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apple ☊ 
trái táo ☊ Basics 1 She eats the apple. ☊ Cô ấy ăn táo. ☊ Basics 1 The man drinks apple juice. ☊ Người đàn ông uống nước ép táo. ☊ Basics 1 The kid drinks the apple juice. ☊ Đứa trẻ uống nước ép táo. ☊ Basics 1 The girl eats the apple. ☊ Cô gái ăn trái táo. ☊ Basics 1 She eats my apple. ☊ Cô ấy ăn táo của tôi. ☊ Possession I eat my bread. ☊ Tôi ăn táo của cô ấy. ☊ Possession This is apple juice / This is the apple juice. ☊ Đây là nước ép táo. ☊ Demonstrative Determiners The kindergarten /kindergarten ☊ Mẫu giáo ☊ Alphabet Introduction 2 newspaper ☊ báo ☊ Basics 2 You read the newspaper / newspaper ☊ Các bạn đọc báo. ☊ Basics 2 He does not eat the apple. ☊ Anh ấy không ăn quả táo. ☊ Negation the apple (1) ☊ Quả táo ☊ Classifiers 1 the apple cake / apple pie ☊ Cái bánh táo ☊ Classifiers 1 I eat the apple. ☊ Tôi ăn quả táo. ☊ Classifiers 1 the apple (2) ☊ Trái táo ☊ Classifiers 1 It is a newspaper. ☊ Nó là một tờ báo. ☊ Classifiers 1 coat ☊ áo khoác ☊ Clothing shirt ☊ áo ☊ Clothing clothes ☊ Quần áo ☊ Clothing The sweater and the coat / sweater and coat ☊ Áo lạnh và áo khoác ☊ Clothing Where is the shirt? ☊ Cái áo ở đâu? ☊ Questions 1 When does he read the newspaper? ☊ Anh ấy đọc báo khi nào? ☊ Questions 1 I want to buy a newspaper. ☊ Tôi muốn mua một tờ báo. ☊ Verbs 1 How many coats do they need? ☊ Họ cần bao nhiêu áo khoác? ☊ Questions 2 How many apples do you have? ☊ Bạn có bao nhiêu quả táo? ☊ Questions 2 My shirt is light violet and deep gray. ☊ Cái áo của tôi có màu tím nhạt và xám đậm. ☊ Colors The woman buys a pink shirt. ☊ Người phụ nữ mua cái áo tím. ☊ Colors He reads the important newspapers. ☊ Anh ấy đọc những tờ báo quan trọng. ☊ Adjectives 1 An old newspaper ☊ Một tờ báo cũ ☊ Adjectives 1 I buy a newspaper in order to read. ☊ Tôi mua một tờ báo để đọc. ☊ Conjunctions I wear the shirt. ☊ Tôi mặc chiếc áo. ☊ Verbs 2 A man, a valley and an apple ☊ Một người đàn ông, một thung lũng và một quả táo ☊ Geography teacher ☊ giáo viên ☊ Jobs 1 My teacher wears a yellow shirt. ☊ Giáo viên của tôi mặc một cái áo màu vàng. ☊ Jobs 1 The journalist stops writing. ☊ Nhà báo dừng viết. ☊ Jobs 1 An empty apple ☊ Một trái táo trống rỗng ☊ Adjectives 1.5 She wants to be a teacher although nobody supports her. ☊ Cô ấy muốn trở thành một giáo viên mặc dù không ai ủng hộ cô ấy. ☊ Conjunctions 2 We completely agree with this journalist. ☊ Chúng tôi hoàn toàn đồng ý với nhà báo này. ☊ Adverbs We started to sell the newspapers yesterday. ☊ Chúng tôi bắt đầu bán những tờ báo vào ngày hôm qua. ☊ Past The farmers want to export apples to France. ☊ Những nông dân muốn xuất khẩu táo đến Pháp. ☊ Verbs 3 The journalist does not want the child to continue writing. ☊ Nhà báo không muốn đứa trẻ tiếp tục viết. ☊ Verbs 3 Let me introduce you to my apple. ☊ Để tôi giới thiệu bạn với quả táo của tôi. ☊ Verbs 3 I want to notify her. ☊ Tôi muốn thông báo với cô ấy. ☊ Verbs 3 Who notifies you? ☊ Ai thông báo cho bạn? ☊ Verbs 3 notify ☊ thông báo ☊ Verbs 3 education ☊ sự giáo dục ☊ Education The man will educate the child. ☊ Người đàn ông sẽ giáo dục đứa trẻ. ☊ Education educate ☊ giáo dục ☊ Education These reports are not perfect. ☊ Những báo cáo này không hoàn hảo. ☊ Education We need her report. ☊ Chúng tôi cần báo cáo của cô ấy. ☊ Education We use the knowledge from this course to write a report. ☊ Chúng tôi dùng kiến thức từ khoá học này để viết một báo cáo. ☊ Education report ☊ báo cáo ☊ Education I respect the professors. ☊ Tôi tôn trọng những giáo sư. ☊ Education professor ☊ giáo sư ☊ Education We dream while our teacher is teaching. ☊ Chúng tôi mơ trong khi giáo viên của chúng tôi đang dạy. ☊ Verbs 4 I go to the zoo to see the foxes. ☊ Tôi đi đến sở thú để nhìn những con cáo. ☊ Animals 2 fox ☊ cáo ☊ Animals 2 I s the press important? ☊ Báo chí có quan trọng không ? ☊ Communication press ☊ Báo chí ☊ Communication The journalist uses many social networks to work. ☊ Nhà báo dùng nhiều mạng xã hội để làm việc. ☊ Communication They want to develop university education. ☊ Họ muốn phát triển giáo dục đại học. ☊ Politics The children need to be educated. ☊ Những đứa trẻ cần được giáo dục. ☊ Politics educate ☊ giáo dục ☊ Politics flute ☊ sáo ☊ Arts How many religions are there in the world? ☊ Có bao nhiêu tôn giáo trên thế giới? ☊ Abstract Objects 2 religion ☊ tôn giáo ☊ Abstract Objects 2 I write this report. ☊ Tôi viết bản báo cáo này. ☊ Classifiers 2 The doctor notifies my parents about my illness. ☊ Bác sĩ thông báo với bố mẹ về bệnh của tôi. ☊ Medical article ☊ bài báo ☊ Science My teacher is sleeping in the laboratory. ☊ Giáo viên của tôi đang ngủ trong phòng thí nghiệm. ☊ Science This is my chemistry teacher. ☊ Đây là giáo viên môn hoá học của tôi. ☊ Science The professor is teaching Quantum Mechanics. ☊ Giáo sư đang dạy cơ học lượng tử. ☊ Science The teacher tells the students about the globalization. ☊ Giáo viên nói cho những học sinh về sự toàn cầu hoá. ☊ Economics The advertisement of this compamy is very special. ☊ Quảng cáo của công ty này rất đặc biệt. ☊ Economics The child likes to watch advertisements all day. ☊ Đứa trẻ thích xem những quảng cáo cả ngày. ☊ Economics advertisement ☊ Quảng cáo ☊ Economics There is a small universe inside the apple. ☊ Có một vũ trụ nhỏ bên trong quả táo. ☊ Astronomy The teachers say she is very obedient. ☊ Các giáo viên nói cô ấy rất ngoan. ☊ Adjectives 3 That girl wears Ao dai and conical hat. ☊ Cô gái đó mặc áo dài và đội nón lá. ☊ History Buddhism or other religions should not be influenced by politics. ☊ Đạo Phật hay những tôn giáo khác không nên bị ảnh hưởng bởi chính trị. ☊ History In each religion, the punishment of the conscience is the heaviest one. ☊ Trong mỗi tôn giáo, hình phạt của lương tâm là nặng nhất. ☊ Abstract Objects 3 Education is the most powerful weapon that we can use to change the world. ☊ Giáo dục là vũ khí mạnh nhất mà chúng ta có thể sử dụng để thay đổi thế giới. ☊ Military This is the education we need. ☊ Đây là nền giáo dục chúng tôi cần. ☊ Classifier 3.1 a treacherous man ☊ Một người đàn ông ăn cháo đá bát ☊ Informal Expressions treacherous ☊ ăn cháo đá bát ☊ Informal Expressions I am putting the laundry in the washing machine. Tôi cho quần áo vào máy giặt. * 020 Remember to take pants, shirts and socks. Nhớ đến quần, áo sơ mi, tất. * 049 Remember to take ties, belts and sports jackets. Nhớ đến ca vát, thắt lưng / dây lưng, áo khoác. * 049 Remember to take pyjamas, nightgowns and t-shirts. Nhớ đến quần áo ngủ và áo sơ mi. * 049 Do you have a bathing suit? Bạn có áo tắm không? * 052 Where is the changing room? Phòng thay quần áo ở đâu? * 052 Remove your top! Bạn hãy cởi áo ra! * 059 He is neither wearing pants nor a coat. Ông ấy không mặt quần và áo khoác. * 060 I have a sweater. Tôi có một áo len. * 065 I also have a jacket and a pair of jeans. Tôi cũng có một áo khoác và một quần bò. * 065 Can you iron the shirt? Bạn là / ủi áo sơ mi được không? * 076 This is my colleague’s overcoat. Đây là áo khoác của đồng nghiệp tôi. * 101 The button from the shirt is gone. Cúc áo sơ mi bị rơi ra. * 101 like: áo → →
a beige raincoat ☊ chiếc áo mưa màu be ☊ a bleached jacket ☊ cái áo bạc phếch ☊ a jacket with patches sewn on patches ☊ cái áo đụp ☊ to be decked out in new clothes ☊ diện quần áo mới ☊ parasite, freeloader, sponger ☊ giá áo túi cơm ☊ high hat and long gown, high official position ☊ mũ cao áo dài ☊ to wear a bulletproof vest ☊ mặc áo chống đạn ☊ to hang one’s coat on a hook ☊ ngoắc áo vào mắc ☊ dressed in silk, beautiful clothes ☊ quần là áo lượt ☊ moth-eaten clothing ☊ quần áo bị nhậy cắn ☊ ready-made clothes (as opposed to tailor made) ☊ quần áo may sẵn ☊ thin clothes ☊ quần áo mỏng ☊ Very thin clothes ☊ quần áo mỏng manh ☊ clothes gray with mold ☊ quần áo mốc thếch ☊ elegant clothing ☊ quần áo nhã ☊ torn clothing ☊ quần áo rách ☊ luxurious, fancy clothing ☊ quần áo sang trọng ☊ to wear one’s clothes in disarray ☊ quần áo treo bừa bãi ☊ to change clothes ☊ thay áo quần ☊ 
Hallo! ☊ Xin chào! ☊ 
你好 ☊ Nǐhǎo! Willkommen! ☊ Chào mừng! / Hoan nghênh! ☊ 欢迎 ☊ Huānyíng! warum? ☊ Tại sao? ☊ 为什么 ☊ Wèishénme? wie? ☊ Như thế nào? ☊ 怎么样 ☊ Zěnmeyàng? wie viel ☊ bao nhiêu ☊ 多少 ☊ duōshǎo wie lang ☊ bao lâu ☊ 多久 ☊ duō jiǔ herein kommen ☊ vào, tiến vào, bước vào ☊ 进来 ☊ jìnlái jemand ☊ người nào đó ☊ 某个人 ☊ mǒugèrén etwas hineintun ☊ đặt vào ☊ 把...放进去 ☊ bǎ...fàngjìnqù jemals ☊ một lúc nào đó ☊ 每一次 ☊ měiyícì sowieso ☊ dù sao thì ☊ 不管怎么样 ☊ bùguǎn zěnmeyàng österreichisch ☊ thuộc về Áo ☊ 奥地利的 ☊ Àodìlì de Österreich ☊ nước Áo ☊ 奥地利 ☊ Àodìlì portugiesisch ☊ tiếng Bồ Đào Nha ☊ 葡萄牙的 ☊ Pútáoyá de Portugal ☊ nước Bồ Đào Nha ☊ 葡萄牙 ☊ Pútáoyá jemanden anrufen ☊ gọi điện cho người nào đó ☊ 给某人打电话 ☊ gěi mǒurén dǎdiànhuà melden ☊ báo ☊ 报告 ☊ bàogào in Panik geraten ☊ rơi vào hoảng sợ ☊ 陷入混乱中 ☊ xiànrù hùnluàn zhōng ausgezeichnet ☊ xuất sắc, hoàn hảo ☊ 优秀的 ☊ yōuxiù de einfügen ☊ điền vào ☊ 补入 ☊ bǔrù laut ☊ ồn ào ☊ 闹的 ☊ nào dē auf sich aufpassen ☊ chú ý, bảo trọng ☊ 照顾 ☊ zhàogù spazierengehen ☊ đi dạo ☊ 散步 ☊ sànbù betreten ☊ bước vào ☊ 走进 ☊ zǒu jìn ein Haus betreten ☊ bước vào nhà ☊ 走进一幢房子 ☊ zǒu jìn yí zhuàng fáng zi einzahlen ☊ gửi tiền vào ☊ 存 ☊ cún stolz sein ☊ tự hào ☊ 自豪 ☊ zì háo einziehen ☊ dọn vào nhà ☊ 搬进 ☊ bān jìn restaurieren ☊ phục hồi, tái tạo lại ☊ 修复 ☊ xiū fù aufbewahren ☊ bảo quản, giữ ☊ 保存 ☊ bǎo cún bestehen aus ☊ gồm có, bao gồm, có ☊ 由 ... 组成 ☊ yóu ..... zǔ chéng brüllen ☊ gào ☊ 喊叫 ☊ hǎn jiào ehrgeizig ☊ hoài bão, tham vọng ☊ 有雄心的 ☊ yǒu xióng xīn de hoch ☊ cao ☊ 高 ☊ gāo wild ☊ táo bạo ☊ 野蛮的 ☊ yě mán de sich lustig machen über ☊ chế nhạo ☊ 拿 ... 开玩笑 ☊ ná ..... kāi wán xiào Herzliche Grüße, ... ☊ thân chào,... ☊ 衷心的问候 ☊ zhōng xīn de wèn hòu nachahmen ☊ sao chép ☊ 模仿 ☊ mó fǎng umzäunt ☊ rào quanh ☊ 用篱笆围起来的 ☊ yòng lí ba wéi qǐ lái de einschließlich ☊ bao gồm cả ☊ 包含 ☊ bāo hán ausgezeichnet ☊ xuất sắc, hoàn hảo ☊ 出色的 ☊ chū sè de sich einmischen ☊ can thiệp, xen vào ☊ 干涉 ☊ gāng shè beschützen ☊ bảo vệ ☊ 保护 ☊ bǎo hù brutal ☊ bạo lực ☊ 野蛮 ☊ yě mán hinterhältig ☊ xảo trá ☊ 卑鄙的 ☊ bēi bǐ de anklagen ☊ tố cáo ☊ 起诉 ☊ qǐ sù plädieren für ☊ bào chữa cho ☊ 为 ...辩护 ☊ wèi ..... biàn hù den Angeklagten belasten ☊ chỉ trích bị cáo ☊ 举出对被告的指控 ☊ jǔ chū duì bèi gào de zhǐ kòng jemanden bei der Polizei anzeigen ☊ tố cáo với cảnh sát ☊ 向警察告发某人 ☊ xiàng jǐng chá gào fā mǒu rén vernachlässigen ☊ sao nhãng ☊ 忽略 ☊ hū luè kratzen ☊ làm xước, cào ☊ 刮 ☊ guā eine Anzeige aufgeben ☊ Đăng một mẩu quảng cáo ☊ 登一则广告 ☊ dēng yì zé guǎng gào aus zwei Teilen bestehen ☊ bao gồm hai bộ phận ☊ 由两部分组成 ☊ yóu liǎng bù fèn zǔ chéng steigern ☊ nâng cao, nâng giá, tăng ☊ 提高 ☊ tí gāo rücksichtsvoll ☊ quan tâm, chu đáo ☊ 关心的 ☊ guān xīn de es ist egal ☊ sao cũng được ☊ 随便 ☊ suī biàn gewaltig ☊ kịch liệt, bạo lực ☊ 暴力的 ☊ bào lì de warnen ☊ cảnh báo ☊ 警告 ☊ jǐng gào kreischen ☊ gào thét, kêu gào ☊ 尖叫 ☊ jiān jiào arrogant ☊ kiêu ngạo ☊ 高傲的 ☊ gāo ào de berühren ☊ trạm vào ☊ 感动 ☊ gǎn dòng welche, welcher, welches ☊ cái nào ☊ 哪个 ☊ nǎ gè ankündigen ☊ thông cáo ☊ 通知 ☊ tōng zhī einführen ☊ nhập, đưa ...vào, áp dụng ☊ 引入 ☊ yǐn rù künstlich ☊ nhân tạo ☊ 人工的 ☊ rén gōng de schlau ☊ sắc sảo, khôn ☊ 聪明的 ☊ cōng míng de anziehen ☊ mặc đồ (sv), mặc quần áo (nv) ☊ 穿上 ☊ chuān shàng ausziehen ☊ cởi đồ (sv), cởi quần áo (nv) ☊ 脱下 ☊ tuō xià sich rasieren ☊ cạo râu ☊ 刮胡子 ☊ guā hú zi anspruchsvoll ☊ Đòi hỏi cao, cầu toàn ☊ 苛求的 ☊ kē qiú de menschlich ☊ nhân đạo ☊ 人性的 ☊ rén xìng de großzügig ☊ rộng rãi, hào phóng ☊ 慷慨的 ☊ kāng kǎi de Wassermann ☊ bảo bình ☊ 水瓶座 ☊ shuǐ píng zuò diplomatisch ☊ có tài ngoại giao ☊ 圆滑的 ☊ yuán huá de allmächtig ☊ quyền tối cao ☊ 万能的 ☊ wàn néng de konservativ ☊ bảo thủ ☊ 保守的 ☊ bǎo shǒu de maximal ☊ cao nhất, nhiều nhất ☊ 最大 ☊ zuì dà von etwas ablenken ☊ bị sao nhãng bởi cái gì ☊ 从 ... 引开 ☊ cóng ..... yǐn kāi etwas herausnehmen ☊ rút ra, tháo rời ra thứ gì đó ☊ 取出某物 ☊ qǔchū mǒuwù diskutieren ☊ bàn bạc, thảo luận ☊ 讨论 ☊ tǎolùn Bescheid sagen ☊ thông báo, báo tin ☊ 告知， 知会 ☊ gàozhī, zhīhuì ohne jegliche Hilfe ☊ không có sự trợ giúp, giúp đỡ nào ☊ 没有任何帮助 ☊ méiyǒu rènhé bāngzhù zusätzlich ☊ phụ vào, thêm vào ☊ 附加的 ☊ fùjiā de einen Satz formulieren ☊ thành lập câu, tạo câu ☊ 起草一个句子 ☊ qǐcǎo yī gè jùzi zynisch ☊ mỉa mai, nhạo báng, giễu cợt ☊ 挖苦的 ☊ wākǔ de eitel sein ☊ kiêu ngạo, tự phụ ☊ 虚荣 ☊ xūróng übermütig ☊ táo bạo, ngông cuồng ☊ 放肆的 ☊ fàngsì de eine Aufgabe stellen ☊ giao bài tập, giao nhiệm vụ ☊ 布置一个作业 ☊ bùzhì yī gè zuòyè ermahnen ☊ cảnh cáo, khiển trách ☊ 规劝 ☊ guīquàn geübt sein ☊ thành thạo ☊ 熟练 ☊ shúliàn sorgfältig ☊ cẩn thận, kỹ lưỡng, chu đáo ☊ 仔细的 ☊ zǐxì de jemanden ausbilden ☊ đào tạo ai đó ☊ 培训某人 ☊ péixùn mǒurén frech ☊ vô lễ, hỗn láo ☊ 调皮的, 调皮捣蛋的 ☊ tiáopí de, tiáopí-dǎodàn de imitieren ☊ sao chép ☊ 仿冒 ☊ fǎngmào dreist ☊ trơ tráo ☊ 厚颜无耻的 ☊ hòuyán-wúchǐ de liefern ☊ cấp, cung cấp, giao ☊ 交付， 送交 ☊ jiāofù, sòngjiāo überheblich ☊ ngạo mạn, kiêu căng ☊ 自大的 ☊ zìdà de einen Bericht verfassen ☊ viết báo cáo ☊ 撰写一篇报告 ☊ zhuànxiě yī piān bàogào nach etwas streben ☊ theo đuổi mục đích nào đó ☊ 追求某事 ☊ zhuīqiú mǒushì jemanden überschätzen ☊ đánh giá quá cao ai đó ☊ 高估某人 ☊ gāogū mǒurén übertrumpfen ☊ vượt trội, áp đảo ☊ 胜过 ☊ shèngguò registrieren, erfassen ☊ đăng bạ, ghi tên vào danh sách ☊ 记录 ☊ jìlù für jemanden bürgen ☊ bảo lãnh cho ai đó ☊ 为某人担保 ☊ wèi mǒurén dānbǎo fälschungssicher ☊ chống giả mạo ☊ 防伪的 ☊ fángwěi de jemandem etwas gutschreiben ☊ nộp, gửi tiền vào tài khoản của ai đó ☊ 将某物贷给某人 ☊ jiāng mǒuwù dài gěi mǒurén behutsam ☊ thận trọng, chu đáo ☊ 谨慎的 ☊ jǐnshèn de baggern ☊ đào, xúc ☊ 挖土 ☊ wātǔ beinhalten ☊ bao gồm ☊ 包含 ☊ bāohán jemanden denunzieren ☊ tố cáo, tố giác ai đó ☊ 告发某人 ☊ gàofā mǒurén betrügen (strafrechtlich) ☊ lừa đảo ☊ 诈骗 (刑法上的) ☊ zhàpiàn (xíngfǎ shàng de) etwas würdigen ☊ đánh giá cao ☊ 评价某事 ☊ píngjià mǒushì den Teig kneten ☊ nhào bột ☊ 揉面团 ☊ róu miàntuán etwas umdrehen ☊ lật, đảo lại gì đó ☊ 把某物翻面 ☊ bǎ mǒuwù fānmiàn schaben ☊ cạo, gọt, nạo ☊ 刮 ☊ guā einen Apfel schälen ☊ gọt vỏ táo ☊ 削一个苹果 ☊ xiāo yī gè píngguǒ Tor! ☊ vào! ☊ 进球！ ☊ jìnqiú! posieren ☊ tạo dáng ☊ 摆姿势 ☊ bǎi zīshì den Mantel zuknöpfen ☊ cài cúc áo choàng ☊ 扣上大衣 ☊ kòushàng dàyī sich verbeugen ☊ cúi chào ☊ 鞠躬 ☊ jūgōng eine Stadt belagern ☊ bao vây một thành phố ☊ 包围一座城市 ☊ bāowéi yī zuò chéngshì Höhenangst haben ☊ bệnh sợ độ cao ☊ 有恐高症 ☊ yǒu kǒnggāozhèng abtreiben ☊ nạo thai, phá thai ☊ 堕胎， 人工流产 ☊ duòtāi， réngōng liúchǎn sich bewusst sein ☊ tỉnh táo ☊ 有意识 ☊ yǒu yìshí zerkratzen ☊ cào, xé ☊ 刮坏 ☊ guāhuài jemanden auslachen ☊ cười nhạo ai đó ☊ 耻笑某人 ☊ chǐxiào mǒurén grausam ☊ tàn bạo, dã man ☊ 残忍的 ☊ cánrěn de spotten ☊ chế giễu, chế nhạo ☊ 嘲笑 ☊ cháoxiào jemanden verspotten ☊ nhạo báng ai đó ☊ 取笑某人 ☊ qǔxiào mǒurén jemanden bevormunden ☊ bảo hộ, bảo trợ ai đó, đỡ đầu ai đó ☊ 管束某人 ☊ guǎnshù mǒurén erziehen ☊ giáo dục, dạy dỗ ☊ 培育 ☊ péiyù vorhersagen ☊ dự báo ☊ 预报 ☊ yùbào konvertieren ☊ thay đổi tôn giáo, chuyển tôn giáo ☊ 皈依 ☊ guīyī predigen ☊ thuyết giáo, giảng đạo ☊ 布道 ☊ bùdào ketzerisch ☊ dị giáo, không chính thống ☊ 异教的 ☊ yìjiào de fromm ☊ ngoan đạo, sùng đạo, mộ đạo ☊ 虔诚的 ☊ qiánchéng de ungläubig ☊ vô đạo ☊ 无信仰的 ☊ wú xìnyǎng de Grönland ☊ đảo Greenland ☊ 格陵兰岛 ☊ Gélínglán dǎo Zypern ☊ đảo Síp ☊ 塞浦路斯 ☊ Sàipǔlùsī verteidigen ☊ bảo vệ ☊ 防御 ☊ fángyù desertieren ☊ đào ngũ ☊ 叛离 ☊ pànlí sich verteidigen ☊ bảo vệ, phòng thủ ☊ 捍卫 ☊ hànwèi Hallo! ☊ Xin chào! ☊ ☊ Willkommen! ☊ Chào mừng! / Hoan nghênh! ☊ ☊ warum? ☊ Tại sao? ☊ ☊ wie? ☊ Như thế nào? ☊ ☊ der Sport ☊ thế thao ☊ ☊ die Zeitung ☊ tờ báo ☊ ☊ die Insel ☊ hòn đảo ☊ ☊ wie viel ☊ bao nhiêu ☊ ☊ wie lang ☊ bao lâu ☊ ☊ herein kommen ☊ vào, tiến vào, bước vào ☊ ☊ das Museum ☊ viện bảo tàng ☊ ☊ die Wettervorhersage ☊ dự báo thời tiết ☊ ☊ jemand ☊ người nào đó ☊ ☊ der Mantel ☊ áo măng tô ☊ ☊ der Sport ☊ thế thao ☊ ☊ der Apfel ☊ quả táo ☊ ☊ der Pfirsich ☊ quả đào ☊ ☊ die Kirsche ☊ quả anh đào ☊ ☊ der Reis ☊ gạo tẻ ☊ ☊ der Apfelkuchen ☊ bánh táo ☊ ☊ die Nuss ☊ quả hồ đào ☊ ☊ der Apfelsaft ☊ nước táo ☊ ☊ macht nichts ☊ không sao ☊ ☊ der Fußmarsch ☊ cuộc di dạo ☊ ☊ etwas hineintun ☊ đặt vào ☊ ☊ jemals ☊ một lúc nào đó ☊ ☊ die Autobahn ☊ đường cao tốc ☊ ☊ sowieso ☊ dù sao thì ☊ ☊ die Bluse ☊ áo sơ mi nữ ☊ ☊ das Hemd ☊ áo sơ mi nam ☊ ☊ der Pullover ☊ áo len, áo len chui cổ ☊ ☊ die Stiefel ☊ giày cao cố ☊ ☊ die Pfanne ☊ cái chảo ☊ ☊ der Zeitungshändler ☊ người bán báo ☊ ☊ der Badeanzug ☊ bộ quần áo bơi ☊ ☊ der BH ☊ áo nịt ngực, áo lót nữ ☊ ☊ die Jacke ☊ áo khoác ☊ ☊ der Anzug ☊ áo vest, bộ com lê ☊ ☊ österreichisch ☊ thuộc về Áo ☊ ☊ Österreich ☊ nước Áo ☊ ☊ portugiesisch ☊ tiếng Bồ Đào Nha ☊ ☊ Portugal ☊ nước Bồ Đào Nha ☊ ☊ jemanden anrufen ☊ gọi điện cho người nào đó ☊ ☊ melden ☊ báo ☊ ☊ in Panik geraten ☊ rơi vào hoảng sợ ☊ ☊ das Recycling ☊ tái tạo lại từ rác thải ☊ ☊ ausgezeichnet ☊ xuất sắc, hoàn hảo ☊ ☊ einfügen ☊ điền vào ☊ ☊ das Kondom ☊ bao cao su ☊ ☊ die Sportnachrichten ☊ tin tức thế thao ☊ ☊ die Begegnung ☊ sự gặp gỡ, sù giao lưn ☊ ☊ die Flöte ☊ sáo ☊ ☊ laut ☊ ồn ào ☊ ☊ der Auftrag ☊ giao phó, nhiệm vụ, hợp đồng ☊ ☊ auf sich aufpassen ☊ chú ý, bảo trọng ☊ ☊ spazierengehen ☊ đi dạo ☊ ☊ das Hochhaus ☊ tòa nhà cao tầng ☊ ☊ betreten ☊ bước vào ☊ ☊ ein Haus betreten ☊ bước vào nhà ☊ ☊ die Höhe ☊ cao ☊ ☊ die Sozialversicherung ☊ bảo hiểm xã hội ☊ ☊ die Haftpflichtversicherung ☊ bảo hiểm bồi thường ☊ ☊ einzahlen ☊ gửi tiền vào ☊ ☊ stolz sein ☊ tự hào ☊ ☊ der Entwurf ☊ phác thảo ☊ ☊ einziehen ☊ dọn vào nhà ☊ ☊ restaurieren ☊ phục hồi, tái tạo lại ☊ ☊ die Lieferung ☊ giao hàng ☊ ☊ der Lieferschein ☊ giấy giao hàng ☊ ☊ ist es möglich, dass... ☊ có thể nào...... ☊ ☊ der Pfirsich ☊ Đào ☊ ☊ das Besteck ☊ dao nĩa ☊ ☊ aufbewahren ☊ bảo quản, giữ ☊ ☊ bestehen aus ☊ gồm có, bao gồm, có ☊ ☊ der Haupteingang ☊ lối vào chính ☊ ☊ die Leichtathletik ☊ những môn thể thao nhẹ ☊ ☊ brüllen ☊ gào ☊ ☊ der Eintritt ☊ vào ☊ ☊ der Gummi ☊ cao su ☊ ☊ das Abenteuer ☊ mạo hiểm ☊ ☊ der Regenmantel ☊ áo mưa ☊ ☊ ehrgeizig ☊ hoài bão, tham vọng ☊ ☊ der Teich ☊ cái đầm, cái ao ☊ ☊ hoch ☊ cao ☊ ☊ wild ☊ táo bạo ☊ ☊ der Stern ☊ sao ☊ ☊ die Pfeife ☊ Ống sáo ☊ ☊ sich lustig machen über ☊ chế nhạo ☊ ☊ die Oase ☊ Ốc đảo ☊ ☊ Herzliche Grüße, ... ☊ thân chào,... ☊ ☊ die Halbinsel ☊ bán đảo ☊ ☊ nachahmen ☊ sao chép ☊ ☊ umzäunt ☊ rào quanh ☊ ☊ das R-Gespräch ☊ Điện thoại chuyển giao ☊ ☊ einschließlich ☊ bao gồm cả ☊ ☊ sich einmischen ☊ can thiệp, xen vào ☊ ☊ der Schutz ☊ bảo vệ, che chở ☊ ☊ beschützen ☊ bảo vệ ☊ ☊ brutal ☊ bạo lực ☊ ☊ hinterhältig ☊ xảo trá ☊ ☊ der Angeklagte ☊ bị cáo ☊ ☊ anklagen ☊ tố cáo ☊ ☊ plädieren für ☊ bào chữa cho ☊ ☊ den Angeklagten belasten ☊ chỉ trích bị cáo ☊ ☊ der Wachmann ☊ người bảo vệ ☊ ☊ die Anzeige ☊ tố cáo ☊ ☊ die Versicherung ☊ bảo hiểm ☊ ☊ jemanden bei der Polizei anzeigen ☊ tố cáo với cảnh sát ☊ ☊ die Giraffe ☊ hươu cao cổ ☊ ☊ vernachlässigen ☊ sao nhãng ☊ ☊ die Darmverstopfung ☊ táo bón ☊ ☊ kratzen ☊ làm xước, cào ☊ ☊ der Verkehr ☊ giao thông ☊ ☊ das Straßenschild ☊ biển báo đường ☊ ☊ die Schranke ☊ rào chắn ☊ ☊ der Alarm ☊ báo động ☊ ☊ sich anschnallen ☊ thắt dây bảo hiểm ☊ ☊ die Anfahrt ☊ lối vào ☊ ☊ die Fälschung ☊ làm giả, sự giả mạo ☊ ☊ der Werbespot ☊ quảng cáo ngắn ☊ ☊ die Sicherheit ☊ sự bảo hiểm ☊ ☊ eine Anzeige aufgeben ☊ Đăng một mẩu quảng cáo ☊ ☊ aus zwei Teilen bestehen ☊ bao gồm hai bộ phận ☊ ☊ steigern ☊ nâng cao, nâng giá, tăng ☊ ☊ rücksichtsvoll ☊ quan tâm, chu đáo ☊ ☊ es ist egal ☊ sao cũng được ☊ ☊ die Burg ☊ pháo đài ☊ ☊ gewaltig ☊ kịch liệt, bạo lực ☊ ☊ das Risiko ☊ mạo hiểm ☊ ☊ die Warnung ☊ cảnh báo ☊ ☊ der Sturm ☊ bão ☊ ☊ warnen ☊ cảnh báo ☊ ☊ kreischen ☊ gào thét, kêu gào ☊ ☊ der Meinungsaustausch ☊ trao đổi ý kiến ☊ ☊ arrogant ☊ kiêu ngạo ☊ ☊ die Ausstrahlung ☊ ánh hào quang ☊ ☊ berühren ☊ trạm vào ☊ ☊ welche, welcher, welches ☊ cái nào ☊ ☊ die Ankündigung ☊ thông cáo ☊ ☊ ankündigen ☊ thông cáo ☊ ☊ einführen ☊ nhập, đưa ...vào, áp dụng ☊ ☊ künstlich ☊ nhân tạo ☊ ☊ schlau ☊ sắc sảo, khôn ☊ ☊ die Wäsche ☊ quần áo ☊ ☊ der Kragen ☊ cổ áo ☊ ☊ anziehen ☊ mặc đồ (sv), mặc quần áo (nv) ☊ ☊ ausziehen ☊ cởi đồ (sv), cởi quần áo (nv) ☊ ☊ sich rasieren ☊ cạo râu ☊ ☊ anspruchsvoll ☊ Đòi hỏi cao, cầu toàn ☊ ☊ menschlich ☊ nhân đạo ☊ ☊ großzügig ☊ rộng rãi, hào phóng ☊ ☊ das Sternzeichen ☊ sao chiếu mạng ☊ ☊ Wassermann ☊ bảo bình ☊ ☊ die Religion ☊ tôn giáo ☊ ☊ der Buddhismus ☊ phật giáo ☊ ☊ das Christentum ☊ thiên chúa giáo ☊ ☊ der Hinduismus ☊ Đạo hindu ☊ ☊ der Islam ☊ Đạo islam ☊ ☊ das Judentum ☊ Đạo do thái ☊ ☊ diplomatisch ☊ có tài ngoại giao ☊ ☊ allmächtig ☊ quyền tối cao ☊ ☊ der Artikel in der Zeitung ☊ mục trên báo ☊ ☊ der Bericht ☊ bản báo cáo, bài bình luận ☊ ☊ konservativ ☊ bảo thủ ☊ ☊ maximal ☊ cao nhất, nhiều nhất ☊ ☊ der Grundschullehrer ☊ giáo viên tiểu học ☊ ☊ der Gymnasiallehrer ☊ giáo viên trung học ☊ ☊ der Journalist ☊ nhà báo ☊ ☊ die Ausbildung ☊ Đào tạo ☊ ☊ die Fortbildung ☊ nâng cao trình độ chuyên môn ☊ ☊ von etwas ablenken ☊ bị sao nhãng bởi cái gì ☊ ☊ die Ablenkung ☊ sao nhãng ☊ ☊ die Wache ☊ bảo vệ ☊ ☊ der Ratgeber ☊ người cố vấn, người khuyên bảo ☊ ☊ etwas herausnehmen ☊ rút ra, tháo rời ra thứ gì đó ☊ ☊ diskutieren ☊ bàn bạc, thảo luận ☊ ☊ Bescheid sagen ☊ thông báo, báo tin ☊ ☊ ohne jegliche Hilfe ☊ không có sự trợ giúp, giúp đỡ nào ☊ ☊ zusätzlich ☊ phụ vào, thêm vào ☊ ☊ einen Satz formulieren ☊ thành lập câu, tạo câu ☊ ☊ der Artikel ☊ mạo từ ☊ ☊ zynisch ☊ mỉa mai, nhạo báng, giễu cợt ☊ ☊ eitel sein ☊ kiêu ngạo, tự phụ ☊ ☊ übermütig ☊ táo bạo, ngông cuồng ☊ ☊ die Kühnheit ☊ tính táo bạo, liều lĩnh ☊ ☊ der Hochschulabschluss ☊ tốt nghiệp đại học, tốt nghiệp cao đẳng ☊ ☊ eine Aufgabe stellen ☊ giao bài tập, giao nhiệm vụ ☊ ☊ die Literaturliste ☊ danh sách tài liệu tham khảo ☊ ☊ ermahnen ☊ cảnh cáo, khiển trách ☊ ☊ die Hausaufgaben abschreiben ☊ chép lại, sao chép bài tập ☊ ☊ geübt sein ☊ thành thạo ☊ ☊ sorgfältig ☊ cẩn thận, kỹ lưỡng, chu đáo ☊ ☊ jemanden ausbilden ☊ đào tạo ai đó ☊ ☊ frech ☊ vô lễ, hỗn láo ☊ ☊ das Sportgeschäft ☊ cửa hàng bán đồ thể thao ☊ ☊ der Heuchler ☊ kẻ đạo đức giả ☊ ☊ imitieren ☊ sao chép ☊ ☊ dreist ☊ trơ tráo ☊ ☊ der Abgabetermin ☊ hạn giao nộp ☊ ☊ liefern ☊ cấp, cung cấp, giao ☊ ☊ überheblich ☊ ngạo mạn, kiêu căng ☊ ☊ der Ehrgeiz ☊ hoài bão, khát vọng, tham vọng ☊ ☊ der Arbeitgeber ☊ nhà tuyển dụng, người sử dụng lao động ☊ ☊ der Arbeitnehmer ☊ người lao động ☊ ☊ die Angelegenheit besprechen ☊ bàn, thảo luận về một vấn đề ☊ ☊ einen Bericht verfassen ☊ viết báo cáo ☊ ☊ die Kündigungsfrist ☊ thời hạn quy ước trước khi chấm dứt hợp đồng (lao động) ☊ ☊ das Angebot ☊ thông báo tuyển dụng ☊ ☊ nach etwas streben ☊ theo đuổi mục đích nào đó ☊ ☊ jemanden überschätzen ☊ đánh giá quá cao ai đó ☊ ☊ übertrumpfen ☊ vượt trội, áp đảo ☊ ☊ die Gemeinde ☊ xã, phường, xứ đạo ☊ ☊ registrieren, erfassen ☊ đăng bạ, ghi tên vào danh sách ☊ ☊ für jemanden bürgen ☊ bảo lãnh cho ai đó ☊ ☊ die Mahnung ☊ sự cảnh báo, sự cảnh cáo ☊ ☊ fälschungssicher ☊ chống giả mạo ☊ ☊ die Börse ☊ sở giao dịch chứng khoán ☊ ☊ die Steuererklärung ☊ bản báo cáo thuế ☊ ☊ jemandem etwas gutschreiben ☊ nộp, gửi tiền vào tài khoản của ai đó ☊ ☊ die Steigerung ☊ sự nâng lên, sự tăng cao ☊ ☊ die Maschine zerlegen ☊ tháo rời máy ☊ ☊ das Taschenmesser ☊ dao găm ☊ ☊ die Geschicklichkeit ☊ kỹ năng, sự tinh xảo ☊ ☊ behutsam ☊ thận trọng, chu đáo ☊ ☊ das Baugerüst ☊ giàn giáo ☊ ☊ der Denkmalschutz ☊ bảo tồn di tích ☊ ☊ baggern ☊ đào, xúc ☊ ☊ der Bagger ☊ mày đào, máy xúc ☊ ☊ der Smaragd ☊ ngọc lục bảo ☊ ☊ die Kapsel ☊ vỏ, bao để chứa thuốc hay chất gì đó ☊ ☊ beinhalten ☊ bao gồm ☊ ☊ der Gauner ☊ kẻ lừa đảo ☊ ☊ jemanden denunzieren ☊ tố cáo, tố giác ai đó ☊ ☊ betrügen (strafrechtlich) ☊ lừa đảo ☊ ☊ die Pressefreiheit ☊ tự do báo chí ☊ ☊ die Kolumne ☊ mục (báo) ☊ ☊ etwas würdigen ☊ đánh giá cao ☊ ☊ der Diplomat ☊ nhà ngoại giao ☊ ☊ die Harke ☊ cái cào ☊ ☊ das Gitter ☊ lưới mắt cáo, lưới sắt ☊ ☊ den Teig kneten ☊ nhào bột ☊ ☊ etwas umdrehen ☊ lật, đảo lại gì đó ☊ ☊ schaben ☊ cạo, gọt, nạo ☊ ☊ die Reibe ☊ cái nạo ☊ ☊ das scharfe Messer ☊ con dao sắc bén ☊ ☊ das Messer schärfen ☊ mài dao ☊ ☊ die Kräutermischung ☊ hỗn hợp thảo mộc ☊ ☊ der Kakao ☊ ca cao ☊ ☊ der Brei ☊ cháo yến mạch ☊ ☊ der Teig ☊ bột nhào ☊ ☊ einen Apfel schälen ☊ gọt vỏ táo ☊ ☊ der Kaugummi ☊ kẹo cao su ☊ ☊ die Ampel ☊ đèn giao thông ☊ ☊ der Unfallbericht ☊ bản báo cáo tai nạn ☊ ☊ der Helm ☊ mũ bảo hiểm ☊ ☊ die Boje ☊ phao ☊ ☊ die Schwimmweste ☊ áo phao ☊ ☊ die Abnutzung ☊ sự hao mòn, sự hư hỏng ☊ ☊ die Alge ☊ tảo ☊ ☊ der Zaun ☊ hàng rào ☊ ☊ der Fuchs ☊ con cáo ☊ ☊ Tor! ☊ vào! ☊ ☊ der Stürmer (beim Fussball) ☊ tiền đạo ☊ ☊ der Speer ☊ cái lao ☊ ☊ der Pfadfinder ☊ hướng đạo sinh ☊ ☊ das Floß ☊ cái bè, cái phao ☊ ☊ der Doppelgänger ☊ bản sao ☊ ☊ der Filmstar ☊ ngôi sao điện ảnh ☊ ☊ der Ärmel ☊ tay áo ☊ ☊ der Bademantel ☊ áo choàng tắm ☊ ☊ das Bügelbrett ☊ bàn để là quần áo ☊ ☊ die Damenbekleidung ☊ quần áo dành cho nữ ☊ ☊ die Weste ☊ áo gi-lê ☊ ☊ posieren ☊ tạo dáng ☊ ☊ den Mantel zuknöpfen ☊ cài cúc áo choàng ☊ ☊ die Truhe ☊ tủ quần áo ☊ ☊ sich verbeugen ☊ cúi chào ☊ ☊ eine Stadt belagern ☊ bao vây một thành phố ☊ ☊ der Dolch ☊ dao găm ☊ ☊ die Klinge ☊ lưỡi dao ☊ ☊ die Sternschnuppe ☊ sao băng ☊ ☊ der Schlaganfall ☊ tai biến mạch máu não, đột quỵ ☊ ☊ die Tuberkulose ☊ bệnh lao ☊ ☊ Höhenangst haben ☊ bệnh sợ độ cao ☊ ☊ die Angehörigen verständigen ☊ thông báo với người nhà ☊ ☊ der Schädel ☊ sọ não ☊ ☊ abtreiben ☊ nạo thai, phá thai ☊ ☊ die künstliche Befruchtung ☊ thụ tinh nhân tạo ☊ ☊ der Fötus ☊ bào thai ☊ ☊ sich bewusst sein ☊ tỉnh táo ☊ ☊ zerkratzen ☊ cào, xé ☊ ☊ jemanden auslachen ☊ cười nhạo ai đó ☊ ☊ grausam ☊ tàn bạo, dã man ☊ ☊ die Grausamkeit ☊ sự tàn bạo, sự dã man ☊ ☊ spotten ☊ chế giễu, chế nhạo ☊ ☊ jemanden verspotten ☊ nhạo báng ai đó ☊ ☊ das Geschwätz ☊ chuyện tầm phào ☊ ☊ der Greis ☊ cụ bô lão ☊ ☊ jemanden bevormunden ☊ bảo hộ, bảo trợ ai đó, đỡ đầu ai đó ☊ ☊ erziehen ☊ giáo dục, dạy dỗ ☊ ☊ die gute Erziehung ☊ sự giáo dục tốt ☊ ☊ die Sehnsucht ☊ sự mong mỏi, mong đợi, niềm khát khao ☊ ☊ der Naturschutz ☊ bảo vệ thiên nhiên, bảo vệ môi trường ☊ ☊ die Hecke ☊ hàng rào ☊ ☊ vorhersagen ☊ dự báo ☊ ☊ das Hochdruckgebiet ☊ khu vực khí áp cao ☊ ☊ der Orkan ☊ bão, lốc ☊ ☊ konvertieren ☊ thay đổi tôn giáo, chuyển tôn giáo ☊ ☊ predigen ☊ thuyết giáo, giảng đạo ☊ ☊ die Predigt ☊ bài thuyết giáo ☊ ☊ der Papst ☊ giáo hoàng ☊ ☊ ketzerisch ☊ dị giáo, không chính thống ☊ ☊ fromm ☊ ngoan đạo, sùng đạo, mộ đạo ☊ ☊ der Prophet ☊ nhà tiên tri, người khởi xướng, giáo chủ hồi giáo ☊ ☊ ungläubig ☊ vô đạo ☊ ☊ Grönland ☊ đảo Greenland ☊ ☊ Zypern ☊ đảo Síp ☊ ☊ der Tyrann ☊ kẻ bạo chúa, bạo quân ☊ ☊ die Belagerung ☊ sự bao vây ☊ ☊ die humanitäre Hilfe ☊ cứu trợ nhân đạo ☊ ☊ der Stacheldraht ☊ hàng rào thép gai ☊ ☊ verteidigen ☊ bảo vệ ☊ ☊ desertieren ☊ đào ngũ ☊ ☊ sich verteidigen ☊ bảo vệ, phòng thủ ☊ ☊ Hallo! Ich heiße Tri. Ich bin dreiundzwanzig Jahre alt. ☊ Xin chào. Anh là Tri. Anh hai mươi ba tuối. ☊ (Lektion 1, Nr. 2) Willkommen am Strand. Bist du hier im Urlaub? ☊ Chào mừng anh đến bãi biến. Anh đi nghỉ ở đây à? ☊ (Lektion 1, Nr. 5) Tri kommt am späten Nachmittag am Flughafen an. ☊ Tri đến sân bay vào lúc chiều tối ☊ (Lektion 3, Nr. 21) Tri möchte mit dem Taxi in die Stadt fahren. ☊ Tri muốn đi Taxi vào thành phố. ☊ (Lektion 4, Nr. 29) Am Gleis fragt ein Kind Tri, wann der nächste Zug ankommt. ☊ Tại đường ray, một đứa trẻ hỏi Tri khi nào chuyến tàu tiếp theo đến. ☊ (Lektion 4, Nr. 34) Eine einfache Fahrkarte in die Stadt bitte. ☊ Làm ơn cho một vé một chiều vào thành phố. ☊ (Lektion 4, Nr. 37) Wie ist der Wechselkurs heute? ☊ Tỉ giá ngoại hối hôm nay như thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 5, Nr. 46) Tri gibt die Geldscheine und die Münzen in seine Geldbörse und verlässt das Büro. ☊ Tri cho tiền mặt và tiền xu vào ví và rời khỏi văn phòng. ☊ (Lektion 5, Nr. 49) Er kommt zu einem Café und setzt sich an einen freien Tisch. ☊ Anh ấy vào một quán cà phê và ngồi vào một bàn trống. ☊ (Lektion 6, Nr. 53) Guten Abend. Ich suche ein schönes Einzelzimmer. ☊ Chào buổi tối. Tôi tìm một phòng đơn tốt. ☊ (Lektion 8, Nr. 71) Oh, damit kann ich leben. ☊ Nhưng cũng không sao. ☊ (Lektion 9, Nr. 84) Die Wettervorhersage ☊ Dự báo thời tiết ☊ (Lektion 10, Nr. 92) Er schaut sich die Wettervorhersage an und denkt: ☊ Anh ấy xem dự báo thời tiết và nghĩ: ☊ (Lektion 10, Nr. 94) Und hier ist die Wettervorhersage für morgen. ☊ Và bây giờ là bản tin dự báo thời tiết cho ngày mai. ☊ (Lektion 10, Nr. 97) Tri macht einen Spaziergang durch das Stadtzentrum. ☊ Tri đi dạo qua trung tâm thành phố. ☊ (Lektion 11, Nr. 102) Kein Problem, ich werde einen Blick auf meine Karte werfen. ☊ Không sao, mình sẽ xem bản đồ. ☊ (Lektion 11, Nr. 104) Hallo, was möchten Sie essen? ☊ Chào em, em muốn dùng gì? ☊ (Lektion 12, Nr. 113) Das Sportzentrum ☊ Trung tâm thế thao ☊ (Lektion 13, Nr. 125) Tri liebt es, Sport zu treiben. Er könnte ohne sportliche Aktivitäten nicht leben. ☊ Tri thích luyện tập thế thao. Anh ấy không thế sống nếu thiếu những hoạt động thế thao. ☊ (Lektion 13, Nr. 126) Er entscheidet sich, zu Hause einen Artikel über sein Sportzentrum zu schreiben. ☊ Anh ấy quyết định sẽ ở nhà đế viết một bài báo về trung tâm thể thao của mình. ☊ (Lektion 13, Nr. 127) Spaß haben im Sportcenter ☊ Niềm vui ở trung tâm thế thao. ☊ (Lektion 13, Nr. 128) Leute brauchen Sport, um gesund zu bleiben und sich fit zu fühlen. ☊ Mọi người cần luyện tập thế thao đế giữ gìn sức khoẻ và luôn khoẻ mạnh. ☊ (Lektion 13, Nr. 129) In unserem Sportzentrum bieten wir die ganze Woche über eine Reihe von Sportarten an. ☊ ở trung tâm thể thao của chúng tôi có hàng loạt các loại hình thể thao suốt tuần. ☊ (Lektion 13, Nr. 130) Im Winter bieten wir auch Eishockey an. ☊ Vào mùa đông chúng tôi có cả môn hockey trên băng. ☊ (Lektion 13, Nr. 134) Für die Fischsuppe: Garnelen, Lachs, Miesmuscheln, Thunfisch, Meeresfrüchte, Reis. ☊ Cho món súp cá: tôm, cá hồi, sò, cá thu, các loại hải sản, gạo. ☊ (Lektion 14, Nr. 144) Für den Nachtisch: Schokolade, Plätzchen, Süßigkeiten, Kuchen, Schlagsahne, Eiscreme, Apfelkuchen. ☊ Cho món tráng miệng: sô-cô-la, bánh giáng sinh, kẹo, bánh ngọt, kem sữa, cà-rem, bánh táo. ☊ (Lektion 14, Nr. 146) Saft und Milchprodukte: Apfelsaft, Fruchtsaft, Mineralwasser, Milchshake, heiße Schokolade. ☊ Nước trái cây và sữa: nước táo, nước trái cây, nước khoáng, sữa khuấy, sô-cô-la nóng. ☊ (Lektion 14, Nr. 148) Ich hasse die kleine schmutzige Küche und den grauen Keller des Wohnheims, aber das macht nichts. ☊ Em không thích cái bếp nhỏ bẩn thỉu và cái hầm tối của khu tập thế, nhưng không sao. ☊ (Lektion 16, Nr. 175) Tri wollte nie nach Hô Chí Minh, aber Trang ist dort aufgewachsen. ☊ Tri không bao giờ muốn đến thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, nhưng Trang đã lớn lên ở đó. ☊ (Lektion 17, Nr. 179) Zusammen gehen sie durch die Altstadt. ☊ Họ cùng vào khu phố. ☊ (Lektion 17, Nr. 182) Tri klebt eine Briefmarke auf den Brief und verlässt seine Wohnung. ☊ Tri dán tem lên bao thư và ra khỏi nhà. ☊ (Lektion 18, Nr. 208) Er weiß nicht, welchen Treibstoff sein Auto benötigt. ☊ Anh không biết là ô-tô cần loại xăng nào. ☊ (Lektion 19, Nr. 215) Entschuldigung, welches Benzin brauche ich? Normal, Super oder Diesel? ☊ Xin lỗi, xe tôi cần loại xăng nào? Loại thường, đặc biệt hay là dầu Diesel? ☊ (Lektion 19, Nr. 217) Welche Straße möchten Sie nehmen? ☊ Anh muốn đi đường nào? ☊ (Lektion 19, Nr. 219) Nachdem er eine Parklücke gefunden hat, geht Tri zur Abflughalle. ☊ Sau khi tìm thấy chỗ đậu xe thì Tri đi vào phòng chờ. ☊ (Lektion 20, Nr. 228) Er weiß nicht, wie lange er bei seinem Bruder bleiben möchte. ☊ Anh ấy không biết là mình sẽ ở chỗ anh trai bao lâu. ☊ (Lektion 20, Nr. 229) Entschuldigen Sie, wie komme ich am günstigsten nach Berlin? ☊ Xin lỗi, tôi đến Berlin thế nào thì rẻ nhất? ☊ (Lektion 20, Nr. 232) An welchem Datum möchten Sie fliegen? ☊ Vậy anh muốn bay ngày nào? ☊ (Lektion 20, Nr. 235) Okay, hier ist der Flugplan. Der Flug ist nächste Woche. ☊ OK, đây là lịch bay. Chuyến bay vào tuần tới. ☊ (Lektion 20, Nr. 243) Das Wetter wird sehr kalt und nass und Tri braucht neue Kleidung. ☊ Trời rất lạnh và ẩm ướt và Tri cần quần áo mới. ☊ (Lektion 21, Nr. 247) Hallo Trang, hier ist Tri. Ich fühle mich müde und alt. ☊ Chào Trang, anh Tri đây. Anh mệt và oải quá. ☊ (Lektion 21, Nr. 249) Ich denke, dass ich neue Kleidung benötige. ☊ Anh nghĩ, anh cần quần áo mới. ☊ (Lektion 21, Nr. 250) Möchtest du mit mir in die Stadt kommen? ☊ Em có muốn cùng anh vào phố không? ☊ (Lektion 21, Nr. 251) Trang möchte zu einem teuren Geschäft gehen. ☊ Trang vào một hiệu đắt tiền. ☊ (Lektion 21, Nr. 253) Neue Klamotten ☊ Quần áo mới ☊ (Lektion 22, Nr. 257) Tri probiert ein Hemd an. ☊ Tri mặc thử một chiếc áo sơ mi. ☊ (Lektion 22, Nr. 258) Nein, es ist langweilig. Versuche dieses blaue Hemd, das wird dir stehen. ☊ Không, nó trông thường quá. Anh thử cái áo sơ mi xanh này đi, sẽ hợp với anh hơn. ☊ (Lektion 22, Nr. 260) Ich benötige nur einige warme Pullover, Schuhe, Socken, einige Hosen und Jeans, aber nichts besonderes. ☊ Anh cần vài chiếc áo thun, giày, vài đôi vớ, vài cái quần tây và quần jeans, nhưng chắng có cái nào đặc biệt cả. ☊ (Lektion 22, Nr. 261) Und du benötigst eine neue Brille, dann siehst du, dass dieses Hemd nichts für dich ist. ☊ Và anh cần một cặp kiếng mới. Anh xem đấy, cái áo này không hợp với anh. ☊ (Lektion 22, Nr. 262) Hast du eine Schüssel? ☊ Em có cái tô nào không? ☊ (Lektion 23, Nr. 288) Hallo Trang, ich bin so aufgeregt. ☊ Chào Trang, anh đang rất hồi hộp. ☊ (Lektion 24, Nr. 299) Ich bin für einen Regenschirm und eine warme Jacke. ☊ Anh nên mang một cái theo ô và một cái áo ấm. ☊ (Lektion 24, Nr. 301) Du solltest zum Zeitungsstand gehen, wenn du am Flughafen bist. ☊ Anh nên đến quầy sách báo trong sân bay. ☊ (Lektion 24, Nr. 303) Tri lief durch die ganze Stadt, bevor er die Adresse des Juweliers fand. ☊ Tri dạo quanh toàn bộ thành phố, trước khi anh ấy tìm thấy địa chỉ cửa tiệm kim hoàn. ☊ (Lektion 26, Nr. 326) Hallo, ich bin Tri. ☊ Chào bà, cháu là Tri. ☊ (Lektion 26, Nr. 329) Ja, sie erklärte mir, dass der Ring in guten Händen sein würde, wenn Sie ihn mitnehmen würden. ☊ Ừh, nó nói với tôi là sẽ không sao khi đưa nhẫn cho anh. ☊ (Lektion 26, Nr. 335) Tri konnte nicht in seine Augen sehen. ☊ Tri không thế tin vào mắt mình. ☊ (Lektion 27, Nr. 343) Er fühlte in seine Taschen, und der Ring war noch dort. ☊ Anh ấy sờ vào túi và chiếc nhẫn vẫn còn đó. ☊ (Lektion 27, Nr. 353) Es schien, dass er irgendwo außerhalb von Berlin festsaß. ☊ Có lẽ là nơi nào đó ngoài Berlin. ☊ (Lektion 28, Nr. 357) Tri hat vor einigen Wochen den Artikel für sein Sportzentrum geschrieben. ☊ Cách đây vài tuần Tri đã viết bài báo về trung tâm thế thao của mình. ☊ (Lektion 29, Nr. 382) Der Artikel war in der lokalen Zeitung und viele Leute waren am Sportzentrum interessiert. ☊ Bài báo đã được đăng trên tờ báo địa phương và nhiều người chú ý đến trung tâm thế thao. ☊ (Lektion 29, Nr. 383) Tri entscheidet sich, ein Praktikum im Sportzentrum zu machen. ☊ Tri quyết định thực tập tại trung tâm thế thao. ☊ (Lektion 29, Nr. 385) Er möchte das Sportzentrum aufräumen. ☊ Anh ấy muốn dọn dẹp trung tâm thế thao. ☊ (Lektion 29, Nr. 386) Tri möchte, dass die neuen Kunden das Sportzentrum sauber halten. ☊ Tri muốn rằng những khách hàng mới phải giữ trung tâm thế thao sạch sẽ. ☊ (Lektion 30, Nr. 388) Jeder kann seinen Abfall hinein tun. ☊ Mọi người có thế vứt rác vào đó. ☊ (Lektion 30, Nr. 390) In jedem Raum ist ein Müllbehälter für Papier, einer für Plastik, einer für Glas und einer für den Rest. ☊ Trong mỗi phòng có một thùng dành cho giấy, một thùng dành cho bao nilon, một thùng dành cho chai thủy tinh và một thùng dành cho các loại rác còn lại. ☊ (Lektion 30, Nr. 391) Sie schaut sich nach einer Telefonzelle um, aber es ist keine hier. ☊ Cô ấy nhìn quanh tìm một máy trạm điện thoại, nhưng ở đây không có cái nào. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 400) Sie steckt ihre Telefonkarte hinein und hebt den Hörer ab, aber das Telefon funktioniert nicht. ☊ Cô ấy nhét thẻ điện thoại vào và nhấc ống nghe lên, nhưng điện thoại không hoạt động. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 407) Sie versucht eine andere Telefonzelle, aber jetzt kann sie nur auf den Anrufbeantworter sprechen. ☊ Cô ấy thử sang phòng điện thoại khác, nhưng bây giờ cô ấy chỉ có thế nói vào máy trả lời tự động thôi. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 409) Hallo Trang, kuck, was ich für dich habe! Du hast das Geburtstagsgeschenk vergessen. ☊ Chào Trang, xem anh có gì cho em này. Em đã đế quên quà sinh nhật. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 415) Plötzlich hörten Sie jemanden, der nach Hilfe schrie. ☊ Bỗng dưng họ nghe tiếng người nào đó kêu cứu. ☊ (Lektion 32, Nr. 420) Empfängnisverhütungsmittel wie Kondome oder die Pille sind im zweiten Fach. ☊ Dụng cụ phòng tránh thai như bao cao su hoặc thuốc tránh thai thì ở ngăn thứ hai. ☊ (Lektion 33, Nr. 442) Sie war sehr groß. ☊ Cô ấy rất cao lớn. ☊ (Lektion 34, Nr. 462) Schön für dich, welchen willst du sehen? ☊ Thế thì, anh thích xem phim nào? ☊ (Lektion 34, Nr. 471) Was ist mit dem Western? ☊ Phim cao bồi viễn Tây được không? ☊ (Lektion 34, Nr. 472) Das ist eine sehr gute Idee. Ich gehe sowieso lieber ins Theater. ☊ í hay đó. Dù sao anh vẫn thích đi nhà hát hơn. ☊ (Lektion 34, Nr. 478) Trang weiß genau, welche Skier sie möchte. ☊ Trang biết rõ cô ấy thích loại nào. ☊ (Lektion 36, Nr. 498) Ich war in jedem Sportgeschäft in dieser Stadt. ☊ Em đã xem tất cả các cửa hàng thể thao trong thành phố. ☊ (Lektion 36, Nr. 500) Aber warum brauchst du diese speziellen Skier? ☊ Nhưng tại sao em cần bộ ván trượt tuyết chuyên dụng này? ☊ (Lektion 36, Nr. 502) Nein, ich weiß, in welcher Farbe ich sie möchte! Rate! ☊ Thôi, em biết em thích màu nào rồi. Anh đoán đi. ☊ (Lektion 36, Nr. 511) Jetzt muss ich nur das Online-Formular ausfüllen und dann erhalte ich die Skier meiner Träume. ☊ Em chỉ phải điền vào mẫu đơn trên mạng và nhận bộ ván trượt tuyết mơ ước của em. ☊ (Lektion 36, Nr. 515) Und wie zahlst du? ☊ Và em trả tiền như thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 36, Nr. 516) Gibt es keinen einfacheren und schnelleren Weg, um zu dir zu gelangen? ☊ Không có đường nào đơn giản hơn và nhanh hơn đế đến chỗ em sao? ☊ (Lektion 37, Nr. 529) Es ist ein sehr regnerischer und stürmischer Tag. Trang schaut aus dem Fenster heraus. ☊ Đó là một ngày mưa bão. Trang nhìn ra cửa số. ☊ (Lektion 38, Nr. 537) Hallo Trang, schönes Wetter! ☊ Chào Trang, thời tiết thật đẹp. ☊ (Lektion 38, Nr. 539) Vielleicht die Sportnachrichten? ☊ Hay là xem tin thể thao? ☊ (Lektion 38, Nr. 547) Er kann seinen Augen nicht trauen! ☊ Anh ấy không dám tin vào mắt mình nữa. ☊ (Lektion 39, Nr. 562) Er konnte das nicht glauben. ☊ Anh ấy không thế tin vào điều đó. ☊ (Lektion 39, Nr. 565) Jeder musste ihr erzählen, wie gut sie schmeckten. ☊ Nhưng mọi người phải kế cho cô ấy nghe bánh ngon như thế nào. ☊ (Lektion 40, Nr. 572) Die Tante war immer so stolz, weil sie normalerweise nie kocht, nur an Weihnachten. ☊ Cô luôn tự hào, vì bình thường cô không bao giờ nấu ăn, ngoại trừ vào dịp lễ giáng sinh thôi. ☊ (Lektion 40, Nr. 573) Sein Großvater spielt jedes Jahr Geige. ☊ Năm nào ông của anh cũng chơi đàn v i-ô-lông. ☊ (Lektion 40, Nr. 574) Manchmal spielt sein Vetter Flöte und Klavier. ☊ Thỉnh thoảng người anh họ của anh thối sáo và chơi đàn piano. ☊ (Lektion 40, Nr. 576) Er spielte laute Rockmusik mit seiner Elektrogitarre. ☊ Anh chơi rock ồn ào bằng ghi-ta điện. ☊ (Lektion 40, Nr. 578) Nein, ich werde meine Familie über Weihnachten besuchen. ☊ Không, em về thăm gia đình vào Giáng sinh. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 586) Ich möchte es nur bequem haben. ☊ Em chỉ muốn sao cho thoải mái thôi. ☊ (Lektion 42, Nr. 602) Okay, ich rufe das Hotel an, in dem ich in den Sommerferien war. ☊ OK, anh sẽ gọi cho khách sạn mà anh đã ở vào kỳ nghỉ hè. ☊ (Lektion 42, Nr. 610) Wie gefällt dir eigentlich diese Wohnung? ☊ Thực sự em thấy căn hộ này thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 43, Nr. 616) Wie findest du diese Wohnung im Vergleich zur ersten? ☊ Em thấy căn hộ này như thế nào so với căn hộ thứ nhất? ☊ (Lektion 43, Nr. 621) Sie klingeln und betreten sein Büro, das in einem Hochhaus liegt. ☊ Họ bấm chuông và bước vào văn phòng của anh ta, nó nằm ở một tòa nhà cao tầng. ☊ (Lektion 43, Nr. 625) Tri und Trang sind stolz auf ihre neue Wohnung. ☊ Trí và Trang tự hào về căn hộ mới của họ. ☊ (Lektion 44, Nr. 628) Zusammen betreten sie die Bank. ☊ Họ cùng nhau bước vào ngân hàng. ☊ (Lektion 44, Nr. 630) Tri beginnt mit dem Ausfüllen des Formulars. ☊ Trí bắt đầu điền vào thủ tục. ☊ (Lektion 44, Nr. 631) Warum? ☊ Tại sao? ☊ (Lektion 44, Nr. 634) Wenn dein Gehalt hoch genug ist, kannst du auch eine kostenlose Kreditkarte beantragen. ☊ Nếu thu nhập của anh đủ cao, thì anh có thể đệ đơn cho một thẻ tín dụng miễn phí. ☊ (Lektion 44, Nr. 635) Stimmt. Außerdem genehmigt man mir dann einen höheren Kreditrahmen. ☊ Đúng. Ngoài ra sau đó người ta sẽ cho phép anh có một khuôn khổ thẻ tín dụng cao. ☊ (Lektion 44, Nr. 636) Genau. Sonst muss ich zu hohe Zinsen bezahlen. ☊ Chính xác. Nếu không anh sẽ phải trả lãi xuất cao. ☊ (Lektion 44, Nr. 639) Trang und Tri ziehen in ihr neues Apartment und möchten die Räume nun geschmackvoll einrichten. ☊ Trang và Trí dọn vào căn hộ mới của họ, và giờ đây họ muốn sắp xếp các phòng thật đẹp. ☊ (Lektion 45, Nr. 642) Sie ist geschickt im Umgang mit Werkzeug und praktisch veranlagt. ☊ Cô thành thạo với các dụng cụ và có tố chất ứng dụng. ☊ (Lektion 46, Nr. 655) Die Lieferung, die ich gestern erhalten habe, ist nicht vollständig. ☊ Hàng giao mà hôm qua tôi nhận được không đầy đủ. ☊ (Lektion 47, Nr. 670) Obwohl die Fernbedienung auf dem Lieferschein steht, ist sie nicht im Paket enthalten. ☊ Mặc dù trong giấy giao hàng ghi là có cái điều khiển từ xa, nhưng mà nó không hề có trong kiện phẩm. ☊ (Lektion 47, Nr. 673) Ich bin wirklich wütend und bitte Sie hiermit energisch meine Beschwerde an den Verantwortlichen weiterzuleiten. ☊ Tôi thực sự bực bội và mong quí vị tích cực chuyển giao sự phàn nàn này của tôi một cách có trách nhiệm. ☊ (Lektion 47, Nr. 675) Unsere Pfirsiche waren schon verschimmelt! ☊ Những trái đào của chúng ta đã mốc hết rồi! ☊ (Lektion 48, Nr. 682) Lass uns den fertigen Obstsalat in den Kühlschrank stellen und den Tisch decken. ☊ Chúng ta để trái cây trộn xong vào tủ lạnh và trải bàn. ☊ (Lektion 48, Nr. 688) Für unsere Gäste nehmen wir das schöne Besteck, die weißen Servietten und die neuen Weingläser. ☊ Chúng ta dùng bộ dao nĩa thật đẹp cho khách, những giấy ăn trắng và những ly để uống rượu vang thật mới. ☊ (Lektion 48, Nr. 689) Hoffentlich müssen wir uns am Haupteingang nicht zu lange anstellen. ☊ Hy vọng là chúng ta không phải xếp hàng quá lâu ở lối vào chính. ☊ (Lektion 49, Nr. 695) Im Stadion brüllt und pfeift die Mehrheit der Zuschauer extrem laut. ☊ Phần lớn khán giả trong sân vận động gào và la hét thật to. ☊ (Lektion 49, Nr. 698) In welcher Reihe sitzen wir eigentlich? ☊ Thế chúng ta ngồi ở hàng ghế nào? ☊ (Lektion 49, Nr. 699) Hast du deinen Regenmantel und deine Mütze eingepackt? ☊ Anh đã xếp áo mưa và mũ len của anh vào chưa? ☊ (Lektion 51, Nr. 715) Als sie in die Gegend der Hütte kommen, verlassen sie die Hauptstraße und fahren auf der Landstraße weiter. ☊ Khi họ tới địa hạt của nhà gỗ, họ rời đường phố chính và tiếp tục đi vào con đường làng. ☊ (Lektion 51, Nr. 718) Wollen wir hier Pause machen und am Ufer entlang spazieren? ☊ Chúng ta có nên nghỉ ngơi ở đây và đi dạo dọc bờ sông? ☊ (Lektion 51, Nr. 721) Während Tri eine Blüte fotografiert, wird er von einem Insekt am Auge gestochen. ☊ Trong khí Trí đang chụp ảnh một bông hoa, anh đã bị một con côn trùng đốt vào mắt. ☊ (Lektion 53, Nr. 743) Ich habe der Bäuerin im Haus Bescheid gesagt. ☊ Em đã báo cho nữ nông dân trong nhà. ☊ (Lektion 53, Nr. 753) Was hat sie gesagt? ☊ Bà âý nói sao? ☊ (Lektion 53, Nr. 754) Für die weitere Behandlung soll Tri am nächsten Tag zum Augenarzt gehen. ☊ Vào những ngày sau đó Trí nên đến bác sỹ mắt để chữa trị tiếp. ☊ (Lektion 53, Nr. 757) Trang und Tri sitzen abends vor der Hütte. ☊ Tối nào Trang và Trí cũng ngồi trước nhà gỗ. ☊ (Lektion 54, Nr. 759) Schau mal zum Himmel, wie hell der Mond scheint. ☊ Nhìn bầu trời kìa, mặt trăng thật sáng làm sao. ☊ (Lektion 54, Nr. 760) Wenn du dich weiter über mich lustig machst, kannst du heute auf der Luftmatratze übernachten. ☊ Nếu anh tiếp tục chế nhạo em, hôm nay anh có thể qua đêm trên cái nệm không khí. ☊ (Lektion 54, Nr. 774) Die Fahrt ins Dorf ☊ Chuyến đi vào làng ☊ (Lektion 55, Nr. 775) Trang und Tri fahren ins Dorf, um Postkarten zu kaufen. ☊ Trang và Trí đi vào làng để mua bưu thiếp. ☊ (Lektion 55, Nr. 776) Komm, wir setzen uns auf die Terrasse dieses Cafés, trinken einen Kaffee und schreiben Postkarten. ☊ Nào, chúng ta hãy ngồi ngoài sân của quán café này, uống cafe và viết bưu thiếp. ☊ (Lektion 55, Nr. 777) Für diese Jahreszeit hat die Sonne sogar richtig oft geschienen. ☊ Vào mùa này mặt trời chiếu thậm chí thật thường xuyên. ☊ (Lektion 55, Nr. 784) Wie ihr auf der Rückseite der Postkarte seht, kann man hier im Winter auch Ski fahren. ☊ Như bố mẹ có thể thấy sau tấm bưu thiệp, ở đây vào mùa đông người ta có thể trượt tuyết nữa. ☊ (Lektion 55, Nr. 785) Herzliche Grüße aus den Bergen. ☊ Chào yêu thương từ những dãy núi. ☊ (Lektion 55, Nr. 788) Am Sonntag fahren Trang und Tri aus den Bergen nach Hause zurück. ☊ Vào chủ nhật Trang và Trí từ trên núi trở về nhà. ☊ (Lektion 56, Nr. 790) Während der langen Fahrt erzählt Tri von seinem abenteuerlichsten Urlaub. ☊ Trong suốt chuyến đi dài Trí kể về chuyến đi nghỉ đầy mạo hiểm của anh. ☊ (Lektion 56, Nr. 791) Meine Unterkunft lag direkt am Hafen auf einer Halbinsel. ☊ Nơi trú ngụ của anh nằm ngay cạnh bến cảng trên một bán đảo. ☊ (Lektion 56, Nr. 795) Als Gast in einem fremden Land interessiere ich mich mehr für die Leute dort und wie sie leben. ☊ Là một người khách trên mảnh đất lạ anh quan tâm về con người ở đó nhiều hơn và họ sống như thế nào. ☊ (Lektion 56, Nr. 798) Im Hintergrund ist Natur zu sehen: eine umzäunte Wiese und ein Wald. ☊ Đằng sau có thể thấy thiên nhiên: Một bãi cỏ được rào quanh và một cánh rừng. ☊ (Lektion 57, Nr. 809) Guten Tag! Was kann ich für Sie tun? ☊ Xin chào! Tôi có thể làm gì cho bạn? ☊ (Lektion 58, Nr. 818) Welches Mobilfunknetz würdest du mir empfehlen? ☊ Bạn có thể giới thiệu mạng điện thoại nào đó cho tôi không? ☊ (Lektion 59, Nr. 834) Hast du schon mal darauf geachtet, ob du du eher am Tag oder am Abend telefonierst? ☊ Bạn đã từng để ý, rằng bạn điện thoại nhiều vào ban ngày hay tối không? ☊ (Lektion 59, Nr. 837) Abends ist es billiger. ☊ Vào ban tối thì rẻ hơn. ☊ (Lektion 59, Nr. 839) Vergiss nicht, deinen Freunden mitzuteilen, dass deine alte Nummer ungültig wird. ☊ Đừng quên thông báo với bạn bè của bạn, rằng số cũ sẽ vô hiệu. ☊ (Lektion 59, Nr. 841) Warum bist du so spät nach Hause gekommen? ☊ Sao anh về nhà muộn thế? ☊ (Lektion 60, Nr. 845) Habt ihr euch eingemischt und die Frau beschützt? ☊ Mấy anh có xen vào và bảo vệ người phụ nữ đó không? ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 877) Selbstverständlich. Aber der Mann war richtig brutal. ☊ Đương nhiên. Nhưng người đàn ông đó rất bạo lực. ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 878) Wir konnten der Polizei nur einen Hinweis geben, in welche Richtung der Mann geflohen ist. ☊ Bọn anh chỉ có thể chỉ dẫn cho cảnh sát, anh ta chạy về hướng nào. ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 884) Brutaler Schläger endlich gefasst, verurteilt und eingesperrt. ☊ Kẻ gây rối bạo lực cuối cùng đã bị bắt, bị kết án và bị bỏ tù. ☊ (Lektion 63, Nr. 888) Auch sein Anwalt, der auf unschuldig plädierte, konnte ihm nicht helfen. ☊ Ngay cả luật sư, người bào chữa cho anh ta cũng không thể giúp gì được. ☊ (Lektion 63, Nr. 894) Schnell! Erzähl! ☊ Nhanh! Kể đi nào! ☊ (Lektion 64, Nr. 904) Heute Nacht sind Diebe in das Büro eingebrochen und haben systematisch alles durchsucht. ☊ Đêm hôm nay những kẻ trộm đã đột nhập vào văn phòng và lục lọi toàn bộ hệ thống. ☊ (Lektion 64, Nr. 905) Und euer Wachmann hat nichts bemerkt? ☊ Thế người bảo vệ không phát hiện gì à? ☊ (Lektion 64, Nr. 911) Mein Chef hat Anzeige gegen Unbekannt bei der Polizei erstattet. ☊ Sếp của em đã tố cáo với cảnh sát về những kẻ lạ mặt. ☊ (Lektion 64, Nr. 916) Zum Glück ist die Firma gegen Einbruch versichert. ☊ May thay là công ty có bảo hiểm chống trộm. ☊ (Lektion 64, Nr. 917) Was wäre bloß gewesen, wenn ihr nicht versichert gewesen wärt! ☊ Chuyện gì sẽ xảy ra, nếu không có bảo hiểm! ☊ (Lektion 64, Nr. 918) Die Tiere wirken gut versorgt und nicht vernachlässigt. ☊ Những con thú được chăm sóc tốt và không hề bị sao nhãng. ☊ (Lektion 65, Nr. 923) Während Tri Eis kauft, wartet Trang bei den Giraffen. ☊ Trong khi Trí đi mua kem, Trang đợi ở chỗ những con hươu cao cổ. ☊ (Lektion 65, Nr. 927) Wie schlafen Giraffen eigentlich? ☊ Những con hươu cao cổ ngủ thế nào nhỉ? ☊ (Lektion 65, Nr. 930) Über Giraffen weiß ich, dass sie bis zu fünf Meter groß werden können. ☊ Về hươu cao cổ anh biết là chúng có thể cao đến năm mét. ☊ (Lektion 65, Nr. 933) Trang fühlt seine Stirn. ☊ Trang sờ vào trán anh. ☊ (Lektion 66, Nr. 938) Du hast hohes Fieber! ☊ Anh sốt cao đấy! ☊ (Lektion 66, Nr. 941) Um Tri abzulenken, deutet Trang auf ein Plakat an der Wand. ☊ Trang chỉ vào tấm áp phích trên tường để làm Trí sao lãng. ☊ (Lektion 66, Nr. 944) Trang sieht den Blutkreislauf. ☊ Trang nhìn vào vòng tuần hoàn máu. ☊ (Lektion 66, Nr. 947) Verkehrschaos ☊ Tình trạng hỗn loạn giao thông ☊ (Lektion 67, Nr. 951) Endlich angekommen, schließt Tri das Fenster und geht in sein Büro. ☊ Cuối cùng cũng đến nơi, Trí đóng cửa sổ và đi vào phòng làm việc của mình. ☊ (Lektion 67, Nr. 959) Als Tri abends zurück zum Parkplatz kommt, bleibt er - unfähig sich zu bewegen - stehen: ☊ Khi Trí quay lại bãi đậu xe vào buổi tối, anh đứng sững lại- không thể cử động được: ☊ (Lektion 67, Nr. 960) In meiner Mittagspause werde ich dort anrufen. ☊ Vào giờ nghỉ trưa anh sẽ gọi tới đó. ☊ (Lektion 68, Nr. 976) Er ruft bei der einzigen Zeitung der Region an, um eine Anzeige aufzugeben. ☊ Anh điện thoại cho một vài tờ báo địa phương để đăng quảng cáo. ☊ (Lektion 69, Nr. 984) Guten Tag. Ich möchte eine Anzeige aufgeben, in der ich meinen Wagen zum Verkauf anbiete. ☊ Xin chào. Tôi muốn đăng một mẩu tin quảng cáo rằng tôi muốn bán xe. ☊ (Lektion 69, Nr. 985) Wie soll der Text lauten? ☊ Bài nên đăng như thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 69, Nr. 986) Sicherheit: Airbag; Innenausstattung: Leder (leicht beschädigt); ☊ Sự bảo hiểm: Túi không khí, Nội thất bên trong: da (bị hư hỏng nhẹ); ☊ (Lektion 69, Nr. 989) Ihre Anzeige wird nächste Woche in drei Ausgaben erscheinen. ☊ Tuần sau mẩu tin quảng cáo của bạn sẽ được in làm ba bản. ☊ (Lektion 69, Nr. 993) Vielen Dank und auf Wiederhören. ☊ Cám ơn và chào tạm biệt. ☊ (Lektion 69, Nr. 994) Tris Anzeige hat Wirkung gezeigt: ☊ Mẩu quảng cáo của Trí đã có kết quả: ☊ (Lektion 70, Nr. 996) Bei einem Autohändler hätte er nicht so viel bekommen. ☊ Giao cho một người bán xe thì anh không thể nhận được nhiều như thế. ☊ (Lektion 70, Nr. 1009) Es ging um einen König aus dem 12. Jahrhundert. ☊ Nó kể về một ông vua vào thế kỷ thứ 12. ☊ (Lektion 71, Nr. 1017) In der Morgendämmerung sitzen Trang und Tri am Frühstückstisch und lesen Zeitung. ☊ Vào lúc bình minh Trang và Trí ngồi bên bàn ăn sáng và đọc báo. ☊ (Lektion 72, Nr. 1025) Durch ein Gewitter und einen anschließenden Sturm auf hoher See wurde eine riesige Welle aufgetürmt. ☊ Trận sấm sét và tiếp theo là bão đã tạo nên những cơn sóng cực lớn trên biển. ☊ (Lektion 72, Nr. 1028) Ohne Vorwarnung rollte sie auf die Küste zu. ☊ Không có sự cảnh báo trước những cơn sóng cuốn vào bờ. ☊ (Lektion 72, Nr. 1029) Trang und Tri wollen am Samstagabend ausgehen und haben sich mit Freunden in einer Bar verabredet. ☊ Trang và Trí muốn ra ngoài vào buổi tối thứ bảy và họ đã hẹn với bạn bè trong quán bar. ☊ (Lektion 73, Nr. 1041) Ich werde schnell noch mein schickes Hemd bügeln! ☊ Anh còn là nốt cái áo sơ mi! ☊ (Lektion 73, Nr. 1042) In der Bar angekommen, begrüßen die beiden ihre Freunde. ☊ Tới quán bar, họ chào hỏi hai người bạn. ☊ (Lektion 73, Nr. 1046) Du machst ständig Witze! ☊ Anh lúc nào cũng nói đùa! ☊ (Lektion 73, Nr. 1051) Trang und Tri erinnern sich daran, wie sie sich kennen gelernt haben. ☊ Trang và Trí nhớ lại, họ đã quen nhau như thế nào. ☊ (Lektion 74, Nr. 1056) Ja, und du hast auch so süß gelächelt. ☊ Đúng, và em cũng cười thật ngọt ngào. ☊ (Lektion 74, Nr. 1059) Am nächsten Tag habe ich dich wieder angerufen.... ☊ Vào hôm sau anh đã gọi điện thoại lại cho em…. ☊ (Lektion 74, Nr. 1063) Liebe Familie, wir möchten Euch herzlich zu unserer Hochzeit am Samstag, den 12. Mai, einladen. ☊ Chúng tôi thân mời gia đình bạn tới dự lễ thành hôn của chúng tôi vào thứ 7, ngày 12.05 tới. ☊ (Lektion 75, Nr. 1069) Die Zeremonie findet um 10 Uhr 30 statt. ☊ Nghi lễ được tổ chức vào lúc 10 giờ 30. ☊ (Lektion 75, Nr. 1070) Bitte sagt uns bald Bescheid, ob Ihr mit uns feiert. ☊ Làm ơn hãy thông báo cho chúng tôi, liệu các bạn có tiệc tùng chung với chúng tôi hay không. ☊ (Lektion 75, Nr. 1075) Kreative Darbietungen während der abendlichen Feier sollten mit dem Hochzeitsplaner abgesprochen werden. ☊ Những tiết mục sáng tạo trong bữa tiệc tối, các bạn nên thông báo với người lập kế hoạch cho lễ cưới. ☊ (Lektion 75, Nr. 1077) Sieh mal hier im Schaufenster die schöne Wäsche! Die werde ich mal anprobieren! ☊ Anh nhìn quần áo đẹp trong cửa kính kìa! Em sẽ thử mặc nó! ☊ (Lektion 76, Nr. 1082) Du hast dich heute morgen wohl nicht rasiert, dein Bart kratzt! ☊ Sáng hôm nay anh không cạo râu, râu của anh cào đau quá! ☊ (Lektion 76, Nr. 1090) Ich habe sie zuletzt auf der Beerdigung meiner Großmutter gesehen. ☊ Lần cuối cùng anh nhìn thấy họ là vào đám tang của bà ngoại. ☊ (Lektion 77, Nr. 1100) Du kannst dich auf uns verlassen, es wird sich niemand langweilen. ☊ Anh có thể tin tưởng vào tụi em, sẽ chẳng có ai phải buồn chán đâu. ☊ (Lektion 78, Nr. 1110) Es herrscht eine gemütliche Atmosphäre. ☊ Nó bao trùm một không khí thật thoải mái. ☊ (Lektion 79, Nr. 1120) Als das Orchester sein Stück beendet, warten alle gespannt auf die nächste Überraschung. ☊ Khi dàn nhạc kết thúc, tất cả hồi hộp chờ đợi vào sự ngạc nhiên tiếp theo. ☊ (Lektion 79, Nr. 1124) Alle Gäste bilden eine lange Warteschlange. Jeder will ein Stück der Torte. ☊ Tất cả khách khứa tạo thành một hàng dài. Ai cũng muốn một miếng bánh. ☊ (Lektion 79, Nr. 1126) Trang lehnt sich anschmiegsam an Tris Schulter: ☊ Trang dựa vào vai Trí âu yếm: ☊ (Lektion 79, Nr. 1128) Sternzeichen und Horoskope ☊ Sao chiếu mạng và lá số tử vi ☊ (Lektion 80, Nr. 1131) Er verlässt sich auf sein Gefühl. ☊ Trông cậy vào cảm giác. ☊ (Lektion 80, Nr. 1137) Er besitzt Führungsqualität und ist sehr großzügig. ☊ Sở hữu tài lãnh đạo và rất phóng khoáng. ☊ (Lektion 80, Nr. 1139) Die Waage ist diplomatisch, freundlich und friedlich. ☊ Thiên bình có tài ngoại giao, thân thiện và hòa đồng. ☊ (Lektion 80, Nr. 1141) Der Wassermann ist tolerant, fortschrittlich und modern. ☊ Bảo bình thì khoan dung, luôn tiến về phía trước và hiện đại. ☊ (Lektion 80, Nr. 1145) Fische sind sanft, bescheiden und introvertiert und haben einen Instinkt, auf den sie sich gut verlassen können. ☊ Song ngư nhẹ nhàng, khiêm tốn và kín đáo, còn có một bản năng làm cho người khác trông cậy vào mình. ☊ (Lektion 80, Nr. 1146) Können Sie mir erklären, wie das ablaufen wird? ☊ Bạn có thể giải thích cho tôi, quá trình của nó như thế nào không? ☊ (Lektion 81, Nr. 1151) In diesen klären sie die Bevölkerung darüber auf, wie sie die Aufgaben und Probleme lösen wollen, die auf die Gesellschaft zukommen. ☊ Trong đó họ giải thích với dân chúng, họ sẽ giải quyết nhiệm vụ và những vấn đề xảy ra trong xã hội như thế nào. ☊ (Lektion 81, Nr. 1154) Alle Medien berichten über die Auseinandersetzungen zwischen liberalen und konservativen Politikern. ☊ Tất cả phương tiện thông tin đều nói đến sự tranh luận giữa những nhà chính trị theo đảng tự do và những người theo đảng bảo thủ. ☊ (Lektion 81, Nr. 1156) In vielen Umfragen werden die Bürger wieder und wieder befragt, was sie denn wählen würden. ☊ Những người công dân sẽ luôn được trưng cầu dân ý, rằng họ sẽ lựa chọn theo đảng phái nào. ☊ (Lektion 81, Nr. 1157) Dort zeigt man seinen Personalausweis vor und füllt einen Stimmzettel aus. ☊ Ở đó người ta phải trình chứng minh nhân dân và điền vào lá phiếu ☊ (Lektion 81, Nr. 1159) Oh ja, ich würde gerne eine neue Herausforderung annehmen und an meiner Karriere arbeiten. ☊ ồ được đó, anh rất muồn tiếp nhận thử thách mới và lao động vì sự nghiệp. ☊ (Lektion 82, Nr. 1172) Ich kaufe Zeitungen mit Stellenanzeigen. ☊ Em mua báo với những thông tin tuyển dụng. ☊ (Lektion 82, Nr. 1175) Es gibt ein Magazin, das Berufe vorstellt und Möglichkeiten zur Fortbildung aufzeigt. ☊ Có một tạp chí giới thiệu về nghề nghiệp và có thể nâng cao trình độ chuyên môn. ☊ (Lektion 83, Nr. 1181) Ich wusste gar nicht, dass Zahnärzte eine ganz andere Ausbildung bekommen als Ärzte. ☊ Anh chẳng biết là nha sỹ được đào tạo khác hẳn so với các bác sỹ khác. ☊ (Lektion 83, Nr. 1183) Es ist interessant zu erfahren, dass 80 Prozent aller Journalisten Frauen sind. ☊ Thú vị là 80 phần trăm những nhà báo là nữ. ☊ (Lektion 83, Nr. 1185) Das heißt also: Es gibt im Journalismus wesentlich mehr Männer in Führungspositionen als Frauen. ☊ Có nghĩa là: Trong giới báo chí cơ bản có nhiều nam giới ngồi ở vị trí lãnh đạo nhiều hơn nữ giới. ☊ (Lektion 83, Nr. 1187) Wolltest du denn nicht immer Journalistin werden? ☊ Vậy em không muốn trở thành nữ nhà báo nữa hả? ☊ (Lektion 83, Nr. 1189) Du würdest bestimmt schnell in eine Führungsposition aufsteigen und die Dominanz der Männer brechen. ☊ Em chắc chắn nhanh chóng sẽ leo lên một vị trí lãnh đạo và làm giảm bớt sự chiếm ưu thế của nam giới. ☊ (Lektion 83, Nr. 1190) Wir müssen übrigens noch Wäsche waschen und trocknen. ☊ Chúng ta còn phải giặt và làm khô quần áo nữa. ☊ (Lektion 84, Nr. 1199) Guten Tag. ☊ Xin chào. ☊ (Lektion 85, Nr. 1207) Hallo. ☊ Xin chào / A lô. ☊ (Lektion 85, Nr. 1208) Können Sie mich bitte zur Pressestelle durchstellen? ☊ Anh / Chị có thể làm ơn nối máy cho tôi với bộ phận báo chí truyền thông được không? ☊ (Lektion 85, Nr. 1226) Ich werde Sie morgen wieder anrufen. ☊ Tôi sẽ gọi lại cho anh / chị vào ngày mai. ☊ (Lektion 85, Nr. 1230) Tschüss. ☊ Chào nhé. ☊ (Lektion 85, Nr. 1236) Wie kann ich Sie erreichen? ☊ Tôi có thể liên lạc với anh / chị bằng cách nào? ☊ (Lektion 86, Nr. 1268) Wie schreibt man das? ☊ Cái này viết như thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 86, Nr. 1272) Der gewählte Gesprächspartner ist zur Zeit nicht erreichbar. ☊ Thuê bao quý khách vừa gọi hiện không liên lạc được. ☊ (Lektion 87, Nr. 1277) Wie schreibt man das? ☊ Cái này viết như thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 87, Nr. 1298) In Erwartung Ihrer baldigen Antwort verbleibe ich mit freundlichen Grüßen, ☊ Mong sớm nhận được câu trả lời của anh / chị . Chào trân trọng! ☊ (Lektion 89, Nr. 1338) Mit freundlichen Grüßen, ☊ Chào trân trọng! ☊ (Lektion 89, Nr. 1339) Mit besten Grüßen, ☊ Kính chào! ☊ (Lektion 89, Nr. 1340) Viele Grüße, ☊ Thân chào! ☊ (Lektion 89, Nr. 1341) Unser Telefonat am 02.08. ☊ Về cuộc nói chuyện điện thoại của chúng ta vào ngày 02.08. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1344) Ihre Anfrage vom 02.08. ☊ Về câu hỏi / yêu cầu của anh / chị vào ngày 02.08. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1345) Unsere Bestellung vom 02.08. ☊ Về đơn đặt hàng của chúng tôi vào ngày 02.08. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1346) Die Rechnung mit der Nummer 12056 datiert vom 01.12. ☊ Về hóa đơn số 12056 vào ngày 01.12. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1347) Diese Nachricht ist streng vertraulich! ☊ Bức thư / Văn bản trên đây tuyệt đối bảo mật. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1349) Wir freuen uns, Ihnen mitteilen zu dürfen, dass ... ☊ Chúng tôi rất vui mừng được thông báo với anh / chị rằng.. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1351) Leider müssen wir Ihnen mitteilen, dass wir Ihre Bestellung nicht bearbeiten können. ☊ Chúng tôi rất tiếc phải thông báo với anh / chị rằng đơn đặt hàng của anh / chị không thể giải quyết được. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1352) Leider müssen wir Ihnen mitteilen, dass wir momentan Lieferschwierigkeiten haben. ☊ Chúng tôi rất tiếc phải thông báo với anh / chị rằng hiện tại chúng tôi gặp một số trục trặc với việc vận chuyển. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1353) Für weitere Informationen stehen wir Ihnen jederzeit zur Verfügung. ☊ Nếu cần biết thêm thông tin xin anh / chị vui lòng liên hệ với chúng tôi bất kì lúc nào. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1356) Bitte bestätigen Sie, dass Sie diesen Brief bekommen haben. ☊ Xin vui lòng xác nhận đã nhận được thư / thông báo này. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1361) Sehr geehrte Frau ..., ☊ Kính chào bà .. ☊ (Lektion 91, Nr. 1363) Sehr geehrter Herr ..., ☊ Kính chào ông .. ☊ (Lektion 91, Nr. 1364) Hallo, ☊ Xin chào ☊ (Lektion 91, Nr. 1369) Vielen Dank für Ihre E-Mail vom 08.12. ☊ Xin cám ơn về bức thư của anh / chị vào 08.12. ☊ (Lektion 91, Nr. 1370) Ich beziehe mich auf Ihre E-Mail vom 23. August. ☊ Tôi muốn hỏi về bức thư của anh / chị vào 23.08. ☊ (Lektion 91, Nr. 1374) Diese E-Mail enthält vertrauliche Informationen. ☊ Bức thư này chứa đựng những thông tin bảo mật. ☊ (Lektion 91, Nr. 1376) Dieses Rundschreiben soll euch über die Planung der nächsten beiden Monate informieren. ☊ Bức thư này thông báo về kế hoạch cho hai tháng tiếp theo. ☊ (Lektion 91, Nr. 1380) Ich möchte den E-Mail-Newsletter bitte abbestellen. ☊ Tôi muốn hủy đăng kí nhận thư quảng cáo. ☊ (Lektion 91, Nr. 1386) Ich hoffe, ich konnte Ihnen weiterhelfen. ☊ Tôi hi vọng tôi đã giúp được anh / chị phần nào. ☊ (Lektion 92, Nr. 1391) Mit freundlichen Grüßen, ☊ Chào trân trọng, ☊ (Lektion 92, Nr. 1394) Liebe Grüße, ☊ Thân chào, ☊ (Lektion 92, Nr. 1395) Vielleicht hast du meine E-Mail nicht bekommen, weil sie als Spam eingestuft wurde. ☊ Có thể anh / chị không nhận được thư của tôi vì nó bị chuyển vào hòm thư rác. ☊ (Lektion 92, Nr. 1404) Kannst du mir bitte eine Kopie dieser E-Mail schicken? ☊ Anh / Chị có thể gửi cho tôi bản sao của Email đó được không? ☊ (Lektion 92, Nr. 1405) Ich habe den Newsletter per E-Mail abonniert. ☊ Tôi đã đặt thư quảng cáo qua Email. ☊ (Lektion 92, Nr. 1407) Ich habe unseren Firmen-Newsletter bereits an alle Abonnenten verschickt. ☊ Tôi đã gửi thư quảng cáo đến những người đặt hàng. ☊ (Lektion 92, Nr. 1408) Das Faxgerät hat kein Papier mehr. Kannst du es bitte auffüllen? ☊ Máy fax không còn giấy. Anh / Chị có thể cho thêm vào được không? ☊ (Lektion 93, Nr. 1421) Das ist mein Kollege. Er ist zu dieser Konferenz aus Deutschland angereist. ☊ Hân hạnh giới thiệu đồng nghiệp của tôi. Anh ấy / Ông ấy từ Đức tới để dự hội thảo. ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1448) In welcher Abteilung arbeiten Sie? ☊ Anh / Chị đang làm việc tại phòng / bộ phận nào? ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1455) In welcher Branche arbeiten Sie? ☊ Anh / Chị làm việc trong lĩnh vực nào? ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1458) Kommen Sie bitte herein. ☊ Mời anh / chị vào. ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1466) Wie war Ihre Reise? Sind Sie gut angekommen? ☊ Chuyến đi của anh / chị thế nào? Anh / Chị đến nơi thuận lợi chứ? ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1474) Entschuldigung, darf ich hereinkommen? ☊ Xin lỗi, tôi vào được không? ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1479) Das ist sehr nett von Ihnen. ☊ Anh / Chị thật chu đáo. ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1499) Wie wird das Wetter heute? ☊ Thời tiết hôm nay thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1502) Wie ist das Wetter in Ihrer Heimatstadt gerade? ☊ Thời tiết ở đất nước của anh / chị hiện thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1504) Wir haben wirklich Glück mit dem Wetter. Normalerweise ist es um diese Jahreszeit viel kälter. ☊ Chúng ta thật là có may mắn với thời tiết. Bình thường vào mùa này trời lạnh hơn nhiều. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1505) Ich habe den Wetterbericht gehört: Morgen soll es wärmer werden. ☊ Tôi mới nghe dự báo thời tiết: ngày mai trời sẽ ấm hơn. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1507) Ist es immer so windig hier? ☊ Ở đây lúc nào cũng nhiều gió như vậy à? ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1508) Wie halten Sie sich fit? ☊ Anh / Chị làm thế nào để giữ cho mình luôn khỏe mạnh? ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1515) Wann haben Sie Zeit? ☊ Khi nào anh / chị có thời gian? ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1542) Um wie viel Uhr? ☊ Vào lúc mấy giờ? ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1543) Ich habe am Montag und am Donnerstag Zeit. ☊ Tôi có thời gian vào thứ hai và thứ năm. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1546) Passt es Ihnen am Mittwoch um 10 Uhr? ☊ Thứ tư vào lúc 10 giờ với anh / chị có được không? ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1547) Bitte kommen Sie am Freitag um 16 Uhr in mein Büro. ☊ Mời anh / chị đến văn phòng của tôi vào thứ sáu lúc 16 giờ. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1548) Bitte schreiben Sie mir, wann Sie Zeit für ein Treffen haben. ☊ Xin cho tôi biết khi nào anh / chị có thời gian cho một buổi gặp mặt. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1549) Ich freue mich, Sie am Montag zu treffen. ☊ Rất vui được gặp anh / chị vào thứ hai. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1553) Ich möchte unseren Termin am 16.04. bestätigen. ☊ Tôi muốn xác nhận lại cuộc hẹn của chúng ta vào 16.04. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1554) Gerne komme ich am Mittwoch um 13 Uhr zu Ihnen. ☊ Tôi rất vui được đến gặp anh / chị vào thứ tư lúc 13 giờ. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1555) Leider habe ich zu diesem Zeitpunkt schon einen anderen Termin. ☊ Rất tiếc tôi đã có một cuộc hẹn khác vào thời gian đó. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1556) Leider muss ich unser Treffen am Freitag absagen. ☊ Rất tiếc tôi phải hủy cuộc gặp của chúng ta vào thứ sáu. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1561) Ich kann Ihnen folgendes Angebot machen: ☊ Tôi có các đơn chào hàng cho quý khách như sau: ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1576) Ich habe meinen Arbeitsaufwand berechnet und kann Ihnen folgendes Angebot machen: ☊ Sau khi tính toán mọi chi phí, tôi có các đơn chào hàng cho quý khách như sau: ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1577) Ich würde mich freuen, wenn Sie mir den Zuschlag für dieses Angebot geben würden. ☊ Tôi sẽ rất vui mừng nếu quý khách có thể trả phần phụ trội cho đơn chào hàng này. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1578) Ist das Ihr letztes Angebot? ☊ Đây là đơn chào hàng cuối cùng của anh / chị phải không? ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1580) Würden Sie uns bitte ein Ansichtsexemplar zuschicken? ☊ Anh / Chị có thể gửi cho chúng tôi một bản mẫu tham khảo được không? ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1584) Wann kann ich mit der Lieferung rechnen? ☊ Khi nào thì hàng được chuyển đến? ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1585) Bitte machen Sie uns ein Angebot. ☊ Anh / Chị hãy cho chúng tôi một đơn chào hàng. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1587) Leider kam Ihre Bestellung als unzustellbar an uns zurück. Bitte teilen Sie uns Ihre korrekte Lieferadresse mit. ☊ Rất tiếc hàng bị chuyển lại chỗ chúng tôi. Xin vui lòng thông báo cho chúng tôi địa chỉ giao hàng chính xác của quý khách. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1597) Ich bin mir nicht sicher, wie ich in diesem Fall entscheiden soll. Ist etwas Vergleichbares schon einmal vorgekommen? ☊ Tôi không biết nên quyết định thế nào trong trường hợp này. Đã có một trường hợp tương tự nào xảy ra chưa? ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1618) Zu diesem Thema habe ich einen interessanten Artikel gelesen. ☊ Tôi đã đọc một bài báo thú vị viết về đề tài này. ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1619) Ich schreibe an einem Artikel über Russlands Außenpolitik. Man hat Sie mir als Experten zu diesem Thema empfohlen. ☊ Tôi đang viết một bài báo về chính sách đối ngoại của nước Nga. Tôi đã được giới thiệu rằng ông / bà là chuyên gia trong lĩnh vực này. ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1621) Aus welcher Quelle stammen diese Informationen? ☊ Những thông tin trên lấy từ nguồn nào? ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1627) Wurde in dieser Fachzeitschrift schon etwas zu unserem Thema veröffentlicht? ☊ Trong tạp chí chuyên ngành này có bài viết nào về đề tài của chúng ta không? ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1628) Die Kollegin aus der Forschungsabteilung wird uns ihre Ergebnisse in einem Zwischenbericht vorstellen. ☊ Đồng nghiệp từ phòng nghiên cứu sẽ trình bày cho chúng ta kết quả nghiên cứu qua một báo cáo ngắn gọn. ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1635) Ich soll mehr Informationen über diesen Fall suchen, aber ich komme mit meiner Recherche nicht weiter. Hast du einen guten Rat für mich? ☊ Tôi rất cần thêm thông tin về trường hợp này nhưng không biết tiếp tục tra cứu thế nào? Anh / Chị có lời khuyên hữu ích nào không? ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1638) Meine Suche hat keine interessanten Ergebnisse gebracht. ☊ Việc tìm kiếm của tôi không đưa lại kết quả thú vị nào. ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1639) Ich halte die Berichterstattung zu diesem Thema für einseitig und voreingenommen. ☊ Tôi cho rằng bản báo cáo về đề tài này khá phiến diện và thiên lệch. ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1640) Ich kann keine relevanten Informationen zu diesem Thema finden. ☊ Tôi không tìm được thông tin nào liên quan đến đề tài này. ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1642) Auf unserer Tagesordnung stehen heute vier wichtige Themen. ☊ Chương trình của buổi họp hôm nay bao gồm bốn nội dung quan trọng. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1645) Die Tagesordnung finden Sie auf dem Zettel vor Ihnen. ☊ Tờ giấy trước mặt quý vị ghi chương trình dự thảo cuộc họp hôm nay. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1646) Die Kollegen der Marketingabteilung werden uns zunächst die Verkaufszahlen der letzten drei Monate vorstellen. Anschließend analysieren und diskutieren wir diese Zahlen. ☊ Các đồng nghiệp bên phòng tiếp thị sẽ giới thiệu với chúng ta doanh số bán hàng của ba tháng vừa qua. Tiếp đó chúng ta sẽ cùng nhau phân tích và thảo luận về những con số này. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1649) Deswegen schlage ich vor, das neue Modell erst im nächsten Jahr auf den Markt zu bringen. ☊ Do vậy tôi đề nghị chúng ta nên tung mẫu sản phẩm mới này ra thị trường vào năm sau. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1657) Haben Sie noch Fragen zu meinem Vortrag? ☊ Quý vị còn có câu hỏi nào về bài thuyết trình của tôi không? ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1658) Ich verstehe nicht, was Sie damit meinen. ☊ Tôi chưa hiểu ý của anh / chị như thế nào. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1666) Was denken Sie darüber? ☊ Quý vị nghĩ sao về điều này? ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1669) Was denkst du darüber? ☊ Anh / Chị nghĩ sao về vấn đề này? ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1672) Bitte füllen Sie dieses Formular aus. ☊ Xin vui lòng điền vào bản khai sau. ☊ (Lektion 101, Nr. 1678) Wo muss ich unterschreiben? ☊ Tôi phải kí vào đâu? ☊ (Lektion 101, Nr. 1683) Unterschreiben Sie bitte hier. ☊ Xin anh / chị kí vào đây. ☊ (Lektion 101, Nr. 1684) Bitte kreuzen Sie an: ☊ Xin anh / chị đánh dấu vào: ☊ (Lektion 101, Nr. 1686) Wie lange bleiben Sie hier? ☊ Anh / Chị sẽ ở đây bao lâu? ☊ (Lektion 101, Nr. 1692) Wir müssen dringend über diesen Fall sprechen. ☊ Chúng ta phải thảo luận gấp về trường hợp này. ☊ (Lektion 102, Nr. 1705) Wie wollen wir dieses Problem lösen? ☊ Chúng ta phải giải quyết vấn đề trên thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 102, Nr. 1709) Hast du eine Idee, wie wir dieses Problem lösen könnten? ☊ Theo anh / chị chúng ta phải giải quyết vấn đề này thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 102, Nr. 1711) Wir könnten diesen Auftrag extern vergeben. ☊ Chúng ta có thể bàn giao hợp đồng này cho một đối tác bên ngoài. ☊ (Lektion 102, Nr. 1717) Wir könnten mit dem Geschäftsführer sprechen und ihn um Rat bitten. ☊ Chúng ta có thể nhờ lãnh đạo cho ý kiến giúp đỡ. ☊ (Lektion 102, Nr. 1720) Ich sehe keine andere Möglichkeit. ☊ Tôi không thấy có khả năng nào khác. ☊ (Lektion 102, Nr. 1721) Ich hoffe, dass ich mein bisher theoretisch gelerntes Wissen in die Praxis umsetzen kann. ☊ Hy vọng tôi có thể áp dụng các kiến thức lý thuyết đã được học vào thực tế. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1742) Wir erwarten von Ihnen Teamfähigkeit und eigenständiges Arbeiten. ☊ Chúng tôi mong đợi vào khả năng hợp tác và làm việc độc lập của anh / chị. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1743) Wenn Sie sich für die Kultur und die Sprache Chinas interessieren, bieten wir Ihnen die Gelegenheit das anzuwenden, was Sie während Ihres Studiums gelernt haben. ☊ Nếu anh / chị có quan tâm đến văn hóa và tiếng Trung Quốc, thì chúng tôi tạo cơ hội cho anh / chị áp dụng các kiến thức mà anh / chị đã học. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1745) Sie unterstützen die Kollegen in der internen Unternehmenskommunikation. ☊ Anh / Chị hỗ trợ các đồng nghiệp trong giao dịch nội bộ công ty. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1748) Zu Ihren Aufgaben wird die Akquise von Kunden und das Erstellen von Angeboten gehören. ☊ Công việc của anh / chị là thu hút khách hàng mới và làm các đơn chào hàng. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1749) Das Praktikum ermöglicht Ihnen Einblicke in die unterschiedlichen Bereiche unseres Unternehmens. ☊ Khóa thực tập tạo điều kiện cho anh / chị có cái nhìn tổng quát về tất cả các lĩnh vực của công ty chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1752) Wir bieten Ihnen die Mitarbeit bei spannenden Projekten in einer der größten Beratungsfirmen Europas an. ☊ Chúng tôi tạo cơ hội cho anh / chị tham gia các dự án hấp dẫn của một trong những công ty tư vấn lớn nhất Châu Âu. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1754) Ich konnte wichtige und interessante Kontakte knüpfen. ☊ Tôi đã tạo được nhiều mối quan hệ quan trọng và thú vị. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1756) Nach dem Praktikum hat man mir eine feste Stelle angeboten. ☊ Sau khóa thực tập người ta đã mời tôi vào làm việc lâu dài. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1759) Ich habe mich problemlos in den Betrieb im Ausland integrieren können. ☊ Tôi đã có thể hòa nhập một cách nhanh chóng vào các hoạt động của công ty ở nước ngoài. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1769) Zu Ihren Aufgaben gehört die Konzeption, Durchführung und Auswertung von Analysen im Bereich Finanzierung. ☊ Công việc của anh / chị bao gồm làm dự thảo, thực hiện và đánh giá các phân tích trong lĩnh vực tài chính. ☊ (Lektion 104, Nr. 1781) Ihr Aufgabenbereich umfasst die Anfertigung unterschiedlicher Studien zur Qualitätsprüfung. ☊ Phạm vi công việc của anh / chị bao gồm soạn thảo các nghiên cứu khác nhau để đánh giá chất lượng. ☊ (Lektion 104, Nr. 1782) Wir suchen eine engagierte und kreative Persönlichkeit. ☊ Chúng tôi cần tìm một người có tính trách nhiệm và sáng tạo. ☊ (Lektion 104, Nr. 1786) Sie haben ein gutes Netzwerk in der Branche geknüpft. ☊ Anh / Chị đã tạo được một mạng lưới tốt trong ngành. ☊ (Lektion 104, Nr. 1789) Ich habe Ihre Stellenanzeige in der Zeitung gelesen. ☊ Tôi đã đọc mục tuyển nhân viên của ông / bà trên báo. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1806) Ich habe Ihre Anzeige in einem Arbeitsmarkt-Portal im Internet gelesen. ☊ Tôi đã đọc mục tuyển nhân viên của ông / bà trên trang thị trường lao động trên Internet. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1807) Ich bewerbe mich um die Stelle als Berater bei Ihrer Firma. ☊ Tôi nộp đơn xin việc vào vị trí tư vấn ở công ty của ông / bà. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1808) Ich bewerbe mich auf die Stelle als Projektmanager. ☊ Tôi nộp đơn xin việc vào vị trí giám đốc dự án. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1809) Ich möchte in die Praxis umsetzen, was ich bisher in der Theorie gelernt habe. ☊ Tôi muốn áp dụng các kiến thức lý thuyết đã học vào thực tế. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1816) Ich bin kreativ. ☊ Tôi có tính sáng tạo. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1821) Meine Gehaltsvorstellungen möchte ich Ihnen gerne persönlich erläutern. ☊ Về mức lương mong muốn tôi rất muốn thảo luận trực tiếp cùng với ông / bà. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1832) Mit freundlichen Grüßen, ☊ Xin gửi ông / bà lời chào trân trọng. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1834) Von 1998 bis 2001 habe ich eine Ausbildung zum Kaufmann gemacht. ☊ Từ 1998 đến 2001 tôi đã tham gia khóa học đào tạo kinh doanh. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1841) Meinen Zivildienst habe ich in einem Altenheim gemacht. ☊ Tôi đã làm nghĩa vụ dân sự ở một nhà dưỡng lão. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1845) Ich habe an der Fachhochschule in München studiert. ☊ Tôi đã học ở trường cao đẳng Munich. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1847) Bis jetzt war ich als Projektmanager für den internationalen Austausch in meiner Firma zuständig. ☊ Cho đến nay với tư cách giám đốc dự án tôi đã chịu trách nhiệm trong các chương trình trao đổi quốc tế của công ty. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1853) Ich beherrsche Englisch in Wort und Schrift. ☊ Tôi thông thạo tiếng Anh cả nói và viết. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1858) Warum haben Sie dieses Studienfach gewählt? ☊ Vì sao anh / chị đã chọn ngành học này? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1865) Warum haben Sie diesen Schwerpunkt in Ihrem Studium gewählt? ☊ Vì sao anh / chị đã chọn chuyên ngành này? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1866) Warum haben Sie diese Ausbildung abgebrochen? ☊ Vì sao anh / chị đã bỏ dở khóa đào tạo? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1867) Warum hat Ihre Ausbildung so lange gedauert? ☊ Vì sao khóa đào tạo của anh / chị kéo quá dài? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1870) Ich habe mich für das Studium an der Fachhochschule entschieden, weil mir eine praxisnahe Ausbildung wichtig ist. ☊ Tôi đã quyết định học cao đẳng, vì đối với tôi đào tạo thực tiễn rất quan trọng. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1874) Während meines Studiums habe ich mich bei einer Umweltorganisation engagiert. Ich war oft für diese Organisation unterwegs. So hat sich mein Studium in die Länge gezogen. ☊ Trong thời gian học đại học tôi đã tham gia vào một tổ chức môi trường. Tôi thường đi nhiều nơi cho tổ chức này. Vì vậy việc học tập của tôi bị kéo dài. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1878) Warum möchten Sie Ihren derzeitigen Arbeitsplatz aufgeben? ☊ Vì sao anh / chị muốn thôi công việc hiện tại? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1881) Warum möchten Sie sich verändern? ☊ Vì sao anh / chị muốn thay đổi? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1884) Warum möchten Sie die Firma wechseln? ☊ Vì sao anh / chị muốn chuyển công ty? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1885) Warum haben Sie gekündigt? ☊ Vì sao anh / chị xin nghỉ việc? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1888) Warum hat man Ihnen gekündigt? ☊ Vì sao anh / chị bị nghỉ việc? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1889) Warum waren Sie ein Jahr lang arbeitslos? ☊ Vì sao anh / chị bị thất nghiệp một năm? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1890) Warum haben Sie nach zwei Jahren den Arbeitgeber gewechselt? ☊ Vì sao anh / chị đã chuyển chỗ làm sau hai năm? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1891) Wie schätzen Sie Ihre Spanisch-Kenntnisse ein? ☊ Kiến thức về tiếng Tây Ban Nha của anh / chị thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1906) Wie schätzen Sie Ihre interkulturelle Kompetenz ein? ☊ Khả năng hội nhập văn hóa của anh / chị thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1908) Wie gut sind Ihre PC-Kenntnisse? ☊ Kiến thức về máy tính của anh / chị thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1909) Wie unterscheiden Sie sich von anderen Bewerbern? ☊ Anh / Chị có điểm khác biệt nào so với các người xin việc khác? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1910) Wie reagieren Sie auf Kritik? ☊ Anh / Chị phản ứng với sự chỉ trích thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1927) Wie gehen Sie mit Misserfolg um? ☊ Anh / Chị phản ứng thế nào trước thất bại? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1928) Worauf sind Sie in Ihrem Leben besonders stolz? ☊ Trong cuộc sống anh / chị tự hào đặc biệt về cái gì? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1930) Wie planen Sie Ihr Privatleben in den kommenden Jahren? ☊ Anh / Chị lập kế hoạch cho cuộc sống riêng trong những năm tới thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1933) Es motiviert mich andere Menschen für meine Ideen zu begeistern. ☊ Việc mọi người hưởng ứng các ý kiến của tôi tạo động lực cho tôi. ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1934) Ich interessiere mich für Politik und verfolge die Nachrichten täglich. Aber ich möchte mich nicht in einer Partei engagieren. ☊ Tôi quan tâm đến chính trị và theo dõi tin tức hàng ngày. Nhưng tôi không muốn tham gia vào đảng phái nào. ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1940) Ich bin stolz darauf, dass ich mir mein Studium und meinen Auslandsaufenthalt selbst finanziert habe. ☊ Tôi tự hào về việc đã tự trang trải chi phí cho khóa học đại học và thời gian sống ở nước ngoài của tôi. ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1941) Wie sind Sie auf unser Unternehmen aufmerksam geworden? ☊ Anh / Chị đã biết đến đến công ty của chúng tôi thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1942) Warum finden Sie unser Unternehmen interessant? ☊ Vì sao anh / chị thấy thú vị với công ty của chúng tôi? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1943) Warum sollten wir uns für Sie entscheiden? ☊ Vì sao chúng tôi nên quyết định nhận anh / chị? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1945) Warum sollten wir Sie einstellen? ☊ Vì sao chúng tôi nên tuyển anh / chị? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1946) Wie möchten Sie den Erfolg unseres Unternehmens steigern? ☊ Anh / Chị muốn làm tăng sự thành công của công ty chúng tôi thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1947) Wie können Sie zu unserem Erfolg beitragen? ☊ Anh / Chị có thể đóng góp vào sự thành công của chúng tôi thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1948) Wie ist Ihre Gehaltsvorstellung? ☊ Anh / Chị muốn mức lương thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1950) Wie gut kennen Sie unsere Produkte? ☊ Anh / Chị biết về sản phẩm của chúng tôi thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1951) Wie möchten Sie die Mitarbeiter in Ihrem Team motivieren? ☊ Anh / Chị khích lệ các đồng nghiệp trong nhóm thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1952) Warum wird diese Position ausgeschrieben? ☊ Vì sao vị trí này cần được tuyển? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1959) Wie schätzen Sie die aktuelle Situation Ihres Unternehmens ein? ☊ Tình trạng hiện nay của công ty thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1961) Könnten Sie mir bitte beschreiben, wie ein typischer Arbeitstag bei Ihnen aussieht? ☊ Ông / Bà có thể cho tôi biết, một ngày làm việc điển hình ở đây thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1963) Macht Ihr Unternehmen auch Angebote zur Weiterbildung der Mitarbeiter? ☊ Công ty của ông / bà cũng đưa ra khóa đào tạo thêm cho các nhân viên phải không? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1964) Wie sieht die Einarbeitungsphase aus? ☊ Việc làm quen công việc sẽ thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1966) Wie sind die Arbeitszeiten in Ihrer Firma? ☊ Giờ làm việc của công ty thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1967) Wie viel Tage Urlaub werde ich haben? ☊ Tôi sẽ có bao nhiêu ngày nghỉ? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1968) Wie sieht es mit Bonuszahlungen aus? ☊ Việc thanh toán tiền thưởng sẽ thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1969) Wie schätzen Sie meine Entwicklungschancen in Ihrer Firma ein? ☊ Cơ hội phát triển của tôi trong công ty của ông / bà sẽ thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1970) Ich habe nach meinem Vorstellungsgespräch noch nichts von Ihnen gehört und wollte mich jetzt erkunden, ob noch Fragen offen geblieben sind. ☊ Sau cuộc phỏng vấn tôi chưa nhận được hồi âm của ông / bà và vì vậy tôi muốn hỏi, liệu còn có câu hỏi nào vẫn chưa được trả lời không? ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1973) Wir möchten Ihnen gerne die Stelle als Entwickler anbieten. ☊ Chúng tôi muốn đề nghị anh / chị vào vị trí là người phát triển. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1976) Wir glauben, dass Sie zum Erfolg unseres Unternehmens beitragen werden. ☊ Chúng tôi nghĩ rằng, anh / chị sẽ đóng góp vào sự thành công của công ty chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1981) Leider müssen wir Ihnen mitteilen, dass wir die Stelle bereits besetzt haben. ☊ Đáng tiếc chúng tôi phải thông báo với anh / chị rằng vị trí tuyển dụng đã có người. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1988) Wie komme ich zur Produktionshalle 4B? ☊ Tôi có thể đi đến xưởng sản xuất 4B thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 110, Nr. 1995) Bitte rufen Sie den Sicherheitsdienst. ☊ Xin hãy gọi dịch vụ bảo vệ. ☊ (Lektion 110, Nr. 2013) Die Lieferscheine sammeln wir in diesem Fach. ☊ Giấy giao hàng chúng tôi thu thập để ở trong ngăn này. ☊ (Lektion 111, Nr. 2027) Kannst du die Lieferscheine bitte dem Datum nach ordnen und abheften? ☊ Anh / Chị có thể sắp xếp giấy giao hàng theo ngày tháng và kẹp lại? ☊ (Lektion 111, Nr. 2028) Wer hat diesen Entwurf gezeichnet? 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☊ Quý vị sẽ quyết định thế nào trong việc này? ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2109) Haben Sie noch Fragen hierzu? ☊ Quý vị có còn câu hỏi nào nữa không? ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2110) Ich habe gründlich recherchiert und komme zu dem Schluss, dass dieses Projekt zu riskant ist. ☊ Tôi đã tra cứu một cách kỹ lưỡng và đi đến kết luận rằng dự án này quá mạo hiểm. ☊ (Lektion 115, Nr. 2141) Was ist deine Meinung zu diesem Fall? ☊ Ý kiến của anh / chị về trường hợp này thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 115, Nr. 2149) Das ist zu riskant. ☊ Điều đó quá mạo hiểm. ☊ (Lektion 115, Nr. 2157) Der Entwurf gefällt mir. ☊ Bản phác thảo rất hợp ý tôi. ☊ (Lektion 115, Nr. 2159) Der Entwurf gefällt mir nicht. ☊ Bản phác thảo không hợp ý tôi. ☊ (Lektion 115, Nr. 2160) Ich bin für die interne Kommunikation zuständig. ☊ Tôi chịu trách nhiệm cho việc trao đổi thông tin nội bộ. ☊ (Lektion 116, Nr. 2170) Ich bin dafür zuständig die Software zu testen, bevor sie an den Kunden ausgeliefert wird. ☊ Tôi chịu trách nhiệm việc chạy thử phần mềm, trước khi nó được giao cho khách hành. ☊ (Lektion 116, Nr. 2172) Wie groß ist das Budget für unser Projekt? ☊ Ngân sách dành cho dự án của chúng ta là bao nhiêu? ☊ (Lektion 116, Nr. 2180) Bis wann muss diese Aufgabe erledigt sein? ☊ Đến khi nào thì phần việc này phải được hoàn thành? ☊ (Lektion 116, Nr. 2187) Wer soll an diesem Projekt mitarbeiten? ☊ Ai nên tham gia vào dự án này? ☊ (Lektion 116, Nr. 2190) Wann ist der Abgabetermin? ☊ Thời hạn bàn giao là khi nào? ☊ (Lektion 116, Nr. 2191) Wie wollen wir dieses Projekt planen? ☊ Chúng ta lên kế hoạch cho dự án này thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 116, Nr. 2192) Bitte informieren Sie die Kollegen über alles, was wir heute besprechen. ☊ Xin quý vị hãy thông báo cho các đồng nghiệp về những điều chúng ta thảo luận hôm nay. ☊ (Lektion 116, Nr. 2196) Diese Informationen dürfen nicht in die falschen Hände geraten. ☊ Những thông tin này không được phép lọt vào tay những người không liên quan. ☊ (Lektion 117, Nr. 2204) Interessieren Sie sich für ein spezielles Produkt? ☊ Quý khách có quan tâm tới một sản phẩm đặc biệt nào không? ☊ (Lektion 118, Nr. 2242) Wann findet die Messe statt? ☊ Khi nào hội chợ diễn ra? ☊ (Lektion 120, Nr. 2296) Was kostet der Eintritt? ☊ Vé vào cửa là bao nhiêu? ☊ (Lektion 120, Nr. 2297) Was kostet die Miete für einen komplett eingerichteten Messestand mit 15 qm²? ☊ Tiền thuê một gian trưng bày 15 mét vuông được trang trí hoàn chỉnh là bao nhiêu? ☊ (Lektion 120, Nr. 2308) Wer ist für den Abbau des Standes verantwortlich? ☊ Ai chịu trách nhiệm cho việc tháo dỡ các gian trưng bày? ☊ (Lektion 120, Nr. 2311) Entschuldigung, wie komme ich zu Halle 12? ☊ Xin lỗi, đi đến khu 12 thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 120, Nr. 2312) Wo findet die Pressekonferenz der Firma MEGA-TRON statt? ☊ Buổi họp báo của công ty MEGA-TRON được diễn ra ở đâu? ☊ (Lektion 120, Nr. 2317) Wie komme ich zum Parkplatz? ☊ Làm sao để đến được bãi đỗ xe? ☊ (Lektion 120, Nr. 2322) Wann öffnet das Messezentrum? ☊ Khi nào trung tâm hội chợ mở cửa? ☊ (Lektion 120, Nr. 2323) Wann schließt das Messezentrum? ☊ Khi nào trung tâm hội chợ đóng cửa? ☊ (Lektion 120, Nr. 2324) Haben Sie einen Prospekt? ☊ Quý vị có tờ quảng cáo không? ☊ (Lektion 121, Nr. 2340) Können Sie mir bitte erklären, wie das funktioniert? ☊ Anh / Chị / Ông / Bà có thể giải thích cho tôi cái này hoạt động thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 121, Nr. 2343) Darf ich eines Ihrer Werbegeschenke nehmen? ☊ Tôi có thể lấy một trong những món quà quảng cáo của quý vị được không? ☊ (Lektion 121, Nr. 2348) Reichen Sie Ihre Rede bis zum 15.02. bei der Jury ein. ☊ Xin quý vị hãy gửi bài phát biểu của mình tới hội đồng giám khảo đến ngày 15.2. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2357) Meine Firma möchte diese Tagung gerne als Sponsor unterstützen. ☊ Công ty của tôi rất muốn tài trợ cho cuộc hội thảo này. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2358) Profitieren Sie von unserer langjährigen Erfahrung in Planung, Organisation und Durchführung von Tagungen und Konferenzen. ☊ Kinh nghiệm lâu năm của chúng tôi trong việc lên kế hoạch, tổ chức và điều hành hội thảo, hội nghị sẽ đem lại cho quí vị nhiều lợi ích. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2359) Die Schwerpunkte der Tagung sind: ☊ Trọng tâm của buổi hội thảo là: ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2360) Diese Tagung lädt Experten aus dem Bereich Metallverarbeitung ein, ihr Wissen auszutauschen. ☊ Hội nghị này sẽ mời các chuyên gia từ lĩnh vực xử lý kim loại đến để trao đổi kiến thức. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2361) Bei dieser Konferenz treffen sich Wissenschaftler aus der ganzen Welt und tauschen sich über ihre Forschungsergebnisse aus. ☊ Tại hội thảo này, các nhà khoa học đến từ khắp nơi trên thế giới gặp gỡ và trao đổi với nhau về các thành quả nghiên cứu. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2362) Treffen wir uns auf der Konferenz im Mai? ☊ Chúng ta sẽ gặp nhau tại cuộc hội thảo vào tháng năm phải không? ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2363) Nehmen Sie auch an dieser Tagung teil? ☊ Quý vị cũng tham dự cuộc hội thảo này phải không? ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2364) Ich halte einen Vortrag auf dieser Konferenz. ☊ Tôi sẽ có một bài thuyết trình tại cuộc hội thảo này. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2365) Ich möchte einen Beitrag zu dieser Konferenz einreichen. ☊ Tôi muốn gửi một bài tham gia cho cuộc hội thảo này. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2367) Auf dieser Tagung werden aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse vorgestellt. ☊ Buổi hội thảo này sẽ giới thiệu các thành quả nghiên cứu mới nhất. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2370) Ich brauche einen Mietwagen in Wien. Ich werde den Wagen am Dienstag abholen und am Sonntag Abend zurückbringen. ☊ Tôi cần thuê một chiếc ôtô ở Viên. Tôi sẽ lấy chiếc xe vào thứ ba và trả lại vào tối chủ nhật. ☊ (Lektion 123, Nr. 2376) Wie lange bleiben Sie hier? ☊ Anh / Chị / Ông / Bà sẽ ở lại đây bao lâu? ☊ (Lektion 123, Nr. 2386) Auf welchen Namen haben Sie reserviert? ☊ Anh / Chị / Ông / Bà đã đặt bàn dưới tên nào? ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2417) Haben Sie einen Tisch für acht Personen frei? ☊ Anh / Chị / Ông / Bà có còn bàn trống nào cho tám người không? ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2418) Was ist denn ein typisches Gericht aus dieser Region? ☊ Món ăn nào là món đặc trưng của vùng này? ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2436) Ich bin allergisch gegen Nüsse. Sind Nüsse in diesem Gericht? ☊ Tôi bị dị ứng các loại hạt. Không có hạt nào trong món ăn này phải không? ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2446) Normalerweise beschwere ich mich nicht, aber in diesem Fall muss ich. ☊ Bình thường tôi không bao giờ khiếu nại, nhưng trong trường hợp này tôi bắt buộc phải làm. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2465) Wir warten immer noch auf Ihre Lieferung. ☊ Chúng tôi vẫn chờ giao hàng của quý vị. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2488) Das ist ein Garantiefall. ☊ Đây là một trường hợp bảo hành. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2493) Welcher Teil der Lieferung fehlt? ☊ Phần nào của kiện hàng bị thiếu? ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2504) Welche Produkte sind beschädigt? ☊ Sản phẩm nào bị hỏng? ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2505) Welche Teile sind zerkratzt? ☊ Phần nào bị xước? ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2506) Bitte füllen Sie unser Beschwerde-Formular aus. ☊ Làm ơn hãy điền vào mẫu khiếu nại này của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2511) Bitte schicken Sie die Ware an uns zurück und legen die eine Kopie Ihrer Rechnung bei. ☊ Xin hãy gửi hàng lại cho chúng tôi và gửi kèm một bản sao hóa đơn. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2516) Bitte verschicken Sie diese Mahnung per Einschreiben. ☊ Làm ơn hãy gửi bảo đảm lá thư cảnh báo này. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2522) Wir haben Ihnen die bestellte Ware am 15.02. zugeschickt. ☊ Chúng tôi đã gửi cho ông / bà / quý vị số hàng hóa được đặt vào ngày 15.02. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2526) Wir bitten höflich darum, den Betrag bis zum 15.05. auf unser Konto zu überweisen. ☊ Chúng tôi đề nghị ông / bà / quý vị hãy chuyển số tiền chậm nhất đến ngày 15.05. vào tài khoản của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2536) Ich werde bei unserer Bank nachfragen, warum sich die Zahlung verzögert. ☊ Tôi sẽ hỏi lại ngân hàng, tại sao quá trình thanh toán bị chậm. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2552) 23
How old are you? ☊ Cậu bao nhiêu tuổi? ☊ 49
How old are you? ☊ Cô bao nhiêu tuổi? ☊ 68
How old is Hassan? ☊ Hassan bao nhiêu tuổi? ☊ 72
These postcards are nice. How much are they? ☊ Mấy cái bưu thiếp này đẹp thế. Bao nhiêu tiền đấy? ☊ 74
This hotel isn't very good. Why is it so expensive? ☊ Cái khách sạn này chả tốt lắm. Tại sao nó lại đắt thế? ☊ 115
Are you interested in sports? ☊ Cậu có thích thể thao không? ☊ 118
Why are you late? ☊ Tại sao cậu đến muộn? ☊ 123
How old are your children? ☊ Mấy đứa nhà cậu bao nhiêu tuổi? ☊ 125
How much are these oranges? ☊ Chỗ cam này giá bao nhiêu? ☊ 127
What's your favorite sport? ☊ Môn thể thao ưa thích của cậu là gì? ☊ 128
My favorite sport is skiing. ☊ Môn thể thao ưa thích của tôi là trượt tuyết? ☊ 137
How old are you? ☊ Cậu bao nhiêu tuổi? ☊ 149
How old is she? ☊ Cô ấy bao nhiêu tuổi? ☊ 200
Are you feeling okay? ☊ Cậu cảm thấy không sao chứ? ☊ 201
Yes, I'm ne. ☊ Ừ, tôi không sao. ☊ 204
Why are you wearing a coat? ☊ Sao cậu mặc áo khoác làm gì? ☊ 236
Why are you crying? ☊ Tại sao cậu khóc? ☊ 238
Why is he laughing? ☊ Tại sao anh ấy cười? ☊ 243
Why are you looking at me? ☊ Tại sao cậu lại nhìn tôi? ☊ 298
His car is always dirty. He never cleans it. ☊ Xe hơi của anh ấy lúc nào cũng bẩn. Anh ấy chẳng bao giờ chịu ☊ 304
I never go to the movies alone. ☊ Tôi không bao giờ đi xem lm một mình. ☊ 309
He never watches TV. ☊ Anh ấy không xem vô tuyến bao giờ. ☊ 313
I never read in bed. ☊ Tôi không bao giờ đọc trên giường. ☊ 353
I never watch TV. ☊ Tôi không bao giờ xem vô tuyến. ☊ 358
I never like to travel by train. ☊ Tôi không bao giờ thích đi bằng tàu hoả. ☊ 378
How often do you wash your hair? ☊ Cậu rửa tay bao lâu một lần? ☊ 380
How much does it cost to y to New York? ☊ Bay đến New York tốn bao nhiêu? ☊ 382
Does Wenjie ever call you? ☊ Văn Kiệt có gọi cậu bao giờ không? ☊ 389
I like chocolate. How about you? Do you like chocolate? ☊ Tôi thích chocolat. Cậu thì sao? Cậu có thích chocolat không? ☊ 390
EN I play tennis. How about you? Do you play tennis? ☊ Tôi chơi quần vợt. Cậu thì sao? Cậu có chơi quần vợt không? ☊ 391
You live near here. How about Fred? Does he live near here? ☊ Cậu sống ở gần đây. Còn Fred thì sao? Anh ấy có sống ở gần đây không? ☊ 392
Jisang plays tennis. How about his friends? Do they play tennis? ☊ Chí Tường chơi quần vợt. Còn bạn anh ấy thì sao? Họ có chơi quần vợt không? ☊ 393
You speak English. How about your brother? Does he speak English? ☊ Cậu nói tiếng Anh. Còn anh cậu thì sao? Anh ấy có nói tiếng Anh không? ☊ 394
I do yoga every morning. How about you? Do you do yoga every morning? ☊ Tôi sáng nào cũng tập yoga. Còn cậu thì sao? Cậu có tập yoga mỗi sáng không? ☊ 395
Yaqin often travels on business. How about Gary? Does he often travel on business? ☊ Nhã Cầm thường đi công tác. Còn Gary thì sao? Anh ấy có hay đi công tác không? ☊ 396
I want to be famous. How about you? Do you want to be famous? ☊ Tôi muốn nổi tiếng. Cậu thì sao? Cậu có muốn nổi tiếng không? ☊ 397
You work hard. How about Heuiyeon? Does she work hard? ☊ Cậu chịu khó làm việc. Còn Cơ Viện thì sao? Anh ấy có chịu khó làm việc không? ☊ 401
How often do you watch TV? ☊ Cậu xem vô tuyến bao lâu một lần? ☊ 407
Do you ever go to the movies? ☊ Cậu đã bao giờ đi xem lm chưa? ☊ 409
How often does it snow here? ☊ Ở đây bao lâu tuyết rơi một lần? ☊ 411
How much does it cost to call Mexico? ☊ Gọi điện đến Mexico tốn bao nhiêu? ☊ 415
Do you ever ride a bicycle? — Not usually. ☊ Cậu đã đi xe đạp bao giờ chưa? - Không thường xuyên. ☊ 430
Why are you under the table? What are you doing? ☊ Tai sao cậu ở dưới gầm bàn? Cậu đang làm gì thế? ☊ 463
What's so funny? Why are you laughing? ☊ Có gì vui? Sao cậu lại cười? ☊ 467
How much does it cost to send a package to Canada? ☊ Gửi hàng đi Canada tốn bao nhiêu tiền? ☊ 473
How often do you read the news? ☊ Cậu có đọc báo bao lâu một lần? ☊ 518
How much money do you have with you? ☊ Cậu mang theo bao nhiêu tiền? ☊ 549
Why were you late this morning? ☊ Tại sao sáng nay cậu đi muộn? ☊ 568
Why were you late this morning? — The tra c was bad. ☊ Tại sao cậu đến muộn sáng nay? - Giao thông không tốt. ☊ 571
dollars ($300). > It was two hundred euros (€200). ☊ Cái máy ảnh mới của cậu giá bao nhiêu? - Giá ba trăm dollar. ☊ 572
Why were you angry yesterday? — Because you were late. ☊ Sao hôm qua cậu tức giận thế? - VÌ cậu đến muộn. ☊ 594
I copied the schedule. ☊ Tôi đã sao chép thời gian biểu. ☊ 628
I watched TV last night. How about you? Did you watch TV last night? ☊ Tôi đã xem vô tuyến tối hôm qua. Cậu thì sao? Cậu có xem vô tuyến tối qua không? ☊ 629
I enjoyed the party. How about you? Did you enjoy the party? ☊ Tôi rất thích bữa tiệc. Cậu thì sao? Cậu có thấy thích bữa tiệc không? ☊ 630
vacation? ☊ Tôi đã có một kì nghỉ đẹp. Cậu thì sao? Kì nghỉ của cậu có đẹp không? ☊ 631
I nished work early. How about you? Did you nish work early? ☊ Tôi đã kết thúc công việc sớm.Cậu thì sao? Cậu có kết thúc công việc sớm không? ☊ 632
I slept well last night. How about you? Did you sleep well last night? ☊ Tôi đêm qua ngủ ngon. Cậu thì sao? Đêm qua cậu ngủ có ngon không. ☊ 652
How much did it cost? ☊ Giá tiền là bao nhiêu? ☊ 661
How did it break? ☊ Làm sao nó vỡ? ☊ 662
I don't know how it broke. ☊ Tôi không biết sao nó lại vỡ. ☊ 668
I cut my hand this morning. — How did you do that? ☊ Tôi bị đứt tay sáng nay. - Sao cậu bị thế? ☊ 669
about a meeting. ☊ Sao hôm qua cậu không có mặt trong cuộc họp? - Tôi không biết là có cuộc họp. ☊ 686
The old couple were in the park taking a walk. ☊ Cặp đôi cao tuổi đã ở trong công viên đi dạo. ☊ 696
Why was she driving so fast? ☊ Tại sao cô ấy lái xe nhanh thế? ☊ 697
Why was he wearing a suit yesterday? ☊ Tại sao anh ấy hôm qua lại mặc complet? ☊ 767
Do you play any sports? — Yes, I play basketball. ☊ Cậu có chơi môn thể thao nào không? - Có, tôi chơi bóng chày. ☊ 769
When I was a child, I never used to eat meat, but I eat it now. ☊ Hồi tôi còn bé tôi từng không bao giờ chịu ăn thịt, nhưng bây giờ tôi có ăn. ☊ 778
How many times has Brazil won the World Cup? ☊ Brazil đã từng vô địch Giải bóng đá thế giới bao nhiêu lần? ☊ 781
Have you ever played golf? — Yes, I play a lot. ☊ Cậu đã chơi golf bao giờ chưa? - Rồi, tôi chơi nhiều. ☊ 782
My sister's never traveled by plane. ☊ Em gái tôi chưa đi máy bay bao giờ. ☊ 783
I've never ridden a horse. ☊ Tôi chưa cưỡi ngựa bao giờ. ☊ 784
Who is that man? — I don't know, I've never seen him before. ☊ Ông kia là ai thế? - Tôi không biết, tôi chưa gặp ông ấy bao giờ. ☊ 785
Have you ever been to Montreal? — No, never. ☊ Cậu đã từng đến Montreal bao giờ chưa? - Chưa, chưa bao giờ. ☊ 786
Have you ever played golf? — No, never. ☊ Cậu từng chơi golf bao giờ chưa? - Chưa, chưa bao giờ. ☊ 787
Have you ever been to South Korea? — Yes, once. ☊ Cậu từng đến Hàn Quốc bao giờ chưa - Rồi, một lần. ☊ 788
Have you ever lost your passport? — No, never. ☊ Cậu đã mất hộ chiếu bao giờ chưa? - Chưa, chưa bao giờ. ☊ 789
Have you ever own in a helicopter? — No, never. ☊ Cậu đã đi máy bay trực thăng bao giờ chưa? - Chưa bao giờ. ☊ 791
Have you ever been to Peru? — Yes, twice. ☊ Cậu từng đến Peru bao giờ chưa? - Rồi, hai lần. ☊ 792
Have you ever driven a bus? — No, never. ☊ Cậu từng lái xe bus bao giờ chưa? - Chưa bao giờ. ☊ 793
Have you ever broken your leg? — Yes, once. ☊ Cậu đã bị gãy chân bao giờ chưa? - Rồi, một lần. ☊ 797
She's never own in a helicopter. ☊ Cô ấy chưa bao giờ đi máy bay trực thăng. ☊ 799
I've never played tennis. ☊ Tôi chưa bao giờ chơi quần vợt. ☊ 800
I've never driven a truck. ☊ Tôi chưa bao giờ lái xe tải. ☊ 808
Have you ever played basketball? — Just once. ☊ Cậu từng chơi bóng rổ bao giờ chưa? - Mới một lần. ☊ 809
Have you ever written a poem? — Yes, in high school. ☊ Cậu từng làm thơ bao giờ chưa - Rồi, hồi ở trung học. ☊ 810
Does she know Claude? — No, she's never met him. ☊ Cô ấy có biết Claude không? - Không, cô ấy chưa bao giờ gặp ☊ 812
twice. ☊ Tôi chưa từng đến New Zealand bao giờ nhưng chị tôi từng đến đó ba lần. ☊ 813
Gunter's favorite movie is Star Wars. He's seen it twenty (20) times, but I've never seen it. ☊ Bộ lm yêu thích của Gunter là Chiến tranh giữa các vì sao. Anh ấy đã xem nó được hai mươi lần còn tôi chưa xem bao giờ. ☊ 817
How long has she been in Brazil? ☊ Cô ấy đã ở Brazil được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 821
Are you married? How long have you been married? ☊ Cậu đã kết hôn chưa? Cậu kết hôn được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 822
EN Do you know her? How long have you known her? ☊ Cậu có biết cô ấy không? Cậu biết cô ấy được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 824
Karla lives in Tokyo. How long has she lived in Tokyo? ☊ Karla sống ở Tokyo. Cô ấy sống ở Tokyo bao lâu rồi? ☊ 826
I have a car. How long have you had your car? ☊ Tôi có xe hơi. Cậu có xe hơi được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 828
German? ☊ Tôi đang học tiếng Đức. Cậu học tiếng Đức được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 830
Gerard's watching TV. How long has he been watching TV? ☊ Gerard đang xem vô tuyến. Anh ấy đã xem vô tuyến được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 839
How long have they been in Brazil? ☊ Họ ở Brazil được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 840
How long have you known Olivia? ☊ Cậu biết Olivia được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 841
How long has she studied Italian? ☊ Cô ấy học tiếng Ý được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 842
How long has he lived in Seattle? ☊ Cô ấy sống ở Seatle được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 843
How long have you been a teacher? ☊ Cô ấy làm giáo viên được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 844
How long has it been raining? ☊ Trời mưa được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 849
Sorry I'm late. How long have you been waiting? ☊ Xin lỗi tôi đến muộn. Cậu đã đợi được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 852
How long have you lived in this house? ☊ Cậu đã sống trong ngôi nhà này được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 869
How long has she been in Brazil? ☊ Cô ấy đã ở Brazil được bao lâu? ☊ 938
What time is Stan arriving? — He's already arrived. ☊ Stan bao giờ sẽ đến? - Anh ấy đã đến rồi. ☊ 941
When is Hideki going to work? — He's already gone to work. ☊ Bao giờ Hideki sẽ đi làm? - Anh ấy đã đi làm rồi. ☊ 942
When does Hanako start her new job? — She's already started it. ☊ Bao giờ Hanako bắt đầu công việc mới? - Cô ấy đã bắt đầu làm rồi. ☊ 989
Have you ever met a famous person? ☊ Cậu đã bao giờ gặp người nổi tiếng chưa? ☊ 995
Have you ever been to Florida? ☊ Cậu đã đến Florida bao giờ chưa? ☊ 1007
I've seher a few times, but I've never spokto her. ☊ Tôi từng gặp cô ấy mấy lần nhưng tôi chưa nói chuyện với cô ấy bao giờ. ☊ 1008
Have you ever spokto her? ☊ Cậu đã nói chuyện với cô ấy bao giờ chưa? ☊ 1014
How oftare these rooms cleaned? ☊ Phòng này bao lâu được lau dọn một lần? ☊ 1015
I'm never invited to parties. ☊ Tôi chưa bao giờ được mời đi dự tiệc. ☊ 1038
How were these windows broken? ☊ Những tấm cửa sổ này làm sao mà bị vỡ? ☊ 1041
Why did the email get sent to the wrong address? ☊ Tại sao lá thư điện tử lại bị gửi sai địa chỉ? ☊ 1044
How many languages are spokin Switzerland? ☊ Có bao nhiêu ngôn ngữ được nói ở Thuỵ Sĩ? ☊ 1053
(1965). ☊ Bộ lm này có được bao nhiêu năm rồi? - Nó được làm từ năm 1965. ☊ 1090
How old are these houses? Whwere they built? ☊ Những ngôi nhà này bao nhiêu tuổi? Chúng dược xây lúc nào? ☊ 1092
I've never sethese owers before. What are they called? ☊ Tôi chưa bao giờ thấy những bông hoa này trước đây. Chúng tên là gì? ☊ 1104
How was the window broken? How did the window get broken? ☊ Cửa sổ làm sao mà bị vỡ? ☊ 1106
Dietrich has never ridda horse. ☊ Dietrich chưa bao giờ cưỡi ngựa. ☊ 1107
Filippa hasn't beto South America. ☊ Filippa chưa đến Nam Phi bao giờ. ☊ 1118
Why are you looking at me? ☊ Tại sao cậu lại nhìn tôi? ☊ 1126
Are you feeling all right? ☊ Cậu cảm thấy không sao chứ? ☊ 1144
Why did you go home early? ☊ Tại sao cậu về nhà sớm vậy? ☊ 1145
How long have they bemarried? ☊ Họ kết hôn được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 1151
Paolo's bought a new car. ☊ Paolo mới mua xe hơi mới. ☊ 1154
Why are you so tired? Did you go to bed late last night? ☊ Tại sao cậu lại mệt thế? Tối qua cậu có đi ngủ muộn không? ☊ 1184
I've never ridda horse. ☊ Tôi chưa bao giờ cưỡi ngựa. ☊ 1187
run in a marathon? ☊ Anh trai tôi đã chạy ở Boston Marathon năm ngoái. Cậu đã bao giờ chạy marathon chưa? ☊ 1190
I know Masaru, but I've never met his wife. ☊ Tôi biết Masaru nhưng tôi chưa bao giờ gặp vợ anh ấy. ☊ 1196
Have you ever driva very fast car? ☊ Cậu đã bao giờ lái một chiếc xe hơi cực nhanh chưa? ☊ 1222
What time are your friends coming? ☊ Bao giờ các bạn của cậu đến? ☊ 1229
too? ☊ Tôi sẽ ra ngoài với vài người bạn tối nay. Sao cậu không đi cùng luôn? ☊ 1302
Why are you putting on your coat? — I'm going out. ☊ Sao cậu mặc áo khoác? - Tôi sắp đi ra ngoài. ☊ 1325
Do you want a chair? — No, it's okay. I'll sit on the oor. ☊ Cậu có muốn một cái ghế không? - Không, không sao. Tôi sẽ ngồi dưới sàn. ☊ 1335
I like sports. I watch a lot of sports on TV. ☊ Tôi thích thể thao. Tôi xem nhiều thể thao trên vô tuyến. ☊ 1349
this afternoon. ☊ Faruq định bao giờ gọi cậu? - Tôi không biết. ☊ 1371
Whwill you see Pablo again? — I'm not sure. I might see him this summer. ☊ Bao giờ cậu sẽ gặp lại Pablo? - Tôi không rõ. Có thể tôi sẽ gặp anh ấy mùa hè này. ☊ 1419
You must be careful with this knife. It's very sharp. ☊ Cậu phải cẩn thận với con dao này. Nó rất sắc. ☊ 1437
very early. ☊ Tôi chưa bao giờ gặp hàng xóm vào buổi sáng. Anh ấy hẳn là rời nhà đi làm rất sớm. ☊ 1444
High school students who want to go to college must get good grades. ☊ Những học sinh phổ thông trung học muốn vào đại học phải có điểm số cao. ☊ 1445
This highway is closed. Drivers must take another road. ☊ Đường cao tốc này đã đóng. Lái xe phải đi một đường khác. ☊ 1449
Why were you so late? — I had to wait half an hour for the bus. ☊ Sao cậu muộn như vậy? - Tôi phải đợi xe bus nửa tiếng. ☊ 1451
Bicyclists must follow the same tra c rules as drivers. ☊ Người đạp xe đạp phải tuân thủ luật giao thông như người lái xe ☊ 1503
Why did they have to leave the party early? ☊ Tại sao họ phải rời bữa tiệc sớm? ☊ 1516
This train doesn't go all the way downtown. You have to change at the next station. ☊ Con tàu này không bao giờ chạy lên trung tâm. Cậu phải đổi tàu ở gare tiếp theo. ☊ 1521
Chris had to wait a long time. — How long did he have to wait? ☊ Chris đã phải đợi lâu. Anh ấy đã phải đợi bao lâu? ☊ 1523
have to pay? ☊ Chúng tôi đã phải trả nhiều tiền. Các cậu đã phải trả bao nhiêu tiền? ☊ 1525
They had to leave early. — Why did they have to leave early? ☊ Họ đã phải ra đi sớm. Tại sao họ phải ra đi sớm? ☊ 1527
Why are you going out? You don't have to go out. ☊ Tại sao cậu lại đi ra ngoài? Cậu không phải đi ra ngoài. ☊ 1528
Why is Megumi waiting? She doesn't have to wait. ☊ Tại sao Megumi lại đợi? Cô ấy không phải đợi. ☊ 1529
Why did you get up early? You didn't have to get up so early. ☊ Tại sao cậu lại dậy sớm? Cậu không cần phải dậy sớm như thế. ☊ 1530
Why do you want to leave now? We don't have to leave now. ☊ Tại sao cậu muốn ra đi bây giờ? Chúng ta không cần phải ra đi bây giờ. ☊ 1531
Why did they tell me something I already know? They didn't have to tell me that. ☊ Tại sao họ lại kể cho tôi những gì tôi đã biết? Họ không cần phải kể cho tôi những việc đó. ☊ 1567
I'd like some dumplings, please. ☊ Làm ơn cho tôi ít bánh bao. ☊ 1657
How many players are there on a football team? ☊ Có bao nhiêu cầu thủ trong một đội bóng đá. ☊ 1660
There's a train at tthirty (10:30). It's an express train. ☊ Có một chuyến tàu lúc mười giờ ba mươi. Đó là một chuyến tàu cao tốc. ☊ 1667
How many students are there in the class? — Twenty. ☊ Có bao nhiêu học sinh ở trong lớp? - Hai mươi. ☊ 1718
Why are the police outside the bank? — There was a robbery. ☊ Tại sao cảnh sát lại ở bên ngoài ngân hàng? - Đã có một vụ cướp. ☊ 1730
it? ☊ Cậu có muốn đi bộ đến khách sạn không? - Tôi không biết. Đường đi bao xa? ☊ 1733
How far is it from here to the train station? ☊ Đường từ đây đến nhà gare bao xa? ☊ 1734
How far is it from the hotel to the beach? ☊ Đường từ khách sạn ra bãi biển bao xa? ☊ 1735
How far is it from Taipei to Tokyo? ☊ Khoảng cách từ Đài Bắc đến Tokyo bao xa? ☊ 1736
How far is it from your house to the airport? ☊ Từ nhà cậu đến sân bay cách bao xa? ☊ 1789
I like sports, but my sister doesn't. ☊ Tôi thích thể thao nhưng em gái tôi không thích. ☊ 1799
Have you ever beto Peru? — No, but Eveline has. She went there on vacation last year. ☊ Cậu đã đến Peru bao giờ chưa? - Chưa, nhưng Eveline đến rồi. Cô ấy đã đi nghỉ ở đó năm ngoái. ☊ 1811
Have you ever brokyour arm? — Yes, I have. ☊ Cậu đã bị gãy tay bao giờ chưa? - Tôi bị rồi. ☊ 1826
I don't like Dmitry. — You don't? Why not? ☊ Tôi không thích Dmitry. - Thế hả? Tại sao? ☊ 1835
You won't be late, will you? — No, I'm never late. ☊ Cậu sẽ không đến muộn phải không? Phải, tôi không bao giờ muộn. ☊ 1838
Dennis doesn't like me. — He doesn't? Why not? ☊ Dennis không ưa tôi. Không à? Tại sao không? ☊ 1848
I'm not happy. — You're not? Why not? ☊ Tôi không vui. - Không à? Tại sao thế? ☊ 1863
You don't know Larisa's sister, do you? — No, I've never met her. ☊ Cậu không biết em gái của Larisa phải không? - Không, tôi chưa gặp cô ấy bao giờ. ☊ 1884
How oftdo you have your car serviced? ☊ Bao lâu cậu đi bảo dưỡng xe một lần? ☊ 1889
Have you ever had your ight canceled? ☊ Cậu đã bao giờ bị huỷ chuyến bay chưa? ☊ 1910
How many people came to the meeting? ☊ Có bao nhiêu người tới cuộc họp? ☊ 1917
Why don't we go out for a meal tonight? ☊ Tại sao chúng ta không ra ngoài ăn tối nay? ☊ 1918
Why wasn't Nicholas at work yesterday? ☊ Tại sao hôm qua Nicholas không đi làm? ☊ 1919
We won't see Miriam tonight. — Why not? Isn't she coming? ☊ Tối nay chúng ta sẽ không gặp Miriam. - Tại sao không? Cô ấy không đến à? ☊ 1920
I'll have to borrow some money. — Why? Don't you have any? ☊ Tôi sẽ phải vay ít tiền. - Tại sao? Cậu không có tí nào à? ☊ 1926
How much will it cost? > Do you have any idea how much it'll cost? ☊ Chi phí sẽ là bào nhiêu? > Cậu có biết chi phí sẽ là bao nhiêu không? ☊ 1927
Why did she leave early? > I wonder why she left early. ☊ Tại sao cô ấy lại rời đi sớm? > Tôi tự hỏi tại sao cô ấy lại rời đi ☊ 1928
How far is it to the airport? > Can you tell me how far it is to the airport? ☊ Đường đến sân bay bao xa? > Cậu có thể nói tôi biết đường đến sân bay bao xa không? ☊ 1929
How much does it cost to park here? > Could you tell me how much it costs to park here? ☊ Đỗ xe ở đây mất bao nhiêu? > Cậu có thể cho tôi biết đỗ xe ở đây mất bao nhiêu không? ☊ 1932
She asked how long I had beworking at my present job. ☊ Cô ấy hỏi tôi đã làm công việc hiện tại của tôi được bao lâu rồi. ☊ 1933
She asked why I had applied for the job. ☊ Cô ấy hỏi tại sao tôi lại nộp đơn xin việc này. ☊ 1947
You notice the restaurant prices are very high. You say, "It's pretty expensive, isn't it?" ☊ Bạn để ý thấy giá cả của nhà hàng rất cao. Bạn nói: "Giá đắt quá phải không?" ☊ 1961
Sure, but I don't know how much it would cost. ☊ Có bao giờ cậu xe xét việc sẽ sang sống ở một nước khác chưa? - Chắc chắn có rồi nhưng tôi không biết sẽ tốn kém bao nhiêu. ☊ 1977
How old were you whyou learned to drive? ☊ Cậu bao nhiêu tuổi khi cậu học lái xe? ☊ 2084
Why don't you go out instead of sitting at home all the time? ☊ Sao cậu không ra ngoài mà cứ ngồi trong nhà cả ngày thế? ☊ 2103
I wouldn't dream of asking them for money. ☊ Có nằm mơ tôi cũng không bao giờ hỏi họ tiền. ☊ 2116
There's no point in having a car if you never use it. ☊ Có xe hơi chả được tích sự gì nếu cậu chả bao giờ dùng nó. ☊ 2129
How often do you go swimming? ☊ Bao lâu cậu đi bơi một lần? ☊ 2147
We whispered so that nobody could hear our conversation. ☊ Chúng tôi đã nói thầm để không ai có thể nghe thấy cuộc trao đổi của chúng tôi. ☊ 2213
Not being able to speak the local language meant that I had trouble communicating. ☊ Không nói được tiếng địa phương khiến tôi khó giao tiếp. ☊ 2241
My neighbor drives an SUV. ☊ Hàng xóm của tôi lái một con xe thể thao đa dụng. ☊ 2268
Have you ever crossed the equator? ☊ Cậu đã bao giờ bước qua xích đạo chưa? ☊ 2269
We looked up at all the stars in the sky. ☊ Chúng tôi đã ngước lên ngắm sao trên trời. ☊ 2271
There are millions of stars in space. ☊ Có hàng triệu ngôi sao trong vũ trụ. ☊ 2278
Do you ever have breakfast in bed? ☊ Cậu từng ăn sáng trên giường bao giờ chưa? ☊ 2288
long. ☊ Paolo và Giuliana đã cưới nhau nhưng hôn nhân không kéo dài lâu lắm. ☊ 2290
Do you think the rich should pay higher taxes? ☊ Cậu có nghĩ rằng người giàu nên đóng thuế cao hơn không? ☊ 2311
Have you ever been to the south of France? ☊ Cậu đã đến miền nam nước Pháp bao giờ chưa? ☊ 2320
The bicycle and the car are means of transportation. ☊ Xe đạp và xe hơi là những phương tiện giao thông. ☊ 2350
long have you known one another? ☊ Cậu và Kenichi đã biết nhau bao lâu rồi? > Các cậu đã biết nhau bao lâu rồi? ☊ 2359
relax? ☊ Cậu luôn vội vã. Sao cậu không ngồi xuống và nghỉ ngơi? ☊ 2371
own? ☊ Tại sao cậu muốn mượn xe hơi của tôi? Tại sao cậu không dùng chính xe của cậu. ☊ 2389
I was told that there'd be someone to meet me at the airport, but there wasn't. ☊ Tôi đã được bảo là có người gặp tôi ở sân bay nhưng không có ao cả. ☊ 2416
him. ☊ Anh ấy nói tiếng Anh ít nên khó mà giao tiếp với anh ấy. ☊ 2445
Either you apologize, or I'll never speak to you again. ☊ Một trong hai cậu xin lỗi không thì tôi sẽ không bao giờ nói chuyện với các cậu nữa. ☊ 2461
They never go out. They're at home all the time. ☊ Họ chưa ra ngoài bao giờ. Họ suốt ngày ở nhà. ☊ 2477
I've never spoken to the woman who lives next door. ☊ Tôi chưa bao giờ nói chuyện với người phụ nữ sống nhà bên cạnh. ☊ 2509
Why do you blame me for everything that goes wrong? ☊ Tại sao cái gì hỏng cậu cũng đổ lỗi cho tôi? ☊ 2531
provides us with heat and light. ☊ Mặt trời, một trong hàng triệu ngôi sao trong vũ trụ, cung cấp cho chúng ta nhiệt và anh sáng. ☊ 2544
The police never found the money stolen in the robbery. ☊ Cảnh sát không bao giờ tìm thấy số tiền bị mất trong vụ trộm. ☊ 2559
talking, and he never says anything interesting. ☊ Anh ấy là một trong những người tẻ nhạt nhất mà tôi từng gặp. Anh ấy không bao giờ ngừng nói và anh ấy không bao giờ nói được thứ gì thú vị. ☊ 2564
Why do you look all wet? Have you been out in the rain? ☊ Tai sao trông cậu ướt hết vậy? Cậu mới ở ngoài mưa à? ☊ 2571
We know how to learn languages incredibly quickly. ☊ Chúng tôi biết làm sao để học ngôn ngữ nhanh đến khó tin. ☊ 2616
You're free to have as much food as you want. ☊ Cậu được thoải mái lấy bao nhiêu thức ăn mà cậu muốn. ☊ 2623
Why does she always come to see me at the worst possible time? ☊ Tại sao cô ấy luôn đến gặp tôi vào những lúc dở nhất có thể? ☊ 2629
Walter hardly ever watches TV, and rarely reads newspapers. ☊ Walter gần như không bao giờ xem vô tuyến và hiếm khi đọc báo. ☊ 2630
The tra c isn't usually as bad as it was this morning. ☊ Giao thông thường không tệ như sáng nay. ☊ 2657
high. ☊ Cô ấy chỉ đồng ý công việc vì lương rất cao. ☊ 2677
Some sports, like motorcycle racing, can be dangerous. ☊ Một số môn thể thao như đua xe máy có thể nguy hiểm. ☊ 2729
Have you ever been in the hospital? ☊ Cậu đã bao giờ nằm bệnh viện chưa? ☊ 2730
Have you ever been in prison? > Have you ever been in jail? ☊ Cậu đã bao giờ ngồi tù chưa? ☊ 2744
Have you ever been IN love with somebody? ☊ Cậu đã bao giờ yêu ai chưa? ☊ 2748
We took o an hour ago, and now we're ying AT a speed OF nine hundred (900) kilometers per hour AT an altitude OF ten thousand (10,000) meters. ☊ Chúng tôi đã cất cánh một tiếng trước và chúng tôi đang bay với tốc độ chín kilometre một giờ và ở độ cao mười nghìn metre. ☊ 2753
I've never met the woman IN charge OF marketing, but I've spoken to her ON the phone a few times. ☊ Tôi chưa bao giờ gặp người phụ nữ chịu trách nhiệm marketing nhưng tôi đã nói chuyện với cô ấy qua điện thoại vài lần. ☊ 2765
It's a two-hour drive to the airport BY car, but it's only forty (40) minutes by high-speed rail. ☊ Lái xe đến sân bay bằng xe hơi mất hai tiếng nhưng đi bằng đường sắt cao tốc thì chỉ mất bốn mươi phút. ☊ 2779
There's always an increase IN the number OF tra c accidents around New Year's. ☊ Luôn có một sự tăng về số vụ tai nạn giao thông dịp năm mới. ☊ 2791
It was really kind of you to help me. I really appreciate it. ☊ Cậu thật tốt bụng khi giúp đỡ tôi. Tôi thực sự đề cao việc đó. ☊ 2824
I'm tired of eating the same food every day. Let's try something di erent. ☊ Tôi mệt vì ngày nào cũng ăn cùng một món. Hãy thử kiếm cái khác xem sao. ☊ 2852
Why don't you apply FOR this job? — I'd like to apply TO university instead. ☊ Sao cậu không nộp đơn xin việc đó? - Tôi muốn nộp đơn vào đại học cơ. ☊ 2857
That's a good idea. Why didn't I think of that? ☊ Đấy là một ý kiến hay. Sao tôi lại không nghĩ đến nó nhỉ? ☊ 2871
Water consists of hydrogen oxide. ☊ Nước bao gồm hydro dioxide. ☊ 2872
Cake consists mainly of sugar, our, and butter. ☊ Bánh chủ yếu bao gồm đường, bột và beurre. ☊ 2879
it doesn't bring the victims back. ☊ Dù một kẻ giết người có xin lỗi vì những gì hắn làm bao nhiêu đi chăng nữa, nó cũng không thể đưa nạn nhân trở về. ☊ 2889
I don't know when I'll get home, as it depends on tra c conditions. ☊ Tôi không biết khi nào tôi sẽ về nhà vì nó phụ thuộc vào điều kiện giao thông. ☊ 2917
every day? ☊ Hàng ngày cậu bỏ ra bao nhiêu thời gian làm bài tập tiếng Anh? ☊ 2954
You should always back up your computer les just in case the hard drive dies. ☊ Cậu nên luôn luôn sao lưu các tệp tin máy tính phòng khi ổ cứng chết. ☊ 2998
When are you going to pay me back the money I lent you? ☊ Cậu định bao giờ trả tôi số tiền tôi cho cậu mượn? ☊ accept sb into sth: She had never been accepted into what was essentially a man's world. ☊ accept ☊
accept sb as sth: He never really accepted her as his own child. ☊ accept ☊
accept sth: You just have to accept the fact that we're never going to be rich. ☊ accept ☊
it is accepted to be, have, etc. sth: The workforce is generally accepted to have the best conditions in Europe. ☊ accept ☊
accept sth for sth: My article has been accepted for publication. ☊ accept ☊
access to sth: The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields. ☊ access ☊
Disabled visitors are welcome; there is good wheelchair access to most facilities. ☊ access ☊
Students must have access to good resources. ☊ access ☊
You need a password to get access to the computer system. ☊ access ☊
Journalists were denied access to the President. ☊ access ☊
Many divorced fathers only have access to their children at weekends (= they are allowed by law to see them only at weekends). ☊ access ☊
Take out accident insurance before you go on your trip. ☊ accident ☊
Helen got into acting purely by accident. ☊ by accident ☊
As I turned around, I accidentally hit him in the face. ☊ accidentally ☊
Hotel accommodation is included in the price of your holiday. ☊ accommodation ☊
The building plans include much needed new office accommodation. ☊ accommodation ☊
Shouts of protest accompanied this announcement. ☊ accompany ☊
I paid the cheque into my savings account. ☊ account ☊
Oh well, that accounts for it (= I understand now why it happened). ☊ account for sth ☊
How do you account for the show's success? ☊ account for sth ☊
a highly accurate electronic compass ☊ accurate ☊
The article accurately reflects public opinion. ☊ accurately ☊
The report accurately reflects the current state of the industry. ☊ accurately ☊
to accuse sb of murder/theft ☊ accuse ☊
She accused him of lying. ☊ accuse ☊
They stand accused of crimes against humanity. ☊ accuse ☊
They were proud of their children's achievements. ☊ achievement ☊
the need to raise standards of achievement in education ☊ achievement ☊
Even a small success gives you a sense of achievement (= a feeling of pride). ☊ achievement ☊
How long will it take to acquire the necessary skills? ☊ acquire ☊
How did the gallery come to acquire so many Picassos? ☊ acquire ☊
an Act of Congress ☊ act ☊
the Banking Act 2009 ☊ act ☊
A Committee on Safety of Medicines was set up under the Act. ☊ act ☊
Have you ever acted? ☊ act ☊
A libel action is being brought against the magazine that published the article. ☊ action ☊
Just press the button to see your favourite character in action. ☊ in action ☊
The new plan for traffic control is being put into action on an experimental basis. ☊ into action ☊
animals that are active only at night ☊ active ☊
She takes an active part in school life. ☊ active ☊
The parents were active in campaigning against cuts to the education budget. ☊ active ☊
The streets were noisy and full of activity. ☊ activity ☊
The club provides a wide variety of activities including tennis, swimming and squash. ☊ activity ☊
The actual cost was higher than we expected. ☊ actual ☊
Actually, I'm busy at the moment—can I call you back? ☊ actually ☊
We put an ad in the local paper. ☊ ad ☊
an ad for a new chocolate bar ☊ ad ☊
add sth to sth: A new wing was added to the building. ☊ add ☊
Shall I add your name to the list? ☊ add ☊
Chlorine is added to the water to kill bacteria. ☊ add ☊
add A to B: Add 9 to the total. ☊ add ☊
add sth (to sth): I have nothing to add to my earlier statement. ☊ add ☊
A service charge of 15% was added on to the bill. ☊ add sth on (to sth) ☊
an addition to the family (= another child) ☊ addition ☊
last minute additions to the government's package of proposals ☊ addition ☊
adequate to do sth: training that is adequate to meet the future needs of industry ☊ adequate ☊
Are you adequately insured? ☊ adequately ☊
admit sb/sth to/into sth: You will not be admitted to the theatre after the performance has started. ☊ admit ☊
The narrow windows admit little light into the room. ☊ admit ☊
admit to sth: He refused to admit to the other charges. ☊ admit ☊
admit doing sth: She admitted having driven the car without insurance. ☊ admit ☊
Why don't you just admit defeat (= recognize that you cannot do sth) and let someone else try ? ☊ admit ☊
Why can't you two act like civilized adults? ☊ adult ☊
People were evacuated from the coastal regions in advance of the hurricane. ☊ in advance (of sth) ☊
advance sth: This research has done much to advance our understanding of language learning. ☊ advance ☊
There were only three of us on the advanced course. ☊ advanced ☊
an advanced student of English ☊ advanced ☊
She had the advantage of a good education. ☊ advantage ☊
advantage over sb: Being tall gave him an advantage over the other players. ☊ advantage ☊
He took advantage of my generosity (= for example, by taking more than I had intended to give). ☊ take advantage of sth/sb ☊
the adverts on television ☊ advert ☊
When the adverts came on I got up to put the kettle on. ☊ advert ☊
If you want to attract more customers, try advertising in the local paper. ☊ advertise ☊
advertise sth (as sth): The cruise was advertised as the 'journey of a lifetime'. ☊ advertise ☊
I bought the camera and case as advertised in the catalogue. ☊ advertise ☊
advertise (for sb/sth): We are currently advertising for a new sales manager. ☊ advertise ☊
advertise sth: We advertised the concert quite widely. ☊ advertise ☊
Put an advertisement in the local paper to sell your car. ☊ advertisement ☊
A good advertising campaign will increase our sales. ☊ advertising ☊
Cigarette advertising has been banned. ☊ advertising ☊
radio/TV advertising ☊ advertising ☊
Val works for an advertising agency (= a company that designs advertisements). ☊ advertising ☊
a career in advertising ☊ advertising ☊
Ask your teacher 's advice / Ask your teacher for advice on how to prepare for the exam. ☊ advice ☊
A word of advice. Don't wear that dress. ☊ advice ☊
it is advised that...: It is strongly advised that you take out insurance. ☊ advise ☊
advise (sb) what, which, whether, etc...: The pharmacist will advise which medicines are safe to take. ☊ advise ☊
Your lawyer can advise you whether to take any action. ☊ advise ☊
The newspapers exaggerated the whole affair wildly. ☊ affair ☊
an expert on foreign affairs (= political events in other countries) ☊ affair ☊
How will these changes affect us? ☊ affect ☊
Rub the cream into the affected areas. ☊ affect ☊
He didn't show his wife any affection. ☊ affection ☊
afford to do sth: We can't afford to go abroad this summer. ☊ afford ☊
She never took a taxi, even though she could afford to. ☊ afford ☊
afford to do sth: We cannot afford to ignore this warning. ☊ afford ☊
afraid of doing sth: I started to feel afraid of going out alone at night. ☊ afraid ☊
'Is there any left?' 'I'm afraid not.' ☊ I'm afraid ☊
He's the tallest, after Richard. ☊ after ☊
After you with the paper (= Can I have it next?). ☊ after ☊
I'll never forgive him after what he said. ☊ after ☊
That was in 1996. Soon after, I heard that he'd died. ☊ after ☊
I could come next week, or the week after. ☊ after ☊
Come over on Sunday afternoon. ☊ afternoon ☊
Where were you on the afternoon of May 21? ☊ afternoon ☊
When will I see you again? ☊ again ☊
This must never happen again. ☊ again ☊
He was tall for his age (= taller than you would expect, considering his age). ☊ age ☊
The jacket was showing signs of age. ☊ age ☊
an advertising/employment agency ☊ agency ☊
the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ☊ agency ☊
an insurance agent ☊ agent ☊
Our agent in New York deals with all US sales. ☊ agent ☊
an aggressive advertising campaign ☊ aggressive ☊
How long ago did you buy it? ☊ ago ☊
agree to do sth: We agreed to meet on Thursday. ☊ agree ☊
They had an agreement never to talk about work at home. ☊ agreement ☊
I'll run ahead and warn them. ☊ ahead ☊
This will create problems in the months ahead. ☊ ahead ☊
economic/humanitarian/emergency aid ☊ aid ☊
She stands accused of aiding and abetting the crime. ☊ aid and abet ☊
He has always aimed high (= tried to achieve a lot). ☊ aim ☊
aim at doing sth: They're aiming at training everybody by the end of the year. ☊ aim ☊
These measures are aimed at preventing violent crime. ☊ aim ☊
aim at sb/sth: I was aiming at the tree but hit the car by mistake. ☊ aim ☊
aim for sb/sth: Aim for the middle of the target. ☊ aim ☊
aim sth (at sb/sth): The gun was aimed at her head. ☊ aim ☊
My criticism wasn't aimed at you. ☊ aim ☊
air travel/traffic ☊ air ☊
A surprise air attack (= from aircraft) was launched at night. ☊ air ☊
I kicked the ball high in/into the air. ☊ air ☊
I need to put some air in my tyres. ☊ air ☊
I felt a growing sense of alarm when he did not return that night. ☊ alarm ☊
The doctor said there was no cause for alarm. ☊ alarm ☊
She decided to sound the alarm (= warn people that the situation was dangerous). ☊ alarm ☊
I hammered on all the doors to raise the alarm. ☊ alarm ☊
By the time the alarm was raised the intruders had escaped. ☊ alarm ☊
a burglar/fire/smoke alarm ☊ alarm ☊
The cat set off the alarm (= made it start ringing). ☊ alarm ☊
A car alarm went off in the middle of the night (= started ringing). ☊ alarm ☊
The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn't want to alarm the passengers. ☊ alarm ☊
an alarming increase in crime ☊ alarming ☊
The rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate. ☊ alarming ☊
He never drinks alcohol. ☊ alcohol ☊
Italy joined the war on the Allied side in 1915. ☊ allied ☊
How much time would you allow for the trip? ☊ allow ☊
allow sth: No dogs allowed (= you cannot bring them in). ☊ allow ☊
It will take about an hour to get there, allowing for traffic delays. ☊ allow for sb/sth ☊
'They're off to Spain next week.' 'It's all right for some, isn't it?' (= some people are lucky) ☊ all right ☊
'I'm really sorry.' 'That's all right, don't worry.' ☊ all right ☊
I don't like going out alone at night. ☊ alone ☊
She's asked to be left alone but the press photographers follow her everywhere. ☊ leave/let sb alone ☊
We're going for a swim. Why don't you come along? ☊ along ☊
The book's coming along nicely. ☊ along ☊
The teacher listened to the children reading aloud. ☊ aloud ☊
She's fluent in French and German. She also speaks a little Italian. ☊ also ☊
We had no alternative but to fire Gibson. ☊ alternative ☊
I felt he was wrong, although I didn't say so at the time. ☊ although ☊
There's always somebody at home in the evenings. ☊ always ☊
We're not always this busy! ☊ always ☊
Why are you always complaining about my cooking? ☊ always ☊
amaze sb what, how, etc...: It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money. ☊ amaze ☊
What amazes me is how long she managed to hide it from us. ☊ amaze ☊
amazed by sb/sth: We were amazed by his generosity. ☊ amazed ☊
amazed how...: She was amazed how little he had changed. ☊ amazed ☊
political/literary/sporting ambitions ☊ ambition ☊
ambition of being/doing sth: She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer. ☊ ambition ☊
They strolled among the crowds. ☊ among ☊
Discuss it among yourselves (= with each other) first. ☊ among ☊
The insurance company will refund any amount due to you. ☊ amount ☊
analyse what, how, etc...: We need to analyse what went wrong. ☊ analyse ☊
I cooked lunch. And I made a cake. (= you are emphasizing how much you have done) ☊ and ☊
She came in and took her coat off. ☊ and ☊
Many people never really express any anger. ☊ anger ☊
The plane was coming in at a steep angle. ☊ angle ☊
We need a new angle for our next advertising campaign. ☊ angle ☊
You can look at the issue from many different angles. ☊ angle ☊
The article concentrates on the human angle (= the part that concerns people's emotions) of the story. ☊ angle ☊
The comments provoked an angry response from union leaders. ☊ angry ☊
Fish oils are less saturated than animal fats. ☊ animal ☊
We found ourselves ankle-deep in water (= the water came up to our ankles). ☊ ankle ☊
ankle boots (= that cover the ankle) ☊ ankle ☊
on the anniversary of his wife's death ☊ anniversary ☊
announce sth: They haven't formally announced their engagement yet. ☊ announce ☊
A ring at the doorbell announced Jack's arrival. ☊ announce ☊
announce sth to sb: The government yesterday announced to the media plans to create a million new jobs. ☊ announce ☊
announce that...: We are pleased to announce that all five candidates were successful. ☊ announce ☊
it is announced that...: It was announced that new speed restrictions would be introduced. ☊ announce ☊
announce sth: Has our flight been announced yet? ☊ announce ☊
announce that...: They announced that the flight would be delayed. ☊ announce ☊
announce that...: She announced that she'd given up smoking. ☊ announce ☊
an annual meeting/event/report ☊ annual ☊
an annual income/subscription/budget ☊ annual ☊
She had no answer to the accusations. ☊ answer ☊
to answer a letter/an advertisement ☊ answer ☊
He refused to answer the charges against him. ☊ answer ☊
answer (sb): Come on, answer me! Where were you? ☊ answer ☊
answer sb sth: Answer me this: how did they know we were here? ☊ answer ☊
The eagerly anticipated movie will be released next month. ☊ anticipate ☊
anticipate doing sth: They anticipate moving to bigger premises by the end of the year. ☊ anticipate ☊
anticipate what, how, that, etc...: Try and anticipate what the interviewers will ask. ☊ anticipate ☊
Are there any stamps? ☊ any ☊
She asked if we had any questions. ☊ any ☊
Take any book you like. ☊ any ☊
Any teacher will tell you that students learn at different rates. ☊ any ☊
Please let me know how many people are coming, if any. ☊ any ☊
He returned home without any of the others. ☊ any ☊
'Which colour do you want?' 'Any of them will do.' ☊ any ☊
I forbid anyone to touch that clock. ☊ anyone ☊
It's too expensive and anyway the colour doesn't suit you. ☊ anyway ☊
I'm afraid we can't come, but thanks for the invitation anyway. ☊ anyway ☊
Anyway, let's forget about that for the moment. ☊ anyway ☊
Anyway, I'd better go now—I'll see you tomorrow. ☊ anyway ☊
She works in a bank. She did when I last saw her, anyway. ☊ anyway ☊
Did you go anywhere interesting? ☊ anywhere ☊
Many of these animals are not found anywhere else. ☊ anywhere ☊
He's never been anywhere outside Britain. ☊ anywhere ☊
An accident can happen anywhere. ☊ anywhere ☊
Do you know anywhere I can buy a second-hand computer? ☊ anywhere ☊
Why should I apologize? ☊ apologize ☊
Then, for no apparent reason, the train suddenly stopped. ☊ apparent ☊
an appeal court/judge ☊ appeal ☊
an appeals court/judge ☊ appeal ☊
appeal against sth: an appeal against the 3-match ban ☊ appeal ☊
mass/wide/popular appeal ☊ appeal ☊
The Beatles have never really lost their appeal. ☊ appeal ☊
a look of silent appeal ☊ appeal ☊
appeal to sb to do sth: The police made an appeal to the public to remain calm. ☊ appeal ☊
The company is appealing against the ruling. ☊ appeal ☊
appeal (to sb) (for sth): Community leaders appealed for calm (= urged people to remain calm). ☊ appeal ☊
When did mammals appear on the earth? ☊ appear ☊
The sudden appearance of a security guard caused them to drop the money and run. ☊ appearance ☊
the early appearance of daffodils in spring ☊ appearance ☊
She had never been greatly concerned about her appearance. ☊ appearance ☊
She is the apple of her father's eye. ☊ the apple of sb's eye ☊
They really are apples and oranges. ☊ apples and oranges ☊
They are both great but you can't compare apples and oranges. ☊ apples and oranges ☊
It's a totally different situation, it's apples and oranges. ☊ apples and oranges ☊
the application of new technology to teaching ☊ application ☊
application to sb (for sth/to do sth): His application to the court for bail has been refused. ☊ application ☊
apply sth to sb/sth: The word 'unexciting' could never be applied to her novels. ☊ apply ☊
Apply the cream sparingly to your face and neck. ☊ apply ☊
appoint sb: They have appointed a new head teacher at my son's school. ☊ appoint ☊
appoint sb to sth: She has recently been appointed to the committee. ☊ appoint ☊
I've got a dental appointment at 3 o'clock. ☊ appointment ☊
Viewing is by appointment only (= only at a time that has been arranged in advance). ☊ appointment ☊
His talents are not fully appreciated in that company. ☊ appreciate ☊
Her family doesn't appreciate her. ☊ appreciate ☊
appreciate sth: I'd appreciate some help. ☊ appreciate ☊
Your support is greatly appreciated. ☊ appreciate ☊
Thanks for coming. I appreciate it. ☊ appreciate ☊
I would appreciate any comments you might have. ☊ appreciate ☊
I would appreciate it if you paid in cash. ☊ appreciate ☊
appreciate doing sth: I don't appreciate being treated like a second-class citizen. ☊ appreciate ☊
appreciate sb doing sth: We would appreciate you letting us know of any problems. ☊ appreciate ☊
She took the wrong approach in her dealings with them. ☊ approach ☊
Senior management have given their seal of approval (= formal approval) to the plans. ☊ approval ☊
The course is approved by the Department for Education. ☊ approve ☊
She was born in April. ☊ April ☊
The meeting is on the fifth of April/April the fifth. ☊ April ☊
The meeting is on April fifth. ☊ April ☊
We went to Japan last April. ☊ April ☊
I arrived at the end of April. ☊ April ☊
April showers (= light rain that falls in the spring) ☊ April ☊
the areas of training and development ☊ area ☊
He was too tired to argue the point (= discuss the matter). ☊ argue ☊
argument (with sb) (about/over sth): We had an argument with the waiter about the bill. ☊ argument ☊
argument with sb: She got into an argument with the teacher. ☊ argument ☊
Her main argument was a moral one. ☊ argument ☊
We keep them informed of any changes as they arise. ☊ arise ☊
A storm arose during the night. ☊ arise ☊
She touched him gently on the arm. ☊ arm ☊
He walked in with a tall blonde on his arm (= next to him and holding his arm). ☊ arm ☊
armed guards ☊ armed ☊
After leaving school, Mike went into the army. ☊ army ☊
a yard with a fence all around ☊ around ☊
How do you make the wheels go around? ☊ around ☊
We met at six, as arranged. ☊ arrange ☊
arrange how, where, etc...: We've still got to arrange how to get to the airport. ☊ arrange ☊
Opposition leaders were put under house arrest (= not allowed to leave their houses). ☊ arrest ☊
Guests receive dinner on/upon arrival at the hotel. ☊ arrival ☊
the arrival of the mail in the morning ☊ arrival ☊
arrive at/in/on...: She'll arrive in New York at noon. ☊ arrive ☊
The new product will arrive on supermarket shelves (= be available) early next year. ☊ arrive ☊
The baby arrived (= was born) early. ☊ arrive ☊
an art teacher/student/college/class ☊ art ☊
Have you seen that article about young fashion designers? ☊ article ☊
Article 10 of the European Convention guarantees free speech. ☊ article ☊
articles of clothing ☊ article ☊
The articles found in the car helped the police to identify the body. ☊ article ☊
an artificial limb/flower/sweetener/fertilizer ☊ artificial ☊
artificial lighting/light ☊ artificial ☊
A job interview is a very artificial situation. ☊ artificial ☊
the artificial barriers of race, class and gender ☊ artificial ☊
artificial emotion ☊ artificial ☊
artificially created lakes ☊ artificially ☊
artificially low prices ☊ artificially ☊
The bomb was disguised as a package. ☊ as ☊
You're as tall as your father. ☊ as ☊
ashamed to be sth: The football riots made me ashamed to be English. ☊ ashamed ☊
Aside from a few scratches, I'm OK. ☊ aside from ☊
I didn't ask them in (= to come into the house). ☊ ask ☊
ask that...: She asked that she be kept informed of developments. ☊ ask ☊
She asked that she should be kept informed. ☊ ask ☊
ask sth: Why don't you ask his advice? ☊ ask ☊
ask sb for sth: Why don't you ask him for his advice? ☊ ask ☊
How old are you—if you don't mind me/my asking? ☊ ask ☊
ask sb + speech: 'Are you sure?' he asked her. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb where, what, etc...: I had to ask the teacher what to do next. ☊ ask ☊
She was still half asleep (= not fully awake) when she arrived at work. ☊ asleep ☊
The book aims to cover all aspects of city life. ☊ aspect ☊
She felt she had looked at the problem from every aspect. ☊ aspect ☊
The play was directed by Mike Johnson, assisted by Sharon Gale. ☊ assist ☊
assist sb in doing sth: We will assist you in finding somewhere to live. ☊ assist ☊
assist sb to do sth: a course to assist adults to return to the labour market ☊ assist ☊
a senior research assistant ☊ assistant ☊
He no longer wished to be associated with the party's policy on education. ☊ associated ☊
Do you belong to any professional or trade associations? ☊ association ☊
They have maintained a close association with a college in the US. ☊ association ☊
Incense always had associations with religion for him. ☊ association ☊
She would, he assumed, be home at the usual time. ☊ assume ☊
assure sb (that)...: You think I did it deliberately, but I assure you (that) I did not. ☊ assure ☊
We were assured that everything possible was being done. ☊ assure ☊
She's perfectly safe, I can assure you. ☊ assure ☊
assure sb (of sth): We assured him of our support. ☊ assure ☊
I won't let you down, I can assure you of that. ☊ assure ☊
assure sb + speech: 'He'll come back,' Susan assured her. ☊ assure ☊
How many people were there at the concert? ☊ at ☊
We left at 2 o'clock. ☊ at ☊
at the end of the week ☊ at ☊
At night you can see the stars. ☊ at ☊
What are you doing at the weekend? ☊ at ☊
He pointed a gun at her. ☊ at ☊
Saturn's atmosphere ☊ atmosphere ☊
Use music and lighting to create a romantic atmosphere. ☊ atmosphere ☊
The children grew up in an atmosphere of violence and insecurity. ☊ atmosphere ☊
Two atoms of hydrogen combine with one atom of oxygen to form a molecule of water. ☊ atom ☊
attach sth: I attach a copy of my notes for your information. ☊ attach ☊
I attach a copy of the spreadsheet (= send it with an email). ☊ attach ☊
I wouldn't attach too much weight to these findings. ☊ attach ☊
I've never seen two people so attached to each other. ☊ attached ☊
a disease that attacks the brain ☊ attack ☊
attack sb/sth: a newspaper article attacking the England football manager ☊ attack ☊
The guerrillas attack at night. ☊ attack ☊
attack sb/sth: At dawn the army attacked the town. ☊ attack ☊
attack sb with sth: The man attacked him with a knife. ☊ attack ☊
How many people attend church every Sunday? ☊ attend ☊
A nurse attended to his needs constantly. ☊ attend to sb/sth ☊
for the attention of... (= written on the envelope of an official letter to say who should deal with it) ☊ attention ☊
Films with big stars always attract great attention. ☊ attention ☊
the report's attention to detail ☊ attention ☊
An article in the newspaper caught my attention. ☊ attention ☊
It has come to my attention (= I have been informed) that... ☊ attention ☊
Attractions at the fair include a mini-circus, clowns, dancers and a jazz band. ☊ attraction ☊
She is the star attraction of the show. ☊ attraction ☊
The target audience for this advertisement was mainly teenagers. ☊ audience ☊
the moral authority to run the country ☊ authority ☊
I have to report this to the authorities. ☊ authority ☊
in the autumn of 2010 ☊ autumn ☊
in early/late autumn ☊ autumn ☊
the autumn term (= for example at a school or college in Britain) ☊ autumn ☊
When will the information be made available? ☊ available ☊
We'll send you a copy as soon as it becomes available. ☊ available ☊
Will she be available this afternoon? ☊ available ☊
The director was not available for comment. ☊ available ☊
children of above/below average intelligence ☊ average ☊
I left early to avoid the rush hour. ☊ avoid ☊
to be half/fully awake ☊ awake ☊
I was still awake when he came to bed. ☊ awake ☊
I was finding it hard to stay awake. ☊ awake ☊
He lies awake at night worrying about his job. ☊ awake ☊
an award presentation/ceremony ☊ award ☊
award sth (to sb): The judges awarded equal points to both finalists. ☊ award ☊
award (sb) sth: The judges awarded both finalists equal points. ☊ award ☊
aware of sth: I don't think people are really aware of just how much it costs. ☊ aware ☊
I'm awfully sorry about that problem the other day. ☊ awfully ☊
You've put me in an awkward position. ☊ awkward ☊
This tool will reach into awkward corners, such as under kitchen units. ☊ awkward ☊
She had a baby last year. ☊ baby ☊
baby food/clothes ☊ baby ☊
The television guide is at the back of the paper. ☊ back ☊
He was shot in the back of the knee. ☊ back ☊
He stood with his back to the door. ☊ back ☊
Some newspapers have turned their backs on discussion and argument. ☊ turn your back on sb/sth ☊
I think you've got that sweater on back to front. ☊ back to front ☊
the back page of a newspaper ☊ back ☊
She left back in November. ☊ back ☊
He'll be back on Monday. ☊ back ☊
The barriers kept the crowd back. ☊ back ☊
She fell back towards the end of the race. ☊ back ☊
ferries sailing back and forth between the islands ☊ back and forth ☊
back sth + adv./prep.: If you can't drive in forwards, try backing it in. ☊ back ☊
He prefers to remain in the background and let his assistant talk to the press. ☊ background ☊
The elections are taking place against a background of violence. ☊ background ☊
a person's family/social/cultural/educational/class background ☊ background ☊
a bad teacher ☊ bad ☊
a bad copy/diet ☊ bad ☊
I thought it was a very bad article. ☊ bad ☊
He's upstairs unpacking his bags. ☊ bag ☊
We loaded our baggage into the car. ☊ baggage ☊
bake (sth): baked apples ☊ bake ☊
This newspaper maintains a good balance in its presentation of different opinions. ☊ balance ☊
Tourists often disturb the delicate balance of nature on the island. ☊ balance ☊
balance out: The good and bad effects of any decision will usually balance out. ☊ balance ☊
Some animals roll themselves into a ball for protection. ☊ ball ☊
ban sb from doing sth: She's been banned from leaving Greece while the allegations are investigated. ☊ ban ☊
He jumped in and swam to the opposite bank. ☊ bank ☊
My salary is paid directly into my bank. ☊ bank ☊
the island's only licensed bar (= one that is allowed to sell alcoholic drinks) ☊ bar ☊
The crowd had to stand behind barriers. ☊ barrier ☊
Show your ticket at the barrier. ☊ barrier ☊
The car crashed into the safety barrier and burst into flames. ☊ barrier ☊
the removal of trade barriers ☊ barrier ☊
The world of Disney is a magical experience that knows no age barriers. ☊ barrier ☊
barrier to sth: Lack of confidence is a psychological barrier to success. ☊ barrier ☊
Cost should not be a barrier to the use of legal services. ☊ barrier ☊
The Yangtze river is a natural barrier to the north-east. ☊ barrier ☊
the language barrier (= when people cannot communicate because they do not speak the same language) ☊ barrier ☊
barrier between A and B: There was no real barrier between reality and fantasy in his mind. ☊ barrier ☊
barrier against sth: Ozone is the earth's barrier against ultra-violet radiation. ☊ barrier ☊
The report is based on figures from six different European cities. ☊ based ☊
Some movies have been banned on the basis that they are too violent. ☊ basis ☊
This article will form the basis for our discussion. ☊ basis ☊
Please run a bath for me (= fill the bath with water). ☊ bath ☊
I have to go to the bathroom (= use the toilet). ☊ bathroom ☊
to go into battle ☊ battle ☊
a battle with an insurance company ☊ battle ☊
The party is on Friday evening. ☊ be ☊
I've never been to Spain. ☊ be ☊
It's strange how she never comes to see us any more. ☊ be ☊
Is your jacket real leather? ☊ be ☊
'How much is that dress?' 'Eighty dollars.' ☊ be ☊
How much is a thousand pounds in euros? ☊ be ☊
You are to report this to the police. ☊ be ☊
They are to be married in June. ☊ be ☊
How can you bear to eat that stuff? ☊ bear ☊
Hailstones beat against the window. ☊ beat ☊
beat sb: At that time children were regularly beaten for quite minor offences (= a punishment). ☊ beat ☊
beat sb why, how, etc...: It beats me (= I don't know) why he did it. ☊ beat ☊
What beats me is how it was done so quickly (= I don't understand how). ☊ beat ☊
The piece has four beats to the bar. ☊ beat ☊
She looked stunningly beautiful that night. ☊ beautiful ☊
The bill will become law next year. ☊ become ☊
She's studying to become a teacher. ☊ become ☊
He likes to have a mug of cocoa before bed (= before going to bed). ☊ bed ☊
to get into/out of bed ☊ bed ☊
Could you give me a bed for the night (= somewhere to sleep)? ☊ bed ☊
There's a shortage of hospital beds (= not enough room for patients to be admitted). ☊ bed ☊
begin sth: We began work on the project in May. ☊ begin ☊
I began (= started reading) this novel last month and I still haven't finished it. ☊ begin ☊
I was beginning to think you'd never come. ☊ begin ☊
When will you begin recruiting? ☊ begin ☊
When does the concert begin? ☊ begin ☊
Work on the new bridge is due to begin in September. ☊ begin ☊
He began as an actor, before starting to direct films. ☊ begin ☊
Each chapter begins with a quotation. ☊ begin ☊
'Ladies and gentlemen,' he began, 'welcome to the Town Hall.' ☊ begin ☊
The school began in 1920, with only ten pupils. ☊ begin ☊
We're going to Japan at the beginning of July. ☊ beginning ☊
The doctor behaved very unprofessionally. ☊ behave ☊
She behaved with great dignity. ☊ behave ☊
I was told to stay behind after school (= remain in school). ☊ behind ☊
belief in God/democracy ☊ belief ☊
religious/political beliefs ☊ belief ☊
believe how, what, etc...: I can't believe how much better I feel. ☊ believe ☊
The party believes (that) education is the most important issue facing the government. ☊ believe ☊
She believes that killing animals for food or fur is completely immoral. ☊ believe ☊
Don't believe a word of it (= don't believe any part of what sb is saying). ☊ believe ☊
Do you believe in God? ☊ believe in sb/sth ☊
They need a leader they can believe in. ☊ believe in sb ☊
I never thought I could make it as an actor, but my parents always believed in me. ☊ believe in sb ☊
Do you believe in capital punishment? ☊ believe in sth ☊
believe doing sth: I don't believe in hitting children. ☊ believe in sth ☊
The bell went for the end of the lesson. ☊ bell ☊
An alarm bell went off. ☊ bell ☊
Warning bells started ringing in her head as she sensed that something was wrong. ☊ bell ☊
Several of the points you raise do not belong in this discussion. ☊ belong ☊
Have you ever belonged to a political party? ☊ belong to sth ☊
The islands belong to Spain. ☊ belong to sb ☊
See below (= at the bottom of the page) for references. ☊ below ☊
The doctor told me to avoid bending and stretching. ☊ bend ☊
She bent forward to pick up the newspaper. ☊ bend ☊
The knives were bent out of shape. ☊ bend ☊
He bent the wire into the shape of a square. ☊ bend ☊
I've had the benefit of a good education. ☊ benefit ☊
I have typed out some lecture notes for the benefit of those people who were absent last week. ☊ for sb's benefit ☊
We want the kids to have the best possible education. ☊ best ☊
Which one do you like best? ☊ best ☊
He works best in the mornings. ☊ best ☊
The town looks its best (= is most attractive) in the spring. ☊ best ☊
bet on/against sth: I wouldn't bet on them winning the next election. ☊ bet ☊
bet on sth: We've got a bet on who's going to arrive first. ☊ bet ☊
He had a bet on the horses. ☊ bet ☊
They all put a bet on the race. ☊ bet ☊
I hear you're taking bets on whether she'll marry him. ☊ bet ☊
We're hoping for better weather tomorrow. ☊ better ☊
If you can only exercise once a week, that's better than nothing (= better than taking no exercise at all). ☊ better ☊
People are better educated now. ☊ better ☊
'I'll give you back the money tomorrow.' 'You'd better!' (= as a threat) ☊ had better/best (do sth) ☊
Switzerland lies between France, Germany, Austria and Italy. ☊ between ☊
The paper had fallen down between the desk and the wall. ☊ between ☊
We went for a bicycle ride on Sunday. ☊ bicycle ☊
bid (sth) (for sth): I bid £2 000 for the painting. ☊ bid ☊
At the auction (= a public sale where things are sold to the person who offers the most), the highest bid for the picture was £200. ☊ bid ☊
You are making a big mistake. ☊ big ☊
Do you really think we can take on the big boys (= compete with the most powerful people)? ☊ big ☊
This shirt isn't big enough. ☊ big ☊
the Education Reform Bill ☊ bill ☊
a rubbish bin ☊ bin ☊
How far is human nature determined by biology? ☊ biology ☊
More than a third of Britain's bird species need urgent protection. ☊ bird ☊
John was present at the birth of both his children. ☊ birth ☊
Mark has been blind from birth. ☊ birth ☊
a woman of noble birth ☊ birth ☊
bite into/through sth: She bit into a ripe juicy pear. ☊ bite ☊
I've learnt from bitter experience not to trust what he says. ☊ bitter ☊
black storm clouds ☊ black ☊
Which driver was to blame for the accident? ☊ be to blame (for sth) ☊
The government will have to take the blame for the riots. ☊ blame ☊
Why do I always get the blame for everything that goes wrong? ☊ blame ☊
I'm not interested in apportioning blame for the accident (= deciding how much each person involved was responsible for it). ☊ blame ☊
Sign your name in the blank space below. ☊ blank ☊
Please fill in the blanks. ☊ blank ☊
She took the dog for a walk around the block. ☊ block ☊
a blood cell/sample ☊ blood ☊
the blood supply to the brain ☊ blood ☊
It was blowing a gale (= there was a strong wind). ☊ blow ☊
The policeman asked me to blow into the breathalyser. ☊ blow ☊
She received a severe blow on the head. ☊ blow ☊
He was knocked out by a single blow to the head. ☊ blow ☊
The two men were exchanging blows. ☊ blow ☊
He landed a blow on Hill's nose. ☊ blow ☊
It was a shattering blow to her pride. ☊ blow ☊
a blue shirt ☊ blue ☊
discussions at board level ☊ board ☊
the Board of Education (= a group of elected officials who are in charge of all the public schools in a particular area) ☊ board ☊
a noticeboard ☊ board ☊
a bulletin board ☊ board ☊
'How are you going to France?' 'We're going by boat (= by ferry ).' ☊ boat ☊
+ adj.: She left the gas on by mistake and the pan boiled dry (= the water boiled until there was none left). ☊ boil ☊
reference/children's/library books ☊ book ☊
book sb + adv./prep.: I've booked you on the 10 o'clock flight. ☊ book ☊
cowboy boots ☊ boot ☊
+ noun: John Wayne was born Marion Michael Morrison (= that was his name at birth). ☊ born ☊
the city where the protest movement was born ☊ born ☊
borrow sth (from sb/sth): How much did you have to borrow to pay for this? ☊ borrow ☊
I don't know why I bother! Nobody ever listens! ☊ bother ☊
I don't know why you bother with that crowd (= why you spend time with them). ☊ bother ☊
bother doing sth: Why bother asking if you're not really interested? ☊ bother ☊
bother sb with sth: I don't want to bother her with my problems at the moment. ☊ bother ☊
He dived in and hit his head on the bottom. ☊ bottom ☊
I feel safe as long as I can touch the bottom. ☊ bottom ☊
Put your clothes in the bottom drawer. ☊ bottom ☊
Their house is at the bottom end of Bury Road (= the end furthest from where you enter the road). ☊ bottom ☊
Put a cross in the appropriate box. ☊ box ☊
Be a good boy and get me my coat. ☊ boy ☊
It doesn't take much brain to work out that both stories can't be true. ☊ brain ☊
Teachers spotted that he had a good brain at an early age. ☊ brain ☊
You need brains as well as brawn (= intelligence as well as strength) to do this job. ☊ brain ☊
damage to the brain ☊ brain ☊
brain cells ☊ brain ☊
She died of a brain tumour. ☊ brain ☊
a device to measure brain activity during sleep ☊ brain ☊
the branch of computer science known as 'artificial intelligence' ☊ branch ☊
Which brand of toothpaste do you use? ☊ brand ☊
break in/into sth: She dropped the plate and it broke into pieces. ☊ break ☊
break sth in/into sth: He broke the chocolate in two. ☊ break ☊
Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations. ☊ break sth off ☊
We had our car broken into last week. ☊ break into sth ☊
Burglars had broken in while we were away. ☊ break in ☊
They had escaped to America shortly before war broke out in 1939. ☊ break out ☊
Fire broke out during the night. ☊ break out ☊
She put the baby to her breast. ☊ breast ☊
I want you to breathe in and hold your breath for as long as possible. ☊ breathe in ☊
The rabbits are bred for their long coats. ☊ breed ☊
Cultural exchanges are a way of building bridges between countries. ☊ bridge ☊
She met John briefly on Friday night. ☊ briefly ☊
Why are you so bright and cheerful today? ☊ bright ☊
His face was bright with excitement. ☊ bright ☊
'Hi!' she called brightly. ☊ brightly ☊
'How was it?' 'Brilliant!' ☊ brilliant ☊
The article brought her into conflict with the authorities. ☊ bring ☊
Hello Simon! What brings you here? ☊ bring ☊
bring sb/sth to sth: She brought her boyfriend to the party. ☊ bring ☊
Please bring back all library books by the end of the week. ☊ bring sb/sth back ☊
the broad outline of a proposal ☊ broad ☊
In broad terms, the paper argues that each country should develop its own policy. ☊ broad ☊
He is tall, broad and muscular. ☊ broad ☊
They began broadcasting in 1922. ☊ broadcast ☊
How did this dish get broken? ☊ broken ☊
Does she have any brothers and sisters? ☊ brother ☊
Brown doesn't (= brown clothes do not) suit you. ☊ brown ☊
He brushed the dirt off his jacket. ☊ brush ☊
blowing bubbles into water through a straw ☊ bubble ☊
the education/defence budget (= the amount of money that can be spent on this) ☊ budget ☊
an advertising budget of $2 million ☊ budget ☊
Robins build nests almost anywhere. ☊ build ☊
I am anxious not to build up false hopes (= to encourage people to hope for too much). ☊ build sth up ☊
tall/old/historic buildings ☊ building ☊
Which fuel burns most efficiently? ☊ burn ☊
A welcoming fire was burning in the fireplace. ☊ burn ☊
By nightfall the whole city was burning. ☊ burn ☊
The smell of burning rubber filled the air. ☊ burn ☊
The house burned down in 1895. ☊ burn down, burn sth down ☊
He burst into the room without knocking. ☊ burst ☊
It is the business of the police to protect the community. ☊ business ☊
How's business? ☊ business ☊
I'm afraid the doctor is busy at the moment. Can he call you back? ☊ busy ☊
By the end of the day we were tired but happy. ☊ but ☊
shirt buttons ☊ button ☊
buy sb sth: He bought me a new coat. ☊ buy ☊
buy sth for sb: He bought a new coat for me. ☊ buy ☊
Switch it on by pressing this button. ☊ by ☊
I'll have it done by tomorrow. ☊ by ☊
By this time next week we'll be in New York. ☊ by ☊
We rented the car by the day. ☊ by ☊
It was getting worse by the minute (= very fast). ☊ by ☊
Bye! See you next week. ☊ bye ☊
She waved bye-bye and got into the car. ☊ bye ☊
a cake pan ☊ cake ☊
calculate how much, what, etc.: You'll need to calculate how much time the assignment will take. ☊ calculate ☊
calculate that...: Conservationists calculate that hundreds of species could be lost in this area. ☊ calculate ☊
calculate how much, what, etc.: It is impossible to calculate what influence he had on her life. ☊ calculate ☊
call on sb: Let's call on John. ☊ call ☊
call (sth) out: He called out a warning from the kitchen. ☊ call ☊
Call yourself a friend? So why won't you help me, then? ☊ call ☊
The city is calm again (= free from trouble and fighting) after yesterday's riots. ☊ calm ☊
a camp guard ☊ camp ☊
He spent two weeks at camp this summer. ☊ camp ☊
an advertising campaign ☊ campaign ☊
Can you call back tomorrow? ☊ can ☊
Can I read your newspaper? ☊ can ☊
It can be quite cold here in winter. ☊ can ☊
The wedding was cancelled at the last minute. ☊ cancel ☊
Don't forget to cancel the newspaper (= arrange for it not to be delivered) before going away. ☊ cancel ☊
The party intends to field a candidate in the next general election. ☊ candidate ☊
She's a very capable teacher. ☊ capable ☊
The city was captured in 1941. ☊ capture ☊
Paula got into the car and drove off. ☊ car ☊
'How did you come?' 'By car.' ☊ car ☊
I've never been very good at cards. ☊ card ☊
I put the meal on (= paid for it using) my card. ☊ card ☊
How much do men share housework and the care of the children? ☊ care ☊
the provision of care for the elderly ☊ care ☊
She takes great care of her clothes. ☊ take care of sb/sth/yourself ☊
I don't care (= I will not be upset) if I never see him again! ☊ care ☊
She has been concentrating on her career. ☊ career ☊
a career soldier/diplomat (= a professional one) ☊ career ☊
She started her career as an English teacher. ☊ career ☊
careful when/what/how, etc.: You must be careful when handling chemicals. ☊ careful ☊
careful of/about/with sth: Be careful of the traffic. ☊ careful ☊
Someone had carelessly left a window open. ☊ carelessly ☊
She threw her coat carelessly onto the chair. ☊ carelessly ☊
She carried her baby in her arms. ☊ carry ☊
I never carry much money on me. ☊ carry ☊
to carry out an inquiry/an investigation/a survey ☊ carry sth out ☊
a packing case (= a large wooden box for packing things in) ☊ case ☊
The museum was full of stuffed animals in glass cases. ☊ case ☊
the case for/against private education ☊ case ☊
The report makes out a strong case (= gives good arguments) for spending more money on hospitals. ☊ case ☊
You will each be given the chance to state your case. ☊ case ☊
The case will be heard next week. ☊ case ☊
When does her case come before the court? ☊ case ☊
There's no point complaining now—we're leaving tomorrow in any case. ☊ in any case ☊
In case (= if it is true that) you're wondering why Jo's here—let me explain... ☊ (just) in case (...) ☊
In case of fire, ring the alarm bell. ☊ in case of sth ☊
'I've made up my mind.' 'In that case, there's no point discussing it.' ☊ in that case ☊
How much cash do you have on you? ☊ cash ☊
The museum needs to find ways of raising cash. ☊ cash ☊
an all-star cast (= including many well-known actors) ☊ cast ☊
catch sth (in/on sth): He caught his thumb in the door. ☊ catch ☊
She got caught in a thunderstorm. ☊ catch ☊
You wouldn't catch me working (= I would never work) on a Sunday! ☊ catch ☊
Mark walked in and caught them at it (= in the act of doing sth wrong). ☊ catch ☊
You've caught me at a bad time (= at a time when I am busy). ☊ catch ☊
The murderer was never caught. ☊ catch ☊
How many fish did you catch? ☊ catch ☊
The dog caught the stick in its mouth. ☊ catch ☊
There was discussion about the fire and its likely cause. ☊ cause ☊
Drinking and driving is one of the most common causes of traffic accidents. ☊ cause ☊
Animal welfare campaigners raised £70 000 for their cause last year. ☊ cause ☊
The donation is the biggest private gift to a humanitarian cause. ☊ cause ☊
cease to do sth: You never cease to amaze me! ☊ cease ☊
cease doing sth: The company ceased trading in June. ☊ cease ☊
a large room with a high ceiling ☊ ceiling ☊
How do people celebrate New Year in your country? ☊ celebrate ☊
a party in celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary ☊ celebration ☊
blood cells ☊ cell ☊
the nucleus of a cell ☊ cell ☊
the central area of the brain ☊ central ☊
a shopping/sports/leisure/community centre ☊ centre ☊
By the close of this century another two billion people will have been born. ☊ century ☊
an awards/opening ceremony ☊ ceremony ☊
certain who/where, etc...: I'm not certain who was there. ☊ certain ☊
To my certain knowledge he was somewhere else at the time (= I am sure about it). ☊ certain ☊
For certain personal reasons I shall not be able to attend. ☊ certain ☊
I think there's a bus at 8 but you'd better call to make certain. ☊ make certain (that...) ☊
I'm certainly never going there again. ☊ certainly ☊
a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (= a British qualification for teachers) ☊ certificate ☊
mountain/island chains ☊ chain ☊
chain sb/sth up: The dog was chained up for the night. ☊ chain ☊
I've been chained to my desk all week (= because there was so much work). ☊ chain ☊
The chairman of the company presented the annual report. ☊ chairman ☊
challenge sb to do sth: The opposition leader challenged the prime minister to call an election. ☊ challenge ☊
chance of doing sth: Is there any chance of getting tickets for tonight? ☊ chance ☊
This shirt I bought's too small—I'll have to change it for a bigger one. ☊ change ☊
I went into the bedroom to change. ☊ change ☊
change sth: I didn't have time to change clothes before the party. ☊ change ☊
I didn't have time to get changed before the party (= to put different clothes on). ☊ change ☊
change sth: At half-time the teams change ends. ☊ change ☊
changing attitudes towards education ☊ change ☊
Wait for the traffic lights to change. ☊ change ☊
change (from A) to/into B: The lights changed from red to green. ☊ change ☊
change sb/sth (from A) to/into B: With a wave of her magic wand, she changed the frog into a handsome prince. ☊ change ☊
Leaves change colour in autumn. ☊ change ☊
The newsletter is a useful channel of communication between teacher and students. ☊ channel ☊
Steps are being taken to implement a ceasefire through diplomatic channels. ☊ channel ☊
a movie/sports channel ☊ channel ☊
Generosity is part of the American character. ☊ character ☊
The character of the neighbourhood hasn't changed at all. ☊ character ☊
the delicate character of the light in the evening ☊ character ☊
He showed great character returning to the sport after his accident. ☊ character ☊
Adventure camps are considered to be character-building (= meant to improve sb's strong qualities). ☊ character ☊
They decided to drop the charges against the newspaper and settle out of court. ☊ charge ☊
She rejected the charge that the story was untrue. ☊ charge ☊
Delivery is free of charge. ☊ charge ☊
charge sth up: The shaver can be charged up and used when travelling. ☊ charge ☊
He came charging into my room and demanded to know what was going on. ☊ charge ☊
charge sb for sth: We won't charge you for delivery. ☊ charge ☊
charge for sth: Do you think museums should charge for admission? ☊ charge ☊
This particular fish chases off any other fish that enters its territory. ☊ chase sb/sth away, off, out, etc. ☊
a high-speed car chase ☊ chase ☊
A good education is not cheap. ☊ cheap ☊
He cheated his way into the job. ☊ cheat ☊
You're not allowed to look at the answers—that's cheating. ☊ cheat ☊
Check your work before handing it in. ☊ check ☊
He checked into a top London clinic yesterday for an operation on his knee. ☊ check into... ☊
Guests should check out of their rooms by noon. ☊ check out (of...) ☊
We checked through the photographs to make sure there were none missing. ☊ check over/through sth ☊
Was any check made on Mr Morris when he applied for the post? ☊ check ☊
It is vital to keep a check on your speed (= look at it regularly in order to control it). ☊ check ☊
She cheerfully admitted that she had no experience at all (= she wasn't afraid to do so). ☊ cheerfully ☊
a cheese knife (= a knife with a special curved blade with two points on the end, used for cutting and picking up pieces of cheese) ☊ cheese ☊
The bullet hit him in the chest. ☊ chest ☊
chew (at/on/through sth): After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow. ☊ chew ☊
He is always chewing gum. ☊ chew ☊
the Chief Education Officer ☊ chief ☊
a child star ☊ child ☊
If I had the choice, I would stop working tomorrow. ☊ choice ☊
He had no choice but to leave (= this was the only thing he could do). ☊ choice ☊
This government is committed to extending parental choice in education. ☊ choice ☊
After a delicious meal with free wine, the choice is yours: a quiet drink in the bar, the late night disco or a stroll along the beach beneath a starry sky. ☊ choice ☊
The procession moved into the church. ☊ church ☊
How often do you go to church? ☊ church ☊
the Anglican Church ☊ church ☊
the Catholic Church ☊ church ☊
the Free Churches ☊ church ☊
The Church has a duty to condemn violence. ☊ church ☊
to go into the Church (= to become a Christian minister) ☊ church ☊
I know I can trust her in any circumstance. ☊ circumstance ☊
Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the boy's death. ☊ circumstance ☊
She never discovered the true circumstances of her birth. ☊ circumstance ☊
The city turned out to welcome the victorious team home. ☊ city ☊
You could have claimed the cost of the hotel room from your insurance. ☊ claim ☊
claim (on sth) (for sth): You can claim on your insurance for that coat you left on the train. ☊ claim ☊
A lot of lost property is never claimed. ☊ claim ☊
You can make a claim on your insurance policy. ☊ claim ☊
to put in a claim for an allowance ☊ claim ☊
Make sure your claims for expenses are submitted by the end of the month. ☊ claim ☊
a report examining claims of corrupt links between politicians ☊ claim ☊
Give him a clap! (= to praise sb at the end of a performance) ☊ clap ☊
the working/middle/upper class ☊ class ☊
a classic example of poor communication ☊ classic ☊
The sport has a very clean image. ☊ clean ☊
I can't find a clean shirt (= one I haven't worn since it was washed). ☊ clean ☊
On a clear day you can see France. ☊ clear ☊
His height gives him a clear advantage. ☊ clear ☊
a clear warning of the risks ☊ clear ☊
clear what, how, whether, etc...: It is not clear what they want us to do. ☊ clear ☊
How he got there was not clear. ☊ clear ☊
clear what, how, whether, etc...: I'm still not clear what the job involves. ☊ clear ☊
The mist will clear by mid-morning. ☊ clear ☊
The traffic took a long time to clear after the accident. ☊ clear ☊
After the bomb warning, police cleared the streets. ☊ clear ☊
I hope it clears up this afternoon. ☊ clear up ☊
We cleared out all our old clothes. ☊ clear out, clear sth out ☊
How clever of you to work it out! ☊ clever ☊
The bolt clicked into place. ☊ click ☊
click sth: He clicked his fingers at the waiter. ☊ click ☊
Polly clicked her tongue in annoyance. ☊ click ☊
The corporal clicked his heels. ☊ click ☊
click sth: Click the OK button to start. ☊ click ☊
click (on sth): I clicked on the link to the next page of the website. ☊ click ☊
To run a window, just double-click on the icon. ☊ click ☊
Click here to add your opinion to the survey. ☊ click ☊
a climate of suspicion/violence ☊ climate ☊
We need to create a climate in which business can prosper. ☊ climate ☊
The sun climbed higher in the sky. ☊ climb ☊
As they climbed higher, the air became cooler. ☊ climb ☊
The offer closes at the end of the week. ☊ close ☊
The subject is now closed (= we will not discuss it again). ☊ close ☊
close sth (for sth): The museum has been closed for renovation. ☊ close ☊
close (for sth): What time does the bank close? ☊ close ☊
The hospital closed at the end of last year. ☊ close ☊
The total was close to 20% of the workforce. ☊ close ☊
On closer examination the painting proved to be a fake. ☊ close ☊
He walked into the room, closely followed by the rest of the family. ☊ closely ☊
The museum is closed on Mondays. ☊ closed ☊
This road is closed to traffic. ☊ closed ☊
Homosexuals in public life are now coming out of the closet. ☊ come out of the closet ☊
closet gays ☊ closet ☊
He was closeted with the President for much of the day. ☊ closet ☊
She had closeted herself away in her room. ☊ closet ☊
I bought some new clothes for the trip. ☊ clothes ☊
to put on/take off your clothes ☊ clothes ☊
Bring a change of clothes with you. ☊ clothes ☊
She has no clothes sense (= she does not know what clothes look attractive). ☊ clothes ☊
protective clothing ☊ clothing ☊
the high cost of food and clothing ☊ clothing ☊
an item/article of clothing ☊ clothing ☊
a clothing manufacturer ☊ clothing ☊
I put more coal on the fire. ☊ coal ☊
a long winter coat ☊ coat ☊
to put on/take off your coat ☊ coat ☊
animals in their winter coats (= grown long for extra warmth) ☊ coat ☊
Tap your code number into the machine. ☊ code ☊
to give sb a cold look/stare/welcome ☊ cold ☊
He was staring at her with cold eyes. ☊ cold ☊
Isn't it cold today? ☊ cold ☊
You'll catch your death of cold (= used to warn sb they could become ill if they do not keep warm in cold weather). ☊ cold ☊
The walls were strengthened to protect them from collapse. ☊ collapse ☊
collect sth (for sth): We collected over £300 for the appeal. ☊ collect ☊
collect sth (from...): What day do they collect the rubbish/garbage? ☊ collect ☊
Your suit will be ready for collection on Tuesday. ☊ collection ☊
a college of further education (= providing education and training for people over 16) ☊ college ☊
a secretarial college ☊ college ☊
the Royal College of Art ☊ college ☊
Carleton College ☊ college ☊
a private college ☊ college ☊
He's hoping to go to college next year. ☊ college ☊
discrimination on the grounds of race, colour or religion ☊ colour ☊
What's your favourite colour? ☊ colour ☊
colour sth: How long have you been colouring (= dyeing ) your hair? ☊ colour ☊
Put a mark in the appropriate column. ☊ column ☊
I always read her column in the local paper. ☊ column ☊
Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water. ☊ combine ☊
combine with sth: Hydrogen combines with oxygen to form water. ☊ combine ☊
She came second (= received the second highest score) in the exam. ☊ come ☊
At last winter came to an end. ☊ come ☊
When will they come to a decision? ☊ come ☊
The trees are coming into leaf. ☊ come ☊
The high point of the concert came during the drum solo. ☊ come ☊
(+ adv./prep.): He came into the room and shut the door. ☊ come ☊
There's a storm coming. ☊ come ☊
What time did you come (= to my house)? ☊ come ☊
Spring came late this year. ☊ come ☊
Have any letters come for me? ☊ come ☊
come doing sth: Why don't you come skating tonight? ☊ come ☊
His performance didn't really come up to his usual high standard. ☊ come up to sth ☊
We'll let you know if any vacancies come up. ☊ come up ☊
I never expected those few items to come to so much. ☊ come to sth ☊
When is her new novel coming out? ☊ come out ☊
Come on! We don't have much time. ☊ come on ☊
Come on! Try once more. ☊ come on ☊
Oh, come on—you know that isn't true! ☊ come on ☊
Set the oven to come on at six. ☊ come on ☊
When does the heating come on? ☊ come on ☊
If she spent five years in Paris, how come her French is so bad? ☊ how come (...)? ☊
He didn't appreciate the comedy of the situation. ☊ comedy ☊
The hotel offers a high standard of comfort and service. ☊ comfort ☊
I never feel very comfortable in her presence. ☊ comfortable ☊
Let me slip into something more comfortable (= change into more comfortable clothing). ☊ comfortable ☊
Have you any comment to make about the cause of the disaster? ☊ comment ☊
The director was not available for comment. ☊ comment ☊
comment that...: A spokesperson commented that levels of carbon dioxide were very high. ☊ comment ☊
The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison. ☊ commission ☊
The survey on consumer taste was commissioned by local stores. ☊ commission ☊
commitment (to sb/sth): She doesn't want to make a big emotional commitment to Steve at the moment. ☊ commitment ☊
Candidates must be able to communicate effectively. ☊ communicate ☊
communicate sth (to sb): He was eager to communicate his ideas to the group. ☊ communicate ☊
Her nervousness was communicating itself to the children. ☊ communicate ☊
communicate how/what, etc...: They failed to communicate what was happening and why. ☊ communicate ☊
The novel is about a family who can't communicate with each other. ☊ communicate ☊
communicate with sb/sth: Dolphins use sound to communicate with each other. ☊ communicate ☊
communicate sth (to sb): to communicate information/a message to sb ☊ communicate ☊
Speech is the fastest method of communication between people. ☊ communication ☊
Doctors do not always have good communication skills. ☊ communication ☊
non-verbal communication ☊ communication ☊
The new airport will improve communications between the islands. ☊ communication ☊
She joined the company in 2009. ☊ company ☊
We compared the two reports carefully. ☊ compare ☊
compare A with/to B: We carefully compared the first report with the second. ☊ compare ☊
The education system bears/stands no comparison with (= is not as good as) that in many Asian countries. ☊ comparison ☊
comparison of A to B: a comparison of the brain to a computer (= showing what is similar) ☊ comparison ☊
You can draw comparisons with the situation in Ireland (= say how the two situations are similar). ☊ comparison ☊
By comparison, expenditure on education increased last year. ☊ by comparison ☊
The tallest buildings in London are small in comparison with New York's skyscrapers. ☊ by/in comparison (with sb/sth) ☊
competitive games/sports ☊ competitive ☊
Graduates have to fight for jobs in a highly competitive market. ☊ competitive ☊
a shop selling clothes at competitive prices (= as low as any other shop) ☊ competitive ☊
You have to be highly competitive to do well in sport these days. ☊ competitive ☊
Work on the office building will be complete at the end of the year. ☊ complete ☊
the complex structure of the human brain ☊ complex ☊
concentrate (on sth/on doing sth): I can't concentrate with all that noise going on. ☊ concentrate ☊
concentrate sth: Nothing concentrates the mind better than the knowledge that you could die tomorrow (= it makes you think very clearly). ☊ concentrate ☊
concentrate sth (on sth/on doing sth): I decided to concentrate all my efforts on finding somewhere to live. ☊ concentrate ☊
In this lecture I shall concentrate on the early years of Charles's reign. ☊ concentrate on sth ☊
She gave up German in order to concentrate on her French. ☊ concentrate on sth ☊
Don't interfere in what doesn't concern you. ☊ concern ☊
Where our children's education is concerned, no compromise is acceptable. ☊ concern ☊
To whom it may concern ... (= used for example, at the beginning of a public notice or of a job reference about sb's character and ability) ☊ concern ☊
I appreciate everyone's concern and help at this difficult time. ☊ concern ☊
concern (about sth/sb): There is growing concern about violence on television. ☊ concern ☊
Don't hesitate to ask if you have any queries or concerns about this work. ☊ concern ☊
concern (over sth/sb): The report expressed concern over continuing high unemployment. ☊ concern ☊
concern (that...): There is widespread concern that new houses will be built on protected land. ☊ concern ☊
They were more concerned with how the other women had dressed than with what the speaker was saying. ☊ concerned ☊
conclude (that)...: The report concluded (that) the cheapest option was to close the laboratory. ☊ conclude ☊
conclude sth (with sth): The commission concluded its investigation last month. ☊ conclude ☊
+ speech: 'Anyway, she should be back soon,' he concluded. ☊ conclude ☊
We can safely draw some conclusions from our discussion. ☊ conclusion ☊
A good training programme is one of the conditions for successful industry. ☊ condition ☊
They agreed to lend us the car on condition that (= only if) we returned it before the weekend. ☊ condition ☊
a used car in perfect condition ☊ condition ☊
to conduct an experiment/an inquiry/a survey ☊ conduct ☊
a concert by the Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Colin Davis ☊ conduct ☊
The sport has a strict code of conduct. ☊ conduct ☊
improving standards of training and professional conduct ☊ conduct ☊
She is attending a three-day conference on AIDS education. ☊ conference ☊
delegates to the Labour Party's annual conference ☊ conference ☊
While girls lack confidence, boys often overestimate their abilities. ☊ confidence ☊
I didn't have any confidence in myself at school. ☊ confidence ☊
The players all have confidence in their manager. ☊ confidence ☊
She has every confidence in her students' abilities. ☊ confidence ☊
The teacher wants the children to feel confident about asking questions when they don't understand. ☊ confident ☊
Carla smiled confidently at the cameras. ☊ confidently ☊
I will confine myself to looking at the period from 1900 to 1916. ☊ confine ☊
confirm what/when, etc...: Can you confirm what happened? ☊ confirm ☊
it is confirmed that...: It has been confirmed that the meeting will take place next week. ☊ confirm ☊
The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights. ☊ confirm ☊
The violence was the result of political and ethnic conflicts. ☊ conflict ☊
Reports conflicted on how much of the aid was reaching the famine victims. ☊ conflict ☊
A confused situation followed the military coup. ☊ confused ☊
To avoid confusion, please write the children's names clearly on all their school clothes. ☊ confusion ☊
Congress will vote on the proposals tomorrow. ☊ congress ☊
I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before. ☊ connect ☊
Click 'Continue' to connect to the Internet. ☊ connect ☊
How did you make the connection (= realize that there was a connection between two facts that did not seem to be related)? ☊ connection ☊
A patient who is not fully conscious should never be left alone. ☊ conscious ☊
the conservative views of his parents ☊ conservative ☊
music which is accessible to an audience with extremely conservative tastes ☊ conservative ☊
Her style of dress was never conservative. ☊ conservative ☊
At a conservative estimate, he'll be earning £50 000. ☊ conservative ☊
consider how/what, etc...: We need to consider how the law might be reformed. ☊ consider ☊
These workers are considered (as) a high-risk group. ☊ consider ☊
it is considered that...: It is considered that the proposed development would create much-needed jobs. ☊ consider ☊
The proposals are currently under consideration (= being discussed). ☊ consideration ☊
Journalists stayed away from the funeral out of consideration for the bereaved family. ☊ consideration ☊
The committee consists of ten members. ☊ consist of sb/sth ☊
consist doing sth: Most of the fieldwork consisted of making tape recordings. ☊ consist of sb/sth ☊
This entrance is in constant use. ☊ constant ☊
construct sth: When was the bridge constructed? ☊ construct ☊
You must learn how to construct a logical argument. ☊ construct ☊
consult sb: If the pain continues, consult your doctor. ☊ consult ☊
consult sb about sth: Have you consulted your lawyer about this? ☊ consult ☊
consult with sb (about/on sth): Consult with your physician about possible treatments. ☊ consult ☊
consult sb: You shouldn't have done it without consulting me. ☊ consult ☊
consult sb about/on sth: I expect to be consulted about major issues. ☊ consult ☊
consult with sb (about/on sth): I need to consult with my colleagues on the proposals. ☊ consult ☊
He consulted the manual. ☊ consult ☊
I've made some useful contacts in journalism. ☊ contact ☊
His fingers were briefly in contact with the ball. ☊ contact ☊
This pesticide kills insects on contact (= as soon as it touches them). ☊ contact ☊
Have you kept in contact with any of your friends from college (= do you still see them or speak or write to them)? ☊ contact ☊
She's lost contact with (= no longer sees or writes to) her son. ☊ contact ☊
two people avoiding eye contact (= avoiding looking directly at each other) ☊ contact ☊
The content of the course depends on what the students would like to study. ☊ content ☊
food with a high fat content ☊ content ☊
a contest for the leadership of the party ☊ contest ☊
This speech needs to be set in the context of Britain in the 1960s. ☊ context ☊
This quotation has been taken out of context (= repeated without giving the circumstances in which it was said). ☊ context ☊
The rain will continue into the evening. ☊ continue ☊
continue to do sth: The rain continued to fall all afternoon. ☊ continue ☊
The story continues in our next issue. ☊ continue ☊
contract to do sth: to win/be awarded a contract to build a new school ☊ contract ☊
I was on a three-year contract that expired last week. ☊ contract ☊
Under the terms of the contract the job should have been finished yesterday. ☊ contract ☊
The offer has been accepted, subject to contract (= the agreement is not official until the contract is signed). ☊ contract ☊
contract sth: The exercise consists of stretching and contracting the leg muscles. ☊ contract ☊
contrast (in sth): A wool jacket complements the silk trousers and provides an interesting contrast in texture. ☊ contrast ☊
When you look at their new system, ours seems very old-fashioned by contrast. ☊ contrast ☊
contribute sth (to/towards sth): We contributed £5 000 to the earthquake fund. ☊ contribute ☊
contribute (to/towards sth): Would you like to contribute to our collection? ☊ contribute ☊
contribute to sth: Immigrants have contributed to British culture in many ways. ☊ contribute ☊
contribute sth (to sth): She contributed a number of articles to the magazine. ☊ contribute ☊
contribute (to sth): He contributes regularly to the magazine 'New Scientist'. ☊ contribute ☊
We hope everyone will contribute to the discussion. ☊ contribute ☊
contribution (toward(s) sth/doing sth): valuable contributions towards the upkeep of the cathedral ☊ contribution ☊
National Insurance contributions ☊ contribution ☊
the car's contribution to the greenhouse effect ☊ contribution ☊
contribution (toward(s) sth/doing sth): These measures would make a valuable contribution towards reducing industrial accidents. ☊ contribution ☊
All contributions for the May issue must be received by Friday. ☊ contribution ☊
traffic control ☊ control ☊
The teacher had no control over the children. ☊ control ☊
There has been some violence after the match, but the police are now in control of the situation. ☊ be in control (of sth) ☊
The traffic lights are controlled by a central computer. ☊ control ☊
control what/how, etc...: Parents should control what their kids watch on television. ☊ control ☊
I'll call back at a more convenient time. ☊ convenient ☊
She is a young woman who enjoys flouting conventions. ☊ convention ☊
conventional behaviour/morality ☊ conventional ☊
I had a long conversation with her the other day. ☊ conversation ☊
He felt a sudden alarm at the turn the conversation was taking. ☊ conversation ☊
convert sth (into sth): The hotel is going to be converted into a nursing home. ☊ convert ☊
convert (from sth) (to sth): He converted from Christianity to Islam. ☊ convert ☊
Her voice was cool and dismissive. ☊ cool ☊
Cooler weather is forecast for the weekend. ☊ cool ☊
Store lemons in a cool dry place. ☊ cool ☊
Desert plants are adapted to cope with extreme heat. ☊ cope ☊
I will send you a copy of the report. ☊ copy ☊
The thieves replaced the original painting with a copy. ☊ copy ☊
You should make a copy of the disk as a backup. ☊ copy ☊
a copy of 'The Times' ☊ copy ☊
They copied the designs from those on Greek vases. ☊ copy ☊
Everything in the computer's memory can be copied onto DVDs. ☊ copy ☊
copy sth (from sth) (into/onto sth): She copied the phone number into her address book. ☊ copy ☊
copy sth (down/out): I copied out several poems. ☊ copy ☊
She copies everything her sister does. ☊ copy ☊
Their tactics have been copied by other terrorist organizations. ☊ copy ☊
The standards of housing and education are often lower in the older urban cores (= the centres of towns or cities). ☊ core ☊
Turn right at the corner of Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards. ☊ corner ☊
The wind hit him as he turned the corner. ☊ corner ☊
I hit my knee on the corner of the table. ☊ corner ☊
Read through your work and correct any mistakes that you find. ☊ correct ☊
They issued a statement correcting the one they had made earlier. ☊ correct ☊
the high/low cost of housing ☊ cost ☊
The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down. ☊ cost ☊
running/operating/labour costs ☊ cost ☊
cost sth: How much did it cost? ☊ cost ☊
a cotton shirt/skirt ☊ cotton ☊
to cough nervously/politely/discreetly ☊ cough ☊
My cold's better, but I can't seem to shake off this cough. ☊ cough ☊
Could we stop by next week? ☊ could ☊
Could you babysit for us on Friday? ☊ could ☊
She's on the local council. ☊ council ☊
count (up) how many...: She began to count up how many guests they had to invite. ☊ count ☊
'I'm sure he'll help.' 'Don't count on it.' ☊ count on sb/sth ☊
count sb/sth to do sth: I'm counting on you to help me. ☊ count on sb/sth ☊
count doing sth: Few people can count on having a job for life. ☊ count on sb/sth ☊
count sb/sth doing sth: We can't count on this warm weather lasting. ☊ count on sb/sth ☊
She didn't know what life in a foreign country would be like. ☊ country ☊
Taking her courage in both hands, she opened the door and walked in. ☊ take your courage in both hands ☊
to go on a management training course ☊ course ☊
The college runs specialist language courses. ☊ course ☊
She will appear in court tomorrow. ☊ court ☊
The court heard yesterday how the man collapsed and died after being stabbed. ☊ court ☊
$100 should cover your expenses. ☊ cover ☊
The show barely covered its costs. ☊ cover ☊
The survey covers all aspects of the business. ☊ cover ☊
The lectures covered a lot of ground (= a lot of material, subjects, etc.). ☊ cover ☊
the sales team covering the northern part of the country (= selling to people in that area) ☊ cover ☊
Do the rules cover (= do they apply to) a case like this? ☊ cover ☊
Much of the country is covered by forest. ☊ cover ☊
cover sb/sth with sth: The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with sand. ☊ cover ☊
His face was covered in blood. ☊ covered ☊
crack sth + adv./prep.: She cracked an egg into the pan. ☊ crack ☊
A systems crash in the morning and a bomb scare in the afternoon provided enough excitement for one day. ☊ crash ☊
crash sth + adj.: She stormed out of the room and crashed the door shut behind her. ☊ crash ☊
crash into sth: A truck went out of control and crashed into the back of a bus. ☊ crash ☊
crash sth (into sth): He crashed his car into a wall. ☊ crash ☊
Do you have this blouse in cream? ☊ cream ☊
Scientists disagree about how the universe was created. ☊ create ☊
The main purpose of industry is to create wealth. ☊ create ☊
The government plans to create more jobs for young people. ☊ create ☊
Create a new directory and put all your files into it. ☊ create ☊
Try this new dish, created by our head chef. ☊ create ☊
The company is trying to create a young energetic image. ☊ create ☊
The announcement only succeeded in creating confusion. ☊ create ☊
The reorganization has created a lot of bad feeling. ☊ create ☊
They've painted it red to create a feeling of warmth. ☊ create ☊
to offer interest-free credit (= allow sb to pay later, without any extra charge) ☊ credit ☊
an increase in violent crime ☊ crime ☊
In his mind he was about to commit the perfect crime. ☊ crime ☊
Society does not know how to deal with hardened criminals (= people who regularly commit crimes and are not sorry for what they do). ☊ criminal ☊
The Labour Party was facing an identity crisis. ☊ crisis ☊
a crisp apple/lettuce ☊ crisp ☊
What criteria are used for assessing a student's ability? ☊ criterion ☊
a critical comment/report ☊ critical ☊
criticisms levelled at (= aimed at) journalists ☊ criticism ☊
We were taught how to criticize poems. ☊ criticize ☊
Sugar is an important crop on the island. ☊ crop ☊
Sign your name on the form where I've put a cross. ☊ cross ☊
He left the hotel surrounded by crowds of journalists. ☊ crowd ☊
In the spring the place is crowded with skiers. ☊ crowded ☊
a cruel punishment/joke ☊ cruel ☊
Her father's death was a cruel blow. ☊ cruel ☊
Over twenty prisoners were crushed into a small dark cell. ☊ crush ☊
It's all right. Don't cry. ☊ cry ☊
Her answer was greeted with cries of outrage. ☊ cry ☊
European/Islamic/African/American, etc. culture ☊ culture ☊
working-class culture ☊ culture ☊
TB is a serious illness, but it can be cured. ☊ cure ☊
There is no known cure but the illness can be treated. ☊ cure ☊
Everyone was curious as to why Mark was leaving. ☊ curious ☊
His clothes were curiously old-fashioned. ☊ curiously ☊
(+ adv./prep.): The cat curled into a ball and went to sleep. ☊ curl ☊
The paper started to shrivel and curl up in the heat. ☊ curl up, curl sth up ☊
Currently, over 500 students are enrolled on the course. ☊ currently ☊
This matter is currently being discussed. ☊ currently ☊
to draw/draw back/pull back the curtains (= to open them, so that the window is no longer covered) ☊ curtain ☊
It was ten in the morning but the curtains were still drawn (= closed). ☊ curtain ☊
The driver lost control on a curve and the vehicle hit a tree. ☊ curve ☊
This knife won't cut. ☊ cut ☊
to cut the grass/lawn/hedge ☊ cut ☊
cut sth: Don't cut the string, untie the knots. ☊ cut ☊
cut sth in/into sth: He cut the loaf into thick slices. ☊ cut ☊
cut yourself: He cut himself (= his face) shaving. ☊ cut ☊
I cut this article out of the newspaper. ☊ cut sth out (of sth) ☊
He's cut out a niche for himself (= found a suitable job) in journalism. ☊ cut sth out ☊
We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words. ☊ cut sth down (to...), cut down (on sth) ☊
We went for a cycle ride on Sunday. ☊ cycle ☊
Cycling is Europe's second most popular sport. ☊ cycling ☊
a daily routine/visit/newspaper ☊ daily ☊
brain/liver etc. damage ☊ damage ☊
fire/smoke/bomb/storm damage ☊ damage ☊
The storm didn't do much damage. ☊ damage ☊
Let's take a look at the damage. ☊ damage ☊
I insist on paying for the damage. ☊ damage ☊
Make sure you insure your camera against loss or damage. ☊ damage ☊
The allegations are likely to damage his political career. ☊ damage ☊
How many factory workers are in danger of losing their jobs? ☊ danger ☊
We'd be on dangerous ground if we asked about race or religion. ☊ dangerous ground ☊
She dared not breathe a word of it to anybody. ☊ dare ☊
Even if you have dark skin, you still need protection from the sun. ☊ dark ☊
The dark clouds in the sky meant that a storm was coming. ☊ dark ☊
What time does it get dark in summer? ☊ dark ☊
I've got a date with Lucy tomorrow night. ☊ date ☊
Call me next week and we'll try and make a date. ☊ date ☊
The details can be added at a later date. ☊ date ☊
The work will be carried out at a future date. ☊ date ☊
a building of late Roman date ☊ date ☊
There's no date on this letter. ☊ date ☊
The skeleton has been dated at about 2 000 BC. ☊ date ☊
She's the daughter of an Oxford professor. ☊ daughter ☊
We're meeting the day after tomorrow (= in two days). ☊ day ☊
He works at night and sleeps during the day. ☊ day ☊
Nocturnal animals sleep by day and hunt by night. ☊ day ☊
One day, he walked out of the house with a small bag and never came back. ☊ one day ☊
My mother's dead; she died in 1987. ☊ dead ☊
He dropped dead (= died suddenly) last week. ☊ dead ☊
The company deals in computer software. ☊ deal in sth ☊
The deal fell through (= no agreement was reached). ☊ deal ☊
As athletes prepare for the Olympics, sporting organizations are looking for big sponsorship deals to pay for the trip to Sydney. ☊ deal ☊
a sudden/violent/peaceful, etc. death ☊ death ☊
Do you believe in life after death? ☊ death ☊
The motion under debate (= being discussed) was put to a vote. ☊ debate ☊
debate (sth): Politicians will be debating the bill later this week. ☊ debate ☊
We were poor but we never got into debt. ☊ debt ☊
The landlord had let the building fall into decay. ☊ decay ☊
economic/moral/urban decay ☊ decay ☊
Why did you decide to look for a new job? ☊ decide ☊
We need a decision on this by next week. ☊ decision ☊
We must come to a decision about what to do next by tomorrow. ☊ decision ☊
It's a difficult decision for any doctor. ☊ decision ☊
Germany declared war on France on 1 August 1914. ☊ declare ☊
declare sth to be sth: The painting was declared to be a forgery. ☊ declare ☊
I declare this bridge open. ☊ declare ☊
All income must be declared. ☊ declare ☊
The company reported a small decline in its profits. ☊ decline ☊
An increase in cars has resulted in the decline of public transport. ☊ decline ☊
The town fell into (a) decline (= started to be less busy, important, etc.) after the mine closed. ☊ decline ☊
decrease (of sth): a decrease of nearly 6% in the number of visitors to the museum ☊ decrease ☊
This discussion's getting too deep for me. ☊ deep ☊
How deep is the wound? ☊ deep ☊
Dignity and pride run deep in this community. ☊ go/run deep ☊
to drill deeply into the wood ☊ deeply ☊
Staying late at the office to discuss shorter working hours rather defeats the object of the exercise! ☊ defeat ☊
When her brother was criticized she leapt to his defence. ☊ defence ☊
What points can be raised in defence of this argument? ☊ defence ☊
The harbour's sea defences are in poor condition. ☊ defence ☊
The body has natural defence mechanisms to protect it from disease. ☊ defence ☊
Humour is a more effective defence than violence. ☊ defence ☊
defend sth: How can you defend such behaviour? ☊ defend ☊
He defended his decision to punish the boy. ☊ defend ☊
defend sb/yourself/sth from/against sb/sth: Politicians are skilled at defending themselves against their critics. ☊ defend ☊
defend sb/yourself/sth: Troops have been sent to defend the borders. ☊ defend ☊
defend sb/yourself/sth from/against sb/sth: All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks. ☊ defend ☊
The male ape defends his females from other males. ☊ defend ☊
defend against sb/sth: It is impossible to defend against an all-out attack. ☊ defend ☊
define what, how, etc...: It is difficult to define what makes him so popular. ☊ define ☊
Can you give me a definite answer by tomorrow? ☊ definite ☊
They have very definite ideas on how to bring up children. ☊ definite ☊
Her job demands a high degree of skill. ☊ degree ☊
Increased congestion and traffic delays are expected. ☊ delay ☊
Report it to the police without delay (= immediately). ☊ delay ☊
delay sth: The judge will delay his verdict until he receives medical reports on the offender. ☊ delay ☊
The government is accused of using delaying tactics (= deliberately doing sth to delay a process, decision, etc.). ☊ delay ☊
The jury finally delivered its verdict. ☊ deliver ☊
deliver (to sb/sth): We promise to deliver within 48 hours. ☊ deliver ☊
a delivery van ☊ delivery ☊
Please pay for goods on delivery (= when you receive them). ☊ delivery ☊
Allow 28 days for delivery. ☊ delivery ☊
Is there a postal/mail delivery on Saturdays? ☊ delivery ☊
When can you take delivery of (= be available to receive) the car? ☊ delivery ☊
a demand for higher pay ☊ demand ☊
She shouldn't always give in to his demands. ☊ demand ☊
This sport demands both speed and strength. ☊ demand ☊
demonstrate how, what, etc...: His sudden departure had demonstrated how unreliable he was. ☊ demonstrate ☊
demonstrate sth (to sb): Her job involves demonstrating new educational software. ☊ demonstrate ☊
demonstrate (to sb) how, what, etc...: Let me demonstrate to you how it works. ☊ demonstrate ☊
demonstrate (in favour/support of sth): They are demonstrating in favour of free higher education. ☊ demonstrate ☊
deny sth: to deny a claim/a charge/an accusation ☊ deny ☊
The spokesman refused either to confirm or deny the reports. ☊ deny ☊
deny (that)...: She denied (that) there had been any cover-up. ☊ deny ☊
His sudden departure threw the office into chaos. ☊ departure ☊
They had received no news of him since his departure from the island. ☊ departure ☊
the departure lounge/time/gate ☊ departure ☊
He was the sort of person you could depend on. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
depend sb/sth to do sth: He knew he could depend upon her to deal with the situation. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
Depend upon it (= you can be sure) we won't give up. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
depend sb/sth doing sth: Can we depend on you coming in on Sunday? ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
You can depend on his coming in on Sunday. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
depend sb/sth to do sth: You can depend on her to be (= she always is) late. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
The community depends on the shipping industry for its survival. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth (for sth) ☊
I don't want to depend too much on my parents. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth (for sth) ☊
Does the quality of teaching depend on class size? ☊ depend on/upon sth ☊
It would depend on the circumstances. ☊ depend on/upon sth ☊
depend how, what, etc...: Whether we need more food depends on how many people turn up. ☊ depend on/upon sth ☊
Starting salary varies from £26 000 to £30 500, depending on experience. ☊ depending on ☊
He either resigned or was sacked, depending on who you talk to. ☊ depending on ☊
I might not go. It depends how tired I am. ☊ that depends, it (all) depends ☊
'Your job sounds fun.' 'It depends what you mean by 'fun'.' ☊ that depends, it (all) depends ☊
We've put down a 5% deposit on the house. ☊ deposit ☊
Millions were deposited in Swiss bank accounts. ☊ deposit ☊
He gazed into the depths of her eyes. ☊ depth ☊
They dug down to a depth of two metres. ☊ depth ☊
I haven't looked at the report in depth yet. ☊ in depth ☊
describe sb/sth as sth: The man was described as tall and dark, and aged about 20. ☊ describe ☊
describe how, what, etc...: Describe how you did it. ☊ describe ☊
'Scared stiff' is an apt description of how I felt at that moment. ☊ description ☊
The machine's unique design prevents it from overheating. ☊ design ☊
We need to design a new syllabus for the third year. ☊ design ☊
I have no desire (= I do not want) to discuss the matter further. ☊ desire ☊
Somewhere out there was a desperate man, cold, hungry, hunted. ☊ desperate ☊
She clung to the edge in a desperate attempt to save herself. ☊ desperate ☊
The central argument is that capitalism sows the seeds of its own destruction (= creates the forces that destroy it). ☊ destruction ☊
This issue will be discussed in more detail in the next chapter. ☊ detail ☊
They didn't give any details about the game. ☊ detail ☊
He gave me detailed instructions on how to get there. ☊ detailed ☊
determine what, whether, etc...: We set out to determine exactly what happened that night. ☊ determine ☊
We need more time to see how things develop before we take action. ☊ develop ☊
electrical labour-saving devices around the home ☊ device ☊
The writer's letters and diaries are being published next year. ☊ diary ☊
Her husband died suddenly last week. ☊ die ☊
I'll never forget it to my dying day (= until I die). ☊ die ☊
die sth: to die a violent/painful/natural, etc. death ☊ die ☊
His secret died with him (= he never told anyone). ☊ die ☊
the Japanese diet of rice, vegetables and fish ☊ diet ☊
There are no significant differences between the education systems of the two countries. ☊ difference ☊
I can never tell the difference (= distinguish) between the twins ☊ difference ☊
The rain didn't make much difference to the game. ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
Your age shouldn't make any difference to whether you get the job or not. ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
Changing schools made a big difference to my life. ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
'Shall we go on Friday or Saturday?' 'It makes no difference (to me).' ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
People often give very different accounts of the same event. ☊ different ☊
They discussed the difficulty of studying abroad. ☊ difficulty ☊
dig (for sth): to dig for coal/gold/Roman remains ☊ dig ☊
They dug deeper and deeper but still found nothing. ☊ dig ☊
I think I'll do some digging in the garden. ☊ dig ☊
dig sth: to dig a ditch/grave/hole/tunnel ☊ dig ☊
I've been digging the garden. ☊ dig ☊
When do you have dinner? ☊ dinner ☊
I never eat a big dinner. ☊ dinner ☊
school dinners (= meals provided at school in the middle of the day) ☊ dinner ☊
The club's annual dinner will be held on 3 June. ☊ dinner ☊
Protect your child from direct sunlight by using a sunscreen. ☊ direct ☊
a direct hit (= a hit that is accurate and does not touch sth else first) ☊ direct ☊
A police officer was directing the traffic. ☊ direct ☊
direct sb/sth: The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg. ☊ direct ☊
A new manager has been appointed to direct the project. ☊ direct ☊
direct sth at sth/sb: The machine directs a powerful beam at the affected part of the body. ☊ direct ☊
Was that remark directed at me? ☊ direct ☊
All work was produced by the students under the direction of John Williams. ☊ direction ☊
She was entrusted with the direction of the project. ☊ direction ☊
I am very unhappy with the direction the club is taking. ☊ direction ☊
She looked directly at us. ☊ directly ☊
The issues raised in the report relate directly to the ongoing work of the charity. ☊ directly ☊
the director of education ☊ director ☊
His clothes were covered in dirt. ☊ dirt ☊
He picked up a handful of dirt and threw it at them. ☊ dirt ☊
dirty hands/clothes ☊ dirty ☊
disadvantage (of sth): One major disadvantage of the area is the lack of public transport. ☊ disadvantage ☊
I disagree with violent protests. ☊ disagree with sth/with doing sth ☊
disagreement (among...): There is disagreement among archaeologists as to the age of the sculpture. ☊ disagreement ☊
Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate. ☊ disappear ☊
I can never find a pen in this house. They disappear as soon as I buy them. ☊ disappear ☊
She sounded disapproving as we discussed my plans. ☊ disapproving ☊
As a teacher, he's a disaster. ☊ disaster ☊
The school has a reputation for high standards of discipline. ☊ discipline ☊
Strict discipline is imposed on army recruits. ☊ discipline ☊
discount sth as sth: The news reports were being discounted as propaganda. ☊ discount ☊
We discovered this beach while we were sailing around the island. ☊ discover ☊
discover why, how, etc...: We never did discover why she gave up her job. ☊ discover ☊
discovery (of sth): the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century ☊ discovery ☊
discuss sth with sb: Have you discussed the problem with anyone? ☊ discuss ☊
discuss sth: I'm not prepared to discuss this on the phone. ☊ discuss ☊
They met to discuss the possibility of working together. ☊ discuss ☊
discuss when, what, etc...: We need to discuss when we should go. ☊ discuss ☊
discuss (sb/sth) doing sth: We briefly discussed buying a second car. ☊ discuss ☊
This topic will be discussed at greater length in the next chapter. ☊ discuss ☊
a topic/subject for discussion ☊ discussion ☊
After considerable discussion, they decided to accept our offer. ☊ discussion ☊
The plans have been under discussion (= being talked about) for a year now. ☊ discussion ☊
Discussions are still taking place between the two leaders. ☊ discussion ☊
discussion (with sb) (about/on sb/sth): We had a discussion with them about the differences between Britain and the US. ☊ discussion ☊
A lively discussion followed about whether he should be allowed to join the club. ☊ discussion ☊
Her article is a discussion of the methods used in research. ☊ discussion ☊
protection against sexually transmitted diseases ☊ disease ☊
The level of violence in the film really disgusted me. ☊ disgust ☊
He was accused of dishonestly obtaining property. ☊ dishonestly ☊
Red blood cells are roughly the shape of a disk. ☊ disk ☊
dislike sb/sth: Why do you dislike him so much? ☊ dislike ☊
dismiss sth: Dismissing her fears, she climbed higher. ☊ dismiss ☊
a firework display ☊ display ☊
a breathtaking display of aerobatics ☊ display ☊
Designs for the new sports hall are on display in the library. ☊ on display ☊
You'll never get the ball in from that distance. ☊ distance ☊
Alice stood staring into the distance. ☊ in/into the distance ☊
Five miles of sand stretched away into the distance. ☊ in/into the distance ☊
distinguish between A and B: At what age are children able to distinguish between right and wrong? ☊ distinguish ☊
distinguish A and B: Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish. ☊ distinguish ☊
distribute sth: The newspaper is distributed free. ☊ distribute ☊
Electronic media make the potential for information distribution possible on a scale never before achieved. ☊ distribution ☊
Do not disturb (= a sign placed on the outside of the door of a hotel room, office, etc.) ☊ disturb ☊
it disturbs sb to do sth: It disturbed her to realize that she was alone. ☊ disturb ☊
divide (up) (into sth): The cells began to divide rapidly. ☊ divide ☊
cell division ☊ division ☊
division of sth between A and B: the division of labour between the sexes ☊ division ☊
a distinction which cuts right across the familiar division into arts and sciences ☊ division ☊
The marriage ended in divorce in 1996. ☊ divorce ☊
do sb sth: I'll do you a copy. ☊ do ☊
How is the business doing? ☊ do ☊
What are you doing this evening? ☊ do ☊
Are you doing anything tomorrow evening? ☊ do ☊
There's nothing to do (= no means of passing the time in an enjoyable way) in this place. ☊ do ☊
What can I do for you (= how can I help)? ☊ do ☊
He never bothers to do his jacket up. ☊ do sth up ☊
What have you been doing with yourselves (= how have you been passing the time)? ☊ do sth with sb/sth ☊
do doing sth: I could have done without being (= I wish I had not been) woken up at three in the morning. ☊ do without (sb/sth) ☊
'I love peaches.' 'So do I.' ☊ do ☊
Copies of the relevant documents must be filed at court. ☊ document ☊
One of the documents leaked to the press was a memorandum written by the head of the security police. ☊ document ☊
I took the dog for a walk. ☊ dog ☊
guard dogs ☊ dog ☊
Output consists of both exports and sales on the domestic market. ☊ domestic ☊
the growing problem of domestic violence (= violence between members of the same family) ☊ domestic ☊
to answer the door (= to go and open it because sb has knocked on it or rung the bell) ☊ door ☊
the front/back door (= at the entrance at the front/back of a building) ☊ door ☊
She's just arrived—she's just come in the door. ☊ door ☊
The island is a small green dot on the map. ☊ dot ☊
a double-page advertisement ☊ double ☊
The research showed beyond doubt that smoking contributes to heart disease. ☊ beyond (any) doubt ☊
doubt (that)...: I never doubted (that) she would come. ☊ doubt ☊
Go down the road till you reach the traffic lights. ☊ down ☊
She rushed downstairs and burst into the kitchen. ☊ downstairs ☊
The business was on a downward path, finally closing in 2008. ☊ downward ☊
It was a policy welcomed by world leaders from the US president downwards. ☊ downwards ☊
Nine per cent of commuters used public transport in 2008 and the trend is downwards. ☊ downwards ☊
Official projections of the spread of AIDS have mercifully been revised downwards (= it has been predicted that the disease will not spread as fast as had earlier been suggested). ☊ downwards ☊
I've made a rough draft of the letter. ☊ draft ☊
This is only the first draft of my speech. ☊ draft ☊
the final draft (= the final version) ☊ draft ☊
The legislation is still in draft form. ☊ draft ☊
a draft constitution/treaty/agreement ☊ draft ☊
to draft a constitution/contract/bill ☊ draft ☊
The announcement had a dramatic effect on house prices. ☊ dramatic ☊
The report drew a grim picture of inefficiency and corruption. ☊ draw ☊
I thought someone came into the bedroom, but it was just a dream. ☊ dream ☊
'Goodnight. Sweet dreams.' ☊ dream ☊
dream of/about doing sth: I wouldn't dream of going without you (= I would never go without you). ☊ dream ☊
dream (that)...: I never dreamt (that) I'd actually get the job. ☊ dream ☊
to wear casual/formal dress ☊ dress ☊
He has no dress sense (= no idea of how to dress well). ☊ dress ☊
dress (in sth): I dressed quickly. ☊ dress ☊
dress sb (in sth): She dressed the children in their best clothes. ☊ dress ☊
Get up and get dressed! ☊ dress ☊
The children spend hours dressing and undressing their dolls. ☊ dress ☊
She always dressed entirely in black. ☊ dress ☊
dress sb (for/in/as sth): He was dressed as a woman (= he was wearing women's clothes). ☊ dress ☊
dressing-up clothes ☊ dress up, dress sb up ☊
dress-up clothes ☊ dress up, dress sb up ☊
Hurry up and get dressed. ☊ dressed ☊
fully dressed ☊ dressed ☊
I can't go to the door—I'm not dressed yet. ☊ dressed ☊
dressed in...: The bride was dressed in white. ☊ dressed ☊
He was casually dressed in jeans and a T-shirt. ☊ dressed ☊
What car do you drive? ☊ drive ☊
Someone drove the car away in the night. ☊ drive away, drive sb/sth away ☊
Mix a few drops of milk into the cake mixture. ☊ drop ☊
I haven't touched a drop (= drunk any alcohol) all evening. ☊ drop ☊
The doctor put me on a course of pain-killing drugs. ☊ drug ☊
Police arrested him for being drunk and disorderly (= violent or noisy in a public place because of being drunk). ☊ drunk ☊
Is my shirt dry yet? ☊ dry ☊
It was high summer and the rivers were dry (= had no water in them). ☊ dry ☊
Payment is due on 1 October. ☊ due ☊
When's the baby due? ☊ due ☊
My essay's due next Friday (= it has to be given to the teacher by then). ☊ due ☊
due to do sth: Rose is due to start school in January. ☊ due ☊
due for sth: The band's first album is due for release later this month. ☊ due ☊
There's never a dull moment when John's around. ☊ dull ☊
He was taken to the hospital during the night. ☊ during ☊
It is my duty to report it to the police. ☊ duty ☊
Report for duty at 8 a.m. ☊ duty ☊
Your duties will include setting up a new computer system. ☊ duty ☊
We can wear each other's clothes. ☊ each other ☊
The elephant flapped its ears. ☊ ear ☊
Mozart's early works (= those written at the beginning of his career) ☊ early ☊
Let's make an early start tomorrow. ☊ early ☊
She's an early riser (= she gets up early in the morning). ☊ early ☊
early potatoes (= that are ready to eat at the beginning of the season) ☊ early ☊
We arrived early the next day. ☊ early ☊
He started writing music as early as 1989. ☊ early ☊
Your money would earn more in a high-interest account. ☊ earn ☊
As a teacher, she had earned the respect of her students. ☊ earn ☊
I cleaned off the earth clinging to my boots. ☊ earth ☊
All important points are numbered for ease of reference (= so that you can find them easily). ☊ ease ☊
The plan should ease traffic congestion in the town. ☊ ease ☊
The museum is easily accessible by car. ☊ easily ☊
Which way is east? ☊ east ☊
Come on. Eat up your potatoes. ☊ eat up, eat sth up ☊
Ireland was one of the fastest-growing economies in Western Europe in the 1990s. ☊ economy ☊
It's a false economy to buy cheap clothes (= it seems cheaper but it is not really since they do not last very long). ☊ economy ☊
the sports/financial/fashion, etc. editor ☊ editor ☊
She was educated in the US. ☊ educate ☊
He was educated at his local comprehensive school and then at Oxford. ☊ educate ☊
educate sb (in/on sth): Children need to be educated on the dangers of drug-taking. ☊ educate ☊
educate sb to do sth: The campaign is intended to educate the public to respect the environment. ☊ educate ☊
an educated and articulate person ☊ educated ☊
the educated elite ☊ educated ☊
He spoke in an educated voice. ☊ educated ☊
primary/elementary education ☊ education ☊
secondary education ☊ education ☊
further/higher/post-secondary education ☊ education ☊
adult education classes ☊ education ☊
a college/university education ☊ education ☊
the state education system ☊ education ☊
She completed her formal education in 1995. ☊ education ☊
health education ☊ education ☊
an alcohol education programme (= to warn of the dangers of alcohol) ☊ education ☊
Patient education is important to minimize the risk of a second heart attack. ☊ education ☊
the Education Department ☊ education ☊
the Department of Health, Education and Welfare ☊ education ☊
There should be closer links between education and industry. ☊ education ☊
a College of Education ☊ education ☊
a Bachelor of Education degree ☊ education ☊
She's an education major. ☊ education ☊
The overall effect of the painting is overwhelming. ☊ effect ☊
The recommendations will soon be put into effect. ☊ bring/put sth into effect ☊
New controls come into effect next month. ☊ come into effect ☊
Aspirin is a simple but highly effective treatment. ☊ effective ☊
Some people believe that violence is an effective way of protesting. ☊ effective ☊
You should put more effort into your work. ☊ effort ☊
The company has invested a great deal of time and effort in setting up new training schemes. ☊ effort ☊
It's a long climb to the top, but well worth the effort. ☊ effort ☊
You've got some egg on your shirt. ☊ egg ☊
She grazed her elbow in the fall. ☊ elbow ☊
The jacket was worn at the elbows. ☊ elbow ☊
elderly relatives ☊ elderly ☊
elect sb/sth: an elected assembly/leader/representative ☊ elect ☊
elect sb to sth: She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate. ☊ elect ☊
How many candidates are standing for election? ☊ election ☊
election (to sth): a year after her election to the committee ☊ election ☊
She was tall and elegant. ☊ elegant ☊
We need to preserve the element of surprise. ☊ element ☊
I'm taking a few clothes and some books, not much else. ☊ else ☊
Why didn't you come? Everybody else was there. ☊ else ☊
Prices are higher here than elsewhere. ☊ elsewhere ☊
it embarrasses sb to do sth: It embarrassed her to meet strange men in the corridor at night. ☊ embarrass ☊
I've never felt so embarrassed in my life! ☊ embarrassed ☊
embarrassed about sth: She's embarrassed about her height. ☊ embarrassed ☊
embarrassed to do sth: Some women are too embarrassed to consult their doctor about the problem. ☊ embarrassed ☊
The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government. ☊ embarrassing ☊
This EU ruling puts Britain in a very embarrassing position. ☊ embarrassing ☊
She finally emerged from her room at noon. ☊ emerge ☊
Emotions are running high (= people are feeling very excited, angry, etc.). ☊ emotion ☊
I try not to become emotionally involved. ☊ emotionally ☊
emphasis (on/upon sth): The emphasis is very much on learning the spoken language. ☊ emphasis ☊
to put/lay/place emphasis on sth ☊ emphasis ☊
'I can assure you,' she added with emphasis, 'the figures are correct.' ☊ emphasis ☊
emphasize how, what, etc...: He emphasized how little was known about the disease. ☊ emphasize ☊
She swept her hair back from her face to emphasize her high cheekbones. ☊ emphasize ☊
employ sb: How many people does the company employ? ☊ employ ☊
The police had to employ force to enter the building. ☊ employ ☊
Many factories emptied their waste into the river. ☊ empty ☊
The software enables you to create your own DVDs. ☊ enable ☊
enable sth: a new train line to enable easier access to the stadium ☊ enable ☊
I had never encountered such resistance before. ☊ encounter ☊
encourage sth (in sb/sth): They claim that some computer games encourage violent behaviour in young children. ☊ encourage ☊
The coup brought his corrupt regime to an end. ☊ end ☊
They have called for an end to violence. ☊ end ☊
Turn right at the end of the road. ☊ end ☊
I joined the end of the queue. ☊ end ☊
at the end of the week ☊ end ☊
Our end-of-season sale starts next week. ☊ end ☊
The debate ended in uproar. ☊ end in sth ☊
It was the perfect ending to the perfect day. ☊ ending ☊
The state has a duty to protect its citizens against external enemies. ☊ enemy ☊
It is important to conserve energy. ☊ energy ☊
The £500 million programme is centred around energy efficiency and renewable power sources. ☊ energy ☊
We will have to engage the services of a translator. ☊ engage ☊
engaged (in sth): They are engaged in talks with the Irish government. ☊ engaged ☊
They were engaged in conversation. ☊ engaged ☊
engaged (on sth): He is now engaged on his second novel. ☊ engaged ☊
I can't come to dinner on Tuesday—I'm otherwise engaged (= I have already arranged to do something else). ☊ engaged ☊
When did you get engaged? ☊ engaged ☊
The rules are there to ensure everyone's safety and enjoyment. ☊ enjoyment ☊
Have you made enough copies? ☊ enough ☊
I didn't have enough clothes to last a week. ☊ enough ☊
I hadn't trained enough for the game. ☊ enough ☊
enquiry into sth: a public enquiry into the environmental effects of the proposed new road ☊ enquiry ☊
ensure sth: The book ensured his success. ☊ ensure ☊
ensure sb sth: Victory ensured them a place in the final. ☊ ensure ☊
ensure (that)...: Please ensure (that) all lights are switched off. ☊ ensure ☊
enter sb/sth for sth: How many students have been entered for the exam? ☊ enter ☊
enter (for sth): Only four British players have entered for the championship. ☊ enter ☊
to enter a school/college/university ☊ enter ☊
to enter politics ☊ enter ☊
to enter Parliament (= become an MP) ☊ enter ☊
to enter the Church (= become a priest) ☊ enter ☊
enter sth: Someone entered the room behind me. ☊ enter ☊
Where did the bullet enter the body? ☊ enter ☊
A note of defiance entered her voice. ☊ enter ☊
It never entered my head (= I never thought) that she would tell him about me. ☊ enter ☊
Local entertainments are listed in the newspaper. ☊ entertainment ☊
enthusiasm (for doing sth): She never lost her enthusiasm for teaching. ☊ enthusiasm ☊
The news was greeted with a lack of enthusiasm by those at the meeting. ☊ enthusiasm ☊
an enthusiastic welcome ☊ enthusiastic ☊
I have never in my entire life heard such nonsense! ☊ entire ☊
the entrance to the museum/the museum entrance ☊ entrance ☊
A lighthouse marks the entrance to the harbour. ☊ entrance ☊
the front/back/side entrance of the house ☊ entrance ☊
an entrance hall/lobby ☊ entrance ☊
I'll meet you at the main entrance. ☊ entrance ☊
entry (in sth): There is no entry in his diary for that day. ☊ entry ☊
the entry of women into the workforce ☊ entry ☊
She made her entry to the sound of thunderous applause. ☊ entry ☊
The children were surprised by the sudden entry of their teacher. ☊ entry ☊
entry (into sth): How did the thieves gain entry into the building? ☊ entry ☊
entry (to/into sth): Entry to the museum is free. ☊ entry ☊
to be granted/refused entry into the country ☊ entry ☊
They have created an environment in which productivity should flourish. ☊ environment ☊
measures to protect the environment ☊ environment ☊
an environmental group/movement (= that aims to improve or protect the natural environment) ☊ environmental ☊
The company has an equal opportunities policy (= gives the same chances of employment to everyone). ☊ equal ☊
This achievement is unlikely ever to be equalled. ☊ equal ☊
Her hatred of religion is equalled only by her loathing for politicians. ☊ equal ☊
The findings of the survey apply equally to adults and children. ☊ equally ☊
She may have arrived late or it is equally possible that she never went there at all. ☊ equally ☊
new equipment for the sports club ☊ equipment ☊
escape from sb/sth: He escaped from prison this morning. ☊ escape ☊
escape (into sth): As a child he would often escape into a dream world of his own. ☊ escape ☊
I love Rome, especially in the spring. ☊ especially ☊
The museum is closed while essential repairs are being carried out. ☊ essential ☊
He was, essentially, a teacher, not a manager. ☊ essentially ☊
The article was essentially concerned with her relationship with her parents (= it dealt with other things, but this was the most important). ☊ essentially ☊
The committee was established in 1912. ☊ establish ☊
By then she was established as a star. ☊ establish ☊
It was this campaign that established the paper's reputation. ☊ establish ☊
official government estimates of traffic growth over the next decade ☊ estimate ☊
At least 5 000 people were killed, and that's a conservative estimate (= the real figure will be higher). ☊ estimate ☊
estimate how many, large, etc...: It is hard to estimate how many children suffer from dyslexia. ☊ estimate ☊
He never even opened the letter (= so he certainly didn't read it). ☊ even ☊
It was cold there even in summer (= so it must have been very cold in winter). ☊ even ☊
I like her, even though she can be annoying at times. ☊ even if/though ☊
Come over on Thursday evening. ☊ evening ☊
What do you usually do in the evening? ☊ evening ☊
She's going to her sister's for the evening. ☊ evening ☊
He found that the report he had written had been overtaken by events (= it was no longer relevant). ☊ event ☊
The police have reconstructed the chain of events leading to the murder. ☊ event ☊
She hopes to get a job on the local newspaper and eventually work for 'The Times'. ☊ eventually ☊
Don't you ever get tired? ☊ ever ☊
If you're ever in Miami, come and see us. ☊ ever ☊
'Have you ever thought of changing your job?' 'No, never/No I haven't.' ☊ ever ☊
She hardly ever (= almost never) goes out. ☊ ever ☊
We see them very seldom, if ever. ☊ ever ☊
I'll never ever do that again! ☊ ever ☊
It was raining harder than ever. ☊ ever ☊
I read every last article in the newspaper (= all of them). ☊ every ☊
The teacher commented on everyone's work. ☊ everyone ☊
'How's everything with you?' 'Fine, thanks.' ☊ everything ☊
Have you any evidence to support this allegation? ☊ evidence ☊
He was released when the judge ruled there was no evidence against him. ☊ evidence ☊
an exact copy/replica of the painting ☊ exact ☊
He started to phone me at the exact moment I started to phone him (= at the same time). ☊ exact ☊
'So he told you you'd got the job?' 'Not exactly, but he said they were impressed with me.' ☊ not exactly ☊
to make greatly/grossly/wildly exaggerated claims ☊ exaggerated ☊
examine how, what, etc...: It is necessary to examine how the proposals can be carried out. ☊ examine ☊
It is a perfect example of a medieval castle. ☊ example ☊
The report is incomplete; it does not include sales in France, for example. ☊ for example ☊
except sb/sth: The sanctions ban the sale of any products excepting medical supplies and food. ☊ except ☊
except sb/sth from sth: Children under five are excepted from the survey. ☊ except ☊
Nobody had much money at the time and I was no exception. ☊ exception ☊
Children are not usually allowed in, but I'm prepared to make an exception in this case. ☊ make an exception ☊
Our school does an exchange with a school in France. ☊ exchange ☊
Nick went on the French exchange. ☊ exchange ☊
trade and cultural exchanges with China ☊ exchange ☊
Where can I find the best exchange rate / rate of exchange? ☊ exchange ☊
The exchange of prisoners took place this morning. ☊ exchange ☊
We need to promote an open exchange of ideas and information. ☊ exchange ☊
an exchange of glances/insults ☊ exchange ☊
an exchange of fire (= between enemy soldiers) ☊ exchange ☊
I buy you lunch and you fix my computer. Is that a fair exchange? ☊ exchange ☊
I'll type your report if you'll babysit in exchange. ☊ exchange ☊
exchange sth: If it doesn't fit, take it back and the store will exchange it. ☊ exchange ☊
exchange A for B: You can exchange your currency for dollars in the hotel. ☊ exchange ☊
exchange sth: to exchange ideas/news/information ☊ exchange ☊
Juliet and David exchanged glances (= they looked at each other). ☊ exchange ☊
Everyone in the group exchanged email addresses. ☊ exchange ☊
exchange sth with sb: I shook hands and exchanged a few words with the manager. ☊ exchange ☊
The two men exchanged blows (= hit each other). ☊ exchange ☊
I heard them exchange words (= argue). ☊ exchange ☊
She felt excluded by the other girls (= they did not let her join in what they were doing). ☊ exclude ☊
You don't have to make excuses for her (= try to think of reasons for her behaviour). ☊ excuse ☊
It's late. I'm afraid I'll have to make my excuses (= say I'm sorry, give my reasons and leave). ☊ excuse ☊
excuse sb: You must excuse my father—he's not always that rude. ☊ excuse ☊
Nothing can excuse such rudeness. ☊ excuse ☊
advertising/business/sales, etc. executives ☊ executive ☊
a chief/senior/top executive in a computer firm ☊ executive ☊
The museum contains some interesting exhibits on Spanish rural life. ☊ exhibit ☊
The new exhibit will tour a dozen US cities next year. ☊ exhibit ☊
This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence. ☊ existence ☊
Pakistan came into existence as an independent country in 1947. ☊ existence ☊
The peasants depend on a good harvest for their very existence (= in order to continue to live). ☊ existence ☊
an exit wound (= where a bullet that has entered sb's body comes out again) ☊ exit ☊
expand sth: In breathing the chest muscles expand the rib cage and allow air to be sucked into the lungs. ☊ expand ☊
it is expected that...: It is expected that the report will suggest some major reforms. ☊ expect ☊
expect sth (from sb): Her parents expected high standards from her. ☊ expect ☊
expect sb to do sth: They expected all their children to be high achievers. ☊ expect ☊
We are expected to work on Saturdays. ☊ expect ☊
Ann's expecting a baby in June. ☊ be expecting a baby/child ☊
expectation (of sth): We are confident in our expectation of a full recovery. ☊ expectation ☊
No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success. ☊ expense ☊
The payments he gets barely cover his expenses. ☊ expense ☊
an enjoyable/exciting/unusual/unforgettable, etc. experience ☊ experience ☊
I had a bad experience with fireworks once. ☊ experience ☊
He seems to have had some sort of religious experience. ☊ experience ☊
Everyone experiences these problems at some time in their lives. ☊ experience ☊
an experienced teacher ☊ experienced ☊
I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment. ☊ experiment ☊
expert (at/in doing sth): She's expert at making cheap but stylish clothes. ☊ expert ☊
explain who, how, etc...: He explained who each person in the photo was. ☊ explain ☊
Can you explain how the email system works? ☊ explain ☊
explain to sb who, how, etc...: She explained to them what to do in an emergency. ☊ explain ☊
explain why, how, etc...: Well, that doesn't explain why you didn't phone. ☊ explain ☊
Oh well then, that explains it (= I understand now why sth happened). ☊ explain ☊
I really don't see why I should have to explain myself to you. ☊ explain yourself ☊
explanation (of sth): The book opens with an explanation of why some drugs are banned. ☊ explanation ☊
explanation (as to why...): an explanation as to why he had left early ☊ explanation ☊
The teacher gave the children a detailed explanation of the story. ☊ explanation ☊
The firework exploded in his hand. ☊ explode ☊
explore (for sth): As soon as we arrived on the island we were eager to explore. ☊ explore ☊
The islands export sugar and fruit. ☊ export ☊
She was exposed as a liar and a fraud. ☊ expose ☊
My job as a journalist is to expose the truth. ☊ expose ☊
express sth: Teachers have expressed concern about the changes. ☊ express ☊
express how, what, etc...: Words cannot express how pleased I am. ☊ express ☊
The riots are the most serious expression of anti-government feeling yet. ☊ expression ☊
to extend a fence/road/house ☊ extend ☊
Careful maintenance can extend the life of your car. ☊ extend ☊
The pub had an extension (= was allowed to stay open longer) on Christmas Eve. ☊ extension ☊
the extension of new technology into developing countries ☊ extension ☊
Extensive research has been done into this disease. ☊ extensive ☊
To a certain extent, we are all responsible for this tragic situation. ☊ to... extent ☊
To some extent what she argues is true. ☊ to... extent ☊
To what extent is this true of all schools? ☊ to... extent ☊
The book discusses the extent to which (= how much) family life has changed over the past 50 years. ☊ to... extent ☊
Take extra care on the roads this evening. ☊ extra ☊
We don't charge extra for the activities—everything is included in the admission fee. ☊ extra ☊
Do you have this sweatshirt in an extra large size? ☊ extra ☊
We are working under extreme pressure at the moment. ☊ extreme ☊
It was the most extreme example of cruelty to animals I had ever seen. ☊ extreme ☊
The risks involved are extremely high. ☊ extremely ☊
to make/avoid eye contact with sb (= to look/avoid looking at them at the same time as they look at you) ☊ eye ☊
You can't just close your eyes to his violence. ☊ shut/close your eyes to sth ☊
How many faces does a cube have? ☊ face ☊
It's nice to see some new faces here this evening. ☊ face ☊
The expression on his face never changed. ☊ face ☊
At that time, her face was on the covers of all the magazines. ☊ face ☊
The two have never met face to face before. ☊ face to face (with sb) ☊
It's not always easy to face the truth. ☊ face ☊
Which direction are you facing? ☊ face ☊
She had to face up to the fact that she would never walk again. ☊ face up to sth ☊
sports/leisure facilities ☊ facility ☊
The hotel has special facilities for welcoming disabled people. ☊ facility ☊
How do you account for the fact that unemployment is still rising? ☊ fact ☊
The fact remains that we are still two teachers short. ☊ fact ☊
I know for a fact (= I am certain) that she's involved in something illegal. ☊ fact ☊
The report is based on hard facts (= information that can be proved to be true). ☊ fact ☊
If you're going to make accusations, you'd better get your facts right (= make sure your information is correct). ☊ fact ☊
The result will depend on a number of different factors ☊ factor ☊
She never fails to email every week. ☊ fail ☊
I fail to see (= I don't understand) why you won't even give it a try. ☊ fail ☊
fail in sth: He felt he would be failing in his duty if he did not report it. ☊ fail ☊
fail to do sth: She failed to get into art college. ☊ fail ☊
A power failure plunged everything into darkness. ☊ failure ☊
The success or failure of the plan depends on you. ☊ failure ☊
He was a failure as a teacher. ☊ failure ☊
They are fair and decent employers. ☊ fair ☊
I give you fair warning, I'm not always this generous. ☊ fair ☊
The report was fairly incomprehensible. ☊ fairly ☊
I have great faith in you—I know you'll do well. ☊ faith ☊
We've lost faith in the government's promises. ☊ faith ☊
the Christian faith ☊ faith ☊
I have been a faithful reader of your newspaper for many years. ☊ faithful ☊
fall into sth: I had fallen into conversation with a man on the train. ☊ fall ☊
The house had fallen into disrepair. ☊ fall ☊
The temperature fell sharply in the night. ☊ fall ☊
in the fall of 2009 ☊ fall ☊
to lull sb into a false sense of security (= make sb feel safe when they are really in danger) ☊ FALSE ☊
They didn't want to raise any false hopes, but they believed her husband had escaped capture. ☊ FALSE ☊
She gave false information to the insurance company. ☊ FALSE ☊
Violent attacks are becoming all too familiar (= sadly familiar). ☊ familiar ☊
to bring up/raise a family ☊ family ☊
How far have you got with that report? ☊ far ☊
far into sth: We worked far into the night. ☊ far ☊
He looked down at the traffic far below. ☊ far ☊
Far away in the distance, a train whistled. ☊ far ☊
How far is it to your house from here? ☊ far ☊
a farm worker/labourer ☊ farm ☊
How much farther is it? ☊ farther ☊
Some styles never go out of fashion. ☊ fashion ☊
fashionable clothes/furniture/ideas ☊ fashionable ☊
How fast were you going? ☊ fast ☊
fasten sth up: He fastened up his coat and hurried out. ☊ fasten ☊
He's proud of his children and blind to their faults. ☊ fault ☊
Why should I say sorry when it's not my fault? ☊ fault ☊
I think the owners are at fault (= responsible) for not warning us. ☊ fault ☊
He believes that the product's poor image is partly the fault of the press. ☊ fault ☊
The government looks with favour upon (= approves of) the report's recommendations. ☊ favour ☊
I would never ask for any favours from her. ☊ favour ☊
Do yourself a favour (= help yourself) and wear a helmet on the bike. ☊ favour ☊
Which one's your favourite? ☊ favourite ☊
I had to run away for fear (that) he might one day kill me. ☊ for fear of sth/of doing sth, for fear (that)... ☊
fear doing sth: She feared going out at night. ☊ fear ☊
Never fear/Fear not (= Don't worry), I shall return. ☊ fear ☊
Teamwork is a key feature of the training programme. ☊ feature ☊
Which features do you look for when choosing a car? ☊ feature ☊
a special feature on education ☊ feature ☊
feature sb/sth as sb/sth: The film features Cary Grant as a professor. ☊ feature ☊
feature sb/sth: The latest model features alloy wheels and an electronic alarm. ☊ feature ☊
Many of the hotels featured in the brochure offer special deals for weekend breaks. ☊ feature ☊
There is no entrance fee to the gallery. ☊ fee ☊
The baby can't feed itself yet (= can't put food into its own mouth). ☊ feed ☊
Slugs and snails feed at night. ☊ feed ☊
feel how, what, etc...: Feel how rough this is. ☊ feel ☊
How does it feel to be alone all day? ☊ feel ☊
feel sb/sth/yourself doing sth: He felt a hand touching his shoulder. ☊ feel ☊
It makes me feel good to know my work is appreciated. ☊ feel good ☊
We'll go for a walk if you feel like it. ☊ feel like sth/like doing sth ☊
Feelings are running high (= people are very angry or excited). ☊ feeling ☊
fellow members/citizens/workers ☊ fellow ☊
a female preserve (= sth that only women do) ☊ female ☊
He has a high fever. ☊ fever ☊
a sports field ☊ field ☊
'How big was the bomb, if it did all that damage?' 'I don't know. Not my field' (= that is not one of the subjects I know about). ☊ field ☊
We will fight for as long as it takes. ☊ fight ☊
She'll fight like a tiger to protect her children. ☊ fight ☊
soldiers trained to fight ☊ fight ☊
a world title fight (= fighting as a sport, especially boxing ) ☊ fight ☊
a tall figure in black ☊ figure ☊
The final figure looks like being much higher than predicted. ☊ figure ☊
My feelings about the matter didn't seem to figure at all. ☊ figure ☊
It did not figure high on her list of priorities. ☊ figure ☊
figure how, what, etc...: I can't figure out how to do this. ☊ figure sb/sth out ☊
figure how, what, etc...: Have you figured out how much the trip will cost? ☊ figure sb/sth out ☊
to access/copy/create/delete/download/save a file ☊ file ☊
We were all filled with admiration for his achievements. ☊ fill ☊
The crack in the wall had been filled with plaster. ☊ fill ☊
I need to have two teeth filled (= to have fillings put in them). ☊ fill ☊
fill sth: Please fill this glass for me. ☊ fill ☊
fill sth with sth: to fill a hole with earth/a bucket with water ☊ fill ☊
fill sth + adj.: Fill a pan half full of water. ☊ fill ☊
to fill in an application form ☊ fill sth in ☊
The hole has been filled in. ☊ fill sth in ☊
a film crew/critic/director/producer ☊ film ☊
television news film of the riots ☊ film ☊
his final act as party leader ☊ final ☊
The law was finally passed in May 2009. ☊ finally ☊
Are you finally going to tell me why I'm here? ☊ finally ☊
Finance for education comes from taxpayers. ☊ finance ☊
the world of high finance (= finance involving large companies or countries) ☊ finance ☊
The report found that 30% of the firms studied had failed within a year. ☊ find ☊
find sb/sth: I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found. ☊ find ☊
find what, when, etc...: Can you find out what time the meeting starts? ☊ find out (about sth/sb), find out sth (about sth/sb) ☊
'How's your throat?' 'It's fine as long as I don't cough.' ☊ fine ☊
fine clothes/wines/workmanship ☊ fine ☊
finely chopped herbs ☊ finely ☊
The old man wagged his finger at the youths. ☊ finger ☊
I thought you'd never finish! ☊ finish ☊
He put the finishing touches to his painting (= did the things that made it complete). ☊ finish ☊
finish sth: A cup of coffee finished the meal perfectly. ☊ finish ☊
I need about an hour to finish off this report. ☊ finish sth off ☊
If the newspapers find out, he's finished in politics. ☊ finished ☊
the finished product/article ☊ finished ☊
a beautifully finished suit ☊ finished ☊
to return fire (= to fire back at sb who is shooting at you) ☊ fire ☊
The gunmen opened fire on (= started shooting at) the police. ☊ fire ☊
I'll give you covering fire while you try to escape. ☊ fire ☊
Sam had lit a fire to welcome us home. ☊ fire ☊
fire on sb/sth: Soldiers fired on the crowd. ☊ fire ☊
fire (sth) (into sth): He fired the gun into the air. ☊ fire ☊
fire (sth) (at sb/sth): Missiles were fired at the enemy. ☊ fire ☊
These peaches are still firm. ☊ firm ☊
a firm believer in socialism ☊ firm ☊
No building can stand without firm foundations, and neither can a marriage. ☊ firm ☊
The content of any article needs, first of all, to be relevant to the reader. ☊ first of all ☊
The first I heard about the wedding (= the first time I became aware of it) was when I saw it in the local paper. ☊ first ☊
a fish tank/pond ☊ fish ☊
The list of endangered species includes nearly 600 fishes. ☊ fish ☊
Let's go fishing this weekend. ☊ fish ☊
fit into sth: His pictures don't fit into any category. ☊ fit ☊
fit sth + adv./prep.: They fitted a smoke alarm to the ceiling. ☊ fit ☊
fit sth with sth: The rooms were all fitted with smoke alarms. ☊ fit ☊
fit + adv./prep.: The glass fits on top of the jug to form a lid. ☊ fit ☊
How do these two parts fit together? ☊ fit ☊
That jacket fits well. ☊ fit ☊
fit sb/sth: I can't find clothes to fit me. ☊ fit ☊
I had to fit ten appointments into one morning. ☊ fit sb/sth in, fit sb/sth in/into sth ☊
We can't fit in any more chairs. ☊ fit sb/sth in, fit sb/sth in/into sth ☊
He's never done this type of work before; I'm not sure how he'll fit in with the other people. ☊ fit in (with sb/sth) ☊
The children seem to think I'm only fit for cooking and washing! ☊ fit ☊
The plane burst into flame(s) (= suddenly began burning strongly). ☊ flame ☊
The curtains were enveloped in a sheet of flame. ☊ flame ☊
flash sth (at sb): Red lights flashed a warning at them. ☊ flash ☊
Why is that driver flashing his lights at us? ☊ flash ☊
flash sb (sth): Red lights flashed them a warning. ☊ flash ☊
flash at sb: Why is that driver flashing at us? ☊ flash ☊
Start crossing when the green WALK sign starts to flash. ☊ flash ☊
flash sth: The guide flashed a light into the cave. ☊ flash ☊
The sails hung limply in the flat calm (= conditions at sea when there is no wind and the water is completely level). ☊ flat ☊
Foreign visitors help to give a truly international flavour to the occasion. ☊ flavour ☊
The trap had cut deeply into the rabbit's flesh. ☊ flesh ☊
The smell of new bread floated up from the kitchen. ☊ float ☊
An idea suddenly floated into my mind. ☊ float ☊
Police have issued flood warnings for Nevada. ☊ flood ☊
the Thames flood barrier ☊ flood ☊
The cellar floods whenever it rains heavily. ☊ flood ☊
Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface. ☊ flour ☊
an endless flow of refugees into the country ☊ flow ☊
to improve traffic flow (= make it move faster) ☊ flow ☊
This can prevent air from flowing freely to the lungs. ☊ flow ☊
The roses are in flower early this year. ☊ flower ☊
The crocuses are late coming into flower. ☊ flower ☊
She gasped and her hand flew to her mouth. ☊ fly ☊
fly (from...) (to...): I'm flying to Hong Kong tomorrow. ☊ fly ☊
a pilot trained to fly large passenger planes ☊ fly ☊
focus (on/upon sb/sth): The discussion focused on three main problems. ☊ focus ☊
Each exercise focuses on a different grammar point. ☊ focus ☊
focus sth (on/upon sb/sth): The visit helped to focus world attention on the plight of the refugees. ☊ focus ☊
focus on sb/sth: Let your eyes focus on objects that are further away from you. ☊ focus ☊
In this scene, the camera focuses on the actor's face. ☊ focus ☊
focus sth (on sb/sth): He focused his blue eyes on her. ☊ focus ☊
focus on sth: We shall maintain our focus on the needs of the customer. ☊ focus ☊
The incident brought the problem of violence in schools into sharp focus. ☊ focus ☊
fold sth (up): He folded the map up and put it in his pocket. ☊ fold ☊
a pile of neatly folded clothes ☊ fold ☊
He always followed the latest fashions (= dressed in fashionable clothes). ☊ follow ☊
I don't want you to follow my example and rush into marriage. ☊ follow ☊
Why didn't you follow my advice? ☊ follow ☊
follow (from sth): I don't see how that follows from what you've just said. ☊ follow ☊
A detailed news report will follow shortly. ☊ follow ☊
A new proposal followed on from the discussions. ☊ follow ☊
follow sth up with sth: They follow up their March show with four UK dates next month. ☊ follow ☊
He followed her into the house. ☊ follow ☊
She followed her mother into the medical profession. ☊ follow ☊
Wherever she led, they followed. ☊ follow ☊
Sam walked in, with the rest of the boys following closely behind. ☊ follow ☊
They arrived on Monday evening and we got there the following day. ☊ following ☊
a 6-foot high wall ☊ foot ☊
We're flying at 35 000 feet. ☊ foot ☊
'How tall are you?' 'Five foot nine' (= five feet and nine inches). ☊ foot ☊
walking around the house in bare feet (= not wearing shoes or socks) ☊ foot ☊
What can I do for you (= how can I help you)? ☊ for ☊
'What does Naomi think about the move?' 'She's all for it.' ☊ for ☊
Let's go for a walk. ☊ for ☊
What did you do that for (= Why did you do that)? ☊ for ☊
Copies are available for two dollars each. ☊ for ☊
I'll swap these two bottles for that one. ☊ for ☊
The weather was warm for the time of year. ☊ for ☊
She's tall for her age. ☊ for ☊
I'm warning you for the last time—stop talking! ☊ for ☊
The moon exerts a force on the earth. ☊ force ☊
A large proportion of the labour force (= all the people who work in a particular company, area, etc.) is unskilled. ☊ force ☊
The expansion of higher education should be a powerful force for change. ☊ force ☊
The rioters were taken away by force. ☊ force ☊
We will achieve much more by persuasion than by brute force. ☊ force ☊
When do the new regulations come into force? ☊ come/enter into force ☊
to force an entry (= to enter a building using force) ☊ force ☊
He tried to force a copy of his book into my hand. ☊ force ☊
sales forecasts ☊ forecast ☊
It is difficult to make long-term forecasts for a fast-growing industry. ☊ forecast ☊
The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. ☊ forecast ☊
The shipping forecast gave warnings of gales. ☊ forecast ☊
forecast sth: Experts are forecasting a recovery in the economy. ☊ forecast ☊
Snow is forecast for tomorrow. ☊ forecast ☊
forecast sth to do sth: Temperatures were forecast to reach 40°C. ☊ forecast ☊
forecast that...: The report forecasts that prices will rise by 3% next month. ☊ forecast ☊
forecast how, what, etc...: It is difficult to forecast how the markets will react. ☊ forecast ☊
foreign affairs/news/policy/trade ☊ foreign ☊
a foreign correspondent (= one who reports on foreign countries in newspapers or on television) ☊ foreign ☊
It takes her forever to get dressed. ☊ forever ☊
forget (about sth): 'Why weren't you at the meeting?' 'Sorry—I forgot.' ☊ forget ☊
forget sth: I never forget a face. ☊ forget ☊
forget where, how, etc...: I've forgotten where they live exactly. ☊ forget ☊
I forget how much they paid for it. ☊ forget ☊
forget (sb) doing sth: I'll never forget hearing this piece of music for the first time. ☊ forget ☊
forgive sb/yourself (for sth/for doing sth): I'll never forgive her for what she did. ☊ forgive ☊
I'd never forgive myself if she heard the truth from someone else. ☊ forgive ☊
to eat with a knife and fork ☊ fork ☊
to fill in a form ☊ form ☊
to fill out a form ☊ form ☊
I filled in/out a form on their website. ☊ form ☊
The training programme takes the form of a series of workshops. ☊ form ☊
Most political questions involve morality in some form or other. ☊ form ☊
I'm opposed to censorship in any shape or form. ☊ form ☊
The band formed in 2007. ☊ form ☊
The trees form a natural protection from the sun's rays. ☊ form ☊
form sth: Bend the wire so that it forms a 'V'. ☊ form ☊
Rearrange the letters to form a new word. ☊ form ☊
Do you know how to form the past tense? ☊ form ☊
form sth into sth: Form the dough into balls with your hands. ☊ form ☊
form sb/sth (up) (into sth): to form a line/queue/circle ☊ form ☊
Storm clouds are forming on the horizon. ☊ form ☊
I didn't see enough of the play to form an opinion about it. ☊ form ☊
Formal diplomatic relations between the two countries were re-established in December. ☊ formal ☊
Young children are beginning their formal education sometimes as early as four years old. ☊ formal ☊
'How do you do?' she said formally. ☊ formally ☊
Although not formally trained as an art historian, he is widely respected for his knowledge of the period. ☊ formally ☊
formula for sth/for doing sth: There's no magic formula for a perfect marriage. ☊ formula ☊
I have had the good fortune to work with some brilliant directors. ☊ fortune ☊
a reversal of fortune(s) ☊ fortune ☊
They ran forward to welcome her. ☊ forward ☊
We are not getting any further forward with the discussion. ☊ forward ☊
a forward pass (= in a sports game) ☊ forward ☊
The town was founded by English settlers in 1790. ☊ found ☊
The rumour is totally without foundation (= not based on any facts). ☊ foundation ☊
These stories have no foundation (= are not based on any facts). ☊ foundation ☊
The organization has grown enormously since its foundation in 1955. ☊ foundation ☊
He stood there, head back, framed against the blue sky. ☊ frame ☊
Pull gently on the free end of the rope. ☊ free ☊
free from artificial colours and flavourings ☊ free ☊
Ensure there is a free flow of air around the machine. ☊ free ☊
We're offering a fabulous free gift with each copy you buy. ☊ free ☊
A true democracy complete with free speech and a free press was called for. ☊ free ☊
They gave me free access to all the files. ☊ free ☊
The police are determined to free the town of violent crime. ☊ free ☊
The centre aims to free young people from dependency on drugs. ☊ free ☊
By the end of May nearly 100 of an estimated 2 000 political prisoners had been freed. ☊ free ☊
a threat to press/academic, etc. freedom ☊ freedom ☊
rights and freedoms guaranteed by the constitution ☊ freedom ☊
Thanks to the automobile, Americans soon had a freedom of movement previously unknown. ☊ freedom ☊
Prices are higher than they would be if market forces were allowed to operate freely. ☊ freely ☊
Traffic is now moving more freely following an earlier accident. ☊ freely ☊
The book is now freely available in the shops (= it is not difficult to get a copy). ☊ freely ☊
Once into the open street they could breathe more freely. ☊ freely ☊
Millions of people gave freely in response to the appeal for the victims of the earthquake. ☊ freely ☊
She has always given freely of her time. ☊ freely ☊
There is a frequent bus service into the centre of town. ☊ frequent ☊
How frequent is this word (= how often does it occur in the language)? ☊ frequent ☊
He looked fresh and neat in a clean white shirt. ☊ fresh ☊
a collection of summer dresses in fresh colours ☊ fresh ☊
The winds are likely to get fresher towards the end of the day. ☊ fresh ☊
There is a shortage of fresh water on the island. ☊ fresh ☊
freshly ironed shirts ☊ freshly ☊
a friendly smile/welcome ☊ friendly ☊
We were not on the friendliest of terms (= we were not friendly at all). ☊ friendly ☊
The high prices have frightened off many customers. ☊ frighten sb/sth away/off, frighten sb/sth away from sth ☊
I'd never do that. I'd be frightened to death. ☊ frightened ☊
He was blind from birth. ☊ from ☊
the man from (= representing) the insurance company ☊ from ☊
You can see the island from here. ☊ from ☊
Is Portuguese very different from Spanish? ☊ from ☊
She never spoke to him again from that day on. ☊ from... on ☊
The front of the building was covered with ivy. ☊ front ☊
The teacher made me move my seat to the front of the classroom. ☊ front ☊
He was standing in front of me in the line. ☊ in front of ☊
She is now entitled to put 'Professor' in front of her name. ☊ in front of ☊
a piece of fruit (= an apple, an orange, etc.) ☊ fruit ☊
the smell of bacon frying ☊ fry ☊
a car with high fuel consumption ☊ fuel ☊
Domestic fuel bills are set to rise again in the autumn. ☊ fuel ☊
She came round the corner at full speed. ☊ full ☊
A full refund will be given if the item is faulty. ☊ full ☊
The sky was full of brightly coloured fireworks. ☊ full ☊
There were cardboard boxes stuffed full of clothes. ☊ full ☊
'What do you say to a weekend in New York?' 'Sounds like fun.' ☊ fun ☊
I'm short of funds at the moment—can I pay you back next week? ☊ fund ☊
The museum is privately funded. ☊ fund ☊
It's funny how things never happen the way you expect them to. ☊ funny ☊
The funny thing is it never happened again after that. ☊ funny ☊
a fur coat ☊ fur ☊
Think further back into your childhood. ☊ further ☊
How will the company be doing ten years further on? ☊ further ☊
Have you any further questions? ☊ further ☊
The museum is closed until further notice (= until we say that it is open again). ☊ further ☊
What will the cities of the future look like? ☊ future ☊
This deal could safeguard the futures of the 2 000 employees. ☊ future ☊
In future, make sure the door is never left unlocked. ☊ in future ☊
gain sth: to gain entrance/entry/access to sth ☊ gain ☊
I gained an insight into the work of a journalist. ☊ gain ☊
These policies have resulted in great gains in public health. ☊ gain ☊
They invested money in the company right at the start and the gamble paid off (= brought them success). ☊ gamble ☊
They're in training for the big game. ☊ game ☊
a gap in a hedge ☊ gap ☊
There were several gaps in my education. ☊ gap ☊
climbing/fishing/sports, etc. gear ☊ gear ☊
low/high gear ☊ gear ☊
general education ☊ general ☊
We shall at this stage keep the discussion fairly general. ☊ general ☊
I know how it works in general terms. ☊ general ☊
to generate electricity/heat/power ☊ generate ☊
to generate income/profit ☊ generate ☊
We need someone to generate new ideas. ☊ generate ☊
The proposal has generated a lot of interest. ☊ generate ☊
a generous benefactor ☊ generous ☊
generous (with sth): to be generous with your time ☊ generous ☊
to be generous in giving help ☊ generous ☊
a generous gift/offer ☊ generous ☊
It was generous of him to offer to pay for us both. ☊ generous ☊
a generous mind ☊ generous ☊
He wrote a very generous assessment of my work. ☊ generous ☊
We went for a gentle stroll. ☊ gentle ☊
Gentlemen of the jury! ☊ gentleman ☊
Fake designer watches are sold at a fraction of the price of the genuine article. ☊ genuine ☊
a geography lesson/department/teacher/textbook ☊ geography ☊
She got into bed. ☊ get ☊
You got in very late last night. ☊ get ☊
I'll never get all this work finished. ☊ get ☊
You'll never get him to understand. ☊ get ☊
to get dressed/undressed (= to put your clothes on/take your clothes off) ☊ get ☊
They plan to get married in the summer. ☊ get ☊
My car got (= was) stolen at the weekend. ☊ get ☊
He got his fingers caught in the door. ☊ get ☊
She's getting to be an old lady now. ☊ get ☊
Why don't you get yourself a car? ☊ get ☊
How much did you get for your car? ☊ get ☊
The class got up when the teacher came in. ☊ get up ☊
How did you get on at the interview? ☊ get on ☊
I don't know how he's going to get on in life. ☊ get on ☊
I can't get into these shoes—they're too small. ☊ get into sth ☊
What's the best way to get into journalism? ☊ get into sth ☊
Are you sure you know what you're getting into? ☊ get into sth ☊
Don't let yourself get into bad habits. ☊ get into sth ☊
You should get into the routine of saving the document you are working on every ten minutes. ☊ get into sth ☊
How did she get into (= start taking) drugs? ☊ get into sth ☊
I'm really getting into jazz these days. ☊ get into sth ☊
The train got in late. ☊ get in, get into sth ☊
What time do you get into Heathrow? ☊ get in, get into sth ☊
The Republican candidate stands a good chance of getting in. ☊ get in, get into sth ☊
She first got into Parliament (= became an MP) in 2005. ☊ get in, get into sth ☊
She's got into Durham to study law. ☊ get in, get into sth ☊
Don't be tempted to cheat—you'll never get away with it. ☊ get away with sth ☊
I never lend books—you never get them back. ☊ get sth back ☊
How does she get by on such a small salary? ☊ get by (on/in/with sth) ☊
She's never really got on with her sister. ☊ get on with sb, get on (together) ☊
She and her sister have never really got on. ☊ get on with sb, get on (together) ☊
get doing sth: I hope to get around to answering your letter next week. ☊ get round/around to sth ☊
Thank you for your generous gift. ☊ gift ☊
Hello, girls and boys! ☊ girl ☊
She had given the assignment an A. ☊ give ☊
I give it ten out of ten for originality. ☊ give ☊
Give me a call tomorrow. ☊ give ☊
Go for a walk. It'll give you an appetite. ☊ give ☊
The President will be giving a press conference this afternoon. ☊ give ☊
give sth to sb: We discussed what punishment should be given to the boys. ☊ give ☊
We need your help—please give generously. ☊ give ☊
give sb sth (for sth): How much will you give me for the car? ☊ give ☊
They couldn't give me any more information. ☊ give ☊
The rebels were forced to give in. ☊ give in (to sb/sth) ☊
The teacher gave out the exam papers. ☊ give sth out ☊
I've never been so glad to see anyone in my life! ☊ glad ☊
She has a fine collection of Bohemian glass. ☊ glass ☊
He sticks to her like glue (= never leaves her). ☊ glue ☊
He spends every evening glued to the TV. ☊ be glued to sth ☊
Her eyes were glued to the screen (= she did not stop watching it). ☊ be glued to sth ☊
go to/into sth: She went to sleep. ☊ go ☊
'How did your interview go?' 'It went very well, thank you.' ☊ go ☊
How's it going (= is your life enjoyable, successful, etc. at the moment)? ☊ go ☊
The way things are going the company will be bankrupt by the end of the year. ☊ go ☊
My clothes won't all go in that one suitcase. ☊ go ☊
to go for a walk/drive/swim/run ☊ go ☊
We're going sailing on Saturday. ☊ go ☊
When does the train go? ☊ go ☊
Are you going home for Christmas? ☊ go ☊
go to do sth: She has gone to see her sister this weekend. ☊ go ☊
She crashed into a waiter and his tray of drinks went flying. ☊ go ☊
Does this jacket go with this skirt? ☊ go with sth ☊
Could we go through (= practise) Act 2 once more? ☊ go through sth ☊
Go over your work before you hand it in. ☊ go over sth ☊
How much longer will this hot weather go on for? ☊ go on ☊
The gun went off by accident. ☊ go off ☊
The heating goes off at night. ☊ go off ☊
The car skidded and went into a tree. ☊ go into sth ☊
to go into the Army/the Church/Parliament ☊ go into sth ☊
The kids go back to school next week. ☊ go back to sth ☊
That's enough for now—let's go on with it tomorrow. ☊ go on (with sth) ☊
How long have Tom and Lucy been going out together? ☊ go out with sb, go out (together) ☊
How long can a human being go (= survive) without sleep? ☊ go without (sth) ☊
He headed the ball into an open goal (= one that had nobody defending it). ☊ goal ☊
Our ultimate goal must be the preservation of the environment. ☊ goal ☊
Do you believe in God? ☊ god ☊
It's no good complaining—they never listen. ☊ good ☊
Can you speak into my good ear? ☊ good ☊
'How are you?' 'I'm good.' (= used as a general reply to a greeting) ☊ good ☊
Get dressed now, there's a good girl. ☊ good ☊
It is good practice to supply a written report to the buyer. ☊ good ☊
She was a good Catholic girl. ☊ good ☊
Let's hope we have good weather tomorrow. ☊ good ☊
You'll never marry her—she's much too good for you. ☊ good ☊
What's the good of (= how does it help you) earning all that money if you don't have time to enjoy it? ☊ good ☊
Is religion always a force for good? ☊ good ☊
We waved them goodbye. ☊ goodbye ☊
electrical/sports goods ☊ goods ☊
He accused the opposition party of being unfit to govern. ☊ govern ☊
the last Conservative government ☊ government ☊
I can't decide. I'll have to ask the governor (= the man in charge, who employs sb). ☊ governor ☊
All the materials used were of the highest grade. ☊ grade ☊
She got good grades on her exams. ☊ grade ☊
Women have gradually become more involved in the decision-making process. ☊ gradually ☊
a few grains of rice ☊ grain ☊
He has been awarded a research grant. ☊ grant ☊
We would be grateful for any information you can give us. ☊ grateful ☊
He must have fallen from a great height. ☊ great ☊
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you here today. ☊ great ☊
The reports were greatly exaggerated. ☊ greatly ☊
Wait for the light to turn green (= on traffic lights). ☊ green ☊
the green of the countryside in spring ☊ green ☊
She was dressed all in green. ☊ green ☊
Employers cannot discriminate on grounds of age. ☊ ground ☊
He managed to cover a lot of ground in a short talk. ☊ ground ☊
We had to go over the same ground (= talk about the same things again) in class the next day. ☊ ground ☊
I thought I was on safe ground (= talking about a suitable subject) discussing music with her. ☊ ground ☊
They are fighting the Conservatives on their own ground. ☊ ground ☊
a football/recreation/sports, etc. ground ☊ ground ☊
Houses and a luxury tourist hotel were burned to the ground (= completely destroyed, so that there is nothing left). ☊ ground ☊
A group of us is/are going to the theatre this evening. ☊ group ☊
The region is too dry for plants to grow. ☊ grow ☊
These roses grow to a height of 6 feet. ☊ grow ☊
Why don't you grow up? ☊ grow up ☊
the rapid growth in violent crime ☊ growth ☊
to give a guarantee of good behaviour ☊ guarantee ☊
He gave me a guarantee that it would never happen again. ☊ guarantee ☊
They are demanding certain guarantees before they sign the treaty. ☊ guarantee ☊
We provide a 5-year guarantee against rust. ☊ guarantee ☊
The watch is still under guarantee. ☊ guarantee ☊
The television comes with a year's guarantee. ☊ guarantee ☊
a money-back guarantee ☊ guarantee ☊
guarantee (of sth): Career success is no guarantee of happiness. ☊ guarantee ☊
guarantee (that...): There's no guarantee that she'll come (= she may not come). ☊ guarantee ☊
guarantee sth: Basic human rights, including freedom of speech, are now guaranteed. ☊ guarantee ☊
guarantee (that)...: We cannot guarantee (that) our flights will never be delayed. ☊ guarantee ☊
guarantee sb sth: The ticket will guarantee you free entry. ☊ guarantee ☊
guarantee to do sth: We guarantee to deliver your goods within a week. ☊ guarantee ☊
This iron is guaranteed for a year against faulty workmanship. ☊ guarantee ☊
guarantee sth: Tonight's victory guarantees the team's place in the final. ☊ guarantee ☊
guarantee sb sth: These days getting a degree doesn't guarantee you a job. ☊ guarantee ☊
a security guard ☊ guard ☊
border guard s ☊ guard ☊
A guard was posted outside the building. ☊ guard ☊
to do guard duty ☊ guard ☊
The escaped prisoner was brought back under armed guard. ☊ guard ☊
One of the men kept guard, while the other broke into the house. ☊ guard ☊
political leaders guarded by the police ☊ guard ☊
You can't get in; the whole place is guarded. ☊ guard ☊
a closely guarded secret ☊ guard ☊
guess what, where, etc...: You'll never guess what she told me. ☊ guess ☊
guess (that)...: You would never guess (that) she had problems. She's always so cheerful. ☊ guess ☊
Guests should vacate their rooms by 10.30 a.m. ☊ guest ☊
He was always guided by his religious beliefs. ☊ guide ☊
We were guided around the museums. ☊ guide ☊
The jury found the defendant not guilty of the offence. ☊ guilty ☊
We've all been guilty of selfishness at some time in our lives. ☊ guilty ☊
He pointed/aimed the gun at her head. ☊ gun ☊
She pulled a gun on me (= took out a gun and aimed it at me). ☊ gun ☊
The gun went off by accident. ☊ gun ☊
The attacker held a gun to the hostage's head. ☊ gun ☊
At the end of the film the bad guy gets shot. ☊ guy ☊
I'm not in the habit of letting strangers into my apartment. ☊ habit ☊
She often wears her hair loose. ☊ hair ☊
No goals were scored in the first half. ☊ half ☊
She ran into the hall and up the stairs. ☊ hall ☊
a concert/banqueting/sports/exhibition, etc. hall ☊ hall ☊
A jumble sale will be held in the village hall on Saturday. ☊ hall ☊
He struck her on the head with a hammer. ☊ hammer ☊
Couples strolled past holding hands. ☊ hand ☊
At that time, the castle was in enemy hands. ☊ in the hands of sb, in sb's hands ☊
She handed out medals and certificates to the winners. ☊ hand sth out (to sb) ☊
Most of his clothes were handed down to him by his older brother. ☊ hand sth down (to sb) ☊
She picked up the wallet and handed it back to him. ☊ hand sth back (to sb) ☊
Control of the territory was handed back to China. ☊ hand sth back (to sb) ☊
You must all hand in your projects by the end of next week. ☊ hand sth in (to sb) ☊
I handed the watch in to the police. ☊ hand sth in (to sb) ☊
to hand in your notice/resignation (= formally tell your employer that you want to stop working for them) ☊ hand sth in (to sb) ☊
She resigned and handed over to one of her younger colleagues. ☊ hand over (to sb), hand sth over (to sb) ☊
He finally handed over his responsibility for the company last year. ☊ hand over (to sb), hand sth over (to sb) ☊
I'll hand you over to my boss. ☊ hand sb over to sb ☊
He handed over a cheque for $200 000. ☊ hand sb/sth over (to sb) ☊
They handed the weapons over to the police. ☊ hand sb/sth over (to sb) ☊
the handle of a knife ☊ handle ☊
At that time you could hang for stealing. ☊ hang ☊
hang sth + adv./prep.: Hang your coat on the hook. ☊ hang ☊
hang sth up: Shall I hang your coat up? ☊ hang ☊
hang adv./prep.: There were several expensive suits hanging in the wardrobe. ☊ hang ☊
Now hang on a minute—you can't really believe what you just said! ☊ hang on ☊
You'll never guess what's happened! ☊ happen ☊
Let's see what happens next week. ☊ happen ☊
I don't know how this happened. ☊ happen ☊
Just plug it in and see what happens. ☊ happen ☊
happy to do sth: We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter. ☊ happy ☊
It's hard to see how they can lose. ☊ hard ☊
'When will the job be finished?' 'It's hard to say.' (= it is difficult to be certain) ☊ hard ☊
She hardly ever calls me (= almost never). ☊ hardly ☊
At the time, I hardly spoke any French. ☊ hardly ☊
It's hardly surprising she was fired; she never did any work. ☊ hardly ☊
It's hardly the time to discuss it now. ☊ hardly ☊
She put the knife in a drawer, out of harm's way. ☊ out of harm's way ☊
He would never harm anyone. ☊ harm ☊
hate sb/sth to do sth: She would have hated him to see how her hands shook. ☊ hate ☊
How many driving lessons have you had so far? ☊ have ☊
Let's have a party. ☊ have ☊
I was having difficulty in staying awake. ☊ have ☊
She'll have an accident one day. ☊ have ☊
She'd got him by the collar. ☊ have ☊
We have no choice in the matter. ☊ have ☊
She had a red jacket on. ☊ have (got) sth on ☊
He had nothing (= no clothes) on. ☊ have (got) sth on ☊
Had I known that (= if I had known that) I would never have come. ☊ have ☊
You don't have to knock—just walk in. ☊ have to ☊
Everyone liked my father—he was the perfect gentleman. ☊ he ☊
The thought never entered my head. ☊ head ☊
When will you get it into your head (= understand) that I don't want to discuss this any more! ☊ head ☊
For some reason, she's got it into her head (= believes) that the others don't like her. ☊ head ☊
Who's been putting such weird ideas into your head (= making you believe that)? ☊ head ☊
health insurance ☊ health ☊
health and safety regulations (= laws that protect the health of people at work) ☊ health ☊
hear sb/sth/yourself do sth: Be quiet—I can't hear myself think! (= it is so noisy that I can't think clearly) ☊ hear ☊
Have you ever heard him lecture? ☊ hear ☊
hear what, how, etc...: Did you hear what happened? ☊ hear ☊
I've never heard of the place. ☊ hear of sb/sth, hear sth of sb/sth ☊
She disappeared and was never heard of again. ☊ hear of sb/sth, hear sth of sb/sth ☊
I could feel my heart pounding in my chest (= because of excitement, etc.). ☊ heart ☊
Return the pan to the heat and stir. ☊ heat ☊
Test the heat of the water before getting in. ☊ heat ☊
Set the oven to a low/high/moderate heat. ☊ heat ☊
You should not go out in the heat of the day (= at the hottest time). ☊ heat ☊
What type of heating do you have? ☊ heating ☊
The island is truly a heaven on earth. ☊ heaven ☊
They are both heavily involved in politics. ☊ heavily ☊
He relies heavily on his parents. ☊ heavily ☊
She has been heavily criticized in the press. ☊ heavily ☊
heavy digging/lifting ☊ heavy ☊
a heavy coat ☊ heavy ☊
He was tall and strong, with heavy features. ☊ heavy ☊
the noise of heavy traffic ☊ heavy ☊
How heavy is it (= how much does it weigh)? ☊ heavy ☊
shoes with a low/high heel ☊ heel ☊
He is at the height of his career. ☊ height ☊
She is still at the height of her powers. ☊ height ☊
I wouldn't go there in the height of summer. ☊ height ☊
The fire reached its height around 2 a.m. ☊ height ☊
The crisis was at its height in May. ☊ height ☊
He doesn't have a head for heights (= is afraid of high places). ☊ height ☊
a fear of heights ☊ height ☊
We looked out over the city from the heights of Edinburgh Castle. ☊ height ☊
The pattern of the ancient fields is clearly visible from a height. ☊ height ☊
The plane flew at a height of 3 000 metres. ☊ height ☊
The stone was dropped from a great height. ☊ height ☊
The aircraft was gaining height. ☊ height ☊
to be at shoulder/chest/waist height ☊ height ☊
She worries about her height (= that she is too tall). ☊ height ☊
The height of the mountain did not discourage them. ☊ height ☊
Height: 210 mm. Width: 57 mm. Length: 170 mm. ☊ height ☊
Please state your height and weight. ☊ height ☊
It is almost 2 metres in height. ☊ height ☊
She is the same height as her sister. ☊ height ☊
to be of medium/average height ☊ height ☊
You can adjust the height of the chair. ☊ height ☊
The table is available in several different heights. ☊ height ☊
Oh hell, I've burned the pan. ☊ hell ☊
I can't really afford it, but, what the hell (= it doesn't matter), I'll get it anyway. ☊ hell ☊
Hello John, how are you? ☊ hello ☊
Hello, is there anybody there? ☊ hello ☊
Say hello to Liz for me. ☊ hello ☊
They exchanged hellos (= said hello to each other) and forced smiles. ☊ hello ☊
It couldn't be helped (= there was no way of avoiding it and we must accept it). ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
He never does more work than he can help (= he does as little as possible). ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
I always end up having an argument with her, I don't know why, I just can't help it. ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
The course they sent me on was of no help whatsoever! ☊ help ☊
Just shouting at him isn't going to be a lot of help. ☊ help ☊
You may find it helpful to read this before making any decisions. ☊ helpful ☊
helpful in doing sth: Role-play is helpful in developing communication skills. ☊ helpful ☊
Put the box here. ☊ here ☊
Here's a dish that is simple and quick to make. ☊ here ☊
The Olympic team were given a hero's welcome on their return home. ☊ hero ☊
She must be very proud of herself. ☊ herself ☊
Hi guys! ☊ hi ☊
Hi, there! How're you doing? ☊ hi ☊
hide sth + adv./prep.: He hid his face in his hands. ☊ hide ☊
No amount of make-up could hide her age. ☊ hide ☊
I have never tried to hide the truth about my past. ☊ hide ☊
a high potassium content ☊ high ☊
a high-fat diet ☊ high ☊
a high temperature/speed/price ☊ high ☊
a high rate of inflation ☊ high ☊
Demand is high at this time of year. ☊ high ☊
a high level of pollution ☊ high ☊
a high standard of craftsmanship ☊ high ☊
high-quality goods ☊ high ☊
a high risk of injury ☊ high ☊
A high degree of accuracy is needed. ☊ high ☊
The cost in terms of human life was high. ☊ high ☊
a high branch/shelf/window ☊ high ☊
The rooms had high ceilings. ☊ high ☊
streaks of high cloud ☊ high ☊
They were flying at high altitude. ☊ high ☊
the grasslands of the high prairies ☊ high ☊
What's the highest mountain in the US? ☊ high ☊
The house has a high wall all the way round it. ☊ high ☊
shoes with high heels ☊ high ☊
He has a round face with a high forehead. ☊ high ☊
How high is Everest? ☊ high ☊
It's only a low wall—about a metre high. ☊ high ☊
knee-high boots ☊ high ☊
Prices are expected to rise even higher this year. ☊ high ☊
An eagle circled high overhead. ☊ high ☊
I can't jump any higher. ☊ high ☊
She never got very high in the company. ☊ high ☊
His desk was piled high with papers. ☊ high ☊
She's aiming high (= hoping to be very successful) in her exams. ☊ high ☊
The report highlights the major problems facing society today. ☊ highlight ☊
The highlights of the match will be shown later this evening. ☊ highlight ☊
highly competitive/critical/sensitive ☊ highly ☊
highly trained/educated ☊ highly ☊
a highly paid job ☊ highly ☊
His teachers think very highly of him (= have a very good opinion of him). ☊ highly ☊
Her novels are very highly regarded. ☊ highly ☊
a hill farm/town/fort ☊ hill ☊
When did you see him? ☊ him ☊
I'm taller than him. ☊ him ☊
She broke her hip in the fall. ☊ hip ☊
The price includes the hire of the hall. ☊ hire ☊
Women are not allowed to enter the monastery for historical reasons. ☊ historical ☊
a history teacher ☊ history ☊
She went on to catalogue a long history of disasters. ☊ history ☊
He has a history of violent crime. ☊ history ☊
A tornado hit on Tuesday night. ☊ hit ☊
We've hit our ball over the fence! ☊ hit ☊
hit sb/sth: My parents never used to hit me. ☊ hit ☊
hit sb/sth with sth: He hit the nail squarely on the head with the hammer. ☊ hit ☊
The bus hit the bridge. ☊ hit ☊
He hit his head on the low ceiling. ☊ hit ☊
The town was hit by bombs again last night. ☊ hit ☊
The aircraft suffered seven hits in the raid. ☊ hit ☊
Her hobbies include swimming and gardening. ☊ hobby ☊
How long has he held office? ☊ hold ☊
There wasn't much in the museum to hold my attention. ☊ hold ☊
An accident is holding up traffic. ☊ hold sb/sth up ☊
He held on to the back of the chair to stop himself from falling. ☊ hold on (to sth/sb), hold on to sth/sb ☊
The children climbed through a hole in the fence. ☊ hole ☊
He dug a deep hole in the garden. ☊ hole ☊
The package includes 20 days' paid holiday a year. ☊ holiday ☊
We went on holiday together last summer. ☊ holiday ☊
a holy war (= one fought to defend the beliefs of a particular religion) ☊ holy ☊
Islam's holiest shrine ☊ holy ☊
She came from a violent home. ☊ home ☊
Private home ownership is increasing faster than ever. ☊ home ☊
What time did you get home last night? ☊ home ☊
Hopefully the doctors will allow her home tomorrow. ☊ home ☊
I like to stay home in the evenings. ☊ home ☊
How much homework do you get? ☊ homework ☊
The meeting was described as 'a frank and honest exchange of views'. ☊ honest ☊
the New Year's Honours list (= in Britain, a list of awards and titles given on January 1 each year) ☊ honour ☊
to win the highest honour ☊ honour ☊
the seat/place of honour (= given to the most important guest) ☊ honour ☊
a picture/curtain/coat hook ☊ hook ☊
Don't raise your hopes too high, or you may be disappointed. ☊ hope ☊
They have high hopes for their children. ☊ hope ☊
The Arts Centre is hosting a folk festival this summer. ☊ host ☊
You can make a curry hotter simply by adding chillies. ☊ hot ☊
It was the hottest July on record. ☊ hot ☊
I couldn't live in a hot country (= one which has high average temperatures). ☊ hot ☊
I touched his forehead. He felt hot and feverish. ☊ hot ☊
a two-star/five-star, etc. hotel ☊ hotel ☊
'How long did it last?' 'Oh, hours and hours.' ☊ hour ☊
He went into the house. ☊ house ☊
What time do you leave the house in the morning (= to go to work)? ☊ house ☊
How does it work? ☊ how ☊
He did not know how he ought to behave. ☊ how ☊
'Her behaviour was very odd.' 'How so? ' ☊ how ☊
Do you remember how (= that) the kids always loved going there? ☊ how ☊
How ever did you get here so quickly? ☊ how ☊
How are you feeling now? ☊ how ☊
How was your trip? ☊ how ☊
How did they play? ☊ how ☊
How often do you go swimming? ☊ how ☊
I didn't know how much to bring. ☊ how ☊
How much are those earrings (= What do they cost)? ☊ how ☊
How many people were there? ☊ how ☊
How old is she? ☊ how ☊
How kind of you to help! ☊ how ☊
How he wished he had been there! ☊ how ☊
I'm not going. How about you? ☊ how about...? ☊
How about a break? ☊ how about...? ☊
How about going for a meal? ☊ how about...? ☊
'I think you owe me some money.' ' How come?' ☊ how come? ☊
However you look at it, it's going to cost a lot. ☊ however ☊
He gazed up at her with huge brown eyes. ☊ huge ☊
the human body/brain ☊ human ☊
human anatomy/activity/behaviour/experience ☊ human ☊
The film is only funny if you appreciate French humour (= things that cause French people to laugh). ☊ humour ☊
hunt for sb: Detectives are hunting for thieves who broke into a warehouse yesterday. ☊ hunt ☊
In the tiger, evolution has produced a perfect hunting machine. ☊ hunting ☊
We're going house-hunting at the weekend. ☊ hunting ☊
How's the job-hunting going? ☊ hunting ☊
hurry sb into doing sth: She was hurried into making an unwise choice. ☊ hurry ☊
Why are you in such a hurry to sell? ☊ in a hurry to do sth ☊
What really hurt was that he never answered my letter. ☊ hurt ☊
'Island' begins with (an) I/'I'. ☊ I ☊
I'm taller than her, aren't I? ☊ I ☊
He has some very strange ideas about education. ☊ idea ☊
I had some idea of what the job would be like. ☊ idea ☊
It seemed like a good idea at the time, and then it all went horribly wrong. ☊ idea ☊
The latest big idea is to make women more interested in sport. ☊ idea ☊
He hasn't the faintest idea how to manage people. ☊ have no idea, not have the faintest, first, etc. idea ☊
She found it hard to live up to his high ideals. ☊ ideal ☊
I didn't enjoy the book because I couldn't identify with any of the main characters. ☊ identify with sb ☊
You can stay for the weekend if you like. ☊ if ☊
I wonder if I should wear a coat or not. ☊ if ☊
So what if he was late. Who cares? ☊ if ☊
a woman of ill repute (= considered to be immoral) ☊ ill ☊
He entered the country illegally. ☊ illegally ☊
illustrate sth: an illustrated textbook ☊ illustrate ☊
illustrate how, what, etc...: Here's an example to illustrate what I mean. ☊ illustrate ☊
The advertisements are intended to improve the company's image. ☊ image ☊
In the Bible it states that humans were created in the image of God. ☊ image ☊
He stared at his own image reflected in the water. ☊ image ☊
The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth. ☊ imaginary ☊
We must listen to their problems, real or imaginary. ☊ imaginary ☊
imagine what, how, etc...: Can you imagine what it must be like to lose your job after 20 years? ☊ imagine ☊
imagine doing sth: She imagined walking into the office and handing in her resignation. ☊ imagine ☊
The report focuses on some of the more immediate problems facing us. ☊ immediate ☊
The director is standing on her immediate right. ☊ immediate ☊
Counselling is being given to those most immediately affected by the tragedy. ☊ immediately ☊
There's nothing immoral about wanting to earn more money. ☊ immoral ☊
They were charged with living off immoral earnings (= money earned by working as a prostitute ). ☊ immoral ☊
The report assesses the impact of AIDS on the gay community. ☊ impact ☊
craters made by meteorite impacts ☊ impact ☊
The bomb explodes on impact (= when it hits something). ☊ impact ☊
The car is fitted with side impact bars (= to protect it from a blow from the side). ☊ impact ☊
He waved them away with an impatient gesture. ☊ impatient ☊
The implication in his article is that being a housewife is greatly inferior to every other occupation. ☊ implication ☊
imply (that)...: The survey implies (that) more people are moving house than was thought. ☊ imply ☊
it is implied that...: It was implied in the survey that... ☊ imply ☊
The report calls for a ban on the import of hazardous waste. ☊ import ☊
import sth (from...) (into...): goods imported from Japan into the US ☊ import ☊
I have an important announcement to make. ☊ important ☊
It was noticeable how a few people managed to impose their will on the others. ☊ impose ☊
The Grand Canyon never fails to impress people. ☊ impress ☊
The Grand Canyon never fails to impress. ☊ impress ☊
impression (on sb): His trip to India made a strong impression on him. ☊ impression ☊
You'll have to play better than that if you really want to make an impression (= to make people admire you). ☊ impression ☊
I read about it in the paper. ☊ in ☊
He dipped his brush in the paint. ☊ in ☊
She got in her car and drove off. ☊ in ☊
in 2009 ☊ in ☊
in spring/summer/autumn/winter ☊ in ☊
in the fall ☊ in ☊
in the morning/afternoon/evening ☊ in ☊
dressed in their best clothes ☊ in ☊
People flocked in their thousands to see her. ☊ in ☊
She opened the door and went in. ☊ in ☊
The kids were playing by the river and one of them fell in. ☊ in ☊
The bus is due in (= it should arrive) at six. ☊ in ☊
Is the tide coming in or going out? ☊ in ☊
She's a few inches taller than me. ☊ inch ☊
a border/diplomatic incident ☊ incident ☊
include sth: The tour included a visit to the Science Museum. ☊ include ☊
Does the price include tax? ☊ include ☊
include doing sth: Your duties include typing letters and answering the telephone. ☊ include ☊
include sb/sth (as/in/on sth): You should include some examples in your essay. ☊ include ☊
We all went, me included. ☊ include ☊
include sb/sth as sth: Representatives from the country were included as observers at the conference. ☊ include ☊
I've got three days' holiday including New Year's Day. ☊ including ☊
Six people were killed in the riot, including a policeman. ☊ including ☊
It's £7.50, not including tax. ☊ including ☊
people on high/low incomes ☊ income ☊
higher/middle/lower income groups ☊ income ☊
Increasingly, training is taking place in the office rather than outside it. ☊ increasingly ☊
Students should aim to become more independent of their teachers. ☊ independent ☊
Mozambique became independent in 1975. ☊ independent ☊
indicate where, which, etc...: He indicated where the furniture was to go. ☊ indicate ☊
indicate whether, when, etc...: Has she indicated yet whether she would like to be involved? ☊ indicate ☊
indicate sth: A red sky at night often indicates fine weather the next day. ☊ indicate ☊
The article claims that an increase in crime indicates a decline in moral standards. ☊ indicate ☊
indicate how, what etc...: Our results indicate how misleading it could be to rely on this method. ☊ indicate ☊
indication (of sth): They gave no indication of how the work should be done. ☊ indication ☊
indirect costs (= costs that are not directly connected with making a product, for example training, heating, rent, etc.) ☊ indirect ☊
Treatment depends on the individual involved. ☊ individual ☊
Many herbs can be grown indoors. ☊ indoors ☊
Inevitably, the press exaggerated the story. ☊ inevitably ☊
Flu is highly infectious. ☊ infectious ☊
His first music teacher was a major influence in his life. ☊ influence ☊
influence how, whether, etc...: The wording of questions can influence how people answer. ☊ influence ☊
influence sb to do sth: She was influenced to take up voluntary work by her teacher. ☊ influence ☊
inform sb (of/about sth): Please inform us of any changes of address. ☊ inform ☊
He went to inform them of his decision. ☊ inform ☊
Inform me at once if there are any changes in her condition. ☊ inform ☊
Have the police been informed? ☊ inform ☊
inform sb that...: I have been reliably informed (= somebody I trust has told me) that the couple will marry next year. ☊ inform ☊
A notice informed the guests that formal dress was required. ☊ inform ☊
I am pleased to inform you that you have won first prize in this month's competition. ☊ inform ☊
inform sb + speech: 'He's already left,' she informed us. ☊ inform ☊
inform sb when, where, etc...: I have not been informed when the ceremony will take place. ☊ inform ☊
Discussions are held on an informal basis within the department. ☊ informal ☊
According to my information (= according to what I have been told) work was due to start last week. ☊ information ☊
The death toll was initially reported at around 250, but was later revised to 300. ☊ initially ☊
Too much bureaucracy represses creativity and initiative. ☊ initiative ☊
injured pride ☊ injured ☊
No damage or injuries were reported. ☊ injury ☊
Insert coins into the slot and press for a ticket. ☊ insert ☊
They inserted a tube in his mouth to help him breathe. ☊ insert ☊
insert sth into sth: Later, he inserted another paragraph into his will. ☊ insert ☊
Go inside the house. ☊ inside ☊
You've got your sweater on inside out. ☊ inside out ☊
the inside pages of a newspaper ☊ inside ☊
insist on sth/sb doing sth: She insisted on his/him wearing a suit. ☊ insist ☊
insist on sth: He insisted on his innocence. ☊ insist ☊
They insist on playing their music late at night. ☊ insist on doing sth ☊
He's getting a phone installed tomorrow. ☊ install ☊
In the first instance, notify the police and then contact your insurance company. ☊ in the first instance ☊
He didn't reply. Instead, he turned on his heel and left the room. ☊ instead ☊
institutes of higher education ☊ institute ☊
an educational/financial, etc. institution ☊ institution ☊
instruction on how to do sth: The plant comes with full instructions on how to care for it. ☊ instruction ☊
I have never been so insulted in my life! ☊ insult ☊
life/car/travel/household, etc. insurance ☊ insurance ☊
to have adequate insurance cover ☊ insurance ☊
insurance (against sth): to take out insurance against fire and theft ☊ insurance ☊
insurance premiums (= the regular payments made for insurance) ☊ insurance ☊
Can you claim for the loss on your insurance? ☊ insurance ☊
an insurance broker/company ☊ insurance ☊
He works in insurance. ☊ insurance ☊
a person of high/average/low intelligence ☊ intelligence ☊
intelligence reports ☊ intelligence ☊
the US Central Intelligence Agency ☊ intelligence ☊
intelligence sources (= people who give this information) ☊ intelligence ☊
the head of military intelligence ☊ intelligence ☊
it is intended that...: It is intended that production will start next month. ☊ intend ☊
intend that...: We intend that production will start next month. ☊ intend ☊
high rates of interest ☊ interest ☊
These plants will add interest to your garden in winter. ☊ interest ☊
This museum holds particular interest for geologists. ☊ interest ☊
As a matter of interest (= I'd like to know), what time did the party finish? ☊ interest ☊
Just out of interest, how much did it cost? ☊ interest ☊
Our survey produced some interesting results. ☊ interesting ☊
international trade/law/sport ☊ international ☊
It is not possible for everyone to put their own interpretation on the law. ☊ interpretation ☊
a television/radio/newspaper interview ☊ interview ☊
Yesterday, in an interview on German television, the minister denied the reports. ☊ interview ☊
The interview was published in all the papers. ☊ interview ☊
Which post are you being interviewed for? ☊ interview ☊
Come into the house. ☊ into ☊
He threw the letter into the fire. ☊ into ☊
She turned and walked off into the night. ☊ into ☊
Speak clearly into the microphone. ☊ into ☊
Driving into the sun, we had to shade our eyes. ☊ into ☊
The truck crashed into a parked car. ☊ into ☊
They came into power in 2008. ☊ into ☊
She was sliding into depression. ☊ into ☊
A slow theme introduces the first movement. ☊ introduce ☊
Vegetation patterns changed when goats were introduced to the island. ☊ introduce ☊
introduce sth into/to sth: We want to introduce the latest technology into schools. ☊ introduce ☊
the introduction of compulsory military service ☊ introduction ☊
the 1 000th anniversary of the introduction of Christianity to Russia ☊ introduction ☊
I wish mobile phones had never been invented! ☊ invent ☊
Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time. ☊ invention ☊
invest (in sth): Now is a good time to invest in the property market. ☊ invest ☊
invest sth (in sth): He invested his life savings in his daughter's business. ☊ invest ☊
invest (in/on sth): The government has invested heavily in public transport. ☊ invest ☊
invest sth (in/on sth): The college is to invest $2 million in a new conference hall. ☊ invest ☊
In his time managing the club he has invested millions on new players. ☊ invest ☊
investigate what, how, etc...: Police are investigating what happened. ☊ investigate ☊
investigate how, what, etc...: The research investigates how foreign speakers gain fluency. ☊ investigate ☊
investigation into sth: The police have completed their investigations into the accident. ☊ investigation ☊
investment in sth: This country needs investment in education. ☊ investment ☊
a high return on my investments ☊ investment ☊
involve sth: Any investment involves an element of risk. ☊ involve ☊
How many vehicles were involved in the crash? ☊ involve ☊
to be/become/get involved in politics ☊ involved ☊
involved (in sth/sb): I was so involved in my book I didn't hear you knock. ☊ involved ☊
US involvement in European wars ☊ involvement ☊
We spent a week on the Greek island of Kos. ☊ island ☊
a remote island off the coast of Scotland ☊ island ☊
No place on the planet can remain an island of affluence in a sea of suffering. ☊ island ☊
If you have any issues, please call this number. ☊ issue ☊
They issued a joint statement denying the charges. ☊ issue ☊
The police have issued an appeal for witnesses. ☊ issue ☊
Start a new file and put this letter in it. ☊ it ☊
Her baby's due next month. She hopes it will be a boy. ☊ it ☊
Yes, I was at home on Sunday. What about it? (= Why do you ask?) ☊ it ☊
Hello, Peter, it's Mike here. ☊ it ☊
Hi, it's me! ☊ it ☊
It appears that the two leaders are holding secret talks. ☊ it ☊
It's quite warm at the moment. ☊ it ☊
If it's convenient I can come tomorrow. ☊ it ☊
It's Spain that they're going to, not Portugal. ☊ it ☊
A windproof jacket is an essential item of clothing for hillwalking. ☊ item ☊
The cat was washing itself. ☊ itself ☊
There's no need for the team to feel proud of itself. ☊ itself ☊
a denim/tweed jacket ☊ jacket ☊
I have to wear a jacket and tie to work. ☊ jacket ☊
recipes for jams and preserves ☊ jam ☊
The builder has a couple of jobs on at the moment. ☊ job ☊
She's never had a steady job (= a job that is not going to end suddenly). ☊ job ☊
The island is joined to the mainland by a bridge. ☊ join ☊
How do these two pieces join? ☊ join ☊
She listens but she never joins in. ☊ join in (sth/doing sth), join in (with sb/sth) ☊
The report was a joint effort (= we worked on it together). ☊ joint ☊
No way am I doing that. You must be joking! ☊ you're joking, you must be joking ☊
To his great joy, she accepted. ☊ joy ☊
the panel of judges at the flower show ☊ judge ☊
a High Court judge ☊ judge ☊
The case comes before Judge Cooper next week. ☊ judge ☊
judge how, what, etc...: It's difficult to judge how long the journey will take. ☊ judge ☊
judge how, what, etc...: It was hard to judge how great the risk was. ☊ judge ☊
She showed a lack of judgement when she gave Mark the job. ☊ judgement ☊
I'd like to reserve judgement until I see the report. ☊ judgement ☊
a carton of apple juice ☊ juice ☊
jump by...: Prices jumped by 60% last year. ☊ jump ☊
Do you want a ride? Jump in. ☊ jump ☊
His horse fell as it jumped the last hurdle. ☊ jump ☊
jump sth + adv./prep.: I jumped my horse over all the fences. ☊ jump ☊
Somehow he survived the jump from the third floor of the building. ☊ jump ☊
The negotiations took a jump forward yesterday (= they made progress). ☊ jump ☊
This jacket is just my size. ☊ just ☊
It's just on six (= exactly six o'clock). ☊ just ☊
They were accused of attempting to obstruct justice. ☊ justice ☊
justify (sb/sth) doing sth: How can they justify paying such huge salaries? ☊ justify ☊
justify sth: Her success had justified the faith her teachers had put in her. ☊ justify ☊
She was a star pupil—keen, confident and bright. ☊ keen ☊
+ adv./prep.: The notice said 'Keep off (= Do not walk on) the grass'. ☊ keep ☊
keep sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): He kept his coat on. ☊ keep ☊
The high cost of raw materials is keeping prices up. ☊ keep sth up ☊
The key is, how long can the federal government control the inflation rate? ☊ key ☊
the spare key to the front door ☊ key ☊
We'll have a duplicate key cut (= made). ☊ key ☊
'Caution' is the key word in this situation. ☊ key ☊
Good communication is key to our success. ☊ key ☊
She gave him a kick on the shin. ☊ kick ☊
He aimed a kick at the dog. ☊ kick ☊
How are the kids (= your children)? ☊ kid ☊
Don't kill yourself trying to get the work done by tomorrow. It can wait. ☊ kill ☊
2 kilograms of rice ☊ kilogram ☊
My father was one of a kind—I'll never be like him. ☊ one of a kind ☊
Visitors are kindly requested to sign the book. ☊ kindly ☊
She was on her knees scrubbing the kitchen floor. ☊ knee ☊
The knives are out for the chancellor. ☊ the knives are out (for sb) ☊
Marcia laughed as she twisted the knife still deeper. ☊ turn/twist the knife (in the wound) ☊
knit (sth): I knitted this cardigan myself. ☊ knit ☊
a hand-knitted sweater ☊ knitted ☊
a cotton-knit shirt ☊ knitted ☊
knock sth (against/on sth): Be careful you don't knock your head on this low beam. ☊ knock ☊
knock against/on sth: Her hand knocked against the glass. ☊ knock ☊
I knocked the nail into the wall. ☊ knock ☊
They had to knock the door down to get in. ☊ knock ☊
know how, what, etc...: Do you know how to use spreadsheets? ☊ know ☊
know sb/sth for sth: She is best known for her work on the human brain. ☊ know ☊
I don't know that I can finish it by next week. ☊ know ☊
know (that)...: As soon as I walked in the room I knew (that) something was wrong. ☊ know ☊
know what, how, etc...: I knew perfectly well what she meant. ☊ know ☊
All I know is that she used to work in a bank (= I have no other information about her). ☊ know ☊
'There's no one in.' 'How do you know? ' ☊ know ☊
Let me know how I can help. ☊ let sb know ☊
a lab coat (= a white coat worn by scientists, etc. working in a laboratory) ☊ lab ☊
He'll only wear clothes with a designer label. ☊ label ☊
a shortage of labour ☊ labour ☊
Employers are using immigrants as cheap labour. ☊ labour ☊
Repairs involve skilled labour, which can be expensive. ☊ labour ☊
good labour relations (= the relationship between workers and employers) ☊ labour ☊
manual labour (= work using your hands) ☊ labour ☊
The price will include the labour and materials. ☊ labour ☊
The company wants to keep down labour costs. ☊ labour ☊
The workers voted to withdraw their labour (= to stop work as a means of protest). ☊ labour ☊
He was sentenced to two years in a labour camp (= a type of prison where people have to do hard physical work). ☊ labour ☊
The book is completely lacking in originality. ☊ lacking ☊
He was taken on as a teacher but was found lacking (= was thought not to be good enough). ☊ lacking ☊
Can I take your coats, ladies? ☊ lady ☊
The troops landed at dawn. ☊ land ☊
the bleak/rugged/dramatic, etc. landscape of the area ☊ landscape ☊
the northbound/southbound lane ☊ lane ☊
She signalled and pulled over into the slow lane. ☊ lane ☊
They fell in love in spite of the language barrier (= the difficulty of communicating when people speak different languages). ☊ language ☊
Why study Latin? It's a dead language (= no longer spoken by anyone). ☊ language ☊
If we look at the larger picture of the situation, the differences seem slight. ☊ large ☊
He resigned largely because of the stories in the press. ☊ largely ☊
The last time I saw him was in May. ☊ last ☊
When did you see him last? ☊ last ☊
These are the last of our apples. ☊ last ☊
How long does the play last? ☊ last ☊
last (out): Will the coffee last out till next week? ☊ last ☊
in the late afternoon ☊ late ☊
in late summer ☊ late ☊
The school was built in the late 1970s. ☊ late ☊
The concert was cancelled at a very late stage. ☊ late ☊
Because of the cold weather the crops are later this year. ☊ late ☊
Look at the time—it's much later than I thought. ☊ late ☊
What are you doing up at this late hour? ☊ late ☊
She has to work late tomorrow. ☊ late ☊
The big stores are open later on Thursdays. ☊ late ☊
It happened late last year. ☊ late ☊
As late as (= as recently as) the 1950s, tuberculosis was still a fatal illness. ☊ late ☊
There's a good film on late. ☊ late ☊
Share prices fell early on but rose again late in the day. ☊ late ☊
They worked late into the night to finish the report. ☊ late ☊
His father died later that year. ☊ later ☊
We're going to Rome later in the year. ☊ later ☊
This is discussed in more detail in a later chapter. ☊ later ☊
Applications should be in by next Monday at the latest. ☊ at the latest ☊
The town has a concert hall and two theatres. The latter were both built in the 1950s. ☊ latter ☊
laugh (at/about sth): You never laugh at my jokes! ☊ laugh ☊
The new model will be launched in July. ☊ launch ☊
The official launch date is in May. ☊ launch ☊
What made you go into law? ☊ law ☊
to pass a law (= officially make it part of the system of laws) ☊ law ☊
There ought to be a law against it! ☊ law ☊
If they entered the building they would be breaking the law. ☊ law ☊
Defence attorneys can use any means within the law to get their client off. ☊ law ☊
After the riots, the military was brought in to restore law and order. ☊ law and order ☊
lay A (on/over B): Before they started they laid newspaper on the floor. ☊ lay ☊
lay B with A: The floor was laid with newspaper. ☊ lay ☊
How many layers of clothing are you wearing? ☊ layer ☊
to lead an expedition ☊ lead ☊
to lead a discussion ☊ lead ☊
Who will lead the party in the next election? ☊ lead ☊
Which door leads to the yard? ☊ lead ☊
I tried to lead the discussion back to the main issue. ☊ lead ☊
He has gone into the lead. ☊ lead ☊
The polls have given Labour a five-point lead. ☊ lead ☊
a political/spiritual, etc. leader ☊ leader ☊
the leader of the party ☊ leader ☊
union leaders ☊ leader ☊
He was not a natural leader. ☊ leader ☊
She's a born leader. ☊ leader ☊
She was among the leaders of the race from the start. ☊ leader ☊
He played a leading part in the negotiations. ☊ leading ☊
If we look at the league table we can see Bolton are bottom with 21 points. ☊ league ☊
I leaned back in my chair. ☊ lean ☊
lean against sth: A shovel was leaning against the wall. ☊ lean ☊
lean on sth: She walked slowly, leaning on her son's arm. ☊ lean ☊
Can I lean my bike against the wall? ☊ lean ☊
learn who, what, etc...: We only learned who the new teacher was a few days ago. ☊ learn ☊
learn sth: How did they react when they learned the news? ☊ learn ☊
We have to learn one of Hamlet's speeches for school tomorrow. ☊ learn ☊
Cut the grass at least once a week in summer. ☊ at least ☊
The documentary caused a lot of bad feeling, not least among the workers whose lives it described. ☊ not least ☊
a leather jacket ☊ leather ☊
leave sb/sth to do sth: Leave the rice to cook for 20 minutes. ☊ leave ☊
How many tickets do you have left? ☊ leave ☊
leave to sb: The only course of action left to me was to notify her employer. ☊ leave ☊
leave sth until...: Why do you always leave everything until the last moment? ☊ leave ☊
a left-leaning newspaper ☊ left ☊
How many legs does a centipede have? ☊ leg ☊
We discussed shortening the length of the course. ☊ length ☊
He was disgusted at the length of time he had to wait. ☊ length ☊
Size of pension depends partly on length of service with the company. ☊ length ☊
The guide contains details of no less than 115 hiking routes. ☊ no less than... ☊
No explanation was offered, still less an apology. ☊ even/much/still less ☊
Our first lesson on Tuesdays is French. ☊ lesson ☊
The accident taught me a lesson I'll never forget. ☊ lesson ☊
to let sb into the house ☊ let ☊
I'll give you a key so that you can let yourself in. ☊ let ☊
She was let off with a warning. ☊ let sb off (with sth) ☊
You will be notified by letter. ☊ letter ☊
Archaeologists found pottery in the lowest level of the site. ☊ level ☊
The tables are not on a level (= the same height). ☊ level ☊
Discussions are currently being held at national level. ☊ level ☊
a high level of achievement ☊ level ☊
I refuse to sink to their level (= behave as badly as them). ☊ level ☊
a relatively low/high level of crime ☊ level ☊
low/high pollution levels ☊ level ☊
Are these pictures level? ☊ level ☊
a public/reference/university, etc. library ☊ library ☊
Is there a licence fee? ☊ licence ☊
We first met in 2006, no, I tell a lie, it was 2007. ☊ I tell a lie ☊
How do you find life in Japan? ☊ life ☊
articles about the love lives of the stars ☊ life ☊
He became very weak towards the end of his life. ☊ life ☊
Brenda took up tennis late in life. ☊ life ☊
The International Stock Exchange started life as a London coffee shop. ☊ life ☊
marine/pond life ☊ life ☊
My father died last year—I wish I could bring him back to life. ☊ life ☊
In spring the countryside bursts into life. ☊ life ☊
I lifted the lid of the box and peered in. ☊ lift ☊
lift (up): Her eyebrows lifted. 'Apologize? Why?' ☊ lift ☊
Could I have a lift into town? ☊ lift ☊
Keep going—the lights (= traffic lights) are green. ☊ light ☊
Check your car before you drive to make sure that your lights are working. ☊ light ☊
Bring it into the light so I can see it. ☊ light ☊
The knife gleamed as it caught the light (= as the light shone on it). ☊ light ☊
We all needed a little light relief at the end of a long day (= something amusing or entertaining that comes after sth serious or boring). ☊ light ☊
light traffic ☊ light ☊
The forecast is for light showers. ☊ light ☊
Trading on the stock exchange was light today. ☊ light ☊
light summer clothes ☊ light ☊
It gets light at about 5 o'clock. ☊ light ☊
What's it like studying in Spain? ☊ like ☊
I, like everyone else, had read these stories in the press. ☊ like ☊
Which tie do you like best? ☊ like ☊
How did you like Japan (= did you find it pleasant)? ☊ like ☊
like doing sth: She's never liked swimming. ☊ like ☊
like to do sth: At weekends I like to sleep late. ☊ like ☊
How can they afford it? That's what I'd like to know. ☊ like ☊
If you like, we could go out this evening. ☊ if you like ☊
likely (that...): It's more than likely that the thieves don't know how much it is worth. ☊ likely ☊
His arrogance knew (= had) no limits. ☊ limit ☊
Violent crime is not limited to big cities. ☊ limit sth to sb/sth ☊
This animal's intelligence is very limited. ☊ limited ☊
Be careful to stay out of the line of fire (= the direction sb is shooting in). ☊ line ☊
Your bill includes line rental. ☊ line ☊
He hung the towels out on the line (= clothes line). ☊ line ☊
Look at line 5 of the text. ☊ line ☊
They were stuck in a line of traffic. ☊ line ☊
a beautiful sports car with sleek lines ☊ line ☊
We want to cut across lines of race, sex and religion. ☊ line ☊
There is a fine line between showing interest in what someone is doing and interfering in it. ☊ line ☊
link (between A and B): Social customs provide a vital link between generations. ☊ link ☊
a high-speed rail link ☊ link ☊
To visit similar websites to this one, click on the links at the bottom of the page. ☊ link ☊
link A and B (together): When computers are networked, they are linked together so that information can be transferred between them. ☊ link ☊
Her novel shot to the top of the best-seller list. ☊ list ☊
Why won't you listen to reason? ☊ listen ☊
Students have little or no choice in the matter. ☊ little ☊
She seemed a little afraid of going inside. ☊ little ☊
When did Handel live? ☊ live ☊
She needs to find somewhere to live. ☊ live ☊
live coverage of the World Cup ☊ live ☊
A lorry shed its load (= accidentally dropped its load) on the motorway. ☊ load ☊
load sth (into sth): She loaded film into the camera. ☊ load ☊
load sth/sb (into/onto sth): Sacks were being loaded onto the truck. ☊ load ☊
a local newspaper (= one that gives local news) ☊ local ☊
The gates are locked at 6 o'clock. ☊ lock ☊
Don't forget to lock up at night. ☊ lock up, lock sth up ☊
She turned the key in the lock. ☊ lock ☊
a long-sleeved shirt ☊ long ☊
He stared at them for the longest time (= for a very long time) before answering. ☊ long ☊
How long is the course? ☊ long ☊
How long is the River Nile? ☊ long ☊
The report is only three pages long. ☊ long ☊
Stay as long as you like. ☊ long ☊
The party went on long into the night. ☊ long ☊
I won't be long (= I'll return, be ready, etc. soon). ☊ long ☊
How long have you been waiting? ☊ long ☊
So long as there is a demand for these drugs, the financial incentive for drug dealers will be there. ☊ as/so long as ☊
look (at sth): Look at the time! We're going to be late. ☊ look ☊
Don't look now, but there's someone staring at you! ☊ look ☊
I haven't had time to look at (= read) the papers yet. ☊ look at sth ☊
Don't worry about me—I can look after myself (= I don't need any help). ☊ look after yourself/sb/sth ☊
Passers-by simply looked on as he was attacked. ☊ look on ☊
They looked on his behaviour with contempt. ☊ look on sb/sth with sth ☊
She looked up from her book as I entered the room. ☊ look up (from sth) ☊
Looks can be deceptive. ☊ look ☊
Here, have a look at this. ☊ look ☊
Make sure you get a good look at their faces. ☊ look ☊
a loose shirt ☊ loose ☊
During the night, somebody had cut the boat loose from its moorings. ☊ loose ☊
He lost his nerve at the last minute. ☊ lose ☊
At that moment he lost his balance and fell. ☊ lose ☊
I want to report the loss of a package. ☊ loss ☊
'How many do you need?' 'A lot.' ☊ lot ☊
I saw a lot of her (= I saw her often) last summer. ☊ lot ☊
I play tennis quite a lot (= often) in the summer. ☊ lot ☊
I like most sports but tennis is my first love. ☊ love ☊
If you love each other, why not get married? ☊ love ☊
You've got yourself into a lovely mess, haven't you? ☊ lovely ☊
Training was given a very low priority. ☊ low ☊
temperatures in the low 20s (= no higher than 21-23°) ☊ low ☊
flying at low altitude ☊ low ☊
She dared not trust to luck that nobody would see her. ☊ luck ☊
Mark is one of the lucky ones—he at least has somewhere to sleep. ☊ lucky ☊
Machines have replaced human labour in many industries. ☊ machine ☊
How does this machine work? ☊ machine ☊
Just put those clothes in the machine (= the washing machine). ☊ machine ☊
The new machines (= computers) will be shipped next month. ☊ machine ☊
'I'm going to buy some new clothes.' 'Well, don't go mad (= spend more than is sensible).' ☊ mad ☊
a magazine article/interview ☊ magazine ☊
Her designer clothes were from the pages of a glossy fashion magazine. ☊ magazine ☊
Do you believe in magic? ☊ magic ☊
We have our main meal at lunchtime. ☊ main ☊
Plug the transformer into the mains (= the place on a wall where electricity is brought into a room). ☊ main ☊
The shaver will run off batteries or mains. ☊ main ☊
The population almost doubles in summer, mainly because of the jazz festival. ☊ mainly ☊
She would have made an excellent teacher. ☊ make ☊
make sb: He never cleans his room and his mother never tries to make him. ☊ make ☊
Come on! It's time we made a start. ☊ make ☊
She tried to make a good impression on the interviewer. ☊ make ☊
The full story was never made public. ☊ make ☊
She couldn't make herself heard above the noise of the traffic. ☊ make ☊
What makes you say that (= why do you think so)? ☊ make ☊
She makes her own clothes. ☊ make ☊
make sth (out) of sth: What's your shirt made of? ☊ make ☊
These regulations were made to protect children. ☊ make ☊
She has made (= directed or acted in) several movies. ☊ make ☊
He made up some excuse about his daughter being sick. ☊ make sth up ☊
We're making our attic into an extra bedroom. ☊ make sb/sth into sb/sth ☊
A warm and sunny September made up for a miserable wet August. ☊ make up for sth ☊
How can I make up for the way I've treated you? ☊ make up (to sb) for sth ☊
He never really made it as an actor. ☊ make it ☊
The flight leaves in twenty minutes—we'll never make it. ☊ make it ☊
I'm sorry I won't be able to make it (= for example, to a party) on Saturday. ☊ make it ☊
I don't know how I made it through the week. ☊ make it ☊
She never wears make-up. ☊ make-up ☊
male bonding (= the act of forming close friendships between men) ☊ male ☊
Let's meet up again—can you manage next week sometime? ☊ manage ☊
manage with/without sb/sth: How do you manage without a car? ☊ manage ☊
I don't know how she manages on her own with four kids. ☊ manage ☊
I don't know exactly how we'll manage it, but we will, somehow. ☊ manage ☊
How did you manage to persuade him? ☊ manage ☊
a management training course ☊ management ☊
The report blames bad management. ☊ management ☊
He is one of the highest paid management gurus in the world. ☊ management ☊
junior/middle/senior management ☊ management ☊
We don't have very many copies left. ☊ many ☊
How many children do you have? ☊ many ☊
It is now possible to map the different functions of the brain. ☊ map ☊
(+ adv./prep.): Soldiers were marching up and down outside the government buildings. ☊ march ☊
mark sb/sth + adj.: The teacher marked her absent (= made a mark by her name to show that she was absent). ☊ mark ☊
Why have you marked this wrong? ☊ mark ☊
Do not open any mail marked 'Confidential'. ☊ mark ☊
to give sb a high/low mark ☊ mark ☊
I got full marks (= the highest mark possible) in the spelling test. ☊ mark ☊
He was about six feet tall, with no distinguishing marks. ☊ mark ☊
Thursday is market day. ☊ market ☊
the property/job market (= the number and type of houses, jobs, etc. that are available) ☊ market ☊
They have cornered the market in sportswear (= sell the most). ☊ market ☊
They don't believe in marriage. ☊ marriage ☊
Rachel and David are getting married on Saturday. ☊ married ☊
How long have you been married? ☊ married ☊
He never married. ☊ marry ☊
The page was covered with a mass of figures. ☊ mass ☊
Their latest product is aimed at the mass market. ☊ mass ☊
Jo and Ian are a perfect match for each other. ☊ match ☊
They are playing an important match against Liverpool on Saturday. ☊ match ☊
He took all her letters into the yard and put a match to them. ☊ match ☊
The aim of the competition is to match the quote to the person who said it. ☊ match ☊
None of these glasses match (= they are all different). ☊ match ☊
Do foxes ever mate with dogs? ☊ mate ☊
After mating, the female kills the male. ☊ mate ☊
'What material is this dress made of?' 'Cotton.' ☊ material ☊
The company produces its own training material. ☊ material ☊
The teacher saw her as good university material (= good enough to go to university). ☊ material ☊
Just as a matter of interest (= because it is interesting, not because it is important), how much did you pay for it? ☊ matter ☊
What's the matter with you today (= why are you behaving like this)? ☊ matter ☊
They had important matters to discuss. ☊ matter ☊
I wasn't prepared to let the matter drop (= stop discussing it). ☊ matter ☊
I decided to take matters into my own hands (= deal with the situation myself). ☊ matter ☊
The July maximum (= the highest temperature recorded in July) was 30°C. ☊ maximum ☊
What is the absolute maximum you can afford to pay? ☊ maximum ☊
May I come in? ☊ may ☊
Maybe we can meet for lunch next week sometime. ☊ maybe ☊
You're taller than me. ☊ me ☊
Hello, it's me. ☊ me ☊
What time would you like your evening meal? ☊ meal ☊
mean sth: Spending too much now will mean a shortage of cash next year. ☊ mean ☊
mean sb for sth/sb: I was never meant for the army (= did not have the qualities needed to become a soldier). ☊ mean ☊
mean sth: What did she mean by leaving so early (= why did she do it)? ☊ mean ☊
You're meant to (= you are supposed to) pay before you go in. ☊ mean ☊
mean (that)...: I never meant (that) you should come alone. ☊ mean ☊
See what I mean (= I was right and this proves it, doesn't it)? She never agrees to anything I suggest. ☊ mean ☊
Television is an effective means of communication. ☊ means ☊
Is there any means of contacting him? ☊ means ☊
The doctor will see you again next week. Meanwhile, you must rest as much as possible. ☊ meanwhile ☊
measure how much, how long, etc...: A dipstick is used to measure how much oil is left in an engine. ☊ measure ☊
The pond measures about 2 metres across. ☊ measure ☊
Police in riot gear were in attendance as a precautionary measure. ☊ measure ☊
The trial was fully reported in the media. ☊ media ☊
Any event attended by the actor received widespread media coverage. ☊ media ☊
He became a media star for his part in the protests. ☊ media ☊
Chinese herbal medicines ☊ medicine ☊
a man of medium height/build ☊ medium ☊
A T-shirt can be an excellent medium for getting your message across. ☊ medium ☊
The committee meets on Fridays. ☊ meet ☊
meet sb: The Prime Minister met other European leaders for talks. ☊ meet ☊
meet with sb: The President met with senior White House aides. ☊ meet ☊
The President met with senior White House aides. ☊ meet with sb ☊
a meeting of the United Nations Security Council ☊ meeting ☊
How much does it cost to become a member? ☊ member ☊
a founder member of the conservation group ☊ member ☊
It was the worst storm in recent memory. ☊ memory ☊
Do you have a mental picture of what it will look like? ☊ mental ☊
The baby is very mentally alert. ☊ mentally ☊
to ask for/look at the menu ☊ menu ☊
The biggest question is how they got into this mess in the first place. ☊ mess ☊
That's another fine mess you've got us into. ☊ mess ☊
'What a mess!' she said, surveying the scene after the party. ☊ mess ☊
We've had an urgent message saying that your father's ill. ☊ message ☊
Jenny's not here at the moment. Can I take a message? ☊ message ☊
I've been trying to get you all day—don't you ever listen to your messages? ☊ message ☊
a film with a strong religious message ☊ message ☊
The train arrives at midday. ☊ midday ☊
a lake with an island in the middle ☊ middle ☊
The phone rang in the middle of the night. ☊ middle ☊
I should have finished by the middle of the week. ☊ middle ☊
They had to leave at midnight. ☊ midnight ☊
on the stroke of midnight/shortly after midnight ☊ midnight ☊
He said he might come tomorrow. ☊ might ☊
I thought we might go to the zoo on Saturday. ☊ might ☊
military training/intelligence ☊ military ☊
a military coup ☊ military ☊
The military was/were called in to deal with the riot. ☊ military ☊
He made his millions (= all his money) on currency deals. ☊ million ☊
Keep your mind on your work! ☊ mind ☊
a creative/evil/suspicious mind ☊ mind ☊
His mind is as sharp as ever. ☊ mind ☊
I've no idea how her mind works! ☊ mind ☊
insights into the criminal mind ☊ mind ☊
When discussing influential modern artists, three names immediately come to mind. ☊ come/spring to mind ☊
You'll never persuade him to stay—his mind's made up (= he has definitely decided to go). ☊ make up your mind, make your mind up ☊
mind sth: Mind (= Don't fall on) that step! ☊ mind ☊
mind how, where, etc...: Mind how you go! (= often used when you say goodbye to sb) ☊ mind ☊
mind (that)...: Mind you don't cut yourself—that knife's very sharp. ☊ mind ☊
mind how, what, etc...: She never minded how hot it was. ☊ mind ☊
Have you broken it? Never mind, we can buy another one. ☊ never mind ☊
This isn't where I intended to take you—but never mind, it's just as good. ☊ never mind ☊
As an absolute minimum, you should spend two hours in the evening studying. ☊ minimum ☊
the Minister of Education ☊ minister ☊
a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers ☊ minister ☊
senior ministers in the Cabinet ☊ minister ☊
At that very minute, Tom walked in. ☊ minute ☊
Hang on a minute—I'll just get my coat. ☊ minute ☊
Just minutes into the second half of the game Robinson scored his second goal. ☊ minute ☊
Hurry up! He'll be back any minute now. ☊ (at) any minute (now) ☊
Don't miss next week's issue! ☊ miss ☊
miss (sb/sth): How many goals has he missed this season? ☊ miss ☊
She threw a plate at him and only narrowly missed. ☊ miss ☊
I'll just read through the form again to make sure I haven't missed anything out. ☊ miss sb/sth out ☊
I never found the missing piece. ☊ missing ☊
He was reported missing, presumed dead. ☊ missing ☊
Fill in the missing words in this text. ☊ missing ☊
What is missing from the production is any sense of emotional commitment. ☊ missing ☊
We've worked together for years but never mixed socially. ☊ mix ☊
mix sth for sb: Why don't you mix a cocktail for our guests? ☊ mix ☊
mix sb sth: Why don't you mix our guests a cocktail? ☊ mix ☊
Children and fireworks don't mix. ☊ mix ☊
a mixed marriage (= between two people of different races or religions) ☊ mixed ☊
Add the eggs to the mixture and beat well. ☊ mixture ☊
Please make sure all mobile phones are switched off during the performance. ☊ mobile phone ☊
The architect had produced a scale model of the proposed shopping complex. ☊ model ☊
We're busy at the moment (= now). ☊ moment ☊
From that moment on, she never felt really well again. ☊ moment ☊
Have I caught you at a bad moment? ☊ moment ☊
Hurry up! He'll be back any moment now. ☊ (at) any moment (now) ☊
Are you busy next Monday? ☊ Monday ☊
We'll discuss this at Monday's meeting. ☊ Monday ☊
On Monday(s) (= Every Monday) I do yoga. ☊ Monday ☊
I always do yoga on a Monday. ☊ Monday ☊
He was born on a Monday. ☊ Monday ☊
I went to Paris on Thursday, and came back the following Monday. ☊ Monday ☊
We'll meet on Monday. ☊ Monday ☊
'When did the accident happen?' 'It was the Monday (= the Monday of the week we are talking about).' ☊ Monday ☊
How much money is there in my account? ☊ money ☊
We'll need to raise more money (= collect or borrow it) next year. ☊ money ☊
We're moving house next month. ☊ month ☊
By the light of the moon I could just make out shapes and outlines. ☊ moon ☊
a moral issue/dilemma/question ☊ moral ☊
traditional moral values ☊ moral ☊
a decline in moral standards ☊ moral ☊
moral philosophy ☊ moral ☊
a deeply religious man with a highly developed moral sense ☊ moral ☊
The newspapers were full of moral outrage at the weakness of other countries. ☊ moral ☊
moral responsibility/duty ☊ moral ☊
Governments have at least a moral obligation to answer these questions. ☊ moral ☊
The job was to call on all her diplomatic skills and moral courage (= the courage to do what you think is right). ☊ moral ☊
He led a very moral life. ☊ moral ☊
a very moral person ☊ moral ☊
to act morally ☊ morally ☊
morally right/wrong/justified/unacceptable ☊ morally ☊
He felt morally responsible for the accident. ☊ morally ☊
a course for more advanced students ☊ more ☊
They left for Spain early this morning. ☊ morning ☊
See you tomorrow morning. ☊ morning ☊
I prefer coffee in the morning. ☊ morning ☊
Our group meets on Friday mornings. ☊ morning ☊
We got the news on the morning of the wedding. ☊ morning ☊
He died in the early hours of Sunday morning. ☊ morning ☊
I'll give you a call in the morning. ☊ in the morning ☊
It must have happened at about five o'clock in the morning. ☊ in the morning ☊
The director has the most to lose. ☊ most ☊
We're mostly out on Sundays. ☊ mostly ☊
The creature was foaming at the mouth. ☊ mouth ☊
move sb to sth: Grown men were moved to tears at the horrific scenes. ☊ move ☊
We moved house last week. ☊ move ☊
You can hardly move in this pub on Saturdays (= because it is so crowded). ☊ move ☊
Our new neighbours moved in yesterday. ☊ move in, move into sth ☊
the women's/peace movement ☊ movement ☊
the Romantic movement (= for example in literature) ☊ movement ☊
a mass movement for change ☊ movement ☊
Loose clothing gives you greater freedom of movement. ☊ movement ☊
enemy troop movements ☊ movement ☊
the mass movement of herds of wildebeest ☊ movement ☊
a famous movie director/star ☊ movie ☊
The documentary opens tomorrow in movie theaters nationwide. ☊ movie theater ☊
I'll say this much for him—he never leaves a piece of work unfinished. ☊ this much ☊
a museum of modern art ☊ museum ☊
a science museum ☊ museum ☊
The music was still open on the piano (= the paper or book with the musical notes on it). ☊ music ☊
All visitors must report to reception. ☊ must ☊
Cars must not park in front of the entrance (= it is not allowed). ☊ must ☊
I cut myself on a knife. ☊ myself ☊
It's a complete mystery to me why they chose him. ☊ mystery ☊
Mystery surrounds her disappearance. ☊ mystery ☊
She hammered the nail in. ☊ nail ☊
national and local newspapers ☊ national ☊
a national airline/museum/theatre ☊ national ☊
He's a natural leader. ☊ natural ☊
to die of natural causes (= not by violence, but normally, of old age) ☊ natural ☊
The clothes are available in warm natural colours. ☊ natural ☊
man-made substances not found in nature ☊ nature ☊
nature conservation ☊ nature ☊
Her illness was Nature's way of telling her to do less. ☊ nature ☊
Share prices are near their record high of last year. ☊ near ☊
neatly folded clothes ☊ neatly ☊
The box fitted neatly into the drawer. ☊ neatly ☊
The more expensive articles are not necessarily better. ☊ not necessarily ☊
She has the qualities necessary to be a successful teacher. ☊ necessary ☊
He tied a scarf around his neck. ☊ neck ☊
He broke his neck in the fall. ☊ neck ☊
This shirt needs to be washed. ☊ need ☊
need doing sth: This shirt needs washing. ☊ need ☊
need (for sth): There is an urgent need for qualified teachers. ☊ need ☊
need (for sb/sth) to do sth: There is no need for you to get up early tomorrow. ☊ need ☊
to meet children's special educational needs ☊ need ☊
Our next-door neighbours are very noisy. ☊ neighbour ☊
They produced two reports, neither of which contained any useful suggestions. ☊ neither ☊
'Which do you like?' 'Neither. I think they're both ugly.' ☊ neither ☊
nerve cells ☊ nerve ☊
By the end of the meal her nerves were completely frayed. ☊ nerve ☊
sparrows building a nest of twigs and dry grass ☊ nest ☊
a mosquito net (= used to protect you from mosquitoes ) ☊ net ☊
You never help me. ☊ never ☊
He has never been abroad. ☊ never ☊
'Would you vote for him?' 'Never.' ☊ never ☊
'I work for a company called Orion Technology.' 'Never heard of them.' ☊ never ☊
Never in all my life have I seen such a horrible thing. ☊ never ☊
Never ever tell anyone your password. ☊ never ☊
I never knew (= didn't know until now) you had a twin sister. ☊ never ☊
I never realized just how easy it is. ☊ never ☊
Someone might find out, and that would never do (= that is not acceptable). ☊ never ☊
He never so much as smiled (= did not smile even once). ☊ never ☊
'I told my boss exactly what I thought of her.' 'You never did!' (= 'Surely you didn't!') ☊ never ☊
'You took my bike.' 'No, I never.' ☊ never ☊
Never fear (= Do not worry), everything will be all right. ☊ never ☊
The old system had its flaws, but nevertheless it was preferable to the new one. ☊ nevertheless ☊
new potatoes (= ones dug from the soil early in the season) ☊ new ☊
I am new to the town. ☊ new ☊
the discovery of a new star ☊ new ☊
When do you start your new job? ☊ new ☊
a newly created job ☊ newly ☊
Any news on the deal? ☊ news ☊
a news story/item/report ☊ news ☊
a daily/weekly newspaper ☊ newspaper ☊
a local/national newspaper ☊ newspaper ☊
an online newspaper ☊ newspaper ☊
a newspaper article ☊ newspaper ☊
I read about it in the newspaper. ☊ newspaper ☊
a newspaper cutting ☊ newspaper ☊
She works for the local newspaper (= the company that produces it). ☊ newspaper ☊
newspaper proprietors ☊ newspaper ☊
The nicest thing about her is that she never criticizes us. ☊ nice ☊
nice (to do sth): Nice to meet you! (= a friendly greeting when you meet sb for the first time) ☊ nice ☊
We all had the flu last week—it wasn't very nice. ☊ nice ☊
It's nice to know that somebody appreciates what I do. ☊ nice ☊
The room was nicely furnished. ☊ nicely ☊
If you ask her nicely she might say yes. ☊ nicely ☊
These animals only come out at night. ☊ night ☊
They sleep by day and hunt by night. ☊ night ☊
The accident happened on Friday night. ☊ night ☊
on the night of 10 January/January 10 ☊ night ☊
Did you hear the storm last night? ☊ night ☊
You're welcome to stay the night here. ☊ night ☊
What is he doing calling at this time of night? ☊ night ☊
Let's go out on Saturday night. ☊ night ☊
She doesn't like to walk home late at night. ☊ night ☊
I'm working late tomorrow night. ☊ night ☊
No! Don't touch it! It's hot. ☊ no ☊
No student is to leave the room. ☊ no ☊
She rose from being a nobody to become a superstar. ☊ nobody ☊
We had to shout above the noise of the traffic. ☊ noise ☊
noisy children/traffic/crowds ☊ noisy ☊
a noisy protest (= when people shout) ☊ noisy ☊
The engine is very noisy at high speed. ☊ noisy ☊
They are a small but noisy pressure group (= they try to attract attention to their ideas by frequent discussion and argument). ☊ noisy ☊
a noisy classroom ☊ noisy ☊
The streets were very noisy throughout the night. ☊ noisy ☊
The children were playing noisily upstairs. ☊ noisily ☊
Reports that he has resigned are nonsense. ☊ nonsense ☊
The new teacher won't stand for any nonsense. ☊ nonsense ☊
He wasn't there on Monday. Nor on Tuesday, for that matter. ☊ nor ☊
quite/perfectly (= completely) normal ☊ normal ☊
It is normal practice to inform somebody if you want to leave early. ☊ normal ☊
Which way is north? ☊ north ☊
The shares had already been trading north of £30. ☊ north ☊
He blew his nose (= cleared it by blowing strongly into a handkerchief ). ☊ nose ☊
He warned me not to be late. ☊ not ☊
high/low notes ☊ note ☊
We only exchange notes and traveller's cheques. ☊ note ☊
The sleeve notes include a short biography of the performers on this recording. ☊ note ☊
note (that)...: Please note (that) the office will be closed on Monday. ☊ note ☊
note how, where, etc...: Note how these animals sometimes walk with their tails up in the air. ☊ note ☊
It cost us nothing to go in. ☊ nothing ☊
He's five foot nothing (= exactly five feet tall). ☊ nothing ☊
We did nothing at the weekend. ☊ nothing ☊
That has nothing to do with what we're discussing. ☊ be/have nothing to do with sb/sth ☊
You must give one month's notice. ☊ notice ☊
Prices may be altered without notice. ☊ notice ☊
The bar is closed until further notice (= until you are told that it is open again). ☊ notice ☊
You are welcome to come and stay as long as you give us plenty of notice. ☊ notice ☊
There was a notice on the board saying the class had been cancelled. ☊ notice ☊
A public notice about the planned development was pinned to the wall. ☊ notice ☊
a notice saying 'Keep off the Grass' ☊ notice ☊
Don't take any notice of what you read in the papers. ☊ notice ☊
It was Susan who brought the problem to my notice (= told me about it). ☊ notice ☊
Normally, the letter would not have come to my notice (= I would not have known about it). ☊ notice ☊
It will not have escaped your notice that there have been some major changes in the company. ☊ notice ☊
She wears those strange clothes just to get herself noticed. ☊ notice ☊
notice sb/sth: The first thing I noticed about the room was the smell. ☊ notice ☊
notice (that)...: I couldn't help noticing (that) she was wearing a wig. ☊ notice ☊
notice how, what, etc...: Did you notice how Rachel kept looking at her watch? ☊ notice ☊
notice sb/sth do sth: I noticed them come in. ☊ notice ☊
notice sb/sth doing sth: I didn't notice him leaving. ☊ notice ☊
noticeable that...: It was noticeable that none of the family were present. ☊ noticeable ☊
We discussed it all morning but got nowhere. ☊ get/go nowhere, get sb nowhere ☊
I could give you any number of (= a lot of) reasons for not going. ☊ number ☊
Sheer weight of numbers (= the large number of soldiers) secured them the victory. ☊ number ☊
a high/low number ☊ number ☊
The object is to educate people about road safety. ☊ object ☊
an objective analysis/assessment/report ☊ objective ☊
The suspect is being kept under observation (= watched closely by the police). ☊ observation ☊
He began by making a few general observations about the report. ☊ observation ☊
observe sb/sth: Have you observed any changes lately? ☊ observe ☊
observe sb/sth do sth: The police observed a man enter the bank. ☊ observe ☊
observe sb/sth doing sth: They observed him entering the bank. ☊ observe ☊
observe how, what, etc...: They observed how the parts of the machine fitted together. ☊ observe ☊
I finally managed to obtain a copy of the report. ☊ obtain ☊
Further details can be obtained by writing to the above address. ☊ obtain ☊
To obtain the overall score, add up the totals in each column. ☊ obtain ☊
'I didn't realise it was a formal occasion.' 'Obviously!' (= I can see by the way you are dressed) ☊ obviously ☊
on this/that occasion ☊ occasion ☊
On one occasion, she called me in the middle of the night. ☊ occasion ☊
He used the occasion to announce further tax cuts. ☊ occasion ☊
He was presented with the watch on the occasion of his retirement. ☊ occasion ☊
It should have been an occasion for rejoicing, but she could not feel any real joy. ☊ occasion ☊
How much memory does the program occupy? ☊ occupy ☊
People were swimming in the ocean despite the hurricane warning. ☊ ocean ☊
at/after/before eleven o'clock ☊ o'clock ☊
oddly coloured clothes ☊ oddly ☊
the role of the teacher ☊ of ☊
the most famous of all the stars ☊ of ☊
at a quarter of eleven tonight (= 10.45 p.m.) ☊ of ☊
Think of a number, any number. ☊ of ☊
to be proud of sth ☊ of ☊
He's had his beard shaved off. ☊ off ☊
Take your coat off. ☊ off ☊
Make sure the TV is off. ☊ off ☊
I've got three days off next week. ☊ off ☊
How many days did you take off? ☊ off ☊
All shirts have/are 10% off. ☊ off ☊
We can't be any worse off than we are already. ☊ be better/worse off (doing sth) ☊
an island off the coast of Spain ☊ off ☊
New legislation makes it an offence to carry guns. ☊ offence ☊
She pleaded guilty to five traffic offenses. ☊ offense ☊
offer sb sth: They decided to offer Jo the job. ☊ offer ☊
How long has he been in office? ☊ office ☊
The present government took office in 2009. ☊ office ☊
Come into my office. ☊ office ☊
He made an official visit to Tokyo in March. ☊ official ☊
An official inquiry has been launched into the cause of the accident. ☊ official ☊
The official opening is planned for October. ☊ official ☊
a senior official in the State Department ☊ official ☊
His success depended, as so often happens, on things entirely outside his control. ☊ often ☊
'I saw Ben yesterday.' 'Oh yes, how is he?' ☊ oh ☊
You can't come tonight? Oh well, see you next week then. ☊ oh ☊
Oh, how wonderful! ☊ oh ☊
'Shall we go for a walk?' 'OK.' ☊ OK ☊
He always gives the same old excuses. ☊ old ☊
How old is this building? ☊ old ☊
old-fashioned clothes/styles/methods/equipment ☊ old-fashioned ☊
He had been hit on the head. ☊ on ☊
Hang your coat on that hook. ☊ on ☊
He came on Sunday. ☊ on ☊
We meet on Tuesdays. ☊ on ☊
on May the first/the first of May ☊ on ☊
on the evening of May the first ☊ on ☊
on your birthday ☊ on ☊
Please report to reception on arrival. ☊ on ☊
to be on the committee/staff/jury/panel ☊ on ☊
Whose side are you on (= which of two or more different views do you support)? ☊ on ☊
He lived on a diet of junk food. ☊ on ☊
From then on he never trusted her again. ☊ on ☊
Put your coat on. ☊ on ☊
Make sure the lid is on. ☊ on ☊
There was a war on at the time. ☊ on ☊
I don't think we've got anything on this weekend. ☊ on ☊
We didn't know how we would cope once the money had gone. ☊ once ☊
How about those ones over there? ☊ one ☊
one to do sth: She was never one to criticize. ☊ one ☊
You only have to look at her to see she doesn't eat enough. ☊ only ☊
Children are admitted only if accompanied by an adult. ☊ only ☊
I only hope that she never finds out. ☊ only ☊
Kasparov had left his bishop open (= not protected, in a game of chess ). ☊ open ☊
What options are open to us? ☊ open ☊
Is the museum open on Sundays? ☊ open ☊
The new store will be open in the spring. ☊ open ☊
an open wound (= with no skin covering it) ☊ open ☊
Her coat was open. ☊ open ☊
The door flew open and the children rushed in. ☊ open ☊
Troops opened fire on (= started shooting) the crowds. ☊ open ☊
What time does the bank open? ☊ open ☊
The new hospital opens on July 1st. ☊ open ☊
When does the play open? ☊ open ☊
When did the country open its borders? ☊ open ☊
The road will be opened again in a few hours after police have cleared it. ☊ open ☊
The door opened and Alan walked in. ☊ open ☊
We could see the stars through an opening in the roof. ☊ opening ☊
The men in prison would never cry openly (= so that other people could see). ☊ openly ☊
What skills are needed to operate this machinery? ☊ operate ☊
Regular servicing guarantees the smooth operation of the engine. ☊ operation ☊
This is the perfect opportunity to make a new start. ☊ opportunity ☊
opportunity (for sth/for doing sth): There was no opportunity for further discussion. ☊ opportunity ☊
He is rude to me at every opportunity (= whenever possible). ☊ opportunity ☊
He threw all those that opposed him into prison. ☊ oppose ☊
the leader of the Opposition ☊ opposition ☊
the Opposition spokesman on education ☊ opposition ☊
I had no option but to (= I had to) ask him to leave. ☊ option ☊
I'm under orders not to let anyone in. ☊ order ☊
Dogs can be trained to obey orders. ☊ order ☊
Some teachers find it difficult to keep their classes in order. ☊ order ☊
Get your ideas into some sort of order before beginning to write. ☊ order ☊
The report studies the organization of labour within the company. ☊ organization ☊
We do not fully understand how the brain is organized. ☊ organize ☊
an organized body of workers ☊ organized ☊
organized religion (= traditional religion followed by large numbers of people who obey a fixed set of rules) ☊ organized ☊
the product of a highly original mind ☊ original ☊
The original manuscript has been lost. ☊ original ☊
This painting is a copy; the original is in Madrid. ☊ original ☊
Mr Harris and Mrs Bate and three other teachers were there. ☊ other ☊
Are there any other questions? ☊ other ☊
He crashed into a car coming the other way. ☊ other ☊
I don't know any French people other than you. ☊ other than ☊
We're going away in June but other than that I'll be here all summer. ☊ other than ☊
I saw Jack the other day. ☊ the other day/morning/evening/week ☊
Our main export is rice. ☊ our ☊
Let's go out this evening (= for example to a restaurant or club). ☊ out ☊
They'll be out (= of prison) on bail in no time. ☊ out ☊
Brown goes on to the semi-finals but Lee is out. ☊ out ☊
When does her new book come out? ☊ out ☊
Nobody spoke out in his defence. ☊ out ☊
outdoor clothing/activities ☊ outdoor ☊
The seeds may be sown outdoors in the spring. ☊ outdoors ☊
We outlined our proposals to the committee. ☊ outline ☊
This is a brief outline of the events. ☊ outline ☊
You should draw up a plan or outline for the essay. ☊ outline ☊
The book describes in outline the main findings of the research. ☊ outline ☊
an outline agreement/proposal ☊ outline ☊
At last we could see the dim outline of an island. ☊ outline ☊
an outline map/sketch ☊ outline ☊
She drew the figures in outline. ☊ outline ☊
I didn't go into the temple—I only saw it from the outside. ☊ outside ☊
Hand over the money! ☊ over ☊
He wore an overcoat over his suit. ☊ over ☊
She has editorial control over what is included. ☊ over ☊
We'll discuss it over lunch. ☊ over ☊
The company will invest $1.6m overall in new equipment. ☊ overall ☊
owe sb sth for sth: How much do I owe you for the groceries? ☊ owe ☊
He wants to come into the business on his own terms. ☊ own ☊
She makes all her own clothes. ☊ own ☊
Does anyone own this coat? It was left in a classroom. ☊ own ☊
Why don't you just own up and hope she forgives you? ☊ own up (to sth/to doing sth) ☊
He's now the proud owner of a cottage in Wales. ☊ owner ☊
Would the owner of the black Mercedes parked in front of the gates please report to reception. ☊ owner ☊
Pack wet shoes with newspaper to help them dry. ☊ pack ☊
The paintings were carefully packed in newspaper. ☊ pack ☊
I haven't packed yet. ☊ pack ☊
He packed a few things into a bag. ☊ pack ☊
a pack of cigarettes/gum ☊ pack ☊
Check the list of ingredients on the side of the package. ☊ package ☊
Attractive packaging can help to sell products. ☊ packaging ☊
the sports/financial pages of the newspaper ☊ page ☊
I never meant to cause her pain. ☊ pain ☊
He took a painful blow on the shoulder. ☊ painful ☊
Paint the shed with weather-resistant paint. ☊ paint ☊
Her hobbies include music and painting. ☊ painting ☊
pale with fear ☊ pale ☊
pots and pans ☊ pan ☊
a large stainless steel pan ☊ pan ☊
a pan of boiling water ☊ pan ☊
a panel discussion ☊ panel ☊
His desk was covered with books and papers. ☊ paper ☊
a local/national paper ☊ paper ☊
a daily/evening/Sunday paper ☊ paper ☊
I read about it in the paper. ☊ paper ☊
Have you seen today's paper? ☊ paper ☊
The papers (= newspapers in general) soon got hold of the story. ☊ paper ☊
Experience is more important for this job than paper qualifications (= that exist on paper, but may not have any real value). ☊ paper ☊
We went for a walk in the park. ☊ park ☊
The issue was debated in Parliament. ☊ parliament ☊
an Act of Parliament ☊ parliament ☊
to be elected to Parliament ☊ parliament ☊
The final part will be shown next Sunday evening. ☊ part ☊
We spent part of the time in the museum. ☊ part ☊
to take part in a discussion/demonstration/fight/celebration ☊ take part (in sth) ☊
How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games? ☊ take part (in sth) ☊
Is there a particular type of book he enjoys? ☊ particular ☊
Traffic is bad, particularly in the city centre. ☊ particularly ☊
a junior/senior partner ☊ partner ☊
to be in/to go into partnership ☊ partnership ☊
She belongs to the Labour Party. ☊ party ☊
the party leader/manifesto/policy ☊ party ☊
They waited for the storm to pass. ☊ pass ☊
We grew more anxious with every passing day. ☊ pass ☊
How did you pass the evening? ☊ pass ☊
pass (to sb): Why do they keep passing back to the goalie? ☊ pass ☊
pass sb/sth: to pass a barrier/sentry/checkpoint ☊ pass ☊
She passed me in the street without even saying hello. ☊ pass ☊
His mother passed away last year. ☊ pass away ☊
Can you pass these pictures around for everyone to look at, please? ☊ pass sth around/round ☊
I passed your message on to my mother. ☊ pass sth on (to sb) ☊
We were passing through, so we thought we'd come and say hello. ☊ pass through... ☊
He makes only a passing reference to the theory in his book (= it is not the main subject of his book). ☊ passing ☊
The time for discussion is past. ☊ past ☊
We arrived at two o'clock and left at ten past (= ten minutes past two). ☊ past ☊
He threw himself into the path of an oncoming vehicle. ☊ path ☊
a shirt with a floral pattern ☊ pattern ☊
Pausing only to pull on a sweater, he ran out of the house. ☊ pause ☊
My company pays well (= pays high salaries). ☊ pay ☊
The director paid tribute to all she had done for the charity. ☊ pay ☊
I'll pay you back next week. ☊ pay sb back (sth), pay sth back (to sb) ☊
Did he ever pay you back that $100 he owes you? ☊ pay sb back (sth), pay sth back (to sb) ☊
What method of payment do you prefer? ☊ payment ☊
The negotiators are trying to make peace between the warring factions. ☊ peace ☊
the peace movement (= that tries to prevent war by protesting, persuading politicians, etc.) ☊ peace ☊
He never felt really at peace with himself. ☊ peace ☊
They were charged with disturbing the peace (= behaving in a noisy and violent way). ☊ peace ☊
people of different religions living in peaceful coexistence ☊ peaceful ☊
Traffic reaches its peak between 8 and 9 in the morning. ☊ peak ☊
She's at the peak of her career. ☊ peak ☊
the peaks and troughs of married life ☊ peak ☊
Membership of the club has fallen from a peak of 600 people in 2006. ☊ peak ☊
The climbers made camp halfway up the peak. ☊ peak ☊
We've pencilled in a meeting for Tuesday afternoon. ☊ pencil sth/sb in ☊
Shall I pencil you in for Friday? (= for a meeting) ☊ pencil sth/sb in ☊
These garments are intended for professional sports people. ☊ people ☊
It is often stated that we use only 10 per cent of our brain. ☊ per cent ☊
in perfect condition ☊ perfect ☊
a perfect set of teeth ☊ perfect ☊
Well I'm sorry—but nobody's perfect (= used when sb has criticized you). ☊ perfect ☊
She speaks perfect English. ☊ perfect ☊
a perfect copy/fit/match ☊ perfect ☊
What perfect timing! ☊ perfect ☊
a perfect example of the painter's early style ☊ perfect ☊
the perfect crime (= one in which the criminal is never discovered) ☊ perfect ☊
The weather was perfect. ☊ perfect ☊
It was a perfect day for a picnic. ☊ perfect ☊
She's the perfect candidate for the job. ☊ perfect ☊
'Will 2.30 be OK for you?' 'Perfect, thanks.' ☊ perfect ☊
'Do you understand?' 'Perfectly.' ☊ perfectly ☊
They're perfectly within their rights to ask to see the report. ☊ perfectly ☊
The TV works perfectly now. ☊ perfectly ☊
It fits perfectly. ☊ perfectly ☊
This operation has never been performed in this country. ☊ perform ☊
to perform somersaults/magic tricks ☊ perform ☊
to perform on the flute ☊ perform ☊
high-performance (= very powerful) cars ☊ performance ☊
'Are you going to come?' 'Perhaps. I'll see how I feel.' ☊ perhaps ☊
Perhaps it would be better if you came back tomorrow. ☊ perhaps ☊
a period of consultation/mourning/uncertainty ☊ period ☊
The aim is to reduce traffic at peak periods. ☊ period ☊
Which period of history would you most like to have lived in? ☊ period ☊
No official permission has been given for the event to take place. ☊ permission ☊
I'll come tomorrow, weather permitting (= if the weather is fine). ☊ permit ☊
permit sth: The password permits access to all files on the hard disk. ☊ permit ☊
The length of the report does not permit a detailed discussion of the problems. ☊ permit ☊
permit sb/sth to do sth: Cash machines permit you to withdraw money at any time. ☊ permit ☊
What sort of person would do a thing like that? ☊ person ☊
A certain person (= somebody that I do not wish to name) told me about it. ☊ person ☊
This vehicle is licensed to carry 4 persons. (= in a notice) ☊ person ☊
This insurance policy covers you against personal injury or death. ☊ personal ☊
I try not to let work interfere with my personal life. ☊ personal ☊
Use stencils to add a few personal touches to walls and furniture. ☊ personal ☊
There are likely to be tensions and personality clashes in any social group. ☊ personality ☊
People's clothes are often an expression of their personality. ☊ personality ☊
We need someone with lots of personality to head the project. ☊ personality ☊
a TV/sports personality ☊ personality ☊
He's no longer personally involved in the day-to-day running of the company. ☊ personally ☊
Have you had any dealings with any of the suspects, either personally or professionally? ☊ personally ☊
persuade sb/yourself that...: It will be difficult to persuade them that there's no other choice. ☊ persuade ☊
moral philosophy ☊ philosophy ☊
a professor of philosophy ☊ philosophy ☊
His photograph appeared in the local paper. ☊ photograph ☊
Her hobbies include hiking and photography. ☊ photography ☊
Is there any physical evidence to suggest that a crime has been committed? ☊ physical ☊
They were physically prevented from entering the building. ☊ physically ☊
It's physically impossible to finish by the end of the week. ☊ physically ☊
a piano teacher/lesson ☊ piano ☊
pick sth + adv./prep.: She picked bits of fluff from his sweater. ☊ pick ☊
pick sth: to pick your nose (= put your finger inside your nose to remove dried mucus ) ☊ pick ☊
I picked up my coat from the cleaners. ☊ pick sth up ☊
From newspaper reports a picture emerges of a country barely under control. ☊ picture ☊
The TV report painted a much rosier picture of the employment situation than research shows to be the case. ☊ picture ☊
a piece of clothing/furniture/luggage ☊ piece ☊
He's worried the business will fall to pieces without him. ☊ fall to pieces ☊
a pile of books/clothes/bricks ☊ pile ☊
The clothes were piled high on the chair. ☊ pile ☊
pile sth up: Snow was piled up against the door. ☊ pile ☊
pile A with B: The sofa was piled high with cushions. ☊ pile ☊
pile B in(to) A: She piled everything into her suitcase. ☊ pile ☊
Work always piles up at the end of the year. ☊ pile up ☊
She pinned the badge onto her jacket. ☊ pin ☊
A message had been pinned to the noticeboard. ☊ pin ☊
Insulation may reduce the danger of pipes bursting in winter. ☊ pipe ☊
pipe tobacco ☊ pipe ☊
A basic sense of rhythm and pitch is essential in a music teacher. ☊ pitch ☊
What about dinner at my place? ☊ place ☊
Is there a place on the form to put your address? ☊ place ☊
The receiver had already clicked into place. ☊ in place ☊
How long has the import ban been in place? ☊ in place ☊
The film festival takes place in October. ☊ take place ☊
We may never discover what took place that night. ☊ take place ☊
We placed an advertisement for a cleaner in the local paper. ☊ place ☊
Great emphasis is placed on education. ☊ place ☊
They place a high value on punctuality. ☊ place ☊
covers in plain or printed cotton ☊ plain ☊
a plan of the museum ☊ plan ☊
plan (to do sth): The government has announced plans to create one million new training places. ☊ plan ☊
plan sth: We're planning a trip to France in the spring—are you interested? ☊ plan ☊
plan how, what, etc...: I've been planning how I'm going to spend the day. ☊ plan ☊
the planet Earth/Venus/Mars ☊ planet ☊
to plant and harvest rice ☊ plant ☊
The tanks were mainly constructed of steel plates. ☊ plate ☊
She had a metal plate inserted in her arm. ☊ plate ☊
The train drew into the platform. ☊ platform ☊
play (sth): to play the piano/violin/flute, etc. ☊ play ☊
For some reason this CD won't play. ☊ play ☊
play sb: France are playing Wales tomorrow. ☊ play ☊
play against sb: France are playing against Wales on Saturday. ☊ play ☊
to put on (= perform) a play ☊ play ☊
I am pleased to inform you that the book you ordered has arrived. ☊ pleased ☊
plot sth: Military officers were suspected of plotting a coup. ☊ plot ☊
I've got too much on at work. Plus my father is not well. ☊ plus ☊
The appointment is at 3 p.m. ☊ p.m. ☊
a coat pocket ☊ pocket ☊
the point of a pencil/knife/pin ☊ point ☊
The climber was at/on the point of death when they found him. ☊ point ☊
What's the point of all this violence? ☊ point ☊
'There won't be anywhere to park.' 'Oh, that's a (good) point.' (= I had not thought of that) ☊ point ☊
She made several interesting points in the article. ☊ point ☊
He pointed the gun at her head. ☊ point ☊
A hundred camera lenses were being pointed at her. ☊ point ☊
point (at/to/towards sb/sth): 'What's your name?' he asked, pointing at the child with his pen. ☊ point ☊
'That's my mother,' she said, pointing at a photo on the wall. ☊ point ☊
He pointed to the spot where the house used to stand. ☊ point ☊
I'll point him out to you next time he comes in. ☊ point sb/sth out (to sb) ☊
How did he die? Was it poison? ☊ poison ☊
Hundreds of police in riot gear struggled to control the violence. ☊ police ☊
The government has called on newspapers to police themselves. ☊ police ☊
the present government's policy on education ☊ policy ☊
polish (sth): Polish shoes regularly to protect the leather. ☊ polish ☊
She polished the apple on her sleeve. ☊ polish ☊
I don't know how to make polite conversation. ☊ polite ☊
The performance was greeted with polite applause. ☊ polite ☊
a political debate/party/leader ☊ political ☊
He's thinking of going into politics (= trying to become a Member of Parliament, Congress, etc.) ☊ politics ☊
I don't want to get involved in office politics. ☊ politics ☊
She's a good teacher but a poor manager. ☊ poor ☊
Why don't you pop in (= visit us) for a drink next time you're in the area? ☊ pop ☊
I'm not very popular with my parents (= they are annoyed with me) at the moment. ☊ popular ☊
'Our dog got into the neighbour's garden again!' 'You'll be popular.' ☊ popular ☊
the popular press ☊ popular ☊
Muslims make up 55% of the population. ☊ population ☊
port of entry (= a place where people or goods can enter a country) ☊ port ☊
The gang entered the building posing as workmen. ☊ pose ☊
He held a senior position in a large company. ☊ position ☊
Wealth and position (= high social status) were not important to her. ☊ position ☊
the party's position on education reforms ☊ position ☊
Where would be the best position for the lights? ☊ position ☊
The hotel stands in an elevated position looking out over the lake. ☊ position ☊
to make a positive contribution to a discussion ☊ positive ☊
The report ended on a positive note. ☊ positive ☊
The manuscript is just one of the treasures in their possession. ☊ possession ☊
Please make sure you have all your possessions with you when leaving the plane. ☊ possession ☊
It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that we'll all meet again one day. ☊ possibility ☊
Use public transport whenever possible (= when you can). ☊ possible ☊
It's just not physically possible to finish all this by the end of the week. ☊ possible ☊
With the possible exception of the Beatles, no other band has become so successful so quickly. ☊ possible ☊
How could you possibly think that I had anything to do with it! ☊ possibly ☊
We will be creating 15 new posts next year. ☊ post ☊
The company has been unable to fill the post. ☊ post ☊
I'll put the information in the post to you tomorrow. ☊ post ☊
Is it OK if I post the cheque to you next week? ☊ post ☊
post sb sth: Is it OK if I post you the cheque next week? ☊ post ☊
pots and pans ☊ pot ☊
I've spent £25 on food today. ☊ pound ☊
Pour the sauce over the pasta. ☊ pour ☊
She poured boiling water down the sink. ☊ pour ☊
Light poured in. ☊ pour ☊
Letters of complaint continue to pour in. ☊ pour ☊
power (to do sth): The Secretary of State has the power to approve the proposals. ☊ power ☊
Police in riot gear used their powers under the Public Order Act to move on 300 protesters. ☊ power ☊
one of the most powerful directors in Hollywood ☊ powerful ☊
I traded my computer in for a more powerful model. ☊ powerful ☊
Cool, loose-fitting clothes are practical in a hot climate. ☊ practical ☊
conversation practice ☊ practice ☊
She's determined to put her new ideas into practice. ☊ practice ☊
Prisoners have legal rights, but in practice these rights are not always respected. ☊ in practice ☊
The team is practicing for their big game on Friday. ☊ practice ☊
They practiced the dance until it was perfect. ☊ practice ☊
practise doing sth: Practise reversing the car into the garage. ☊ practise ☊
Do you still practise your religion? ☊ practise ☊
His teachers are full of praise for the progress he's making. ☊ praise ☊
His latest movie has won high praise from the critics. ☊ praise ☊
They always sing his praises (= praise him very highly). ☊ praise ☊
They were praised by police for reporting the theft. ☊ praise ☊
praise sb/sth as sth: Critics praised the work as highly original. ☊ praise ☊
We believe in the power of prayer. ☊ prayer ☊
We were just talking about her when, at that precise moment, she walked in. ☊ precise ☊
It's not clear precisely how the accident happened. ☊ precisely ☊
predict sth: a reliable method of predicting earthquakes ☊ predict ☊
This figure is predicted to rise to one billion by the year 2015. ☊ predict ☊
I was pregnant with our third child at the time. ☊ pregnant ☊
These premises are regularly checked by security guards. ☊ premises ☊
No athlete would dream of entering a big race without adequate preparation. ☊ preparation ☊
prepare sth/sb: to prepare a report ☊ prepare ☊
The college prepares students for a career in business. ☊ prepare ☊
prepare yourself to do sth: The troops prepared themselves to go into battle. ☊ prepare ☊
How much are you prepared to pay? ☊ prepared ☊
We do not have any more information at the present time. ☊ present ☊
Most fathers wish to be present at the birth of their child. ☊ present ☊
The press presents this as a kind of victory. ☊ present ☊
The article presents these proposals as misguided. ☊ present ☊
present sth (to sb): The committee will present its final report to Parliament in June. ☊ present ☊
Are you presenting a paper at the conference? ☊ present ☊
present sth to sb: The sword was presented by the family to the museum. ☊ present ☊
The Mayor will make the presentation (= hand over the gift) herself. ☊ presentation ☊
Members will be admitted on presentation of a membership card. ☊ presentation ☊
Improving the product's presentation (= the way it is wrapped, advertised, etc.) should increase sales. ☊ presentation ☊
He was anxious to preserve his reputation. ☊ preserve ☊
Efforts to preserve the peace have failed. ☊ preserve ☊
preserve sth/sb: a perfectly preserved 14th century house ☊ preserve ☊
Is he really 60? He's remarkably well preserved. ☊ preserve ☊
preserve sth + adj.: This vase has been preserved intact. ☊ preserve ☊
olives preserved in brine ☊ preserve ☊
Wax polish preserves wood and leather. ☊ preserve ☊
The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction. ☊ preserve ☊
President Obama is due to visit the country next month. ☊ president ☊
Do you have any comment, Mr President? ☊ president ☊
the local/national/foreign press ☊ press ☊
the popular/tabloid press (= smaller newspapers with a lot of pictures and stories of famous people) ☊ press ☊
The story was reported in the press and on television. ☊ press ☊
the music/sporting press (= newspapers and magazines about music/sport) ☊ press ☊
Unlike the American, the British press operates on a national scale. ☊ press ☊
the freedom of the Press/press freedom (= the freedom to report any events and express opinions) ☊ press ☊
The event is bound to attract wide press coverage (= it will be written about in many newspapers). ☊ press ☊
According to French press reports, three people have been killed. ☊ press ☊
The Press was/were not allowed to attend the trial. ☊ press ☊
She has been harassed by the press, who desperately need a story. ☊ press ☊
press sth/sb/yourself against sth: She pressed her face against the window. ☊ press ☊
press sth to sth: He pressed a handkerchief to his nose. ☊ press ☊
(+ adv./prep.): Press here to open. ☊ press ☊
She pressed down hard on the gas pedal. ☊ press ☊
How can anyone enjoy the pressures of city life? ☊ pressure ☊
A band of high/low pressure is moving across the country. ☊ pressure ☊
The barriers gave way under the pressure of the crowd. ☊ pressure ☊
The director is under increasing pressure to resign. ☊ under pressure ☊
I'm tired of having to pretend all the time. ☊ pretend ☊
Of course I was wrong; it would be hypocritical to pretend otherwise. ☊ pretend ☊
pretty clothes ☊ pretty ☊
to charge a high/reasonable/low price for sth ☊ price ☊
Can you give me a price for the work (= tell me how much you will charge)? ☊ price ☊
How much are these? They don't have a price on them. ☊ price ☊
It's amazing how much computers have come down in price over the past few years. ☊ price ☊
price (of sth): Criticism is part of the price of leadership. ☊ price ☊
price (for sth/for doing sth): Loneliness is a high price to pay for independence in your old age. ☊ price ☊
Being recognized wherever you go is the price you pay for being famous. ☊ price ☊
Pride would not allow him to accept the money. ☊ pride ☊
Her pride was hurt. ☊ pride ☊
Losing his job was a real blow to his pride. ☊ pride ☊
It's time to swallow your pride (= hide your feelings of pride) and ask for your job back. ☊ pride ☊
The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride. ☊ pride ☊
He felt a glow of pride as people stopped to admire his garden. ☊ pride ☊
pride (in sth): I take (a) pride in my work. ☊ pride ☊
pride (in doing sth): We take great pride in offering the best service in town. ☊ pride ☊
I looked with pride at what I had achieved. ☊ pride ☊
Success in sport is a source of national pride. ☊ pride ☊
a parish priest ☊ priest ☊
The report is primarily concerned with aircraft safety. ☊ primarily ☊
The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English. ☊ primary ☊
primary teachers ☊ primary ☊
He has high moral principles. ☊ principle ☊
He doesn't invest in the arms industry on principle. ☊ principle ☊
the principles and practice of writing reports ☊ principle ☊
Discussing all these details will get us nowhere; we must get back to first principles (= the most basic rules). ☊ principle ☊
the principle that free education should be available for all children ☊ principle ☊
The photo was printed in all the national newspapers. ☊ print ☊
The magazine was sued for printing a libellous article about her family. ☊ print ☊
I'm printing a copy of the document for you. ☊ print ☊
Click on the icon when you want to print. ☊ print ☊
How many copies shall I print out? ☊ print sth off/out ☊
How many sets of prints would you like? ☊ print ☊
Please give us prior notice if you need an evening meal. ☊ prior ☊
a high/low priority ☊ priority ☊
Education is a top priority. ☊ priority ☊
Financial security was high on his list of priorities. ☊ priority ☊
Ten prison officers and three inmates needed hospital treatment following the riot. ☊ prison ☊
She is afraid to go out and has become a virtual prisoner in her own home. ☊ prisoner ☊
Senior defence officials held private talks. ☊ private ☊
Their children were educated privately. ☊ privately ☊
Is there somewhere we can discuss this in private? ☊ in private ☊
She was awarded the Nobel Peace prize. ☊ prize ☊
maintenance procedures ☊ procedure ☊
The procedure for logging on to the network usually involves a password. ☊ procedure ☊
to begin the difficult process of reforming the education system ☊ process ☊
the ageing process ☊ process ☊
Most of the food we buy is processed in some way. ☊ process ☊
A phone call to the manager produced the result she wanted. ☊ produce ☊
The drug produces a feeling of excitement. ☊ produce ☊
She produced a delicious meal out of a few leftovers. ☊ produce ☊
These shrubs produce bright red berries. ☊ produce ☊
Our cat produced kittens last week. ☊ produce ☊
Her duty was to produce an heir to the throne. ☊ produce ☊
investment in product development ☊ product ☊
The new model will be in production by the end of the year. ☊ production ☊
Production of the new aircraft will start next year. ☊ production ☊
to enter/go into/join a profession ☊ profession ☊
Professor (Ann) Williams ☊ professor ☊
a chemistry professor ☊ professor ☊
to be appointed Professor of French at Cambridge ☊ professor ☊
He was made (a) professor at the age of 40. ☊ professor ☊
The sale generated record profits. ☊ profit ☊
Load the program into the computer. ☊ program ☊
an intense training program ☊ program ☊
program sth (to do sth): The computer is programmed to warn users before information is deleted. ☊ program ☊
What's the programme for (= what are we going to do) tomorrow? ☊ programme ☊
Did you see that programme on India last night? ☊ programme ☊
Which programme do you want to watch? ☊ programme ☊
a training programme for new staff ☊ programme ☊
The final section of road is programmed for completion next month. ☊ programme ☊
They asked for a progress report on the project. ☊ progress ☊
The line of traffic progressed slowly through the town. ☊ progress ☊
The next edition of the book is projected for publication in March. ☊ project ☊
a campaign to promote awareness of environmental issues ☊ promote ☊
Her job is mainly concerned with sales and promotion. ☊ promotion ☊
Prompt payment of the invoice would be appreciated. ☊ prompt ☊
proof that...: There is no proof that the knife belonged to her. ☊ proof ☊
We should have had a proper discussion before voting. ☊ proper ☊
When are you going to get a proper job? ☊ proper ☊
How much money do we need to do the job properly? ☊ properly ☊
You acted perfectly properly in approaching me first. ☊ properly ☊
When will these kids learn to behave properly? ☊ properly ☊
Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface. ☊ proportion ☊
A higher proportion of Americans go on to higher education than is the case in Britain. ☊ proportion ☊
propose doing sth: How do you propose getting home? ☊ propose ☊
prospect (of sth/of doing sth): The prospect of becoming a father filled him with alarm. ☊ prospect ☊
protect sb/sth/yourself (against/from sth): Troops have been sent to protect aid workers against attack. ☊ protect ☊
They huddled together to protect themselves from the wind. ☊ protect ☊
Our aim is to protect the jobs of our members. ☊ protect ☊
Each company is fighting to protect its own commercial interests. ☊ protect ☊
protect (against/from sth): a paint that helps protect against rust ☊ protect ☊
a protected area/species ☊ protect ☊
The plant is protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act. ☊ protect ☊
Wear clothes that provide adequate protection against the wind and rain. ☊ protection ☊
He asked to be put under police protection. ☊ protection ☊
the conservation and protection of the environment ☊ protection ☊
data protection laws ☊ protection ☊
They wore the charm as a protection against evil spirits. ☊ protection ☊
They were a proud and independent people. ☊ proud ☊
Don't be too proud to ask for help. ☊ proud ☊
She was too proud to admit she could be wrong. ☊ proud ☊
proud parents ☊ proud ☊
the proud owner of a new car ☊ proud ☊
proud of sb/sth/yourself: Your achievements are something to be proud of. ☊ proud ☊
He was proud of himself for not giving up. ☊ proud ☊
proud to be/have sth: I feel very proud to be a part of the team. ☊ proud ☊
proud that...: She was proud that her daughter had so much talent. ☊ proud ☊
This is the proudest moment of my life. ☊ proud ☊
It was a proud day in the nation's history ☊ proud ☊
The car had been his proudest possession. ☊ proud ☊
She proudly displayed her prize. ☊ proudly ☊
prove what, how, etc...: This just proves what I have been saying for some time. ☊ prove ☊
The report was not expected to provide any answers. ☊ provide ☊
Details of the government report have not yet been made public. ☊ public ☊
She entered public life (= started a job in which she became known to the public) at the age of 25. ☊ public ☊
The painting will be put on public display next week. ☊ public ☊
a public education system ☊ public ☊
Why would the closure of hospitals be in the public interest (= useful to ordinary people)? ☊ public ☊
The public has/have a right to know what is contained in the report. ☊ public ☊
They never argue in public. ☊ in public ☊
The newspaper continues to defend its publication of the photographs. ☊ publication ☊
There has been a lot of advance publicity for her new film. ☊ publicity ☊
a publicity campaign ☊ publicity ☊
The first edition was published in 2007. ☊ publish ☊
He works for a company that publishes reference books. ☊ publish ☊
Pictures of the suspect were published in all the daily papers. ☊ publish ☊
The report will be published on the Internet. ☊ publish ☊
University teachers are under pressure to publish. ☊ publish ☊
pull sth/yourself + adv./prep.: The dog snapped at her and she quickly pulled back her hand. ☊ pull ☊
He pulled a gun on me (= took out a gun and aimed it at me). ☊ pull ☊
He pulled on his sweater. ☊ pull ☊
The police car signalled to us to pull in. ☊ pull in (to sth) ☊
He pulled up at the traffic lights. ☊ pull up ☊
The tides depend on the pull of the moon. ☊ pull ☊
He was punching the air in triumph. ☊ punch ☊
punch sb/sth in/on sth: She punched him on the nose. ☊ punch ☊
a punch in the face ☊ punch ☊
Hill threw a punch at the police officer. ☊ punch ☊
He shot out his right arm and landed a punch on Lorrimer's nose. ☊ punch ☊
How many pupils does the school have? ☊ pupil ☊
If you are not satisfied with your purchase we will give you a full refund. ☊ purchase ☊
Please ensure that you purchase your ticket in advance. ☊ purchase ☊
Victory was purchased (= achieved) at too great a price. ☊ purchase ☊
These reports are pure speculation (= there is no evidence that they are true). ☊ pure ☊
The air was sweet and pure. ☊ pure ☊
These shirts are 100% pure cotton. ☊ pure ☊
The building is used for religious purposes. ☊ purpose ☊
She left the theatre, hotly pursued by the press. ☊ pursue ☊
Police pursued the car at high speed. ☊ pursue ☊
The music teacher really pushes her pupils. ☊ push ☊
push sb (into sth/into doing sth): My teacher pushed me into entering the competition. ☊ push ☊
This development could push the country into recession. ☊ push ☊
Push hard when I tell you to. ☊ push ☊
push at sth: She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge. ☊ push ☊
She pushed her face towards him. ☊ push ☊
The push for reform started in 2007. ☊ push ☊
The firm has begun a major push into the European market. ☊ push ☊
The meat was—how shall I put it?—a little overdone. ☊ put ☊
She had never tried to put this feeling into words. ☊ put ☊
Can you help me put this letter into good English, please? ☊ put ☊
I was put in charge of the office. ☊ put ☊
The incident put her in a bad mood. ☊ put ☊
Put yourself in my position. What would you have done? ☊ put ☊
I tried to put the matter into perspective. ☊ put ☊
Don't go putting yourself at risk. ☊ put ☊
It was time to put their suggestion into practice. ☊ put ☊
Friday at 11? I'll put it in my diary. ☊ put ☊
We had to put new locks on all the doors. ☊ put ☊
Did you put sugar in my coffee? ☊ put ☊
He put his fist through a glass door. ☊ put ☊
Her family put her into a nursing home. ☊ put ☊
to put up a building/fence/memorial/tent ☊ put sth up ☊
to put up a notice ☊ put sth up ☊
Hurry up! Put your coat on! ☊ put sth on ☊
Put that knife down before you hurt somebody! ☊ put sth down ☊
The meeting has been put back to next week. ☊ put sth back ☊
I think we can put together a very strong case for the defence. ☊ put sth together ☊
I don't know how she puts up with him. ☊ put up with sb/sth ☊
academic/educational/professional/vocational qualifications ☊ qualification ☊
a qualified accountant/teacher, etc. ☊ qualified ☊
to be highly/suitably/fully qualified ☊ qualified ☊
How long does it take to qualify? ☊ qualify ☊
goods of a high quality ☊ quality ☊
high-quality goods ☊ quality ☊
to have leadership qualities ☊ quality ☊
She has all the qualities of a good teacher. ☊ quality ☊
Cut the apple into quarters. ☊ quarter ☊
The question is, how much are they going to pay you? ☊ question ☊
I hope the police don't ask any awkward questions. ☊ question ☊
Which route is better remains an open question (= it is not decided). ☊ question ☊
The future of public transport is not in question. ☊ in question ☊
There was no question of his/him cancelling the trip so near the departure date. ☊ there is/was no question of (sth happening/sb doing sth) ☊
Over half of those questioned said they rarely took any exercise. ☊ question ☊
question sth: I just accepted what he told me. I never thought to question it. ☊ question ☊
'Be quiet,' said the teacher. ☊ quiet ☊
Business is usually quieter at this time of year. ☊ quiet ☊
quite delicious/amazing/empty/perfect ☊ quite ☊
'I'm sorry to be so difficult.' 'That's quite all right.' ☊ quite ☊
quote (sb) (as doing sth): The President was quoted in the press as saying that he disagreed with the decision. ☊ quote ☊
'It will all be gone tomorrow.' 'Can I quote you on that? ' ☊ quote ☊
She raced through the work in no time at all. ☊ race ☊
She'll be racing for the senior team next year. ☊ race ☊
to hear a gale warning on/over the ship's radio ☊ radio ☊
She leaned on the ship's rail and gazed out to sea. ☊ rail ☊
This town got a lot bigger when the railroad came in the 1860s. ☊ railroad ☊
There will be rain in all parts tomorrow. ☊ rain ☊
Rain is forecast for the weekend. ☊ rain ☊
raise sb/sth as sth: raise sb/sth + noun: They raised her (as) a Catholic. ☊ raise ☊
We need to raise public awareness of the issue. ☊ raise ☊
How can we raise standards in schools? ☊ raise ☊
I've never heard him even raise his voice (= speak louder because he was angry). ☊ raise ☊
He raised a hand in greeting. ☊ raise ☊
Somehow we managed to raise her to her feet. ☊ raise ☊
She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank. ☊ rank ☊
officers of junior/senior rank ☊ rank ☊
a campaign to attract more women into the military ranks ☊ rank ☊
She is currently the highest ranked player in the world. ☊ rank ☊
rank sb/sth as sth: Voters regularly rank education as being more important than defence. ☊ rank ☊
At the height of her career she ranked second in the world. ☊ rank ☊
Health and education rank highly with voters. ☊ rank ☊
The guard fired four shots in rapid succession. ☊ rapid ☊
It was a rare (= very great) honour to be made a fellow of the college. ☊ rare ☊
You will rarely, if ever, have to wait longer than an hour. ☊ rarely ☊
The number of reported crimes is increasing at an alarming rate. ☊ rate ☊
At the rate you work, you'll never finish! ☊ rate ☊
a high/low/rising rate of unemployment ☊ rate ☊
a high success/failure rate ☊ rate ☊
rate sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): The university is highly rated for its research. ☊ rate ☊
rate sb/sth + adj.: Voters continue to rate education high on their list of priorities. ☊ rate ☊
+ adj.: I'm afraid our needs do not rate very high with this administration. ☊ rate ☊
a top-rated programme ☊ rate ☊
Why didn't you ask for help, rather than trying to do it on your own? ☊ rather than ☊
reach sth + adv./prep.: He reached out his hand to touch her. ☊ reach ☊
You never know how he is going to react. ☊ react ☊
read sth: Don't believe everything you read in the papers. ☊ read ☊
read sth: to read a book/a magazine/the newspaper ☊ read ☊
an avid reader of science fiction ☊ reader ☊
The report makes for interesting reading (= it is interesting to read) ☊ reading ☊
The article is not exactly light reading (= it is not easy to read). ☊ reading ☊
My hobbies include reading and painting. ☊ reading ☊
The new building should be ready by 2015. ☊ ready ☊
This accident could have produced a real tragedy. ☊ real ☊
She never had any real friends at school. ☊ real ☊
The growth of violent crime is a very real problem. ☊ real ☊
We try to make these training courses as realistic as possible. ☊ realistic ☊
They seemed to have the perfect marriage but the reality was very different. ☊ reality ☊
In reality, human beings and dinosaurs never lived on earth at the same time. ☊ in reality ☊
She never realized her ambition of becoming a professional singer. ☊ realize ☊
realize how, what, etc...: I don't think you realize how important this is to her. ☊ realize ☊
'We're going to Japan next month.' 'Oh, really?' ☊ really ☊
A trailer was attached to the rear of the truck. ☊ rear ☊
A high gate blocks the only entrance to the rear. ☊ rear ☊
the rear entrance of the building ☊ rear ☊
reason (why...): I'd like to know the reason why you're so late. ☊ reason ☊
Give me one good reason why I should help you. ☊ reason ☊
For some reason (= one that I don't know or don't understand) we all have to come in early tomorrow. ☊ reason ☊
'Why do you want to know?' 'No reason ' (= I do not want to say why). ☊ reason ☊
'Why did she do that?' 'She must have her reasons ' (= secret reasons which she does not want to tell). ☊ reason ☊
reason (why...): There is no reason why we should agree to this. ☊ reason ☊
Why can't they see reason? ☊ reason ☊
Any reasonable person would have done exactly as you did. ☊ reasonable ☊
You must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the information that you provide is correct. ☊ reasonable ☊
It seems a perfectly reasonable request to make. ☊ reasonable ☊
We tried to discuss the matter calmly and reasonably. ☊ reasonably ☊
recall that...: He recalled that she always came home late on Wednesdays. ☊ recall ☊
recall what, when, etc...: Can you recall exactly what happened? ☊ recall ☊
+ speech: 'It was on a Thursday in March,' he recalled. ☊ recall ☊
receive sth from sb: We received a warm welcome from our hosts. ☊ receive ☊
Delegates gave him a warm reception as he called for more spending on education. ☊ reception ☊
He'll be famous one day. What do you reckon (= do you agree)? ☊ reckon ☊
'They'll never find out.' 'You reckon? ' (= I think you may be wrong about that) ☊ reckon ☊
The government granted full diplomatic recognition to the republics. ☊ recognition ☊
recognize sb/sth: I recognized him as soon as he came in the room. ☊ recognize ☊
recognize how, what, etc...: Nobody recognized how urgent the situation was. ☊ recognize ☊
be recognized to be/have sth: He is recognized to be their natural leader. ☊ recognize ☊
The hotel's new restaurant comes highly recommended (= a lot of people have praised it). ☊ recommend ☊
recommend sth: The report recommended a 10% pay increase. ☊ recommend ☊
it is recommended that...: It is strongly recommended that the machines should be checked every year. ☊ recommend ☊
recommend how, what, etc...: Can you recommend how much we should charge? ☊ recommend ☊
The report criticizes the government's record on housing. ☊ record ☊
Unemployment has reached a record high (= the highest level ever). ☊ record ☊
record how, what, etc...: His job is to record how politicians vote on major issues. ☊ record ☊
record that...: She recorded in her diary that they crossed the Equator on 15 June. ☊ record ☊
it is recorded that...: It is recorded that, by the year 630, four hundred monks were attached to the monastery. ☊ record ☊
the recording of financial transactions ☊ recording ☊
The lights (= traffic lights) changed to red before I could get across. ☊ red ☊
the reds and browns of the woods in the fall (= of the leaves) ☊ red ☊
The traffic lights were on red. ☊ red ☊
The report recommends further reductions in air and noise emissions. ☊ reduction ☊
The star refers to items which are intended for the advanced learner. ☊ refer to sb/sth ☊
You may refer to your notes if you want. ☊ refer to sb/sth ☊
to refer to a dictionary ☊ refer to sb/sth ☊
Her mother never referred to him again. ☊ refer to sb/sth (as sth) ☊
There is a list of references at the end of each chapter. ☊ reference ☊
We will take up references after the interview. ☊ reference ☊
Keep the list of numbers near the phone for easy reference. ☊ reference ☊
I wrote down the name of the hotel for future reference (= because it might be useful in the future). ☊ reference ☊
The library contains many popular works of reference (= reference books). ☊ reference ☊
The book is full of references to growing up in India. ☊ reference ☊
She made no reference to her illness but only to her future plans. ☊ reference ☊
With reference to your letter of July 22... ☊ in/with reference to ☊
When the sun's rays hit the earth, a lot of the heat is reflected back into space. ☊ reflect ☊
Our newspaper aims to reflect the views of the local community. ☊ reflect ☊
reflect how, what, etc...: She reflected how different it could have been. ☊ reflect ☊
the reform of the educational system ☊ reform ☊
reforms in education ☊ reform ☊
a blunt/flat/curt refusal ☊ refusal ☊
refusal to do sth: His refusal to discuss the matter is very annoying. ☊ refusal ☊
refuse to do sth: He flatly refused to discuss the matter. ☊ refuse ☊
The judge refused her application for bail. ☊ refuse ☊
She would never refuse her kids anything. ☊ refuse ☊
regard sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): Her work is very highly regarded. ☊ regard ☊
regard sb/sth/yourself as sth: Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and immoral. ☊ regard ☊
She is widely regarded as the current leader's natural successor. ☊ regard ☊
He held her in high regard (= had a good opinion of her). ☊ regard ☊
regional councils/elections/newspapers ☊ regional ☊
a parish register (= of births, marriages and deaths) ☊ register ☊
Could you sign the hotel register please, sir? ☊ register ☊
The teacher called the register (= checked who was present at school). ☊ register ☊
regret what, how, etc...: I deeply regret what I said. ☊ regret ☊
regret sth: The airline regrets any inconvenience. ☊ regret ☊
regret to do sth: We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful. ☊ regret ☊
I just want to buy a regular white shirt—nothing fancy. ☊ regular ☊
Domestic violence is a regular occurrence in some families. ☊ regular ☊
She writes a regular column for a national newspaper. ☊ regular ☊
We meet regularly to discuss the progress of the project. ☊ regularly ☊
Imperfect articles are rejected by our quality control. ☊ reject ☊
relate sth to sb: He related the facts of the case to journalists. ☊ relate ☊
relate how, what, etc...: She related how he had run away from home as a boy. ☊ relate ☊
relate that...: The story relates that an angel appeared and told him to sing. ☊ relate ☊
We shall discuss the problem as it relates to our specific case. ☊ relate to sth/sb ☊
diplomatic/international/foreign relations ☊ relation ☊
teacher-pupil relations ☊ relation ☊
Its brain is small in relation to (= compared with) its body. ☊ relation ☊
an inverse relationship ☊ relationship ☊
It's all relative though, isn't it? We never had any money when I was a kid and $500 was a fortune to us. ☊ relative ☊
Relatively speaking, these jobs provide good salaries. ☊ relatively speaking ☊
relax with sth: When I get home from work I like to relax with the newspaper. ☊ relax ☊
the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere ☊ release ☊
The new software is planned for release in April. ☊ release ☊
The movie goes on general release (= will be widely shown in cinemas/movie theaters) next week. ☊ release ☊
The government has been working to secure the release of the hostages. ☊ release ☊
How relevant is religious education to most children? ☊ relevant ☊
relief from sth: The calm of the countryside came as a welcome relief from the hustle and bustle of city life. ☊ relief ☊
We all breathed a sigh of relief when he left. ☊ relief ☊
Is there always a conflict between science and religion? ☊ religion ☊
the Jewish religion ☊ religion ☊
Christianity, Islam and other world religions ☊ religion ☊
The law states that everyone has the right to practise their own religion. ☊ religion ☊
religious beliefs/faith ☊ religious ☊
religious education (= education about religion) ☊ religious ☊
religious instruction (= instruction in a particular religion) ☊ religious ☊
religious groups ☊ religious ☊
objects which have a religious significance ☊ religious ☊
a religious house (= a monastery or convent ) ☊ religious ☊
His wife is very religious. ☊ religious ☊
As babies, we rely entirely on others for food. ☊ rely on/upon sb/sth ☊
rely to do sth: These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work. ☊ rely on/upon sb/sth ☊
rely doing sth: The industry relies on the price of raw materials remaining low. ☊ rely on/upon sb/sth ☊
You should rely on your own judgement. ☊ rely on/upon sb/sth ☊
rely to do sth: You can rely on me to keep your secret. ☊ rely on/upon sb/sth ☊
He can't be relied on to tell the truth. ☊ rely on/upon sb/sth ☊
It remains true that sport is about competing well, not winning. ☊ remain ☊
Despite threats of strike action, the management remain hopeful that an agreement can be reached. ☊ remain ☊
Only about half of the original workforce remains. ☊ remain ☊
the remains of a Roman fort ☊ remains ☊
remark on/upon sth/sb: The judges remarked on the high standard of entries for the competition. ☊ remark ☊
remark how...: She remarked how tired I was looking. ☊ remark ☊
The two reports are remarkably similar. ☊ remarkably ☊
remember how, what, etc...: Can you remember how much money we spent? ☊ remember ☊
I vaguely remember hearing him come in. ☊ remember ☊
I don't have the remotest idea what you're talking about. ☊ remote ☊
the removal of trade barriers ☊ removal ☊
When are the removal men coming? ☊ removal ☊
Remove the pan from the heat and continue to stir the sauce. ☊ remove ☊
How much rent do you pay for this place? ☊ rent ☊
a high/low/fair rent ☊ rent ☊
Shall we rent a movie this evening? ☊ rent ☊
repeat sth: The rumour has been widely repeated in the press. ☊ repeat ☊
Are you prepared to repeat these allegations in court? ☊ repeat ☊
The victim had been stabbed repeatedly in the chest. ☊ repeatedly ☊
Teachers will never be replaced by computers in the classroom. ☊ replace ☊
I replaced the cup carefully in the saucer. ☊ replace ☊
reply (to sb/sth) (with sth): to reply to a question/an advertisement ☊ reply ☊
He never replied to any of my letters. ☊ reply ☊
We had over 100 replies to our advertisement. ☊ reply ☊
You should report for duty at 9.30 a.m. ☊ report ☊
All visitors must report to the reception desk on arrival. ☊ report ☊
report sth (to sb): Have you reported the accident to the police yet? ☊ report ☊
report sb (to sb) (for sth/for doing sth): She threatened to report him to the authorities for hunting without a licence. ☊ report ☊
He's already been reported twice for arriving late. ☊ report ☊
I'm going to report you if you do that again! ☊ report ☊
report sb/sth + adj.: She has reported her daughter missing. ☊ report ☊
report sth: The stabbing was reported in the local press. ☊ report ☊
it is reported that...: It was reported that several people had been arrested. ☊ report ☊
report that...: The TV news reported that several people had been arrested. ☊ report ☊
report to do sth: She is reported to earn over $10 million a year. ☊ report ☊
report as doing sth: The President is reported as saying that he needs a break. ☊ report ☊
it is reported that...: It was reported that changes were being considered. ☊ report ☊
report sth (to sb): The crash happened seconds after the pilot reported engine trouble. ☊ report ☊
The findings are similar to those reported in previous studies. ☊ report ☊
Call me urgently if you have anything to report. ☊ report ☊
The company is expected to report record profits this year. ☊ report ☊
report (on sth) (to sb): The committee will report on its research next month. ☊ report ☊
report (sb/sth) doing sth: The neighbours reported seeing him leave the building around noon. ☊ report ☊
report sb/sth + adj.: The doctor reported the patient fully recovered. ☊ report ☊
report sb/sth as sth/as doing sth: The house was reported as being in excellent condition. ☊ report ☊
be reported to be/have sth: The house was reported to be in excellent condition. ☊ report ☊
She was reported by the hospital spokesman to be making excellent progress. ☊ report ☊
report (that)...: Employers reported that graduates were deficient in writing and problem-solving skills. ☊ report ☊
report what, how, etc...: She failed to report what had occurred. ☊ report ☊
+ speech: 'The cabin's empty,' he reported back. ☊ report ☊
I don't believe these reports of UFO sightings. ☊ report ☊
There are unconfirmed reports of a shooting in the capital. ☊ report ☊
The committee will publish their report on the health service in a few weeks. ☊ report ☊
a police/medical report ☊ report ☊
Can you give us a progress report? ☊ report ☊
Are these newspaper reports true? ☊ report ☊
And now over to Jim Muir, for a report on the South African election. ☊ report ☊
a weather report ☊ report ☊
The map represents Italy in the 12th century. ☊ represent ☊
The union represents over 200 000 teachers. ☊ represent ☊
Ms Dale is representing the defendant (= is his/her lawyer) in the case. ☊ represent ☊
The committee includes representatives from industry. ☊ representative ☊
Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole? ☊ representative ☊
a representative sample of teachers ☊ representative ☊
It is illegal to reproduce these worksheets without permission from the publisher. ☊ reproduce ☊
The photocopier reproduces colours very well. ☊ reproduce ☊
This material can be reproduced without payment. ☊ reproduce ☊
All illustrations are reproduced by kind permission of the Mercury Gallery. ☊ reproduce ☊
The atmosphere of the novel is successfully reproduced in the movie. ☊ reproduce ☊
Unfortunately, he was never able to reproduce this level of performance in a competition. ☊ reproduce ☊
reproduce itself: cells reproducing themselves (= making new ones) ☊ reproduce ☊
What is the minimum entrance requirement for this course? ☊ requirement ☊
A wealthy benefactor came to their rescue with a generous donation. ☊ rescue ☊
research (into/on sth/sb): He has carried out extensive research into renewable energy sources. ☊ research ☊
research (into/in/on sth): They're researching into ways of improving people's diet. ☊ research ☊
She's in New York researching her new book (= finding facts and information to put in it). ☊ research ☊
research how, what, etc...: We have to research how the product will actually be used. ☊ research ☊
They support the measures without reservation (= completely). ☊ reservation ☊
a wildlife reserve ☊ reserve ☊
resistance to sb/sth: The demonstrators offered little or no resistance to the police. ☊ resistance ☊
In the last resort (= in the end) everyone must decide for themselves. ☊ resort ☊
They felt obliged to resort to violence. ☊ resort to sth ☊
resort doing sth: We may have to resort to using untrained staff. ☊ resort to sth ☊
The database could be used as a teaching resource in colleges. ☊ resource ☊
resource books for teachers ☊ resource ☊
a much loved and highly respected teacher ☊ respect ☊
The new leader has promised to respect the constitution. ☊ respect ☊
respond (to sb/sth) (with sth): She never responded to my letter. ☊ respond ☊
More than fifty people responded to the advertisement. ☊ respond ☊
How did they respond to the news? ☊ respond ☊
You can rely on him to respond to a challenge. ☊ respond ☊
I received an encouraging response to my advertisement. ☊ response ☊
responsibility (for doing sth): They have responsibility for ensuring that the rules are enforced. ☊ responsibility ☊
responsibility (to do sth): It is their responsibility to ensure that the rules are enforced. ☊ responsibility ☊
responsibility (to do sth): I think we have a moral responsibility to help these countries. ☊ responsibility ☊
There are no matches tomorrow, which is a rest day, but the tournament resumes on Monday. ☊ rest ☊
How would you like to spend the rest of the day? ☊ rest ☊
He rested his chin in his hands. ☊ rest ☊
The doctor told me to rest. ☊ rest ☊
He won't rest (= will never be satisfied) until he finds her. ☊ rest ☊
The measures are intended to restore public confidence in the economy. ☊ restore ☊
Order was quickly restored after the riots. ☊ restore ☊
Access to the club is restricted to members only. ☊ restrict ☊
In those days women led fairly restricted lives. ☊ restricted ☊
to allow children only restricted access to the Internet ☊ restricted ☊
The government has agreed to lift restrictions on press freedom. ☊ restriction ☊
a coach who knows how to get results from his players ☊ result ☊
He is retiring next year after 30 years with the company. ☊ retire ☊
This year we have seen the retirements of several senior personnel. ☊ retirement ☊
He returns to this topic later in the report. ☊ return ☊
The doctor may allow her to return to work next week. ☊ return ☊
return (to...) (from...): She's returning to Australia tomorrow after six months in Europe. ☊ return ☊
When did she return home from the trip? ☊ return ☊
We would appreciate the prompt return of books to the library. ☊ return ☊
Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper. ☊ reveal ☊
reveal (that)...: The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of £20 million last year. ☊ reveal ☊
reveal how, what, etc...: Officers could not reveal how he died. ☊ reveal ☊
He reversed around the corner. ☊ reverse ☊
Caution! This truck is reversing. ☊ reverse ☊
reverse sth: Now reverse the car. ☊ reverse ☊
It felt as if we had reversed our roles of parent and child. ☊ reverse ☊
She used to work for me, but our situations are now reversed. ☊ reverse ☊
to reverse a procedure/process/trend ☊ reverse ☊
The government has failed to reverse the economic decline. ☊ reverse ☊
It is sometimes possible to arrest or reverse the disease. ☊ reverse ☊
The Court of Appeal reversed the decision. ☊ reverse ☊
The policy is likely to be reversed if there is a change of government. ☊ reverse ☊
to reverse a judgement ☊ reverse ☊
Writing is reversed in a mirror. ☊ reverse ☊
You should reverse the order of these pages. ☊ reverse ☊
Put the car in/into reverse. ☊ reverse ☊
the government's review of its education policy ☊ review ☊
His parole application is up for review next week. ☊ review ☊
the reviews (page) in the papers ☊ review ☊
good/bad/mixed/rave reviews in the national press ☊ review ☊
The government will review the situation later in the year. ☊ review ☊
The play was reviewed in the national newspapers. ☊ review ☊
The government may need to revise its policy in the light of this report. ☊ revise ☊
a revised edition of a textbook ☊ revise ☊
He made some minor revisions to the report before printing it out. ☊ revision ☊
Their educational policies are due for revision. ☊ revision ☊
a grain of rice ☊ rice ☊
long-/short-grain rice ☊ rice ☊
brown rice (= without its outer covering removed) ☊ rice ☊
ride sth: She had never ridden a horse before. ☊ ride ☊
We managed to get a ride into town when we missed the bus. ☊ ride ☊
Don't be ridiculous! You can't pay £50 for a T-shirt! ☊ ridiculous ☊
Take a right turn at the intersection. ☊ right ☊
His success was down to being in the right place at the right time (= being able to take opportunities when they came). ☊ right ☊
Is it ever right to kill? ☊ right ☊
It seems only right to warn you of the risk. ☊ right ☊
Turn right at the end of the street. ☊ right ☊
The Right in British politics is represented by the Conservative Party. ☊ right ☊
He's on the right of the Labour Party. ☊ right ☊
all rights reserved (= protected or kept for the owners of the book, film/movie, etc.) ☊ right ☊
right (to do sth): You have no right to stop me from going in there. ☊ right ☊
Education is provided by the state as of right (= everyone has a right to it). ☊ right ☊
The school was rightly proud of the excellent exam results. ☊ rightly ☊
He was proud of his beautiful house, and rightly so. ☊ rightly ☊
Rightly or wrongly, many older people are afraid of violence in the streets. ☊ rightly ☊
The next competitor rode into the ring. ☊ ring ☊
ring sb/sth: When is the best time to ring New York? ☊ ring ☊
I'm ringing about your advertisement in the paper. ☊ ring ☊
I'll ask Simon to ring you back when he gets in. ☊ ring back, ring sb back ☊
I'll give you a ring tomorrow. ☊ give sb a ring ☊
The wind is rising—I think there's a storm coming. ☊ rise ☊
risk (that...): There is still a risk that the whole deal will fall through. ☊ risk ☊
Any business venture contains an element of risk. ☊ risk ☊
As with all diseases, certain groups will be more at risk than others. ☊ at risk (from/of sth) ☊
You have no right to take risks with other people's lives. ☊ take a risk, take risks ☊
She was risking her own and her children's health. ☊ risk ☊
He risked all his money on a game of cards. ☊ risk ☊
They were willing to risk everything for their liberty. ☊ risk ☊
risk sth: He risked a glance at her furious face. ☊ risk ☊
It was a difficult decision but we decided to risk it. ☊ risk ☊
a rock band/star ☊ rock ☊
The ship crashed into the infamous Sker Point rocks and broke into three pieces. ☊ rock ☊
the role of the teacher in the classroom ☊ role ☊
In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal (= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work. ☊ role ☊
roll sth up: Roll up your sleeves. ☊ roll ☊
a rolled-up newspaper ☊ roll ☊
The traffic rolled slowly forwards. ☊ roll ☊
roll sth + adv./prep.: Delivery men were rolling barrels across the yard. ☊ roll ☊
roll onto sth: He rolled onto his back. ☊ roll ☊
Why don't you ever give me flowers? I wish you'd be more romantic. ☊ romantic ☊
How can we make room for all the furniture? ☊ room ☊
I'm proud of my Italian roots. ☊ root ☊
I pulled the plant up by (= including) the roots. ☊ root ☊
He's had a really rough time recently (= he's had a lot of problems). ☊ rough ☊
We'll get someone in to do the rough work (= the hard physical work). ☊ rough ☊
We had a rough passage across to the island. ☊ rough ☊
a rough sketch ☊ rough ☊
Trim rough edges with a sharp knife. ☊ rough ☊
'What do you want?' she demanded roughly. ☊ roughly ☊
a T-shirt with a round neck ☊ round ☊
How do you make the wheels go round? ☊ round ☊
They've built a high fence all round to keep intruders out. ☊ round ☊
We've invited the Frasers round this evening. ☊ round ☊
We are trying to get the baby into a routine for feeding and sleeping. ☊ routine ☊
rub at sth: I rubbed at the stain on the cloth. ☊ rub ☊
rub against sth: Animals had been rubbing against the trees. ☊ rub ☊
In some cultures, people traditionally greet each other by rubbing noses. ☊ rub ☊
rub on/against sth: The wheel is rubbing on the mudguard. ☊ rub ☊
She rubbed the lotion into her skin. ☊ rub ☊
a ball made of rubber ☊ rubber ☊
a rubber tree ☊ rubber ☊
Why are you so rude to your mother? ☊ rude ☊
How rude of me not to offer you something to drink! ☊ rude ☊
They brushed rudely past us. ☊ rudely ☊
'What do you want?' she asked rudely. ☊ rudely ☊
He waved her rudely away. ☊ rudely ☊
A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution. ☊ ruin ☊
The bank stepped in to save the company from financial ruin. ☊ ruin ☊
The 1972 act imposed direct rule from Westminster. ☊ rule ☊
She laid down strict rules for her tenants including prompt payment of rent. ☊ rule ☊
The family ruled London's gangland in the sixties. ☊ rule ☊
rumour to be/have sth: He was rumoured to be involved in the crime. ☊ rumour ☊
Bush ran a second time in 2004. ☊ run ☊
The car ran off the road into a ditch. ☊ run ☊
He has no idea how to run a business. ☊ run ☊
Looking at all the accusing faces, she felt a sudden urge to run away. ☊ run away (from sb/...) ☊
Catching sight of her he broke into a run (= started running). ☊ run ☊
the running costs of a car (= for example of fuel, repairs, insurance) ☊ running ☊
rush into sth/into doing sth: We don't want to rush into having a baby. ☊ rush ☊
rush sb into sth/into doing sth: I'm not going to be rushed into anything. ☊ rush ☊
Relief supplies were rushed in. ☊ rush ☊
'I'll let you have the book back tomorrow.' 'There's no rush.' ☊ rush ☊
They got through a sack of potatoes. ☊ sack ☊
Four hundred workers face the sack. ☊ sack ☊
She was sacked for refusing to work on Sundays. ☊ sack ☊
He's a sad case—his wife died last year and he can't seem to manage without her. ☊ sad ☊
It is with great sadness that we report the death of James Banks yesterday. ☊ sadness ☊
a safe subject for discussion ☊ safe ☊
A reward was offered for the animal's safe return. ☊ safe ☊
Nobody is safe from suspicion at the moment. ☊ safe ☊
We have been assured that our jobs are safe (= we are not in danger of losing them). ☊ safe ☊
(+ adv./prep.): to sail into harbour ☊ sail ☊
The sale starts next week. ☊ sale ☊
I bought a coat in the sales. ☊ sale ☊
The new model goes on sale next month. ☊ on sale ☊
an increase in the number of stolen vehicles being offered for sale ☊ for sale ☊
I resigned last Friday and left that same day. ☊ same ☊
The interviews were given to a random sample of students. ☊ sample ☊
The survey covers a representative sample of schools. ☊ sample ☊
a sample survey ☊ sample ☊
satisfied with sb/sth: She's never satisfied with what she's got. ☊ satisfied ☊
The education system must satisfy the needs of all children. ☊ satisfy ☊
She failed to satisfy all the requirements for entry to the college. ☊ satisfy ☊
satisfy sb: Her explanation did not satisfy the teacher. ☊ satisfy ☊
save doing sth: He's grown a beard to save shaving. ☊ save ☊
He put all his savings into buying a boat. ☊ saving ☊
+ speech: The notice said 'Keep Out'. ☊ say ☊
say where, why, etc...: The book doesn't say where he was born. ☊ say ☊
say (what, how, etc...): It's hard to say what caused the accident. ☊ say ☊
'When will it be finished?' 'I couldn't say (= I don't know).' ☊ say ☊
+ speech: 'Hello!' she said. ☊ say ☊
He knew that if he wasn't back by midnight, his parents would have something to say about it (= be angry). ☊ say ☊
say (what, how, etc...): She finds it hard to say what she feels. ☊ say ☊
'That's impossible!' 'So you say (= but I think you may be wrong).' ☊ say ☊
'Why can't I go out now?' 'Because I say so.' ☊ say ☊
If you don't invest in this, you're saying no to a potential fortune. ☊ say no (to sth) ☊
the scales of justice (= represented as the two pans on a balance (5)) ☊ scale ☊
How much does it read on the scale? ☊ scale ☊
On a global scale, 77% of energy is created from fossil fuels. ☊ scale ☊
It was not until morning that the sheer scale of the damage could be seen (= how great it was). ☊ scale ☊
a scare story (= a news report that spreads more anxiety or fear about sth than is necessary) ☊ scare ☊
scared (of sb/sth): He's scared of heights. ☊ scared ☊
scared (to do sth): People are scared to use the buses late at night. ☊ scared ☊
The team's victory produced scenes of joy all over the country. ☊ scene ☊
Italy was the scene of many demonstrations at that time. ☊ scene ☊
Filming began on schedule (= at the planned time). ☊ schedule ☊
One of the scheduled events is a talk on alternative medicine. ☊ schedule ☊
schedule sb/sth to do sth: I'm scheduled to arrive in LA at 5 o'clock. ☊ schedule ☊
a training scheme ☊ scheme ☊
scheme (for doing sth): a local scheme for recycling newspapers ☊ scheme ☊
Which school do they attend? ☊ school ☊
I'm going to the school today to talk to Kim's teacher. ☊ school ☊
science students/teachers/courses ☊ science ☊
a high/low score ☊ score ☊
A penalty in the last minute of the game levelled the score 2-2. ☊ score ☊
a perfect score ☊ score ☊
She scratched at the insect bites on her arm. ☊ scratch ☊
scream at sb (to do sth): He screamed at me to stop. ☊ scream ☊
Some actors never watch themselves on screen. ☊ screen ☊
She was a star of stage and screen (= plays and films/movies). ☊ screen ☊
They were staring at the television screen. ☊ screen ☊
The bookcase is screwed to the wall. ☊ screw ☊
The bulb should just screw into the socket. ☊ screw ☊
It happened on the second night at sea. ☊ at sea ☊
Make sure you've signed the cheque before sealing the envelope. ☊ seal ☊
Troops sealed off the site following a bomb alert. ☊ seal sth off ☊
a jar with a rubber seal in the lid ☊ seal ☊
She went into the kitchen in search of (= looking for) a drink. ☊ search ☊
The search is on (= has begun) for someone to fill the post. ☊ search ☊
I've searched high and low for those files. ☊ search ☊
search sb: Visitors are regularly searched as they enter the building. ☊ search ☊
He scored his first goal of the season on Saturday. ☊ season ☊
The hotels are always full during the peak season (= when most people are on holiday/vacation). ☊ season ☊
We have one child and are expecting our second in July. ☊ second ☊
teachers of English as a second language (= to people who already speak one or more other languages) ☊ second ☊
The light flashes every 5 seconds. ☊ second ☊
secondary teachers ☊ secondary ☊
The location of the ship is a closely guarded secret. ☊ secret ☊
Shall we let him in on (= tell him) the secret? ☊ secret ☊
These issues will be discussed more fully in the next section. ☊ section ☊
the sports section of the newspaper ☊ section ☊
The report has a section on accidents at work. ☊ section ☊
Check that all windows and doors have been made as secure as possible. ☊ secure ☊
Information must be stored so that it is secure from accidental deletion. ☊ secure ☊
She finished the match, secure in the knowledge that she was through to the next round. ☊ secure ☊
She'd allowed herself to be lulled into a false sense of security (= a feeling that she was safe when in fact she was in danger). ☊ security ☊
national security (= the defence of a country) ☊ security ☊
a high/maximum security prison (= for dangerous criminals) ☊ security ☊
a security alert ☊ security ☊
Job security (= the guarantee that you will keep your job) is a thing of the past. ☊ security ☊
Which type of investment offers the greatest security? ☊ security ☊
see what, how, etc...: Go and see what the kids are doing, will you? ☊ see ☊
We'll have to see how it goes. ☊ see ☊
it is seen that...: It can be seen that certain groups are more at risk than others. ☊ see ☊
see sb/sth as sth: His colleagues see him as a future director. ☊ see ☊
see what, why, etc...: 'It's broken.' 'Oh yes, I see what you mean.' ☊ see ☊
'Can we go swimming?' 'I don't see why not (= yes, you can).' ☊ see ☊
see what, how, etc...: Did you see what happened? ☊ see ☊
If you watch carefully, you'll see how it is done. ☊ see ☊
see sb/sth do sth: I saw you put the key in your pocket. ☊ see ☊
sb/sth is seen to do sth: He was seen to enter the building about the time the crime was committed. ☊ see ☊
She will never see again (= she has become blind). ☊ see ☊
On a clear day you can see for miles from here. ☊ see ☊
Now let me see—how old is she now? ☊ let me see/let's see ☊
Sow the seeds outdoors in spring. ☊ seed ☊
seek for sth/sb: They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter. ☊ seek ☊
Highly qualified secretary seeks employment. (= in an advertisement) ☊ seek ☊
seem like sth: It seemed like a good idea at the time. ☊ seem ☊
People aren't always what they seem to be. ☊ seem ☊
She selected an apple from the fruit bowl. ☊ select ☊
select sb/sth to do sth: Six theatre companies have been selected to take part in this year's festival. ☊ select ☊
select what, which, etc...: Select what you want from the options available. ☊ select ☊
The final team selection will be made tomorrow. ☊ selection ☊
his private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work) ☊ self ☊
to sell insurance ☊ sell ☊
We are being sent on a training course next month. ☊ send ☊
send sth to sb: What sort of message is that sending to young people? ☊ send ☊
send sth (that)...: She sent word (that) she could not come. ☊ send ☊
I'm sending the files off to my boss tomorrow. ☊ send sth off ☊
to take part in senior competitions ☊ senior ☊
He won the senior men's 400 metres. ☊ senior ☊
a senior officer/manager/lecturer ☊ senior ☊
a senior partner in a law firm ☊ senior ☊
a senior post/position ☊ senior ☊
I have ten years' experience at senior management level. ☊ senior ☊
Junior nurses usually work alongside more senior nurses. ☊ senior ☊
He is senior to me. ☊ senior ☊
The meeting should be chaired by the most senior person present. ☊ senior ☊
She felt unappreciated both by her colleagues and her seniors. ☊ senior ☊
My brother is my senior by two years. ☊ senior ☊
education in its broadest sense ☊ sense ☊
In no sense can the issue be said to be resolved. ☊ sense ☊
Alex doesn't have any dress sense (= does not know which clothes look attractive). ☊ sense ☊
Helmets can give cyclists a false sense of security. ☊ sense ☊
a sensitive and caring man ☊ sensitive ☊
The prisoner has served (= completed) his sentence and will be released tomorrow. ☊ sentence ☊
separate sb/sth from/and sb: A high wall separated our back yard from the playing field. ☊ separate ☊
separation (between A and B): the need for a clear separation between Church and State ☊ separation ☊
The movie consisted of a series of flashbacks. ☊ series ☊
The first episode of the new series is on Saturday. ☊ series ☊
a serious article ☊ serious ☊
a serious newspaper ☊ serious ☊
They pose a serious threat to security. ☊ serious ☊
Why can't you ever take anything seriously? ☊ take sb/sth seriously ☊
serve under/with sb: He served under Edward Heath in the 1970s. ☊ serve ☊
serve sth: I wanted to work somewhere where I could serve the community. ☊ serve ☊
How can we best serve the needs of future generations? ☊ serve ☊
After retiring, she became involved in voluntary service in the local community. ☊ service ☊
10% will be added to your bill for service. ☊ service ☊
The government aims to improve public services, especially education. ☊ service ☊
We guarantee (an) excellent service. ☊ service ☊
The course is made up of 12 two-hour sessions. ☊ session ☊
She has a weekly session at the health club on Saturdays. ☊ session ☊
Two soccer fans plunged to their deaths after a heavy drinking session. ☊ session ☊
set sth for sth: What books have been set (= are to be studied) for the English course? ☊ set ☊
set sb/yourself to do sth: I've set myself to finish the job by the end of the month. ☊ set ☊
They set high standards of customer service. ☊ set ☊
She set a new world record for the high jump. ☊ set ☊
I rely on you to set a good example. ☊ set ☊
Set the alarm for 7 o'clock. ☊ set ☊
The novel is set in London in the 1960s. ☊ set ☊
The new leader has set the party on the road to success. ☊ set ☊
The police set up roadblocks on routes out of the city. ☊ set sth up ☊
I've set up a meeting for Friday. ☊ set sth up ☊
They set out on the last stage of their journey. ☊ set out ☊
A gang of boys were setting off fireworks in the street. ☊ set sth off ☊
Opening this door will set off the alarm. ☊ set sth off ☊
This region was settled by the Dutch in the nineteenth century. ☊ settle ☊
When are you going to get married and settle down? ☊ settle down ☊
Now, come on, settle down! ☊ settle down, settle sb down ☊
The victim suffered severe brain damage. ☊ severe ☊
a severely critical report ☊ severely ☊
My mother taught me how to sew. ☊ sew ☊
sew sth: She sews all her own clothes. ☊ sew ☊
sew sth on: Can you sew a button on for me? ☊ sew ☊
How can you tell what sex a fish is? ☊ sex ☊
sex education in schools ☊ sex ☊
They were not having a sexual relationship at the time. ☊ sexual ☊
The trees provide shade for the animals in the summer. ☊ shade ☊
He didn't want to cast a shadow on (= spoil) their happiness. ☊ shadow ☊
This time next week I shall be in Scotland. ☊ shall ☊
What shall we do this weekend? ☊ shall ☊
It seems such a shame to throw perfectly good food away. ☊ shame ☊
The island was originally circular in shape. ☊ shape ☊
This old T-shirt has completely lost its shape. ☊ shape ☊
The government provides money in the shape of (= consisting of) grants and student loans. ☊ shape ☊
What sort of shape was the car in after the accident? ☊ shape ☊
He's not in any shape (= not well enough) to be working. ☊ shape ☊
shape A into B: Shape the dough into a ball. ☊ shape ☊
The conference is a good place to share information and exchange ideas. ☊ share ☊
How much was your share of the winnings? ☊ share ☊
He kept a sharp lookout for any strangers. ☊ sharp ☊
a sharp outline ☊ sharp ☊
a sharp knife ☊ sharp ☊
The report was sharply critical of the police. ☊ sharply ☊
He rapped sharply on the window. ☊ sharply ☊
Mike cut himself shaving. ☊ shave ☊
shave sb/sth/yourself: The nurse washed and shaved him. ☊ shave ☊
a shaved head ☊ shave ☊
What a sweet little dog. Is it a he or a she? ☊ she ☊
The road was covered with a sheet of ice. ☊ sheet ☊
Place the dough on a baking sheet (= for cooking sth in an oven). ☊ sheet ☊
Human beings need food, clothing and shelter. ☊ shelter ☊
to take shelter from the storm ☊ shelter ☊
The fox was running for the shelter of the trees. ☊ shelter ☊
Perhaps I sheltered my daughter too much (= protected her too much from unpleasant or difficult experiences). ☊ shelter ☊
shift (from...) (to/towards/toward...): The balance of power shifted away from workers towards employers. ☊ shift ☊
to be on the day/night shift at the factory ☊ shift ☊
Excitement was shining in her eyes. ☊ shine ☊
Raw materials and labour come by ship, rail or road. ☊ ship ☊
Keep your shirt on! It was only a joke. ☊ keep your shirt on ☊
It's a good horse, but I wouldn't put my shirt on it. ☊ put your shirt on sb/sth ☊
He was the type of person who would give you the shirt off his back. ☊ the shirt off sb's back ☊
Don't touch that wire or you'll get a shock. ☊ shock ☊
The news of my promotion came as a shock. ☊ shock ☊
I got a terrible shock the other day. ☊ shock ☊
It is shocking that they involved children in the crime. ☊ shocking ☊
The band's last single shot straight to number one in the charts. ☊ shoot ☊
shoot (sth) (at sb/sth): troops shooting at the enemy ☊ shoot ☊
The police rarely shoot to kill (= try to kill the people they shoot at). ☊ shoot ☊
shoot sb/sth/yourself: A man was shot in the leg. ☊ shoot ☊
The guards were ordered to shoot on sight anyone trying to escape. ☊ shoot ☊
Shooting began early this year. ☊ shooting ☊
When shall I do the shopping? ☊ shopping ☊
We do our shopping on Saturdays. ☊ shopping ☊
She is not short of excuses when things go wrong. ☊ short ☊
Taylor scored with a low shot into the corner of the net. ☊ shot ☊
Someone took a shot at the car. ☊ shot ☊
I should have finished the book by Friday. ☊ should ☊
It should be snowing now, according to the weather forecast. ☊ should ☊
He asked me what time he should come. (= His words were: 'What time shall I come?') ☊ should ☊
In order that training should be effective it must be planned systematically. ☊ should ☊
a jacket with padded shoulders ☊ shoulder ☊
She tapped him on the shoulder. ☊ shoulder ☊
shout at sb to do sth: She shouted at him to shut the gate. ☊ shout ☊
I heard her warning shout too late. ☊ shout ☊
She plans to show her paintings early next year. ☊ show ☊
show how, what, etc...: She tried not to show how disappointed she was. ☊ show ☊
We were shown into the waiting room. ☊ show ☊
show sb which, what, etc...: Show me which picture you drew. ☊ show ☊
Can you show me how to do it? ☊ show ☊
show sth: You have to show your ticket as you go in. ☊ show ☊
show sth: a report showing the company's current situation ☊ show ☊
show (sb) how, what, etc...: This shows how people are influenced by TV advertisements. ☊ show ☊
show how, what, etc...: He likes to show off how well he speaks French. ☊ show sb/sth off ☊
She's the star of the show! ☊ show ☊
Philip went into his room and shut the door behind him. ☊ shut ☊
The computer system will be shut down over the weekend. ☊ shut sth down ☊
Don't be shy—come and say hello. ☊ shy ☊
I was sick three times in the night. ☊ be sick ☊
This is a side of Alan that I never knew existed. ☊ side ☊
At some point during the war he seems to have changed sides. ☊ side ☊
The two sides announced a deal yesterday. ☊ side ☊
The farm buildings form three sides of a square. ☊ side ☊
a side door/entrance/window ☊ side ☊
A notice was stuck to the side of the filing cabinet. ☊ side ☊
the right side of the brain ☊ side ☊
He has been moved sideways (= moved to another job at the same level as before, not higher or lower). ☊ sideways ☊
We're going to Paris for the weekend to see the sights. ☊ sight ☊
The museum attempts to recreate the sights and sounds of wartime Britain. ☊ sight ☊
He was a sorry sight, soaked to the skin and shivering. ☊ sight ☊
Leave any valuables in your car out of sight. ☊ sight ☊
She never lets her daughter out of her sight (= always keeps her where she can see her). ☊ sight ☊
He had placed himself directly in my line of sight. ☊ sight ☊
He has very little sight in his right eye. ☊ sight ☊
a road/traffic sign ☊ sign ☊
Call the police at the first sign of trouble. ☊ sign ☊
If I had noticed the warning signs, none of this would have happened. ☊ sign ☊
Sign here, please. ☊ sign ☊
to sign a cheque ☊ sign ☊
The treaty was signed on 24 March. ☊ sign ☊
a danger/warning/distress, etc. signal ☊ signal ☊
The siren was a signal for everyone to leave the building. ☊ signal ☊
Chest pains can be a warning signal of heart problems. ☊ signal ☊
traffic signals ☊ signal ☊
a high-frequency signal ☊ signal ☊
Don't fire until I signal. ☊ signal ☊
signal (to sb) (for sth): He signalled to the waiter for the bill. ☊ signal ☊
signal to/for sb to do sth: He signalled to us to join him. ☊ signal ☊
The patrolman signalled for her to stop. ☊ signal ☊
signal sb to do sth: She signalled him to follow. ☊ signal ☊
signal sth: The referee signalled a foul. ☊ signal ☊
signal (that)...: She signalled (that) it was time to leave. ☊ signal ☊
signal which, what, etc...: You must signal which way you are going to turn. ☊ signal ☊
Someone had forged her signature on the cheque. ☊ signature ☊
He was attacked for having put his signature to the deal. ☊ signature ☊
Her accusations reduced him to silence. ☊ silence ☊
At last the traffic fell silent. ☊ silent ☊
a silk blouse ☊ silk ☊
How silly of me to expect them to help! ☊ silly ☊
I feel silly in these clothes. ☊ silly ☊
Why worry about a silly thing like that? ☊ silly ☊
similar (to sb/sth): My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers. ☊ similar ☊
simple but elegant clothes ☊ simple ☊
Fame is often simply a matter of being in the right place at the right time. ☊ simply ☊
You can enjoy all the water sports, or simply lie on the beach. ☊ simply ☊
Anyway, to put it simply, we still owe them £2 000. ☊ simply ☊
How long is it since we last went to the theatre? ☊ since ☊
sincere in sth: She is never completely sincere in what she says about people. ☊ sincere ☊
a singing teacher ☊ singing ☊
The wheels started to sink into the mud. ☊ sink ☊
Good morning, sir. Can I help you? ☊ sir ☊
'Report to me tomorrow, corporal!' 'Yes, sir!' ☊ sir ☊
'Thank you very much.' 'You're welcome, sir. Have a nice day.' ☊ sir ☊
She sat and stared at the letter in front of her. ☊ sit ☊
an archaeological site ☊ site ☊
You could get into a situation where you have to decide immediately. ☊ situation ☊
He could see no way out of the situation. ☊ situation ☊
The jacket was the wrong size. ☊ size ☊
They didn't have the jacket in my size. ☊ size ☊
She's a size 12 in clothes. ☊ size ☊
What size do you take? ☊ size ☊
a skilful player/performer/teacher ☊ skilful ☊
a shortage of skilled labour (= people who have had training in a skill) ☊ skilled ☊
skilled in/at sth/doing sth: She is highly skilled at dealing with difficult customers. ☊ skilled ☊
We both slept right through (= were not woken up by) the storm. ☊ sleep ☊
We sometimes sleep late at the weekends (= until late in the morning). ☊ sleep ☊
Ros fell into a deep sleep. ☊ sleep ☊
a dress with short/long sleeves ☊ sleeve ☊
to slice (up) onions ☊ slice ☊
A piece of glass sliced into his shoulder. ☊ slice ☊
slice sth (+ adj.): The knife sliced his jacket. ☊ slice ☊
slide sth + adv./prep.: The man slid the money quickly into his pocket. ☊ slide ☊
There was not the slightest hint of trouble. ☊ slight ☊
He never had the slightest intention of agreeing to it. ☊ slight ☊
The director never lets the tension slip. ☊ slip ☊
The ship slipped into the harbour at night. ☊ slip ☊
slip sth + adv./prep.: Anna slipped her hand into his. ☊ slip ☊
I managed to slip a few jokes into my speech. ☊ slip ☊
Oh you're so slow; come on, hurry up! ☊ slow ☊
The slow movement opens with a cello solo. ☊ slow ☊
I made only a few small changes to the report. ☊ small ☊
It was no small achievement getting her to agree to the deal. ☊ small ☊
They were wearing their smartest clothes. ☊ smart ☊
smell sth: He said he could smell gas when he entered the room. ☊ smell ☊
a sweet/fresh/musty smell ☊ smell ☊
to smile sweetly/faintly/broadly, etc. ☊ smile ☊
He never seems to smile. ☊ smile ☊
He smiled to think how naive he used to be. ☊ smile ☊
How many cigarettes do you smoke a day? ☊ smoke ☊
I've never smoked. ☊ smoke ☊
This fireplace smokes badly (= sends smoke into the room instead of up the chimney ). ☊ smoke ☊
No Smoking (= for example, on a notice) ☊ smoking ☊
They are introducing new measures to ensure the smooth running of the business. ☊ smooth ☊
They could not ensure a smooth transfer of political power. ☊ smooth ☊
Mix the flour with the milk to form a smooth paste. ☊ smooth ☊
a paint that gives a smooth, silky finish ☊ smooth ☊
Traffic is now flowing smoothly again. ☊ smoothly ☊
We had snow in May this year. ☊ snow ☊
If she notices, she never says so. ☊ so ☊
We discussed everything—when to go, what to see and so on. ☊ and so forth, and so on (and so forth) ☊
Team sports help to develop a child's social skills (= the ability to talk easily to other people and do things in a group). ☊ social ☊
Social events and training days are arranged for all the staff. ☊ social ☊
We meet at work, but never socially. ☊ socially ☊
demand created by a consumer society ☊ society ☊
Can Britain ever be a classless society? ☊ society ☊
They were discussing the problems of Western society. ☊ society ☊
the American Society of Newspaper Editors ☊ society ☊
a softly tailored suit ☊ softly ☊
design/educational/music-sharing, etc. software ☊ software ☊
This provided a solid foundation for their marriage. ☊ solid ☊
Some people never seem to put on weight while others are always on a diet. ☊ some ☊
She won a competition in some newspaper or other. ☊ some ☊
We must stop him from seeing her somehow. ☊ somehow ☊
Somehow or other I must get a new job. ☊ somehow ☊
Somehow, I don't feel I can trust him. ☊ somehow ☊
She looked different somehow. ☊ somehow ☊
She's a professor of something or other (= I'm not sure what) at Leeds. ☊ something ☊
'We should finish by tomorrow.' 'That's something (= a good thing), anyway.' ☊ something ☊
a new comedy aimed at thirty-somethings (= people between thirty and forty years old) ☊ something ☊
She found herself something of a (= to some degree a) celebrity. ☊ something ☊
The programme's something to do with (= in some way about) the environment. ☊ something ☊
He's the son of an Oxford professor. ☊ son ☊
How soon can you get here? ☊ soon ☊
We'll deliver the goods as soon as we can. ☊ soon ☊
No sooner had she said it than she burst into tears. ☊ no sooner... than... ☊
I'm sorry. I can't make it tomorrow. ☊ I'm sorry ☊
Most people went on training courses of one sort or another (= of various types) last year. ☊ sort ☊
What sort of price did you want to pay? (= approximately how much) ☊ sort ☊
a high/low sound ☊ sound ☊
a clicking/buzzing/scratching, etc. sound ☊ sound ☊
He crept into the house trying not to make a sound. ☊ sound ☊
When I saw the smoke, I tried to sound the alarm. ☊ sound ☊
Leaving him out of the team may sound the death knell for our chances of winning (= signal the end of our chances). ☊ sound ☊
sour apples ☊ sour ☊
a source of violence ☊ source ☊
Which way is south? ☊ south ☊
How much disk space will it take up? (= on a computer) ☊ space ☊
Put it in the space between the table and the wall. ☊ space ☊
The room has been furnished and decorated to give a feeling of space. ☊ space ☊
the wide open spaces of the Canadian prairies ☊ space ☊
Take some spare clothes in case you get wet. ☊ spare ☊
Professor Wilson was invited to speak about the results of his research. ☊ speak ☊
Speaking of travelling, (= referring back to a subject just mentioned) are you going anywhere exciting this year? ☊ speak ☊
The President refused to speak to the waiting journalists. ☊ speak ☊
'Can I speak to Susan?' 'Speaking.' (= at the beginning of a telephone conversation) ☊ speak ☊
Our special guest on next week's show will be... ☊ special ☊
These teachers need special training. ☊ special ☊
'I'd like your help tomorrow.' 'Can you be more specific (= tell me exactly what you want)?' ☊ specific ☊
children's television programmes aimed at a specific age group ☊ specific ☊
The newspaper, or more specifically, the editor, was taken to court for publishing the photographs. ☊ specifically ☊
at high/low/full/top speed ☊ speed ☊
This course is designed so that students can progress at their own speed. ☊ speed ☊
We aim to increase the speed of delivery (= how quickly goods are sent). ☊ speed ☊
The accident was due to excessive speed. ☊ speed ☊
How do you spell your surname? ☊ spell ☊
I've never been able to spell. ☊ spell ☊
spend sth on sth/on doing sth: She spent £100 on a new dress. ☊ spend ☊
How do you spend your spare time? ☊ spend ☊
spend sth on sth: How long did you spend on your homework? ☊ spend ☊
spend sth on sth: She spends too much effort on things that don't matter. ☊ spend ☊
spend itself: The storm had finally spent itself. ☊ spend ☊
She stared in horror at the hairy black spider. ☊ spider ☊
I don't drink whisky or brandy or any other spirits. ☊ spirit ☊
to be in high/low spirits ☊ spirit ☊
My spirits sank at the prospect of starting all over again. ☊ spirit ☊
a spiritual leader ☊ spiritual ☊
We were split up into groups to discuss the question. ☊ split sb up, split up ☊
Let's split up now and meet again at lunchtime. ☊ split sb up, split up ☊
split (within sth): a damaging split within the party leadership ☊ split ☊
split (between A and B): There have been reports of a split between the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. ☊ split ☊
The tall buildings have spoiled the view. ☊ spoil ☊
Don't eat too many nuts—you'll spoil your appetite (= will no longer be hungry at the proper time to eat). ☊ spoil ☊
There are excellent facilities for sport and recreation. ☊ sport ☊
I'm not interested in sport. ☊ sport ☊
the use of drugs in sport ☊ sport ☊
What's your favourite sport? ☊ sport ☊
team/water sports ☊ sport ☊
a sports club ☊ sport ☊
Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger? ☊ spot ☊
His jacket was covered with spots of mud. ☊ spot ☊
The baby's whole body was covered in small red spots. ☊ spot ☊
spread sth: Why not pay monthly and spread the cost of your car insurance? ☊ spread ☊
The searchers spread out to cover the area faster. ☊ spread out, spread yourself out ☊
the spread of a city into the surrounding areas ☊ spread ☊
flowers that bloom in spring/in the spring ☊ spring ☊
He was born in the spring of 1944. ☊ spring ☊
He turned off the alarm and sprang out of bed. ☊ spring ☊
Everyone sprang to their feet (= stood up suddenly) when the principal walked in. ☊ spring ☊
to spring to sb's defence/assistance (= to quickly defend or help sb) ☊ spring ☊
First break the chocolate into squares. ☊ square ☊
squeeze sth (out): He took off his wet clothes and squeezed the water out. ☊ squeeze ☊
squeeze sth + adj.: Soak the cloth in warm water and then squeeze it dry. ☊ squeeze ☊
staff development/training ☊ staff ☊
She was a popular star of stage and screen (= theatre and cinema/movies). ☊ stage ☊
How many stairs are there up to the second floor? ☊ stair ☊
stamp B on A: I'll stamp the company name on your cheque. ☊ stamp ☊
Modern plastics can stand very high and very low temperatures. ☊ stand ☊
How do you stand him being here all the time? ☊ stand ☊
Everyone stood when the President came in. ☊ stand ☊
How can you stand by and see him accused of something he didn't do? ☊ stand by ☊
It's time to stand back and look at your career so far. ☊ stand back (from sth) ☊
You'll look taller if you stand up straight. ☊ stand up ☊
a hamburger/newspaper stand ☊ stand ☊
a man of high moral standards ☊ standard ☊
We aim to maintain high standards of customer care. ☊ standard ☊
You'd better lower your standards if you want to find somewhere cheap to live. ☊ standard ☊
standard sizes of clothes ☊ standard ☊
It is standard practice to search visitors as they enter the building. ☊ standard ☊
standard issue uniforms (= given to everyone) ☊ standard ☊
pop/rock/Hollywood, etc. stars ☊ star ☊
a football/tennis, etc. star ☊ star ☊
He's so good—I'm sure he'll be a big star. ☊ star ☊
She acts well but she hasn't got star quality. ☊ star ☊
The best models receive star treatment. ☊ star ☊
She was the star of many popular television series. ☊ star ☊
The star of the show was a young Italian singer. ☊ star ☊
the star role/part ☊ star ☊
three-/four-/five-star hotels ☊ star ☊
What star rating does this restaurant have? ☊ star ☊
a horse with a white star on its forehead ☊ star ☊
a sheriff's star ☊ star ☊
I've put a star by the names of the girls in the class. ☊ star ☊
a four-star general ☊ star ☊
There was a big moon and hundreds of stars were shining overhead. ☊ star ☊
Sirius is the brightest star in the sky. ☊ star ☊
We camped out under the stars. ☊ star ☊
The studio wants to star her in a sequel to last year's hit. ☊ star ☊
The answer was staring us in the face. ☊ be staring sb in the face ☊
Defeat was staring them in the face. ☊ be staring sb in the face ☊
They were staring defeat in the face. ☊ be staring sth in the face ☊
start sth (as sth): He started life as a teacher before turning to journalism. ☊ start ☊
When does the class start? ☊ start ☊
Have you any idea where the rumour started? ☊ start ☊
The kids start school next week. ☊ start ☊
Mistakes were starting to creep in. ☊ start ☊
Can you start (= a new job) on Monday? ☊ start ☊
She started out on her legal career in 2001. ☊ start out ☊
The discussion started off mildly enough. ☊ start off ☊
The job gave him his start in journalism. ☊ start ☊
a perfect start to the day ☊ start ☊
Things didn't look too hopeful at the start of the year. ☊ start ☊
I want to make an early start in the morning. ☊ start ☊
people who are financially dependent on the state ☊ state ☊
A report condemned the state of prisoners' cells. ☊ state ☊
Look at the state of you! You can't go out looking like that. ☊ state ☊
state education ☊ state ☊
families dependent on state benefits (= in Britain, money given by the government to people who are poor) ☊ state ☊
The facts are clearly stated in the report. ☊ state ☊
state how, what, etc...: State clearly how many tickets you require. ☊ state ☊
A government spokesperson made a statement to the press. ☊ statement ☊
The prime minister is expected to issue a statement on the policy change this afternoon. ☊ statement ☊
The directors are responsible for preparing the company's financial statements. ☊ statement ☊
My bank sends me monthly statements. ☊ statement ☊
to have a high social status ☊ status ☊
The job brings with it status and a high income. ☊ status ☊
the high status accorded to science in our culture ☊ status ☊
stay doing sth: They stayed talking until well into the night. ☊ stay ☊
+ adv./prep.: I don't know why they stay together (= remain married or in a relationship). ☊ stay ☊
Inflation stayed below 4% last month. ☊ stay ☊
My sister's coming to stay next week. ☊ stay ☊
He held the boat steady as she got in. ☊ steady ☊
I'll report you to the police if I catch you stealing again. ☊ steal ☊
the introduction of steam in the 18th century ☊ steam ☊
The path grew steeper as we climbed higher. ☊ steep ☊
The path climbed steeply upwards. ☊ steeply ☊
He steered the boat into the harbour. ☊ steer ☊
You row and I'll steer. ☊ steer ☊
The ship steered a course between the islands. ☊ steer ☊
The ship steered into port. ☊ steer ☊
Can you stick this on the noticeboard? ☊ stick ☊
stick sth + adv./prep.: He stuck a stamp on the envelope. ☊ stick ☊
I stuck the photos into an album. ☊ stick ☊
stick sth + adv./prep.: The nurse stuck the needle into my arm. ☊ stick ☊
'Shall we meet on Friday this week?' 'No, let's stick to Saturday.' ☊ stick to sth ☊
The boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog. ☊ stick ☊
I put some antiseptic on the cut and it stung for a moment. ☊ sting ☊
stir sth into sth: The vegetables are stirred into the rice while it is hot. ☊ stir ☊
stir sth in: Stir in the milk until the sauce thickens. ☊ stir ☊
I can't stomach violent films. ☊ stomach ☊
Some children were throwing stones into the lake. ☊ stone ☊
Why has the engine stopped? ☊ stop ☊
When is this fighting going to stop? ☊ stop ☊
The bus service stops at midnight. ☊ stop ☊
stop (doing sth): That phone never stops ringing! ☊ stop ☊
She criticizes everyone and the trouble is, she doesn't know when to stop. ☊ stop ☊
The car stopped at the traffic lights. ☊ stop ☊
The trip included an overnight stop in Brussels. ☊ stop ☊
It is time to put a stop to the violence. ☊ stop ☊
fierce/heavy/violent storms ☊ storm ☊
A few minutes later the storm broke (= began). ☊ storm ☊
I think we're in for a storm (= going to have one). ☊ storm ☊
storm damage ☊ storm ☊
a storm of protest ☊ storm ☊
A political storm is brewing over the Prime Minister's comments. ☊ storm ☊
She put a pan of water on the stove. ☊ stove ☊
I was so tired I went straight to bed. ☊ straight ☊
She looked me straight in the eye. ☊ straight ☊
Their marriage is under great strain at the moment. ☊ strain ☊
strange (how...): It's strange how childhood impressions linger. ☊ strange ☊
Never accept lifts from strange men. ☊ strange ☊
Most of the letter consisted of a stream of abuse. ☊ stream ☊
It's not safe to walk the streets at night. ☊ street ☊
street sports such as skateboarding and skating ☊ street ☊
street newspapers sold by the homeless ☊ street ☊
Street sport is informal and based on whatever people want to play. ☊ street ☊
Political power depends upon economic strength. ☊ strength ☊
In 'strategic' the stress falls on the second syllable ☊ stress ☊
stress sb (out): Driving in cities really stresses me (out). ☊ stress ☊
stress sth: He stressed the importance of a good education. ☊ stress ☊
stress that...: I must stress that everything I've told you is strictly confidential. ☊ stress ☊
stress how, what, etc...: I cannot stress too much how important this is. ☊ stress ☊
Is there any way of stretching shoes? ☊ stretch ☊
This sweater has stretched. ☊ stretch ☊
The jeans stretch to provide a perfect fit. ☊ stretch ☊
a strict teacher/parent/disciplinarian ☊ strict ☊
a strict Muslim ☊ strict ☊
Striking workers picketed the factory. ☊ strike ☊
it strikes sb how, what, etc...: It suddenly struck me how we could improve the situation. ☊ strike ☊
How does the idea strike you? ☊ strike ☊
The child ran into the road and was struck by a car. ☊ strike ☊
She struck him in the face. ☊ strike ☊
He struck the table with his fist. ☊ strike ☊
a strike by teachers ☊ strike ☊
Half the workforce are now (out) on strike. ☊ strike ☊
I stripped and washed myself all over. ☊ strip ☊
She stripped off her clothes and got into bed. ☊ strip ☊
strip sb (to sth): He stood there stripped to the waist (= he had no clothes on the upper part of his body). ☊ strip ☊
The islands are separated by a narrow strip of water. ☊ strip ☊
a striped shirt ☊ striped ☊
a blue and white striped jacket ☊ striped ☊
a strong leader/government ☊ strong ☊
Stay indoors in the middle of the day, when the sun is strongest. ☊ strong ☊
struggle with sb: James was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the raiders. ☊ struggle ☊
a power/leadership struggle ☊ struggle ☊
struggle (with sb) (to do sth): He is engaged in a bitter struggle with his rival to get control of the company. ☊ struggle ☊
After a short struggle, I managed to get the knife away from him. ☊ struggle ☊
a student teacher/nurse ☊ student ☊
study sth: We will study the report carefully before making a decision. ☊ study ☊
study how, what, etc...: The group will study how the region coped with the loss of thousands of jobs. ☊ study ☊
study (sth): How long have you been studying English? ☊ study ☊
study (sth) at...: My brother studied at the Royal College of Art. ☊ study ☊
The chairs were covered in some sort of plastic stuff. ☊ stuff ☊
I don't know how you can eat that stuff! ☊ stuff ☊
I don't believe in all that stuff about ghosts. ☊ stuff ☊
a style that was popular in the 1950s ☊ style ☊
Caution was not her style (= not the way she usually behaved). ☊ style ☊
How did we get onto the subject of marriage? ☊ subject ☊
We seem to have got off the subject we're meant to be discussing. ☊ subject ☊
He was brought on as (a) substitute after half-time. ☊ substitute ☊
I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended). ☊ succeed ☊
She was surprised by the book's success (= that it had sold a lot of copies). ☊ success ☊
He's proud of his daughter's successes. ☊ success ☊
She wasn't a success as a teacher. ☊ success ☊
They had been invited to a Hindu wedding and were not sure what happened on such occasions. ☊ such ☊
Why are you in such a hurry? ☊ such ☊
The new job is not a promotion as such, but it has good prospects. ☊ as such ☊
She was noisily sucking up milk through a straw. ☊ suck ☊
She sucked on a mint. ☊ suck ☊
How many sugars do you take in coffee? ☊ sugar ☊
suggest how, what, etc...: Can you suggest how I might contact him? ☊ suggest ☊
Do you have any suggestions? ☊ suggestion ☊
There is no suggestion of any impropriety. ☊ suggestion ☊
a two-/three-piece suit (= of two/three pieces of clothing) ☊ suit ☊
a suit of armour ☊ suit ☊
it suits sb to do sth: It suits me to start work at a later time. ☊ suit ☊
I don't think this coat really suits me. ☊ suit ☊
Would now be a suitable moment to discuss my report? ☊ suitable ☊
Huge sums have been invested in this project. ☊ sum ☊
a two-page summary of a government report ☊ summary ☊
a summary financial statement ☊ summary ☊
I made a summary report for the records. ☊ summary ☊
We're going away in the summer. ☊ summer ☊
in the summer of 2009 ☊ summer ☊
It is now high summer (= the hottest part of summer). ☊ summer ☊
This room gets the sun in the mornings. ☊ sun ☊
Her face had obviously caught the sun (= become red or brown) on holiday. ☊ sun ☊
superior intelligence ☊ superior ☊
my superior officer ☊ superior ☊
superior status ☊ superior ☊
We cannot guarantee adequate supplies of raw materials. ☊ supply ☊
A stroke can disrupt the supply of oxygen to the brain. ☊ supply ☊
Which team do you support? ☊ support ☊
The atmosphere of Mars could not support life. ☊ support ☊
Can I rely on your support (= will you vote for me) in the election? ☊ support ☊
Labour supporters ☊ supporter ☊
Why do you suppose he resigned? ☊ suppose ☊
suppose (that)...: Suppose flights are fully booked on that day—which other day could we go? ☊ suppose ☊
suppose sb/sth (to be/have) sth: suppose sb/sth + adj./noun: Suppose him (to be) dead—what then? ☊ suppose ☊
I could take you in the car, I suppose (= but I don't really want to). ☊ suppose ☊
suppose (that)...: I don't suppose (that) I could have a look at your newspaper, could I? ☊ suppose ☊
How was I supposed to know you were waiting for me? ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
sure how, whether, etc...: Ask me if you're not sure how to do it. ☊ sure ☊
sure of sth: You're always sure of a warm welcome there. ☊ sure ☊
sure of doing sth: England must win this game to be sure of qualifying for the World Cup. ☊ sure ☊
They scored another goal and made sure of victory. ☊ make sure (of sth/that...) ☊
Our staff will do their best to make sure you enjoy your visit. ☊ make sure (of sth/that...) ☊
I think he'll be back on Monday, but I can't say for sure. ☊ for sure ☊
There are lots of surprises in store for visitors to the gallery. ☊ surprise ☊
Visitors to the gallery are in for a few surprises. ☊ surprise ☊
Imagine our surprise when he walked into the room! ☊ surprise ☊
The decision has been greeted with surprise. ☊ surprise ☊
surprise sb how, what, etc...: It's always surprised me how popular he is. ☊ surprise ☊
it surprises sb that...: It surprises me that you've never sung professionally. ☊ surprise ☊
You'd be surprised how many people voted for him. ☊ surprised ☊
It's surprising how many people applied for the job. ☊ surprising ☊
Not surprisingly on such a hot day, the beach was crowded. ☊ surprisingly ☊
surround sth/sb: Tall trees surround the lake. ☊ surround ☊
the membranes surrounding the brain ☊ surround ☊
As a child I was surrounded by love and kindness. ☊ surround ☊
surround sth/sb with sth: The lake is surrounded with/by trees. ☊ surround ☊
surround sb/sth: Police surrounded the building. ☊ surround ☊
surround sb/sth with sb/sth: They've surrounded the building with police. ☊ surround ☊
A recent survey showed 75% of those questioned were in favour of the plan. ☊ survey ☊
The survey revealed that... ☊ survey ☊
to conduct/carry out a survey ☊ survey ☊
an aerial survey (= made by taking photographs from an aircraft) ☊ survey ☊
a geological survey ☊ survey ☊
The next morning we surveyed the damage caused by the fire. ☊ survey ☊
He surveyed himself in the mirror before going out. ☊ survey ☊
She opened her eyes and surveyed her surroundings. ☊ survey ☊
We surveyed 500 smokers and found that over three quarters would like to give up. ☊ survey ☊
87% of the 1 000 companies surveyed employ part-time staff. ☊ survey ☊
'How are you these days?' 'Oh, surviving.' ☊ survive ☊
survive as sth: He survived as party leader until his second election defeat. ☊ survive ☊
Suspecting nothing, he walked right into the trap. ☊ suspect ☊
it is suspected that...: It was suspected that the drugs had been brought into the country by boat. ☊ suspect ☊
suspect sb/sth to be/have sth: She suspected him to be an impostor. ☊ suspect ☊
My suspicions were confirmed when police raided the property. ☊ suspicion ☊
Their offer was greeted with some suspicion. ☊ suspicion ☊
swear at sb/sth: Why did you let him swear at you like that? ☊ swear ☊
swear (that)...: I swear (that) I'll never leave you. ☊ swear ☊
swear (that)...: She swore (that) she'd never seen him before. ☊ swear ☊
By the end of the match, the sweat was pouring off him. ☊ sweat ☊
She swept the crumbs into the wastebasket. ☊ sweep ☊
She swept the clothes onto the floor and invited him to sit down. ☊ sweep ☊
The air was sweet with incense. ☊ sweet ☊
I had a craving for something sweet. ☊ sweet ☊
swim sth: Can you swim backstroke yet? ☊ swim ☊
How long will it take her to swim the Channel? ☊ swim ☊
As he pushed her, she swung higher and higher (= while sitting on a swing). ☊ swing ☊
Voting showed a 10% swing to Labour. ☊ swing ☊
He took a wild swing at the ball. ☊ swing ☊
Which switch do I press to turn it off? ☊ switch ☊
When did you switch jobs? ☊ switch ☊
How do you switch this thing on? ☊ switch off/on, switch sth off/on ☊
Russian newspapers are largely sympathetic to the president. ☊ sympathetic ☊
the British educational system ☊ system ☊
Table 2 shows how prices and earnings have increased over the past 20 years. ☊ table ☊
to set the table (= to put the plates, knives, etc. on it for a meal) ☊ table ☊
to clear the table (= take away the dirty plates, etc. at the end of a meal) ☊ table ☊
He questioned her next morning over the breakfast table (= during breakfast). ☊ table ☊
I think I'll tackle the repairs next weekend. ☊ tackle ☊
to take a step/walk/stroll ☊ take ☊
No decision will be taken on the matter until next week. ☊ take ☊
How am I supposed to take that remark? ☊ take ☊
Why should I take the blame for somebody else's mistakes? ☊ take ☊
The store took (= sold goods worth) $100 000 last week. ☊ take ☊
Come in; take a seat. ☊ take ☊
I'll take the grey jacket. ☊ take ☊
She was playing with a knife, so I took it away from her. ☊ take ☊
She was playing with a knife, so I took it off her. ☊ take ☊
The new sports centre will take the pressure off the old one. ☊ take ☊
The storms took the lives of 50 people. ☊ take ☊
take sth out of sth: Part of her article is taken straight (= copied) out of my book. ☊ take ☊
Free newspapers: please take one. ☊ take ☊
She took the child in her arms and kissed him. ☊ take ☊
take sb to do sth: The boys were taken to see their grandparents most weekends. ☊ take ☊
Her energy and talent took her to the top of her profession. ☊ take ☊
We'll take the matter forward at our next meeting (= discuss it further). ☊ take ☊
to take off your coat ☊ take sth off ☊
I've decided to take a few days off next week. ☊ take sth off ☊
Halfway through the chapter I realized I hadn't taken anything in. ☊ take sth in ☊
He was homeless, so we took him in. ☊ take sb in ☊
Workmen arrived to take down the scaffolding. ☊ take sth down ☊
I don't know what you're talking about (= used to say that you did not do sth that sb has accused you of). ☊ talk ☊
High-level talks on arms limitation will reopen next month. ☊ talk ☊
She's tall and thin. ☊ tall ☊
tall chimneys ☊ tall ☊
the tallest building in the world ☊ tall ☊
a tall glass of iced tea ☊ tall ☊
How tall are you? ☊ tall ☊
He's six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds. ☊ tall ☊
tap sb/sth: Ralph tapped me on the shoulder. ☊ tap ☊
The music set everyone's feet tapping. ☊ tap ☊
He felt a tap on his shoulder and turned round. ☊ tap ☊
a target date of April 2012 ☊ target ☊
The university will reach its target of 5 000 students next September. ☊ target ☊
The new sports complex is on target to open in June. ☊ target ☊
It was my task to wake everyone up in the morning. ☊ task ☊
taste (in sth): She has very expensive tastes in clothes. ☊ taste ☊
I've never tasted anything like it. ☊ taste ☊
Any interest payments are taxed as part of your income. ☊ tax ☊
teach sb how, what, etc...: My father taught me how to ride a bike. ☊ teach ☊
primary school teachers ☊ teacher ☊
There is a growing need for qualified teachers of Business English. ☊ teacher ☊
She wants to go into teaching (= make it a career). ☊ teaching ☊
How much teaching do you actually do? ☊ teaching ☊
views that go against traditional Christian teaching ☊ teaching ☊
Whose team are you in? ☊ team ☊
Whose team are you on? ☊ team ☊
The storm nearly tore the roof off. ☊ tear ☊
He tore his clothes off (= took them off quickly and carelessly) and dived into the lake. ☊ tear ☊
tear (sth) (+ adv./prep.): I tore my jeans on the fence. ☊ tear ☊
tear sth + adj.: I tore the package open. ☊ tear ☊
He accused the leader of tearing up the party's manifesto (= of ignoring it). ☊ tear sth up ☊
The tears welled up in his eyes. ☊ tear ☊
a technical education ☊ technical ☊
The article is full of technical terms. ☊ technical ☊
Teachers learn various techniques for dealing with problem students. ☊ technique ☊
The company has invested in the latest technology. ☊ technology ☊
We don't do much in the evenings except watch television. ☊ television ☊
tell which, what, etc...: The kittens look exactly alike—how can you tell which is which? ☊ tell ☊
tell how, if, etc...: 'That's not an original.' 'How can you tell?' ☊ tell ☊
There was a sign telling motorists to slow down. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb what, when, etc...: Don't tell me what to do! ☊ tell ☊
tell sb (that)...: The doctor told me (that) I should eat less fat. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb how, what, etc...: I can't tell you how happy I am. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb (about sth): Why wasn't I told about the accident? ☊ tell ☊
tell sb sth: The advertisement told us very little about the product. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb how, where, etc...: This gauge tells you how much fuel you have left. ☊ tell ☊
high/low temperatures ☊ temperature ☊
Does he have a temperature (= is it higher than normal, because of illness)? ☊ temperature ☊
She's running a temperature (= it is higher than normal). ☊ temperature ☊
They had to move into temporary accommodation. ☊ temporary ☊
It tends to get very cold here in the winter. ☊ tend ☊
People tend to think that the problem will never affect them. ☊ tend ☊
Family tensions and conflicts may lead to violence. ☊ tension ☊
Tests have shown high levels of pollutants in the water. ☊ test ☊
I'll run a diagnostic test to see why the server keeps crashing. ☊ test ☊
When can I get my test results? ☊ test ☊
test (sth): We test your English before deciding which class to put you in. ☊ test ☊
The newspaper had printed the full text of the president's speech. ☊ text ☊
It never takes more than an hour. ☊ than ☊
How much are those apples at the back? ☊ that ☊
Hello. Is that Jo? ☊ that ☊
The watch (that) you gave me keeps perfect time. ☊ that ☊
I patted her on the back. ☊ the ☊
How's the (= your) baby? ☊ the ☊
They placed the African elephant on their endangered list. ☊ the ☊
The President stressed a favourite campaign theme—greater emphasis on education. ☊ theme ☊
I saw them at Christmas but haven't heard a thing since then. ☊ then ☊
There's a room free in Bob's house next week but you can stay with us until then. ☊ then ☊
Call again next week. They should have reached a decision by then. ☊ then ☊
Just then (= at that moment) there was a knock at the door. ☊ then ☊
I took one look at the car and offered to buy it there and then/then and there (= immediately). ☊ then ☊
Why don't you hire a car? Then you'll be able to visit more of the area. ☊ then ☊
The debate is centred around two conflicting theories. ☊ theory ☊
There are a lot of people back there (= behind) waiting to get in. ☊ there ☊
Hello, is Bob there please? (= used when calling sb on the phone) ☊ there ☊
I took one look at the car and offered to buy it there and then/then and there (= immediately). ☊ there ☊
There is still much to discuss. We shall, therefore, return to this item at our next meeting. ☊ therefore ☊
Thick cloud covered the sky. ☊ thick ☊
a thick coat (= one made of heavy cloth) ☊ thick ☊
How thick are the walls? ☊ thick ☊
Cook for about 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the steaks. ☊ thickness ☊
He was tall and thin, with dark hair. ☊ thin ☊
He is as thin as a rake (= very thin). ☊ thin ☊
a thin blouse (= of light cloth) ☊ thin ☊
The main thing to remember is to switch off the burglar alarm. ☊ thing ☊
She said the first thing that came into her head. ☊ thing ☊
'Why did you tell her our secret?' 'I did no such thing!' ☊ thing ☊
Hi, Jane! How are things? ☊ thing ☊
Why do you make things so difficult for yourself? ☊ thing ☊
Put your things (= coat, etc.) on and let's go. ☊ thing ☊
think (that)...: I never thought (that) I'd see her again. ☊ think ☊
think where, how, etc...: We couldn't think where you'd gone. ☊ think ☊
Just think how nice it would be to see them again. ☊ think ☊
think (sth): Just think—we'll be lying on the beach this time tomorrow. ☊ think ☊
think what, how, etc...: He was trying to think what to do. ☊ think ☊
think what, how, etc...: I was just thinking what a long way it is. ☊ think ☊
I didn't think you liked sports. ☊ think ☊
Well, I like it. What do you think? ☊ think ☊
I can't think of her name at the moment. ☊ think of sth/sb ☊
Don't you ever think about other people? ☊ think about/of sb/sth ☊
She is thought of as a possible director. ☊ think of sb/sth as sb/sth ☊
Digging is thirsty work (= makes you thirsty). ☊ thirsty ☊
How long have you been living in this country? ☊ this ☊
Well, make up your mind. Which do you want? This one or that one? ☊ this ☊
Hello, this is Maria Diaz (= on the telephone). ☊ this ☊
I saw her this morning (= today in the morning). ☊ this ☊
He never comes to see me these days (= now, as compared with the past). ☊ this ☊
His clothes, though old and worn, looked clean and of good quality. ☊ though ☊
Not enough thought has gone into this essay. ☊ thought ☊
'Why don't you try the other key?' 'That's a thought!' ☊ thought ☊
a robe embroidered with gold thread ☊ thread ☊
crimes involving violence or the threat of violence ☊ threat ☊
The forecast is for rain with the threat of thunderstorms. ☊ threat ☊
A storm was threatening. ☊ threaten ☊
He held the knife to her throat. ☊ throat ☊
I'd never have got through it all (= a difficult situation) without you. ☊ through ☊
Put the coffee in the filter and let the water run through. ☊ through ☊
Don't tell me how it ends—I haven't read it all the way through yet. ☊ through ☊
The museum is open daily throughout the year. ☊ throughout ☊
throw (sth): Stop throwing stones at the window! ☊ throw ☊
throw sth to sb: Don't throw it to him, give it to him! ☊ throw ☊
The universities have expanded, thus allowing many more people the chance of higher education. ☊ thus ☊
We do not own the building. Thus, it would be impossible for us to make any major changes to it. ☊ thus ☊
Can you tidy away your clothes, please? ☊ tidy sth away ☊
I tidied up the report before handing it in. ☊ tidy sth up ☊
She tied the newspapers in a bundle. ☊ tie ☊
They tied him to a chair with cable. ☊ tie ☊
The gang tied up a security guard. ☊ tie sb up ☊
Although he was raised as a Roman Catholic, he has cut his ties with the Church. ☊ tie ☊
a collar and tie ☊ tie ☊
The new sweater was a tight fit. ☊ tight ☊
She twisted her hair into a tight knot. ☊ tight ☊
When was the last time you saw her? ☊ time ☊
How many times (= how often) do I have to tell you not to do that? ☊ time ☊
He never takes any time off (= time spent not working). ☊ time ☊
The movie is set at the time of the Russian Revolution. ☊ time ☊
the violent times we live in (= the present period of history) ☊ time ☊
A visit to the museum will take you back in time to the 1930s. ☊ time ☊
What time do you make it? ☊ time ☊
What time do you have? ☊ time ☊
My watch keeps perfect time (= always shows the correct time). ☊ time ☊
This time tomorrow I'll be in Canada. ☊ time ☊
What time do you finish work? ☊ time ☊
This is hardly the time to discuss politics. ☊ time ☊
Have I called at a bad time? Shall I call back later? ☊ time ☊
The promotion came at just the right time for me. ☊ time ☊
We stock six different beers at any one time. ☊ time ☊
He can be really bad-tempered at times. ☊ at times ☊
The rain will become heavy at times in the afternoon. ☊ at times ☊
She has to work at weekends from time to time. ☊ from time to time ☊
Sport is no longer so important in the school timetable (= all the subjects that are taught at schools). ☊ timetable ☊
He gave the waiter a generous tip. ☊ tip ☊
the northern tip of the island ☊ tip ☊
a walking stick with a rubber tip ☊ tip ☊
The seat tips forward to allow passengers into the back. ☊ tip ☊
He pointed to something on the opposite bank. ☊ to ☊
How long is it to lunch? ☊ to ☊
I'll explain to you where everything goes. ☊ to ☊
Attach this rope to the front of the car. ☊ to ☊
I'd love to go to France this summer. ☊ to ☊
The leaflet explains how to apply for a place. ☊ to ☊
The review is in today's paper. ☊ today ☊
Can you touch your toes? (= by bending over while keeping your legs straight) ☊ toe ☊
The announcement will appear in tomorrow's newspapers. ☊ tomorrow ☊
I want it done by tomorrow. ☊ tomorrow ☊
Tomorrow will be fine and dry according to the weather forecast. ☊ tomorrow ☊
Who knows what changes tomorrow may bring? ☊ tomorrow ☊
Tomorrow's workers will have to be more adaptable. ☊ tomorrow ☊
The article was moderate in tone and presented both sides of the case. ☊ tone ☊
The newspaper said voters had been turned off by the negative tone of the campaign. ☊ tone ☊
The cat sank its teeth into his finger. ☊ tooth ☊
The orchestra was tuning up as we entered the hall. ☊ tune up, tune sth up ☊
Turn the sweater inside out before you wash it. ☊ turn ☊
turn sth into sth: I turned the car into the car park. ☊ turn ☊
The river turns north at this point. ☊ turn ☊
We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she never turned up. ☊ turn up ☊
Turn around and let me look at your back. ☊ turn around/round, turn sb/sth around/round ☊
Why did she turn down your invitation? ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
He really knows how to turn on the charm (= suddenly become pleasant and attractive). ☊ turn sth on ☊
She's a highly paid TV presenter. ☊ TV ☊
Twist the wire to form a circle. ☊ twist ☊
The disappearance of a vital witness added a new twist to the case. ☊ twist ☊
'I'm tired!' 'That makes two of us!' ☊ that makes two of us ☊
How fast can you type? ☊ type ☊
Has that report been typed up yet? ☊ type ☊
On a typical day, we receive about 50 letters. ☊ typical ☊
Typical interview questions are 'Why do you want to study law?' or 'Why did you choose this college?' ☊ typical ☊
There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued. ☊ ugly ☊
The thoughts rushed into my mind uncontrolled. ☊ uncontrolled ☊
The dog squeezed under the gate and ran into the road. ☊ under ☊
Is the television still under guarantee? ☊ under ☊
I'm under no illusions about what hard work this will be. ☊ under ☊
This jacket's too big, even with a sweater underneath. ☊ underneath ☊
He doesn't understand women at all. ☊ understand ☊
understand what, how, etc...: They understand what I have been through. ☊ understand ☊
understand why, what, etc...: I could never understand why she was fired. ☊ understand ☊
Take a deep breath and see how long you can stay underwater. ☊ underwater ☊
to undo a jacket/shirt, etc. ☊ undo ☊
I undid the package and took out the books. ☊ undo ☊
How long have you been unemployed? ☊ unemployed ☊
an area of high/low unemployment ☊ unemployment ☊
The announcement was not entirely unexpected. ☊ unexpected ☊
Not unexpectedly, most local business depends on tourism. ☊ unexpectedly ☊
You're putting me in a most unfortunate position. ☊ unfortunate ☊
Unfortunately for him, the police had been informed and were waiting outside. ☊ unfortunately ☊
I didn't realize but he was deeply unhappy at that time. ☊ unhappy ☊
a summit to discuss economic and monetary union ☊ union ☊
a unique talent ☊ unique ☊
The deal will put the company in a unique position to export goods to Eastern Europe. ☊ unique ☊
an atmosphere that is unique to New York ☊ unique ☊
The cell is the unit of which all living organisms are composed. ☊ unit ☊
unite (behind/against sb/sth): Will they unite behind the new leader? ☊ unite ☊
He was never actually unkind to them. ☊ unkind ☊
She never said anything unkind about anyone. ☊ unkind ☊
He was trying, for some unknown reason, to count the stars. ☊ unknown ☊
The disease is as yet unknown in Europe (= there have been no cases there). ☊ unknown ☊
You won't get paid for time off unless you have a doctor's note. ☊ unless ☊
He hasn't got any hobbies—unless you call watching TV a hobby. ☊ unless ☊
Unless something unexpected happens, I'll see you tomorrow. ☊ unless ☊
Music is quite unlike any other art form. ☊ unlike ☊
They are both teachers. Otherwise they are quite unlike. ☊ unlike ☊
Why do you have to be so untidy? ☊ untidy ☊
unusually high levels of radiation ☊ unusually ☊
They are unwilling to invest any more money in the project. ☊ unwilling ☊
I pinned the notice up on the wall. ☊ up ☊
A car drove up and he got in. ☊ up ☊
How shall we divide up the work? ☊ up ☊
It's not up to you to tell me how to do my job. ☊ be up to sb ☊
She went upstairs to get dressed. ☊ upstairs ☊
We've converted the upstairs into an office. ☊ upstairs ☊
urban renewal/regeneration (= the process of improving the buildings, etc. in the poor parts of a town or city) ☊ urban ☊
efforts to control urban sprawl (= the spread of city buildings into the countryside) ☊ urban ☊
urge that...: The report urged that all children be taught to swim. ☊ urge ☊
urge (sb) + speech: 'Why not give it a try?' she urged (him). ☊ urge ☊
They've called an urgent meeting for this evening. ☊ urgent ☊
Hello, it's us back again. ☊ us ☊
How often do you use (= travel by) the bus? ☊ use ☊
The oven looked as if it had never been used. ☊ use ☊
That's a word I never use. ☊ use ☊
The chapel was built in the 12th century and is still in use today. ☊ use ☊
used to doing sth: I'm not used to eating so much at lunchtime. ☊ used ☊
We used to go sailing on the lake in summer. ☊ used to ☊
The quality ranged from acceptable to worse than useless. ☊ useless ☊
road users ☊ user ☊
She made all the usual excuses. ☊ usual ☊
They asked me why I wanted the job and why I thought I was suitable—you know, the usual thing. ☊ usual ☊
As usual at that hour, the place was deserted. ☊ as usual ☊
How long does the journey usually take? ☊ usually ☊
The job includes two weeks' paid vacation. ☊ vacation ☊
moral values ☊ value ☊
a return to traditional values in education, such as firm discipline ☊ value ☊
food with a high nutritional value ☊ value ☊
Sports cars tend to hold their value well. ☊ value ☊
They don't seem to value honesty very highly. ☊ value ☊
a delivery van ☊ van ☊
Currency exchange rates are always subject to variation. ☊ variation ☊
regional/seasonal variation (= depending on the region or time of year) ☊ variation ☊
Apples come in a great many varieties. ☊ variety ☊
At dusk bats appear in vast numbers. ☊ vast ☊
Your help made a vast difference. ☊ vast ☊
They ventured nervously into the water. ☊ venture ☊
He's never ventured abroad in his life. ☊ venture ☊
Their versions of how the accident happened conflict. ☊ version ☊
The English version of the novel is due for publication next year. ☊ version ☊
They were the victims of a cruel hoax. ☊ victim ☊
The movie will be released on video in June. ☊ video ☊
A wedding is the perfect subject for video. ☊ video ☊
the Christian view of the world ☊ view ☊
This evidence supports the view that there is too much violence on television. ☊ view ☊
We take the view that it would be wrong to interfere. ☊ view ☊
What is needed is a frank exchange of views. ☊ view ☊
view (sb/sth as sth): When the car was first built, the design was viewed as highly original. ☊ view ☊
How do you view your position within the company? ☊ view ☊
You should view their offer with a great deal of caution. ☊ view ☊
crimes/acts/threats of violence ☊ violence ☊
violence (against sb): He condemned the protesters' use of violence against the police. ☊ violence ☊
domestic violence (= between family members) ☊ violence ☊
Why do they always have to resort to violence? ☊ violence ☊
Violence broke out/erupted inside the prison last night. ☊ violence ☊
Is there too much sex and violence on TV? ☊ violence ☊
The violence of her feelings surprised him. ☊ violence ☊
the violence of the eruption ☊ violence ☊
He reacted to the idea with some violence. ☊ violence ☊
violent crime ☊ violent ☊
Students were involved in violent clashes with the police. ☊ violent ☊
He met with a violent death (= he was murdered, killed in a fight, etc.). ☊ violent ☊
Her husband was a violent man. ☊ violent ☊
The crowd suddenly turned violent. ☊ violent ☊
Children should not be allowed to watch violent movies (= that show a lot of violence). ☊ violent ☊
I took a violent dislike to him. ☊ violent ☊
a violent change ☊ violent ☊
Most stars are not visible to the naked eye. ☊ visible ☊
After using the cream for a month, I could see no visible difference. ☊ visible ☊
to have good/perfect/poor/blurred/normal vision ☊ vision ☊
20-20 vision (= the ability to see perfectly) ☊ vision ☊
a leader of vision ☊ vision ☊
The Prime Minister is visiting Japan at the moment. ☊ visit ☊
visit sth: The lake is also visited by seals in the summer. ☊ visit ☊
They're on an exchange visit to France. ☊ visit ☊
If you have time, pay a visit to the local museum. ☊ visit ☊
We've got visitors coming this weekend. ☊ visitor ☊
How can we attract more visitors to our website? ☊ visitor ☊
vital (to sth): Good financial accounts are vital to the success of any enterprise. ☊ vital ☊
When did the word 'bungalow' first enter the vocabulary? ☊ vocabulary ☊
to raise/lower your voice (= to speak louder/more quietly) ☊ voice ☊
When did his voice break (= become deep like a man's)? ☊ voice ☊
She was in good voice (= singing well) at the concert tonight. ☊ voice ☊
How do you measure the volume of a gas? ☊ volume ☊
Wait until the dough doubles in volume before kneading it again. ☊ volume ☊
New roads are being built to cope with the increased volume of traffic. ☊ volume ☊
How did you vote at the last election? ☊ vote ☊
He was voted most promising new director. ☊ vote ☊
Wages are paid on Fridays. ☊ wage ☊
Tax and insurance are deducted from your wages. ☊ wage ☊
wage sth against/on sb/sth: He alleged that a press campaign was being waged against him. ☊ wage ☊
The workmen were stripped to the waist (= wearing no clothes on the top half of their bodies). ☊ waist ☊
The President agreed to speak to the waiting journalists. ☊ wait ☊
wake (up): What time do you usually wake up in the morning? ☊ wake ☊
I always wake early in the summer. ☊ wake ☊
'How did you get here?' 'I walked.' ☊ walk ☊
The door opened and Jo walked in. ☊ walk ☊
(+ adv./prep.): We're going walking in the mountains this summer. ☊ walk ☊
walk sth: They love walking the moors. ☊ walk ☊
Let's go for a walk. ☊ walk ☊
I like to have a walk in the evenings. ☊ walk ☊
She's taken the dog for a walk. ☊ walk ☊
to go walking ☊ walking ☊
She leaned against the wall. ☊ wall ☊
wander from/off sth: They had wandered from the path into the woods. ☊ wander ☊
I went to the park and had a wander around. ☊ wander ☊
The party wants her as leader. ☊ want ☊
want (to do sth): What do you want to do tomorrow? ☊ want ☊
How long have they been at war? ☊ war ☊
The speaker was given a warm welcome/reception. ☊ warm ☊
Her comments were greeted with warm applause. ☊ warm ☊
Wash the blouse in warm soapy water. ☊ warm ☊
Heat the bread until it is warm to the touch. ☊ warm ☊
Come in and warm yourself by the fire. ☊ warm ☊
He led the child into the warmth and safety of the house. ☊ warmth ☊
They were touched by the warmth of the welcome. ☊ warmth ☊
warn sb: I tried to warn him, but he wouldn't listen. ☊ warn ☊
If you're thinking of getting a dog, be warned—they take a lot of time and money. ☊ warn ☊
warn (sb) about/against sb/sth: He warned us against pickpockets. ☊ warn ☊
warn (sb) of sth: Police have warned of possible delays. ☊ warn ☊
warn (sb) that...: She was warned that if she did it again she would lose her job. ☊ warn ☊
warn sb what, how, etc...: I had been warned what to expect. ☊ warn ☊
warn (sb) + speech: 'Beware of pickpockets,' she warned (him). ☊ warn ☊
warn (sb) against/about sth: The guidebook warns against walking alone at night. ☊ warn ☊
warn sb (to do sth): He warned Billy to keep away from his daughter. ☊ warn ☊
They were warned not to climb the mountain in such bad weather. ☊ warn ☊
'I'm warning you!' said James, losing his patience. ☊ warn ☊
Doctors issued a warning against eating any fish caught in the river. ☊ warning ☊
to give sb fair/advance/adequate warning of sth ☊ warning ☊
The bridge collapsed without (any) warning. ☊ warning ☊
Let me give you a word of warning. ☊ warning ☊
a government health warning ☊ warning ☊
Many people continue to ignore warnings about the dangers of sunbathing. ☊ warning ☊
The union failed to heed warnings that strike action would lead to the closure of the factory. ☊ warning ☊
to give sb a verbal/written/final warning ☊ warning ☊
Wash that mud off your boots before you come in. ☊ wash sth off (sth) ☊
I do the washing (= wash the clothes) in our house. ☊ washing ☊
waste sth on sth: Why waste money on clothes you don't need? ☊ waste ☊
We got straight down to business without wasting time on small talk. ☊ waste ☊
The report is critical of the department's waste of resources. ☊ waste ☊
Waste water is pumped from the factory into a nearby river. ☊ waste ☊
watch what, how, etc...: Watch what I do, then you try. ☊ watch ☊
The cashiers were asked to watch out for forged banknotes. ☊ watch out for sb/sth ☊
a wave of opposition/protest/violence, etc. ☊ wave ☊
The wind made little waves on the pond. ☊ wave ☊
The flag waved in the breeze. ☊ wave ☊
The people on the bus waved and we waved back. ☊ wave ☊
wave at/to sb: Why did you wave at him? ☊ wave ☊
wave sb sth: My mother was crying as I waved her goodbye. ☊ wave ☊
wave sth to sb: My mother was crying as I waved goodbye to her. ☊ wave ☊
I showed my pass to the security guard and he waved me through. ☊ wave ☊
She waved me away impatiently. ☊ wave ☊
A little way up on the left is the Museum of Modern Art. ☊ way ☊
the way in/out ☊ way ☊
Which way did they go? ☊ way ☊
Which way (= for which party) are you going to vote? ☊ way ☊
Riot police with shields were blocking the demonstrators' way. ☊ way ☊
Unfortunately they ran into a snowstorm along the way. ☊ way ☊
That's no way to speak to your mother! ☊ way ☊
She didn't speak a word to me all the way back home. ☊ all the way ☊
What's the time, by the way? ☊ by the way ☊
Oh by the way, if you see Jackie, tell her I'll call her this evening. ☊ by the way ☊
'Do you want to help?' 'No way!' ☊ (there is) no way ☊
No way am I going to drive them there. ☊ (there is) no way ☊
There's no way we could afford that sort of money. ☊ (there is) no way ☊
The price is way above what we can afford. ☊ way ☊
Why don't we go and see it together? ☊ we ☊
a weak leader ☊ weak ☊
The purpose of industry is to create wealth. ☊ wealth ☊
Good education often depends on wealth. ☊ wealth ☊
Education is the only weapon to fight the spread of the disease. ☊ weapon ☊
She was wearing a new coat. ☊ wear ☊
She always wears black (= black clothes). ☊ wear ☊
He wore out two pairs of shoes last year. ☊ wear out, wear sth out ☊
'Are you going to the beach tomorrow?' 'It depends on the weather.' ☊ weather ☊
a weather report ☊ weather ☊
The tent protected us from the worst of the weather. ☊ weather ☊
A spider had spun a perfect web outside the window. ☊ web ☊
She looked beautiful on her wedding day. ☊ wedding ☊
They live in town during the week and go to the country for the weekend. ☊ week ☊
I never have the time to go out in the week. ☊ week ☊
It's my birthday a week on Tuesday. ☊ a week next/on/this Monday, etc., a week tomorrow, etc. ☊
It happened on the weekend of 24 and 25 April. ☊ weekend ☊
The office is closed at the weekend. ☊ weekend ☊
The office is closed on the weekend. ☊ weekend ☊
I like to go out on a weekend. ☊ weekend ☊
We go skiing most weekends in winter. ☊ weekend ☊
How much do you weigh (= how heavy are you)? ☊ weigh ☊
He staggered a little under the weight of his backpack. ☊ weight ☊
welcome (sb): They were at the door to welcome us. ☊ welcome ☊
a welcoming smile ☊ welcome ☊
welcome sb to sth: It is a pleasure to welcome you to our home. ☊ welcome ☊
a welcome sight ☊ welcome ☊
Children are always welcome at the hotel. ☊ welcome ☊
Our neighbours made us welcome as soon as we arrived. ☊ welcome ☊
I had the feeling we were not welcome at the meeting. ☊ welcome ☊
They're welcome to stay here as long as they like. ☊ welcome ☊
You're welcome to use the pool. ☊ welcome ☊
Thank you for your warm welcome. ☊ welcome ☊
The winners were given an enthusiastic welcome when they arrived home. ☊ welcome ☊
a speech/smile of welcome ☊ welcome ☊
to receive a hero's welcome ☊ welcome ☊
Welcome home! ☊ welcome ☊
Welcome to Oxford! ☊ welcome ☊
Good evening everybody. Welcome to the show! ☊ welcome ☊
These animals make very good pets if treated well (= with kindness). ☊ well ☊
They lived well (= in comfort and spending a lot of money) and were generous with their money. ☊ well ☊
She was determined to marry well (= marry sb rich and/or with a high social position). ☊ well ☊
They sell books as well as newspapers. ☊ as well (as sb/sth) ☊
Well, well—I would never have guessed it! ☊ well ☊
I think it happened, well, towards the end of last summer. ☊ well ☊
Which way is west? ☊ west ☊
wet clothes ☊ wet ☊
My shirt was wet through (= completely wet). ☊ wet ☊
It's going to be wet tomorrow. ☊ wet ☊
What kind of music do you like? ☊ what ☊
What about a trip to France? ☊ what about...? ☊
What did you do that for (= why did you do that)? ☊ what for? ☊
What if the train is late? ☊ what if...? ☊
Take whatever action is needed. ☊ whatever ☊
Whatever decision he made I would support it. ☊ whatever ☊
When did you last see him? ☊ when ☊
When can I see you? ☊ when ☊
When (= in what circumstances) would such a solution be possible? ☊ when ☊
There are times when I wonder why I do this job. ☊ when ☊
The last time I went to Scotland was in May, when the weather was beautiful. ☊ when ☊
Until when can you stay? ☊ when ☊
How can they expect to learn anything when they never listen? ☊ when ☊
You can ask for help whenever you need it. ☊ whenever ☊
Whenever she comes, she brings a friend. ☊ whenever ☊
The roof leaks whenever it rains. ☊ whenever ☊
We try to help whenever possible. ☊ whenever ☊
Where (= at what point) did I go wrong in my calculations? ☊ where ☊
Where (= in what book, newspaper, etc.) did you read that? ☊ where ☊
Just where (= to what situation or final argument) is all this leading us? ☊ where ☊
We thought she was arrogant, whereas in fact she was just very shy. ☊ whereas ☊
Sit wherever you like. ☊ wherever ☊
He comes from Boula, wherever that may be (= I don't know where it is). ☊ wherever ☊
Wherever she goes, there are crowds of people waiting to see her. ☊ wherever ☊
It remains to be seen whether or not this idea can be put into practice. ☊ whether ☊
It's doubtful whether there'll be any seats left. ☊ whether ☊
You are entitled to a free gift whether you accept our offer of insurance or not. ☊ whether ☊
Which of the applicants has got the job? ☊ which ☊
Which of the patients have recovered? ☊ which ☊
Which way is the wind blowing? ☊ which ☊
He whistled in amazement. ☊ whistle ☊
The crowd booed and whistled as the player came onto the field. ☊ whistle ☊
whistle to sb/sth: She whistled to the dog to come back. ☊ whistle ☊
whistle at sb/sth: Workmen whistled at her as she walked past. ☊ whistle ☊
He whistled at the sheer audacity of the plan. ☊ whistle ☊
The referee whistled for a foul. ☊ whistle ☊
The microphone was making a strange whistling sound. ☊ whistle ☊
The train whistled and shot into the tunnel. ☊ whistle ☊
a crisp white shirt ☊ white ☊
a set of perfect white teeth ☊ white ☊
Mrs Smith, who has a lot of teaching experience at junior level, will be joining the school in September. ☊ who ☊
And then Mary, who we had been talking about earlier, walked in. ☊ who ☊
The subjects of the curriculum form a coherent whole. ☊ whole ☊
Why were you late? ☊ why ☊
Tell me why you did it. ☊ why ☊
'I would like you to go.' 'Why me? ' ☊ why ☊
Why oh why do people keep leaving the door open? ☊ why ☊
Why get upset just because you got one bad grade? ☊ why ☊
Why bother to write? We'll see him tomorrow. ☊ why ☊
That's why I left so early. ☊ why ☊
I know you did it—I just want to know why. ☊ why ☊
The reason why the injection needs repeating every year is that the virus changes. ☊ why ☊
Why not write to her? ☊ why not? ☊
'Let's eat out.' 'Why not? ' ☊ why not? ☊
Why don't we go together? ☊ why not? ☊
The incident has received wide coverage in the press. ☊ wide ☊
a jacket with wide lapels ☊ wide ☊
How wide is that stream? ☊ wide ☊
wild accusations ☊ wild ☊
The island is a wild and lonely place. ☊ wild ☊
Interest rates have been fluctuating wildly. ☊ wildly ☊
How long will you be staying in Paris? ☊ will ☊
By next year all the money will have been spent. ☊ will ☊
In spite of what happened, he never lost the will to live. ☊ will ☊
I was forced to sign the agreement against my will. ☊ against your will ☊
I'm perfectly willing to discuss the problem. ☊ willing ☊
I would never willingly upset you. ☊ willingly ☊
Success in studying depends on a willingness to learn. ☊ willingness ☊
Which team won? ☊ win ☊
How many states did the Republicans win? ☊ win ☊
win sth from sb: The Conservatives won the seat from Labour in the last election. ☊ win ☊
strong/high winds ☊ wind ☊
He wound the wool into a ball. ☊ wind ☊
to create/open a window ☊ window ☊
The swan flapped its wings noisily. ☊ wing ☊
The winners of the competition will be announced next month. ☊ winner ☊
Our house can be very cold in (the) winter. ☊ winter ☊
a winter coat ☊ winter ☊
wish (that)...: I wish I were taller. ☊ wish ☊
I wish I was taller. ☊ wish ☊
I wish you wouldn't leave your clothes all over the floor. ☊ wish ☊
Throw some money in the fountain and make a wish. ☊ wish ☊
a jacket with a hood ☊ with ☊
Cut it with a knife. ☊ with ☊
The bag was stuffed with dirty clothes. ☊ with ☊
He behaved with great dignity. ☊ with ☊
withdraw sth: Workers have threatened to withdraw their labour (= go on strike). ☊ withdraw ☊
The newspaper withdrew the allegations the next day. ☊ withdraw ☊
Don't go out without your coat. ☊ without ☊
a defence/prosecution witness ☊ witness ☊
to appear as (a) witness for the defence/prosecution ☊ witness ☊
She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed. ☊ witness ☊
Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them. ☊ witness ☊
We are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violent crime. ☊ witness ☊
I wonder why he left his job. ☊ wonder ☊
wonder (about sth): 'Why do you want to know?' 'No particular reason. I was just wondering.' ☊ wonder ☊
In the spring, cut out the old wood and shorten the young stems (= of bushes, etc.). ☊ wood ☊
We never doubted her word. ☊ word ☊
A word of warning: read the instructions very carefully. ☊ word ☊
He never breathed a word of this to me. ☊ word ☊
There are no words to say how sorry we are. ☊ word ☊
I can never put my feelings into words. ☊ word ☊
Are they any closer to understanding how the brain works? ☊ work ☊
work in sth: I've always worked in education. ☊ work ☊
work as sth: My son is working as a teacher. ☊ work ☊
He recognized the sketch as an early work by Degas. ☊ work ☊
Work continues on renovating the hotel. ☊ work ☊
She set them to work painting the fence. ☊ work ☊
When do you leave for work? ☊ work ☊
The new legislation concerns health and safety at work. ☊ work ☊
He started work as a security guard. ☊ work ☊
before/after work (= in the morning/evening each day) ☊ work ☊
Conflict between employers and workers intensified and the number of strikes rose. ☊ worker ☊
a hard/fast/quick/slow worker ☊ worker ☊
the working population ☊ working ☊
She spent most of her working life as a teacher. ☊ working ☊
stars from the sporting and artistic worlds ☊ world ☊
The island is a world of brilliant colours and dramatic sunsets. ☊ world ☊
He's the world's highest paid entertainer. ☊ world ☊
a meeting of world leaders ☊ world ☊
worry (that)...: I worry that I won't get into college. ☊ worry ☊
worry sb/yourself (about sb/sth): What worries me is how I am going to get another job. ☊ worry ☊
worry sb: The noise never seems to worry her. ☊ worry ☊
The news of his release from prison added further to her worries. ☊ worry ☊
Students should discuss any problems or worries they have with their course tutors. ☊ worry ☊
Never mind—it could be worse (= although the situation is bad, it is not as bad as it might have been). ☊ worse ☊
He told her she'd let them down and she felt worse than ever. ☊ worse ☊
It's raining worse than ever. ☊ worse ☊
morning worship (= a church service in the morning) ☊ worship ☊
He worshipped at the local mosque. ☊ worship ☊
How much is this painting worth? ☊ worth ☊
worth sth: The museum is certainly worth a visit. ☊ worth ☊
If I had seen the advertisement in time I would have applied for the job. ☊ would ☊
They would never have met if she hadn't gone to Emma's party. ☊ would ☊
She burned the letters so that her husband would never read them. ☊ would ☊
Would you have dinner with me on Friday? ☊ would ☊
a bullet/knife/gunshot/stab wound ☊ wound ☊
He died from the wounds he had received to his chest. ☊ wound ☊
He tossed her a towel. 'Wrap yourself in that.' ☊ wrap ☊
shrink wrapping (= plastic designed to shrink around objects so that it fits them tightly) ☊ wrapping ☊
The painting was still in its wrappings. ☊ wrapping ☊
Which opera did Verdi write first? ☊ write ☊
write sth about/on sth: He hopes to write a book about his experiences one day. ☊ write ☊
She had to write a report on the project. ☊ write ☊
No decision has been made at the time of writing. ☊ write ☊
The teacher wrote the answers on the board. ☊ write ☊
I'm afraid I never wrote back. ☊ write back (to sb) ☊
He is leaving the band to concentrate on his writing. ☊ writing ☊
creative writing ☊ writing ☊
written communication skills ☊ written ☊
We don't want this document falling into the wrong hands. ☊ wrong ☊
It was his bad luck to be in the wrong place at the wrong time (= so that he got involved in trouble without intending to). ☊ wrong ☊
Is anything wrong? You look worried. ☊ wrong ☊
Where did we go wrong with those kids (= what mistakes did we make for them to behave so badly)? ☊ go wrong ☊
She was wrongly accused of stealing. ☊ wrongly ☊
'We're off to France soon.' 'Oh yeah? When's that?' ☊ oh yeah? ☊
'I'm going to be rich one day.' 'Oh yeah?' (= I don't believe you.) ☊ oh yeah? ☊
I lost my job earlier this year. ☊ year ☊
The museum is open all (the) year round (= during the whole year). ☊ year ☊
a bright yellow waterproof jacket ☊ yellow ☊
'I've never met her before.' 'Yes, you have.' ☊ yes ☊
Yes? How can I help you? ☊ yes ☊
We have yet to decide what action to take (= We have not decided what action to take). ☊ yet ☊
It was the highest building yet constructed. ☊ yet ☊
an as yet unpublished report ☊ as yet ☊
He has a good job, and yet he never seems to have any money. ☊ yet ☊
In Japan you are taught great respect for your elders. ☊ your ☊