Reading from Ielts dictionary

Interpret a as b

I interpret his silence as disapproval

Test the water

The company is testing the water before launching new products

Get back together

Do you think they will get back together

End things (with sb)

I regret how we ended things

Olive branch

After years of arguing, she decided to extend an olive branch

It was bucketing down

It is raining cat and dog

On his way home

He must have gotten absolutely soaked on his way home

Unperformative

How unperfermative true kindness is

A human need

The need of connection is a basic human need

Tie up loose ends

I need to tie up loose ends before i leave the company

She wanted to meet him one last time to tie up loose ends

Pin our hopes on sth

She is pinning her hopes on getting that job

Hold someone back

Fear is holding him back

Array of

supplies the raw materials for array of products

Untold

There are many untold stories from the war

The accidents caused untold damge to the environment

She has untold wealth and untold opportunities

Life forms

Many life forms - terrestrial and aquatic Are becomminh endangered as forests vanish

Beneath ( adv)

Tree protect the soil beneath them;

He thinks manual work is beneath him

The key was beneath the sofa

Myriad

The rain forest floor home to myriad plant life as well as insects, worms, reptiles and amphibians

Intact (adj)

He has an intact old map from the 1900

He has an old map from the 1900s that is still intact

Intercept

The canopy prevents surface off by intercepting heavy rainfall

porous

A sponge is porous

A porous rocks absorb warer easily

Holding something porous can help you float in the water

Microbial

In return, a healthy soild encourages root development and microbial activities

Wear away

The topsoild wears away;

Erode; wear down

Residue

Leaving the crop residue on the soil helps prevent topsoild from wearing away

Obliterate

Removing trees obliterates these benefits

Deteriorate

Staying up late can deteriorate your health