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Someone or something that is __________is unusual or special in a way that makes people notice them and be surprised or impressed.

Synonyms: leisure, rest, fun, pleasure

If you say that something is ________, you mean that it needs to be considered and judged in relation to other things.

If you _______ from a job or position, you formally announce that you are leaving it.

If a group or person has _____ in a parliament or on a committee, someone in the parliament or on the committee supports them and makes decisions on their behalf.

Synonyms: unwilling, slow, backward, grudging. A grudging feeling or action is felt or done very unwillingly.

If you have _________ about something, you are not sure that it is entirely good or right.

If you are________to do something, you are unwilling to do it and hesitate before doing it, or do it slowly and without enthusiasm.

________is a way of spending time in which you rest and feel comfortable.

If you make a ______, you decide to try very hard to do something.

If something _________an unpleasant feeling or situation, it makes it less unpleasant or causes it to disappear completely.

Synonyms: name, standing, credit, character

If you make a ________, you arrange for something such as a table in a restaurant or a room in a hotel to be kept for you.

_______ means using the same words again.

If you _______ someone, you get them out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation.

If you _______that something is the case, you say that it is the case.

To have a _____ for something means to be known or remembered for it.

If one thing or person ______ another, they are similar to each other.

Someone or something that is _______ is approved of by society and considered to be morally correct.

Synonyms: save, get out, save the life of, extricate. If you extricate yourself or another person from a difficult or serious situation, you free yourself or the other person from it.

A ________is something that is intended to cure you when you are ill or in pain.

_______ to something such as a change or a new idea is a refusal to accept it.

________ is the presenting of news in newspapers, on radio, and on television.

_______ is work that involves studying something and trying to discover facts about it.