1. relieved about 👉 Meaning: feeling happy because something stressful is over, I felt relieved about the exam results after I saw I had passed., 2. to prove a point 👉 Meaning: to do something in order to show that you are right, She stayed up all night working just to prove a point to her boss., 3. to show off something 👉 Meaning: to display something proudly (sometimes in an annoying way), He brought his new car to the party to show it off., 4. unless (something is done to...) 👉 Meaning: if something does not happen, The situation will get worse unless something is done to stop it., 5. draw attention to 👉 Meaning: to make people notice something, The report draws attention to the problems in the education system., 6. if it hadn't been for 👉 Meaning: used to talk about how something depended on another thing in the past, If it hadn’t been for her help, I wouldn’t have finished on time., 7. a greater danger of 👉 Meaning: higher risk of something bad happening, The plant is now in danger of extinction., 8. as far back as 👉 Meaning: going back to a specific time in the past, British television started as far back as 1936., 9. more and more 👉 Meaning: increasingly, More and more people are working remotely these days., 10. leave a mark on 👉 Meaning: to have a lasting effect, That experience left a mark on the way I see the world., 11. keep a record 👉 Meaning: to store information for future reference, She is keeping a record of everyone who enters or leaves the building., 12. come to mind / spring to mind 👉 Meaning: to suddenly think of something, When I think of summer, the beach immediately comes to mind.

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