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Job? Come off it! I normally make a living out of my monthly pocket money. Every now and then, a small amount of money ________________ into my bank account
 
trickles down
 
begrudges
 
boasts
I try not to _____ her all the success she has… yet I must tell you one thing: I don’t think she deserves it whatsoever. I hate it when she boasts about all her achievements.
 
begrudge
 
downside
 
go off the beaten path
The only ______ to visiting Fernando de Noronha is remembering that it once was a ________ and, now, it is _______.
 
downside; pristine paradise; seething with tourists
 
upside; pristine river; seething with places
 
downside; plight; take the plunge
When visiting the shanty towns close to the coast, I kept wondering how we could _____ poverty and raise living standards so that everyone could have a decent lifestyle.
 
ease
 
downside
 
bucket list
While travelling, I can’t stand sightseeing where everyone else goes. I certainly prefer the places __________.
 
off the beaten path
 
pristine
 
adding insult to injury
The ______ of distant flights may seem endless, especially, when you are completely knackered and the only thing you’re looking forward to is your own bed.
 
plight
 
off the beaten track
 
regardless
_________ you may be visiting a place you’ve always wanted to get to know, after a while, nothing feels better than home.
 
Regardless of the fact that
 
Adding insult to injury
 
Making a dent in
After a thorough research about the place where we would like to spend our holidays, there came the time for us to _________ and go.
 
take the plunge
 
self-absorb
 
put one over on
Often when we travel to a non-English speaking country, we are told not to trust those people who approach us in English. They may try to ________ us and steal our things.
 
put one over on
 
begrudge
 
trickle down
Perhaps, trying voluntourism could be a way for George to try something more altruistic. He is commonly so ______.
 
self-absorbed
 
bucket list
 
begrudged
On account of the fact that we had to buy a car all of sudden, we _________ our savings. We weren’t expecting at all to move to a rural town where we would need a new car.
 
made a dent in
 
pristined
 
boasted
Visiting Southeast Asia is definitely on my _____. That’s one thing I’ve got to do before I die.
 
bucket list
 
pristine
 
dent
Wealthy travellers taking advantage of poor local people get on my nerves. I remember seeing this bloke haggling over the price of a hand-made bag. He wanted to save two pounds. ______________, he tried to pay half of the price for
 
Adding insult to injury
 
Regardless of the fact that
 
Taking the plunge
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