In an average year, barely a third of students who....the exam will pass.

It sounds as though you're tailor-..... for the job.

This flat is a far .... from the house they had before.

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

Along with his gift for ...., he has a great grasp of human nature.

I carry a notebook so that I can .... down any ideas.

The government claims to be doing all it can to .... corruption.

His book discusses the .... years of the civil rights struggle.

You should ... aside a time for your children

The dolphin had become .... in the fishing nets.

to hate a way of behaving or thinking, often because you think it is not moral means:

Journalists are .... about whether interest rates will be cut.

My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and finally .... in my resignation.

Hearing her voice again filled him with ....

If you .... a relationship, you make a special effort to establish and develop it, because you think it might be useful to you

The absence of family ties sometimes leads to downward social ....

Reputable charities spend the lion's .... of donations on aid and a tiny fraction on administration.

The film tells the ....-to-riches story of a young street performer.

The noise continued, .... her curiosity.

One of the prizes was a make.... at a top beauty salon.

She gets a 15 percent .... on every machine she sells.

The presentation was a .... effort by all the children in the class.

Small businesses have .... in the last ten years.

The commission consisted of fifteen .... political figures.

According to ...., if you walk under a ladder it brings you bad luck.

Two women and a man have been convicted of .... $100 bills.

The bride's hair was .... with white flowers.

Her passport seemed legitimate, but on closer ...., it was found to have been altered.

She .... a premium on her apprearance

He is subject ..... being abused at school