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