Phrasal verbs
Come just as you are, there's really no need to _____ up
dress
If Elizabeth had been able to _____ up just a little more money, she would have bought a faster computer
save
New out-of-town complexes are threatening the ________ (exist) of old, established shops
Existence
You really should try to stop smoking
HIGH
It's _______________________ smoking
high time you stopped
Unless you leave now, you'll miss the train
IF
You'll miss the train _____________ now
if you don't leave
Tourist guides often carry umbrellas so that they _____ out in a crowd
stand
Every time I go shopping for clothes, I find that prices have _____ up yet again
gone
Choose (noun)
Choice
Joseph said he would only go dancing if her wife bought her a new outfit.
UNLESS
Joseph said he ____________________ him a new outfit.
wouldn't go dancing unless
Give me your address, as I might visit Barcelona
CASE
Give me your address _________________ visit Barcelona
in case I
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We spent some time in Singapore on our way to Sidney
stopped over
I'm not sure I can ______ out how to play this computer game.
sort
Confidence (adjective)
Confident
I'm not as frightened of flying as I am of ghosts!
THAN
I'm _____________________ I am of flying
more frightened of ghosts than
Their last commercial failed to convince viewers about the brand.
MESSAGE
Their last commercial didn't succeed __________________ across to viewers about the brand
in getting the message
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We decided to start the journey to the castle at midnight, in the hope of seeing the ghost.
set off
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The police officer told him not to go near the edge of the cliff
to keep away from
Suit (adjective)
Suitable
Your teeth need checking regularly
HAVE
You ought ___________________ regularly
to have your teeth checked
It was a mistake for me to buy you that computer game.
BOUGHT
I _________________________ that computer game.
shouldn't have bought you
Sara was talking so fast that I couldn't __________ with her
keep up
If you want to lose weight, you'll have to reduce the amount of chocolate you eat.
cut down
Promotion (verb)
Promote
The play started before we could get there
HAD
The play _______________________ when we got there.
had already started
He advised me to do some weight training
WERE
"If ____________________ do some weight training", he said