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Total English - Advanced - Unit 5 - Reference - Part 2

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 5 - Reference - Part 2 in the Total English Advanced coursebook, such as "handful", "debt", "autonomy", etc.

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Total English - Advanced
prospect

the likelihood or possibility of something becoming successful in the future

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colleague

someone with whom one works

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supportive

giving encouragement or providing help

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freedom

the right to act, say, or think as one desires without being stopped, controlled, or restricted

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autonomy

(of a country, region, etc.) the state of being independent and free from external control

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salary

an amount of money we receive for doing our job, usually monthly

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pension plan

a retirement savings plan in which an employer or organization contributes money on behalf of its employees, to be used to provide income to those employees during their retirement years

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convenience

the state of being helpful or useful for a specific situation

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task

a piece of work for someone to do, especially as an assignment

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a great deal

to a large extent

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plenty

a plentiful or abundant amount of something

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for the most part

used to indicate that something is generally true or applies in the majority of cases

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majority

the larger part or number of a given set or group

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handful

a small number of people or things

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to cost a fortune

to be very expensive or require a lot of money to purchase

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to live on

to have the amount of money needed to buy necessities

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well-off

having enough money to cover one's expenses and maintain a desirable lifestyle

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bargain

an item bought at a much lower price than usual

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broke

having little or no financial resources

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to treat

to give someone a gift or provide them with entertainment as a gesture of kindness

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debt

an amount of money or a favor that is owed

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dirt cheap

costing very little

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to get by

to be capable of living or doing something using the available resources, knowledge, money, etc.

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to go halves

to pay half of the expenses each

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hard up

experiencing financial difficulties, often lacking money to cover basic expenses

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in the red

in debt due to spending more than one's earnings

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to splash out

to spend a lot of money on fancy or unnecessary things

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skint

having little or no money, often due to having spent all of it or experiencing financial difficulties

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an arm and (a) leg

a large sum of money

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to be worth a fortune

to be extremely valuable, usually in terms of money

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