like: He couldn → →
2019
EN He could remember driving along the road just before the accident, but he couldn't remember the accident itself. ☊ 
Anh ấy nhớ được lúc lái xe trên đường ngay trước khi có tai nạn nhưng anh ấy không thể nhớ được chính lúc tai nạn. ☊ 2043
She tried to be serious, but she couldn't help laughing. ☊ Cô ấy cố gắng nghiêm túc nhưng cô ấy không nhịn được cười. ☊ She felt she couldn't afford any more time off work. ☊ afford ☊
afford sth to do sth: He couldn't afford the money to go on the trip. ☊ afford ☊
apparent (to sb) (that...): It soon became apparent to everyone that he couldn't sing. ☊ apparent ☊
She couldn't bear the thought of losing him. ☊ bear ☊
believe (that)...: She couldn't believe (that) it was all happening again. ☊ believe ☊
He couldn't see the benefit of arguing any longer. ☊ benefit ☊
He couldn't answer the question. ☊ can ☊
She said that she couldn't come. ☊ could ☊
She couldn't decide whether he was telling the truth or not. ☊ decide ☊
discover (that)...: It was a shock to discover (that) he couldn't read. ☊ discover ☊
She couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking. ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
She burst out laughing—she couldn't help herself (= couldn't stop herself). ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
He couldn't tell if she was laughing or crying. ☊ if ☊
She couldn't speak much English so her children had to interpret for her. ☊ interpret ☊
She couldn't make herself heard above the noise of the traffic. ☊ make ☊
She couldn't attend the meeting so her assistant took her place. ☊ take sb's/sth's place, take the place of sb/sth ☊
He couldn't reasonably be expected to pay back the loan all at once. ☊ reasonably ☊
She couldn't find any regular employment. ☊ regular ☊
resist doing sth: He couldn't resist showing off his new car. ☊ resist ☊
shout that...: He shouted that he couldn't swim. ☊ shout ☊
stand doing sth: She couldn't stand being kept waiting. ☊ stand ☊
The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open. ☊ stiff ☊
She couldn't stomach any breakfast. ☊ stomach ☊
She was so tired (that) she couldn't think straight. ☊ that ☊
He couldn't get close enough to see. ☊ to ☊
Typically, she couldn't find her keys. ☊ typically ☊
It was unfortunate that he couldn't speak English. ☊ unfortunate ☊
He couldn't find the words to thank her enough. ☊ word ☊
She wrote back saying that she couldn't come. ☊ write back (to sb) ☊