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To catch a glimpse of someone or something means to briefly look at someone or to briefly see the person or thing. The verb ‘catch’ cannot be used with ‘look’ in option B, ‘view’ in option C and ‘picture’ in option D.

'Since' implies from a specified time in the past. A present perfect progressive tense describes an event in a progressive form that started in the past and ended in the present. 'has been teaching' is an example of a verb element associated with a present perfect progressive tense

A match means a competitive sport event between two teams

To make out; means to understand something. Simply put, he couldn't understand what it meant.

Made away means to steal or abduct

The sentence refers to the door handle becoming "loose", which means not tightly fixed or secure. This is the correct word to describe the state of the handle. "Loose" here is used as an adjective to describe the state of the door handle if it continues to be played with.

The expression “for all he cared” means that someone is completely unconcerned or indifferent about something. So the sentence: For all he cared, the game was as good as lost means he did not care at all whether the game was lost or not.

To cancel implies to decide/ announce that an event will not take place. Call off means to decide that something will not happen

Ardent means very passionate and enthusiastic

Exhibition means a public display of woks of art or items of interest

To have a nose for something means to have an instinct or a natural ability to find/ recognize something

To be on the verge of something means to be very close to it. To be on the brink also means to be on the edge or border of something.

Routine means performed as part of a regular procedure

Big-hearted means kind and generous

Nebulous means vague or unclear