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