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  • to press down on the pedal that makes a car go more quickly - I saw the time and pit my foot down on the _________.
    accelerator
    gas bar
    excel pedal
    speed stand
  • as an answer to - I am writing in ________ to your letter.
    response
    message
    correspond
    return
  • Something to say when an event may not happen - The price of gas might come down, but don´t _______________.
    raise your hand
    hold your hand
    hold your breath
    hang your head
  • to be unable to decide about something - I’m in two _________ going to see that film as it’s had mixed reviews.
    confused ideas
    different thoughts
    minds about
    opposite sides
  • as soon as the sun starts to rise - We will have to get up at __________ tomorrow.
    crack dawn
    first light
    day rise
    breakfast
  • to hope that things will happen in the way that you want them to - Let’s keep our ___________ that it doesn’t rain.
    hats on
    fingers crossed
    spirits for
    minds up
  • not make someone angry with you - I would stay on the ____________ of Professor Dan, he will give you a bad grade if you upset him.
    good opinion
    right side
    positive feeling
    favorable thought
  • Make plans on something that may or may not ever happen - They are a strong team, but don´t count your ________. They could still lose.
    money before you pay
    chickens before they hatch
    milk before breakfast
    coins before you save
  • to meet someone when you have not planned to meet them - I ________ an old school friend in town today.
    bumped into
    crashed with
    ran over
    caught up to
  • An ability to sense or find something - They really have __________ for the best place to buy phones.
    a thought
    a hand
    a mind
    a nose
  • to take legal action against someone - She’s threatening to take me to _______ for not paying the bill on time.
    law
    court
    police
    judge
  • to be careful about what you say and do - You’ll be thrown out of college if you don’t __________.
    stay your ground
    watch your step
    hold your words
    keep your peace
  • someone whose job is to stop fires burning - More than twenty ________ battled the blaze.
    firemens
    fire inspectors
    firefighters
    firemans
  • to listen carefully for something - We still keep our ears _________ for intruders.
    pricked
    bent
    pointed
    out
  • unwilling to accept ideas or opinions that are different from yours - The people here are very __________.
    narrow-minded
    short-sighted
    slow-tempered
    little-patient
  • To influence someone so that they do or think something wrong - His parents were worried that his friends would lead him _________ and start doing drugs.
    stray
    away
    ashtray
    astray
  • a feeling of pride when you were able to do something successfully - I had a real __________ when I passed my driving test.
    sense of pride
    sentiment of proudness
    proud sense of self
    sense of achievement
  • to have vivid memories of an unpleasant experience - I still have _______ to the car accident we had.
    memory lapse
    flashbacks
    memory flicks
    hot flashes
  • a job that has benefits for others - I think teaching is a very _________ occupation.
    worthwhile
    profit
    successful
    luxurious
  • a series of exercises to make your body strong and healthy - He does a daily _________ at the gym.
    workout
    work
    working
    workshop
  • a powerful flow of water in the sea or in a river - The _________ current swept the man out to sea.
    hard
    strong
    heavy
    flying
  • Relating to something - Do you have something ____________ sports shoes?
    same as that of
    in the way of
    kind of
    like the kind of
  • organisations dealing with urgent problems like fire, illness, or crime - The _________ services were on standby as the plane landed.
    emergency
    tragedy
    hotline
    help
  • Accept and deal with something - She had to ___________ the fact that she would never win.
    stand up to
    look down on
    face up to
    give way to