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For safekeeping By forcé By now On account On foot At random On strike By now For ages On approval On behalf On condition On task On loan On the outskirts of the town On purpose On sale On schedule On terms On the whole In answer In full swing In a nutshell In season Turn up in person

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For safekeeping

By forcé

By now

On account

On foot

At random

On strike

By now

For ages

On approval

On behalf

On condition

On task

On loan

On the outskirts of the town

On purpose

On sale

On schedule

On terms

On the whole

In answer

In full swing

In a nutshell

In season

Turn up in person

Under pressure

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Under the weather no sentirse bien (I didn't go to work today because I was feeling under the weather.)

With regard en relación a I am writing to you with regard to your son's behaviour in class.

Give (me) the impression dar la impresión

In process

At any rate de todas formas, en todo caso, de cualqueirt forma

Before long en breve, pronto

Get ahead of schedule antes de lo previsto I want  to be able  to  finish  the  job ahead of schedule.

against all odds contra toda posibilidad

around the clock día y noche, las 24h

come to (your) senses recapacitar

beside the point no venir al case, ser irrelevante

to work miracles hacer Milagros

take pleasure in disfrutar con

moment of truth

and so on

to speak your mind expresar tu opinion

from time to time

by ear

in no time al instante

the ball is in your court

behind the times desfasado, desactualizado

spare time tiempo libre

take shape tomar forma, cobrar forma, presentarse

know the ropes conocer a fondo

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broaden the mind

profit from

get accounted

break down

pull in

drop … off

get away

turn off apagar , abandoner la carretera (salirse de)

brake down

get round

see…off

pull out

run out of

pave the way (for sth) sentar las bases, abrir el camino

down the line más adelante,

drive up the line volver loco a alguien