Loic 29th Jan 2022 (75 min)

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to consider or remember something when judging a situation:
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to take sth into account
I hope my teacher will take ... account the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper.
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I hope my teacher will take INTO account the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper.
A good architect ... into account the building's surroundings.
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A good architect TAKES into account the building's surroundings.
I've been living in Paris ... 10 years.
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I've been living in Paris FOR 10 years.
She's ... in two months. (She's expecting a baby.)
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She's DUE in two months.
We couldn't agree ... what to buy.
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We couldn't agree ON what to buy.
I wasn't aware ... his health issues.
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I wasn't aware OF his health issues.
Have you ever been ... Germany?
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Have you ever been TO Germany?
Stop laughing ... me!
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Stop laughing AT me.
If a shop, business, or organization is ..., it does not have enough employees
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understaffed
a good understanding of someone and an ability to communicate well with them
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rapport
to establish/build up/develop (a) rapport
a couple of days ago
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the other day
for example
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for instance
extremely tired
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dead tired
the sport of swimming under water while breathing through a tube that is connected to a container of air on your back
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scuba diving
an animal like a small horse with long ears
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a donkey
hold on
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bear with me
to find something or someone by chance
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t come across sth/sb
He came across some old love letters.
done or said without earlier planning or preparation
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impromptu
an impromptu speech
to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops, rather than acting according to plans made earlier
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play it by ear
We can't make a decision yet. Let's just play it by ear.
advantages and disadvantages OF sth
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pros and cons OF sth
We're just weighing up the pros and cons of moving to a bigger house.
to finish something successfully or to achieve something
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to accomplish sth
to think or talk about something a lot of the time
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to dwell on sth
"Let’s not dwell on the past," she said.
to think carefully about something, especially for a noticeable length of time
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to ponder
The back porch is a quiet place where I can ponder.
something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good happening later
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a blessing in disguise
Losing that job was a blessing in disguise really.

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