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The peace talks ....... and on and on. empezar lección
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The peace talks dragged on and on and on.
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The meeting ........ for hours empezar lección
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The meeting dragged on for hours
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With her exams only two weeks away, she ...... and is studying ten hours a day. empezar lección
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With her exams only two weeks away, she's gone into overdrive and is studying ten hours a day.
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He had a vivid imagination
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It's true that when we're busy doing lots of things, time... empezar lección
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It's true that when we're busy doing lots of things, time flies by and when we're bored or have nothing to do, it drags
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Although he is recovering, the ... of progress is quite slow empezar lección
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Although he is recovering, the rate of progress is quite slow
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..., we'll never get home by midnight. empezar lección
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At this rate, we'll never get home by midnight.
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in a dangerous situation our brains can work... to process information more quickly empezar lección
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in a dangerous situation our brains can work in overdrive to process information more quickly
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have a vivid memory of the sun ... above me empezar lección
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I have a vivid memory of the sun flashing above me and the leaves rustling in the tree above me
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... half of the pupils were absent from school. empezar lección
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Roughly half of the pupils were absent from school.
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I've got some stuff to do at home, so I'm going to ... now. empezar lección
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I've got some stuff to do at home, so I'm going to buzz off now.
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A large international meeting was held with the aim of promoting ... development in all countries. empezar lección
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A large international meeting was held with the aim of promoting sustainable development in all countries.
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They have promised that the development will not... public land. empezar lección
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They have promised that the development will not encroach on public land.
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To ... is defined as to move into or invade someone else's space or territory. empezar lección
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To encroach is defined as to move into or invade someone else's space or territory.
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A building ... on a neighbouring plot of land empezar lección
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A building encroaching on a neighbouring plot of land
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Despite enormous suffering, the patient remained... empezar lección
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Despite enormous suffering, the patient remained resilient.
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She's a ...... girl - she won't be unhappy for long. empezar lección
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She's a resilient girl - she won't be unhappy for long.
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The definition of ... is someone or something that bounces back into shape or recovers quickly empezar lección
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The definition of resilient is someone or something that bounces back into shape or recovers quickly
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Every year she makes a large donation to a ... cause. empezar lección
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Every year she makes a large donation to a worthy cause.
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The baby's just ... all over my new dictionary! empezar lección
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The baby's just scribbled all over my new dictionary!
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I’ve been ... through museums all day. empezar lección
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I’ve been tramping through museums all day.
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Our long ... is coming to an end. empezar lección
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Our long tramp is coming to an end.
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Women ... about ten percent of Parliament. empezar lección
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Women constitute about ten percent of Parliament.
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...= to be the elements or parts of; compose empezar lección
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to constitute = to be the elements or parts of; compose
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Our sales ... our revenue./income empezar lección
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Our sales generate our revenue./income
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This building has been ... after the war. empezar lección
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This building has been restored after the war.
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The badly neglected paintings have all been carefully... empezar lección
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The badly neglected paintings have all been carefully restored.
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Owls ... small mammals, such as mice. empezar lección
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Owls prey on small mammals, such as mice.
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These telemarketers ... the elderly and call them 5 or 10 times a day. empezar lección
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These telemarketers prey on the elderly and call them 5 or 10 times a day.
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an ... cholera/food poisoning/rioting/war empezar lección
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an outbreak of cholera/food poisoning/rioting/war
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