| question   | réponse   | 
        
        |  commencer à apprendre "This party is EXCITING!" |  |  |  |  | 
|  commencer à apprendre "He gave me a BRIEF REPLY when I asked for help." |  |   "He gave me a SHORT-SHRIFT ANSWER when I asked for help."  |  |  | 
|  commencer à apprendre being less than scintillating  |  |   "His speech was LESS THAN SCINTILLATING."  |  |  | 
|  commencer à apprendre "They were in the MIDDLE OF a heated argument." |  |   "They were in the MIDST of a heated argument."  |  |  | 
|  commencer à apprendre "No matter how DIFFICULT TO FIND the clue, we will solve the mystery." |  |   "No matter how ELUSIVE the clue, we will solve the mystery."  |  |  | 
|  commencer à apprendre "The old man was BAD-TAMPERED and difficult to get along with." |  |   "The old man was CANTANKEROUS and difficult to get along with."  |  |  | 
|   frightfully familiar moment   commencer à apprendre "It was a UNCOMFORTABLE MOMENT when I walked into the old house." |  |   "It was a FRIGHTFULLY FAMILIAR MOMENT when I walked into the old house."  |  |  | 
|  commencer à apprendre I know! She really knew how to UNCOVER the truth from all the lies |  |   I know! She really knew how to FERRET OUT the truth from all the lies  |  |  | 
|  commencer à apprendre "The band came back on stage to PERFORM AGAIN after the crowd kept cheering." |  |   "The band came back on stage for an ENCORE after the crowd kept cheering."  |  |  | 
|  commencer à apprendre The children GATHERED IN GROUPS on the playground. |  |   "The children CLUMPED together on the playground."  |  |  | 
|  commencer à apprendre "She spent the evening INTERACTION WITH the guests." |  |   To mix or interact with others socially.    "She spent the evening MINGLE with the guests." |  |  | 
|  commencer à apprendre "He PULLED the heavy boxes UP the stairs." |  |   "He HAULED the heavy boxes up the stairs."  |  |  | 
|  commencer à apprendre I was SURPRISED that she completed the marathon. |  |   "TO MY AMAZEMENT, she finished the entire marathon."  |  |  | 
|   recounted the entire story   commencer à apprendre "He TOLD the entire story from start to finish." |  |   "He RECOUNTED THE ENTIRE STORY from start to finish."  |  |  | 
|  commencer à apprendre "A LARGE GROUP of fans gathered outside the concert venue." |  |   "A THRONG of fans gathered outside the concert venue."  |  |  | 
|  commencer à apprendre "A GROUP of reporters waited outside the courtroom." |  |   "A BEVY of reporters waited outside the courtroom."  |  |  | 
|  commencer à apprendre "I can't believe you DECEIVED by that scam!" |  |   "I can't believe you FELL FOR THAT scam!"  |  |  |