I never buy no-name / household name shoes, I just go for Nike.
no-name
If you want to stay healthy, I'd advise making a point of drinking / to drink at least 2 liters of water each day.
drinking
Could you give me a second? I need to cope with / work out what this customer wants from me.
work out
I wasn't lying, I just bluffed / stretched the truth a little bit.
stretched
Who is the most insensitive person you've ever met? - It'll be my boss. He's INCLINED / PRONE TO making fun of us even when we are down in the dumps.
prone to
I'm not sure if I'll ever dare, but I CRAVE / CARVE swimming with sharks.
crave
Don't give away any personal information if you're not sure it's actually your bank. There are many PHONEY / FRAUDY websites out there these days.
phoney
Not only should a job be well-paid, but also DOOMED / FULFILLING.
fulfilling
My roommate and I used to be at odds / rocks but we managed to clear the wind / air eventually.
odds, air
If I were you, I wouldn't buy anything in this antique store. It's rumored to be selling EMBEZZLED / FORGED works of art.
forged
Did you GET THE HANG OF / GET THE HOLD OF how to boil pasta? - Yeah, it's a piece of cake.
get the hang of
If I make a promise, I always STICK / FOLLOW to it!
stick
My bestie and I got on like a home / house on fire the first time we met, and we've been close ever since.
house
All the restaurants and cinemas are closed. We may well / may as well go on a picnic tomorrow.
may as well
Jimmy most certainly ate the last cupcake, it is written all over / on his face.
over
It's about time we SHOULD SELL / SOLD this old pile of garbage.
sold
What do you think of the movie? - It was just too UNWAVERING / FAR-FETHED. Even though they say it's based on a true story, none of it can't have happened.
far-fetched
Don't put the car in the garage, will you? Let's go for a drive after dinner FOR A CHANGE / TO DO A 180.
for a change
Mark is the most OBNOXIOUS / CONSCIENTIOUS person I've ever met. - Are you surprised? All English are like that. I have no clue why people consider them polite.
OBNOXIOUS
Ok, we need to KNUCKLE UNDER / DISCARD one option. Which one is the worst?
discard
How did you END UP / TURN OUT getting here? - It's a long story.
end up
If you tell me who put / talked you up to coloring Mr. Krumple's cat, I won't be mad.
put
We're having some reservations / bothers about the situation.
reservations
It was COMPULSORY / COMPULSING to pass this psychological test. Why didn't you do it? Now you're going to BE DROPPED OUT / BE EXPELLED.
compulsory; be expelled