Advance English vocabulary

Example

1. Talks are being held about who should have sovereignty over the island.
2. The sovereignty of Holland and Germany was offered to the queen of England.

1. We have disassociated with our former business partners.
2. All the religions are disassociated in India.

1. I failed in my attempt to hold a fissiparous membership together.
2. Tribalism is an example of fissiparous.

1. Partition became an event of social disintegration.
2. I can see a gradual disintegration of family values in him.

1. It is a fight for female emancipation.
2. Our minds need emancipation from all these stereotypes if we really want to grow in life.

1. Slavery still exists in many parts of the world.
2. Millions of Africans were sold into slavery.

1. After the party, the house was a total/complete shambles.
2. Our economy is in a shambles.

1. Being an actor has a certain amount of kudos attached to it.
2. Kudos to you for having scored the highest marks.

1. He is such a resolute man.
2. You are a grown-up now, please be a little mature and resolute.

1. Drunk drivers are a menace to everyone.
2. Dogs running loose are a public menace.

1. The story depicts the lives of rustics in Northern India.
2. It is a stereotype that rustics are illiterate.

1. Many of the refugees are suffering from severe malnutrition.
2. All these beggars are malnutrition.

1. It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island.
2. The doctors tried to mitigate her pain.

1. An unchecked increase in the use of fossil fuels could have catastrophic results for the planet.
2. They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.

1. It is a stereotype that men are the primary breadwinners of their families.
2. We tried not to give the children sexually stereotyped toys.

1. This work is extremely inadequate -you’ll have to do it again.
2. She rejected the $2 million offer as totally inadequate.

1. His potentiality for working vigorously was visible since he joined the company.
2. Potentiality has to be turned to actual working otherwise it is of no use.

1. You can make this drink in a jiffy.
2. I will be back in a jiffy.

1. The difference between the two products is negligible.
2. My knowledge of German is negligible.

1. The acquisition of huge amounts of data has helped our research enormously.
2. Language acquisition starts at a very young age.

1. She seethed in anger.
2. The milk seethed in the pan and nobody noticed.

1. Running a marathon is a test of human endurance.
2. The pain was bad beyond endurance.

1. She toppled her bag of clothes in anger.
2. I saw you toppling the garbage on the road.

1. They are so indulgent with their kids that their kids have become so arrogant.
2. He had been a strict father but was indulgent towards his grandchildren.

1. She laid in bed, sprawling freely.
2. The town sprawled along several miles.

1. He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow.
2. We almost stifled in the heat of the city.

1. She thanked me profusely to have brought the dress she asked for.
2. He has profuse knowledge of this subject.

1. She is the undoubted star of British ballet.
2. Her dance performance is undoubtedly the best of all.

1. What you did was a dereliction of duty.
2. The old railway cottages were in a state of dereliction.

1. She’s suffered a good deal of misfortune over the years.
2. It’s unfair to take advantage of other people’s misfortunes.

1. Doctor says that this disease of mine is incurable.
2. Parkinson’s disease is a debilitating and incurable disease of the nervous system.

1. Soldiers who deserted and were caught were shot.
2. How many people desert from the army each year?

1. They have been fighting over a common property they possess, their eldest member of the family came for the settlement and placating.
2. Meditation can help you in placating when you feel distressed.

1. The themes pf the play is quite palpable.
2. She was feeling low and it was palpable from her face.

1. Although our skin looks smooth, when magnified it is full of bumps and holes.
2. The hot summer magnified the racial tensions in the community.

1. The pilot averted a tragedy when he succeeded in preventing the plane from crashing.
2. Hitler’s invasion of Poland led to the tragedy of the Second World War.

1. Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits.
2. Children in this country are getting much too fat, and sugar and sweets are the main culprits.

1. These measures are designed to deter an enemy attack.
2. High prices are deterring many young people from buying houses.

1. As long as the boss is not convinced, all your efforts are dross.
2. I don’t want to spend my time doing such a dross activity.

1. Their mother subdued all pleasures of life and worked hard to educate them after their father died.
2. You must not subdue your passion.

1. The political repression in this country is enforced by terror.
2. The repression of anger can be harmful.

1. I scoff the kind of food they are providing at the hostel.
2. Her performance was scoffed by the audience due to her obscene costume in such a conservative city.

1. He was held culpable for all that had happened.
2. The tenant is culpable for any damage to the premises.

1. He has such a benign attitude towards his tenants.
2. I have not seen a man as benign as him.

1. I don’t possess a single DVD.
2. In the past the root of this plant was thought to possess magical powers.

1. He’d fly into a rage at the slightest provocation.
2. Despite so much provocation by his colleague, he kept himself patient and calm.

1. He doesn’t really go out and that is why he has developed an antisocial behavior.
2. Increasingly, smoking is regarded as an antisocial habit.

1. A girl of 14 was abducted and raped for six days and was then murdered.
2. There came a lot of cases of abduction during the Partition of India.

1. Much of the coast has been contaminated by nuclear waste.
2. The food which had been contaminated was destroyed.

1. He’s a cautious driver.
2. A cautious approach.

1. They have been unable to settle/resolve the dispute over working conditions.
2. The unions are in dispute with management over pay.

1. You need to be more decisive.
2. I am being decisive now that I have started earning.

1. A dangerous amount of radioactivity was released into the environment last month.
2. There was a case in Kolkata, where the man had a brain hemorrhage due to the radioactivity.

1. Three minutes after the fire started, the house was full of lethal fumes.
2. In the car the police found guns, knives, and other lethal weapons.

1. The hurricane put such a strain on the bridge that it collapsed.
2. As you get older, excess weight puts a lot of strain on the heart.

1. The ecological consequences of a nuclear war are incalculable.
2. You will get incalculable benefits from this business.

1. It’s a subject that has aroused a lot of interest.
2. Our suspicions were first aroused when we heard a muffled scream.

1. Very high taxes have recently been imposed on cigarettes.
2. Judges are imposing increasingly heavy fines for minor driving offences.

1. A man from Dubai was my combatant in the Mathematics Olympiad.
2. The combatant was a tough one but you daughter defeated him in three moves.

1. The quicksand of youth.
2. The quicksand of this fashion industry.

1. She quickly became accustomed to his messy ways.
2. I’m not accustomed to being treated like this.

1. The ravages of the fire showed in the splintered woodwork and blistered paint.
2. The accident has ravaged the car.

1. Loss of memory is a natural concomitant of old age.
2. Any increase in students meant a concomitant increase in funding.

1. My mother is inexorable when it comes to school trips.
2. She was in an inexorable mood so I did not try much at that time.

1. We’re going on a shopping expedition on Saturday.
2. Scott died while he was on an expedition to the Antarctic in 1912.

1. Fame in the world of rock and pop is largely ephemeral.
2. This is an ephemeral disease, don’t worry.

1. He felt a sense of incredulity, anger, and pain at the accusation made against him.
2. He stared at me with incredulity.

1. Inflation is likely to accelerate this year, adding further upward pressure on interest rates.
2. They use special chemicals to accelerate the growth of crops.

1. This big store of mine own is an undreamt thing for me.
2. She had talent but she would get a role in a Bollywood movie was undreamt by everyone in her family.

1. We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible.
2. People at the operational level are often exploited by the superiors.

1. The idea that they might not win was inconceivable to them.
2. It would be inconceivable for her to change her mind.

1. He has suffered amnesia after that car accident he mint two years ago.
2. Amnesia makes a person very vulnerable.

1. The novel manifests the colonization of Africans.
2. Struggle in the lives of artists is what the play manifests.

1. He is a proselyte for he changed from Hindu to Christian.
2. A lot of people here are proselytes who were forced by the circumstances to change from Hindu to Christians during Partition.

1. Memories of his ex-wife were obliterated by his new wife.
2. Forests are obliterates to bring about industries.

1. Penicillin was a revolutionary drug.
2. The 20th century was revolutionary for the changes in lifestyles of people.

1. I think bullfighting should be abolished.
2. National Service was abolished in the UK  in 1962.

1. These old buildings are the last vestiges of a colonial past.
2. There is now no vestige of hope that the missing children will be found alive.

1. The door has been eaten by termite and is hence corrigible.
2. His legs are deformed and as per the doctor, they are incorrigible.

1. There is now a mood of deepening pessimism about/over the economy.
2. An underlying pessimism infuses all her novels.

1. A world with harmony is a mere figment now.
2. It is no figment to have a rich flora and fauna along with development, we just need the right planning.

1. I’ve been struggling to understand this article all afternoon.
2. Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake.

1. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
2. My decision is based on my mother’s verdict.

1. I think we should put as much emphasis on preventing disease as we do on curing it.
2. Schools here put great emphasis on written work and grammar.

1. Secularization will lead to decrease in charity.
2. Everything that was there in the monastery was sold after secularization.

1. He was one of the entrepreneurs of the 80s who made their money in property.
2. Entrepreneur is the new age term for businesspersons of a lower level.

1. Before the colonizers invaded, there was a period of political stability.
2. I don’t see a financial stability in her family, that’s why she keeps looking for ways to make money.

1. I found the conclusion of the film rather irritating.
2. In conclusion, I would like to thank our guest speaker.

1. God is ubiquitous.
2. Risk has become ubiquitous in India.

1. There is great public concern about some of the chemicals used in food preservation.
2. You must add some oil for the preservation  of pickles.

1. The nurse rocked the cradle.
2. The baby slept peacefully in the cradle.

1. She took a resign from her job due to some grudges that she had for her senior, now she repents but doesn’t show.
2. I repent not going to London during my vacation.

1. Pollution can have disastrous effects on the delicately balanced ecosystem.
2. It is our duty to maintain the beauty of our ecosystem by quitting the use of pollutants.

1. He has very well-manicured hands.
2. The hotel is surrounded by perfectly manicured gardens.

1. No matter how many hurdles I have to cross, I won’t relinquish.
2. I relinquished the argument because it made no sense to me.

1. He followed his uncle’s doctrines.
2. I am influenced by the doctrines of Buddha.

1. He often says that he could do better if he had no restraints by his family.
2. Restraints may limit you but they are important to maintain discipline.

1. They have liberalized their kids now that they are above 18 years.
2. Liberalization leads to lawlessness in a lot of cases.

1. We could hear him cursing and swearing as he tried to get the door open.
2. In Mahabharata, Krishna cursed Ashwatthama that he would live with wounds and sores on his body.

1. This ice cream has a delightful taste.
2. The décor of this room is delightful.

1. His piano concerts are sublime indeed.
2. His literary works are considered sublime by a lot of critics.

1. A few stunted trees were the only vegetation visible.
2. There was such a bad condition at the orphanage that all the children seemed to have a stunted growth.

1. Without parents, these three kids are living a wretched childhood.
2. The house was in a wretched state.

1. She grudgingly admitted that she had been wrong to criticize him.
2. He grudgingly lent his car to me because his parents have good terms with my parents.

1. She was accosted by the HR via email.
2. You must accost the person who you can help you in this matter.

1. The Africans have been victims of colonization for a long period of time.
2. Colonization has resulted in uprooting the people of Africa and similarly other countries.

1. She is a high-spirited, passionate and vigorous lady.
2. She gave a vigorous performance.

1. He was charged a penalty of Rs. 1,000 for not wearing a seat belt while driving.
2. If you do not follow the traffic rules, you will have to pay a high penalty.

1. He was one of the old school of English gentleman.
2. The restaurant has an old school setup with really big tables and high chairs.

1. Liberty often degenerates into lawlessness.
2. The climate here is of violence and lawlessness.

1. A gang of five men were arrested for sexual misdemeanors.
2. Every week, as children, we were beaten for some minor misdemeanor.

1. She has been tom-tomming about her recent trip to Las Vegas during the party.
2. One should never tom-tom about what so ever he/she achieves in life.

1. I don’t appreciate his juvenile behavior that he does all the time.
2. He becomes juvenile in such a company that is what I like about him the most.

1. Most delinquent people of this country are found to be teenagers in a survey.
2. They are carrying out research on the causes of delinquent behavior among young people.

1. The room was painted a subtle shade of pink.
2. The play’s message is perhaps too subtle to be understood by young children.

1. The government will instigate new measures to combat terrorism.
2. The revolt in the north is believed to have been instigated by a high-ranking general.

1. The captain was made a scapegoat for the team’s failure.
2. The operational level workers are most prone to become the scapegoat for any flaw that occurs.

1. Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.
2. The design on the walls of this building depicts the culture during the 18th century.

1. Although some people campaign for the right to euthanasia, it is still illegal in most countries.
2. She was so much in pain due to the degradation of so many parts of her body that doctors found euthanasia the only option and her family consented eventually.

1. He is still grieving over the death of his wife.
2. It grieves me to see all this food going to waste.

1. What the government is proposing encroaches on the rights of individuals.
2. I resent it that my job is starting to encroach on my family life.

1. I’ve no intention of changing my plans just to fit in with his.
2. He’s full of good intentions, but he never does anything about them!

1. He collapsed, groaning with pain.
2. There was a painful scene in the movie in which the actor was groaning but nobody came to help him.

1. I was in an agony of suspense.
2. We’ve both suffered agonies of guilt over what happened.

1. One must learn to utilize the resources properly.
2. Why don’t you utilize your time properly and so something productive?

1. There was a territorial dispute between the governments of two states.
2. This news report is about some territorial riots in the northern parts of India.

1. The company has more liabilities than assets in current situation.
2. She possessed more assets than anyone in her family.

1. My own inclination would be to look for another job.
2. We should be basing our decisions on solid facts, not inclinations and hunches.

1. The road was covered with fragments of glass from the shattered window.
2. Literary scholars are piecing together her last unpublished novel from fragments of a recently discovered manuscript.

1. The crux of this essay is to show how the poet mixes his personal feelings with that of the nation’s.
2. The crux of the conversation was to figure out a solution for students who have problems with accommodation near college.

1. We all enjoyed ourselves tremendously.
2. We were tremendously happy to see him after so long.

1. These memories will not be diminished by time.
2. What he did has seriously diminished him in many people’s eyes.

1. This is not a real issue at school, just a hoax created by the students.
2. I think that her death was natural, accusing her husband for murder is a hoax.

1. This is not a small matter, ask the victims of medical malpractices and you will know how big this issue is.
2. Their son has got into financial malpractices at the court, he will be caught soon.

1. He took me for an extremely frightening film despite knowing that I hate horror movies.
2. It is frightening to think what might happen if she left him.

1. Elizabeth Quant is a London-based practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine.
2. She was a medical practitioner before she entered politics.

1. I bought it solely for that purpose.
2. It seems he’s not solely to blame for the accident.

1. Times Square is the nexus of the New York subway.
2. She was the nexus of the event.

1. There have been several instances of violence at the school.
2. I don’t usually side with the management, but in this instance I agree with what they’re saying.

1. This book is an indispensable resource for researchers.
2. His long experience at the United Nations makes him indispensable to the talks.

1. Somebody broached the subject that I have been ignoring all evening.
2. The subject that I so wanted to discuss in class was broached by the teacher himself.

1. The doctor gave him a referral to the consultant.
2. You must have a referral code to sign up with this app.

1. My mother accuses me of negligence unless I phone her every day.
2. His disease has grown extensively because of his prolonged medical negligence.

1. The roads are clogged with holiday traffic.
2. Eating too much fat causes your arteries to clog (up).

1. He derided my singing as pathetic.
2. He derided my singing as pathetic.

1. He is working zealously.
2. One who doesn’t work zealously can never succeed in life.

1. The police have found no evidence of a terrorist link with the murder.
2. There is no scientific evidence to suggest that underwater births are dangerous.

1. The novel has been serialized for radio in five instalments.
2. We agreed to pay for the car in instalments.

1. The pesticides used on many farms are polluting the water supply.
2. We won’t invest in any company that pollutes the environment.

1. We sailed slowly down the river.
2. River Ganga has become one of the dirtiest rivers in the world, people have spoiled the holy river.

1. Modernization has more pros and less cons.
2. My grandparents are always unhappy with us being modernized at school.

1. Since its establishment two years ago, the advice centre has seen over 500 people a week.
2. The establishment of new areas of employment is a priority.

1. Mountain gorillas are an endangered species.
2. Over a hundred species of insect are found in this area.

1. We are on an expedition to explore the flora and fauna of Horn Church Wood.
2. This place is popular for its rich flora and fauna.

1. We are on an expedition to explore the flora and fauna of Horn church Wood.
2. This place is popular for its rich flora and fauna.

1. There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct.
2. Many tribes became extinct when they came into contact with Western illnesses.

1. The submarine submerged when enemy planes were sighted.
2. She was taken to hospital after being submerged in an icy river for 45 minutes.

1. The salesman was snubbed by the lady thrice and then he moved away from her.
2. He disconnected the call in the middle, I felt snubbed.

1. A lot of people protested about the new working hours.
2. They protested bitterly to their employers, but to no avail.

1. The council has some spare cash, which it proposes to spend on public amenities.
2. You will be provided with basic amenities at the hostel.

1. A heavy lunch makes me sluggish in the afternoon.
2. Something is wrong with the car – the engine feels a bit sluggish.

1. The principal is the sole governor of our school.
2. This factor can highly affect our governing faculty’s latest ideas.

1. He could not continue his studies after matriculation.
2. With such high marks in his matriculations, he has got an admission in the best university of the state.

1. I have obtained the highest marks in English in my class.
2. She has obtained three medals in racing.

1. It seems impossible that I could have walked by without noticing her.
2. He made it impossible for me to say no.

1. Our school had a vacancy open for a laboratory technician.
2. He is the technician who works for the arrangement at the school functions.

1. You will get nice clothes at affordable prices in this shop.
2. Such high tuition fees is absolutely unaffordable for a lot of people.

1. I have given the best upbringing to my children.
2. What your children become is all a result of your own upbringing.

1. The high suicide rate acted as a catalyst for change in the prison system.
2. Chlorine acts as a catalyst to break down ozone.

1. The wedding ring caught the light, glistering brightly.
2. The stars glister in the sky.

1. She winked at me as he turned his back.
2. For a moment I thought he was being serious, but then he winked at me.

1. I’ll probably be home by midnight.
2. I’m probably going – it depends on the weather.

1. He was badly burned in the blaze.
2. She burned his old love letters.

1. The findings show a substantial difference between the opinions of men and women.
2. She inherited a substantial fortune from her grandmother.

1. I feel like doing something completely frivolous today.
2. I think he sees her as a frivolous young woman.

1. This prospectus is fake as it gives misleading information.
2. Advertisements must not create a misleading impression.

1. Bollywood is a highly competitive industry.
2. Acting is very competitive – you’ve got to really push yourself if you want to succeed.

1. The teachers are perplexed since the exam pattern has changed.
2. The managing director of the industry is perplexed due to malfunctioning of the most important machine.

1. His condition was aggravated in the government hospital due to lack of attention and poor services.
2. The conditions of the hostel are aggravating each day.

1. The museum was broken into last night and several paintings were slashed.
2. She tried to commit suicide by slashing her wrists.

1. He disguised himself by wearing a false beard.
2. Minor skin imperfections can usually be disguised with  make-up.

1. At the moment she’s experiencing a lot of dissatisfaction with her job.
2. We can feel dissatisfaction among our customers due to lack of services.

1. Discontent among junior ranks was rapidly spreading.
2. There was widespread discontent at/about/over/with the plan.

1. A construction of track is happening as an extension of the southern railway.
2. We need some more wire to make an extension for these lights.

1. Both companies are under investigation for corrupt practices.
2. The whole system was corrupt – every official she approached wanted money before helping her.

1. It turned out she was one of those faceless bureaucrats who control our lives.
2. All these bureaucrats are responsible for the misappropriation of budget of this year.

1. Drain the pasta thoroughly.
2. We drained the pond and filled it with fresh water.

1. She has embezzled 56 lacs in company funds.
2. He was accused for embezzling the money that was received by donations.

1. Her rise to fame was quite phenomenal – in less than two years she was a household name.
2. The town has expanded at a phenomenal rate.

1. I’m trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children.
2. They are looking for a person to foster Harry.

1. The last few years have seen the privatization of many industries previously owned by the state.
2. Banks are on a verge of privatization.

1. There’s no justice in the world when people can be made to suffer like that.
2. The winner has been disqualified for cheating, so justice has been done

1. Despite this accumulation of evidence, the government persisted in doing nothing.
2. Accumulations of sand can be formed by the action of waves on coastal beaches.

1. He is such a rogue that he did a scam in the company where he was working and was eventually caught.
2. He is innocent, only the rogue men of his company are dragging him into this case.

1. He was caught involved in an insurance scam.
2. I think he is being dragged into a scam, we should talk to him.

1. He resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job.
2. She resigned as director.

1. Such a cumbersome equipment.
2. These are such cumbersome speakers that once they are installed, they cannot be moved.

1. She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels.
2. Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed.

1. The accused protested her innocence.
2. The accused were all found guilty.

1. She has been nagged by my seniors to be a part of this program.
2. The founder of this company is now nagging employees to donate some money or else they will be dismissed.

1. The minister is calling for mandatory prison sentences for people who assault police officers.
2. Athletes must undergo a mandatory drugs test before competing in the championship.

1. The storm wreaked havoc in the garden, uprooting trees and blowing a fence down.
2. The delay played havoc with their travel arrangements.

1. He is my political opponent.
2. Do not discuss the policies with the opponent team, it can harm us extremely.

1. The two men allege that the police forced them to make false confessions.
2. She is alleged to have been at the centre of an international drugs ring.

1. The war has badly damaged the country’s infrastructure.
2. The man has got a compensation for the damages to his building during the earthquake.

1. Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
2. The chair collapsed under her weight.

1. The idea of cloning extinct life forms still belongs to science fiction.
2. In sheep, the extent to which cloning produces over-large fetuses is difficult to quantify.

1. Even now in her sixties, she is the epitome of French elegance.
2. She is an epitome of beauty with brains.

1. Tigers are endangered now.
2. There are a lot of species which are endangered due to industrialization.

1. This book glorifies war.
2. The purpose of our community is to glorify the LGBT community.

1. Pornography degrades women.
2. Every day the environment is further degraded by toxic wastes.

1. This is such a unique pair of socks, you won’t find these in India.
2. These chocolates have some unique taste.

1. The country’s most valuable commodities include tin and diamonds.
2. It is the biggest the international commodities market.

1. I hate it when balloons burst.
2. Suddenly the door burst open and police officers rushed in.

1. Fierce storms have been hampering rescue efforts and there is now little chance of finding more survivors.
2. This limp in my leg is hampering me from achieving what I want to.

1. Humans evolved from apes.
2. The company has evolved over the years into a multi-million dollar organization.

1. He has a severe chest infection.
2. This is a school for children with severe learning difficulties.

1. She wanted to work for a bigger and more influential newspaper.
2. Johnson was influential in persuading the producers to put money into the film.

1. Every individual has rights which must never be taken away.
2. Like many creative individuals, she can be very bad-tempered.

1. The people feared the wrath of God.
2. I fear his wrath once he gets to know that I have broken his favorite watch.

1. She spoke with a gruff voice.
2. He was an old man with a gruff voice.

1. The house is in a very exposed position.
2. She exposed a lot of skin during the day time by wearing such a short dress and now she is sad about how her skin has tanned so beadle.

1. After their parents’ death, their aunt has become their custodian.
2. She is the custodian of her husband’s businesses since his death.

1. In the 1920s, short hair for women became the vogue.
2. The postwar vogue for tearing down buildings virtually destroyed the city’s architecture.

1. They demanded adequate remuneration for their work.
2. In return for some caretaking duties, we are offering a free flat and a small remuneration.

1. I found myself unable to articulate my feelings.
2. Many people are opposed to the new law, but have had no opportunity to articulate their opposition.

1. A special committee has been appointed to handle prisoners’ grievances.
2. Bill still nurses a grievance against his employers for not promoting him.

1. They were making the most tremendous amount of noise last night.
2. She’s been a tremendous help to me over the last few months.

1. A commendable act of bravery.
2. It was a commendable dance performance.

1. Wind and rain have eroded the statues into shapeless lumps of stone.
2. The cliffs are eroding several feet a year.

1. The US is often accused of cultural imperialism.
2. Australia has its own cultural identity, which is very different from that of Britain.

1. You must not forget the ethics no matter how big your business is.
2. The ethics of journalism are much debated.

1. Why are people so obsessed with money?
2. As a society we’re obsessed by sex.

1. Governments must cooperate if they are to fight/combat international terrorism.
2. I request you all to cooperate with us by using stairs till the elevators are repaired.

1. The track broadens and becomes a road at this point.
2. They are broadening the bridge to speed up the flow of traffic.

1. The war has badly damaged the country’s infrastructure.
2. This college has the best infrastructure in the entire university.

1. She’s been feeling very stressed since she started her new job.
2. I was really stressed out before the exam.

1. He’s constantly changing his mind.
2. She has the television on constantly.

1. She was distressed at how neglected the children looked.
2. He has neglected  my love for him.

1. The deformation of the bones was caused by poor diet.
2. This deformation of her legs cane be corrected with some food supplements.

1. I have no best friend because I could not find a congenial person.
2. My daughters are congenial.

1. Everyone was discussing politics and I have no interest in it so I felt extremely left out.
2. Talk to her as well, she must not feel left out.

1. I won’t do anything as unethical as hacking some’s account.
2. Keeping a track of somebody’s accounts without their knowledge is unethical.

1. He lied to the teacher and winked at his friend.
2. His wink made it clear that he was lying to his friend.

1. The baby drools while sleeping.
2. The doctor told me that drooling is normal.

1. Two police officers were injured in scuffles with fans at Sunday’s National Football League contest.
2. The youths scuffled with the policeman, then escaped down the lane.

1. The infiltrator was identified and killed.
2. The British infiltrated India.

1. I want to read Gandhi’s biography.
2. A professor of my college is working on some biography.

1. What an utterly stupid thing to do!
2. I think he is utterly interested in this business.

1. There was fierce combat between the two sides.
2. No one knew how many troops had died in combat.

1. Recent years have witnessed a growth in religious fundamentalism.
2. The new generations avert fundamentalism and are more practical.

1. The children are the innocent/helpless victims of the fighting.
2. The children are the innocent/helpless victims of the fighting.

1. Totalitarianism has ruined the lives of people in our country.
2. People tried hard to grow but totalitarian government never provided any support.

1. English people have practiced dictatorship in many countries.
2. Africans are victims of dictatorship.

1. The army must give power back to the legitimate government.
2. He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense.

1. Interest in the project fizzled after the funding was withdrawn.
2. The fire fizzled miserably in the rain.

1. I can’t face the hassle of moving house again.
2. My boss has been giving me a lot of hassle this week.

1. The film is about a young police officer and his struggle to expose corruption in the force.
2. Political corruption is widespread throughout the country.

1. These banknotes are forgeries.
2. He increased his income by forgery.

1. Her speech was full of excuses and evasions and never properly addressed the issue.
2. He was arrested for tax evasion.

1. They’ve furnished the room very simply.
2. You have done the furnishing beautifully.

1. He is an illiterate to talk about accounting and stuff.
2. Don’t explain me all this about computers, I am technologically illiterate.

1. So many adverts nowadays are designed to titillate.
2. Any product that we launch must have some schemes to titillate the consumers.

1. Such a war would be disastrous for the country.
2. This decision will have a disastrous impact on foreign policy.

1. Education should be relevant to the child’s needs.
2. For further information, please refer to the relevant leaflet.

1. Do I look ridiculous in this hat?
2. Don’t be so ridiculous! I can’t possibly afford to go on holiday.

1. I am not much of a moviegoer.
2. I haven’t seen a moviegoer, crazier than him.

1. Stop being so silly and immature, Ben!
2. She’s rather immature for her age, don’t you think?

1. No jocularity during the class will be appreciated.
2. He is popular for his jocularity.

1. This hairstyle looks ridiculous.
2. It is ridiculous to charge so much from the students for this little trip.

1. All these Eve teasers are boorish and ill-mannered men.
2. This is an act of some boorish person.

1. The animals are tormented mercilessly by flies and mosquitoes.
2. She mercilessly humiliated her husband in front of his friends.

1. The professors here will cancel your assignment if it is plagiarized.
2. You better not plagiarize the answer.

1. Let me reiterate my opinion.
2. The girl was reiterated raped.

1. Governments must cooperate if they are to fight/combat international terrorism.
2. The bomb explosion was one of the worst acts of terrorism that the country had experienced in recent years.

1. India is a republic.
2. India celebrates its republic day on January 26.

1. There is a convention going on.
2. The convention was held at Geneva.

1. This a story of a woman’s ordeals who has been a victim of domestic violence.
2. You won’t know the ordeals of this task until you do it on your own.

1. I’m working in the café all this week, but I’ve got a free evening next Monday.
2. Excuse me, is this seat free

1. She accused him of sexual harassment.
2. Eve teasing is a form of harassment.

1. He invited me to a party last night at a discotheque.
2. My parents do not approve of discotheques.

1. “Did you apply for that job?” “Well, I was very tempted but in the end I decided not to.
2. I was very tempted to resign after my boss was so rude to me.

1. From what she said, the implication was that they were splitting up.
2. She accused the party and, by implication, its leader too.

1. He was arrested on the account sexual molestation.
2. No kind of molestation will be borne in the university premises.

1. The cat sat in the tree ready to pounce on the ducks below.
2. The police were waiting to pounce when he arrived at the airport.

1. It was too quiet – I felt that trouble was brewing.
2. A storm was brewing in the distance.

1. He is a voyeur of death and I believe it because I saw him smiling when his granny died while all his family was mourning.
2. He stood transfixed, a voyeur feasting on the swell of her buttocks.

1. She was convicted of murdering her drunken and allegedly violent husband.
2. Just before midnight, the square filled up with drunken revelers.

1. Not all of us have a vocation to be professionals, like I want to be a businessman.
2. She followed her vocation as a poet.

1. Several experts are to give evidence on the subject.
2. There is only circumstantial evidence against her, so she is unlikely to be convicted.

1. Is there any stipulation as regards qualifications?
2. The only stipulation is that candidates must be over the age of 35.

1. The video has copyright infringement and that is why it could not be published.
2. Even minor infringements of the law will be severely punished.

1. His behavior today is abnormal.
2. The reports of her blood tests were abnormal.

1. This judge who had sentenced her despite knowing that she is a mother to two babies is an obdurate.
2. The Principal is not obdurate, he is just adhering to the rules and regulations.

1. His account balance is null.
2. She decided to null the marriage knowing that her husband was involved in adultery.

1. A study table is my kids’ necessity.
2. She works because it is her necessity.

1. I am aggravated at my boss’s behavior.
2. The work culture at the company has aggravated him severely.

1. There is a volatile liquid in onions which bring tears.
2. Nail paint remover is volatile in nature so make sure that you do not leave its bottle open.

1. The negotiations have been put postponed indefinitely.
2. I am planning for an indefinite solo trip to Europe.

1. Diamonds are still valuable, even when they are flawed.
2. His argument is deeply flawed.

1. There’s some sort of obstruction on the railway tracks.
2. There must be some obstruction on the way which is why she has got so late otherwise she is always on time.

1. Any public disclosure of this information would be very damaging to the company.
2. The newspaper made damaging disclosures of management incompetence.

1. In the current scenario, even kids have become addicted to mobile phones.
2. That accident was a horrific scenario.

1. We seldom see each other now.
2. I seldom have time to read a newspaper.

1. The liquid spontaneously ignited.
2. It was a spontaneous performance.