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49 Cards in this Set
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I cannot say how that will .... ..... (happen) |
come about |
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Jackson's attempt to break the record didn't .... ... (succeed) |
come off |
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So finally, the truth ..... ... (get discovered) |
comes out |
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Did anything important .... .. at the meeting? (get mentioned) |
come up |
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The Kyoto Protocol has .... .. ... heavy criticism and will continue to do so. (received) |
come in for |
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I have the ........ view and think that advertisements for young children on TV should be banned. OPPOSE |
opposing |
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Our house is ......... a supermarket and the road outside is really busy. OPPOSE |
opposite |
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We're having to ........ by on one wage packet while Michael tries to get his business off the ground. (to live on very little money) |
scrape |
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I feel ......... optimistic about passing the exam. MODERATE |
moderately |
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She's a leading economist who ........ a name for herself as a dealer in the city. (faire un nom) |
made |
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Abby, I'm asking all Residents to keep a ..... of time spent on paper charting. (compte) |
tally |
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We have until tomorrow to ....... him, captain. (inculper) |
arraign |
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So this is a .....- where you launder money. (couverture) |
front |
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All the interviews, all the screaming girls... all the .......gone. (cirque) |
hoopla |
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You said to ..... .. the squad. (gather) |
round up |
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The police there ..... .. gang members. (arrest) |
round up |
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We'll have to .... ...... or toss a coin. (tirer à la courte-paille) |
draw straws |
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I'm afraid he's gonna do something .... (irréfléchi) |
rash |
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- Time to ...... a single mistake. (racheter) |
redeem |
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Not quite, I am Hercule Poirot, the famous Belgian ...... (fin limier, détective) |
sleuth |
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He got the job by a ..... (un coup de bol) |
fluke |
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You and Arnett were ........ on the same train. (habitués) |
regulars |
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They are designed to ...... a rocket or a guided missile. (propulser) |
propel |
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I got this dress at a ...... ..... for $1. (as charity store) |
thrift store |
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Jackie Treehorn wants to see the ........ Lebowski. (bon à rien) |
deadbeat |
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- I'm very proud of it and I want to ...... what I've got. (s'afficher) |
flaunt |
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Can we drink the surprise first and then .... the coconut? (break/smash) |
bust |
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But when we .... him, the money isn't on him. (arrest) |
bust |
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The toilet doesn't ..... properly. (évacuer) |
flush |
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Since Monday, she'd been acting anxious and ...... (super tendue) |
uptight |
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I haven't had a ...... since I was 18. (Acné) |
pimple |
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Quiet, discreet, ..........., and yet always keeping a watchful eye on us. (not noticeable) |
unobtrusive |
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The Council of Ministers is often ........... by its absence. (noticeable) |
conspicuous |
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Tell him I burnt my ..... .... (ordre d'incorporation) |
draft card |
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These meals are free of charge or might merely cost a ..... price. (symbolique) |
token |
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It's someone who works ...... for money. (uniquement) |
merely |
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What I heard was utterly ......... (grotesque) |
ludicrous |
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Only a mutant would .... . ..... like this. (faire in coup pareil) |
pull a stunt |
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He made ........ in a candy factory. (réglisse) |
licorice |
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Every single tea is a real ..... (plaisir, douceur) |
treat |
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I felt my heart ..... after running a little. (battre) |
pound |
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And then he said something that gives me .......... (chair de poule) |
goosebumps |
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There's still around 30,000 bodies trapped under the ...... (décombres) |
rubble |
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- Oh, I just .... ....... it. (feuilleter) |
leaf through |
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You can .... through the pictures on your phone with your index finger. (défiler) |
flip |
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Everybody .... ..., Everybody calm down. (relax) |
cool out |
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I just gave him a little ..... (un coup de pouce) |
nudge |
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They fired a ...... of shots into his car before leaving. (rafale) |
volley |
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Maybe I shouldn't .... .. but I think you're making a mistake. (m'immiscer) |
butt in |
