EPISODE 17 No Word Is An Island (2 of 2)

hardly blame
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hardly blame
I can ________ her for wanting to quit her job. Her boss is an awful person!
belabouring
I'm sorry for _________ the point, but it's really important we deal with this problem.
torn
He felt _______ about the promotion. On the one hand it would mean more money and on the other less free time.
at the expense of
Teachers know that it's dangerous to focus on their students' academic performance __________ their emotional well-being.
poor command of
His __________ English kept him from being promoted.
resentment
There is growing ________ among many workers that their companies don't have family-friendly policies.
besieged by
After their servers went down Facebook was ________ complaints from angry users.
level playing field
Quality public education is necessary to create a __________ in society so that everyone has a chance to succeed.
fare well
If you want to _______ in today's economy you need to be willing to invest in your skills.
modern-day
Amazon, Facebook and Google are _______ equivalents of the so-called robber barons of the late 19th century who controlled and monopolised the American economy.
strike upIt's increasingly common for people to _______ new friendships online.livelihoodsOwners of small shops are worried that online shopping is quickly destroying their ________ as they cannot compete with online vendors that benefit from economies of scale.far-flungThanks to aviation we can now reach the most _______ corners of the planet in a matter of hours.get away withMany large companies _________ paying surprisingly little corporate tax.picked it upEveryone is impressed by Charlotte's excellent command of German. Surprisingly she's never studied it a day in her life - she just _________ by talking to her Austrian girlfriend.devoteBroadly speaking the more time you _______ to a skill the better you get.struck upOn his flight to Paris George ________ a conversation with the woman next to him. Little did he know that they would end up getting married!fare betterOn average students who are well-rested _______ in exams than those who are tired.an excellent commandBeing a translator requires that you have __________ of the languages you work with.tie it inIf our product is reviewed in a magazine, we try to ______ with an advert placed in the same publication.set great/considerable store byEmployers ____________ communication skills because they know how important they are for their bottom line.