Unit 10
Set out = begin a journey
Glimmering = a faint sign of smth
Ordeal = unpleasant experience
Hand over = pass responsibility
Go badly
Turn out well
Work is paid off
Achieve one’s aim
Give a sense of achievement
Do well
Stand a chance of …
Further one’s career
Have a bright future ahead
An overnight success
Ride high in the charts
High-flier
Get on in life
Thriving region
Put smth down to
Sign up for
Come up against problems
Face up to problems
Make up for = compensate for
Put up with = tolerate
Look up to = admire
Come in for = receive
Go in for = take part in
Get away with = escape
Crack down on – deal strict
Smell a rat – suspect deception
Couch potato
Channel-hop
Soap / sitcom
Top of the ratings
Prime time tv
Anchor = newsreader
Terrestrial / satellite tv
Live sports coverage
Documentary / current affairs programme
Remote control
Daytime tv
Recorded highlights
Glued to the tv
Come to nothing
Plans have fallen through
Make it to
Work out
Go bankrupt
Didn’t do any good
Box-office flop
Make a mess of
A lost cause
Come to grief
Unit 11
Jocund = cheerful
Have a quick glance at / glancing surreptitiously at
Browse the web / browse in the bookshop
Block the view / view properties
A blank stare
In the public gaze
Stare – with surprise
Gaze – without understanding
Flutter: eyelids, heart, hands, flags
Sparkle: eyes, sea, jewellery, glass
Wander: eyes, thoughts, attention, mind
Flash: eyes, lightning, neon signs, warning lights
Toss: a coin, one’s hair, a ball, a salad
Shine: a light, a torch, shoes, silver
For quite some time
In another 3 months
Once every other week
There’s every chance
For all his faults
Second to none
In: danger, practice, retrospect, custody, person, flames, tears, ruins, arrears, droves
At: risk, ease, stake, fault, gunpoint
On: fire, offer, loan, leave, tiptoe, paper, strike, trial, bail, hold
Out of: date, sight, breath, character, work
Off: duty, balance, course, limits, work
By: chance, mistake, nature, force, law
Bacon: sizzle
Stomach: rumble
Clock: chime
Cork: pop
Glasses: clink
Car horn: beep
Clattering down the stairs
Screech of brakes
Crack of gunfire
Leaves: rustle
Windows: rattle
Door: bang, click
Keys: jingle
Stairs: creak
Unit 12
Computer-generated
Hand-drawn
Labour-saving
Time-consuming
Stress-inducing
Fast-moving
Air-conditioned
Centrally-heated
Gas-guzzling
So-called
Wind-powered