I. Rewrite each of the sentences using these words in such a way that it is as similar as possible to the original sentence: stay the course, grow up, grow away from, be here to stay, a bit, grow into, go to bits, bit by bit, grow on, do one's bit. If necessary, make some changes of the forms of the verbs.
Example: I may go to work overseas
Thinking; I'm thinking of going to work overseas.

1. He began having a less close relationship with his parents.

2. The coat is too long now, but she'll become big enough for it.
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3. His music is difficult to listen to, but after a while it becomes more pleasing.

4. I wish you'd stop behaving childishly.

5. I'm rather tired.

6. He's improving his English little by little.

7. If you want to be successful, try doing your share (=part) of work that needs to be done.

8. My nerves have broken into small pieces.

9. He's very hard-working. He doesn't give up in spite of difficulties.

10. Do you think coloured hair will be recommended by fashion-makers, or will the fashion change again?

II. There are informal phrases, used mainly in conversations, not in writings. Match the phrase with the definition.
1) stop at nothing to do something 2) stop short at something 3) stop around 4) stop down 5) stop off 6) stop over 7) stay put 8) bite one's tongue 9) weak at the knees 10) pearly gates 11) start something
a. make a great effort to stop oneself saying what one really feels
b. make a stop in a journey to visit another place, to rest , to visit friends
c. make a short stay before continuing a journey
d. be ready to take any risk in order to do something
e. make a short visit to someone's house
f. remain in one place, not move
g. not well or strong after something surprised or unpleasant has happened
h. make the opening of a camera lens smaller so that less light gets in when one takes a photo
i. the gates to heaven
j. decide against ding a wrong action
k. make trouble

III. Rewrite the sentences by opening the brackets and replacing the phrases in the brackets with the following words: kick off with, start the ball rolling, get going, get cracking, hit the road;

1. (To open the concert) the band (first performed) a remix of "Let's My People Go".

2. (I've put all the material in the classroom, and now there's a mess. Start cleaning right away).

3. (Let's start going immediately) because we are late.

4. Last year I (started my journey) to San Francisco (suddenly and without much planning).

5. Once the speaker had finished nobody spoke, so Mark asked the first question (to make people (= encourage them) take part in a discussion).