SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONS:
Failure to + infinitive (he didn’t notice the time -> his failure to notice the time)
Lack/shortage of + noun (not enough time -> a shortage of time)
Buy -> Purchase
Like -> Fondness
Not having caught the train -> having missed the train
As I didn’t know anyone (siccome non conoscevo nessuno)
Under no circumstances (in nessuna circostanza) -> by no means -> in no way
No sooner… than…
Hardly… when…
He certainly doesn’t realize -> Little does he realize (little + think/know/realize…)
What happens is/was that… (è successo che…)
Happy though I am to see you -> Even though I'm happy to see you
Much as I like music -> Even though I like music
Because of -> on account of, as a result of, due to, owing to
Given, in the light of, in view of
On the grounds of (a justification given for a particular action)
That’s why -> as a result, consequently, for this/that reason, accordingly, thus, therefore, hence +
noun
The (main/principal/root) cause of +NOUN PHRASE is + NOUN PHRASE
One of the main reasons for… -> An important / a key factor in…
NOUN PHRASE +is (largely / partly / entirely) due to / down to + NOUN PHRASE
Nothing like -> nowhere near
On the other hand -> by contrast, by/in comparison, however
1. COULDN’T SLEEP A WINK
2. VANISHED INTO THIN AIR
3. THE BE-ALL AND END-ALL -> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
4. IN ONE FELL SWOOP -> ALL AT ONCE, IN ONE GO
