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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