INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

EVP abnormal

EVP abnormally

EVP acknowledge

EVP acknowledgment/acknowledgement

EVP afternoon

EVP announce

EVP announcement

EVP annoy

EVP annoyance

EVP annoyed

EVP annoying

EVP anonymous

EVP another

EVP another

EVP astronomer

EVP astronomy

EVP biotechnology

EVP cannonball

EVP canon

EVP carbon monoxide

EVP chronological

EVP dinosaur

EVP economic

EVP economical

EVP economics

EVP economist

EVP economy

EVP enormous

EVP enough

EVP enough

EVP enough

EVP footnote

EVP good afternoon

EVP governor

EVP honor/honour

EVP honor/honour

EVP honorable/honourable

EVP ignorance

EVP ignorant

EVP ignore

EVP innocent

EVP innocently

EVP innovation

EVP innovative

EVP innovator

EVP intravenous

EVP knock

EVP knock

EVP knot

EVP know

EVP knowingly

EVP knowledge

EVP known

EVP minor

EVP minority

EVP nano

EVP no

EVP no

EVP no one

EVP nobility

EVP noble

EVP nobleman

EVP nobody

EVP nod

EVP nod

EVP noise

EVP noisily

EVP noisy

EVP nomad

EVP nomination

EVP nominee

EVP none

EVP nonetheless

EVP nonprofessional

EVP nonsense

EVP non-smoking

EVP noon

EVP nor

EVP normal

EVP normally

EVP north

EVP north

EVP north

EVP northeast

EVP northeast

EVP northeastern

EVP northern

EVP northward

EVP northwest

EVP northwest

EVP northwestern

EVP nose

EVP nostril

EVP not

EVP note

EVP note

EVP notebook

EVP nothing

EVP notice

EVP notice

EVP noticeable

EVP noticeboard

EVP notion

EVP notorious

EVP nought

EVP noun

EVP nourish

EVP nourishment

EVP novel

EVP novelist

EVP novelty

EVP November

EVP now

EVP now

EVP nowadays

EVP nowhere

EVP phenomenon

EVP piano

EVP poisonous

EVP pronoun

EVP pronounce

EVP rhinoceros

EVP ruinous

EVP snore

EVP snore

EVP snow

EVP snow

EVP snowball

EVP snowboard

EVP snowboarding

EVP snowstorm

EVP snowy

EVP synonym

EVP technological

EVP technology

EVP unknown

EVP unofficial

EVP volcano

EVP well-known

EVP wornout/worn out/worn-out

EVP norms

EVP enormously

EVP knowledgeable

EVP notable

EVP genome

EVP innovate

EVP innovation

EVP innovative

EVP connoisseur

EVP notwithstanding

EVP unoccupied

EVP nondescript

EVP nocturnal

EVP snooze

EVP synopsis

EVP renown

EVP phenomenal

EVP phenomenally

EVP canoe

EVP maneuver/manoeuvre

EVP maneuver/manoeuvre

EVP panorama

EVP panoramic

EVP monotonous

EVP monotonously

EVP monotony

EVP denounce

EVP genomic

EVP genomically

EVP nostalgia

EVP nostalgic

EVP nostalgically

EVP autonomous

EVP autonomously

EVP notorious

EVP notoriously

EVP notoriety

EVP maneuver/manoeuvre

EVP maneuver/manoeuvre

EVP ignominious

EVP ignominiously

EVP denote

EVP denotation

EVP connote

EVP connotation

EVP chronology

EVP chronological

EVP chronologically

EVP venomous

EVP venomously

EVP anonymity

EVP mutinous

EVP mutinously

EVP nonchalant

EVP nonchalantly

EVP snobbery

EVP unobtrusive

EVP unobtrusively

EVP unobtrusiveness

EVP economize/economise

EVP misdemeanor/misdemanour

EVP hypnotherapy

OXF3000ZH:

acknowledge

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afternoon

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announce

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annoy

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annoying

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another

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cannot

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economic

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economy

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enormous

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enough

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governor

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honour

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ignore

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innocent

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knot

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know

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knowledge

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minor

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minority

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no

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nobody

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noise

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noisily

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noisy

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none

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nonsense

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nor

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normal

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normally

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north

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northern

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nose

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not

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note

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nothing

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notice

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noticeable

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novel

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november

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now

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nowhere

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piano

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poisonous

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pronounce

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snow

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technology

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unknown

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must not

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at noon

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why not, let's

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unoccupied space/place

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nowadays

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notebook

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5 baht bank note

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good enough to use, passable

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just now

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very (not)

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no wonder!

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no wonder!

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seldom, not often

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cannot

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not very

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nowhere

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nothing

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not at all

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regardless of, no matter (what/who/where)

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to know that

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rhino

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nowadays

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large flat rice noodles

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or not

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need, want + noun (polite)

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another

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knowledge

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to write, record, take note, copy; to be contiguous, adjoin, border

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to make known, inform, report

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to care for, nourish, maintain

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forever, always, from now on

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northwest

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northeast

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technology

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annoying

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set, denomination

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noodles

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to economize, save, be thrifty

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enough, sufficiently, adequately

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minor wife

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major wife (infers having a minor wife)

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not ... at all (phrase)

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need not, you don’t have to

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not in time, to be late

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to not have, don't have

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to honor, praise

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this afternoon, this evening (late)

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knowledge (used mainly in compounds)

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suffix: field of knowledge -ology

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rice noodles (very fine)

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pronounce, voice

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noodles

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novice

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afternoon

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to record (sound), to note

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northeastern region

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now

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North America

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Norway

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rural, countryside (sometimes not polite)

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banknote, bank (loanword)

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now, at present, at this time, currently

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it is not so, it is not the one (meant), negative response

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it's nothing, not at all, don't mention it

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nobody

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economy, economic affairs

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to notice

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public (not private)

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or not (question word)

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lunch, noontime meal

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northeast (in Thailand)

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to be hard (not soft)

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nose

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afternoon (1 pm - 4 pm)

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to announce

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just now

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a moment ago, just now, short time ago

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not very, hardly

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subject, knowledge, branch of knowledge

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notebook

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snow

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together, one another, each other

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right now

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usually, normally, regular, normal

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normally, ordinarily (more formal)

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no, not

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enough, sufficient

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no, not

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not, not as assumed to be

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still, not yet

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this afternoon (early)

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poisonous

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to take a person to a place they don’t know, to the movies, your home, etc

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free, no charge

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north

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to not attach, can’t get connection

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not long

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have no strength

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to be busy, not free

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to be unripe, not done

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without (‘not put’)

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to understand, see, know

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helmet (hat protect against knocks)

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to know (formal, polite)

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to be able to, be capable of, know how to

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November

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to know (someone)

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unoccupied, free, not busy

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north, above

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to know (something)

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midday, noon

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not

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not, n’t; footstep

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more, no more

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none, either, neither, not any

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to know

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no, not

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person, people, anybody, anyone, nobody

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to know

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nothing

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now

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nor

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economic, economical

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coup, blow, knock, stroke

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enough

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economy

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notably

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yet, nonetheless, nevertheless

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to announce

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to note, notice

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to ignore

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enormous

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to note, notice; to establish, certify

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to pronounce

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to hit, strike, knock

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knowledge

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normal

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to remark; to notice, point out

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honorable

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November

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from now on, henceforth

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north

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honor

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note, grade

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to prevent, warn; to notify

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to feed, nourish

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novel

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afternoon

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to give up, renounce

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technology

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to denounce

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unknown

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noise

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notion

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phenomenon

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snow

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announcement

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to see, notice

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norm, standard

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manoeuvre

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normally

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innocent

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minority

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to knock down, turn over, overturn

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governor

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autonomous, independent

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minor; miner

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autonomy

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native, indigenous peoples

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innovation

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excessive, inordinate

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holiday, time off, day off, notice

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noon

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technological

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nose

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to honour, do credit to

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not very much

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poster, public notice, bill

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economist

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monopoly

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appointment, nomination

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this afternoon, sometimes

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enormously

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anonymous

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to stress, to emphasize, become more pronounced

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silent, noiseless, silencer

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mention, note, comment, notice

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menu, slender, slim, minor

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nominal

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noble

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knot

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novelty, new release

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gun, cannon

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north-west

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nothingness

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notebook, notepad

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famous, renowned

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notable, noteworthy

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from now on, henceforth

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diagnosis

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not in the least

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to file; to make fun of, not care, not give a damn

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to knock over, knock into

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notebook

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economically

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minor, minimal

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ignorance

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approximately, more or less, noticeably

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debit, turnover, delivery, rate

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renovation, restoration

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genocide

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to notice, advise

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sign, notice, panel

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mutually, one another

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minority

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naïve, innocent

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innocence

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to topple, fall over, knock off

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north-east

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in no way, not in the least, not at all

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jet, throw, spray, nozzle

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button, knob, spot

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to annoy, bother, thwart

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to knot, tie

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sound, resonant, sonorous, voiced

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luminous, illuminated; light

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novelist

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abnormal

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nocturnal, nocturne

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notorious, well-known

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non-existent

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know-how

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piano

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synonymous; synonym

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no

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acknowledge

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afternoon

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announce

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annoy

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annoying

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annoyed

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another

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economic

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economy

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enormous

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enough

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governor

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honour

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in honour of

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ignore

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innocent

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knock

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knot

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unknown

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well known

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knowledge

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minor

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minority

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noise

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noisy

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noisily

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none

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nonsense

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nor

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normal

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normally

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north

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northern

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nose

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note

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notice

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take notice of

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noticeable

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novel

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nowhere

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poisonous

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pronounce

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snow

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technology

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unknown

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no ☊ Không! ☊ Negation
I am not a chicken. ☊ Tôi không phải là một con gà. ☊ Negation
He does not eat the apple. ☊ Anh ấy không ăn quả táo. ☊ Negation
I am not a man. ☊ Tôi không phải là một người đànông. ☊ Negation
No, I do not like drinking tea. ☊ Không, tôi không thích uống trà. ☊ Negation
I am a normal / ordinary child. ☊ Tôi là một đứa trẻ bình thường. ☊ Common Phrases
We do not have the boots. ☊ Chúng tôi không có ủng. ☊ Clothing
Pho / noodle soup ☊ Món phở ☊ Food
Pho / noodle soup ☊ phở  ☊ Food
I like instant noodles. ☊ Tôi thích mì ăn liền. ☊ Food
instant noodles ☊  mì ăn liền ☊ Food
The child knows Vietnamese. ☊ Đứa trẻ biết tiếng Việt. ☊ Verbs 1
We do not sell animals. ☊ Chúng tôi không bán động vật. ☊ Verbs 1
They do not know how to use it. ☊ Họ không biết dùng nó. ☊ Verbs 1
We do not sell animals. ☊ ☊ Verbs 1
I do not need a man. ( # I do not bite a man.) ☊ Tôi không cần một người đàn ông. ☊ Verbs 1
That girl does not want to sing. ☊ ☊ Verbs 1
How (1) do you know Vietnamese? ☊ Làm sao bạn biết tiếng Việt? ☊ Questions 2
How (2) do you know Vietnamese? ☊ Làm sao bạn biết tiếng Việt? ☊ Questions 2
He does not like purple / violet ☊ Anh ấy không thích màu tím. ☊ Colors
The banana is not yellow. ☊ Quả chuối không có màu vàng. ☊ Colors
I am not beautiful. ☊ Tôi không đẹp. ☊ Adjectives 1
I am not happy. ☊ Tôi không hạnh phúc. ☊ Adjectives 1
I do not laugh because I am happy. I am happy because I laugh. ☊ ☊ Adjectives 1
The pho is not cheap. ☊ Phở không rẻ. ☊ Adjectives 1
Pho is not cheap. ☊ ☊ Adjectives 1
His chair is not new. ☊ Cái ghế của anh ấy không mới. ☊ Adjectives 1
I think it is not interesting. ☊ Tôi nghĩ nó không hay. ☊ Adjectives 1
I do not know that they are famous people. ☊ Tôi không biết họ là người nổi tiếng. ☊ Adjectives 1
They do not support rich people. ☊ Họ không ủng hộ người giàu. ☊ Adjectives 1
He is not independent. ☊ Anh ấy không độc lập. ☊ Adjectives 1
Is her cat normal? ☊ Con mèo của cô ấy có bình thường không? ☊ Adjectives 1
I buy a normal chair. ☊ Tôi mua một cái ghế bình thường. ☊ Adjectives 1
normal ☊ bình thường ☊ Adjectives 1
I am not normal. ☊ Tôi không bình thường. ☊ Adjectives 1
The cat does not need a modern watch. ☊ Con mèo không cần một chiếc đồng hồ hiện đại. ☊ Adjectives 1
I do not like that selfish man. ☊ Tôi không thích người đàn ông ích kỷ đó. ☊ Adjectives 1
I ask but he does not answer. ☊ Tôi hỏi mà anh ấy không trả lời. ☊ Conjunctions
She not only sings but also dances. ☊ Cô ấy không những hát mà còn nhảy. ☊ Conjunctions
The child not only knows English but also Vietnamese. ☊ Đứa trẻ không những biết tiếng Anh mà còn biết tiếng Việt. ☊ Conjunctions
They buy not only computers, but also phones. ☊ Họ mua không những máy tính mà còn điện thoại. ☊ Conjunctions
Although he is Vietnamese, he does not speak Vietnamese. ☊ ☊ Conjunctions
I do not like meat, so I do not eat it. ☊ Tôi không thích thịt, nên tôi không ăn nó. ☊ Conjunctions
They do not have chairs to sit. ☊  Họ không có những cái ghế để ngồi. ☊ Conjunctions
Do you have enough food? ☊ Bạn có đủ thức ăn không? ☊ Numbers
Seven billion people are enough. ☊ Bảy tỷ người là đủ. ☊ Numbers
I am reading a book now. ☊ Hiện tại tôi đang đọc một quyển sách. ☊ Continuous
The child is sleeping now. ☊ Hiện tại đứa trẻ đang ngủ. ☊ Continuous
We are not watching tv now. ☊ Hiện tại chúng tôi không đang xem tivi. ☊ Continuous
They do not want to be the last people. ☊ Họ không muốn là những người cuối cùng. ☊ Ordinal numbers
You do not exist. ☊ Bạn không tồn tại. ☊ Verbs 2
She does not allow me to love her. ☊ Cô ấy không cho phép tôi yêu cô ấy. ☊ Verbs 2
I do not think they fail. ☊ Tôi không nghĩ họ thất bại. ☊ Verbs 2
I do not believe the dog knows how to swim. ☊ Tôi không tin con chó biết bơi. ☊ Verbs 2
I do not allow me to fail. I do not let myself fail. ☊ ☊ Verbs 2
She does not understand the book. ☊ Cô ấy không hiểu quyển sách. ☊ Verbs 2
You do not understand Vietnamese. ☊ Bạn không hiểu tiếng Việt. ☊ Verbs 2
Do you know how to communicate? ☊ Bạn có biết giao tiếp không? ☊ Verbs 2
She gets to know my cat. ☊ Cô ấy tìm hiểu con mèo của tôi. ☊ Verbs 2
Love like there is no tomorrow. ☊ Yêu như không có ngày mai! ☊ Dates and Time
Tonight we do not sleep. ☊ Tối nay chúng tôi không ngủ. ☊ Dates and Time
In the afternoon the child eats bread. ☊ Buổi chiều đứa trẻ ăn bánh mì. ☊ Dates and Time
afternoon ☊ Buổi chiều ☊ Dates and Time
This evening we do not sleep. (tonight) ☊ ☊ Dates and Time
Tomorrow afternoon ☊ Chiều ngày mai ☊ Dates and Time
Tonight the child does not drink milk. ☊ Tối nay đứa trẻ không uống sữa. ☊ Dates and Time
The cat does not sleep at night. ☊ Con mèo không ngủ buổi tối. ☊ Dates and Time
She buys the fruit every afternoon. ☊ ☊ Dates and Time
She has no time to sleep. ☊ Cô ấy không có thời gian ngủ. ☊ Dates and Time
Today she is not fine. ☊ Hôm nay cô ấy không khoẻ. ☊ Dates and Time
His generation does not speak Vietnamese. ☊ Thế hệ của anh ấy không nói tiếng Việt. ☊ Dates and Time
They do not know my last name。 surname. ☊ Họ không biết họ của tôi. ☊ Family
His relatives do not like to practice swimming. ☊ Họ hàng của anh ấy không thích luyện tập bơi. ☊ Family
You do not need to compare Vietnamese with English. ☊ Bạn không cần so sánh tiếng Việt với tiếng Anh. ☊ Comparison
He does not think about tomorrow. (of) ☊ ☊ Prepositions 1
I do not know who is behind me. ☊ Tôi không biết ai ở phía sau tôi. ☊ Prepositions 1
I do not wear the hat before wearing the shoes. ☊ Tôi không đội mũ trước khi mang giày. ☊ Prepositions 1
The north ☊ Hướng bắc ☊ Geography
I want to know the rainfall here. ☊ Tôi muốn biết lượng mưa ở đây. ☊ Geography
Please, do not bite me. ☊ Làm ơn, đừng cắn tôi. ☊ Common Phrases 2
Do not sell that book! ☊ Đừng bán quyển sách đó! ☊ Common Phrases 2
Drink me, do not eat me. ☊ Uống tôi, đừng ăn tôi! ☊ Common Phrases 2
Do not listen to them. ☊ Đừng nghe họ. ☊ Common Phrases 2
I do not know this language. ☊ Tôi không biết ngôn ngữ này. ☊ Countries 1
They do not know my citizenship. ☊ Họ không biết quốc tịch của tôi. ☊ Countries 1
How many nations do you know? ☊ Bạn biết bao nhiêu quốc gia? ☊ Countries 1
It is not our culture. ☊ Nó không phải là văn hoá của chúng tôi. ☊ Countries 1
How many languages do you know? ☊ Bạn biết bao nhiêu ngôn ngữ? ☊ Countries 1
Do you want to know the truth? ☊ Bạn muốn biết sự thật không? ☊ Nominalization
Do you know her profession? ☊ Bạn biết nghề nghiệp của cô ấy không? ☊ Jobs 1
The songwriter does not like to watch tv. ☊ Nhạc sĩ không thích xem tivi. ☊ Jobs 1
I do not know their profession. ☊ Tôi không biết nghề nghiệp của họ. ☊ Jobs 1
He does not have any career. ☊ Anh ấy không có sự nghiệp. ☊ Jobs 1
How many businessmen do you know? ☊ Bạn biết bao nhiêu doanh nhân? ☊ Jobs 1
I do not believe they are singers. ☊ Tôi không tin họ là ca sĩ. ☊ Jobs 1
The engineers do not need us to help. ☊ Các kỹ sư không cần chúng tôi giúp đỡ. ☊ Jobs 1
We are not farmers. ☊ Chúng tôi không phải là nông dân. ☊ Jobs 1
I do not know how to become a nurse. ☊ ☊ Jobs 1
Becoming an architect is not simple. ☊ ☊ Jobs 1
We are not (the) monks. ☊ Chúng tôi không phải là những nhà sư. ☊ Jobs 1
We are not mathematicians. ☊ Chúng tôi không phải là các nhà toán học. ☊ Jobs 1
Your cat will not return. ☊ Con mèo của bạn sẽ không trở về. ☊ Future
I do not like your impoliteness. ☊ Tôi không thích sự bất lịch sự của bạn. ☊ Attributes
We are not mean. ☊ Chúng tôi không xấu tính. ☊ Attributes
My mother is very gullible, but my father (dad) is not. ☊ Mẹ của tôi rất cả tin nhưng bố của tôi thì không. ☊ Attributes
My parents punish me because I do not work. ☊ Bố mẹ tôi trừng phạt tôi vì tôi không làm việc. ☊ Verbs 2.5
I realise (that) I do not love him. ☊ Tôi nhận ra tôi không yêu anh ấy. ☊ Verbs 2.5
She does not discover this truth? ☊ Cô ấy không phát hiện sự thật này ư? ☊ Verbs 2.5
Do not love me. Do not trust me. Punish me. ☊ Đừng yêu tôi. Đừng tin tôi. Trừng phạt tôi. ☊ Verbs 2.5
My mother discovers my sister does not eat dinner. ☊ Mẹ tôi phát hiện chị tôi không ăn bữa tối. ☊ Verbs 2.5
My older brother does not appreciate my efforts. ☊ Anh tôi không đánh giá cao sự cố gắng của tôi. ☊ Verbs 2.5
The cat does not want to cooperate with me. ☊ Con mèo không muốn hợp tác với tôi. ☊ Verbs 2.5
They do not agree to cooperate with us. ☊ Họ không đồng ý hợp tác với chúng tôi. ☊ Verbs 2.5
I do not want to face my family after I fail. ☊ Tôi không muốn đối mặt gia đình của tôi sau khi tôi thất bại. ☊ Verbs 2.5
I am not satisfied with this answer. ☊ ☊ Verbs 2.5
I do not dare to try. ☊ Tôi không dám thử. ☊ Verbs 2.5
He does not deserve me. ☊ Anh ấy không xứng đáng với tôi! ☊ Verbs 2.5
She is not bad. / She is not ugly. ☊ Cô ấy không xấu. ☊ Adjectives 1.5
She is a bit ugly but she is not bad. ☊ Cô ấy hơi xấu nhưng cô ấy không xấu. ☊ Adjectives 1.5
She is not a magnet. ☊ Cô ấy không phải là một nam châm. ☊ Objects 2
You are crying but I do not know. ☊ Bạn đang khóc vậy mà tôi không biết. ☊ Conjunctions 2
I love her, although she does not love me. ☊ Tôi yêu cô ấy mặc dù cô ấy không yêu tôi. ☊ Conjunctions 2
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
However, my dad does not agree. ☊ Tuy nhiên, bố của tôi không đồng ý. ☊ Conjunctions 2
He buys a watch. However, he does not use it. ☊ Anh ấy mua một cái đồng hồ. Tuynhiên, anh ấy không dùng nó. ☊ Conjunctions 2
Anyway I do not need him. ☊ Dù sao tôi cũng không cần anh ấy. ☊ Adverbs
She does not even recognize me. ☊ Cô ấy thậm chí không nhận ra tôi. ☊ Adverbs
I do not even cooperate with them. ☊ Tôi thậm chí không hợp tác vớihọ. ☊ Adverbs
She cannot be a lawyer. ☊ Cô ấy không thể là một luật sư ☊ Modal Verbs
cannot ☊ không thể ☊ Modal Verbs
You must not drink wine. ☊ Bạn không được uống rượu. ☊ Modal Verbs
They should not love at me. ☊ Họ không nên cười tôi. ☊ Modal Verbs
You should not be sad. ☊ Bạn không nên buồn. ☊ Modal Verbs
should not ☊ không nên ☊ Modal Verbs
They do not know the hotel's address. ☊ Họ không biết cái địa chỉ của khách sạn. ☊ Places
This district does not have a name. ☊ Quận này không có tên. ☊ Places
I do not trust those banks ☊ Tôi không tin những ngân hàng đó. ☊ Places
I want to know what time they will run. ☊ Tôi muốn biết họ sẽ chạy lúc mấy giờ. ☊ Places
Now it is twenty to three. ☊ Bây giờ là ba giờ kém hai mươi. ☊ Places
She does not know how to ask for the time in Vietnamese. ☊ Cô ấy không biết làm thế nào để hỏi giờ bằng tiếng Việt. ☊ Places
I will try Indonesian instant noodles. ☊ Tôi sẽ thử món mì ăn liền Indonesia. ☊ Countries 2
My father does not buy this bottle of wine in Sweden. ☊ Bố tôi không mua chai rượu nàyở Thuỵ Điển. ☊ Countries 2
I am not a conservative Danish person. ☊ Tôi không phải là một người Đan Mạch bảo thủ. ☊ Countries 2
Now my flight starts. ☊ Bây giờ chuyến bay của tôi bắt đầu. ☊ Travel
You cannot mix water and cooking oil. ☊ Bạn không thể trộn nước và dầu ăn. ☊ Verbs 3
The journalist does not want the child to continue writing. ☊ Nhà báo không muốn đứa trẻ tiếp tục viết. ☊ Verbs 3
The lawyer assumes that the man is not honest. ☊ Người luật sư cho rằng người đàn ông không trung thực. ☊ Verbs 3
I do not like them following me all day. ☊ Tôi không thích họ đi theo tôi cả ngày. ☊ Verbs 3
It It is very important so I cannot wait. ☊ Nó rất quan trọng nên tôi không thể chờ. ☊ Verbs 3
She tries to explain but you do not listen. ☊ Cô ấy cố gắng giải thích nhưng bạn không nghe. ☊ Verbs 3
I do not want to obey my mother. ☊ Tôi không muốn vâng lời mẹ của mình. ☊ 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
There is nothing between her and me. ☊ Không có gì giữa cô ấy và tôi. ☊ Prepositions 2
I do not like this program on the television. ☊ Tôi không thích chương trình này trên tivi. ☊ Education
The students are writing notes. ☊ Những học sinh đang viết những ghi chú. ☊ Education
note ☊ ghi chú ☊ Education
I gift you my knowledge ☊ Tôi tặng bạn kiến thức của mình. ☊ Education
Reading books gives us knowledge. ☊ Việc đọc sách cho chúng tôi kiến thức. ☊ Education
knowledge ☊ kiến thức ☊ Education
These reports are not perfect. ☊ Những báo cáo này không hoàn hảo. ☊ 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
Me elder brother is not a lazy researcher. ☊ Anh trai của tôi không phải là mộtnghiên cứu sinh lười biếng. ☊ Education
I do not want to get lost. ☊ Tôi không muốn đi lạc. ☊ Common Phrases 3
He is not really perfect. ☊ Anh ấy không thật sự hoàn hảo. ☊ Common Phrases 3
He does not agree with himself. ☊ Anh ấy không đồng ý với bản thân. ☊ Common Phrases 3
You should not punish yourself. ☊ Bạn không nên tự trừng phạt bản thân. ☊ Common Phrases 3
Nobody is perfect. ☊ Không ai hoàn hảo. ☊ Determiners
nobody ☊ Không ai ☊ Determiners
Nothing is impossible. ☊ Không có gì là không thể. ☊ Determiners
I have nothing for lunch. ☊ Tôi không có gì cho bữa trưa. ☊ Determiners
nothing ☊ Không có gì ☊ Determiners
Every challenge is not simple. ☊ Mọi thử thách đều không đơn giản. ☊ Determiners
He does not want to meet anybody. ☊ Anh ấy không muốn gặp bất kỳ ai. ☊ Determiners
Please do not tell anybody! ☊ Làm ơn đừng nói cho bất kỳ ai! ☊ Determiners
He betrayed us and we do not support this. ☊ Anh ấy đã phản bội chúng tôi vàchúng tôi không ủng hộ điều này. ☊ Relative Clauses
Her boyfriend does not drink alcohol. ☊ Bạn trai của cô ấy không uống rượu. ☊ People
You should not sleep in public. ☊ Các bạn không nên ngủ ở nơi công cộng. ☊ People
Do not marry that girl! ☊ Đừng cưới cô gái đó! ☊ People
She does not want to divorce. ☊ Cô ấy không muốn ly hôn. ☊ People
Do not live for love! ☊ Đừng sống vì tình yêu! ☊ People
They cannot use this system. ☊ Họ không thể dùng hệ thống này. ☊ Abstract Objects 1
They want to know the wine list in this restaurant. ☊ Họ muốn biết danh sách rượu ở nhà hàng này. ☊ Abstract Objects 1
I do not have any other choice. ☊ Tôi không có lựa chọn nào khác. ☊ Abstract Objects 1
Those influences are not good for children. ☊ Những ảnh hưởng đó không tốt chonhững đứa trẻ. ☊ Abstract Objects 1
I want to know your purposes. ☊ Tôi muốn biết những mục đích của các bạn. ☊ Abstract Objects 1
We do not agree with your actions. ☊ Chúng tôi không đồng ý với những hành động của bạn. ☊ Abstract Objects 1
It is a new phenonemon. ☊ Nó là một hiện tượng mới. ☊ Abstract Objects 1
Who can explain these phenomenons? ☊ Ai có thể giải thích những hiện tượng này? ☊ Abstract Objects 1
phenomenon ☊ hiện tượng ☊ Abstract Objects 1
I cannot repair it. ☊ Tôi không thể sửa nó. ☊ Verbs 4
nothing lasts forever. ☊ Không có gì kéo dài vĩnh viễn. ☊ Verbs 4
Do not let it explode! ☊ Không cho nó nổ! ☊ Verbs 4
They do not want to get up, although they must go to work. ☊ Họ không muốn dậy mặc dù họ phải đi làm. ☊ Verbs 4
We should not stay up late. ☊ Chúng tôi không nên thức khuya. ☊ Verbs 4
She has no time to prepare. ☊ Cô ấy không có thời gian để chuẩn bị. ☊ Verbs 4
He cannot prove that is his wallet. ☊ Anh ấy không thể chứng minh đó là cái ví của mình. ☊ Verbs 4
Nobody wants this to happen. ☊ Không ai muốn điều này xảy ra. ☊ Verbs 4
I do not represent that restaurant. ☊ Tôi không đại diện cho nhà hàng đó. ☊ Verbs 4
You should not touch anything in the museum. ☊ Bạn không nên chạm vào bất kỳ cái gì trong bảo tàng. ☊ Verbs 4
That mosquito is mine, not theirs. ☊ Con muỗi đó là của tôi, không phải của họ. ☊ Animals 2
Save the rhinoceroses. ☊ Cứu những con tê giác! ☊ Animals 2
rhinoceros ☊ tê giác ☊ Animals 2
A rhinoceros has a horn ☊ Một con tê giác có một cái sừng. ☊ Animals 2
I want to know their comments. ☊ Tôi muốn biết những bình luận của họ. ☊ Communication
Nobody knows her password. ☊ Không ai biết mật khẩu của cô ấy. ☊ Communication
Access or not access? ☊ Kết nối hay không kết nối? ☊ Communication
My computer does not connect with the Internet. ☊ Máy tính của tôi không kết nối với Internet. ☊ Communication
I am not a reporter ☊ Tôi không phải là một phóng viên. ☊ Communication
volcano ☊ núi lửa ☊ Nature
The farmer does not agree to sell his land. ☊ Người nông dân không đồng ý bán đất của anh ấy. ☊ Nature
I do not want to see him hurt. ☊ Tôi không muốn thấy anh ấy đau đớn. ☊ Adjectives 2
We do not want to make you afraid. ☊ Chúng tôi không muốn làm bạn sợ. ☊ Adjectives 2
Nothing is temporary. ☊ Không có gì là tạm thời. ☊ Adjectives 2
Equal or not equal ☊ Bình đẳng hay không bình đẳng? ☊ Adjectives 2
If you are not calm, you will not win. ☊ Nếu bạn không bình tĩnh, bạn sẽ không thắng. ☊ Adjectives 2
I always feel they are not suitable. ☊ Tôi luôn cảm thấy họ không phù hợp. ☊ Adjectives 2
Our solution is not efficient. ☊ Giải pháp của chúng tôi không hiệu quả. ☊ Adjectives 2
He is not the suitable person for our team. ☊ Anh ấy không phải là người thích hợp cho nhóm của chúng tôi. ☊ Adjectives 2
I do not believe you, I need specific evidence. ☊ Tôi không tin bạn, tôi cần những bằng chứng cụ thể. ☊ Adjectives 2
I do not understand the role of this equipment. ☊ Tôi không hiểu vai trò của thiết bị này. ☊ Miscellaneous
These children do not keep hygiene. ☊ Những đứa trẻ này không giữ vệ sinh. ☊ Miscellaneous
It is not intentional. ☊ Không phải cố tình. ☊ Miscellaneous
Do not tell him! ☊ Đừng kể với anh ấy! ☊ Miscellaneous
We do not want war. ☊ Chúng tôi không muốn chiến tranh. ☊ Politics
She studies economics. ☊ Cô ấy học kinh tế. ☊ Politics
economics. ☊ kinh tế ☊ Politics
They vote,although they do not understand politics. ☊ Họ bỏ phiếu mặc dù họ không hiểu chính trị. ☊ Politics
I am not a criminal. ☊ Tôi không phải là một tội phạm. ☊ Politics
Nobody needs an international election. ☊ Không ai cần một cuộc bầu cử quốc tế. ☊ Politics
You are not our citizen. ☊ Bạn không phải là công dân của chúng tôi. ☊ Politics
You are an American citizen and you do not know the name of the president. ☊ Bạn là một công dân Mỹ và bạn không biết tên của Tổng thống. ☊ Politics
Which country does not have a constitution? ☊ Nước nào không có hiến pháp? ☊ Politics
I want to resign, but my father does not allow me. ☊ Tôi muốn từ chức nhưng bố của tôi không cho phép. ☊ Politics
economic crisis ☊ Khủng hoảng kinh tế ☊ Politics
economic ☊ kinh tế ☊ Politics
If the President does not resign, we will go on strike ☊ Nếu Tổng thống không từ chức, chúng tôi sẽ đình công. ☊ Politics
I do not think that social network is a threat. ☊ Tôi không nghĩ mạng xã hội đó là một mối đe doạ. ☊ Politics
Violence is not good for children. ☊ Bạo lực không tốt cho những đứa trẻ. ☊ Politics
She does not have the duty to join the army. ☊ Cô ấy không có nghĩa vụ gia nhập quân đội. ☊ Politics
The American government has many economic development plans. ☊ Chính phủ Mỹ có nhiều kế hoạch phát triển kinh tế. ☊ Politics
I want to know about the crime rate here. ☊ Tôi muốn biết về tỷ lệ tội phạm ở đây. ☊ Politics
We do not support the policy of the mayor. ☊ Chúng tôi không ủng hộ chính sách của thị trưởng. ☊ Politics
I do not admire your wealth. ☊ Tôi không ngưỡng mộ sự giàu có của bạn. ☊ Politics
I am not afraid of your power. ☊ Tôi không sợ quyền lực của bạn. ☊ Politics
He does not win, although his points are high. ☊ Anh ấy không thắng mặc dù điểm của anh ấy cao. ☊ Sports
This program does not have the reality. ☊ Chương trình này không có tính thực tế. ☊ Abstract Objects 2
She does not understand our signal. ☊ Cô ấy không hiểu tín hiệu của chúng tôi. ☊ Abstract Objects 2
Please do not tell anyone about this secret. ☊ Làm ơn đừng nói cho bất kỳ ai về bí mật này. ☊ Abstract Objects 2
That exit does not exist. ☊ Lối thoát đó không tồn tại. ☊ Abstract Objects 2
With his experience we will not fail. ☊ Với kinh nghiệm của anh ấy, chúng tô isẽ không thất bại. ☊ Abstract Objects 2
Nobody is at fault. ☊ Không ai có lỗi cả. ☊ Abstract Objects 2
She does not like this new trend. ☊ Cô ấy không thích xu thế mới này. ☊ Abstract Objects 2
We do not exist in her memory. ☊ Chúng tôi không tồn tại trong ký ức của cô ấy. ☊ Abstract Objects 2
honor and responsibility ☊ Danh dự và trách nhiệm ☊ Abstract Objects 2
honor ☊ Danh dự ☊ Abstract Objects 2
Do you know that doctor? ☊ Bạn có biết vị bác sĩ đó không? ☊ Classifiers 2
CF (honorific for certain persons ) ☊ vị ☊ Classifiers 2
That is not a constitution. ☊ Đó không phải là một bản hiến pháp. ☊ Classifiers 2
Her boyfriend does not drink wine. ☊ Bạn trai của cô ấy không uống rượu. ☊ Jobs 2
The president does not have a driver. ☊ Tổng thống không có một tài xế. ☊ Jobs 2
If I am not a librarian, I will be a hairdresser. ☊ Nếu tôi không làm một thủ thư, tôi sẽ làm một thợ làm tóc. ☊ Jobs 2
The doctor notifies my parents about my illness. ☊ Bác sĩ thông báo với bố mẹ về bệnh của tôi. ☊ Medical
Doctors do not allow patients to eat chili. ☊ Bác sĩ không cho phép bệnh nhân ăn ớt. ☊ Medical
My left arm is normal. ☊ Cánh tay bên trái của tôi bình thường. ☊ Medical
My brain is normal. ☊ Não của tôi bình thường. ☊ Medical
The vet does not agree to examine my camel. ☊ ác sĩ thú y không đồng ý khám cho con lạc đà của tôi. ☊ Medical
I do not see his finger. ☊ Tôi không thấy ngón tay của anh ấy. ☊ Medical
He hates his nose. ☊ Anh ấy ghét cái mũi của mình. ☊ Medical
nose ☊ mũi ☊ Medical
I do not have any appointment with the doctor this week. ☊ Tôi không có cuộc hẹn với bác sĩ tuần này. ☊ Medical
The technology develops very fast. ☊ Công nghệ phát triển rất nhanh. ☊ Science
technology ☊ Công nghệ ☊ Science
Love does not need definition. ☊ Tình yêu không cần định nghĩa. ☊ Science
I know how to measure the mass of wine. ☊ Tôi biết đo khối lượng của rượu. ☊ Science
I do not want to measure my weight. ☊ Tôi không muốn đo trọng lượng của mình. ☊ Science
Peace is not a temporary solution. ☊ Hoà bình không phải là một giải pháp tạm thời. ☊ Science
I do not agree with this conclusion. ☊ Tôi không đồng ý với kết luận này. ☊ Science
The quality of technology increases. ☊ Chất lượng của công nghệ tăng. ☊ Science
Her business is not good. ☊ Việc kinh doanh của cô ấy không tốt. ☊ Economics
Do you know the risk of this trade? ☊ Bạn có biết rủi ro của giao dịch này không? ☊ Economics
Vietnam wants to become a member of the World Economics Organisation ☊ Việt Nam muốn trở thành một thành viên của tổ chức kinh tế thế giới. ☊ Economics
He knows the value of the cheque. ☊ Anh ấy biết giá trị của tấm séc. ☊ Economics
She does not need his cheque. ☊ Cô ấy không cần tấm séc của anh ấy. ☊ Economics
We do not take money from this fund. ☊ Chúng tôi không lấy tiền từ quỹ này. ☊ Economics
If my company does not evade tax, it will go bankrupt. ☊ Nếu công ty của tôi không trốn thuế, thì nó sẽ phá sản. ☊ Economics
Does your school teach astronomy? ☊ Trường của bạn dạy thiên văn họckhông? ☊ Astronomy
astronomy ☊ thiên văn học ☊ Astronomy
There is no water on Venus and Mercury. ☊ Không có nước trên Sao Kim và Sao Thuỷ. ☊ Astronomy
She does not know what a lightyear is. ☊ Cô ấy không hiểu một năm ánh sáng là gì. ☊ Astronomy
The world economy is not stable. ☊ Kinh tế thế giới không ổn định. ☊ Adjectives 3
The dentists do not want stupid plans. ☊ Các nha sĩ không muốn những kế hoạch ngu ngốc. ☊ Adjectives 3
He is not stupid. ☊ Anh ấy không ngu ngốc. ☊ Adjectives 3
Everything will become meaningless if I do not have you. ☊ Mọi thứ sẽ trở thành vô nghĩa nếu tôi không có bạn. ☊ Adjectives 3
The glorious day is not far. ☊ Ngày vinh quang không xa. ☊ Adjectives 3
Someone wore my trousers and I do not accept this. ☊ Một ai đó đã mặc quần của tôi và tôi không chấp nhận điều này. ☊ Verbs 5
The mayor cannot administer the city. ☊ Thị trưởng không thể quản lý thành phố. ☊ Verbs 5
They do not want to postpone the election. ☊ Họ không muốn hoãn cuộc bầu cử. ☊ Verbs 5
I know her boyfriend is hiding here. ☊ Tôi biết bạn trai của cô ấy đang núp ở đây. ☊ Verbs 5
You can run away, but you cannot hide. ☊ Bạn có thể chạy trốn, nhưng bạn không thể núp. ☊ Verbs 5
I can predict that you cannot predict the future. ☊ Tôi có thể dự đoán bạn không thể dự đoán tương lai. ☊ Verbs 5
She does not know how to use the computer. ☊ Họ không biết sử dụng máy tính như thế nào. ☊ Verbs 5
Sorry, but we cannot continue to sustain life on Earth ☊ Xin lỗi nhưng chúng tôi không thể tiếp tục duy trì sự sống trên Trái Đất. ☊ Verbs 5
They will be equipped for life with knowledge. ☊ Họ sẽ được trang bị cho cuộc sống với kiến thức. ☊ Verbs 5
You need to be equipped with knowledge and patience. ☊ Bạn cần được trang bị kiến thức và sự kiên nhẫn. ☊ Verbs 5
Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam. ☊ Hà Nội là thủ đô của Việt Nam. ☊ History
Hanoi ☊ Hà Nội ☊ History
However, many people criticize Confucianism because it is not suitable wit ☊ Tuy nhiên, nhiều người chỉ trích đạo Khổng vì nó không phù hợp với xã hội hiện đại. ☊ History
You should not worship her. ☊ Bạn không nên thờ cô ấy. ☊ 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
We do not want to be invaded. ☊ Chúng tôi không muốn bị xâm lược. ☊ History
I do not want to fight. ☊ Tôi không muốn chiến đấu. ☊ History
This country is not a colony ☊ Đất nước này không phải là một thuộc địa. ☊ History
They are being exploited but they do not want to revolt. ☊ Họ đang bị bóc lột nhưng họ không muốn nổi dậy. ☊ History
We are very democratic and cannot be more democratic. ☊ Chúng tôi rất dân chủ và không thể dân chủ hơn. ☊ History
She does not care about my past. ☊ Cô ấy không quan tâm đến quá khứ của tôi. ☊ Abstract Objects 3
knowledge in the head, morality in the heart ☊ Kiến thức trong đầu, đạo đức trong trái tim. ☊ Abstract Objects 3
God knows everything. ☊ Trời biết tất cả mọi thứ. ☊ Abstract Objects 3
I do not know much about my origin. ☊ Tôi không biết nhiều về nguồn gốc của mình. ☊ Abstract Objects 3
My conscience does not allow this. ☊ Lương tâm của tôi không cho phép việc này. ☊ Abstract Objects 3
Her level is not suitable for this company. ☊ Trình độ của cô ấy không phù hợp với công ty này. ☊ Abstract Objects 3
The soldiers cannot take aim. ☊ Những người lính không thể nhắm. ☊ Military
We do not like guns. ☊ Chúng tôi không thích súng. ☊ Military
You have to fail to know how to win. ☊ Bạn phải thất bại để biết làm sao để chiến thắng. ☊ Military
Modern warfare cannot win guerrilla warfare. ☊ Chiến tranh hiện đại không thể thắng chiến tranh du kích. ☊ Military
I am not armed. ☊ Tôi không có vũ trang. ☊ Military
We are not against the government. ☊ Chúng tôi không chống chính phủ. ☊ Military
I am not against war, but I support peace. ☊ Tôi không chống chiến tranh, nhưng tôi ủng hộ hoà bình. ☊ Military
Their airforce does not have many helicopters. ☊ Không quân của họ không có nhiều trực thăng. ☊ Military
I do not want to go to hell. ☊ Tôi không muốn đi đến địa ngục. ☊ Paranormality
I am not superstitious, but I believe science can explain the existence of ☊ Tôi không mê tín nhưng tôi tin khoa học có thể giải thích sự tồn tại của ma. ☊ Paranormality
I do not believe in horoscopes. ☊ Tôi không tin vào tử vi. ☊ Paranormality
How to know my destiny? ☊ Làm thế nào để biết số phận của tôi? ☊ Paranormality
There are many paranormal stories about that key. ☊ Có nhiều câu chuyện huyền bí về chiếc chìa khoá đó. ☊ Paranormality
paranormal ☊ huyền bí ☊ Paranormality
developped economies ☊ Những nền kinh tế phát triển ☊ Classifier 3.1
CF (education, economy) ☊ nền ☊ Classifier 3.1
They still do not repent. ☊ Họ vẫn không ăn năn. ☊ Reduplicative Words
Nobody likes a rude person ☊ Không ai thích một người cộc cằn. ☊ Reduplicative Words
No one can suppress the truth. ☊ Không ai có thể bưng bít sự thật. ☊ Reduplicative Words
No one can lure you, if you do not agree with them. ☊ Không ai có thể dụ dỗ bạn nếu bạnkhông đồng ý với họ. ☊ Reduplicative Words
My studying is unfinished, I cannot go swimming. ☊ Việc học của tôi đang dang dở, tôi không thể đi bơi. ☊ Reduplicative Words
My father is very undaunted. I am not. ☊ Bố của tôi rất gan góc. Tôi thì không. ☊ Reduplicative Words
Do not be unconcerned with the pain of other people. ☊ Đừng dửng dưng với sự đau đớn của người khác. ☊ Reduplicative Words
Your nonsensical speech makes me laugh. ☊ Bài diễn văn vớ vẩn của bạn làm tôi cười. ☊ Reduplicative Words
nonsensical ☊ vớ vẩn ☊ Reduplicative Words
We do not want to do business with you. ☊ Chúng tôi không muốn làm ăn với bạn. ☊ Informal Expressions
If you are not a screwball, prove it! ☊ Nếu bạn không phải là một người dở hơi, chứng minh đi! ☊ Informal Expressions
I do not think he is a screwball. ☊ Tôi không nghĩ anh ấy là một người dở hơi. ☊ Informal Expressions
Last month that comedian bought one hundred rabbits and now he is broke. ☊ háng trước, diễn viên hài đó mua một trăm con thỏ và bây giờ anh ấy bị viêm màng túi. ☊ Informal Expressions
Staying up all night is not good for health. ☊ Thức trắng đêm không tốt cho sức khoẻ. ☊ Informal Expressions
I do not want to receive heavy criticism. ☊ Tôi không muốn nhận gạch. ☊ Informal Expressions
We do not accept this exorbitant price. ☊ Chúng tôi không chấp nhận cái giá cắt cổ này. ☊ Informal Expressions
You cannot hesitate at the moment. ☊ Bạn không thể lưỡng lự vào lúc này. ☊ Reduplicative Words 2
They hesitate and do not want to answer. ☊ Họ lưỡng lự và không muốn trả lời ☊ Reduplicative Words 2

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There is no street in front of the house. Trước nhà không có đường. * 019
There is no warm water. Không có nước nóng. * 030
There is no telephone in the room. Ở trong phòng không có điện thoại. * 030
There is no TV in the room. Ở trong phòng không có vô tuyến. * 030
The room has no balcony. Phòng không có ban công. * 030
I have no change. Tôi không có tiền lẻ. * 040
I have no more petrol / gas (am.). Tôi không còn xăng nữa. * 041
I have no idea. Tôi không biết. * 051
He has no time. Anh ấy không có thời gian. * 058
I have no time. Tôi không có thời gian. * 077
I am not coming because I have no time. Tôi không đến, bởi vì tôi không có thời gian. * 077
I have no sugar. Tôi không có đường. * 079
He had no money, only debts. Anh ấy đã không có tiền, mà lại còn nợ. * 083
He had no luck, only bad luck. Anh ấy đã không có may mắn, mà lại gặp hạn. * 083
He had no success, only failure. Anh ấy đã không có thành công, mà lại thất bại. * 083
I could not come on time because there were no buses. Tôi đã không đến được đúng giờ, bởi vì xe buýt không chạy. * 084
I could not find the way because I had no city map. Tôi đã không tìm được đường, bởi vì tôi không có bản đồ thành phố. * 084
I’m afraid I have no more money. Tôi sợ rằng tôi không mang theo tiền. * 094
Since when is she no longer working? Từ khi nào chị ấy không làm việc nữa? * 097
Yes, she is no longer working since she got married. Vâng, chị ấy không làm việc nữa, từ khi chị ấy đã kết hôn. * 097
Since she got married, she’s no longer working. Từ khi chị ấy đã kết hôn, chị ấy không làm việc nữa. * 097
Although he has no license, he drives the car. Mặc dù anh ấy không có bằng lái xe, anh ấy vẫn lái xe hơi. * 099
Despite having no licence / license (am.), he drives the car. Anh ấy không có bằng lái xe. Tuy vậy anh ấy vẫn lái xe hơi. * 099
Although she has no money, she buys a car. Chị ấy mua một chiếc xe hơi, mặc dù chị ấy không có tiền. * 099
She has no money. Nevertheless, she buys a car. Chị ấy không có tiền. Tuy vậy chị ấy mua một chiếc xe hơi. * 099
someone – no one Ai – không có ai * 102
someone else – no one else Ai nữa – không ai nữa. * 102
No, no one else. Không, không ai nữa. * 102

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there is no life on the moon ☊ Không có sự sống trên Trăng ☊
to have no voice in a matter ☊ bé họng ☊
completely silent, giving no sign of life; to hold one’s breath, stop crying ☊ bặt ☊
news-less, having no news ☊ bặt tin ☊
to pay no attention to, turn a deaf ear to, ignore ☊ bỏ ngoài tai ☊
all of a sudden, suddenly, shortly, in next to no time ☊ bỗng chốc ☊
there is no sign as yet that ~ ☊ chưa có triệu chứng gì là ☊
there is no profit to it ☊ chẳng béo bở gì ☊
is no longer, is no more ☊ chẳng còn ☊
to have no more desire to (do sth) ☊ chẳng còn lòng dạ nào để ☊
there is no one, no one is here ☊ chẳng có ai ☊
there was no one at all ☊ chẳng có ai cả ☊
there is no sign that ☊ chẳng có dấu gì là ☊
to have no reason (at all) to ☊ chẳng có lý do gì ☊
there is no reason why ☊ chẳng lẽ ☊
to be no less than, be equal to ☊ chẳng thua ☊
be no help ☊ chẳng thấm vào đâu ☊
thin crab (little meat, no fat) ☊ cua nước ☊
thin crab (little meat, no fat) ☊ cua óp ☊
there’s no reason to worry ☊ có gì phải lo ☊
is the same as, is no different than ☊ có khác gì ☊
to forbid, prohibit, ban; no ~, do not ~ (on signs, etc.) ☊ cấm ☊
post no bills ☊ cấm dán giấy ☊
no entry, do not enter, no admittance ☊ cấm vào ☊
blocked road, no thoroughfare, road closed ☊ cấm đạo ☊
to have almost no (something) ☊ gần như không có ☊
there’s no solution to the problem ☊ huề cả làng ☊
that is why, therefore, no wonder ☊ hèn chi ☊
there’s no need to do something, it’s no use doing ☊ hơi đâu ☊
there is almost no office, almost every office ☊ hầu như không văn phòng nào ☊
to stop putting up with, endure no longer ☊ hết chịu nổi ☊
to have no more ☊ hết có ☊
to have no (more) hope ☊ hết có hy vọng ☊
to no long want, stop wanting ☊ hết muốn ☊
it’s over, it’s done, it’s finished, there is no more ☊ hết rồi ☊
to be out of ideas, have no idea ☊ hết ý kiến ☊
end of the road, no way ☊ hết đường ☊
to be no small problem ☊ khó khăn không phải là ít ☊
there is no one else (around) ☊ không còn ai cả ☊
to no longer be ☊ không còn là ☊
to be no more ☊ không còn nữa ☊
to no longer be ☊ không còn phải là ☊
there is no more time to (do sth) ☊ không còn thì giờ ☊
there is no more ~ ☊ không còn ~ nào ☊
(there is) no one, nobody ☊ không có ai ☊
to have no comment on ☊ không có bình luận gì về ☊
there’s no other way to say it ☊ không có cách nói nào khác ☊
to have no connection to, not be involved in ☊ không có dính dáng gì đến ☊
there’s no sign to the contrary ☊ không có dấu hiệu ngưng lại ☊
to have no benefit, do no good ☊ không có lợi ☊
to not be present, have no presence ☊ không có mặt ☊
to have no proof, evidence ☊ không có một bằng chứng nào ☊
there has been no effort at all ☊ không có một cố gắng nào ☊
there is none, there is no kind of ☊ không có thứ nào ☊
it is no accident ☊ không dưng ☊
to be of no help, be unhelpful ☊ không giúp ích được gì ☊
more or less, no more, no less ☊ không hơn không kém ☊
regardless, no matter, whether ☊ không hể ☊
with no difficulty at all ☊ không khó khăn gì ☊
to have no relation ☊ không liên hệ gì ☊
to have no, take no interest in ☊ không màng ☊
not small, no small ~ ☊ không nhỏ ☊
not (something) easy to do, no small feat ☊ không phải là việc dễ làm ☊
it doesn’t matter, no trouble, don’t mention it, never mind ☊ không sao ☊
there was no (sign of) ☊ không thấy ☊
there were no signs of forced entry ☊ không thấy có dấu hiệu có sự cưỡng bức đột nhập ☊
in no way, cannot ☊ không thể nào ☊
to write for no one in particular, for no particular person ☊ không viết riêng cho ai ☊
it’s no use ☊ không ăn thua gì ☊
(1) shelf
(2) to ignore, leave alone, pay no attention to ☊ kệ ☊
otherwise no change ☊ kỳ dư không thay đổi ☊
keep silence, make no noise, keep quiet ☊ lặng im ☊
there is no need ☊ lọ là ☊
having no teeth, toothless ☊ móm ☊
to lose sight of somebody, leave no trace, disappear ☊ mất hút ☊
have little strength, have not enough strength, one can endure it no longer ☊ mấy hơi ☊
the five prohibitions of Buddhism (no killing, no stealing, no sex, no vulgarity, no alcohol) ☊ ngũ giới ☊
next to no time, in a flash ☊ nhoáy ☊
house with no upstairs ☊ nhà trệt ☊
no one knows, no one knew, no one can tell, no one could tell ☊ nào hay ☊
there are no ~ and no ~ ☊ nào ~ nào ~ ☊
be silent, give no answer ☊ nín lặng ☊
keep silent, give no answer ☊ nín thinh ☊
there was no point in saying anything more ☊ nói nữa bằng thừa ☊
in next to no time, all of a sudden ☊ phút đầu ☊
(1) outside wall, outside cover
(2) to act because there is no alternative ☊ quách ☊
not to mind, attach no importance (to) ☊ quản bao ☊
muddled, with no clear plan ☊ quẩn quanh ☊
be no longer busy, be free ☊ rảnh việc ☊
will no longer be ☊ sẽ không còn ☊
no pain, no gains ☊ tay làm hàm nhai ☊
(there is) no lack of, sth is not short of ☊ thiếu gì ☊
it’s no wonder (that), no wonder, (and) so, that’s why ☊ thảo nào ☊
not at all, by no means ☊ tuyệt không ☊
to vanish, leave no trace ☊ tuyệt tích ☊
at forty one has no more perplexities ☊ tứ thập bất hoặc ☊
useless, of no use, worthless ☊ vô bổ ☊
homeless, having no roof over one’s head ☊ vô gia cư ☊
absurd, irrational, illogical, unreasonable, for no reason ☊ vô lý ☊
innumerable, numberless, no end of ☊ vô vàn ☊
useless, profitless, in vain, no avail ☊ vô ích ☊
have no value ☊ vất vơ ☊
stir-fry with little or no water ☊ xào lăn ☊
exhausted, worn-out, tired-out, having no strength left ☊ đuối sức ☊
to have no choice (but to do something), resign oneself to do sth ☊ đành ☊
to have to, have no choice but to ☊ đành phải ☊
the die has been cast, there is no turning back ☊ đã trót phóng lao ☊
no entry, no admittance ☊ đường cấm ☊
whatever, however, no matter how ☊ đến mấy ☊
to put in the same category, make no distinction between ☊ đồng hóa ☊
to have difficulty finding or have no customers ☊ ế hàng ☊
to have difficulty finding or have no customers ☊ ế thiu ☊
have one’s trousers off, have no trousers on ☊ ở truồng ☊
there is as yet no information that ☊ chưa có thông tin ☊
for no one ☊ cho ai đâu ☊
there is no one, no one is here ☊ đâu có ai ☊

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2 I'm not rich. ☊ Tôi không giàu có. ☊
12 I'm not hungry, but I'm thirsty. ☊ Tôi không đói mà tôi khát. ☊
16 You're late. — No, I'm not! I'm early. ☊ Cậu đến muộn. - Không! Tôi đến sớm. ☊
37 Diamonds are not cheap. ☊ Kim cương không rẻ. ☊
40 I'm not tired. ☊ Tôi không mệt. ☊
42 EN I'm not hungry. ☊ Tôi không đói. ☊
44 I'm not interested in politics. ☊ Tôi không thích chính trị. ☊
48 No, I'm single. ☊ Chưa, tôi còn độc thân. ☊
54 No, you're on time. ☊ Không, cậu đến đúng giờ. ☊
56 No, she's out. ☊ Không, mẹ tôi đi vắng. ☊
58 No, they're out. ☊ Không, họ đi vắng. ☊
85 No, but I'm thirsty. ☊ Không, nhưng tôi khát. ☊
91 No, it isn't. ☊ Không phải. ☊
95 No, it's black. ☊ Không, nó màu đen. ☊
97 No, she's American. ☊ Không, cô ấy là người Mĩ. ☊
105 No, I'm not. ☊ Không. ☊
136 No, I'm Canadian. ☊ Không, tôi là người Canada. ☊
140 No, I'm a doctor. ☊ Không, tôi làm bác sĩ. ☊
144 No, she's a teacher. ☊ Không, cô ấy làm giáo viên. ☊
151 Are you married? — No, I'm not. ☊ Cậu kết hôn chưa? - Tôi chưa. ☊
153 Is it cold today? — No, it isn't. ☊ Hôm nay trời có lạnh không? - Không lạnh. ☊
154 Are your hands cold? — No, they aren't. ☊ Tay cậu có lạnh không? - Không. ☊
155 Is it dark now? — Yes, it is. ☊ Bây giờ trời có tối không? - Không. ☊
157 I'm working. I'm not watching TV. ☊ Tôi đang làm việc. Tôi không xem vô tuyến. ☊
162 You're not listening to me. ☊ Cậu đang không nghe tôi. ☊
165 The weather's nice. It's not raining. ☊ Trời đang đẹp. Không có mưa. ☊
167 We're having dinner now. Can I call you later? ☊ Chúng tôi đang ăn cơm. Tôi gọi cho cậu sau được không? ☊
168 EN I'm not watching TV. ☊ Tôi đang không xem vô tuyến. ☊
181 I'm leaving now, goodbye. ☊ Tôi đi đây, tạm biệt. ☊
186 He's not playing the piano. ☊ Anh ấy đang không chơi dương cầm. ☊
189 He's not writing a letter. ☊ Anh ấy đang không viết thư. ☊
190 I'm not washing my hair. ☊ Tôi đang không gội đầu. ☊
191 It isn't snowing. ☊ Trời đang không có tuyết. ☊
193 I'm not eating. ☊ Tôi đang không ăn. ☊
195 I'm not studying english. ☊ Tôi đang không học tiếng Anh. ☊
199 I'm not reading the newspaper. ☊ Tôi đang không đọc báo. ☊
205 It's not cold. ☊ Trời đâu có lạnh. ☊
213 Are you leaving now? ☊ Cậu đi bây giờ ư? ☊
216 No, he isn't. ☊ Không. ☊
220 No, they're staying with me. ☊ Không, họ đang ở với tôi. ☊
222 No, you can turn it o . ☊ Không, cậu cứ tắt nó đi. ☊
223 Are you leaving now? ☊ Cậu đi bây giờ ư? ☊
226 No, not right now. ☊ Không, bây giờ thì không. ☊
230 No, it's broken. ☊ Không, nó hỏng rồi. ☊
232 No, I'm waiting for a taxi. ☊ Không, tôi đang đợi taxi. ☊
246 No, I'm not. ☊ Không. ☊
248 No, I'm not. ☊ Không. ☊
250 No, he isn't. ☊ Không. ☊
252 No, it isn't. ☊ Không. ☊
256 No, I'm not. ☊ Không ổn. ☊
270 Minoru works very hard. ☊ Minoru rất chịu khó làm việc. ☊
280 I sometimes walk to work, but not often. ☊ Thỉnh thoảng tôi đi bộ đi làm, nhưng không thường xuyên. ☊
287 He plays the piano. ☊ Anh ấy chơi dương cầm. ☊
295 The museum closes at ve (5) in the afternoon. ☊ Bảo tàng đóng cửa lúc năm giờ chiều. ☊
326 They don't know many people. ☊ Họ không biết nhiều người. ☊
332 Sometimes he's late, but not often. ☊ Thỉnh thoảng anh ấy có đi muộn, nhưng không thường xuyên. ☊
338 I don't play the piano very well. ☊ Tôi chơi dương cầm không giỏi lắm. ☊
339 She doesn't play the piano very well. ☊ Cô ấy chơi dương cầm không giỏi lắm. ☊
340 They don't know my phone number. ☊ Họ không biết số điện thoại của tôi. ☊
363 I don't know much about politics. I'm not interested in it. ☊ Tôi không biết nhiều về chính trị. Tôi không quan tâm đến nó. ☊
368 Where is he? — I'm sorry, I don't know. ☊ Anh ấy đâu? - Xin lỗi, tôi không biết. ☊
371 It's not true. I don't believe it. ☊ Điều đấy không đúng. Tôi không tin. ☊
409 How often does it snow here? ☊ Ở đây bao lâu tuyết rơi một lần? ☊
413 Do you watch TV a lot? — No, I don't. ☊ Cậu có xem vô tuyến nhiều không? - Không. ☊
414 Do you live in a big city? — No, I don't. ☊ Cậu có sống ở thành phố lớn không? - Không. ☊
415 Do you ever ride a bicycle? — Not usually. ☊ Cậu đã đi xe đạp bao giờ chưa? - Không thường xuyên. ☊
416 Does it rain a lot where you live? — Not much. ☊ Trời có mưa nhiều ở nơi cậu sống không? - Không nhiều. ☊
417 Do you play the piano? — No, I don't. ☊ Cậu có chơi dương cầm không? - Không. ☊
419 He's not playing the guitar. ☊ Anh ấy đang không chơi guitar. ☊
423 But he's not playing the guitar now. ☊ Nhưng bây giờ anh ấy đang không chơi guitar. ☊
424 Is Zhirong playing the guitar? — No, he isn't. ☊ Chí Vinh có đang chơi guita không? Không. ☊
429 You can turn o the TV. I'm not watching it. ☊ Cậu có thể tắt vô tuyến. Tôi không xem nó. ☊
438 Do you want to know the answer? ☊ Cậu có muốn biết câu trả lời không? ☊
451 What's he doing now? ☊ Anh ấy bây giờ đang làm gì? ☊
454 What's she doing now? ☊ Cô ấy bây giờ đang làm gì? ☊
457 What's he doing now? ☊ Anh ấy đang làm gì bây giờ? ☊
462 Where's Kelly? — I don't know. ☊ Kelly đâu? - Tôi không biết. ☊
472 Junko's tired. She wants to go home now. ☊ Junko mệt. Cô ấy muốn về nhà bây giờ. ☊
476 It's late. I'm going home now. Are you coming with me? ☊ Muộn rồi. Tôi về nhà đây. Cậu có đi cùng tôi không? ☊
478 You can turn the music o . I'm not listening to it. ☊ Cậu có thể tắt nhạc đi. Tôi không nghe nó. ☊
496 Do you have a camera? — No, I don't. ☊ Cậu có máy ảnh không? - Không. ☊
497 Have you got a camera? — No, I don't. ☊ Cậu có máy ảnh không? - Không. ☊
498 Does she have a car? — No, she doesn't. ☊ Cô ấy có xe hơi không? - Không. ☊
500 Ask if he has a dog. — No, he hasn't got a dog. ☊ Hỏi xem anh ấy có chó không. - Không, anh ấy không có chó. ☊
501 Ask if he has a smart phone. — No, he hasn't got a smart phone. ☊ Hỏi xem anh ấy có điện thoại thông minh không. - Không, anh ấy không có điện thoại thông minh. ☊
524 Where's my phone? — I don't know. I don't have it. ☊ Điện thoại của tôi đâu? - Tôi không biết. Tôi không cầm nó. ☊
526 I'm not feeling well. I have a headache. ☊ Tôi cảm thấy không khoẻ. Tôi đang đau đầu. ☊
533 Now he's at work. ☊ Bây giờ anh ấy đang ở cơ quan. ☊
543 (23) now. ☊ Năm ngoái Rebecca hai mươi hai tuổi, nên năm nay cô ấy hai mươi ba. ☊
550 Were you late? — No, I wasn't. ☊ Cậu đi muộn phải không? - Không phải. ☊
552 Were they at the party? — No, they weren't. ☊ Họ có trong bữa tiệc không? - Không. ☊
560 Where are the children? — I don't know, they were here a few minutes ago. ☊ Bọn trẻ đâu rồi? - Tôi không biết, chúng vừa ở đây mấy phút trước. ☊
562 Antonio wasn't at work last week because he was sick. He's better now. ☊ Antonio tuần trước không đi làm vì bị ốm, Bây giờ anh ấy đỡ hơn rồi. ☊
565 Where are my keys? — I don't know. They were on the table, but they're not there now. ☊ Chìa khoá của tôi đâu? - Tôi không biết. Trước nó ở trên bàn nhưng bây giờ thì không còn ở đó nữa. ☊
569 Was your exam di cult? — No, it was easy. ☊ Bài thi có khó không? - Không, bài dễ. ☊
587 The accident happened last Sunday afternoon. ☊ Vụ tai nạn xảy ra chiều Chủ nhật vừa qua. ☊
618 Did you do your homework? — No, I didn't have time. ☊ Cậu có làm bài tập về nhà không? - Không, tôi không có thời gian. ☊
620 Did you see Fabian yesterday? — No, I didn't. ☊ Hôm qua cậu có trông thấy Fabian không? - Không, tôi không ☊
622 Did Eveline come to the party? — No, she didn't. ☊ Eveline có đến dự tiệc không? - Không cô ấy đã không đến. ☊
645 I played tennis this afternoon. ☊ Tôi đã chơi quần vợt chiều nay. ☊
647 No, I lost. ☊ Không, tôi đã thua. ☊
656 No, I didn't sleep very well. ☊ Không, tôi ngủ không ngon. ☊
662 I don't know how it broke. ☊ Tôi không biết sao nó lại vỡ. ☊
665 Did it rain yesterday? — No, it was a nice day. ☊ Hôm qua trời có mưa không? - Không, hôm qua đẹp trời. ☊
670 It's six o'clock (6:00) now. Luka's at home watching TV. ☊ Bây giờ là sáu giờ. Luka đang ở nhà xem vô tuyến. ☊
672 He was swimming in the pool, not watching TV. ☊ Anh ấy đi bơi ở bể bơi chứ không xem vô tuyến. ☊
674 What did he say? — I don't know, I wasn't listening. ☊ Anh ấy đã nói cái gì thế? - Tôi không biết, tôi không nghe. ☊
735 No, she didn't go to work. She was sick. ☊ Không, cô ấy đã không đi làm. Cô ấy bị ốm. ☊
737 I'm not sure, but I wasn't driving very fast. ☊ Tôi không chắc, nhưng tôi không đi quá nhanh. ☊
739 No, the weather was very bad, so we didn't play. ☊ Không, thời tiết rất xấu nên chúng tôi đã không chơi. ☊
749 Now he works in a supermarket. ☊ Bây giờ anh ấy đang làm ở một siêu thị. ☊
752 Emilia has short hair now, but it used to be very long. ☊ Emilia bây giờ đang để tóc ngắn,nhưng nó đã từng rất dài. ☊
755 Nadya used to have a piano, but she sold it a few years ago. ☊ Nadya từng có một cây dương cầm, nhưng cô ấy đã bán nó cách đây vài năm. ☊
763 Do you go out much? — No, I used to go out three (3) nights a week though. ☊ Cậu có hay ra đường không? - Không, nhưng tôi đã từng ra đường ba tối một tuần. ☊
764 Do you play any instruments? — No, I used to play guitar though. ☊ Cậu có chơi nhạc cụ nào không? - Không, nhưng tôi đã từng chơi guitar. ☊
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. ☊
772 Normally I start work at seven am (7:00), so I get up very early. ☊ Thông thường tôi làm việc lúc bảy giờ sáng nên tôi dậy sớm. ☊
774 Have you been to France? — No, I haven't. ☊ Cậu từng đến Pháp chưa? - Chưa. ☊
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. ☊
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. ☊
792 Have you ever driven a bus? — No, never. ☊ Cậu từng lái xe bus bao giờ chưa? - Chưa bao giờ. ☊
810 Does she know Claude? — No, she's never met him. ☊ Cô ấy có biết Claude không? - Không, cô ấy chưa bao giờ gặp ☊
815 Caroline's on vacation in Brazil. She's there now. ☊ Caroline đi nghỉ ở Brazil. Cô ấy bây giờ đang ở đấy. ☊
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? ☊
823 I know Charlotte. I've known her for a long time. ☊ Tôi biết Charlotte. Tôi biết cô ấy từ lâu rồi. ☊
840 How long have you known Olivia? ☊ Cậu biết Olivia được bao lâu rồi? ☊
847 Giselle and I are friends. I know her very well. ☊ Giselle và tôi là ban, Tôi biết rất rõ về cô ấy. ☊
848 Luisa and I are friends. I've known her for a long time. ☊ Luisa và tôi là bạn. Tôi đã quen cô ấy từ lâu rồi. ☊
850 Jean works in a hotel now. He likes his job a lot. ☊ Jean hiện đang làm việc trong một khách sạn. Anh ấy rất thích công việc của mình. ☊
853 Is that a new coat? — No, I've had this coat for a long time. ☊ Áo khoác mới đấy à? - Không, áo này tôi có lâu rồi. ☊
864 When did Noboru leave? — He left ten (10) minutes ago. ☊ Noboru đi lúc nào thế? - Anh ấy đi cách đây mười phút. ☊
876 Nobody lives in those houses. They've been empty for many years. ☊ Không ai sống trong những căn nhà kia cả. Ở đó bỏ không đã được nhiều năm. ☊
887 Have you known Heuijeong for a long time? ☊ Cậu biết Hi Chính từ lâu rồi à? ☊
891 I've known Mengjuan since two thousand two (2002). ☊ Tôi đã biết Mộng Quyên từ năm hai nghìn không trăm linh một. ☊
894 EN Ichirou's played the piano since he was seven (7) years old. ☊ Ichirou đã chơi đàn từ khi anh ấy bảy tuổi ☊
895 clean now. ☊ Xe hơi của anh ấy bẩn. Anh ấy đang rửa xe. Anh ấy đã rửa xe. Bây giờ nó sạch rồi. ☊
896 They're at home. They're going out. They've gone out. They're not at home now. ☊ Họ đang ở nhà. Họ đang đi ra ngoài. Họ đã đi ra ngoài. Bây giờ họ không ở nhà. ☊
897 I've lost my passport. I can't nd my passport now. ☊ Tôi đã làm mất hộ chiếu. Tôi bây giờ không tìm thấy hộ chiếu đâu. ☊
898 Where's Renee? — She's gone to bed. She's in bed now. ☊ Renée đâu? - Cô ấy đã đi ngủ. Cô ấy giờ đang ngủ. ☊
899 We've bought a new car. We have a new car now. ☊ Chúng tôi đã mua một chiếc xe hơi mới. Giờ chúng tôi đã có xe hơi mới. ☊
901 Junhong is away on vacation. Where has he gone? Where is he now? ☊ Junhong đang đi nghỉ. Anh ấy đã đi đâu? Bây giờ anh ấy đang ở đâu? ☊
905 Is Oliver here? — No, he's gone home. He went home. ☊ Có Oliver ở đó không? - Không, anh ấy về nhà rồi. Anh ấy đã về ☊
She's broken her arm.'> 915 She's broken her arm.'> Sabine's not coming to the party. She broke her arm. > She's broken her arm. She's broken her arm.'> ☊ Sabine sẽ không đến bữa tiệc. Cô ấy bị gãy tay. > Cô ấy đã bị gãy tay. ☊
927 Are you hungry? — No, I just had dinner. ☊ Cậu có đói không? - Không, tôi vừa mới ăn. ☊
928 Is Niraj here? — No, he just left. ☊ Niraj có ở đó không? - Không, anh ấy vừa mới đi. ☊
932 Are Isidor and Sandra here? — No, they haven't arrived yet. ☊ Có Isidor và Sandra ở đó không? - Không, họ vẫn chưa đến. ☊
933 Does Yannick know that you're going away? — No, I haven't told him yet. ☊ Yannick có biết là cậu đi vắng không? - Không, tôi chưa bảo cậu ấy. ☊
935 Have Chandra and Indira arrived yet? — No, not yet. We're still waiting for them. ☊ Chandra và Idria đã đến chưa? - Chưa. Chúng tôi vẫn đang đợi họ. ☊
945 I've just eaten a big dinner, so I'm not hungry. ☊ Tôi vừa mới ăn một bữa tối no nên tôi không đói. ☊
963 Where were you on Sunday afternoon? ☊ Cậu đã ở đâu chiều hôm chủ nhật? ☊
We lived in Paris for six (6) years, but now we live in Rome.'> 974 We lived in Paris for six (6) years, but now we live in Rome.'> We've lived in Paris for six (6) years. > We lived in Paris for six (6) years, but now we live in Rome. We lived in Paris for six (6) years, but now we live in Rome.'> ☊ Chúng tôi sống ở Paris đã được sáu năm rồi. Chúng tôi đã sống ở Paris sáu năm nhưng giờ chúng tôi sống ở Roma. ☊
987 EN I played tennis yesterday afternoon. ☊ Tôi chơi quần vợt chiều hôm qua. ☊
1006 Do you know Jianhong's sister? ☊ Cậu có biết em gái của Giản Hồng không? ☊
1030 This word is not used very often. ☊ Từ này không được dùng thường xuyên lắm. ☊
1032 How is this word pronounced? ☊ Từ này phát âm thế nào? ☊
1037 I wasn't wokup by the noise. ☊ Tôi không bị tiếng ồn đánh thức. ☊
1045 Somebody broke into our house, but nothing was stolen. ☊ Có người đột nhập vào nhà chúng tôi nhưng không có gì bị trộm mất. ☊
1052 Did Aleksey and Anastasia go to the wedding? — No, they weren't invited. ☊ Aleksey và Anatasia có đến dự đám cưới không? - Không, họ không được mời. ☊
1063 The o ce is being cleaned right now. ☊ Văn phòng giờ đang được lau dọn. ☊
1065 weekends, but no big games are being played next weekend. ☊ Ở Mĩ, bóng bầu dục thường được chơi vào cuối tuần, nhưng cuối tuần sau không có trận nào được chơi cả. ☊
1068 Nobody has invited me to the party. > I haven't beinvited to the party. ☊ Chưa có ai mời tôi tới bữa tiệc. Tôi chưa được mời tới bữa tiệc. ☊
1086 I can't use my o ce right now. It's being painted. ☊ Tôi không thể dùng văn phòng ngay bây giờ được. Nó đang được sơn. ☊
1088 The washing machine was broken. It's berepaired now. ☊ Máy giặt bị hỏng. Bây giờ nó mới được chữa xong, ☊
1097 It isn't raining right now. ☊ Bây giờ trời không mưa. ☊
1129 I'm very tired. I'm not going out tonight. ☊ Tôi rất mệt. Tôi sẽ không ra ngoài tối nay. ☊
1130 Takahiro's not working this week. He's on vacation. ☊ Takahiro tuần này không làm việc. Anh ấy đang nghỉ phép. ☊
1133 You can turn o the television. I'm not watching it. ☊ Cậu có thể tắt vô tuyến đi. Tôi đang không xem. ☊
1134 Flora has invited us to her party next week, but we're not going. ☊ Flora đã mời chúng tôi tới dự bữa tiệc của cô ấy tuần sau, nhưng chúng tôi sẽ không tới. ☊
1161 I don't know how to say this word. How is it pronounced? ☊ Tôi không biết nói từ này như thế nào. Phát âm nó như thế nào? ☊
1185 Monika's a good friend of mine. I've known her for a long time. ☊ Monika là một người bạn tốt của tôi. Tôi đã qucô ấy từ lâu. ☊
1190 I know Masaru, but I've never met his wife. ☊ Tôi biết Masaru nhưng tôi chưa bao giờ gặp vợ anh ấy. ☊
1201 I'm not working next week. ☊ Tuần sau tôi sẽ không đi làm. ☊
1206 I'm not going out tonight. I'm staying at home. ☊ Tôi sẽ không ra ngoài tối nay. Tôi sẽ ở nhà. ☊
1228 There's a party tomorrow night, but I'm not going. ☊ Tối mai có một bữa tiệc nhưng tôi sẽ không dự. ☊
1234 What are you doing tomorrow afternoon? — I'm working. ☊ Chiều mai cậu định làm gì? - Tôi làm việc. ☊
1239 I'm not going to have breakfast this morning. I'm not hungry. ☊ Sáng nay tôi sẽ không ăn sáng. Tôi không đói. ☊
1246 It's nine o'clock (9:00) and I'm not ready. I'm going to be late. ☊ Bây giờ là chín giờ và tôi chưa sẵn sàng. Tôi sẽ bị muộn, ☊
1256 It's elevo'clock (11:00) now. Aliyah's at work. ☊ Bây giờ là mười một giờ. Aliyah đang làm việc. ☊
1267 I don't think it'll rain this afternoon. ☊ Tôi nghĩ trời sẽ không mưa chiều nay. ☊
1271 I'm not working tomorrow. ☊ Mai tôi sẽ không làm việc. ☊
1277 Right now she's in Buenos Aires. ☊ Ngay bây giờ cô ấy đang ở Buenos Aires. ☊
1280 I'll be at the movies an hour from now. ☊ Tôi sẽ xem lm trong vòng một tiếng từ bây giờ. ☊
1282 I'll be working at three [o'clock] (3:00) tomorrow afternoon. ☊ Tôi sẽ làm việc lúc ba giờ chiều mai. ☊
1283 I'll be at a new job two (2) years from now. ☊ Tôi sẽ làm công việc mới trong hau năm từ bây giờ. ☊
1285 Are you ready yet? - Not yet. I'll be ready in ve (5) minutes. ☊ Cậu sắn sàng chưa? - Chưa. Năm phút nữa tôi sẽ sẵn sàng. ☊
1300 What are you doing tomorrow night? — Nothing, I'm free. ☊ Tối mai cậu sẽ làm gì? - Chẳng gì cả, tôi rỗi không. ☊
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. ☊
1326 Did you call Gamila? — Oh no, I forgot. I'll call her now. ☊ Cậu có gọi cho Gamila không? - Ồ chưa, tôi quên mất. Tôi sẽ gọi cô ấy bây giờ đây. ☊
1327 Are you coming with me? — No, I don't think so. I'm staying here. ☊ Cậu có đi cùng tôi không? - Không, tôi nghĩ là không. Tôi sẽ ở đây. ☊
1343 Shall I wait here? — No, come with me. ☊ Tôi đợi đây nhé? - Không, đi theo tôi. ☊
1344 Should I go to the store? — No, I'll go. ☊ Tôi đi ra cửa hàng được không? - Không, tôi sẽ đi. ☊
1346 I'm not sure where to go on vacation. I might go to Costa Rica. ☊ Tôi không chắc sẽ đi đâu vào kì nghỉ. Có thể tôi đi Costa Rica ☊
1348 I might go to the movies tonight, but I'm not sure. ☊ Có thể tôi tối nay đi xem lm, nhưng tôi không chắc. ☊
1349 this afternoon. ☊ Faruq định bao giờ gọi cậu? - Tôi không biết. ☊
1356 I might not go to work tomorrow. ☊ Có thể mai tôi sẽ không đi làm. ☊
1357 Shumei might not come to the party. ☊ Thục Mĩ có thể sẽ không đến dự tiệc. ☊
1359 Jianhao may not come to the party. ☊ Kiến Hào có thể sẽ không đến dự tiệc. ☊
It might snow today.'> 1365 It might snow today.'> It's possible that it'll snow today. > It might snow today. It might snow today.'> ☊ Có khả năng là hôm nay trời sẽ có tuyết. Trời hôm nay có thể có tuyết. ☊
She might not be here next week.'> 1367 She might not be here next week.'> It's possible that Jamila won't be here next week. > She might not be here next week. She might not be here next week.'> ☊ Có khả năng là Jamila tuần sau sẽ không ở đây. Cô ấy có thể sẽ không ở đây tuần sau. ☊
I might not have time to go out.'> 1368 I might not have time to go out.'> It's possible that I won't have time to go out. > I might not have time to go out. I might not have time to go out.'> ☊ Có khả năng là tôi sẽ không có thời gian ra ngoài. Tôi có thể sẽ không có thời gian ra ngoài. ☊
1369 Where are you going for your vacation? — I'm not sure. I might go to Italy. ☊ Cậu định đi nghỉ ở đâu? - Tôi cũng không rõ. Có thể tôi sẽ đi Ý. ☊
1370 What are you doing this weekend? — I don't know. I might go hiking. ☊ Cậu định làm gì cuối tuần này? - Tôi không biết. Tôi có thể sẽ đi leo núi. ☊
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. ☊
1372 What are you going to have for dinner? — I don't know. I might have Italian food. ☊ Cậu định ăn gì bữa tối nay? - Tôi không biết. Có thể tôi sẽ ăn món Ý. ☊
1375 He's playing tennis tomorrow afternoon. ☊ Anh ấy định mai chơi quần vợt. ☊
1381 He's going out in the afternoon for sure. ☊ Chắc chắn anh ấy sẽ ra ngoài chiều mai. ☊
1382 He might go shopping, but he's not sure. ☊ Anh ấy có thể sẽ đi mua sắm nhưng anh ấy cũng không chắc. ☊
1384 Can you swim? — Yes, but I'm not a very good swimmer. ☊ Cậu có biết bơi không? - Có nhưng tôi bơi không giỏi lắm. ☊
1385 I can play the piano. My brother can play the piano, too. ☊ Tôi biết chơi dương cầm. Em trai tôi cũng biết chơi dương cầm. ☊
1388 much English. Now she can understand everything. ☊ Trước khi Nuria tới Mĩ, cô ấy không hiểu nhiều tiếng Anh. Bây giờ gì cô ấy cũng hiểu. ☊
1410 Rashid doesn't know what to do. He can't decide. ☊ Rashid không biết phải làm gì. Anh ấy không quyết định được. ☊
1413 know him. ☊ Anh trai tôi đã làm việc ở công ti cậu nhiều năm rồi. Cậu chắc phải biết anh ấy. ☊
1416 The phone rang eight (8) times and Samiya didn't answer. She must not be at home. ☊ Chuông điện thoại reo tám lần mà Samiya không nghe. Cô ấy hẳn là đã không ở nhà. ☊
1417 Xavier takes the bus everywhere. He must not have a car. ☊ Xavier đi đâu cũng bắt xe bus. Hẳn là anh ấy không có xe hơi. ☊
1418 The Silvas are always home on Fridays. They must not work then. ☊ Nhà Silvas luôn ở nhà ngày Thứ sáu. Họ hẳn là không đi làm hôm đó. ☊
1424 Bicyclists must not ride on the sidewalk. ☊ Người đi xe đạp không được đi trên vỉa hè. ☊
1425 You must not be late for school again. ☊ Cậu không được đi học muộn nữa. ☊
1429 The phone's ringing. I know it's not for me. It must be for you. ☊ Chuông điện thoại đang reo. Tôi biết nó không phải của tôi. Chắc chắn nó phải là của cậu. ☊
1434 I know Ms. Thompson has a job, but she's always home during the day. She must work at night. ☊ Tôi biết cô Thompson có việc làm nhưng cô ấy luôn ở nhà suốt ban ngày. Cô ấy hẳn là đi làm đêm. ☊
1436 Omar is very thin. He must not eat very much. ☊ Omar rất gầy. Anh ấy hẳn là ăn không nhiều lắm. ☊
1438 I always have to repeat things whI talk to Tomoko. She must not hear very well. ☊ Tôi luôn phải nhắc lại khi nói chuyện với Tomoko. Cô ấy hẳn là nghe không được tốt lắm. ☊
1442 For this job, you must know both Spanish and German. ☊ Với công việc này, bạn phải biết cả tiếng Tây Ban Nha lẫn tiếng Đức. ☊
1445 This highway is closed. Drivers must take another road. ☊ Đường cao tốc này đã đóng. Lái xe phải đi một đường khác. ☊
1450 Keep these papers in a safe place. You must not lose them. ☊ Cất chỗ giấy này ở nơi an toàn. Cậu sẽ không bị mất chúng. ☊
1452 We must not forget to turn o the lights whwe leave. ☊ Chúng ta không được quên tắt đèn khi rời đi. ☊
1454 Yeonhwa doesn't study enough. She should study harder. ☊ Liên Hoa học chưa đủ. Cô ấy nên học chăm chỉ hơn. ☊
1462 It's late. I think I should go home now. ☊ Muộn rồi. Tôi nghĩ giờ tôi nên về nhà. ☊
1483 We have to get up early tomorrow. I think we should go home now. ☊ Mai chúng ta phải dậy sớm. Tôi nghĩ giờ chúng ta nên về nhà đi. ☊
1491 I think everybody should learn another language. ☊ Tôi nghĩ mọi người nên học một ngôn ngữ khác. ☊
1492 I think everybody should travel to another country. ☊ Tôi nghĩ mọi người nên đi một nước khác. ☊
1498 None 1501 ☊ kəʔ̖ w kəən̖ kwaa mo̖ʔt̚ kii ̖ th̪ ii ʨɯəḱ ̚ xii ləj́ ɗɯəʔ̖ k̚ ɓɐɐŋ̖ laj́ sɛɛ ☊
1500 We had to walk home last night. There were no buses. ☊ Tối qua tôi phải đi bộ về nhà. Lúc đó xe bus không có. ☊
1504 I'm not working tomorrow, so I don't have to get up early. ☊ Mai tôi không đi làm nên tôi không phải dậy sớm. ☊
1508 My eyes are not very good. I have to wear glasses. ☊ Mắt tôi không được tốt lắm. Tôi phải đeo kính. ☊
1514 We had to walk home last night. There were no buses. ☊ Tối qua chúng tôi phải đi bộ về nhà. Lúc đó không có xe bus. ☊
1515 It's late. I have to go now. I'll see you tomorrow. ☊ Bây giờ đã muộn. Tôi phải đi đây. Ngay mai tôi sẽ gặp lại cậu. ☊
1526 Minoru has to go to Moscow. — Whdoes he have to go? ☊ Minoru phải đi Moskva. Khi nào thì anh ấy phải đi? ☊
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. ☊
1566 I'm tired. I'd like to go to bed now. ☊ Tôi mệt. Tôi muốn đi ngủ bây giờ. ☊
1572 Should we go now? — No, not yet. I'd rather wait until later. ☊ Giờ ta nên đi chưa? Chưa. Tôi thích đợi lát nữa hơn. ☊
1573 I'd like to go now, but Gary would rather wait until later. ☊ Tôi muốn đi bây giờ nhưng Gary thích đợi lát nữa hơn. ☊
1575 I'm feeling tired. I'd rather not go out tonight. ☊ Tôi đang mệt. Tôi thấy không đi ra ngoài tối nay thì hơn. ☊
1576 Jisang is feeling tired. He'd rather not go out tonight. ☊ Chí Tường đang mệt. Anh ấy thấy không đi ra ngoài tối nay thì hơn. ☊
1577 We're not hungry. We'd rather not eat yet. ☊ Chúng tôi không vội. Chúng tôi thấy chưa ăn thì hơn. ☊
1578 Would you like to go out tonight? — I'd rather not. ☊ Cậu có muốn ra ngoài tối nay không? - Tôi không muốn. ☊
1582 Jessica would rather not go out. ☊ Jessica thấy không ra ngoài thì hơn. ☊
1585 Zhirong would prefer not to go out. ☊ Chí Vinh thấy không ra ngoài thì hơn. ☊
1589 I'd rather be at home right now than here. ☊ Ngay bây giờ tôi muốn ở nhà hơn là ở đây. ☊
1590 Don't you want to watch TV? — No, I'd rather read my novel. ☊ Cậu có muốn xem vô tuyến không? - Không, tôi muốn xem tiểu thuyết hơn. ☊
1592 Should we go out now? — I'd rather wait until it stops raining. ☊ Giờ chúng ta có nên ra ngoài không? - Tôi muốn chờ đến khi tạnh mưa hơn. ☊
1593 Should we have dinner now, or wait until later? ☊ Giờ chúng ta có nên ăn tối không, hay đợi lát nữa? ☊
1597 I'd rather stay home tonight. I'd prefer not to go out. ☊ Tôi muốn tối nay ở nhà hơn. Tôi thấy không ra ngoài thì hơn. ☊
1602 I'd rather not call him. I'd prefer to write him an email. ☊ Tôi thấy không gọi anh ấy thì hơn. Tôi thích viết cho anh ấy hơn là gửi thư điện tử. ☊
1628 Should we go out tonight? — No, I'm tired. Let's stay home. ☊ Tối nay chúng ta có nên ra ngoài không? - Không, tôi mệt. Hãy ở nhà đi. ☊
1629 It's cold. Let's not go out. Let's stay home. ☊ Trời đang lạnh. Mình đừng ra ngoài nữa. Ở nhà đi. ☊
1630 Let's not have sh for dinner tonight. Let's have chicken. ☊ Tối nay chúng ta đừng ăn cá nữa. Chúng ta ăn gà đi. ☊
1631 I'm tired of arguing. Let's not do it any more. ☊ Tôi mệt mỏi vì cãi nhau rồi. Lần sau đừng có cãi nhau nữa. ☊
1632 Would you like to play tennis? — No, let's go for a swim. ☊ Cậu có muốn chơi quần vợt không? - Không, đi bơi đi. ☊
1633 Do you want to walk home? — No, let's take the bus. ☊ Cậu muốn đi bộ về nhà không? - Không, bắt xe bus đi. ☊
1634 Shall I put some music on? — No, let's watch a movie. ☊ Tôi bật tí nhạc nhé? - Thôi, mình xem lm đi. ☊
1635 Should we have dinner at home? — No, let's go to a restaurant. ☊ Chúng ta có nên ăn tối ở nhà không? - Không, đi ăn nhà hàng đi. ☊
1636 Would you like to go now? — No, let's wait a while. ☊ Cậu muốn đi bây giờ không? - Không, đợi một lát đi. ☊
1637 Shall I wait for you? — No, don't wait for me. ☊ Tôi đợi cậu nhé? - Không, đừng đợi tôi. ☊
1638 Should we go home now? — No, let's not go home yet. ☊ Chúng ta có nên về nhà bây giờ không? - Không, đừng về nhà vội. ☊
1639 Shall we go out? — No, let's not go out. ☊ Chúng ta ra ngoài nhé? - Không, đừng ra ngoài. ☊
1641 Should I call you tonight? — No, call me in the morning. ☊ Tôi có nên gọi cậu tối nay không? - Thôi, gọi tôi sáng mai đi. ☊
1643 Do you want me to turn on the light? — No, leave the light o . ☊ Cậu có muốn tôi bật đèn không? - Không, cứ để nó tắt đi. ☊
1646 Should we take a taxi? — No, let's take a bus. ☊ Chúng ta có nên bắt taxi không? - Thôi, ta bắt xe bus đi. ☊
1649 There's nothing on TV tonight. ☊ Không có gì trên vô tuyến tối nay. ☊
1652 We can't go skiing. There isn't any snow. ☊ Chúng ta không thể trượt tuyết được. Chả có tí tuyết nào. ☊
1670 Are there any problems? — No, everything is okay. ☊ Có vấn đề gì không? - Không, mọi thứ đều ổn. ☊
1671 There's nowhere to sit down. There aren't any chairs. ☊ Không có chỗ để ngồi. Không có cái ghế nào. ☊
1677 I'm not going to buy this shirt. It's too expensive. ☊ Tôi sẽ không mua cái áo này. Nó quá đắt. ☊
1682 Is there a restaurant in this hotel? — No, I'm afraid not. ☊ Có nhà hàng trong khác sạn này không? - Không, tôi e là không. ☊
1684 The time now is elev fte(11:15) . There was a train at elev[o'clock] (11:00). ☊ Bây giờ là mười một giờ mười lăm. Đã có một chuyến tàu lúc mười một giờ. ☊
1699 There will be rain tomorrow afternoon. ☊ Sẽ có mưa vào chiều mai. ☊
1707 I opened the envelope, but it was empty. There was nothing in it. ☊ Tôi đã mở phong bì nhưng nó trống không. Không có gì trong đấy hết. ☊
1709 Did you buy any cherries? — No, there weren't any at the store. ☊ Cậu có mua tí anh đào nào không? - Không, chả còn tí nào trong cửa hàng cả. ☊
1711 Were there many people at the meeting? — No, very few. ☊ Có nhiều người trong buổi họp không? Không, rất ít. ☊
1712 We didn't visit the museum. There wasn't enough time. ☊ Chúng tôi đã không thăm bảo tàng. Thời gian không đủ. ☊
1721 school. Now there are more than a thousand. ☊ Mười năm trước trong trường có năm trăm trẻ em. Bây giờ ở đó có hơn một nghìn. ☊
1722 Last week I went back to the town where I was born. It's very di erent now. There have bea lot of changes. ☊ Tuần trước tôi trở về thị trấn nơi tôi sinh ra. Bây giờ nó đã khác rất nhiều. Đã có nhiều thay đổi. ☊
1725 We have to go now. It's very late. ☊ Chúng ta phải đi thôi. Muộn lắm rồi. ☊
1727 What day is it today? Tuesday? — No, today's Wednesday. ☊ Hôm nay là thứ mấy? Thứ ba? - Không, hôm nay là Thứ tư. ☊
1747 It's impossible to work in this o ce. There's too much noise. ☊ Không thể làm việc trong văn phòng này được. Có quá nhiều tiếng ồn. ☊
1750 Some cities are not safe. It's dangerous at night. ☊ Một vài thành phố không an toàn. Buổi tối khá nguy hiểm. ☊
1755 Are you tired? — I was, but I'm not now. ☊ Cậu có mệt không? - Trước thì có nhưng giờ thì không. ☊
1760 Are you tired? — Yes, I am. > No, I'm not. ☊ Cậu có mệt không? - Có. Không. ☊
1762 Is there a bus to the airport? — Yes, there is. > No, there isn't. ☊ Có xe bus đến sân bay không? - Có. Không. ☊
1769 I'm not married, but my brother is. ☊ Tôi chưa kết hôn nhưng anh tôi thì rồi. ☊
1774 My sister can play the piano, but I can't. ☊ Em gái tôi biết chơi dương cầm nhưng tôi không biết. ☊
1775 Anabel's working today, but I'm not. ☊ Anabel làm việc hôm nay nhưng tôi thì không. ☊
1783 You don't know Vanessa very well, but I do. ☊ Cậu không biết nhiều lắm về Vanessa nhưng tôi thì có. ☊
1793 Are you tired? — I was earlier, but I'm not now. ☊ Cậu có mệt không? - Trước thì có nhưng giờ thì không. ☊
1796 I don't have a telescope, but I know somebody who does. ☊ Tôi không có kính viễn vọng nhưng tôi biết một người có nó. ☊
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. ☊
1803 Are you going out tonight? — I might. I don't know for sure. ☊ Tối nay cậu có định ra ngoài không? - Có thể. Tôi không biết chắc. ☊
1804 Are you Brazilian? — No, I'm not. ☊ Cậu có phải người Brazil không? - Không phải. ☊
1805 Do you have a car? — No, I don't. ☊ Cậu có xe hơi không? - Tôi không có. ☊
1807 Is it snowing? — No, it isn't. ☊ Trời đang có tuyết à? - Không. ☊
1810 Will you be in Miami tomorrow? — No, I won't. ☊ Mai cậu có đi Miami không? - Không. ☊
1815 I was sick last week. — You were? I didn't know that. ☊ Tuần trước tôi ốm. - Cậu ốm á? Thế mà tôi không biết. ☊
1818 Giovanni can't drive. — He can't? I didn't know that. ☊ Giovanni không biết lái xe. - Vậy ư? Tôi không biết đấy. ☊
1819 I'm not hungry. — You're not? I am. ☊ Tôi không đói. - Thế hả? Tôi đói. ☊
1826 I don't like Dmitry. — You don't? Why not? ☊ Tôi không thích Dmitry. - Thế hả? Tại sao? ☊
1832 That isn't your car, is it? — No, it's my mother's. ☊ Kia không phải xe hơi của cậu đúng không? - Đúng, nó của mẹ tôi. ☊
1833 You haven't met my mother, have you? — No, I haven't. ☊ Cậu chưa gặp mẹ cậu đúng không? - Đúng, tôi chưa. ☊
1834 Clara doesn't go out much, does she? — No, she doesn't. ☊ Clara không đi ra ngoài nhiều đúng không? - Đúng. ☊
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? ☊
1845 I was born in Italy. — You were? I didn't know that. ☊ Tôi sinh ra ở Ý. Thế à? Tôi không biết đấy. ☊
1848 I'm not happy. — You're not? Why not? ☊ Tôi không vui. - Không à? Tại sao thế? ☊
1857 You speak Chinese, don't you? — Yes, but not very well. ☊ Cậu nói tiếng Trung Quốc đúng không? - Đúng, nhưng không tốt ☊
1859 You haven't eatyet, have you? — No, I'm not hungry. ☊ Cậu chưa ăn phải không? - Chưa, tôi không đói. ☊
1860 You aren't tired, are you? — No, I feel ne. ☊ Cậu không mệt à? - Không, tôi khoẻ. ☊
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. ☊
1865 The movie wasn't very good, was it? — No, it was terrible. ☊ Bộ phim không hay lắm phải không? - Phải, chán kinh khủng. ☊
1867 You won't tell anybody what I said, will you? — No, of course not. ☊ Cậu sẽ không nói với ai những gì tôi nói phải không. - Tất nhiên là không. ☊
1875 The plan is supposed to be a secret, but everybody seems to know about it. ☊ Kế hoạch đáng ra phải được giữ kín nhưng dường như mọi người đều biết rồi. ☊
1879 You're not supposed to park your car here. It's private parking only. ☊ Cậu không được phép đỗ xe ở đây. Chỗ này chỉ dành cho đỗ xe riêng. ☊
1881 Gerard is feeling much better after his operation, but he's still not supposed to do any heavy lifting. ☊ Gerard đang cảm thấy khoẻ hơn sau phẫu thuật nhưng anh ấy vẫn chưa được phép nhấc vật nặng. ☊
1891 Hubert was in a ght last night. He got his nose broken. ☊ Tuần trước Hubert đánh nhau, Anh ấy bị gãy mũi. ☊
1894 I know lots of people. — You do? I thought you said you didn't know anybody. ☊ Tôi biết rất nhiều người. - Thế à? Tôi tưởng cậu bảo cậu không biết ai. ☊
1904 I told Lucinot to shout. ☊ Tôi bảo Luciđừng hét. ☊
1905 Michiko asked me not to tell anybody what had happened. ☊ Michiko bảo tôi đừng kể với ai những việc đã xảy ra. ☊
1916 Don't you want to go to the party? — No, I don't want to go. ☊ Cậu không muốn tới bữa tiệc à? - Không, tôi không muốn đến. ☊
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? ☊
1921 What time is it? > Do you know what time it is? ☊ Bây giờ mấy giờ rồi? > Cậu biết bây giờ mấy giờ rồi không? ☊
1922 Who are those people? — I don't know who those people are. ☊ Những người kia là ai? > Tôi không biết những người kia là ai. ☊
1924 What time does the movie begin? > Do you know what time the movie begins? ☊ Mấy giờ bộ lm bắt đầu? > Cậu có biết mấy giờ bộ lm bắt đầu không? ☊
1931 She wanted to know what I did in my spare time. ☊ Cô ấy muốn biết tôi làm gì lúc rảnh rỗi. ☊
1934 She wanted to know if I could speak another language. ☊ Cô ấy muốn biết tôi có biết nói ngôn ngữ nào khác không. ☊
1937 Is it going to rain? — I hope not. ☊ Trời sắp mưa à? - Tôi hi vọng là không. ☊
1941 Do you have a room for tonight? — I'm afraid not. ☊ Cậu có phòng ở tối nay không? - Tôi e là không. ☊
1943 Do you think John will be at the party? — I hope not. ☊ Cậu có nghĩ là John sẽ có ở bữa tiệc không? - Tôi hi vọng là không. ☊
1946 You notice the sky is blue and the sun is shining. You say, "It's a beautiful day isn't it?" ☊ Bạn để ý thấy bầu trời xanh và mặt trời đang toả nắng. Bạn nói: "Trời hôm nay đẹp quá phải không nhỉ?" ☊
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?" ☊
1949 You notice your friend's hair is much shorter than last time. You say, "You had your hair cut, didn't you?" ☊ Bạn để ý thấy tóc của bạn của bạn ngắn hơn lần gặp trước. Bạn nói: "Cậu cắt tóc có đúng 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. ☊
1962 WhI'm on vacation, I enjoy not having to get up early. ☊ Khi tôi đi nghỉ tôi không thích phải dậy sớm. ☊
1969 I now regret saying what I said. ☊ Giờ tôi hối hận về những gì tôi đã nói. ☊
1972 Should we postpone leaving today until tomorrow? — No, we should try leaving as soon as possible. ☊ Chúng ta có nên trì hoãn đi hôm nay sang ngày mai không? - Không, chúng ta nên cố đi càng sớm càng tốt. ☊
1979 We decided not to go out because of the weather. ☊ Chúng tôi quyết đinh không đi ra ngoài vì lí do thời tiết. ☊
1980 I promised not to be late. ☊ Tôi đã hứa là sẽ không bị muộn. ☊
1992 — Not really. ☊ Cậu có biết phải làm gì khi có cháy trong toà nhà không? - Không rõ lắm. ☊
1993 I was really astonished. I didn't know what to say. ☊ Tôi đã thực sự kinh ngạc. Tôi đã không biết phải nói gì. ☊
2003 I didn't move the piano by myself. I got somebody to help me. ☊ Tôi không tự chuyển cái đàn dương cầm. Tôi đã nhờ người khác giúp. ☊
2004 Diego said the switch was dangerous, and warned me not to touch it. ☊ Diego đã nói cái contact nguy hiểm và cảnh báo chúng tôi đừng sờ vào nó. ☊
2005 I was warned not to touch the switch. ☊ Tôi đã được cảnh báo là đừng sờ vào cái contact. ☊
My lawyer advised me not to say anything to the police.'> 2015 My lawyer advised me not to say anything to the police.'> My lawyer said I shouldn't say anything to the police. > My lawyer advised me not to say anything to the police. My lawyer advised me not to say anything to the police.'> ☊ Luật sư của tôi nói tôi không nên nói gì với cảnh sát. > Luật sư của tôi khuyên tôi đừng nói gì với cảnh sát. ☊
I was warned not to believe anything he says.'> 2016 I was warned not to believe anything he says.'> I was told that I shouldn't believe everything he says. > I was warned not to believe anything he says. I was warned not to believe anything he says.'> ☊ Tôi được bảo rằng tôi không nên tin bất cứ điều gì anh ấy nói. > Tôi được cảnh báo rằng đừng tin bất cứ điều gì anh ấy nói. ☊
2021 I now regret saying what I said. I shouldn't have said it. ☊ Giờ tôi hối hận vì những gì tôi đã nói. Lẽ ra tôi không nên nói vậy. ☊
2022 It began to get cold, and he regretted not wearing his coat. ☊ Trời bắt đầu trở lạnh và anh ấy hối hận vì không mặc áo khoác. ☊
2023 We regret to inform you that we cannot o er you the job. ☊ Chúng tôi lấy làm tiếc khi phải báo cho cậu biết rằng chúng tôi ☊
2029 Did you remember to call your mother? — Oh no, I completely forgot. I'll call her tomorrow. ☊ Cậu có nhớ gọi cho mẹ cậu không? - Ôi không, tôi quên hoàn toàn. Mai tôi sẽ gọi cho bà ấy. ☊
2052 It's not my favorite job, but I like cleaning the kitchen as often as possible. ☊ Đấy không phải công việc tôi thích nhưng tôi thích dọn bếp thường xuyên nhất có thể. ☊
2055 Would you prefer to have dinner now or later? — I'd prefer later. ☊ Cậu muốn ăn tối bây giờ hay tí nữa? - Tôi muốn tí nữa. ☊
2056 Would you mind closing the door, please? — Not at all. ☊ Phiền cậu đóng giùm tôi cái cửa được không? - Không có gì. ☊
2058 We'd like to have gone on vacation, but we didn't have enough money. ☊ Tôi cũng muốn đi nghỉ lắm nhưng chúng tôi đã không có đủ tiền. ☊
2064 I'm tired. I'd rather not go out tonight, if you don't mind. ☊ Tôi mệt. Tôi không muốn ra ngoài tối nay lắm, nếu cậu không ☊
2066 Should I tell them, or would you rather they didn't know? — No, ☊ ☊
2071 rather I told him? — No, I'll tell him. ☊ Cậu sẽ nói với Vladimir về chuyện đã xả ra hay cậu muốn tôi nói với anh ấy hơn? - Không, tôi sẽ nói. ☊
2076 She made herself sick by not eating properly. ☊ Cô ấy tự chuốc bệnh vào người nhờ việc ăn uống không đúng cách. ☊
2087 Ramona lives alone. She's lived alone for fteen (15) years. It's not strange for her. ☊ Ramona sống một mình. Cô ấy đã sống một mình được mười lăm năm. Điều đó không lạ gì với cô ấy. ☊
2090 Our new apartment is on a very busy street. I expect we'll get used to the noise, but for now it's very annoying. ☊ Căn hộ mới của chúng tôi nằm trên một con phố rất đông đúc. Tôi hi vọng chúng tôi sẽ quen với tiếng ồn nhưng bây giờ nó rất khó chịu. ☊
2091 Jamaal has a new job. He has to get up much earlier now than before. He nds it di cult because he isn't used to getting up so early. ☊ Jamaal có công việc mới. Anh ấy phải dậy sớm hơn trước nhiều. Anh ấy thấy khó khăn vì anh ấy chưa quen với việc dậy sớm như thế. ☊
2096 We used to live in a small town, but now we live in Los Angeles. ☊ Chúng tôi từng sống ở một thị trấn nhỏ nhưng giờ chúng tôi sống ở Los Angeles. ☊
2099 You should apologize for not telling the truth. ☊ Cậu nên xin lỗi vì không nói thật. ☊
2110 Nobody suspected the employee of being a spy. ☊ Không ai nghi nhân viên đó là gián điệp. ☊
2112 The noise keeps me from falling asleep. ☊ Tiếng ồn giúp tôi không ngủ gật. ☊
2115 Please excuse me for not returning your call. ☊ Xin tha lỗi cho tôi vì đã không gọi lại cho cậu. ☊
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. ☊
2117 There's nothing you can do about the situation, so there's no use worrying about it. ☊ Cậu chẳng thể làm gì được với tình huống này nên lo lắng về nó cũng chẳng được gì. ☊
2118 I live only a short walk from here, so it's not worth taking a taxi. ☊ Tôi sống cách đây chỉ một quãng ngắn đi bộ nên không cần phải bắt taxi. ☊
2119 There was no point in waiting any longer, so we left. ☊ Đợi nữa cũng chả được tích sự gì nên chúng tôi đã đi. ☊
2123 I had no trouble nding a place to live. ☊ Tôi không gặp khó khăn gì trong việc tìm chỗ ở. ☊
2135 I get lonely if there's nobody to talk to. ☊ Tôi thấy cô đơn nếu không có ai để nói chuyện. ☊
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. ☊
2161 If I have any more news, you'll be the first person to know. ☊ Nếu tôi có tin gì nữa thì cậu sẽ là người đầu tiên được biết. ☊
2167 That chair is not safe to stand on. ☊ Cái ghế đấy đứng lên không an toàn. ☊
2175 Let me know if you're interested in joining the club. ☊ Cho tôi biết cậu có thích tham gia vào câu lạc bộ không? ☊
2176 I tried to sell my car, but nobody was interested in buying it. ☊ Tôi đã cố bán cái xe hơi nhưng không ai thích mua nó. ☊
2178 Ask Anna for her opinion. I'd be interested to know what she thinks. ☊ Hỏi ý kiến Anna xem. Tôi sẽ thích thú khi biết được cô ấy nghĩ gì. ☊
2193 Did you notice anyone go out? ☊ Cậu có để ý thấy ai ra ngoài không? ☊
2203 Do something! Don't just stand there doing nothing. ☊ Làm gì đi chứ! Đừng có đứng đó mà không làm gì. ☊
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. ☊
2218 Do the police know the cause of the explosion? ☊ Cảnh sát có biết nguyên nhân vụ nổ không? ☊
2222 Did you hear a noise just now? ☊ Cậu có nghe thấy tiếng ồn vừa rồi không? ☊
2223 I can't work here. There's too much noise. ☊ Tôi không thể làm ở đây. Có quá nhiều tiếng ồn. ☊
2233 Let me know if you need more information. ☊ Cho tôi biết nếu cậu cần thêm thông tin. ☊
2246 I don't think Marco will get the job, because he doesn't have enough experience. ☊ Tôi không nghĩ Marco sẽ được nhận vào việc bởi vì anh ấy không có đủ kinh nghiệm. ☊
2279 The economy was bad, so a lot of people were out of work. ☊ Kinh tế khi ấy tồi tệ nên nhiều người không có việc làm. ☊
2284 Do you know the people who live next door? ☊ Cậu có biết những người sống ở nhà kế bên không? ☊
2299 Sweden is a country in northern Europe. ☊ Thuỵ Điển là một nước ở Bắc Âu. ☊
2309 The Sahara is a desert in northern Africa. ☊ Sahara là một sa mạc ở Bắc Phi. ☊
2323 Do the police know how the accident happened? ☊ Cảnh sát có biết vụ tai nạn đã diễn ra như thế nào không? ☊
I need more than six (6) euros. Six euros isn't enough.'> 2324 I need more than six (6) euros. Six euros isn't enough.'> I need more than ten (10) dollars. Ten dollars isn't enough. > I need more than six (6) euros. Six euros isn't enough. I need more than six (6) euros. Six euros isn't enough.'> ☊ Tôi cần nhiều hơn mười dollar. Mười dollar không đủ. ☊
2325 Do you think two (2) days is enough time to visit New York? ☊ Cậu có nghĩ hai ngày là đủ để tham quan New York không? ☊
2340 I bought enough groceries at the supermarket last night for a week. > I bought a week's worth of groceries last night. ☊ Tối qua tôi đã mua đủ thực phẩm ở siêu thị cho một tuần. > Tối qua tôi đã mua thực phẩm cần cho một tuần. ☊
2344 It's not our fault. You can't blame us. ☊ Đấy không phải lỗi của chúng tôi. Cậu không thể đổ lỗi cho chúng tôi. ☊
2350 long have you known one another? ☊ Cậu và Kenichi đã biết nhau bao lâu rồi? > Các cậu đã biết nhau bao lâu rồi? ☊
They don't like one another.'> 2351 They don't like one another.'> Kasumi and Linda don't like each other. > They don't like one another. They don't like one another.'> ☊ Kasumi và Linda không ưa nhau. > Họ không ưa nhau. ☊
2352 near one another? ☊ Cậu và Henrik có sống gần nhau không? > Hai cậu có sống gần nhau không? ☊
2353 I'm not going to do your work for you. You can do it yourself. ☊ Tôi sẽ không đi làm hộ cậu việc của cậu. Cậu có thể tự làm. ☊
2362 They're not speaking to each other anymore. ☊ Họ sẽ không nói chuyện với nhau nữa. ☊
2363 We'd never met before, so we introduced ourselves to one another. ☊ Chúng tôi chưa từng gặp nhay trước đó nên chúng tôi đã tự giới thiệu cho nhau, ☊
2375 Student drivers are not allowed to drive by themselves. ☊ Những người lái xe cho học sinh không được phép tự lái xe cho mình. ☊
2383 They live on a big street, so there must be a lot of noise from the ☊ ☊
2385 That building is now a supermarket. It used to be a movie theater. ☊ Toà nhà kia bây giờ là một siêu thị. Nó từng là một rạp chiếu lm. ☊
2394 Let me know if you need anything. ☊ Hãy cho tôi biết nếu cậu có cần gì. ☊
2398 We had to walk home because there was no bus. ☊ Chúng tôi đã phải đi bộ về nhà vì không có xe bus. ☊
2399 She'll have no di culty nding a job. ☊ Cô ấy sẽ không khó tìm thấy việc làm. ☊
2400 There were no stores open. ☊ Không có cửa hàng nào mở cửa. ☊
2401 All the tickets have been sold. There are none left. ☊ Tất cả vá đã được bán. Không còn sót vé nào. ☊
2402 This money is all yours. None of it is mine. ☊ Tiền này là của cậu tất. Không có tí nào của tôi. ☊
2403 None of the stores were open. ☊ Không có cửa hàng nào mở cửa. ☊
2404 The house is empty. There's no one living there. ☊ Căn nhà trống không. Không có ai sống ở đấy. ☊
2405 We had nothing to eat. ☊ Chúng tôi đã không có gì để ăn. ☊
2407 No one did what I asked them to do, did they? ☊ Không ai làm những gì tôi bảo họ có đúng không? ☊
2408 The accident looked serious, but fortunately nobody was injured. ☊ Vụ tai nạn trông có vẻ nghiêm trọng nhưng may mắn là không ai bị thương. ☊
2409 I don't know anything about economics. ☊ Tôi chẳng biết gì về kinh tế. ☊
2411 There's no need to hurry. We've got plenty of time. ☊ Không cần phải vội. Chúng ta có nhiều thời gian. ☊
2423 Some of the people I work with are not very friendly. ☊ Một số người tôi làm việc cùng không thân thiện lắm. ☊
2432 Not all the tourists in the group were Spanish. Some of them were French. ☊ Không phải tất cả khách du lịch trong đoàn đều là người Tây Ban Nha. Một vài trong số họ là người Pháp. ☊
2433 I watched most of the movie, but not all of it. ☊ Tôi xem hầu hết bộ lm nhưng không phải toàn bộ. ☊
2444 She said she would contact me, but she neither wrote nor called. ☊ Cô ấy nói cô ấy sẽ liên hệ với tôi nhưng cô ấy không viết thư hay gọi điện gì cả. ☊
2449 He thinks he knows everything. ☊ Anh ấy nghĩ anh ấy biết mọi thứ. ☊
2464 None of the rooms was the same. Each was di erent. ☊ Không có phòng nào giống nhau. Mỗi phòng một khác. ☊
2472 We know a lot of people who live in the country. ☊ Chúng tôi biết nhiều người sống ở ngoại ô. ☊
2475 The printer that broke down is working again now. ☊ Máy in bị hỏng nay đã hoạt động trở lại rồi. ☊
2478 The building destroyed in the re has now been rebuilt. ☊ Toà nhà bị lửa tàn phá nay đã được xây lại. ☊
2480 A mystery is something that cannot be explained. ☊ Một điều huyền bí là một thứ không thể giải thích được. ☊
2497 A friend is going to see a movie. You want to know the name. > What's the name of the movie you're going to see? ☊ Một người bạn sắp đi xem lm. Bạn muốn biết tên lm. > Tên bộ lm cậu sắp đi xem là gì? ☊
Have you nished the work you had to do?'> 2500 Have you nished the work you had to do?'> Your friend had to do some work. You want to know if she's nished. > Have you nished the work you had to do? Have you nished the work you had to do?'> ☊ Bạn của bạn phải làm việc gì đó. Bạn muốn biết cô ấy đã xong hay chưa. > Cậu đã xong việc cậu phải làm chưa? ☊
2513 EN I met a man who knows you. ☊ Tôi đã gặp một người đàn ông có biết cậu. ☊
2514 I met a man whose sister knows you. ☊ Tôi đã gặp một người đàn ông mà em gái anh ta biết cậu. ☊
2523 Do you know anyone who speaks French and Italian? ☊ Cậu có biết ai nói được tiếng Pháp và tiếng Ý không? ☊
2527 The population of London, which was once the largest city in the world, is now decreasing. ☊ Dân số của London, nơi từng là thành phố lớn nhất thế giới, ngày nay đang giảm xuống. ☊
2535 Ten people applied for the job, none of whom were suitable. ☊ Mười người đã nộp đơn xin việc mà không một ai phù hợp. ☊
2549 The road damaged in the storm has now been repaired. ☊ Con đường bị con bão phá nay đã được sửa lại. ☊
2557 I've been working very hard all day, and now I'm exhausted. ☊ Tôi đã làm việc cật lực cả ngày nay và giờ tôi kiệt sức. ☊
2565 There's no point in doing a job if you don't do it properly. ☊ Chẳng có tích sự gì khi làm một việc nếu mà cậu không làm nó ☊
2571 We know how to learn languages incredibly quickly. ☊ Chúng tôi biết làm sao để học ngôn ngữ nhanh đến khó tin. ☊
2579 Our new boss is not very popular. Hardly anyone likes her. ☊ Bà chủ mới của chúng ta không được lòng lắm. Gần như chẳng có ai ưa bà ấy. ☊
2588 I didn't know it was such a long way. ☊ Tôi không biết đường dài đến thế. ☊
2589 You're lazy. You don't work hard enough. ☊ Cậu lười. Cậu không làm đủ chăm chỉ. ☊
2590 Is Raj going to apply for the job? Does he have enough experience? > Is he experienced enough for the job? ☊ Raj định nộp đơn xin việc đó phải không? Anh ấy có đủ kinh nghiệm không? > Anh ấy có đủ kinh nghiệm để làm việc đó không? ☊
They're not old enough to get married.'> 2591 They're not old enough to get married.'> They're too young to get married. > They're not old enough to get married. They're not old enough to get married.'> ☊ Họ còn qua trẻ để kết hôn. > Họ không đủ lớn để kết hôn. ☊
2593 These apples aren't ripe enough to eat. ☊ Những quả táo này chưa đủ chín để ăn. ☊
2605 I've waited long enough and I'm not waiting any longer. ☊ Tôi đã đợi đủ lâu và tôi sẽ không đợi lâu hơn nữa. ☊
2606 This hotel is better than the other one, and it's no more expensive. ☊ Khách sạn này tốt hơn cái kia mà nó không đắt hơn. ☊
2607 We expected their house to be very big, but it's no bigger than ours. ☊ Chúng tôi nghĩ nhà của họ rất to nhưng nó không to hơn nhà chúng tôi. ☊
2626 It was moving to another country. ☊ Quyết định quan trọng nhất cậu từng phải đưa ra là gì? - Đó là: chuyển sang một nước khác. ☊
We're no longer friends.'> 2635 We're no longer friends.'> We used to be good friends, but we aren't anymore. > We're no longer friends. We're no longer friends.'> ☊ Chúng tôi từng là bạn tốt nhưng giờ không còn nữa. > Chúng tôi không còn là bạn nữa. ☊
2636 Have you gone to the bank yet? > Not yet. ☊ Cậu đã đến ngân hàng chưa? - Chưa. ☊
2637 Violetta lost her job six (6) months ago and hasn't found another job yet. ☊ Violetta mất việc sáu tháng trước và vẫn chưa tìm thấy việc khác. ☊
2640 Should I tell him what happened, or does he already know? ☊ Tôi có nên nói với anh ấy chuyện xảy ra không hay là anh ấy đã ☊
In spite of not feeling well, she still went to work.'> 2653 In spite of not feeling well, she still went to work.'> Although she wasn't feeling well, she still went to work. > In spite of not feeling well, she still went to work. In spite of not feeling well, she still went to work.'> ☊ Mặc dù cô ấy không khoẻ nhưng cô ấy vẫn đi làm. > Dù cô ấy không khoẻ, cô ấy vẫn đi làm. ☊
2668 You can borrow my car as long as you promise not to drive too fast. > You can borrow my car provided that you don't drive too fast. ☊ Cậu có thể mượn xe hơi của tôi miễn là cậu hứa sẽ không lái quá nhanh. > Cậu có thể mượn xe hơi của tôi với điều kiện là cậu không lái quá nhanh. ☊
2670 I'm not going unless it stops raining. ☊ Tôi sẽ không đi nếu trời không tạnh mưa. ☊
2686 After the interruption, the speaker went on talking as if nothing had happened. ☊ Sau khi bị gián đoạn, diễn giả tiếp tục nói cứ như thể là chưa có chuyện gì xảy ra. ☊
2688 She's always asking me to do things for her, as if I didn't have enough to do already. ☊ Cô ấy luôn bảo tôi làm đủ thứ hộ cô ấy cứ như là tôi chưa đủ việc để làm. ☊
2693 EN I'll call you sometime during the afternoon. ☊ Tôi sẽ gọi cậu lúc nào đó trong vòng buổi chiều. ☊
2697 I sent the package to them today, so they should receive it by Monday. > They should receive it no later than Monday. ☊ Tôi đã gửi gói hàng cho họ hôm nay nên họ sẽ nhận được nó vào Thứ hai. ☊
I have to be home no later than ve [o'clock] (5:00).'> 2698 I have to be home no later than ve [o'clock] (5:00).'> I have to be home by ve [o'clock] (5:00). > I have to be home no later than ve [o'clock] (5:00). I have to be home no later than ve [o'clock] (5:00).'> ☊ Tôi phải ở nhà trước năm giờ. > Tôi phải ở nhà không muộn quá năm giờ. ☊
2699 I slept until noon this morning. > I didn't get up until noon this morning. ☊ Tôi đã ngủ đến trưa nay. > Tôi đã khong ngủ dậy đến tận trưa nay. ☊
2702 It's too late to go to the bank now. By the time we get there, it'll be closed. ☊ Bây giờ quá muộn để đi ngân hàng. Đến khi chúng ta tới đó thì nó sẽ không mở cửa. ☊
2705 I'll see you AT noon, ON Wednesday, ON the twenty- fth, IN December. ☊ Tôi sẽ gặp cậu vào buổi trưa, Thứ tư, ngày hai mươi lăm tháng mười hai. ☊
2707 I have to work IN the afternoons. ☊ Tôi phải làm việc các buổi chiều. ☊
2714 Will you be home IN time for dinner? > No, I'll be late. ☊ Cậu có về nhà kịp ăn tối không? > Không, tôi sẽ về muộn. ☊
2733 There were no seats left when we got ON the train. ☊ Không còn ghế nào khi chúng tôi lên tàu hoả. ☊
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. ☊
2758 I didn't mean to annoy you, I didn't do it ON purpose. ☊ Tôi không cố ý làm phiền cậu, tôi không cố tình làm thế. ☊
2761 I didn't bring enough cash, so could I pay BY credit card? ☊ Tôi không mang đủ tiền mặt, vậy tôi có thể trả bằng thẻ tín dụng được không? ☊
2773 There's no need FOR impolite behavior. ☊ Không cần phải cư xử bất lịch sự. ☊
2790 There are minor di erences between many European languages. ☊ Có những khác biệt nhỏ giữa các ngôn ngữ châu Âu. ☊
2798 Actually, I'm upset about not getting invited to the most ☊ ☊
2818 Many countries are not tolerant of foreigners. ☊ Nhiều nước không khoan dung với người nước ngoài. ☊
2829 for money. If not, then you're nancially independent. ☊ Nếu cậu phụ thuộc vào bố mẹ tức là cậu vẫn cần tiền từ họ. Nếu không thì cậu độc lập tài chính. ☊
2873 I didn't have enough money to pay for the meal. ☊ Tôi không có đủ tiền trả cho bữa ăn. ☊
2874 I didn't have enough money to pay the rent. ☊ Tôi không có đủ tiền trả tiền thuê. ☊
2883 Do you blame the government for the economic crisis? > I think everybody wants to blame the government for the economic crisis. ☊ Cậu có đổ lỗi cho chính phủ về khủng hoảng kinh tế không? > Tôi nghĩ mọi người muốn đổ lỗi cho chính phủ về khủng hoảng kinh tế. ☊
2886 EN I think the increase in suicides recently is to be blamed on the economy. ☊ Tôi nghĩ sự gia tăng số vụ tự sát gần đây là lỗi tại kinh tế. ☊
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. ☊
2891 His salary is so low that he doesn't have enough to live on. ☊ Lương của anh ấy thấp đến nỗi anh ấy không đủ sống. ☊
2895 You know you can rely on me if you ever need any help. ☊ Cậu biết cậu có thể tin tôi nếu cậu có cần giúp đỡ. ☊
2907 His novels have been translated from English into thirty (30) languages. ☊ Các tiểu thuyết của ông ấy đã được dịch từ tiếng Anh ra ba mươi ngôn ngữ. ☊
2915 They happened to come across an important piece of evidence, and now he's in prison. ☊ Họ đã tìm được một mẩu bằng chứng quan trọng và giờ hắn đã ngồi tù rồi. ☊
2923 I'd promised I'd attend her wedding, now there's nothing I can do to get out of it. ☊ Tôi đã hứa là tôi sẽ có mặt trong lễ cưới của cô ấy, giờ tôi không thể làm gì để thoát khỏi điều đó. ☊
2928 Nobody believed Sara at rst, but she turned out to be right. ☊ Lúc đầu không ai tin Sara nhưng rồi cũng rõ là cô ấy đúng. ☊
2942 Mahmud always dozes o in economics class. ☊ Mahmud luôn gà gật trong giờ học kinh tế. ☊
2945 Some old houses were torn down to make room for a new housing development. The owners of the houses tried to protest, but it was to no avail. ☊ Một số ngôi nhà cũ bị đập bỏ để lấy chỗ phát triển nhà ở mới. Chủ của những ngôi nhà ấy đã cố gắng biểu tình nhưng không được tích sự gì. ☊
2958 The murder suspect got bad press, but he wasn't the culprit; he was not the man who did it. ☊ Người bị tình nghi giết người đã bị lên án trên báo nhưng anh ấy không phải hung thủ; anh ấy không phải người đã gây ra. ☊
2959 Since he got so much bad press, it wouldn't just blow over. Everybody knew him now. ☊ Vì anh ấy bị lên án trên báo chí quá nhiều nên chuyện sẽ không chỉ qua đi. Giờ mọi người đều đã biết anh ấy. ☊
2978 We live next to an international airport, so we have to put up with a lot of noise. ☊ Chúng tôi sống cạnh sân bay quốc tế nên chúng tôi phải chịu đựng nhiều tiếng ồn. ☊
2985 A decision has to be made now. We can't put it o any longer. ☊ Một quyết định cần phải được đưa ra bây giờ. Chúng ta không thể trì hoãn thêm được nữa. ☊
2988 A man was knocked down by a car when crossing the street and had to be taken to the hospital. ☊ Một người đàn ông đã bị một xe hơi đâm ngã khi qua đường và phải được đưa vào bệnh viện. ☊
2997 My rst job was at a travel agency, and I didn't like it much. But now, looking back on the experience, I really learned a lot. ☊ Công việc đầu tiên của tôi là ở một đại lí du lịch và tôi không thích nó lắm. Nhưng giờ nhìn lại vào kinh nghiệm, tôi thực sự đã học từ đấy nhiều thứ. ☊

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Nothing will change as long as the workers continue to accept these appalling conditions. ☊ accept ☊
accept that...: He just refused to accept that his father was no longer there. ☊ accept ☊
accept that...: I accept that this will not be popular. ☊ accept ☊
I am not prepared to accept that this decision is final. ☊ accept ☊
She's decided not to accept the job. ☊ accept ☊
The food was acceptable, but no more. ☊ acceptable ☊
a serious/minor accident ☊ accident ☊
I didn't think our meeting was accidental—he must have known I would be there. ☊ accidental ☊
Shouts of protest accompanied this announcement. ☊ accompany ☊
Oh well, that accounts for it (= I understand now why it happened). ☊ account for sth ☊
My watch is not very accurate. ☊ accurate ☊
They could not achieve their target of less than 3% inflation. ☊ achieve ☊
acknowledge sb/sth: The country acknowledged his claim to the throne. ☊ acknowledge ☊
acknowledge sb/sth as sth: He is widely acknowledged as the best player in the world. ☊ acknowledge ☊
acknowledge sb/sth to be, have, etc. sth: He is widely acknowledged to be the best player in the world. ☊ acknowledge ☊
acknowledge sth: She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform. ☊ acknowledge ☊
Are you prepared to acknowledge your responsibility? ☊ acknowledge ☊
a generally acknowledged fact ☊ acknowledge ☊
acknowledge that...: I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong. ☊ acknowledge ☊
acknowledge sth to be, have, etc. sth: It is generally acknowledged to be true. ☊ acknowledge ☊
She has acquired a good knowledge of English. ☊ acquire ☊
+ noun: He's been acting the devoted husband all day. ☊ act ☊
an active volcano (= likely to erupt ) ☊ active ☊
economic activity ☊ activity ☊
The streets were noisy and full of activity. ☊ activity ☊
It's not actually raining now. ☊ actually ☊
The food was not actually all that expensive. ☊ actually ☊
Our turnover actually increased last year. ☊ actually ☊
We're not American, actually. We're Canadian. ☊ actually ☊
They're not married, actually. ☊ actually ☊
Three of her novels have been adapted for television. ☊ adapt ☊
The juice contains no added sugar. ☊ add ☊
add sth (to sth): I have nothing to add to my earlier statement. ☊ add ☊
an addition to the family (= another child) ☊ addition ☊
Please note my change of address. ☊ address ☊
people of no fixed address (= with no permanent home) ☊ address ☊
adequate for sth: The space available is not adequate for our needs. ☊ adequate ☊
admit sb/sth to/into sth: You will not be admitted to the theatre after the performance has started. ☊ admit ☊
Why don't you just admit defeat (= recognize that you cannot do sth) and let someone else try ? ☊ admit ☊
be admitted to be, have, etc. sth: The appointment is now generally admitted to have been a mistake. ☊ admit ☊
We live in an age of rapid technological advance. ☊ advance ☊
Our knowledge of the disease has advanced considerably over recent years. ☊ advance ☊
advanced technology ☊ advanced ☊
an unfair advantage (= sth that benefits you, but not your opponents) ☊ advantage ☊
I'd advise you not to tell him. ☊ advise ☊
advise (sb) on/about sth/about doing sth: We employ an expert to advise on new technology. ☊ advise ☊
Your opinion will not affect my decision. ☊ affect ☊
None of them could afford £50 for a ticket. ☊ afford ☊
afford to do sth: We cannot afford to ignore this warning. ☊ afford ☊
afford sth: We cannot afford any more delays. ☊ afford ☊
afraid of sb/sth: It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now. ☊ afraid ☊
I'm afraid that it's not finished yet. ☊ I'm afraid ☊
He's no better, I'm afraid to say. ☊ I'm afraid ☊
'Is there any left?' 'I'm afraid not.' ☊ I'm afraid ☊
Not long after that he resigned. ☊ after ☊
I've told you time after time not to do that. ☊ after ☊
this/yesterday/tomorrow afternoon ☊ afternoon ☊
In the afternoon they went shopping. ☊ afternoon ☊
She studies art two afternoons a week. ☊ afternoon ☊
Are you ready for this afternoon's meeting? ☊ afternoon ☊
The baby always has an afternoon nap. ☊ afternoon ☊
Come over on Sunday afternoon. ☊ afternoon ☊
Where were you on the afternoon of May 21? ☊ afternoon ☊
Let's go out now and eat afterwards. ☊ afterwards ☊
I've told you again and again (= many times) not to do that. ☊ again ☊
She is against seeing (= does not want to see) him. ☊ against ☊
He started playing the piano at an early age. ☊ age ☊
It was on TV not (so) long ago. ☊ ago ☊
They're getting married? It's not that long ago (= it's only a short time ago) that they met! ☊ ago ☊
be agreed (that...): It was agreed (that) we should hold another meeting. ☊ agree ☊
economic/humanitarian/emergency aid ☊ aid ☊
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 ☊
The food and drink industry has responded to the demand for low- and no-alcohol drinks. ☊ alcohol ☊
We don't know whether he's alive or dead. ☊ alive ☊
All horses are animals, but not all animals are horses. ☊ all ☊
I invited some of my colleagues but not all. ☊ all ☊
Not all of them were invited. ☊ all ☊
'Thanks very much for your help.' 'Not at all, it was a pleasure.' ☊ not at all ☊
He is not allowed to stay out late. ☊ allow ☊
allow sth: Smoking is not allowed in the hall. ☊ allow ☊
We do not allow smoking in the hall. ☊ allow ☊
I'm not allowed visitors. ☊ allow ☊
allow sth: No dogs allowed (= you cannot bring them in). ☊ allow ☊
Almost no one (= hardly anyone) believed him. ☊ almost ☊
Tom is not alone in finding Rick hard to work with. ☊ alone ☊
'Lunch?' 'No thanks, I've already eaten.' ☊ already ☊
You're not leaving already, are you? ☊ already ☊
rubella, also known as German measles ☊ also ☊
She was not only intelligent but also very musical. ☊ also ☊
Prices did not alter significantly during 2007. ☊ alter ☊
Nothing can alter the fact that we are to blame. ☊ alter ☊
We had no alternative but to fire Gibson. ☊ alternative ☊
I am not altogether happy (= I am very unhappy) about the decision. ☊ altogether ☊
We're not always this busy! ☊ always ☊
This painting is very good—Ellie always was very good at art (= so it is not very surprising). ☊ always ☊
amazed at sb/sth: I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. ☊ amazed ☊
We were amazed to find that no one was hurt. ☊ amazed ☊
It's OK, you're among friends now. ☊ among ☊
We've had an enormous amount of help from people. ☊ amount ☊
They gave me some help in the beginning but it did not amount to much (= they did not give me much help). ☊ amount to sth ☊
Miss another class and you'll fail. ☊ and ☊
This product has not been tested on animals. ☊ animal ☊
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 ☊
The winners will be announced in reverse order. ☊ announce ☊
+ speech: 'Now boarding flight 897, destination Seattle,' the loudspeaker announced. ☊ announce ☊
announce that...: They announced that the flight would be delayed. ☊ announce ☊
+ speech: 'I've given up smoking,' she announced. ☊ announce ☊
announce that...: She announced that she'd given up smoking. ☊ announce ☊
annoy sb: His constant joking was beginning to annoy her. ☊ annoy ☊
it annoys sb when...: It really annoys me when people forget to say thank you. ☊ annoy ☊
I'm sure she does it just to annoy me. ☊ annoy ☊
annoy sb to do sth: It annoys me to see him getting ahead of me. ☊ annoy ☊
He swatted a fly that was annoying him. ☊ annoy ☊
annoyed (with sb) (at/about sth): He was beginning to get very annoyed with me about my carelessness. ☊ annoyed ☊
I was annoyed with myself for giving in so easily. ☊ annoyed ☊
I bet she was annoyed at having to write it out again. ☊ annoyed ☊
annoyed that...: I was annoyed that they hadn't turned up. ☊ annoyed ☊
He was annoyed to find himself going red. ☊ annoyed ☊
This interruption is very annoying. ☊ annoying ☊
Her most annoying habit was eating with her mouth open. ☊ annoying ☊
Would you like another drink? ☊ another ☊
'Finished?' 'No, I've got another three questions to do.' ☊ another ☊
We've still got another (= a further) forty miles to go. ☊ another ☊
'It's a bill.' 'Oh no, not another!' ☊ another ☊
I got another of those calls yesterday. ☊ another ☊
Let's do it another time. ☊ another ☊
We need another computer (= a new one). ☊ another ☊
We can try that—but whether it'll work is another matter. ☊ another ☊
The room's too small. Let's see if they've got another one. ☊ another ☊
I don't like this room. I'm going to ask for another. ☊ another ☊
I rang the bell, but there was no answer. ☊ answer ☊
She had no answer to the accusations. ☊ answer ☊
Do you know the answer (= the right one) to question 12? ☊ answer ☊
There is no easy answer. ☊ answer ☊
to answer the door (= to open the door when sb knocks/rings) ☊ answer ☊
answer sb sth: Answer me this: how did they know we were here? ☊ answer ☊
He was anxious not to be misunderstood. ☊ anxious ☊
Please let me know how many people are coming, if any. ☊ any ☊
If you don't tell them, nobody will be any the wiser (= they will not find out about it). ☊ any ☊
If you remember anything at all, please let us know. ☊ anything ☊
It's too late now, anyway. ☊ anyway ☊
Anyway, I'd better go now—I'll see you tomorrow. ☊ anyway ☊
Many of these animals are not found anywhere else. ☊ anywhere ☊
Do you know anywhere I can buy a second-hand computer? ☊ anywhere ☊
We're living apart now. ☊ apart ☊
Then, for no apparent reason, the train suddenly stopped. ☊ apparent ☊
Their affluence is more apparent than real (= they are not as rich as they seem to be). ☊ apparent ☊
The prospect of a long wait in the rain did not appeal. ☊ appeal ☊
appeal to sb to do sth: Organizers appealed to the crowd not to panic. ☊ appeal ☊
They appeared not to know what was happening. ☊ appear ☊
the application of new technology to teaching ☊ application ☊
apply sth to sb/sth: The word 'unexciting' could never be applied to her novels. ☊ apply ☊
apply sth: to apply economic sanctions/political pressure ☊ apply ☊
apply sth to sth: The new technology was applied to farming. ☊ apply ☊
appoint sb + noun: appoint sb as sth: They appointed him (as) captain of the English team. ☊ appoint ☊
His talents are not fully appreciated in that company. ☊ appreciate ☊
appreciate sb doing sth: We would appreciate you letting us know of any problems. ☊ appreciate ☊
I'd like to ask his opinion but I find him difficult to approach (= not easy to talk to in a friendly way). ☊ approach ☊
Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be taken. ☊ appropriate ☊
Is now an appropriate time to make a speech? ☊ appropriate ☊
Please debit my Mastercard/Visa/American Express card (delete as appropriate) (= cross out the options that do not apply). ☊ appropriate ☊
appropriate for sth: Jeans are not appropriate for a formal party. ☊ appropriate ☊
Several people nodded in approval. ☊ approval ☊
He gave me an approving nod. ☊ approving ☊
approximate to sth: His story approximates to the facts that we already know. ☊ approximate ☊
The tumour had not spread to other areas of the body. ☊ area ☊
mountainous/desert areas ☊ area ☊
She knows the local area very well. ☊ area ☊
Police officers in the UK do not usually carry arms. ☊ arms ☊
I knocked but there was no one around. ☊ around ☊
Digital television has been around for some time now. ☊ around ☊
Opposition leaders were put under house arrest (= not allowed to leave their houses). ☊ arrest ☊
arrive at/in/on...: She'll arrive in New York at noon. ☊ arrive ☊
I haven't known him as long as you (= as you have known him). ☊ as ☊
It's not as hard as I thought. ☊ as ☊
He behaved as if nothing had happened. ☊ as if/as though ☊
It's my birthday. As if you didn't know! ☊ as if/as though ☊
'Don't say anything' 'As if I would! ' (= surely you do not expect me to) ☊ as if/as though ☊
Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of. ☊ ashamed ☊
I cried at the end and I'm not ashamed to admit it. ☊ ashamed ☊
Leaving aside (= not considering at this stage) the cost of the scheme, let us examine its benefits. ☊ aside ☊
All our protests were brushed aside (= ignored). ☊ aside ☊
She was still half asleep (= not fully awake) when she arrived at work. ☊ asleep ☊
technical/economic/military assistance ☊ assistance ☊
Despite his cries, no one came to his assistance. ☊ assistance ☊
My assistant will now demonstrate the machine in action. ☊ assistant ☊
You wouldn't normally associate these two writers—their styles are completely different. ☊ associate ☊
He no longer wished to be associated with the party's policy on education. ☊ associated ☊
assume (that)...: It is reasonable to assume (that) the economy will continue to improve. ☊ assume ☊
assure sb (that)...: You think I did it deliberately, but I assure you (that) I did not. ☊ assure ☊
I didn't know at the time of writing (= when I wrote). ☊ at ☊
The country is now at war. ☊ at ☊
The noise came at two-minute intervals (= once every two minutes). ☊ at ☊
attach sth: I attach a copy of my notes for your information. ☊ attach ☊
attack sb/sth for sth/for doing sth: She has been attacked for ignoring her own party members. ☊ attack ☊
Most dogs will not attack unless provoked. ☊ attack ☊
They made no attempt to escape. ☊ attempt ☊
Do not attempt to repair this yourself. ☊ attempt ☊
I tried not to draw attention to (= make people notice) the weak points in my argument. ☊ attention ☊
A lot of drivers have a serious attitude problem (= they do not behave in a way that is acceptable to other people). ☊ attitude ☊
She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses. ☊ authority ☊
Nothing will be done because no one in authority (= who has a position of power) takes the matter seriously. ☊ authority ☊
Will she be available this afternoon? ☊ available ☊
The director was not available for comment. ☊ available ☊
The name was changed to avoid confusion with another firm. ☊ avoid ☊
The noise was keeping everyone awake. ☊ awake ☊
She was awake (= not unconscious) during the operation on her leg. ☊ awake ☊
He was nominated for the best actor award. ☊ award ☊
As you're aware, this is not a new problem. ☊ aware ☊
As far as I'm aware, nobody has done anything about it. ☊ aware ☊
There's not an awful lot of room. ☊ awful ☊
I'm not awfully keen on fish. ☊ awfully ☊
When on stage, try not to turn your back on the audience. ☊ turn your back on sb/sth ☊
She left back in November. ☊ back ☊
He could no longer hold back his tears. ☊ back ☊
The programme of economic reform is backed (= given financial support) by foreign aid. ☊ back ☊
A piano tinkled gently in the background. ☊ background ☊
There was a lot of background noise (= that you could hear, but were not listening to). ☊ background ☊
background information/knowledge ☊ background ☊
I know that this is a bad time to ask for help. ☊ bad ☊
He now realized that it had been a bad decision on his part. ☊ bad ☊
That's not a bad idea. ☊ bad ☊
Things are bad enough without our own guns shelling us. ☊ bad ☊
'How are you?' 'Not too bad.' ☊ not bad ☊
I did badly (= was not successful) in my exams. ☊ badly ☊
The economic crisis reflects badly on the government's policies. ☊ badly ☊
It's on the north bank of the Thames. ☊ bank ☊
The world of Disney is a magical experience that knows no age barriers. ☊ 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 ☊
She used her family's history as a base for her novel. ☊ base ☊
His arguments have a sound economic base. ☊ base ☊
My knowledge of French is pretty basic. ☊ basic ☊
Basically, there's not a lot we can do about it. ☊ basically ☊
He basically just sits there and does nothing all day. ☊ basically ☊
The theory seems to have no basis in fact. ☊ basis ☊
The battery is flat (= it is no longer producing electricity). ☊ battery ☊
I tried phoning but there was no answer. ☊ be ☊
be (that)...: The fact is (that) we don't have enough money. ☊ be ☊
+ noun: It's two thirty. ☊ be ☊
be mine, yours, etc.: The money's not yours, it's John's. ☊ be ☊
London is not England (= do not think that all of England is like London). ☊ be ☊
Money isn't everything (= it is not the only important thing). ☊ be ☊
A thousand dollars is nothing to somebody as rich as he is. ☊ be ☊
You're not hungry, are you? ☊ be ☊
'Are you coming with us?' 'No, I'm not.' ☊ be ☊
a beached whale (= one that has become stuck on land and cannot get back into the water) ☊ beach ☊
beat sb: At that time children were regularly beaten for quite minor offences (= a punishment). ☊ beat ☊
Nothing beats home cooking. ☊ beat ☊
beat sb why, how, etc...: It beats me (= I don't know) why he did it. ☊ beat ☊
Because of his wife('s) being there, I said nothing about it. ☊ because of ☊
It soon became apparent that no one was going to come. ☊ become ☊
+ noun: She became queen in 1952. ☊ become ☊
There's a shortage of hospital beds (= not enough room for patients to be admitted). ☊ bed ☊
Something ought to have been done before now. ☊ before ☊
We'll know before long (= soon). ☊ before ☊
I began (= started reading) this novel last month and I still haven't finished it. ☊ begin ☊
It was beginning to snow. ☊ begin ☊
What began as a minor scuffle turned into a full-scale riot. ☊ begin ☊
Mr Knight cannot be here, so his wife will accept the prize on his behalf. ☊ on behalf of sb, on sb's behalf ☊
He behaved as if/though nothing had happened. ☊ behave ☊
They behave differently when you're not around. ☊ behave ☊
She doesn't know how to behave in public. ☊ behave ☊
Contrary to popular belief (= in spite of what people may think), he was not responsible for the tragedy. ☊ belief ☊
'Does he still work there?' 'I believe so/not.' ☊ believe ☊
Believe me, she's not right for you. ☊ believe ☊
Several of the points you raise do not belong in this discussion. ☊ belong ☊
A person like that does not belong in teaching. ☊ belong ☊
Please do not write below this line. ☊ below ☊
Skirts will be worn below (= long enough to cover) the knee. ☊ below ☊
With the benefit of hindsight (= knowing what we have learnt since), we would do things differently. ☊ benefit ☊
I have typed out some lecture notes for the benefit of those people who were absent last week. ☊ for sb's benefit ☊
Do this exercise with your knees bent (= not with your legs straight). ☊ bent ☊
It's best if you go now. ☊ best ☊
I'm not in the best position to advise you. ☊ best ☊
her best-known poem ☊ best ☊
The roses are past their best now. ☊ best ☊
bet sb (that)...: I'll bet you (that) he knows all about it. ☊ bet ☊
There's nothing better than a long soak in a hot bath. ☊ 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 ☊
You'll like her when you know her better. ☊ better ☊
A cup of tea? There's nothing I'd like better! ☊ better ☊
We'd better leave now or we'll miss the bus. ☊ had better/best (do sth) ☊
You'd better not do that again. ☊ had better/best (do sth) ☊
the border between Sweden and Norway ☊ between ☊
I see her most weekends but not very often in between. ☊ between ☊
I know what I'll be doing for the next three weeks but I haven't thought beyond that. ☊ beyond ☊
She's got nothing beyond her state pension. ☊ beyond ☊
Snowdon and the mountains beyond were covered in snow. ☊ beyond ☊
bid (against sb): We wanted to buy the chairs but another couple were bidding against us. ☊ bid ☊
You're a big girl now. ☊ big ☊
This shirt isn't big enough. ☊ big ☊
The bills are piling up (= there are more and more that have still not been paid). ☊ bill ☊
Our immune systems are killing billions of germs right now. ☊ billion ☊
a woman of noble birth ☊ birth ☊
He didn't eat a bite of his dinner (= he ate nothing). ☊ bite ☊
I've learnt from bitter experience not to trust what he says. ☊ bitter ☊
I'm not interested in apportioning blame for the accident (= deciding how much each person involved was responsible for it). ☊ blame ☊
She turned to a blank page in her notebook. ☊ blank ☊
After today's heavy snow, many roads are still blocked. ☊ block ☊
+ adv./prep.: You're not blowing hard enough! ☊ blow ☊
He was knocked out by a single blow to the head. ☊ blow ☊
He landed a blow on Hill's nose. ☊ blow ☊
Give your nose a good blow (= clear it completely). ☊ blow ☊
a noticeboard ☊ board ☊
Flight BA193 for Paris is now boarding at Gate 37. ☊ board ☊
+ adj.: She left the gas on by mistake and the pan boiled dry (= the water boiled until there was none left). ☊ boil ☊
He survived the accident with no broken bones. ☊ bone ☊
a notebook ☊ book ☊
The performance is booked up (= there are no more tickets available). ☊ book ☊
Nevada's northern border ☊ border ☊
bore sb: I'm not boring you, am I? ☊ bore ☊
He was born in a small village in northern Spain. ☊ born ☊
+ noun: John Wayne was born Marion Michael Morrison (= that was his name at birth). ☊ born ☊
For this job you will need a good knowledge of both Italian and Spanish. ☊ both ☊
'Shall I wait?' 'No, don't bother'. ☊ bother ☊
I don't know why I bother! Nobody ever listens! ☊ bother ☊
bother with/about sth: It's not worth bothering with (= using) an umbrella—the car's just outside. ☊ bother ☊
I don't know why you bother with that crowd (= why you spend time with them). ☊ bother ☊
bother to do sth: He didn't even bother to let me know he was coming. ☊ bother ☊
bother doing sth: Why bother asking if you're not really interested? ☊ bother ☊
Let me know if he bothers you again. ☊ bother ☊
I'm not bothered about what he thinks. ☊ be bothered (about sb/sth) ☊
'Where shall we eat?' 'I'm not bothered.' (= I don't mind where we go). ☊ be bothered (about sb/sth) ☊
Footnotes are given at the bottom of each page. ☊ bottom ☊
Now she's a teenager, she's starting to be interested in boys. ☊ boy ☊
the branch of computer science known as 'artificial intelligence' ☊ branch ☊
I wasn't brave enough to tell her what I thought of her. ☊ brave ☊
to break an appointment (= not to come to it) ☊ break ☊
Brown doesn't (= brown clothes do not) suit you. ☊ brown ☊
The work was finished on time and within budget (= did not cost more money than was planned). ☊ budget ☊
I am anxious not to build up false hopes (= to encourage people to hope for too much). ☊ build sth up ☊
He burst into the room without knocking. ☊ burst ☊
bury sb/sth: The house was buried under ten feet of snow. ☊ bury ☊
My private life is none of your business (= does not concern you). ☊ business ☊
It's no business of yours who I invite to the party. ☊ business ☊
I should have got a better price for the car, but I'm not much of a businessman. ☊ businessman ☊
But that's not possible! ☊ but ☊
'Here's the money I owe you.' 'But that's not right—it was only £10.' ☊ but ☊
If you're thinking of getting a new car, now is a good time to buy. ☊ buy ☊
He was knocked down by a bus. ☊ by ☊
I was frightened by the noise. ☊ by ☊
He ought to have arrived by now/by this time. ☊ by ☊
Bye for now Dad! ☊ bye ☊
call sb/sth + noun: I wouldn't call German an easy language. ☊ call ☊
She's no right to call herself a feminist. ☊ call ☊
call sb/sth + noun: They decided to call the baby Mark. ☊ call ☊
They have called off their engagement (= decided not to get married). ☊ call sth off ☊
I don't know anyone called Scott. ☊ called ☊
Please let us know if you cannot attend the meeting. ☊ can ☊
He can't have slept through all that noise. ☊ can ☊
Don't forget to cancel the newspaper (= arrange for it not to be delivered) before going away. ☊ cancel ☊
The US has agreed to cancel debts (= say that they no longer need to be paid) totalling $10 million. ☊ cancel ☊
No charge will be made if you cancel within 10 days. ☊ cancel ☊
I cannot believe the price of the tickets! ☊ cannot ☊
capacity for sth: She has an enormous capacity for hard work. ☊ capacity ☊
a novel with superficial cardboard characters ☊ cardboard ☊
He's old enough to take care of himself. ☊ take care of sb/sth/yourself ☊
I don't care (= I will not be upset) if I never see him again! ☊ care ☊
My school career was not very impressive. ☊ career ☊
careful not to do sth: Be careful not to wake the baby. ☊ careful ☊
After he left I just tried to carry on as normal (= do the things I usually do). ☊ carry on (with sth), carry sth on ☊
Our lawyer didn't think we had a case (= had enough good arguments to win in a court of law). ☊ case ☊
It is simply not the case that prison conditions are improving. ☊ case ☊
I cannot make an exception in your case (= for you and not for others). ☊ case ☊
There's no point complaining now—we're leaving tomorrow in any case. ☊ in any case ☊
'I've made up my mind.' 'In that case, there's no point discussing it.' ☊ in that case ☊
I'm short of cash right now. ☊ cash ☊
I'm constantly strapped for cash (= without enough money). ☊ cash ☊
an all-star cast (= including many well-known actors) ☊ cast ☊
the supporting cast (= not the main actors, but the others) ☊ cast ☊
There is no cause for concern. ☊ cause ☊
The food was excellent—I had no cause for complaint. ☊ cause ☊
cause sth: Do they know what caused the fire? ☊ cause ☊
The use of cellular phones is not permitted on most aircraft. ☊ cell phone ☊
Reducing inflation is central to (= is an important part of) the government's economic policy. ☊ central ☊
Small towns in South India serve as economic and cultural centres for the surrounding villages. ☊ centre ☊
By the close of this century another two billion people will have been born. ☊ century ☊
certain of sth/of doing sth: If you want to be certain of getting a ticket, book now. ☊ certain ☊
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 ☊
'Do you think all this money will change your life?' 'Certainly not.' ☊ certainly ☊
a chain of command (= a system in an organization by which instructions are passed from one person to another) ☊ chain ☊
the chairman of the board of governors (= of a school) ☊ chairman ☊
Schools must meet the challenge of new technology (= deal with it successfully). ☊ challenge ☊
She does not like anyone challenging her authority. ☊ challenge ☊
There is no chance that he will change his mind. ☊ chance ☊
chance of sth: Nowadays a premature baby has a very good chance of survival. ☊ chance ☊
chance of sth: We won't get another chance of a holiday this year. ☊ chance ☊
Chess is not a game of chance. ☊ chance ☊
We'll plan everything very carefully and leave nothing to chance. ☊ chance ☊
change sth: Can you change a £20 note? ☊ change ☊
Nothing will make me change my mind. ☊ change your/sb's mind ☊
Could you give me change for a ten pound note (= coins or notes that are worth this amount)? ☊ change ☊
There was no change in the patient's condition overnight. ☊ change ☊
social/political/economic change ☊ change ☊
a major/minor character in the book ☊ character ☊
The modern hotels here have no real character. ☊ character ☊
He came charging into my room and demanded to know what was going on. ☊ charge ☊
charge sb: Several people were arrested but nobody was charged. ☊ charge ☊
A good education is not cheap. ☊ cheap ☊
You're not allowed to look at the answers—that's cheating. ☊ cheat ☊
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 ☊
You're not your usual cheerful self today. ☊ cheerful ☊
to laugh/nod/whistle cheerfully ☊ cheerfully ☊
She cheerfully admitted that she had no experience at all (= she wasn't afraid to do so). ☊ cheerfully ☊
inorganic/organic chemistry ☊ chemistry ☊
not suitable for young children ☊ child ☊
He had no choice but to leave (= this was the only thing he could do). ☊ choice ☊
Sandy had to tell his tale in halting Italian. Since Franco spoke no English, he had no choice in the matter. ☊ choice ☊
choose whether, wat, etc...: You'll have to choose whether to buy it or not. ☊ choose ☊
choose to do sth: Many people choose not to marry. ☊ choose ☊
I know I can trust her in any circumstance. ☊ circumstance ☊
Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the boy's death. ☊ circumstance ☊
She's Italian by birth but is now an Australian citizen. ☊ citizen ☊
claim sth: He's not entitled to claim unemployment benefit. ☊ claim ☊
claim (that)...: He claims (that) he was not given a fair hearing. ☊ claim ☊
They had no claim on the land. ☊ claim ☊
a classic novel/study/goal ☊ classic ☊
classic cars (= cars which are no longer made, but which are still popular) ☊ classic ☊
The novel may become a modern classic. ☊ classic ☊
cleaner cars (= not producing so many harmful substances) ☊ clean ☊
Are these instructions clear enough? ☊ clear ☊
This behaviour must stop—do I make myself clear (= express myself clearly so there is no doubt about what I mean)? ☊ clear ☊
I hope I made it clear to him that he was no longer welcome here. ☊ 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 ☊
My memory is not clear on that point. ☊ clear ☊
clear what, how, whether, etc...: I'm still not clear what the job involves. ☊ clear ☊
The streets had been cleared of snow. ☊ clear ☊
The remains of the snow had been cleared from the streets. ☊ clear ☊
I hope it clears up this afternoon. ☊ clear up ☊
He's too clever by half, if you ask me (= it annoys me or makes me suspicious). ☊ clever ☊
Polly clicked her tongue in annoyance. ☊ click ☊
The subject is now closed (= we will not discuss it again). ☊ close ☊
close sth (for sth): The museum has been closed for renovation. ☊ close ☊
It's dark now—let's close the curtains. ☊ close ☊
I had no idea the beach was so close. ☊ close ☊
Homosexuals in public life are now coming out of the closet. ☊ come out of the closet ☊
She has no clothes sense (= she does not know what clothes look attractive). ☊ clothes ☊
You're just coasting—it's time to work hard now. ☊ coast ☊
In the event of the machine not operating correctly, an error code will appear. ☊ code ☊
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 roof collapsed under the weight of snow. ☊ collapse ☊
collect sth: We seem to have collected an enormous number of boxes (= without intending to). ☊ collect ☊
That guitar's been sitting collecting dust (= not being used) for years now. ☊ collect ☊
a person/man/woman of colour (= who is not white) ☊ colour ☊
Technology and good management. That's a winning combination (= one that will certainly be successful). ☊ combination ☊
come to do sth: This design came to be known as the Oriental style. ☊ come ☊
His resignation came as no surprise. ☊ come ☊
The time has come (= now is the moment) to act. ☊ come ☊
We'll let you know if any vacancies come up. ☊ come up ☊
When is her new novel coming out? ☊ come out ☊
Oh, come on—you know that isn't true! ☊ come on ☊
The train is coming in now. ☊ come in ☊
This wool comes from goats, not sheep. ☊ come from sth ☊
'She doesn't try hard enough.' 'That's rich, coming from you (= you do not try hard either).' ☊ come from sth ☊
They had enough money to live in comfort in their old age. ☊ comfort ☊
It's a comfort to know that she is safe. ☊ comfort ☊
They're not millionaires, but they're certainly very comfortable. ☊ comfortable ☊
The patient is comfortable (= not in pain) after his operation. ☊ comfortable ☊
These new shoes are not very comfortable. ☊ comfortable ☊
The director was not available for comment. ☊ comment ☊
+ speech: 'Not his best performance,' she commented to the woman sitting next to her. ☊ comment ☊
The movie was not a commercial success (= did not make money). ☊ commercial ☊
appalling crimes committed against innocent children ☊ commit ☊
Some birds which were once a common sight are now becoming rare. ☊ common ☊
In most people's eyes she was nothing more than a common criminal. ☊ common ☊
It's only common decency to let her know what's happening (= people would expect it). ☊ common ☊
Tim and I have nothing in common./I have nothing in common with Tim. ☊ have sth in common (with sb) ☊
Christopher is commonly known as Kit. ☊ commonly ☊
The novel is about a family who can't communicate with each other. ☊ communicate ☊
Doctors do not always have good communication skills. ☊ communication ☊
non-verbal communication ☊ communication ☊
communication systems/links/technology ☊ communication ☊
Snow has prevented communication with the outside world for three days. ☊ communication ☊
I've had some difficulties, but they were nothing compared to yours (= they were not nearly as bad as yours). ☊ compare ☊
Standards in health care have improved enormously compared to 40 years ago. ☊ compare ☊
This house doesn't compare with our previous one (= it is not as good). ☊ compare ☊
The education system bears/stands no comparison with (= is not as good as) that in many Asian countries. ☊ comparison ☊
Small traders cannot compete in the face of cheap foreign imports. ☊ compete ☊
There is now intense competition between schools to attract students. ☊ competition ☊
I'd like to make a complaint about the noise. ☊ complaint ☊
I can see no grounds for complaint. ☊ complaint ☊
I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary. ☊ complicate ☊
To complicate matters further, there will be no transport available till 8 o'clock. ☊ complicate ☊
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 ☊
concern sb that...: It concerns me that you no longer seem to care. ☊ 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 ☊
Everyone who was directly concerned in (= had some responsibility for) the incident has now resigned. ☊ concern ☊
conclude from sth that...: He concluded from their remarks that they were not in favour of the plan. ☊ conclude ☊
I've come to the conclusion that he's not the right person for the job. ☊ conclusion ☊
'It's only a suspicion,' she said, 'nothing concrete.' ☊ concrete ☊
a necessary condition for economic growth ☊ condition ☊
changing economic conditions ☊ condition ☊
He is overweight and out of condition (= not physically fit). ☊ condition ☊
You are in no condition (= too ill/sick, etc.) to go anywhere. ☊ condition ☊
They could not say with confidence that he would be able to walk again after the accident. ☊ confidence ☊
No one can predict with complete/total confidence what will happen in the financial markets. ☊ confidence ☊
The work will not be confined to the Glasgow area. ☊ confine ☊
The government has done nothing to resolve the conflict over nurses' pay. ☊ conflict ☊
the economic problems confronting the country ☊ confront ☊
Be careful not to confuse quantity with quality. ☊ confuse ☊
He looked at me in confusion and did not answer the question. ☊ confusion ☊
There was nothing to connect him with the crime. ☊ 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 ☊
consider sb/sth + noun: consider sb/sth (to be) sth: consider sb/sth (as) sth: He considers himself an expert on the subject. ☊ consider ☊
This award is considered (to be) a great honour. ☊ consider ☊
consider sb/sth to do sth: He's generally considered to have the finest tenor voice in the country. ☊ consider ☊
economic/commercial/environmental/practical considerations ☊ consideration ☊
Time is another important consideration. ☊ consideration ☊
They showed no consideration whatsoever for my feelings. ☊ consideration ☊
Their kindness and consideration will not be forgotten. ☊ consideration ☊
a well-constructed novel ☊ construct ☊
a consulting engineer (= one who has expert knowledge and gives advice) ☊ consult ☊
This substance should not come into contact with food. ☊ contact ☊
She's lost contact with (= no longer sees or writes to) her son. ☊ contact ☊
We have no contemporary account of the battle (= written near the time that it happened). ☊ contemporary ☊
continue to do sth: The rain continued to fall all afternoon. ☊ continue ☊
continue doing sth: The rain continued falling all afternoon. ☊ continue ☊
continue to do sth: He continued to ignore everything I was saying. ☊ continue ☊
The offer has been accepted, subject to contract (= the agreement is not official until the contract is signed). ☊ contract ☊
They were sued for breach of contract (= not keeping to a contract). ☊ contract ☊
Compare and contrast the two novels. ☊ contrast ☊
a significant contribution to scientific knowledge ☊ contribution ☊
The teacher had no control over the children. ☊ control ☊
He got so angry he lost control (= shouted and said or did things he would not normally do). ☊ control ☊
There has been some violence after the match, but the police are now in control of the situation. ☊ be in control (of sth) ☊
This knob controls the volume. ☊ control ☊
The whole territory is now controlled by the army. ☊ control ☊
I can't see him now—it isn't convenient. ☊ convenient ☊
He used his wife's birthday as a convenient excuse for not going to the meeting. ☊ convenient ☊
It's not a hotel, in the conventional sense, but rather a whole village turned into a hotel. ☊ conventional ☊
I see no point in continuing this conversation. ☊ conversation ☊
Relations between them have definitely cooled (= they are not as friendly with each other as they were). ☊ cool ☊
Am I correct in saying that you know a lot about wine? ☊ correct ☊
Do you know the correct way to shut the machine down? ☊ correct ☊
We did not even make enough money to cover the cost of the food. ☊ cost ☊
He worked non-stop for three months, at considerable cost to his health. ☊ cost ☊
Good food need not cost a fortune (= cost a lot of money). ☊ cost ☊
A late penalty cost United the game (= meant that they did not win the game). ☊ cost ☊
Another fit of coughing seized him. ☊ coughing ☊
I could do it now, if you like. ☊ could ☊
They could have let me know they were going to be late! ☊ could ☊
count sth: Applications received after 1 July will not be counted. ☊ count ☊
count for sth: The fact that she had apologized counted for nothing with him. ☊ count ☊
We have invited 50 people, not counting the children. ☊ count ☊
Count the 'yes' votes and the 'no' votes separately. ☊ count ☊
She didn't know what life in a foreign country would be like. ☊ country ☊
The rich benefited from the reforms, not the country as a whole. ☊ country ☊
'Are you going?' 'Of course not.' ☊ of course not ☊
'Do you mind?' 'No, of course not.' ☊ of course not ☊
There wasn't enough evidence to bring the case to court (= start a trial). ☊ court ☊
the sales team covering the northern part of the country (= selling to people in that area) ☊ cover ☊
Snow covered the ground. ☊ cover ☊
a thick covering of snow on the ground ☊ covering ☊
The cracks (= faults) in the government's economic policy are already beginning to show. ☊ crack ☊
Craft, Design and Technology (= a subject in some British schools) ☊ craft ☊
A systems crash in the morning and a bomb scare in the afternoon provided enough excitement for one day. ☊ crash ☊
I know it sounds crazy but it just might work. ☊ crazy ☊
That noise is driving me crazy. ☊ crazy ☊
I'm not crazy about Chinese food (= I don't like it very much). ☊ crazy ☊
The announcement only succeeded in creating confusion. ☊ create ☊
The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature. ☊ creature ☊
At least give him credit for trying (= praise him because he tried, even if he did not succeed). ☊ credit ☊
Your credit limit is now £2 000. ☊ credit ☊
crime fiction/novels (= stories about 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 government's latest economic crisis ☊ crisis ☊
In times of crisis I know which friends I can turn to. ☊ crisis ☊
The party was suffering a crisis of confidence among its supporters (= they did not trust it any longer). ☊ crisis ☊
criticize sb/sth for sth: The government has been criticized for not taking the problem seriously. ☊ criticize ☊
Those who could not write signed with a cross. ☊ cross ☊
A look of annoyance crossed her face. ☊ cross ☊
We seem to have a crossed line (= a telephone call that interrupts another call because of a wrong connection). ☊ cross ☊
cry about/over sth: There's nothing to cry about. ☊ cry ☊
economic, social and cultural factors ☊ cultural ☊
the effect of technology on traditional cultures ☊ culture ☊
There is no known cure but the illness can be treated. ☊ cure ☊
Curiously enough, a year later exactly the same thing happened again. ☊ curiously ☊
words that are no longer current ☊ current ☊
to draw/draw back/pull back the curtains (= to open them, so that the window is no longer covered) ☊ curtain ☊
They know me—I'm a regular customer. ☊ customer ☊
cut sth: Don't cut the string, untie the knots. ☊ cut ☊
Now cut the tomatoes in half. ☊ cut ☊
The canoe cut through the water. ☊ cut ☊
They were cut off for not paying their phone bill. ☊ cut sb/sth off ☊
They announced cuts in public spending. ☊ cut ☊
They could not break the cycle of harvest failure, food shortage, price increase and misery. ☊ cycle ☊
serious/severe/extensive/permanent/minor damage ☊ damage ☊
This could cause serious damage to the country's economy. ☊ damage ☊
I'm going—I've done enough damage here already. ☊ damage ☊
Do you know any other Latin American dances? ☊ dance ☊
Doctors said she is now out of danger (= not likely to die). ☊ danger ☊
There is no danger of a bush fire now. ☊ danger ☊
'Nicky won't find out, will she?' 'Oh, no, there's no danger of that.' ☊ danger ☊
She dared not breathe a word of it to anybody. ☊ dare ☊
There are no dark secrets in our family. ☊ dark ☊
raw data (= that has not been analysed) ☊ data ☊
Paul's not coming. He's got a hot date (= an exciting one). ☊ date ☊
There's no date on this letter. ☊ date ☊
Anyone who knows of the vehicle's whereabouts from that date until 7 March is asked to contact Bangor police station. ☊ date ☊
We can't go there today. You can go another day. ☊ day ☊
Nocturnal animals sleep by day and hunt by night. ☊ day ☊
a dead language (= one that is no longer spoken, for example Latin) ☊ dead ☊
Unfortunately racism is not yet dead. ☊ dead ☊
Though the idea may be dead, it is far from being buried (= people still talk about it, even though there is nothing new to say). ☊ dead ☊
The deal fell through (= no agreement was reached). ☊ deal ☊
Whether he deserves what has happened to him is open to debate/a matter for debate (= cannot be certain or decided yet). ☊ debate ☊
The decay of the wood will spread if it is not removed. ☊ decay ☊
economic/moral/urban decay ☊ decay ☊
She couldn't decide whether he was telling the truth or not. ☊ decide ☊
decide to do sth: We've decided not to go away after all. ☊ decide ☊
decide sth: We might be hiring more people but nothing has been decided yet. ☊ decide ☊
declare sth + noun: The area has been declared a national park. ☊ declare ☊
declare yourself + adj./noun: She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support. ☊ declare ☊
urban/economic decline ☊ decline ☊
a deep economic recession ☊ deep ☊
deep water/snow ☊ deep ☊
I have to say in her defence that she knew nothing about it beforehand. ☊ defence ☊
I've heard rumours, but nothing definite. ☊ definite ☊
I'm not sure—I can find out for definite if you like. ☊ definite ☊
'Do you plan to have children?' 'Definitely not!' ☊ definitely ☊
Some old people want help; others most definitely do not. ☊ definitely ☊
The date of the move has not been definitely decided yet (= it may change). ☊ definitely ☊
Please say definitely whether you will be coming or not. ☊ definitely ☊
There is no agreed definition of what a comprehensive school should be. ☊ definition ☊
Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (32°F) or zero/nought degrees Celsius (0°C). ☊ degree ☊
There's no time for delay. ☊ delay ☊
She's suffering a delayed reaction (= a reaction that did not happen immediately) to the shock. ☊ delay ☊
She's been deliberately ignoring him all day. ☊ deliberately ☊
Flying makes enormous demands on pilots. ☊ demand ☊
There's no denying (the fact) that quicker action could have saved them. ☊ deny ☊
She denied all knowledge of the incident. ☊ deny ☊
They had received no news of him since his departure from the island. ☊ departure ☊
'Is he coming?' 'That depends. He may not have the time.' ☊ that depends, it (all) depends ☊
I don't know if we can help—it all depends. ☊ that depends, it (all) depends ☊
I might not go. It depends how tired I am. ☊ that depends, it (all) depends ☊
They normally ask you to pay $100 (as a) deposit. ☊ deposit ☊
All deposits are non-refundable. ☊ deposit ☊
Her paintings reveal hidden depths (= unknown and interesting things about her character). ☊ depth ☊
a job that doesn't require any great depth of knowledge ☊ depth ☊
the novelist's powers of description ☊ description ☊
enough money to satisfy all your desires ☊ desire ☊
I have no desire (= I do not want) to discuss the matter further. ☊ desire ☊
The medicine did not achieve the desired effect. ☊ desire ☊
desire (sb/sth) to do sth: Fewer people desire to live in the north of the country. ☊ desire ☊
He used to be a pilot but now he has a desk job. ☊ desk ☊
Tell me the main points now; leave the details till later. ☊ detail ☊
He had an eye for detail (= noticed and remembered small details). ☊ detail ☊
The child is developing normally. ☊ develop ☊
develop sth (from sth) (into sth): She developed the company from nothing. ☊ develop ☊
developments in aviation technology ☊ development ☊
I'll make a note of our next meeting in my diary. ☊ diary ☊
I'm dying to know what happened. ☊ be dying for sth/to do sth ☊
diet drinks (= with fewer calories than normal) ☊ diet ☊
There are no significant differences between the education systems of the two countries. ☊ difference ☊
There's no difference in the results. ☊ difference ☊
She noticed a marked difference in the children on her second visit. ☊ difference ☊
There's not much difference in price between the two computers. ☊ difference ☊
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) ☊
What difference will it make if he knows or not? ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
I don't think it makes a lot of difference what colour it is (= it is not important). ☊ 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) ☊
He saw he was no different than anybody else. ☊ different ☊
It's different now than it was a year ago. ☊ different ☊
My son's terribly untidy; my daughter's no different. ☊ different ☊
Now he spoke in a different and kinder voice. ☊ different ☊
I had no difficulty (in) making myself understood. ☊ difficulty ☊
They dug deeper and deeper but still found nothing. ☊ dig ☊
a direct flight (= a flight that does not stop) ☊ direct ☊
There's a direct train to Leeds (= it may stop at other stations but you do not have to change trains). ☊ direct ☊
a direct hit (= a hit that is accurate and does not touch sth else first) ☊ direct ☊
She now directs a large choir. ☊ direct ☊
The aircraft was flying in a northerly direction. ☊ direction ☊
I lost all sense of direction (= I didn't know which way to go). ☊ direction ☊
We have not been directly affected by the cuts. ☊ directly ☊
The President was not directly involved. ☊ directly ☊
The two incidents are not directly linked. ☊ directly ☊
an executive/non-executive director ☊ director ☊
Try not to get too dirty! ☊ dirty ☊
Many children in the class suffered severe social and economic disadvantage. ☊ disadvantage ☊
No, I disagree. I don't think it would be the right thing to do. ☊ disagree ☊
There's no room for disagreement on this point. ☊ disagreement ☊
I hate to disappoint you, but I'm just not interested. ☊ disappoint ☊
His latest novel does not disappoint. ☊ disappoint ☊
disappointed (not) to be...: She was disappointed not to be chosen. ☊ disappointed ☊
discount sth: We cannot discount the possibility of further strikes. ☊ discount ☊
The drug is not a new discovery—it's been known about for years. ☊ discovery ☊
discuss sth: I'm not prepared to discuss this on the phone. ☊ discuss ☊
The plans have been under discussion (= being talked about) for a year now. ☊ discussion ☊
It is not known what causes the disease. ☊ disease ☊
She wrinkled her nose in disgust at the smell. ☊ disgust ☊
Much as she disliked going to funerals (= although she did not like it at all), she knew she had to be there. ☊ dislike ☊
He did not try to hide his dislike of his boss. ☊ dislike ☊
dismiss sb/sth as sth: Vegetarians are no longer dismissed as cranks. ☊ dismiss ☊
The suggestion should not be dismissed out of hand (= without thinking about it). ☊ dismiss ☊
Distance is no problem on the Internet. ☊ distance ☊
If you get up early, try not to disturb everyone else. ☊ disturb ☊
Do not disturb (= a sign placed on the outside of the door of a hotel room, office, etc.) ☊ disturb ☊
There's nothing to do (= no means of passing the time in an enjoyable way) in this place. ☊ do ☊
There's nothing we can do about it (= we can't change the situation). ☊ do ☊
I don't know what to do with (= how to use) all the food that's left over. ☊ 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) ☊
a knock on the door ☊ door ☊
to answer the door (= to go and open it because sb has knocked on it or rung the bell) ☊ door ☊
double sth: Double all the quantities in the recipe to make enough for eight people. ☊ double ☊
No doubt she'll call us when she gets there. ☊ no doubt ☊
He's made some great movies. There's no doubt about it. ☊ no doubt ☊
The success of the system is not in doubt. ☊ be in doubt ☊
doubt sth: There seems no reason to doubt her story. ☊ doubt ☊
Mary's not down yet (= she is still upstairs). ☊ down ☊
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 ☊
The company employs no more than a couple of dozen people. ☊ dozen ☊
The announcement had a dramatic effect on house prices. ☊ dramatic ☊
a dramatic monologue ☊ dramatic ☊
I'm not very good at drawing. ☊ drawing ☊
He has no dress sense (= no idea of how to dress well). ☊ dress ☊
There's no need to dress up—come as you are. ☊ dress up ☊
I can't go to the door—I'm not dressed yet. ☊ dressed ☊
The children are enough to drive me to drink. ☊ drink ☊
It's enough to drive you to drink (= to make you start drinking too much alcohol). ☊ drive ☊
a learner driver (= one who has not yet passed a driving test) ☊ driver ☊
drop sth: Be careful not to drop that plate. ☊ drop ☊
He does not smoke or take drugs. ☊ drug ☊
a soft drug (= one that is not considered very harmful) ☊ drug ☊
She was a drug addict (= could not stop using drugs). ☊ drug ☊
Police arrested him for being drunk and disorderly (= violent or noisy in a public place because of being drunk). ☊ drunk ☊
Rattlesnakes occur in the warmer, drier parts of North America. ☊ dry ☊
When the paint is completely dry, apply another coat. ☊ dry ☊
It was high summer and the rivers were dry (= had no water in them). ☊ dry ☊
That guitar's been sitting gathering dust (= not being used) for years now. ☊ dust ☊
There aren't enough books for everyone to have one each. ☊ each ☊
He learnt to play the piano at an early age. ☊ early ☊
All the children are earning now. ☊ earn ☊
It would ease my mind (= make me less worried) to know that she was settled. ☊ ease ☊
I was born in the East, but now live in San Francisco. ☊ east ☊
Several schools are within easy reach (= not far away). ☊ easy ☊
It's easy for you to tell me to keep calm, but you're not in my position. ☊ easy ☊
I couldn't eat another thing (= I have had enough food). ☊ eat ☊
social, economic and political issues ☊ economic ☊
economic growth/cooperation/development/reform ☊ economic ☊
the government's economic policy ☊ economic ☊
economic history ☊ economic ☊
the current economic climate ☊ economic ☊
The economy is in recession. ☊ economy ☊
the world economy ☊ economy ☊
a market economy (= one in which the price is fixed according to both cost and demand) ☊ economy ☊
Ireland was one of the fastest-growing economies in Western Europe in the 1990s. ☊ economy ☊
We need to make substantial economies. ☊ 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 ☊
She writes with a great economy of words (= using only the necessary words). ☊ economy ☊
We're on an economy drive at home (= trying to avoid waste and spend as little money as possible). ☊ economy ☊
Buy the large economy pack (= the one that gives you better value for money). ☊ economy ☊
to fly economy (class) (= by the cheapest class of air travel) ☊ economy ☊
an economy fare (= the cheapest) ☊ economy ☊
She collects first editions of Victorian novels. ☊ edition ☊
Tonight's edition of 'Panorama' looks at unemployment. ☊ edition ☊
The dictionary is now in its eighth edition. ☊ edition ☊
Despite her ordeal, she seems to have suffered no ill effects. ☊ effect ☊
I tried to persuade him, but with little or no effect. ☊ effect ☊
fuel-efficient cars (= that do not use much fuel) ☊ efficient ☊
egg noodles ☊ egg ☊
an egg donor ☊ egg ☊
I know a good Italian restaurant. It's not far from here, either. ☊ either ☊
Either he could not come or he did not want to. ☊ either ☊
elect sb (as) sth: elect sb + noun: He was elected (as) MP for Oxford East. ☊ elect ☊
The prime minister is about to call (= announce) an election. ☊ election ☊
The electricity is off (= there is no electric power supply). ☊ electricity ☊
I'm taking a few clothes and some books, not much else. ☊ else ☊
He either forgot or else decided not to come. ☊ or else ☊
Details of Keats' biography are given elsewhere (= in another part of this book, article, etc.) ☊ elsewhere ☊
She finally emerged from her room at noon. ☊ emerge ☊
No new evidence emerged during the investigation. ☊ emerge ☊
She showed no emotion at the verdict. ☊ emotion ☊
I try not to become emotionally involved. ☊ emotionally ☊
Increased emphasis is now being placed on corporate image. ☊ emphasis ☊
emphasize how, what, etc...: He emphasized how little was known about the disease. ☊ emphasize ☊
empty hands (= not holding anything) ☊ empty ☊
an empty plate (= with no food on it) ☊ empty ☊
Is this an empty chair (= a chair that nobody else is using)? ☊ empty ☊
It's not good to drink alcohol on an empty stomach (= without having eaten something). ☊ empty ☊
empty sth out: I emptied out my pockets but could not find my keys. ☊ empty ☊
encourage doing sth: Technology encourages multitasking. ☊ encourage ☊
There's no end in sight to the present crisis. ☊ end ☊
That was by no means the end of the matter. ☊ end ☊
You've got something on the end of your nose. ☊ end ☊
They used to be friends but they are now sworn enemies (= are determined not to become friends again). ☊ enemy ☊
Poverty and ignorance are the enemies of progress. ☊ enemy ☊
an energy crisis (= for example when fuel is not freely available) ☊ energy ☊
engaged (on sth): He is now engaged on his second novel. ☊ engaged ☊
an enormous house/dog ☊ enormous ☊
an enormous amount of time ☊ enormous ☊
enormous interest ☊ enormous ☊
The problems facing the President are enormous. ☊ enormous ☊
Have you made enough copies? ☊ enough ☊
Is there enough room for me? ☊ enough ☊
I didn't have enough clothes to last a week. ☊ enough ☊
Don't ask me to do it. I've got enough problems as it is. ☊ enough ☊
There was food enough for all. ☊ enough ☊
'He's a politician, remember.' 'Enough said.' ☊ enough said ☊
I've had enough of driving the kids around. ☊ have had enough (of sth/sb) ☊
I hadn't trained enough for the game. ☊ enough ☊
This house isn't big enough for us. ☊ enough ☊
She's old enough to decide for herself. ☊ enough ☊
We didn't leave early enough. ☊ enough ☊
Tell them it's just not good enough. ☊ enough ☊
He seemed pleasant enough to me. ☊ enough ☊
I hope my job's safe. Life is hard enough as it is. ☊ enough ☊
Two men have been helping police with their enquiries (= are being questioned about a crime, but have not been charged with it). ☊ enquiry ☊
Knock before you enter. ☊ enter ☊
A note of defiance entered her voice. ☊ enter ☊
I have never in my entire life heard such nonsense! ☊ entire ☊
I'm not entirely happy about the proposal. ☊ entirely ☊
entitle sb to do sth: This ticket does not entitle you to travel first class. ☊ entitle ☊
entry (in sth): There is no entry in his diary for that day. ☊ entry ☊
No Entry (= for example, on a sign) ☊ entry ☊
As a family holiday destination, the seaside has no equal. ☊ be without equal, have no equal ☊
escape sth: They were glad to have escaped the clutches of winter for another year. ☊ escape ☊
There was no escaping the fact that he was overweight. ☊ escape ☊
escape (with sth): I was lucky to escape with minor injuries. ☊ escape ☊
There was no hope of escape from her disastrous marriage. ☊ escape ☊
essential to sth: Money is not essential to happiness. ☊ essential ☊
He was, essentially, a teacher, not a manager. ☊ essentially ☊
You know even less about it than I do. ☊ even ☊
I've shown him the photographs but even now he won't believe me. ☊ even now/then ☊
Even then she would not admit her mistake. ☊ even now/then ☊
I like her, even though she can be annoying at times. ☊ even if/though ☊
Our scores are now even. ☊ even ☊
Children do not learn at an even pace. ☊ even ☊
The decisions we take now may influence the course of events (= the way things happen) in the future. ☊ event ☊
He found that the report he had written had been overtaken by events (= it was no longer relevant). ☊ event ☊
In the normal course of events (= if things had happened as expected) she would have gone with him. ☊ event ☊
Nothing ever happens here. ☊ ever ☊
'Have you ever thought of changing your job?' 'No, never/No I haven't.' ☊ ever ☊
'Have you ever been to Rome?' 'Yes, I have, actually. Not long ago.' ☊ ever ☊
She knows every student in the school. ☊ every ☊
We see each other every now and again. ☊ every ☊
Every now and then he regretted his decision. ☊ every ☊
Everybody knows Tom. ☊ everybody ☊
Everything in the capital is now quiet. ☊ everything ☊
evidence (that...): There is not a shred of evidence that the meeting actually took place. ☊ evidence ☊
He was released when the judge ruled there was no evidence against him. ☊ evidence ☊
You cannot pretend there's no evil in the world. ☊ evil ☊
We need to know the exact time the incident occurred. ☊ exact ☊
I know exactly how she felt. ☊ exactly ☊
It was a warm day, if not exactly hot. ☊ exactly ☊
It's not exactly beautiful, is it? (= it's ugly) ☊ not exactly ☊
'So he told you you'd got the job?' 'Not exactly, but he said they were impressed with me.' ☊ not exactly ☊
The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating. ☊ exaggerate ☊
On closer examination it was found that the signature was not genuine. ☊ examination ☊
examine sb/sth: The doctor examined her but could find nothing wrong. ☊ examine ☊
It is a classic example of how not to design a new city centre. ☊ example ☊
The report is incomplete; it does not include sales in France, for example. ☊ for example ☊
I had nothing on except for my socks. ☊ 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 ☊
All his novels are set in Italy with the exception of his last. ☊ with the exception of ☊
The new restaurant is nothing to get excited about (= not particularly good). ☊ excited ☊
There was a note of excitement in his voice. ☊ excitement ☊
Concern is growing over the number of children excluded from school (= not allowed to attend because of bad behaviour). ☊ exclude ☊
She felt excluded by the other girls (= they did not let her join in what they were doing). ☊ exclude ☊
excuse (for sth): There's no excuse for such behaviour. ☊ excuse ☊
excuse sb: You must excuse my father—he's not always that rude. ☊ excuse ☊
You might be excused for thinking that Ben is in charge (= he is not, but it is an easy mistake to make). ☊ excuse ☊
Nothing can excuse such rudeness. ☊ excuse ☊
exercises for the piano ☊ exercise ☊
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 ☊
Take the exit for Brno. ☊ exit ☊
There are no plans to expand the local airport. ☊ expand ☊
an expanding economy (= with more businesses starting and growing) ☊ expand ☊
expect sth of sb/sth: That's not the sort of behaviour I expect of you! ☊ expect ☊
Contrary to expectations, interest rates did not rise. ☊ expectation ☊
The event did not live up to expectations. ☊ expectation ☊
No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success. ☊ expense ☊
He's arranged everything, no expense spared. ☊ expense ☊
She knew from past experience that Ann would not give up easily. ☊ experience ☊
She's very young and not very experienced. ☊ experienced ☊
Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals. ☊ experiment ☊
Don't ask me—I'm no expert! ☊ expert ☊
The government now has to explain its decision to the public. ☊ explain ☊
Oh well then, that explains it (= I understand now why sth happened). ☊ explain ☊
Do not expose babies to strong sunlight. ☊ expose ☊
expose sth to sb: He did not want to expose his fears and insecurity to anyone. ☊ expose ☊
express how, what, etc...: Words cannot express how pleased I am. ☊ express ☊
express yourself + adv./prep.: Perhaps I have not expressed myself very well. ☊ express ☊
There are plans to extend the no-smoking area. ☊ extend ☊
The show has been extended for another six weeks. ☊ extend ☊
He's been granted an extension of the contract for another year. ☊ extension ☊
the extension of new technology into developing countries ☊ extension ☊
My home life was becoming no more than an extension of my job. ☊ extension ☊
His knowledge of music is extensive. ☊ extensive ☊
I was amazed at the extent of his knowledge. ☊ extent ☊
He had changed to such an extent (= so much) that I no longer recognized him. ☊ to... extent ☊
Breakfast is provided at no extra charge. ☊ extra ☊
The monthly fee is fixed and there are no hidden extras (= unexpected costs). ☊ extra ☊
While I was saving I had no money for little extras or luxuries. ☊ extra ☊
Metallic paint is an optional extra (= a thing you can choose to have or not, but must pay more for if you have it). ☊ extra ☊
Now even bigger! Ten per cent extra! ☊ extra ☊
You need to be extra careful not to make any mistakes. ☊ extra ☊
I'm having extreme difficulty in not losing my temper with her. ☊ extreme ☊
the north face of the mountain ☊ face ☊
a well-known face on our television screens ☊ face ☊
What are you pulling a face at now? ☊ pull/make faces/a face (at sb) ☊
It's not always easy to face the truth. ☊ face ☊
Let's face it, we're not going to win. ☊ face ☊
a north-facing wall ☊ face ☊
I could no longer ignore the fact that he was deeply unhappy. ☊ fact ☊
Due to the fact that they did not read English, the prisoners were unaware of what they were signing. ☊ fact ☊
She was happy apart from the fact that she could not return home. ☊ fact ☊
I know for a fact (= I am certain) that she's involved in something illegal. ☊ fact ☊
I used to live in France; in fact, not far from where you're going. ☊ in (actual) fact ☊
economic factors ☊ factor ☊
fail in sth: He felt he would be failing in his duty if he did not report it. ☊ fail ☊
the problems of economic failure and increasing unemployment ☊ failure ☊
It's not fair! He always gets more than me. ☊ fair ☊
I give you fair warning, I'm not always this generous. ☊ fair ☊
fair on sb (to do sth): It's not fair on the students to keep changing the timetable. ☊ fair ☊
fair to do sth: It's only fair to add that they were not told about the problem until the last minute. ☊ fair ☊
I know him fairly well, but I wouldn't say we were really close friends. ☊ fairly ☊
I think you'll find it fairly difficult (= you do not want to say that it is very difficult). ☊ fairly ☊
I have great faith in you—I know you'll do well. ☊ faith ☊
She promised faithfully not to tell anyone my secret. ☊ faithfully ☊
She fell ill soon after and did not recover. ☊ fall ☊
+ noun: Share prices fell 30p. ☊ fall ☊
a heavy fall of snow ☊ fall ☊
Buying a cheap computer is a false economy (= will not actually save you money). ☊ FALSE ☊
By now you will be familiar with the one-way system in the centre of town. ☊ familiar ☊
He's a friend of the family (= he is known and liked by the parents and the children). ☊ family ☊
She didn't fancy (= did not like) the idea of going home in the dark. ☊ fancy ☊
Half an hour later Duncan was no farther in his quest. ☊ far ☊
It's not far to the beach. ☊ far ☊
There's not far to go now. ☊ far ☊
far (from, away, below, etc.): The restaurant is not far from here. ☊ far ☊
The farther north they went, the colder it became. ☊ far ☊
I'm not sure I can walk so far. ☊ far ☊
As far as we knew, there was no cause for concern. ☊ as far as I know, as far as I can remember, see, tell, etc. ☊
As far as I can see, you've done nothing wrong. ☊ as far as I know, as far as I can remember, see, tell, etc. ☊
the far north of Scotland ☊ far ☊
farther north/south ☊ farther ☊
They hadn't got any farther with the work (= they had made no progress). ☊ farther ☊
Fasten the gates securely so that they do not blow open. ☊ fasten ☊
Father, I cannot lie to you. ☊ father ☊
Why should I say sorry when it's not my fault? ☊ fault ☊
It's nobody's fault. ☊ fault ☊
Many people live in poverty through no fault of their own. ☊ fault ☊
I think the owners are at fault (= responsible) for not warning us. ☊ fault ☊
She's not in favour with (= supported or liked by) the media just now. ☊ favour ☊
I'm going as a favour to Ann, not because I want to. ☊ favour ☊
Most of the 'don't knows' in the opinion polls came down in favour of (= eventually chose to support) the Democrats. ☊ in favour (of sb/sth) ☊
'Are you coming climbing?' 'No fear!' ☊ no fear ☊
to fear death/persecution/the unknown ☊ fear ☊
Don't worry, you have nothing to fear from us. ☊ fear ☊
fear sth: She has been missing for three days now and police are beginning to fear the worst (= think that she is dead). ☊ fear ☊
Never fear/Fear not (= Don't worry), I shall return. ☊ fear ☊
The software has no particular distinguishing features. ☊ feature ☊
There is no entrance fee to the gallery. ☊ fee ☊
There's enough here to feed an army. ☊ feed ☊
feel it + noun: She felt it her duty to tell the police. ☊ feel ☊
feel it + adj.: I felt it advisable to do nothing. ☊ feel ☊
She could not feel her legs. ☊ feel ☊
I know exactly how you feel (= I feel sympathy for you). ☊ feel ☊
feel sth: He seemed to feel no remorse at all. ☊ feel ☊
It makes me feel good to know my work is appreciated. ☊ feel good ☊
He played the piano with great feeling. ☊ feeling ☊
Public feeling is being ignored by the government. ☊ feeling ☊
'I really resent the way he treated me.' 'I know the feeling (= I know how you feel).' ☊ feeling ☊
Very few students learn Latin now. ☊ few ☊
There are no fewer than 100 different species in the area. ☊ few ☊
'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 ☊
Her mother had just given birth to another child, her fifth. ☊ fifth ☊
I'm watching my figure (= trying not to get fat). ☊ figure ☊
a relatively unknown figure the world of fashion ☊ figure ☊
His salary is now in six figures. ☊ figure ☊
I'm afraid I don't have a head for figures (= I am not good at adding, etc.). ☊ figure ☊
It did not figure high on her list of priorities. ☊ figure ☊
the film version of the novel ☊ film ☊
They are filming in Moscow right now. ☊ film ☊
No one could have predicted the final outcome. ☊ final ☊
I'm not coming, and that's final! (= I will not change my mind) ☊ final ☊
They will now go through to the final. ☊ final ☊
The matter was not finally settled until later. ☊ finally ☊
find sth + noun: She finds it a strain to meet new people. ☊ find ☊
find sb/sth + adj./noun: We found the beds very comfortable. ☊ find ☊
find sb/sth: I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found. ☊ find ☊
She has inherited her mother's fine features (= a small nose, mouth, etc.). ☊ fine ☊
'Bob wants to know if he can come too.''That's fine by me.' ☊ fine ☊
'Can I get you another drink?' 'No, thanks. I'm fine.' ☊ fine ☊
You're a fine one to talk! (= you are not in a position to criticize, give advice, etc.) ☊ fine ☊
I won't be finished for another hour. ☊ finished ☊
finished with sb/sth: I'm not finished with you yet. ☊ finished ☊
He ordered his men to hold their fire (= not to shoot). ☊ fire ☊
The car was now on fire. ☊ fire ☊
We have no firm evidence to support the case. ☊ firm ☊
No building can stand without firm foundations, and neither can a marriage. ☊ firm ☊
'No,' she repeated, her voice firmer this time. ☊ firm ☊
It is now firmly established as one of the leading brands in the country. ☊ firmly ☊
King Edward I (= pronounced 'King Edward the First') ☊ first ☊
It plunged nose first into the river. ☊ first ☊
At first I thought he was shy, but then I discovered he was just not interested in other people. ☊ at first ☊
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) ☊
fit for sb/sth: The food was not fit for human consumption. ☊ fit ☊
He's so angry he's in no fit state to see anyone. ☊ fit ☊
This is not a fit place for you to live. ☊ fit ☊
fit (for sth): He's had a bad cold and isn't fit enough for work yet. ☊ fit ☊
Their prices are fixed until the end of the year (= will not change before then). ☊ fix ☊
He noted every detail so as to fix the scene in his mind. ☊ fix ☊
All the flags were at half mast (= in honour of a famous person who has died). ☊ flag ☊
flat shoes (= with no heels or very low ones) ☊ flat ☊
The sails hung limply in the flat calm (= conditions at sea when there is no wind and the water is completely level). ☊ flat ☊
Flight BA 4793 is now boarding at Gate 17. ☊ flight ☊
If we leave now, I can catch the earlier flight. ☊ flight ☊
The river is in flood (= has more water in it than normal and has caused a flood). ☊ flood ☊
What we need now is a change of focus (= to look at things in a different way). ☊ focus ☊
The children's faces are badly out of focus (= not clearly shown) in the photograph. ☊ focus ☊
The binoculars were not in focus (= were not showing things clearly). ☊ focus ☊
fold (away/up): The table folds up when not in use. ☊ fold ☊
the following afternoon/month/year/week ☊ following ☊
The following have been chosen to take part: Watts, Hodges and Lennox. ☊ following ☊
He's off his food (= he does not want to eat anything). ☊ food ☊
The nurse hung a chart at the foot of the bed (= the part of the bed where your feet normally are when you are lying in it). ☊ foot ☊
walking around the house in bare feet (= not wearing shoes or socks) ☊ foot ☊
a foot pump (= operated using your foot, not your hand) ☊ foot ☊
Shaking your head for 'No' is not universal. ☊ for ☊
He's not bad for a beginner. ☊ for ☊
That's all the news there is for now. ☊ for ☊
There's no need for you to go. ☊ for ☊
Is it clear enough for you to read? ☊ for ☊
economic/market forces ☊ force ☊
The release of the hostages could not be achieved without the use of force. ☊ force ☊
The new regulations are now in force. ☊ in force ☊
forecast sth: Experts are forecasting a recovery in the economy. ☊ forecast ☊
Snow is forecast for tomorrow. ☊ forecast ☊
forget sth/sb: I forgot my purse (= I did not remember to bring it). ☊ forget ☊
forget (that)...: She keeps forgetting (that) I'm not a child any more. ☊ forget ☊
it is forgotten that...: It should not be forgotten that people used to get much more exercise. ☊ forget ☊
forgive my ...: Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly does the company do? ☊ forgive ☊
Do you know how to form the past tense? ☊ form ☊
I didn't see enough of the play to form an opinion about it. ☊ form ☊
He has no formal teaching qualifications. ☊ formal ☊
Although not formally trained as an art historian, he is widely respected for his knowledge of the period. ☊ formally ☊
Namibia, formerly known as South West Africa ☊ formerly ☊
John Marsh, formerly of London Road, Leicester, now living in France ☊ formerly ☊
CO is the formula for carbon monoxide. ☊ formula ☊
formula for sth/for doing sth: There's no magic formula for a perfect marriage. ☊ formula ☊
We are not getting any further forward with the discussion. ☊ forward ☊
The builders are now beginning to lay the foundations of the new school. ☊ foundation ☊
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 ☊
What do you like to do in your free time (= when you are not working)? ☊ free ☊
I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free. ☊ free ☊
Thanks to the automobile, Americans soon had a freedom of movement previously unknown. ☊ freedom ☊
EU citizens can now travel freely between member states. ☊ 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 ☊
Both players freely acknowledge that money was a major incentive. ☊ freely ☊
freeze (up): The pipes have frozen, so we've got no water. ☊ freeze ☊
fresh tracks in the snow ☊ fresh ☊
They will lose no time in holding fresh elections. ☊ fresh ☊
This is the opportunity he needs to make a fresh start (= to try sth new after not being successful at sth else). ☊ fresh ☊
She's an old friend (= I have known her a long time). ☊ friend ☊
They had a quarrel, but they're friends again now. ☊ be/make friends (with sb) ☊
We were not on the friendliest of terms (= we were not friendly at all). ☊ friendly ☊
frightened to do sth: I'm too frightened to ask him now. ☊ frightened ☊
The noise was frightening. ☊ frightening ☊
From now on you can work on your own. ☊ from... on ☊
She is now entitled to put 'Professor' in front of her name. ☊ in front of ☊
No more for me, thanks—I'm full up. ☊ full ☊
She could only nod, because her mouth was full. ☊ full ☊
It's not much fun going to a party on your own. ☊ fun ☊
Walking three miles in the pouring rain is not my idea of fun. ☊ fun ☊
That's funny—he was here a moment ago and now he's gone. ☊ funny ☊
The engine's making a very funny noise. ☊ funny ☊
It's not funny! Someone could have been hurt. ☊ funny ☊
Nothing could be further from the truth. ☊ further ☊
We have decided to take no further action. ☊ further ☊
The museum is closed until further notice (= until we say that it is open again). ☊ further ☊
gain sth (by/from sth): There is nothing to be gained from delaying the decision. ☊ gain ☊
His death left an enormous gap in my life. ☊ gap ☊
We think we've identified a gap in the market (= a business opportunity to make or sell sth that is not yet available). ☊ gap ☊
BA flight 726 to Paris is now boarding at gate 16. ☊ gate ☊
I know how it works in general terms. ☊ general ☊
It is now generally accepted that... ☊ generally ☊
He's no gentleman! ☊ gentleman ☊
human/physical/economic/social geography ☊ geography ☊
We couldn't get the piano through the door. ☊ get ☊
It's not hard to get him talking—the problem is stopping him! ☊ get ☊
You'll like her once you get to know her. ☊ get ☊
She's getting to be an old lady now. ☊ get ☊
We promised we'd go—we can't get out of it now. ☊ get out of sth ☊
I'm not getting on very fast with this job. ☊ get on with sth ☊
I don't know how he's going to get on in life. ☊ get on ☊
Are you sure you know what you're getting into? ☊ get into sth ☊
get doing sth: Nobody gets away with insulting me like that. ☊ get away with sth ☊
He was disappointed at not getting the job, but he'll get over it. ☊ get over sth/sb ☊
She can pick up a tune instantly on the piano. It's a gift. ☊ gift ☊
Alex is not interested in girls yet. ☊ girl ☊
The President will be giving a press conference this afternoon. ☊ give ☊
The authorities have shown no signs of giving in to the kidnappers' demands. ☊ give in (to sb/sth) ☊
Her eyes were glued to the screen (= she did not stop watching it). ☊ be glued to sth ☊
+ noun: The gun went 'bang'. ☊ go ☊
Where do you want the piano to go (= be put)? ☊ go ☊
I have to go shopping this afternoon. ☊ go ☊
I must be going now. ☊ go ☊
She has gone to China (= is now in China or is on her way there). ☊ go ☊
She has been to China (= she went to China and has now returned). ☊ go ☊
This cannot be allowed to go on. ☊ go on ☊
+ speech: 'You know,' he went on, 'I think my brother could help you.' ☊ go on ☊
Go on! Have another drink! ☊ go on ☊
Once you have made this decision, there will be no going back (= you will not be able to change your mind). ☊ go back (to sth) ☊
Go away and think about it, then let me know. ☊ go away ☊
There aren't enough chairs to go around. ☊ go around/round ☊
'May I start now?' 'Yes, go ahead.' ☊ go ahead (with sth) ☊
That's enough for now—let's go on with it tomorrow. ☊ go on (with sth) ☊
He said nothing but just went on working. ☊ go on doing sth ☊
She decided not to go through with (= not to have) the operation. ☊ go through with sth ☊
We're going to buy a house when we've saved enough money. ☊ be going to do sth ☊
He headed the ball into an open goal (= one that had nobody defending it). ☊ goal ☊
Now is a good time to buy a house. ☊ good ☊
It's probably good for you to get some criticism now and then. ☊ good ☊
Shut your mouth, if you know what's good for you (= used as a threat). ☊ good ☊
It's no good complaining—they never listen. ☊ good ☊
This book is no good to me: I need the new edition. ☊ good ☊
Get dressed now, there's a good girl. ☊ good ☊
The piano was in good condition. ☊ good ☊
Your work is just not good enough. ☊ good ☊
Sorry, my English is not very good. ☊ good ☊
It's no good trying to talk me out of leaving. ☊ be no good, not be any/much good ☊
Democratic government has now replaced military rule. ☊ government ☊
The Democrats are now in government in the US. ☊ government ☊
the former governor of the colony ☊ governor ☊
a provincial governor ☊ governor ☊
the governor of Arizona ☊ governor ☊
the Arizona governor ☊ governor ☊
Governor Bev Perdue ☊ governor ☊
a school governor ☊ governor ☊
the board of governors of the college ☊ governor ☊
a prison governor ☊ governor ☊
the governor of the Bank of England ☊ governor ☊
I can't decide. I'll have to ask the governor (= the man in charge, who employs sb). ☊ governor ☊
Responses were graded from 1 (very satisfied) to 5 (not at all satisfied). ☊ grade ☊
grade sb/sth + noun: The best students are graded A. ☊ grade ☊
It's not a very grand house. ☊ grand ☊
The consequences will be very grave if nothing is done. ☊ grave ☊
He nodded gravely as I poured out my troubles. ☊ gravely ☊
You've been a great help, I must say (= no help at all). ☊ great ☊
You have no grounds for complaint. ☊ ground ☊
The case was dismissed on the grounds that there was not enough evidence. ☊ ground ☊
Employers cannot discriminate on grounds of age. ☊ ground ☊
ground forces (= soldiers that fight on land, not in the air or at sea) ☊ ground ☊
Houses and a luxury tourist hotel were burned to the ground (= completely destroyed, so that there is nothing left). ☊ ground ☊
a minority group ☊ group ☊
grow sth: I didn't know they grew rice in France. ☊ grow ☊
Their children have all grown up and left home now. ☊ grow up ☊
policies aimed at sustaining economic growth ☊ growth ☊
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 ☊
I don't really know. I'm just guessing. ☊ guess ☊
I guess (that) you'll be looking for a new job now. ☊ guess ☊
'They aren't coming, then?' 'I guess not.' ☊ guess ☊
He was the guest of honour (= the most important person invited to an event). ☊ guest ☊
Liz was not on the guest list. ☊ guest ☊
I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often. ☊ guilty ☊
I had a guilty conscience and could not sleep. ☊ guilty ☊
The jury found the defendant not guilty of the offence. ☊ guilty ☊
I'd prefer you not to make a habit of it. ☊ habit ☊
I'm not in the habit of letting strangers into my apartment. ☊ habit ☊
I'm having my hair cut this afternoon. ☊ hair ☊
No goals were scored in the first half. ☊ half ☊
Put your hand up if you know the answer. ☊ hand ☊
The matter is now in the hands of my lawyer. ☊ in the hands of sb, in sb's hands ☊
to hand in your notice/resignation (= formally tell your employer that you want to stop working for them) ☊ hand sth in (to sb) ☊
Nobody's going to hand you success on a plate. ☊ hand sth to sb on a plate ☊
'Any problems?' 'Nothing I can't handle.' ☊ handle ☊
handle yourself: You have to know how to handle yourself in this business (= know the right way to behave). ☊ handle ☊
Hang on—I'm not quite ready. ☊ hang on ☊
Now hang on a minute—you can't really believe what you just said! ☊ hang on ☊
I don't know how this happened. ☊ happen ☊
She pressed the button but nothing happened. ☊ happen ☊
What happens if nobody comes to the party? ☊ happen ☊
I hope nothing (= nothing unpleasant) has happened to them. ☊ happen to sb/sth ☊
Do you know what happened to Gill Lovecy (= have you any news about her)? ☊ happen to sb/sth ☊
I'm not happy with his work this term. ☊ happy ☊
She was happy enough with her performance. ☊ happy ☊
happy (about sb/sth): If there's anything you're not happy about, come and ask. ☊ happy ☊
I'm not too happy about her living alone. ☊ happy ☊
happy to do sth: We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter. ☊ happy ☊
It's hard work shovelling snow. ☊ hard ☊
He's hard at work on a new novel. ☊ hard ☊
Diamonds are the hardest known mineral. ☊ hard ☊
She tried her hardest not to show how disappointed she was. ☊ hard ☊
We hardly know each other. ☊ hardly ☊
We can't stop for coffee now, we've hardly started. ☊ hardly ☊
It's hardly the time to discuss it now. ☊ hardly ☊
'Couldn't you have just said no?' 'Well, hardly (= of course not), she's my wife's sister.' ☊ hardly ☊
Forget it, Dave, no harm done. ☊ no harm done ☊
He may say no, but there's no harm in asking. ☊ there is no harm in (sb's) doing sth, it does no harm (for sb) to do sth ☊
It does no harm to ask. ☊ there is no harm in (sb's) doing sth, it does no harm (for sb) to do sth ☊
He hated it in France (= did not like the life there). ☊ hate ☊
hatred (for/of sb/sth): She felt nothing but hatred for her attacker. ☊ hatred ☊
We have no choice in the matter. ☊ have ☊
He had nothing (= no clothes) on. ☊ have (got) sth on ☊
'Have you seen it? ' 'Yes, I have/No, I haven't.' ☊ have ☊
She'll have had the results by now. ☊ have ☊
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 ☊
She nodded her head in agreement. ☊ head ☊
We headed north. ☊ head ☊
Can you forecast where the economy is heading? ☊ head ☊
As long as you have your health, nothing else matters. ☊ 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 ☊
hear sth: We had heard nothing for weeks. ☊ hear ☊
He's hearing-impaired (= not able to hear well). ☊ hearing ☊
Have you no heart? ☊ heart ☊
Her novels tend to deal with affairs of the heart. ☊ heart ☊
I've dialled the number so many times I know it by heart. ☊ by heart ☊
You should not go out in the heat of the day (= at the hottest time). ☊ heat ☊
the afternoon/midday heat ☊ heat ☊
heavy breathing/snoring ☊ heavy ☊
the noise of heavy traffic ☊ heavy ☊
heavy frost/rain/snow ☊ heavy ☊
The height of the mountain did not discourage them. ☊ height ☊
'Do you understand?' 'Hell, no. I don't.' ☊ hell ☊
help yourself: If you want another drink, just help yourself. ☊ help ☊
help sth: It doesn't really help matters knowing that everyone is talking about us. ☊ help ☊
I can't help thinking he knows more than he has told us. ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
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 ☊
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 ☊
She won't be invited again, not if I can help it (= if I can do anything to prevent 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 ☊
None of this would have been possible without their help. ☊ help ☊
The college will no longer have to close, thanks to the help of private investment. ☊ help ☊
She's one of the most helpful people I know. ☊ helpful ☊
The true consequences will only be known several years hence. ☊ ... days, weeks, etc. hence ☊
That must be her now. ☊ her ☊
The hero of the novel is a ten-year old boy. ☊ hero ☊
She stood there, hesitating over whether or not to tell him the truth. ☊ hesitate ☊
+ speech: 'I'm not sure,' she hesitated. ☊ hesitate ☊
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries. ☊ hesitate ☊
No amount of make-up could hide her age. ☊ hide ☊
They claim that they have nothing to hide (= there was nothing wrong or illegal about what they did). ☊ hide ☊
I could not hide my joy at seeing him again. ☊ hide ☊
Her novels are very highly regarded. ☊ highly ☊
We're not hiring right now. ☊ hire ☊
an essay on the historical development of the novel ☊ historical ☊
Women are not allowed to enter the monastery for historical reasons. ☊ historical ☊
a historical novel ☊ historical ☊
a people with no sense of history ☊ history ☊
social/economic/political history ☊ history ☊
It's impossible to hold a conversation with all this noise. ☊ hold ☊
hold sb + noun: He was held prisoner for two years. ☊ hold ☊
I think he's holding something back. I'm sure he knows more than he admits. ☊ hold sth back ☊
The dam was not strong enough to hold back the flood waters. ☊ hold sb/sth back ☊
We are determined that nothing should hold back the peace talks. ☊ hold sb/sth back ☊
We are not far from my home now. ☊ home ☊
Nowadays a lot of people work from home. ☊ home ☊
Oh no, I left my purse at home. ☊ at home ☊
I have to write up the notes for homework. ☊ homework ☊
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 ☊
He was buried with full military honours (= with a special military service as a sign of respect). ☊ honour ☊
upholding the honour of your country ☊ honour ☊
The family honour is at stake. ☊ honour ☊
a man of honour ☊ honour ☊
Proving his innocence has become a matter of honour. ☊ honour ☊
It was a great honour to be invited here today. ☊ honour ☊
the guest of honour (= the most important one) ☊ honour ☊
the seat/place of honour (= given to the most important guest) ☊ honour ☊
They stood in silence as a mark of honour to her. ☊ honour ☊
'Nobody blames you.' 'I should hope not!' ☊ I should hope so/not, so I should hope ☊
hope (of sth): There is now hope of a cure. ☊ hope ☊
The future is not without hope. ☊ hope ☊
The situation is not good but we live in hope that it will improve. ☊ hope ☊
She recoiled in horror at the sight of an enormous spider. ☊ horror ☊
This is the only place to get a drink after hours (= after the normal closing time for pubs). ☊ hour ☊
Clients can now contact us by email out of hours (= when the office is closed). ☊ hour ☊
Most households now own at least one car. ☊ household ☊
He did not know how he ought to behave. ☊ how ☊
How are you feeling now? ☊ how ☊
I didn't know how much to bring. ☊ how ☊
I'm not going. How about you? ☊ how about...? ☊
He wanted to take no risks, however small. ☊ however ☊
We thought the figures were correct. However, we have now discovered some errors. ☊ however ☊
This food is not fit for human consumption. ☊ human ☊
He's really very human when you get to know him. ☊ human ☊
That is no way to treat another human being. ☊ human ☊
She ignored his feeble attempt at humour. ☊ humour ☊
I can't stand people with no sense of humour. ☊ humour ☊
I don't mind waiting—I'm not in any particular hurry. ☊ in no hurry (to do sth), not in a/any hurry (to do sth) ☊
Serve this lady first—I'm in no hurry. ☊ in no hurry (to do sth), not in a/any hurry (to do sth) ☊
We were in no hurry to get back to work after the holiday. ☊ in no hurry (to do sth), not in a/any hurry (to do sth) ☊
Sorry, I haven't got time to do it now—I'm in a hurry. ☊ in a hurry ☊
None of the passengers were badly hurt. ☊ hurt ☊
She was deeply hurt that she had not been invited. ☊ hurt ☊
I think I'd better go now. ☊ I ☊
I'm not going to fall, am I? ☊ I ☊
I'll have lemonade please—no ice. ☊ ice ☊
An evening at home watching TV is not my idea of a good time. ☊ idea ☊
idea (for sth): He already had an idea for his next novel. ☊ idea ☊
'What's she talking about?' 'I've no idea.' ☊ have no idea, not have the faintest, first, etc. idea ☊
I had no idea she'd had such a difficult life. ☊ have no idea, not have the faintest, first, etc. idea ☊
It was not the ideal solution to the problem. ☊ ideal ☊
In an ideal world there would be no poverty and disease. ☊ ideal ☊
Many of those arrested refused to identify themselves (= would not say who they were). ☊ identify ☊
As yet they have not identified a buyer for the company. ☊ identify ☊
She is innocent; it was a case of mistaken identity. ☊ identity ☊
She went through an identity crisis in her teens (= was not sure of who she was or of her place in society). ☊ identity ☊
If you see him, give him this note. ☊ if ☊
If anyone calls, tell them I'm not at home. ☊ if ☊
You would know what was going on if you'd (= you had) listened. ☊ if ☊
They would have been here by now if they'd caught the early train. ☊ if ☊
Do you know if he's married? ☊ if ☊
I wonder if I should wear a coat or not. ☊ if ☊
If you think about it, those children must be at school by now. ☊ if ☊
I'll go if you're going. If not (= if you are not) I'd rather stay at home. ☊ if not ☊
Are you ready? If not, I'm going without you. ☊ if not ☊
Do you want that cake? If not, I'll have it. ☊ if not ☊
If I were you I'd start looking for another job. ☊ if I were you ☊
He ignored all the 'No Smoking' signs and lit up a cigarette. ☊ ignore ☊
I made a suggestion but they chose to ignore it. ☊ ignore ☊
We cannot afford to ignore their advice. ☊ ignore ☊
She deliberately ignored my question and changed the subject. ☊ ignore ☊
She ignored him and carried on with her work. ☊ ignore ☊
If he tries to start an argument, just ignore him. ☊ ignore ☊
She suffered no ill effects from the experience. ☊ ill ☊
minor/serious illnesses ☊ illness ☊
He's got no imagination. ☊ imagination ☊
Nobody hates you—it's all in your imagination. ☊ imagination ☊
She was no longer able to distinguish between imagination and reality. ☊ imagination ☊
I can't imagine life without the children now. ☊ imagine ☊
imagine (sb + adj./noun): I can imagine him really angry. ☊ imagine ☊
imagine sth: There's nobody there. You're imagining things. ☊ imagine ☊
The effects of global warming, while not immediate, are potentially catastrophic. ☊ immediate ☊
The point of my question may not be immediately apparent. ☊ immediately ☊
There's nothing immoral about wanting to earn more money. ☊ immoral ☊
The impact of the blow knocked ******** balance. ☊ impact ☊
impatient (with sb/sth): Try not to be too impatient with her. ☊ impatient ☊
I have an important announcement to make. ☊ important ☊
It was noticeable how a few people managed to impose their will on the others. ☊ impose ☊
impress (sb): We interviewed a number of candidates but none of them impressed us. ☊ impress ☊
My words made no impression on her. ☊ impression ☊
impression (that...): I did not get the impression that they were unhappy about the situation. ☊ impression ☊
Try and smile. You don't want to give people the wrong impression (= that you are not friendly). ☊ impression ☊
one of the most impressive novels of recent years ☊ impressive ☊
in the morning/afternoon/evening ☊ in ☊
It will be ready in a week's time (= one week from now). ☊ in ☊
a novel in three parts ☊ in ☊
She was not lacking in courage. ☊ in ☊
Nobody was in when we called. ☊ in ☊
It's £7.50, not including tax. ☊ including ☊
It is becoming increasingly clear that this problem will not be easily solved. ☊ increasingly ☊
a man of independent means (= with an income that he does not earn by working) ☊ independent ☊
indicate sth: Record profits in the retail market indicate a boom in the economy. ☊ indicate ☊
indication (of sth): They gave no indication of how the work should be done. ☊ indication ☊
indication (that...): There are clear indications that the economy is improving. ☊ indication ☊
indirect costs (= costs that are not directly connected with making a product, for example training, heating, rent, etc.) ☊ indirect ☊
infect sb/sth: It is not possible to infect another person through kissing. ☊ infect ☊
influence (over sb/sth): Her parents no longer have any real influence over her. ☊ influence ☊
A notice informed the guests that formal dress was required. ☊ inform ☊
inform sb when, where, etc...: I have not been informed when the ceremony will take place. ☊ inform ☊
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was often known by his initials JFK. ☊ initial ☊
minor injuries ☊ injury ☊
The passengers escaped with only minor injuries. ☊ injury ☊
There were no injuries in the crash (= no people injured). ☊ injury ☊
No damage or injuries were reported. ☊ injury ☊
They have imprisoned an innocent man. ☊ innocent ☊
innocent (of sth): She was found innocent of any crime. ☊ innocent ☊
He was the innocent party (= person) in the breakdown of the marriage. ☊ innocent ☊
There must be an innocent explanation for her behaviour. ☊ innocent ☊
an innocent bystander ☊ innocent ☊
innocent victims of a bomb blast ☊ innocent ☊
Thousands of innocent civilians have been killed in this conflict. ☊ innocent ☊
an innocent young child ☊ innocent ☊
insert sth into sth: Later, he inserted another paragraph into his will. ☊ insert ☊
For years we had little knowledge of what life was like inside China. ☊ inside ☊
She shook it to make sure there was nothing inside. ☊ inside ☊
I pretended not to care but I was screaming inside. ☊ inside ☊
I was driving in the inside lane (= the part nearest the edge, not the middle of the road). ☊ inside ☊
insist on sth: He insisted on his innocence. ☊ insist ☊
insist (that)...: He insisted (that) he was innocent. ☊ insist ☊
In the first instance, notify the police and then contact your insurance company. ☊ in the first instance ☊
She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later. ☊ instead ☊
Now I can walk to work instead of going by car. ☊ instead of ☊
to ignore/carry out sb's instructions ☊ instruction ☊
intend sb sth: He intended her no harm (= it was not his plan to harm her). ☊ intend ☊
intended as sth: The notes are intended as an introduction to the course. ☊ intended ☊
intended to be/do sth: This list is not intended to be a complete catalogue. ☊ intended ☊
intention (of doing sth): I have no intention of going to the wedding. ☊ intention ☊
intention (to do sth): He has announced his intention to retire. ☊ intention ☊
intention (that...): It was not my intention that she should suffer. ☊ intention ☊
I did it with the best (of) intentions (= meaning to help), but I only succeeded in annoying them. ☊ intention ☊
The subject is of no interest to me at all. ☊ interest ☊
As a matter of interest (= I'd like to know), what time did the party finish? ☊ interest ☊
interesting (to do sth): It would be interesting to know what he really believed. ☊ interesting ☊
interesting (that...): I find it interesting that she claims not to know him. ☊ interesting ☊
The medicine is not for internal use. ☊ internal ☊
interpret sth as sth: I didn't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal. ☊ interpret ☊
It is not possible for everyone to put their own interpretation on the law. ☊ interpretation ☊
interrupt with sth: Would you mind not interrupting with questions all the time? ☊ interrupt ☊
interrupt sb/sth (with sth): I hope I'm not interrupting you. ☊ interrupt ☊
They were interrupted by a knock at the door. ☊ interrupt ☊
The birth of her son was a minor interruption to her career. ☊ interruption ☊
He ignored her interruptions. ☊ interruption ☊
He knocked on the door and after a brief interval it was opened. ☊ interval ☊
interview (with sb): an interview with the new Governor ☊ interview ☊
introduce sth into/to sth: We want to introduce the latest technology into schools. ☊ introduce ☊
She was introduced to me as a well-known novelist. ☊ introduce ☊
'Kay, this is Steve.' 'Yes, I know—we've already introduced ourselves.' ☊ introduce ☊
'An Introduction to Astronomy' ☊ introduction ☊
a book with an excellent introduction and notes ☊ introduction ☊
Our speaker today needs no introduction (= is already well known). ☊ introduction ☊
a letter of introduction (= a letter which tells sb who you are, written by sb who knows both you and the person reading the letter) ☊ introduction ☊
Such changes have not been seen since the invention of the printing press. ☊ invention ☊
invest (in sth): Now is a good time to invest in the property market. ☊ invest ☊
'What was that noise?' 'I'll go and investigate.' ☊ investigate ☊
This is not the first time he has been investigated by the police for fraud. ☊ investigate ☊
Our investments are not doing well. ☊ investment ☊
invitation to do sth: I have an open invitation (= not restricted to a particular date) to visit my friend in Japan. ☊ invitation ☊
involved (in sth/sb): I was so involved in my book I didn't hear you knock. ☊ involved ☊
They're not romantically involved. ☊ involved ☊
patients with iron deficiency (= not enough iron in their blood) ☊ iron ☊
No place on the planet can remain an island of affluence in a sea of suffering. ☊ island ☊
Money is not an issue. ☊ issue ☊
I'm not bothered about the cost—you're the one who's making an issue of it. ☊ issue ☊
We have $500. Will it be enough for a deposit? ☊ it ☊
It's no use shouting. ☊ it ☊
It's Spain that they're going to, not Portugal. ☊ it ☊
There's no need for the team to feel proud of itself. ☊ itself ☊
It's not my job to lock up! ☊ job ☊
He certainly knows his job (= is very good at his job). ☊ job ☊
He's been out of a job (= unemployed) for six months now. ☊ job ☊
She's never had a steady job (= a job that is not going to end suddenly). ☊ job ☊
I only did it as a joke (= it was not meant seriously). ☊ joke ☊
No way am I doing that. You must be joking! ☊ you're joking, you must be joking ☊
I'm afraid you've had a wasted journey (= you cannot do what you have come to do). ☊ journey ☊
The last singer was the best—not that I'm any judge (= I do not know much about the subject). ☊ judge ☊
'I'm not sure that's a good way to do it.' 'Let me be the judge of that.' ☊ judge ☊
judge sb/sth (on sth): Schools should not be judged only on exam results. ☊ judge ☊
judge sb/sth + noun: The tour was judged a great success. ☊ judge ☊
judge sb/sth + adj.: They judged it wise to say nothing. ☊ judge ☊
It's not something I can give you rules for; you'll have to use your judgement. ☊ judgement ☊
I couldn't follow the talk because he kept jumping about from one topic to another. ☊ jump ☊
+ noun: She has jumped 2.2 metres. ☊ jump ☊
Just my luck (= the sort of bad luck I usually have). The phone's not working. ☊ just ☊
I'm just off (= I am leaving now). ☊ just ☊
This essay is just not good enough. ☊ just ☊
This is not just another disaster movie—it's a masterpiece. ☊ just ☊
Just because you're older than me doesn't mean you know everything. ☊ just ☊
'Can I help you?' 'No thanks, I'm just looking.' (= in a shop/store) ☊ just ☊
Come and see me later—I'm busy just now. ☊ just now ☊
Business is good just now. ☊ just now ☊
I saw her just now. ☊ just now ☊
She should be arriving just about now. ☊ just about ☊
Just then, someone knocked at the front door. ☊ just then ☊
He demanded, not without justice, that he should be allowed to express his views. ☊ justice ☊
keen on doing sth: She's not keen on being told what to do. ☊ keen ☊
He scarcely earns enough to keep himself and his family. ☊ keep ☊
Keep a note of where each item can be found. ☊ keep ☊
+ adv./prep.: The notice said 'Keep off (= Do not walk on) the grass'. ☊ keep ☊
If you do not keep up with the payments you could lose your home. ☊ keep up with sth ☊
Wages are not keeping up with inflation. ☊ keep up (with sb/sth) ☊
'I was terrible!' 'You were nothing of the kind.' ☊ nothing of the kind/sort ☊
'Do have another.' 'That's very kind of you (= thank you).' ☊ kind ☊
Would you be kind enough to close the window? ☊ kind ☊
My knees were knocking (= I was frightened). ☊ knee ☊
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 ☊
knock sth + adv./prep.: He'd knocked over a glass of water. ☊ knock ☊
I knocked the nail into the wall. ☊ knock ☊
They had to knock the door down to get in. ☊ knock ☊
The boys were knocking (= kicking) a ball around in the back yard. ☊ knock ☊
knock sth: The criticism had knocked (= damaged) her self-esteem. ☊ knock ☊
He knocked three times and waited. ☊ knock ☊
knock at/on sth: Somebody was knocking on the window. ☊ knock ☊
The blow knocked her out. ☊ knock sb out ☊
She was knocked down by a bus. ☊ knock sb down/over ☊
He knocked his opponent down three times in the first round. ☊ knock sb down/over ☊
These old houses are going to be knocked down. ☊ knock sth down ☊
He got a nasty knock on the head. ☊ knock ☊
Knocks and scratches will lower the value of valuable furniture. ☊ knock ☊
There was a knock on/at the door. ☊ knock ☊
to tie a knot ☊ knot ☊
Tie the two ropes together with a knot. ☊ knot ☊
hair full of knots and tangles (= twisted in a way that is difficult to comb ) ☊ knot ☊
Sailors had to know lots of different knots. ☊ knot ☊
know sth: Do you know any Japanese? ☊ know ☊
know how, what, etc...: Do you know how to use spreadsheets? ☊ know ☊
She knows a bargain when she sees one. ☊ know ☊
The drug is commonly known as Ecstasy. ☊ know ☊
Peter Wilson, also known as 'the Tiger' ☊ know ☊
know sb/sth as sth: It's known as the most dangerous part of the city. ☊ know ☊
know sb/sth for sth: She is best known for her work on the human brain. ☊ know ☊
know sb/sth to be/do sth: He's known to be an outstanding physicist. ☊ know ☊
I've known David for 20 years. ☊ know ☊
Do you two know each other (= have you met before)? ☊ know ☊
She's very nice when you get to know her. ☊ know ☊
Knowing Ben, we could be waiting a long time (= it is typical of him to be late). ☊ know ☊
This man is known to the police (= as a criminal). ☊ know ☊
I don't know anyone in Oxford. ☊ know ☊
I know Paris well. ☊ know ☊
Do you know the play (= have you seen or read it before)? ☊ know ☊
The new rules could mean the end of football as we know it (= in the form that we are familiar with). ☊ know ☊
know (that)...: He knew (that) he could trust her. ☊ know ☊
I know it's here somewhere! ☊ know ☊
I know things will turn out all right. ☊ know ☊
I don't know that I can finish it by next week. ☊ know ☊
know (sth): 'You were right—someone's been spreading rumours about you.' 'I knew it!' ☊ know ☊
'She's the worst player in the team.' 'Oh, I don't know (= I am not sure that I agree) —she played well yesterday.' ☊ 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 ☊
I know exactly how you feel. ☊ know ☊
know (sth): This case is hopeless and he knows it (= although he will not admit it). ☊ know ☊
'Martin was lying all the time.' 'I should have known.' ☊ know ☊
know sth: Do you know his address? ☊ know ☊
The cause of the fire is not yet known. ☊ know ☊
All I know is that she used to work in a bank (= I have no other information about her). ☊ know ☊
know (that)...: I know (that) people's handwriting changes as they get older. ☊ know ☊
it is known that...: It is widely known that CFCs can damage the ozone layer. ☊ know ☊
know where, what, etc...: I knew where he was hiding. ☊ know ☊
I didn't know what he was talking about. ☊ know ☊
know (of/about sth): 'You've got a flat tyre.' 'I know.' ☊ know ☊
'What's the answer?' 'I don't know.' ☊ know ☊
'There's no one in.' 'How do you know? ' ☊ know ☊
You know about Amanda's baby, don't you? ☊ know ☊
I don't know about you, but I'm ready for something to eat. ☊ know ☊
I know of at least two people who did the same thing. ☊ know ☊
'Is anyone else coming?' 'Not that I know of. ' ☊ know ☊
'Isn't that his car?' 'I wouldn't know./How should I know? ' (= I don't know and I am not the person you should ask.) ☊ know ☊
'What are you two whispering about?' 'You don't want to know ' (= because you would be shocked or wouldn't approve). ☊ know ☊
know to do sth: Does he know to come here (= that he should come here) first? ☊ know ☊
know sb/sth to be/do sth: We know her to be honest. ☊ know ☊
Two women are known to have died. ☊ know ☊
Well, you know, it's difficult to explain. ☊ you know ☊
Guess who I've just seen? Maggie! You know—Jim's wife. ☊ you know ☊
You know that restaurant round the corner? It's closed down. ☊ you know ☊
I'm not stupid, you know. ☊ you know ☊
'What a ridiculous situation!' 'I know.' ☊ I know ☊
I know, let's see what's on at the theatre. ☊ I know ☊
God knows what else they might find. ☊ God/goodness/Heaven knows ☊
'Where are they?' 'Goodness knows.' ☊ God/goodness/Heaven knows ☊
I don't know if I can come, but I'll let you know tomorrow. ☊ let sb know ☊
Let me know how I can help. ☊ let sb know ☊
practical/medical/scientific knowledge ☊ knowledge ☊
knowledge of/about sth: He has a wide knowledge of painting and music. ☊ knowledge ☊
There is a lack of knowledge about the tax system. ☊ knowledge ☊
She sent the letter without my knowledge. ☊ knowledge ☊
The film was made with the Prince's full knowledge and approval. ☊ knowledge ☊
She was impatient in the knowledge that time was limited. ☊ knowledge ☊
I went to sleep secure in the knowledge that I was not alone in the house. ☊ knowledge ☊
They could relax safe in the knowledge that they had the funding for the project. ☊ knowledge ☊
He denied all knowledge of the affair. ☊ knowledge ☊
The trip was cancelled through lack of (= because there was not enough) interest. ☊ lack ☊
There was no lack of volunteers. ☊ lack ☊
As the only child of wealthy parents, he lacked for nothing. ☊ lack (for) nothing ☊
She's not usually lacking in confidence. ☊ lacking ☊
He was taken on as a teacher but was found lacking (= was thought not to be good enough). ☊ lacking ☊
a wine lake (= a large supply of wine that is not being used) ☊ lake ☊
A fly landed on his nose. ☊ land ☊
the northbound/southbound lane ☊ lane ☊
Why study Latin? It's a dead language (= no longer spoken by anyone). ☊ language ☊
He's making a big effort now, and I hope it lasts. ☊ last ☊
last sb (out): We've got enough food to last us (for) three days. ☊ last ☊
in the late afternoon ☊ late ☊
It's too late to save her now. ☊ be too late ☊
Buy now before it's too late. ☊ be too late ☊
late in March/the afternoon ☊ late ☊
Late that evening, there was a knock at the door. ☊ late ☊
her latest novel ☊ latest ☊
She is not afraid to laugh at herself (= is not too serious about herself). ☊ laugh at sb/sth ☊
a party to launch his latest novel ☊ launch ☊
She was well known for her brushes with the law. ☊ law ☊
British schools are now required by law to publish their exam results. ☊ law ☊
Do not think you are above the law (= think that you cannot be punished by the law). ☊ law ☊
The hens are not laying well (= not producing many eggs). ☊ lay ☊
He was not stupid, just lazy. ☊ lazy ☊
We lead the way in space technology. ☊ lead ☊
The Democrats now appear to be in the lead. ☊ lead ☊
The lead car is now three minutes ahead of the rest of the field. ☊ lead ☊
He was not a natural leader. ☊ leader ☊
learn to do sth: I soon learned not to ask too many questions. ☊ learn ☊
Really, I'm not in the least tired. ☊ not in the least ☊
'Do you mind if I put the television on?' 'No, not in the least.' ☊ not in the least ☊
I've known her at least as long as you have. ☊ at least ☊
The documentary caused a lot of bad feeling, not least among the workers whose lives it described. ☊ not least ☊
leave sth (for sb): Someone left this note for you. ☊ leave ☊
leave sb sth: Someone left you this note. ☊ leave ☊
leave sb sth: I'm afraid you leave me no choice. ☊ leave ☊
leave to sb: The only course of action left to me was to notify her employer. ☊ leave ☊
She's leaving him for another man. ☊ leave ☊
Legally, there is not a lot we can do. ☊ legally ☊
Her novels vary in length. ☊ length ☊
She's having lunch with the Director, no less. ☊ no less ☊
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 ☊
She gives piano lessons. ☊ lesson ☊
It was a lesson not lost on (= learned well by) the team manager. ☊ lesson ☊
lesson to sb: Let that be a lesson to you (= so that you do not make the same mistake again). ☊ lesson ☊
Let's not tell her what we did. ☊ let ☊
Now let me see—where did he say he lived? ☊ let me see/think ☊
You will be notified by letter. ☊ letter ☊
The tables are not on a level (= the same height). ☊ level ☊
Add a level tablespoon of flour (= enough to fill the spoon but not so much that it goes above the level of the edge of the spoon). ☊ level ☊
license sth: The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. ☊ license ☊
We first met in 2006, no, I tell a lie, it was 2007. ☊ I tell a lie ☊
Life isn't like in the movies, you know. ☊ life ☊
My day-to-day life is not very exciting. ☊ life ☊
Many of these children have led very sheltered lives (= they have not had many different experiences). ☊ life ☊
There's no such thing as a job for life any longer. ☊ life ☊
The body was cold and showed no signs of life. ☊ life ☊
Martial law has now been lifted. ☊ lift ☊
On a lighter note, we end the news today with a story about a duck called Quackers. ☊ light ☊
You are probably well enough to take a little light exercise. ☊ light ☊
It began to snow lightly. ☊ lightly ☊
She tended to sleep lightly nowadays (= it was easy to disturb her). ☊ lightly ☊
I try to eat lightly (= not to eat heavy or greasy food). ☊ lightly ☊
She looks nothing like (= not at all like) her mother. ☊ like ☊
That sounds like (= I think I can hear) him coming now. ☊ like ☊
anti-utopian novels like 'Animal Farm' and '1984' ☊ like ☊
You've got to go to school, whether you like it or not. ☊ like ☊
How can they afford it? That's what I'd like to know. ☊ like ☊
'Shall we stop now?' 'If you like.' ☊ if you like ☊
No one sings the blues like she did. ☊ 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 ☊
The teaching of history should not be limited to dates and figures. ☊ limit sth to sb/sth ☊
This novel is the latest in a long line of thrillers that he has written. ☊ line ☊
Be careful not to cross the line (= the broken line painted down the middle of the road). ☊ line ☊
Not a drop of alcohol passed my lips (= I didn't drink any). ☊ lip ☊
Her novel shot to the top of the best-seller list. ☊ list ☊
Listen! What's that noise? Can you hear it? ☊ listen ☊
None of this would have happened if you'd listened to me. ☊ listen ☊
Students have little or no choice in the matter. ☊ little ☊
She said little or nothing (= hardly anything) about her experience. ☊ little ☊
It caused not a little/no little (= a lot of) confusion. ☊ little ☊
Little by little the snow disappeared. ☊ little by little ☊
He is little known as an artist. ☊ little ☊
Little did I know that this spelled the end of my career. ☊ little ☊
My salary isn't enough for us to live on. ☊ live on sth ☊
There is no logic to/in any of their claims. ☊ logic ☊
I like it now the days are getting longer (= it stays light for more time each day). ☊ long ☊
He no longer lives here. ☊ no/any longer ☊
Don't look now, but there's someone staring at you! ☊ look ☊
Let's look round the town this afternoon. ☊ look around/round (sth) ☊
She looked round when she heard the noise. ☊ look round ☊
She looked through her notes before the exam. ☊ look through sth ☊
Check that the plug has not come loose. ☊ loose ☊
The potatoes were sold loose, not in bags. ☊ loose ☊
Economic growth can be loosely defined as an increase in GDP. ☊ loosely ☊
lose sth (on sth/by doing sth): You have nothing to lose by telling the truth. ☊ lose ☊
loss of earnings (= the money you do not earn because you are prevented from working) ☊ loss ☊
The company has announced net losses of $1.5 million. ☊ loss ☊
We are now operating at a loss. ☊ loss ☊
He's a lost soul (= a person who does not seem to know what to do, and seems unhappy). ☊ lost ☊
If you love each other, why not get married? ☊ love ☊
temperatures in the low 20s (= no higher than 21-23°) ☊ low ☊
So far I have had no luck with finding a job. ☊ luck ☊
By sheer luck nobody was hurt in the explosion. ☊ luck ☊
You're out of luck. She's not here. ☊ luck ☊
She dared not trust to luck that nobody would see her. ☊ luck ☊
lucky (to do sth): His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive. ☊ lucky ☊
She was lucky enough to be chosen for the team. ☊ lucky ☊
Inventors are not mad scientists. ☊ mad ☊
That noise is driving me mad. ☊ mad ☊
There is no magic formula for passing exams—only hard work. ☊ magic ☊
The house is not yet connected to the mains. ☊ main ☊
Anorexia is an illness that occurs mainly in adolescents. ☊ mainly ☊
maintain sth: She has always maintained her innocence. ☊ maintain ☊
+ speech: 'But I'm innocent!' she maintained. ☊ maintain ☊
Her income was barely enough to maintain one child, let alone three. ☊ maintain ☊
This treatment is not available in the vast majority of hospitals. ☊ majority ☊
The government does not have an overall majority (= more members than all the other parties added together). ☊ majority ☊
make sb/sth + adj.: You've made my nose too big (= for example in a drawing). ☊ make ☊
make sb/sth + noun: He makes King Lear a truly tragic figure. ☊ make ☊
to make a noise/mess/fuss ☊ make ☊
She couldn't make herself heard above the noise of the traffic. ☊ make ☊
The terrorists made it known that tourists would be targeted. ☊ make ☊
Nothing will make me change my mind. ☊ make ☊
make sth + noun: I made painting the house my project for the summer. ☊ make ☊
Nothing can make up for the loss of a child. ☊ make up for sth ☊
I don't know how I made it through the week. ☊ make it ☊
the male menopause (= emotional and physical problems that affect some men at about the age of 50) ☊ male ☊
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 ☊
Can you manage another piece of cake? (= eat one) ☊ manage ☊
'Need any help?' 'No, thanks. I can manage.' ☊ manage ☊
The shop is now under new management. ☊ management ☊
The manner in which the decision was announced was extremely regrettable. ☊ manner ☊
He has no manners (= behaves very badly). ☊ manner ☊
She could at least have the good manners to let me know she won't be able to attend. ☊ manner ☊
I've known her for a great many (= very many) years. ☊ many ☊
an unexplored region that has not yet been mapped ☊ map ☊
It is now possible to map the different functions of the brain. ☊ map ☊
+ noun: They marched 20 miles to reach the capital. ☊ march ☊
Do not open any mail marked 'Confidential'. ☊ mark ☊
Detectives found no marks on the body. ☊ mark ☊
He was about six feet tall, with no distinguishing marks. ☊ mark ☊
There's not much of a market for black and white televisions nowadays. ☊ market ☊
I guess I'm not the marrying kind (= the kind of person who wants to get married). ☊ marry ☊
a mass of snow and rocks falling down the mountain ☊ mass ☊
If you suspect a gas leak do not strike a match or use electricity. ☊ match ☊
As a couple they are not very well matched (= they are not very suitable for each other). ☊ match ☊
None of these glasses match (= they are all different). ☊ match ☊
The teacher saw her as good university material (= good enough to go to university). ☊ material ☊
She's collecting material for her latest novel. ☊ material ☊
That's not a problem. It's simply a matter of letting people know in time. ☊ matter ☊
Just as a matter of interest (= because it is interesting, not because it is important), how much did you pay for it? ☊ matter ☊
Let's get on with the matter in hand (= what we need to deal with now). ☊ matter ☊
It was no easy matter getting him to change his mind. ☊ matter ☊
I did not feel that we had got to the heart of the matter (= the most important part). ☊ matter ☊
Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to improve matters. ☊ matter ☊
'I suppose you'll be leaving soon, then?' 'No, as a matter of fact I'll be staying for another two years.' ☊ as a matter of fact ☊
I know which area they live in, but whether I can find their house is a different matter. ☊ be another/a different matter ☊
They don't last long no matter how careful you are. ☊ no matter who, what, where, etc. ☊
Call me when you get there, no matter what the time is. ☊ no matter who, what, where, etc. ☊
'What did you say?' 'Oh, it doesn't matter' (= it is not important enough to repeat).' ☊ matter ☊
'I'm afraid I forgot that book again.' 'It doesn't matter (= it is not important enough to worry about).' ☊ matter ☊
After his death, nothing seemed to matter any more. ☊ matter ☊
He's been in prison, you know—not that it matters (= that information does not affect my opinion of him). ☊ matter ☊
That may or may not be true. ☊ may ☊
Try not to eat between meals. ☊ meal ☊
Money means nothing to him. ☊ mean ☊
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 what...: He means what he says (= is not joking, exaggerating, etc.). ☊ mean ☊
'Perhaps we should try another approach.' 'What do you mean? (= I don't understand what you are suggesting.)' ☊ mean ☊
What she means is that there's no point in waiting here. ☊ mean ☊
I always found him a little strange, if you know what I mean (= if you understand what I mean by 'strange'). ☊ mean ☊
I know what you mean (= I understand and feel sympathy). I hated learning to drive too. ☊ mean ☊
It was like—weird. Know what I mean? ☊ mean ☊
I see what you mean (= I understand although I may not agree), but I still think it's worth trying. ☊ mean ☊
'But Pete doesn't know we're here!' 'That's what I mean! (= that's what I have been trying to tell you.)' ☊ mean ☊
mean sth to sb: Does the name 'Jos Vos' mean anything to you (= do you know who he is)? ☊ mean ☊
It was so boring—I mean, nothing happened for the first hour! ☊ I mean ☊
What's the meaning of this? I explicitly told you not to leave the room. ☊ meaning ☊
'Honesty'? He doesn't know the meaning of the word! ☊ meaning ☊
We needed to get to London but we had no means of transport. ☊ means ☊
measure sth (in sth): A ship's speed is measured in knots. ☊ measure ☊
Do you know your measurements (= the size of parts of your body)? ☊ measurement ☊
There's not much meat on this chop. ☊ meat ☊
There's not much meat on her (= she is very thin). ☊ meat ☊
a medium steak (= one cooked quite well but not too much) ☊ medium ☊
He remembered their childhood meetings with nostalgia. ☊ meeting ☊
The snow showed no sign of melting. ☊ melt ☊
melt sth: The sun had melted the snow. ☊ melt ☊
Little is known about the third member of the band. ☊ member ☊
The membership has/have not yet voted. ☊ membership ☊
Have you got enough memory available to run the program? ☊ memory ☊
This hasn't happened in living memory (= nobody alive now can remember it happening). ☊ memory ☊
I made a mental note to talk to her about it. ☊ mental ☊
He has two big houses in this country, not to mention his villa in France. ☊ not to mention ☊
It is not merely a job, but a way of life. ☊ merely ☊
He said nothing, merely smiled and watched her. ☊ merely ☊
I'm merely stating what everybody knows anyway. ☊ merely ☊
The economy is in a mess. ☊ mess ☊
That's another fine mess you've got us into. ☊ mess ☊
There were no messages for me at the hotel. ☊ message ☊
Jenny's not here at the moment. Can I take a message? ☊ message ☊
I know Vicky doesn't like the job, but I mightn't find it too bad. ☊ might ☊
He might say that now (= it is true that he does), but he can soon change his mind. ☊ might ☊
I'm not walking—it's miles away. ☊ mile ☊
Your mind's not on the job. ☊ mind ☊
As for avoiding you, nothing could be further from my mind (= I was not thinking of it at all). ☊ mind ☊
There was no doubt in his mind that he'd get the job. ☊ mind ☊
I could not have complete peace of mind before they returned. ☊ mind ☊
I've no idea how her mind works! ☊ mind ☊
I hope you don't mind the noise. ☊ mind ☊
mind about sth: Did she mind about not getting the job? ☊ mind ☊
mind doing sth: Did she mind not getting the job? ☊ mind ☊
Have you broken it? Never mind, we can buy another one. ☊ never mind ☊
I wouldn't mind a cup of coffee, if it's no trouble. ☊ I wouldn't mind sth/doing sth ☊
I've heard they're getting divorced. Mind you, I'm not surprised—they were always arguing. ☊ mind you ☊
a minor road ☊ minor ☊
minor injuries ☊ minor ☊
to undergo minor surgery ☊ minor ☊
youths imprisoned for minor offences ☊ minor ☊
There may be some minor changes to the schedule. ☊ minor ☊
Women played a relatively minor role in the organization. ☊ minor ☊
Only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days. ☊ minority ☊
For a minority, the decision was a disappointment. ☊ minority ☊
minority shareholders in the bank ☊ minority ☊
the rights of ethnic/racial minorities ☊ minority ☊
minority languages ☊ minority ☊
a large German-speaking minority in the east of the country ☊ minority ☊
The school is 95 per cent minority (= 95 per cent of children are not white Americans but from different groups). ☊ minority ☊
minority neighborhoods (= where no or few white people live) ☊ minority ☊
Men are in the minority in this profession. ☊ be in a/the minority ☊
Hurry up! He'll be back any minute now. ☊ (at) any minute (now) ☊
I don't know what I'm going to do yet—I've just this minute found out. ☊ this minute ☊
Dickens' novels are a mirror of his times. ☊ mirror ☊
If I don't leave now I'll miss my plane. ☊ miss ☊
You can't afford to miss meals (= not eat meals) when you're in training. ☊ miss ☊
to miss a turn (= to not play when it is your turn in a game) ☊ miss ☊
It was an opportunity not to be missed. ☊ miss ☊
You missed a good party last night (= because you did not go). ☊ miss ☊
I think I must have missed something because none of this makes any sense. ☊ miss ☊
Your mother will know who's moved in—she doesn't miss much. ☊ miss ☊
He didn't notice there was anything missing from his room until later on. ☊ missing ☊
It would be a mistake to ignore his opinion. ☊ mistake ☊
Oil and water do not mix. ☊ mix ☊
mix with sth: Oil does not mix with water. ☊ mix ☊
I still have mixed feelings about going to Brazil (= I am not sure what to think). ☊ mixed ☊
The play was given a mixed reception by the critics (= some liked it, some did not). ☊ mixed ☊
I'd rather not talk about it in mixed company. ☊ mixed ☊
We arrived not a moment too soon (= almost too late). ☊ moment ☊
We're busy at the moment (= now). ☊ moment ☊
Hurry up! He'll be back any moment now. ☊ (at) any moment (now) ☊
Monday morning/afternoon/evening ☊ Monday ☊
If the item is not satisfactory, you will get your money back. ☊ money ☊
I'm just not in the mood for a party tonight. ☊ mood ☊
I'm not really in the mood to go out tonight. ☊ mood ☊
Let's not talk about it now. I'm not in the mood. ☊ mood ☊
He was in no mood for being polite to visitors. ☊ mood ☊
There's no moon tonight (= no moon can be seen). ☊ moon ☊
I had no complaints and no more (= neither) did Tom. ☊ more ☊
I will torment you no more (= no longer). ☊ more ☊
A talented artist, he was, moreover, a writer of some note. ☊ moreover ☊
As most of you know, I've decided to resign. ☊ most ☊
Do not alight while the train is still in motion (= moving). ☊ motion ☊
There is still snow on the mountain tops. ☊ mountain ☊
Things are not moving as fast as we hoped. ☊ move ☊
(+ adv./prep.): The government has not moved on this issue. ☊ move ☊
There's room for another one if you move up a bit. ☊ move over ☊
Their move from Italy to the US has not been a success. ☊ move ☊
The management have made no move to settle the strike. ☊ move ☊
Please help me get this job—you know I would do as much for you. ☊ as much ☊
No dessert for me, thanks. It was as much as I could do to finish the main course. ☊ as much as sb can do ☊
He's not much of a tennis player. ☊ not much of a... ☊
The murdered woman was well known in the area. ☊ murder ☊
He wrote the music but I don't know who wrote the words. ☊ music ☊
The music was still open on the piano (= the paper or book with the musical notes on it). ☊ music ☊
Cars must not park in front of the entrance (= it is not allowed). ☊ must ☊
I must ask you not to do that again. ☊ must ☊
Must you always question everything I say? (= it is annoying) ☊ must ☊
He must have known (= surely he knew) what she wanted. ☊ must ☊
I'm sorry, she's not here. She must have left already (= that must be the explanation). ☊ must ☊
I haven't been feeling myself recently (= I have not felt well). ☊ myself ☊
I needed space to be myself (= not influenced by other people). ☊ myself ☊
I myself do not agree. ☊ myself ☊
a mystery tour (= when you do not know where you are going) ☊ mystery ☊
His past is shrouded in mystery (= not much is known about it). ☊ mystery ☊
Do you know the name of this flower? ☊ name ☊
Rubella is just another name for German measles. ☊ name ☊
name sb/sth + noun: They named their son John. ☊ name ☊
name sb/sth: The victim has not yet been named. ☊ name ☊
to die of natural causes (= not by violence, but normally, of old age) ☊ natural ☊
natural yogurt (= with no flavour added) ☊ natural ☊
'Did you complain about the noise?' 'Naturally.' ☊ naturally ☊
It's not in his nature to be unkind. ☊ nature ☊
man-made substances not found in nature ☊ nature ☊
Nobody else comes near her in intellect. ☊ near ☊
It's not nearly as hot as last year. ☊ not nearly ☊
There isn't nearly enough time to get there now. ☊ not nearly ☊
The more expensive articles are not necessarily better. ☊ not necessarily ☊
'We're going to lose.' 'Not necessarily.' ☊ not necessarily ☊
need (not) do sth: You needn't bother asking Rick—I know he's too busy. ☊ need ☊
I need hardly tell you (= you must already know) that the work is dangerous. ☊ need ☊
need (not) have done sth: You needn't have worried (= it was not necessary for you to worry, but you did) —it all turned out fine. ☊ need ☊
need (for sb/sth) to do sth: There is no need for you to get up early tomorrow. ☊ need ☊
I had no need to open the letter—I knew what it would say. ☊ need ☊
There's no need to cry (= stop crying). ☊ need ☊
She had no more need of me. ☊ need ☊
The compass needle was pointing north. ☊ needle ☊
Our next-door neighbours are very noisy. ☊ neighbour ☊
'I don't know.' 'Me neither.' ☊ neither ☊
I neither knew nor cared what had happened to him. ☊ neither ☊
Their house is neither big nor small. ☊ neither ☊
Neither the TV nor the video actually work/works. ☊ neither ☊
He's not the nervous type. ☊ nervous ☊
'I work for a company called Orion Technology.' 'Never heard of them.' ☊ never ☊
I never knew (= didn't know until now) you had a twin sister. ☊ 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 ☊
'You took my bike.' 'No, I never.' ☊ never ☊
Never fear (= Do not worry), everything will be all right. ☊ never ☊
The new buds are appearing on the trees now. ☊ new ☊
Have you read her new novel? ☊ new ☊
Round here, you leave school at sixteen and next thing you know, you're married with three kids. ☊ next ☊
nice to sb: Be nice to me. I'm not feeling well. ☊ nice ☊
It's nice to know that somebody appreciates what I do. ☊ nice ☊
Just say yes or no. ☊ no ☊
'Are you ready?' 'No, I'm not.' ☊ no ☊
Sorry, the answer's no. ☊ no ☊
'Another drink?' 'No, thanks.' ☊ no ☊
It's about 70—no, I'm wrong—80 kilometres from Rome. ☊ no ☊
No! Don't touch it! It's hot. ☊ no ☊
'It was Tony.' 'No, you're wrong. It was Ted.' ☊ no ☊
'It's not very good, is it?' 'No, you're right, it isn't (= I agree).' ☊ no ☊
'She's had an accident.' 'Oh, no!' ☊ no ☊
'I'm leaving!' 'No!' ☊ no ☊
No student is to leave the room. ☊ no ☊
There were no letters this morning. ☊ no ☊
There's no bread left. ☊ no ☊
No two days are the same. ☊ no ☊
No smoking! ☊ no ☊
There's no telling what will happen next. ☊ no ☊
She's no fool (= she's intelligent). ☊ no ☊
It was no easy matter (= it was difficult). ☊ no ☊
Nobody knew what to say. ☊ nobody ☊
She rose from being a nobody to become a superstar. ☊ nobody ☊
a rattling noise ☊ noise ☊
What's that noise? ☊ noise ☊
Don't make a noise. ☊ noise ☊
They were making too much noise. ☊ noise ☊
I was woken by the noise of a car starting up. ☊ noise ☊
We had to shout above the noise of the traffic. ☊ noise ☊
to reduce noise levels ☊ 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 ☊
nonsense ☊ non- ☊
non-fiction ☊ non- ☊
non-alcoholic ☊ non- ☊
non-profit-making ☊ non- ☊
non-committally ☊ non- ☊
None but he knew the truth. ☊ none but ☊
Her first customer was none other than Mrs Obama. ☊ none other than ☊
I offered to pay but he was having none of it. ☊ have/want none of sth ☊
She told me what it meant at great length but I'm afraid I'm none the wiser. ☊ none ☊
He seems none the worse for the experience. ☊ none ☊
She was looking none too pleased. ☊ none ☊
Reports that he has resigned are nonsense. ☊ nonsense ☊
You're talking nonsense! ☊ nonsense ☊
'I won't go.' 'Nonsense! You must go!' ☊ nonsense ☊
It's nonsense to say they don't care. ☊ nonsense ☊
The idea is an economic nonsense. ☊ nonsense ☊
Ministers have dismissed the rumours of a bribery scandal as nonsense. ☊ nonsense ☊
The new teacher won't stand for any nonsense. ☊ nonsense ☊
I can't wait for this nonsense to end so that we can all be friends again. ☊ nonsense ☊
a book of children's nonsense poems ☊ nonsense ☊
Most of the translation he did for me was complete nonsense. ☊ nonsense ☊
No one was at home. ☊ no one ☊
There was no one else around. ☊ no one ☊
We were told to speak to no one. ☊ no one ☊
She seemed neither surprised nor worried. ☊ nor ☊
He wasn't there on Monday. Nor on Tuesday, for that matter. ☊ nor ☊
Not a building nor a tree was left standing. ☊ nor ☊
She doesn't like them and nor does Jeff. ☊ nor ☊
'I'm not going.' 'Nor am I.' ☊ nor ☊
quite/perfectly (= completely) normal ☊ normal ☊
Her temperature is normal. ☊ normal ☊
It's normal to feel tired after such a long trip. ☊ normal ☊
Divorce is complicated enough in normal circumstances, but this situation is even worse. ☊ normal ☊
Under normal circumstances, I would say 'yes'. ☊ normal ☊
He should be able to lead a perfectly normal life. ☊ normal ☊
In the normal course of events I wouldn't go to that part of town. ☊ normal ☊
We are open during normal office hours. ☊ normal ☊
It is normal practice to inform somebody if you want to leave early. ☊ normal ☊
My day began in the normal way, and then I received a very strange phone call. ☊ normal ☊
People who commit such crimes aren't normal. ☊ normal ☊
above/below normal ☊ normal ☊
Things soon returned to normal. ☊ normal ☊
I'm not normally allowed to stay out late. ☊ normally ☊
It's normally much warmer than this in July. ☊ normally ☊
It normally takes 20 minutes to get there. ☊ normally ☊
Her heart is beating normally. ☊ normally ☊
Just try to behave normally. ☊ normally ☊
Which way is north? ☊ north ☊
cold winds coming from the north ☊ north ☊
Mount Kenya is to the north of (= further north than) Nairobi. ☊ north ☊
birds migrating from the north ☊ north ☊
Houses are less expensive in the North (= of England) than in the South. ☊ north ☊
North London ☊ north ☊
the north bank of the river ☊ north ☊
The house faces north. ☊ north ☊
They live ten miles north of Boston. ☊ north ☊
The estimated value is north of $5.4 billion. ☊ north ☊
The shares had already been trading north of £30. ☊ north ☊
temperatures north of 35°C ☊ north ☊
They've gone to live up north. ☊ up north ☊
the northern slopes of the mountains ☊ northern ☊
northern Scotland ☊ northern ☊
a northern accent ☊ northern ☊
He broke his nose in the fight. ☊ nose ☊
She wrinkled her nose in disgust. ☊ nose ☊
He pressed his nose up against the window. ☊ nose ☊
He blew his nose (= cleared it by blowing strongly into a handkerchief ). ☊ nose ☊
a blocked/runny nose ☊ nose ☊
Stop picking your nose! (= removing dirt from it with your finger) ☊ nose ☊
She did not/didn't see him. ☊ not ☊
It's not/It isn't raining. ☊ not ☊
He must not go. ☊ not ☊
He warned me not to be late. ☊ not ☊
I was sorry not to have seen them. ☊ not ☊
Not everybody agrees. ☊ not ☊
'Who's next?' 'Not me.' ☊ not ☊
'What did you do at school?' 'Not a lot.' ☊ not ☊
It's not easy being a parent (= it's difficult). ☊ not ☊
'Will she be there?' 'I hope not.' ☊ not ☊
'Is it ready?' 'I'm afraid not.' ☊ not ☊
'Does he know?' 'I believe not.' ☊ not ☊
I don't know if he's telling the truth or not. ☊ not ☊
'Some more?' 'Not for me, thanks.' ☊ not ☊
'Can I throw this out?' 'Certainly not.' ☊ not ☊
He didn't speak to me—not one word. ☊ not a..., not one... ☊
'Thanks a lot.' 'Not at all.' ☊ not at all ☊
'Will it bother you if I smoke?' 'Not at all.' ☊ not at all ☊
She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustrations. ☊ not only... (but) also... ☊
He played the first few notes of the tune. ☊ note ☊
high/low notes ☊ note ☊
a £5 note ☊ note ☊
We only exchange notes and traveller's cheques. ☊ note ☊
He sat taking notes of everything that was said. ☊ note ☊
Can I borrow your lecture notes? ☊ note ☊
Patients' medical notes have gone missing. ☊ note ☊
The sleeve notes include a short biography of the performers on this recording. ☊ note ☊
The catalogue contains detailed notes on each painting. ☊ note ☊
a new edition of 'Hamlet', with explanatory notes ☊ note ☊
See note 3, page 259. ☊ note ☊
Just a quick note to say thank you for a wonderful evening. ☊ note ☊
She left a note for Ben on the kitchen table. ☊ note ☊
a suicide note ☊ note ☊
Please make a note of the dates. ☊ note ☊
She made a mental note (= decided that she must remember) to ask Alan about it. ☊ note ☊
note sth: Note the fine early Baroque altar inside the chapel. ☊ 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 is noted that...: It should be noted that dissertations submitted late will not be accepted. ☊ note ☊
The police officer noted down details of the burglary. ☊ note sth down ☊
There was nothing in her bag. ☊ nothing ☊
There's nothing you can do to help. ☊ nothing ☊
The doctor said there was nothing wrong with me. ☊ nothing ☊
Nothing else matters to him apart from his job. ☊ nothing ☊
It cost us nothing to go in. ☊ nothing ☊
He's five foot nothing (= exactly five feet tall). ☊ nothing ☊
'What's that in your pocket?' 'Oh, nothing.' ☊ nothing ☊
We did nothing at the weekend. ☊ nothing ☊
It looks nothing like a horse. ☊ nothing like ☊
I had nothing like enough time to answer all the questions. ☊ nothing like ☊
She's always trying to get something for nothing. ☊ for nothing ☊
All that preparation was for nothing because the visit was cancelled. ☊ for nothing ☊
Get out! It's nothing to do with you (= you have no right to know about it). ☊ be/have nothing to do with sb/sth ☊
That has nothing to do with what we're discussing. ☊ be/have nothing to do with sb/sth ☊
Nothing but a miracle can save her now. ☊ nothing but ☊
I want nothing but the best for my children. ☊ nothing but ☊
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 ☊
Take no notice of what he says. ☊ notice ☊
These protests have really made the government sit up and take notice (= realize the importance of the situation). ☊ 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 ☊
People were making fun of him but he didn't seem to notice. ☊ 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 ☊
a noticeable improvement ☊ noticeable ☊
Her scars are hardly noticeable now. ☊ noticeable ☊
noticeable in sb/sth: This effect is particularly noticeable in younger patients. ☊ noticeable ☊
noticeable that...: It was noticeable that none of the family were present. ☊ noticeable ☊
to write/publish/read a novel ☊ novel ☊
detective/historical/romantic novels ☊ novel ☊
the novels of Jane Austen ☊ novel ☊
a novel feature ☊ novel ☊
Job-sharing is still a novel concept and it will take a while for employers to get used to it. ☊ novel ☊
Where are you living now? ☊ now ☊
It's been two weeks now since she called. ☊ now ☊
It's too late now. ☊ now ☊
From now on I'll be more careful. ☊ now ☊
He'll be home by now. ☊ now ☊
I've lived at home up till now. ☊ now ☊
That's all for now. ☊ now ☊
Start writing now. ☊ now ☊
I am now ready to answer your questions. ☊ now ☊
Now they want to tax food! ☊ now ☊
What do you want now? ☊ now ☊
It's broken. Now I'll have to get a new one. ☊ now ☊
Now, listen to what she's saying. ☊ now ☊
Now, the next point is quite complex. ☊ now ☊
Now come and sit down. ☊ now ☊
Now let me think... ☊ now ☊
Every now and again she checked to see if he was still asleep. ☊ (every) now and again/then ☊
Now that the kids have left home we've got a lot of extra space. ☊ now ☊
We discussed it all morning but got nowhere. ☊ get/go nowhere, get sb nowhere ☊
Talking to him will get you nowhere. ☊ get/go nowhere, get sb nowhere ☊
The children were nowhere to be seen. ☊ nowhere to be found/seen, nowhere in sight ☊
A peace settlement is nowhere in sight (= is not likely in the near future). ☊ nowhere to be found/seen, nowhere in sight ☊
I could give you any number of (= a lot of) reasons for not going. ☊ number ☊
If nobody objects, we'll postpone the meeting till next week. ☊ object ☊
We managed to escape observation (= we were not seen). ☊ observation ☊
She has outstanding powers of observation (= the ability to notice things around her). ☊ observation ☊
All the characters in the novel are closely observed (= seem like people in real life). ☊ observe ☊
I know you don't like her but try not to make it so obvious. ☊ obvious ☊
For obvious reasons, I'd prefer not to give my name. ☊ obvious ☊
The reasons for this decision were not immediately obvious. ☊ obvious ☊
There's no obvious solution to the problem. ☊ obvious ☊
I may be stating the obvious but without more money the project cannot survive. ☊ obvious ☊
They're obviously not coming. ☊ obviously ☊
He used the occasion to announce further tax cuts. ☊ occasion ☊
It should have been an occasion for rejoicing, but she could not feel any real joy. ☊ occasion ☊
He has been known on occasion to lose his temper. ☊ on occasion(s) ☊
She felt, oddly, that they had been happier when they had no money. ☊ oddly ☊
Oddly enough, the most expensive tickets sold fastest. ☊ oddly ☊
just north of Detroit ☊ of ☊
Summer's not far off now. ☊ off ☊
They are both comfortably off (= have enough money to be able to buy what they want without worrying too much about the cost). ☊ be well/better/badly, etc. off ☊
They knocked £500 off the car. ☊ off ☊
a criminal/serious/minor/sexual, etc. offence ☊ offence ☊
He was not aware that he had committed an offence. ☊ offence ☊
I'm sure he meant no offence when he said that. ☊ offence ☊
No one will take offence (= feel upset or insulted) if you leave early. ☊ offence ☊
Neil did not mean to offend anybody with his joke . ☊ offend ☊
A TV interviewer must be careful not to offend. ☊ offend ☊
a minor/serious offense ☊ offense ☊
He did not offer any explanation for his behaviour. ☊ offer ☊
The party has been out of office (= has not formed a government) for many years. ☊ office ☊
a commissioned/non-commissioned officer ☊ officer ☊
an official announcement/decision/statement ☊ official ☊
The news is not yet official. ☊ official ☊
The college is not an officially recognized English language school. ☊ officially ☊
Many of those living on the streets are not officially homeless. ☊ officially ☊
I'm not officially supposed to be here. ☊ officially ☊
It is not often that you get such an opportunity. ☊ often ☊
Oh dear! What's happened now? ☊ oh ☊
Oh no, I've broken it! ☊ oh ☊
Is it OK if I leave now? ☊ OK ☊
This carpet's getting pretty old now. ☊ old ☊
She's an old friend of mine (= I have known her for a long time). ☊ old ☊
I didn't think she was old enough for the responsibility. ☊ old ☊
Go easy on the mayo! (= do not take / give me too much) ☊ on ☊
We were without electricity for three hours but it's on again now. ☊ on ☊
The game is still on (= it has not been cancelled). ☊ on ☊
I'm on now till 8 tomorrow morning. ☊ on ☊
This book was famous once, but nobody reads it today. ☊ once ☊
I don't know her well, I've only met her once or twice. ☊ once or twice ☊
We didn't know how we would cope once the money had gone. ☊ once ☊
I saw her one afternoon last week. ☊ one ☊
We've had one or two problems—nothing serious. ☊ one or two ☊
One should never criticize if one is not sure of one's facts. ☊ one ☊
We all try and help one another. ☊ one another ☊
I think we've learned a lot about one another in this session. ☊ one another ☊
You only have to look at her to see she doesn't eat enough. ☊ only ☊
He not only read the book, but also remembered what he had read. ☊ not only... but (also)... ☊
Kasparov had left his bishop open (= not protected, in a game of chess ). ☊ open ☊
The house is not open to the public. ☊ open ☊
people working in the open air (= not in a building) ☊ open ☊
an open wound (= with no skin covering it) ☊ open ☊
The flowers are all open now. ☊ open ☊
Shall I open another bottle? ☊ open ☊
Late opening of supermarkets is common in Britain now. ☊ opening ☊
A new late-night service is now operating. ☊ operate ☊
If you want my opinion, I think you'd be crazy not to accept. ☊ opinion ☊
I'd like a second opinion (= advice from another person) before I make a decision. ☊ opinion ☊
opportunity (for sth/for doing sth): There was no opportunity for further discussion. ☊ opportunity ☊
It's not easy having a relationship when you live at opposite ends of the country. ☊ opposite ☊
We cannot back down at the first sign of opposition. ☊ opposition ☊
opposition forces (= people who are arguing, fighting, etc. with another group) ☊ opposition ☊
Going to college was not an option for me. ☊ option ☊
I had no option but to (= I had to) ask him to leave. ☊ option ☊
Are you coming or not? ☊ or ☊
Last orders at the bar now please! (= because the bar is going to close) ☊ order ☊
The machine parts are still on order (= they have been ordered but have not yet been received) ☊ order ☊
I'm under orders not to let anyone in. ☊ order ☊
No sugar for me—doctor's orders. ☊ order ☊
in chronological/numerical order ☊ order ☊
This was no ordinary meeting. ☊ ordinary ☊
the sense organs (= the eyes, ears, nose, etc.) ☊ organ ☊
an organ transplant/donor ☊ organ ☊
We do not fully understand how the brain is organized. ☊ organize ☊
That's not a very original suggestion. ☊ original ☊
Only original documents (= not photocopies) will be accepted as proof of status. ☊ original ☊
I can't see you now—some other time, maybe. ☊ other ☊
He found me, not the other way round/around. ☊ other ☊
I don't know any French people other than you. ☊ other than ☊
Such things ought not to be allowed. ☊ ought to ☊
We ought to be leaving now. ☊ ought to ☊
If he started out at nine, he ought to be here by now. ☊ ought to ☊
That ought to be enough food for the four of us. ☊ ought to ☊
Oughtn't the water to have boiled by now? ☊ ought to ☊
And now, over to our Rome correspondent... ☊ our ☊
No, those are Ellie's kids. Ours are upstairs. ☊ ours ☊
They'll be out (= of prison) on bail in no time. ☊ out ☊
Word always gets out (= people find out about things) no matter how careful you are. ☊ out ☊
Out with it! (= say what you know) ☊ out ☊
Nobody spoke out in his defence. ☊ out ☊
I'm not really the outdoor type (= I prefer indoor activities). ☊ outdoor ☊
She has a lot of outside interests (= not connected with her work). ☊ outside ☊
It's warm enough to eat outside. ☊ outside ☊
Try not to knock that vase over. ☊ over ☊
Snow is falling all over the country. ☊ over ☊
Over the next few days they got to know the town well. ☊ over ☊
She has not changed much over the years. ☊ over ☊
The accident happened through no fault of her own. ☊ own ☊
He's now the proud owner of a cottage in Wales. ☊ owner ☊
The runners have noticeably quickened their pace. ☊ pace ☊
paint sth + adj./noun: The walls were painted yellow. ☊ paint ☊
I've had enough of the pair of you! ☊ pair ☊
a pair of glasses/binoculars/scissors, etc. ☊ pair ☊
Experience is more important for this job than paper qualifications (= that exist on paper, but may not have any real value). ☊ paper ☊
paper losses/profits (= that are shown in accounts but which may not exist in reality) ☊ paper ☊
He's always playing a part (= pretending to be sth that he is not). ☊ part ☊
the northern part of the country ☊ part ☊
The novel is good in parts. ☊ part ☊
Part of me feels sorry for him (= I feel partly, but not entirely, sorry for him). ☊ part ☊
Peter was lying on the sofa doing nothing in particular. ☊ in particular ☊
She directed the question at no one in particular. ☊ in particular ☊
The lecture was not particularly (= not very) interesting. ☊ particularly ☊
'Did you enjoy it?' 'No, not particularly (= not very much).' ☊ particularly ☊
I'm not really expecting to pass first time. ☊ pass ☊
Six months passed and we still had no news of them. ☊ pass ☊
Unemployment has now passed the three million mark. ☊ pass ☊
Several people were passing but nobody offered to help. ☊ pass ☊
a passenger train (= carrying passengers, not goods) ☊ passenger ☊
He makes only a passing reference to the theory in his book (= it is not the main subject of his book). ☊ passing ☊
the noise of passing cars ☊ passing ☊
We don't know anything about his past. ☊ past ☊
Unemployment is now past the 3 million mark. ☊ past ☊
Honestly, I'm past caring what happens (= I can no longer be bothered to care). ☊ past ☊
A week went past and nothing had changed. ☊ past ☊
She has little patience with (= will not accept or consider) such views. ☊ patience ☊
People have lost patience with (= have become annoyed about) the slow pace of reform. ☊ patience ☊
pay sb/sth to do sth: I don't pay you to sit around all day doing nothing! ☊ pay ☊
He just wants to be left in peace (= not to be disturbed). ☊ peace ☊
I need to check that she is all right, just for my own peace of mind (= so that I do not have to worry). ☊ peace ☊
They were charged with disturbing the peace (= behaving in a noisy and violent way). ☊ peace ☊
snow-capped/jagged peaks ☊ peak ☊
She scribbled a note in pencil. ☊ pencil ☊
We've pencilled in a meeting for Tuesday afternoon. ☊ pencil sth/sb in ☊
She tends to annoy people. ☊ people ☊
It was felt that the government was no longer in touch with the people. ☊ people ☊
Well I'm sorry—but nobody's perfect (= used when sb has criticized you). ☊ perfect ☊
It's perfectly normal to feel like this. ☊ perfectly ☊
You know perfectly well what I mean. ☊ perfectly ☊
The TV works perfectly now. ☊ perfectly ☊
the country's economic performance ☊ performance ☊
This is perhaps his best novel to date. ☊ perhaps ☊
I think perhaps you've had enough to drink tonight. ☊ perhaps ☊
Perhaps you would be good enough to let him know we are on our way. ☊ perhaps ☊
The church dates from the Norman period. ☊ period ☊
They are now living together on a permanent basis. ☊ permanent ☊
The accident has not done any permanent damage. ☊ permanent ☊
No official permission has been given for the event to take place. ☊ permission ☊
permit sth: Radios are not permitted in the library. ☊ permit ☊
There are fines for exceeding permitted levels of noise pollution. ☊ permit ☊
permit sb/yourself sth: We were not permitted any contact with each other. ☊ permit ☊
permit sb/yourself to do sth: Visitors are not permitted to take photographs. ☊ permit ☊
She would not permit herself to look at them. ☊ permit ☊
The length of the report does not permit a detailed discussion of the problems. ☊ permit ☊
I'm not really a city person (= I don't really like cities). ☊ 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 ☊
The verdict was murder by a person or persons unknown. ☊ person ☊
There's no need to get personal! ☊ personal ☊
Nothing personal (= I do not wish to offend you), but I do have to go now. ☊ personal ☊
I try not to let work interfere with my personal life. ☊ personal ☊
She's a personal friend of mine (= not just somebody I know because of my job). ☊ personal ☊
The novel is written from personal experience. ☊ personal ☊
Do you know him personally (= have you met him, rather than just knowing about him from other people)? ☊ personally ☊
He's no longer personally involved in the day-to-day running of the company. ☊ personally ☊
persuade sb/yourself that...: It will be difficult to persuade them that there's no other choice. ☊ persuade ☊
She had persuaded herself that life was not worth living. ☊ persuade ☊
persuade sb: No one was persuaded by his arguments. ☊ persuade ☊
persuade sb of sth: I am still not fully persuaded of the plan's merits. ☊ persuade ☊
There does not seem to be any physical explanation for what they saw. ☊ physical ☊
to play the piano ☊ piano ☊
playing jazz on the piano ☊ piano ☊
piano music ☊ piano ☊
a piano teacher/lesson ☊ piano ☊
Ravel's piano concerto in G ☊ piano ☊
a sonata for violin and piano ☊ piano ☊
Alison Evans provided piano accompaniment. ☊ piano ☊
pick sth: to pick your nose (= put your finger inside your nose to remove dried mucus ) ☊ pick ☊
The writer paints a gloomy picture of the economy. ☊ picture ☊
pile sth up: Snow was piled up against the door. ☊ pile ☊
A message had been pinned to the noticeboard. ☊ pin ☊
The sun was now just a pink glow in the evening sky. ☊ pink ☊
He had no pity for her. ☊ pity ☊
It would be a great pity if you gave up now. ☊ pity ☊
All the arrangements are now in place for their visit. ☊ in place ☊
She made her annoyance plain. ☊ plain ☊
The plain fact is that nobody really knows. ☊ plain ☊
plan (to do sth): The government has announced plans to create one million new training places. ☊ plan ☊
plan (to do sth): There are no plans to build new offices. ☊ plan ☊
We can't change our plans now. ☊ plan ☊
Coming onto the platform now is tonight's conductor, Jane Glover. ☊ platform ☊
The train now standing at platform 1 is for Leeds. ☊ platform ☊
play (sth): to play the piano/violin/flute, etc. ☊ play ☊
There's just no pleasing some people (= some people are impossible to please). ☊ please ☊
pleased (to hear, know, etc. sth): I'm pleased to hear about your news. ☊ pleased ☊
He did not look too pleased when I told him. ☊ pleased ☊
pleasure (in sth/in doing sth): He takes no pleasure in his work. ☊ pleasure ☊
'Do we need more milk?' 'No, there's plenty in the fridge.' ☊ plenty ☊
I've got too much on at work. Plus my father is not well. ☊ plus ☊
I put the note in my pocket. ☊ pocket ☊
a pocket dictionary (= one that is small enough to fit in your pocket) ☊ pocket ☊
No parking beyond this point. ☊ point ☊
We had reached the point when there was no money left. ☊ point ☊
Tact is not one of her strong points. ☊ point ☊
Living in Scotland has its good points but the weather is not one of them. ☊ point ☊
There's no point in getting angry. ☊ point ☊
I think I missed the point (= did not understand). ☊ point ☊
'There won't be anywhere to park.' 'Oh, that's a (good) point.' (= I had not thought of that) ☊ point ☊
'He's been married before.' 'That's beside the point ' (= not important). ☊ point ☊
I know it won't cost very much but that's not the point (= not the important thing). ☊ point ☊
A compass needle points north. ☊ point ☊
point that...: I should point out that not one of these paintings is original. ☊ point out (to sb), point sth out (to sb) ☊
+ speech: 'It's not very far,' she pointed out. ☊ point out (to sb), point sth out (to sb) ☊
poisonous chemicals/plants ☊ poisonous ☊
This gas is highly poisonous. ☊ poisonous ☊
The leaves of certain trees are poisonous to cattle. ☊ poisonous ☊
poisonous snakes ☊ poisonous ☊
a tiny spider with a poisonous bite ☊ poisonous ☊
the North/South Pole ☊ pole ☊
I give it a polish now and again. ☊ polish ☊
I don't know how to make polite conversation. ☊ polite ☊
It makes sense politically as well as economically. ☊ politically ☊
to have a poor opinion of sb (= to not think well of sb) ☊ poor ☊
I'm not very popular with my parents (= they are annoyed with me) at the moment. ☊ popular ☊
areas of dense/sparse population (= where many/not many people live) ☊ population ☊
The task poses no special problems. ☊ pose ☊
Wealth and position (= high social status) were not important to her. ☊ position ☊
The company's financial position is not certain. ☊ position ☊
position to do sth: I'm afraid I am not in a position to help you. ☊ position ☊
We have no positive evidence that she was involved. ☊ positive ☊
The report ended on a positive note. ☊ positive ☊
He credited her with a maturity she did not possess. ☊ possess ☊
You cannot legally take possession of the property (= start using it after buying it) until three weeks after the contract is signed. ☊ possession ☊
possibility (that...): There is now no possibility that she will make a full recovery. ☊ possibility ☊
It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that we'll all meet again one day. ☊ possibility ☊
What had seemed impossible now seemed a distinct possibility. ☊ possibility ☊
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 ☊
The guards were ordered not to leave their posts. ☊ post ☊
a ten-pound note ☊ pound ☊
The snow was like powder. ☊ powder ☊
powder skiing (= on fine dry snow) ☊ powder ☊
economic power ☊ power ☊
It is not within my power (= I am unable or not in a position) to help you. ☊ power ☊
My essay is practically finished now. ☊ practically ☊
With that crack in it, the vase is worth practically nothing. ☊ practically ☊
There's practically no difference between the two options. ☊ practically ☊
She does an hour's piano practice every day. ☊ practice ☊
Prisoners have legal rights, but in practice these rights are not always respected. ☊ in practice ☊
to practice the piano every day ☊ practice ☊
practise for sth: She's practising for her piano exam. ☊ practise ☊
We have nothing but praise for the way they handled the investigation. ☊ praise ☊
It's not clear precisely how the accident happened. ☊ precisely ☊
She pronounced the word very slowly and precisely. ☊ precisely ☊
Nobody could predict the outcome. ☊ predict ☊
prefer to do sth: The donor prefers to remain anonymous. ☊ prefer ☊
I prefer not to think about it. ☊ prefer ☊
prefer that...: I would prefer that you did not mention my name. ☊ prefer ☊
No alcohol may be consumed on the premises. ☊ premises ☊
No athlete would dream of entering a big race without adequate preparation. ☊ preparation ☊
I had no time to prepare. ☊ prepare ☊
Her condition is not improving as we hoped. You must prepare yourselves for the worst. ☊ prepare ☊
I was not prepared for all the problems it caused. ☊ prepared ☊
We are not prepared to accept these conditions. ☊ prepared ☊
He hardly seemed to notice my presence. ☊ presence ☊
The test can identify the presence of abnormalities in the unborn child. ☊ presence ☊
We do not have any more information at the present time. ☊ present ☊
I'm sorry he's out at present (= now). ☊ present ☊
The Press was/were not allowed to attend the trial. ☊ press ☊
press sth to sth: He pressed a handkerchief to his nose. ☊ press ☊
We pretended (that) nothing had happened. ☊ pretend ☊
He pretended not to notice. ☊ pretend ☊
pretend sth: She pretended an interest she did not feel. ☊ pretend ☊
Nothing would prevent him from speaking out against injustice. ☊ prevent ☊
prevent (sb/sth) doing sth: Nothing would prevent him/his speaking out against injustice. ☊ prevent ☊
No previous experience is necessary for this job. ☊ previous ☊
The book contains a number of photographs not previously published. ☊ previously ☊
Pride would not allow him to accept the money. ☊ pride ☊
The problem is not primarily a financial one. ☊ primarily ☊
Discussing all these details will get us nowhere; we must get back to first principles (= the most basic rules). ☊ principle ☊
In principle there is nothing that a human can do that a machine might not be able to do one day. ☊ in principle ☊
Although not essential, some prior knowledge of statistics is desirable. ☊ prior ☊
This information must not be disclosed without prior written consent. ☊ prior ☊
Please give us prior notice if you need an evening meal. ☊ prior ☊
He was a prisoner of his own ignorance. ☊ prisoner ☊
She was awarded the Nobel Peace prize. ☊ prize ☊
There are no prizes for guessing (= it is very easy to guess) who she was with. ☊ prize ☊
It was the best known and probably the most popular of her songs. ☊ probably ☊
'Do we need the car?' 'Probably not.' ☊ probably ☊
As you probably know, I'm going to be changing jobs soon. ☊ probably ☊
Let me know if you have any problems. ☊ problem ☊
Unemployment is a very real problem for graduates now. ☊ problem ☊
There's no history of heart problems (= disease connected with the heart) in our family. ☊ problem ☊
'Can I pay by credit card?' 'Yes, no problem.' ☊ no problem ☊
'Thanks for the ride.' 'No problem.' ☊ no problem ☊
to follow normal/standard/accepted procedure ☊ procedure ☊
We're not sure whether we still want to proceed with the sale. ☊ proceed ☊
It's a normal part of the learning process. ☊ process ☊
It is important not to let production levels fall. ☊ production ☊
You must not let your personal reactions interfere with your professional judgement. ☊ professional ☊
The agency is voluntary and not run for profit. ☊ profit ☊
a programme of economic reform ☊ programme ☊
economic/scientific/technical progress ☊ progress ☊
Work on the new offices is now in progress. ☊ in progress ☊
'Promise not to tell anyone!' 'I promise.' ☊ promise ☊
policies to promote economic growth ☊ promote ☊
Very few people can pronounce my name correctly. ☊ pronounce ☊
The 'b' in lamb is not pronounced. ☊ pronounce ☊
proof that...: There is no proof that the knife belonged to her. ☊ proof ☊
Nothing is in its proper place. ☊ proper ☊
Eat some proper food, not just toast and jam! ☊ proper ☊
Be careful not to damage other people's property. ☊ property ☊
The price of property has risen enormously. ☊ property ☊
propose to do sth: What do you propose to do now? ☊ propose ☊
prospect (of sth/of doing sth): There is no immediate prospect of peace. ☊ prospect ☊
At 25 he was an unemployed musician with no prospects. ☊ prospect ☊
prospect for sth: Long-term prospects for the economy have improved. ☊ prospect ☊
There's no use protesting, I won't change my mind. ☊ protest ☊
He was proud of himself for not giving up. ☊ proud ☊
prove sth: They hope this new evidence will prove her innocence. ☊ prove ☊
'I know you're lying.' 'Prove it!' ☊ prove ☊
prove sb/sth/yourself + adj./noun: She was determined to prove everyone wrong. ☊ prove ☊
In this country, you are innocent until proved guilty. ☊ prove ☊
The report was not expected to provide any answers. ☊ provide ☊
a public figure (= a person who is well known because they are often on the television, radio, etc.) ☊ public ☊
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 ☊
This latest scandal will not have done their public image (= the opinion that people have of them) any good. ☊ public ☊
The rail industry is no longer in public ownership (= controlled by the government). ☊ public ☊
This information is not publicly available. ☊ publicly ☊
The palace is now open to the public. ☊ public ☊
The public has/have a right to know what is contained in the report. ☊ public ☊
the publication of his first novel ☊ publication ☊
punch sb/sth in/on sth: She punched him on the nose. ☊ punch ☊
a knockout punch ☊ punch ☊
He shot out his right arm and landed a punch on Lorrimer's nose. ☊ punch ☊
My parents used to punish me by not letting me watch TV. ☊ punish ☊
She now teaches only private pupils. ☊ pupil ☊
The company has just announced its £27 million purchase of Park Hotel. ☊ purchase ☊
If you are not satisfied with your purchase we will give you a full refund. ☊ purchase ☊
These reports are pure speculation (= there is no evidence that they are true). ☊ pure ☊
The experiments serve no useful purpose (= are not useful). ☊ purpose ☊
He did it on purpose, knowing it would annoy her. ☊ on purpose ☊
We have decided not to pursue the matter. ☊ pursue ☊
push sb to do sth: No one pushed you to take the job, did they? ☊ push ☊
We pushed and pushed but the piano wouldn't move. ☊ push ☊
I was, to put it mildly, annoyed (= I was extremely angry). ☊ put ☊
He was too trusting—or, to put it another way, he had no head for business. ☊ put ☊
to put up a notice ☊ put sth up ☊
The sudden noise put her off her game. ☊ put sb off ☊
I don't know how she puts up with him. ☊ put up with sb/sth ☊
I'm not going to put up with their smoking any longer. ☊ put up with sb/sth ☊
He left school with no formal qualifications. ☊ qualification ☊
I don't know much about it, so I don't feel qualified to comment. ☊ qualified ☊
Get it right, even if it takes time; it's quality not quantity that matters. ☊ quality ☊
enormous/vast/huge quantities of food ☊ quantity ☊
It's (a) quarter to four now—I'll meet you at (a) quarter past. ☊ quarter ☊
It's quarter of four now—I'll meet you at quarter after. ☊ quarter ☊
the Queen of Norway ☊ queen ☊
The question arises as to whether or not he knew of the situation. ☊ question ☊
In an interview try to ask open questions that don't just need 'Yes' or 'No' as an answer. ☊ 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 ☊
Another trip abroad this year is out of the question. ☊ out of the 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) ☊
No one has ever questioned her judgement. ☊ question ☊
He went very quiet (= did not say much) so I knew he was upset. ☊ quiet ☊
He is quietly confident that they can succeed (= he is confident, but he is not talking about it too much). ☊ quietly ☊
We only just started. We're not going to quit now. ☊ quit ☊
I've had quite enough of your tantrums. ☊ quite ☊
I don't quite know what to do next. ☊ quite ☊
The theatre was not quite (= was almost) full. ☊ quite ☊
It's like being in the Alps, but not quite. ☊ quite ☊
'You've no intention of coming back?' 'I'm quite sorry, but no, I have not.' ☊ quite ☊
Don't quote me on this (= this is not an official statement), but I think he is going to resign. ☊ quote ☊
She raced through the work in no time at all. ☊ race ☊
raise sb/sth as sth: raise sb/sth + noun: They raised her (as) a Catholic. ☊ raise ☊
Don't tell her about the job until you know for sure—we don't want to raise her hopes (= make her hope too much). ☊ raise ☊
The child was now out of her range of vision (= not near enough for her to see). ☊ range ☊
She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank. ☊ rank ☊
officers, and other ranks (= people who are not officers) ☊ rank ☊
rank sb/sth + noun: The university is ranked number one in the country for engineering. ☊ rank ☊
You just don't rank (= you're not good enough). ☊ rank ☊
a rapidly growing economy ☊ rapidly ☊
It was a rare (= very great) honour to be made a fellow of the college. ☊ rare ☊
She is rarely seen in public nowadays. ☊ rarely ☊
Figures published today show another fall in the rate of inflation. ☊ rate ☊
rate sb/sth (as) sth: rate sb/sth + noun: The show was rated (as) a success by critics and audiences. ☊ rate ☊
+ adj.: I'm afraid our needs do not rate very high with this administration. ☊ rate ☊
rate sb/sth + noun: She is currently rated number two in the world. ☊ rate ☊
The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty grey. ☊ rather ☊
'Do you want to come with us?' 'No, I'd rather not.' ☊ would rather... (than) ☊
reach sth: Is the cable long enough to reach the socket? ☊ reach ☊
The conflict has now reached a new level of intensity. ☊ reach ☊
His parents have not yet reached retirement age. ☊ reach ☊
You never know how he is going to react. ☊ react ☊
A spokesman said the changes were not in reaction to the company's recent losses. ☊ reaction ☊
I tried shaking him but there was no reaction. ☊ reaction ☊
Have you read any Steinbeck (= novels by him)? ☊ read ☊
The article is not exactly light reading (= it is not easy to read). ☊ reading ☊
She has a reading knowledge of German (= she can understand written German). ☊ reading ☊
I'm not sure if Karen is ready for marriage yet. ☊ ready ☊
Bono's real name is Paul Hewson. ☊ real ☊
I had no real interest in politics. ☊ real ☊
She has not shown any real regret for what she did. ☊ real ☊
In the movies guns kill people instantly, but it's not like that in real life. ☊ real ☊
There's no real possibility of them changing their minds. ☊ real ☊
It is not realistic to expect people to spend so much money. ☊ realistic ☊
The reality is that there is not enough money to pay for this project. ☊ reality ☊
In reality, human beings and dinosaurs never lived on earth at the same time. ☊ in reality ☊
They are not really my aunt and uncle. ☊ really ☊
Now I really must go. ☊ really ☊
'Did you enjoy the book?' 'Not really ' (= 'no' or 'not very much'). ☊ really ☊
reason (why...): I'd like to know the reason why you're so late. ☊ reason ☊
reason (for sth): She gave no reasons for her decision. ☊ reason ☊
reason (for doing sth): I have no particular reason for doubting him. ☊ reason ☊
He said no but he didn't give a reason. ☊ reason ☊
For some reason (= one that I don't know or don't understand) we all have to come in early tomorrow. ☊ reason ☊
The man attacked me for no apparent reason. ☊ reason ☊
He wants to keep them all in his office for reasons best known to himself. ☊ 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 ☊
You have no reason to accuse him of laziness. ☊ reason ☊
reason (why...): There is no reason why we should agree to this. ☊ reason ☊
The hotel was reasonable, I suppose (= but not excellent). ☊ reasonable ☊
The apartments are reasonably priced (= not too expensive). ☊ reasonably ☊
recall sth: She could not recall his name. ☊ recall ☊
reckon to be/have sth: Children are reckoned to be more sophisticated nowadays. ☊ reckon ☊
He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of recognition. ☊ recognition ☊
recognize sth as sth: Drugs were not recognized as a problem then. ☊ recognize ☊
recognize how, what, etc...: Nobody recognized how urgent the situation was. ☊ recognize ☊
recognize that...: We recognized that the task was not straightforward. ☊ recognize ☊
recognize sb/sth to be/have sth: Drugs were not recognized to be a problem then. ☊ recognize ☊
The book is now recognized as a classic. ☊ recognize ☊
The economy is at last beginning to recover. ☊ recover ☊
reduce sth: Reduce speed now (= on a sign). ☊ reduce ☊
The report recommends further reductions in air and noise emissions. ☊ reduction ☊
You may refer to your notes if you want. ☊ refer to sb/sth ☊
The victims were not referred to by name. ☊ refer to sb/sth (as sth) ☊
You know who I'm referring to. ☊ refer to sb/sth (as sth) ☊
I promised not to refer to the matter again. ☊ refer to sb/sth (as sth) ☊
She made no reference to her illness but only to her future plans. ☊ reference ☊
The windows reflected the bright afternoon sunlight. ☊ reflect ☊
economic/electoral/constitutional, etc. reform ☊ reform ☊
refusal to do sth: His refusal to discuss the matter is very annoying. ☊ refusal ☊
regard for sb/sth: to do sth with scant/little/no regard for sb/sth ☊ regard ☊
Children no longer have proper regard for their parents and teachers. ☊ regard ☊
She has said nothing regarding your request. ☊ regarding ☊
one of the most densely populated regions of North America ☊ region ☊
regret sth: If you don't do it now, you'll only regret it. ☊ regret ☊
regret to do sth: We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful. ☊ regret ☊
I have no regrets about leaving Newcastle (= I do not feel sorry about it). ☊ regret ☊
What is your greatest regret (= the thing that you are most sorry about doing or not doing)? ☊ regret ☊
I just want to buy a regular white shirt—nothing fancy. ☊ regular ☊
The fee they are offering bears no relation to the amount of work involved. ☊ relation ☊
He's called Brady too, but we're no relation (= not related). ☊ relation ☊
Their affair did not develop into a lasting relationship. ☊ relationship ☊
relationship (to sth): This comment bore no relationship to the subject of our conversation. ☊ relationship ☊
People alter their voices in relationship to background noise. ☊ relationship ☊
relationship between A and B: I'm not sure of the exact relationship between them—I think they're cousins. ☊ relationship ☊
They now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before). ☊ relative ☊
I'll only relax when I know you're safe. ☊ relax ☊
I'm feeling more relaxed about the future now. ☊ relaxed ☊
Police have released no further details about the accident. ☊ release ☊
relevant to sth/sb: These comments are not directly relevant to this inquiry. ☊ relevant ☊
Her novel is still relevant today. ☊ relevant ☊
Much to my relief the car was not damaged. ☊ relief ☊
It remains true that sport is about competing well, not winning. ☊ remain ☊
It remains to be seen (= it will only be known later) whether you are right. ☊ remain ☊
The remaining twenty patients were transferred to another hospital. ☊ remaining ☊
remark that...: Critics remarked that the play was not original. ☊ remark ☊
remarkable that...: It is remarkable that nobody noticed sooner. ☊ remarkable ☊
Remarkably, nobody was killed. ☊ remarkably ☊
He still remembered her as the lively teenager he'd known years before. ☊ remember ☊
The house is not in good repair. ☊ in good, bad, etc. repair, in a good, bad, etc. state of repair ☊
Nor, to repeat, can these changes be avoided. ☊ repeat ☊
repeat sth: I am not, repeat not, travelling in the same car as him! ☊ repeat ☊
These measures in no way replace the need for regular safety checks. ☊ replace ☊
replace sb/sth with/by sb/sth: It is not a good idea to miss meals and replace them with snacks. ☊ replace ☊
reply that...: The senator replied that he was not in a position to comment. ☊ reply ☊
I asked her what her name was but she made no reply. ☊ reply ☊
a reply-paid envelope (= on which you do not have to put a stamp because it has already been paid for) ☊ reply ☊
report (sb/sth) doing sth: The neighbours reported seeing him leave the building around noon. ☊ report ☊
And now over to Jim Muir, for a report on the South African election. ☊ report ☊
Those comments do not represent the views of us all. ☊ represent ☊
The paper-thin models in magazines are not representative of most women. ☊ representative ☊
The painting is not representative of his work of the period. ☊ representative ☊
The atmosphere of the novel is successfully reproduced in the movie. ☊ reproduce ☊
Call us now if you'd like to request a record for someone (= ask for it to be played on the radio). ☊ request ☊
You are requested not to smoke in the restaurant. ☊ request ☊
request that...: She requested that no one be told of her decision until the next meeting. ☊ request ☊
She requested that no one should be told of her decision. ☊ request ☊
require doing sth: Lentils do not require soaking before cooking. ☊ require ☊
reserve sth: I'd prefer to reserve (my) judgement (= not make a decision) until I know all the facts. ☊ reserve ☊
The hotel restaurant is open to non-residents. ☊ resident ☊
the town's resident population (= not tourists or visitors) ☊ resident ☊
resistance to sb/sth: The demonstrators offered little or no resistance to the police. ☊ resistance ☊
We do not have the resources (= money) to update our computer software. ☊ resource ☊
He has no respect for her feelings. ☊ respect ☊
+ speech: 'I'm not sure,' she responded. ☊ respond ☊
She made no response. ☊ response ☊
I knocked on the door but there was no response. ☊ response ☊
Nobody has claimed responsibility for the bombing. ☊ responsibility ☊
He is mentally ill and cannot be held responsible for his actions. ☊ responsible ☊
responsible (for sb/sth): Even where parents no longer live together, they each continue to be responsible for their children. ☊ responsible ☊
There are no matches tomorrow, which is a rest day, but the tournament resumes on Monday. ☊ rest ☊
I'm not doing this job for the rest of my life. ☊ rest ☊
I can rest easy (= stop worrying) knowing that she's safely home. ☊ rest ☊
The measures are intended to restore public confidence in the economy. ☊ restore ☊
He is now fully restored to health. ☊ restore ☊
There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can withdraw. ☊ restriction ☊
a coach who knows how to get results from his players ☊ result ☊
They will announce the result of the vote tonight. ☊ result ☊
This information is no longer retained within the computer's main memory. ☊ retain ☊
retire as sth: He has no plans to retire as editor of the magazine. ☊ retire ☊
Dad is retired now. ☊ retired ☊
At 60, he was now approaching retirement. ☊ retirement ☊
Up to a third of one's life is now being spent in retirement. ☊ retirement ☊
He announced his retirement from football. ☊ retirement ☊
Train services have returned to normal after the strike. ☊ return ☊
return sb/sth + adj.: I returned the letter unopened. ☊ return ☊
The doctors did not reveal the truth to him. ☊ reveal ☊
Her expression revealed nothing. ☊ reveal ☊
reveal how, what, etc...: Officers could not reveal how he died. ☊ reveal ☊
reverse sth: Now reverse the car. ☊ reverse ☊
She used to work for me, but our situations are now reversed. ☊ reverse ☊
The government has failed to reverse the economic decline. ☊ reverse ☊
The winners were announced in reverse order (= the person in the lowest place was announced first). ☊ reverse ☊
He submitted his latest novel for review. ☊ review ☊
I can see I will have to revise my opinions of his abilities now. ☊ revise ☊
He made some minor revisions to the report before printing it out. ☊ revision ☊
revolution in sth: A revolution in information technology is taking place. ☊ revolution ☊
The company is now reaping the rewards of their investments. ☊ reward ☊
abnormal heart rhythms ☊ rhythm ☊
His novels are a rich source of material for the movie industry. ☊ rich ☊
Nobody gets rich from writing nowadays. ☊ rich ☊
the richest countries/economies/nations ☊ rich ☊
He's not quite right in the head (= not mentally normal). ☊ right ☊
Let me get this right (= understand correctly) —you want us to do an extra ten hours' work for no extra pay? ☊ right ☊
You're not holding it the right way up. ☊ right ☊
She knows all the right people (= important people, for example those who can help her career). ☊ right ☊
right (about sth): She was right about Tom having no money. ☊ right ☊
'It's not easy.' 'Yeah, you're right.' ☊ right ☊
Nothing's going right for me today. ☊ right ☊
He's not in the office right now. ☊ right now ☊
Do it right now! ☊ right now ☊
right (to do sth): You have no right to stop me from going in there. ☊ right ☊
There is no right of appeal against the decision. ☊ right ☊
I don't rightly know where he's gone. ☊ rightly ☊
He isn't here now—could you ring back later? ☊ ring back, ring sb back ☊
risk (to sb/sth): The chemicals pose little risk (= are not dangerous) to human health. ☊ risk ☊
We could probably trust her with the information but it's just not worth the risk. ☊ risk ☊
If we go to war, innocent lives will be put at risk. ☊ at risk (from/of sth) ☊
That's a risk I'm not prepared to take. ☊ take a risk, take risks ☊
You have no right to take risks with other people's lives. ☊ take a risk, take risks ☊
risk sth: There was no choice. If they stayed there, they risked death. ☊ risk ☊
risk doing sth: We've been advised not to risk travelling in these conditions. ☊ risk ☊
The Japanese are our biggest economic rivals. ☊ rival ☊
This latest design has no rivals (= it is easily the best design available). ☊ rival ☊
Golf cannot rival football for excitement. ☊ rival ☊
a main/major/minor road ☊ road ☊
I'm not interested in a romantic relationship. ☊ romantic ☊
The roof of the car was not damaged in the accident. ☊ roof ☊
room (for sb/sth): Is there enough room for me in the car? ☊ room ☊
rough paper for making notes on ☊ rough ☊
This watch is not designed for rough treatment. ☊ rough ☊
Well, in round figures (= not giving the exact figures) we've spent twenty thousand so far. ☊ round ☊
Have we enough cups to go round? ☊ round ☊
There are no decent schools round here. ☊ round here ☊
The house is not on a bus route. ☊ route ☊
In some cultures, people traditionally greet each other by rubbing noses. ☊ rub ☊
Rubbish! You're not fat. ☊ rubbish ☊
It's not rubbish—it's true! ☊ rubbish ☊
How rude of me not to offer you something to drink! ☊ rude ☊
There's no need to be rude! ☊ rude ☊
I don't wish to be rude, but I have another appointment in five minutes. ☊ rude ☊
The old mill is now little more than a ruin. ☊ ruin ☊
We visited the ruins of a Norman castle. ☊ ruin ☊
There are no hard and fast rules for planning healthy meals. ☊ rule ☊
to break a rule (= not follow it) ☊ rule ☊
Normal competition rules apply. ☊ rule ☊
Eighty million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the earth. ☊ rule ☊
Police have not ruled out the possibility that the man was murdered. ☊ rule sb/sth out ☊
Your nose is running (= mucus is flowing from it). ☊ run ☊
The sledge ran smoothly over the frozen snow. ☊ run ☊
The old tramlines are still there but now no trams run on them. ☊ run ☊
He has no idea how to run a business. ☊ run ☊
a rural economy ☊ rural ☊
rush sb into sth/into doing sth: I'm not going to be rushed into anything. ☊ rush ☊
We've got plenty of time; there's no need to rush. ☊ rush ☊
Book now and avoid the last-minute rush. ☊ rush ☊
'I'll let you have the book back tomorrow.' 'There's no rush.' ☊ rush ☊
The note looked like it had been written in a rush. ☊ rush ☊
I'm not in any rush to get back to work. ☊ rush ☊
Sad to say (= unfortunately) the house has now been demolished. ☊ sad ☊
We were glad she let us know she was safe. ☊ safe ☊
The street is not safe for children to play in. ☊ safe ☊
Your secret is safe with me (= I will not tell anyone else). ☊ safe ☊
Here's your passport. Now keep it safe. ☊ 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 ☊
Retail sales fell in November by 10%. ☊ sale ☊
I'm sorry, it's not for sale. ☊ for sale ☊
I bought the same car as yours (= another car of that type). ☊ same ☊
There are several brands and they're not all the same. ☊ same ☊
He's not very reliable, but I like him just the same. ☊ all/just the same ☊
'Will you stay for lunch?' 'No, but thanks all the same.' ☊ all/just the same ☊
Nothing satisfies him—he's always complaining. ☊ satisfy ☊
The proposed plan will not satisfy everyone. ☊ satisfy ☊
The food wasn't enough to satisfy his hunger. ☊ satisfy ☊
We cannot satisfy demand for the product. ☊ satisfy ☊
satisfy sb: Her explanation did not satisfy the teacher. ☊ satisfy ☊
We'll eat some now and save some for tomorrow. ☊ save ☊
I'm not very good at saving. ☊ save ☊
+ speech: The notice said 'Keep Out'. ☊ say ☊
I wouldn't say they were rich (= in my opinion they are not rich). ☊ say ☊
That's not to say it's a bad movie (= it is good but it is not without faults). ☊ say ☊
'When will it be finished?' 'I couldn't say (= I don't know).' ☊ say ☊
say sth to sb: She said nothing to me about it. ☊ say ☊
'Why can't I go out now?' 'Because I say so.' ☊ say ☊
'What do you want it for?' 'I'd rather not say.' ☊ say ☊
If you don't invest in this, you're saying no to a potential fortune. ☊ say no (to sth) ☊
At the other end of the scale, life is a constant struggle to get enough to eat. ☊ scale ☊
to achieve economies of scale in production (= to produce many items so the cost of producing each one is reduced) ☊ scale ☊
It was not until morning that the sheer scale of the damage could be seen (= how great it was). ☊ scale ☊
schedule sth (for sth): The meeting is scheduled for Friday afternoon. ☊ schedule ☊
new developments in science and technology ☊ science ☊
scientific knowledge ☊ scientific ☊
What's the score now? ☊ score ☊
Be careful not to scratch the furniture. ☊ scratch ☊
scratch (at sth): Try not to scratch. ☊ scratch ☊
He escaped without a scratch (= was not hurt at all). ☊ scratch ☊
They ignored the baby's screams. ☊ scream ☊
Now tighten all the screws. ☊ screw ☊
Now screw down the lid. ☊ screw ☊
the North Sea ☊ sea ☊
There are no seats left on that flight. ☊ seat ☊
As a dancer, he is second to none (= nobody is a better dancer than he is). ☊ second ☊
For several seconds he did not reply. ☊ second ☊
I didn't know you were a secret football fan. ☊ secret ☊
He made no secret of his ambition (= he didn't try to hide it). ☊ secret ☊
Our relationship was now on a more secure footing. ☊ secure ☊
It's not a very secure way to make a living. ☊ secure ☊
She finished the match, secure in the knowledge that she was through to the next round. ☊ secure ☊
'Is he going to get better?' 'I don't know, we'll just have to wait and see.' ☊ see ☊
'Will you be able to help us?' 'I don't know, I'll have to see.' ☊ see ☊
I see things differently now. ☊ see ☊
'Can we go swimming?' 'I don't see why not (= yes, you can).' ☊ see ☊
be seen to do sth: The government not only has to do something, it must be seen to be doing something (= people must be aware that it is doing sth). ☊ see ☊
I looked out of the window but saw nothing. ☊ see ☊
Now let me see—how old is she now? ☊ let me see/let's see ☊
it seems that...: It seems that they know what they're doing. ☊ seem ☊
seem to do/be/have sth: They seem to know what they're doing. ☊ seem ☊
He's not his usual happy self this morning. ☊ self ☊
Now we have to try and sell the idea to management. ☊ sell ☊
The new design just didn't sell (= nobody bought it). ☊ sell ☊
She has served as a Democratic senator for North Carolina since 2009. ☊ senator ☊
send sth (that)...: She sent word (that) she could not come. ☊ send ☊
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 ☊
There's no sense in (= it is not sensible) worrying about it now. ☊ sense ☊
the sense organs (= eyes, ears, nose, etc.) ☊ sense ☊
Who would send me all these flowers? It makes no sense. ☊ make sense ☊
Stir the sauce constantly so that it does not separate. ☊ separate ☊
Her parents are separated but not divorced. ☊ separated ☊
The incident sparked off a whole series of events that nobody had foreseen. ☊ series ☊
I'm afraid I'm not a very serious person. ☊ serious ☊
You're not seriously expecting me to believe that? ☊ seriously ☊
These experiments serve no useful purpose. ☊ serve ☊
Most of their economic policies serve the interests of big business. ☊ serve ☊
the service sector (= the part of the economy involved in this type of business) ☊ service ☊
The court is now in session. ☊ session ☊
The committee met in closed session (= with nobody else present). ☊ session ☊
The novel is set in London in the 1960s. ☊ set ☊
a complete set of her novels ☊ set ☊
Bob will be there?That settles it. I'm not coming. ☊ settle ☊
Now, come on, settle down! ☊ settle down, settle sb down ☊
Now that he's been promoted he's in seventh heaven. ☊ in seventh heaven ☊
They were not having a sexual relationship at the time. ☊ sexual ☊
He dismissed the idea with a firm shake of his head (= turning it from side to side to mean 'no'). ☊ shake ☊
He could not live with the shame of other people knowing the truth. ☊ shame ☊
It would be a crying shame (= a great shame) not to take them up on the offer. ☊ shame ☊
There is no shame in wanting to be successful. ☊ shame ☊
He's not in any shape (= not well enough) to be working. ☊ shape ☊
The two friends shared everything—they had no secrets. ☊ share ☊
John had no brothers or sisters and wasn't used to sharing. ☊ share ☊
I'm looking for a flat share (= a flat that is shared by two or more people who are not related). ☊ share ☊
There was a sharp knock on the door. ☊ sharp ☊
The photograph is not very sharp (= there are no clear contrasts between areas of light and shade). ☊ sharp ☊
a clean/blank sheet of paper (= with no writing on it) ☊ sheet ☊
shift (from...) (to...): The action of the novel shifts from Paris to London. ☊ shift ☊
Losing in the first round was a shock to the system (= it was a more of a shock because it was not expected). ☊ shock ☊
She is not short of excuses when things go wrong. ☊ short ☊
a short book (= taking a short time to read, because it does not have many pages) ☊ short ☊
'She doesn't think she'll get a job.' 'She should worry, with all her qualifications (= she does not need to worry).' ☊ should ☊
It should be snowing now, according to the weather forecast. ☊ should ☊
'Is this enough food for everyone?' 'I should think so.' ☊ should ☊
She shrugged her shoulders (= showing that she didn't know or care). ☊ shoulder ☊
shout for sth: I shouted for help but nobody came. ☊ shout ☊
The movie is now showing at all major movie theaters. ☊ show ☊
show sth: The movie is being shown now. ☊ show ☊
She had a warm woollen hat and scarf on that left only her eyes and nose showing. ☊ show ☊
show sth (for/to sb): They showed no respect for their parents. ☊ show ☊
show sb sth: They showed their parents no respect. ☊ show ☊
She tried not to let her disappointment show. ☊ show ☊
She's nearly forty now. And it shows (= it's obvious). ☊ show ☊
show how, what, etc...: She tried not to show how disappointed she was. ☊ show ☊
show sb that...: Market research has shown us that people want quality, not just low prices. ☊ show ☊
snow showers ☊ shower ☊
wintry showers (= of snow) ☊ shower ☊
Unfortunately the bank is shut now. ☊ shut ☊
Emma has just called in sick (= telephoned to say she will not be coming to work because she is ill). ☊ sick ☊
Britain's workers went sick (= did not go to work because they were ill) for a record number of days last year. ☊ sick ☊
The two sides announced a deal yesterday. ☊ side ☊
Now lay the jar on its side. ☊ side ☊
A notice was stuck to the side of the filing cabinet. ☊ side ☊
He has been moved sideways (= moved to another job at the same level as before, not higher or lower). ☊ sideways ☊
The bird is now a rare sight in this country. ☊ sight ☊
There was no one in sight. ☊ sight ☊
Keep out of sight (= stay where you cannot be seen). ☊ sight ☊
I have been known to faint at the sight of blood. ☊ sight ☊
She nodded as a sign for us to sit down. ☊ sign ☊
The sign on the wall said 'Now wash your hands'. ☊ sign ☊
There is no sign of John anywhere. ☊ sign ☊
There was no sign of life in the house (= there seemed to be nobody there). ☊ sign ☊
sign (of doing sth): The gloomy weather shows no sign of improving. ☊ sign ☊
The fact that he didn't say 'no' immediately is a good sign. ☊ sign ☊
There were no outward signs that anything was wrong. ☊ sign ☊
If I had noticed the warning signs, none of this would have happened. ☊ sign ☊
sign yourself + noun: He signed himself 'Jimmy'. ☊ sign ☊
The rise in inflation is a clear signal that the government's policies are not working. ☊ signal ☊
Delays are occurring as a result of signal failure on the northbound line. ☊ signal ☊
The results of the experiment are not statistically significant. ☊ significant ☊
There are no significant differences between the two groups of students. ☊ significant ☊
The drug has had no significant effect on stopping the spread of the disease. ☊ significant ☊
The two sets of figures are not significantly different. ☊ significantly ☊
Significantly, he did not deny that there might be an election. ☊ significantly ☊
There was a deafening silence (= one that is very noticeable). ☊ silence ☊
a two-minute silence in honour of those who had died ☊ silence ☊
He's not one to suffer in silence! (= to suffer without telling sb) ☊ silence ☊
He gave me the silent treatment (= did not speak to me because he was angry). ☊ silent ☊
They nodded in silent agreement. ☊ silent ☊
They live simply (= they do not spend much money). ☊ simply ☊
The original building has long since (= long before now) been demolished. ☊ since ☊
He seemed sincere enough when he said he wanted to help. ☊ sincere ☊
sing sth: Now I'd like to sing a song by the Beatles. ☊ sing ☊
a single sheet (= large enough for a single bed) ☊ single ☊
All these jobs can now be done by one single machine. ☊ single ☊
a single honours degree (= for which you study only one subject) ☊ single ☊
the present economic/financial/political, etc. situation ☊ situation ☊
He could see no way out of the situation. ☊ situation ☊
In your situation, I would look for another job. ☊ situation ☊
I'm in a no-win situation (= whatever I do will be bad for me). ☊ situation ☊
The business over the lawsuit had really knocked her for six. ☊ hit/knock sb for six ☊
It's not my size. ☊ size ☊
The kitchen is a good size (= not small). ☊ size ☊
I couldn't sleep because of the noise. ☊ sleep ☊
We both slept right through (= were not woken up by) the storm. ☊ sleep ☊
She slid out while no one was looking. ☊ slide ☊
There was not the slightest hint of trouble. ☊ slight ☊
He is, without the slightest doubt, the greatest living novelist. ☊ slight ☊
She was careful not to let her control slip. ☊ slip ☊
Because of the slope of the roof, the snow cannot accumulate. ☊ slope ☊
The country is experiencing slow but steady economic growth. ☊ slow ☊
She noticed several small errors in his work. ☊ small ☊
It was no small achievement getting her to agree to the deal. ☊ small ☊
OK, I admit it was not the smartest thing I ever did (= it was a stupid thing to do). ☊ smart ☊
No Smoking (= for example, on a notice) ☊ smoking ☊
Would you like smoking or non-smoking? (= for example, in a restaurant) ☊ smoking ☊
Smoking is not allowed in this theatre. ☊ smoking ☊
They could not ensure a smooth transfer of political power. ☊ smooth ☊
Traffic is now flowing smoothly again. ☊ smoothly ☊
Snow was falling heavily. ☊ snow ☊
We had snow in May this year. ☊ snow ☊
The snow was beginning to melt. ☊ snow ☊
Children were playing in the snow. ☊ snow ☊
20 cm of snow were expected today. ☊ snow ☊
The snow didn't settle (= stay on the ground). ☊ snow ☊
Her skin was as white as snow. ☊ snow ☊
It's been snowing heavily all day. ☊ snow ☊
It snowed for three days without stopping. ☊ snow ☊
There's no need to worry so. ☊ so ☊
so ... as to do sth: I'm not so stupid as to believe that. ☊ so ☊
The article was just so much (= nothing but) nonsense. ☊ so ☊
It's not so easy as you'd think. ☊ so ☊
He was not so quick a learner as his brother. ☊ so ☊
It's not so much a hobby as a career (= more like a career than a hobby). ☊ so ☊
If she notices, she never says so. ☊ so ☊
Nothing more was heard from him so that we began to wonder if he was dead. ☊ so ☊
a call for social and economic change ☊ social ☊
social mobility (= the movement of people from one social class to another) ☊ social ☊
This type of behaviour is no longer socially acceptable. ☊ socially ☊
As yet, they have no solid evidence. ☊ solid ☊
The planet Jupiter may have no solid surface at all. ☊ solid ☊
The baby is not yet on solids (= eating solid food). ☊ solid ☊
There's no simple solution to this problem. ☊ solution ☊
I like some modern music (= but not all of it). ☊ some ☊
We've known each other for some years now. ☊ some ☊
His name is Alan something (= I don't know his other name). ☊ something ☊
She's a professor of something or other (= I'm not sure what) at Leeds. ☊ something ☊
The note said, 'Call Bill soonest' (= as soon as possible). ☊ soon ☊
No sooner had she said it than she burst into tears. ☊ no sooner... than... ☊
sorry (about sth): No one is sorrier than I am about what happened. ☊ sorry ☊
For dessert there's a fruit pie of some sort (= you are not sure what kind). ☊ sort ☊
Most people went on training courses of one sort or another (= of various types) last year. ☊ sort ☊
The howling wind sounded like the wailing of lost souls (= the spirits of dead people who are not in heaven). ☊ soul ☊
He crept into the house trying not to make a sound. ☊ sound ☊
Scientists have sounded a note of caution on the technique. ☊ sound ☊
We're all in the soup now. ☊ in the soup ☊
Houses are less expensive in the North than in the South (= of England). ☊ south ☊
Are there any tickets going spare (= are there any available, not being used by sb else)? ☊ spare ☊
'Do you know him?' 'Not to speak to.' (= only by sight) ☊ speak ☊
I specifically told you not to go near the water! ☊ specifically ☊
He made the announcement in a speech on television. ☊ speech ☊
This expression is used mainly in speech, not in writing. ☊ speech ☊
His theories on economics are enough to make your head spin (= make you feel very confused). ☊ spin ☊
There's not much community spirit around here. ☊ spirit ☊
split sth: Don't tell me you've split another pair of pants! ☊ split ☊
Let's split up now and meet again at lunchtime. ☊ split sb up, split up ☊
Don't eat too many nuts—you'll spoil your appetite (= will no longer be hungry at the proper time to eat). ☊ spoil ☊
spoiled ballot papers (= not valid because not correctly marked) ☊ spoil ☊
I'm not interested in sport. ☊ sport ☊
spread sth: Why not pay monthly and spread the cost of your car insurance? ☊ spread ☊
If the paint is too thick, it will not spread evenly. ☊ spread ☊
The springs in the sofa have gone (= they no longer return to their original position). ☊ spring ☊
The book had rounded, not square, corners. ☊ square ☊
Give the tube another squeeze. ☊ squeeze ☊
The patient's condition is stable (= it is not getting worse). ☊ stable ☊
The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now. ☊ stable ☊
Mentally, she is not very stable. ☊ stable ☊
The pay increase will be introduced in stages (= not all at once). ☊ stage ☊
This technology is still in its early stages. ☊ stage ☊
Don't worry about the baby not wanting to leave you—it's a stage they go through. ☊ stage ☊
We had to carry the piano up three flights of stairs. ☊ stair ☊
He stamped the snow off his boots. ☊ stamp ☊
I'm not standing for it any longer. ☊ stand for sth ☊
There were no seats left so I had to stand up. ☊ stand up ☊
He failed to reach the required standard, and did not qualify for the race. ☊ standard ☊
Her work is not up to standard (= of a good enough standard). ☊ standard ☊
No one has yet been chosen for the starring role (= the main part). ☊ star ☊
The discussion started off mildly enough. ☊ start off ☊
anxieties about the state of the country's economy ☊ state ☊
You're not in a fit state to drive. ☊ state ☊
There is no need to state the obvious (= to say sth that everyone already knows). ☊ state ☊
state that...: He stated categorically that he knew nothing about the deal. ☊ state ☊
The prime minister is expected to issue a statement on the policy change this afternoon. ☊ statement ☊
He tuned to another station. ☊ station ☊
'Do you want a drink?' 'No, thanks, I can't stay.' ☊ stay ☊
She stayed at home (= did not go out to work) while the children were young. ☊ stay ☊
+ adv./prep.: I don't know why they stay together (= remain married or in a relationship). ☊ stay ☊
She did not want to stay in nursing all her life. ☊ stay ☊
five years of steady economic growth ☊ steady ☊
She's not very steady on her feet these days. ☊ steady ☊
Can you stick this on the noticeboard? ☊ stick ☊
'Shall we meet on Friday this week?' 'No, let's stick to Saturday.' ☊ stick to sth ☊
Stir in the milk to make a soft but not sticky dough. ☊ sticky ☊
We stayed in a village where time has stood still (= life has not changed for many years). ☊ still ☊
A wasp or bee sting is painful but not necessarily serious. ☊ sting ☊
We have a fast turnover of stock. ☊ stock ☊
That particular model is not currently in stock. ☊ stock ☊
She had no stomach for the leftover stew. ☊ have no stomach for sth ☊
They had no stomach for a fight. ☊ have no stomach for sth ☊
There's no stopping us now (= nothing can prevent us from achieving what we want to achieve). ☊ stop ☊
stop sb/sth from doing sth: There's nothing to stop you from accepting the offer. ☊ stop ☊
The referee was forced to stop the game because of heavy snow. ☊ stop ☊
She criticizes everyone and the trouble is, she doesn't know when to stop. ☊ stop ☊
Babies do not grow at a steady rate but in stops and starts. ☊ stop ☊
Many years later I returned to Africa but that's another story (= I am not going to talk about it now). ☊ story ☊
Now for a summary of tonight's main news stories. ☊ story ☊
Her novels always have the same basic story. ☊ story ☊
I'll come straight to the point—your work isn't good enough. ☊ straight ☊
You should try not to place too much strain on muscles and joints. ☊ strain ☊
The ground here cannot take the strain of a large building. ☊ strain ☊
The transport service cannot cope with the strain of so many additional passengers. ☊ strain ☊
Strangely enough, I don't feel at all nervous. ☊ strangely ☊
We've told our daughter not to speak to strangers. ☊ stranger ☊
Sorry, I don't know where the bank is. I'm a stranger here myself. ☊ stranger ☊
the government's economic strategy ☊ strategy ☊
It's not safe to walk the streets at night. ☊ street ☊
The word on the street is that it's not going to happen. ☊ street ☊
Political power depends upon economic strength. ☊ strength ☊
stress out: I try not to stress out when things go wrong. ☊ stress ☊
+ speech: 'There is,' Johnson stressed, 'no real alternative.' ☊ stress ☊
stress how, what, etc...: I cannot stress too much how important this is. ☊ stress ☊
She left strict instructions that she was not to be disturbed. ☊ strict ☊
He told me in the strictest confidence (= on the understanding that I would tell nobody else). ☊ strict ☊
it strikes sb that...: It strikes me that nobody is really in favour of the changes. ☊ strike ☊
an unofficial/a one-day strike ☊ strike ☊
Half the workforce are now (out) on strike. ☊ strike ☊
strip sb (to sth): He stood there stripped to the waist (= he had no clothes on the upper part of his body). ☊ strip ☊
a face with strong features (= large and noticeable) ☊ strong ☊
Are you feeling stronger now after your rest? ☊ strong ☊
It's difficult, I know. But be strong! ☊ strong ☊
She wasn't a strong swimmer (= she could not swim well). ☊ strong ☊
He's strong enough to lift a car! ☊ strong ☊
changes in the social and economic structure of society ☊ structure ☊
She will not give up her children without a struggle. ☊ struggle ☊
There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene. ☊ struggle ☊
I don't know how you can eat that stuff! ☊ stuff ☊
I was stupid enough to believe him. ☊ stupid ☊
Forgetting my notes made me look stupid. ☊ stupid ☊
My husband has no sense of style. ☊ style ☊
Caution was not her style (= not the way she usually behaved). ☊ style ☊
I have nothing more to say on the subject. ☊ subject ☊
The course teaches you the theory but there's no substitute for practical experience. ☊ substitute ☊
substitute for sb/sth: Nothing can substitute for the advice your doctor is able to give you. ☊ substitute ☊
economic success ☊ success ☊
The company has had another successful year. ☊ successful ☊
They had been invited to a Hindu wedding and were not sure what happened on such occasions. ☊ such ☊
There is no such thing as a free lunch. ☊ such ☊
Such advice as he was given (= it was not very much) has proved almost worthless. ☊ such ☊
The knot was fastened in such a way that it was impossible to undo. ☊ such ☊
This issue was of such importance that we could not afford to ignore it. ☊ such ☊
Opportunities such as this did not come every day. ☊ such as ☊
The new job is not a promotion as such, but it has good prospects. ☊ as such ☊
'Well, did they offer it to you?' 'No, not as such, but they said I had a good chance.' ☊ as such ☊
She was noisily sucking up milk through a straw. ☊ suck ☊
suffer for sth: He made a rash decision and now he is suffering for it. ☊ suffer ☊
sufficient to do sth: These reasons are not sufficient to justify the ban. ☊ sufficient ☊
This juice contains no added sugar. ☊ sugar ☊
suggest sth: The symptoms suggest a minor heart attack. ☊ suggest ☊
There is no suggestion of any impropriety. ☊ suggestion ☊
suggestion that...: There was no suggestion that he was doing anything illegal. ☊ suggestion ☊
suitable for sth/sb: This programme is not suitable for children. ☊ suitable ☊
Would now be a suitable moment to discuss my report? ☊ suitable ☊
suited (for sb/sth): He is not really suited for a teaching career. ☊ suited ☊
They were not suited to one another. ☊ suited ☊
It is now high summer (= the hottest part of summer). ☊ summer ☊
the warmth of the afternoon sun ☊ sun ☊
We cannot guarantee adequate supplies of raw materials. ☊ supply ☊
Books were in short supply (= there were not enough of them). ☊ supply ☊
The witness's story was not supported by the evidence. ☊ support ☊
The atmosphere of Mars could not support life. ☊ support ☊
She has no visible means of support (= no work, income etc.). ☊ support ☊
suppose sb/sth + noun: I had supposed his wife a younger woman. ☊ suppose ☊
I suppose all the tickets have been sold now, have they? ☊ suppose ☊
There is no reason to suppose she's lying. ☊ suppose ☊
suppose sb/sth (to be/have) sth: suppose sb/sth + adj./noun: Suppose him (to be) dead—what then? ☊ suppose ☊
'Can I borrow the car?' 'I suppose so ' (= Yes, but I'm not happy about it). ☊ suppose ☊
What I'm saying, I suppose, is that she's not really suitable for the job. ☊ suppose ☊
You're supposed to buy a ticket, but not many people do. ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
How was I supposed to know you were waiting for me? ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
'Yes and no.' 'What is that supposed to mean?' (= showing that you are annoyed) ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
You're not supposed to walk on the grass. ☊ not be supposed to do sth ☊
'Is that John over there?' 'I'm not sure '. ☊ sure ☊
sure how, whether, etc...: Ask me if you're not sure how to do it. ☊ sure ☊
I'm not sure whether I should tell you this. ☊ sure ☊
We could not be sure of financial support. ☊ sure ☊
Make sure (that) no one finds out about this. ☊ make sure (of sth/that...) ☊
They scored another goal and made sure of victory. ☊ make sure (of sth/that...) ☊
No one knows for sure what happened. ☊ for sure ☊
One thing is for sure—it's not going to be easy. ☊ for sure ☊
Sure, no problem. ☊ sure ☊
'They're getting married.' 'Surely not! ' ☊ surely ☊
It comes as no surprise to learn that they broke their promises. ☊ surprise ☊
it surprises sb to do sth: Would it surprise you to know that I'm thinking of leaving? ☊ surprise ☊
Don't be surprised if I pretend not to recognise you. ☊ surprised ☊
It's not surprising (that) they lost. ☊ surprising ☊
Not surprisingly on such a hot day, the beach was crowded. ☊ surprisingly ☊
survive on sth: I can't survive on £40 a week (= it is not enough for my basic needs). ☊ survive ☊
suspect (sth): If you suspect a gas leak, do not strike a match or even turn on an electric light. ☊ suspect ☊
Suspecting nothing, he walked right into the trap. ☊ suspect ☊
As I had suspected all along, he was not a real policeman. ☊ suspect ☊
suspicion (that...): I have a sneaking suspicion that she's not telling the truth. ☊ suspicion ☊
Didn't you notice anything suspicious in his behaviour? ☊ suspicious ☊
Police are not treating the fire as suspicious. ☊ suspicious ☊
swear to do sth: She made him swear not to tell anyone. ☊ swear ☊
swear to sb/on sth (that)...: I swear to God I had nothing to do with it. ☊ swear ☊
I did not feel at all sympathetic towards Kate. ☊ sympathetic ☊
I have no sympathy for Jan, it's all her own fault. ☊ sympathy ☊
a billiard/snooker/pool table ☊ table ☊
No decision will be taken on the matter until next week. ☊ take ☊
If you take my advice you'll have nothing more to do with him. ☊ take ☊
These threats are not to be taken lightly. ☊ take ☊
Did you take notes in the class? ☊ take ☊
take sb + noun: The rebels took him prisoner. ☊ take ☊
talk (to/with sb) (about sb/sth): Who were you talking to just now? ☊ talk ☊
Ann and Joe aren't talking to each other right now (= they refuse to speak to each other because they have argued). ☊ talk ☊
What are you talking about? (= used when you are surprised, annoyed and/or worried by sth that sb has just said) ☊ talk ☊
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 ☊
talk of sth: Mary is talking of looking for another job. ☊ talk ☊
a blank tape (= a tape that has nothing recorded on it) ☊ tape ☊
a thankless task (= an unpleasant one that nobody wants to do and nobody thanks you for doing) ☊ task ☊
Detectives are now faced with the task of identifying the body. ☊ task ☊
Getting hold of this information was no easy task (= was difficult). ☊ task ☊
Modern art is not to everyone's taste. ☊ taste ☊
Taste it and see if you think there's enough salt in it. ☊ taste ☊
He has now retired from full-time teaching ☊ teaching ☊
The team is/are not playing very well this season. ☊ team ☊
I tore another sheet from the pad. ☊ tear ☊
He accused the leader of tearing up the party's manifesto (= of ignoring it). ☊ tear sth up ☊
Desperately she fought back the tears (= tried not to cry). ☊ tear ☊
The guide is too technical for a non-specialist. ☊ technical ☊
science and technology ☊ technology ☊
recent advances in medical technology ☊ technology ☊
to make use of the most modern technologies ☊ technology ☊
The company has invested in the latest technology. ☊ technology ☊
tell how, if, etc...: 'That's not an original.' 'How can you tell?' ☊ tell ☊
tell sb/yourself (that)...: They've told us (that) they're not coming. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb + speech: 'I'm ready to go now,' he told her. ☊ tell ☊
I told the boys off for making so much noise. ☊ tell sb off (for sth/for doing sth) ☊
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 ☊
Not brilliant, Robyn, but I'll give you ten out of ten for effort. ☊ ten out of ten (for sth) ☊
Many students now have paid employment during term. ☊ term ☊
I'm not terribly interested in politics. ☊ terribly ☊
I'll run a diagnostic test to see why the server keeps crashing. ☊ test ☊
test sth on sb/sth: Our beauty products are not tested on animals. ☊ test ☊
You should know better than to behave like that. ☊ than ☊
'Would you like some more?' 'No thanks.' ☊ thanks ☊
We managed to get it finished in the end—no thanks to him (= he didn't help). ☊ no thanks to sb/sth ☊
Everyone knows about it now, thanks to you! ☊ thanks to sb/sth ☊
'Would you like some more cake?' 'No thank you.' ☊ thank you ☊
Do you remember when we went to Norway? That was a good trip. ☊ that ☊
It's the best novel (that) I've ever read. ☊ that ☊
No, the other one... that's it. ☊ that's it ☊
That's it, the fire's out now. ☊ that's it ☊
That's it for now, but if I get any news I'll let you know. ☊ that's it ☊
It's possible (that) he has not received the letter. ☊ that ☊
The fact (that) he's older than me is not relevant. ☊ that ☊
North American literature is the main theme of this year's festival. ☊ theme ☊
Just then (= at that moment) there was a knock at the door. ☊ then ☊
He drank a glass of whisky, then another and then another. ☊ then ☊
According to the theory of relativity, nothing can travel faster than light. ☊ theory ☊
There seemed to be no doubt about it. ☊ there ☊
I'm not going in there—it's freezing! ☊ there ☊
He's only 17 and therefore not eligible to vote. ☊ therefore ☊
They now say that red wine is good for you. ☊ they ☊
You need something to cheer you up—I know just the thing! ☊ thing ☊
There are a lot of things she doesn't know about me. ☊ thing ☊
There's another thing I'd like to ask you. ☊ thing ☊
'Why did you tell her our secret?' 'I did no such thing!' ☊ thing ☊
Don't treat her like that—she's a person, not a thing! ☊ thing ☊
She took no interest in the people and things around her. ☊ thing ☊
think (about sth): I can't tell you now—I'll have to think about it. ☊ think ☊
I think this is their house, but I'm not sure. ☊ think ☊
'What shall we do now?' 'I'll think of something.' ☊ think of sth/sb ☊
Do it this minute (= now). ☊ this ☊
He never comes to see me these days (= now, as compared with the past). ☊ this ☊
a thorough knowledge of the subject ☊ thorough ☊
The work had not been done very thoroughly. ☊ thoroughly ☊
Anne was fond of Tim, though he often annoyed her. ☊ though ☊
Though she gave no sign, I was sure she had seen me. ☊ though ☊
He'll probably say no, though it's worth asking. ☊ though ☊
'Have you ever been to Australia?' 'No. I'd like to, though.' ☊ though ☊
Not enough thought has gone into this essay. ☊ thought ☊
threaten to do sth: The hijackers threatened to kill one passenger every hour if their demands were not met. ☊ threaten ☊
He will not live through the night. ☊ through ☊
I'm halfway through (= reading) her second novel. ☊ through ☊
The accident happened through no fault of mine. ☊ through ☊
'Did you stop in Oxford on the way?' 'No, we drove straight through.' ☊ through ☊
We do not own the building. Thus, it would be impossible for us to make any major changes to it. ☊ thus ☊
I tied a knot in the rope. ☊ tie ☊
economic ties ☊ tie ☊
She twisted her hair into a tight knot. ☊ tight ☊
How many times (= how often) do I have to tell you not to do that? ☊ time ☊
I remember one time (= once) we had to abandon our car in the snow. ☊ time ☊
At no time did I give my consent to the plan. ☊ time ☊
We have no time to lose (= we must hurry). ☊ time ☊
He never takes any time off (= time spent not working). ☊ time ☊
Do it now please—not in three hours' time (= three hours from now). ☊ time ☊
The time is now half past ten. ☊ time ☊
There's no rush—take your time. ☊ take your time (over sth), take your time to do sth/doing sth ☊
The rain will become heavy at times in the afternoon. ☊ at times ☊
Sport is no longer so important in the school timetable (= all the subjects that are taught at schools). ☊ timetable ☊
Only a tiny minority hold such extreme views. ☊ tiny ☊
the tip of your nose ☊ tip ☊
the northern tip of the island ☊ tip ☊
There are mountains to the north. ☊ to ☊
The industry today is nothing to what it once was. ☊ to ☊
He couldn't get close enough to see. ☊ to ☊
I don't know what to say. ☊ to ☊
I've got a piano lesson later today. ☊ today ☊
The exams start a week today/today week (= one week from now). ☊ today ☊
After the meeting the two sides in the dispute were no closer together. ☊ together ☊
All together now: 'Happy birthday to you...' ☊ together ☊
tomorrow afternoon/morning/night/evening ☊ tomorrow ☊
The announcement will appear in tomorrow's newspapers. ☊ tomorrow ☊
Who knows what changes tomorrow may bring? ☊ tomorrow ☊
The overall tone of the book is gently nostalgic. ☊ tone ☊
There's no need to take that tone with me—it's not my fault we're late. ☊ tone ☊
It's too late to do anything about it now. ☊ too ☊
I'm not too sure if this is right. ☊ too ☊
She's none too (= not very) clever. ☊ too ☊
The computer is now an invaluable tool for the family doctor. ☊ tool ☊
the effectiveness of interest rates as an economic tool ☊ tool ☊
None of them could sing in tune. ☊ in/out of tune ☊
The piano is out of tune. ☊ in/out of tune ☊
He's a lawyer turned politician (= he used to be a lawyer but is now a politician). ☊ turn ☊
The river turns north at this point. ☊ turn ☊
We said we would do it—there can be no turning back. ☊ turn back, turn sb/sth back ☊
He really knows how to turn on the charm (= suddenly become pleasant and attractive). ☊ turn sth on ☊
She has nobody she can turn to. ☊ turn to sb/sth ☊
When it's your turn, take another card. ☊ turn ☊
I don't know him well; I've only met him twice. ☊ twice ☊
Twist the knob to the left to open the door. ☊ twist ☊
Her hair was twisted into a knot on top of her head. ☊ twist ☊
The story has taken another twist. ☊ twist ☊
She gave the lid another twist and it came off. ☊ twist ☊
typical for sb/sth: The weather at the moment is not typical for July. ☊ typical ☊
Let us know if you're unable to come. ☊ unable ☊
Noise from the factory has reached an unacceptable level. ☊ unacceptable ☊
She was knocked unconscious. ☊ unconscious ☊
Nobody under 18 is allowed to buy alcohol. ☊ under ☊
The country is now under martial law. ☊ under ☊
Under the terms of the lease you had no right to sublet the property. ☊ under ☊
I'm under no illusions about what hard work this will be. ☊ under ☊
The coin rolled underneath the piano. ☊ underneath ☊
understand sb: Nobody understands me. ☊ understand ☊
No one is answering the phone—I can't understand it. ☊ understand ☊
understand that...: He was the first to understand that we live in a knowledge economy. ☊ understand ☊
I'm not sure that I understand. Go over it again. ☊ understand ☊
The committee has little or no understanding of the problem. ☊ understanding ☊
The existence of God is beyond human understanding (= humans cannot know whether God exists or not). ☊ understanding ☊
We have this understanding that nobody talks about work over lunch. ☊ understanding ☊
to undo a button/knot/zip, etc. ☊ undo ☊
The announcement was not entirely unexpected. ☊ unexpected ☊
Not unexpectedly, most local business depends on tourism. ☊ unexpectedly ☊
It would be unfair not to let you have a choice. ☊ unfair ☊
unfriendly (to/towards sb): There's no need to be so unfriendly towards them. ☊ unfriendly ☊
Growth has not been uniform across the country. ☊ uniform ☊
This consideration was not unimportant. ☊ unimportant ☊
a summit to discuss economic and monetary union ☊ union ☊
Northern Ireland's union with Britain ☊ union ☊
a species of insect previously unknown to science ☊ unknown ☊
He was trying, for some unknown reason, to count the stars. ☊ unknown ☊
The man's identity remains unknown. ☊ unknown ☊
an unknown actor ☊ unknown ☊
The author is virtually unknown outside Poland. ☊ unknown ☊
The disease is as yet unknown in Europe (= there have been no cases there). ☊ unknown ☊
It was not unknown for people to have to wait several hours (= it happened sometimes). ☊ unknown ☊
You won't get paid for time off unless you have a doctor's note. ☊ unless ☊
I won't tell them—not unless you say I can. ☊ unless ☊
The sound was not unlike that of birds singing. ☊ unlike ☊
He was very unlucky not to win. ☊ unlucky ☊
If you're unlucky enough to get trapped in a lift, remember not to panic. ☊ unlucky ☊
The fees they charge are not unreasonable. ☊ unreasonable ☊
It would be unreasonable to expect somebody to come at such short notice. ☊ unreasonable ☊
You're not going out until you've finished this. ☊ until ☊
Until now I have always lived alone. ☊ until ☊
It's not unusual for young doctors to work a 70-hour week (= it happens often). ☊ unusual ☊
The turnout was unusually low. ☊ unusually ☊
I pinned the notice up on the wall. ☊ up ☊
She went straight up to the door and knocked loudly. ☊ up ☊
They've moved up north. ☊ up ☊
I stayed up late (= did not go to bed until late) last night. ☊ up ☊
I can take up to four people (= but no more than four) in my car. ☊ up to sth ☊
Up to now he's been very quiet. ☊ up to sth ☊
It's not up to you to tell me how to do my job. ☊ be up to sb ☊
Try not to let him upset you. ☊ upset ☊
it upsets sb that...: It upset him that nobody had bothered to tell him about it. ☊ upset ☊
There's no point getting upset about it. ☊ upset ☊
urge (sb) + speech: 'Why not give it a try?' she urged (him). ☊ urge ☊
use sth for sth/for doing sth: We used a carrot for the snowman's nose. ☊ use ☊
I'm not sure that this is the most valuable use of my time. ☊ use ☊
You can throw those away—they're no use to anyone. ☊ be no use (to sb) ☊
It's no use—I can't persuade her. ☊ it's no use (doing sth), what's the use (of doing sth)? ☊
used to doing sth: I'm not used to eating so much at lunchtime. ☊ used ☊
Your knowledge of German may come in useful (= be useful in a particular situation). ☊ useful ☊
They asked me why I wanted the job and why I thought I was suitable—you know, the usual thing. ☊ usual ☊
They're on vacation in Hawaii right now. ☊ vacation ☊
Luckily, nothing valuable was stolen. ☊ valuable ☊
The value of regular exercise should not be underestimated. ☊ value ☊
to be of little/no value to sb ☊ value ☊
I suppose it has a certain novelty value (= it's interesting because it's new). ☊ value ☊
to be bad/poor value (= not worth the money it costs) ☊ value ☊
They're only £40—not bad value, really. ☊ value ☊
In the vast majority of cases, this should not be a problem. ☊ vast ☊
The English version of the novel is due for publication next year. ☊ version ☊
Very few people know that. ☊ very ☊
'Are you busy?' 'Not very.' ☊ very ☊
I'm not very (= not at all) impressed. ☊ very ☊
At last he had his very own car (= belonging to him and to nobody else). ☊ very ☊
She was the innocent victim of an arson attack. ☊ victim ☊
a home video (= not a professional one) ☊ video ☊
There was nobody in view. ☊ view ☊
view (about/on sth): His views on the subject were well known. ☊ view ☊
Children should not be allowed to watch violent movies (= that show a lot of violence). ☊ violent ☊
Most stars are not visible to the naked eye. ☊ visible ☊
He showed no visible sign of emotion. ☊ visible ☊
After using the cream for a month, I could see no visible difference. ☊ visible ☊
to have good/perfect/poor/blurred/normal vision ☊ vision ☊
He had a vision of a world in which there would be no wars. ☊ vision ☊
vital to do sth: It was vital to show that he was not afraid. ☊ vital ☊
The word 'failure' is not in his vocabulary (= for him, failure does not exist). ☊ vocabulary ☊
He was suffering from flu and had lost his voice (= could not speak). ☊ voice ☊
The staff have agreed to a voluntary wage freeze (= a situation in which wages are not increased for a time). ☊ wage ☊
The workmen were stripped to the waist (= wearing no clothes on the top half of their bodies). ☊ waist ☊
I waited my chance and slipped out when no one was looking. ☊ wait ☊
wake sb (up): Try not to wake the baby up. ☊ wake ☊
Try not to let your mind wander. ☊ wander ☊
I just wanted to know if everything was all right. ☊ want ☊
The government does not want to go to war (= start a war) unless all other alternatives have failed. ☊ war ☊
Are you warm enough? ☊ warm ☊
They were warned not to climb the mountain in such bad weather. ☊ warn ☊
Many people continue to ignore warnings about the dangers of sunbathing. ☊ warning ☊
wash yourself: She was no longer able to wash herself. ☊ wash ☊
waste sth (in) doing sth: She wasted no time in rejecting the offer (= she rejected it immediately). ☊ waste ☊
You're wasting your time trying to explain it to him (= because he will not understand). ☊ waste ☊
'Would you like to play?' 'No thanks—I'll just watch.' ☊ watch ☊
The cashiers were asked to watch out for forged banknotes. ☊ watch out for sb/sth ☊
wave sth + adv./prep.: 'I'm rich!' she exclaimed, waving the money under his nose. ☊ wave ☊
It's been quite a day, one way and another (= for several reasons). ☊ way ☊
Unfortunately they ran into a snowstorm along the way. ☊ way ☊
It was not his way to admit that he had made a mistake. ☊ way ☊
way to do sth: That's not the right way to hold a pair of scissors. ☊ way ☊
That's no way to speak to your mother! ☊ way ☊
way of doing sth: I'm not happy with this way of working. ☊ way ☊
way (that...): It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it. ☊ way ☊
I generally get what I want one way or another (= by some means). ☊ 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 economy is very weak. ☊ weak ☊
It's important to know your own strengths and weaknesses. ☊ weakness ☊
The novelty of married life was beginning to wear off. ☊ wear off ☊
I'm not going out in this weather! ☊ weather ☊
The doctor said he should not lift heavy weights. ☊ weight ☊
No more for me. I have to watch my weight. ☊ weight ☊
I had the feeling we were not welcome at the meeting. ☊ welcome ☊
His campaign was not going well. ☊ well ☊
She took it very well (= did not react too badly), all things considered. ☊ well ☊
How well do you know Carla? ☊ well ☊
I was well annoyed, I can tell you. ☊ well ☊
He liked her well enough (= to a reasonable degree) but he wasn't going to make a close friend of her. ☊ well ☊
Is she well enough to travel? ☊ well ☊
I'm better now, thank you. ☊ well ☊
He's not a well man. ☊ well ☊
'Do you want to come?' 'Well, I'm not sure.' ☊ well ☊
Well? Are you going to tell us or not? ☊ well ☊
Well, I'd better be going now. ☊ well ☊
a well-known actor ☊ well known ☊
His books are not well known. ☊ well known ☊
It is a well-known fact that caffeine is a stimulant. ☊ well known ☊
I was born in Japan, but I've lived in the West for some years now. ☊ west ☊
You'll get wet (= in the rain) if you go out now. ☊ wet ☊
Try not to get your shoes wet. ☊ wet ☊
Nobody knows what will happen next. ☊ what ☊
Do you want to take the wheel (= drive) now? ☊ wheel ☊
Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not. ☊ whereas ☊
He comes from Boula, wherever that may be (= I don't know where it is). ☊ wherever ☊
It remains to be seen whether or not this idea can be put into practice. ☊ whether ☊
I'll see whether she's at home (= or not at home). ☊ whether ☊
You are entitled to a free gift whether you accept our offer of insurance or not. ☊ whether ☊
I'm going whether you like it or not. ☊ whether ☊
Whether or not we're successful, we can be sure that we did our best. ☊ whether ☊
Some people work better to music while others do not. ☊ while ☊
While I am willing to help, I do not have much time available. ☊ while ☊
Don't you know it's rude to whisper? ☊ whisper ☊
His hair was as white as snow. ☊ white ☊
There were a whole lot of people I didn't know. ☊ a whole lot (of sth) ☊
I know you did it—I just want to know why. ☊ why ☊
Why not write to her? ☊ why not? ☊
'Let's eat out.' 'Why not? ' ☊ why not? ☊
The road was just wide enough for two vehicles to pass. ☊ wide ☊
The idea is now widely accepted. ☊ widely ☊
It is not a wildly funny play. ☊ wildly ☊
That'll be the doctor now. ☊ will ☊
Unemployment can be defined as the number of people who are willing and able to work, but who can not find jobs. ☊ willing ☊
a north/south/east/west wind ☊ wind ☊
a chill/cold/biting wind from the north ☊ wind ☊
The swan flapped its wings noisily. ☊ wing ☊
The winners of the competition will be announced next month. ☊ winner ☊
There are no winners in a divorce (= everyone suffers). ☊ winner ☊
The wisest course of action is just to say nothing. ☊ wise ☊
'Where is he now?' 'I only wish I knew!' ☊ wish ☊
wish sb/sth/yourself + adj.: He's dead and it's no use wishing him alive again. ☊ wish ☊
'I'd rather not talk now.' '(Just) as you wish.' ☊ wish ☊
wish sb sth: She could not believe that he wished her harm. ☊ wish ☊
wish sb/sth to do sth: He was not sure whether he wished her to stay or go. ☊ wish ☊
It's no use wishing for the impossible. ☊ wish ☊
He had no wish to start a fight. ☊ wish ☊
I have a client with me right now. ☊ with ☊
That question is not within the scope of this talk. ☊ within ☊
We are now within range of enemy fire. ☊ within ☊
The noise seems to be coming from within the building. ☊ within ☊
without sb doing sth: The party was organized without her knowing anything about it. ☊ without ☊
The novel is based on an event that he himself had witnessed. ☊ witness ☊
We are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violent crime. ☊ witness ☊
wonder (about sth): 'Why do you want to know?' 'No particular reason. I was just wondering.' ☊ wonder ☊
+ speech: 'What should I do now?' she wondered. ☊ wonder ☊
I give you my word of honour (= my sincere promise) ... ☊ word ☊
I trusted her not to go back on her word (= break her promise). ☊ word ☊
Remember—not a word to (= don't tell) Peter about any of this. ☊ word ☊
Do not write more than 200 words. ☊ word ☊
Do you know the words to this song? ☊ word ☊
He couldn't find the words to thank her enough. ☊ word ☊
Words fail me (= I cannot express how I feel). ☊ word ☊
There are no words to say how sorry we are. ☊ word ☊
Angry is not the word for it—I was furious. ☊ word ☊
work on sb/sth: His charm doesn't work on me (= does not affect or impress me). ☊ work ☊
work on sth: He is working on a new novel. ☊ work ☊
Beethoven's piano works ☊ work ☊
Work continues on renovating the hotel. ☊ work ☊
It is difficult to find work in the present economic climate. ☊ work ☊
They had little contact with the outside world (= people and places that were not part of their normal life). ☊ world ☊
There's nothing in the world I'd like more than to visit New York. ☊ in the world ☊
worry over sb/sth: There's no point in worrying over things you can't change. ☊ 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 ☊
It must be worrying for you not to know where he is. ☊ worrying ☊
It is particularly worrying that nobody seems to be in charge. ☊ worrying ☊
worse than doing sth: There's nothing worse than going out in the cold with wet hair. ☊ worse ☊
Never mind—it could be worse (= although the situation is bad, it is not as bad as it might have been). ☊ worse ☊
He worshipped her from afar (= he loved her but did not tell her his feelings). ☊ worship ☊
write sth: to write a novel/a song/an essay/a computer program, etc. ☊ write ☊
No decision has been made at the time of writing. ☊ write ☊
This man has done nothing wrong. ☊ wrong ☊
wrong that...: It is wrong that he should not be punished for what he did. ☊ wrong ☊
'What's wrong?' 'Oh, nothing.' ☊ wrong ☊
The doctor could find nothing wrong with him. ☊ wrong ☊
wrong (about sth/sb): You were wrong about Tom; he's not married after all. ☊ wrong ☊
No, you've got it all wrong. She's his wife. ☊ get sth wrong ☊
Don't get me wrong (= do not be offended by what I am going to say), I think he's doing a good job, but... ☊ get sb wrong ☊
He assumed, wrongly, that she did not care. ☊ wrongly ☊
Rightly or wrongly, they felt they should have been better informed (= I do not know whether they were right to feel this way). ☊ wrongly ☊
She was wrongly diagnosed as having skin cancer. ☊ wrongly ☊
She stifled another yawn and tried hard to look interested. ☊ yawn ☊
She's getting on in years (= is no longer young). ☊ year ☊
'Are you coming? Yes or no?' ☊ yes ☊
'I enjoyed her latest novel.' 'Yes, me too.' ☊ yes ☊
'They've scored another goal.' 'Yes!!' ☊ yes ☊
I need a simple yes or no to my questions. ☊ yes ☊
There will be two ballot boxes—one for yesses and one for noes. ☊ yes ☊
'Are you ready?' 'No, not yet.' ☊ yet ☊
We have yet to decide what action to take (= We have not decided what action to take). ☊ yet ☊
snow, snow and yet more snow ☊ yet ☊
yet another diet book ☊ yet ☊
As yet little was known of the causes of the disease. ☊ as yet ☊
My son's thirteen but he's young for his age (= not as developed as other boys of the same age). ☊ young ☊
You don't seem quite yourself today (= you do not seem well or do not seem as happy as usual). ☊ yourself ☊
She regrets that she spent her youth travelling and not studying. ☊ youth ☊
a pedestrian zone (= where vehicles may not go) ☊ zone ☊

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ne ☊ nous ne faisons pas du très bon travail ☊
pas ☊ non, ne touchez pas! ☊
plus ☊ il est considérablement plus jeune que moi ☊
aucun ☊ trop d’argent et aucun goût ☊
savoir ☊ je ne savais plus quoi dire ☊
non ☊ non, je ne peux pas parler maintenant ☊
personne ☊ il ne parlait à personne en particulier ☊
connaître ☊ je le connaissais depuis vingt ans ☊
rien ☊ moi, je n’en sais rien ☊
maintenant ☊ je ne peux pas partir maintenant ☊
ni ☊ je ne mange pas de viandes, ni de produits laitiers ☊
économique ☊ le rétablissement économique de l’Asie est plus rapide que prévu ☊
coup ☊ je lui donne juste un coup de main. je le lui dois ☊
assez ☊ les journées ne sont plus assez longues ☊
économie ☊ les exportations sont le moteur de notre économie ☊
notamment ☊ on ignore notamment si des gendarmes figurent parmi les victimes ☊
pourtant ☊ pourtant cette perspective aussi m’effrayait ☊
annoncer ☊ l’année 1993 s’annonce donc difficile ☊
noter ☊ tu as tout noté? ☊
ignorer ☊ j’ignorais pourquoi il jurait comme ça ☊
énorme ☊ je pense que c’est un énorme effort ☊
constater ☊ je constate de ce fait ☊
prononcer ☊ je ne devrais même pas prononcer ces mots ☊
frapper ☊ je n’ai pas frappé vraiment fort ☊
connaissance ☊ nous serons heureux d’en prendre connaissance ☊
normal ☊ j’ai une vie plutôt normale, avec un mari, des enfants ☊
remarquer ☊ ils ont fait remarquer que ces jeunes avaient été pris ☊
honorable ☊ c’est un but honorable ☊
novembre ☊ rappelez-vous où vous étiez le 1er novembre? ☊
désormais ☊ c’est désormais chose faite ☊
nord ☊ les tensions raciales ont explosé dans le nord ☊
honneur ☊ c’est un grand honneur de vous rencontrer ☊
note ☊ je prends des notes comme un fou ☊
prévenir ☊ je suis à deux doigts de prévenir la police ☊
nourrir ☊ l’inégalité nourrit l’injustice ☊
roman ☊ j’avais lu des romans, en prose et en vers ☊
après-midi ☊ j’ai passé l’après-midi avec des amis ☊
renoncer ☊ elle avait renoncé à me convaincre ☊
technologie ☊ en Chine, on utilise cette technologie depuis plus de 20 ans ☊
dénoncer ☊ il s’attacha à dénoncer les abus et la corruption ☊
inconnu ☊ je me réveille dans des endroits inconnus ☊
bruit ☊ j’entends ce bruit horrible ☊
notion ☊ par contre, je n’ai aucune notion de médecine ☊
phénomène ☊ je suis un phénomène, non? ☊
neige ☊ ils ne peuvent plus pelleter la neige ☊
annonce ☊ il n’y a pas eu d’annonce à ce sujet ☊
apercevoir ☊ on aperçoit la sortie du tunnel ☊
norme ☊ nous appliquons désormais les normes d’hygiène ☊
manœuvre ☊ nous étions trois soldats à faire la manœuvre ☊
normalement ☊ normalement, je suis un chien très gentil ☊
innocent ☊ l’essentiel est qu’ils soient innocents ☊
minorité ☊ il y a une minorité francophone appréciable dans la région ☊
renverser ☊ tout le container est renversé, tout est mélangé ☊
gouverneur ☊ le rôle du nouveau gouverneur de l’île est si important ☊
autonome ☊ mon corps est autonome. il ne m’écoute pas ☊
mineur ☊ les mineurs sont devenus fous ☊
autonomie ☊ nous voulons conserver notre autonomie ☊
autochtone ☊ nous pouvons répondre aux préoccupations des autochtones ☊
innovation ☊ les entreprises maintiennent leurs efforts d’innovation ☊
excessif ☊ votre réaction est un peu excessive ☊
congé ☊ il vous faudra prendre un congé d’un mois, au moins ☊
midi ☊ mon père rentre pour le repas de midi ☊
technologique ☊ il en résultera un influx technologique ☊
nez ☊ le sang coulait de son nez sur ses vêtements ☊
honorer ☊ c’était un soldat de Rome. honorez sa mémoire ☊
grand-chose ☊ ça ne veut pas dire grand-chose ☊
affiche ☊ j’ai mon nom sur des affiches ☊
économiste ☊ je ne connais pas un seul économiste ☊
monopole ☊ nul n’a le monopole des bonnes idées ☊
nomination ☊ j’ai été très heureux d’apprendre votre nomination ☊
tantôt ☊ des voix tantôt masculines, tantôt féminines ☊
énormément ☊ j’ai énormément d’admiration pour lui ☊
anonyme ☊ on parle d’une adresse anonyme sur l’Internet ☊
accentuer ☊ la méfiance entre salariés et employeurs s’accentue ☊
silencieux ☊ elle était silencieuse la plupart du temps ☊
mention ☊ on n’a même pas fait mention du problème ☊
menu ☊ il y a du poulet au menu ☊
nominal ☊ selon notre enquête, les ventes nominales ont augmenté ☊
noble ☊ l’eau est une matière plus noble, et sans doute plus précieuse ☊
nœud ☊ fais un double nœud, mais doucement ☊
nouveauté ☊ l’émission a perdu son parfum de nouveauté ☊
canon ☊ ils nous ont attaqués au canon à eau et au gaz lacrymogène ☊
nord-ouest ☊ un tremblement de terre secoue le nord- ouest de la Turquie ☊
néant ☊ vous réduisez ma vie à néant ☊
carnet ☊ j’inscrivais les rendez-vous sur mon carnet ☊
réputé ☊ son personnel est réputé pour son service hors pair ☊
notable ☊ il y a des disparités notables entre pays ☊
dorénavant ☊ j’écrirai dorénavant sur les deux côtés de la page ☊
diagnostic ☊ comment confirme-t-on le diagnostic de l’Alzheimer? ☊
nullement ☊ il n’est nullement indispensable ☊
ficher ☊ je me fiche pas mal de ce que tu fais! ☊
bousculer ☊ je voulais bousculer les habitudes des gens ☊
cahier ☊ d’accord, fermez les cahiers. commençons cet examen ☊
économiquement ☊ ce sont des régions qui actuellement explosent économiquement ☊
minime ☊ beaucoup de ces différences sont minimes ☊
ignorance ☊ tu m’as aimé par ignorance! ☊
sensiblement ☊ le gouvernement fédéral a réduit sensiblement sa contribution ☊
débit ☊ le débit était aussi rapide qu’avant ☊
rénovation ☊ les travaux de transformation et de rénovation iront également bon train ☊
génocide ☊ il est également accusé de génocide ☊
aviser ☊ tu aurais dû nous en aviser ☊
panneau ☊ ils ont fini d’installer les gigantesques panneaux solaires ☊
mutuellement ☊ ils se sont traités mutuellement de criminels de guerre ☊
minoritaire ☊ ces gens appartiennent à un groupe minoritaire ☊
naïf ☊ elle reste extrêmement naïve sur le sujet ☊
innocence ☊ vous êtes d’une innocence extrême ☊
basculer ☊ je crus que la terre avait basculé sous mes pieds ☊
nord-est ☊ le nord-est des Etats-Unis frappé par les pluies verglaçantes ☊
aucunement ☊ je ne me sens aucunement coupable ☊
jet ☊ il traversait cet etat dans un jet privé ☊
bouton ☊ elle pressa le bouton qui commande l’ouverture de la porte ☊
contrarier ☊ je les soupçonnais de vouloir me contrarier ☊
nouer ☊ l’estomac noué, j’oubliais la compétition ☊
sonore ☊ il éclata d’un rire sonore ☊
lumineux ☊ la salle est bruyante, très lumineuse ☊
romancier ☊ un romancier raconte toujours une histoire, son histoire ☊
anormal ☊ c’est tout à fait anormal ☊
nocturne ☊ ils ajustèrent leurs lunettes à vision nocturne ☊
notoire ☊ nous détenons en ce moment un meurtrier notoire ☊
inexistant ☊ la coopération entre pays voisins était quasiment inexistante ☊
savoir-faire ☊ mon papa est le roi du savoir-faire! ☊
piano ☊ elle retournait au piano et recommençait à jouer ☊
synonyme ☊ la Communauté européenne n’est plus synonyme de l’Europe ☊