COMMON REDUNDANCIES

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        Right      

actual facts

facts

added bonus

bonus

all-time record

record

alternative choice

alternative

armed gunman

gunman

ask a question

ask

assemble together

assemble

at the present time

at present

bald-headed

bald

basic essentials

essentials

basic fundamentals

fundamentals

biography of his/ her life

biography

bouquet of flowers

bouquet

brief moment

moment

classify into groups

classify

compete with each other

compete

current trend

trend

depreciate in value

depreciate

desirable benefits

benefits

disappear from sight

disappear

estimated at about

estimated at

exact same

same

face mask

mask

fall down

fall

fellow classmates

classmates

fellow colleagues

colleagues

first began

began

foreign imports

imports

free gift

gift

frozen ice

ice

future plans

plans

general public

public

grow in size

grow

hurry up

hurry

invited guests

guests

kneel down

kneel

lag behind

lag

lift up

lift

natural instinct

instinct

never before

never

old proverb

proverb

pair of twins

twins

period of time

time

plan ahead

plan

plan in advance

plan

reason is because

reason is

reason is why

reason is

rise up

rise

round in shape

round

small size

small

soft in texture

soft

sudden impulse

impulse

suddenly exploded

exploded

surrounded on all sides

surrounded

tall in height

tall

undergraduate student

undergraduate

unexpected surprise

surprise

usual custom

custom

warn in advance

warn