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What is the formal linker to "but"?
yet
My brother had to sell his car SINCE/DUE TO he couldn't afford the insurance.
SINCE
CORRECT THE MISTAKE. I don't have a holiday for 18 months. I really need a break.
I HAVEN'T HAD a holiday for 18 months.
I need someone to fix the central heating (HAVE). I need to ________________________.
I need to HAVE the central heating FIXED.
When a company stops employing someone because it doesn't have enough money or work. l_____ o______ OR m______ r_______.
lay off/ make redundant
My husband is OFF WORK / OUT OF WORK because he is having a bad back at the moment.
OFF WORK
Tom is on c________ l_______ because his father is seriously ill with lung cancer.
compassionate leave
A series of jobs within a company, from the lowest paid to the highest paid. c_____ l_____
career ladder
Ben is working in a d______-e_______ job with no chances of promotion.
dead-end
He c_________ a_______ as quite sarcastic, but in fact he's really friendly.
comes across
Nothing will stop Charlotte getting the job she wants - she's an extremely d_t_ _m_ _ _ _ woman.
determined /dɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/
Harry is a st_ _d_ guy who you can always rely on.
steady /ˈstɛdi/
She's a c_ _sc_ _ _ t _ _ _s pupil. She does all her work carefully and correctly.
conscientious /ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs/
My boyfriend is very str_ _ _ _ _f_ _w_ _ _ - he's honest and always says what he thinks.
straightforward /streɪtˈfɔːrwərd/
