C1 Advanced Key Word Transformations | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

She can’t even boil an egg, so she definitely can’t (ALONE) cook a full meal for ten people.

let alone cook a full meal

The teenagers ignored (NOTICE) me and carried on smoking and playing loud music.

took no notice of me

I didn’t remember seeing (RECOLLECTION) Julia on Saturday night until I saw her at work on Monday morning.

I had no recollection of seeing/having seen Julia

I am sure that (DOUBT) the show will be a resounding success.

I am in no doubt that

She has a great reputation (HIGHLY) in the local area. We should hire her.

She is highly spoken of

8. The project failed because there wasn’t enough (DUE) funding from the local government.

due to a lack of funding

After this evening’s performance there will be (FOLLOWED) a question and answer session with the director.

This evening's performance will be followed by a question....

2. Leaving this door open may lead to (IN) the monkeys escaping.

will result in

Sorry I’m late, I didn’t realise what time it was. (TRACK)

I lost track of time

There will probably be job losses at the company due to a drop in sales. (LIKELIHOOD)

In all likelihood, there will be job losses

Most people expect the president to lose the upcoming election. (WIDELY)

The president is widely expected to lose

His son’s failure to get into a good college was disappointing for him. (SOURCE)

was a source of great disappointment to him

His love of jazz music started when he visited New Orleans 20 years ago. (DATES)

dates back to his visit to New Orleans

Can you drive me to the airport in the morning? (LIFT)

give me a lift

Despite what most people think, not all Mexican food is spicy. (CONTRARY)

Contrary to popular opinion/belief,

The match has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. (CALLED)

called off

Without Charlie, I would still be working in that dead-end job. (BEEN)

If it hadn't been for Charlie, / Had it not been for Charlie,

It was the first time I had seen such a beautiful display of dance. (NEVER)

never have I seen such a beautiful...

I didn’t recognise the number that was calling me but in the end it was my brother on his new phone. (TURNED)

it turned out to be my brother

She definitely wasn’t pleased to see her ex-boyfriend sitting at the bar when she came in. (HAVE)

she can't have been pleased

Could you watch my bag while I go to the toilet? (EYE)

keep an eye on

Based on the evidence we have we think the accident was caused by human error. (TELL)

as far as we can tell