The new restrictions will come ...... effect this evening at midnight.

Allowing a criminal to go free is the lesser of two ....... compared to locking up an innocent person. (the least bad of two bad options)

My uncle is still struggling to get over being made .......... from his job. (lose your job)

The government has come .... ..... a lot of criticism for its handling of the pandemic.

I had to take the whole laptop a....... to find out what was wrong with it.

There has been a ....... rise in homelessness in my neighbourhood. (sudden increase)

To the ...... of my knowledge, the last person to leave the building was Nigel.

My boss kept me in the ....... about the merger until the last minute. (didn't tell me)

She’s intent ..... studying abroad next year

She’s going to pull out all the ........ to make it happen. (make a big effort)

I struggled to keep pace ....... the amount of work my uni professors were giving me.

I have to admit I was ....... in by the salesman’s sob story and I bought one of his dodgy products. (tricked, cheated)

Out of the ...... my company offered me a job in Australia

My company offered me a job in Australia and I ......... at the chance.

He’s set his ........ on being a singer-songwriter, he practices every waking minute.

If what really happened here ever ........ to light, you’re going to be in deep trouble.