When people ( ), they die because they have gone or been pushed under water and cannot breathe.

Someone or something that is ( ) is very strong or healthy.

Someone's ( ) are their previous achievements, training, and general background, which indicate that they are qualified to do something.

To ( ) someone means to charge them less than the correct price for something.

A ( ) can mean either a meeting between people who are interested in the same subject or the peak of the mountain.

If you ( ) someone, you make them feel self-conscious, awkward, or even stupid.

The power that moves something in a forward direction is called ( ).

If one thing takes ( ) over another, it is regarded as more important than the other thing.

If you describe an amount or quantity of something as ( ), you are critical of it because it is very small or not enough.

When you ( ) an envelope, you close it by folding part of it over and sticking it down, so that it cannot be opened without being torn.

If you are ( ) on doing something, you very much want to do it.

When you ( ) something, you are letting someone have or do something that they are asking for.

If there is a ( ) of something, there is not enough of it.

A ( ) is the possibility that something fabulous will happen.

If people ( ), they express their admiration or pleasure in an exaggerated way.

If you cannot ( ) something, you do not have enough money to pay for it.

Something that's ( ) is large and impressive.

You use ( ) to describe something that is most important in a situation.

To ( ) a situation or activity means to do something that may destroy it or cause it to fail.

If you ( ) someone, you order them to come to you.

You use ( ) to indicate that something is definite and specific.

If you ( ) something somewhere, you fit it there tightly.

If you have ( ) on someone, you let them off the hook or are kind to them somehow.

If something is ( ), it is enjoyable or useful, and worth the time, money, or effort that is spent on it.

A ( ) is a surprising or interesting fact that is made known to people.

If you are ( ) in what you do, you have a lot of enthusiasm and determination.

A ( ) is a very severe shock or very upsetting experience, which may cause psychological damage.

A ( ) is a plan of things to be done and the time when they will be done.

A ( ) is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident.

If something is ( ), its quality is very good indeed.

If you say that someone is ( ), you disapprove of them because they are shallow or they do not think deeply.

The ( ) of a company or organization is the group of people who control it and direct it.

Something that is ( ) is unnecessary or is no longer needed.

To ( ) someone means to cause them to suffer severe physical or mental pain.

To ( ) someone means to say or do something which makes them feel ashamed or stupid.

If you ( ), you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.

If you ( ) something, you have responsibility for ensuring that it is carried out properly.

Something that is ( ) is no longer needed because something better has been invented.

A ( ) is a routine task that you must do but that you find unpleasant or boring.

An ( ) is a movement in water or in the air which goes round and round instead of flowing in one continuous direction.

A ( ) is a very small tube containing powdered or liquid medicine, which you swallow.

People who are ( ) are friendly and enjoy talking to other people.

To ( ) means to take the place of something or someone that is considered to be old-fashioned or no longer the best available.

A ( ) is a place where roads or railway lines join.

To ( ) means to lead or guide a group of people somewhere, making sure that they go where you want them to go.

A ( ) is a belief or feeling that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong.

If you ( ) a room or building, you allow fresh air to get into it.

A ( ) is a highly talented, creative, or intelligent person.

If you ( ) a liquid from a place or object, you remove the liquid by causing it to flow somewhere else.

If you ( ) something such as power or control, you give it up.

If you ( ) people to do something, you succeed in encouraging people to take action, especially political action.

When you ( ), you smile broadly.

A ( ) of things is a pile of them, especially a pile arranged in a rather untidy way.

A ( ) is the amount by which the total money received is less than the total money spent.

A ( ) is a belief in things that are not real or possible, for example magic.

When you ( ) a place such as a room or cupboard, you make it neat by putting things in their proper places.

If you ( ) someone, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them.

If you ( ) something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it.

If you ( ) an activity or a person, you make sure that the activity is done correctly or that the person is doing a task or behaving correctly.

People who ( ) you often do or say things to hurt or frighten you.

The word ( ) means an organization set up to do a particular type of work, especially research or teaching.

A ( ) is a large formal meeting of people with the same interest or work.

A ( ) person is rich enough to be able to do and buy most of the things that they want.

A ( ) argument or criticism is a very effective one.

If you say that the meeting will ( ) immediately, you mean that it will begin immediately.

A ( ) is something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea.

If one thing is ( ) to another, the two things are next to each other.

If you say that something is ( ) going to happen, you mean that it may or may not occur.

If you say that something or someone is ( ), you mean that you think they are extremely good, beautiful, or impressive.

A ( ) is a lot of water falling or flowing rapidly or violently.

Someone's ( ) is a particular type of work that they do most or do best, or a subject that they know a lot about.

A ( ) is an idea or theory that you believe is true even though you do not have proof.

If someone is ( ), they behave in a strange way, and have habits or opinions that are different from those of most people.

If the authorities ( ) an activity, they prevent it from continuing, by using force or making it illegal.

If you are ( ), you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them.

If something is ( ), there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or accepted.

If you are ( ), you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.

A ( ) is a statement in which someone says they strongly believe that a particular thing will happen.

If something is ( ), it is certain to happen and cannot be prevented or avoided.

If you ( ) the benefits or the rewards of something, you enjoy the good things that happen as a result of it.

You refer to how likely something is to happen as the ( ) that it will happen.

If you say that something such as a feeling or claim is ( ), you think that it is reasonable and justified.

Someone who is ( ) behaves or speaks in a very serious way because they think they are more important than they really are.

If you ( ) someone or something, you say publicly that you support or approve of them.

When you ( ), you shut your eyes and very quickly open them again.

To ( ) something in a particular direction means to cause it to move in that direction.

If you ( ) of something that you no longer want or need, you throw it away.

When doctors ( ) a wound, they use a special needle and thread to sew the skin together.

A person or animal that is ( ) spends a lot of time alone.

To ( ) means to give someone or something a particular name, often in a humorous or critical way.

If you continue doing something ( ), you do it in spite of difficulties or other people telling you not to.

If you ( ) tea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee.

A sound that is ( ) is loud enough to be heard.

If you ( ) something with a sharp object, the object goes into it and makes a hole in it.

A ( ) is a hollow container that you pour a liquid or soft substance into, so that when it becomes solid, it takes the shape of the container.

If you ( ), you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something.

To ( ) a person or animal means to make them very angry.

The adjective ( ) is used to describe someone who spends too much time thinking about death or disease.

A ( ) is a person or an animal that is infected with a disease and so can make other people or animals ill.

A ( ) is something that you cannot remember or understand clearly.