1. Mother tried to make us live comfortably (comfort), which is a great comfort to her.
2. We intend to hold a wedding reception (receive) tomorrow afternoon.
3. After serious consideration (consider) of all the issues, the school decided to expel the three students.
4. It’s very kind of you to assist (assistance) me in carrying the boxes.
5. I recommended buying (buy) an English-Chinese dictionary, which I thought would be of great help to his study.