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  • I was unde the- assumption/ presumption/ resumption/ consumption- that he would be coming to the party.
    assumption
  • I love to sit with old friends and remember/ recall/ reminisce/ repeat- about the old days.
    reminisce
  • I would have won so the other team hadn't cheated
    I would have won if the other team hadn't cheated
  • he jumped down from the wall after shouted a warning to the people below.
    he jumped down from the wall after shouting a warning to the people below.
  • he died before I borned, so I never met him.
    he died before I was born, so I never met him.
  • they found him- laying / lying / aligned- in a pool of blood.
    lying
  • He probably will like her, but you never really known.
    He will probably like her, but you never really know.
  • we are in an economy/ economical/ economic/ economatic- downfall at the moment.
    economic
  • on top of the birthday cake has 18 candles; one for each year she has been alive.
    on top of the birthday cake there are 18 candles; one for each year she has been alive.
  • Promotions are a very- affective / effective- way of getting customers to try your products
    effective
  • I only spoke to him- lately / shortly/ briefly/ - but he gave me some good advise / advice
    briefly and advice
  • Turn left by the crossroads when you reach the junction.
    Turn left at the crossroads when you reach the junction.
  • Even if being the richest man in the world, he wasn't happy.
    Despite being the richest man in the world, he wasn't happy.
  • rise/ raise/ arise- the gate and let the knights in.
    raise
  • The captured soldier was- subject/ object/ subjected/ objected- to intense questioning
    subjected
  • The lawyer - subject/ subjected/ objective/ objected- to the new evidence
    objected
  • put your own feelings- beside/ besides/ aside/ inside- and do what's best for the family.
    aside
  • The universe is one- continuous/ continual/ contracting- expansion of matter
    continuous
  • He was quite amusing when he heard what had happened the day before.
    He was quite amused when he heard what had happened the day before.
  • please let me to go to the party mum, I promise I'll come back early.
    please let me go to the party mum, I promise I'll come back early.
  • When I'm feeling stressed, I often listen to music and play my telephone.
    When I'm feeling stressed, I often listen to music and play on my telephone.
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