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Communication
Listening "Learning a foreign language"
Smth is tough going = I struggle to do it. = I have difficulty (in) Ving. Opp: plain sailing
one unexpected payoff is...
the real incentive was...
make an effort
feel inadequate compared with...
having said that.../however/despite this.../that said
have something in somebody
get by perfectly well without smth
have a thing about smth
be stuck in a rut
Have time on my hands / have time to spare/ have time to myself / me time
open smb's eyes to smth
narrow smth down to smth
a means to an end <-> an end in itself
far harder than
push smb out of their comfort zone
change track
to use one's brain for a change
learn smth from scratch
in a far more interesting way than
leap at the opportunity
take unpaid leave
take a year off
get a promotion
realise the implications for business/career
smth no longer seems important
I wondered if it might be useful
pick up a few words here and there
have vague notions
Reading "You've been verbed"
give something/somebody the green light/go-ahead
somebody comes across as ignorant/pretentious/clumsy/obtrusive
potential changes are picked up
to wind someone up
something is virtually unknown
words pass into general use
were adopted as verbs/trasformed into verbs/converted to verbs
something gently fades away
something scarcely arrived as
There is no turning back the clock
something is practically deserted
the driving force behind something
a wealth of imaginative ideas
to be a common motivator/motivation
smth in a constant state of flux
fall into disuse
to be another ready source
go back a long way
inflections
revel in something
to look for/to take a shortcut, there are no shortcuts to
Speaking "How might knowing a foreign language be useful for these purposes?"
to be useful
to come in handy/use
can serve (dual) purpose
to stand smb in good stead
asking for an interlocutor's opinion
Where do you stand on this?
Would you go along with this?
What's your take on this?
knowing/lerning the language
have a working knowledge of the language
have a mastery of a foreign language
have an excellent command of
have a thorough/limited grasp of
a way to express emotion or energy
to be an emotional and physical outlet
to be an outlet for...
find fulfillment by...
Getting your message across
Expressions with speak, talk and say
talk about something
say something for certain
speak one's mind
to speak on behalf of somebody
to say a word
needless to say
to talk shop
talk nonsense
to talk business/football/politics
You can say that again!
It's easier said than done
speak/think highly of... = smb is highly esteemed/regarded = smb is held in high regard
speak up
make small talk to someone
on speaking terms with somebody
It goes without saying that...
to talk some sense into somebody
Phrasal verbs
to bring up some subjects
get through to someone
topics crop up
talk someone out of something = dissuade smb from. Opp.: to talk smb into Ving
get one's message over/across
drop hints
talk over issues
Informal expressions: speaking and understanding
take the words out of one's mouth
drop hints about something <-> to be explicit
to go on about (work) = to ramble on about = to rabbit on about
have a go at smb = to tell smb off = to reprimand = to schold smb
get the wrong end of the stick
make head or tail
miss the point of smth
to (hardly) get a word in edgeways
Infinitive or gerund
Infinitive
neglect to do
fail to do
refuse to do
omit to do
hesitate to do
deserve to do
can't afford to do
agree to do
refuse to do
appear to do
attempt to do
arrange to do
offer to do
choose to do
struggle to do
dare to do
pretend to do
expect to do
volunteer to do
force to do
guarantee to do
help (to) do
intend to do
manage to do
hope to do
need to do
prepare to do
wish to do
Gerund
fancy doing
finish doing
enjoy doing
forbid
dislike doing
forbid doing
detest doing
imagine doing
deny doing
involve doing
consider/contemplate doing
keep doing
can't help doing
mention doing
can't bear doing
miss doing
avoid doing
permit doing
appreciate doing
practise doing
allow doing
recommend doing
advise doing
resent doing
adore doing
resist doing
suggest doing
understand doing