The athletes trained hard because they wanted to make the Olympic team.
HOPE
The athletes trained hard ______________ the Olympic team.
in the hope of making/getting into
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lifesaver
Give 15 points!
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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gift
Win 25 points!
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thief
Give points!
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25
seesaw
Swap points!
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gold
Win 50 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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thief
Give points!
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25
25
It is quite obvious that we shall have to work faster in order to finish the project on time.
ESCAPING
There is ______________ we shall have to work faster in order to finish the project on time.
no (way of) escaping the fact that
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25
The research should provide valuable ...... into the nature of this complex organization. (SEE)
INSIGHT
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trap
No points!
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gift
Win 25 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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baam
Lose 10 points!
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15
Detectives are still waiting for a ...... in their investigations. (BREAK)
breakthrough
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20
Mrs Thomas seems to find the way her daughter behaves more a source of amusement than embarrassment.
BEING
Far ______________ behaviour, Mrs Thomas seems to be amused by it.
from being embarrassed by her daughter's
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20
Without access to the statistics, I won't be able to complete the report.
HOLD
Unless I ______________ the statistics, I won't be able to complete the report.
(can) get hold of
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15
I think I might buy the house at the end of my street - apparently, it's ...... for a song!
going
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15
She was given the award in ...... of her voluntary work with refugees. (RECOGNISE)
recognition
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10
Getting an A in this exam is _____ from easy.
far
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15
The proton has a similar mass to ...... of a neutron.
that
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15
The two twins are identical. It's impossible to tell ..... from the other.
one
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15
Despite our best efforts, our search for the treasure proved to be ...... (FRUIT)
fruitless
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15
She had to ...... emergency surgery for suspected appendicitis. (GO)