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Crossword – Basic Vocabulary 50
Posted on 2013/09/01
Across
1 Feeling sympathy (11)
5 Marmalade (3)
6 Frozen water (3)
8 Ninth month (9)
9 Can do (4)
10 Do (3)
12 Rural area (7)
13 Swine (3)
16 Well-to-do (4-3)
17 Gaze (4)
18 A word used for hypothetical situations (2)
19 Type of berry (10)
22 Graphite in a pencil (4)
23 Enterprise (8)
26 Opposite of “come” (2)
27 Earth that is mined for gold, silver, copper, etc. (3)
29 Division (10)
33 Part of the body (5)
34 Copy (12)
35 Not bottom (3)
36 Close (4)
37 Pit toilet (8)
Down
1 Heaven (3)
2 Communication (7)
3 What is smoked in a pipe, for example (7)
4 Distance around a circle (13)
5 Fruit spread (5)
7 Our planet (5)
11 Drying cloth (5)
13 Hurt (4)
14 Chalkboard (10)
15 A school for advanced education, especially in a particular profession or skill (7)
19 Facial hair (5)
20 Opposite of no (3)
21 Soap component (8)
24 Place (3)
25 Therefore (2)
28 Opposite of left (5)
30 Mistake (5)
31 Mate (5)
32 Utensil for grabbing something (5)
Idiom Focus: Business Idioms 17
Posted on 2013/08/31
Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words.
turn over: to sell retail; buy and then sell something to customers.
Example:
Wal-Mart has a quick turn-over on its goods.
heads will roll: threaten severe punishment.
Example:
The supervisor said that heads would roll if there were any further accidents with the forklift.
Crossword – TOEFL 17
Posted on 2013/08/25
Across
1 Wisdom (8)
4 Eager, sharp (4)
6 A course of action or conduct (4)
7 Great destruction resulting in extensive loss of life, especially by fire (9)
9 Countercharge (13)
11 Off the cuff; impromptu (14)
14 Thinking before acting to avoid problems or danger (11)
17 Without real significance (4)
18 Control (5)
20 The way something is built (12)
21 To reduce the amount of something that is available (7)
23 Moving indirectly, by taking many twists and turns (7)
25 Oblong piece of solid material (3)
26 Not employed or busy (4)
27 Abounding with something (7)
Down
1 Sleep-inducing (9)
2 To hate a type of behavior or way of thinking, especially because you think it is morally wrong (5)
3 Intense anger (3)
4 Rapidly changing (13)
5 Having interest in or familiar with many parts of the world (12)
8 Prone (3)
10 Repentance (3)
11 A short journey made for pleasure (9)
12 Moderate or self-restrained (9)
13 Different from anything seen or known before (5)
15 Bankrupt (9)
16 Roost (5)
19 A person who holds controversial opinions (7)
21 To be saturated as if full of liquid (4)
22 Colorless (4)
24 Not clear (3)
Idiom Focus: Business Idioms 16
Posted on 2013/08/24
Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words.
sell out: completely sell the inventory so no stock is left.
Example:
The bookstore ordered 100 copies of the author’s latest book, but they sold out within a week.
mean business: get serious about something.
Example:
The boss said the deadline for the report is next Monday. You’d better make sure you get it done—he means business.
Crossword – Basic Vocabulary 49
Posted on 2013/08/18
Across
1 Underbrush (11)
6 Not thin (5)
8 Container (3)
9 Likeness (10)
10 Look (3)
11 A negative answer (2)
12 Preposition (2)
13 Rescuing (6)
17 Group (4)
18 Custom (6)
19 Used for boiling water (3)
20 Can do (4)
21 Word indicating excess (3)
22 Comment (6)
23 Branch of math (10)
27 One or the other of two (6)
29 A preposition used to what by means or method someone uses to do something (2)
30 Outweighing (13)
32 Comprehension (13)
36 Play a game of chance for money (3)
Down
2 Country (6)
3 Surroundings (11)
4 Agent (14)
5 No matter what (8)
6 The number between one and three (3)
7 Where your leg bends (4)
8 Explosive sound (4)
10 Therefore (2)
14 Acting independently, on its own (9)
15 Terminate a marriage (7)
16 Alloy of copper and zinc (5)
19 Ceramic (9)
24 Pipe (4)
25 From the outside to the inside (4)
26 Unite (7)
28 Correct (5)
31 Official permission to enter a country (4)
32 A preposition used to indicate towards a higher place or position (2)
33 ____ , did, done (2)
34 ____ … then (2)
35 To move from one place to another (2)
Idiom Focus: Business Idioms 15
Posted on 2013/08/17
Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words.
jack up: set a high price, especially one that is artificially high.
Example:
Did you notice? The gas station on the corner jacked up their price overnight by twenty-five cents a gallon.
go public: make shares of a privately owned company available for sale to the public.
Example:
Uncle Jack always regretted he didn’t buy shares of Apple computers when the company first went public.
Idiom Focus: Business Idioms 14
Posted on 2013/08/10
Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words.
pay off: pay back a debt; result in a profit; be successful.
Example:
Quitting my job and starting my own business was difficult at first, but it paid off in the long run.
bankers’ hours: shortened work hours and/or a shortened work week.
Example:
Most people think that having your own business means you can keep bankers’ hours, but many business owners actually work 60 – 80 hours a week, especially in the early years of the business.