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  • Singapore is known as a ......, many different flights come in and out of the airport.
    HUB
  • Passeig de gracia is a really aff...... and up....... area in Barcelona. There are loads of p........ shops where you can spend a fortune. Having said that, Raval is the opposite. It´s rather de........ and has anti-......behaviour issues.
    AFFLUENT/ UPMARKET/PRICEY/DEPRIVED/ANTI-SOCIAL
  • I appre..... how much effort you have put into this deal, but I feel as though it´s just not a feasible option for us. Let´s get together tomorrow morning to look i.... alternative possibilities.
    APPRECIATE/LOOK INTO
  • People always mistake me ......... a famous actor.
    FOR
  • If I could just chime in here a second, I reckon we could do w..... fixing that technical gl....h before we go live!
    COULD DO WITH/GLITCH
  • Just to give the h........ up, the CEO is in town next week. Let´s p... to the cafe, grab a coffee and recap our ideas because I don´t want to end .... in hot water when we see him!
    GIVE SOMEONE THE HEADS UP/POP TO/END UP
  • To put it ........, I just feel as though my feelings aren´t being a...........d here. I´m afraid I´ll need to take it ..... with the upper management.
    TO PUT IT GENTLY OR MILDLY/ ACKNOWLEDGED/TAKE IT UP
  • Could you ela...... on that final part of the presentation? I am cons...... with work right now and my memory is a bit patchy.
    ELABORATE/CONSUMED
  • Would you mind chasing ....... Patricio? I reached ..... to him yesterday and he still hasnt got back to me and that report is due tomorrow!
    CHASE UP/REACH OUT
  • I congratulated my friend ....... his promotion.
    ON
  • People regarded Michael Jackson ....... one of the most talented performers.
    AS
  • Can you j.... my memory regarding the English homework? My memory is so p.....y with all the hass.... at work I´m facing.
    JOG YOUR MEMORY/PATCHY MEMORY/HASSLE
  • It´s ess....... that we look in... solutions for that technical glitch. I don´t want everything to back.... on us like before. Remember when we received that huge backlash from the clients? That was a major hassle, a complete nightmare!
    ESSENTIAL/LOOK INTO/BACKFIRE
  • Tobacco companies are required to warn us ........ the dangers of smoking.
    ABOUT
  • Wearing a helmet can prevent you ......... potential injury.
    FROM
  • I´m sorry but it´s just not feasible for me to touch base tomorrow morning, I´m consumed with work right now. Would you m..... conso....... everything into an email for me?
    WOULD YOU MIND/CONSOLIDATING
  • Owning a dog could prevent burglars .......... breaking into your property.
    FROM
  • For what it´s w.....h, I was absolutely g......d when Madrid lost the other day, it was hugely disappointing to see them lose especially at home. The knock ...... effect will be low morale for the team right now.
    FOR WHAT IT´S WORTH/ GUTTED/KNOCK ON EFFECT
  • All that hard work really paid ...... for us and we now gained a major new client.
    OFF
  • It´s unlikely that I would ever invest my money ...... stocks and shares.
    IN
  • That comedy show was absolutely hil.......! Mind you, I´m star....g now, let´s go grab a bite to eat, what do you reckon?
    HILARIOUS/STARVING
  • Let´s touch ........ to go ....... the details for the new project.
    BASE //OVER
  • That new software has really been a game changer for us! The knock-on effect is that business is finally b.....g!
    BOOMING
  • Giving that presentation was such a daunting prospect for me. I´d never done one before so it was a baptism of ........ and incredibly gut-w...........!
    BAPTISM OF FIRE/GUT-WRENCHNG
  • Sometimes being really honest can totally back..... on you, be careful and make sure the person isn´t too thin-skinned!
    BACKFIRE
  • The buildings in that dodgy part of town are so ...... .......... , they need a lot of repairs and investment!
    RUN DOWN
  • Confrontation is a d................. prospect for me. If it´s emotional, I try my best to d........ the tension by va...........g their feelings, un.............. my emotions and being careful not to get hi........d by all that stress!
    DAUNTING/DIFFUSE/VALIDATING/UNTANGLING/HIJACKED
  • The weather was absolutely fr....... this winter, almost -20 degrees! Having said that, the summer was the hottest on record, 40 degrees+, absolutely boi.....!
    FREEZING/BOILING
  • I´m sorry but that´s just not a fe...... option for me I´m afraid. It feels as th....... we aren´t going to see ...... to ........ here so why don´t we just try to find the middle .............. instead?
    FEASIBLE/FEELS AS THOUGH/FIND THE MIDDLE GROUND
  • Antonio has really upped his game at work recently. He really went the extra m..... to meet the deadline! I guess what gives him the ed.... is his attention to detail and they way he fine t...... everything to perfection!
    WENT THE EXTRA MILE/GIVE SOMEONE THE EDGE/FINE TUNE
  • In the spirit of tr.........., and I´m sorry if I sound too bl....t, I feel as though that Argentine footballer´s behaviour towards Beckham was absolutely app........g! He didn´t deserve to be sent ...... the pitch.
    TRANSPARENCY OR FULL DISCLOSURE/BLUNT/APPALLING/SENT-OFF