'to not allow something bad to affect your behaviour or upset you': He rose _____ the criticism he received after his performance in the last match and returned to try his best in training again.

The tabloid feature bizarre and [speculate] theories

The journalist asked the politician a very loaded ____?

'feelings of hate between people because of arguments in the past': There has been bad ____ between the two families for years

The child's parents or [guard] must give their consent before she has the operation.

His father was able to pull some ____ to get him a good job with the company.

Our personalities result from the complex [play] between our genes and our environment

After he lost his job, he spent weeks moping ____ his house all day.

He admits, [guard], that he does enjoy writing

Several rioters were [force] removed from the town square.

The French were completely [play] by the Russian team

He was accused of being involved in shady financial [deal].