Question 1

(v.) to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way

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to flounder

Question 2

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syn: wallow, struggle

Question 3

struggle

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to flounder

Question 4

(v.) to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off

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to stifle

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to delay; to stop or prevent from happening

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to hinder

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to stimulate, promote, encourage

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to foster

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(v.) To make easy, cause to progress faster.

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to expedite

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Synonyms: Accelerate, Facilitate, Speed Up

Question 9

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Antonyms: Hinder, Hamper, Impede, Obstruct

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(n.) - one who settles controversy between two sides

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arbitrator

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an unsuccessful person or thing

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lame duck

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to stay up late studying or working

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burn the midnight oil (idiom)

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to fire sb from their job

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give sb the boot

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to have to deal with a very difficult task

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have my work cut out for me

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an excellent piece of work

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a whale of a job

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to do my own reasonable share of work

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pull my weight

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to make an agreement with somebody in which both sides have an advantage

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strike a bargain/deal

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to do sth in the most difficult rather than the easiest way

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do sth the hard way

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to take action at the right moment

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Strike while the iron is hot. / Make hay while the sun shines.

Question 20

to make a big change in position, opinion, lifestyle etc.

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to do a 180

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to secretly use the influence you have over important people in order to get something or to help someone

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pull strings

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to do harm to sb

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do a job on sb

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to pursue something independently

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strike out on one's own

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to do something unexpected that suddenly improves a bad situation

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pull sth out of a hat

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to make a greater effort to do sth better

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pull my socks up

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to find a satisfactory compromise between two extremes

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strike a balance

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to do everything you can to succeed; to do it enthusiastically

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pull out all stops

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to be full of sth

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to brim with sth

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to leak out slowly

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to ooze

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to clearly show a strong feeling

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to ooze confidence

Question 31

to give off; to emit; to radiate

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to exude

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to tell sb that they are laid off

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give sb their walking papers

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to tell sb oficially that you intend to do sth / to tell sb to leave a place

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give sb notice

Question 34

being sent away; being removed from a duty, position, or employment

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dismissal

Question 35

to be told that you are fired because you did sth wrong

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be given your marching orders

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to steal and to use another's writings as one's own

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to plagiarize

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required; necessary

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requisite

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required, obligatory

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mandatory, obligatory, compulsory

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absolutely necessary, not to be neglected

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indispensable

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successful; wealthy, thriving

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prosperous

Question 41

likely to be profitable or make a lot of money

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bankable

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(adj.) bringing in money; profitable SYN: gainful, moneymaking ANT: unprofitable, losing, in the red

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lucrative

Question 43

(v.) to consider carefully, reflect on

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to ponder

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a field of study and its methods

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discipline

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bringing great joy and excitement

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exhilarating

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