To be an important quality of someone´s character - “Be careful! “, “Don´t worry, careful is my _________.”
nickname
last name
first name
middle name
to suddenly become very angry - I really _________ when people cheat on the exams.
lose my face
lose my temper
lose my head
lose my sense
the group of all living creatures that are animals - This type of behaviour is common in the __________.
flora and fauna
natural world
animal kingdom
biological family
to gradually accept a situation - You need to come to __________ the fact that you’ll never make much money as an artist.
accord to
agreement for
admit of
terms with
To try to persuade someone not to do something - The government launched a campaign to __________ people from smoking.
disjoin
discourage
displease
disprove
to use your power to control someone or something - The teacher was unable to _________ control over the class.
exert
damage
weild
push
To invent or give a role for someone - The teacher ____________ who would not succeed.
screened
staffed
charactered
cast as someone
a group of people of about the same age, social position, etc - He was the first of his ________ to get married.
peer group
social circle
friend crowd
colleague class
having a natural ability to do something that needs skill - She is very __________ at dealing with the media.
adept
hotshot
crack
whiz
to have a natural ability to do something - Molly really has ____________ for maths.
a skill
an aptitude
a habit
a nuance
to feel that people appreciate things that you do - It’s important to make your staff feel __________.
shunned
ecstatic
valued
nerdy
The time one can keep their thoughts fixed on something - Children have a quite short ___________.
centering habit
focusing moment
attention span
concentration time
try to develop or improve something - She tries to __________ an image as a tough negotiator.
neglect
activate
cultivate
progress
the appearance of someone’s body - Philip is very different from his father, but they share many of the same _________.
physical characteristics
anatomic figure
corporal postition
bodily form
the time you spend doing your job compared with the time you spend away from work - It can be quite difficult to get the right __________ balance.
home-life
life-home
work–life
life-work
Start to accept and deal with a difficult situation - She has never _______ with her son´s death.
arrive at peace
Come to terms with
reach conclusions
make a deal
to think about a situation in a way that does not make it seem worse - It really isn’t that bad! You need to get _____________ and stop complaining
things into perspective
the handle of it
rid of it
your hand in
Ability to do something very well - Marco ___________ drawing.
has a flair for
has a nature for
takes up
goes easily to
a continuing bad situation, created when one problem causes another problem which then makes the first problem worse - When Frederick started borrowing money to pay his debts, it started a __________.
unfortunate spin
down cycle
dreaful repeat
vicious circle
to bring people up to date what you are doing, usually on a social network - Now that I’m at university, I’m going to have to ___________ to let all my friends know.
refresh my tab
update my status
activate my homepage
upload my profile
A topic that should not be discussed - Some things are __________.
best not told
better left unsaid
good not said
not talked over
to influence someone so that they share your beliefs - I hope to ___________ of tolerance and generosity in my children.
show the character
instil the values
set the norms
make the rules
To work out alright / discover truth - Our problem will go away. It will ________.
Come out in the wash
show up at the door
turn up in the end
show up in the end
equipment that uses a computer - ____________ has transformed the way we communicate with each other.
cyber world
technical innovation
digital technology
internet service
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