2⃣They refused to ......... up to  their responsibilities, with disastrous consequences. (to accept an unpleasant state of affairs, and try to deal with it)

3⃣The President decided to .......... off  his visit to Europe. (to not to go ahead with a plan)

4⃣It is only at election time that Senators .........  on  support from their constituents. (to rely /  depend on other people)

5⃣Many developing countries are failing to ............  up with  their more developed  neighbors. (to get to the same level)

6⃣It can take months or even years for political scandals to ........ down.  (to become less strong)

7⃣ An alarming number of students ........  out of  school early every year. (to leave a race, a competition, a course of study, etc., early or before you have finished)

8⃣Major international companies can't ..........  out  the popularity of the anti-capitalist  movement. (informal: to find it hard to understand)

9⃣The committee members ........... out  over plans for the new health center. (to argue)

🔟 If they examined the issues more closely, they would ............ out  the reasons. (to  discover)

1⃣1⃣As we ..........  up  our priorities change. (to change from being children to being adults)

1⃣2⃣Salaries very rarely ...........  up with  the cost of living. (to rise at the same speed as  something else)

1⃣3⃣The problem with the survey is that it ..............  out  the real reasons for current demographic shifts. (to not include)

1⃣4⃣The journalist ............  out  the mistakes made by the agency over the last few  years. (to show)

1⃣5⃣Before you write your essay, you should ..........  into  the Party's history. (to research)

1⃣6⃣Nobody at the meeting ............  up  the subject of paid leave. (to start discussing a  subject)

1⃣7⃣Once people ............  behind  with their mortgage payments, they come under extreme financial pressure from their bank. (to fail to do something or pay something at the time that you should)

1⃣8⃣ The first step to a healthier lifestyle is to ........  down on the amount of saturated fats you eat. (to start doing less of something, usually because it is bad for you)

I caught a later train because I a client.

You ....... me a hand!