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Retirement usually brings with it a massive drop in income. ☊ bring ☊
After he left I just tried to carry on as normal (= do the things I usually do). ☊ carry on (with sth), carry sth on ☊
claim (sb/sth) to be/do sth: I don't claim to be an expert. ☊ claim ☊
Small traders cannot compete in the face of cheap foreign imports. ☊ compete ☊
People often confuse me and my twin sister. ☊ confuse ☊
a death camp (= a place where prisoners are killed, usually in a war) ☊ death ☊
Mothers are often the ones who provide emotional support for the family. ☊ emotional ☊
What do you usually do in the evening? ☊ evening ☊
You can claim back your travelling/travel expenses. ☊ expense ☊
It took a long time for the wounds to heal. ☊ heal ☊
Most people in this kind of job tend to work long hours. ☊ hour ☊
If an animal is badly injured, often the kindest thing to do is to destroy it painlessly. ☊ kind ☊
Even if one person is hurt that is one too many. ☊ many ☊
to die of natural causes (= not by violence, but normally, of old age) ☊ natural ☊
It is normal practice to inform somebody if you want to leave early. ☊ normal ☊
The students who are most successful are usually the ones who come to all the classes. ☊ one ☊
Congestion frequently reduces traffic to walking pace. ☊ pace ☊
People's clothes are often an expression of their personality. ☊ personality ☊
This cream claims to restore your skin to its youthful condition. ☊ restore ☊
Junior nurses usually work alongside more senior nurses. ☊ senior ☊
It is significant that girls generally do better in examinations than boys. ☊ significant ☊
Carnivores are usually socially complex mammals. ☊ socially ☊
People tend to work hard at this stage of life. ☊ stage ☊
Stress is often a factor in the development of long-term sickness. ☊ stress ☊
a table of contents (= a list of the main points or information in a book, usually at the front of the book) ☊ table ☊
Anne was fond of Tim, though he often annoyed her. ☊ though ☊
Accidents like this happen all too (= much too) often. ☊ too ☊
The wound healed slowly. ☊ wound ☊
After a serious argument, it can take some time for the wounds to heal. ☊ wound ☊