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  • an area of completely wild land that is far away from where people live - We walked through the r_____ w______ of northern Scotland.
    remote wilderness
  • a large uncountable amount of something - He received a t_____ of abuse from the crowd.
    torrent
  • to move quickly, and almost or just touch the surface of something - These boats go so fast that they literally just s______ the surface of the water.
    skim
  • the lowest amount of money that you can buy a particular thing for - These apartments have a s_______ price of £500,000.
    starting
  • Doing something suddenly, without planning it - On the s_____ of the m______ we decided to visit James.
    on the spur of the moment
  • to accept the unpleasant parts of a situation as well as the pleasant parts - In a long relationship, you have to t____ the r______ with the smooth.
    take the rough with the smooth
  • something that is easy and without problems - I had revised for weeks, so the test was p_____ s______.
    plain sailing
  • Saying sorry for someone´s bad luck especially when someone has died - Please offer my c______ to your sister on her loss.
    condolences
  • to clean something by rubbing it hard with a brush - We had to s___________ the pot really hard to remove the black burn marks from the fire.
    scrub
  • an opinion formed too quickly to discover enough about the situation - You should avoid making h____ j______ and get to know her first.
    hasty judgements
  • to leave someone waiting on the phone - His line’s busy at the moment – I’ll p___ you on h____.
    put __ on hold
  • to stay somewhere for a period of time - If you s______ a______ after the concert and you might meet the band.
    stick around
  • causing little damage to something so it lasts a long time - We need to find more s______ sources of fuel.
    sustainable
  • to make someone wait for you - The boss is ready to see you – don’t k______ her w_____!
    keep her waiting
  • death - On his d_______, the land will go to his son.
    demise
  • a walk that people pay you to do in order to raise money for charity - I owe Saskia $10 for that s_______ walk she did.
    sponsored walk
  • causing death - Police are investigating a f_____ accident in the town centre.
    fatal
  • to telephone someone - Let´s c_________ Dad u_______ to see if he will pick us up with the car.
    call __ up
  • trying to make yourself seem less important - She wrote a wonderful book but she is so s______ - d______ that she feels like it was not good enough.
    self-depreciating
  • a journey to a place that nobody knows about - Their expedition was a real v______ into the u______.
    voyage into the unknown
  • in a place where few people go - Her cottage is a long way o____ the b_____ t____.
    off the beaten track
  • Not pleasant or friendly to be around - We visited some of the world’s most i________ deserts.
    inhospitable
  • to be able to obtain something - I read anything I could g___ my h____ o___.
    get my hands on
  • inside the range of distance where you can hear something or someone - Make sure the children are playing w_____ e______.
    within earshot
  • to set a date or time by which something must be done - If he’s working too slowly, you need to i____ some d____.
    impose a deadline
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