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(Don't beat around the bush! What am I supposed to do?)

Don't beat around the bush! What am I supposed to do?

(Just wait and see. Time will tell.)

Just wait and see. Time will tell.

(Please hand in your assignment via e-mail no later than 5 PM on June 10.)

Please hand in your assignment via e-mail no later than 5 PM on June 10.

(Joe is anything but diligent. That's why he flunked math again.)

Joe is anything but diligent. That's why he flunked math again.

(His thesis doesn't make sense. To begin with, its theme is obscure.)

His thesis doesn't make sense. To begin with, its theme is obscure.

(His essay was concise and to the point.)

His essay was concise and to the point.

(How are you going to deal with this complicated problem?)

How are you going to deal with this complicated problem?

(Leave it to me! It's a piece of cake.)

Leave it to me! It's a piece of cake.

(Nick, I want you to look this over before I turn it in.)

Nick, I want you to look this over before I turn it in.

(Sorry, but I have my hands full right now.)

Sorry, but I have my hands full right now.

(What if I don't meet the deadline?)

What if I don't meet the deadline?

(I bet he'll get mad at you!)

I bet he'll get mad at you!

(Your summary leaves nothing to be desired apart from the terrible handwriting.)

Your summary leaves nothing to be desired apart from the terrible handwriting.

(You ought to think over whether the premise is valid or not.)

You ought to think over whether the premise is valid or not.

(Above all, scientific terms call for precise definitions.)

Above all, scientific terms call for precise definitions.

(First of all, learn the formula by heart.)

First of all, learn the formula by heart.

(To calculate the volume, multiply the length by the width by the depth.)

To calculate the volume, multiply the length by the width by the depth.

(Tiny cracks were found in the bottom of the barrel.)

Tiny cracks were found in the bottom of the barrel.

(This chapter will focus on the concepts of geometry.)

This chapter will focus on the concepts of geometry.

(Phil is much more interested in academic subjects than in practical skills.)

Phil is much more interested in academic subjects than in practical skills.