C2 Proficiency: Key Word Transformation Training #5

He (a)   a close resemblance to his uncle.

The little boy was (a)   with envy to see his cousin riding his new bike.

She’s been a bit (a)   in the mouth for the last few days.

Look on the (a)   side, at least it isn’t raining. (be optimistic)

The film is a (a)   cry from the book. (very different)

In his autobiography, he finally set the r (a)   straight about the infamous argument with his manager.

Listen, I’ll get (a)   to the point, we love the house and we want to make an offer. (talk about the most important thing first)

Keep me p (a)   on the progress with the order, you can call or text anytime. (send me updates)

The England supporters put their team's failure to qualify (a)   to bad luck. (explained it/attributed it to)

The waiters at the restaurant couldn’t have been (a)   attentive. (they were extremely attentive)