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What word collocates with the word “maternity” to mean “time off work to have a baby”?

leave

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What's a more formal way of saying “need”?

require

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How can you say “children” in a more colloquial way?

kids

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What idiom can you use to say that the wife is more dominant than the husband in a marriage?

She wears the pants.

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What phrasal verb is a less formal way of saying “omit”?

leave out

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What's a synonym for “recently”?

lately

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Can you explain the metaphor “She has a heart of stone"?

She has no feelings and is unsympathetic to other people’s suffering.

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What's a more informal way of saying “I recall"?

I remember

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What's a formal way of saying “to make sure”?

to ensure

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What's the phrasal verb that is a synonym for “postpone”?

to put off

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What phrasal verb can you use to say you have a similar personality to someone?

take after

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What word beginning with the letter T is a synonym for boring?

tedious

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What idiom with MIND can you use to mean that you can’t decide about something?

I can’t make up my mind OR I’m of two minds.

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What phrasal verb means to “become an adult”?

grow up

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What's another word for “stupid”? (informal)

dumb

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Can you tell me a more formal expression meaning “because of"?

due to or owing to

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