CAE Relationships vocabulary

Despite the rumours there was no sign of their romance turning ... . They still seemed like the perfect couple to me.

Lately he's not done a bloody thing and it's ... my nerves.

You're a popular girl and a lot of the younger ones ... up to you

I was lucky enough to meet him a couple of years ago and we ... like a house on fire

I'm sure my boss ... it in for me. She always gives me more work to do than my colleagues.

The announcement yesterday sparked ... a heated debate at our office.

It's important that the government doesn't ... its back on the poor and continues to offer the necessary support.

Although the children didn't initially ... to their new stepfather, they came to really like him as they got to know him.

It's important for elderly people to keep ... with younger friends and neighbours

Tensions between me and my brother have been ... up for several years now.

My old maths teacher used to put students ... whenever they made mistakes, and it made us feel very stupid.

Our new boss treats some workers better than others for no reason, and it's putting an enormous ... on the team.

They went through some ... times together when they were first married, but their relationship seems to be better now.

The politician stated firmly that it is not possible to make ... with dictators.

When pregnant, you may suddenly take a ... to foods that you previously enjoyed.

He was a quiet man who always ... himself to himself.

We need to find common ... with our enemies.

I wasn't as successful as my brothers, so they looked ... on me.