Use one´s experience, talents, or skills as a resource - Sue has a lot of past experience to d________ o______.
draw on / from
A crop to be sold to an area different from where it was grown - Coffee is an important c_____ c_______ in this region.
cash crop
to give someone a written suggestion for doing something - Youth groups are invited to s________ p________ for activities they would like to be funded.
submit a proposal
to accept something to be true without question or proof - My parent just a___________ that I will go on to study at university, but I am not so sure.
assume
old and not fresh - We could not eat the bread because it was s__________.
stale
To allocate, designate or set for a specific purpose - The teacher says that she will a_________ seats for us so that the students do not fight for the best ones.
assign
able to pass a disease from one person, animal or plant to another - This disease is highly i_________.
infectious
Communicating by using hands for people who cannot hear - Deaf people communicate with s________ L______.
sign language
learning something from memory, rather than understanding it - Much of what they do in class is little more than r______ L_______.
rote learning
a fuel such as coal or oil that is obtained from under the ground - We need to find alternatives to f________ f________.
fossil fuels
mental problems that affect a person’s ability to learn things - Some of the children have specific L________ d________.
learning difficulties
a period of time when the weather is much hotter than usual - The h______ w_________ is set to last for another week.
heat wave
a state in which your body is protected from disease - The vaccination gives you i_________ against the disease for six months.
immunity
a small noticeable part of a problem, which is really much bigger - The plastic that can be cleaned from the shore is just the t_______ of the i______.
tip of the iceberg
intentional and planned - We made a d_________ decision to live apart for a while.
deliberate
to achieve everything you are capable of - She is a gifted violinist, but she may never r______ her p_______.
reach her potential
a place where people who have escaped from their own country can live, for a limited time - Huge r__________ c_________ have sprung up on the borders.
refugee camps
needing a lot of time - The legal process was t______- c_______ and expensive.
time-consuming
in my opinion - To my m_______, McDonald´s is better than Burger King.
to / in my mind
when the world becomes warmer because of pollution - G_______ w_______ is affecting the polar ice caps.
global warming
to recognize or admit truth or importance - My friend refused to a_________ the fact that I studied harder than her for the exam.
acknowledge
energy that comes from sources such as wind or the sun - The house is heated entirely from n_______ e_________.
natural energy
barriers or methods used to stop an area from flooding - The government plans to build stronger f______ d_______ on this area of coastline.
flood defenses
to make someone dislike you or feel opposed to you - The bully continued to a_______ the other children.
antagonize
something that could cause a fire - This old wiring is a f_______ r________.
fire risk
to tell someone that you are sorry - You should a_______ to the teacher for missing her class.
apologise
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