1. They tried to deceive me, but I discovered their true intentions and realized that they wanted to rob me of my money (through)
=> They tried to deceive me, but I saw through their true intentions and realized that they wanted to rob me of my money .
2. You should persuade your brother-in-law to buy this car because it is such a bargain (talk)
=> You should talk your brother-in-law into buying this car because it is such a bargain.
3. The price was exorbitant! I'm afraid the advertising agency really overchanged you for the commerical (rip)
=> The price was exorbitant!. I'm afraid the advertising agency really ripped you off for the commercial
4. The legal advisors of the two companies met to prepare the initial version of the partnership contract (up)
=> The legal advisors of the two companies met to draw up the initial version of the partnership contract.
5. He is just a budding playwright, but he has already his own theatre company and they are performing a play in our city next week (on)
=> He is just a budding playwright, but he has already had his own theatre company and they are putting on a play in our city next week.
6. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of instances of xenophobia in the world and people of different origins are often despised in both their professional and their private lives (look)
=> Unfortunately, there are still a lot of instances of xenophobia in the world and people of different origins are often looked down on in both their professional and their private lives.