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