A
Mary ... when a stranger approached her. (hesitate)
hesitated
The ... children at the refugee camp were a pitiful sight. (starve)
starving
He was ... injured. (critical)
critically
Tom is greatly ... by his friends at school. (admire)
admired
Peter tried to ... (tight) the rope to secure the swing.
tighten
There was complete ... in the room when the principal entered. (silent)
silence
It is not ... to lend the gambler any money. (advise)
advisable
hurriedly
Dance music is steadily gaining ... (popular) in some countries.
popularity
The thieves put up no ... (resist) when the police arrested them.
resistance
She is in need of ... assistance. (finance)
financial
The two ... nations have agreed on a temporary ceasefire. (war)
warring
If I had a lot of money, I would buy a house, ... near the beach. (prefer)
preferably
In the last ten years, the town has changed beyond ... (recognise)
recognition
We received a letter to ... (notice) us that we had admitted to the secondary school of our choice.
notify
In some countries, stealing is ... by death. (punish)
punishable
John was a ... in the contest last year. (final)
finalist
The cold weather is ... (tolerate). I do not need a jacket.
tolerable
The police are taking ... measures to curb the rising crime rate. (prevent)
preventive
Roger is my best friend and my ... (confide)
confidant
We all knew that Gary was the culprit despite his strong ... (deny)
denial.
The hostage was ... rescued from his kidnappers. (drama)
dramatically
Some residents find the closed circuit television in the lifts too ... (intrude)
intrusive
The tyrant ordered all the prisoners to be tortured into .... (submit)
submission
I've never considered my disability a ... (hinder), but other people have.
hindrance