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The economy looks set to ____ its growth into next year. (sustain / spoil / flood)
sustain
The people in the bus were packed like ____. (cod / salmon / sardines)
sardines
The river was brown and ____ after the storm. (dirty / clear / murky)
murky
If I don't agree to do what they ask, I'm ____. (toasted / toasting / toast)
toast
I've been laid up for two weeks with this broken leg and I'm beginning to go ____. (stir-crazy / stir-fried / stir-mad)
stir-crazy
For me, learning to drive was an ____ experience. (empower / empowered / empowering)
empowering
People doing yoga benefit from an increased feeling of ____. (well be / goodwill / wellbeing)
wellbeing
He was ____ when she finished the relationship. (gutted / destroyed / unaware)
gutted
A person who espouses socialist ideals while enjoying a wealthy and luxurious lifestyle is a ____. (wine socialist / beer socialist / champagne socialist)
champagne socialist
The priest and the politician made unlikely ____ in their campaign for peace. (bed friends / bedfellows / bed partners)
bedfellows
When the price of skiing doubled, tourists voted with their ____ and just stopped going. (arm / legs / feet)
feet
f you want to get ahead, you’d better learn to ____ the line. (thumb / toe / finger)
toe
I learnt this as a junior spin ____ for a minor political party. (doctor / nurse / dentist)
doctor
I ____ him about his careless work. ( talked / spoke / tackled)
tackled
Most of us _____ how much time and energy we have. (underestimated / overestimate / overestimated)
overestimate
Drinking a lot of water ____ the dehydrating effects of hot weather. (effects / affects / counteracts)
counteracts
