What her mother and father ......... to most was the endless tittle tattle (gossip) in the village about a young woman working for this hot shot (well known entrepreneur), subjected dejected rejected objected
who was also ......... by some as a bit of a wheeler dealer (someone who does business in an underhand way). looked pictured regarded believed
Cathy didn't believe any of this and was delighted to be working for Geoffrey Winton if for no other ......... than that living at home was very humdrum (boring). reason cause fact decision
The rest of the organisation thought that she and Winton were a dream team (ideal partners) because she was enthusiastic and he was very .......... expertise empirical expert experienced
After all she thought her brother was enjoying himself and had gone ......... to work in America as a result of the brain drain (talented people leaving their own country to work for better pay in another). astray abroad alone afar
One morning there was quite a hubbub (loud noise and activity) in the Fortune ......... when Cathy came rushing into the sitting room helter skelter (running at great speed), housework housebound household housetops
and announced what she thought was a cheerful earful (a good piece of news) and that was she had been invited to attend a ......... in the capital. demarcation denuciation depression demonstration
As far as her father was concerned this was ......... double trouble (two problems) — first working for Fortune and now getting involved in a demonstration. simply quite entirely quietly
As far as he was concerned this would be a ......... of time because the speakers at the rally would just talk mumbo jumbo (nonsense). waist wasting waste worst
But Cathy had made up her ......... and the next morning wham bam (very quickly) she caught the early train and went off to the rally. brain mind thought decision
