CJS IMAGE DICTIONARY

In each test sentence a derivative
of "pair" or "pare" is missing.

You have to add it!

READ THE WHOLE SENTENCE OUT LOUD adding the missing words, then click "TOGGLE" to check.

Make a note of any you didn't know or got wrong and do them AGAIN once you finish the exercise.

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at least twice NOW
again TOMORROW
in four days' time
in a week's time
in two weeks' time

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Expenses have been ____ to the bone as money is so tight.

reduced as much as possible

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Expenses have been pared to the bone as money is so tight. [peəd]

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His ability to control the car was ______ by the damaged steering.

badly affected

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His ability to control the car was impaired by the damaged steering.

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I'm going to try to ______ the damage you've done, but it won't be easy.

return it to its properly-functioning state

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I'm going to try to repair the damage you've done, but it won't be easy.

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Their relationship was ________ damaged, and they soon divorced.

past a point where it could continue

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Their relationship was irreparably damaged, and they soon divorced.

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Many electronic devices allow users to adjust the settings to ___ the amount of personal information collected.

limit

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Many electronic devices allow users to adjust the settings to pare the amount of personal information collected.

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I'm too busy to take proper care of the house and children; we need to hire an ______.

a usually young person to help around the house and with children

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I'm too busy to take proper care of the house and children; we need to hire an au pair.

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Does one ____ carrots or peel them - or both?

remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife

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Does one pare carrots or peel them - or both?

to pare is to cut off the outer layer of something, using a sharp knife 'pare' is better for carrots & 'peel' for potatoes and bananas etc because carrots don't have a SKIN in the same way as the others do.

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The floods destroyed their house and washed away their boat, leaving them in utter _____.

they were distraught and devastated

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The floods destroyed their house and washed away their boat, leaving them in utter despair.

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The garage was in a terrible state of ______; it was clearly going to take a lot of money to put right.

in very bad condition - not having been looked after

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The garage was in a terrible state of disrepair; it was clearly going to take a lot of money to put right.

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Tiredness can seriously _____ your ability to drive safely.

damage - reduce

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Tiredness can seriously impair your ability to drive safely.

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As his car disappeared under the waters of the flooded river he gave a ______ cry.

feeling lost and hopeless

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As his car disappeared under the waters of the flooded river he gave a despairing cry.

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Arteriosclerosis can slow or otherwise _____ blood circulation.

reduce its proper flow - damage

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Arteriosclerosis can slow or otherwise impair blood circulation.

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I'm afraid the damage is ________; you need a new car!

it's not worth trying to repair it - it's beyond repair

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I'm afraid the damage is irreparable; you need a new car!

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An MP will be _____ with another MP from an opposing party and both will agree not to vote in a division, or series of divisions. This is an informal arrangement which depends on trust between MPs and party whips. As such, Hansard (the record of parliamentary proceedings) doesn’t record which MPs are _____, but if you cannot see your MP’s name on the division lists for a particular list it may explain their absence.

matched up with another M.P. so that ewach cancels out the other's vote

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An MP will be paired with another MP from an opposing party and both will agree not to vote in a division, or series of divisions. This is an informal arrangement which depends on trust between MPs and party whips. As such, Hansard (the record of parliamentary proceedings) doesn’t record which MPs are paired, but if you cannot see your MP’s name on the division lists for a particular list it may explain their absence.

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The shopping list is too long: we'll have to ____ it down somewhat.

cut it down - reduce it

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The shopping list is too long: we'll have to pare it down somewhat.

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Nadia Comaneci's 'perfect ten' at the 1976 Montreal Olympics was _____________.

nothing could compare with it.

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Nadia Comaneci's 'perfect ten' at the 1976 Montreal Olympics was incomparable. [ɪnˈkɒmpərəbl]

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The garages promised to carry out the ______ to his car as soon as possible.

it was damaged and they were going to fix it

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The garage promised to carry out the repairs to his car as soon as possible.

'repair' is possible, but better in the plural

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Don't _____; we can fix this.

abandon hope and be depressed

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Don't despair; we can fix this.

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When you travel, try to ____ down your belongings to the bare essentials.

reduce - limit - cut down

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When you travel, try to pare down your belongings to the bare essentials.

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specifically for cutting fruit and vegetables
Most chefs have a favourite _____ knife.

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Most chefs have a favourite paring knife.

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