the boot is on the other foot

the building began life as

to give the game away

mean=average

rain stopped playing

have an interest *in*

ineffective at

factor *in* causing

make a profit on creativity

bought out

breake down in tears

to place the blame on

deceived into thinking

3 years on

get the message across

to make a point of

to be drwan up

taken all together

think oneself lucky

at your earliest convenience

a world of difference

lose track of *the* time

slip into smth comfortable

bridge the gap

grasp of issues

widely accepted

real bargain

to be lost for words

policy whereby
two of whom

job vacancy

DISINFECTANT

MOUTHPIECE = (the part of the phone that you speak into)

CHAIRMAN=somebody who runs a meeting

OFF-PEAK=when it is not so busy

invaluable help=necessary

put the idea into practice

hold it against

put in a request for

see somebody off to smth

insisted on smth

in the event of being

apart from

utilitarian

in a specific manner

care taken in

astonishingly

refinement

notable

seduction

commit oneself to smth

but for = if it werent for

Wild animals, birds, and fish that are hunted for food, especially as a sport:
There are over 18 types of game birds to hunt in North America.
To make something happen:
His carelessness brought about his failure in the exam.
 DETERMINER ALL THE

Used with uncountable nouns. The noun may have the, this, that, my, her, his, etc. in front of it - the
whole amount of:
All the mail must be answered.

THEREFORE/HENCE/CONSEQUENTLY

Used to introduce the logical result of something that has just been mentioned:
He loved her. Therefore, he married her.
SUFFIX (-ISM) A suffix forming nouns indicating a doctrine, system, or body of principles and
practices: LENINISM
Conjointly
SUFFIX (-NESS) A native English suffix attached to adjectives and participles, forming abstract
nouns denoting quality and state: DARKNESS
SUFFIX (-MENT) A suffix of nouns, often concrete, denoting an action or resulting state:
REFRESHMENT
SUFFIX (-TION) A suffix occurring in words of Latin origin, used to form abstract nouns from
verbs: REVOLUTION

SUFFIX (-ENCE) A suffix forming nouns indicating an action, state, condition, or quality:
PATIENCE
PREFIX (-IM) The form used for in - before b, m, or p: IMPOSSIBLE

SUFFIX (-ITY) A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition:
CIVILITY

APPRECIATE + GERUND

Used to thank someone in a polite way or to say that you are grateful for something they have done:
I appreciate your making the effort to come.
Very probably:
They will win the match in all probability.

PREFER TO + VERB ... RATHER THAN

Instead of somebody/something:
Rather than go straight on to university he prefer to stay at home.
 SCOURGE

Something that causes a lot of harm or suffering:

Vaccination has freed us from the scourge of smallpox.

THE CRADLE OF

The place where something important began:

Why is Mesopotamia called the cradle of civilization?

BEYOND THE REACH OF

The limit of someone's power or ability to do something:

She lives in Peru, well beyond the reach of the British authorities.

SCRIBE

A person who made copies of written documents before printing was invented:
The scribes were the copyists of Scripture and teachers of the Law.

CONVERSELY

INSISTENT ON

Demanding something firmly and refusing to accept any opposition or excuses:

He was insistent on having a contract for the work

Persuasiveness
MOMENTARY

Lasting for a very short time:

Be careful not to make even momentary short circuits with metal tools.

STREAK OF LIGHT

A long thin mark or line that is a different colour from the surface it is on:
A mysterious streak of light in the night sky baffled many Europeans on Christmas Eve.

RESULT FROM

If something results from something else, it is caused by it:

We will pay for any damage that results from our experiments.

DEPENDENCE ON

The state of needing the help and support of somebody/something in order to survive or be successfu
Mr Putin also criticised the world's dependence on the dollar.

ROUTINE => ROUTINELY

SUFFIX (-LY) A suffix forming adverbs from adjectives: GLADLY

HISTORY => HISTORICAL

HISTORIC is often confused with HISTORICAL.

HISTORIC means something important or influential in history.
HISTORICAL, on the other hand, refers to anything from the past, important or not.
 EXTEND => EXTENSIVE

SUFFIX (-IVE) A suffix of adjectives expressing tendency, disposition, function, connection, etc.:
DESTRUCTIVE

ATLANTIC => TRANSATLANTIC

PREFIX(TRANS-) A prefix denoting across, beyond, crossing, on the other side: TRANSOCEANIC

CONTINUE => CONTINUATION

SUFFIX (-ATION) A suffix forming nouns of action: RECOMMENDATION

THE APPLE OF SOMEBODY'S EYE

A person or thing that is loved more than any other:

Of course she loves all her daughters, but Sandra is the apple of her eye.

IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR + NOUN

This expression has the meaning of "without". It is used in the third conditionals, in formal language
and must be followed by a noun form:
If it hadn't been for the accident, I would've been on time.

BE COMMON/PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE

To be something that everyone knows, especially in a particular community or group:

It's common knowledge that dreams reflect our subconscious thoughts and feelings.
 WOULD HAVE LIKED TO + HAVE + III FORM

Used to say that you wanted something or wanted to do something in the past:
She would have liked to have noticed all the mistakes before.

ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT

Something that you think is true although you have no definite proof:
This entire argument is based on the assumption that it was the Passover meal, which it could not
have been.

Make out = understand

Recession

Forecast of profits

Called upon

‘what is more, ..’

Decline in the number

Problems arising from

Inflexible in the way he ran

The cimpany has shrunk by %

Scope of expertise

We don’t mean to impose

Collision between

What they’re like

Apart from yourslef

An increase of

No longer do

Above and beyond

Many of them

Eloquent
Originally from

Outcry

To be looked into

Far though as it may be

Would benefit from

Highly likely

be put down to
Live it down

being spoken down

was taken aback by

placed the blame on