widow | emerge | tin-roofed | undivided | lottery |
jackpot | fortune | yield | lasting | fulfillment |
a question for sb. | emerge from | the biggest in history | new-found fortune | could do worse than |
academic | rewarding | Counter-intuitive | fantasy | vision |
fancy | extravagant | an array of | wear off fairly quickly | creep in |
it is far better to do sth. | commute | whopping | sparingly | a slim volume |
be packed with | wage slave | bang for your buck | be better off | be jolly for |
restrict the availability of | sth. | an object of obsession | privileged | scarcity |
mandate | incentive | a privileged lot | the link between A and B | come away |
empirical | deep-seated | employ | self-enhancing | psychologist |
amass | illusory | superiority | feel good about oneself | |
oceans of | above-average effect | rate... as.. . | get on well with others | rose-tint |
defensive | stereotype | boost | esteem | stalk |
hot stuff | oversee | self-enhancement | identify | lineup |
deliberation | flattering | genuinely | rather.. than... | have sb. do.. . |
compared with | identify.. . from.. . | visual recognition | conscious deliberation | doctor |
profound | delusion | depressed | make up for | correspond with |
think well of | viscerally | wit | intellect | profile |
portray | idealise | make sense | on one level | recognise... as... |
the cream of | not.. . but... | |||
acutely | fragile | recovery | outmoded | insatiable |
foresee | man versus mac | achine | a boom and bust cycle | go away |
have an insatiable appetite for | eat up | restructure economy | performance | immune |
hail from | scary | vulnerable | a powerful argument | in the first place |
have no room | i for | scripted | standardized | initiative |
in short | individual initiative/creativity | perform much better at | reinvent | formula |
conduct | notion | unexpected | predictable | take initiative |
exercise one's imagination | respond to unexpected events | note | reframe | augment |
innovate | institution | touch on | refram...as . | A rather than B/not B but |
infrastructure | broadband | housing | seldom | contribute for |
the focus is usually on... | shoulder | shove | inevitable | charged |
housing sector | shoulder the blame | the real value | multibillion-pound | infrastructure project |
nevertheless | affordable | desperate | all the time | waiting list |
comprehensive | review | ectify | prejudice | address |
urgent | comprehensive spending | review | ||
put historical prejudices to | one side | take some steps | address our urgent housing | need |
indication | hint | introduce | flexibility | cap |
authorities | lift | Chancellor of the Exchequer | housing stock debt | registered |
revenue | look at | the rental environment | have a significant impact on | |
registered provider | grant | expire | retain | coalition |
be down to sb. | in the short term | face up to the fact | be very unlikely to | adjust to |
commitment | long-term | pressing |