Vocabulary Unit 5

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

He entered the contest _ _ impulse, but now he's having second thoughts.

She had invested all her money into the venture, so there was a lot _ _ stake for her.

Jill's not the best with people, but _ _ her credit, she's very good at running an efficient office.

Many people were _ _ awe of Mark's ability to program complex computer code at the age of thirteen.

I'm not sure why the restaurant closed, but _ _ all likelihood, it's because it was in a horrible location.

Rather than putting yourself _ _ _ _ for losing the award, concentrate on doing better next time.

Farah quit social media because she thought it was time to turn over a new...

Mattia spent some time ...... His life out after his girlfriend broke up with him.

Don't go to that university unless you like ...... Down the drain.

The Pattersons ...... Out hope that they'd find their lost dog.

Alessandro got sucked .... By the director's big promises to make him a star.

After being fired, Natasha wasted no time .... Up the pieces and started applying for jobs straight away.

Don't big yourself .... Too much in an interview. People can see through that, you know.

Despite a string of bad news, Dana still felt that good things were .... The corner.

Tomas_______at the chance to supervise a project at the company he loves.

After several years spent conducting unsuccessful studies, Sajid eventually just_______off his efforts and moved on to a new challenge.

Margot dreamt of being a theatre performer, but financial obligations_______her back.

As much as he tried to avoid it, Ahmad_______caught up in the drama that was unfolding at work.

Liza_______up badly with her data, causing it to be invalid.

Desperate to leave her small town, Betty_______out to make a life for herself in London.

Zane's parents became worried when he_______in with the wrong crowd at school.

Helena rarely_______ahead and usually just acted on impulse.

You've only just started this job so don't_____in the towel just yet!

I told you Marco will never change; a leopard doesn't change its_____.

Paulo finally got his_____together and made something of his life.

Her lousy performance fell well____of expectations.

Oscar opened his own business last year and is making a real____of it, by all accounts.

Holly thought university was hard while she was there, but,____retrospect, she realised she had a lot of fun.