TRS5 vocab sub6

• Computerization should enable us to cut production costs by half.
•  I didn't have much input into the project (= the help I gave was small).
• The room was painted a subtle shade of pink.
• I was trying to finish up my work prior to the trip.
• Their 2–0 victory today has ensured the Italian team a place in the Cup Final for the Italian team.
• This report is nonsense and nothing but a waste of paper.
• With a nod of his head, the drummer cued the lead singer in.
• Many elementary-level teachers are adherent of the view that it is best for children to learn in their first language.
• Did you have a reason for choosing your destination or was it arbitrary?
• It's sometimes very difficult to draw a clear distinction between the meanings of different words.
• He's an excellent speaker who always draws a crowd.
• Cyril's most impressive quality was his innate goodness.
• This is the director's first mainstream Hollywood film.
•  It is obvious that sweeping changes are needed in the legal system.
• Food, like sex, is a subject of almost universal interest.
•  This theory needs to be backed up with solid empirical data/evidence.
• Simon's still kind of iffy about going to Colombia.
• The milk smells a bit iffy.
• Some of her cognitive functions have been impaired.
• Financial constraints on the company are preventing them from employingnew staff.
• The prisoner had been kept in isolation for three days.
• The Ural mountains mark the boundary between Europe and Asia.
• Electronic publishing is blurring the boundaries between dictionaries and encyclopedias.
• The universe is presumed to contain many other planets with some formof life.
• Our personalities are complementary: he is extrovert and tends to be anxious, while I am more introverted but calmer.
• The gold was hidden in a secret cavity.
• The new daytime soap opera has yet to show signs that it's clicking with the television audience.
• Suddenly everything clicked and I realized where I'd met him.
• He hated wearing a tie he felt it constricted his breathing.
• He was elected in the normal manner.
• Touching causes a physiological reaction.
• The president urged other countries to lift the trade restrictions.
• People tend to be very impressed if you can string together a couple of sentences in Japanese.
• His voice vibrated with anger.