Advanced Vocabulary 7

to make a noise that prevents another noise from being heard - I turned up the radio to _________ the noise of the roadworks.

to make someone do something they don’t want to do - I hated the violin when I was younger, but my mother ________ me to learn it.

make something or someone sleep, tired, unconscious, or at times, dead - The doctor ______ him to sleep before the operation. / We think we have to ________ our old dog to sleep.

almost going as far as doing something - Fortunately Hank stopped _________ of hitting James.

giving the first in a list of reasons or points you want to make - We never go to that café. For ________, it’s too expensive, and also the service is very slow.

the state of being unable to stop doing, having or using something - Exercise has become an _____________ for me.

To put all your sincere efforts into something - He put his __________ into making your birthday cake.

a large number of people who want to buy something - We don’t produce goods for the _______ market.

a world that only exists online - Many children only play games in the __________. They don´t go outside to play anymore.

get into a computer system illegally - He was arrested because he tried to _________ government files.

full of people and activity - The shops were b_____ with shoppers on Christmas eve.

very strange and unusual - Stranger Things was a series about b_____ happenings.

to collect a sum of money for a certain purpose - We’re trying to ________ for a new gym at school.

Older people giving something to younger generations who then do the same - These stories have been _________ from generation to generation.

feeling satisfied with what you get for the price you paid for it. - Our customers like to feel they’re getting __________.

Do things in an orderly and disciplined way - The employees really do what you say, you must run a pretty ________ here.

a narrow road between buildings - The thief ran behind the building and into an _______.

to do something that immediately makes someone look or listen - The advertisement is designed to get people’s _______.

something that you do in your free time for enjoyment - Playing computer games is a very popular __________ activity.

happiness that something bad has not happened or it has ended - After the exam, I felt an incredible sense of _______.

to act without any particular plan or expectation - I decided to book a hotel rather than to leave things to ______.

See for a moment - We might _________ of the singer as he goes on stage.

throughout the year, continuously - The resort never closes, it is open all year _____.

Go down suddenly - The price of fuel took a __________ when the market crashed.

There are no boundaries or limits to behaviour - The game has no rules, _________.

a sport that involves competition - Football is the most popular _________ sport.