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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

like: When they → →

She turned her back on them when they needed her. ☊ turn your back on sb/sth ☊
People often lose confidence when they are criticized. ☊ confidence ☊
The teacher wants the children to feel confident about asking questions when they don't understand. ☊ confident ☊
The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy. ☊ delight ☊
disagree that...: Few would disagree that students learn best when they are interested in the topic. ☊ disagree ☊
Metals expand when they are heated. ☊ expand ☊
to lull sb into a false sense of security (= make sb feel safe when they are really in danger) ☊ FALSE ☊
Players are only reselected if they retain their form on the field (= when they are playing a match). ☊ field ☊
When they finally arrived it was well past midnight. ☊ finally ☊
The public is always attracted to politicians who have the human touch (= the ability to make ordinary people feel relaxed when they meet them). ☊ human ☊
When they asked me if I wanted the job, I said yes. ☊ I ☊
He jumped to his feet when they called his name. ☊ jump ☊
Do people in Britain kiss when they meet? ☊ kiss ☊
learn sth: How did they react when they learned the news? ☊ learn ☊
When they quarrel, I am often caught in the middle. ☊ middle ☊
She felt, oddly, that they had been happier when they had no money. ☊ oddly ☊
In those days most people left school when they were only fifteen years old. ☊ old ☊
The climber was at/on the point of death when they found him. ☊ point ☊
When they set out they were well prepared. ☊ prepared ☊
Their quality of life improved dramatically when they moved to France. ☊ quality ☊
On the rare occasions when they met he hardly even dared speak to her. ☊ rare ☊
His success was down to being in the right place at the right time (= being able to take opportunities when they came). ☊ right ☊
They turned and ran when they saw us coming. ☊ run ☊
sell (sth) (at sth): They sold the business at a profit/loss (= they gained/lost money when they sold it). ☊ sell ☊
Do people in Italy shake hands when they meet? ☊ shake ☊
When they'd finally shut up, I started again. ☊ shut up ☊
When they get together, all they talk about is football. ☊ talk ☊
They're very different, though they did seem to get on well when they met. ☊ though ☊
a bus/train timetable (= when they arrive and leave) ☊ timetable ☊
The sun was already up (= had risen) when they set off. ☊ up ☊
The winners were given an enthusiastic welcome when they arrived home. ☊ welcome ☊
How can they expect to learn anything when they never listen? ☊ when ☊
The relationship started to go wrong when they moved abroad. ☊ go wrong ☊