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  • Two men _______ me while I was walking home. They got away with my bag and phone.
    robbed
  • Could I ______________ your phone charger? I left mine at home.
    borrow
  • Last year we just _________ on the beach all day when we were on vacation.
    lay
  • Don't leave your phone on the table - somebody __________ might fit.
    steal
  • My daughter will do anything to ________ doing housework. She's really lazy.
    avoid
  • The moment I heard her voice on the phone, I ___________ something was wrong.
    realized
  • ______________me to send my dad a card. It's his birthday next week.
    Remind
  • My colleague ________ taking my scissors, but I saw them later on his desk.
    denied
  • The police officer's action --------- anybody from getting hurt.
    prevented
  • I will ___________ outside while you see the doctor.
    wait
  • I _________our team to lose, but in the end they won.
    expected
  • All I want to do when I'm on vacation is ____________ on the beach and sunbathe.
    lie
  • At the meeting we__________ the possibility of working together.
    discussed
  • My parents ________ me the money to buy a new car, but I have to pay them back.
    lent
  • I don't ________ where we go. The important thing is to go on a vacation.
    mind
  • House prices__________ last month for the first time this year.
    rose
  • Please ___________ your hand if you have any questions.
    raise
  • At first, she didn't think it ______________ that her husband traveled a lot, but eventually she got fed up with it.
    mattered
  • Our soccer team managed to _________ the game 1-0.
    win
  • Canada_________ the US 3-2.
    beat
  • My uncle asked me to___________thim which laptop he should get.
    advise
  • My boyfriend and I often __________ about his friends. I really don't like them.
    argue
  • I _________ to lend Austin anymore money. He never pays me back!
    refuse
  • I didn't _________ what the thief was wearing. It was too dark.
    notice