extenuating circumstances - Unless there are ____ , all students must be present on the day of the exam ., besetting sin - I doubt she'll listen to everything you have to say—her lack of patience is her ____., excruciating pain - The tablets brought temporary respite from the ___., deciding factor - Her experience became the ___ in her promotion., sweeping generalizations - He tends to make ____ about people., stumbling block - Turn a ____ into a stepping stone., breathing space - After finishing one job she needed a ____ before starting the next., stamping ground - Jeff is back on his old ____ dong the thing he loves best., shrinking violet - She was quite a ____ until she left home and went to university., roaring success - The new musical has been a ___., teething troubles - There were a lot of ____ in the first year., flaming temper - He had a ___ and would explode at the slightest provocation., stepping stone - Many students now see university as a ____ to a good job., whipping boy - The mechanic became the ____ for the pilot's error., standing ovation - She received a ____ at the end of her speech., crying shame - It would be a ___ if the village shop closed down., turning point - Meeting her was the ____ in my life., foregone conclusion - The outcome of the vote is a ___., cash cow - This product has always been a ___ for our company., glaring omission - The report was thorough, but the ____ of any mention of climate change raised eyebrows,

Advanced collocations 3.2

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