#crackademic CHANCES ARE (idiom) — (C2) it is likely: • Cha | Let’s IELTS!

#crackademic

CHANCES ARE (idiom)
— (C2) it is likely:
• Chances are (that) they'll be late anyway.

SWELL (verb)
/swel/
— (C2) to become larger and rounder than usual; to (cause to) increase in size or amount:
• It was obvious she had broken her toe, because it immediately started to swell (up).
• The group recruited more members, swelling its ranks (= increasing its size) to more than 1.3 million.
• His heart/breast swelled with pride (= he felt very proud) as he stood watching his son graduate. (literary)

SUPERFICIAL (adj., disapproving)
/ˌsuː.pɚˈfɪʃ.əl/
— (C2) (of a person) never thinking about things that are serious or important:
• He's fun to be with, but he's very superficial.

— (C2) (usually disapproving) not complete and involving only the most obvious things:
• I thought that article was written at a very superficial level.
• The documentary's analysis of the issues was very superficial.
• I only have a superficial (= slight) knowledge of French.