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underdog

in a competition, the person or team considered to be the weakest and the least likely to win

E.g. the victory of the ___________ over the favored team

montage

a piece of work produced by combining smaller parts, or the process of making such a work

E.g. The ads feature a __________ of images - people surfing, swimming, and playing basketball.

come to terms with sth

to gradually accept a sad situation

E.g. The experience of _______________ defeat can build the resilience and self-awareness necessary to manage the academic.

refine

You have to __________ your speaking skill.

hone

to make something perfect or completely suitable for its purpose

E.g. Her debating skills were __________ in the students' union.

E.g. She __________ her debating skills to suit for the students’ union.

play to your strengths

lay to your strengths to do what you are able to do well, rather than trying to do other things

E.g. It can also take time to find a sport that _____________.

communual

belonging to or used by a group of people rather than one single person

E.g. We each have a separate bedroom but share a ____________ kitchen.

groove

a musical rhythm that is enjoyable and makes you want to move or dance

E.g. She opened with a tune that had a catchy ___________.

give it up for sb

used to ask people to clap their hands to show their enjoyment or approval of a performance

E.g. Please ______________ a very talented young lady whose debut album hit number one on the pop charts - Keira!

resolution to V

a promise to yourself to do or to not do something

E.g. I made ___________ give up chocolate.

eternally

in a way that lasts forever or for a very long time

E.g. I'd be ________grateful if you could arrange it.

angsty

often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems

an __________ teenage boy

gutsy

brave and determined

a ___________ performance

fork over/up sth

to give something, especially money to someone, especially when you do not want to

We had to________________ ten bucks to park near the stadium.

cough sth up

to produce or give something unwillingly, esp. money

E.g. I had to ___________ $85 for a parking fine.

pay the piper

To pay the consequences for self-indulgent behavior

E.g. If you stay up late at night to watch TV, in the morning you will have to _____________.

contentious

likely to cause argument

E.g. She has some very ___________ views on education.

apportion

to give or share out something, especially blame or money, among several people or things

E.g. When we know how much is profit, then we can __________________ the money among/between us.

subprime

used to describe the practice of lending money, especially to buy a house, to people who may not be able to pay it back

E.g. ___________ mortgages/loans/lending

take out sth

to get money from a bank account

E.g. I ___________ some money for the weekend.

buy sth up

To buy something up is to buy large amounts of it, or all that is available

E.g. He _______________ all the land in the surrounding area.

offset

to balance one influence against an opposing influence, so that there is no great difference as a result

E.g. The extra cost of travelling to work is _____________ by the lower price of houses here.

withdraw

to take or move out or back, or to remove

E.g. This credit card allows you to _______________ up to £200 a day from ATMs.

take hold

to be established

E.g. The economic recovery is just beginning to ______________now.

unprecedented

never having happened or existed in the past

E.g. Unemployment has reached an ______________ level.

in a bid to do sth

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E.g. The company said that it might cut 2,232 jobs _________________ reduce costs

be injected into sth

to introduce something new that is necessary or helpful to a situation or process

E.g. A large amount of money will have to _________________the company if it is to survive.

solitary

being the only one, or not being with other similar things, often by choice

E.g. I live a ____________ life.

counter

to do something in order to prevent something bad from happening or to reduce its bad effects

E.g.  Exercise helps to __________ the effects of stress.

plight

an unpleasant/difficult/serious condition

E.g. My problems aren’t much compared with the ___________ of the storm victims.

economy drive

an attempt to save money by spending as little as possible

alight from a bus

get off a bus

depart from

to be different from the usual or expected way of doing or thinking about sth

E.g. I see no reason for us to _______________ our usual practice.

a lick of paint

a small amount of paint put onto the surface of something to improve its appearance

E.g. The room is okay after ___________________.

sample

to taste a small amount of food or drink to decide if you like it

E.g. As the food looked so good, he decided to ___________ a little from each dish.

to and fro

in one direction and then in the opposite direction

E.g. Outside my door I could hear people walking _______________.

rapturous

showing extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement

E.g. The play was greeted with _____________applause.

squashed

[not before noun] in a space that is too small

E.g.  I was ______________ between Jan and Dave in the back seat.

reserve

an area or land where wild animals and plants are protected

E.g. a wildlife ________

knock sth down

to cause sth to fall to the ground

E.g. They ________ fences around the park.