Possible Variants

1. He hesitated to go further because he was afraid. 2. Don’t

hesitate to refuse if you think the plan is unwise. 3. Unless the

weather is bad we ought to have a good trip there. 4. Unless ive

hurry we shan’t get home before dark. 5. He had (some) difficulty

(in) getting the information. 6.Jean-Pierre had (some)

difficulty (in) understanding what she said because of her bad

French. 7 .John gave a shrug/sigh, seemed to hesitate and then

walked on. 8. “Give him a ring, it’s urgent.” 9. That’s (precisely)

what it’s going to be if we can’t find some better explanation.

10. She is definitely not (That’s precisely) what you expected

a teacher to be. 11. I ’m none the happier for knowing the

truth. 12. I like you none the worse for being frank and

straightforward. 13. That’s all I dare to hope for. 14. He was

a connoisseur of classical music and knew a good symphony/

opera when he heard it. 15. I ’ve never met a more pleasant

woman to have a chat with. 16. He is the worst partner imaginable

to work with.