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another way of saying "so far"
_____ far
thus far
another way of saying "all" these things...
everything
These euros found by the Guardia Civil are just ________! They're not legal tender, but poor copies made on this HP printer.
forgeries
Such was the _________n. ________ v. ___ prep. the book "The Satanic Verses" that it was banned in many countries. People were shocked and certainly argued about it for decades.
CAUSED
controversy caused by
forethought
thinking ahead, planning
This summer heat is hard to ______.
verb that means to tolerate/deal with/manage, carry the weight of
bear
"We've done very well ________ it", said the AI critic in the office. "Just take a gander at all our achievements."
without
Mr. Bulward has ________ a surgery to unblock his nasal passages, he had a deviated septum that caused him much difficulty with breathing. GO
undergone
Little did she ______v. what ____ v. ___ prep. _______n. for her when she arrived for her first day of work at the prison!
STORE
know what was in store
allude
Well, the campaign is over, so we'd better _____ it ___ and go home.
Phrasal verb that means to finish, quit, stop doing something. When you lose your job, you use this verb for the objects from your desk.
pack (it) in
Don't talk to Harry right now...he's ___ the grip of a terrible divorce right now. It's all-consuming, and frankly the only thing he will want to chat about.
in
Dude, this Tiktok account is intentionally ___________ its followers by spreading misinformation, what a spurious and deceitful account of meeting that celebrity!
LEAD
Don't you worry your pretty little head about this...you can't let matters like this ____ on your ____ to such an extent!
PREY
prey (on your) mind
reluctance
hesitance, no desire to do something initially
Augh! I can't find my blue tank top, it's ______ somewhere deep in the pile of clothes on the floor of my room.
buried
Well, this product evolved ____ our experience with restaurant inefficiencies, we really just took our experience and went from there to design something better.
from
The _______ of the Monarch butterfly from its cocoon is a beautiful spectacle for the observer of insect life.
EMERGE
emergence (n.)
Frances ___ a ______ ___ Mr. Huddington, as a result of which his singing career took off.
FAVOR
did (a) favor for
they were having a good "snigger" at his expense
British - snigger = laugh, giggle, etc.
American - snicker (for obvious reasons ;))
You know, I don't believe what I just read in the NYT, this contributor has very _____ criticism - without evidence, not very well formed or researched, very superficial...that this person is not a good candidate for office!
thin (criticism)
______ methods were used by cavemen to extract nuts and seeds from their hulls and shells, you can see from the paintings on the cave wall.
Such/those/these
"Eggcorns" are really just ______ of correct grammatical phrases or expressions, that have changed over time with the mishearing of the originals.
CORRUPT
corruptions
The teacher ______ us waiting for the _____ adj. ______n. of 2 hours just to make us sit in silence and squirm after the exam was over! We were there for 1 hour and 54 minutes precisely!
kept (us waiting for the) best part of 2 hours
Sometimes Americans say "the better part of.."
DOUBLE POINTS - 200 per correct explanation (1000 total)
limped along
franking stamp
piteous
boomerang - both literal and figurative
daub
Extra, extra - 200 more points (1200) "slush pile" "slush fund" - slush in general
1. made slow progress, laborious effort due to handicap or difficulty
2. some type of postal or official seal, stamp of government or bank, etc.
3. pity - piteous - full of pity
4. boomerang - that Australian object that flies, something that goes and comes right back where it started.
5. usually used with viscous semi-liquids or creams - a little application of it on a finger or brush (paint, suncream)
6. slush - a stash of easy to access, abundant thing, extra set aside for some purpose or overwhelming amount.