One word per set

Question 1

• The rope is too thin to ………. our weight.
• Try to ………. with me. I’m very stressed at the moment.
• They had the misfortune to encounter a ………. while hiking in the woods.

Answer 1

BEAR
* Bear (v.) – soportar, sostener carga, peso, aguantar.
* Bear (v.) – tener paciencia
* Bear (n.) – oso

Question 2

• My father ………. at the same branch for over thirty years.
• They had ………. on their parents to pay off their debts for them.
• Instead of landing, the plane ………. and headed away from the airfield.

Answer 2

BANKED
* Bank at (v.) – tener una cuenta en un banco “He Banks at Unicaja”
* Bank on sb/sth to do sth (v.) – rely, bet, contar con “I’m banking on you to help me”
* Bank (v.) – for vehicles, turn by tilting: plane, bike. Inclinarse para tomar una curva, ladearse. “The plane banked to begin its descent”

Question 3

• No one in ………. will make any comment on such a controversial issue.
• The court is unable to rule on this issue as it has no ………. in military matters.
• Professor Wilkins is a well-known ………. on medieval church architecture.

Answer 3

AUTHORITY
* No one in authority – nadie con autoridad
* In authority - having official power to make important decisions
* To have no authority – no tener la autoridad / el poder de hacer algo
* Authority (n.) – top expert

Question 4

• This product should never be ………. to areas of irritated or broken skin.
• John’s professor told me that the problem was that John had never really ………. himself to his studies.
• Over fifty thousand people ………. to take part in the new TV reality show.

Answer 4

• Apply oneself to sth - To put forth effort toward some task or goal “if you would just apply yourself to your schoolwork, you would get much better grades.”
• Apply to sth – send a request, enviar una solicitud a, postularse a “Cathy applied to three universities but none of them accepted her.”
• Apply sth to sth/sb – aplicarse, extender un producto

Question 5

• Please ………. sufficient time to check in and pass through security and passport control.
• Computers are provided to ………. students to check e-mail and keep in contact with their families.
• The problem is that the parents ………. the child to do whatever he likes, without any sort of discipline.

Answer 5

ALLOW
* Allow sufficient time to do sth – dejar tiempo suficiente para hacer algo
* Allow sb to do sth (v.) – permitir, dejar, dar permiso

Question 6

• No one expected that the dictator would ever have to ………. for his crimes.
• The broken hip meant she was unable to reach the phone to call for help or ………. the door when people came round to check on her.
• In my day, children were taught not to ………. back to their elders.

Answer 6

ANSWER
* Answer for one’s crime (v.) – to accept responsibility for one’s misdeeds. “Now that he’s been caught, the thief will answer for his crimes.”
* Answer the door – abrir, attender a la puerta, al timbre…
* Answer back (v.) – reply impudently, replicar, contestar

Question 7

• Everyone’s searching for the next ………. idea in the field of information technology.
• He’s a ……….. fan of Manchester United.
• I’m afraid I’ve got rather a ………. mouth and so often offend people.

Answer 7

BIG
* To have a big mouth - If someone is or has a big mouth, they often say things that are meant to be kept secret. “He is/has such a big mouth. He went and opened his big mouth and told them the whole story.”