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  • to have a natural ability to do something - Molly really has ____________ for maths.
    an aptitude
    a skill
    a nuance
    a habit
  • to influence someone so that they share your beliefs - I hope to ___________ of tolerance and generosity in my children.
    make the rules
    instil the values
    show the character
    set the norms
  • Start to accept and deal with a difficult situation - She has never _______ with her son´s death.
    Come to terms with
    reach conclusions
    arrive at peace
    make a deal
  • To work out alright / discover truth - Our problem will go away. It will ________.
    turn up in the end
    show up in the end
    Come out in the wash
    show up at the door
  • to bring people up to date what you are doing, usually on a social network - Now that I’m at university, I’m going to have to ___________ to let all my friends know.
    update my status
    activate my homepage
    upload my profile
    refresh my tab
  • To be an important quality of someone´s character - “Be careful! “, “Don´t worry, careful is my _________.”
    nickname
    last name
    middle name
    first name
  • to think about a situation in a way that does not make it seem worse - It really isn’t that bad! You need to get _____________ and stop complaining
    your hand in
    the handle of it
    things into perspective
    rid of it
  • to suddenly become very angry - I really _________ when people cheat on the exams.
    lose my head
    lose my temper
    lose my sense
    lose my face
  • To try to persuade someone not to do something - The government launched a campaign to __________ people from smoking.
    disprove
    disjoin
    displease
    discourage
  • Ability to do something very well - Marco ___________ drawing.
    goes easily to
    has a nature for
    takes up
    has a flair for
  • To invent or give a role for someone - The teacher ____________ who would not succeed.
    staffed
    cast as someone
    charactered
    screened
  • the group of all living creatures that are animals - This type of behaviour is common in the __________.
    animal kingdom
    flora and fauna
    biological family
    natural world
  • to use your power to control someone or something - The teacher was unable to _________ control over the class.
    exert
    push
    weild
    damage
  • the time you spend doing your job compared with the time you spend away from work - It can be quite difficult to get the right __________ balance.
    life-work
    life-home
    home-life
    work–life
  • equipment that uses a computer - ____________ has transformed the way we communicate with each other.
    cyber world
    digital technology
    technical innovation
    internet service
  • to gradually accept a situation - You need to come to __________ the fact that you’ll never make much money as an artist.
    terms with
    agreement for
    accord to
    admit of
  • A topic that should not be discussed - Some things are __________.
    good not said
    better left unsaid
    not talked over
    best not told
  • the appearance of someone’s body - Philip is very different from his father, but they share many of the same _________.
    corporal postition
    anatomic figure
    physical characteristics
    bodily form
  • a group of people of about the same age, social position, etc - He was the first of his ________ to get married.
    friend crowd
    peer group
    colleague class
    social circle
  • The time one can keep their thoughts fixed on something - Children have a quite short ___________.
    concentration time
    attention span
    centering habit
    focusing moment
  • having a natural ability to do something that needs skill - She is very __________ at dealing with the media.
    hotshot
    whiz
    crack
    adept
  • try to develop or improve something - She tries to __________ an image as a tough negotiator.
    cultivate
    neglect
    activate
    progress
  • to feel that people appreciate things that you do - It’s important to make your staff feel __________.
    valued
    shunned
    nerdy
    ecstatic
  • a continuing bad situation, created when one problem causes another problem which then makes the first problem worse - When Frederick started borrowing money to pay his debts, it started a __________.
    down cycle
    unfortunate spin
    vicious circle
    dreaful repeat