• 24 Translations C2 Nightmare Subjunctive

    I honestly (would rather you didn’t bring up) the agonizing subject of his sudden, unprecedented bankruptcy.
    To avoid a complete disaster, (it is imperative that he step down) from the presidential office.
    (Having been utterly exhausted) by the grueling interrogation, the suspect finally confessed.
    The disgraced banker (is thought to have embezzled) over three billion dollars over the last decade.
    (It’s high time they understood) the dire, irreversible consequences of their ecological negligence.
    (Were it not for her being) the CEO’s beloved daughter, she would have been fired long ago.
    The manuscript was deeply flawed, so (I had the report reworked) by an elite editing agency.
    We (needlessly made) such elaborate contingencies; the audit was practically a formality.
    (Driven to desperation), the desperate employee leaked the incriminating corporate emails.
    The lead physician strictly (recommended that he be examined) by a premier neurologist without delay.
    Based on the muddy footprints, (he appears to have been working) in the swampy marshlands all night.
    I deeply (regret not having listened to him) when he fervently warned me about the impending stock crash.
    The security perimeter was flawless; (there’s no way she could have escaped) without inside assistance.
    (Pretending not to hear) the biting insult, the diplomat maintained a perfectly stoic demeanor.
    The newly appointed intern (acts as if he were) the sole savior of this crumbling enterprise.
    (Left to his own devices), the brilliant but chaotic scientist could accidentally blow up the lab.
    Due to the stringent bureaucracy, (it is required that the form be) filled out exclusively in black ink.
    Prior to the deadline, (they were expected to have finished) the arduous process of restructuring the database.
    (However it may sound) – I unequivocally believe that telepathy might soon become scientifically proven.
    The disgraced historian (was accused of having falsified) crucial radiocarbon dating documents.