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The meeting continued for (too long ) hours
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The meeting dragged on for hours
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They continued (with an activity for a period of time) painting, working, etc
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They carried on painting, working, etc
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They repeated (an activity/ behavior many times, often in an annoying way) forgetting the keys inside the car.
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They kept on forgetting the keys inside the car
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Be quiet and continue doing sthg often after an interruption
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Be quiet and get on with your work
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We continued driving for several miles
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We drove on for several miles
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The weather was great and we continued enjoying it a couple more days
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We stayed on for a couple more days
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The traffic noise continued without changing all night
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The traffic noise went on all night
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He talked a lot about his new car for a long time
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He went on and on about his car
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Let’s pass from this exercise to the next exercise
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Let’s go on to / move on to the next exercise
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I went to the airport ( bus station, etc) with sb to say goodbye to my parents.
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I went to the airport to see my parents off
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I was separated from the rest of the city
for almost a week because of the snow.
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I was cut off from the rest of the city for almost a week because of the snow.
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We left the house in order to have a drink and dance downtown
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We went off to have a drink downtown
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My handy husband was repairing the bicycle in a relaxed way
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My handy husband was messing around with the bicycle
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Those naughty kids were using other students’ bicycle carelessly
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Those naughty kids were messing around with other students’ bicycles
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I relaxed, enjoyed myself and did nothing at the pool, beach, last weekend.
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I lazed around/ about the pool, the beach, last weekend.
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My bedroom is a mess. I have books, clothing, and shoes all over the place untidily
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I have books, clothing, and shoes lying around / about everywhere.
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Some teenagers spend time at the mall doing nothing
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Some teenagers hang around / about with their friends at the mall
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They didn’t want to see you and told us go away angrily as a command.
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They told us to clear off
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