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Useful phrases amandado
You go against
the
grain when you make life more difficult by acting against
the wishes of others. All but crying with relief The populace
at
large are opposed to sudden change The smuggler is still at
large When we talk about the world, we mean the world at
large The question is discussed
at
large
in my report He is
attached to
the Liberals All blame for the accident must attach to
myself This middle school is
attached to a teachers' college be part of The dance girl is quite at home in
front of strangers The Canadian-Japanese is at home in
both languages The girl was committed to the care of an aunt Many atrocities are committed to innocent people in wartime I'll by no means be a professor She is by no means poor: in fact, she's quite rich. By one`s own right—by oneself That's something you can not help but you still feel bad about it. -----have to As the sun grew warmer, Molly cast off
her heavy winter clothes get rid of After the next figure, you cast off
and meet your partner again at the other end. The cobra
cast off its old skin. Don't cling to the kerb when you're driving Small children cling to their mothers Stubbornly resisting change or clinging to a seemingly hopeless or outdated cause Their designs, for the most part, correspond to
actual needs and regulations on environmental demand A joint, as of a bird or quadruped, corresponding to the human elbow The salaries of teachers should be scaled up to correspond to these of people in comparable professions. Every walf of life all kinds of occupations They interview people from all walks of life. You're not singing
in tune The violin is not quite in tune with the piano The curtain is not in tune
with the atmosphere of the room No one can hold back the wheel of history She held back, not knowing how to break the terrible news She just managed to hold back her anger High gear a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed But on the debit side, as you leave office, the nation is saddled with a$2.6 trillion debt, an enormous deficit, caused perhaps by the tripling of military spending and tax cut. How does this jibe with the goals that you set eight years ago and I'd like to follow up You should read the newspapers to keep abreast of current affairs.
One of the difficulties of researchers in a fast-moving area like computer science is keeping abreast of current developments.
He went, notwithstanding
he was ordered to stay Notwithstanding
her naughtiness, I love my little girl. He tried to prevent the marriage but it still took place notwithstanding I would like to go only that I haven't finished my work Some people believe that the Fates preside over
man's destiny Short of
a miracle, we're certain to lose now Peasants used to be subject to
the local landowner Trains are subject to delay(s) after the heavy snowfalls All prices are subject to
review The living thing on the earth can not subsist on mars How do they manage to subsist on such a low wage? The city takes on a new look He has to take on extra work It is taken for granted that everyone is equal before the law take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof Tip the scale at 130 jin To the point of to the extent of I was ushered in, and stood before the Queen The new government ushered in a period of prosperity The government is trying to wipe out
drug trafficking No matter when the invader comes, they will be wiped out clean With respect to your enquiry, I enclose an explanatory leaflet The expedition into the jungle was fraught with danger.
Should another world war break out, what would become of human beings? The Government has
broken up the large private estates. He was breaking up under the strain By product a product made during the manufacture of something else The negotiations will call for considerable dexterity That rude remark was not called for! The president's visit was
called off
at the eleventh hour The boy has come down with influenza He's very ill but doctors expect him to come through He has
come through two world wars Come to return to consciousness The scientists are beating their brains trying to come up with a solution to the problem You can always
count on Jim I think nobody will dissent from
the government's policy Do I have to do away with my habit? He was almost driven out of his mind with anxiety The number of people going to the cinema seems to dwindle steadily. Easily moved portable I'm
fed up
with your grumbling From time to time occasionally I can't get over how rude she was I can't get over that shirt he was wearing The enemy were forced to give in He has refused to give out
any information on the matter The teacher gave out the examination papers Managed to hold up under the daily stress I decided to hold up on the news until he was sure of it. He held up his hand in amazement I can make do with this handbag for some time. Pay increases will not always make up for
poor working conditions The empire was on the wane
after its period of prosperity He needs an outlet for all that pent-up anger His remark did not pertain to the question Plague with afflict by Rather than instead of We can put you up for the night The Green Party hopes to put up a number of candidates in the General Election. Her imitations always set me off (laughing). They've
set off on a journey round the world. Is he willing to serve on /sit on the committee? Her eyes flashed anger and defiance Take after be similar to a relative He speaks German so well, that he's often taken for a native ….confuse sb with I was
taken in
by the salesman-the car turned out to be uneconomical and unreliable. The idea never really
took on. I turn down the offer The inscription on the coin had worn away
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