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inviting someone to come a restaurant, or a date - I think I will ask Sally o_____ for dinner this Sunday.
on
out
up
in
Difficult or embarrassing - He felt very ____________ when he stepped up onto the stage.
ackwent
awendt
amend
awkward
enjoying advantages of two different things at the same time - He had the _________ working as a lifeguard, he got to sit by the pool and get paid.
better of both jobs
best of both worlds
benefit of both works
cream of two crops
When a situation gets worse, and worse and worse. - Her life was in a ____________ as she battled depression and addiction.
downspin
downward spiral
duck-dive
head-spin
tense, nervous, or irritable - The old man gets a little __________ when he is tired.
anxious
eager
oblivious
edgy
To hug or accept a person - We happily ____________ the idea of going to the pool with you.
brace
embarrass
abreast
embrace
successful growth or development - Grandma´s garden was __________ in the springtime.
flourishing
flooding
flowered
flooring
Show exagerated emotion or attention in a situation - The child made a big ________ over eating his vegetables.
mess
fuss
scare
hiss
to get more attention than anyone or anything else in a situation - He always tries to __________ and won´t let anyone else talk.
hoard the light
hug the light
hunt the spotlight
hog the limelight
Being famous and always in the news and on TV - When she wrote her first best-seller book she was instantly in the public _____________.
sight
light
view
eye
having a reasonable chance of winning - He is young, but he is in the _________ for becoming the next president.
running
eye
balance
option
Enter a situation which people want to be private - She did not want the reporter to write a story about her and _________ in her private life.
intrude
encroach
interrupt
overrun
When something should have been done a long time ago - It is _________ time that you clean your messy room.
just
critical
high
over
special words used by groups of people, especially in their work - I cannot understand this paper because they are using a lot of legal ___________.
slang
jingle
jargon
genre
not serious - She is a very _________ person who loves to have fun.
humor-natured
light-hearted
pleasant-oriented
laughable-feeling
in the place where something happens - They offered him the job on the _______.
moment
drop
dot
spot
