Despite all the praise, he still felt less capable than everyone around him and struggled with an ______., identity card, independent mind, inferiority complex, individual goal, The airline agreed to ______ the full ticket price after cancelling the flight., refund, borrow, charge, owe, She sank into the comfiest armchair and let the kitten ______ against her beneath the blanket., scratch, struggle, wander, snuggle, I enjoyed the restaurant to some extent, but it certainly didn’t deserve all that praise. I thought it was ______., overpriced, overrated, overcrowded, overlooked, A firefighter stood in the doorway, his dark ______ clearly visible against the bright flames behind him., reflection, silhouette, expression, complexion, We’d been waiting for a refund for weeks, but ______ days after contacting the manager, the money arrived., hardly, nearly, closely, merely, The pipe burst, sending water ______ across the kitchen floor., gushing, floating, soaking, dripping, She’s so ______ about food that she sends dishes back if even one ingredient isn’t exactly right., greedy, curious, fussy, grateful, Exhausted after the rescue, the firefighter ______ into a chair and closed his eyes., leaned, crouched, knelt, slumped, The librarian gave a quiet laugh. “You’ve borrowed every book on fortune-telling,” she ______., chuckled, gasped, snapped, sobbed, There’s no point comparing yourself with everyone else. Your confidence will grow ______ time., through, over, along, between, She ______ her coat, picked up her satchel and stepped outside into the cold morning air., folded, removed, donned, hung, The café owner knew the regular customers so well that she began preparing ______ before they ordered., the usuals, the routines, the commons, the familiar, He was determined to become a firefighter; it had been his main ______ since childhood., prediction, expectation, impression, aspiration, A cool ______ entered through the open window and gently moved the curtains., current, draughts, breeze, steam, She felt a sense of ______ after months of rejection, as though nothing she did had any value., helplessness, worthlessness, loneliness, nervousness, The librarian asked us to ______ our voices because several people were trying to study., sink, fall, reduce down, lower, He was so ______ with fortune-telling that he checked three different horoscopes before making any decision., involved, obsessed, absorbed, devoted, The patchwork blanket was made by sewing small ______ of different fabrics together., pieces, slices, drops, grains, She ______ the gate and pushed it open, careful not to wake anyone., fastened, sealed, unlatched, tightened, His cheerful tone didn’t necessarily ______ that everything was fine; sometimes he joked when he was worried., persuade, reveal to, signify, convince, Swathed in layers of floaty silk, she looked delightfully elegant, although the outfit wasn’t particularly ______ for walking through mud., practical, ordinary, familiar, available, He quickly ______ the last mouthful of coffee before answering the librarian’s question., chewed, bit, sucked, swallowed, To some ______, I understand why she complained, but I wouldn’t have demanded a full refund., amount, extent, distance, level, The shelter’s work includes ______ lost pets with their owners after fires and other emergencies., reuniting, replacing, introducing, collecting, There was nowhere to put the freshly ironed shirts: the room was completely ______, with clothes and books scattered everywhere., restless, careless, disorderly, unsteady, He ______ the heavy suitcase across the floor because it was too awkward to lift., raised, dragged, floated, swung, I tried to catch her ______, but she continued staring out of the window., vision, sight, view, gaze, The manager offered either a replacement or a ______, so I asked for my money back., discount, receipt, refund, reward, With a full bladder and another hour of the meeting ahead, he could barely ______ on the discussion., concentrate, consider, concern, convince

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