- The waiters can be
- Off-hand, sullen, brusque
- Sluggish
- Courteous, go out of their way to be helpful
- The service is
- impecable
- Off-putting
- The portions are small
- Do you like seconds / second helpings?
- To have a sweet tooth
- To split the bill
- To be wined and dined every night
- It's on me ( I'm paying the bill)
- Wholesome food
- Juicy meat, bone / gossip
- Free range eggs /chickens /turkeys
- Gluten-free dish /bread /recipe
- Half-baked (plan, scheme, idea)
- Convenience foods (easy to obtain)
- Traffic-light labelled
- a recipe for disaster
- All the ingredients for success
- To spice up a party
- A situation turns a bit sour when...
- To let sb to stew on their own juice
- They are not my cup of tea
- a storm in a teacup
- a half-baked plan, scheme
- He cooked up a story ( made up- invented)
- A broad-sheet /paper
- Thought-provoking / intriguing /illuminating /insightful /challenging
- A highbrow (intellectual and difficult to understand) /lowbrow idea
- Undemanding, dreary (dull, depressed), unstimulating
- Run-of.the mill /ordinary /pedestrian
- lightweight / trivial
- Dazzling, exquisite
- Breathtaking
- fantastic and staggering
- A book can be:
- macabre, compelling, lugubrious, moving /poingnant
- With wry humour (ironic)
- enigmatic characters
- If you like it very much
- A page-turner
- You can't put it down
- To become engaged to it
- Compulsive reading
- It was heavy-going
- I couldn¡'t get on with it / into it
- The readership
- A bed reading book
- Memoirs
- A hen party / a hen do / a hen night
- A stag party
- A house warming party
- A fancy. dress party
- A wedding reception (a wedding party is teh bride , the groom and other people acoompaning them)
- A formal occasion / a black /white tie occasion
- A leaving do
- Todo some clubbing
- A party animal
- He is the life and the soul of the party
- A feast
- A get-together ( a family party)
- To take the pot-luck (you are invited, but the meal is already ready...)
- IT'S ME /It's Diana
- I'll text you the details
- I didn't have your number saved
- He is not available right now
- Is anything else I can do for you?
- You're welcome
- Thanks for calling
- The sound is very low
- Can you speak up a bit
- Can you speak bit loudly?
- The signal is not so good
- I don't have much signal
- There is not much reception in here
- My battery is about to die
- You've run out of battery
- You have to recharge it
- Would you like to leave him a message?
- Could you pass on a message for me
- Let him know that
- Please make sure hegets it.
- It's urgent
- Let him know when he's free
- What are your stregths and weaknesses?
- Coming back to strengths...
- It's a strength of mine
- Where do you see yourself five years from now?
- How do you think your values fit for our company culture?
- I'm ready for a new challenge
- I like to be moving forward in my career
- Create a good atmosphere
- I can keep a cool head in stressful situations
- I'm very approachable
- To keep an eye on things
- Great communication skills
