C1 Advanced Vocabulary 6

Unstable - At least one factory is on _____, and the town expects more to shut down.

• soft ground

• sandy ground

• shaky ground

• solid ground

asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly - Do you expect me to ask you for forgiveness on _____?

• bended knee

• bent legs

• kneeling legs

• shaky legs

Without being included on official financial records - She worked ______ as a waitress in the city.

• out of the register

• under the book

• out of the book

• off the books

have a result of making you feel worried or uncomfortable - Going back to the place where I grew up was a very _______ experience.

• unfortunate

• unhappy

• unsettling

• unwanted

to happen in a particular way, or to - Jim just might ____ to be a good footballer.

• turn in

• turn out

• turn up

• turn down

Damage found in different places along a route - The hurricane left a ______.

• way of deteriation

• path of terror

• trail of destruction

• road of debri

having something that shows you have a high position in society - For lots of people, a sports car is a _____.

• sign of status

• status symbol

• sign of superiority

• status of wealth

used to explain that you are using a special or unusual expression - In their household it’s Lorna who wears the trousers, ______.

• so to speak

• is to say

• if to tell

• there to say

the state of being too aware of how you appear to others - She stood up and sang for us, without any ______.

• self-consciousness

• self-awareness

• self-worth

• self-shyness

to add small details in order to make something perfect - Let me just ______ to the wedding cake.

• fix the ending bits

• do the last pieces

• put the finishing touches

• make the final art