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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

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They called for the immediate release of the hostages. ☊ call for sth ☊
They refused to release their hostages unless certain conditions were met. ☊ certain ☊
The project is still in the early stages. ☊ early ☊
The project is in its final stages. ☊ final ☊
The release of the hostages could not be achieved without the use of force. ☊ force ☊
The hijackers agreed to free a further ten hostages. ☊ free ☊
The hostages were used as a human shield (= a person or group of people that is forced to stay in a particular place where they would be hurt or killed if their country attacked it). ☊ human ☊
in the initial stages (= at the beginning) of the campaign ☊ initial ☊
Will they let the hostages go? ☊ let sb go ☊
The government has been working to secure the release of the hostages. ☊ release ☊
set sb/sth + adj.: The hijackers set the hostages free. ☊ set ☊
The pay increase will be introduced in stages (= not all at once). ☊ stage ☊
This technology is still in its early stages. ☊ stage ☊
The children are at different stages of development. ☊ stage ☊