in hand / at hand

• at hand

you have something conveniently near you
e.g. Make sure that the safety equipment is at hand when you start working, in case there are any problems.
e.g. I do not have Dominic's telephone at hand, so I will tell you later.

• to hand (can be used the same as 'at hand')

e.g. I am sorry I haven't got the information to hand, can I tell you later?

• in hand

1. if you have something in hand, then you have extra amount, or you have more than you need. we may use this talk about time.
e.g. I am not worry about finishing this essay before the deadline, since I still have 3 days in hand.
2. the, job, situation, problem or topic that you are dealing with at the moment can be described as the problem in hand.
e.g. At the moment, the problem in hand is how to motivate yourself start working.
3. if you want to say that you are in control of a difficult situation, you can say that you have this situation in hand.
e.g. Do't worry about the preparation for the party, I've got everything in hand.

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bunk (bed)

• bunk
  

a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a boat or a train

• bunk (bed)

one of the two beds that fixed together, and one on top of the other
e.g. The twins sleep in bunk beds.
e.g. Can I sleep in the top bunk?

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words in the news: Romania crisis aid

• gaping budget deficit

The very large amount of money by which government spending is greater than its incomes.

• Improve investor's confidence

e.g. The aim of the loan is to finance the country's gaping budget deficit and improve investor's confidence, after a sharp drop in foreign capital inflows.

• a sharp drop

a fast and significant reduction

• foreign capital inflows

money for producing more benefits or for beginning a new business that comes from abroad.

• economic fate has turned

• shedding

losing and closing
e.g. For a country which last year registered the EU's highest growth rate, is now shedding thousands of jobs, mainly in the car and steel sector, and facing a collapse of a property boom

• property boom

when many houses are built and their prices are increasing because there are many demand.

• wages

• reluctantly backing

supporting, although not willingly
e.g. Some trade unions are reluctantly backing the deal.

• enacted

put into practice
e.g. Others are threatening strikes if spending cuts are enacted.

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