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  • The boy FROWNED at her and reluctantly followed her back into school.
    scowled
  • The prime minister authorized a PREVENTIVE air strike against the rebels.
    pre-emptive
  • The police had been CHASING the woman for a week before they arrested her.
    stalking
  • If you NOTICE any mistakes in the article just mark them with a pencil.
    spot
  • He opens the door and a MASS of snow blows in.
    flurry
  • No agreement has yet been reached and the negotiations are still PRESENT.
    ongoing
  • The course is FIRECTED TO intermediate-level students.
    intended for
  • The company is FAMOUS for paying its bills late.
    notorious
  • Tina Fey came to/rose to/gained FAME\IMPORTANCE as a writer and comedian on "Saturday Night Live".
    prominence
  • A gang of youths were MOVING SLOWLY outside the cinema.
    loiter
  • There was widespread UNHAPPINESS with the plan
    discontent
  • He's a NOT A QUIET OR CALM type - he never stays in one country for long.
    restless
  • She has a reputation for BEING STRONG AND NOT DEFEATED and resilience.
    toughness
  • Putin believed that guns were KEPT ON THEIR used-to be LOCATION.
    emplacement
  • The police said that this was one of the most VIOLENT attacks they'd ever seen.
    vicious
  • He MADE A PLAN a plot to forge documents that would embarrass the company.
    hatched
  • The train was derailed but there were no INJURED, police said.
    casualties
  • They are the MEAT for the next war.
    cannon folder
  • Our hotel room overlooked a pretty little fishing AREA NEAR THE COST.
    harbour
  • Some eagles have a DISTANCE BETWEEN WINGS of over seven feet.
    wingspan
  • We'll PUT THE SEEDS of barley in this field.
    sow
  • Foreign radio broadcasts were regularly OSTRUCTED.
    jammed
  • We thought the punishment was rather SEVERE for such a minor offence.
    harsh
  • This area of the park has been specially CHOSEN for children.
    designated
  • He had tried to REDUCE speculation about the state of his marriage
    damp down
  • The tears ran down her FACE BELOW HER EYES.
    cheeks
  • I OFFERED an Italian restaurant near the station for the party.
    suggested
  • I tried to MEASURE the weight of the box.
    gauge
  • I tried to PERSUADE her from not leaving.
    dissuade
  • If it is a REAL Michelangelo drawing, it will sell for millions
    genuine
  • People tend to make CONCLUSIONS about you when you have a disability.
    assumptions
  • Prisoners of Azovsteel were kept in the most HORRIBLE conditions.
    appaling
  • It's a disease that INFLUENCES mainly older people.
    affects
  • Countless waiters CARRIED trays of drinks into the room.
    bore
  • He CUT her name on a tree.
    carved
  • He was shy and MODEST and not at all how you expect an actor to be.
    unassuming
  • She looked a bit DEPRESSED when they told her she didn't get the job.
    dejected
  • A cry of warning MADE A LOUD NOISE.
    rang out
  • It has been a remarkable day, to SAY THE LEAST.
    to put it mildly
  • A BIG NUMBER of photographers followed the star's car.
    swarm
  • The biggest DIFFICULTY on our way to success is your laziness.
    obstacle
  • Could you give/lend me a HELP to move the table, please?
    hand
  • There was an enormous bath with big REDDISH OLD stains.
    rust
  • LOWER your head or you'll bang it on the doorframe.
    duck down
  • My parents always EXPRESSED ADMIRATION me when I did well at school.
    praised
  • I told him at/from the BEGINING I wasn't interested.
    outset
  • Could you help me fasten this LEATHER LINE around my suitcase?
    strap
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