Avoid these ...

Try these instead ...

absolutely complete

complete

absolutely essential, absolutely indispensable

essential, indispensable

actual experience, past experience

experience

added bonus

bonus

advance planning, advance notice, advance warning

planning, notice, warning

advance reservations

reservations

already exist

exists (drop already)

and also

use either and or also but not both

are in receipt of

have

arrived at the conclusion

concluded

ask the question

ask

assembled together

assembled

at about

about or at

ATM machine

ATM

at the earliest possible date

as soon as (or be specific)

(refer, repay, return, revert) back

drop back

basic fundamental

basic, fundamental

big in size

big

blockbuster

(omit term entirely)

brief in duration

brief

cancel out

cancel

capital city, Capitol building

capital, Capitol

CD-ROM disk

CD-ROM

clearly evident

evident

close proximity

near

(blue, green, red ...) in color

blue, green, red ...

completely demolished, completely destroyed

demolished, destroyed

Completely opposite

opposite

completely surrounded

surrounded

complete monopoly

monopoly

consensus of opinion, general consensus

consensus

continue on

continue

contributing factor

factor

controversial issue

issue

cooperate together

cooperate (or replace with simpler help)

costs a total of, costs the sum of

costs

current status

status

doctorate degree, Ph.D degree

doctorate

each and every

each or every (not both)

enclosed herewith please find, enclosed herein

enclosed is

end product, end result

product, result

estimated at about

estimated at or about

exactly identical

identical

excess verbiage

verbiage

few in number

few

filled to capacity

filled

final completion, final conclusion, final outcome, final result

completion, conclusion, outcome, result

first and foremost

first

follow after

after

foreign imports

imports

free gift

free or gift

funeral service

funeral

future plans

plans

general consensus

consensus

general public

public, citizens

group together

group

HIV virus

HIV

honest truth

truth

hot-water heater

water heater

if and when

either if or when

I wish to take this opportunity to thank you

thank you

join together, link together

join, link

large in size

large

made out of

Drop out

may possibly, might possibly

Drop possibly

month of January, month of June ...

January, June ...

more and more

often

mutual (agreement, communication, cooperation, friendship, understanding)

Drop mutual

necessary (prerequisite, requirement, requisite)

Drop necessary or use only necessary

new breakthrough

breakthrough

new development

development

none at all

none

old (adage, cliché, maxim, proverb, relic, saying)

drop old

over and over

again, repeatedly

overexaggerate

exaggerate

passing (craze, fad, fancy, phase)

Drop passing

past (previous, prior) history (accomplishment, experience, performance, practice, precedent, record)

Drop past, previous or prior

period of time

either period or time

personally responsible

responsible

PIN number

PIN

point in time

either now or today

postpone until later

postpone

present incumbent

incumbent

rate of speed

speed

(all-time, new) record (high)

Drop all-time, new, high

repeat again

repeat

(the) reason is because

(the) reason is or because

round in shape

round

same identical

same

separate apart

separate

sharing the same ...

substitute using for sharing or drop same

small in size

small

smooth to the touch

smooth

square in shape

square

still remains

remains

storm event

storm

sum total

total

tall in (of) stature

tall

temporary loan

loan

time period

time, period

totally demolished, totally destroyed

demolished, destroyed

(combine, group, join, link, unite) together (with)

drop together

total number

number

true fact

fact

12 noon, 12 midnight

noon, midnight

unite together

unite

unless or until

either unless or until

(ascend, climb, hoist, lift) up

up

usual custom, usual habit

custom, habit

visible to the eye

visible

weather conditions

weather