Gradability
The company had an estimated $11 million in profits over the past few months, which is an ____________________ ___________________ sum for the time.
absolutely staggering
A ____________________ tale is a type of story rather typical in folklore told with the intent of warning its readers of a given danger. (CAUTION)
Cautionary
Genetically modified crops could put the final ____________________ in the coffin of traditional and organic farming in the Brazilian wetland.
nail
Jill's parents are making her study hard.
MADE
Jill ___________________ her parents.
is being made to study hard by
It is thought that the two injured men were repairing overhead cables.
HAVE
The two injured men ______________ overhead cables.
are thought to have been repairing
Jackie felt ____________________ ___________________ after seeing months of hard work negated because of her supervisor’s hasty decisions.
utterly miserable
Due to there being quite opposing points of views within a given family, a Christmas gathering may become quite a ____________________ task for many people. (LABOUR)
laborious
However big or small an economy is, the head of state cannot possibly be the weak link in the ____________________; citizens deserve a reliable leader.
chain
There is a rumour that the escaped prisoner is living in Spain.
BE
The escaped prisoner ___________________ living in Spain.
is rumoured to be
We have agreed to meet again in a fortnight.
WILL
It has ___________________ meet again in a fortnight
been agreed that we will
Fred says he was ____________________ __________________ on himself - for being extremely rude to Beth in the first place, and for not apologising to her in time to save their relationship.
doubly disappointed
Some people who choose to do ____________________ work for the Médecins Sans Frontières may go weeks without contacting their relatives because of the inhospitable locations where they might have to be. (VOLUNTEER)
voluntary
An exception to the rule, billionaire MacKenzsie Scott has donated millions of dollars to a non-profit organisation in 2020, with no ____________________ attached for she has judged the institution itself would know how to best make use of the sum.
strings
There is confirmation of Mr Jackson's intended resignation.
THAT
It is _______________to resign.
confirmed that Mr Jackson intends
Most of the committee thought it was not a viable solution.
BE
It _______________ a viable solution by most of the committee.
was thought not to be
Every time I see a happy walking down the street, I feel ____________________ __________________ of them and can’t help think to myself if I’ll ever have something like that.
somewhat envious
Resorting to online dating, despite there being some success cases, a significant number of people have had the misfortune of meeting rather ____________________ people. (LOATH)
loathsome
Going through ups and downs, the least anyone who is struggling with stress or any mental health issue is to have someone twist the ____________________ and just tell them to feel better.
knife
Sorry, but we've lost your letter. MISLAY
Unfortunately your letter has been mislaid.
The police are grilling Harry down at the station. QUESTION
Harry is being questioned down at the police station.
As Isabel got speechless after the proposal, Harry felt ____________________ __________________ in front of the whole family because he thought she would say no.
slightly embarrassed
There are ____________________ people everywhere, even where one may least expect it, which is why it can be so dangerous to judge a book by its cover. (VIRTUE)
virtuous
It is unlikely that an individual will go a lifetime without blowing a ____________________ over a stressful situation but by no means should that person not recognise having crossed the line.
fuse
They've found the remains of an old Roman villa nearby. DISCOVER
The remains of an old Roman villa have been discovered nearby.
They stopped traffic from using the centre. BAN
Traffic was banned from (using) the centre.