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Insight - Advanced - Unit 6 - 6C

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 6 - 6C in the Insight Advanced coursebook, such as "tenant", "drive a wedge", "deposit", etc.

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to wrap somebody around one's (little) finger

to manage to convince someone to do whatever one asks of them out of love or respect that they have for one

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to get on one's nerves

to make someone really mad by constantly doing something that angers or annoys them

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to lean on

to rely on something, such as a wall, for physical support or stability

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to drive a wedge

to ruin the relationship of people or groups of people by causing them to disagree or hate each other

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at one's beck and call

at someone's complete service

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to be in each other's pocket

to be very close to someone and spend most of one's time with them

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rent

the money that is regularly paid to use an apartment, room, etc. owned by another person

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contract

an official agreement between two or more sides that states what each of them has to do

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estate agent

a person whose job is to help clients rent or buy properties

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notice

a formal statement or letter declaring that one intends to end an agreement, especially an employment or residential contract

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landlord

a person or a company who rents a room, house, building, etc. to someone else

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deposit

a sum of money that is paid before paying a total amount, particularly when buying something that is expensive

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letting

an apartment or house that is available to be rented; an act of renting a property in exchange for a monthly fee according to a lease

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mortgage

an official contract or arrangement by which a bank gives money to someone as a loan to buy a house and the person agrees to repay the loan over a specified period, usually with interest

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lease

an agreement in which we agree to pay rent to use someone else's house, room, etc.

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tenant

someone who pays rent to live in someone else's house, room, etc.

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to have a soft spot for somebody or something

to be particularly fond of someone or something

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