English collocations Flashcards
(906 cards)
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____ time for someone/to do sth
A
make
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____ an apology
A
make
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____ a statement
A
make, issue
4
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____ breakfast/lunch/dinner (prepare)
A
make
5
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____ a speech
A
make, deliver
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____ your bed
A
make
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____ coffee/tea
A
make
8
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____ dessert
A
make
9
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____ a decision
A
make
10
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____ an excuse
A
make
11
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____ an offer
A
make
12
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____ a phone call
A
make
13
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____ a noise/sound
A
make
14
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____ a complaint
A
make, lodge
15
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____ a mess
A
make
16
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____ a plan
A
make
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____ a mistake/error
A
make
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____ a profit
A
make, turn
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____ a loss
A
make
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____ an effort
A
make
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____ a list
A
make/draw up
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____ progress
A
make
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____ changes (verb)
A
make
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____ a promise
A
make
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____ a party
throw/have
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____ a barbecue
have/cook
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____ an accident
have
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____ a question
ask
29
____ amends
make
30
____ the housework/dishes/the laundry/the shopping
do
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____ the shopping
do
32
____ your homework
do
33
____ business
do
34
____ a great/terrible/good job
do
35
____ a report
do/write
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____ a course
do, take
37
____ your hair/nails
do
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____everything/something/anything/nothing
do
39
____ good/well/badly
do
40
____ your best
do
41
____ a reservation
make
42
____ a fortune/$5000
make
43
____ a pass at someone
make
44
____ ____ after an argument
make up
45
____ a point
make
46
____ a bet
make
47
____ a confession
make
48
____ a suggestion
make
49
____ a prediction
make
50
____ a fuss
make
51
____ an observation
make
52
____ a comment
make
53
____ a choice
make
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____ an attempt
make
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_____ a discovery
make
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_____ a difference
make
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_____ an exception
make
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_____ and _____ memory
dim and distant
59
_____ of space
short
60
_____ room/space (adj.) (enough, and often more than you need)
ample
61
_____ space (adj.) (narrow)
confined
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within _____ memory
living
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_____ disguised (adv.)
thinly
64
stubborn _____
streak
65
_____ exterior
gruff
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_____ wit
sharp
67
your _____ point (a particular skill)
strong
68
_____ personality (lively)
bubbly
69
_____ a _____ resemblance
bear a striking
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_____ expression (showing no understanding or emotion)
blank
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_____ reception (unfriendly welcome)
cool
72
_____ a reference
provide
73
trust someone _____ (totally)
implicitly
74
_____ the challenges
meet
75
_____ _____ a referee
act as
76
_____ interest (adj.) (very strong)
keen
77
_____ your interests
pursue
78
_____ idle
bone
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_____ customer (untrustworthy person)
slippery
80
_____ someone in contempt
hold
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_____ a fight
pick
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the blame _____ on
rests
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_____ their responsibilities (avoid)
shirk
84
_____ to that level
stoop
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_____ your judgement
cloud
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_____ error (adj.) (obvious)
glaring
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constant _____ (complaining or criticising all the time)
nagging
88
minor _____ (small complaints)
niggles
89
_____ influence (adj.) (someone who encourages others to behave in a negative way)
disruptive
90
in the _____ _____ of publicity
full glare
91
_____ your ambition
realise
92
_____ praise on
heap
93
_____ impact (adj.)
significant
94
_____ to someone's every whim
pander to someone's every whim
95
a _____ brat
spoilt
96
_____ youth (adj.)
disaffected
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_____ the error of _____ _____
see the error of your ways
98
_____ into the pattern of
fall
99
occasional _____ (a slight ache from time to time)
twinge
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_____ moment (adj.) (moment of forgetfulness)
senior
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_____ attention (adj.) (complete)
undivided
102
_____ _____ harm
come to
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on bad _____
terms
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_____ friends (adj.)
firm
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casual _____
acquaintances
106
_____ the rift
heal
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_____ sth the wrong way
take
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_____ some distance between
put
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_____ to someone's defence
spring
110
_____ new relationships (form or create)
forge
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_____ someone's trust
win
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_____ _____ the offensive
go on
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to be _____ _____ trial
put on
114
_____ someone a sentence
give
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_____ _____ your sentence
serve out
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_____ charges (adj.) (deliberately made up)
trumped-up
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_____ circumstances
mitigating/extenuating
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_____ in custody (custodia cautelare)
remand
119
justice has been _____
served
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_____ the case (decide that it is not worth considering)
dismiss
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_____ someone to justice
bring
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_____ trial
stand
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_____ good health
enjoy
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_____ plenty of exercise
do
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_____ _____ a diet
go on
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_____ _____ your strength
build up
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_____ an operation
have
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_____ a full recovery
make
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_____ an overdose
take
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a _____ cold (heavy)
streaming
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_____ into a coma
fall
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_____ _____ of a coma
come out
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_____ _____ the frontiers
push back
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a power _____
cut
135
power is _____
restored
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_____ a card
swipe
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to _____ channels
switch
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_____ the issue, the problem
address
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a force for _____
good/change
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to _____ relief (give)
provide
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to _____ shelter (give)
provide
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_____ the cycle
break
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_____ a plea
make
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to _____ benefits
claim
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_____ a tax
levy
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_____ _____ the success
build on
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_____ _____ _____ with considerable success
be met with
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open a _____ _____ (conto corrente)
current account
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_____ afloat (having enough money to pay what you owe)
stay, keep
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_____ your debts (pay)
clear
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_____ debts (not yet paid)
outstanding
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_____ a payment
make
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_____ your income (add sth to sth to make it larger)
supplement
154
_____ _____ loans (demand that people pay back the money the bank has lent to them)
call in
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_____ _____ a bill
run up
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_____ _____ a deposit
put down
157
bored _____
rigid/stiff/silly
158
urban _____
regeneration
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_____ suburbs (with lots of green)
leafy
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residential _____ (homes)
dwellings
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_____ a taxi
hail
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to _____ waste
dump
163
_____ your ways
change
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_____ heat (extreme)
searing
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run _____ (run out)
dry
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in _____ of the law
breach
167
_____ the requirements
meet/satisfy
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_____ permission (give)
grant
169
_____ _____ an application
put in
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_____ _____ the red tape
cut through
171
_____ permission (receive)
obtain
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_____ permission (ask)
seek
173
_____ professional (complete)
consummate
174
_____ reviews (adj.) (very positive)
glowing, rave
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_____ disaster (total)
unmitigated
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_____ your attention
hold
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_____ your imagination
fire
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_____ _____ support
drum up
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_____ _____ a schedule
draw up
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_____ suggestion (adj.)
tentative
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_____ a plan (reveal)
unveil
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_____ sth to someone's discretion
leave
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_____ every eventuality
cover
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_____ _____ a suggestion
act on
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_____ into practice
put
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_____ out of hand
reject
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_____ sports
do
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_____ your balance
keep
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_____ in shape
keep
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having a _____ of a time
whale
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_____ _____ the chance
jump at
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get the _____ of it
hang
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_____ _____ pitch
reach fever
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_____ the field
take
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_____ someone _____ stand-by
put on
196
send out a search _____
party
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sunny _____
spells
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keep your eyes _____
peeled/skinned
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your budget doesn't quite _____ to
stretch
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opposite of peak time (adj., adverb)
off-peak
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peak _____
time
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feeling _____ (hungry, informal)
peckish
203
_____ the trend
set
204
new season's _____
look
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_____ the high street
hit
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_____ the tradition (keep up)
uphold
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_____ feast
movable
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_____ _____ wedding
joined in
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wedded _____
bliss
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in a _____ _____ tradition
break with
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_____ _____ a display
put on
212
_____ _____ the third Saturday
fall on
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_____ apology (adj.) (humble)
abject
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_____ disclosure
damaging
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refuse _____ - _____
point-blank
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_____ conduct
disorderly
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give _____ (permission)
leave
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_____ a grievance
air
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passionate _____
entreaties
220
a _____ comment/remark
throwaway
221
_____ an election (officially announce)
call
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trouble _____ _____
breaks out
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_____ clues (adj.)
vital
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_____ _____ talks
enter into
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_____ demonstrations
hold
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_____ _____ a go-between
act as
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_____ an agreement (arrange)
broker
228
_____ a press conference
hold
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_____ _____ an agreement
enter into
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_____ pleasantries
exchange
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_____ gossip
juicy
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rumours are _____ _____
flying around
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_____ chatter
idle
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_____ someone in conversation
engage
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_____ someone _____ an argument
draw into
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_____ your case (give too much importance or seriousness)
overstate
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_____ the subject (begin a discussion of a difficult topic)
broach
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_____ the subject
drop
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opening _____ (remark made in order to start a conversation)
gambit
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_____ promise (adj.) (made without thinking)
rash
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_____ _____ a conversation
carry on
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_____ visit (quick)
whirlwind, flying
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_____ a surprise on someone
spring
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_____ _____ an appearance
put in/make
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social _____ (non-stop set of social events)
whirl
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_____ host to
play
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_____ someone welcome
make
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_____ a visit
pay
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_____ a formal function
attend
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wine and _____ someone
dine
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_____ a lot of ground
cover
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_____ a place
secure
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_____ full marks
achieve
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your concentration _____
wavers
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_____ truant
play
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_____ _____ a fuss
kick up
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_____ your _____ elsewhere
take your custom
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_____ service (quick)
prompt
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_____ for purpose
fit
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_____ an order
place
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_____ for complaint
grounds
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_____ a commitment
honour
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_____ with customers (communicate)
engage
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recycle _____
waste
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pander to someone's every _____
whim
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to _____ _____ production
go into
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_____ your target
meet
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_____ the committee
chair
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_____ the demands
satisfy
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_____ the books
balance
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_____ _____ the receivers
call in
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_____ an objective
set
273
three times _____ than
greater
274
a _____ increase
substantial
275
_____ _____ some thought
give it
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_____ the importance
grasp
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_____ the view
take
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_____ to the theory
subscribe
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_____ judgement on someone
pass
280
think _____ (adv.) (in an imaginative way)
laterally
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_____ doubt (adj.)
nagging
282
a _____ conclusion (obvious)
foregone
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_____ _____ a meeting (arrange)
pencil in
284
_____ your livelihood
lose
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_____ your desk
clear
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_____ hours (adj.)
unsocial
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_____ tasks (adj.)
menial
288
_____ wage (adj.) (enough money to live on)
living
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_____ labour (exploited)
sweated
290
_____ your potential
realise
291
_____ the course
stay
292
_____ a niche for someone
carve
293
_____ _____ the post
take up
294
_____ a position (maintain)
hold
295
_____-_____ scheme
fast-track
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_____ your priorities right
get
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_____ priority over sth
take
298
_____ _____ my French
keep up
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_____ _____ a tip-off
act on
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_____ _____ office
take up
301
_____ _____ heavily on
come down
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_____ _____ an appetite
work up
303
_____ _____ savings/funds
dip into
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_____ _____ an intruder
see off
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_____ _____ an opponent
see off
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_____ your fortune
tell
307
_____ its aim
state
308
_____ your business
state
309
_____ the message _____
get across
310
_____ the police
notify
311
_____ ignorance
profess
312
_____ your innocence
protest
313
_____ your knowledge
impart
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improvements to _____
make
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_____ some research
do
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_____ a habit of
make
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_____ a success of
make
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_____ an escape
make
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_____ a calculation
make
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_____ your acquaintance
make
321
_____ a protest
stage
322
_____ _____ a meal (prepare quickly)
rustle up
323
_____ a good impression
create, make
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_____ a stand against
make
325
_____ room for sth
make
326
_____ a proposal
make
327
_____ an arrangement
make
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_____ a contribution
make
329
_____ the bill
foot
330
_____ ( _____ _____ ) the facts
face (up to)
331
_____ mad (adj.)
hopping
332
_____ the rocks
hit
333
_____ a snack
grab
334
_____ the results
pending
335
_____ a seat
grab
336
standards _____
slip
337
a _____ of luck
stroke
338
a _____ of information
snippet
339
a _____ of attacks/thefts
spate
340
_____ threat (adj.)
idle
341
_____ into song
burst
342
_____ hair (brownish-red)
auburn
343
_____ accent (thick)
broad
344
_____ hint (strong)
broad
345
_____ the meeting/trial (have a pause or rest)
adjourn
346
_____ the stock market
play
347
_____ contradict (adv.) (completely)
flatly
348
_____ someone's interest
arouse
349
a _____ of paint
lick
350
to _____ evidence (in a trial)
give
351
_____ a photo
take
352
_____ a stroll
take
353
_____ a shower
take/have
354
_____ breakfast (eat quickly)
grab
355
_____ breakfast (eat)
have
356
to _____ an idea/a topic/a problem (decide not to deal with it until later)
park
357
_____ a run/walk
go for
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_____ yoga
do
359
_____ martial arts
do
360
_____ appetite (adj.)
healthy
361
_____ awakened (adv.)
rudely
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_____ sleep (adj.)
restful
363
_____ _____ a company (open)
set up
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_____ at a loss
operate
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_____ bust
go
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_____ a promotion
run
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_____ a deadline
meet
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_____ the blame
shoulder/take
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_____ a committment
make
370
_____ voice (adj.) (low, unfriendly and harsh)
gruff
371
under your _____ (in a very quiet way so that it is difficult for people to hear)
breath
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Not _____ a word
utter
373
_____ silence (not friendly and not showing any emotion)
stony
374
_____ voice (adj.) (very loud)
booming
375
a _____ of thunder
clap, rumble
376
deathly _____ (noun) (a sudden silence)
hush
377
a dull _____ (unclear sound made when sth heavy falls)
thud
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_____ your words (speak unclearly, running the sounds together)
slur
379
_____ _____ a cry
let out
380
_____ the help
enlist
381
_____ itself (extremely easy)
simplicity
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_____ the easy way out
take
383
_____ alternative (adj.)
feasible
384
_____ the time to do sth
take
385
with _____ ease
remarkable
386
_____ the effort
worth
387
_____ recall (adv.) (immediately)
instantly
388
_____ blow (adj.)
severe
389
_____ weather conditions (adj.)
adverse conditions
390
_____ danger (adj.)
grave
391
_____ _____ hard work
sound like
392
_____ a threat
pose
393
_____ a challenge (enjoy the thought of something that you are going to do)
relish
394
_____ some degree of risk
carry
395
_____ an error (find)
spot
396
_____ hurdles (verb)
overcome
397
disaster _____ (verb)
strikes
398
_____ to an emergency
respond
399
a _____ drive (new effort)
fresh
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difficulties _____
arise
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problems _____
occur/arise
402
a _____ number of
significant/substantial
403
an _____ supply
endless
404
the _____ quantity
sheer
405
_____ fees (adj.) (very high)
astronomical
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_____ crop (adj.) (very large)
bumper
407
_____ amount (adj.) (much more than you would usually expect)
inordinate
408
an _____ majority
overwhelming
409
an _____ quantity (a person or thing whose characteristics are not yet clear)
unknown
410
a _____ shift
sudden, dramatic
411
fluctuating _____ (adv.)
wildly
412
_____ a transformation
undergo
413
_____ a revival
undergo
414
_____ _____ the times (keep up with changes and adapt to them)
move with
415
increase _____ (adv.)
significantly, dramatically (NOT strongly)
416
_____ an increase/decrease
show (NOT have)
417
_____ considerable improvement
show
418
change _____ _____ (so much one couldn't recognise)
beyond recognition
419
remain _____ (formal: stay the same)
unchanged
420
changes _____ place (verb.)
take
421
_____ sth to a halt (often about transport)
bring
422
_____ a halt to sth
call
423
_____ sth to a close
bring
424
_____ a stop to
put
425
_____ a pregnancy (end)
terminate
426
_____ an attempt
abandon
427
_____ the street (prevent people from entering)
close off
428
a _____ in the conversation
lull
429
a _____ in the fighting
lull
430
dawn _____
breaks
431
_____ into a run (start running)
break
432
the rain _____ _____ (starts)
sets in
433
opening _____
remarks
434
_____ measures (introduce)
instigate
435
_____ fears (make people worry about)
spark/fuel
436
talks _____
collapse
437
_____ completion
near
438
_____ rumours (make a statement to end the rumours)
dispel
439
_____ confusion (verb.)
clear up
440
_____ unrests (stop)
quell
441
_____ fears of (stop people worrying about)
allay
442
_____ the cause
establish
443
_____ cause (adj.) (origin)
root
444
_____ the full effect
feel
445
_____ an effect
have
446
_____ effects (adj.) (negative)
ill
447
a _____ effect
knock-on
448
_____ the results
produce
449
_____ resentment
breed
450
_____ doubts
plant
451
_____ speculation
prompt
452
_____ obsolete
render
453
_____ havoc
wreak
454
_____ someone crazy
drive
455
_____ disaster (verb)
spell
456
_____ reason (adj.) (very powerful)
compelling
457
_____ an explanation
demand
458
_____ the consequences
face
459
_____ similar (adv.)
fundamentally
460
_____ little resemblace to
bear
461
in _____ contrast
marked
462
_____ distinction (adj.)
clear
463
_____ gap (adj.) (an enormous difference)
yawning
464
the advantages _____ the disadvantages
outweigh
465
differ _____ (adv.) (a lot)
widely
466
do not _____ comparison with
bear
467
_____ favourably with
compare
468
_____ in comparison
pale
469
_____ a comparison with
draw
470
_____ the balance between
strike
471
_____ the gap
bridge
472
_____ distinction (adj.) (small)
subtle
473
_____ difference (adj). (small)
subtle
474
_____ disparity (adj.) (increasing)
growing
475
a _____ of genius
stroke
476
a _____ of work (always used in the negative)
stroke
477
the whole _____ of emotions
gamut
478
a _____ of class
touch
479
a _____ of hope
glimmer
480
a _____ of interest/hope
flicker
481
a _____ of emotion
flicker
482
a _____ of activity (a sudden, short period)
flurry
483
a _____ of bread (thick slice)
hunk
484
a _____ of butter (small lump)
knob
485
a _____ of cream (large spoonful)
dollop
486
a _____ of liquid (small amount)
dash
487
a _____ of herb or spice (small amount)
sprinkling
488
call in _____
the receivers
489
_____ waste to sth (verb.) (destroy)
lay
490
a _____ effort (adj.) (brave)
valiant
491
a _____ effort (adj.) (serious and thorough)
determined
492
a _____ effort (adj.) (made by several people)
concerted
493
a _____ effort (adj.) (requiring a lot of energy)
strenuous
494
_____ your best shot
give it
495
_____ attempt (adj.) (failed)
abortive
496
physical _____ (hard physical effort)
exertion
497
a hard _____ (hard work)
slog
498
_____ advice (verb) (give)
offer
499
_____ effort (verb) (need)
require
500
_____ the rewards
reap
501
_____ to failure (adj.)
doomed
502
_____ your hopes on sth
pin
503
_____ to the trouble (make an effort)
go
504
_____ a _____ at someone (to criticize someone strongly)
have a go at
505
_____ to someone (annoy or upset)
get
506
_____ harm (verb.) (intend to do or say anything hurtful)
mean
507
it _____ as a shock
comes
508
_____ flight (verb) (to run away, or to try to escape)
take
509
a _____ excuse (adj.) (difficult to believe)
feeble, flimsy
510
give someone a _____ (phone)
ring
511
_____ an email (write)
drop
512
give someone a _____ (do sth special to say goodbye)
send-off
513
_____ you any trouble
cause
514
_____ you _____ any trouble
put you to
515
_____ assurance
give
516
_____ your promise (not keep)
go back on
517
_____ the commitment (strongly state again)
reaffirm
518
give a _____ answer (adj.) (direct and honest)
straight
519
_____ a question to (ask)
put
520
_____ a question (deal with)
field
521
face a _____ (a lot of tough questions)
grilling
522
_____ your point (accept that you have an opinion worth considering)
take
523
_____ _____ a contract
enter into
524
_____ a contract (break)
breach
525
a _____ of jealousy
fit
526
_____ scheme (adj.) (silly, or very unlikely to succeed)
hare-brained
527
give _____ to your frustration
vent
528
a _____ of judgement (poor judgement)
lapse
529
_____ remarks (unpleasant comments)
disparaging
530
take a _____ (a criticism that you make while you are talking about something else)
sideswipe
531
a _____ of relief
sigh
532
a _____ of adrenaline
surge
533
a _____ of energy
burst
534
_____ bliss
sheer
535
your heart _____
leaps
536
_____ keen (adj.) (very)
dead
537
_____ to your advantage
work
538
_____ great delight in
take
539
_____ pleasure from
derive
540
_____ _____ joy
jump for
541
_____ hopes (adj.)
high
542
_____ bliss (adj.) (a feeling of calm happiness)
sheer
543
_____ with little alternative
left
544
_____ to the rules
keep to, stick to
545
a _____ meal
quick (NOT fast)
546
a _____ glance
quick
547
_____ your way somewhere
make
548
_____ pain (adj.) (strong)
sharp
549
_____ demands
make
550
_____ a bath
run
551
_____ someone a call
give
552
_____ damage
do
553
_____ an experiment
do
554
_____ harm
do
555
_____ consequences (adj.) (very severe or serious)
dire
556
_____ a contract (end)
terminate
557
_____ the test of time
stand
558
a _____ of dolphins
pod
559
a _____ of hounds/wolves/dogs
pack
560
a _____ of cattle
herd
561
a _____ of elephants
herd
562
a _____ of monkeys/baboons
troop
563
a _____ of lions
pride
564
a _____ of birds
flock
565
a _____ of sheeps
flock
566
a _____ of whales
pod
567
a _____ of bees/locusts/other flying insects
swarm
568
a _____ of fish/sardines
shoal/school
569
a _____ of light/interest/understanding
glimmer
570
_____ energy to
devote
571
_____ our warnings, advice (listen to)
heed
572
wouldn't _____ any sleep _____ it
lose, over
573
worried _____ (adj.)
sick
574
_____ to the occasion
rise
575
_____ sour (verb.) (become bad)
turn
576
_____ support/loyalty (adj.) (strong and not becoming weaker)
unswerving
577
_____ to action
rouse
578
_____ its/a toll
take
579
_____ TV (verb)
watch
580
a _____ of nostalgia/hunger/jealousy (a sudden strong feeling of pain)
pang
581
_____ with pride (verb) (look extremely proud)
swell
582
_____ aware (adverb) (completely)
fully
583
_____ from a bus (get out)
alight
584
_____ a think about it
have
585
_____ jobs (make staff redundant)
axe
586
_____ a tender (a formal offer to supply goods or do work at a stated price)
submit
587
_____ capital (get money)
raise
588
_____ a favour
do
589
_____ someone a good _____ (favour)
do a good turn
590
_____ bald, grey, deaf, blind
go
591
_____ yellow
go
592
hair _____ white
turns
593
_____ ill (become)
fall
594
_____ silent (become)
fall
595
_____ louder (get)
grow
596
_____ a row (argument)
have
597
_____ a break
have
598
_____ difficulty
have
599
_____ a look
have
600
_____ person (old)
elderly
601
_____ a compliment
pay
602
_____ tribute
pay
603
_____ a liking
take
604
_____ advantage
take
605
_____ a reputation, an advantage
gain
606
_____ power, control, access
gain
607
a _____ smile/face (happy)
sunny
608
be _____ _____ of tears
in floods
609
tears _____ _____ your face
stream down
610
a _____ temper
fiery, quick
611
tempers _____ (people become angry with each other)
flare
612
a _____ of publicity, glory
blaze
613
a _____ of lights, colours
blaze
614
your cheeks _____ with embarassment
burn
615
people _____ (verb) (move slowly)
trickle
616
_____ sunshine (only sunshine, no clouds in the sky)
unbroken
617
pouring _____ rain
with
618
a _____ in the clouds
break
619
_____ cloud (adj.)
thick
620
it _____ _____ rain
looks like
621
_____ winds (adj.) (very cold)
biting
622
_____ of fog (small area)
patches
623
at midday the sun is _____
strongest
624
_____ rain (falling fast and heavy)
driving
625
_____ winds (extremely strong)
gale-force
626
rivers _____ their banks (flood)
burst
627
_____ storm/weather condition (unusual or unexpected)
freak
628
_____ hot (adj.)
scorching
629
the wind _____ _____ the trees
whistling through
630
the _____ of fire
crackling
631
the opposite of "return journey"
outward journey
632
the opposite of "a bumpy flight"
a smooth flight
633
a _____ seat
window/aisle
634
_____ booked (completely)
fully
635
_____ accomodation (very cheap)
budget
636
_____ a glimpse of (see for a moment)
catch
637
_____ into ruin
fall
638
_____ a bend (turn a corner)
round
639
_____ in ruins
lie
640
tower _____ sth
above
641
_____ beaches (adj.) (without many people)
secluded
642
_____ into view
come
643
_____ streets (pavimentate con ciottoli)
cobbled
644
_____ town (an area in or on the edge of a city, in which poor people live in small, very cheaply built houses)
shanty
645
_____ traffic (adj.)
bumper-to-bumper
646
urban _____ (city area which is empty and in bad condition)
wasteland
647
_____ with litter (to be covered with things that are spread around in a careless or untidy way)
strewn
648
_____ shops, products (adj.) (for people with expensive tastes)
upmarket
649
_____ fumes
exhaust
650
_____ decision (adj.) (quick)
snap
651
_____ a grudge
bear, hold
652
_____ standards (verb.)
set
653
_____ your pride
swallow
654
_____ a tantrum
throw
655
_____ a joke (to laugh when someone says something funny about you and not be offended)
take
656
_____ a joke on someone
play
657
_____ moustache (long and hanging down heavily)
droopy
658
_____ hair (rough, and not smooth or soft)
coarse
659
_____ -black (completely black)
jet
660
_____ cheeks (adj.) (fat in a pleasant and attractive way)
chubby
661
_____ eyebrows (adj.) (very thick)
bushy
662
well-_____ (strong, attractive bodies)
built
663
cugino di secondo grado
second cousin
664
_____ divorce (adj.)
bitter, acrimonious
665
a _____ home (poor family)
deprived
666
_____ bachelor (adj.)
confirmed
667
_____ a baby
have
668
the baby _____ (expected to arrive)
is due
669
_____ _____ home (start an independent life in one's own flat or house)
set up
670
_____ a friendship (start)
strike up
671
_____ a friendship (strengthen)
cement
672
a _____ amount
significant, substantial
673
a _____ quantity
significant, substantial
674
_____ a mortgage
take out
675
_____ an extension (an extra room onto an existing house)
build, add
676
_____ yourself at home
make
677
fresh _____ (foods produced from farming)
produce
678
_____ food (that goes bad quickly)
perishable
679
_____ meal (large and very good)
slap-up
680
_____ your appetite (rovinare)
spoil
681
_____ the stage (become an actor)
go on
682
_____ a performance
give
683
_____ your ambitions
achieve
684
_____ a penalty, a free kick
take
685
_____ a substitute
bring on
686
_____ defeated, beaten (adv.) (di poco)
narrowly
687
_____ a disease (formal)
contract
688
_____ cancer, diabetes, AIDS, Alzheimer's disease
develop
689
_____ fit (verb)
keep
690
_____ ache (adj.) (not strong)
dull
691
_____ the pain (make less strong)
alleviate, relieve
692
_____ headache (adj.) (very intense)
splitting
693
_____ / _____ cold
heavy, slight
694
to be _____ ill
taken
695
_____ a web search
do
696
_____ _____ your computer
hack into
697
_____ your search (make more accurate)
refine
698
_____ an exam
do, take, sit
699
_____ a lecture
give
700
_____ an education
receive
701
_____ a degree, a diploma
obtain, get
702
_____ feedback
give
703
_____ a guitar (strimpellare)
strum
704
_____ activities
do
705
_____ someone's career (destroy)
wreck, ruin
706
_____ _____ a career (start)
embark on
707
_____ appointments
make
708
_____ a presentation
give
709
_____ a record of
keep
710
_____ the minutes (official records of a meeting)
take
711
_____ your notice (to tell your employer that you are leaving your job, especially in a letter)
hand in, give in
712
_____ early retirement
take
713
_____ telephone calls (deal with, usually done by a secretary)
field
714
_____ partnership with
go into
715
business _____ (close because of failure)
folds
716
_____ a deal
strike, do, make
717
_____ trading (close your business)
cease
718
_____ into detail
go
719
_____ evidence (raccogliere)
gather
720
_____ proof (impossible to prove wrong)
irrefutable
721
_____ a connection
establish
722
_____ categories
fall into
723
_____ emphasis on
lay
724
_____ support to the view that
lend
725
_____ an analogy
draw
726
_____ attention to
draw
727
_____ a conclusion
draw
728
_____ a parallel
draw
729
_____ a case for
make
730
_____ the case for
present
731
_____ the law (obey) (formal)
observe
732
act _____ the law
within
733
comply _____
with
734
_____ the death penalty
face
735
_____ _____ trial
go on
736
_____ a verdict
reach
737
_____ a heavy fine (pay)
face
738
_____ the consequences
suffer
739
a _____ criminal (who has committed a lot of crimes)
hardened
740
_____ an offence
commit
741
_____ criminals (low class)
common
742
a story _____
breaks
743
_____ the headlines
hit
744
_____ headlines
make
745
an _____ of news
item
746
_____ a story (publish)
run
747
_____ talks (verb)
hold
748
a surprising _____ of events
turn
749
to be _____ hostage
taken
750
_____ a close watch
keep
751
talks _____ _____
break down
752
_____ fire
catch
753
_____ publicity, recognition
gain
754
the _____ news
latest (NOT last)
755
news has just _____
come in
756
_____ money (exchange one currency for another)
change
757
_____ money _____ (spend money on unnecessary things)
throw around
758
_____ money _____ (spend a lot of money trying to solve a problem)
throw money at
759
_____ a withdrawal
make
760
_____ cheap (being sold for a low price)
going
761
money is _____ (there isn't much money)
tight
762
money is _____ in (being used for that thing and you cannot use it for anything else)
tied up
763
_____ a dislike to
take
764
_____ your eyes, gaze, face (from sth)
avert
765
a _____ battle (an argument that continues over a long period of time)
running
766
_____ order
restore
767
do not _____ any resistance
offer
768
sleep _____ (in the open, without shelter)
rough
769
live _____ the streets
on
770
_____ _____ the streets (scendere in strada)
take to
771
can you _____ me the _____
tell the time
772
_____ on time (right)
dead, bang
773
_____ your alarms for five o'clock
set
774
_____ hours (adj.) (unreasonably late or early hours)
ungodly
775
go _____ foot
on
776
_____ long steps
take
777
a _____ walk (quick, busy)
brisk
778
_____ up and down (walk)
pace
779
a _____ stroll (gentle)
leisurely
780
_____ your way somewhere (walk carefully and slowly)
pick
781
wander _____ (adv.)
aimlessly
782
_____ headlong into
rush
783
_____ an interview, an exam (pass easily)
walk
784
_____ of life (different type of jobs and levels of society)
walks
785
_____ great strides (progress)
make
786
_____ _____ against some opposition
run up
787
_____ confident, angry, purposeful etc. strides
take
788
_____ a joke (tell)
crack
789
_____ someone luck
wish
790
_____ a hint
drop
791
_____ a word with
have
792
_____ a favour (chiedere)
ask
793
_____ ignorance
plead
794
_____ a lie
tell
795
_____ instructions
give
796
_____ _____ a conversation (that's already started)
join in
797
_____ _____ a conversation
get into
798
_____ house (cambiare)
move (NOT change)
799
_____ the beds
change
800
_____ a habit
break
801
_____ the habit (informal)
kick
802
_____ a new approach
adopt
803
_____ some adjustments
make
804
standard of living is _____
rising, improving (NOT increasing or growing)
805
at _____ speed (carelessly fast and dangerous)
breakneck
806
in an _____ manner (slow, implies slight criticism)
unhurried
807
_____ a shortcut
take
808
_____ a detour
make, take
809
_____ a step
take
810
go _____ (become lost or go to the wrong place)
astray
811
slow to a _____
crawl
812
_____ to a total of
come
813
rise, fall _____ (adv.)
sharply, steeply
814
_____ of currency, electricity, length
unit
815
_____ your teeth (show)
bare
816
an _____ taste (sth you dislike at first but start to like after trying it several times)
acquired
817
to smell _____ (no longer fresh)
off
818
let me _____ a smell
have
819
_____ _____ a smell
give off
820
a _____ of perfume
whiff
821
_____ fumes (adj.) (poisonous)
noxious
822
_____ -smelling
foul
823
fruit _____ _____
goes soft
824
bread _____ _____
goes hard
825
_____ sea (opposite of smooth)
rough, choppy
826
a _____ situation (difficult)
sticky
827
_____ grain (opposite of fine)
coarse
828
_____ dark (get)
grow
829
a _____ of sunlight
ray
830
_____ dark (adj.)
pitch
831
_____ your name (destroy your reputation)
blacken
832
_____ a shadow (make sth less happy, cheerful)
cast
833
the candle _____
flickers
834
_____ close range
at
835
_____ buildings
tall
836
_____ mountains
high
837
_____ trees
tall
838
_____ (a distance of) 40 km
cover
839
_____ -_____ places (distant)
far-off, far-flung
840
_____ prices, wages, levels
low (NOT small)
841
_____ silence (strage in a frightening and mysterious way)
eerie
842
the waves _____ on the beach
crashing
843
a _____ stream, brook
babbling
844
the _____ of rain
patter
845
_____ the silence
break
846
_____ cry (high, loud and unpleasant)
piercing
847
a shot _____ _____
rings out
848
an _____ sound (defeaning)
ear-splitting
849
a _____ sound (made quieter or less clear)
muffled
850
a _____ noise (harsh, unpleasant)
grating
851
an _____ bang (loud)
almighty
852
the _____ of the traffic
roar
853
the machines _____
hum, whir
854
_____ _____ _____ a good start
get off to
855
_____ to a close
draw
856
_____ a start (let's get started)
make
857
_____ a promising, early etc. start
make
858
_____ the finishing touches
put
859
lose your _____ (suddenly become too frightened to do something)
nerve
860
_____ _____ useful
come in
861
_____ a breakthrough
make
862
_____ a change
effect
863
_____ someone's hopes
dash
864
_____ outcome, result (unexpected)
unforeseen
865
your mind goes _____
blank
866
_____ forget (completely)
clean
867
_____ a dispute, differences
settle
868
_____ -_____ clash
head-on
869
_____ someone's opinion (agree with)
share
870
_____ havoc
wreak
871
_____ _____ _____ the wrong foot
get off on
872
_____ apart (completely different)
poles
873
a _____ suspicion
sneaking
874
_____ _____ hope
give up (NOT the hope)
875
_____ your judgement (affect)
colour
876
_____ judgement (refuse to give an opinion until you know more about it)
reserve
877
a _____ desire
burning
878
_____ someone's advice
take
879
_____ the soft option
take
880
_____ hints (strong suggestions)
heavy
881
_____ an allegation
make
882
_____ the charges, an accusation (smentire)
deny
883
_____ responsibility (negare)
disclaim
884
_____ pleasure
take
885
_____ offence
take
886
the _____ regard
greatest, highest
887
_____ a particular, genuine liking
have
888
_____ a claim (prove)
substantiate
889
_____ your praises
sing
890
_____ the world of someone
think
891
_____ to shit
turn
892
_____ war on someone
wage
893
_____ sides with
take
894
_____ the groundwork
lay
895
_____ a glance
cast
896
_____ (someone) a yarn, a tale
spin
897
opposite of a smooth flight
bumpy flight
898
_____ grain (opposite of coarse)
fine
899
_____ draft
rough
900
_____ estimate
rough
901
nerve-_____
wrecking
902
_____ consumption
conspicuous
903
_____ bombing (a tappeto)
carpet
904
_____ turns
take
905
_____ pity _____ someone
take pity on
906
at the first _____ (tentativo)
attempt
