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I was really upset after the dispute with my best friend over our favorite book.
argument
It was raining
We played outside
Although it was raining, we played outside.
It was freezing at the track meet. I wore a down parka.
Because it was freezing at the track meet, I wore a down parka.
Down to the wire.
At the last minute.
I need to finish my homework. I can't go swimming.
I can't go swimming unless I finish my homework.
Climbing the mountain was a daunting activity.
Overwhelming or intimidating
I wasn't feeling well. I went to the birthday party.
Although I wasn't feeling well, I went to the birthday party.
The weather looked nasty. We postponed the picnic.
Because the weather looked nasty, we postponed the picnic.
missed the boat
To miss out on something. To be late.
My mom said we would't have time to get ice cream. We needed to finish our clothes shopping.
Our mom said we wouldn't have time to get ice cream, unless we finished out clothes shopping.
I was very tired this morning.
I walked to school.
Although I was tired this morning, I walked to school.
I felt angry. I took ten deep breaths.
Because I felt angry, I took 10 deep breaths.
On the spur of the moment.
To do something without thinking, impulsively.
We had to leave camp early. It was raining.
We would leave camp early unless it stopped raining.
My mother is a very reliable person. She is never late picking me up.
Can be trusted without hesitation.
Mom got us a kitten.
Although we really wanted a puppy for Christmas, mom got us a kitten.
There was a blizzard. School was canceled.
Because of the blizzard, school was canceled.
upper hand
To have an advantage
I couldn't go to my grandma's party. I needed to feel better.
I couldn't go to. my grandma's party unless I felt better.
I thrive in a school where people use sign language and speech.
To grow as the result of something.
We had planned to go to Florida during break.
We went to Thailand.
Although we had planned to go to Florida during break, we went to Thailand.
I went skating on Saturday after the party. I was tired and sore on Sunday morning.
Because I went skating on Saturday after the party, I was tired and sore on Sunday morning.
bark up the wrong tree
to make a wrong guess about something.
make up your own sentence with "unless" and "mom wouldn't pay me allowance."
Mom wouldn't pay me allowance unless I did my chores this week.