To hug or accept a person - We happily ____________ the idea of going to the pool with you.
embrace
brace
embarrass
abreast
When a situation gets worse, and worse and worse. - Her life was in a ____________ as she battled depression and addiction.
downward spiral
downspin
head-spin
duck-dive
enjoying advantages of two different things at the same time - He had the _________ working as a lifeguard, he got to sit by the pool and get paid.
better of both jobs
cream of two crops
best of both worlds
benefit of both works
give the true version of events that have been reported incorrectly - To put the ___________, let me just say that we didn´t even go out so it wasn´t us that you saw.
story straight
plot in the light
record straight
books right
Enter a situation which people want to be private - She did not want the reporter to write a story about her and _________ in her private life.
intrude
overrun
encroach
interrupt
When something should have been done a long time ago - It is _________ time that you clean your messy room.
high
over
critical
just
to prepare for hard work - Let´s ___________ and start cleaning up this mess.
roll up our sleeves
take off our jackets
straigthen out our shirts
ready up our clothes
not serious - She is a very _________ person who loves to have fun.
pleasant-oriented
laughable-feeling
light-hearted
humor-natured
in the place where something happens - They offered him the job on the _______.
moment
dot
spot
drop
Being famous and always in the news and on TV - When she wrote her first best-seller book she was instantly in the public _____________.
view
light
sight
eye
special words used by groups of people, especially in their work - I cannot understand this paper because they are using a lot of legal ___________.
jargon
jingle
genre
slang
inviting someone to come a restaurant, or a date - I think I will ask Sally o_____ for dinner this Sunday.
out
in
up
on
to suddenly be unable to control a strong feeling, especially anger - If he insults me again I think I will finally _________ and say something terrible to him.
slap
clap
snap
strap
To unfairly criticise, punish, or be unkind to the same person - The bully loved to __________ the smallest kid in class.
push down
put off
peck at
pick on
Having no purpose and is a waste of time - It was ________ to argue, so we did what she asked us to do.
pointless
unuseful
fruitless
purposeless
successful growth or development - Grandma´s garden was __________ in the springtime.
flooring
flooding
flourishing
flowered
to get more attention than anyone or anything else in a situation - He always tries to __________ and won´t let anyone else talk.
hug the light
hog the limelight
hoard the light
hunt the spotlight
Too extreme - Some of his jokes go __________ and offend people.
over the top
over the head
above the call
above the limit
embarrassing secrets - Everyone has ___________ in the cupboard. Even Hellen had that secret boyfriend in high school.
skeletons
secrets
treasures
troubles
describes someone who is old and no longer useful or attractive - She said the older man was ____________ and she would not date him.
on the edge
over the hill
out of order
off his rocker
having a reasonable chance of winning - He is young, but he is in the _________ for becoming the next president.
eye
option
running
balance
tense, nervous, or irritable - The old man gets a little __________ when he is tired.
eager
edgy
oblivious
anxious
to go or make progress at the same speed as something - I tried to keep up the ___________ of the runners, but I had to stop and rest.
pace
velocity
rate
speed
Difficult or embarrassing - He felt very ____________ when he stepped up onto the stage.
awkward
amend
ackwent
awendt
Show exagerated emotion or attention in a situation - The child made a big ________ over eating his vegetables.
hiss
fuss
scare
mess
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