I need to consider your offer very carefully before I make a decision. --> I need to ___________ over your offer very carefully before I make the decision.
think
10
I'm going to have to improve my spoken German before I go to Munich. I'm going to have to _________ up on my spoken German before I go to Munich.
brush
10
I didn't like the idea at first but now I do. --> I didn't like the idea at first but I've __________ round to it.
come
10
It's a general knowledge quiz, so you can't do any revision for it. --> There's nothing to swot _______ _______ as it's a general knowledge quiz.
up on
10
I've found out a lot of information about the history of English language teaching recently. --> I've been ___________ up on the history of English language teaching recently.
reading
10
It's time you realised that you've got responsibilities now. --> It's time you _________ up with the fact that you've got responsibilities now.
faced
10
I never thought that we'd have legal problems. (crossed) --> It never __________ ___________ __________ that we'd have legal problems.
crossed my mind
15
I've decided that teaching is not the right profession for me. (conclusion)
I've come to the conclusion that teaching is not the right profession for me.
20
Could you tell me where you were last night, Mr Johnson? (account) --> Could you ______ ______ ______ ______ your whereabouts last night, Mr Johnson?
give an account of
15
The journalist pretended that she was a parent of one of the kids. (false)
The journalist gave the wrong impression that she was a parent of one one the kids.
20
You have to use logic and lateral thinking in equal measure to do this job. (strike)
You have to strike a balance between logic and lateral thinking to do this job.
20
I didn't tell Angie because I didn't want to hurt Eddie's feelings. (consideration)
I didn't tell Angie out of consideration for Eddie's feelings.
