EXTEND VOCABULARY
Unit 1
Memory
can’t get something out of
your head
have a vague recollection of
-ing
have a vivid/vague memory of
have an ear-worm
in memory of
keep souvenirs of
perform a feat of memory
refresh someone’s memory
Adjectives + prepositions
adept at
approached about
committed to
coordinated with
distressed by
invested in
kept from
known for
overwhelmed by
refrained from
remembered for
restricted to
unavailable for
upset with
Unit 2
Argument
a poor excuse
a weak/strong argument
argue black is white
argue until you’re blue in
the face
bury the hatchet
call sb’s bluff
at loggerheads
at odds
pick a fight
play devil’s advocate
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run rings around
running battle
take sb down a peg
walk off in a huff
fair game
give the game away
a whoel new ball game
stay ahead of the game
all fun and games
Unit 3
Collocations with do/make
do a double take
do a Kenny (the name of the
person exemplified)
do justice to
do time
do your own thing
make a mockery of
make amends
make an exception for
make conversation/small-talk
make the best of
make time for
Unit 4
Clothes idioms
a bit cloak and dagger
a hand-me-down
bore the pants off sb
(a place is) bursting at the
seams
do sth at the drop of a hat
do sth like it’s going out of
fashion
dressed to kill
get hot under the collar
off the cuff
put yourself in sb’s shoes
roll up your sleeves
scare the pants off sb
Unit 5
Unit 8
Nouns from phrasal verbs
Adjective–noun
collocations
break-in
breakout
build-up
downfall
dropout
fallout
leftovers
lie-in
mix-up
onlooker
output
run-through
turnout
Unit 6
Honesty and dishonesty
bend the truth
catch someone out in a lie
do something under false
pretences
fair and square
give sb the benefit of
the doubt
lie through your teeth
put your cards on the table
see through someone
stretch the truth
tell a barefaced lie
tell a pack of lies
tell someone a home truth
Unit 7
Communication adjectives
analytical
approachable/unapproachable
authoritative
concise
convoluted
curt
eloquent
long-winded
rambling
short and sweet
to the point
verbose
wordy
a far-reaching change
a high-performing employee
a little-known fact
a serious loss
a well-trained firefighter
an hour and a half’s journey
busy social life
football practice
the best-kept secret
updated software
Sports and games idioms
across the board
be on a par with
be on the ball
be on the cards that
be out for the count
chip in
get a head start
have something up someone’s
sleeve
hit a snag
take a rain check
Unit 9
Collocations and
expressions
follow
follow in sb’s footsteps
follow sb’s lead
follow suit
follow through
follow up (on sth)
join
join forces with
join the club
joined-up thinking
lead
lead sb astray
lead sb on
lead the field
lead the way
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