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  • 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