Two words that mean the same are...
synonyms
Look out for the Picasso drawings when you ____ ROUND the exhibition.
GO
A fixed phrase or expression that has a metaphorical meaning, rather than literal, is...
an idiom
The children love ________ UP in their grandparents' clothes.
DRESSING
I don't think going freelance is a very good JOB / CAREER move.
CAREER
My grandfather has quite a FAST / QUICK temper.
QUICK
After her marriage broke up, she SOUGHT / LOOKED FOR refuge with friends.
SOUGHT
She was really ill and it took her a long time to ______ OVER it.
GET
He often _________ UP excuses for why he's late.
MAKES
Don't stop - _________ ON with what you're doing.
CARRY
We are STRONGLY / HIGHLY opposed to the government's new policy.
STRONGLY
We've got DISTANT / FAR relatives in Australia.
DISTANT
To our FULL / COMPLETE amazement, our daughter passed all her exams.
COMPLETE
How do we call words that usually go together in English, for example "black and white"?
collocations
I'm not very good in a crisis. I hate being UNDER / BELOW pressure.
UNDER
I spent a PAIR / COUPLE of hours yesterday looking through old photos.
COUPLE
I'm sorry if I HURT / DAMAGED your feelings.
HURT
I haven't really planned my trip yet, but I have AN APPROXIMATE / A ROUGH itinerary.
A ROUGH
She finally ______ UP WITH a brilliant solution to the problem.
CAME
How do we call the degree of formality in language?
register
We should _______ OFF the meeting till next week.
PUT