........... we were not allowed to go into the room at the top of the stairs. Later on, however, our aunt opened the door and showed us around her pottery workshop.
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The temperature in the foundry has to remain ......... . If the heat goes up or down even slightly, then the whole process has to be aborted.
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Sometimes I can't understand what Lionet says as he often .......... and doesn't speak clearly.
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Setting fire to the cat's tall was a terrible thing to do and the boys should be thoroughly ........... of themselves.
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The twins were building a castle in the back garden and they wanted to dig a .......... around it, but their father stopped them as he didn't want his grass dug up.
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Ever since the sales clerk left, they have been desperately looking for someone to fill the .......... but so far, they haven't been able to find anyone suitable.
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idi Amin, who declared himself President of Uganda for life, was a .......... ruler, who treated his people brutally and some 300.000 citizens are believed to have been killed during his rule.
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He ........... the new manager so much that he left his job before finding another.
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David's beard was getting very untidy, so he got a pair of scissors and ........... it, which made him look much smarter.
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When Joe saw the thief take Mrs Smith's handbag, he chased and caught him ......... . If he had stopped and thought about it logically, he probably wouldn't have taken the risk.
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We are planning to open a cafe in Bolton, but first we have to obtain a licence from the council to sell food and ......... .
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The most important, and also the strongest, bone in the human leg is the ........ cap.
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Now that John was retiring he felt that he could be .......... about all the things he thought were wrong at the factory, whereas before he had not been so outspoken.
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Pauline's exam results were nothing short of .......... . It
was as if an angel had been guiding her hand.
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The crowd at the demonstration last week showed a great deal of ............. . They attacked police with bricks and bottles.
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The rash on Claudia's back was very sore. The doctor gave her some cream to .......... on it, but applying it was quite an ordeal.
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The dentist warned that if Denise ate too much chocolate, her teeth would begin to .......... . He explained how plaque would cause them to rot.
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I bought these pens for l0p each and sold them for 20p. That means I've made a ......... of l0p on each one.
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Their mother warned Peter and David not to go near the
.......... mine as some of the old mine shafts had not been
properly sealed.
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Wasps are horrible creatures. If you annoy them, they
will........... you, and that really hurts!
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Guy Fawkes was executed as a/an .......... in 1606 for trying to blow up the King and parliament.
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The water from the spring is 100% ........... . There are absolutely no chemicals or preservatives in it.
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The chemical company dishonestly tried to .......... the report about how the chemical they produce is polluting the environment.
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Mona always dressed untidily and dull when she was at work. The bosses ordered her to stop dressing so ......... and smarten herself up.
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After the tour around the brewery, we were allowed to .......... the beer. In fact, we were allowed to taste all of the different brews.
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