Relationship
She’s such a loving mother, so d_______d to her children. Do you think she spoils them? (7 letters)
devoted: If someone is devoted to someone else, it means they feel love or loyalty towards the other person.
The book offers interesting insights ______ the nature and sources of prejudice against people perceived as different.
into: To offer insights into something means to give a chance to have a closer look at something and to understand it better.
alert lifelong minor
A close friendship started in childhood can be a(n)
___________ bond.
1 lifelong: A lifelong bond is a feeling that keeps, for example, people together all their lives.
I’ve been ill and right now I ___________________ (find) it difficult to run for more than a few minutes.
am finding: The Present Continuous is used to describe a temporary activity in progress around the time of speaking/now (right now).
We were going to call off the trip in another moment when we got some new information. VERGE
We were ____________________________ the trip when we got some new information.
on the verge of calling off: To be on the verge of calling off means to be close to cancelling something.
I can hardly express how much I a____e your friendship. (10 letters)
appreciate: To appreciate something means to see its value or importance.
She’s a nice enough person, but I’d never trust her ______ a secret.
with: To trust someone with a secret means to tell them some confidential information believing they would keep it to themselves.
praises split upstanding
I’d always thought of our neighbour as a(n) ___________ citizen, so the news that he was wanted for a crime shocked me a good deal.
upstanding: If someone is an upstanding citizen, it means they are honest and respectable.
This time tomorrow we ___________________ (get) ready for a trip to Spain.
will be getting: The Future Continuous is used to talk about a activity in progress at a certain point in the future (this time tomorrow).
My dad insisted on picking me up after the party. FOOT
My dad put ____________________________ and said he would pick me up after the party.
his foot down: To put one’s foot down means to use one’s authority to stop something happening.
Their relationship is not at all simple; there are some very c____x feelings involved. (7 letters)
complex: Complex feelings have many aspects and may not be easy to understand.
I’m not sure I approve of the people you associate _____ .
with: If you associate with someone, it means you spend time with them.
alert lifelong minor praises split
He was briefly arrested for a(n) ___________ crime at the age of sixteen.
minor: A minor crime is a small crime such as shoplifting or trespassing.
I hope by the time you finish school you ___________ ___________ (discover) what you want to study.
will have discovered: The Future Perfect (Simple) is used to describe an activity that will be completed before a certain point in the future (used with a typical expression including by, by the time you finish school).
make your sentence using word: SUPPOSED
was/were supposed to
It’s normal to experience r t when you’ve been treated unfairly. (10 letters)
resentment: It’s a feeling of anger and unhappiness that someone feels when they have been treated unfairly or without enough respect.
You can count ______ me; just give me a ring if you need anything.
on: If you count on someone, you rely on them.
alert lifelong minor praises split upstanding
To be honest, I’m a bit tired of the way she keeps singing her brother’s ___________.
praises: To sing someone’s praises means to say how good they are.
What’s wrong with Ed? He used to be so cheerful, and now he ___________________ (become) so bad-tempered that it’s difficult even being around him.
has become: The Present Perfect (Simple) is used to describe an activity that happened in recent past and whose results are visible in the present (now).
I started participating in the meetings last month. PART
I’ve ____________________________ in the meetings since last month.
been taking part: The Present Perfect Continuous is used to describe an activity which started in the past and is still in progress at the moment of speaking/now; it’s used with a typical expression including since, since last month; to take part in something means participate in something.
Relationships are not fixed; they s_____t and evolve. (5 letters)
shift: If a relationship shifts, it means it changes.
The bond ______ identical twins is said to be unusually strong and intense.
between: A bond between people is a feeling that keeps them together and makes them trust and support each other.
alert lifelong minor praises split upstanding
The pain only lasted a(n) ___________ second, but it was very sharp.
split: A split second is an extremely small amount of time.
At the end of this month I ___________________ (work) here for two years.
will have been working: The Future Perfect Continuous is used to describe a future activity that will be in progress for some time at the moment of speaking (at the end of the month) and won’t finish then (used with a typical expression including for, for two years).
Next Saturday is the third anniversary of the day my fiancée and I first met. KNOWN
Next Saturday my fiancée and I ________________ ________________ each other for three years.
will have known: The Future Perfect (Simple) is used to describe a state that will be in progress for some time at a certain point in the future (next Saturday) and won’t finish then (used with a typical expression including for, for three years). It’s impossible to use the state verb know in the continuous form so the simple aspect applies instead.