Advanced vocabulary

Can you ______ it down for me? I really didn't understand the whole idea

• put

• break

• call

• run

Answer explanation

break down means: to separate into simpler things. To itemize to make something easier to understand

A: Have you watched Suits?

B: Yes, I love that series!

A: What about Harvey and Donna? I really ____ those two. They are adorable together!

• ship

• endorse

• support

Answer explanation

Ship: When you want two characters start a romantic relationship. ( mainly used about fictional relationships on TV shows)

A: Did you get the tickets?

B: Of course!

A: Wow! I knew you'd manage to _____ it

• solve

• win

• swing

Answer explanation

swing: (informal) manage as wanted

The hotel where we stayed in last month had a pool and a _____ restaurant

• top-notch

• notable

• oustanding

Answer explanation

top-notch . Informal. very best highest quality

After the war, he was first imprisoned, then released and finally, _____ from being a judge

• disbarred

• stopped

• punished

Answer explanation

disbar: to expel from the legal profession

She decided to ____ off with a married man

• make

• give

• run

Answer explanation

run off with sb. Secretly go away with somebody to marry him/her or live with him/her

The thief ____ __ with her computer. She can't work now

• made off

• made up

• took off

Answer explanation

make off with. Steal something

"May you have _____ winds and _____ seas"

• fair / calm

• strong/ quiet

• fair/ following

Answer explanation

"May you have fair winds and following seas." It is a gesture of good luck to those we will miss and sailors who have served with honor and courage. The combination of phrases implies that a vessel will have good winds, and not have to pound into the waves

Do you know this saying?

Better safe than _____

• injured

• complain

• sorry

Answer explanation

it means: it's wise to take precautions.

In Spanish it is the same as

Más vale prevenir que lamentar. O. Hombre prevenido vale por dos

Marie Curie received the Nobel Prize for her _______ research in Chemistry

• groundbreaking

• breakthrough

• innovative

Answer explanation

Groundbreaking. original and important; showing a new way of doing or thinking about things. It is very new and a big change from other things of its type: