Unit 8:

I wish you would be quiet as I can’t understand

I wish you would let me see

You had better go to bed early tonight as you look tired

Zoe wishes she had a less stressful

Would rather be left alone because

If only I hadn’t committed myself to so many

He wishes he had taken her threats

I wish I were able to go on a

It would have been better if you had taken

He advised me to tidy my desk

He prefers eating with friends to eating alone

We’d better leave now or we won’t catch the train

It’s time for you to start learning French lessons

Would sooner go by car than

Itls high time you learnt

I’d rather you did the washing up now

Even in advance of

Up and down the country

And who can blame them

Uncommon for stores

This period accounts for nearly

Play a waiting game

Fork out a fortune

Make sure you hit the shops

Keep up with – be informed about

Keep to – follow

Keep up with – progress at the same time

Keep on at me – talk in an irritating way

Keep down rebellious factions – repress

Keep in with your boss – be friendly

Keeping back from us – hide from us

Kept in – detain after normal hours as a punishment

Keep on a diet – continue doing st

Too tight – let it out

Fail exam – let down

Plan to get married – let on

Telling me – lay off

Let up on the children

Our plans – in on

Father – laid into

Trouble – in for

Rain – let up

Lay aside – 15% of his salary

Let off with

Let out a cry of horror

Impatient for… to do st

School building – under repair

On the point of leaving

Chosen at random
In answer to your question

Impatient with Sue

On no account

Under the weather

On the whole

In brief

Oozed from the doughnut

Proud of

Oblivious to the red light

Overburdened with homework

Have an obsession with cleanliness

Operated on the woman

Part with a single penny

A precaution against flooding

Sent me the cooker on approval

Has a proclivity for

Pleaded with her husband

Digging in the garden allows me to vent the my frustration

There was extensive coverage of tennis tournament

They claimed that she was the richest

The boys pelted their next neighbour with

She attributed her success purely to luck

the onset of the disease is marked by the blurred vision

Pam got the wrong end of the stick and made a terrible mistake

The politician was exposed as a spy by the newspaper

Sheila has grown out of this pullover

The level of unemployment is high in this town

We didn’t allow for the cost of accommodation in our holiday budget

The company’s survival depends on our finding a new market

He’s said to be in debt to a lot of people

Unless further information is forthcoming, we can’t process our claim

The jusge concluded that reckless driving was the cause of the accident

The redevelopment programme needs the backing of the local council

Rick’s boss has nothing but praise for Rick

The new dress code will be in force on the first of the month

Marcus has made little progress with his dissertation

Lump it

Put on the line

In the lurch

By and large

On thick

On the level

Larger than life

On its lasr legs

Keen – mustard

Fit – fiddle

Gentle – lamb

Good – gold

Light – feather

Miserable – sin
Old – hills

Dull – ditchwater

Pleased – Punch

Failed the exam – miserable

Seen it hundred times – old

Weighs – light

Hardly wait – keen

Won the lottery – pleased as Punch

The children – good as gold

Looked vicious – gentle lamb

Sufficient size

Superlative physical qualities

Industrial application s
DIAMONDS – embedded

Due to impurities

Unmatched precision
Diamond – impregnated
Produce diamonds synthetically
Tottering down
The skaters glided gracefully
Slept peacefully nestled
Tends his vegetable garden
Divulge information about
Betray his comrades
Heaved the heavy piano
Piled a few clothes
Stems from the fact
Commences with a performance
The monkeys chattering
Blabbled about the surprise party
Issued tickets

Waived requirements

Monitored his progress

Vented anger

Fired the gun

Enacted a law

Broadens your mind

Howled with pain

Pamper children

Disperse crowd

Curb behaviour

Cuddle baby

Slip ice

Blab secret

Accuse of

Sprinkle sugar

Charge with careless driving

Betray trust

Marvel at the view

Our journey impeded

Carefully instructed

Entrusted her daughter

Whacked the machine

Fighting intensified

Profited and share prices rose

Slapped her finance

Provoked a wave of protest

Having a broken ankle hindered

The oscare winning actress – exuded

A whole host of

Broze masterpiece

Caught the attention

Corroded metal

Embedded within it

Teated with contempt

Into storage

Took an interest

Asked the secret to his vigour

Pay no attention

Take life too seriously

Look back on what

On the bright side

Time and time again

Bring to the table effects

No matter