He was accused of being involved in shady financial [deal].

The tabloid feature bizarre and [speculate] theories

'feelings of hate between people because of arguments in the past': There has been bad ____ between the two families for years

After he lost his job, he spent weeks moping ____ his house all day.

The book will provide a [stimulate] to research in this very important area.

'To attempt to get power or get into a better position than other people using any methods you can': Since the death of the president, opposition parties and the army have been jockeying ____ power

The journalist asked the politician a very loaded ____?

She takes pride in stating her political [convince].

Why is the media so [OCCUPY] with the love lives of politicians?

The child's parents or [guard] must give their consent before she has the operation.

His father was able to pull some ____ to get him a good job with the company.

The students lined up in single ____ outside the class.

'to not allow something bad to affect your behaviour or upset you': He rose _____ the criticism he received after his performance in the last match and returned to try his best in training again.