting.
27
go/went/gone
We have gone too far.
28
turn red/sour
His face turned red with anger.
29
get/become tired/angry
He became tired after work.
30
come into view
The mountains came into view.
31
pick up
Sales began to pick up after summer.
32
unbroken sunshine
We had a week of unbroken sunshine.
33
scorching hot
It was scorching hot yesterday.
34
soaking up the sunshine
We sat by the beach soaking up the sunshine.
35
torrential rain
We got caught in torrential rain.
36
pouring with rain
It was pouring with rain all night.
37
fog/mist
A thick mist covered the valley.
38
heat/flare/fiery (metaphor)
They had a fiery argument.
39
burning desire
She has a burning desire to succeed.
40
pour/stream/flow/trickle
People trickled into the hall.
41
surrounding countryside
We explored the surrounding countryside.
42
gentle landscape
The region is known for its gentle landscape.
43
open fields
We walked through open fields.
44
bleak landscape
The area is a bleak landscape in winter.
45
fragrant perfume
She wore a fragrant perfume.
46
distinctive aroma
The soup had a distinctive aroma.
47
aroma wafting across the square
The smell of bread was wafting across the square.
48
an acquired taste
Olives are an acquired taste.
49
get the flavour of sth
I didn’t hear everything but I got the flavour of it.
50
bumper-to-bumper traffic
We were stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
51
incessant roar
The incessant roar of traffic kept me awake.
52
immaculately groomed
He arrived immaculately groomed.
53
striking appearance
She has a striking appearance.
54
lovely complexion
She has a lovely complexion.
55
go in for a competition
He decided to go in for the singing competition.
56
enter a competition
She entered the competition last month.
57
attend training sessions
They attend five training sessions a week.
58
put up a fight
The team put up a good fight.
59
break the world record
He broke the world record in swimming.
60
set a new world record
She set a new world record.
61
come up against fierce competition
They came up against fierce competition.
62
fail a drugs test
He failed a drugs test.
63
narrowly defeated/beaten
They were narrowly defeated.
64
take the lead
Our team took the lead early.
65
drop a player
The coach decided to drop the player.
66
bring on a substitute
They brought on a substitute at half-time.
67
tackle an opponent
He tackled his opponent cleanly.
68
foul an opponent
He fouled his opponent.
69
take a penalty
She took a penalty and scored.
70
take a free kick
He took a free kick from 30 meters.
71
seemed daunting
The task seemed daunting at first.
72
weigh it up
You need to weigh it up before deciding.
73
question your decision
It's normal to question your decisions sometimes.
74
make assumptions
Don’t make assumptions too quickly.
75
second thoughts
I'm having second thoughts about the plan.
76
opportunity of a lifetime
This job is the opportunity of a lifetime.
77
give my word
I give you my word it’s true.
78
give the impression of
He gives the impression of being confident.
79
miss the point
You’re missing the point.
80
get off on the wrong foot with
I got off on the wrong foot with my boss.
81
be approached
I was approached by a stranger.
82
matter of opinion
It’s a matter of opinion.
83
outspoken
She is known for being outspoken.
84
express disapproval
He expressed his disapproval clearly.
85
have a particular liking for
She has a particular liking for jazz.
86
genuine liking
He has a genuine liking for children.
87
great love of nature
She has a great love of nature.
88
cater to everyone's taste
The restaurant caters to everyone's taste.
89
nothing but praise for you
I have nothing but praise for you.
90
richly deserved
Her promotion was richly deserved.
91
approve of someone
His parents approve of him.
92
deserve a pat on the back
You deserve a pat on the back for your hard work.
93
upon hearing that
Upon hearing that, she started to cry.
94
out of the blue
He called me out of the blue.
95
abrupt end
The meeting came to an abrupt end.
96
head-on clash with
He had a head-on clash with his manager.
97
enjoy the fruits of his hard work
He can now enjoy the fruits of his hard work.
98
where was I?
When you have gone off topic
99
To go off topic
To get back on track
So anyway, getting back to my story..
As I was saying...
Where was I?
100
I'd like to confirm what you said
To double-check what you heared
101
I couldn't possibly agree more.
I agree with you
102
I agree with you up to a point, however...
I disagree
103
Respectfully, I don't feel the same way.
I'm afraid I don't agree with you on that
Completely disagree
104
Well, we'll have to agree to disagree then.
It's a way to end the discussion,
especially when it's getting a little heated
and change the topic a little.
105
I'm not trying to ruffle anyone's feathers here.
I'm not trying to make anyone upset or angry, you know, I'm just sharing a different opinion.
106
"I know not everyone agrees with me"
but this is what I think. Or I know this is a contentious issue.
I know that my views will not always be the same
107
It might be an unpopular opinion but I strongly believe...
I don't see eye to eye with everyone on this matter, but I think it's really important to discuss this.
Whilst you may not agree with my views,
I'm definitely interested in hearing yours.
I know that my views will not always be the same
108
Well, I'd best be off! It's been great chatting.
when you want to end a conversation OR we don't want to get stuck in a conversation
109
To have sth up your sleeve
to have strategy, idea, resources
110
bump into
I bumped into my manager in the lift this morning.
111
To give a quick shout-out(Informal)
Before we start, I want to give a quick shout-out to our amazing team.
112
To take massive action (Informal)
If you want to grow your career, you need to take massive action to level up
113
the intention is to ...
قصد اینه که
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nothing short of + Adjective
Its impact on our daily lives is nothing short of revolutionary.
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