I don't quite follow, but it looks like it will prove tricky. Ergh.

Just reading a computer manual is like practicing swimming on dry land.

These two scratches stand out so I'd like them repaired.

The workers like to gather in a pub where they can let their hair down.

I'd like to change my reservation from three to five nights.

I am not insisting on it. If you don't like it, just don't take it.

You can tell what a person is like by looking at his friends.

Don't you think it's rude to give people such a curt reply like that?

I'm much less likely to win her favors than you are.

We'd like to split it. Could you bring it to us on two plates?