like: Leben → →
leben ☊ 
sống ☊ 
☊ kleben ☊ dán ☊ ☊ die Lebensmittel ☊ thực phẩm ☊ ☊ der Überlebende ☊ người còn sống sót ☊ ☊ überleben ☊ sống sót ☊ ☊ das Leben ☊ cuộc sống ☊ ☊ das Nachtleben ☊ cuộc sống về đêm ☊ ☊ lebenslänglich hinter Gitter ☊ tù chung thân ☊ ☊ abgelaufene Lebensmittel ☊ thực phẩm hết hạn ☊ ☊ aufkleben ☊ dán, dính ☊ ☊ leben ☊ 生活 ☊ shēnghuó kleben ☊ 贴 ☊ tiē Lebensmittel ☊ 食物 ☊ shí wù Überlebende ☊ 幸存者 ☊ xìng cún zhě überleben ☊ 幸存 ☊ xìng cún Leben ☊ 生活 ☊ shēng huó Nachtleben ☊ 夜生活 ☊ yèshēnghuó lebenslänglich hinter Gitter ☊ 终身监禁 ☊ zhōngshēn jiānjìn abgelaufene Lebensmittel ☊ 过期食品 ☊ guòqī shípǐn aufkleben ☊ 贴上 ☊ tiēshàng Oh, damit kann ich leben. ☊ Nhưng cũng không sao. ☊ (Lektion 9, Nr. 84) 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) Nein. Ich habe mich in meinem Leben über einhundert Mal verliebt. ☊ Không. Trong đời tôi đã yêu hơn trăm lần. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 589) Schauen sie nicht so. Ich bin ein alter Mann, ich habe soviel in meinem Leben gesehen. ☊ Đừng nhìn tôi như vậy. Tôi đã đứng tuổi rồi, tôi đã trải qua nhiều chuyện rồi. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 595) Jetzt werde ich das beste aus dem Rest meines Lebens machen. ☊ Bây giờ tôi sẽ cố sống tốt quãng đời còn lại của mình. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 596) 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) Bei ihrer Suche nach Überlebenden riskierten viele Helfer ihr Leben. ☊ Trong việc tìm kiếm những người còn sống sót rất nhiều người cứu trợ có nguy cơ nguy hiểm đến tính mạng. ☊ (Lektion 72, Nr. 1034) Das war der schönste Tag meines Lebens! ☊ Quả là một ngày đẹp nhất trong đời em! ☊ (Lektion 79, Nr. 1129) Der Schütze sucht den Sinn des Lebens und braucht seinen persönlichen Freiraum. ☊ Nhân mã thì luôn tìm kiếm ý nghĩa của cuộc sống và cần không gian riêng. ☊ (Lektion 80, Nr. 1143) Ein neues Leben ☊ Một cuộc sống mới ☊ (Lektion 82, Nr. 1160) Und hier habe ich noch ein Geschenk für dich: den neuen Sprachkurs fürs Berufsleben von sprachenlernen24! ☊ Và đây anh còn một món quà cho em: một khóa học cho cuộc sống nghề nghiệp tại nơi học tiếng 24! ☊ (Lektion 84, Nr. 1203) Darf ich Ihnen meinen Lebensgefährten vorstellen? ☊ Xin phép được giới thiệu người bạn đời của tôi. ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1446) Darf ich Ihnen meine Lebensgefährtin vorstellen? ☊ Xin phép được giới thiệu người bạn đời của tôi. ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1447) Ich möchte das Leben in einem anderen Land kennenlernen. ☊ Tôi muốn làm quen với cuộc sống ở một nước khác. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1738) Meinen Lebenslauf schicke ich Ihnen mit diesem Schreiben. ☊ Tôi gửi kèm theo thư này bản lý lịch tự thuật. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1829) Anbei finden Sie meinen Lebenslauf und Kopien meiner Zeugnisse. ☊ Kèm theo đây là bản lý lịch tự thuật và bản copy các chứng chỉ của tôi. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1830) Anbei finden Sie meinen Lebenslauf und meine übersetzten und beglaubigten Zeugnisse. ☊ Kèm theo đây là bản lý lịch tự thuật và bản dịch có công chứng các chứng chỉ. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1831) Anbei finden Sie meinen Lebenslauf. ☊ Kèm theo đây bản lý lịch cá nhân của tôi. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1835) Mein Lebenslauf ist ohne Lücken. ☊ Bản lý lịch cá nhân của tôi đầy đủ. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1836) Was sind Ihre Ziele im Privatleben? ☊ Mục tiêu của anh / chị là gì trong cuộc sống riêng? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1929) 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) The girl's life was saved because the doctors acted so promptly. ☊ act ☊
The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive. ☊ action ☊
Her quick action saved the child's life. ☊ action ☊
She takes an active part in school life. ☊ active ☊
Before our modern age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle. ☊ active ☊
The organisms were forced to adapt in order to survive. ☊ adapt ☊
adjust to doing sth: It took her a while to adjust to living alone. ☊ adjust ☊
adjust yourself to sth: You'll quickly adjust yourself to student life. ☊ adjust ☊
preparing young people for adult life ☊ adult ☊
We live in an age of rapid technological advance. ☊ advance ☊
One advantage of/One of the advantages of living in the country is the fresh air. ☊ advantage ☊
When you're a child, life is one big adventure. ☊ adventure ☊
advertise sth (as sth): The cruise was advertised as the 'journey of a lifetime'. ☊ advertise ☊
And they all lived happily ever after. ☊ after ☊
Bob's one aim in life is to earn a lot of money. ☊ aim ☊
The food and drink industry has responded to the demand for low- and no-alcohol drinks. ☊ alcohol ☊
Doctors kept the baby alive for six weeks. ☊ alive ☊
She had to steal food just to stay alive. ☊ alive ☊
He was buried alive in the earthquake. ☊ alive ☊
Traditional beliefs still flourish alongside a modern urban lifestyle. ☊ alongside ☊
alternative comedy/lifestyles/values ☊ alternative ☊
It had been her lifelong ambition. ☊ ambition ☊
A British woman was among the survivors. ☊ among ☊
Some hospital patients experience high levels of anxiety. ☊ anxiety ☊
We're living apart now. ☊ apart ☊
The prospect of living in a city holds little appeal for me. ☊ appeal ☊
She's happy with her unusual living arrangements. ☊ arrangement ☊
The book aims to cover all aspects of city life. ☊ aspect ☊
an acute attack of food poisoning ☊ attack ☊
Someone has made an attempt on the President's life. ☊ attempt ☊
City life holds little attraction for me. ☊ attraction ☊
I felt that going to live with my parents would be a step backwards. ☊ backwards ☊
It was the worst experience of her life. ☊ bad ☊
She tries to balance home life and career. ☊ balance ☊
battle (for sth): a battle for survival ☊ battle ☊
Life is unfair. ☊ be ☊
If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be alive today. ☊ if it wasn't/weren't for... ☊
She's alive—her heart is still beating. ☊ beat ☊
His job has become his whole life. ☊ become ☊
The birth of their first child marked the beginning of a new era in their married life. ☊ beginning ☊
Those were the best years of my life. ☊ best ☊
Anne was French by birth but lived most of her life in Italy. ☊ birth ☊
a chopping block (= for cutting food on) ☊ block ☊
I have two sisters. Both of them live in London/They both live in London. ☊ both ☊
Both (my) sisters live in London. ☊ both ☊
Mozart's life was brief. ☊ brief ☊
We want to build a better life. ☊ build ☊
These finds help us build up a picture of life in the Middle Ages. ☊ build sth up ☊
burn sb/sth + adj.: His greatest fear is of being burnt alive. ☊ burn ☊
bury sb/sth + adj.: The miners were buried alive when the tunnel collapsed. ☊ bury ☊
My private life is none of your business (= does not concern you). ☊ business ☊
a very busy life ☊ busy ☊
calculate how much, what, etc.: It is impossible to calculate what influence he had on her life. ☊ calculate ☊
capacity to do sth: your capacity to enjoy life ☊ capacity ☊
The service was a celebration of his life (= praised what he had done in his life). ☊ celebration ☊
'Do you think all this money will change your life?' 'Certainly not.' ☊ certainly ☊
chance of sth happening: What chance is there of anybody being found alive? ☊ chance ☊
chance of sth: Nowadays a premature baby has a very good chance of survival. ☊ chance ☊
Her life changed completely when she won the lottery. ☊ change ☊
to live on/off charity (= to live on money which other people give you because you are poor) ☊ charity ☊
You can live very cheaply in Italy. ☊ cheaply ☊
British citizens living in other parts of the European Union ☊ citizen ☊
Homosexuals in public life are now coming out of the closet. ☊ come out of the closet ☊
Foods which go through a factory process lose much of their colour, flavour and texture. ☊ colour ☊
His family comes first (= is the most important thing in his life). ☊ come ☊
They had enough money to live in comfort in their old age. ☊ comfort ☊
You should be able to live comfortably on your allowance. ☊ comfortably ☊
For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life. ☊ command ☊
neglected children living under the most appalling conditions ☊ condition ☊
People are confused about all the different labels on food these days. ☊ confused ☊
Health-conscious consumers want more information about the food they buy. ☊ consumer ☊
This substance should not come into contact with food. ☊ contact ☊
Food will last longer if kept in an airtight container. ☊ container ☊
life in contemporary Britain ☊ contemporary ☊
food with a high fat content ☊ content ☊
She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five. ☊ continuous ☊
The poverty of her childhood stands in total contrast to her life in Hollywood. ☊ contrast ☊
Price controls on food were ended. ☊ control ☊
She saved him from the fire but at the cost of her own life (= she died). ☊ cost ☊
cost sb sth: That one mistake almost cost him his life. ☊ cost ☊
count doing sth: Few people can count on having a job for life. ☊ count on sb/sth ☊
She didn't know what life in a foreign country would be like. ☊ country ☊
to live in the country ☊ country ☊
People in public life must always be open to criticism (= willing to accept being criticized). ☊ criticism ☊
The orchestra is very important for the cultural life of the city. ☊ cultural ☊
We are living in a consumer culture. ☊ culture ☊
She feels very cut off living in the country. ☊ cut sb/sth off (from sb/sth) ☊
events affecting the daily lives of millions of people ☊ daily ☊
Children's lives are in danger every time they cross this road. ☊ danger ☊
The poor child looks more dead than alive. ☊ dead ☊
Do you believe in life after death? ☊ death ☊
decide (that)...: She decided (that) she wanted to live in France. ☊ decide ☊
define sth as sth: Life imprisonment is defined as 60 years under state law. ☊ define ☊
to live in the depths of the country (= a long way from a town) ☊ depth ☊
desire (sb/sth) to do sth: Fewer people desire to live in the north of the country. ☊ desire ☊
Doctors were fighting a desperate battle to save the little girl's life. ☊ desperate ☊
This species has nearly died out because its habitat is being destroyed. ☊ die out ☊
Changing schools made a big difference to my life. ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
My boss is making life very difficult for me. ☊ difficult ☊
Once again her life felt lacking in direction. ☊ direction ☊
He saw life as a voyage of discovery. ☊ discovery ☊
disgusted (to see, hear, etc...): He was disgusted to see such awful living conditions. ☊ disgusted ☊
Our parents live some distance away (= quite far away). ☊ distance ☊
Her lifelong dream was to be a famous writer. ☊ dream ☊
The urge to survive drove them on. ☊ drive ☊
Life in a small town could be deadly dull. ☊ dull ☊
She earned a living as a part-time secretary. ☊ earn ☊
the history of life on earth ☊ earth ☊
They live on the east coast. ☊ east ☊
I'll agree to anything for an easy life. ☊ easy ☊
embarrass sb: Her questions about my private life embarrassed me. ☊ embarrass ☊
I've never felt so embarrassed in my life! ☊ embarrassed ☊
My life seems empty without you. ☊ empty ☊
They live in the end house. ☊ end ☊
I hope my job's safe. Life is hard enough as it is. ☊ enough ☊
I have never in my entire life heard such nonsense! ☊ entire ☊
The charity will be taking food and essential supplies to six refugee camps. ☊ essential ☊
The museum contains some interesting exhibits on Spanish rural life. ☊ exhibit ☊
Does life exist on other planets? ☊ exist ☊
We led a poor but happy enough existence as children. ☊ existence ☊
They eke out a precarious existence (= they have hardly enough money to live on). ☊ existence ☊
The peasants depend on a good harvest for their very existence (= in order to continue to live). ☊ existence ☊
expect sth: We are expecting a rise in food prices this month. ☊ expect ☊
Experience has taught me that life can be very unfair. ☊ experience ☊
experience (of sth): It was her first experience of living alone. ☊ experience ☊
Living in Africa was very different from home and quite an experience (= unusual for us). ☊ experience ☊
Everyone experiences these problems at some time in their lives. ☊ experience ☊
to experience pain/pleasure/unhappiness ☊ experience ☊
a ban on the export of live cattle ☊ export ☊
Careful maintenance can extend the life of your car. ☊ extend ☊
My home life was becoming no more than an extension of my job. ☊ extension ☊
The book discusses the extent to which (= how much) family life has changed over the past 50 years. ☊ to... extent ☊
people living in extreme poverty ☊ extreme ☊
She had to face the fact that her life had changed forever. ☊ face ☊
The support of family and friends is vital. ☊ family ☊
family life ☊ family ☊
to live/work on a farm ☊ farm ☊
foods which are low in fat ☊ fat ☊
Many people live in poverty through no fault of their own. ☊ fault ☊
fight (for sth): a fight for survival ☊ fight ☊
people who enjoy the finer things in life (= for example art, good food, etc.) ☊ fine ☊
This is not a fit place for you to live. ☊ fit ☊
People seem to float in and out of my life. ☊ float ☊
the food industry ☊ food ☊
Television has become a major force in American political life. ☊ force ☊
After her death, their lives changed forever. ☊ forever ☊
forget where, how, etc...: I've forgotten where they live exactly. ☊ forget ☊
all the millions of different life forms on the planet today ☊ form ☊
a trouble-free life ☊ free ☊
I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free. ☊ free ☊
a childhood/family/lifelong friend ☊ friend ☊
a close/lasting/lifelong friendship ☊ friendship ☊
Don't give up. You still have your whole life in front of you. ☊ in front of ☊
He'd had a very full life. ☊ full ☊
Her life was too full to find time for hobbies. ☊ full ☊
Life is full of coincidences. ☊ full ☊
She's very lively and full of fun. ☊ fun ☊
My life is further complicated by having to work such long hours. ☊ further ☊
His death left an enormous gap in my life. ☊ gap ☊
This is a crucial year for your relationships in general and your love life in particular. ☊ in general ☊
I don't know how he's going to get on in life. ☊ get on ☊
the gift of life ☊ gift ☊
I've never been so glad to see anyone in my life! ☊ glad ☊
How's it going (= is your life enjoyable, successful, etc. at the moment)? ☊ go ☊
How long can a human being go (= survive) without sleep? ☊ go without (sth) ☊
She has tried to lead a good life. ☊ good ☊
Great art has the power to change lives. ☊ great ☊
Try to adopt a greener lifestyle. ☊ green ☊
We've all been guilty of selfishness at some time in our lives. ☊ guilty ☊
And they all lived happily ever after (= used as the end of a fairy tale ). ☊ happily ☊
Those were the happiest days of my life. ☊ happy ☊
She's had a hard life. ☊ hard ☊
He hated it in France (= did not like the life there). ☊ hate ☊
She was glowing with health and clearly enjoying life. ☊ health ☊
a healthy diet/climate/lifestyle ☊ healthy ☊
Her parents made her life hell. ☊ hell ☊
foods which are high in fat ☊ high ☊
The cost in terms of human life was high. ☊ high ☊
a holy life/man ☊ holy ☊
He left home (= left his parents and began an independent life) at sixteen. ☊ home ☊
hope (that...): There is little hope that they will be found alive. ☊ hope ☊
hope (of doing sth): They have given up hope of finding any more survivors. ☊ hope ☊
The situation is not good but we live in hope that it will improve. ☊ hope ☊
I couldn't live in a hot country (= one which has high average temperatures). ☊ hot ☊
household bills/chores/goods (= connected with looking after a house and the people living in it) ☊ household ☊
a terrible loss of human life ☊ human ☊
human geography (= the study of the way different people live around the world) ☊ human ☊
idea (of sth/of doing sth): I like the idea of living on a boat. ☊ idea ☊
I had no idea she'd had such a difficult life. ☊ have no idea, not have the faintest, first, etc. idea ☊
the basic essentials of life, i.e. housing, food and water ☊ i.e. ☊
I can't imagine life without the children now. ☊ imagine ☊
an immoral act/life/person ☊ immoral ☊
They were charged with living off immoral earnings (= money earned by working as a prostitute ). ☊ immoral ☊
food imports from abroad ☊ import ☊
Money played an important role in his life. ☊ important ☊
Six people were killed in the riot, including a policeman. ☊ including ☊
the cost-of-living index ☊ index ☊
His first music teacher was a major influence in his life. ☊ influence ☊
influence sb/sth: His writings have influenced the lives of millions. ☊ influence ☊
A number of social factors influence life expectancy. ☊ influence ☊
The pesticide is lethal to all insect life. ☊ insect ☊
For years we had little knowledge of what life was like inside China. ☊ inside ☊
I have never been so insulted in my life! ☊ insult ☊
life/car/travel/household, etc. insurance ☊ insurance ☊
a search for intelligent life on other planets ☊ intelligent ☊
I don't think my private life is the issue here. ☊ issue ☊
Three people were killed in the crash. ☊ kill ☊
I feel there is something lacking in my life. ☊ lacking ☊
The elephant is the largest living land animal. ☊ land ☊
last sb (out): We've got enough food to last us (for) three days. ☊ last ☊
In later life he started playing golf. ☊ late ☊
He became an author late in life. ☊ late ☊
law (on sth): The government has introduced some tough new laws on food hygiene. ☊ law ☊
to lead a quiet life/a life of luxury/a miserable existence ☊ lead ☊
The documentary caused a lot of bad feeling, not least among the workers whose lives it described. ☊ not least ☊
The bomb blast left 25 people dead. ☊ leave ☊
This is a great holiday resort that is full of life. ☊ life ☊
He is young and has little experience of life. ☊ life ☊
Jill wants to travel and see life for herself. ☊ life ☊
We bought a dishwasher to make life easier. ☊ life ☊
In London life can be hard. ☊ life ☊
In real life (= when she met him) he wasn't how she had imagined him at all. ☊ life ☊
Life can be difficult when you move to a new town. ☊ life ☊
Life isn't like in the movies, you know. ☊ life ☊
country/city life ☊ life ☊
She enjoyed political life. ☊ life ☊
family/married life ☊ life ☊
How do you find life in Japan? ☊ life ☊
He has had a good life. ☊ life ☊
a hard/an easy life ☊ life ☊
a life of luxury ☊ life ☊
Her daily life involved meeting lots of people. ☊ life ☊
She lived a quiet life in the countryside. ☊ life ☊
Many of these children have led very sheltered lives (= they have not had many different experiences). ☊ life ☊
They emigrated to start a new life in Canada. ☊ life ☊
He doesn't like to talk about his private life. ☊ life ☊
She has a full social life. ☊ life ☊
articles about the love lives of the stars ☊ life ☊
He's lived here all his life. ☊ life ☊
I've lived in England for most of my life. ☊ life ☊
to have a long/short life ☊ life ☊
He became very weak towards the end of his life. ☊ life ☊
Brenda took up tennis late in life. ☊ life ☊
He will spend the rest of his life (= until he dies) in a wheelchair. ☊ life ☊
There's no such thing as a job for life any longer. ☊ life ☊
She is a life member of the club. ☊ life ☊
She has been an accountant all her working life. ☊ life ☊
They were very happy throughout their married life. ☊ life ☊
The International Stock Exchange started life as a London coffee shop. ☊ life ☊
They could see that the company had a limited life (= it was going to close). ☊ life ☊
In Italy the average life of a government is eleven months. ☊ life ☊
plant/animal life ☊ life ☊
marine/pond life ☊ life ☊
Is there intelligent life on other planets? ☊ life ☊
life and death ☊ life ☊
The body was cold and showed no signs of 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 ☊
He risked his life to save his daughter from the fire. ☊ life ☊
Hundreds of lives were threatened when the building collapsed. ☊ life ☊
The operation saved her life. ☊ life ☊
My grandfather lost his life (= was killed) in the war. ☊ life ☊
Several attempts have been made on the President's life (= several people have tried to kill him). ☊ life ☊
Her words have lived with me all my life. ☊ live ☊
He lived in poverty most of his life. ☊ live ☊
live sth: She lived a very peaceful life. ☊ live ☊
They lived their lives to the full. ☊ live ☊
The doctors said he only had six months to live. ☊ live ☊
Spiders can live for several days without food. ☊ live ☊
live to do sth: She lived to see her first grandchild. ☊ live ☊
to live in a house ☊ live ☊
She needs to find somewhere to live. ☊ live ☊
Both her children still live at home. ☊ live ☊
Where do these plates live (= where are they usually kept)? ☊ live ☊
Small birds live mainly on insects. ☊ live on sth ☊
You can't live on forty pounds a week. ☊ live on sth ☊
My salary isn't enough for us to live on. ☊ live on sth ☊
live animals ☊ live ☊
the number of live births (= babies born alive) ☊ live ☊
an intelligent and lively young woman ☊ lively ☊
living organisms ☊ living ☊
the finest living pianist ☊ living ☊
living languages (= those still spoken) ☊ living ☊
a living faith ☊ living ☊
He lost his looks (= became less attractive) in later life. ☊ look ☊
Many people lost their lives (= were killed). ☊ lose ☊
He was the love of my life (= the person I loved most). ☊ love ☊
I love it in Spain (= I like the life there). ☊ love ☊
low forms of life (= creatures with a very simple structure) ☊ low ☊
a low standard of living ☊ low ☊
lucky (to do sth): His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive. ☊ lucky ☊
That was the luckiest escape of my life. ☊ lucky ☊
He makes a living as a stand-up comic. ☊ make ☊
It's important to try and make something of (= achieve sth in) your life. ☊ make ☊
Are you enjoying married life? ☊ married ☊
Her life seemed to have lost all meaning. ☊ meaning ☊
Having a child gave new meaning to their lives. ☊ meaning ☊
It was a chance meeting that would change my life. ☊ meeting ☊
This hasn't happened in living memory (= nobody alive now can remember it happening). ☊ memory ☊
It is not merely a job, but a way of life. ☊ merely ☊
minority neighborhoods (= where no or few white people live) ☊ minority ☊
Leaving school so young was the biggest mistake of my life. ☊ mistake ☊
Stress is a major problem of modern life. ☊ modern ☊
That was one of the happiest moments of my life. ☊ moment ☊
He led a very moral life. ☊ moral ☊
the narrow confines of prison life ☊ narrow ☊
wildlife in its natural habitat ☊ natural ☊
Never in all my life have I seen such a horrible thing. ☊ never ☊
She went to Australia to start a new life. ☊ new ☊
He should be able to lead a perfectly normal life. ☊ normal ☊
Her sole object in life is to become a travel writer. ☊ object ☊
These figures give a reliable and objective indicator of changing trends in people's lifestyles. ☊ objective ☊
All the characters in the novel are closely observed (= seem like people in real life). ☊ observe ☊
I may be stating the obvious but without more money the project cannot survive. ☊ obvious ☊
We live further down on the opposite side of the road. ☊ opposite ☊
It was time she put her life in order. ☊ order ☊
the origins of life on earth ☊ origin ☊
We live in a small village just outside Leeds. ☊ outside ☊
an overall improvement in standards of living (= affecting everyone) ☊ overall ☊
owe sb sth for sth: How much do I owe you for the groceries? ☊ owe ☊
I prefer the relaxed pace of life in the country. ☊ pace ☊
package sth: packaged food/goods ☊ package ☊
a life full of pain and suffering ☊ pain ☊
Get pairs of students to act out the dialogue in front of the class. ☊ pair ☊
The early part of her life was spent in Paris. ☊ part ☊
They say she has a 'past' (= bad things in her past life that she wishes to keep secret). ☊ past ☊
pay (with sth): Many people paid with their lives (= they died). ☊ pay ☊
The two communities live together in peace. ☊ peace ☊
They simply can't seem to live in peace with each other. ☊ peace ☊
people of different religions living in peaceful coexistence ☊ peaceful ☊
He had a peaceful life. ☊ peaceful ☊
the peaks and troughs of married life ☊ peak ☊
to live on a pension ☊ pension ☊
At least ten people were killed in the crash. ☊ people ☊
the life of the common people ☊ people ☊
Most teenagers go through a period of rebelling. ☊ period ☊
They are now living together on a permanent basis. ☊ permanent ☊
I try not to let work interfere with my personal life. ☊ personal ☊
She had persuaded herself that life was not worth living. ☊ persuade ☊
The wedding marked the beginning of a new phase in Emma's life. ☊ phase ☊
Her philosophy of life is to take every opportunity that presents itself. ☊ philosophy ☊
The survivors were rescued after their sounds were picked up by a television crew's microphone. ☊ pick sb/sth up ☊
I'm fed up with living with my parents, so I'm looking for a place of my own. ☊ place ☊
plain food ☊ plain ☊
Chocolate is one of life's little pleasures. ☊ pleasure ☊
Many people suffer from mental illness at some point in their lives. ☊ point ☊
Living in Scotland has its good points but the weather is not one of them. ☊ point ☊
areas of dense/sparse population (= where many/not many people live) ☊ population ☊
power (over sb/sth): The aim is to give people more power over their own lives. ☊ power ☊
From a practical point of view, it isn't a good place to live. ☊ practical ☊
You've got to forget the past and start living in the present. ☊ present ☊
How can anyone enjoy the pressures of city life? ☊ pressure ☊
The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen. ☊ prisoner ☊
a politician's private life ☊ private ☊
Find which food you are allergic to by a process of elimination. ☊ process ☊
Most of the food we buy is processed in some way. ☊ process ☊
This is the proudest moment of my life. ☊ proud ☊
a public figure (= a person who is well known because they are often on the television, radio, etc.) ☊ public ☊
She entered public life (= started a job in which she became known to the public) at the age of 25. ☊ public ☊
Volunteer work gives her life (a sense of) purpose. ☊ purpose ☊
put doing sth: The accident put her off driving for life. ☊ put sb off sth/sb ☊
Their quality of life improved dramatically when they moved to France. ☊ quality ☊
His quick thinking saved her life. ☊ quick ☊
They lead a quiet life. ☊ quiet ☊
She said, and I quote, 'Life is meaningless without love.' ☊ quote ☊
+ speech: 'The man who is tired of London is tired of life,' he quoted. ☊ quote ☊
race to do sth: Television companies are racing to be the first to screen his life story. ☊ race ☊
People can react badly to certain food additives. ☊ react ☊
See the real Africa on one of our walking safaris. ☊ real ☊
In the movies guns kill people instantly, but it's not like that in real life. ☊ real ☊
the harsh realities of life ☊ reality ☊
We sell good quality food at reasonable prices. ☊ reasonable ☊
a reasonable standard of living ☊ reasonable ☊
'I've had a wonderful life,' she said, 'I don't regret a thing.' ☊ regret ☊
They now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before). ☊ relative ☊
relief from sth: The calm of the countryside came as a welcome relief from the hustle and bustle of city life. ☊ relief ☊
There is still a remote chance that they will find her alive. ☊ remote ☊
the basic requirements of life ☊ requirement ☊
rescue sb/sth + adj.: She had despaired of ever being rescued alive. ☊ rescue ☊
responsible (for sb/sth): Even where parents no longer live together, they each continue to be responsible for their children. ☊ responsible ☊
I'm not doing this job for the rest of my life. ☊ rest ☊
a restricted range of foods ☊ restricted ☊
Up to a third of one's life is now being spent in retirement. ☊ retirement ☊
Although I expected to enjoy living in the country, in fact the reverse is true. ☊ reverse ☊
She leads a rich and varied life. ☊ rich ☊
If we go to war, innocent lives will be put at risk. ☊ at risk (from/of sth) ☊
You have no right to take risks with other people's lives. ☊ take a risk, take risks ☊
He risked his life to save her. ☊ risk ☊
They live just along/up/down the road (= further on the same road). ☊ road ☊
a romantic view of life ☊ romantic ☊
We live roughly halfway between here and the coast. ☊ roughly ☊
He was determined to build a new life out of the ruins of his career. ☊ ruin ☊
Without unwritten rules civilized life would be impossible. ☊ rule ☊
The pursuit of money ruled his life. ☊ rule ☊
We live in a society where we are ruled by the clock. ☊ rule ☊
The murderer was given three life sentences, to run concurrently. ☊ run ☊
Her life had always run smoothly before. ☊ run ☊
Stop trying to run my life (= organize it) for me. ☊ run ☊
a rural way of life ☊ rural ☊
two sacks of groceries ☊ sack ☊
It's a sad reflection on life that it takes danger and suffering to bring people closer together. ☊ sad ☊
We all want to live in safer cities. ☊ safe ☊
salty food ☊ salty ☊
We have lived in the same house for twenty years. ☊ same ☊
She's still the same fun-loving person that I knew at college. ☊ same ☊
save sb/sth: to save sb's life ☊ save ☊
Thanks for doing that. You saved my life (= helped me a lot). ☊ save ☊
At the other end of the scale, life is a constant struggle to get enough to eat. ☊ scale ☊
recent scares about pesticides in food ☊ scare ☊
They went abroad for a change of scene (= to see and experience new surroundings). ☊ scene ☊
Firefighters searched the buildings for survivors. ☊ search ☊
It's not a very secure way to make a living. ☊ secure ☊
the security of a loving family life ☊ security ☊
She has lost all sense of direction in her life. ☊ sense ☊
For the past three years they have been leading totally separate lives. ☊ separate ☊
He had to settle his affairs (= arrange all his personal business) in Paris before he could return home. ☊ settle ☊
He could not live with the shame of other people knowing the truth. ☊ shame ☊
Bob told Jess he wanted to share his life with her. ☊ share ☊
If you think the job will be easy, you're in for a shock. ☊ shock ☊
to shop for food ☊ shop ☊
Life's too short to sit around moping. ☊ short ☊
There was no sign of life in the house (= there seemed to be nobody there). ☊ sign ☊
Food prices are significantly lower in the US. ☊ significantly ☊
simple forms of life, for example amoebas ☊ simple ☊
They live simply (= they do not spend much money). ☊ simply ☊
We've lived here since 2006. ☊ since ☊
He is, without the slightest doubt, the greatest living novelist. ☊ slight ☊
a busy social life ☊ social ☊
They live on the south coast. ☊ south ☊
spend sth in doing sth: Most of her life was spent in caring for others. ☊ spend ☊
In spite of his age, he still leads an active life. ☊ in spite of sth ☊
People tend to work hard at this stage of life. ☊ stage ☊
He has been collecting stamps since he was eight. ☊ stamp ☊
In the shanty towns there are very poor living standards. ☊ standard ☊
You'd better lower your standards if you want to find somewhere cheap to live. ☊ standard ☊
start sth (as sth): He started life as a teacher before turning to journalism. ☊ start ☊
They worked hard to give their children a good start in life. ☊ start ☊
She's moving abroad to make a fresh start (= to begin a new life). ☊ start ☊
She did not want to stay in nursing all her life. ☊ stay ☊
Can you stick this on the noticeboard? ☊ stick ☊
stick sth + adv./prep.: He stuck a stamp on the envelope. ☊ stick ☊
The glue's useless—the pieces just won't stick. ☊ stick ☊
stick sth + adv./prep.: The nurse stuck the needle into my arm. ☊ stick ☊
We stayed in a village where time has stood still (= life has not changed for many years). ☊ still ☊
He told us the story of his life. ☊ story ☊
You will learn to cope with the stresses and strains of public life. ☊ strain ☊
the problems of young people living on the streets ☊ (out) on the streets/street ☊
She failed to withstand the stresses and strains of public life. ☊ stress ☊
life as a struggling artist (= one who is very poor) ☊ struggle ☊
Scientists are studying photographs of the planet for signs of life. ☊ study ☊
success (in sth): They didn't have much success in life. ☊ success ☊
The atmosphere of Mars could not support life. ☊ support ☊
suppose sth: The theory supposes the existence of life on other planets. ☊ suppose ☊
Life's full of surprises. ☊ surprise ☊
She knew surprisingly little about her sister's life. ☊ surprisingly ☊
She was the last surviving member of the family. ☊ survive ☊
The children had to survive by begging and stealing. ☊ survive ☊
'How are you these days?' 'Oh, surviving.' ☊ survive ☊
survive from sth: Some strange customs have survived from earlier times. ☊ survive ☊
survive on sth: I can't survive on £40 a week (= it is not enough for my basic needs). ☊ survive ☊
survive as sth: He survived as party leader until his second election defeat. ☊ survive ☊
survive sth: The company managed to survive the crisis. ☊ survive ☊
survive sth + adj.: Few buildings survived the war intact. ☊ survive ☊
The storms took the lives of 50 people. ☊ take ☊
Women tend to live longer than men. ☊ tend ☊
That incident changed their lives. ☊ that ☊
It was the best day of my life. ☊ the ☊
Life was harder then because neither of us had a job. ☊ then ☊
How long have you been living in this country? ☊ this ☊
Pollution is threatening marine life. ☊ threaten ☊
The children are too young to sit through a concert. ☊ through ☊
He will not live through the night. ☊ through ☊
Shall I tie the package or tape it? ☊ tie ☊
the violent times we live in (= the present period of history) ☊ time ☊
The ambulance got there just in time (= to save sb's life). ☊ in time (for sth/to do sth) ☊
It's too soon to say if he'll survive. ☊ too ☊
The disappearance of a vital witness added a new twist to the case. ☊ twist ☊
understand that...: He was the first to understand that we live in a knowledge economy. ☊ understand ☊
Life seems so unfair sometimes. ☊ unfair ☊
The cell is the unit of which all living organisms are composed. ☊ unit ☊
a degree from the university of life ☊ the university of life ☊
They live up in the mountains. ☊ up ☊
urban life ☊ urban ☊
food with a high nutritional value ☊ value ☊
He led a full and varied life. ☊ varied ☊
He's never ventured abroad in his life. ☊ venture ☊
He has an optimistic view of life. ☊ view ☊
The book gives readers an inside view of political life. ☊ view ☊
Her books are about village life. ☊ village ☊
vital (for sth): the vitamins that are vital for health ☊ vital ☊
vital that...: It is vital that you keep accurate records when you are self-employed. ☊ vital ☊
vital to do sth: It was vital to show that he was not afraid. ☊ vital ☊
the American way of life ☊ a/the/sb's way of life ☊
They live way out in the suburbs. ☊ way ☊
The novelty of married life was beginning to wear off. ☊ wear off ☊
They live in town during the week and go to the country for the weekend. ☊ week ☊
His best movie, which won several awards, was about the life of Gandhi. ☊ which ☊
The effects will last for the whole of his life. ☊ whole ☊
In spite of what happened, he never lost the will to live. ☊ will ☊
wish sb/sth/yourself + adj.: He's dead and it's no use wishing him alive again. ☊ wish ☊
He finds it hard to live within his income (= without spending more than he earns). ☊ within ☊
I couldn't bear to witness their suffering. ☊ witness ☊
We are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violent crime. ☊ witness ☊
work for sth: She dedicated her life to working for peace. ☊ work ☊
The art collection was his life's work. ☊ work ☊
She spent most of her working life as a teacher. ☊ working ☊
We live in a rapidly changing world. ☊ world ☊
They had little contact with the outside world (= people and places that were not part of their normal life). ☊ world ☊
He died in his sixtieth year. ☊ year ☊