He had some ____________ scheme to marry a wealthy widow.
mercenary
The terrorist action has been __________ as an act of barbarism and cowardice.
condemned
Prosperity goes _________ with investment.
hand in hand with
She __________ from the sea, blue with cold.
emerged
Opera is enjoying a long-awaited _______________.
renaissance
The anti-smoking campaign had had quite an ___________ young people.
impact on
Children rarely show any _________________ what their parents do for them.
appreciation of
Works of art were _________ from many countries in the dark days of the Empire.
pillaged
The building's ____________ makes it extremely dangerous.
instability
An army of foreign _____________ entered the city.
mercenaries
He was burned at the stake for __________ in the 15th century.
heresy
I suddenly became ____________ him looking at me.
aware of
My mother will ___________ when she finds out I've ruined her favourite dress.
go berserk
I am particularly fond of _______________ art.
Renaissance
The company's primary concern was to increase competition and ___________ prices.
drive down
We live in an increasingly _________ society, in which religion has less and less influence on our daily lives.
secular
She saw them __________ on the station platform.
embrace
In a moment of jealous ___________, she cut the sleeves off all his shirts.
frenzy
There were reports of widespread __________ as hooligans stampeded through the city centre.
looting
The ___________ her political career came when she was chosen to run for a Senate seat.
turning point in
This was an opportunity that he would _________.
embrace