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  • It wasn't ___ 2017 that my business took off.
    UNTIL/TILL (prep)
  • The witness accused the defendant ______ breaking into his office
    ACCUSE someone OF (collocation verb + prep)
  • Actors must learn the script ___ heart before shooting the film.
    BY HEART (expression)
  • Products ___ as yellow blueberries and avocados are expensive.
    SUCH AS (for example)
  • ______ theory, employees are expected to work 40 hours a week.
    IN THEORY (expression)
  • Owing ____ the weather, we had to call off our excursion to Port Aventura.
    OWING TO (connector cause/effect)
  • It's understandable he is ___ a bad mood, he was fired last week.
    IN A BAD MOOD/IN A GOOD MOOD (expression)
  • Penn Badgly, ___ became popular for "Gossip Girl",  is now starring "You".
    WHO (non-defining relative clause)
  • Before applying __________the job, you must read the requirements thoroughly
    APPLY FOR (spanish: solicitar)
  • Newspapers are not explaining ___ the draught situation is improving or not, after this weekend's rain.
    IF/WHETHER (conditional connector)
  • That is the girl________ mum is late every week.
    WHOSE (relative pronoun) - spanish "cuyo"
  • Mr Briones has a job ___ an estate agent.
    HAVE A JOB AS A (expression)
  • ___ to a survey, the most popular Kardashian is Kylie.
    ACCORDING TO (expression source)
  • You don't have to be brilliant _________ singing to join the choir
    BRILLIAN/GOOD/BAD/ TERRIBLE AT (collocation adj+prep)
  • Nobody could predict __________ she would react to the news.
    HOW (pronoun)
  • Aina insisted  ___ going to Razzmatazz.
    INSIST ON (collocation verb+prep)
  • Everyone in town ________ part in the dancing show last weekend.
    TOOK PART IN (participate)
  • The shop is well organized and modern. ________ is more, its location is very convenient.
    WHAT IS MORE  (informal connector, addition)
  • It's said that you _________ used to a new routine after 21 days. However, it's bollocks!
    ARE/GET USED TO (expression)
  • Claudia spent all her wednesday watching series ____ netflix.
    ON Netflix (collocation)
  • The weather was awful. ___ top of that, my car didn't start that morning.
    ON TOP OF THAT (informal connector, addition)
  • Only the best candidates succeed ____ passing the exam
    IN (collocation verb+prep)
  • I am really excited ___ my upcoming concert.
    EXCITED ABOUT (collocation adjective + prep)
  • Nuria is regarded ___ a nice and committed coach.
    REGARDED AS (collocation adjective + prep)
  • I will have completed finished this course _______ the end of june.
    BY (time prep: deadline)
  • The fifth season of "Stranger things, _____ is said to be the last, will be released in 2025.
    WHICH (non-defining relative pronoun)
  • Content creators should keep their accounts up to ___ for their followers.
    UP TO DATE (fixed phrase)
  • If you go shopping today, ___ in mind shops are closing at 8pm.
    KEEP IN MIND / BARE IN MIND (expression)
  • Parents are responsible ___ preparing their children for the real world.
    RESPONSIBLE FOR (collocation adjective + prep)
  • Researches have ___ working on a new drug for many years.
    HAVE BEEN WORKING (present perfect continuous)
  • Claudia Gray's new story, ______ I read last month, is not suitable for children.
    WHICH (non-defining relative pronoun)
  • Players___ to stretch after training to avoid injuries.
    HAVE TO / OUGHT TO (semi-modal verb)
  • I should ___________ told you about it as soon as I found out
    SHOULD HAVE TOLD (modal verb in past)
  • Iphones are thought to ___ the best in the market.
    THOUGHT TO BE (impersonal passive)
  • ___ average, every European generates 500kg of waste each year.
    ON AVERAGE (collocation: in Spanish: de media)
  • I usually set up more than one alarm ___ case I don't get up in time.
    IN CASE OF (expression)
  • Even ___ she lives in France, she can't speak the language yet.
    EVEN THOUGH (connector - contrasting)
  • My sister is really keen ______ jazz and she's taking piano lessons
    KEEN ON (adj+prep)
  • It was April___________ Blanca told us she had an official boyfriend.
    when
  • This country, ________ many football players where raised, is located in America.
    where
  • The AVA coach can't understand _____ happened to the team.
    WHAT (relative pronoun)
  • Surprisingly, dolphins can ______ spotted near Nagasaki in Japan.
    BE SPOTTED (passive voice)
  • Many teenagers are interested _____ interactive videogames
    INTERESTED IN (collocation adj+prep)
  • You can't borrow money _____ me. I'm not a bank!
    BORROW FROM (collocation verb + prep)
  • Openai team has stated that their chatGPT is overused ____ Blanca.
    USED BY (passive)
  • Influencers have sponsors ________  beauty brands and fashion firms.
    like
  • ____ first, people couldn't afford solar panels. But, currently, they're more reasonably priced.
    AT FIRST (sequencer)
  • In class, sometimes we work ___ pairs/trios and students forget to speak English among them.
    IN PAIRS (expression)
  • All dishes were mouth-watering but I enjoyed the salmon tartar  ___ particular
    IN PARTICULAR (especially)
  • The Birthday girl was feeling under the weather, so the party was called ___.
    CALL OFF. (Phrasal verb: Cancel)