1 You cooked this meat for too long.
You overcooked this meat.
2 Our team did not perform well enough last season.
Our team underperformed last season.
3 I met a former school friend in a café in town.
I met an ex-girlfriend in a café in town.
4 She’s an expert in history after World War II.
She’s an expert in post-war history.
5 I’m sorry, I typed your name incorrectly.
I’m sorry, I mistyped your name.
6 They bought the house, but sold it again a year later.
They bought the house, but resold it a year later.
7 Ben Stiller wrote Zoolander with two other writers.
Ben Stiller and two other writers co-wrote Zoolander.