to notice a difference in quality between two things - I cannot ________ the difference between the twins.
make
say
tell
get
start to succeed - They found it hard to get the company _____________ at first.
operating full
open and well
on to start
off the ground
Someone in a group with the same age, position, or ability - Experiencing _________ pressure at school is one of the reasons some students do not go on to college.
peer
teen
scholastic
group
finally, after a series of things have happened - They will _____________ have to find a new apartment.
ultimately
utterly
concludingly
endingly
to sign up to become an official member of a course, college, or group - Susi wants to _________ in a flight school to get a pilot´s license.
inscribe
enrol
ingress
enlist
unsuccessful but trying hard to succeed - We were ____________ to finish the homework on time.
stirring
struggling
streaming
juggling
Immediately - He decided ___________ to stop watching that series.
at the spot
on the dot
at the minute
then and there
designed to be suitable for a particular purpose, or situation - The course is ___________ towards people who want to study medicine.
managed
made
moved
geared
unhappy and hopeless, especially because of a disappointment - Dave was __________ after his divorce and did not leave the house for months. (not depressed)
downhearted
deceived
deprived
deepcast
good enough - My writing assignment was not ___________.
with the mark
to the mark
in the mark
up to the mark
to start or develop as the result of something - Her health problems ________ from an accident she had when she was younger.
start
stream
stem
short
as soon as you like or can - Please come get the book you ordered at your _________.
earliest convenience
soonest chance
next opportunity
first possibility
to decide something will not happen or is not suitable - A knee injury will _____________ of playing football for the rest of the season.
rub you out
ruin you from
run you out
rule you out
loving someone or liking something very much - The girl was completely ________ with the boy!
smashed
smitten
stuck
snowed
one who starts a business, especially when it involves risks - He was an __________ and started his computer repair business when he was only 18.
ambitioner
entrepreneur
amprendor
anprender
a lot of something - There is an __________ of shoppers in town on a Friday.
bundence
abundance
abundence
bundance
Oil that has come out of a container - There was an oil __________ and many of the water birds had to be rescued.
spread
stain
soil
spill
to make money available for use on your mobile phone - I need to go to the shop and _________ the minutes on my phone.
fill up
top up
full up
tip up
to watch carefully for something - Can you keep an ____________ for the postman? I need to give him this letter.
eye over for
eye open
eye in for
eye on for
Experiencing problems - Bill and Tommy are in __________ with their parents.
trouble
problem
hassle
danger
Joking or saying unkind things to others for fun or to upset them - Don´t ___________ me! I did not have time to do my hair this morning.
tease
push
bull
joke
to buy something - You get a free drink for every two that you __________.
shop for
won
purchase
pay
Ill or sick - You don´t look well. Are you feeling ___________?
off the wagon
under the wind
under the weather
off the well
was more than a particular number or amount - The amount of people who signed up for the course ____________ what the teacher expected.
surplussed
upped
exceeded
overwhelmed
a good salary compared to the amount paid for similar jobs - I don´t want to work for a company that does not give a _________ salary.
conventional
complementative
competitive
competent
try very hard to achieve something - If you really want to be a nurse, I think you should _________.
reach for it
go for it
try for it
attempt for it
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