CAE - (8/a-9/c)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 have time to kill | have nothing to do sor some time |
| in plenty of time | earlier than an arranged time or deadline |
| take (my/your etc.) time | one can spend as much time as they need doing sth |
| have time to spare | have an excess time to do an activity |
| for the time being | stn will be this way for only a limited period of time |
| it's only a matter of time | sth is certain to happen but we don't know when |
| there's no time like the present | do sth right now, don't wait |
| have no time for sb/sth | disapprove of sb and do not want to be with them |
| find time | arrange time to do sth |
| give sb a hard time | make things difficult for someone |
| soot | black powder in smoke |
| scrub | to clean sth by rubbing it hard, perhaps with a brush and usually with soap and water |
| incinerator | a furnace for burning garbage and other waste |
| crunch | roppanás, csikorgás |
| scrape | to remove sth from a surface by moving sth sharp and hard like a knife across it |
| chisel | a tool with a sharp flat edge at the end, used for shaping wood, stone or metal |
| mediocre | poor to middling in quality |
| mundane | found in the ordinary course of events |
| despondent | without or almost without hope |
| make no effort | not to try |
| mske the first move | be the person to take action |
| back off | stop being involved in a situation |
| come on strong | say sb is very attractive, but say it too forcefully |
| go off sb | stop liking the person or being interested in them |
| immature | behaving like a child |
| reject | to refuse to accept or consider sth |
| reasonably priced | not expensive |
| priceless | has such a high value that it cannot be described |
| half price | costs halh the usual price |
| price tag | a small piece of paper with the price of sth |
| overpriced | costing too much |
| cost-effective | it is good value for the money paid |
| cost of living | the amount of money a person needs to live on |
| cost a fortune | be very expensive |
| money-minded | sb who is very interested in money |
| sugar-free | there's no sugar in it |
| noteworthy | it deserves attention |
| unpredictable | cannot be known in advance |
| trustworthy | can be trusted |
| health-conscious | sb who is particularly careful about their health |
| reddish | quite red |
| sixish | around 6 |
| mass-produced | goods made cheaply in large quantities |
| overseas aid | the help, mostly economic, which is provided to countries abroad |
| developing countries | countries with a relatively low level of income per pErson |
| renewable energy | a form of energy which can be produced as quickly as it is used |
| housing market | the supply and the demand of property |
| economic superpower | a country which has very great economic power |
| record levels | higher than ever before |
| economic decline | a reduce in a country's capacity to produce goods and services over a period of time |
| gender discrimination | different treatment of people because they are either male or female |
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