PHRASAL POWER
"The final match was ______ ______ because of the storm." (= cancelled)
CALLED OFF
RESILIENT → "What impressed investors most was the entrepreneur's sheer ______."
RESILIENCE
Grandma never spent all her dosh — she always saved some "for a ______ ______."
RAINY DAY
______ luck · ______ determination · ______ nonsense
SHEER
Adjective: too willing to believe anything — the easiest person to trick.
GULLIBLE
Upgrade "old and damaged" (a suitcase, a paperback): b______
BATTERED
"Give the painkillers twenty minutes to ______ ______." (= start taking effect)
KICK IN
SCEPTIC → "Many experts remain deeply ______ about the study's inconclusive findings."
SCEPTICAL
Daredevils who ______ life and ______ for a thrill.
RISK LIFE AND LIMB
a ______ schedule · a ______ climb · a ______ training session
GRUELLING
Adjective: growing or expanding rapidly ("the city's ______ population").
BURGEONING
Upgrade "to look at something quickly": g______
GLANCE
GLIMPSE
"Nobody thought the fledgling company could win the contract, but somehow they ______ it ______." (= succeeded in doing sth difficult)
PULLED IT OFF
APPREHEND → "She felt slightly ______ before her gruelling final interview."
APPREHENSIVE
When one airline dropped its prices, all the others ______ ______. (= did the same)
FOLLOWED SUIT
______ a career · ______ a dream · ______ a goal
PURSUE
Adjective: widespread — usually something bad ("corruption was ______").
RIFE
Upgrade "beautiful and peaceful" (a village, a childhood): i______
IDYLLIC
"The documentary ______ ______ strong emotions among viewers." (= provoked, awakened)
STIRRED UP
DETRIMENT → "Working perpetual overtime proved ______ to his health."
DETRIMENTAL
Her candid writing makes her a ______ above the ______. (= clearly superior)
CUT ABOVE THE REST
______ somebody's plans · ______ an attempt · ______ somebody's ambitions
THWART
Verb: to compete fiercely with others for the same thing.
VIE
JOSTLE FOR
Upgrade "to live somewhere" (formal): r______ o d______
RESIDE
DWELL
"The two partners ______ ______ over money and never spoke again." (= ended their friendship after a quarrel)
FELL OUT
VINDICATE → "Reaching the summit felt like a complete ______ of their dogged approach."
VINDICATION
He got the joke instantly — he's always been quick on the ______.
UPTAKE
______ a fortune · ______ a collection · ______ evidence
AMASS
Adjective: honest and direct, even when uncomfortable ("a ______ interview").
CANDID
Upgrade "the second one I mentioned": the l______
THE LATTER