2. Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.

3. A large city such as Chicago would be called an urban area.

4. We arrived home safe and sound.

5. He revealed his intentions of leaving the company to the manager during the office dinner party.

6. Slang can be defined as a set of lexical, grammatical, and phonological regularities used in informal speech.

7. Adverse weather conditions made it difficult to play the game.

8. The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war.

9. They are launching a campaign to promote awareness of environmental issues.

10. We have to employ extra staff to deal with the increased workload.

11. The only means of access to the station is through a dark subway.

12. Heavy rain makes driving on the road very difficult.

13. The government is being widely criticized in the media for falling to limit air pollution.

14. Never punish your children by hitting them. This might teach them to become hitters.

15. The problem is due to discipline, or, more precisely, the lack of discipline, in school.

16. The council has spent an enormous amount of money on this project.

17. The loss of his journals had cuased him even more sorrow than his retirement form the military six years earlier.

18. If we use robots instead of humans, many people may be out of work.

19. This speedy and secure service of transferring money can be useful.

20. Our well- trained staff are always courteous to customers.