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Advanced Vocabulary 5

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  • unwilling to accept ideas or opinions that are different from yours - The people here are very __________.
    narrow-minded
    little-patient
    short-sighted
    slow-tempered
  • a series of exercises to make your body strong and healthy - He does a daily _________ at the gym.
    work
    workout
    workshop
    working
  • as soon as the sun starts to rise - We will have to get up at __________ tomorrow.
    crack dawn
    first light
    breakfast
    day rise
  • An ability to sense or find something - They really have __________ for the best place to buy phones.
    a nose
    a mind
    a hand
    a thought
  • Something to say when an event may not happen - The price of gas might come down, but don´t _______________.
    raise your hand
    hold your breath
    hang your head
    hold your hand
  • someone whose job is to stop fires burning - More than twenty ________ battled the blaze.
    firemens
    firefighters
    firemans
    fire inspectors
  • Relating to something - Do you have something ____________ sports shoes?
    in the way of
    like the kind of
    same as that of
    kind of
  • as an answer to - I am writing in ________ to your letter.
    message
    return
    correspond
    response
  • a feeling of pride when you were able to do something successfully - I had a real __________ when I passed my driving test.
    sentiment of proudness
    proud sense of self
    sense of achievement
    sense of pride
  • to meet someone when you have not planned to meet them - I ________ an old school friend in town today.
    ran over
    bumped into
    crashed with
    caught up to
  • to have vivid memories of an unpleasant experience - I still have _______ to the car accident we had.
    flashbacks
    memory lapse
    hot flashes
    memory flicks
  • to hope that things will happen in the way that you want them to - Let’s keep our ___________ that it doesn’t rain.
    fingers crossed
    spirits for
    hats on
    minds up
  • to listen carefully for something - We still keep our ears _________ for intruders.
    bent
    out
    pricked
    pointed
  • a job that has benefits for others - I think teaching is a very _________ occupation.
    profit
    luxurious
    successful
    worthwhile
  • Make plans on something that may or may not ever happen - They are a strong team, but don´t count your ________. They could still lose.
    coins before you save
    chickens before they hatch
    money before you pay
    milk before breakfast
  • Accept and deal with something - She had to ___________ the fact that she would never win.
    give way to
    stand up to
    look down on
    face up to
  • To influence someone so that they do or think something wrong - His parents were worried that his friends would lead him _________ and start doing drugs.
    away
    ashtray
    stray
    astray
  • to press down on the pedal that makes a car go more quickly - I saw the time and pit my foot down on the _________.
    gas bar
    excel pedal
    accelerator
    speed stand
  • organisations dealing with urgent problems like fire, illness, or crime - The _________ services were on standby as the plane landed.
    hotline
    help
    emergency
    tragedy
  • to be unable to decide about something - I’m in two _________ going to see that film as it’s had mixed reviews.
    minds about
    different thoughts
    confused ideas
    opposite sides
  • a powerful flow of water in the sea or in a river - The _________ current swept the man out to sea.
    strong
    flying
    heavy
    hard
  • to take legal action against someone - She’s threatening to take me to _______ for not paying the bill on time.
    police
    court
    judge
    law
  • not make someone angry with you - I would stay on the ____________ of Professor Dan, he will give you a bad grade if you upset him.
    good opinion
    favorable thought
    positive feeling
    right side
  • to be careful about what you say and do - You’ll be thrown out of college if you don’t __________.
    stay your ground
    keep your peace
    watch your step
    hold your words