Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form when necessary. r egardless of learn better as it were go for mean business at work tell apart as it is, though cast aside be irritated at 1. This time, we __________ when we say we will improve our banking system. We are serious. 2. Some crops and weeds are hard to _________ when young. 3. For years, the blind man only had this dog to keep him company. It was, __________, his little brother. 4. I was so foolish as to __________ Philip's manner when he was giving me some good advice, and I am very sorry. 5. Students do not work hard unless they have a sense of achievement. This __________ the teachers, too. 6. ________ danger, he climbed the tower. 7. We must realize that there is still a strong anti-reform force _________. 8. I am not a fan of gardening. ___________, I cannot deny that when April comes I find myself going out to lean on the fence and look at the plot of land. 9. She is an outspoken, truthful woman, or she was until she__________. 10. We need to __________ outdated policies.