True Stories C1 Lesson 30

They knew the situation was hopeless, but they decided to ________ and not complain.

She didn’t just win the competition—she ________, impressing both the judges and the audience.

The marketing campaign was already ________ and making a progress when the CEO decided to change everything. Everybody had to stop

He's only working so hard at that charity because he wants to ________ when no one's looking.

That extra sparkle on the design is unnecessary—it’s just ________.

The director likes to ________ even on the smallest decisions—he never delegates anything.

We’ve already cancelled most of our project—let’s not ________ now and get rid of the useful parts too.

I’m not surprised she applied for the art teacher's position—it’s ________. It's in her blood.

The film was made with almost no money; they managed to ________ from donations and volunteer work.

He saw his colleague pretending to be friendly, but he knew he was dealing with ________.

You can’t expect a rusty old bike to win a race—you know what they say, ________.

The new influencer trend was silly, but thousands ________ and started doing it too.

I nearly failed the course—I passed the final exam ________.