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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

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The boy wasn't afraid to say what he believed. ☊ afraid ☊
I felt he was wrong, although I didn't say so at the time. ☊ although ☊
ashamed of yourself: You should be ashamed of yourself for telling such lies. ☊ ashamed ☊
for the attention of... (= written on the envelope of an official letter to say who should deal with it) ☊ attention ☊
The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond. ☊ beyond ☊
Please be brief (= say what you want to say quickly). ☊ brief ☊
I was asked to give evidence (= to say what I knew, describe what I had seen, etc.) at the trial. ☊ evidence ☊
Freedom of expression (= freedom to say what you think) is a basic human right. ☊ expression ☊
He was about to speak but she raised a finger to her lips. ☊ finger ☊
The doctor said so himself. ☊ himself ☊
I've hunted everywhere but I can't find it. ☊ hunt ☊
They fell in love in spite of the language barrier (= the difficulty of communicating when people speak different languages). ☊ language ☊
He always manages to say the wrong thing. ☊ manage ☊
You mustn't say things like that. ☊ must ☊
Out with it! (= say what you know) ☊ out ☊
say sth: Say what you like (= although you disagree) about her, she's a fine singer. ☊ say ☊
say (what, how, etc...): She finds it hard to say what she feels. ☊ say ☊
'Why can't I go out now?' 'Because I say so.' ☊ say ☊
shock sb (to do sth): She enjoys shocking people by saying outrageous things. ☊ shock ☊
If she notices, she never says so. ☊ so ☊
We searched everywhere but we still couldn't find it. ☊ still ☊
You can't stop people from saying what they think. ☊ stop ☊
stop sb/sth doing sth: You can't stop people saying what they think. ☊ stop ☊
take sth (as sth): She took what he said as a compliment. ☊ take ☊
tell how, if, etc...: 'That's not an original.' 'How can you tell?' ☊ tell ☊
'I promise,' she said in a small voice (= a quiet, shy voice). ☊ voice ☊