to perform well enough to succeed in something
make the grade
an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge
prejudice
What do you think about ______ the mirror on that wall?
hanging (to hang)
Her strong ______ to women's rights made her determined to continue (Hint: word from a collocation)
commitment
Who is a person who is professionally involved in politics?
a politician
I read his biography to _________ about his life.
find out
She ________ with her boyfriend last week. Now she's dating someone else. (Hint: it's an irrregular verb!)
split up
This summer I'm going to find a part-time job and _____ to buy a car.
make some money
What's a word for "extremely beautiful or attractive"?
stunning
He argued that the justice system was racially _______ (Hint: it's an adjective).
discriminatory
Government figures show that the _______ are starting to find jobs.
unemployed
She __________ a strong smell of perfume when she passes by.
gives off
Don't ________ without a coat on; it's cold out there.
go out
I don't have many ____________ (= people related to me by birth rather than by marriage).
blood relatives
Someone whom you exchange letters/emails with as a hobby, but usually have not met
pen pal
Phrasal verb which means "to effect" or "make something happen"
to bring about
Albert Einstein is a famous ___________.
physicist
What kind of painting is this?
abstract
The art students were told to sketch the _______.
landscape
What is the adjective of "architecture"?
architectural
He is good-looking and caring: all the women ______ him.
fall for
I love my __________. If it wasn't for them, I'd hate my job!
(work) colleagues
Who is an expert in Math?
a mathematician
Do me a _______ and open the window, please.
favour
He _______ the directions that had been emailed to him.
printed