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Insight - Advanced - Unit 1 - 1A

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 1 - 1A in the Insight Advanced coursebook, such as "close at hand", "stride", "revert", etc.

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Insight - Advanced
in hand

(of a situation) completely under one's control

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to make no bones about something

to not hesitate to do or say what one truly wants

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bone of contention

a subject over which people disagree

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close at hand

about to happen very soon

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to jump out of one's skin

to become extremely scared or surprised, causing a strong physical reaction

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skin and bone

used to refer to someone who is extremely thin, often in an unattractive and unhealthy way

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to save one's skin / neck

to help a person get out of a situation that involves danger or difficulty

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to go hand in hand

(of two things) to be closely connected to one another, particularly in a way that one of them causes the occurrence of another

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to improve

to make a person or thing better

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to enhance

to better or increase someone or something's quality, strength, value, etc.

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to transform

to change the appearance, character, or nature of a person or object

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to restore

to repair a work of art, building, etc. so that it is in a good condition again

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to evolve

to develop from a simple form to a more complex or sophisticated one over an extended period

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to determine

to learn of and confirm the facts about something through calculation or research

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to reform

to make a society, law, system, or organization better or more effective by making many changes to it

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to alter

to cause something to change

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to reverse

to change something such as a process, situation, etc. to be the opposite of what it was before

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to progress

to develop into a more advanced or improved stage

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to revert

to go back to a previous state, condition, or behavior

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to chop and change

to keep changing one's behavior or opinions in an abrupt manner

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stride

noticeable progress or advancement made towards a goal or desired outcome

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to pull one's socks up

to try one's best to improve something that is not good or satisfactory enough

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square one

the point or situation from which one starts to do something

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goalpost

a pair of upright posts typically used in sports such as football or soccer to define the area where goals are scored

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to go from strength to strength

to become more and more successful with the passage of time

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to turn upside down

to reverse the position of something, making what was on top now at the bottom and vice versa

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