SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT

1 Do you know where the rumours in today's paper emanate/radiate/stream from ?
2 He brought/let/allowed himself in for criticism when he published the children's
photographs in the newspaper.
3 I worked for a local paper but gave in my notice because it turned out to be a
final/dead/blank end job.
4 The editor told the retiring journalist that he would be severely/sorely/terribly
missed.
S From slight/plain/modest beginnings, the journal has developed into a publication
with a world-class reputation.
6 A reader complained to the publisher, who in line/turn/series, said something to
the editor.
7 They refused to publish the story in the light/on the grounds/on the understanding
that it was not in the national interest.
8 The political column was definitely out of taste/sense/keeping with the independent
stance of the paper.
9 The paper makes a sharp/severe/clean distinction between matters which are in
the public domain and those which should remain private.
10 As the new editor, I see my job as assigning/obtaining/entailing responsibility to
all members of staff.
11 The chemical works has done untold/unspoken damage to the surrounding environment.
12 The hyenas carried off the remains of the zebra's carcass/corpse.
13 The zoologist thanked the audience for their participation/contribution to the workshop.
14 A bite from this snake would deliver a mortal/lethal dose for a small child.
15 The monkeys all caught a particularly noxious/virulent form of the disease.
16 The aye-aye is famed/reputed to be one of the more elusive animals.
17 There is no obvious inheritor/successor to the retiring head of the zoo.
18 The fox is fiercely/notoriously difficult to keep in captivity.
19 The court found the man guilty of cruelty and banned/excluded him from keeping
animals. 
20 The sick animal had to be provoked/coaxed into eating its food.
21 Even today, forests are still being cleared and in regression/in retrospect this will
certainly be seen as a mistake.
22 The warden emerged from his hiding place and came eye to eye/face to face with the
poachers.
23 The hut we built has fallen down already so it's back to the designing/drawing
board.
24 The latest research casts/flings new light on human evolution.
25 Then the man saw the scorpion crawling into his son's cot, he moved like
lightning/thunder.
26 My parents want me to go to university but I have mixed/second feelings about it.
27 He picked up the kitten by the scruff/tuck of the neck.
28 I was so taken about/aback by what I saw that I couldn't speak for a time.
29 Most sharks do not attack/prey on humans.
30 It's freezing in this house! Look at me - I've got duck/goose pimples!
31 The young cat licked her newly/firstly born kittens all over.
32 You have to be tough in the world of advertising. Survival of the best/fittest is the
rule in this game.
33 I couldn't answer his question so I just shrugged/tugged my shoulders.
34 When she got out of the car, her skirt looked lined/crumpled.
35 Beauty is only skin/eye deep.
36 My father is a real gentleman but he's one of a dying kind/breed.
37 The politician came in for a shower/barrage of criticism when news of his actions
leaked out.
38 He was accused of corruption and although he protested his innocence, the mud
seemed to stick/land.
39 I made/had a go at bungee jumping but it wasn't exactly my thing!
40 The flowers smelt beautiful and their scent/stench perfumed the air.
41 When they heard the joke, the children started to giggle/grizzle happily.
42 Have you got a comb? My hair is really mucky/messy.
43 They shot the film in Ireland, whereby/thereby avoiding the problems associated
with filming in a hot climate.
44 The artist's work was praised for its subtle/meticulous attention to detail.
45 It was a pity that Jon took such insult/offence at my comments.
46 Sheila used to be a wonderful artist so it is a shame that she has ended up/turned out
in such a dead end job.
47 The company plan to make a sequel to the film, nevertheless/notwithstanding the
poor box office returns.
48 It was a touch/stroke of luck that Laura was available when one of the dancers
sprained her ankle.
49 The artist made a brief pencil sketch/blueprint of the man's face.
50 On the first day of rehearsals the conductor was determined to press/stamp his
authority on the proceedings.
51 It was something/somehow of a surprise when Amanda got the leading role.
52 When the star broke his leg they were confronted/affronted with the problem of how
to finish filming.
53 That school claims to give its pupils a thorough/sound grounding in the classics.
54 I'm going to study medicine, hoping/assuming I pass all my exams of course.
55 I believe the money wasted on teaching Latin should be used/put to better use.
56 An inspection of the school is long outstanding/overdue.
57 There aren't enough volunteers for the summer fair. Would you mind helping out/joining
up?
58 Please resist/refrain from running in the corridor; it is a danger to yourself and others.
59 I objected when my friends said we should play truant but they shouted/called me down.
60 His place at university is reliant on/dependent on his getting top grades in his final exams
61 Mrs Brown has promised to let us out early this afternoon. It's an incitement/incentive
to make us work harder.
62 There is very good provision/assistance for the disabled in the new school buildings.
63 My desk is cluttered/burdened with rubbish.
64 The company faces several problems, only/not the least of which is a lack of money.
65 There has been a lot of speculation/contemplation about the choice of a new director.
66 He's been working extremely hard so would find a holiday profitable/beneficial.
67 The factory was besieged with workers who had a hindrance/grievance against the
management.
68 Tom's new job does not really provide him with enough range/scope for his talents.
69 Should/Were the company to go bankrupt, the government would take it over.
70 A good salesman is always aware of the latest market trends/drifts.
71 Your CV should cover the bare bones/skin of what you have done - try not to give
too many irrelevant details.
72 Keep to the point when you write your job application and do not wobble/waffle.
73 Pilots do a great deal of their training in virtuous/virtual reality cockpits.
74 There is no harm/hurt in asking a professional to check over your CV before you
send it.
75 Your job application needs to stand up/out from the others.
76 The man managed to defraud/smuggle a large quantity of cigarettes through customs.
77 When the director started to speak, everybody lay/fell silent.
78 While they were working on the oil rig, the men were completely cut off/out from
their families.
79 The men came off/out on strike because one of their colleagues was sacked.
80 The boss refused to increase our salary and said we could take it or leave/let it.
81 The police eliminated/discarded the suspect from their enquiries.
82 In the early days of detection, the police had no resort/recourse to fingerprint
identification.
83 The murderer dispersed/disposed of the body by burying it in his back garden.
84 That young man is on the slippery lane/slope to becoming a criminal. He'll end
up in prison if he doesn't change his ways.
85 He's a refugee/fugitive from justice; police forces all over the world are searching
for him.
86 I haven't got the least/slightest clue what the detective was getting at.
87 The murderer was reprieved/liberated when the grounds on which he had been
convicted were found to be unsafe.
88 Police are trying to combat the crime tide/wave which has hit the country.
89 There was an outcry from human rights organisations when the man was
punished/sentenced to death.
90 The police are mounting/maintaining an inquiry into how the accident
occurred.
91 A man was seen hovering/loitering near the scene of the crime.
92 The man is accused/alleged to have committed the crime while under the
influence of drugs.
93 The police eliminated/discarded the suspect from their enquiries.
94 In the early days of detection, the police had no resort/recourse to fingerprint
identification.
95 At first the police thought the man's death was an accident but now they suspect
dirty/foul play.
96 The police caught up with the kidnappers and freed the hostage but it was a
near/close shave.
97 The detective's suggestion was just a shot/throw in the dark, but luckily, it was
right.
98 What the burglar told the policeman was a packet/pack of lies.
99 Losing my wallet that day was a present/blessing in disguise because when I went
to the police station to report it I met my future husband!
100 After the robbery, the thief tried to keep a low/slight profile.
101 At a round/rough guess, I would say that the criminals escaped with about
£10,000.
102 Alice's parents were worried about her but she arrived home safe and sound/whole.
103 By and wide/large, most people are law-abiding citizens.
104 A prisoner escaped from a top security jail and he's now on the run/go.
105 People who live in close vicinity/proximity to the nuclear plant are worried about its
effects on their health.
106 They may find a cure for the disease but the research is still in its childhood/
infancy.
107 In his excitement, the young researcher shrugged/threw caution to the winds and
published his findings without checking them.
108 John is a cut/point above the others at the laboratory when it comes to good
manners.
109 The Professor is there to overlook/oversee the progress of the research.
110 It is unfortunate that some scientists are totally impenetrable/impervious to criticism
and never listen to the general public.
111 I object on conscience/principle to any form of genetic engineering.
112 Having solved the first problem, the scientists set out/set about finding a way round
the next one.
113 My brother is an amateur mechanic and loves dabbling/tinkering with old engines.
114 Some of the researchers have now connected/allied themselves with those protesting
about experiments on primates.
115 She really tried/put my patience to the limits.
116 Old people sometimes try to cling/hang to the past.
117 My mother is a compulsive hoarder. She collects anything that comes to hand/grasp,
regardless of its worth.
118 I visited Barbara in prison and offered to help her but she seemed completely
indifferent/careless to her fate.
119 Jim found/felt it difficult to resist his daughter's beguiling smile.
120 He couldn't have had a fight; violence is quite opposed/foreign to his nature.
121 While we have no doubts about William's keenness, we do not believe he is
experienced/competent to lead the venture.
122 We'll wait until Mum is in the right set/frame of mind before we tell her our news.
123 Assuming/Considering so much money was spent on her education, Linda is rather a
disappointment.
124 Mr Hill hinted/suggested very strongly that he would withdraw Bill from the team if
his behaviour didn't improve.
125 I can't summon up/out any enthusiasm for going out jogging in the cold right now.
126 No one wanted the puppies so they were foisted on/over me!
127 I am loath/lithe to reveal the truth about what happened.
128 My flatmate has decided to go on/in a diet.
129 Some people are prone at/to obesity.
130 The slimming club blamed Paul's failure to lose weight in/on his lack of self-discipline.
131 Young men are under/on a great deal of pressure to look fit.
132 Don't worry. We'll soon get on/to the root of the trouble.
133 Carmen has come up on/with a great idea on how to lose weight.
134 I put up/on weight very quickly so I have to be extremely careful about what I eat.
135 Starting this new slimming programme is definitely a step at/in the right direction
for Jo.
136 Many people believe that the diet industry is a scam that relies in/on its clients'
gullibility.
137 In agreement/accordance with normal practice, the product will be tested before
it goes on sale.
138 We manufacture bending/folding chairs for the garden which can easily be stored
for the winter.
139 Sales drifted away/tapered off at the end of the year and have not picked up again
vet.
140 I bought this computer because I had confidence in the brand/mark name.
141 The firm will have to cease trading as there is no call/order for their product.
142 Our sales campaign is aimed at eighteen- to twenty-five year olds as they have
such huge spending force/power.
143 Orders reached a climax/peak in June but fell off very quickly after that.
144 Be careful with that superglue as it sets/thickens very quickly.
145 Politicians are usually deaf to everything apart/except/other than what they want to
hear.
146 The fact that laziness often runs in families supplies/lends/offers some plausibility to
the claims made by geneticists.
147 Don't let Matilda plead/protest/pretend illness as an excuse for not doing her homework.
148 There seems, for the time being at any chance/aspect/rate, little likelihood that a gene
for humour will be found.
149 People claim that our genes exert a powerful influence/attraction/control on our
character.
150 The new findings threw/drew/forced the work of the researchers into confusion.
151 Hotheads among the protesters stirred/incited/agitated others to acts of vandalism.
152 I found the claims made by the speaker absurd, but despite that I managed to
choke/suffocate/suppress my laughter and put on a straight face.
153 The producer was forced/driven to despair by the slow progress they were making.
154 Programme makers have not kept pace/step with new developments in forensic
science.
155 With forensic science, a clearer understanding of pre-history seems well within/inside
the bounds of possibility.
156 The investigations carried out on the programme were on a very small scale/plan.
157 The archaeologists were boosted/buoyed up by their success and decided to continue
excavating the site.
158 Paleontologists disagree about the extent to which meteorite impacts have affected
the output/outcome of our planet's development.
159 Cannibalism was relevant/prevalent in many ancient tribal societies.
160 Forensic science is becoming increasingly suffocated/sophisticated.
161 When it comes to investigating the past, historians borrow/lend heavily from police
forensics.
162 As illness took grip/hold, the Vikings were forced to retreat from the lands they had
invaded.