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Sometimes Jake gazes off into to the distance like this. I think he's ___________________.

in a world of his own

We need to understand ___________ of that argument, too, for the sake of balance.

the converse

I couldn't have known this at the time, but ___________ it was not a good idea to buy that car.

in hindsight

My house is only _____________ from the shopping mall.

a stone's throw

Job opportunities ______ in London, you just have to have a positive attitude.

abound

The idea for the book ____ me in the middle of the night.

hit

If I'm late again he'll ___________.

hit the roof

He's just ________ a new job at an agency in London.

landed

He's an absolute _____!

devil

The process of mutual understanding that emerges from this contact can help solve one of the greatest problems facing mankind, the ethnic, racial or religious __________ that plagues different parts of the world.

intolerance

She remained silent for a while, taking no notice of my growing ________.

impatience

The Police Department did accept that the Jouzalez house was not robbed, but only showed signs of mess and disorder, as if the _________ were looking for something specific, for a certain document.

intruders

Hooper considered the newcomer to be __________, to be subtly persecuted.

an intruder

But even real game lovers regularly express their _______ about the lack of interest with which many heavily overpaid players hang around on the field during a match.

disgust

One of them, which is the most important for a government, is the ________ of foreign money.

import

If we take the example of the politicians, we will find that those who are honest are the ones who suffer from ______ (caused by threats and worries) while the most corrupt ones are safe asleep.

insomnia

As an ________, he had some problems with airing his opinions but when it came to competing with others he was the best.

introvert

Government officials refused to __________ the recent disputes.

intervene in

He claims his speech was deliberately _________ by journalists.

misinterpreted

He spoke with calm _______.

assurance

I was shocked by her total _________ world history.

ignorance of

There is widespread __________ how disease spreads.

ignorance about

Her argument lacks any ________.

coherence

Family gatherings can offer the individual a sense of warmth, of belonging and of _______.

coherence

From the day we're born, our awareness of the world and its people increases. With it comes knowledge and capability but also the loss of _______.

innocence

Not even UN _______ from other African countries understood this.

observers

Haydede had always been _________ the art of disguise and had a black belt in Tae Kwon Do; so the mission seemed quite easy.

a master of

You'd have to be _________ to hit a child like that.

a monster