Avoiding repetition
When a child feels unhappy, they will ask for their mother more often than for their father.
When a child feels unhappy, the child will ask for the child's mother more often than the child will ask for the child's father.
Jamal attaches considerable / great /large importance to the way he dresses, so he always gets up extra early.
large
His performance in the exam was ______, considering how much he had studied.
below par
He says he’s never seen her before.
DENIES
He _________________ her before.
denies seeing
Pete had never spoken to Ann, although Pete had often wanted to speak to Ann.
Pete had never spoken to Ann, although he'd often wanted to.
A high/big/significant percentage of accident victims coming to hospital have been doing DIY at home.
big
One of my favourite photographers is ___________ at a local gallery.
having an exhibition
We can’t buy a new car – we don’t have enough money.
AFFORD
We ___________ a new car.
can't afford to buy
Narayan has had two jobs. The two jobs were in a bank. Unfortunately, the two jobs were not well paid.
Narayan has had two jobs. Both were in a bank but unfortunately, neither was well paid.
I'm leaving for work early tomorrow to try to avoid the deep / heavy / terrible traffic on my route.
deep
Dan spends a long time ________ his photos. He often adjusts the colour and adds filters.
fiddling around with
I wish I hadn’t phoned my sister.
REGRET
I ___________ call to my sister.
regret making a/ the
There are five official languages in Spain and Manolo speaks all of the five official languages of Spain.
There are five official languages in Spain and Manolo speaks all of them.
Martina is showing a lot of promise and she's made high / considerable /satisfactory progress with her English this term.
high
The idea that aliens built the pyramids seems ____, but some people still believe it.
far-fetched
I can’t wait to start my new job.
FORWARD
I’m really _________ my new job.
Leonardo lived in Canada as a child. The fact that he lived in Canada is the reason why he speaks such fluent English.
Leonardo lived in Canada as a child, which is why he speaks such fluent English.
My brother has spent a huge/heavy / considerable amount of money renovating an old farmhouse - I don't know how he can afford it.
heavy
The artist’s latest sculpture is so i__________ that it takes hours to fully appreciate all the tiny details.
intricate
We paid our hotel bill when we checked out.
SETTLED
It wasn’t until _____________ our hotel bill.
we checked out that we settled