balls of ice, usually during a storm
hail
Due to the recent financial crisis, there has been a big increase in ___________ (employ)
unemployment
to begin to have control over something
(t_____ o_____)
take over
AT THE MOMENT / ACTUALLY they are renting a flat, but they are looking to buy a house in the future.
At the moment
raining lightly
(rzidlnizg)
drizzling
She looks younger than me, but she's AT THE MOMENT / ACTUALLY two years older!
actually
He's a b________.
burglar
flac
calf
hrsgu your shoulders
shrug
His ankle is s________.
swollen / sprained
They are members of a _________
jury
He is a m_______.
mugger
I didn't want to go, but AT THE END / IN THE END they persuaded me.
in the end
f______ your seat belts
fasten
Where you collect your luggage after a flight
baggage (re)claim
________ (adj) fog
thick
It's pmad
damp
She's a _______
judge
lose (v) / lost (adj) / ______ (n)
loss
This news station is so b_______! It's obvious what political party they favor!
biased
wany
yawn
Where your luggage may be checked to see if you are bringing illegal goods into the country
customs
They are _________ the bank and ________ money.
robbing / stealing
The bag m________ the shoes
matches
wkin
wink
very surprised
astonished
What's the crime?
vandalism
When you miss your family and friends because you are somewhere else (another city/country/etc)
homesick
htgih
thigh
What is this jacket made of?
leather
I'm f____ u____ with teleworking!
(frustrated or unhappy about a situation which has gone on too long)
fed up
She has a _______.
sore throat
He trains very HARD / HARDLY - at least three hours a day,
hard
The people who work on the plane
cabin crew
It's incredibly foggy. I can HARD / HARDLY see anything.
hardly
Although the head office is in Santander, they have many b______ all over the country.
branches
What kind of pattern is this?
checked (UK) / plaid (USA)
happy that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended
relieved
A dry, hot period when there is little or no rain
a drought
The plane is...
taking off
a period of unusually hot weather
heatwave
extremely disappointed / upset
devastated / gutted
with little hope, and ready to do anything to improve the situation
desperate
He's got a ________.
sunburn
Please f____ i___ the immigration form before your arrival.
fill in
feeling such strong emotions that you don't know how to react; how you feel when you are dealing with too many things at once
overwhelmed
"I'm not happy with your service. I'd like to speak to your m_______"
manager
The crime of paying someone in order to persuade them to do what you want.
bribery
to bring someone or something to a place
d____ o____
drop off
His clothes are crusfyf
scruffy
Can you r_______ me what the homework was?
remind
Describe this t-shirt
loose, striped, cotton
___________ a deal
make
The cat is _________ the sofa.
scratching
lehe
heel
_________(adj) rain
heavy
What's this?
a blister
This news report is making the story seem more shocking than it really is. It's very s_____________.
sensational
make someone denrutand
reduntant
die (v) / dead (adj) / ________ (n)
death
This part of the world is very poor and _____developed
underdeveloped
fnrow
frown
She has ______!
passed out / fainted
She's got a r______.
rash
I love all chocolate, but ESPECIALLY / SPECIALLY milk chocolate!
especially
Describe this sweater/jumper
plain, long-sleeved, wool(en)
very shocked and disgusted
horrified
He's a _______________.
commentator
Real Madrid _______ Barcelona 2 - 0.
Real Madrid _______ the match 2 - 0.
beat
won
It's lhlicy
chilly
These are examples of fast food c______.
chains
hungry (adj) / __________ (n)
hunger
sift
fist
When two companies join together (example: Iberia and British Airways)
merge
AT THE END / IN THE END of a film I always stay and watch the credits roll.
At the end
These dresses are very dlo-dasifhoen
old-fashioned
surprised or upset because something unexpected and usually unpleasant has happened
shocked
The act of getting money from people or forcing them to do something by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to hurt them
blackmail
It's obilgin! (synonym: scorching)
boiling
These ties don't really g___ w____ those shirts.
go with
poor (adj) / __________ (n)
poverty
It's ________ (raining heavily)
pouring
What's the crime?
pickpocketing
My wedding dress was ESPECIALLY / SPECIALLY made for me by a dressmaker. It's 100% custom!
specially
A l______ - h______ flight involves many hours of flying, and usually results in jet lag.
long-haul