Roadmap Vocabulary

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diehard
lukewarm
gushing
meagre
firm
doting
flimsy
durable
bite-sized
blind
consuming
driving ambition
tacky
glowing
report/account/descripti
sugary
adoring
outrageous
hungry
needless to say
marketer
subtle
start out
to be sure
not to put too fine a
point onstrings
pull the
loophole
to put it mildly
to put it bluntly
to begin with
to cap it all
to name/mention but a
few
to add insult to injury
to be perfectly honest
make matters worse
to cut a long story short
Unit 2D
make it snappy
come in under budget
of late
how come?
how do you mean?
run something ↔ off
doable
how so?
hear somebody out
a morale booster/boost
someone who opposes change and refuses to accept new ideas (disapproving)
not showing much interest or excitement
expressing praise, pleasure etc in a way that other people think is too strong
and it does not
(of amounts sound sincere
or numbers) (informal)
a meagre amount of food, money etc is too small and
is much less than you need
showing in the way that you behave or speak that you are the person in control
and that you
showing that are
younotlovelikely to change
someone very your
muchanswer, belief
something that is flimsy is not strong or well-made, and will break easily
staying in good condition for a long time, even if used a lot
small enough to put into your mouth to eat
used to describe an extreme feeling that happens without thought or reason
a consuming feeling is so strong that you think of little else
a very great desire to do or achieve something
if something is tacky, it looks cheap or badly made, and shows poor taste
(informal
a report etc disapproving)
that is full of praise
containing sugar, or tasting like sugar
liking and admiring someone very much
used to describe something or someone that is shocking because they are
unusual
wanting or or needing
strange something very much
used when you are telling someone something that they probably know or
expect
a person or company that markets goods (= makes them available in a way that
encourages
not loud, bright,people to buy them,
noticeable, for example
or obvious in any by
wayadvertising)
to begin your life or profession, or an important period of time
formal used to admit that something is true, before saying something that is the
opposite
to be completely direct and honest
to control something or someone, especially when you are not the person who
is supposed
a small mistaketo bein controlling them it possible to avoid doing something that the
a law that makes
law
usedis to
supposed
say that toyoumake you
could usedomuch stronger words to describe something
speaking in a direct honest way that sometimes upsets people
used to introduce the first and most important point you want to make
used before a statement to say that something is the last in a series of
annoying,
used whenunpleasant, or funny only
you are mentioning eventsa small number of people or things as
examples of a large group
to make a bad situation worse for someone who has already been treated badly
used when you tell someone what you really think
to make the situation even more unpleasant or difficult
used to say that you are only going to mention the main facts of something
informal used to tell someone to hurry

using less money than planned
recently
used to ask someone why or how something happened
If you say 'How do you mean?' to someone, you are asking them to explain or
give more print
to quickly details of what
several they of
copies have just said.
something
spoken informal =able to be done or completed
used to ask someone to explain an opinion they have given
to listen to all of what someone wants to tell you without interrupting them
something that improves morale
a diehard conservative
a
His few
ideadiehard
got onlyfansa lukewarm response from the
committee.
the gushing praise of the New York critics
One
a school of the more
with gushing
meagre newspapers described the
resources
He
Cal supplements
replied with ahis meager
polite income
but firm ‘no’. by working on
IWe wassaw always very firmofwith
photographs the my children
doting father- they
with knew the on
the baby
hisflimsy
a knee.wooden building
flimsyistoys
Wood a durable material.
The trays
sushi served areinmade from cedar,
convenient which
bite-size is light and durable.
pieces.
Cut
blind the cheese into bite-sized pieces.
faith/prejudice/obedience
He was blind with
a consuming hatred fury
consuming
Driving ambition interest/passion
is what most great leaders have in
common.
tacky ornaments
The
I’ve had shopglowing
sold tacky souvenirs
reports and about
from Neil ornaments.
your work.
His latest
sugary foods book has received glowing reviews.
all
histhose
adoring sugary
fans snacks that kids eat
IHe refuse
saysto theplay
mosttheoutrageous
part of the adoring
things. wife.
an
Stan outrageous
was hungry hairstyle
to learn.
She is hungry
Needless to say, any for success.
contributions of money will be
gratefully received.
He was the company's co-founder and a master marketer.
Drug
The room marketers are always
was painted concerned
a subtle shade of about
pink.what they
The play's
When message
the band is perhaps
first started out,too subtle
they played to be
at small
clubs.
It was difficult, to be sure, but somehow we managed to
Ifinish
thinkthe job.wrong - not to put too fine a point on it.
she's
The restaurant
It was widely believedwas terrible, not to put
that Montagu wastoo fine a pulling
secretly point on
the strings in
a loophole behind
the law the prime minister.
Airlines
Losing two maymembers
be exploitingof stafflegal
was loopholes
unfortunate, in to
order
put to
it
mildly.
To put it bluntly, she’s not up to the job.
Well, to begin with, he shouldn’t even have been driving
my car. it all, the phones didn’t work, and there was no hot
To cap
water.
This is a feature of languages such as Arabic, Spanish and
Portuguese,
She not only to name but
deceived himabut,
few.to add insult to injury,
allowed him togone
I've probably pay right
for herupmeal.
to the line, to be perfectly
honest.
Don't say anything - you'll only make matters worse.
To cut a long story short, he threw them out of the house.
Get me a drink, and make it snappy.

If you come in under budget, everyone will be very
impressed.
Birth rates have gone down of late.
How come you’ve ended up here?
The fuel gauge is broken.'—'Broken? How do you mean?'
I’ll run off a few more copies before the meeting.
We’ve got to think first whether this plan is doable.
‘Rick’s parents are a little strange, I think.’ ‘How so?’
Just hear me out, will you?
A letter from home was always a morale booster.

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informal used to tell someone to hurry

Get me a drink, and make it snappy.

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