Lexis Usage (lesson 16-23)

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_____ the end, everything fell a ___________ and I moved a ___________.
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in. apart, away
_______ the outset, he was incredibly generous _______ friends.
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at, to
A healthy lifestyle is possible ___________________ the affluent.
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among
A little suffering now will also sa_______ them from a lot of suffering in the future.
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save
According to opp_________________ of corporal punishment, spa_____________ a child does not create strong individuals.
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opponents, spanking
After the operation, I was told to take things ______________________ for a month or two.
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easy
Alerted by the ra _________ voice, she entered the room.
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raised
Anne took his criticisms very much to h___________________.
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heart
At first she refused to j_________ ______ the bandwagon but then she got back ______ touch _________ Mark and their love was rek ______________.
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jump on, in, with, rekindled
Bear them no m ________. Be fore___________ and let go _____ your resen ________.
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malice, forbearing, of, resentment
Beating a child is an ____________ of violence.
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act
Beating dep____________ them of character and br________ the spirit of the child.
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deprives, breaks
Beating the children will lead to perp___________________________ the vicious _________________ of violence in the family.
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perpetuating, circle,
Becoming sp_______________ children, they lack moral fi_______________ and are unprepared for the cha_________________________ of real life.
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spoilt, fibre, challenges
Bending o________ the cage ___________ he kept his companion, he opened his mouth a __________ to speak.
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over, where, about
Both parents and children _____________ prey to food advertising.
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fall
Brenda is being difficult about the divorce just to pay him ________________ ___________ leaving her.
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back for
Brenda remains incandescent at being dum ________________.
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dumped
But 0 years later, they were bo______ older and wi _________.
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both, wiser
Carlos was tactful and for________________________ even when I was impatient and angry.
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forbearing
Child ab___________ cannot be a leg________________________ means of influencing behaviour.
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abuse, legitimate
Children follow their t_______________ buds and not reason.
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taste
Don't __________ attention __________ their teasing. Just ______________ a deaf ear __________ it.
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pay, to, turn, to
Don't take anything he said to ____________________ - he was drunk.
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heart
Eat foods which are rich _________ vitamins.
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in
Experts say there is gro_____________ evidence that musicians' brains look and work differently from ___________ of oth __________.
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growing, these, others
From the a________ of seven he was c _________ in movies.
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age, cast
Get yourself va_____________________ against flu.
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vaccinated
He began the paper r ________ in August, after tu ___________.
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round, turning
He continued shouting, flying into a pa ___________.
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passion
He doesn’t intend to throw ________ the towel but take the bull _____ the h_________.
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in, by, horns
He failed the aud_____________ because he wasn’t ____________ looking enough. He decided to un_________________ surgery after which he hopes to win ____________ his audience with his friendly fe_______________.
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audition, good, undergo, over, features
He had tre__________________ to remove some of his hair in order to cool himself ___________ in summer.
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treatment, down
He has hair ______ 9 percent of his body because of a hormone im _____________.
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on, imbalance
He needs to have the eyes wid ____________, a plastic surgeon said.
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widened,
He said he would try to look for ___________ work.
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other
He spoke slowly holding _________ the tears still well______ _____ in his eyes.
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back, welling up
He was fighting ongoing custody ba __________ for acc________ to two daughters.
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battles, access
He was gazing _____ his master ________ a great d_______ of expectancy.
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at, with deal
He'll probably go out with Samantha, my ex-girlfriend, just to _____________ his own back __________ me.
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get, on
Hell hath no f___________ like a woman sc ___________.
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fury, scorned
Her refusal to move into the house was _________ revenge _____________ what Mark had done to her.
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in, for
His extraordinarily messy love li_________ has come full ci ________ and he will remarry ________ woman he first wed.
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life, circle, the
I didn't invite her to my party because she didn't invite me to hers. It was just tit _____________ ____________.
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tit for tat
I fully accept that it was wrong of the guards to re_____________________ with blows and kicks.
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retaliate
I had to en_________ many court ca _______, all from people who felt ent__________ to a sl________ of the money I had won.
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endure, cases, entiteled, slice
I have missed __________ on so much with her.
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out
I realise how to_____ it must be ______ you to go ____________ chocolate doughnuts.
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tough, for, without
I still haven't paid him __________________ for the way he embarrassed me at the party.
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back
I thought he was going to wish me w _______, but instead he chu _________ his pint of beer all __________ me.
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well, chucked, over
I thought I could s_______ fire _____ their office.
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set, to
I took the keys ______ my solicitor and told him to hand them _________ to her solicitor.
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to, over
I wanted them to help sh_________ me from unwanted att ____________.
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shield, attention
I will d________ them to despair and they will need hospital tr_____________ for shock.
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drive, treatment
I will get my b________ on you and then we will get e__________. I know how to do the dirty _______ you.
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back, even. on
I will t_______ your life into a nightmare and when justice has been d_________, I will gr _____ from _______ to ________ and say: 'it serves them r ________.'
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turn, done, grin, ear, ear, right
I'll ov___________________ your mistake this time.
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overlook
I've always been sear_____________ for Bridget but in o_____________ people.
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searching, other
If I could t ________ the clock b ________, I would fo__________ Paul's example.
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turn, back, follow
If they made a mistake, try to ove________ it. Just take it in your s ________. There is no p_______ in getting up ______. Take it ________ and don't even think of cro______ swords with anyone. It will ______ you good.
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overlook, stride, point, upset, easy, crossing, do
In a w______, I o__________ the three other ladies I married an apology.
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way, owe,
In the 1590s central heating was dism_________ in Britain _____ 'hygienic decadence'.
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dismissed, as
In the process, she got _______________________ on her ex-husband and became rich, famous, and happy.
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revenge
Instead of comp________________, there will be rejection.
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compliance
Instead of facing ________ to challenges there will be fear _________ failure.
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up, of
It can even b ________ IQ _____ as much as seven points.
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boost, by
It hadn't cr___________ her mind that he now had gazillions of pounds ______ the bank.
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crossed, in
It is _________ considerable reg ________ ________ we inform you that your contract of employment ________ Letterbox Direct will be term _______________ for rea ____________ of redu ______________ with e ____________ from 9th October.
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with, regret, that, with, terminated, reasons, redundancy, effect
It robs them ________ their se____________ of security, dep______________ them of happiness and turns them into vict______________ rather than victors.
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of, sense, deprives, victims
It was at this jun ___________, with the th_________ of a life in Essex loo____________ large before him, that Bridget got b___________ in touch.
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juncture, threat, looming, back
It was my dad who suggested g___________ Mark a call to get the windows fi ________.
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giving, fixed
It was the c___________ b ____________ a storm. A week later, Brenda went ________ at the d___________ end.
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calm, before off, deep
Katie came ro_________ and got _____ like a house _____ fi_______ _______ Bridget.
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round, on, on fire with
Kids gorge _________ ice-cream and sweets to cope __________ stress ________ their lives.
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on, with, in
Kim was furious _________ being dumped.
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at
Later that day, whites re_________________________ by killing a young black delivery driver.
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retaliated
Learning a musical instrument can also m _______ it easier to pick ____ new languages.
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make, up
Life in ______________ city is a _____________________ for survival.
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the, struggle
Make s_____________ you never _________ hungry and wear several la_____________ of clothing.
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sure, go, layers
Mark has always been a b________ of a Jack the ___________.
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bit, lad
Mark hurt Brenda badly and she vowed to get _______________ with him some day.
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even
Mark's marriage _____ Kim fell a _________ a year or ______ before he won the Lottery.
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to, apart, so
Most kids get teased a bit at school - they have to learn to ________________ it in their s_________________.
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take, stride
Most of those po _______, admitted rep__________ other people in k ______, either by ret _____________ favours or exa ___________ rev __________ for past unkind acts.
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polled, repaying, kind, returning, exacting, revenge
My mother used to ram h ________ to me the importance of ca _________ for family.
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home, caring
Not only __________ it make it easier to p ________ up other languages, musicians are able to pick _______ _______ others are feeling just on the t ______ of their voices.
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does, pick, out, what, tone
One _____ one, they took ad _____________ of me.
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by, advantage
Overhearing his threats and seeing his fierce ex ___________ and his cl__________ fists wav__________ in the air, she immediately realised __________ had happened.
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expression, clenched, waving, what
People who take re________ are usually dissatisfied _______ life, have a smaller c _____ of friends and, at the _______ of the day, they earn less money.
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revenge, with, circle, end
Positively recip___________ people are sensitive to incen___________ and also t________ to earn more money.
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reciprocla, incentives, tend
Research suggests that pract __________ scales and ch_______ and mas ___________ complex patt __________ of notes changes _______ shape of ______ brain.
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practising, chords, mastering, patterns, the, the
Researchers concluded that people who ap_______ a tit- ______-______ attitude _____ life are more lik _______ to be unemployed and have a smaller ci ________ of friends.
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apply, tit-for-tatm to, likely, circle
She bought a property that needed doing __________.
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up
She did the __________________ on her husband by telling her daughter that he was not her father.
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dirty
She is going to ________________ her own back on Mark for dumping her.
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get
She is seeking rev____________________ for the murder of her husband.
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revenge
She realised she had shot herself _____ the f________.
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in the foot
She said I was a reck_________ drunk who would drink his winnings __________.
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reckless, away
She soon f_________ pregnant ___________their son, James.
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fellm with
She wanted to get her own ______________ ___________ Liz for ruining her party.
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back on
She was swearing so much _____________ it was difficult to get the g________ of ____________ she was saying.
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that, gist, what
Should they be passive observers when their flesh and ________________ get into a b___________ alley of mistakes from which there is _________ escape and for which they will have ______________ dearly in the future?
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blood, blind, no, pay
Shouldn’t parents do something to save them ________________ those mistakes?
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from
Sooner or later, they will either rebel _____________________ the authority of the parent and treat their father or mother ___________ a tormentor _______________ than a loving parent.
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against, as, rather
Strict upbringing is said to b_____________ character, str______________________ integrity and create champions rather than w______________.
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build, strenghten, wimps
Take vitamin pills ________ a regular b___________________.
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on, basis
Teachers were turning a __________________ eye _________ smoking in school.
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blind, to
The boy stood _____ and paced the room deep _____ thought.
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up, in
The childhood sweethearts were reun ___________.
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reunited
The children who experience the occ________________________ sl ___________, which ________________ them no harm, have an opportunity to ta____________ suffering which toughens them _______ and works won________________ with their character.
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occasional, slap, does, taste, up, wonders
The company assured him that opp_________________ for redep_____________ within the company had been fully ass ______________.
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opportunities, redeployment, assessed
The final st____________ was Christmas 00, __________ we went _________ holiday ________ Barbados and Brenda was so mo___________ all the time.
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straw, when on, to, moody
The parts of the brain that con _________ mo________ skills, hearing and memory become larger. Esse ____________, the arch______________ of the brain changes.
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control, motor, Essentially, architecture
The pay amounted ______ £,9.
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to
The people I got invo__________ with didn't have the qua___________ that Bridget has.
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involved, qualities
The policeman who fined me was just doing his job, and I ______________ him no malice.
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bear/bore
The staff knew what was going on but they turned a _____________________ eye.
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blind
The statement claimed that the bombing was in revenge _____________ the assassination of their leader.
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for
There appears to be no suitable alternative jobs ava __________ at pr ________.
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available present
There is no p_________ in being angry and t__________ things too much _____ heart. Nothing good will come ______ it.
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point, taking, to, of
There were lots of other people in there, but I _________________ no notice of them.
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took
They believe that a parent must be an authority f________________ rather than a m__________ because it is his responsibility to g______________ the child rather than give advice, to lead rather than to f_______________.
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figure, mate, guide, follow
They deprived him ______ his favourite food.
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of
They gorge __________ food to kill the pain of da__________ life.
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on, daily
They moved us _____ a different hotel each day in ___________ our location was le___________ to the press.
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to, in case, leaked
They reportedly launched successful paternity cl _________ after Mark won the Lottery to pay ma_____________________ towards two other girls he is all___________ to have fathered.
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claims, maintenance, alleged
This action was undoubtedly in re________________________ for last week's bomb attack.
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retaliation
This concept of partnership, however, according to prop_____________________ of strict up______________________, only erodes and unde__________________ parental aut___________________.
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proponents, upbringing, undermines, authority
This is how the world ca __________to know about the ongoing trava__________ and affairs of the heart of Mark Gardiner.
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came, travails,
This will help develop mu_____________ trust and understanding and encourage co-operation where the parent is a partner ___________than an authority f_______.
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mutual, rather, figure
Those bastards will get the sh______ of their lives. I will cr______ them and b________ their business ______ bankruptcy.
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shock, crush, bring, to
Those primitive creatures don’t care __________ her feelings or her inn______ life.
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about, inner
Those who favour the New Testament ma________ of tur _______ the ________ cheek, are more likely to enjoy ful _____________ in life.
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maxim, turning, other, fulfilment
Those who have enjoyed sh__________________ upbringing by hel_____________ parents in a stress-fr____________ env_________________________ are said to have and no character.
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sheltered, helicopter, stress-free, environment
Those who have never ________ a beating are said to have no bac ____________.
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got, backbone
Those who receive this trea______________ are likely to release their p_______-up anger and vent their frustrations ____________ their own children in the future.
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treatment, pent-up, on
Through dialogue children will understand their parents’ exp__________________ and will learn the difference between right and _________________.
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expectations, wrong
Trying to escape unwanted pub _________, he enco _______________ jealousy whe___________ he went.
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publicity, encountered, wherever
Was phoning Mark about her windows a pre___________ to engi___________ a reconc _________________?
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pretext, engineer, reconciliation
We have to do everything _____ the book.
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by
We were bick_________ about the smallest things. Even _______, I split _____ with her.
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bickering, Eventually, up
What did he do? He __________________ revenge on his employers by setting fire to the factory.
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took
What enraged his ex-wives was the si__________ of him grin________ from _________ to ________ as he posed __________ a photograph with a giant cheque.
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sight, grinning ear, ear, with
What seems a much better alt_________________ is dialogue _________ children.
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allternative, with,
When children rebel _____________ authority, parents should __________ action.
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against, take
When I first met her she had been hurling abuse at her daughters-in-law who _______________ no notice whatsoever.
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took
When we came b_______ home, the press were still parked out ______ our doorstep.
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back, on
Whether you like it _____ not, you are now public pro _________.
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or, property
While Britain built badly ins__________ terraced housing in Victorian times, apartment bl__________ were ris _________ in Russia heated with su ___________ energy from p____________ plants.
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insulated, blocks, rising, surplus, power
While explaining things __________ children is important, there are ti___________ when it is like talking to a ________________ wall.
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to, times, brick
Will his fifth bride be able to hang _________ to her man?
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on
You are thinking of looking for a good m______________ because you have begun to t___________ with the idea of marriage.
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match, toy
You have enrolled _________ a course __________ painting.
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on, in
You think you are a beautiful person ___________ the inside.
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on
You will not be requ___________ to work your not _______ period.
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required, notice

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