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 not yet achieved - to not yet reach a goal or to succeed in doing something that you

really want to do. “He has not yet achieved his goal of getting an 8 on the IELTS
writing exam.”

 to realize that - to become aware of something, to know or come to understand
something for the first time. “His mom didn't realize that she wouldn‟t be able to
visit him while he was studying in Germany.”

 to be an advantage - something that offers you a better opportunity at something is
an advantage or benefit to you. “As an employee, it is an advantage to be fluent in

English these days.”
 to register for - to sign up for something like a class or workshop; to put your name

on the list and pay your money. “He has only five days left to register for the
conference.”

 to skip classes - to miss a class or not go to a class for some reason. “His teacher
said that if he skipped any more classes, he wouldn‟t receive any credit for the
course.”

 to keep up with - to be able to perform at a certain level or to be able to continue to
do something as planned. “She had a difficult time keeping up with all of the
homework that her English professor gave her.”

 not to mention that - used to add additional information when you are explaining

why something did or didn‟t happen, used to introduce an additional fact or point
that reinforces the point being made. “She can‟t go to the meeting on Friday because
she is ill, not to mention that she has already put in twice as much time as everybody
else has this week.”

 distracted me from - used to talk about when you go off task or stop working on
something because your attention goes elsewhere. “Her funny jokes distracted me
from getting my homework done.

 to ignore someone - you ignore someone when you don‟t respond to their phone

calls, messages, emails, etc., you don‟t pay attention to them. “He thought I was
ignoring him because I didn‟t answer his text, but I was just in a meeting and couldn‟t
text him back.”

 to arrange - to organize or to schedule something. “She needed to arrange a time to
meet with the accountant.”

 to hang out with - to spend time with someone. “They liked to hang out with their
friends on weekends.”