to enjoy something very much - He has a _________ football.
soft spot of
heart to
passion for
love with
the feeling of confusion when people go to a new and very different place - Moving from a university to a multinational company was a bit of a _________.
an oddball
a jet lag
a disorientation time
culture shock
to try to understand a hidden meaning from what someone says - If we read ________ we can see that she really did not want to leave her boyfriend after all.
between the lines
among the words
inside the sentences
in between words
learning by studying on your own, rather than with a teacher - The diploma is awarded following a course of __________ ending in a three-hour exam.
self-study
single-study
alone-study
lonesome-study
to care about what is best for someone - I don’t feel that the company has the best interests of its staff __________.
at heart
for heart
in head
to head
to work hard to achieve something - She has clearly put a lot of _____ into this work.
exercise
effort
pull
force
knowledgeable about something - Marisa will be able to tell you the problem – she’s really _________ about computers.
shined up
shaped up
clued up
fixed up
Become aware or conscious of something or form an opinion - His mouth fell open as he began to ______ the truth.
dodge
mark
perceive
avoid
not able to decide what to do about a situation - I was in a ________ when they offered me the job.
quandary
quary
quart
quirky
the feeling of finding something extremely interesting - My _________ opera started when I lived in Italy.
obsession of
attraction for
fascination with
appeal from
to go spontaneously to another place - What if we _________ and visit your parents quickly.
stop up
pop over
pass in
run through
to have very strong feelings or emotions about something, - He is _________ the need to educate these children.
hot for
burning to
eager to
passionate about
Friendly, energetic, and enjoyable with others - She makes friends really easily because she is so _______.
outgoing
overbearing
guarded
shy
by chance - We ran out of petrol on the way home, but as _________ , we were very near a garage.
as far as possible
as good as done
as plain as day
luck would have it
to work on your own, without help from other people - To be a successful student, you need to be able to work _________.
dependently
independently
conversely
barely
Finding it difficult to decide between two possibilities - I was _________ the desire for freedom and loyalty to my family.
strong between
stretched between
torn between
in between
from the time when something started - The project had problems with funding right from the __________.
moment one
open shot
word go
starting time
not willing to accept ideas different from your own - The villagers were too ________ to see that a new shopping centre would be good for the economy.
big-headed
old-fashioned
short-sighted
narrow-minded
to inform other people about things you know - Through his books, he can _________ his knowledge to future generations.
pass on
pass up
pass off
pass by
one thing or situation is completely different from another - His kindness was in _________ to the attitude of the other doctors.
high distinction
marked contrast
big difference
great conformity
food that has gone bad or is decaying - We could not eat any of the apples because they had all gone _______.
rotten
thawed
out
soiled
to provide something for people to buy or use - We had so many applicants for the course that we have decided to _________ another ten places.
make available
prepare at hand
place out
set attainable
to show that there is an important difference between two things - Their economy has done well. __________, ours has declined.
For contrast
On contrast
Of contrast
By contrast
smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale - After five days camping, we had to throw away the meat because it was becoming _____.
rabid
ranked
rancid
ranted
making a law, system, plan, etc. start to happen or operate - Our new computerised system will soon be fully ___________.
imported
implemented
implanted
imprinted
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