Part 3
The hero has a secret: he's got a ______ (CRIME) record from when he was a teenager.
The hero has a secret: he's got a CRIMINAL record from when he was a teenager.
I tried to contact you, but I kept getting a "not available" signal.
TOUCH
I tried to ___________________, but I kept getting a ’not available’ signal.
I tried to GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU, but I kept getting a ’not available’ signal.
I found the portrayal of relations in the corporate world convincing and ________ (IMPRESS).
I found the portrayal of relations in the corporate world convincing and IMPRESSIVE.
They were about to fall out when the pizzas were delivered, which improved the atmosphere a lot.
POINT
They were ______________ when the pizzas were delivered, which improved the atmosphere a lot.
They were ON THE POINT OF FALLING OUT when the pizzas were delivered, which improved the atmosphere a lot.
They are ______ (ENVY) of his achievements.
They are ENVIOUS of his achievements.
They spent three hours working and then they stopped to have lunch.
BEEN
By the time they stopped to have lunch, they ____________ three hours.
By the time they stopped to have lunch, they HAD BEEN WORKING FOR three hours.
Some of them discovered the ending by ______ (COINCIDE).
Some of them discovered the ending by COINCIDENCE.
Claire behaved as if she was not bothered, even though her boyfriend had just left her.
FACE
Claire put ___________ even though her boyfriend had just left her.
Claire put ON A BRAVE FACE even though her boyfriend had just left her.
Only one fair and _______ (PREJUDICE) colleague takes his side.
Only one fair and UNPREJUDICED colleague takes his side.
The car was redesigned and, as a result, sales rose rapidly.
RESULTED
The successful redesigning of the car _________ in sales.
The successful redesigning of the car RESULTED IN A RISE in sales.