Fill in the gaps (ideas)
I'd love to make a big change to my life but at the moment I'm out of ...
ideas
incredibly evident
blatantly obvious
to present information in a way that tries to make it as shocking or exciting as possible
to sensationalise
The most worrying thing for predicting excessive weight in children is the weight of parents .
alarming fact
not at all easy to understand
as clear as mud
I'd been feeling very tired till it ... to me I was working too hard.
occurred
to our disappointment
to our chagrin
to try to persuade someone to do something
to pitch
One really useful thing you can do to prevent yourself from believing in a fake
story is to check precisely where it has come from.
falling for
very obvious
crystal clear, as clear as day
When I think of my childhood, the first thing that ... to mind is football.
springs
stomach sense
gut feeling
to publicly accuse someone of something unpleasant, unreasonable, or unlikely to be true in order to harm their reputation
to smear
The bomb threat is probably a fake, but we should still evacuate the building.
hoax
a secret motive for something
a hidden agenda
I was recently thinking about what to do when I suddenly had a ...
brainwave
to run here and there in rounds
to go round in circles
to show something to be true, or to support a claim with facts
to substantiate
I was able to gain priceless experience over that year.
invaluable
in simple words
in plain English
I kept doing it until one day it ... on me I don't really enjoy it anymore.
dawned
to ruminate about
to mull over
to discover proof or some other information, especially after careful searching
to unearth
The idea that smokers take more paid breaks than non-smokers at work is nonsense.
utterly ridiculous
I can’t quite put my finger on it