had been expecting more than just a passing grade ----> was harder than he had anticipated
6 k* I X s5 F( B hadn't gotten rid of ----> still had
/ ^8 C. j! {7 u half of ----> fewer
0 ] l% b: ^1 T( V U! { half price ----> half off // 50% off
% J. F, t: M% e5 i- F* @ hand-me-down ----> Someone gave sth. to sb。) R- n7 c, o/ y) H, h( U$ h
hands-on ----> practical
: u9 j. x! F: i! ^1 G7 _ hard ----> difficult
* B- c7 R: C, C9 a6 d- k hard feelings between them for years ----> angry with one another for a long time$ ]0 w# a& b6 d+ H0 U
hard to see from back here ----> would see better from a different row
. k+ F9 m1 G9 y( q! R: W7 O' C3 y2 G hard to work outside ----> stay inside6 q& u ?: P6 j* o7 Q6 ]/ ~& P
hardly ----> rarely // scarcely // seldom( Z( d% t( ]5 j. b4 p
hardly ... dislike ----> like
& r: \3 g5 ~9 | hardly contain oneself ----> be extremely pleased
0 b, G$ i; {, {* L$ r) ?# o0 R have (A) take care of (B) ----> (B) be staying with (A)6 V5 v s! S$ H, R* ], f/ g
have 3 papers due this week ----> not have time
/ L k7 x6 e$ t+ e7 x5 } have a broken string ----> not usable
# I3 U8 t# d- L$ p8 U$ M1 T have a change in one's routine ----> normally8 a& Z3 w; ~. h$ [$ v# s
have a hard time doing ----> difficult/ ?3 G! X. f$ D5 I0 _/ E
have a pretty busy ----> have a lot of to do4 H k5 ^) j( k2 y: N5 p% M7 b- x
have a pretty busy ----> have a lot to do+ [1 f- T c" [$ A# p$ ]. z
have a seat // in a few minutes // for a moment ----> a short wait // wait a short time
* S* V, n+ _9 d9 }3 @- ] have got to be sure ----> must be extremely careful+ i' L7 d# o+ _# c- g% {4 g# p
have heard ----> already know6 \( L- q9 J) d3 ?$ t) {% W
have many things on one's mind ----> have several things to worry about |