Repair: "There's something wrong with my car. They're repairing it at the garage now."
Utterly: "The film was utterly rubbish. It's the worst one I've ever seen."
Peculiar: "Who's that peculiar looking man in the corner? His clothes are bizarre!"
Staff: "We currently have 500 staff at this company."
Nevertheless: "They made a small, nevertheless vital change."
Estimate: "I'm not sure, but I estimate that there are 75 people here."
Consent: "She can only come on the trip if her parents give their consent."
Anxious: "I saw my mother's anxious face at the window."
Hence: "His parents are Spanish, hence his name - Juan."
Certain: "She's certain that she'll get into Oxford University."
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