DESTINATION C1-C2 (4)

mortage (n) a legal agreement in which you borrow money from a bank in order to buy a house. You pay back by making monthly payments

(n phr) money in a single large payment rather than small separate payments

Fill in the blank: 'Lack of.... had led to a decline in public service'

(v) to take money from a bank account

grind (v) to make a liquid less strong by adding water or another liquid

Fill in the blank: '.... the clay into the shape of a person'

(adj) to describe sth which is very difficult to see through

polish (n) a chemical substance that you rub in order to make it shine

Smash (v) to break something quietly into many pieces

(v) to damage somethink by pressing or crushing it and making it lose its normal shape