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

setup of the company was radically changed.
5 a lookout, e.g. Thieves or robbers often have one person as a 
lookout, watching for police, etc.
6 a breakout, e.g. There were three 
breakouts from this prison last year.
Unit 91
 91.1
1 intend: I didn’t 
mean to hurt you.
2 exactly: She finished the exercise in five minutes 
flat.
3 proper, just: It’s only 
fair that we should share the housework.
4 city with the seat of government: Wellington is the 
capital of New Zealand.
5 light in colour: I’ve got 
fair hair and burn easily in the sun.
6 unkind: You shouldn’t be so 
mean to your little sister.
7 fixed: To join the Fitness Club you pay a 
flat fee of £500.
8 neither very good nor very bad: His marks in his final exams ranged from excellent to 
fair.
9 money: You need plenty of 
capital to open a restaurant.
10 unwilling to spend money: He’s far too 
mean to buy her flowers.
 91.2 
It’s only 
fair
: adjective (right)
The Frankfurt Book 
Fair
: noun (large show)
the weather to stay
 fair
: adjective (pleasant)
I’ve got 
fair
skin: adjective (light)
ranged from excellent to 
fair
: adjective (satisfactory)
the burning third-floor 
flat
: noun (apartment)
terribly 
flat
and boring: adjective (level)
a 
flat
fee of £500: adjective (fixed)
B 
flat
minor: noun (
♭
= a note that is a semitone lower than B itself)

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in five minutes 
flat
: adverb (only; emphasises how quick a time is)
in 
capital
letters: adjective (upper case)
the 
capital
of New Zealand: noun (city where the country’s government sits)
capital
to open a restaurant: noun (money)
Capital
punishment: adjective (punishable by death)
‘coagulate’ 
mean
: verb (convey a meaning, express an idea)
mean
to hurt you: verb (intend)
too 
mean
to buy her flowers: adjective (opposite of generous)
be so 
mean
: adjective (unkind)