I think you should give it another go. Sit down and talk things through if you can. It’s not like you to bear a______
grudge
15
While many people are familiar with traditional aspects associated with the imperial age, few are as knowledgeable as the Ainu – the ____ people of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island.
indigenous
15
I completely refused to be taken in by her attempts to get what she wanted, but she chose the path of least ____, and her father bowed to the pressure.
resistance
15
I wouldn’t exactly describe it as a page-turner, but having___ into the first few chapters I might as well finish reading it.
dipped
15
Despite its incredible natural beauty, it’s an area that has been noticeably scarred by recent _____ events.
turbulent
15
There’s a good deal of debate between animal conservationists and those with a vested interest in land management. Allowing so many deer to____the hills is impacting on fragile ecosystems.
roam
15
In the end we chose the least/lesser of two evils, and paid the fine.
lesser
15
He would spend his evenings poring into/over notes written in the manuscript’s margins.
over
15
Officials from the department of conservation began a three day cull/hunt of the herds to ensure the spread of the disease was halted.
cull
15
For the moment, s_____ it to say that I take a skeptical view of the structural analyses offered.
suffice
15
The weakness of the book is that it sits on the f____ on important issues.
fence
15
Do you remember Jane? Well, she phoned me yesterday, completely out of the _____.
blue
15
The race issue is the _____ in the room in this election.
elephant
15
The organic l_____ industry has grown substantally in the last few years.
livestock
15
Well, I’m not sure I’d trust him if I were you, sadly he’s _____ for going back on his word.
a) celebrated b) famous c) known d) notorious
notorious
15
The press release claimed that the terrorist attack was carried out by a l___ w___ rather than a specific group but there is no clear evidence.
