Lesson 02
at the crack of dawn
before my time
for donkey’s years
for old times’ sake
for the time being
in former times
in the nick of time
it’s high time
on the dot
on the spur of the moment
Lesson 04
to be made redundant
to downsize
to get promoted
to go freelance
to go into advertising
to go on maternity leave
to hand in your notice
to set up your own business
to take early retirement
to toy with an idea
Lesson 06
backlash
breakthrough
cutback
outbreak
outcome
output
setback
turnout
turnover
update
Lesson 07
as far as I know/remember
to be pretty sure
to have a feeling
to have no idea
never heard of it
to not have a clue
to not have the faintest/slightest/remotest/foggiest idea
to not know offhand
off the top of your head
Lesson 08
a couple of minutes’ walk
a few blocks from
a stone’s throw from
a ten-minute drive
as the crow flies
in the back streets
in the middle of nowhere
off the beaten track
right in the heart of town
within walking distance
Lesson 09
a (small/large) number of
a certain amount of
a small amount of
a tiny majority of
the overwhelming majority of
the vast majority of
vast amounts of
virtually all
virtually no
Lesson 11
ironically
oddly enough
predictably
strangely enough
tragically
Lesson 15
to carry out research/an order/a task
congestion
to fulfil an ambition/one’s potential/a dream
to implement a plan/a scheme/a programme
to meet a need/a demand/a deadline
to pose a threat/a challenge/a problem
to put forward a proposal/a suggestion/an argument
to raise awareness/a question/an objection
to reach an agreement/a solution/a compromise
to resolve an argument/a problem/a dilemma
Lesson 16
to be at a loose end
to be pushed for time
to be snowed under
to be tied up
to be up to your eyes
to bring forward
to call off
to crash out
to fall through
to get out of
to go through with something
to have a lie-in
to pull out
to put your feet up
to stick with something
to talk someone out of something
to wind down
Lesson 17
amusement arcade
arid
barren
bleak
corner shop
fertile
gentle
housing estate
leisure complex
lush
mountainous
parking meter
pedestrian crossing
pedestrian precinct
picturesque
road works
rubbish dump
rugged
shopping mall
spectacular
tame
tower block
town hall
Lesson 18
aggressive
ambitious
career-orientated
caring
cautious
conscientious
considerate
decisive
determined
down-to-earth
impulsive
intuitive
materialistic
obstinate
ruthless
self-effacing
self-sufficient
sensitive
single-minded
stand-offish
status-conscious
sullen
thick-skinned
well-balanced
Lesson 20
to come on
to crash
to download
to flush
to go blank
to jam
second gear
shutter
to stall
thermostat
Lesson 23
to come to terms with
to get the hang of
to give rise to
to keep track of
to make fun of
to make the best of
to take advantage of
to take charge of
to take issue with
to take stock of
Lesson 24
an uphill struggle
at first
at the height of
at the peak
at the time
deep down
to go downhill
to have your ups and downs
in practice
in private
in public
in reality
in retrospect
in the current situation
in the end
in the flesh
in the long term
in the short term
in theory
to make a mountain out of a molehill
on paper
on screen
on the one hand
on the other (hand)
on the surface
on the whole
over the hill
over the top
to reach your peak
to search high and low
under normal circumstances
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