Vocabulary
With this victory, the team are ............ track to win the league this season.
ON TRACK
Growth always goes .......... with equity.
HAND IN HAND
From time to time, everyone (1) (dream) about what they might do in the future, and that’s certainly what I (2) (do) now
1. dreams
2. am doing
GET AWAY WITH
to succeed in avoiding punishment for something:
EXAMPLE:
If I thought I could get away with it, I wouldn't pay my taxes at all.
My cousin came up ........ a really strong opponent in the first round of the competition, but in the end, my cousin won
AGAINST
We’re hoping this new funding will ......... up more opportunities for young people to play sport.
OPEN
Recently, I (think) a lot about what I might do when I finish university.
have been thinking OR have thought
SEE SOMETHING THROUGH
to continue doing a job or activity until it is finished, especially when it is difficult
EXAMPLE:
The degree would take me three years to complete, but I was determined to see it through.
I’m over the moon! I passed the exam with.......... colours!
FLYING
I didn’t know how to design a website, so I had to teach myself from ........
SCRATCH
So far, I (not / decide) if I want to go straight into work or go travelling
haven't decided
PASS (sth) UP
to fail to take advantage of an opportunity:
EXAMPLES:
I can't believe she passed up the chance to go to South America.
He's never one to pass up a free meal.
I don’t get a lot of time to read, but every now and ........... , I like to sit down with a good book
THEN
One day, I’d like to play competitively, but for the ...... I’m just playing for fun.
TIME BEING
I have family who live in the countryside, and every so often, they (invite) me to come and stay with them.
invite
GIVE IN
to accept that you have been defeated and agree to stop competing or fighting
I’d really like to see this project ......... to completion.
THROUGH
I’m so pleased he won. He had a lot of injuries last season and has come........ a difficult time.
THROUGH
I (not see) them recently, so I have to say, I’m tempted.
haven't seen
TAKE TO
to start doing something often:
She was so depressed she took to drink.
[ + -ing verb ] He's taken to staying out very late.