Ielts

• The factory has raised the bar on productivity, food safety and quality.


  to set a new, higher standard of quality or performance
• The show really sets the bar for artistic invention.


  to set a standard of quality or performance
• be occupied with hectic schedule


  busy
• She was completely taken aback by his anger.


  to be shocked or surprised by somebody/something
• She's always willing to go the extra mile to help a friend.


  to do more than one is required to do
• I hear he finally clinched the deal to buy the land he wanted.


  (v) to succeed in achieving or winning something
• My doctor says I should start playing sport because my lifestyle is too sedentary.


  (a)(of work, activities, etc.) in which you spend a lot of time sitting down
• Travelling to India has been on my bucket list for years.


  ​a list of things that you want to do before you die
• He has had a long and distinguished career in medicine


  (a)very successful and admired by other people
• I’ve been an actor for 20 years, earning a crust wherever I can.


  to earn enough money to live on
• Every Sunday, week in, week out, she goes to her parents for lunch.


  happening every week
• The candidates, their staffs and the press have a spring in their steps.


  you move quickly and happily
•  gynaecologist (n)


  bác sĩ phụ sản
• State prosecutors are considering charges against some of the children


  (n) kiểm sát viên
• This figure represents only the tip of the iceberg, since as many as 90% of cases go unreported.


  only a small part of a much larger problem
• we see the emergence of a new pastime


  (n)something that you enjoy doing when you are not working

  =hobby
• The average village would have its church, manor house, and cottage tenements all clustered together


  (v)to come together in a small group or groups
• He needed to prove that his success was not just a flash in the pan.

  a sudden success that lasts only a short time and is not likely to be repeated
• Those with the greatest chance of doing permanent damage to their skin are the year-round outdoor workers


  (a) all through the year
• Small businesses would be wise to take heed of the warnings contained in the Chancellor’s speech.


   to pay careful attention to somebody/something
• He struggled hard to control his unruly emotions.


  difficult to control or manage (a)

  = disorderly
•  An unruly assortment of stuff littering your room or your home can be both annoying and unsettling.


  ​a collection of different things or of different types of the same thing

  =mixture
• There have been many reasons posited as to why people collect and hang on to junk.


  to keep something, not sell it or give it away
• These exercises aim to counteract the effects of stress and tension.


  to do something to reduce or prevent the bad or harmful effects of something (v)
• Obesity is caused by the ingestion of more fat than the body needs for physical activity and growth.


  the act of taking food, drugs, etc. into your body, usually by swallowing (= making them go down your throat) (n)