Throughout the night, the firemen worked to ( ) the apartment fire.
douse
louse
rouse
sous
The party ( ) badly in the spring elections.
fared
seared
bared
marred
I can’t believe you are trying to sell me a car in such a ( ) condition.
deplorable
adorable
bearable
tableau
They had a ( ) food supply, which is why the refugees had to carefully ration.
sparse
parse
bursar
rationale
Because Mark and Katy are ( ) fans of the television show, they never miss an episode of the series.
fervent
rabid
lucid
torpid
While I expected my elderly neighbor to be rude, he was actually ( ) and invited me in for tea.
genial
voracious
sinuous
morose
Compared to her mother’s organized system, Jen’s approach to housekeeping was ( ), at best.
haphazard
meticulous
ludicrous
salacious
PETA ( ) opposes those who eat, use, or enterprise off of animal flesh.
vehemently
cosily
studiously
elaborately
My husband used the feather to trace a ( ) path around my face.
sensuous
villous
dogged
serrated
The problem ( ) one thing - lack of money.
boils down to
hash out
knuckle down
shy away from
Mr. Baker is ill today, so Miss Dixon is ( ) him (as your teacher).
sitting in for
getting back at
sprucing up
leafing through
I think he's trying to ( ) her for those remarks she made in the meeting.
get back at
plow through
round at
stick it out
I've never ( ) hard work.
shied away from
wait upon
write off
bolt down
"It's very difficult," I said. "Impossible," she ( ).
chimed in
butt out of
look out for
queue up
They've employed an advertising agency to ( ) the company image.
spruce up
branch out
bail out
fall through
She didn't want a husband who would ( ) her career.
be a drag on
get out of
read up on
come down with
( ) and make room for your sister.
Scoot over
Makeover
Step up
Watch over
Late one evening, Gianni ( ) that he loved her.
blurted out
set out
whipped up
thawed out
If you show up with green hair, your parents will never let you ( ).
live it down
stand out
pop into
set someone back
At the last minute, we ( ) a couple of spectators to complete the team.
roped in
carry out
come up
sort out
The waiting room was full of people ( ) magazines.
wrapping up
taking down
turning up
My dad ( ) these vitamin pills.
swears by
burn out
clog up
break out
He managed to ( ) a living - earn just enough on - one summer by selling drinks on a beach.
eke out
geek out
fork out
put aside
When they reached Trafalgar Square, the demonstrators were ( ) both sides by the police.
hemmed in
run up against
staked out
locked up
We're still trying to ( ) some problems with the computer system.
iron out
think up
fight off
block out