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I've been working all day, but I feel as if I've _______ nothing.
achieved
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It was a great _______ for him to finish the marathon.
achievement
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Before you set your targets, make sure that they are _________.
achievable
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A variety of states and groups continue to seek to ________ weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them.
acquire
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David brings to the firm considerable experience in all areas of the _________ of estates.
administration
-
onoVue should be _______ immediately by injection into a peripheral vein.
- administered
- - verabreichen
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Inflation _____ the buying power of the dollar.
affects
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The soldiers seen on television had been carefully chosen for blandness of ______.
affect
-
Is this film _____ for small children?
- appropriate
- - geeignet, angebracht
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His casual behaviour was wholly _________ for such a formal occasion.
inappropriate
-
He ________ the research funds for himself and the left for Brazil, never to return.
appropriated
-
That's the most worrying ________ ___ the situation.
aspect of
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The army arrived to ____ in the search.
assist
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Teachers can't give pupils any _______ in exams.
assistance
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The books are ________ ___ beginner, intermediate and advanced.
categorised into
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There are three ________ ___ accommodation - standard, executive and deluxe.
categories of
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The ABI said it was ___________ consultants to do research into the issues.
commissioning
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The European _______ is the executive of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union.
Commission
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He's well-‐known in the local _______.
community
-
The film's plot was so ______ that I couldn't follow it.
complex
-
They live beside a large shopping _______.
complex
-
To _______ your BMI you need your height and your bodyweight.
compute
-
The report ________ that these findings present a serious challenge to those involved in the development of the Gaelic language.
concludes
-
They had ________ evidence/proof of her guilt.
conclusive
-
The experiments were _________ ___ scientists in New York.
conducted by
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The orchestra was ______ __ Mira Shapur.
conducted by
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How should I _______ _____ at these dinners? I know nothing about etiquette.
conduct myself
-
Our use of harmful chemicals and the _________ damage to the environment is a very serious matter
consequent
-
He broke the law, and now he has to face the ________ of his actions.
consequences
-
I spent most of my money in the first week and _____________ had very little to eat by the end of the holiday
consequently
-
His reputation as an eccentric is largely a media _________.
construct
-
What's that concrete and metal _______ over there?
construction
-
The writer has used several complex grammatical _________.
constructions
-
An adult grey whale __________ about 1,100 kilograms of food per day
consumes
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The new telephone rates will affect all _________ including businesses.
consumers
-
Running is a ________ passion with him.
- consuming passion
- - verzehrende Leidenschaft
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They decided to buy the car __ _____ as they didn't have not enough cash
on credit
-
Who __ ________ as inventing the telephone? Was it Alexander Graham Bell, Elisha Gray, or Antonio Meucci?
is credited
-
Have had the best afternoon sitting in the pub, eating, drinking, reading all the papers and engaging in interesting discussions, I'm feeling very ______ and full.
- cultured
- - kultiviert, gebildet
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If you can’t afford the real thing you can always choose a _______ pearl or even purchase quality imitation pearls for a fraction of the cost
-
The buildings were ______ to blend in with the ancient Greek ruins that surrounded them
designed
-
Most of the new books were ________ to teach foreign languages but ended up being used by anthropologists studying culture
designed
-
The two concepts are quite _____ (from each other).
-
There's a ______ smell of cigarettes in here.
-
He worried that the protest rally would attract the radical ________.
- element
- - Ursprung, Grundeinheit
-
Marie Curie discovered the two ______ polonium and radium.
elements
-
He complained that there was a tendency to ______ right-wing politics with self-interest.
equate
-
There is a tendency in films to make the _____ between violence and excitement.
equation
-
It's impossible to ________ these results without knowing more about the research methods employed.
evaluate
-
The effects of the drought (Dürre) are _______ __ anyone who sees the parched (ausgetrockneten) fields ...
evident to
-
The inspectors had found strong ______ of previous efforts to develop such weapons.
evidence
-
At this stage it is ______ ___ the legend was employed as a magical incantation to protect the body of the king and prevent any desecration.
evident that
-
The town's main _______ are its beautiful mosque and ancient marketplace.
features
-
The film _____ James Dean as a disaffected teenager.
features
-
We expect the agreement document to be _______ in the coming days.
finalized
-
the decision shall be ______.
final
-
-
_____, while the preceding arguments would seem to indicate a rise in unemployment over the next 12 months, one should also consider the growth in clean energy initiatives as a counter- balance.
Finally
-
The main ______ __ media attention was not the prime minister but his glamorous wife.
focus of
-
Any change in medical practice or the use of beds will have an ____ on nursing services.
-
The ______ of hitting the barrier at high speed meant that his internal organs were seriously damaged
-
Caring for a seriously ______ casualty in a remote area is a formidable challenge, even for the most experienced expedition medic.
injured
-
The King decided to remove Ibrahim a week before elections and to ______ a non-party Council of Government under his personal direction.
institute
-
The _______ is situated in a pleasant district of Buda, next to a large hospital.
institute
-
______ much time and energy in getting a good education.
Invested
-
Men of our generation are _____ in what they do, women in what we are.
- invested
- - jemandem etwas verleihen, schmücken
-
You _____ in the equity market to provide yourself with a stream of future dividends which will hopefully outpace inflation.
invest
-
The consequence of the combined decision not to recruit expert staff or to ______ __ extensive training could be considerable.
invest in
-
There are 50 _____ on the list.
items
-
The telephone bill includes an _______ statement of local call costs and the duration of each call.
itemized
-
The army has been brought in __ _____ order in the region
-
A large house is very expensive to _____.
- maintain
- - aufrechterhalten
-
He has always _______ ____ he is innocent.
- maintained that
- - behaupten
-
That's a fairly ______ weight for someone of your height.
normal
-
His goal was to _______ a National League team for the city.
obtain
-
Many students also ________ __ weekly English courses.
participate in
-
Bill _______ a tiny figure in the distance.
perceived
-
I _________ a note of unhappiness in her voice.
perceived
-
_________ that he wasn't happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.
Perceiving
-
Women's magazines are often ______ __ __ superficial (oberflächlich).
- perceived to be
- - wahrgenommen..
-
Are you ______ (that) you saw me switch the iron off?
positive
-
The past ten years have seen some very _______ developments in East-West relations.
positive
-
Two is a _____ number.
positive
-
The market offers excellent ________ for increasing sales.
potential
-
First we need to identify actual and ______ problems.
potential
-
No ________ experience is necessary for this job.
previous
-
We're _____ concerned with keeping expenditure (Aufwand) down.
primarily
-
Soccer is ________ a winter game.
primarily
-
She ______ shares in the company.
purchased
-
Her latest ______ was a long black coat.
purchase
-
Parents donated money for the ______ of new computer equipment.
purchase
-
In the artillery ______ soldiers learns to shoot.
range
-
Bats have a different acoustic _____ than humans.
range
-
The Emmental is a _______ of the canton of Berne.
region
-
The state deficit is in the ______ __ one billion dollars.
region of
-
You can ______ the temperature in the house by adjusting the thermostat.
regulate
-
It's _________ to wear suits at the office.
regulation
-
The correct procedure is laid down in the rules and ___________.
regulations
-
Education should be ________ __ the child's needs.
relevant to
-
The family now _______ ___ southern France.
resides in
-
the Governor's official ______.
residence
-
The school must be properly ________ ____ musical instruments and audio equipment.
resourced with
-
Switzerland's only mineral ________ is gravel
resource
-
The government has __________ freedom of movement into and out of the country.
restricted
-
In the second half the team was under a lot of pressure but the defense generally remained _______.
secure
-
We have __ ______ the broken door with a board.
to secure
-
They _______ the crime scene.
secured
-
We support the armed services in the name of national ________.
-
Bankers are reluctant to lend without good ______.
-
To _____ medical advice.
seek
-
The children spent the whole afternoon outside playing hide and ____.
seek
-
These coffee beans are ______ by hand.
selected
-
The special show is just for a ____ few.
select
-
The proposed _____ of the hydroelectric dam is in an environmentally sensitive area and is bound to provoke protests from the local Green Party.
site
-
The regional economic ______ has a clear vision for the region.
strategy
-
The president held an emergency meeting to discuss military ________ with his defence commanders yesterday.
strategy
-
Before the new road was built, its route was carefully _______ to avoid problems once construction had begun.
surveyed
-
A comprehensive ________ __ the country’s historic buildings is being carried out.
survey of
-
The newspaper published the whole _____ of the speech.
text
-
I hate when you ___ somebody, and they don’t ___ back!
text, text
-
The company has a long _____ __ fine design.
tradition of
-
Housework has ________ been regarded as women’s work.
traditionally
-
He has been ________ to a psychiatric hospital..
transferred
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