CAE MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION

He was .... to himself. ( to speak or say something very quietly)

He ... (to her) that his hair was not his own. ( to tell something secret or personal to someone who you trust )

She .... about/over the clothes she had seen at the Paris fashion shows. ( to praise something very much)

She .... something about being too busy. ( to speak quietly and in a way that is not clear so that the words are difficult to understand)

The police have ... that two officers are under internal investigation. (to make something known publicly)

He didn't talk about his exam results in case people thought he was ... ( to speak too proudly or happily)

I knew he was only ... me because he wanted to borrow some money. ( to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important)

His poetry ... a great sense of religious devotion. ( to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people)

The baby's just .... all over my new dictionary! ( to write or draw something quickly or carelessly)

He was ... after two beers. ( to make a mistake, such as repeating something or pausing for too long, while speaking or playing a piece of music)

The two men ... (that) the police forced them to make false confessions. (to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof)

The meeting was a complete and ... waste of time. (complete or extreme:)

He ... that she stole money from him. (to say that something is certainly true:)

There's no point .... about/over a couple of dollars. ( to argue about, or say you disapprove of, something that is not important)

The threat of attack has been greatly .... ( to make something seem larger, more important )

If you're both going to lie, at least stick to the same story and don't ... each other! ( to say the opposite of what someone else has said)

He's always .... (on) about the government ( to speak, write or shout in a loud, uncontrolled, or angry way)

I think I got (= understood) the .... of what she was saying. ( the most important pieces of information about something, or general informat)ion without details