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Vocabulary review C1.2

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  • You can all go back into the building now; there is no i________ danger.
    inmediate
  • According to the detective, it’s only a matter of ________ before the suspect is caught.
    time
  • Sorry but I can’t lend you any cash. You’ll just have to _________your belt until pay day.
    tighten
  • Are you able to make a ________ to our children’s charity?
    Are you able to make a ________ to our children’s charity?
  • You have to stop spending so much money – you’re living beyond your ________!
    means
  • It’s always best to meet your problems ________ on. Try to solve them before they get worse.
    head
  • His wife is very ________: she decided on Friday that we should go to New York for the weekend and they were having lunch in Central Park less than 24 hours later!
    spontaneous
  • Finally, there is hope for peace in the region – the two countries have now signed a ________.
    treaty
  • How did you ________ up with that idea? It’s genius!
    came
  • Hospitals are struggling to cope with the number of ________ as the fighting between the army and the rebels becomes more intense.
    casualties/wounded
  • I enjoyed the book until the final chapter. I just felt the ending was i________. I couldn’t imagine the main character acting like that after all that had happened.
    implausible
  • I didn’t know which path to take, so I just went with my ________ feeling and turned left.
    gut
  • It’s not as simple as that. We have to consider the bigger ________.
    picture
  • I was lucky to get a ________ to study abroad, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to afford it.
    grant
  • I posted the question on my blog yesterday and I’ve already had a ________ of replies!
    deluge
  • A ______________ person is not generous with money.
    tight-fisted
  • Arrangements are being made to ________ all prisoners of war because the conflict has ended.
    release
  • Why don’t you ________ off going to college and do a gap year before you start?
    put
  • Vita loves living in Montreal. She’s having the time of her ________.
    life
  • If you want to write children’s books, you need to have a very v________ imagination!
    vivid
  • Lorelai did a lot of ________ work as a volunteer but now she really needs to find a job with a salary now.
    unpaid
  • If you don’t want to waste your time, it’s best to follow the instructions to the ________.
    letter