Trimming the Hedges
Feeling Inverted
Hedge Choice
Vocabulary from the City
Vocabulary from Leicester Square
100
90% of women like to eat chocolate. (seem)
It seems that most women like to eat chocolate.
100
It always rains, so I never bike to work.
Never do I bike to work.
100
It is not known.
No evidence.
100
Makes you feel respect and amazement.
awe-inspiring
100
To stare at someone stupidly.
gawk
200
Everyone prefers to have two arms and two legs.
There is no doubt that everyone prefers having all their limbs.
200
You won't like the restaurant until you eat the delicious food.
Not until you eat the delicious food will you like the restaurant.
200
There's no question.
It's certain.
200
Cheaply made or vulgar
tacky
200
A movie that a few people like very very very much.
cult movie
300
Italy is a Catholic country. (widely recognized)
It is widely recognized that Italy is a Catholic country.
300
My dog not only ate my homework, but also ate my cat.
Not only did my dog eat my homework, it also ate my cat.
300
It is commonly accepted.
Most people agree.
300
Loud, big, and impossible to ignore
in-your-face
300
A short simple song.
ditty
400
25% of people in New York want to live in Portland. (appears)
It appears that few New Yorkers want to live in Portland.
400
Before I went to Portland, I had never been to such a great city.
Never before had I been to such a great city.
400
It is uncertain.
No good evidence.
400
Something does what it does really well.
work its magic
400
Another word for a restaurant.
eatery
500
On average, a woman in Japan only has 1.21 children. (no doubt)
There is no doubt that Japanese women have very few children.
500
I felt sick soon after I ate my sandwich.
No sooner did I eat my sandwich than I felt sick.
500
There is some doubt.
There is weak evidence.
500
Become the victim of something.
Fall prey to.
500
To eat a lot all at once.
gorge
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