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« The room smelled of rotten vegetables . She yawned and rubbed her eyes sleepily . These marks will never rub off (= be cleaned off) . Alice rubbed the sums off (= cleaned them off) the blackboard for the teacher . a sarcastic comment / remark Are you being sarcastic? The protesters scattered at the sound of gunshots . The soldiers came in and scattered the crowd . the scent of roses If you scratch beneath the surface you'll find she's really a very nice person . She scrubbed (at) the mark on the wall for ages , but it wouldn't come off. He scrubbed the old saucepan clean , and it looked as good as new. a self-deprecating manner / remark self-deprecating humour / jokes When I started my new job , it took me a while to get used to the set-up. “ Nice little set-up you've got here," he said as we showed him round the house . a garden shed a tool / bicycle shed shrieks of delight He suddenly let out a piercing shriek The birds skimmed ( across /along/over) the tops of the waves . Sprinkle a few herbs on the pizza ./Sprinkle the pizza with a few herbs . The bread / biscuits / cake had gone stale. The morning after the party , their apartment smelled of stale cigarette smoke . the stench of rotting fish / burning rubber / cigarette smoke an overpowering stench There are many ways of tackling this problem .

I tackled him about his careless work . His business thrived in the years before the war . She seems to thrive on stress . These small local protests are just the tip of the iceberg . As events turned out, we were right to have decided to leave early. How did the recipe turn out? Salary scales vary between states / from state to state / according to state / with each state . The samples varied in quality but were generally acceptable . Committee members met today to work out a compromise .. »