The dinner had gone off pretty flawlessly, ____________ Brian burning the Italian bread. // ACCORDING TO - EXCEPT FOR - MEANWHILE
EXCEPT FOR (but, saving)
Oops!
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20
The following day, Wills was so weak, he could ___________ crawl out of bed on the south bank of the Cooper. // AFTERWARDS - SCARCELY - OWING TO
SCARCELY (hardly, barely)
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lifesaver
Give 20 points!
Oops!
magnet
Take 20 points!
Okay!
shark
Other team loses 25 points!
Okay!
banana
Go to last place!
Oops!
20
This is not a point I like to ponder too much, __________ it tip the mental balance. // EXCEPT FOR - INSTEAD - LEST
LEST (in order to avoid, to prevent)
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20
My mother and stepmother are sworn enemies ___________ my mother's treatment of my stepsister when we were small. // IN CASE OF - OWING TO - FURTHERMORE
OWING TO (due to, because of)
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20
It was definitely something to laugh about _________ but certainly not at the time. // OTHERWISE - ACCORDING TO - AFTERWARDS
AFTERWARDS (later, then)
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Okay!
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trap
No points!
Oops!
gift
Win 25 points!
Okay!
rocket
Go to first place!
Okay!
thief
Give points!
5
10
15
20
25
20
Copy It is success, ___________ it provides more excuses for the expansion of power over the rest of us. // INSOFAR AS - UNLESS - SCARCELY