Unit 1
Success
Success
I can ______ her ability to work hard.
vouch for
The new song ______ really quickly.
caught on
She thinks they ______ her because she didn't go to university.
look down on
Winning this tournament means so much to me. It hasn't really ______ yet.
sunk in
Her little face ______ when I gave her the present.
lit up
He'll ______ with his project whatever the difficulties may be.
push on
Her disappearance ______ the wildest rumours.
gave rise to
Can you ______ the answer to question 5?
figure out
Mary always helps her mother to ______ the table.
clear off
When my dad lost his job, he would just ______ the house all day.
mope around
The disease can ______ a vicious circle of further trouble.
lead up to
We weren't able to ______ any new suggestions.
come up with
Let's ______ to people when they are in trouble.
reach out
Detectives have not ______ the possibility that she was abducted.
ruled out
She realised that she had ______ her life.
screwed up
He had ______ his career to devote himself to raising a family.
given up
We should ______ our past mistakes.
reflect on
I'm trying to ______ smoking.
give up
Don't ______ alcohol to relieve your stress.
resort to
A woman ______ for a well-known actor, and asked him for his autograph.
mistook him
The course was hard, but I wanted to ______.
see it through
The detectives tried to ______ the facts.
piece together
Credit cards have ______ a revolution in people's spending habits.
brought about
The newspapers have ______ investigating the story.
shied away from
He could not ______ the prospect of losing her.
reconcile himself to