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Unit 10
Advice column

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Announcer

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Arrant = Being notoriously without
moderation.

Arrant is used to emphasize that someone or

something is an extreme example of that which is
unacceptable.

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Bankrupt

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Blackmail

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Broaden = Enlarge, extend.

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Buttercup

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Catwalk

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Coward

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Debris = Rubble, remains
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Debt

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Dew

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Disaster

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Editorial

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Engineer

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Expedition

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Explosion

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Eyewitness

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Financial

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Heavy rain

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Managerial = Directive, directorial,
administrative

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Overseas = From, to, or relating to a foreign
country, especially one across the sea.

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Profitable = Rewarding, good,
moneymaking

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Share prices

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Smart-aleck = irritating as a result of
behaving as if one knows everything.

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Stick = Push a sharp or pointed
object into or through (something).

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Underwriter = Insurer, insurance
company.

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Venue = The place where something happens, esp. an
organized event such as a concert, conference, or
sports event.

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Look after somebody = Take care of
somebody

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Keep somebody away from something = Hold
somebody at a distance from something.

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Look into something = Investigate
something.

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Keep up = Go at the same pace as
somebody else.

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Knock somebody out = Hit somebody
so hard that they lose consciousness.

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Knock something down = Cause
something to fall/collapse

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No news is good news = If you don’t hear from
someone, you presume that everything is all
right.

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Heard it through the grapevine = To
hear a rumor.

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 To cut a long story short = To come
straight to the point.
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Bad news travels fast = You will
hear bad news very quickly.

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Read between the lines = To understand the
meaning of sth that is not stated openly.

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