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  • I used to only listen to metal but the older I get, the more _______ my tastes get. (an adj with E)
    eclectic
  • After the party, the house was a complete and utter _________.
    shambles
  • He's always _________ back to his childhood and saying how things were better then.
    harking
  • We were served by a very s_____ waiter. I don't think he so much as smiled all night.
    surly
  • He seems intent ___ upsetting everyone in the room!
    on
  • I don't really know her to be honest, she just _______ along with us
    tagged
  • Their annual fuel bills amounted ____ over £6,000.
    to
  • When I was a kid I had a _________ pick me up from school as my parents worked till 5 (a job beginning with c )
    childminder
  • She's trying to _________ a comeback with her first album for 20 years.
    make
  • Sorry I forgot to call. It completely ______ my mind.
    slipped
  • I'm longing _____ news of him
    for (remember you can also "long to do sth")
  • Do you have anything exciting lined _____ for the weekend?
    up
  • I asked how he was and he started telling me this big _____ of _____. He's such a drama queen!
    tale/woe
  • The accident forged a close _______ between the two families
    bond
  • I'm too ________ to go out this evening. I've been burning the candle at both ends recently.
    knackered
  • Don't be so ______- it's none of your business!
    nosy
  • Our firm _______ to lose a lot of money if the deal doesn't go through
    stands
  • One bad harvest could ______ out all of a grower's profits for the previous two years.
    wipe
  • She did a 10-year ______ in the army before retraining as an engineer.
    stint
  • If you _____ ____ against difficulties, let me know and I'll help out.
    come up
  • I'm so bored at work, I wish they'd give me something I could really ____ my _____ into
    get/teeth
  • "He's a fair ________ fan. I mean, he where was he last year when we were losing every week?"
    weather
  • "You know Sam's girlfriend, don't you?" "No, actually I'm ______ ___ ______ her". (think of another way to say "I haven't met her yet")
    yet to meet
  • The boy seemed to have an unquenchable thirst _____ knowledge.
    for
  • I've never danced salsa before but I'll _____ it a ______.
    give / whirl/try/go
  • I overslept because my alarm didn't ___ ______.
    go off
  • The actors got a standing ovation when they reappeared for the _______ call.
    curtain
  • They had to agree to certain conditions as a prerequisite _____ being lent the money.
    of
  • A ________ silence swept over the room (an adj with E)
    eerie
  • "Seriously Dave, I've ____ ______ of your complaining."
    had enough
  • By the time I got home, I was absolutely ___________.
    shattered/knackered/exhausted
  • Most evenings there's a party and the ______ code is strict - black tie only
    dress
  • The library is __________ down on people who lose their books.
    cracking