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postpone; reach; arrive at start learning
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go against your principles
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evaluate; explore; look into start learning
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go against your principles
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choose to do one thing or another start learning
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arrive at a decision; reach a decision
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postpone a decision; put off a decision
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be faithful to what you believe is right start learning
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follow your principles; stick to your principles
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do something that you don't believe is right start learning
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go against your principles; betray your principles
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look at a situation in detail start learning
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explore a situation; look into a situation
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evaluate a situation; assess a situation
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At the store my food came to $10. I gave the cashier $20 but she gave me $100 in change. Obviously, she thought she'd given me a $10 note. I (1) the situation start learning
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At the store my food came to $10. I gave the cashier $20 but she gave me $100 in change. Obviously, she thought she'd given me a $10 note. I evaluated/assessed the situation
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I needed money badly, it was her mistake. Should I (2) my principles and keep the money although I knew she might have to pay the missing cash back herself? start learning
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I needed money badly, it was her mistake. Should I go against/betray my principles and keep the money although I knew she might have to pay the missing cash back herself?
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In the end, I (3) a decision. start learning
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In the end, I arrived at/reached a decision.
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The night before my final school exams, a classmate sent me an email with the exam answers in an attachment. What should I do? Ignore the email or (4) the situation by asking him why he'd sent it and who else he'd sent it to? start learning
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The night before my final school exams, a classmate sent me an email with the exam answers in an attachment. What should I do? Ignore the email or look into/explore the situation by asking him why he'd sent it and who else he'd sent it to?
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I really wanted to (5) my principles and do the exam without cheating. start learning
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I really wanted to (5) my principles and do the exam without cheating.
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I (6) the decision by going to bed. In the morning, it was clear to me what to do... start learning
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I put off/postponed the decision by going to bed. In the morning, it was clear to me what to do...
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How could you reword these phrases start learning
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without using the compound adjectives?
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a widow who is 91 years old
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$4,000 in bubble-wrapped bills Bubble wrap is a pliable transparent plastic material used for packing fragile items. Regularly spaced, protruding air-filled hemispheres (bubbles) provide cushioning for fragile items. start learning
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$4,000 in bills which are wrapped in bubble-wrap
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a daughter who robbed a bank
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find a compound adjective above which is formed with a past participle start learning
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find a compound adjective above which is formed with a present participle (verb + -ing) start learning
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find a compound adjective above which is formed with a number and measure of age/time start learning
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The baby is three days old. start learning
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She's a three-day-old baby
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I like clothes that people make by hand. start learning
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I like hand-made clothes.
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That wall is 15 metres high. start learning
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It's a 15-metre-high wall.
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That moment changed my life. start learning
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It was a life-changing moment.
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The TV series has run for a long time. start learning
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It's a long-running TV series.
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The course is five years long. start learning
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It's a five-year-long course.
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Elaine Jones has very good qualifications. start learning
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She's very well-qualified.
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Research is an activity that consumes a lot of time. start learning
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It's a time-consuming activity.
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A (one who is twelve years old) child shouldn't be left alone at home. start learning
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A twelve-year-old child shouldn't be left alone at home.
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All outdoor cafés should be (you can't smoke there) start learning
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All outdoor cafés should be non-smoking.
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A (it lasts two months) holiday is too long. start learning
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A two-month holiday is too long.
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It's hard for me to remember names, especially (ones that sound odd) names. start learning
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It's hard for me to remember names, especially odd-sounding names.
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Auto manufacturers should spend more money developing a (solar energy powers it) car. start learning
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Auto manufacturers should spend more money developing a solar-powered car.
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I would never live at the top of a (it's twenty storeys) building. storey: a floor or level of a building start learning
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I would never live at the top of a twenty-storey building.
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