Matching Pairs Gold experience B2. UNIT 2. Vocabulary IIOnline version Gold experience B2. UNIT 2. Vocabulary by Solange Cortese 1 INSTEAD "I decided to stay home instead of going out tonight." 2 LOOK FORWARD "I look forward to seeing my family during the holidays." 3 TAKE OFF "The airplane will take off soon." 4 RELIABLE "My old car may not be fancy, but it's reliable." 5 GIVE UP "She didn't want to give up on her dream of becoming a doctor." 6 CROWDED "The bus was very crowded this morning." 7 USED TO "I used to play soccer every weekend." 8 DUE TO "The game was canceled due to rain." 9 REALIZED "She realized she had forgotten her keys after locking the door." 10 NEEDLESS "your mistake has cost us a great deal of needless extra work" 11 HOPELESS "She felt hopeless after failing the test" 12 SUDDENLY "Suddenly, the lights went out in the middle of the storm." 13 HUGE "The elephant is huge" 14 STEP "Please step carefully over the rock" become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly. quickly and unexpectedly as a substitute or alternative to; in place of. to feel pleasure because an event or activity is going to happen an act or movement of putting one leg in front of the other in walking or running. 'be accustomed to' or 'be familiar with'. It refers to the past it can be trusted because it works in the way you expect leave the ground and begin to fly not necessary because avoidable. to stop trying because of something without hope extremely large; enormous. full of people, leaving little or no room for movement;