English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

Correct the wrong uses of phrasal verbs with 
weigh
 in these sentences.
1 I weighed on a kilo of flour and then added water to it.
2 He’s very irritating. When you’re trying to have a rational discussion, he always has to weigh 
through with his own selfish point of view.
3 I owe Gina £250; it’s been weighing over my mind for weeks. I must pay her back.
4 We were weighed up with huge suitcases and bags, and the airport was terribly crowded;
it was a nightmare.
5 I have to weigh in the various options before I decide which job to accept.
Answer these questions.
1 What does a hairdresser use thinning-out scissors for?
2 If there is dense fog, then it gets even denser, what verb could you use to describe the change?
3 What happens if you leave some coffee in the bottom of your cup for about a week?
4 What does ‘Do not drink undiluted’ mean on the instructions on a bottle of juice? What must you 
do before drinking it?
5 What might you sift when you are cooking?
6 If someone is impervious to insults, is it easy to upset them by calling them stupid?
7 If something is ‘unwieldy’, is it likely to be large or small?
8 If someone says a book is ‘impenetrable’, what do they mean?
9 What do you think it means to say that someone’s philosophy is ‘rather lightweight’?
10 Which verb can be used to describe a situation where heavy traffic is becoming less heavy?
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All the colours of the rainbow
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Words and expressions for specific colours
pitch black: intensely black, used about darkness, night, etc. 
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pitch is an old word for tar)
jet black: intensely black, used about hair, eyes, etc.
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