Free time activities
Others have behavioural problems and need to ___ in a safe and controlled setting.
let off steam
I'm OK, I guess. I've just been feeling a bit ___ recently.
down
Will you stop ____ me! (critisise)
having a go at
____ Peter for a while – he’s having a hard time at school.
Go easy on
The kids always ____ their mother against me. (to support one person or group in an argument against somebody else )
sided with
It's difficult for teachers to ____ when they go home at night.
switch off
My family have been a real ____ to me during this difficult time.
comfort
He ____ about how poor he was. ( talk a lot)
went on and on
She had an ability to put people ___ their ___. (make them calmer)
at__ease
I think it's about time you called her to ___(to do something to end an argument or bad situation, for example discuss a problem calmly)
clear the air.
____ the feeling when you do it well and you get a great reaction from the audience
Nothing beats
I'd missed the last bus and so was ____ at the airport overnight.
stranded
The constant criticism was beginning to ____ her confidence.
undermine
He tried to ___ me that my mother would be okay. ( make me calmer)
reassure
And eventually his wife ___ him ___.
kick out
I ____ my new boss immediately.
took to
That new film has had ____ reviews. It sounds great.
rave
The police said that the other driver was ___ (guilty)
at fault
They monitor the student at the work site and____ (to help and protect someone who is younger or less experienced than you are)
take them under their wing.
The fighting ___ into a full-scale war. (to become greater, worse)
escalated
I hated his music at first, but it _____ you.
grows on
My son's been offered an ___ with a local building firm.
apprenticeship
I couldn’t believe it when they started_____ (say that someone is responsible for something bad _)
pointing the finger of blame at me
You have to ____ him because he’s tired.
.( to allow somebody to behave in a way that you would not usually accept, because of a problem or because there is a special reason )
make allowances for
They almost ____over the money. ( fall out)
came to blows over