Vocabulary: Unit 5: Do your best

After weeks of practice, Omar finally got the hang of the new software. The phrase 'got the hang of' means ..........

She revised every evening for months, so she .......... the exam without any difficulty.

Please wish me luck. I'm about to .......... an exciting new project!

Let's look back at the original plan. We mustn't .......... our main objectives.

The engineers are .......... each other and working together as a team.

All of their energy is being .......... helping their community.

Our hopes of having a family picnic are being .......... rainy weather.

The teacher praised everyone's artwork. Then he .......... his favourite painting.

I'm exhausted. I've been running on .......... for months now. I really need a holiday!

As soon as the exam started, my mind went .......... and I couldn't remember anything.

I need to get my .......... down and get this work finished.

Being polite was .......... into us from an early age.

As long as you can keep on .......... , you should do well this year.

Knowing that he was almost out of time, he made a .......... attempt to finish the essay.

She made a .......... effort to get there on time and, luckily, succeeded.

He made a .......... effort to keep up, and soon gave up.

It isn't just about trying hard today, but about making a .......... effort over the next few weeks.

At least you tried. It was a .......... effort. Well done!

The rescuers made a .......... effort to reach the people before the building collapsed.

We made a detour in a .......... attempt to avoid the bad weather, but still got soaked.

Never let anything .......... you from pursuing your dreams.

You won't pass unless you start applying yourself .......... your work.

Snacking between meals is associated .......... unhealthy eating.

Trying to cram too many tasks .......... the same couple of hours is quite challenging.

My parents would always pat me on the .......... when I did well.

I generally need to do my work before 7 p.m. because I quickly run out of .......... after that.

Passing the exam tomorrow will mean I can go to the university I want, so there's a lot at .......... .

I like to travel because it forces me to step outside of my .......... zone.

There is a lot of .......... between the sisters to achieve the best results at school.

He has a real stubborn .......... when it comes to working in teams because he thinks his ideas are the best.

The performance of the players will come under closer .......... after a series of poor results.

She has a natural .......... for languages and learnt French in just a few months.

Success in sport takes .......... , the ability to keep trying even when things go wrong.

Nobody has to tell Yazan what to do. He's a real .......... .