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The only __________ of the job is the long commute every day.
drawback
He worked __________ all week to finish the project before the deadline.
overtime
She felt completely __________ by emotion when she saw her childhood home again.
overcome
The plan sounds great, but there's one serious __________ — it’s way too expensive.
shortcoming
Her speech was so __________ that the audience gave her a standing ovation.
breathtaking
He stayed __________ despite the setbacks in the project.
upbeat
Please write the answers in your __________, not on the worksheet.
notebook
The __________ is that if this works, we’ll save a lot of money in the long run.
upside
We don’t know the final __________ of the experiment yet.
outcome
That’s just the __________ — there are also a lot of positive sides to the issue.
downside
During the __________, let’s have a coffee and wait for the results.
meantime
They had a bad __________ after dating for three years.
breakup
The __________ for the economy next year is cautiously optimistic.
outlook
Don’t __________ the details, they could be important.
overlook
I found his behavior quite __________ and hard to deal with.
troublesome
She managed to __________ all the difficulties and graduated with honors.
overcome
