1. When the party was in full swing/at its height, Ruth
slipped out of the house unnoticed. 2. I can’t make out some
of the words, you have an awful handwriting. 3. The day
turned out/proved fine, and we wished we hadn’t stayed in
the city (and we were sorry that we had stayed in the city).
4. Out of sight, out of mind (Long absent, soon forgotten).
5. Kate smiled through (her) tears and said, “I’m sorry, my
nerves are all to pieces.” 6. He lives in the country, and it
takes him an hour and a half to get to work. 7. You will get
into trouble/a mess/a scrape. And don’t say then that I didn’t
warn you. 8. When Kate learnt that the departure had
been called offagain, she burst into tears/burst out crying. 9.
Jim burst into the room, snatched/grabbed (caught hold of)
something, and in a minute was out again. 10. Now that they
were out of danger they could take a rest at last (they could
at long last take a rest). 11. He hasn’t gone out for a month.
12. The door doesn’t/won’t lock. The lock must be out o f
order. 13. It is not like him/It is unlike him to argue out o f
sheer obstinacy/stubbornness.
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