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It's been months since I last spoke with Paul.

I haven't had any contact with Paul for months.

He has never felt so embarrassed before.

It's the time he has ever felt so embarrassed.

She was going to hand in her notice when the boss decided to promote her.

She was on the point of handing in her notice when the boss decided to promote her.

He has tried to lose weight before

It's the first time he has gone on diet.

France hasn't won a gold medal in this sport for ages.

It's long time since France won a gold medal in this sport.

It is certain that he will compensate you for the damage he has done.

He is bound to make it up to you for the damage he has done.

Stephen realized something terrible had happened as soon as he saw May crying.

Stephen became aware that something terrible had happened as soon as he saw May crying.

I believe that man you're looking for is standing right next us.

I have a feeling that the man standing right next to us is the one you're looking for.

Jeremy joined the cricked club a year ago.

Jeremy has been member of the cricked club a year ago.

It was proposed that a new orphanage should be built.

They put forward a proposal to build a new orphanage.

The elections take place next Sunday.

The elections are scheduled to take place next Sunday.

I believe that there will be economic crisis soon.

In my estimation, an economic crisis is imminent.

The final question in part 6 wasn't answered correctly.

Nobody could give a correct answer to the final question in part 6.

Mozart started composing music during his early childhood.

Mozart started composing music as a young child.

According to Dr Donovan, Rosie is bound to be offered the position.

According to Dr Donovan, there is no doubt that Rosie will be offered the position.

He's been writing the novel for nearly two years.

It is nearly two years since he started writing the novel.

The suspect could not explain why he had sand in his boots.

The suspect could not account for the sand in his his boots.

What he told me made me vary curious to hear the rest of the story.

What he told me whetted my appetite for the rest of the story.

I don't mind staying in on Saturday night if I have good company.

I'm not averse to staying in on Saturday night if I have a good company.

Miss Hayes will explain the day-to-day running of the office to you.

Miss Hayes will acquaint you with the day-to-day running of the office.

I don't know how I can make it up to you for spoiling your plans.

I don't know how I can make amends for spoiling your plans.

It is a forgone conclusion that Mark will get the job.

It goes without saying that Mark will get the job.

Our teacher doesn't like it when we leave the classroom without asking first.

Our teacher doesn't approve of us leaving the classroom without asking first.

Those official files cannot be seen by the public until the end of the decade.

The public cannot have an access to these official files until the end of the decade.

Being her only niece, Ann is very precious to her.

Being her only niece, Ann is the apple of her eye.

You need to consider the fact that he hasn't spoken French for years.

You need to make allowance for the fact that he hasn't spoken French for years.

Sheila was the only one who succeeded in finding the solution to the problem.

Only Sheila came up with the solution of the problem.

I was surprised not to see Meg at the party but I later heard she was ill.

I was surprised that Med didn't come to the party, but apparently she was ill.

I know this route looks like dangerous but I can't think of a batter option.

However dangerous this route looks, it is the only alternative I can think of.

Because of the lack of co-operation, he decided to leave the project unfinished.

He chose to abandon the project due to lack of co-operation.

Helen won't be happy till she gets a full refund.

Nothing other than a full refund will satisfy Helen.

I always think about transport costs when job hunting.

I always take transport costs into consideration when job hunting.

Becky didn't tell you because she assumed you already knew.

Becky didn't tell you because she took it for granted that you already knew.

How would you deal with such a challenge?

What would you do if you were presented with such a challenge.

In my opinion, Simon was a fool not to accept their job offer.

I think Simon was a fool to turn down their job offer.

My boss says I can use his car whenever I want to, so long as I'm careful.

My boss says his car is at my disposal so long as I'm careful.

The news was a shock to us.

We were taken aback by the news.

James realized that he could never be an architect.

James realised that he wasn't cut out to be an architect.

They chose not to drive because they thought there would be too much snow.

They chose not to drive for fear of too much snow.

I'm sick of that programme; I've watched it too often.

I've gone off that programme; I've watched it too often.

I never have enough times these days.

I am short of time these days.

They tried very hard to finish by midnight.

They did their best to finish by midnight.

The trapped fireman finally got away through the back window.

The trapped fireman mangaged to escape through the back windows.

225. The way he took everything he did for granted really annoyed her. (BACK)

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→The way he took everything he did for granted really got/put her back up.

226. It was touch and go whether he recovered or not. (BALANCE)

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→It was in the balance whether he recovered or not.

227. Which of the two books would you prefer? (RATHER)

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→Which of the two books would you rather read?

228. These books have been lent by the British Council library. (LOAN)

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→These books have been on loan from the British Council library.

229. I bought a pair of shoes this morning. They cost 40 pounds.

→This morning I spent

→This morning I spent 40 pounds on a pair of shoes.

230. Mrs. Wilson says she is sorry she didn't attend the meeting yesterday.

→Mrs. Wilson sends her apologies

→Mrs. Wilson sends her apologies for not having attended the meeting yesterday.

231. It's almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.

→I cancelled

→I cancelled my subscription to that magazine nine months ago.

232. The north west of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast.

→The annual rainfall

→The annual rainfall in/for the North West of Britain is greater/higher than that in the southeast.

233. When I arrived in Canberra, I wrote a letter home.

→On arriving

→On arriving in Canberra, I wrote a letter home.

234. What Rachel does in her spare time doesn't concern me. (BUSINESS)

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→It's none of my business what Rachel does in her spare time.

235. The final version of the plan was quite different form the initial draft. (RESEMBLANCE)

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→The final version of the plan bore no/little resemblance to the initial draft.

236. They feel the same way about each other. (MUTUAL)

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→Their feeling about each other is mutual.

237. The bottle must not be laid on its side. (UPRIGHT)

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→The bottle must be kept/ placed in an upright position.

238. Not many people attended the meeting. (TURNOUT)

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→There was a poor turnout for the meeting.

239. I'd like to visit Singapore more than any other countries in the world.

→Singapore is the country

→Singapore is the country I'd like to visit the most.

240. She listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know.

→She is a person

→She is a person who listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know.

241. People don't want to buy cars with large engines any more. (CALL)

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→There is no longer any call for cars with large engines.

242. In the end, I felt I had been right to leave the club. (REGRETS)

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→I had no regrets about leaving the club in the end.

244. "If you don't apologize immediately, I'm leaving", she told him. (THREATENED)

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→She threatened to leave if he didn't apologize immediately.

243. His reactions are quite unpredictable. (KNOWS)

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→Nobody knows how he is going to react.

1. I don't think the television's likely to blow up at any minute. likehood

1. There is little likehood that the television will blow up at any time.

2. This car only cost me five hundred pounds. picked

2. I picked this car up for only five hundred pounds.

3. Someone paid five thousands pounds for the painting. went

3. The painting went for five thousands pounds.

4. We have made neither a profit nor a loss this year.even

4. We have broken even this year.

5. In 1967 programs began to be transmitted in colours.advent

5. 1967 saw the advent of the transmission of programs in color.

6. I find Harold's behavior quite incomprehensible.loss

6. I find myselfat a loss to understand/ comprehend Harold's behavior.

7. The severity of the punishment bore no relation to the seriousness of the crime.proportion

7. The punishment was out of proportion to the crime.

8. I'm afraid our problems are just beginning.iceberg

8. These problems of ours are just the tip of the iceberg.

9. In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football.shoulders

9. In the area, Thailand is head and shoulders above all other countries in football

10. Thomas was not given details of the company's new project.Dark

10. Thomas was kept in the dark about the company's new projects.

11. I was too scared to tell him what I really thought.lacked

11. I lacked (the) courage to tell him what I really thought.

12. The police ended the fighting between the two gangs by arresting the leaders.stop

12. The police put a stop to the fighting between the two gangs by arresting the leaders.

13. travelling alone is not just a matter of taking a good guidebook with you.more

13. There is more to travelling alone than taking a good guide book with you.

15. She was so anxious while the results were read out. (BREATH )

15. She held her breath while the results were read out .

16. The house shouldn't be left unlocked for any reason . ( ACCOUNT )

16. On no account / Not on any account should the house be left unlocked .

17. A huge investment has been put into the field of solar-electricity.( INVEST )

17. They invest a big fund / sum of money into the field of solar- electricity.

18. Alice was not a confident person, and that was why she was so shy. ( DUE )

18. Alice's shyness was due to ( a/her ) lack of confidence.

19. When I started work, I was so inexperienced that I couldn't send a fax. CLUE

19. I didn't have any clue about how to send a fax when I started work.

20. What you have been saying is quite irrelevant. BEDISE

20. What you have been saying is beside the point.

21. Please stop criticizing everybody!DOWN

21. Please stop running everybody down.

22. We don't expect that the missing climbers have survived. HOLD

22. We don't hold out much hope for the missing climbers.

23. Helen's report is rather unclear in places. LACKING

23. Helen's report seems to be lacking in clarity in places.

24. Everybody in the audience stood to applaud the actor's performance. STANDING

24. The actor was given a standing ovation for his performance.

25. Taxpayers had to pay the cost of the privatization plan. FOOT

25. Taxpayers had to foot the bill for the privatization plan.

26. The fact that he will never race again is something he cannot accept.TERMS

26. He cannot come to terms with the fact that he will never race again.

27. A government official leaked the story to the world press. WIND

27. The world press got wind of the story from a government official.

28. Building societies will have to guard against their rivals. LAURELS

28. Building societies will not be able to rest on their laurels.

29. He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer. NAME

29. He is making quite a name for himself as an interviewer.

31. I really don't know what you're talking about.FAINTEST

31. I don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about.

30. He makes sure that he isn't associated with policies he disagrees with. DISTANCES

30. He makes sure (that) he distances himself frompolicies he disagrees with.

32. I feel I am not being treated fairly. RAW

32. I feel I am getting / being given a raw deal.

35. Pauline isn't one of the people who know the secret. ON

35. Pauline hasn't been let in on the secret.

34. You can walk to the station easily from the hotel. DISTANCE

34. The station is within easy walking distance of the hotel.

36. We don't expect that the missing climbers have survived. HOLD

36. We don't hold out much hope for the missing climbers.

37. You must accept the fact that she has left you. TERMS

37. You must come to terms with the fact that she has left you.

39. Stop criticizing everybody! (Down)

39. Stop running everybody DOWN.

40. Terry has just insured her life. (out)

40. Terry has just taken OUT insurance on her life.