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1
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DROP (Write to s.o.)

A

Drop a line

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__________ resemblance (to be similar)

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BORE resemblance

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__________ to tatters (tear cloth)

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REDUCE to tatters

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__________ one’s words (speaking w.o. caring ab s.o. feelings)

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MINCE one’s words

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SPEAK (say one’s opinion)

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SPEAK one’s mind

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LIGHT (reveal)

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Come/bring to LIGHT

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QUESTION (raised the issue - questioned)

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Call into QUESTION

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Be __________ the same league

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Be IN the same league

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OIL (work till late at night)

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Burn the midnight OIL

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THROUGH (continue with sth. unil it is finished)

A

Follow sth. THROUGH

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EGG (to encourage/cheer so. on)

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EGG so. on

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DRAGGING (sth lasts too long)

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Sth is really DRAGGING on

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13
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So. has __________ BEHIND (is progressing too slowly)

A

FALLEN

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14
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DIE __________ (become less intense)

A

DIE OUT

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15
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“Modulate”

A

MOUTH

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16
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To interfere into

A

To NOSE into

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17
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To interfere into

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To NOSE into

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18
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TOE (Obey the rules)

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TOE the line

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19
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MOUTH (to feel sad)

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Down in the MOUTH

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20
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FOOT (make smth really embarrassing)

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Put your FOOT in it

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21
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SHOULDER (take the responsability)

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SHOULDER the responsability

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22
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KICK (regret having done smth)

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KICK myself for having done smth

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23
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LIGHTLY (to not like being called smth)

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To not take LIGHTLY being called smth

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24
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___________ so. liking (when smth is appealing to so.)

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TO so. liking

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25
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LIKING (To like sth immediately)

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To take instant LIKING to sth

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26
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FAULT (to criticise smth)

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To find FAULT with smth

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27
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LEASE (when smth makes you feel more lively)

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Smth give me a new LEASE of life

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28
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FRUIT (to be successful at achiving smth)

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Bore FRUIT

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29
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To be ______ the same boat (to be in the same situation)

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To be IN the same boat

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FRAME (to be in the apropiate mood for smth)

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To be in the right FRAME of mind

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31
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Take offence _____

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Take offence AT

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32
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EYES (to be in love with so.)

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To have EYES only for so.

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33
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VIEW (to go sw. with the intention to buy)

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To go sw. with a VIEW to buying

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34
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Take pride ______

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Take pride IN

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35
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BLIND (to ignore smth)

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To turn a BLIND eye to smth

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36
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LEAF (to make a major change)

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To turn a new LEAF

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37
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________ sympathy for

A

HAVE sympathy for

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38
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LOW (to be rather depressed)

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To be at a LOW ebb

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39
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END (to have nothing to do)

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To be at a loose END

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40
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To be ______ ease (to be relaxed)

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To be AT ease

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41
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WORDS (when you don’t know what to say)

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To be at a loss for WORDS

42
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WITS (to be about to lose one’s mind)

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To be at one’s WITS end

43
Q

_______ disposal (to be available)

A

AT disposal

44
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Everything ______ my power (everything I can do)

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Everything WITHIN my power

45
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HEAD (to be able to understand smth - idiom)

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To make HEAD or tail of smth

46
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To _____ ends meet (to accomplish/reach smth)

A

To MAKE ends meet

47
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HANDS (to be unable to do anything)

A

One’s HANDS are tied

48
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To have fear _____

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To have fear OF

49
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LIGHT (to not treat smth as important)

A

To not make LIGHT of smth

50
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ALL (to not know smth about so. and speculate)

A

For ALL I know, so. may

51
Q

DOUBT (smth may be one way)

A

It is open to DOUBT whether smth…

52
Q

I’d …, than… (inversion)

A

Rather than … I’ll….

53
Q

It is high time you CLEAN (verb tense?)

A

It is high time you CLEANED

54
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RATHER (I regret going)

A

Id RATHER not have gone

55
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RATHER (To regret the fact that so. stayed)

A

RATHER so. hadnt stayed

56
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SOONER (when so. prefers one thing more than another)

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So. would SOONER (one thing) than (another).

57
Q

OPEN (when smth is doubtful)

A

It is OPEN to doubt/question/speculation whether…

58
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NO (never has he/she/it lied to so.)

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On NO ocassion has he/she/it lied to so.

59
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BY (the only way to do smth is to make another thing)

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Only BY doing smth will you do another thing.

60
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GOES (so. does smth everyday consistently)

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Hardly a day GOES by without so’s doing smth

61
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LOSS (to be unable to understand smth)

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To be at LOSS to understand smth

62
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BE (so. prefers to be called smth)

A

So. would rather BE called smth

63
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It is high time you (verb tense)..

A

It is high time you DID…

64
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BE (If necessary, Ill stay longer)

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If need BE I’ll stay longer.

65
Q

To have a preference ______ smth

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To hace a preference FOR smth

66
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EXTENT (so. was imprisoned for having such revolutionary ideas)

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To such an extent were so.’s ideas revolutionary that they were imprisoned.

67
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WAIT (instead of waiting, I took the bus)

A

Rather than WAIT, I took the bus.

68
Q

___voluntarily (‘against’ one’s will)

A

INvoluntarily

69
Q

Evolution (adj)

A

EvolutionARY

70
Q

To give up hope ___ smth

A

To give up hope OF smth

71
Q

Bore resemblance ____ smth

A

Bore resemblance TO smth

72
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OPPOSITION (He couldn’t understand why his sister opposed to his idea. )

A

He couldn’t understand his sisters OPPOSITION to his idea.

73
Q

FRUITION (when smth bores fruit)

A

When smth comes to fruition.

74
Q

“Vano” (spelling)

A

VAINE

75
Q

____loyal (not loyal)

A

DISloyal

76
Q

___modest (not modest)

A

IMmodest

77
Q

___noble (not noble)

A

IGnoble

78
Q

___sensitive (not sensitive)

A

INsensitive

79
Q

_____ order (an important order)

A

TALL order

80
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STOCK (to think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion about it, so that you can decide what to do)

A

To take STOCK of smth

81
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STAND (to adopt a firm position against/in favor of smth)

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To take a firm STAND against/in favor of smth

82
Q

SHORT (to stop so. from punching so. else)

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To stop so. short of punching so. else

83
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STOOD (not be able of agreeing to smth due to the way it is written)

A

Cant accept smth as it is STOOD.

84
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REDUCE (to need to relay less on smth)

A

To need to REDUCE the reliance on smth.

85
Q

SENSE (to talk to so. and make them become more reasonable)

A

To talk some SENSE into so.

86
Q

H______ (difficulty/obstacle/challenge)

A

HURDLE

87
Q

Q______ (adj. Elegant in an old fashion way)

A

QUAINT

88
Q

There ______ a plethora of…. (to be)

A

There IS a plethora of …

89
Q

RAISED (There is fear smth will result in….)

A

Smth has RAISED fears of ….

90
Q

RECKON (“If you threaten so. again, you will have to deal with me”-> reported speech)

A

…. if he threatened so. again, he would have him to RECKON with.

91
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IN (so. became a celebrity throug his own efforts and talents)

A

So. became a celebrity IN his own right.

92
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ARE (In order to do smth. we need a change in this - inversion)

A

There needs to be a change in this if we ARE to do smth

93
Q

INSOFAR (for so., telling the truth is only important to the degree that it …)

A

So. Tells the truth only INSOFAR as it…

94
Q

ADVENT (in the days before computers, not many people knew how to type)

A

Hardly anyone knew how to type before the ADVENT of computers.

95
Q

FACE (On paper, the agreement looks good, but we still have to see the detail)

A

The agreement looks good on the face of it, yet we haven’t seen the detail yet.

96
Q

SHORT (fail to win)

A

Come up SHORT to win

97
Q

CONVERSANT (it is thought that so. had knowledge of smth)

A

He is thought to be CONVERSANT with smth.

98
Q

BREADTH (so. has an impressive knowledge of smth)

A

The BREADTH of so.’s knowledge of smth is impressive

99
Q

IN (to not hesitate to do smth)

A

dive IN to do smth

100
Q

BREATH (…but at the same time said…)

A

…but in the same BREATH said…

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