phrasal verbs
We don't have any matches left. (RUN)
We have run out of matches.
What's your .............................. (POINT) on vaping? Do you think it should be banned?
viewpoint
As far as I know, the building was set on fire deliberately.
TO THE BEST ....................................................................................................................
To the best of my knowledge, the building was set on fire deliberately.
The first convention of the Congress of Racial Equality was ................ in 1942.
a) delivered b) enacted c) performed d) held
held
What can you incite?
crime/racial hatred/violence
Jim has argued with his dad again. (FALLEN)
Jim has fallen out with his dad again.
__________have discovered that the genes of any two unrelated persons are 99.9 percent alike. (GENE)
Geneticists
Why didn't they tell us they were going to sell their house?
I wish ............................................................................................................................
I wish they had told us they were going to sell their house.
She may work slower than the other employees, but on the ............................ she is
a conscientious worker.
a) general b) whole c) least d) a rule
on the whole
What can you entice?
customers, investment
Don't believe his story. It's all rubbish. (FALL)
Don't fall for his story.
Have you ever had anyone use your card to make a _______ transaction? (FRAUD)
fraudulent
Our representatives have been criticizing the new concept.
CRITICAL
....................................................................................................................................
Our representatives have been critical of the new concept.
No matter how hard we tried to make him .............................. the news, he would still refuse to
tell us anything.
a) launch b) clear c) notify d) break
break the news
What can be adverse?
weather conditions/ circumstances
He managed to escape punishment. (GOT)
He got away with it. / He got away with the crime.
Sentences should reflect the _______of the crime. (SEVERE)
severity
I think those tools may prove useful.
COME
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
I think those tools may come in handy.
We were shocked when we discovered that our foreman betrayed us and........... with the management in the dispute.
a) sided b) approached c) supported d) aided
sided with the management
What can be arduous?
journey/ experience/ exercise
The monarchy should be abolished. (DONE)
The monarchy should be done away with.
The .............................. (DISASTER) force of the tornado sweeping through the coastal area is too powerful to be countered.
disastrous
It seems unbelievable, but he's learned that long poem by heart.
AS .................................................................................................................
Unbelievable as it may seem, he's learned that long poem by heart.
I haven't established yet how the affair broke out, but I'm going to get to the very........... of it.
a) bottom b) ground c) basis d) threshold
to get to the very bottom of sth
What is restitution?
the act of restoring or a condition of being restored something to its rightful owner