Question 1

a state of happiness based on false hope

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a fool's paradise

Question 2

the attractive appearance of something does reflect its value

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all that glitters is not gold

Question 3

a happy outcome makes up for difficulties encountered on the way

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all's well that ends well

Question 4

when you love someone, you can't see their faults

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love is blind

Question 5

so easily available, or used so often, that you do not enjoy it any more

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too much of a good thing

Question 6

when someone shows his emotions freely / when someone is vulnerable because of his emotions

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wear your heart on your sleeve

Question 7

a distinguished academic professor

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eminent scholar

Question 8

obvious mistake

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glaring error

Question 9

a handwriting that is difficult to understand

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illegible handwriting

Question 10

notorious criminal

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infamous gangster

Question 11

extremely unusual or unconventional hairstyle

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outrageous hairstyle

Question 12

a deeply respectful situation

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reverent moment

Question 13

someone that drive the people to make radical change

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revolutionary leader

Question 14

an eccentric behavior

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erratic behavior

Question 15

many / several

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multi

Question 16

very / very much

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well

Question 17

relating to yourself or itself

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self

Question 18

without a particular thing

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free

Question 19

badly

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ill

Question 20

very good / excellent

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high

Question 21

with the right formal qualifications

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well-qualified

Question 22

badly or wrongly advised

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ill-advised

Question 23

to teach yourself something

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self-taught

Question 24

an area where smoking is prohibited

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smoke-free area

Question 25

able to be used in a variety of ways

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multi-purpose

Question 26

involving very important people

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high-level talks

Question 27

strongly / certainly / tightly

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firmly

Question 28

difficult / problematic / severe / cruel / strict

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hard

Question 29

fairly / correctly / exactly / straight

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right

Question 30

about / more than / compared to

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over

Question 31

to receive very little money

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be paid peanuts

Question 32

when talented / skilled / experienced members of the workforce leave for better opportunities

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brain drain

Question 33

large payment to someone on leaving a job

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golden handshake

Question 34

resign often with sufficient warning

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hand in my notice

Question 35

get / be fired

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get the sack

Question 36

finalize an agreement / contract / deal

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clinch the deal

Question 37

a functioning or profitable business

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a going concern

Question 38

an unacknowledged limit to one's career progress especially as applied to women

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a glass ceiling

Question 39

apparel that gives physical protection to the body

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protective clothing

Question 40

a way of life that involves little physical activity

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sedentary lifestyle

Question 41

various strategies that diminish the anxiety

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stress reduction

Question 42

a piece of land on which a house or other building is being built

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building site

Question 43

people whose job is the protection of an area

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security staff

Question 44

any tool or service that uses the internet to facilitate conversations

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social media

Question 45

a moving belt that transports objects ( as in a factory )

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conveyor belt

Question 46

the process by which companies attract qualified applicants

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employee recruitment

Question 47

the augmentation of expense

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increased expenditure

Question 48

working with other people in order to produce something

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close collaboration

Question 49

perilous / risky circumstances on the working facility

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hazardous working conditions

Question 50

a date by which something must be done that does not allow you much time to complete it

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a tight deadline

Question 51

find excuses to leave

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rising absenteeism

Question 52

impossible goals

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unrealistic targets

Question 53

reduction on achieving the goals of one's job

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decreased productivity

Question 54

explain something

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get something across

Question 55

to be upset

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to be disturbed

Question 56

arrive just in time

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arrive with a few minutes to spare

Question 57

to fall for / to be taken in

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be deceived by

Question 58

push someone around

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tell someone what to do

Question 59

in their teens

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between 13 and 18

Question 60

get the sack

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dismiss from one's job

Question 61

be short of money

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not have a lot of cash

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