This new drill ...... a treat on hard metals.

They were very friendly, but it didn't take long to .... through them.

The new drilling equipment has been ..... order for several weeks.

My father earned very little and there were four kids, so we lived from ..... to mouth.

The result of the vote ..... a serious challenge to the government's credibility.

He's .... a name for himself as a talented journalist.

We are under ..... not to allow anyone into the building.

What is the synonym of "placid"?

Workmen ..... upon the mosaic while digging foundations for a new building.

If something ......, its usual shape changes and becomes spoiled

Johnny is so ..... - he can make the most remarkable sculptures from the most ordinary materials.

He earned a(n) ..... as an entertaining speaker.

The company sells ......-to-measure suits.

He managed to eke ..... a living one summer by selling drinks on a beach.

I've never really ..... in for classical music, but I love jazz.

Laura's taken a fancy ...... Japanese food.

There was nothing of ..... in the latest report.

He managed to scrape ..... his final exams.

People feel they are being cheated out of their .....-earned cash.

someone who has agreed to work for a skilled person for a particular period of time and often for low payment, in order to learn that person's skills means: