Optimise B2, Unit 7 - Vocabulary, Collocations (The arts)

She's studying full-time and working in the evenings and at weekends. It's a difficult ​ (a)   act for her.

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I've never liked to take ​ (a)   stage so I was quite nervous about giving a presentation.

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Our new house is like a ​ (a)   canvas. We can decorate it in any way we like!

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Have you heard that Ramirez has retired from football? He'll be a hard ​ (a)   to follow.

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A lot of people were working behind the ​ (a)   to make sure the project was a success.

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My sister is a costume designer so we managed to get a look ​ (a)   the ​ (b)   of the latest James Bond film.

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I have to say that Bobbie certainly ​ (a)   his ​ (b)   in making this event such a success.

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I'm pleased that Angela decided to take ​ (a)   ​ (b)   because I didn't feel like talking to them.

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Matt George was a great presenter and he'll be a tough ​ (a)   to ​ (b)   on Stardom in Mind.

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It's been great fun creating my own blog. It was basically a ​ (a)   ​ (b)   and I could write about anything I wanted.

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