Vocabulary
confident
feeling sure about yourself or your abilities
“I feel confident speaking English.”
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Vocabulary
exhausted
extremely tired
“I was exhausted after the long flight.”
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crucial
extremely important
“Clear communication is crucial at work.”
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thrilled
very excited and happy
“I’m thrilled about the new opportunity.”
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swamped
extremely busy
“I can’t talk right now—I’m swamped.”
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starving
extremely hungry
“I skipped lunch, so I’m starving.”
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freezing
extremely cold
“It’s freezing outside today.”
Vocabulary
furious
extremely angry
“She was furious about the mistake.”
Vocabulary
reliable
someone or something you can trust
“Sam is reliable and always arrives on time.”
Vocabulary
convenient
easy and suitable for your situation
“Online booking is fast and convenient.”
Phrasal Verb
pick up
collect someone or something
“I’ll pick you up at the airport.”
Phrasal Verb
find out
discover or learn information
“I need to find out what time the store closes.”
Phrasal Verb
look into
investigate a situation
“The support team will look into the problem.”
Phrasal Verb
go over
review something carefully
“Let’s go over the report before the meeting.”
Phrasal Verb
fill out
complete a form
“Please fill out this application.”
Phrasal Verb
turn down
reject an offer or request
“He turned down the job offer.”
Phrasal Verb
run out of
use all of something
“We ran out of milk this morning.”
Phrasal Verb
set up
arrange or prepare something
“Can you set up a meeting for Tuesday?”
Phrasal Verb
get along
have a good relationship
“I get along with my coworkers.”
Phrasal Verb
figure out
understand or solve something
“We’ll figure out a solution together.”
Idiom
piece of cake
something very easy
“The test was a piece of cake.”
Idiom
on the same page
agree or share the same understanding
“Let’s make sure we’re on the same page.”
Idiom
under the weather
feeling slightly sick
“I’m staying home because I’m under the weather.”
Idiom
break the bank
cost too much money
“Dinner there is good and won’t break the bank.”
Idiom
call it a day
stop working for today
“We finished the main task, so let’s call it a day.”
Idiom
hang in there
do not give up
“I know it’s difficult, but hang in there.”
Idiom
hit it off
get along immediately
“We met at work and really hit it off.”
Idiom
on cloud nine
extremely happy
“She’s been on cloud nine since getting the news.”
Idiom
sleep on it
wait until tomorrow before deciding
“It’s a big decision, so I’ll sleep on it.”
Idiom
get the ball rolling
start an activity or process
“Let’s get the ball rolling with introductions.”
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