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Leisure
time
 Sedentary adjective
/ˈsedəntəri/ c2
Definition
• Involving little exercise or physical activity.
• (of people) Spending a lot of time sitting down and
not moving.
Collocations
a sedentary job/ occupation/ life/ lifestyle
Example
• Being a writer is a sedentary occupation.
• Sedentary lifestyle is unavoidable when working in
an office.
• My doctor advises me to take up some sports
because my lifestyle is too sedentary.
 Indulge /ɪn c2
ˈdʌldʒ/
verb
Definition
• to allow yourself to have or do something
that you like, especially something that is
considered not good for you.
Word family:
indulgent (a), indulgently (adv), indulgence (n)

Example:
• I love champagne and I often indulge myself
with a bottle of Champagne on weekend
evenings.
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Leaflet /ˈliː.flət/
b2
noun

a piece of paper that gives you

information or advertises something:

• A leaflet about the new local brand

came through the door today.
• They are handing out leaflets in
shopping centre.
Snap something up /snæp/
phrasal verb

Definition
(often passive) to buy or get something quickly and
enthusiastically because it is cheap or exactly what
you want.
Examples
• The tickets for the concert were snapped up
within three hours of going on sale.
• When I was offered the chance to work in
England, I snapped it up.
 budget
/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/ b2
noun
mainly focus

dEFINITION collocations
• a plan to show how much money a person or • an annual/monthly/weekly budget
organization will earn and how much they will • on a tight budget
need or be able to spend • overspend/ balance you budget

eXAMPLE
One of the easiest ways to balance you budget on clothes is
to reduce the amount you spend at clothing shops.
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Strive /straɪv/ c2
verb
to try very hard to do something or to
make something happen, especially for
a long time or against difficulties:
• She has always had to strive for
balance when it comes to health.
Collocations:
• Constantly/desperately strive
• Strive for excellence
• Strive for balance/awareness
• Strive for perfection/goals
 Boost /buːst/B2
verb
to improve or increase something:

Collocations:
• Boost one’s confidence
• Give one’s immune system a boost
• Considerably/greatly boost
• Boost productivity, performance

Example:
• Exercising can lead to higher brain dopamine levels, which Word family:
boosts energy and mood. booster (n)
 Blow the competition
idiom
away
Definition
• Win or defeat with ease 
• Impressing the crowd will be easy 

Example
• They blew the competition in the second half of the
game.
• You’ve been practicing the match your entire life,
you’ll blow the competition away.
Come up against sth
phrasal verb

DEFINITION
to have to deal with something difficult or
unpleasant

EXAMPLE
They are sure to come up against fierce
competition as they try to achieve their
ambitions.
Self-discipline /ˌselfˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/
c2
noun
• the ability to make yourself do things you know you should
DEFINITION
do even when you do not want to

• Self-discipline will provide you the ability to resist distractions and

EXAMPLE
temptations that tend to hinder in attaining your goals.
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