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to wish that you could disappear because you are very embarrassed

wish the earth would swallow you up

to deliberately say or do something that will annoy or worry someone, as a joke

wind up

an important new discovery or development

breakthrough

to express support or approval of someone or something (celebrities promote a product)

endorse

the bad part of something / a disadvantage

downside / drawback

when someone is being watched, for example by the police or by doctors

surveillance

able to stay calm even in difficult situations

cool-headed

very unusual and strange

bizarre

to start something big or important, start selling a product

launch

even if something is unlikely to succeed, it is worth trying it (idiom)

nothing ventured, nothing gained

to identify a product or service that does not exist, so that there is an opportunity to develop that product or service and sell it

see a gap in

a balance between two very different things

trade-off

very impressive, beautiful, or surprising

breathtaking / stunning

to think of an idea, answer etc

come up with

to be very happy

be over the moon

when someone is very fat in a way that is unhealthy

obesity

the failure of a relationship or system

breakdown

to tell the public about a product or service in order to persuade them to buy it or use it

advertise

careful to avoid problems or danger

cautious

to stay at home by yourself or with your family instead of going out to meet other people (personality)

keep yourself to yourself

making you have strong feelings of sadness or sympathy

poignant / moving

to telephone or visit someone you have never met before and try to sell them something

cold call

a situation in which someone tries to find out details about another person's private affairs in a way that is upsetting and often illegal

invasion of privacy

every bad thing has a good side (idiom)

every cloud has a silver lining

the parts of a city or town that are furthest from the centre

outskirts

someone who likes being with other people (personality)

people person

a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water

drought

a window, often containing an advertisement, that suddenly appears on a computer screen, especially when you are looking at a website

pop-up

to refuse to accept, believe in, or agree with something

reject

funny and clever

witty

practical and direct in a sensible honest way (personality)

down-to-earth

the practice of taking illegal drugs, especially in dangerous amounts

drug abuse

a book that tells you how to do something, especially how to use a machine

manual

when a volcano sends out smoke, fire, and rock

volcanic eruption

to be very frightened

be scared out of your wits / shake like a leaf

to make small changes to the way you do things in order to get used to a new situation or condition

adjust / adapt