For a journalist, he seems surprisingly ..... of what is happening in the news.

The floods left thousands of people ....

Stress can .... a heavy toll on your health.

Many firms have fallen victim to cut-.... competition.

We paused to marvel .... the view.

Her performance at the party last night was .... de force

She .... the washing machine to see what the problem was, but couldn't put it back together again.

These mandates can make it difficult for corporations to differentiate their products and gain a competitive .....

.... my estimation a lot of other banks are going to have the same problem.

He was a household .... in the 1950s.

Don’t be ....  – you’re in no position to tell your boss what to do.

A lot of money has been .... into research in that particular field.

The changes to the national health system will be .... next year.

Very high taxes have recently been .... on cigarettes.

If a problem or illness .... a person or thing, they suffer from it

To .... learning, each class is no larger than 30 students.

He's at that .... age when he's very easily led by other children.

suitable or right and expressing well the intended thought or feeling means:

This new library offers me a ... of knowledge

He's .... whether or not to accept the new job that he's been offered.

The practice of giving eggs at Easter can be .... back to festivals in ancient China.

She seems to thrive .... stress.

Farming is the .... of the country's economy.

The government should act to .... tax evasion.

When she goes abroad, she is .... to cultural integration

They managed to .... all opposition to their plans.

I pretended to listen, but I was bored .... death.

My brother and I are like .... and cheese.

Surfing the Internet has .... on my time for studying

Recently, she has been up to her neck .... work