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to telephone someone - Let´s c_________ Dad u_______ to see if he will pick us up with the car.
call __ up
death - On his d_______, the land will go to his son.
demise
causing death - Police are investigating a f_____ accident in the town centre.
fatal
to be able to obtain something - I read anything I could g___ my h____ o___.
get my hands on
an opinion formed too quickly to discover enough about the situation - You should avoid making h____ j______ and get to know her first.
hasty judgements
to set a date or time by which something must be done - If he’s working too slowly, you need to i____ some d____.
impose a deadline
Not pleasant or friendly to be around - We visited some of the world’s most i________ deserts.
inhospitable
to make someone wait for you - The boss is ready to see you – don’t k______ her w_____!
keep her waiting
Saying sorry for someone´s bad luck especially when someone has died - Please offer my c______ to your sister on her loss.
condolences
in a place where few people go - Her cottage is a long way o____ the b_____ t____.
off the beaten track
Doing something suddenly, without planning it - On the s_____ of the m______ we decided to visit James.
on the spur of the moment
something that is easy and without problems - I had revised for weeks, so the test was p_____ s______.
plain sailing
to leave someone waiting on the phone - His line’s busy at the moment – I’ll p___ you on h____.
put __ on hold
an area of completely wild land that is far away from where people live - We walked through the r_____ w______ of northern Scotland.
remote wilderness
a walk that people pay you to do in order to raise money for charity - I owe Saskia $10 for that s_______ walk she did.
sponsored walk
the lowest amount of money that you can buy a particular thing for - These apartments have a s_______ price of £500,000.
starting
