He wasn’t aware that only one mistake could _______ his chances of getting the job., destroy, damage, ruin, devastate, The committee _______ and censured him for his uncooperative attitude., reprimanded, scolded, reproached, rebuked, There were 79 killed and 230 _______ in a bomb explosion at the embassy., injured, wounded, hurt, ached, This wine comes _______ recommended. You should try it!, high, highly, heighten, height, The police have every good _______ to believe that he is guilty., excuse, cause, reason, ground, You should be _______ of yourself for telling such lies., shy, bashful, inhibited, ashamed, His new car is the _______ of all his friends., envy, jealousy, grudge, grievance, _______ is a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroy buildings as it moves across the ground., Typhoon, Hurricane, Cyclone, Tornado, A _______ of $10,000 has been offered for the capture of his murderer., prize, gift, bounty, award, Big supermarkets can undercut all _______, especially small high-street shops., rivals, opponents, contenders, challenger, The rain has been _______ since this morning, which makes me feel bored., continuous, continual, continuation, continuity, A system of checks and balances exists to ensure that our government is _______ democratic., positively, genuinely, actually, truly, You can't complain of being _______ when you don't make any effort to meet people., alone, lonely, solitary, loneliness, It is reported that the building was completely _______ by fire., spoilt, ruined, damaged, destroyed, He never raised his voice or _______ his children unfairly., chided, scolded, reproached, reprimanded, Can the sales team meet its financial _______?, purposes, aims, goals, objectives, They had to wait ten minutes for the anesthetic to take _______ before they stitched up the cut., effect, impact, influence, affect, The bank will insist you produce a driving _______ or passport as a form of ID., diploma, certificate, degree, licence, Please _______ me from the rest of the meeting - I've just received a phone call that requires my immediate attention., excuse, apologize, forgiven, sorry, She values her job _______ her family., over, above, behind, before, The killer _______ that he often drugged his victims before he killed them., confessed, admitted, acknowledged, recognized, Whenever a camera was pointed at her, Marilyn would instantly _______ herself into a radiant star., transmit, transform, convert, transfer, He directed "The Wizard of Oz" and "Gone with the Wind," receiving an Oscar for the _______., lately, latest, later, latter, The process of _______ Jackson from a talented teenager into a franchise player began in training camp., exchanging, transforming, altering, converting, The _______ lay with the organizers, who failed to make the necessary arrangements for dealing with so many people., mistake, foul, fault, error, The two people _______ badminton seemed to be at it quite intensely., going, playing, doing, practicing, _______ I said, I'm not interested in buying insurance at the moment., Like, As, Similar, Alike, He put on a large hat and glasses as a disguise and hoped no one would _______ him., see, recognize, realize, watch, You could always _______ a dress for the ball if you can't afford to buy one., hire, rent, employ, lease, I'm having lunch with an old friend _______ next week., sometimes, occasionally, sometime, often

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