6 season 23 series

porch

noun

a covered structure in front of the entrance to a building:

e.g

For details, see the poster in the church ____.

He now just sits on the ____of his farm.

decent

adjective

socially acceptable or good:

e.g

I thought he was a _____ person.

It made quite a _____ -sized (= large) hole.

After the recent scandal, the priest is expected to do the _____ thing and resign from his position.

hip

noun

the area below the waist and above the legs at either side of the body, or the joint that connects the leg to the upper part of the body:

e.g

This exercise is designed to trim your ___ and stomach.

The skirt was a bit tight across the ___.

stripe

noun

a line on a surface that is a different color from the rest of the surface:

e.g

The zebra is a wild African horse with black and white _____.

She was wearing a dress which had vertical _____on it.

sleeve

noun

the part of a piece of clothing that covers some or all of the arm:

e.g

short/long _____

I wore the black dress with the short _____.

You'd better roll your _____ up or you'll get them dirty.

anniversary

noun

a day when we remember or celebrate something important that happened on that day in a previous year:

e.g

To celebrate our wedding __________, we gave a big party.

Tomorrow is the 30th __________of the revolution.

gesture

noun

a movement of the hands, arms, or head, etc. to express an idea or feeling:

e.g

He made a rude ______ to the crowd after his tennis match.

He threw his hands up in a ______ of despair.

adjust

verb

to change something slightly to make it fit, work better, or be more suitable:

e.g

If the chair is too high you can _____ it to suit you.

As a teacher you have to _____ your methods to suit the needs of slower children.

barrette

noun

a small, decorative piece of plastic, metal, or wood that a woman or girl wears in her hair, often to stop it falling in front of her face

e.g

She wears a white _______, a memento of her father and sister.

bang

verb

to (cause something to) make a sudden very loud noise or noises:

e.g

She ____ her fist angrily on the table.

Outside a door was ____ in the wind.