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They're preparing for the dress rehearsal. | The dialogue was worked out by actors in rehearsal.

He's been praised many times for his excellent grades. | The film was hailed as a masterpiece. |

Wealth and power go hand in hand in most societies. | They say that genius often goes hand in hand with madness.

Hermaszewski died at a hospital in Warsaw of complications from a surgery he had undergone in the morning. | After surgery, you need to rest as much as you can.

China’s medical system is buckling under the strain of thousands of Covid infections.

The fire had caused the factory roof to buckle. • Both bicycle wheels had been badly buckled. • I felt faint and my knees began to buckle. • Please buckle your seat belts. • The judge threatened her with jail, but she refused to buckle and stayed silent.

He was forced to step down from the office | Meanwhile Janet Street-Porter is stepping down as editor of the Independent on Sunday.

I think we should step back from the train tracks. | I need to step back and think this through.

When will Kim Kardashian step out? | He stepped out of the office.

Sunny weather exacerbates the effects of pollution. | The cold climate exacerbated his illness. | The recession has exacerbated this problem.

Our lawyers are working out a settlement. | We haven't reached a settlement.

For his career, the Olympic Games would be the cherry on the cake. | He put the cherry on top of the cake by scoring for the third time. | The garden is not our main reason for buying this house, but it's the cherry on top.

Casey is at a birthday party – speaking of birthdays, Abe’s is Friday.

She's his partner, in a manner of speaking. | And he is faithful to her in a manner of speaking.

She's putting pressure on him (= trying to persuade him) to get married. | Playing four forwards puts too much pressure on the defence.

Older people are more susceptible to infections. | A lot of TV advertising is aimed at susceptible young children. | These plants are particularly susceptible to frost. | She isn't very susceptible to flattery.

He lent me a comprehensive book on Italian cuisine. | He offered us a comprehensive explanation. | We offer our customers a comprehensive range of financial products. | We offer you a comprehensive training in all aspects of the business.

The procedure must be clear and comprehensible to all staff. | Her writing is barely comprehensible to me. | It's written in clear, comprehensible English.

My parents say they cannot comprehend today's music. | She is too young to comprehend what has happened. | She cannot comprehend the extent of the disaster.

The elections were brought forward by three months. | The meeting’s been brought forward to Thursday. | The government has brought forward new proposals to tackle the problem of increasing crime.

Many perfectly reusable objects end up in a landfill. | 90 percent of American rubbish is dumped in landfill sites.

Intelligence seems to run in that family. | We're all ambitious - it seems to run in the family. | Diabetes appears to run in families.

Assurances that things have changed ring hollow in many ears.

This job is a big strain for me. | A long-running strain can be harmful to your mental health. | This loan is a real strain on our budget. | The strain was too much and Mary fainted.

Few politicians are in favour of bringing back the higher rates of tax. | He’s planning to bring back disco music. | Mayor has decided to bring back the old electric trams. | Bringing back the death penalty has done absolutely nothing to reduce crime.

Consumers are turning away from credit cards. | events that turned Henry away from his family | They turned us away at the entrance because we didn't have tickets.

My uncle can't resist, he speaks his mind. | Speak your mind, boy. | He's certainly not afraid to speak his mind.

Throw out your run-down shoes. | The coat was run-down but it was cozy. (I love my shoes, although they are worn-out.)

She's threatening to take me to court for not paying the bill on time.

The steam drives the whole machine. | Such an action drove the country to inflation. | Phil, driven by jealousy, started spying on his wife.

Last year, we made incremental progress. We noticed a slow but steady development. | You need to make changes in your diet incrementally.

The court gave the state only one year to take action. | Both pilots took evasive action and a collision was avoided. | I believe we must take action in three critical areas.

I’ll be in touch once I’ve got my exams over. | I can’t wait to get the interview over with. |

Samantha has a bleak smile. | My future looks bleak. | His expression remained bleak. | Our world seems bleak to me.

This knife is blunt. | To be blunt, many of the candidates cannot read or write. | Julian’s blunt words hurt her.

She ate bland food for about a week. | The language in her speech was deliberately bland. | Most job descriptions are bland, boring and totally lacking in colour.

a blatant disregard for public safety | It's debatable whether that statement is true or not but it was certainly pretty blatant. | a blatant lie | The whole episode was a blatant attempt to gain publicity.

Which was more plausible? | I consider it plausible. | His story certainly sounds plausible.

Specifically, virtual reality video games that blur the line between what is real and what is not. | To be a great motorcycle rider you have to blur the line between man and machine by winning on more than one bike.

He was eavesdropping on our conversation. | The government illegally eavesdropped on his phone conversations.

Many students simply regurgitate what they hear in lectures. | You can get sick to death of a friend regurgitating her partner's opinions.

I retrieved the data I needed from his computer. | As children older, their strategies for storing and retrieving information improve.

The company is offering a sneak peek at the new software.

She didn't want to reveal where she had actually found it. / She rolled down her socks, revealing the white skin on her calves.

We were lagging behind in the technology at the time. | She stopped to wait for Ian who was lagging behind. | Britain is lagging behind the rest of Europe.

Some people believe that making love should be spontaneous, but in fact, making preparations can actually enhance the experience. | Good lighting will enhance any room. | The publicity has enhanced his reputation.

I've come to the conclusion that money does not bring happiness.

He is seemingly nice, but don't let that fool you. / There's seemingly nothing we can do.

Pro-Brexit economic arguments have become thin on the ground in the public space.

I saw through his cunning scheme immediately. (Natychmiast przejrzałem przez jego cwaną intrygę.) | A cunning worker is a real asset.

This isn’t to say that anything goes - in some situations swearing is still not an option. | That is not to say his hurt was a small one.

This isn’t to say that anything goes - in some situations swearing is still not an option.

Here is where the repositories come into play - and insight management processes around them.

If anything happens, I'll hold you responsible for it. | It was not my fault, but he wants to hold me responsible for it. |

They swapped seats. / The FODMAP diet involves swapping high FODMAP foods in your diet with similar low FODMAP alternatives.

It is about time a general overhaul of public transport was carried out. / Our parliamentary system is in need of an overhaul.

Of course, it goes without saying that you'll be paid for the extra hours you work.

His policies, especially in the first two years of his presidency, often have been confusing and contradictory. | Upon further questioning, the witnesses gave inconsistent and sometimes contradictory answers.

In the last analysis, it is illogical because it is self-contradictory.

Pain and suffering are not measurable. | While the technique had little impact on infants, it produced measurable benefits with 7 to 9 year olds.

Simple reasoning, a child could do it. | If we applied the same reasoning to other areas, Europe would be on the road to ruin.

formulate a hypothesis make a hypothesis introduce a hypothesis create a hypothesis investigate a hypothesis propose a hypothesis develop a hypothesis confirm a hypothesis reject a hypothesis contradict a hypothesis

His speech was full of lies and contradictions. | She pointed out the contradiction between Wilson's statements and his votes in the Senate.

In fact, that might be the root cause of the problem. | Determining the root cause can help determine the best action plan.

You hurt his feelings with your mistaken assumptions. | It was only a foolish assumption. | My assumption was that they wanted to come with us.

There is a lot of uncertainty at the moment as to the future.

Then there is the question of how to bolster our sovereignty. | We need to bolster our defenses in preparation for the incoming war. | His speech bolstered the morale of the army.

I have to catch up on paperwork. | She has to catch up on her homework. | I must catch up on my wasted time and start living the way I want to. | I have to catch up with all these years and go on vacation.

John had to catch up with his classmates after an illness.

Jack has always excelled in sports.

The doctors are going over my test results right now. | She was going over the newspaper a minute ago. | Can you go over my application and correct the mistakes?

I need to commit some money for a new car. | I'm mad that I committed my time to this. | I committed a lot of time and money to raising my children. | They will arrest you if you commit a crime. | He committed adultery with a married woman.

Women can play a decisive role in the debate over cloning. | a talent for quick decisive action | The answer was a decisive no.

I finally got down to work. | I will get down to this hard task. | We need to get down to some serious talking.

Do you get along with your colleagues? | I get along with my siblings. | I never got on with my brother.

Both players could slack off and still break the record. | He was accused of slacking off and taking too many holidays.

Almost four dozen Sunni inmates were killed in the incident under murky circumstances. | Davis was taken to Kot Lakhpat prison, on the industrial fringes of Lahore, a jail with a reputation for inmates dying under murky circumstances.

I'm filling in for my co-worker today. | Will you fill in for me next week? | The manager told me to fill in for Jim in tomorrow's meeting.

I'm knocking off in two hours, then we can go on a date. | What time do you knock off work? | I don't knock off until six.

Our company went under last year. | The charity will go under unless a generous donor can be found within the next few months.

I stayed behind after class. | I need you to stay behind in case something goes wrong. |

Children grow up and are no longer children. | You need some time to grow up. | Trading settlements grew up by the river. | Problems, which we haven't expected, suddenly grew up.

The plane took off at 12. | His book took off and he became famous. | My career is finally taking off! | Kathy took off her clothes and went to the bathroom. | Don't take your eyes off your oponent.

She took out a splinter from my thumb. | Take the tub of ice cream out of the bag and put it in the fridge. | I took money out from the ATM. |

Fill this jar with cold water. | The swimming pool filled up with water. | I've driven as much as 550 km before having to fill the car up again.

Hang on! What are you doing? | Hang on, whom are we talking about? | She hung on to my hand. | Hang on to the rope! I'll save you. | My career hangs on his decision.

I think he's just showing off. | He likes to show his muscles off. | She gets embarrassed when her dad shows her off. | He's always showing off to his classmates. ALSO: to brag, to trumpet, to boast

Fortunately, he's got over the shock. | She still hasn't got over the flu. | She needs time to get over the breakup. | I got over the fact that we are not together anymore. | Stop talking about that match. Get over it!

Can you drop by for dinner? | He never warns you when he's going to drop by.

I think she made the whole thing up. | I had to quickly make up a lie.

I need to make up the work to meet the deadline. | I will make up the missing hours tommorrow.

I promise that I will make up to you for what I've done.

I hope we'll make up after this argument. | I can't make up with her. I'm still mad at her.

Don't tell me you've come here at this hour to talk something over. | We need to talk our plan over.

The students tested out their cost-cutting ideas in several companies.

He thinks he can look down on her because she doesn't have a job.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you again. | Have you been looking forward to it too?

The printing machines are always breaking down. | Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road. |

I accidentally broke the computer.

They called off the meeting. | Kanye West called the rest of his tour off. | The police called the search for a missing girl off. | They called off the resuscitation and declared him dead.

He put off writing the essay until the last minute. | The teacher had to put off the class till the following week.

The meeting’s been brought forward to Thursday.

Don't bring that subject up if you don't want her to start crying. | Don't bring up that subject in his presence.

You will never get away with it! | If I thought I could get away with it, I wouldn't pay my taxes at all.

I really get worked up with people who make a big issue out of something that they know little about. | Boss, you don't need to get worked up.

Run this idea by your boss. | Could you run that past me again? | I would like to run some ideas by you before we agree to the deal.

You're going to have to really knuckle down (to your work) if you want to pass your final exams.

I found myself snowed under with work. | Don't expect any help -- they're snowed under at the moment. | He had applied for a grant but the Council was snowed under by applications. | Since the hurricane, builders have been snowed under with work.

The club caters for children between the ages of four and twelve. | Schools often fail to cater for the needs of gifted children. | This section of the bookstore caters for minority interests.

We are not going to sugarcoat the facts for partisan gain. | It is not our job to sugar-coat the rise of hate crimes. The statistics are real.

Since he owns the strip of land, Cook has a vested interest in the project being approved. | As both a teacher and parent, she had a vested interest in seeing the school remain open.

He's got a chip on his shoulder about not having been to university. | The Doyle kid has had a chip on his shoulder ever since his mom and dad divorced. |

I don't really believe all that - I was just playing devil's advocate. |

Todd’s still sitting on the fence, trying to decide which school he wants to go to. | The weakness of the book is that it sits on the fence on important issues.

He'd be better off working for a bigger company. | When his parents died, he found himself $100,000 better off

Leo mentioned in passing that you are going on vacation next week. | In my previous post I mentioned in passing the worst geopolitical nightmare scenario for the „small countries” of Eastern Europe.

For this note, I will make a working assumption that the “small countries” are better off when they are independent. |

The lecturer temporarily digressed from her subject to deal with a related theory. | A full-scale debate with this argument will digress too far from the topic of this note.

"Bow" as in the weapon, not the front of a ship | “modern” as in: since the peace of Westphalia in 1648, so that’s a rather generous definition of modernity

She didn't contribute to our success, so why should she get any money? | You have the right to decide how you want to contribute to our project. | Don't forget I contributed to this project.

We're of the same mind on most political issues.

Losing to a younger player was a bitter pill to swallow.

Her alibi just didn't hold water. | The jury convicted her because her story just didn’t hold water.

Don't beat around the bush - get to the point! | Quit beating around the bush and say what’s on your mind.

Of course, it goes without saying that you'll be paid for the extra hours you work.

I was late and, to add insult to injury, forgot my keys. | The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really added fuel to the fire.

I killed two birds with one stone and picked the kids up on the way to the supermarket. | I can bring your suit to the cleaners when I pick up the kids and kill two birds with one stone.

There were tickets available last week, but he missed the boat by waiting till today to try to buy some. | I decided not to go to college, but watching all my friends go off made me feel like I'd missed the boat.

It's up to you what to do - the ball is in your court now.

We can't make a decision yet. Let's just play it by ear. | "I can’t tell you what to expect." "Don’t worry, I’ll play it by ear."

The police investigated many clues, but they were all red herrings. | Racism was not a factor in the case – that was a red herring thrown in by the defense lawyers.

We don't need to reinvent the wheel, we just need to hire someone who already knows how to make the system work.

His name rang a bell, but I don’t know where I met him. |

My coach always said, "Basketball is not rocket science. It's about putting the ball in the basket." | Just keep calm and do it. It's not brain surgery.

Lynn spent an afternoon showing the new girl the ropes.