Units 76-100

a walkout at the factory

a strike by workers

a crackdown on public spending

strong action to reduce spending

breakout from the prison

an escape from prison

a shake-up in

a major change

outlets

places where goods are sold

take your things to the check-out

go to the cash desk

cutbacks

reductions in spending or staff

a turnover of

the amount of money passing through a company

a bailout

financial help to save a company

a rapid staff turnover

frequent replacement of employees

a breakdown in

a failure of a system or relationship

from the outset

from the beginning

set-up

the way something is organized

a lay-by

a parking area beside a road

on the bypass

on the road around a town

tailback

a long line of traffic

break-ins

burglaries

hold-up

a delay

turnout

the number of people attending

a major clear-out

a thorough tidy-up

outlay

an amount of money spent

let-out

a way to escape a difficult situation

odds and ends

small miscellaneous things

give and take

willingness to compromise

part and parcel

an essential part

rant and rave

shout angrily

go to rack and ruin

deteriorate badly

prim and proper

very formal and respectable

rough and ready

simple and not of high quality

wine and dine

entertain with food and drink

high and dry

in a difficult situation

pick and choose

select carefully

in/by leaps and bounds

very quickly

peace and quiet

calm and silence

rest and recreation

time for relaxation

first and foremost

most importantly

here and there

in various places

on and off

from time to time

off and on

occasionally

back and forth

to and fro

to and fro

backwards and forwards

out and about

active outside the home

up and down

in both directions

back to front

the wrong way round

sink or swim

succeed or fail by yourself

slowly but surely

steadily over time

all or nothing

complete commitment

take it or leave it

accept it or reject it

give or take

approximately

BBC

British Broadcasting Corporation

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

MI6

Military Intelligence, Section 6

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation

GM

genetically modified

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

ATM

cash machine/automated teller machine

NATO

North Atlantic military alliance

SAD

seasonal depression

AWOL

absent without permission

PTO

please turn over

RSVP

please reply

sonar

system for detecting underwater objects

has/have seen better days

old and worn out

take the weight off your feet

sit down and relax

pull a fast one

trick someone

poke your nose into

interfere in others' affairs

as daft as a brush

very stupid

take the biscuit

be the worst example

as good as gold

very well-behaved

make a meal out of everything

make everything seem difficult

make a move

leave or start moving

be on the make

try to gain money or power

make heavy weather of

make something unnecessarily difficult

barking up the wrong tree

be mistaken

hit the sack

go to bed

kids' stuff

very easy

give sb the cold shoulder

ignore someone deliberately

get the hang of sth

learn how to do something

cows moo

make the sound of cows

cats meow

make the sound of cats

cats purr

make a soft happy sound

lions roar

make a loud deep sound

bees buzz

make a humming sound

small birds tweet

make short bird sounds

hens cluck

make the sound of hens

sheep bleat

make the sound of sheep

groan with pain

make a deep sound from pain

grumble about

complain quietly

growl at sb

make a threatening sound

horses go clip-clop

make the sound of hooves

spit sth out

force something out of your mouth

hair spray

a spray for styling hair

sprinkle sugar

scatter lightly

spurt out of

come out suddenly

whizz

move very quickly with a buzzing sound

wheeze

breathe noisily

dash

move quickly

bash

hit hard

gash

a deep cut

pliers

a tool for gripping