CAE Relationships vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Tensions between me and my brother have been ... up for several years now.

building

The politician stated firmly that it is not possible to make ... with dictators.

peace

The announcement yesterday sparked ... a heated debate at our office.

off

We need to find common ... with our enemies.

ground

It's important for elderly people to keep ... with younger friends and neighbours

in touch

He was a quiet man who always ... himself to himself.

kept

I wasn't as successful as my brothers, so they looked ... on me.

down

You're a popular girl and a lot of the younger ones ... up to you

look

When pregnant, you may suddenly take a ... to foods that you previously enjoyed.

dislike

Although the children didn't initially ... to their new stepfather, they came to really like him as they got to know him.

take

It's important that the government doesn't ... its back on the poor and continues to offer the necessary support.

turn

Despite the rumours there was no sign of their romance turning ... . They still seemed like the perfect couple to me.

sour

They went through some ... times together when they were first married, but their relationship seems to be better now.

rocky

I'm sure my boss ... it in for me. She always gives me more work to do than my colleagues.

has

My old maths teacher used to put students ... whenever they made mistakes, and it made us feel very stupid.

down

Our new boss treats some workers better than others for no reason, and it's putting an enormous ... on the team.

strain

Lately he's not done a bloody thing and it's ... my nerves.

getting on

I was lucky enough to meet him a couple of years ago and we ... like a house on fire

got on