Unit 2. Vocab. B. Complete using the correct form of the words in the box. More than one word might fit in each gap but try to use all the words: concentrate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, gather, grasp, ponder, reckon, suppose.

You really have to ... very hard when you are doing calligraphy.

concentrate

I'm seriously ... asking for a pay rise tomorrow.

considering/contemplating

Let's not even ... the possibility of failure.

contemplate/consider

The jury are still..., but they're expected to each a verdict soon.

deliberating

I ... from your tutor that you're thinking of changing course.

gather

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

grasp

If you're ever ... the question "Why does the universe bother to exist?", then this is the book for you.

pondered/considered/contemplated

How long d you ... it'll take to get to Manchester?

reckon/suppose

I don't ... I could borrow your lecture notes this weekend, could I?

suppose