The sea defences need to be _____________ before the winter to reduce the risk of flooding. (strong)
strengthened
If they ________ the road, that will mean more traffic and maybe more pedestrians knocked over. (wide)
widen
We have to _____________ on electricity so make sure you switch off all lights when you leave. (economy)
economise
I need to _______ this story. (read)
reread
How dare she _________ us when she sits around doing nothing all day! (critic)
criticise
The mystery ___________ as yet another body was discovered. (deep)
deepened
There was ____________ all over the floor after he cut himself shaving. (bleed)
blood
She looked at him in ____________ when he told her the terrible news. (believe)
disbelief
We have still received no __________________ of our booking. (confirm)
confirmation
He seemed very reluctant to take my ______________ . (advise)
advice
We can only catch criminals if we have the full _________________ of the general public. (cooperate)
cooperation
In _____________ I would like to thank everybody who has helped to make the show such a success. (conclude)
conclusion
She has made an invaluable _______________ to our efforts. (contribute)
contribution
The shop ___________ seemed to spend most of the time talking rather than attending to customers. (assist)
assistant
He left me with no ___________ but to disqualify him. (choose)
choice
Two of the ______________ showed us how to do a hip throw. (instruct)
instructors
