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Wow old man jenkins must be 94 now
He's getting on a bit
A really difficult job
I used to/would live on my own befor I came here
used to
Fish is good, ........... I prefer vegitarian food
however, yet (contrast)
My brother always give to charity
heart of gold
My sister always plays terrible music
It really gets on my nerves
Doing the same thing every day for years
monotonous
Tamara wouldn't/didn't use to look like her mum, she does now
didn't use to
They paid me really well............. I worked really hard
so, therefore (result)
Mike is so friendly and easy to talk to
down to earth
Julia is my best friend
We get along like a house on fire
I don't get paid much but I enjoy what I do
fulfilling/rewarding
When I moved to bristol I was working/used to work as a banker
was working
We don't have any work today............ the failure of the delivery
due to, because of (reason)
Tamara shouts a lot if I make even a simple mistake
a very quick temper/short temper
I sent Tom all his things back in the post with a rude note
I shoud get the message
Mike works in the city trading shares for major companies
High-powered
Suddenly we saw/used to see a flash of light and the house was being,had been struck by lightning
saw, had been
They demolished the school...........to build a carpark
in order to (purpose)
I was in a very fragile emotional state
heart of glass
I just have too much work to do
I'm not getting anywhere
There is no chance for promotion in this job
dead-end
We were visiting/used to visit our grandmother ever friday and she awlays had cooked/cooked the most amazing flapjack
used to visit, cooked
The teacher left early ........... catch his train ........... the train was late and ...................... he missed his doctors appointment.
Turns out Sam was seeing Lucy while he lived with Prucila
Going behind her back