| Words & Phrases |
Paraphrasing |
| compile |
produce a collection by assembling material from other resources |
| census |
an official survey of a population |
| stagger |
astonish, astound, take aback |
| account for |
make up, explain, kill |
| custody |
parental responsibility, especially as allocated to one of two divorcing
parents |
| perception |
a way of regarding, understandig something |
| count on |
rely on |
| soar |
increase rapidly above the usual level |
| give rise to |
bring about |
| embrace |
accept willingly |
| move up the corporate ladder |
be promoted to the position of greater responsibility |
| breadwinner |
a person who earns money to support their family |
| glass ceiling |
the invisible barrier that prevents women and members of minority groups
from moving up the corporate ladder |
| point-blank |
blunt, without explanation, fired from very close to its target |
| cause tongues to wag |
start to gossip |
| go the extra mile |
work harder than expected |
| cede |
give up |
| in the picture |
a state of being involved in something |
| tied down |
feel trapped in some way cf. tied up = busy |
| ex |
former husband or wife, boyfriend or girl friend |
| stateside |
in or toward the U.S. cf. go stateside |
| red cent |
a penny, the smallest amount of money |
| eke out a living |
manage to make a living with difficulty |
| agonize |
suffer, struggle |
| matter |
be important or significant |
| lay down the law |
issue instructions in an authoritative way |
| beau |
boyfriend or fiance |
| role model |
a person looked to by others as an example to be imitated |
| down the road |
in the future |
| count in |
include |
| balance work and family |
juggle work and family |
| bedridden |
confined to bed by sickness or old age |