... because if we don't cracking soon we'll miss the bus. find get use put English Language Proficiency Tests -Advanced Level's archive What a Cracker 1.He always believed ... taking a sledgehammer to crack a . pea bean nut seed hit whip 2.This is going to be a difficult task but we'll get there in the end although it is a nut to crack. rigid hard ... one would have a fair crack of the . strike blow off up over in 9.They haven't really put matters right at all because they've simply papered the cracks. through along...
... produceIhatch I incubateIemerge from, hatch fromIboil, cook, fry, poach,scramble I break, crack Crack two eggs into the mixture.IseparateSeparate the eggs, putting the whites to oneside.I ... in a list/bookã ADJ. diaryI dictionary ã VERB+ENTRY make, writeã PREP. in an/the-Very little informationisgiven in thediary entries.I -forLook at the dictionary entry for'welcome'. ... sth with, glaze sth withBrush thepastry with a little beaten egg.ã EGG+VERBhatchIbreak, crack ã EGG+NOUNshell (also eggshell) I white, yolk IboxImayonnaise, noodles, pasta, sandwichã...
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... slowlyã PREP. fromadvancing from the southintoThe troops advanced into central Europe.on/uponThe army ad-vanced on the capital.towardsHe advanced towards me inaggressive style.2 developã ... to advance beyond preju-dice and superstition. advanced adj.1 modern and highly developedã VERBS beã ADV. extremely, highly, verya highly advanced econ-omyIfairly, quite, relativelyIindustrially, ... technically,technologically2at a late stage of developmentã VERBS beã ADV. far, greatly, wellThe disease was toofaradvancedfor doctors to operate.Ifairly, quiteIfurtheradvancementnounã ADJ. individual, personalIcollectiveIcareerIso-cialImaterialsociety's...
... VERB+BOTTLEfillShe filled the bottle with water.IemptyIbreak /crack open (only used about alcoholicdrinks), open, uncorkLet's crack open a bottle of cham-pagne to celebrate.Idrink, have,...
... standardIalterna-tiveIworkingWe need a good working definition of'pollution'.I dictionary ã VERB+DEFINITIONgive (sb), provide (sb with),offer (sb)Ineed, requireIfitThis ... -That morning, she rose at dawn.betore ô,by -,till/until-',towards-ã PHRASES (at) the crack of dawn(=assoon as it beginsto be light), from dawn to duskHe works from dawn todusk, ... lakes in the north-east of Poland.from the-(of)The wind is coming from the west.to the-(of) Oxford is to the north-toest of London.towards the-Towards the north the woods turn into pine...
... thegas lantern.ã FLAME+NOUNthrowerThe infantry were equippedwith flame throwers.ã PHRASESthe crackle of flames2flames fireã ADJ.roaringã VERB + FLAMESbe engulfed in, be inAlargepart ofthe ... Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. • ADJ.close, tight' battleThe troops advanced in battleformation.I family, household, socialchanging pat-terns of marriage and family ... fire lit easily.Idie (down)Thefire was beginning to die down.Iburn (itself) out, go outIcrackleIglowIsmokeThe fire smoked instead ofburning properly.ã PHRASESthe glow from/of a...
... Venetiancraftsmen blowing glass<>Thefactory makes safety glass.Ibreak, crack, shatter, smashã GLASS+VERB break, crack, shatter, smash, splinterthe sound of breaking glassã GLASS+NOUN ... this running gagabout a penguin(=they kept telling penguin jokes).ã VERB+GAG crack a non-stop comedian, crackinggags by the dozenã PREP.<aboutgagverbã PHRASESbind and gag sbThe ... GUNFIRE+VERB break out Heavy gunfire broke outin the capital last night.Iechoã PHRASES the cracklcrackle/rattle/sound of gunfire, anexchange of gunfire They were killed in an exchange ofgunfire...
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... VERB+THESISprove, supportThe results of the ex-periment support his central thesis.I disprove I ad-vanceHe advanced the thesis that too much choice wasburdensome topeople.Ichallenge, refuteã PREP. -abouta ... pleasant, successfulImemorableIabortive, fruitlessIsuccessfulIreturn,roundFrom London to Oxford and back is a round trip ofover a hundred miles.Iforeign, overseasIround-the-world, ... trolley.trombonenounã ADJ.mutedIbass, tenorIslidecc:>Special page atMUSICtroopsnounã ADJ. crack, eliteIadditional, extraIarmeda div-ision of up to 6000 heavily armed troopsIallied,...
... byfallen logs.Iblazing, burningã VERB+LOGchop, saw, splitã LOG+VERBblaze, burn, cracklelogs crackling in thefireplaceã LOG+NOUNcabin I fire2 written recordã ADJ.detailed I captain's, ... good range of entry-level459levercomputers for beginners.IintermediateI advanced, highHer illness has reached an advanced level.IdegreeIdifficultyThe difficulty level of the exercises ... leagueA house like that isway out of our league(=too expensive for us).leaknoun1small hole /crack ã VERB+LEAKhaveThe boat had a small leak.IspringThe pipe has sprung a leak.Iplug,...