Card 121
Question
setback
Answer
a problem that makes something happen later or more slowly than it should
UG ETV1 VOC - Cambridge Advanced English Word List
Cambridge Advanced English Word List - 330 Word set Front: Word - Back: Definition
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Card 122
Question
settle into something
Answer
to start to feel relaxed and comfortable in a new situation
Card 123
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stand somebody in good stead
Answer
to be useful to someone
Card 124
Question
study under somebody
Answer
to be taught by someone (formal)
Card 125
Question
subsidise something
Answer
if a government or other organization pays part of the cost of something
Card 126
Question
sweep something aside
Answer
to replace or destroy something
Card 127
Question
switch between languages or from one language to another
Answer
to repeatedly change the language that you are speaking in
Card 128
Question
tactics
Answer
a planned way of doing something in order to achieve what you want
Card 129
Question
take somebody by surprise
Answer
to surprise someone
Card 130
Question
thereabouts
Answer
near the number, amount, or time that has just been given
Card 131
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uninhibited
Answer
feeling free to behave in any way that you want without worrying about other people’s opinions
Card 132
Question
weird
Answer
very strange
Card 133
Question
translate something word-for-word
Answer
taking each word separately and in the same order
Card 134
Question
work tirelessly
Answer
to work very hard and with great energy over a long period
Card 135
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adept
Answer
good at doing something difficult
Card 136
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adjust something
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to change the way you behave or think in order to suit a new situation
Card 137
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adventurous
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willing to try new and often difficult things
Card 138
Question
anecdote
Answer
a short story that you tell someone about something that happened to you or someone else
Card 139
Question
at heart
Answer
used to say what someone is really like
Card 140
Question
attention span
Answer
the length of time that you can keep your thoughts and interest fixed on something
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