He told me he was incredibly rich and owned a Ferrari, but I saw through him at once.

She is exact in all the instructions she gives.

You're an arrogant dirty foreigner who claims your dictionary is correct even though you don't understand the nuances of Japanese.

His guess turned out to be right.

The reason why he didn't make it in that accident was because his airbag didn't trigger properly.

Therefore it is important for us to be aware of other forms of politeness.

Fundamentally, you're not practicing anything by translating, so even if you say that you can't do it, once you've set your sights on a similar sentence you've seen before that is more natural yet does not quite convey the original sentence's nuances, translation proves to be an act that is quite addicting.

The timetable has been revised.

The revised timetable will go into effect on the 5th of this month.

The law was changed.

The reformed Labour Standards Act will be in force from Jan 1st 2004.

His flawlessly ordered life collapsed when his drug-addict brothers appeared.

Contact lenses are more able to correct strong astigmatism.

Fair competition is necessary for the healthy growth of industry.

He was right to give up smoking.