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1 You could let someone else use your old clothes.

Recycle
Why don’t you recycle your old clothes?

2 Severe weather conditions have had a serious effect on traffic.

Affected
Traffic has been seriously affected by severe weather conditions

3 She decided to start her own business because she wanted to be independent.
With
She decided to start her own business with a view to being independent.

4 The loss of the account wan not our fault.

Blame
We are not to blame for the loss of the account.

5 She said she was worried about the problem of pollution

Concern
She expressed concern about the problem of pollution

6 Tom’s presence at parties adds to everyone’s enjoyment.

Soul
Tom is the life and soul of the party.

7 Linda did not agree with me about the closure.

Share
Linda didn’t share my opinion about the closure.

8 The government's retraining programme proved to be unsuccessful due to lack of funds.

Met
The government's retraining programme hadn’t met with success due to lack of funds.
9 The lease on my flat is valid until the end of the year.
Renewal
The lease of my flat doesn’t come up for renewal until the end of the year

10 I always get your boys mixed up.

Between
I can’t tell the difference between your boys.

11 She wants success more than anything else.

Outweighs
Her desire for success outweighs anything else.

12 There are fewer males than females in our country.

In
Males are in minority in our country.

13 Mark didn’t get home until just before dawn yesterday.

Hours
Mark didn’t get home till the early hours yesterday

14 Sheena can be bad-tempered in the mornings.

Tendency
Sheena has a tendency to be bad- tempered in the mornings.

15 The latest developments have made them decide to postpone their visit.
View
They have decided to postpone their visit in view of the latest developments.

16 He hated the way the media scrutinised his private life.

Came
He hated how his private life came under scrutiny from the media.

17 The current champion has been beaten in this year’s tournament.

Suffered
The current champion has suffered a defeat in this year's tournament.
 18 The civil service has completely changed under the present government.
Undergone
The civil service has undergone a complete change under the present government.

19 Charles has potential but he hasn’t exploited it yet.

Use
Charles hasn’t made use of his potential yet.

20 Some services may be running late due to bad weather.

Subject
Some services may be subject to delay due to bad weather.

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0. Mr Jones was shocked to hear that his son had failed his exam.
Came
It came as a shock to Mr Jones to hear that his son failed the exam.

1. I never thought of borrowing money from him.

Occurred
It never occured to me to borrow money from him.

2. Rhonda’s not very keen on foreign food.

Care
Rhona doesn’t care much for foreign food.

3. Rays good work record enabled him to get promotion

Strength
Ray got promotion on the strength of his good work record.

4. Travellers may bring as much luggage as they want .

Restriction
There is no restriction on the amount of luggage travellers may bring.
5. The government has tried to make the incident seem less serious.
Played
The government has played down the seriousness of the incident.

6. We couldn’t understand the film at all.

Sense
We could make absolutely no sense of the film.