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CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
Philanthropist To Seek Bench Frosty To Delay Gig Tough
To Poke Out To Gaze Up To Hang Stiff To Stare Hopeless
A __________________ person is strong and determined, and can tolerate difficulty or suffering. Example: He built up a reputation as a _____________ businessman.
A __________________ is someone who freely gives money and help to people who need it.
If you ____________ something such as a job or a place to live, you try to find one. (FORMAL) Example: Four people who ______________(past) refuge in the Italian embassy have left voluntarily.
If the weather is ______________, the temperature is below freezing. Example: sharp,_______________ nights = icy If you describe someone's behaviour as ___________, you think it is unfriendly. Example: The relationship has obviously become ______________ The Prime Minister smiled again, this time a trifle ___________ily
There was a certain ____________iness in his smile.
A _____________ is a long seat of wood or metal that two or more people can sit on. Example: He sat down on a park ____________ A ____________ is a long, narrow table in a factory or laboratory. Example: the laboratory ______________
If you ________________ doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later. Examples: They had ____________ed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers. So don't _____________, write in now for your chance of a free gift. = postpone * bring forward
A ______________ is a live performance by someone such as a musician or a comedian. (INFORMAL) Example: The two bands join forces for a ____________ at the Sheffield Arena on November 28.
Folder 7 The Home Girl
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
Philanthropist To Seek Bench Frosty To Delay Gig Tough
To Poke Out To Gaze To Hang Stiff To Stare Hopeless
If you ________________at someone or something, you look at them for a long time. Example: Tamara ____________d at him in disbelief, shaking her head. Also a noun. Example: Hlasek gave him a long, cold _____________.If a situation or the answer to a problem is ____________ing you in the face, it is very obvious, although you may not be immediately aware of it. (INFORMAL) Example: Then the answer hit me. It had been ______________ing me in the face ever since Lullington.
If something _____________ ____________of or through another thing, you can see part of it appearing from behind or underneath the other thing. Example: He saw the dog's twitching nose ___________ __________of the basket. If you ____________someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with a sharp object. Example: Lindy ___________d him in the ribs. = jab. Also a noun. Example: John smiled at them and gave Richard a playful ____________. b= prod
If you _____________ at someone or something, you look steadily at them for a long time, for example because you find them attractive or interesting, or because you are thinking about something else. Example: _____________ing at herself in the mirror...You can talk about someone's ___________ as a way of describing how they are looking at something, especially when they are looking steadily at it. (WRITTEN) Example: She felt increasingly uncomfortable under the woman's steady ______________.If someone or something is in the public ____________, they are receiving a lot of attention from the general public. Example:
You won't find a couple more in the public ______________ than Michael and Lizzie.
Something that is____________ is firm or does not bend easily. Example: His gaberdine trousers were brand new and ______________.
If something _____________s in a high place or position, or if you _________ it there, it is attached there so it does not touch the ground. Example: Notices painted on sheets _________ at every entrance.
If you feel ________________ you feel very unhappy because there seems to be no possibility of a better situation or success. Example: The economic crisis makes jobs almost impossible to find and even able pupils feel __________________about job prospects.
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
Philanthropist To Seek Bench Frosty To Delay Gig Tough
To Poke Out To Gaze Up To Hang Stiff To Stare Hopeless
A __________________ person is strong and determined, and can tolerate difficulty or suffering. Example: He built up a reputation as a _____________ businessman.
A __________________ is someone who freely gives money and help to people who need it.
If you ____________ something such as a job or a place to live, you try to find one. (FORMAL) Example: Four people who ______________(past) refuge in the Italian embassy have left voluntarily.
If the weather is ______________, the temperature is below freezing. Example: sharp,_______________ nights = icy If you describe someone's behaviour as ___________, you think it is unfriendly. Example: The relationship has obviously become ______________ The Prime Minister smiled again, this time a trifle ___________ily
There was a certain ____________iness in his smile.
A _____________ is a long seat of wood or metal that two or more people can sit on. Example: He sat down on a park ____________ A ____________ is a long, narrow table in a factory or laboratory. Example: the laboratory ______________
If you ________________ doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later. Examples: They had ____________ed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers. So don't _____________, write in now for your chance of a free gift. = postpone * bring forward
A ______________ is a live performance by someone such as a musician or a comedian. (INFORMAL) Example: The two bands join forces for a ____________ at the Sheffield Arena on November 28.
Folder 7 The Home Girl
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
Philanthropist To Seek Bench Frosty To Delay Gig Tough
To Poke Out To Gaze To Hang Stiff To Stare Hopeless
If you ________________at someone or something, you look at them for a long time. Example: Tamara ____________d at him in disbelief, shaking her head. Also a noun. Example: Hlasek gave him a long, cold _____________.If a situation or the answer to a problem is ____________ing you in the face, it is very obvious, although you may not be immediately aware of it. (INFORMAL) Example: Then the answer hit me. It had been ______________ing me in the face ever since Lullington.
If something _____________ ____________of or through another thing, you can see part of it appearing from behind or underneath the other thing. Example: He saw the dog's twitching nose ___________ __________of the basket. If you ____________someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with a sharp object. Example: Lindy ___________d him in the ribs. = jab. Also a noun. Example: John smiled at them and gave Richard a playful ____________. b= prod
If you _____________ at someone or something, you look steadily at them for a long time, for example because you find them attractive or interesting, or because you are thinking about something else. Example: _____________ing at herself in the mirror...You can talk about someone's ___________ as a way of describing how they are looking at something, especially when they are looking steadily at it. (WRITTEN) Example: She felt increasingly uncomfortable under the woman's steady ______________.If someone or something is in the public ____________, they are receiving a lot of attention from the general public. Example:
You won't find a couple more in the public ______________ than Michael and Lizzie.
Something that is____________ is firm or does not bend easily. Example: His gaberdine trousers were brand new and ______________.
If something _____________s in a high place or position, or if you _________ it there, it is attached there so it does not touch the ground. Example: Notices painted on sheets _________ at every entrance.
If you feel ________________ you feel very unhappy because there seems to be no possibility of a better situation or success. Example: The economic crisis makes jobs almost impossible to find and even able pupils feel __________________about job prospects.