Vocabulary
People are regarded as successful if they reach the ______________ of their careers.
pinnacle
Marta and Sue used to be good friends, but they _______________ when Sue moved away to go to college.
drifted apart
It wasn't a good idea to fight with that man.
You should ___________
You should not have fought with that man
Mike won the competition and broke the record.
NOT ONLY
Not only did Mike win the competition
Not until she had retired she thought about moving to another country.
Sarah looks up to her father and she would like to ________________________ (4 words)
follow in his footsteps
He didn't show up to our date last night. He ______ me _________.
stood me up.
It's impossible to do the exam in less than 20 minutes.
The exam __________
The exam can't be done in less than 20 minutes.
UNDER
Under no circumstances should people smoke in the park.
She's always happy when she's painting. She should enjoy her job a lot.
She must enjoy her job a lot.
The film was ____________________ (2 words) by journalist and specialised press.
highly acclaimed
I ______________ her invitation to go bowling on Sunday because I had to study.
turned down
I'm almost sure Lois was at work last night when I called him.
He ______________ when I called him.
He must have been at work last night when I called him.
It was yesterday when they realized what had happened.
ONLY
Only yesterday did they realize what had happened.
You needn't bought me anything for my birthday, but thanks a lot!
You needn't have bought me...
Mark is a ______________ friend. He's only there when things are going well.
fair-weather
He had a difficult childhood because he was ______________ in different places and by different people.
brought up
If Sandra wasn't at home last night, maybe she went to the cinema
MIGHT
Sandra might have gone to the cinema last night.
The moment the movie started, I started to feel on edge.
NO SOONER
No sooner had the movie started THAN I started to feel on edge.
Seldom there are so many tourists here in May.
Seldom are there...
They usually spend time with the same people. They ______________________ circles.
move in the same
Sam is so smug. He thinks he's better than others and he _________________ them.
looks down on
When I was at school, a uniform was compulsory.
EVERYONE
Everyone had to wear a uniform at school.
Mary had no idea her husband was cheating on her.
LITTLE
Little did Mary know that her husband was cheating on her.
That's the man who you have to give the envelope.
That's man TO WHOM you have to give the envelope
OR
That's the man (who) you have to give the envelope TO.