DESTINATION C1 & C2 : PROGRESS TEST 1 (PART 2)

abrupt halt

an occasion when something suddenly and unexpectedly stops moving or happening

in a moment

in a very short period of time

Come as a shock

to surprise someone completely and unexpectedly, usually with unpleasant or upsetting news

cast doubt on someone/something

to cause people to feel uncertainty about something

come round to

to change your opinion of something, often influenced by another person's opinion

escape someone's notice

to avoid being noticed by someone

if ever

if at any time

knuckle down

to start working or studying hard with full focus and serious effort

pass something on

to tell someone something that someone else has told you

brush up (on) something

to improve your knowledge of something already learned but partly forgotten

read up (on/about) something

to spend time reading in order to find out information about something

mull something over

to think carefully about something for a long time

get through something

to use up something