He's tried really hardly to get tickets for you.
HE'S TRIED REALLY HARD
My new car isn't as RELY as I hoped it would be.
RELIABLE
I regretted not HAVING/ TO HAVE a car to drive.
HAVING
My uncle is the ______ ______ of the family. He's always in trouble with the police.
black sheep
I don't think you are being very REAL about how much we can finish.
REALISTIC
Melanie has promised INVITING/ TO INVITE us to stay.
TO INVITE
Sara is the _______ of her dad's ____. She really is his favourite
apple/eye
The football results were absolutely close.
WERE VERY/ REALLY CLOSE
I explained I had been ill but the boss wasn't at all SYMPATHY.
SYMPATHETIC
I'm not very good at RUNNING/ TO RUN.
He'd like us WORKING/ TO WORK late this evening.
TO WORK
The twins are so much alike. They rae like two ____ in a _____
peas/pod
She finished late and I was very furious with her.
ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS
My children will never try any new food. They aren't very ADVENTURE.
ADVENTUROUS
Have you remembered LOCKING/ TO LOCK the door?
Jim asked me NOT TO/ TO NOT speak.
TO LOCK
NOT TO
The twins are so different. They're like _____ and ____
chalk/cheese
They spoke free about their difficult childhood.
Molly's story is very IMAGINE. I don't know where she gets her ideas from.
I'm absolutely HOPE at languages. I just can't do them.
IMAGINATIVE
HOPELESS
She stopped WORKING/ TO WORK and had a rest.
The teacher made me TO FINISH/ FINISH my work before I left.
TO WORK
FINISH
______ is thicker than _____
blood/water