This ____ of glass is cracked - I think we'd better replace it.
grain
pane
item
stroke
I heard the distant ____ of thunder and raced towards the cave.
rumble
burst
puff
stream
They made a lot of pre-election promises but soon changed their ___ when they got into power.
string
score
chord
tune
The answer was right under my ____ the whole time. I just couldn't see it.
eye
hair
lip
nose
That work of art consists entirely ___ chocolate (preposition).
of
She's studied so hard I feel she is ___ to pass the exam.
bound
possible
likelihood
capable
That is outrageous! I'm not going to take this ____ down!
lying
sitting
crawling
standing
I don't know how you ____ all the noise at Fallas!
move away from
cut down on
put up with
take over from
Don't take any ____ of what she says. She's in a bad mood today.
mind
attention
notice
importance
So he was expelled! ____ him right for being so annoying.
gives
does
serves
gets
The quarrelled out of sheer ____(BORE)
BOREDOM
_____ of resources can lead to huge wastage (MANAGE)
MISMANAGEMENT
The Pyrenees are a ____ beautiful area of Spain.
strikingly
drastically
erratically
recklessly
Brilliant documentary! What a(n)______.
head-spinner
earworm
tongue-twister
eye-opener
We were always in awe ___ grandfather as he was so cool (preposition).
of
There is a ____ chance he will be elected.
faint
weak
flimsy
debilitated
There's been a huge rise __ the number of souvenir shops (preposition)
in
It wasn't personal. Please don't take it to ____.
heart
soul
issue
brain
It is wise to treat what he says with a degree of ___(SCEPTICAL).
SCEPTICISM
Your piece of writing really ____ from the others. Good work!
gets up
comes away
makes out
stands out
She's ____ too much work. She's going to burn herself out.
taken on
taken off
taken out
taken to
A ____ of wind blew his tent into the river.
stream
speck
gust
ray
He complained that the _____ of the bus service was having an impact on employment (EFFICIENT).
INEFFICIENCY
Have you taken into ____ that some of the guests may be vegan?
possibility
plan
account
mind
More research needs to be done ____ the consequences of Covid on kids (preposition).
into
The seats for the concert are ____ expensive so I won't be going.
staggeringly
affordably
literally
untimely
They took great _____ in showing off their new villa (PROUD).
PRIDE
Some new products have built-in _____(OBSOLETE).
OBSOLESCENCE
She spoke very ____ about the history of the region (KNOW).
KNOWLEDGEABLY
Sometimes it's hard to tell if an abstract painting is the right way _____.
hung
round
placed
put
I bought this really cheaply at a carboot sale. It was going for a ____.
song
whisper
murmur
mutter
I managed to park right outside the door! That was a ___ of luck!
speck
stroke
state
stream
Her rude answer took me by _____.
shock
bewliderment
surprise
disgust
We _____ make the new employee as comfortable as possible.
set out to
made off with
came up with
came down with
I know it's true! I heard it straight from the _____ mouth!
pig's
horse's
sheep's
goat's
He looked at me in ____(BELIEVE). I felt like a real idiot.
DISBELIEF
I'm sorry, I am at a ___ for words! (LOSE)
LOSS