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- a bit a2
- a bit more b1
- a bit of a… b2
- a bit of sth b1
- a couple of sth a2
- a few a1
- a good idea a1
- a great deal b1
- a kind of... b1
- a little a1
- a little bit b1
- a little more b1
- a long time ago a2
- a long way a2
- a lot a1
- a lot more b1
- a lot of sth a1
- a means of sth b2
- a number of sth a2
- a period of time a1
- a range of sth b1
- a variety of sth b1
- able to do sth a2
- above all c1
- access to sth b1
- account for sth b2
- accused of sth b2
- act as sth b2
- add to sth a2
- after all b1
- again and again a2
- agree with sb a1
- aim to do sth b1
- aimed at doing sth b2
- aimed at sb b2
- all about… a2
- all but c1
- all day a1
- all kinds of… a2
- all over the world a1
- all over… a2
- all sorts of… a2
- all the more c1
- all the time a2
- all the way b2
- along with sb/sth b1
- alternative to sth b1
- and so on b1
- anything else a1
- apart from apart from b1
- appeal to sb b2
- apply for sth a2
- apply to sb/sth b2
- around the world a1
- arrive at… a1
- arrive in… a1
- art gallery a2
- as a result a2
- as a whole b2
- as far as I am concerned b2
- as far as sb/sth is concerned c1
- as follows… b2
- as for sb/sth b2
- as if… b1
- as long as… b2
- as much as b1
- as of… c1
- as opposed to c1
- as part of sth a2
- as soon as a2
- as soon as possible b1
- as such c1
- as though… b2
- as to c1
- as well a2
- ask for sth a1
- associated with sth b2
- at first a2
- at home a1
- at last b1
- at least a2
- at once b2
- at present b2
- at risk b1
- at school a1
- at some point b2
- at the age of… a2
- at the beginning of sth a1
- at the end a1
- at the end of sth a1
- at the end of the day b2
- at the expense of sb/sth c1
- at the hands of sb c1
- at the moment a1
- at the same time a1
- at the start of sth a2
- at the time a2
- at the time of sth a2
- at the top a2
- at the weekend a1
- at this point b2
- at this stage b2
- at times b1
- at university a1
- at work a1
- attached to sb/sth b1
- awareness of sth b2
- away from sb/sth a1
- back and forth c1
- back sb/sth up b2
- bad for sb/sth a1
- bad news a1
- bad thing a1
- based on sth a2
- be about to do sth b1
- be allowed to do sth a2
- be attributed to sb c1
- be charged with sth b2
- be derived from sth b2
- be entitled to sth c1
- be expected to do sth b2
- be found to do sth c1
- be going on b1
- be going to do sth a1
- be known as sb/sth b1
- be known to do sth b2
- be made of sth a2
- be made up of sth b2
- be meant to do sth c1
- be reported to be sth c1
- be said to be sth c1
- be supposed to do sth b1
- be surrounded by sb/sth b2
- be to blame b2
- bear sb/sth in mind c1
- because of a1
- begin with sth a1
- believe in sb/sth a2
- belong to sb a2
- belong to sth a2
- benefit from sth b1
- best friend a1
- black and white a1
- both sides b2
- bound to do sth b2
- break up break up b1
- bring sb up b2
- bring sth about c1
- bring sth up c1
- by means of sth c1
- by no means c1
- by now b2
- by the end of sth a2
- by the time (that)… b1
- call for sth b2
- call on sb c1
- can't afford sth b1
- car park a1
- care about sth a2
- care for sb b1
- carry on carry on a2
- carry sth out a2
- case study case study b2
- caused by sth b1
- cell phone cell phone a1
- check in check in a2
- check out a2
- check sb/sth out b1
- choose to do sth b1
- city centre a1
- clean up b1
- click on sth b1
- climate change climate change a2
- close to sb/sth a2
- come across sb/sth b2
- come back come back a2
- come from… a1
- come into sth a1
- Come on! a2
- come true b2
- come up with sth b1
- compared with sth b1
- concentrate on sth b1
- concerned about sth b2
- concerned with sth b2
- confidence in sb/sth b2
- connected to sth a2
- connected with sb/sth a2
- consist of sb/sth b1
- consistent with sth c1
- contribute to sth b2
- control over sb/sth b2
- cope with sth b2
- credit card credit card a2
- deal with sb a2
- deal with sth a2
- decide on sth b1
- decline in sth b2
- dedicated to sth c1
- depend on sb/sth a2
- depend on sth a2
- dependent on sb/sth b2
- depending on b1
- deprive sb/sth of sth c1
- despite the fact that… b2
- developing countries b1
- differences between A and B a1
- difficult for sb a1
- dispose of sb/sth c1
- do well a2
- draw attention to sb/sth b2
- due to sb/sth b1
- each one a2
- each other each other a1
- economic growth b1
- end in sth a1
- end up end up b1
- end with sth a2
- engage in sth b2
- engaged in sth b2
- even if b1
- even more… a2
- even though b1
- ever since b2
- every day a1
- everyone else a2
- exactly the same b1
- except for a2
- excuse me a1
- experience in sth b1
- exposure to sth b2
- fail to do sth b1
- fall asleep b1
- fall in love a2
- fall off a2
- family member a1
- far away a2
- far from sth b2
- far more b1
- far too b1
- fed up fed up b1
- feel good a2
- feel like sth a2
- figure sb/sth out b2
- fill sth in a2
- find it difficult to do sth a2
- find out find out a1
- find yourself doing sth b2
- first of all a2
- focus on sb/sth a2
- follow sth up c1
- followed by sb/sth a2
- for a long time a1
- for a moment a1
- for a while b1
- for example a1
- for free b1
- for instance b1
- for life b1
- for long b1
- for lunch a1
- for many years a1
- for some time b1
- for that matter c1
- for the benefit of sb c1
- for the first time a1
- for the rest of sth a2
- for the sake of sb/sth c1
- for this reason a2
- get away with sth c1
- get back get back a2
- get better a2
- get home a1
- get in get in b2
- get lost a2
- get married a1
- get off a1
- get on a1
- get on with sb b1
- get out a2
- get over sb/sth b2
- get ready a1
- get rid of sb/sth b2
- get there a1
- get to know sb b1
- get to… a1
- get up get up a1
- get used to sth b1
- give sth up a2
- give up give up a2
- given that… c1
- global warming global warming b1
- go ahead go ahead b1
- go and… a2
- go away go away a2
- go back a1
- go down go down a2
- go down sth a2
- go for sth a2
- go home a1
- go into sth a1
- go off go off b2
- go on to do sth b2
- go out go out a1
- go through sth b2
- go to bed a1
- go to school a1
- go to work a1
- go up go up a2
- go wrong b1
- good at sth a1
- good for sb/sth a1
- good luck a2
- Good morning a1
- good news a1
- good thing a1
- grow up grow up a1
- growth in sth b1
- Guess what… a1
- had better b2
- half an hour a1
- hang on hang on b2
- happen to sb/sth a2
- happy with sb/sth a2
- hard work a1
- have a look a2
- have fun a1
- have got a1
- have got to a2
- have no idea b1
- have nothing to do with sb/sth c1
- have sb/sth in mind c1
- have sth in common b1
- have time a1
- Have you ever…? a2
- he or she a1
- health problems a2
- hear about sb/sth a2
- hear of sb/sth b1
- heart disease b1
- high school high school a1
- high street high street b1
- higher education higher education b1
- his or her a1
- How about…? a1
- How are you? a1
- How long…? a1
- How many…? a1
- How much…? a1
- How often…? a1
- human being b2
- human rights b2
- I don't care a2
- I guess a2
- I have to say… b2
- I mean a2
- I think so a2
- I wonder if… b1
- I would say… b2
- I'm afraid… a2
- I'm sorry a1
- If I were you b1
- if necessary a2
- if only… b2
- if you want to a2
- important for sb/sth a1
- in a position to do sth c1
- in a way that… b1
- in accordance with sth c1
- in action b2
- in addition b1
- in advance b2
- in an attempt to do sth b2
- in any case c1
- in April a1
- in bed a1
- in business a2
- in case… b1
- in charge of sb/sth b1
- in class a1
- in conjunction with sb/sth c1
- in connection with sb/sth c1
- in contrast b1
- in danger a2
- in effect c1
- in fact a1
- in favour of sb/sth b1
- in front of a1
- in full c1
- in general b1
- in history a2
- in hospital a2
- in line with sth c1
- in love a2
- in my opinion a1
- in order of sth b1
- in order to do sth b1
- in other words b1
- in part b2
- in particular b1
- in place b2
- in practice c1
- in prison a2
- in public b1
- in recent years b1
- in relation to sb/sth b2
- in respect of sth c1
- in response to sth b1
- in school a1
- in some cases a2
- in space a1
- in spite of sth b2
- in such a way (that)… c1
- in summer a1
- in terms of sth b1
- in the absence of sb/sth c1
- in the air a2
- in the case of sth b1
- in the centre a1
- in the country a1
- in the course of… c1
- in the end a2
- in the event of sth c1
- in the face of sth c1
- in the first place b2
- in the form of sb/sth b1
- in the future a1
- in the hands of sb c1
- in the light of sth c1
- in the meantime c1
- in the middle a2
- in the midst of sth c1
- in the morning a1
- in the near future b2
- in the north a1
- in the past a1
- in the presence of sb c1
- in the same way a2
- in the street a1
- in the summer a1
- in the wake of sb/sth c1
- in the way (that)… b1
- in this case b1
- in this way a2
- in time b1
- in touch b1
- in town a1
- in turn b2
- instead of instead of a2
- investment in sth b2
- involvement in sth c1
- it depends a2
- It is important to do sth a1
- It takes … a1
- kind of sb/sth a1
- know how a1
- last time a1
- last year a1
- lead to sth a2
- learn how to do sth a1
- leave sb/sth out b1
- less than… a2
- let alone c1
- let me know a2
- Let me… a2
- likely to do sth b1
- listen to sb/sth a1
- little more than… c1
- live on sth c1
- live with sb a1
- living room living room a1
- loads of sb/sth b2
- look after sb/sth/yourself a2
- look at sb/sth a1
- look back at sth a2
- look for sb/sth a1
- look forward to sth b1
- look like sb/sth a1
- look out look out b1
- look sth up a2
- lots of… a1
- make a difference b1
- make a mistake a2
- make money a2
- make sense a2
- make sth up b1
- make sure a2
- manage to do sth b1
- may well c1
- mean to do sth b1
- mental health mental health b2
- millions of… a1
- mobile phone mobile phone a1
- more and more b1
- more or less b2
- more than… a1
- move on move on b1
- much better a2
- next time a1
- next year a1
- no doubt b2
- no longer b1
- no matter… b2
- no more than… b1
- No problem a1
- no way a2
- not at all a2
- not even b1
- not necessarily b1
- not only b1
- not to mention c1
- nothing but b2
- nothing like c1
- of course a1
- Oh dear a2
- Oh no! a1
- Oh well a2
- Oh yes a1
- old friend a2
- on a regular basis b1
- on behalf of sb c1
- on board b2
- on earth a2
- on holiday a1
- on Monday a1
- on my own b1
- on television a1
- on the basis of sth b2
- on the beach a1
- on the floor a1
- on the ground a2
- on the internet a1
- on the left a1
- on the one hand b2
- on the other hand b1
- on the other side a2
- on the part of sb c1
- on the phone a1
- on the street b1
- on the wall a2
- on the way b1
- on time a2
- on top of sth/sb a2
- on TV a1
- once a… a1
- once again b2
- one another one another b2
- one day a1
- one or two a2
- opposed to sth b2
- or so b2
- or something b1
- or two b1
- ordinary people a2
- other than b2
- ought to ought to b1
- out of sth a1
- out there b1
- over the course of… c1
- over the years b1
- over there a1
- over time b1
- participate in sth b1
- pay attention a2
- pay for sth a1
- per hour a2
- phone call a1
- phone number a1
- pick sb/sth up a2
- plan for sth a1
- play with sb/sth a1
- point of view point of view b1
- point out b1
- police officer police officer a2
- police station police station a2
- post office post office a1
- potential for sth b2
- prepared to do sth b1
- pretty good a1
- pretty much b2
- primary school primary school b1
- prime minister prime minister b1
- prior to b2
- prove to be sth b2
- public transport public transport a2
- put it c1
- put sth forward b2
- put sth on a2
- put sth together b2
- put sth up b1
- quality of life quality of life b2
- quite a lot a2
- quite a… b1
- raise money b1
- ranging from b2
- rather than b1
- reaction to sth b1
- really enjoy a1
- really good a1
- really like a1
- reasons why a2
- refer to sb/sth a2
- regarded as sth b2
- relate to sth/sb b1
- related to sth/sb b1
- relevant to sb/sth b2
- rely on sb/sth b2
- report on sth a2
- respect for sb/sth b1
- respond to sth/sb a2
- result in sth b1
- right now a1
- rise in sth b1
- role model role model b2
- run out run out b1
- run out of sth b1
- save money a2
- science fiction science fiction a2
- search engine search engine b1
- search for sth/sb a2
- secondary school secondary school b1
- See you a1
- seek to do sth c1
- set out set out b2
- set sth up b1
- set to do sth c1
- short of sth b2
- sit down sit down a1
- slow down b1
- so as to do sth b2
- so far b1
- so that… a2
- solution to sth a2
- some kind of… b1
- someone else a1
- something like… b2
- sort of sth a2
- sort sb/sth/yourself out b2
- sound like sb/sth a2
- speak to sb a1
- spend time a1
- stand up stand up a1
- start with sb/sth a2
- stay in a1
- stick to sth b2
- subject to sth b2
- succeed in doing sth b1
- such a/an… a2
- such as a1
- suffer from sth b1
- sum up sum up b2
- sure to do sth b1
- swimming pool swimming pool a1
- take advantage of sb/sth b2
- take care of sb/sth/yourself a2
- take off take off a2
- take over b2
- take part a2
- take place a2
- take sth into account b2
- take sth off a2
- take sth up b1
- take sth/sb on b1
- take up sth b1
- talk about sb/sth a1
- tell the truth b1
- tend to do sth b1
- Thank you a1
- thanks to sb/sth b1
- that day a1
- that is b2
- that's it b1
- the 20th century a1
- the best thing a2
- the case b1
- the extent to which… c1
- the fact that… b1
- the first thing a2
- the following… a2
- the important thing a2
- the next day a1
- the other side of sth a2
- the rest of sth a2
- the vast majority of sth b2
- there is a1
- these days a2
- they say… a2
- think about sb/sth a1
- think of sb/sth a1
- This is… a1
- this kind of… a1
- this morning a1
- this time a1
- this year a1
- those who… b1
- thousands of… a1
- throw sth away a2
- to date c1
- to do with sb/sth b1
- together with b1
- too bad b1
- too long a1
- too much a1
- town centre town centre a1
- try and… b1
- turn into sth b2
- turn out turn out b1
- turn sth off a2
- turn sth on a2
- turn sth up b1
- TV show a1
- unable to do sth b1
- up against sth c1
- up and down a2
- up to sb b2
- up to sth b1
- wait for sb/sth a1
- wake up wake up a1
- way of life b1
- welcome to sth a1
- well known well known b1
- What about…? a1
- when it comes to sth b2
- whether or not… b2
- Why not…? a2
- with regard to sb/sth c1
- with respect to sth c1
- with the exception of sb/sth c1
- work as sth a1
- work for sb/sth a1
- work hard a1
- work on sth b1
- work out work out a2
- work sth out b1
- work together a1
- work with sb a1
- worried about sb/sth a2
- would like a1
- would love to do sth a2
- would rather… b2
- Would you like…? a1
- write sth down a2
- wrong with sb/sth b1
- X hours a day a1
- X times a… a1
- X years ago a1
- X years later a1
- X years old a1
- you see b1
- You're welcome a1
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