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    "Than" or "besides" are both correct, but "besides" sounds more natural to me. The singular "city" or plural "cities" are both correct, but the plural "cities" sounds more natural. "Than" would sound better if it were closer to the word "other" since "other than" is the common phrase. I haven't been to any other U.S. cities besides New York. I haven't been to any U.S. cities other than New York. New York is the only U.S. city that I have visited.
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    December 30, 2018
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    Do not brag or else you will fall. Here "fall" or "taken down" is figurative. It might refer to losing status, position, reputation, or respect.
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    December 30, 2018
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    In this example, "work out" means to think about in order to solve or to understand. We also (more commonly) say "figure out" where I am from in the U.S. I didn't know why she was angry, but I finally worked out that I had eaten her candy by mistake. I worked out the answer after a few seconds. I couldn't figure out what she said because of the noise. I worked it out after she added hand gestures.
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    December 30, 2018
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    I agree with Hilary. You can use heal in this sentence, but it's more natural, at least to my American ears, to say "get better." You could also say, "feel better."
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    December 30, 2018
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    She thought or expected before looking at the labels that the crisps would contain some chicken since they were chicken-flavored. They didn't contain any chicken. She is disappointed.
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    December 30, 2018
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    "Can you excuse us for a second" is the most polite way to say this. Don't say "sidebar." You are having a sidebar, but as you said, it would be impolite to say it that way.
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    December 30, 2018
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    Yes "I don't have a sister" means the same as "I don't have any sisters."
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    December 29, 2018
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    This is an old-fashioned or poetic way to say, "I would go for a walk if it were not for the rain." You could also say, "I would go for a walk if it weren't raining."
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    December 29, 2018
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    The first sentence should be written one of these ways: ...fails to make an accurate deduction... OR ...fails to make accurate deductions... The second sentence is in the passive voice which is not usually appropriate for academic writing. Here is a better sentence: I would thus advise rejecting this manuscript. You could also use "we" as the subject.
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    December 29, 2018
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    I'm not sure how to explain this phrase grammatically, but it is a common phrase that means that the students are released from the school. They are released from the obligation to attend school or released from the school day. We also say "when school lets out..."
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    December 29, 2018
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