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- be known as
- draw up
- a set of
- change into
- bring to
- in his day
- rise to fame
- turn against
- bet on
- be in debt
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- on end
- in many ways
- in the role of
- play a joke on
- much to sb.’s sth.
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- at the idea of
- to be brought up
- stick to
- take possession of
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- a skeleton in the cupboard
- conceal sth. from sb.
- to varying degrees
- be about to do sth.
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- take the lead
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- much as
- go wrong
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- in the light of
- in terms of
- be free from
- in times of
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- get rid of
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- be bound up with
- stem from
- come into fashion
- take heart
- be good for sb.
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- stay up
- none other than
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- set out to do sth.
- draw attention to
- be caught in
- insist on
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- piece together
- be of great interest
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- get out of control
- keep an eye on
- on a big scale
- rush hour
- pull up
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- muster up courage
- above all
- be bent on
- apart from
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- beyond doubt
- be independent of
- in part
- of its own accord
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- bring to a conclusion
- bring about
- and so on
- pour scorn on
- point out
- be acquainted with
- needless to say
- become of
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- strike me as odd
- take advantage of
- it suddenly dawned on me
- a note of triumph
- in black and white
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- what is more
- as it were
- be faced with
- shed light on
- come into being
- ice age
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- get sb. to do sth.
- in the least
- sooner or later
- give way to
- charge at
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- specialize in
- dress up as
- be grateful to sb. for sth.
- as he pleased
- be under arrest
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- city born and city bred
- go into raptures
- at the mere mention of
- be under an illusion
- beyond me
- draw to a close
- make do with
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- rig up
- edge one’s way
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- in the event of
- make a claim for
- put into operation
- for one agonizing moment
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- take one’s mind off sth.
- in snatches
- more often than not
- keep you occupied
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- read about
- act on
- the exclusive rights to publish
- pour in
- press for
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- embark on
- lay out
- go so far as to do
- cater for
- get round to
- jigsaw puzzle
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- the choice of … or
- go off
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- much-travelled world
- be inaccessible to
- be cut off from
- descend on
- by shy of
- come to life
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- air one’s views on
- be attached to
- persist in doing sth.
- free from dust
- refer to them as
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- dos and don’ts
- year in year out
- a thousand and one
- beyond attainment
- carry out
- keep to oneself
- of an evening
- apply oneself to
- fend off
- doze off
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- so-called
- take over
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- cur someone of
- on the spot
- out of stock
- keep a straight face
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- in the interest of
- in the belief that
- be qualified to do sth.
- be subject to
- in writing
- in detail
- on one’s behalf
- in question
- put an end to
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- wage war on
- go about
- stand in awe
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- milky way
- up to
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- hard by
- in a heat wave
- make a living
- stand to lose
- put out of order
- Noah’s ark
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- become absorbed in
- lack for nothing
- on one’s own
- not that but that
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- reprimand sb. for
- as clear as daylight
- skeleton key
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- have some bearing on it
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- for the matter in hand
- cut things fine
- in good time