Share Collocations & idioms (ii)
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I have a b____ ambition to climb the Everest.
burning
He gets angry very easily. He has a ___ temper.
quick
It was a night of dismal f____ for the athletes. They lost every game.
failure
Everything else that happened pales _____ insignificance beside that one event.
into
She comes across as aggressive, but she wouldn't _____ a fly.
hurt
I'll persuade my aunt to give me some money. She is a _____ touch.
soft
He is the gentlest person I know. He has a heart of _____.
gold
He never _____ a finger around the house. He expects us to do everything!
lifts
He is not very sy____. When I was ill he didn't even phoned me.
sympathetic
She is such a str__________ person. She's honest and open and says what she thinks.
straightforward
We left home in the d____ of the night.
dead
The performance was an o___night success.
overnight
My attempts to fish met with complete f_______. I didn't even get a catfish.
failure
The government faces the d______ challenge of reducing poverty. (= Very difficult)
daunting
The students were h_____ motivated to start the research.
highly
Odd one out: Her _____ AMBITION was to write a bestseller.
heated
greatest
secret
lifelong
