make it with open arms strip off keep back free of / free from after all straighten up throw away 1. After 10 years of full-time training, she has finally ________ as a professional dancer. 2. ________, what is the point in taking part in the competitive event if the result is only to prove how incompetent you are? 3. Redecorating the house is a challenging task. It's necessary to ________ the wallpaper first. 4. I never really had any problems with change. On the contrary, I welcome change ________. 5. A lot of what we ________ is made from raw materials which are not renewable. 6. Megan and John realized that their house was too messy for a new baby, so they decided to ________ their house before the baby was born. 7. Jennifer couldn't ________ her tears when she saw the sick children at a new blood cancer center in Virginia. 8. We want to give all children a world ________ violence.