aback - I was taken ... by his harsh criticism., loss - I was so surprised to see her that I was at a ... for words., happy medium - The car's designers have struck a ... ... between affordability and luxury., silver lining - If there's a ... ... to losing my job, it's that I'll now be able to go to school full-time and finish my degree earlier., enough - We only had $500, and that was nowhere near ... to buy a new camcorder., segue - Just say "I'm happy for him," and ... into another topic., middle ground - The judge asked them to keep trying to find some ... ...., cushion - She was disappointed not to get the job, but the promise of another job ...ed the blow., maladies - poverty, homelessness, and other social ..., spite - He spread cruel lies out of pure ..., sake - We drove around town just for the ... of it., scapegoat - The CEO was made the ... for the company's failures., grudge - She still harbours a ... against him for the way he treated her in school., bottle up - She's kept her feelings about the accident ...d ... for too long., fend off - They have had to ... ... allegations of voter fraud., swept aside - He ... ... their objections, refusing to change his plans., tone down - His advisers told him to ... ... his speech., blurt out - Peter ...ed the news ... before we could stop him.,

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