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  • I feel so .............about this issue, I'm going to protest!
    strongly
  • My sister is never sad. Having said that, sometimes the facade s..... !
    slips
  • The story made out/turned out to be a hoax
    turned out
  • That salesman really h..... you with his lines!
    hooks
  • I ................(give) that presentation flawlessly but I was so nervous in the end. (could)
    I could have given....
  • 'Let's play a trick on her' she said
    she suggested playing a trick on her
  • He won 10 tournaments last year. .............is to say, he's a great skier!
    That
  • Where is John? I don't know, he must (set off) on holiday
    be setting off
  • I ..................(know) .that the teacher would give an exam today! Typical! (ought)
    I ought to have known that...
  • What a waste of time! I might as well...........(turn up) in a dirty t-shirt, he wouldn't have noticed!
    I might as well have turned up
  • If we had listened to her advice we ..............(made) the mistake
    wouldn't have made
  • If you had a real way with words, what.............you say?
    would
  • Words .............me when it comes to describing how beautiful that poem is!
    fail
  • He's known .. the greatest skier alive!
    as
  • Oh my goodness! I can't ..........into words how good that performance was!
    put
  • she always makes up/makes out that she's so intelligent but usually gets the answers wrong!
    makes out
  • The comedian faked/impersonated the president
    impersonated
  • she never gets tongue-..... in presentations
    tied
  • I'm a massive fan of skiing. ............., I've never done it once in my life!
    However/Nevertheless/Nonetheless
  • His girlfriend ......... all over him, she can make him do whatever she wants!
    walks
  • 'I have set up a petition' they said
    they said they had set up a petition
  • My mother always takes on/puts on a posh voice when she's on the phone!
    puts on
  • 'Take a jacket' (recommend)
    He recommended taking a jacket/he recommended that I take a jacket
  • Go for the job! (encourage)
    She encouraged me to go for the job
  • My friend always goes to great l......... to look cheerful even when he's not
    lengths
  • How would you feel? he asked
    He asked how I would feel
  • He's a great person through and t..........
    through
  • 'Can you give me a hand?' she asked us
    she asked if we could give her a hand
  • I decided to put on/take on the role of Spiderman because he's my hero
    take on
  • You failed again? I thought that by now you (would/remember).........the rules for driving on the road!
    you would have remembered..
  • Their research leads the ........... when it comes to a vaccination
    way
  • My little sister put up/made up a story when they asked her to come clean and admit the truth!
    made up
  • 'You don't need to worry about anything!' She said
    she said that I didn't need to worry about anything
  • for a split s..... there I thought you were telling fibs!
    second
  • She hates her friend now. She stole her boyfriend.
    If her friend hadn't stolen her boyfriend, she wouldn't hate her now
  • In one way or ............ I'm going to finish that book
    another
  • 'I'll help you' (promise)
    He promised that he would help me
  • He's wrong and I'm going to give him a ...........of my mind!
    piece
  • I think I'll be able to attend, as long as she...............(come) with me
    comes
  • I am too early. I set my alarm for the wrong time
    If I hadn't set my alarm for the wrong time, I wouldn't be so early now
  • Oh my goodness, I was totally scammed. I (can/recall)........still..... him telling porkies even now!
    can still recall...
  • You.............(have to) listen carefully unless you want an ear-bashing from your mother
    will have to/are going to have to
  • 'Be careful' (warn)
    He warned me to be careful
  • You need to work harder to get your point .........or she won't listen
    across
  • 'Did you advertise by word of mouth? ' ' I couldn't. I would (lose) ...time'
    I would have lost time
  • That actor is amazing. We waited outside his hotel room all night.
    If that actor wasn't so amazing, we wouldn't have waited outside his hotel room all night
  • You didn't see a ghost! It's just a f.........of your imagination as usual!
    figment
  • This charity work shines a ............on poverty
    spotlight
  • 'They will arrive soon' (expect)
    He expected them to arrive soon/he expected that they would arrive soon
  • I failed the exam (should)
    You should have studied/paid more attention
  • In hindsight, I .................eaten that triple cheeseburger (should)
    I shouldn't have...