CAE Cengage 1 PT 2

- things you wouldn't otherwise (notice, know)

- long-lost (relatives/memories)

- through (a process of) trial and error

- an age-old question

- (to exhibit a fascinating) peculiarity / sth is quite peculiar

- an indisputable fact

- inconclusive evidence/negotiations

- to do up (a room)

- under no circumstances + Inversion

- the effect will wear off

- to be smitten by sth/with sb

- to empathise with

- straightforward person/idea/plot

- to ridicule sb

- to be assertive

- to make concessions to sb

- to be knowledgeable

- to dumb down (complex information)

- to feel at ease

- to feel at ease

- to go out of one's way to achieve sth

- merely

- conversely

- to reach the point of no return

- a handful of (people)

- incomprehensible (to us)

- to dabble in

- years down the line

- lucrative (job/venture)

- to supplement one's income

- (do sth) from scratch

- an avid (reader/surfer) myself

- to learn the ropes

- and so on (and so forth)

- and then, the next thing you know, ...

- to urge sb to do sth

- to take the plunge