The car just missed the child but it was a very close ...
call
10
I had a ..... shave this morning - some idiot almost knocked me off my bike.
close
10
We got out in time but it was a narrow ....
escape
10
He returned to England in broken health, and with a strong ..... to his profession.
aversion
10
Perhaps there are times when my words have an ..... effect.
adverse
10
I just don't want to talk about it. That's rather a .... with me, as a matter of fact.
sore point
15
When I first made a ... with him he was a bachelor. / Two years since we've seen each other, and we're talking as if there had never been more between us than ....
casual acquaintance
15
He finished with the .... that we were lunatics. / He could not know how deeply his ... wounded her.
casual remark
15
Only chicken soup seems to do ... when I have a hangover.
the trick
10
The government needs to take ... that will help business.
preventative measures
10
I'm not a ...; I am simply a vegetarian
fussy eater
15
Energy poverty is a ... in the European Union. / Street racing's a ...
growing problem
15
The French are eating more ... and walking less. / They usually eat out, buy a takeaway or heat ....
convenience food
15
The aim of the program is to have ... effects on the disadvantaged and the underprivilaged.
long-lasting
10
To my horror, I realized that ... is found in the middle of the store, and usually at your child's eye level. / Many low-fat .... products were not actually lower in calories.
processed food
15
Eating what you want is fine ... / Taken ..., green cheese can be good for your health.
