Informal/Formal Flashcards
Formal Language instead Informal
a lot of/load of/plenty of
a great deal/numerous/several
a bit
Somewhat(before adj. or adv.)/ slightly
to get together
to collaborate with sbd on smth
to start/to begin
to initiate/to commence smth/v-ing
big
large(number/percentage), considerable
thing
device/object
stuff
material
to find out
to ascertain/discover
to do again
to repeat
to do well
to succeed
to set up
to establish
to cut down on
to reduce
to go up
to increase
to come up with
to create
to look into
to investigate
to go up and down
to fluctuate
to bring up a question
to raise a question
to get ride of
to eliminate
to turn down smth
to refuse
to turn on smth
to produce
to take smth back
to retract (a statement)
to put off smth
to postpone smth
to put up with
to tolerate
to put away smth
to save
to put down smth
to attribute to
to come about
to occur