1. She took hold of the door knob/door handle but still
hesitated to enter the room. 2. If you need my help, don’t hesitate
to ring me up any time. 3. Unless I am mistaken, the meeting
has been put off/postponed till Monday. 4. I would prefer
to stay in a hotel unless it is overcrowded. 5. We had (some)
difficulty (in) finding this street because it hadn’t been put on
the map yet, and no one knew where it was. 6. It took me so
long to translate the article because I had difficulty (in) translating/
understanding the technical terms/had difficulty with
technical terms. 7. Henry gave a deep sigh and said, “I should
never have thought that this work would turn out/prove (to
be) so difficult (was such an undertaking). 8. Anne gave the
headlines a cursory glance and put the newspaper aside. 9. I’ve
told her everything. - That’s precisely what you shouldn’t have
done. 10. You shouldn’t have lifted this box alone. - I can
assure you I feel/I am none the worse for lifting/doing it. You
needn’t worry. 11. You can keep phoning her all day/the whole
day and get none the wiser: she won’t pick up the
phone/receiver/she doesn’t answer. 12. Jim knew perfectly
well that it was all he could hope for/he had to hope for. But
still he didn’t lose heart/didn’t despair/didn’t give way to
despair. 13. That’s all I must tell you. I hope you’ll take/treat it
seriously. 14. Kirill knows good antiques (a good antique)
when he sees them (when he sees it). You had better ask him
whether this vase is really worth so much money. 15. I have
never met a more interesting person to talk to.