To look at something to see what it is like - Let´s go to that new shopping centre to ________.
check it out
check on it
check into it
check up on it
a bad sign that indicates a more serious illness or problem - Jealousy in a relationship is usually ___________ of low self-esteem in one of the partners.
signing
sensitive
indicating
symptomatic
practical and realistic - Our teacher is very __________ and understand us well.
down to earth
up on end
plain and simple
on the ground
to be able to understand how someone else feels - Luís could really __________ with Miguel because he had been in the same situation.
entice
empathise
emphasize
empress
a short news story, usually on TV or radio - We first heard about the disaster from a news _______ on the radio.
bullet
builder
bull
bulletin
to get a clear understanding of a complicated problem or situation - We can gain ________ on how to play the game if we read the instructions.
vista
sight
insight
vision
to have a strong wish or hope to do or achieve something - As a child, he ________ to be a great writer.
dreamed
persued
aspired
imagined
to get the wrong idea about what something or someone is like - I am late, but don´t get the wrong _______, I am nearly always on time for everything.
impression
meaning
conclusion
thought
at a time that is far away in the future - It´s a lot of effort but I’m sure it’s the best solution in the __________.
long play
long way
long game
long run
spend time gradually learning about something - The bus trip took 4 hours and we had plenty of time to ________ each other.
learn to know
get to know
learn of
know of
a person or place that provides information - This website is a good _________ of information for organic gardeners.
source
center
distributor
base
to injure your skin by rubbing against something rough - If you fall down on your skateboard you might _______ your knees on the rough road.
grease
grave
graze
gaze
to experience a situation - It was hard for the children to ________ their parent´s divorce.
go over
go past
get under
get through
the feeling that we are part of a group of people with shared beliefs - In our village, we all know each other and there’s a real ___________.
sensation of group
sense of community
feeling of company
impression of commonwealth
to give a spoken or written description of something - She was asked to give _________ of the event in court.
a rendition
a script
an account
a recording
Gives great pleasure or satisfaction - It was a ________ to have her mother visit her.
gladness
delight
hilarity
bonus
rules about what you must do and must not do - When the new boy came into class the teacher had to explain the ________ again.
yeses and nos
ups and downs
dos and don´ts
pros and cons
rude and offensive - He was telling ________ jokes and the girl didn´t like it.
crude
green
prudent
tasteful
deal with something needing great mental or physical effort - Training for the championship after the injury will make him ________ a big challenge.
deal
do
make
face
make people react, especially by arousing strong feelings or shock - The protest certainly __________, as the government has agreed to change its plans.
provided a reply
started a resolution
pushed a play
provoked a reaction
a short holiday - Last weekend we had a quick __________ to the countryside.
breakout
slingshot
triplet
getaway
having or showing courage - Saving the cat from the dog was a __________ thing to do.
couraged
courageous
encouraging
couraging
quality that makes something interesting to an audience - It’s easy to understand the audience _______ of her show.
appraisal
apprentice
appeal
apprised
an unpleasant effect of a medicine besides the intended effect - Does this drug have any negative _________?
odd effects
special effects
after effects
side effects
a news story that is just starting to be reported - Now we go live to Florida for a _________ news story.
bursting
building
breaking
broken
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