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