The former chairman was a __ ___ in the deals that pushed the bank to the top.
key player
Bryan was a ___ ___ candidate with little support in the convention.
However, he won the election!
dark horse
Revealing confidential information to a ___ company could land you in serious trouble with your boss.
rival
Peter will ___ ___ as managing director when Bill retires.
take over
Their shop ____ __ last year, and now they are serious players on the market.
took off
With this price, your product would not be ___ in the Japanese market.
competitive
According to the research, Spanish is ___ (easy) language to learn.
the easiest
Dogs are intelligent but not __________ chimpanzees.
as intelligent as / more intelligent than
The Rock looks _______more muscled than he did fifteen years ago.
a lot / much
Tom Cruise looks _____ (good) than he did 25 years ago.
a lot better / way much better
Of all the continents, Asia has ___ (big) population.
(by far) the biggest
My ___ for next week is very tight.
schedule
Worry is a total ___ of time. It doesn't change anything. All it does is steal your joy and keep you very busy doing nothing.
waste
They're working overtime to get the job finished __ ___.
on time
Complete with a modal of obligation:
He ___ to prepare this presentation yesterday, but he still hasn’t started.
was supposed to
Complete with a modal of obligtion:
We ___ be late at work or we’ll be punished.
mustn’t
