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to have a strong wish or hope to do or achieve something - As a child, he ________ to be a great writer.
persued
aspired
imagined
dreamed
quality that makes something interesting to an audience - It’s easy to understand the audience _______ of her show.
appraisal
apprentice
appeal
apprised
a news story that is just starting to be reported - Now we go live to Florida for a _________ news story.
building
breaking
bursting
broken
to be able to understand how someone else feels - Luís could really __________ with Miguel because he had been in the same situation.
empathise
entice
emphasize
empress
to give a spoken or written description of something - She was asked to give _________ of the event in court.
an account
a script
a rendition
a recording
to get a clear understanding of a complicated problem or situation - We can gain ________ on how to play the game if we read the instructions.
insight
vista
vision
sight
at a time that is far away in the future - It´s a lot of effort but I’m sure it’s the best solution in the __________.
long run
long play
long game
long way
a short news story, usually on TV or radio - We first heard about the disaster from a news _______ on the radio.
bull
bulletin
builder
bullet
make people react, especially by arousing strong feelings or shock - The protest certainly __________, as the government has agreed to change its plans.
provoked a reaction
provided a reply
started a resolution
pushed a play
the feeling that we are part of a group of people with shared beliefs - In our village, we all know each other and there’s a real ___________.
impression of commonwealth
sensation of group
sense of community
feeling of company
an unpleasant effect of a medicine besides the intended effect - Does this drug have any negative _________?
special effects
odd effects
side effects
after effects
a person or place that provides information - This website is a good _________ of information for organic gardeners.
center
base
distributor
source
a bad sign that indicates a more serious illness or problem - Jealousy in a relationship is usually ___________ of low self-esteem in one of the partners.
signing
symptomatic
indicating
sensitive
To look at something to see what it is like - Let´s go to that new shopping centre to ________.
check on it
check up on it
check into it
check it out
having or showing courage - Saving the cat from the dog was a __________ thing to do.
couraging
encouraging
courageous
couraged
rude and offensive - He was telling ________ jokes and the girl didn´t like it.
tasteful
green
crude
prudent
