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5.- Expresions transformation. pag. 31 Flashcards

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Run out of

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Not have any left

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Make ends meet

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Have enough money to pay for everything

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Be bound to (infinitive)

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Be likely
In the event

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Be on good terms with

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Get on vell with - get along

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On average

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De media, en promedio

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As a result of

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In the end

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Instead of

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Rather than

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Cry

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Burst into tears

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Shout

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Raise someone’s voice

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As long as

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Provided that

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I’d rather + (bare infinitive, sin to)

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Would prefer

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Regret + ing

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Feel sorry for

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Be worth + ing

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Deserve the effort

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At /on the point of

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Just about to

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Take by surprise

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not expect - come as a surprise

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Undergo a change

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Experience a change

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By accident

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Without intention - don’t mean to

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Be willing (infinitive)

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Want to

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Be praised for

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Receive a compliment for (ser felicitado por)

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Be just about (infinitive)

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Be at the point of (estar a punto de)

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In terms of

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Regarding - with regards to - when it comes to

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Be reluctant (infinitive)

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Not want - ser reacio - indeciso

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On account of

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Owing to (debido a)

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As far as I know

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I gather - to the best of my knowledge

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To result in

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Ending in

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Take care of

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Look after - keep an eye on

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Make up one’s mind

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Decide

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Pay attention to

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Focus on - take (no) notice of + ing

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See no point in/of

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Not understand the logic behind - pointless

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Have (little/no) difficulty in

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Have no trouble (ing)

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Under no circumstances

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No way (bajo ninguna circunstancia)

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Has better (bare infinitive)

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Should

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Be capable of

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Be able + infinitive

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Take for granted

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Not give credit for

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Be made redundant

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Get fired - lose someone’s job

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it is common/public knowledge

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Everybody knows

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Not likely

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No chance of someone + ing

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Be taken in

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Not believe, be deceived, cheated (ser engañado)

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Take exception to

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Be offended - take ofence (ofenderse)

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Second to none

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The best, no competition (insuperable)

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Manage to

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Success in (ing)

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Come to terms

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Accept - get over (aceptar, recuperar se de)

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Stand a chance of (ing)

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Have a chance of + ing

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Shed light on something

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reveal information about
Arrojar luz sobre algo

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Not be bothered (infinitive)

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Not fancy

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At its height

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In the best moment

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At that time

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Then

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Ever since

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From than point

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For a long time to come

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From now on

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On the outskirts

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In the suburbs

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Bear in mind

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Take into consideration

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Brace yourself for

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Be prepared

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53
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From some… for others

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not for everyone

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54
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Pull yourself together

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focus on something
Centrarse en algo

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Stand the test of time

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show its value over a long period
Resistir el paso del tiempo

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All in all

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On balance
En resumen

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Go with the flow

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Let yourself be influenced by the enviroment.
Dejarse influir por el entorno

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Change your mind

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Adapt your viewpoint
Cambiar de opinion

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As well as

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In adition
Además de

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As soon as

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At the moment of

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By the time

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When

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Take ages (infinitive)

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Take a long time

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From time to time

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Every now and them
De vez en cuando

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A matter of time

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A question of time
Cuestión de tiempo

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At this point

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At a time

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During which

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In this time

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No longer

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not any more

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Lead the way

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give direction to
Orientar

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Be in demand

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Be popular

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On purpose

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Intentionally

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Be better/worse than expected

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not as good as first though

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The pros and cons of

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The advantages and disadvantages of

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On time

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At the correct time

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On and on

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Again and again

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Every now and then

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Occasionally

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In this day and age

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Currently

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From day to day

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Each day

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Sooner or later

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At some point in the time

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Any day now

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Soon

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Ages ago

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A long time ago

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Be about time + past

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al long last

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Day by day

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Step by step

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Little by little

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bit by bit

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Last but not least

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at the end but not least important
Por último pero no menos importante

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Against the law

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not legal - illegal

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Safe and sound

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secure

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In fact

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actually / in reality

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In relation to

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Linked to

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Be at fault

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Be to blame
Ser culpable

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Drop a hint about

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Insinuate

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Slip out of

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Drop

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On foot

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Walking

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Be similar to

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Like / be alike / liken / take after

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Take a look at

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view/check out

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As though

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As if
Como si

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By chance

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by coincidende

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By no means

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not at all
En absoluto

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Owing to

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As a result of / because of - due to

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By oneself

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On one’s own

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In no time

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soon

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A means by which

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a way of

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Take a chance

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risk

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Take place

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be in a location

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As it happens

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as a matter of fact

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At a guess

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i am no expert, but

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It so happens that

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as a result

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make sense

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be logical

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by all accounts

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according to

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the benefit to/of

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the advantage of

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Benefit from

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take advantage of

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the downside of

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the drawback of
La desventaja, el inconveniente

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Be in two minds

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Be undecided

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In a nutshell

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to sum up
En resumen, en pocas palabras

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Be up to date

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be current

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Short of

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more or less

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Just because

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not reason behind something
Solo porque

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Just in case

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if needed
Si fuera necesario, en caso que

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Only just

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be the skin of one’s teeth
Por los pelos

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Be in one’s interest

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be good for

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Get something across to someone

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explain something to someone

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Place the blame on

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say someone is at fault

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Go ahead

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permission to proceed

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Beforehand

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in advance

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Have no recollection of

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not remember

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Be proud

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take pride in

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Persuade

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Talk someone (into/out of) + v(ing)

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Assume

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on the assumption

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Not mind

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have no objection to + ing

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Have no interest

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not appeal to

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Shout

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raise someone’s voice

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Out of question

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forbidden

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Be about to

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be on the verge of, be at the point of

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Keep someone in the dark

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Keep a secret

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Nowhere as + adj +as

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No es tan adj como

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Keep the track of time

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Controlar el tiempo

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