Gives great pleasure or satisfaction - It was a ________ to have her mother visit her.
delight
hilarity
bonus
gladness
deal with something needing great mental or physical effort - Training for the championship after the injury will make him ________ a big challenge.
deal
face
make
do
a short news story, usually on TV or radio - We first heard about the disaster from a news _______ on the radio.
bullet
bull
builder
bulletin
having or showing courage - Saving the cat from the dog was a __________ thing to do.
couraged
encouraging
courageous
couraging
To look at something to see what it is like - Let´s go to that new shopping centre to ________.
check into it
check on it
check it out
check up on it
at a time that is far away in the future - It´s a lot of effort but I’m sure it’s the best solution in the __________.
long game
long run
long play
long way
to experience a situation - It was hard for the children to ________ their parent´s divorce.
get under
go past
get through
go over
make people react, especially by arousing strong feelings or shock - The protest certainly __________, as the government has agreed to change its plans.
started a resolution
provoked a reaction
pushed a play
provided a reply
quality that makes something interesting to an audience - It’s easy to understand the audience _______ of her show.
apprentice
appraisal
apprised
appeal
a bad sign that indicates a more serious illness or problem - Jealousy in a relationship is usually ___________ of low self-esteem in one of the partners.
signing
sensitive
symptomatic
indicating
rude and offensive - He was telling ________ jokes and the girl didn´t like it.
tasteful
prudent
green
crude
practical and realistic - Our teacher is very __________ and understand us well.
on the ground
plain and simple
down to earth
up on end
to be able to understand how someone else feels - Luís could really __________ with Miguel because he had been in the same situation.
entice
emphasize
empress
empathise
a short holiday - Last weekend we had a quick __________ to the countryside.
breakout
slingshot
triplet
getaway
a news story that is just starting to be reported - Now we go live to Florida for a _________ news story.
building
bursting
broken
breaking
rules about what you must do and must not do - When the new boy came into class the teacher had to explain the ________ again.
pros and cons
ups and downs
yeses and nos
dos and don´ts
to get the wrong idea about what something or someone is like - I am late, but don´t get the wrong _______, I am nearly always on time for everything.
meaning
impression
conclusion
thought
spend time gradually learning about something - The bus trip took 4 hours and we had plenty of time to ________ each other.
get to know
learn of
learn to know
know of
the feeling that we are part of a group of people with shared beliefs - In our village, we all know each other and there’s a real ___________.
impression of commonwealth
sense of community
sensation of group
feeling of company
a person or place that provides information - This website is a good _________ of information for organic gardeners.
center
source
base
distributor
an unpleasant effect of a medicine besides the intended effect - Does this drug have any negative _________?
special effects
odd effects
side effects
after effects
to injure your skin by rubbing against something rough - If you fall down on your skateboard you might _______ your knees on the rough road.
graze
gaze
grave
grease
to give a spoken or written description of something - She was asked to give _________ of the event in court.
an account
a script
a rendition
a recording
to have a strong wish or hope to do or achieve something - As a child, he ________ to be a great writer.
aspired
imagined
persued
dreamed
to get a clear understanding of a complicated problem or situation - We can gain ________ on how to play the game if we read the instructions.
sight
vision
vista
insight
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