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A: How are you going to ........ amends for forgetting your boyfriend's birthday? B: I'm going to take him out for a meal.

make

In the short ........ we can manage but eventually we will have to consider taking on extra staff.

term

The murder victim was shot twice at ........ range.

close

I really do feel we should give ........ to projects that practise energy efficiency.

priority

'Darling' is a ........ of endearment that people use when talking to their loved-one.

term

When the teacher asked if anyone had done their homework, nobody ........ a word.

uttered

He spent some time looking at how the market was performing before taking a ........ risk and buying shares in the company.

calculated

I don't think Helen wants to hear about your operation so could we drop the ........?

subject

Make sure you ........ your step on that floor. I've just washed it and it's very slippery.

watch

She ........ pity on the man and offered to buy him a cup of coffee.

took

The way they play their music so loud is really ........ my patience.

testing

I'm going to try ........ a lift to the concert. There's a good spot at the start of the motorway where drivers usually stop. (COLLOCATION)

hitching

You can have whatever you want for your birthday ........ reason.

within

The police won't ........ or deny that somebody has been charged with the murder. They will only say that a man is being questioned.

confirm

In public the two sides seem to be making little progress but there are a lot of negotiations taking place ........ the scenes.

behind

The opening page ........ the scene and then the action starts almost immediately.

sets

The Government's decision not to invest in the company ........ a threat to hundreds of jobs.

poses

She's very talented and will ........ a success of anything she decides to do.

make

I speak fluent German but my ........ language is English.

native

So, how does the accused ........ ? Guilty or not guilty? (to ........ innocent/guilty)

plead

Many people feel something should be done to protect the ozone layer before things ........ a crisis.

reach

If anything goes wrong with the watch while it's ........ guarantee I can get my money back.

under

I'm sorry but I can't ........ the rules for you just because we are related. If I allowed you time off I'd have to do it for everyone.

bend

One day I hope to find work on a regular ........ instead of the odd day here and there.

basis

We don't have any ........ evidence of government corruption but we strongly suspect someone is acting dishonestly.

firm

There's nothing wrong with me. I'm perfectly OK. Stop ........ a fuss.

making

The rebel soldiers ........ the bomb in the town centre.

planted

I agree with you ........ principle but I'm not sure your idea would work in practice.

in (as a general idea or plan, although the details are not yet established)

His workers accused him of having double ........ . He had rules for the workers which didn't apply to the managers.

standards

That dress looks expensive. It must have cost a ..........

fortune

I tried to ........ her mind at rest that everything would be OK.

put

I'd like you all now to ........ attention on the arguments against the proposal.

focus

We obviously have totally different views so shall we drop the ........?

subject

It's a difficult task but I'm sure she will ........ to the challenge.

rise