to arrange to pay for someone to paint a picture of a person - He’s so vain, he’s __________ a picture of himself.
commissioned
drafted
ordained
assigned
Unstable - At least one factory is on __________ ground, and the town expects more to shut down.
sleazy
shady
shaky
slidy
to state in court that you are guilty of a crime - He was sent straight to prison after ________ guilty.
claiming
admitting
pleading
saying
praising or expressing admiration for someone / free - The reviews of his new film were very _________. / The kid´s meal came with a ________ toy.
handout
gifted
gracious
complimentary
have a result of making you feel worried or uncomfortable - Going back to the place where I grew up was a very __________ experience.
unusual
uneasy
unsettling
untrying
Someone looking or staring very hard at you. - I could feel his _______ into me.
sight drilling
gaze striking
look cutting
eyes boring
expressed in a way that is too strong - I feel that his complaints were ________.
overworded
overended
overstated
overserious
the state of being too aware of how you appear to others - She stood up and sang for us, without any ________.
self-consciousness
selfishness
self-focus
self-absorbed
Damage found in different places along a route - The hurricane left a ___________.
trail of destruction
strip of disaster
path of problems
road of trash
asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly - Do you expect me to ask you for forgiveness _________?
in a confession booth
down on all fours
at the altar
on bended knee
a day when you don´t feel you look attractive, normally because of hair - I’m having a _______ day.
messy-hair
dirty-hair
ugly-hair
bad-hair
to add small details in order to make something perfect - Let me just put the _________ to the wedding cake.
ultimate details
ending pieces
last parts
finishing touches
quality or ability that you were born with and not one you have learned. - She has an ________ gift for working with children.
meditated
innate
aquired
extrinsic
having something that shows you have a high position in society - For lots of people, a sports car is a __________.
symbol of riches
sign of wealthy
elite sign
status symbol
Without being included on official financial records - She worked ___________ as a waitress in the city.
off the books
out of the bank
under the chair
behind the back
from the beginning - The project was doomed from the ________.
offset
jetset
startset
outset
a secret plan made by a group of - Police uncovered a __________ to overthrow the government.
conspiracy
project
proposal
procedure
to represent the look of someone’s face accurately in a picture or photo - The portrait really ________ her expression of joy.
captures
seizes
confiscates
appropriates
somebody in a story who is not very important - I got a part in the play, but it was only a __________ character.
beginner
smaller
minor
weaker
to happen or to end in a particular way, - Jim just might ________ to be a good footballer.
turn around
turn down
turn up
turn out
to consider the facts and decide what is correct or likely to happen - She refused to admit that she did it – you can ________ your own conclusions from that.
see
draw
have
do
used to explain that you are using a special or unusual expression - In their household it’s Lorna who wears the trousers, ________.
not to mention
as such
so to speak
such as is
in a place/situation that is completely natural and comfortable for you - He’s always loved acting and you can see he’s __________ when he’s on stage.
in the clouds
on top of the world
in his element
up in arms
emotional sates that do not last long - The novel captures the ____________ of its main character very convincingly.
lasting feelings and thoughts
waisting sentiments and hopes
passing moods and emotions
running smiles and tears
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