relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially complicated ideas

putting a lot of effort into your work

seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed

thinking that bad things are more likely to happen or emphasizing the bad part of a situation

someone or something that gives you ideas for doing something

Don't be so ____.Everything's going to be fine, you'll see!

It took me quite a long time to____ what the aim of the game was.

The jury are still___, but they're expected to reach verdict soon.

I__from your tutor that you're thinking of changing course.

You really have to__very hard when your are doing calligraphy.

I'm seriously___asking for a pay rise tomorrow.

Let's not even___the posibility of failure.

How long you do___it'll take to get to Manchester.

I'm slightly__about whether Sean's idea is going to work.

How can the government__spending so much on the armed forces?