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cô ấy 
She is me. ☊ 
Cô ấy là tôi. ☊ Basics 1 She eats the apple. ☊ Cô ấy ăn táo. ☊ Basics 1 She drinks water. ☊ Cô ấy uống nước. ☊ Basics 1 She wants to eat bread. ☊ Cô ấy muốn ăn bánh mì. ☊ Basics 1 She eats my apple. ☊ Cô ấy ăn táo của tôi. ☊ Possession She wants to drink her water. ☊ ☊ She is that bee. ☊ Cô ấy là con ong đó. ☊ Demonstrative Determiners She hates me. ☊ Cô ấy ghét tôi. ☊ Alphabet Introduction 2 sheet of paper ☊ tờ giấy ☊ Alphabet Introduction 2 A sheet of paper ☊ ☊ Alphabet Introduction 2 An hides the sheet of paper. ☊ ☊ Alphabet Introduction 2 She is forever mine. ☊ Cô ấy vĩnh viễn là của tôi. ☊ Alphabet Introduction 2 She drinks milk. ☊ Cô ấy uống sữa. ☊ Basics 2 She is American / an American. ☊ Cô ấy là người Mỹ. ☊ Basics 2 She likes me. ☊ Cô ấy thích tôi. ☊ Basics 2 It is a sheet of paper. ☊ Nó là một tờ giấy. ☊ Basics 2 She wants a cat. ☊ Cô ấy muốn một con mèo. ☊ Animals 1 She likes this dress. ☊ Cô ấy thích cái đầm này. ☊ Clothing She has a scarf. ☊ Cô ấy có một cái khăn quàng. ☊ Clothing She wants the french fries. ☊ Cô ấy muốn khoai tây chiên. ☊ Food She smiles. ☊ Cô ấy cười. ☊ Verbs 1 She sells food and fruits. ☊ Cô ấy bán thức ăn và trái cây. ☊ Verbs 1 She supports the zoo. ☊ Cô ấy ủng hộ sở thú. ☊ Verbs 1 He works and she cooks. ☊ Anh ấy làm việc và cô ấy nấu ăn. ☊ Verbs 1 I think, she loves me. ☊ ☊ Verbs 1 She starts to say thank you. ☊ Cô ấy bắt đầu nói cảm ơn. ☊ Verbs 1 She opens the window and says hello. ☊ Cô ấy mở cửa sổ và nói xin chào. ☊ Objects She wears a pink skirt. ☊ Cô ấy mặc một cái váy màu hồng. ☊ Colors She likes a small mirror. ☊ Cô ấy thích một cái gương nhỏ. ☊ Adjectives 1 She uses a big glass. ☊ Cô ấy dùng một cái ly lớn. ☊ Adjectives 1 She is very patient with us. ☊ Cô ấy rất kiên nhẫn với chúng tôi. ☊ Adjectives 1 She is very stubborn. ☊ ☊ Adjectives 1 She has a cat or a dog. ☊ Cô ấy có một con mèo hoặc một con chó. ☊ Conjunctions She cooks while she reads. ☊ Cô ấy nấu ăn trong khi đọc. ☊ Conjunctions She not only sings but also dances. ☊ Cô ấy không những hát mà còn nhảy. ☊ Conjunctions I see her before she sees me. ☊ Tôi thấy cô ấy trước khi cô ấy thấy tôi. ☊ Conjunctions What is she doing? ☊ Cô ấy đang làm gì? ☊ Continuous She needs to change. ☊ Cô ấy cần thay đổi. ☊ Verbs 2 She does not allow me to love her. ☊ Cô ấy không cho phép tôi yêu cô ấy. ☊ Verbs 2 She succeeds. ☊ Cô ấy thành công. ☊ Verbs 2 She does not understand the book. ☊ Cô ấy không hiểu quyển sách. ☊ Verbs 2 She gets to know my cat. ☊ Cô ấy tìm hiểu con mèo của tôi. ☊ Verbs 2 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 How old do you think she is? ☊ Bạn nghĩ cô ấy bao nhiêu tuổi? ☊ Dates and Time My younger brother and younger sister have three fishes. ☊ Em trai và em gái của tôi có ba con cá. ☊ Family She has a pink horse? Really? ☊ Cô ấy có một con ngựa màu hồng ư?Thật không ☊ Common Phrases 2 She is Russian. ☊ Cô ấy là người Nga. ☊ Countries 1 South Korea and India have many delicious dishes. ☊ Hàn Quốc và Ấn Độ có nhiều món ăn ngon. ☊ Countries 1 I take the fish from that fisherman. ☊ Tôi lấy cá từ ngư dân đó. ☊ Jobs 1 The fishermen want the singers to sing. ☊ Những ngư dân muốn các ca sĩ hát. ☊ Jobs 1 She is very flexible, because she is a secretary. ☊ Cô ấy rất linh hoạt vì cô ấy là một thư ký. ☊ Attributes She does not discover this truth? ☊ Cô ấy không phát hiện sự thật này ư? ☊ Verbs 2.5 Does she return? ☊ Cô ấy có trở lại không? ☊ Verbs 2.5 When she returns, she is happier than I think. ☊ Khi cô ấy trở lại, cô ấy hạnh phúc hơn tôi nghĩ. ☊ Verbs 2.5 She deserves to become a doctor. ☊ Cô ấy xứng đáng trở thành một bác sĩ. ☊ Verbs 2.5 She is not bad. / She is not ugly. ☊ Cô ấy không xấu. ☊ Adjectives 1.5 She is a diligent student. ☊ Cô ấy là một học sinh chăm chỉ. ☊ 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 usually smiles. ☊ Cô ấy thường xuyên cười. ☊ Frequency She is not a magnet. ☊ Cô ấy không phải là một nam châm. ☊ Objects 2 She is like that. ☊ Cô ấy là như vậy. ☊ 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 She draws patiently. ☊ Cô ấy vẽ một cách kiên nhẫn. ☊ Adverbs She has about ten dogs. ☊ Cô ấy có khoảng mười con chó. ☊ Adverbs She does not even recognize me. ☊ Cô ấy thậm chí không nhận ra tôi. ☊ Adverbs She cannot be a lawyer. ☊ Cô ấy không thể là một luật sư ☊ Modal Verbs She sees a phone at the bus stop. ☊ Cô ấy thấy một cái điện thoại ở trạm xe buýt. ☊ Places She usually goes swimming at half past eight. ☊ Cô ấy thường xuyên đi bơi lúc tám giờ rưỡi. ☊ 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 She agrees to return to Denmark with us. ☊ Cô ấy đồng ý trở về Đan Mạch với chúng tôi. ☊ Countries 2 She comes from Egypt. ☊ Cô ấy đến từ Ai Cập. ☊ Countries 2 She used to be my friend. ☊ Cô ấy đã từng là bạn của tôi. ☊ Past Her father assumes that she loves him. ☊ Bố cô ấy cho rằng cô ấy yêu anh ấy. ☊ Verbs 3 She tries to explain but you do not listen. ☊ Cô ấy cố gắng giải thích nhưng bạn không nghe. ☊ Verbs 3 And she will be loved. ☊ Và cô ấy sẽ được yêu. ☊ Passive She is outside ☊ Cô ấy ở bên ngoài. ☊ Prepositions 2 She says hello from outside. ☊ Cô ấy nói chào từ bên ngoài. ☊ Prepositions 2 He is on the left and she is on the right ☊ Anh ấy ở bên trái và cô ấy ở bên phải. ☊ Prepositions 2 She sends me an inportant document. ☊ Cô ấy gửi cho tôi một văn bản quan trọng. ☊ Education She is poor but honest. ☊ Cô ấy nghèo mà trung thực. ☊ Common Phrases 3 She drives the motorbike by herself. ☊ Cô ấy tự lái xe máy. ☊ Common Phrases 3 She wants to study Vietnamese by herself. ☊ Cô ấy muốn tự mình học tiếng Việt. ☊ Common Phrases 3 Everone hopes that she will win. ☊ Mọi người hy vọng cô ấy sẽ thắng. ☊ Determiners She smiles at me and that makes me happy. ☊ Cô ấy cười với tôi và điều đó làm tôi hạnh phúc. ☊ Relative Clauses She betrayed our friendship. ☊ Cô ấy đã phản bội tình bạn của chúng tôi. ☊ People She does not want to divorce. ☊ Cô ấy không muốn ly hôn. ☊ People She took my design. ☊ Cô ấy đã lấy thiết kế của tôi. ☊ Abstract Objects 1 She teaches very interestingly. ☊ Cô ấy dạy rất hay. ☊ Verbs 4 She will fail, because she invested in their bakery. ☊ Cô ấy sẽ thất bại bởi vì cô ấy đã đầu tư vào tiệm bánh của họ. ☊ Verbs 4 Does she let the little boy stay up late? ☊ Cô ấy để cậu bé thức khuya? ☊ Verbs 4 She has no time to prepare. ☊ Cô ấy không có thời gian để chuẩn bị. ☊ Verbs 4 She represents the beauty of this town. ☊ Cô ấy đại diện cho vẻ đẹp của thị trấn này. ☊ Verbs 4 Sheep give us meat and milk. ☊ Cừu cho chúng tôi thịt và sữa. ☊ Animals 2 sheep ☊ Cừu ☊ Animals 2 She is a calm person ☊ Cô ấy là một người bình tĩnh. ☊ Adjectives 2 She is two years younger than me. ☊ Cô ấy trẻ hơn tôi hai tuổi. ☊ Adjectives 2 She becomes quiet. ☊ Cô ấy trở nên yên lặng. ☊ Adjectives 2 She lodges with me. ☊ Cô ấy ở trọ với tôi. ☊ Miscellaneous She gifts me a coconut branch. ☊ Cô ấy tặng tôi một cành dừa. ☊ Miscellaneous She studies economics. ☊ Cô ấy học kinh tế. ☊ Politics She is my queen. ☊ Cô ấy là nữ hoàng của tôi. ☊ Politics She does not have the duty to join the army. ☊ Cô ấy không có nghĩa vụ gia nhập quân đội. ☊ Politics How many points does she have? ☊ Cô ấy có bao nhiêu điểm? ☊ Sports She wants to come a poet. ☊ Cô ấy muốn trở thành một nhà thơ. ☊ Arts She does not understand our signal. ☊ Cô ấy không hiểu tín hiệu của chúng tôi. ☊ Abstract Objects 2 She does not like this new trend. ☊ Cô ấy không thích xu thế mới này. ☊ Abstract Objects 2 She cried when the film ended. ☊ Cô ấy đã khóc khi bộ phim đã kết thúc. ☊ Classifiers 2 CF ( clothes and sheet-like objects, mirror) ☊ tấm ☊ Classifiers 2 She likes to play volleyball. ☊ Cô ấy thích chơi môn bóng chuyền. ☊ Classifiers 2 She wants to decrease weight. ☊ Cô ấy muốn giảm trọng lượng của mình. ☊ Science She only likes famous brands. ☊ Cô ấy chỉ thích các nhãn hiệu nổi tiếng. ☊ Economics She does not need his cheque. ☊ Cô ấy không cần tấm séc của anh ấy. ☊ Economics She does not know what a lightyear is. ☊ Cô ấy không hiểu một năm ánh sáng là gì. ☊ Astronomy The teachers say she is very obedient. ☊ Các giáo viên nói cô ấy rất ngoan. ☊ Adjectives 3 She mentions you. ☊ Cô ấy nhắc đến bạn. ☊ Verbs 5 She is washing the bicycle. ☊ Cô ấy đang rửa chiếc xe đạp. ☊ Verbs 5 She forgets to pray today. ☊ Cô ấy quên cầu nguyện hôm nay. ☊ Verbs 5 She declares the house is hers. ☊ Cô ấy tuyên bố ngôi nhà là của cô ấy. ☊ Verbs 5 She is forced to forget. ☊ Cô ấy bị buộc phải quên. ☊ Verbs 5 She does not know how to use the computer. ☊ Họ không biết sử dụng máy tính như thế nào. ☊ Verbs 5 She always underestimates us. ☊ Cô ấy luôn đánh giá thấp chúng tôi. ☊ Verbs 5 She does not care about my past. ☊ Cô ấy không quan tâm đến quá khứ của tôi. ☊ Abstract Objects 3 Our commander is ambushed in the bathroom. ☊ Chỉ huy của chúng tôi bị phục kích trong phòng tắm. ☊ Military She is an agile person. ☊ Cô ấy là một người nhanh nhẹn. ☊ Reduplicative Words She is always cold to me. ☊ Cô ấy luôn lạnh lùng với tôi. ☊ Reduplicative Words She likes to meet new friends. ☊ Cô ấy thích gặp gỡ những người bạn mới. ☊ Reduplicative Words I am sad because she is displeased. ☊ Tôi buồn vì cô ấy bực bội. ☊ Reduplicative Words My studying is unfinished, I cannot go swimming. ☊ Việc học của tôi đang dang dở, tôi không thể đi bơi. ☊ Reduplicative Words unfinished ☊ dang dở ☊ Reduplicative Words She is unconcerned with my care. ☊ Cô ấy dửng dưng với sự quan tâm của tôi. ☊ Reduplicative Words She is floating. ☊ Cô ấy đang lơ lửng. ☊ Reduplicative Words She always eats meals taken from an inn. ☊ Cô ấy luôn ăn cơm bụi. ☊ Informal Expressions She drinks coffee to stay up all night. ☊ Cô ấy uống cà phê để thức trắng đêm. ☊ Informal Expressions After her mother passed away she cried a lot. ☊ Sau khi mẹ của cô ấy qua đời, cô ấy đã khóc rất nhiều. ☊ Informal Expressions He is here and she is here. Anh ấy ở đây và cô ấy ở đây. * 003 No, she is only seventeen. Chưa, nó mới mười bảy thôi. * 067 But she already has a boyfriend. Nhưng mà nó đã có bạn trai rồi. * 067 Why didn’t she come? Tại sao chị ấy đã không đến? * 078 She didn’t come because she was tired. Chị ấy đã không đến, bởi vì chị ấy đã bị mệt. * 078 And she wrote a card. Và chị ấy đã viết một cái thiếp. * 083 And she read a book. Và chị ấy đã đọc một quyển sách. * 083 He was disloyal, but she was loyal. Anh ấy đã không chung thủy, nhưng mà chị ấy đã chung thủy. * 083 He was lazy, but she was hard-working. Anh ấy đã lười biếng, nhưng mà chị ấy đã siêng năng. * 083 He was poor, but she was rich. Anh ấy đã nghèo, nhưng mà chị ấy đã giàu có. * 083 I heard that she is in the hospital. Tôi đã nghe nói rằng chị ấy nằm ở bệnh viện. * 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 When does she call? Bao giờ chị ấy gọi điện thoại? * 097 Yes, when she is driving. Vâng, trong lúc chị ấy lái xe hơi. * 097 She calls while she drives. Chị ấy gọi điện thoại, trong lúc chị ấy lái xe hơi. * 097 She watches TV while she irons. Chị ấy xem vô tuyến, trong lúc chị ấy là quần áo. * 097 She listens to music while she does her work. Chị ấy nghe nhạc, trong lúc chị ấy làm việc nhà. * 097 Although she went to college, she can’t find a job. Chị ấy không tìm được chỗ làm, mặc dù chị ấy có bằng đại học. * 099 Although she is in pain, she doesn’t go to the doctor. Chị ấy không đi bác sĩ, mặc dù chị ấy bị đau. * 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 went to college. Nevertheless, she can’t find a job. Chị ấy có bằng đại học. Tuy vậy chị ấy không tìm được việc. * 099 She is in pain. Nevertheless, she doesn’t go to the doctor. Chị ấy bị đau. Tuy vậy chị ấy không đi bác sĩ. * 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 like: She → →
(1) poison, bait (2) she (contraction of bà ấy) ☊
bả ☊ (1) quota (2) she (said of a young woman) ☊
cô ta ☊ in which direction did she go? ☊ cô ta đi ngả nào? ☊ the thing she liked the most ☊ thứ nàng ưa nhất ☊ before she could say anything ☊ trước khi nàng kịp thốt lên ☊ I am afraid she will not come ☊ tôi e cô ta không đến ☊ 17
She isn't home. She's at work. ☊ Cô ấy không có nhà. Cô ấy đang đi làm. ☊ 56
No, she's out. ☊ Không, mẹ tôi đi vắng. ☊ 63
Where's your mother? Is she at home? ☊ Mẹ cậu đâu? Bà ấy có nhà không? ☊ 79
She's in the bathroom. ☊ Cô ấy trong nhà tắm. ☊ 97
No, she's American. ☊ Không, cô ấy là người Mĩ. ☊ 101
She's from London. ☊ Cô ấy người Luân Đôn ☊ 109
She's my sister. ☊ Chị ấy là chị gái tôi. ☊ 144
No, she's a teacher. ☊ Không, cô ấy làm giáo viên. ☊ 145
Where is she from? ☊ Cô ấy người ở đâu? ☊ 146
She's from Mexico. ☊ Cô ấy người Mexico. ☊ 149
How old is she? ☊ Cô ấy bao nhiêu tuổi? ☊ 150
She's twenty-six (26). ☊ Cô ấy hai mươi sáu. ☊ 159
She isn't eating. ☊ Cô ấy đang không ăn. ☊ 169
She's eating an apple. ☊ Cô ấy đang ăn táo. ☊ 174
She's sitting on the table. ☊ Cô ấy đang ngồi trên bàn. ☊ 179
Where's Tara? — She's taking a shower. ☊ Tara đâu? - Cô ấy đang tắm. ☊ 182
She isn't having dinner. ☊ Cô ấy đang không ăn tối. ☊ 183
She's watching TV. ☊ Cô ấy đang xem vô tuyến. ☊ 184
She's sitting on the oor. ☊ Cô ấy đang ngồi dưới sàn. ☊ 185
She's reading a book. ☊ Cô ấy đang đọc sách. ☊ 210
Where's she going? ☊ Cô ấy đi đâu vậy? ☊ 234
Where is she going? ☊ Cô ấy đang đi đâu đấy? ☊ 263
She lives in New York. ☊ Cô ấy sống ở New York. ☊ 272
And he nishes at eight [o'clock] (8:00) at night. ☊ Và anh ấy xong xuôi lúc tám giờ tối. ☊ 276
She always goes to work early. ☊ Cô ấy luôn đi làm sớm. ☊ 277
She always gets to work early. ☊ Cô ấy luôn đến cơ quan sớm. ☊ 281
She reads. ☊ Cô ấy đọc. ☊ 285
She has. ☊ Cô ấy có. ☊ 286
It nishes. ☊ Xong rồi. ☊ 289
She eats a lot of fruit. ☊ Cô ấy ăn nhiều hoa quả. ☊ 293
She speaks four (4) languages. ☊ Cô ấy nói bốn thứ tiếng. ☊ 296
She's a teacher. She teaches math to children. ☊ Cô ấy là giáo viên. Cô ấy dạy toán cho bọn trẻ. ☊ 302
We're good friends. I like her and she likes me. ☊ Chúng tôi là bạn tốt. Tôi quý cô ấy và cô ấy quý tôi. ☊ 303
She always arrives early. ☊ Cô ấy luôn đến sớm. ☊ 305
She always works hard. ☊ Cô ấy luôn chịu khó làm việc. ☊ 307
She always enjoys parties. ☊ Cô ấy thích tiệc tùng. ☊ 311
She always wears nice clothes. ☊ Cô ấy luôn ăn mặc đẹp. ☊ 318
She doesn't drink co ee. ☊ Cô ấy không uống cà phê. ☊ 321
She drinks tea, but she doesn't drink co ee. ☊ Cô ấy uống trà, nhưng cô ấy không uống cà phê. ☊ 335
She speaks Spanish, but she doesn't speak Italian. ☊ Cô ấy nói tiếng Tây Ban Nha, nhưng cô ấy không nói tiếng Ý. ☊ 337
She doesn't usually have breakfast. ☊ Cô ấy thường không ăn sáng. ☊ 339
She doesn't play the piano very well. ☊ Cô ấy chơi dương cầm không giỏi lắm. ☊ 345
She doesn't like jazz music. ☊ Cô ấy không thích nhạc jazz. ☊ 348
She doesn't like baseball. ☊ Cô ấy không thích bóng chày. ☊ 351
She doesn't like action movies. ☊ Cô ấy không thích lm hành động. ☊ 356
She likes to ride her bicycle every day. ☊ Cô ấy thích đạp xe đạp hàng ngày. ☊ 362
She's married, but she doesn't wear a ring. ☊ Cô ấy đã kết hôn nhưng cô ấy không đeo nhẫn. ☊ 366
She speaks four (4) languages. ☊ Cô ấy nói bốn thứ tiếng. ☊ 369
She's a very quiet person. She doesn't talk very much. ☊ Cô ấy là một người rất trầm lặng. Cô ấy không nói chuyện nhiều lắm. ☊ 397
You work hard. How about Heuiyeon? Does she work hard? ☊ Cậu chịu khó làm việc. Còn Cơ Viện thì sao? Anh ấy có chịu khó làm việc không? ☊ 452
Is she driving a bus? ☊ Cô ấy có đang lái xe bus không? ☊ 453
Does she drive a bus? ☊ Cô ấy có lái xe bus không? ☊ 454
What's she doing now? ☊ Cô ấy bây giờ đang làm gì? ☊ 464
What does your sister do? — She's a dentist. ☊ Chị cậu làm nghề gì? - Chị ấy làm nha sĩ. ☊ 472
Junko's tired. She wants to go home now. ☊ Junko mệt. Cô ấy muốn về nhà bây giờ. ☊ 481
Lucy doesn't like co ee. She prefers tea. ☊ Lucy không thích cà phê. Cô ấy thích trà hơn. ☊ 498
Does she have a car? — No, she doesn't. ☊ Cô ấy có xe hơi không? - Không. ☊ 508
She doesn't have a bike. ☊ Cô ấy không có xe đạp. ☊ 511
She doesn't have a key. ☊ Cô ấy không có chìa khoá. ☊ 519
She doesn't have a car. She goes everywhere by bicycle. ☊ Cô ấy không có xe hơi. Cô ấy đi đâu cũng bằng xe đạp. ☊ 525
She wants to go to the concert, but she doesn't have a ticket. ☊ Cô ấy muốn đi xem hoà nhạc nhưng cô ấy không có vé. ☊ 585
nished at ten pm (10:00). ☊ Bộ lm rất dài, nó bắt đầu lúc bảy giờ mười lăm và kết thúc lúc mười giờ tối. ☊ 598
She got up at six (6) in the morning and had a cup of co ee. ☊ Cô ấy dậy lúc sáu giờ sáng nay và uống một chén cà phê. ☊ 599
At seven- fteen she left home and drove to the airport. ☊ Lúc bảy giờ mười lăm cô ấy ra khỏi nhà và lái xe đến sân bay. ☊ 600
When she got there, she parked the car, walked to the terminal, and checked in. ☊ Khi cô ấy đến đấy, cô ấy gửi xe, đi bộ vào nhà gare và làm thủ tục đăng kí. ☊ 601
Then she had breakfast at an airport cafe and waited for her ight. ☊ Rồi cô ấy ăn sáng ở quán của sân bay và chờ đợi chuyến bay. ☊ 603
Finally, she took a taxi from the airport to her hotel downtown. ☊ Cuối cùng cô ấy bắt taxi từ sân bay về khách sạn trung tâm. ☊ 605
Hannah often loses her keys. > She lost her keys last week. ☊ Hannah thường xuyên làm mất chìa khoá. Tuần trước cô ấy làm mất chìa khoá. ☊ 606
Zoe meets her friends every night. > She met them last night. ☊ Zoe đi gặp bạn bè mỗi tối. Cô ấy có đi gặp họ tối qua. ☊ 615
Does she go out often? ☊ Cô ấy có thường xuyên ra ngoài không? ☊ 616
Did she go out last night? ☊ Cô ấy có ra ngoài tối qua không? ☊ 622
Did Eveline come to the party? — No, she didn't. ☊ Eveline có đến dự tiệc không? - Không cô ấy đã không đến. ☊ 626
She had a pen, but she didn't have any paper. ☊ Cô ấy có một cái bút nhưng cô ấy không có tờ giấy nào. ☊ 631
I nished work early. How about you? Did you nish work early? ☊ Tôi đã kết thúc công việc sớm.Cậu thì sao? Cậu có kết thúc công việc sớm không? ☊ 677
Today she's wearing a skirt, but yesterday she was wearing pants. ☊ Hôm nay cô ấy mặc váy nhưng hôm qua cô ấy mặc quần. ☊ 687
At eight forty- ve (8:45) she was washing her car. ☊ Lúc tám giờ bốn mươi lăm cô ấy đang rửa xe, ☊ 688
At ten forty- ve (10:45) she was playing tennis. ☊ Lúc mười giờ bốn mươi lăm cô ấy đang chơi quần vợt. ☊ 689
At eight o'clock (8:00) she was reading the news. ☊ Lúc tám giờ cô ấy đang đọc báo. ☊ 690
At twelve-ten she was cooking lunch. ☊ Lúc mười hai giờ mười cô ấy đang nấu bữa trưa. ☊ 691
At seven- fteen (7:15) she was having breakfast. ☊ Lúc bảy giờ mười lăm cô ấy đang ăn sáng. ☊ 692
At nine thirty (9:30) she was cleaning the kitchen. ☊ Lúc chín giờ ba mươi cô ấy đang dọn dẹp nhà bếp. ☊ 696
Why was she driving so fast? ☊ Tại sao cô ấy lái xe nhanh thế? ☊ 721
She fell asleep while reading. ☊ Cô ấy đã ngủ gật khi đang đọc sách. ☊ 725
The train arrived at the station, and she got o . ☊ Tàu hoả đến gare và cô ấy xuống. ☊ 727
Yesterday she was walking down the street when she met Albert. ☊ Hôm qua khi cô ấy đang bước chân xuống phố thì cô ấy gặp Albert. ☊ 731
Yes, she was studying. ☊ Có, cô ấy đang học bài. ☊ 735
No, she didn't go to work. She was sick. ☊ Không, cô ấy đã không đi làm. Cô ấy bị ốm. ☊ 742
Yes, she was wearing a very nice jacket. ☊ Có, cô ấy mặc một cái áo khoác rất là đẹp. ☊ 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. ☊ 770
Angela loves to watch TV. She watches it every night. ☊ Angela mê xem vô tuyến. Cô ấy đêm nào cũng xem. ☊ 776
Shakira's an interesting person. She's had many di erent jobs and has lived in many places. ☊ Shakira là một người thú vị. Cô ấy từng làm nhiều nghề khác nhau và từng sống ở nhiều nơi. ☊ 780
Has she ever been to Australia? — Yes, once. ☊ Cô ấy đã từng đến Australia chưa? - Rồi, một lần. ☊ 794
She's been to Spain twice. ☊ Cô ấy từng đến Tây Ban Nha hai lần. ☊ 795
She's been to Japan once. ☊ Cô ấy từng đến Nhật Bản một lần. ☊ 796
She's won a race several times. ☊ Cô ấy từng đua thắng vài ba lần. ☊ 797
She's never own in a helicopter. ☊ Cô ấy chưa bao giờ đi máy bay trực thăng. ☊ 802
She's had many di erent jobs. ☊ Cô ấy đã làm được nhiều nghề khác nhau. ☊ 803
She's written ten (10) books. ☊ Cô ấy đã viết được mười cuốn sách. ☊ 804
She's written a lot of interesting things. ☊ Cô ấy đã viết được nhiều thứ thú vị. ☊ 805
She's traveled all over the world. ☊ Cô ấy đã đi vòng quanh thế giới. ☊ 806
She's been married three (3) times. ☊ Cô ấy đã kết hôn ba lần. ☊ 807
She's met a lot of interesting people. ☊ Cô ấy đã gặp được nhiều người thú vị. ☊ 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. ☊ 816
She arrived in Brazil on Monday. Today's Thursday. ☊ Cô ấy đến Brazil hôm Thứ hai. Hôm nay là Thứ năm. ☊ 817
How long has she been in Brazil? ☊ Cô ấy đã ở Brazil được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 818
She's been in Brazil since Monday. ☊ Cô ấy đã ở đó từ Thứ hai. ☊ 819
She's been in Brazil for three (3) days. ☊ Cô ấy đã ở đó được ba ngày. ☊ 824
Karla lives in Tokyo. How long has she lived in Tokyo? ☊ Karla sống ở Tokyo. Cô ấy sống ở Tokyo bao lâu rồi? ☊ 825
She's lived there all her life. ☊ Cô ấy sống ở đó cả đời. ☊ 836
Florentine works in a bank. She's worked in a bank for ve (5) years. ☊ Florentine làm việc trong ngân hàng, Cô ấy đã làm việc trong ngân hàng được năm năm. ☊ 841
How long has she studied Italian? ☊ Cô ấy học tiếng Ý được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 855
Yasmin's in Brazil. She's been there for three (3) days. ☊ Yasmin đang ở Brazil. Cô ấy đã ở đó được ba hôm. ☊ 856
Today's Wednesday. She's been there since Monday. ☊ Hôm nay là Thứ tư. Cô ấy đã ở đó từ Thứ hai. ☊ 868
She arrived in Brazil three (3) days ago. ☊ Cô ấy đến Brazil ba ngày trước. ☊ 869
How long has she been in Brazil? ☊ Cô ấy đã ở Brazil được bao lâu? ☊ 870
She's been in Brazil for three (3) days. ☊ Cô ấy đã ở Brazil được ba ngày. ☊ 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. ☊ 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. ☊ 934
Dora has bought a new dress, but she hasn't worn it yet. ☊ Dora đã mua một bộ áo váy mới nhưng cô ấy chưa mặc nó. ☊ 942
When does Hanako start her new job? — She's already started it. ☊ Bao giờ Hanako bắt đầu công việc mới? - Cô ấy đã bắt đầu làm rồi. ☊ 947
You can't go to bed. You haven't brushed your teeth yet. ☊ Cậu không thể đi ngủ được. Cậu chưa đánh răng. ☊ 949
Ramona's just gotten out of the hospital, so she can't go to work. ☊ Ramona vừa mới ra viện nên cô ấy không đi làm được. ☊ 958
Your friend has a new job. Ask her if she has started her new job yet. ☊ Bạn của cậu có một công việc mới. Hỏi cô ấy xem cô ấy đã bắt đầu công việc mới chưa. ☊ 959
Your friend has to pay her phone bill. Ask her if she has paid her phone bill yet. ☊ Bạn của cậu phải trả tiền điện thoại. Hỏi cô ấy xem cô ấy đã trả tiền điện thoại chưa. ☊ I nished my work at two [o'clock] (2:00).'> 981 I nished my work at two [o'clock] (2:00).'>
I've nished my work. > I nished my work at two [o'clock] (2:00). I nished my work at two [o'clock] (2:00).'> ☊ Tôi đã xong việc rồi. Tôi đã xong việc lúc hai giờ. ☊ 982
Have you nished? > What time did you nish your work? ☊ Cậu đã xong chưa? Cậu đã xong việc lúc mấy giờ? ☊ 983
Liting isn't here; she's gone out. ☊ Lệ Đình không có ở đây; cô ấy đã ra ngoài rồi. ☊ 991
Mira travels a lot. She's visited many countries. ☊ Mira đi du lịch rất nhiều. Cô ấy đã đến thăm được rất nhiều nước. ☊ 1000
She's a painter. She's won many prizes for her paintings. ☊ Cô ấy làm hoạ sĩ. Cô ấy đã giành được nhiều giải thưởng cho nhưng bức vẽ của mình. ☊ 1003
Brigitte works in a factory, but she's had a lot of di erent jobs. ☊ Brigitte đang làm việc ở một nhà máy, nhưng cô ấy đã từng làm nhiều nghề khác. ☊ 1004
Five years ago she was a waitress in a restaurant. ☊ Năm năm về trước cô ấy làm hầu bàn trong một nhà hàng. ☊ 1005
After that, she worked on a farm, but she didn't enjoy it very much. ☊ Sau đó, cô ấy làm việc ở một trang trại, nhưng cô ấy không thích nó lắm. ☊ 1009
I met her at a party last week. She's very nice. ☊ Tôi đã gặp cô ấy buổi tiệc tuần trước. Cô ấy rất được. ☊ 1069
Has somebody washed this shirt? > Has this shirt bewashed? ☊ Có ai giặt chiếc áo này chưa? Chiếc áo này đã được giặt chưa? ☊ 1076
washed. ☊ Cửa sổ đang được rửa. ☊ 1099
I was working whshe arrived. ☊ Tôi đang làm việc thì cô ấy đến. ☊ 1132
Mitsuko has traveled a lot, but she doesn't speak any foreign languages. ☊ Mitsuko đi du lịch được nhiều nơi rồi nhưng cô ấy chẳng nói được ngoại ngữ nào cả. ☊ 1148
Have you nished your work yet? ☊ Cậu đã làm xong việc chưa? ☊ 1157
Giuliana has a car, but she doesn't drive it very often. ☊ Giuliana có xe hơi nhưng cô ấy không lái nó thường xuyên lắm. ☊ 1158
Kasumi isn't at home. She's gone away for a few days. ☊ Kasumi không có nhà. Cô ấy đi vắng vài ngày. ☊ 1175
I washed my hands because they were dirty. ☊ Tôi đã rửa tay vì tay bị bẩn. ☊ 1236
She's going to watch TV tonight. ☊ Cô ấy muốn tối nay xem vô tuyến. ☊ 1252
Feliciana says she's feeling very tired. She's going to lie down for an hour. ☊ Feliciana nói cô ấy rất mệt. Cô ấy sẽ đi nằm một tiếng. ☊ 1254
What's Gerardo going to do whhe nishes school? ☊ Gerardo sẽ làm gì khi anh ấy học xong? ☊ 1255
Aliyah goes to work every day. She's always there from eight thirty (8:30) until four thirty (4:30). ☊ Aliyah ngày nào cũng đi làm. Cô ấy luôn ở đấy từ tám rưỡi đến bốn rưỡi. ☊ 1257
At elev[o'clock] (11:00) yesterday, she was at work. ☊ Lúc mười một giờ hôm qua, Aliyah đang làm việc. ☊ 1258
At elev[o'clock] (11:00) tomorrow, she'll be at work. ☊ Lúc mười một giờ ngày mai, Aliyah đang làm việc. ☊ 1259
in Dubai. Next week she'll be in Singapore. ☊ Yuko đi rất nhiều. Hôm nay cô ấy ở Frankfurt. Mai cô ấy ở Dubai. Tuần sau cô ấy ở Singapore. ☊ 1273
Yesterday she was in Rio de Janeiro. ☊ Hôm qua cô ấy ở Rio de Janeiro. ☊ 1274
Tomorrow she'll be in Caracas. ☊ Mai cô ấy sẽ ở Caracas. ☊ 1275
Last week she was in Lima. ☊ Tuần trước cô ấy ở Lima. ☊ 1276
Next week she'll be in Bogota. ☊ Tuần sau cô ấy sẽ ở Bogota. ☊ 1277
Right now she's in Buenos Aires. ☊ Ngay bây giờ cô ấy đang ở Buenos Aires. ☊ 1278
Three days ago she was in Santiago. ☊ Ba hôm trước cô ấy ở Santiago. ☊ 1279
At the end of her trip she'll be very tired. ☊ Cuối chuyến đi cô ấy sẽ rất mệt. ☊ 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. ☊ 1383
Marisol can speak Italian and Spanish, but she can't speak French. ☊ Marisol biết nói tiếng Ý và tiếng Tây Ban Nha nhưng cô ấy không biết nói tiếng Pháp. ☊ 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. ☊ 1407
Olga got the job because she can speak ve (5) languages. ☊ Olga đã có việc làm vì cô ấy nói được năm thứ tiếng. ☊ 1411
Lakshmi couldn't go to the meeting last week. She was sick. ☊ Lakshmi tuần trước không đi họp được. Cô ấy bị ốm. ☊ 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. ☊ 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. ☊ 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. ☊ 1454
Yeonhwa doesn't study enough. She should study harder. ☊ Liên Hoa học chưa đủ. Cô ấy nên học chăm chỉ hơn. ☊ 1477
She shouldn't watch TV so much. ☊ Cô ấy không nên xem nhiều vô tuyến như thế. ☊ 1486
Valentina needs a change. I think she should take a trip. ☊ Valentina cần thay đổi. Tôi nghĩ cô ấy nên đi một chuyến. ☊ 1510
Layla is studying literature. She has to read a lot of books. ☊ Layla đang học ngành văn học. Cô ấy phải đọc nhiều sách. ☊ 1512
Barbara isn't at home much. She has to travel a lot for her job. ☊ Barbara không ở nhà nhiều. Cô ấy phải đi nhiều do công việc của cô ấy. ☊ 1522
Claire has to go somewhere. — Where does she have to go? ☊ Claire phải đi đâu đó. Cô ấy phải đi đâu? ☊ 1528
Why is Megumi waiting? She doesn't have to wait. ☊ Tại sao Megumi lại đợi? Cô ấy không phải đợi. ☊ 1600
Yiting doesn't want to go to college. She'd rather get a job. ☊ Y Đình không muốn học đại học. Cô ấy thích có việc làm hơn. ☊ 1704
There were some books on the shelves. ☊ Từng có vài cuốn sách trên giá. ☊ 1731
It's Kelly's birthday today. She's twenty-sev(27). ☊ Hôm nay là sinh nhật Kelly. Cô ấy hai mươi bảy tuổi. ☊ 1751
She isn't tired, but he is. ☊ Cô ấy không mệt nhưng anh ấy thì có. ☊ 1752
She likes tea, but he doesn't. ☊ Cô ấy thích trà nhưng anh ấy thì không. ☊ 1756
Do you think Lucy will call tonight? — She might. ☊ Cậu có nghĩ là Lucy tối nay sẽ gọi không? - Có thể. ☊ 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. ☊ 1802
Do you think Ingrid will pass her driving test? — Yes, I'm sure she will. ☊ Cậu có nghĩ là Igrid sẽ qua kì thi lái xe không? - Có, tôi chắc chắn cô ấy sẽ qua. ☊ 1820
Emilia isn't at work today. — She isn't? Is she sick? ☊ Emilia không đi làm hôm nay. - Không à? Cô ấy có bị ốm không? ☊ 1823
Nadya got married last week. — She did? Really? ☊ Nadya đã cưới tuần trước. - Rồi à? Thật không? ☊ 1831
Marta will be here soon, won't she? — Yes, probably. ☊ Marta sẽ sớm ở đây thôi phải không? - Đúng, chắc vậy. ☊ 1834
Clara doesn't go out much, does she? — No, she doesn't. ☊ Clara không đi ra ngoài nhiều đúng không? - Đúng. ☊ 1840
Lara called me last night. — She did? What did she say? ☊ Tối qua Lara gọi cho tôi. Thế à? Cô ấy nói gì? ☊ 1844
Angela can't drive. — She can't? She should learn. ☊ Angela không biết lái xe. Không à? Cô ấy nên học. ☊ 1850
Shakira works in a factory. — She does? What kind of factory? ☊ Shakira làm việc trong nhà máy. Vậy à? Nhà máy gì vậy? ☊ 1866
Charlotte lives near you, doesn't she? — Yes, just a few blocks away. ☊ Charlotte sống gần chỗ cậu phải không? - Phải, chỉ cách có mấy dãy nhà. ☊ 1868
Diane works very hard. It's said that she works sixte(16) hours a day. ☊ Diane làm việc rất vất vả. Nghe nói cô ấy làm mười sáu tiếng một ngày. ☊ 1877
Svetlana was supposed to call me last night, but she didn't. ☊ Svetlana lẽ ra tối qua phải gọi cho tôi nhưng cô ấy không gọi. ☊ 1890
Did I tell you about Luisa? She got her purse stollast week. ☊ Tôi đã kể với cậu về Luisa chưa? Tuần trước cô ấy bị ăn cắp mất túi xách. ☊ 1892
call me whshe got back. ☊ Olivia đã nói cô ấy sẽ đi vắng vài ngày và sẽ gọi cho tôi khi nào cô ấy về. ☊ 1895
she wouldn't be here? ☊ Tuần sau Isabella sẽ ở đây. - Thế à? Nhưng cậu đã bảo cô ấy sẽ không ở đây đúng không? ☊ 1901
She told me that she wants to go to South America next year. > She told me that she wanted to go to South America next year. ☊ Cô ấy bảo tôi rằng sang năm cô ấy muốn đi Nam Mĩ. > Cô ấy bảo tôi rằng sang năm cô ấy muốn đi Nam Mĩ. ☊ 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? ☊ 1927
Why did she leave early? > I wonder why she left early. ☊ Tại sao cô ấy lại rời đi sớm? > Tôi tự hỏi tại sao cô ấy lại rời đi ☊ 1930
She asked if I was willing to travel. ☊ Cô ấy hỏi tôi có muốn đi xa không. ☊ 1931
She wanted to know what I did in my spare time. ☊ Cô ấy muốn biết tôi làm gì lúc rảnh rỗi. ☊ 1932
She asked how long I had beworking at my present job. ☊ Cô ấy hỏi tôi đã làm công việc hiện tại của tôi được bao lâu rồi. ☊ 1933
She asked why I had applied for the job. ☊ Cô ấy hỏi tại sao tôi lại nộp đơn xin việc này. ☊ 1934
She wanted to know if I could speak another language. ☊ Cô ấy muốn biết tôi có biết nói ngôn ngữ nào khác không. ☊ 1935
She asked if I had a driver's license. ☊ Cô ấy hỏi tôi có bằng lái chưa. ☊ 1939
Is Pauline married? — I don't think she is. ☊ Pauline kết hôn chưa? - Tôi nghĩ là chưa. ☊ 1950
has a good voice, doesn't she?" ☊ Bạn nhận thấy người phụ nữ đó có chất giọng hay. Bạn nói: "Cô ấy có chất giọng hay có phải không nào?" ☊ 1959
I'll do the shopping whI've nished cleaning the apartment. ☊ Tôi sẽ đi mua sắm khi nào tôi dọn xong căn hộ. ☊ 1970
She denied that she had stolthe money. ☊ Cô ấy phủ nhận việc cô ấy đã ăn cắp tiền. ☊ 1983
I like Victoria, but I think she tends to talk too much. ☊ Tôi thích Victoria nhưng cô ấy hay nói quá nhiều. ☊ 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. ☊ 2039
Do you think my pants need to be washed? > Do you think my pants need washing? ☊ Cậu có nghĩ là quần của tôi cần được giặt không? > Cậu có nghĩ là quần của tôi cần giặt không? ☊ 2043
She tried to be serious, but she couldn't help laughing. ☊ Cô ấy cố gắng nghiêm túc nhưng cô ấy không nhịn được cười. ☊ 2076
She made herself sick by not eating properly. ☊ Cô ấy tự chuốc bệnh vào người nhờ việc ăn uống không đúng cách. ☊ 2080
She needs to work without people disturbing her. ☊ Cô ấy cần làm việc mà không bị ai làm phiền. ☊ 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. ☊ 2088
She's used to it. She's used to living alone. ☊ Cô ấy đã quen như vậy. Cô ấy đã quen sống một mình. ☊ 2092
Malika's husband is often away. She doesn't mind. She's used to him being away. ☊ Chồng của Malika thường xuyên đi vắng. Cô ấy không bận tâm. Cô ấy đã quen với việc anh ấy đi vắng. ☊ 2093
Keiko had to get used to driving on the left when she moved back to Japan. ☊ Keiko đã phải làm quen với việc lái xe bên trái khi cô ấy trở về Nhật Bản. ☊ 2143
She's learning English so that she can study in Australia. ☊ Cô ấy đang học tiếng Anh để cô ấy có thể học ở Úc. ☊ She's interesting to talk to.'> 2153 She's interesting to talk to.'>
It's interesting to talk to Veda. > She's interesting to talk to. She's interesting to talk to.'> ☊ Nói chuyện với Veda rất thú vị. > Cô ấy rất thú vị khi nói chuyện. ☊ 2156
It's foolish of Liting to quit her job when she needs the money. ☊ Lệ Đình thật dại dột khi bỏ việc trong khi cô ấy đang cần tiền. ☊ 2164
Anastasia's a very good student. She's bound to pass the exam. ☊ Anatasia là một học sinh rất giỏi. Cô ấy chắc chắn sẽ qua kì thi. ☊ 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. ☊ 2207
After getting o work, she went straight home. ☊ Sau khi tan sở, cô ấy về thẳng nhà. ☊ 2349
He got up, washed, shaved, and got dressed. ☊ Anh ấy đã dậy, tắm rửa, cạo râu và mặc quần áo. ☊ 2355
Even Magda herself doesn't think she'll get the new job. ☊ Magda thậm chí tự mình cũng không nghĩ là cô ấy sẽ có công ☊ 2356
She climbed out of the swimming pool and dried herself o with a towel. ☊ Cô ấy trèo ra khỏi bể bơi và tự lau khô bằng khăn tắm. ☊ 2368
She's living by herself. ☊ Chị tôi đã tốt nghiệp đại học và đang sống ở nhà riêng. > Cô ấy đang ở riêng. ☊ 2374
She raises her children as a single mother on her own. ☊ Cô ấy tự nuôi con một mình kiểu bà mẹ đơn thân. ☊ 2390
She went out without any money. ☊ Cô ấy đã ra ngoài mà không mang tiền. ☊ 2399
She'll have no di culty nding a job. ☊ Cô ấy sẽ không khó tìm thấy việc làm. ☊ 2413
Monika's very busy with her job. She has little time for other things. ☊ Monika rất bận rộn với công việc. Cô ấy có ít thời gian cho chuyện khác. ☊ 2430
When she got married, she kept it a secret. She didn't tell any of her friends. ☊ Khi cô ấy kết hôn, cô ấy giữ một bí mật. Cô ấy không nói với ai trong số bạn bè của cô ấy. ☊ 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. ☊ 2470
Write your answer to each question on a separate sheet of paper. ☊ Viết câu trả lời cho mỗi câu hỏi lên một tờ giấy riêng. ☊ The woman who lives next door is a doctor.'> 2484 The woman who lives next door is a doctor.'>
A woman lives next door. She's a doctor. > The woman who lives next door is a doctor. The woman who lives next door is a doctor.'> ☊ Có một người phụ nữ sống nhà bên cạnh. Cô ấy là bác sĩ. > Người phụ nữ sống ở nhà bên cạnh là bác sĩ. ☊ 2487
I wanted to see a woman. She was away on vacation. > The woman whom I wanted to see was away on vacation. ☊ Tôi muốn gặp một người phụ nữ. Cô ấy đã đi nghỉ nơi khác. > Người phụ nữ mà tôi muốn gặp đã đi nghỉ nơi khác. ☊ The dress that she bought doesn't t her very well.'> 2490 The dress that she bought doesn't t her very well.'>
The dress that Yuliana bought doesn't t her very well. > The dress that she bought doesn't t her very well. The dress that she bought doesn't t her very well.'> ☊ Bộ áo váy mà Yuliana mua không vừa với cô ấy lắm. > Bộ áo váy Yuliana mua không vừa với cô ấy lắm. ☊ 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? ☊ 2576
Elisa has a lot of responsibility in her job, but she isn't very well paid. ☊ Elisa có nhiều trách nhiệm trong công việc nhưng cô ấy không được trả lương tốt. ☊ 2585
She speaks English so well you would think it was her native language. ☊ Cô ấy nói tiếng Anh tốt đến nỗi anh sẽ tưởng đấy là tiếng mẹ đẻ của cô ấy. ☊ 2623
Why does she always come to see me at the worst possible time? ☊ Tại sao cô ấy luôn đến gặp tôi vào những lúc dở nhất có thể? ☊ 2638
She said she would be here an hour ago, and she still hasn't arrived. ☊ Một tiếng trước cô ấy nói cô ấy sẽ ở đây và giờ cô ấy vẫn chưa tới. ☊ 2649
Even though she can't drive, she still bought a car. ☊ Cho dù cô ấy không biết lái, cô ấy vẫn mua xe hơi. ☊ 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. ☊ 2658
She accepted the job in spite of the salary, which was rather low. ☊ Cô ấy đồng ý công việc bất chấp lương khá thấp. ☊ It looks as if she isn't coming. > It looks as though she isn't coming.'> 2683 It looks as if she isn't coming. > It looks as though she isn't coming.'>
Iris is very late, isn't she? It looks like she isn't coming. > It looks as if she isn't coming. > It looks as though she isn't coming. It looks as if she isn't coming. > It looks as though she isn't coming.'> ☊ Iris đến rất muộn phải không? Trông giống như là cô ấy sẽ không đến. > Trông như kiểu là cô ấy sẽ không đến. > Trông như kiểu là cô ấy sẽ không đến. ☊ 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. ☊ 2755
She's put ON a lot of weight this year, so she wants to go ON a diet. ☊ Cô ấy đã lên nhiều cân năm nay nên cô ấy muốn ăn kiêng. ☊ 2769
I nished the race three (3) meters ahead of you. > I won the race BY three (3) meters. ☊ Tôi đã kết thúc cuộc đua trước cậu ba metre. > Tôi đã thắng được ba metre trong cuộc đua. ☊ 2796
In fact, his sister was even more furious when she heard it. ☊ Thực tế chị của anh ấy thậm chí còn điên tiết hơn khi nghe được điều đó. ☊ 2825
She told me she's arriving tonight. — Are you sure of it? ☊ Cô ấy bảo tôi là cô ấy sẽ đến tối nay. - Cậu chắc chứ? ☊ 2864
She accused me of being sel sh. ☊ Cô ấy kết tội tôi ích kỉ. ☊ 2882
She always says everything is my fault. > She always blames me for everything. ☊ Cô ấy luôn luôn nói mọi thứ là lỗi tại tôi. > Cô ấy luôn đổ lỗi cho tôi về mọi thứ. ☊ 2890
Everybody relies on her because she always keeps her promises. ☊ Mọi người tin tưởng cô ấy vì cô ấy luôn giữ lời hứa. ☊ 2892
She is a very simple woman, and lives on just bread and eggs. ☊ Cô ấy là một phụ nữ rất đơn giản và chỉ sống bằng bánh mì và trứng. ☊ 2899
Since she doesn't have a job, she depends on her parents for money. ☊ Vì cô ấy không có việc làm, cô ấy phụ thuộc vào bố mẹ về tiền bạc. ☊ 2925
You can tell Tomoko works out at the gym every day because she looks great. She jogs, takes a yoga class, does aerobics, and lifts weights. ☊ Cậu có thể nói Tomoko ngày nào cũng thực hiện tập thể hình vì cô ấy trông rất tuyệt. Cô ấy đi bộ, học lớp yoga, tập aerobic và cử tạ. ☊ 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. ☊ 2933
Valentina found a beautiful dress at the department store, but she ☊ ☊ 2934
wanted to try it on before she bought it. ☊ Valentina đã thấy một chiếc áo váy đẹp trong cửa hàng bách hoá nhưng cô ấy muốn thử nó trước khi mua. ☊ 2948
However, the re ghters had a hard time trying to calm a woman down. Apparently, her cat perished in the re. ☊ Tuy nhiên lính cứu hoả đã gặp khó khăn khi cố gắng giữ bình tĩnh cho một phụ nữ. Có vẻ như con mèo của cô ấy bị chết trong đám cháy. ☊ 2955
You should always save your les as you're working on them just in case your computer crashes. ☊ Cậu nên luôn luôn lưu các tệp tin cậu đang làm phòng khi máy tính của cậu bị phụt tắt. ☊ accept sb into sth: She had never been accepted into what was essentially a man's world. ☊ accept ☊
accept sth from sb: She won't accept advice from anyone. ☊ accept ☊
She's decided not to accept the job. ☊ accept ☊
accept sth for sth: She said she'd accept $15 for it. ☊ accept ☊
rented/temporary/furnished accommodation ☊ accommodation ☊
She retired early on account of ill health. ☊ on account of sb/sth ☊
She accused him of lying. ☊ accuse ☊
acknowledge sth: She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform. ☊ acknowledge ☊
She has acquired a good knowledge of English. ☊ acquire ☊
You could tell she was just putting on an act. ☊ act ☊
act as if/though...: She was acting as if she'd seen a ghost. ☊ act ☊
A libel action is being brought against the magazine that published the article. ☊ action ☊
She began to explain her plan of action to the group. ☊ action ☊
She takes an active part in school life. ☊ active ☊
She was actively looking for a job. ☊ actively ☊
What did she actually say? ☊ actually ☊
+ speech: 'And don't be late,' she added. ☊ add ☊
admit to doing sth: She admitted to having stolen the car. ☊ admit ☊
admit sth: She admitted theft. ☊ admit ☊
admit doing sth: She admitted having driven the car without insurance. ☊ admit ☊
+ speech: 'I'm very nervous,' she admitted reluctantly. ☊ admit ☊
admit to doing sth: She admits to being strict with her children. ☊ admit ☊
She stubbornly refuses to admit the truth. ☊ admit ☊
She was forced to have her baby adopted. ☊ adopt ☊
She closed the door firmly and advanced towards the desk. ☊ advance ☊
She had the advantage of a good education. ☊ advantage ☊
She took advantage of the children's absence to tidy their rooms. ☊ take advantage of sth/sb ☊
+ speech: 'Get there early,' she advised (them). ☊ advise ☊
She advises the government on environmental issues. ☊ advise ☊
She wanted to put her affairs in order before she died. ☊ affair ☊
She is having an affair with her boss. ☊ affair ☊
She wanted the celebration to be a simple family affair. ☊ affair ☊
She was held in deep affection by all her students. ☊ affection ☊
She felt she couldn't afford any more time off work. ☊ afford ☊
She never took a taxi, even though she could afford to. ☊ afford ☊
afraid to do sth: She was afraid to open the door. ☊ afraid ☊
afraid of doing sth: She was afraid of upsetting her parents. ☊ afraid ☊
I'm afraid that it's not finished yet. ☊ I'm afraid ☊
After winning the prize she became famous overnight. ☊ after ☊
She was left staring after him. ☊ after ☊
She studies art two afternoons a week. ☊ afternoon ☊
Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said. ☊ afterwards ☊
She spends two hours a day getting to work and back again. ☊ again ☊
She was forced to marry against her will. ☊ against ☊
She is against seeing (= does not want to see) him. ☊ against ☊
She needs more friends of her own age. ☊ age ☊
She was beginning to feel her age (= feel that she was getting old). ☊ age ☊
She was here just a minute ago. ☊ ago ☊
I asked for a pay rise and she agreed. ☊ agree ☊
agree (that)...: She agreed (that) I could go early. ☊ agree ☊
agree to do sth: She agreed to let me go early. ☊ agree ☊
+ speech: 'That's true', she agreed. ☊ agree ☊
She stands accused of aiding and abetting the crime. ☊ aid and abet ☊
She went to London with the aim of finding a job. ☊ aim ☊
She set out the company's aims and objectives in her speech. ☊ aim ☊
She decided to sound the alarm (= warn people that the situation was dangerous). ☊ alarm ☊
She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone. ☊ alarmed ☊
She had to steal food just to stay alive. ☊ alive ☊
She was unemployed for all that time. ☊ all ☊
She was dressed all in white. ☊ all ☊
allow yourself to do sth: She won't allow herself to be dictated to. ☊ allow ☊
She was sitting all alone in the hall. ☊ alone ☊
She's asked to be left alone but the press photographers follow her everywhere. ☊ leave/let sb alone ☊
I looked along the shelves for the book I needed. ☊ along ☊
She lost her job when the factory closed, along with hundreds of others. ☊ along with sb/sth ☊
'What am I going to do?' she wondered aloud. ☊ aloud ☊
She's fluent in French and German. She also speaks a little Italian. ☊ also ☊
She was not only intelligent but also very musical. ☊ also ☊
She always arrives at 7.30. ☊ always ☊
She's always criticizing me. ☊ always ☊
What amazes me is how long she managed to hide it from us. ☊ amaze ☊
amazed how...: She was amazed how little he had changed. ☊ amazed ☊
ambition of being/doing sth: She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer. ☊ ambition ☊
She was intelligent but suffered from a lack of ambition. ☊ ambition ☊
amuse sb: She suggested several ideas to help Laura amuse the twins. ☊ amuse ☊
She writes very amusing letters. ☊ amusing ☊
She came in and took her coat off. ☊ and ☊
She was angered by their selfishness and lack of concern. ☊ anger ☊
+ speech: 'I've given up smoking,' she announced. ☊ announce ☊
announce that...: She announced that she'd given up smoking. ☊ announce ☊
I'm sure she does it just to annoy me. ☊ annoy ☊
I bet she was annoyed at having to write it out again. ☊ annoyed ☊
'Finished?' 'No, I've got another three questions to do.' ☊ another ☊
As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000. ☊ answer ☊
She had no answer to the accusations. ☊ answer ☊
Write your answers on the sheet provided. ☊ answer ☊
I repeated the question, but she didn't answer. ☊ answer ☊
+ speech: 'I'd prefer to walk,' she answered. ☊ answer ☊
answer sb + speech: 'I'd prefer to walk,' she answered him. ☊ answer ☊
answer (sb) that...: She answered that she would prefer to walk. ☊ answer ☊
anxious to do sth: She was anxious to finish school and get a job. ☊ anxious ☊
anxious that...: She was anxious that he should meet her father. ☊ anxious ☊
She asked if we had any questions. ☊ any ☊
She spent hardly any of the money. ☊ any ☊
She wasn't anybody before she got that job. ☊ anybody ☊
She works in a bank. She did when I last saw her, anyway. ☊ anyway ☊
She keeps herself apart from other people. ☊ apart ☊
I've finished apart from the last question. ☊ apart from ☊
apparent (from sth) (that...): It was apparent from her face that she was really upset. ☊ apparent ☊
I thought she had retired, but apparently she hasn't. ☊ apparently ☊
+ adj.: She didn't appear at all surprised at the news. ☊ appear ☊
appear to do sth: She appeared to be in her late thirties. ☊ appear ☊
She had never been greatly concerned about her appearance. ☊ appearance ☊
When she lost all her money, she was determined to keep up appearances (= hide the true situation and pretend that everything was going well). ☊ appearance ☊
She is the apple of her father's eye. ☊ the apple of sb's eye ☊
appoint sb to sth: She has recently been appointed to the committee. ☊ appoint ☊
appointment for sb to do sth: She made an appointment for her son to see the doctor. ☊ appointment ☊
approach sb for sth/about (doing) sth: She approached the bank for a loan. ☊ approach ☊
She hadn't heard his approach and jumped as the door opened. ☊ approach ☊
She took the wrong approach in her dealings with them. ☊ approach ☊
She desperately wanted to win her father's approval. ☊ approval ☊
I told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn't approve. ☊ approve ☊
approve of sb doing sth: She doesn't approve of me leaving school this year. ☊ approve ☊
approve of sb's doing sth: She doesn't approve of my leaving school this year. ☊ approve ☊
She was born in April. ☊ April ☊
She knows the local area very well. ☊ area ☊
argue sth: She argued the case for bringing back the death penalty. ☊ argue ☊
argument with sb: She got into an argument with the teacher. ☊ argument ☊
She threw her arms around his neck. ☊ arm ☊
She touched him gently on the arm. ☊ arm ☊
She cradled the child in her arms. ☊ arm ☊
She had armed herself for the meeting with all the latest statistics. ☊ arm ☊
She arranged a loan with the bank. ☊ arrange ☊
She arranged the flowers in a vase. ☊ arrange ☊
She's happy with her unusual living arrangements. ☊ arrangement ☊
arrest sb for sth: She was arrested for drug-related offences. ☊ arrest ☊
She was under arrest on suspicion of murder. ☊ arrest ☊
arrive at/in/on...: She'll arrive in New York at noon. ☊ arrive ☊
The new product will arrive on supermarket shelves (= be available) early next year. ☊ arrive ☊
She's good at art and design. ☊ art ☊
In Paris she met a group of young artists: poets, film-makers and painters. ☊ artist ☊
She comes from a very artistic family. ☊ artistic ☊
She works as a courier. ☊ as ☊
She had been there often as a child (= when she was a child). ☊ as ☊
He was as white as a sheet. ☊ as ☊
She doesn't play as well as her sister. ☊ as ☊
He sat watching her as she got ready. ☊ as ☊
As she grew older she gained in confidence. ☊ as ☊
She lost it, just as I said she would. ☊ as ☊
She may need some help as she's new. ☊ as ☊
As for Jo, she's doing fine. ☊ as for sb/sth ☊
ashamed of sth: She was deeply ashamed of her behaviour at the party. ☊ ashamed ☊
She pulled the curtain aside. ☊ aside ☊
All our protests were brushed aside (= ignored). ☊ aside ☊
ask sb to do sth: She's asked him to come to the party. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb if, whether, etc...: She asked her boss whether she could have the day off. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb whether, what, etc...: She asked me if I would give her English lessons. ☊ ask ☊
ask that...: She asked that she be kept informed of developments. ☊ ask ☊
She asked that she should be kept informed. ☊ ask ☊
+ speech: 'Where are you going?' she asked. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb sth: She asked the students their names. ☊ ask ☊
She was still half asleep (= not fully awake) when she arrived at work. ☊ asleep ☊
She felt she had looked at the problem from every aspect. ☊ aspect ☊
assistance with sth: She offered me practical assistance with my research. ☊ assistance ☊
She works as a care assistant in an old people's home. ☊ assistant ☊
He no longer wished to be associated with the party's policy on education. ☊ associated ☊
The book was published in association with (= together with) English Heritage. ☊ association ☊
She became famous through her association with the group of poets. ☊ association ☊
She would, he assumed, be home at the usual time. ☊ assume ☊
She's perfectly safe, I can assure you. ☊ assure ☊
She's at Tom's (= at Tom's house). ☊ at ☊
She's at Yale (= Yale University). ☊ at ☊
She got married at 25. ☊ at ☊
She's hopeless at managing people. ☊ at ☊
She was delighted at the result. ☊ at ☊
I attach a copy of the spreadsheet (= send it with an email). ☊ attach ☊
attack sb/sth for sth/for doing sth: She has been attacked for ignoring her own party members. ☊ attack ☊
She was in need of medical attention. ☊ attention ☊
As the youngest child, she was always the centre of attention. ☊ attention ☊
She tried to attract the waiter's attention. ☊ attention ☊
She tried to attract the attention of the waiter. ☊ attract ☊
She felt an immediate attraction for him. ☊ attraction ☊
She is the star attraction of the show. ☊ attraction ☊
She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses. ☊ authority ☊
Will she be available this afternoon? ☊ available ☊
avoid doing sth: They built a wall to avoid soil being washed away. ☊ avoid ☊
She kept avoiding my eyes (= avoided looking at me). ☊ avoid ☊
She was awake (= not unconscious) during the operation on her leg. ☊ awake ☊
aware of sb/sth: She slipped away without him being aware of it. ☊ aware ☊
aware that...: I was aware that she was trembling. ☊ aware ☊
away from sb/sth: She was away from work for a week. ☊ away ☊
She fell awkwardly and broke her ankle. ☊ awkwardly ☊
My sister's expecting a baby = she is pregnant. ☊ baby ☊
She had a baby last year. ☊ baby ☊
She broke her back in a riding accident. ☊ back ☊
She turned her back on them when they needed her. ☊ turn your back on sb/sth ☊
She left back in November. ☊ back ☊
Put the book back on the shelf. ☊ back ☊
She woke up briefly and then went back to sleep. ☊ back ☊
She fell back towards the end of the race. ☊ back ☊
She strode past him without a backward glance. ☊ backward ☊
She felt that going back to live in her home town would be a backward step. ☊ backward ☊
She rocked backwards and forwards on her chair. ☊ backward(s) and forward(s) ☊
She is so bad at keeping secrets. ☊ bad ☊
Things are bad enough without our own guns shelling us. ☊ bad ☊
She's only trying to help, so don't think badly of her. ☊ badly ☊
She gets very bad-tempered when she's tired. ☊ bad-tempered ☊
She opened her bag (= her handbag ) and took out her comb. ☊ bag ☊
She cycled round the corner, lost her balance and fell off. ☊ balance ☊
She tries to balance home life and career. ☊ balance ☊
She balanced the cup on her knee. ☊ balance ☊
ban sb from doing sth: She's been banned from leaving Greece while the allegations are investigated. ☊ ban ☊
She always ties her hair back in a band. ☊ band ☊
She wore a simple band of gold = a ring on her finger. ☊ band ☊
She's a singer with a band. ☊ band ☊
He smashed the window with an iron bar. ☊ bar ☊
She was sitting at the bar. ☊ bar ☊
The car crashed into the safety barrier and burst into flames. ☊ barrier ☊
She used her family's history as a base for her novel. ☊ base ☊
She was chosen for the job on the basis of her qualifications. ☊ basis ☊
She has been in her room for hours. ☊ be ☊
She's from Italy. ☊ be ☊
She's a great beauty. ☊ be ☊
It's strange how she never comes to see us any more. ☊ be ☊
She bore the responsibility for most of the changes. ☊ bear ☊
She couldn't bear the thought of losing him. ☊ bear ☊
She's alive—her heart is still beating. ☊ beat ☊
beat sth + adv./prep.: She was beating dust out of the carpet (= removing dust from the carpet by beating it). ☊ beat ☊
She looked stunningly beautiful that night. ☊ beautiful ☊
She sings beautifully. ☊ beautifully ☊
The sheer beauty of the scenery took my breath away. ☊ beauty ☊
She was becoming confused. ☊ become ☊
+ noun: She became queen in 1952. ☊ become ☊
She's studying to become a teacher. ☊ become ☊
She lay on the bed (= on top of the covers). ☊ bed ☊
She's lived there since before the war. ☊ before ☊
She became a lawyer as her father had before her. ☊ before ☊
Did she leave a message before she went? ☊ before ☊
begin by doing sth: She began by thanking us all for coming. ☊ begin ☊
I began (= started reading) this novel last month and I still haven't finished it. ☊ begin ☊
She began to cry. ☊ begin ☊
She's been working there since the beginning of last summer. ☊ beginning ☊
She behaved with great dignity. ☊ behave ☊
She doesn't know how to behave in public. ☊ behave ☊
She glanced behind her. ☊ behind ☊
She knew that, whatever she decided, her family was right behind her. ☊ behind ☊
She rode off down the road with the dog running behind. ☊ behind ☊
behind (with sth): She's fallen behind with the payments. ☊ behind ☊
She acted in the belief that she was doing good. ☊ belief ☊
believe (that)...: She couldn't believe (that) it was all happening again. ☊ believe ☊
She believes that killing animals for food or fur is completely immoral. ☊ believe ☊
'Where does she come from?' 'Spain, I believe.' ☊ believe ☊
Believe me, she's not right for you. ☊ believe ☊
Warning bells started ringing in her head as she sensed that something was wrong. ☊ bell ☊
She bent forward to pick up the newspaper. ☊ bend ☊
She was bent over her desk writing a letter. ☊ bend ☊
She was one of the best tennis players of her generation. ☊ best ☊
They're all good players, but she's the best of all. ☊ best ☊
She always brings out the best in people. ☊ best ☊
bet (sb) (sth) (that...): She bet me £20 that I wouldn't do it. ☊ bet ☊
I hear you're taking bets on whether she'll marry him. ☊ bet ☊
She's far better at science than her brother. ☊ better ☊
She's a lot better today. ☊ better ☊
She sings much better than I do. ☊ better ☊
Her promotion means she's $100 a week better off. ☊ be better off ☊
She's got nothing beyond her state pension. ☊ beyond ☊
She took the stage for her big moment. ☊ big ☊
She got on her bike and rode off. ☊ bike ☊
She always pays her bills on time. ☊ bill ☊
She died shortly after giving birth. ☊ give birth (to sb/sth) ☊
The cake has a biscuit base (= one made from crushed biscuits). ☊ biscuit ☊
bite into/through sth: She bit into a ripe juicy pear. ☊ bite ☊
bite sb/sth: She was bitten by the family dog. ☊ bite ☊
She took a couple of bites of the sandwich. ☊ bite ☊
She is very bitter about losing her job. ☊ bitter ☊
to weep/shed bitter tears ☊ bitter ☊
She wept bitterly. ☊ bitterly ☊
Call her if you like, but don't blame me if she's angry. ☊ don't blame me ☊
She turned to a blank page in her notebook. ☊ blank ☊
blank whitewashed walls ☊ blank ☊
She took the dog for a walk around the block. ☊ block ☊
Is she a natural blonde (= Is her hair naturally blonde)? ☊ blonde ☊
She blew the dust off the book. ☊ blow ☊
She received a severe blow on the head. ☊ blow ☊
She was dressed in blue. ☊ blue ☊
She has a seat on the board of directors. ☊ board ☊
She jumped off the top board. ☊ board ☊
She had injuries to her head and body. ☊ body ☊
+ adj.: She left the gas on by mistake and the pan boiled dry (= the water boiled until there was none left). ☊ boil ☊
She put some potatoes on to boil. ☊ boil ☊
She had a beautiful face with very good bone structure. ☊ bone ☊
book sth: She booked a flight to Chicago. ☊ book ☊
She was born with a weak heart. ☊ born ☊
born into sth: She was born into a very musical family. ☊ born ☊
born (out) of sth: She acted with a courage born (out) of desperation. ☊ born ☊
She borrowed £2 000 from her parents. ☊ borrow ☊
bother sb that...: Does it bother you that she earns more than you? ☊ bother ☊
on the bottom shelf ☊ bottom ☊
She kept all the letters in a box. ☊ box ☊
Now she's a teenager, she's starting to be interested in boys. ☊ boy ☊
She died of a brain tumour. ☊ brain ☊
She climbed the tree and hid in the branches. ☊ branch ☊
She died after a brave fight against cancer. ☊ brave ☊
She had broken the world 100 metres record. ☊ break ☊
break in/into sth: She dropped the plate and it broke into pieces. ☊ break ☊
She fell off a ladder and broke her arm. ☊ break ☊
She broke off a piece of chocolate and gave it to me. ☊ break sth off ☊
She's just broken up with her boyfriend. ☊ break up (with sb) ☊
She worked all day without a break. ☊ break ☊
She wanted to take a career break in order to have children. ☊ break ☊
She doesn't eat much breakfast. ☊ breakfast ☊
She put the baby to her breast. ☊ breast ☊
She was very short of breath (= had difficulty breathing). ☊ breath ☊
She was beginning to breathe more easily. ☊ breathe ☊
Her breathing became steady and she fell asleep. ☊ breathing ☊
a breed of cattle/sheep ☊ breed ☊
She met John briefly on Friday night. ☊ briefly ☊
She gave me a bright smile. ☊ bright ☊
'Hi!' she called brightly. ☊ brightly ☊
She has one of the most brilliant minds in the country. ☊ brilliant ☊
bring sb/sth to sth: She brought her boyfriend to the party. ☊ bring ☊
She brought up five children. ☊ bring sb up ☊
She's a feminist, in the broadest sense of the word. ☊ broad ☊
Does she have any brothers and sisters? ☊ brother ☊
He brushed the dirt off his jacket. ☊ brush ☊
She brushed the fly away. ☊ brush ☊
The work was finished on time and within budget (= did not cost more money than was planned). ☊ budget ☊
build sb sth: David built us a shed in the back yard. ☊ build ☊
She's built a new career for herself. ☊ build ☊
She's built up a very successful business. ☊ build sth up ☊
She picked me a bunch of flowers. ☊ bunch ☊
Shells were bursting (= exploding) all around us. ☊ burst ☊
The aircraft crashed and burst into flames (= suddenly began to burn). ☊ burst into sth ☊
She burst into tears (= suddenly began to cry). ☊ burst into sth ☊
holly bushes ☊ bush ☊
He has some unfinished business to deal with. ☊ business ☊
She works in the family business. ☊ business ☊
She has set up in business as a hairdresser. ☊ business ☊
She works in the computer business. ☊ business ☊
She was always too busy to listen. ☊ busy ☊
She seized her by the hair. ☊ by ☊
She waved bye-bye and got into the car. ☊ bye ☊
call (out) to sb (for sth): She called out to her father for help. ☊ call ☊
+ speech: 'See you later!' she called. ☊ call ☊
She's no right to call herself a feminist. ☊ call ☊
She said she'd call back. ☊ call back, call sb back ☊
She can speak Spanish. ☊ can ☊
She could feel a lump in her breast. ☊ can ☊
That can't be Mary—she's in New York. ☊ can ☊
Where can she have put it? ☊ can ☊
She's a very capable teacher. ☊ capable ☊
capacity for sth: She has an enormous capacity for hard work. ☊ capacity ☊
She was captain of the hockey team at school. ☊ captain ☊
She won £20 at cards. ☊ card ☊
She chose her words with care. ☊ care ☊
She takes great care of her clothes. ☊ take care of sb/sth/yourself ☊
care about sth: She cares deeply about environmental issues. ☊ care ☊
care that...: She doesn't seem to care that he's been married four times before. ☊ care ☊
She moved back home to care for her elderly parents. ☊ care for sb ☊
She has been concentrating on her career. ☊ career ☊
She started her career as an English teacher. ☊ career ☊
She put the glass down carefully. ☊ carefully ☊
She threw her coat carelessly onto the chair. ☊ carelessly ☊
She carried her baby in her arms. ☊ carry ☊
She got caught in a thunderstorm. ☊ catch ☊
catch yourself doing sth: She caught herself wondering whether she had made a mistake. ☊ catch ☊
She managed to catch the keys as they fell. ☊ catch ☊
He caught hold of her arm as she tried to push past him. ☊ catch ☊
She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling. ☊ ceiling ☊
She has been a central figure in the campaign. ☊ central ☊
certain to do sth: She looks certain to win an Oscar. ☊ certain ☊
certain (that)...: She wasn't certain (that) he had seen her. ☊ certain ☊
Without treatment, she will almost certainly die. ☊ certainly ☊
She was certainly attractive but you couldn't call her beautiful. ☊ certainly ☊
She wore a heavy gold chain around her neck. ☊ chain ☊
chain sb/sth to sb/sth: She chained her bicycle to the gate. ☊ chain ☊
She does not like anyone challenging her authority. ☊ challenge ☊
She has only a slim chance of passing the exam. ☊ chance ☊
It was the chance she had been waiting for. ☊ chance ☊
change into sth: She changed into her swimsuit. ☊ change ☊
change sth (to sth): Marie changed her name when she got married. ☊ change ☊
She changed her name to his. ☊ change ☊
Her life changed completely when she won the lottery. ☊ change ☊
change sb/sth (from A) to/into B: With a wave of her magic wand, she changed the frog into a handsome prince. ☊ change ☊
She is someone who hates change. ☊ change ☊
I've just finished Chapter 3. ☊ chapter ☊
She spoke with characteristic enthusiasm. ☊ characteristic ☊
She has charge of the day-to-day running of the business. ☊ charge ☊
After being questioned by the police, she was released without charge. ☊ charge ☊
She rejected the charge that the story was untrue. ☊ charge ☊
She is accused of attempting to cheat the taxman. ☊ cheat ☊
check (with sb) (what/whether, etc...): You'd better check with Jane what time she's expecting us tonight. ☊ check ☊
She gave me the minutes of the meeting to read and check. ☊ check ☊
She cheerfully admitted that she had no experience at all (= she wasn't afraid to do so). ☊ cheerfully ☊
She gasped for breath, her chest heaving. ☊ chest ☊
She's going to do it. She doesn't have much choice, really, does she? ☊ choice ☊
She's the obvious choice for the job. ☊ choice ☊
She wouldn't be my choice as manager. ☊ choice ☊
choose between A and/or B: She had to choose between staying in the UK or going home. ☊ choose ☊
She walked the horse round in a circle. ☊ circle ☊
She never discovered the true circumstances of her birth. ☊ circumstance ☊
She's Italian by birth but is now an Australian citizen. ☊ citizen ☊
claim sth from sth: She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered. ☊ claim ☊
She has more claim to the book's success than anybody (= she deserves to be praised for it). ☊ claim ☊
The singer has denied the magazine's claim that she is leaving the band. ☊ claim ☊
She clapped her hands in delight. ☊ clap ☊
She has class all right—she looks like a model. ☊ class ☊
As a jazz singer she's in a class of her own (= better than most others). ☊ class ☊
She is the youngest in her class. ☊ class ☊
She works hard in class (= during the class). ☊ class ☊
She displayed the classic symptoms of depression. ☊ classic ☊
a clean sheet of paper ☊ clean ☊
I can't find a clean shirt (= one I haven't worn since it was washed). ☊ clean ☊
a sheet of clear cellophane ☊ clear ☊
She was in Australia but I could hear her voice as clear as a bell. ☊ clear ☊
She gave me clear and precise directions. ☊ clear ☊
She won the election by a clear majority. ☊ clear ☊
clear (to sb) (that)...: It was quite clear to me that she was lying. ☊ clear ☊
She cleared a space on the sofa for him to sit down. ☊ clear ☊
She explained everything very clearly. ☊ clearly ☊
She's clever at getting what she wants. ☊ clever ☊
She climbed up the stairs. ☊ climb ☊
She closed the gate behind her. ☊ close ☊
She is very close to her father. ☊ close ☊
She and her father are very close. ☊ close ☊
She has kept in close contact with the victims' families. ☊ close ☊
She knew she was close to death. ☊ close ☊
She closely resembled her mother at the same age. ☊ closely ☊
She had closeted herself away in her room. ☊ closet ☊
She has no clothes sense (= she does not know what clothes look attractive). ☊ clothes ☊
She took her feet off the pedals and coasted downhill. ☊ coast ☊
She doesn't seem to feel the cold. ☊ cold ☊
She was taken to hospital after her collapse at work. ☊ collapse ☊
collect sb (from...): She's gone to collect her son from school. ☊ collect ☊
It's amazing how she collects friends. ☊ collect ☊
She's at college. ☊ college ☊
She's away at college in California. ☊ college ☊
She was wearing a cream-coloured suit. ☊ coloured ☊
She has successfully combined a career and bringing up a family. ☊ combine ☊
She came second (= received the second highest score) in the exam. ☊ come ☊
She comes to work by bus. ☊ come ☊
She has over a thousand pounds a month coming in from her investments. ☊ 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 ☊
She came across some old photographs in a drawer. ☊ come across sb/sth ☊
She comes from London. ☊ come from... ☊
If she spent five years in Paris, how come her French is so bad? ☊ how come (...)? ☊
It's a comfort to know that she is safe. ☊ comfort ☊
She shifted into a more comfortable position on the chair. ☊ comfortable ☊
All the rooms were comfortably furnished. ☊ comfortably ☊
For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life. ☊ command ☊
command sth: She commanded the release of the prisoners. ☊ command ☊
She made helpful comments on my work. ☊ comment ☊
What she said was fair comment (= a reasonable criticism). ☊ comment ☊
+ speech: 'Not his best performance,' she commented to the woman sitting next to her. ☊ comment ☊
She is developing the commercial side of the organization. ☊ commercial ☊
commission sb to do sth: She has been commissioned to write a new national anthem. ☊ commission ☊
commission sth: Publishers have commissioned a French translation of the book. ☊ commission ☊
commitment (to sb/sth): She doesn't want to make a big emotional commitment to Steve at the moment. ☊ commitment ☊
She's on the management committee. ☊ committee ☊
In most people's eyes she was nothing more than a common criminal. ☊ common ☊
She enjoys her own company (= being by herself) when she is travelling. ☊ company ☊
She joined the company in 2009. ☊ company ☊
She left early, complaining of a headache. ☊ complain of sth ☊
She's just completed a master's degree in Law. ☊ complete ☊
She gave up German in order to concentrate on her French. ☊ concentrate on sth ☊
concern (for sth/sb): She hasn't been seen for four days and there is concern for her safety. ☊ concern ☊
concerned (that)...: She was concerned that she might miss the turning and get lost. ☊ concerned ☊
She concluded her speech with a quotation from Shakespeare. ☊ conclude ☊
+ speech: 'Anyway, she should be back soon,' he concluded. ☊ conclude ☊
It took the jury some time to reach the conclusion that she was guilty. ☊ conclusion ☊
'It's only a suspicion,' she said, 'nothing concrete.' ☊ concrete ☊
She shouldn't be driving in her condition (= because she is pregnant). ☊ condition ☊
She is attending a three-day conference on AIDS education. ☊ conference ☊
She suffers from a lack of confidence. ☊ confidence ☊
She has every confidence in her students' abilities. ☊ confidence ☊
She was in a relaxed, confident mood. ☊ confident ☊
She was quietly confident that everything would go as planned. ☊ confident ☊
She found herself in conflict with her parents over her future career. ☊ conflict ☊
She knew that she had to confront her fears. ☊ confront ☊
Sacha felt confusion sweeping over her as she read the letter. ☊ confusion ☊
The canal was built to connect Sheffield with the Humber estuary. ☊ connect ☊
connection (between A and B): Scientists have established a connection between cholesterol levels and heart disease. ☊ connection ☊
conscious of sth: She's very conscious of the problems involved. ☊ conscious ☊
consider sth: She considered her options. ☊ consider ☊
consider (that)...: She considers that it is too early to form a definite conclusion. ☊ consider ☊
construct sth from/out of/of sth: They constructed a shelter out of fallen branches. ☊ construct ☊
She has several contacts in New York. ☊ contact ☊
In her job she often comes into contact with (= meets) lawyers. ☊ contact ☊
She blushed at the sudden contact of his hand against her arm. ☊ contact ☊
She's lost contact with (= no longer sees or writes to) her son. ☊ contact ☊
She hadn't read the letter and so was unaware of its contents. ☊ content ☊
continue doing sth: She wanted to continue working until she was 60. ☊ continue ☊
She will continue in her present job until a replacement can be found. ☊ continue ☊
She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five. ☊ continuous ☊
Under the terms of the contract the job should have been finished yesterday. ☊ contract ☊
She is under contract to (= has a contract to work for) a major American computer firm. ☊ contract ☊
contribute sth (to sth): She contributed a number of articles to the magazine. ☊ contribute ☊
She struggled to keep control of her voice. ☊ control ☊
She lost control of her car on the ice. ☊ control ☊
In spite of all her family problems, she's really in control. ☊ be in control (of sth) ☊
She was given drugs to control the pain. ☊ control ☊
She is a young woman who enjoys flouting conventions. ☊ convention ☊
She's very conventional in her views. ☊ conventional ☊
She tried to steer the conversation away from the topic of marriage. ☊ conversation ☊
convert sb (from sth) (to sth): She was soon converted to the socialist cause. ☊ convert ☊
She was decidedly cool about the proposal. ☊ cool ☊
She tried to remain cool, calm and collected (= calm). ☊ cool ☊
copy sth (from sth) (into/onto sth): She copied the phone number into her address book. ☊ copy ☊
She copies everything her sister does. ☊ copy ☊
They reasoned, correctly, that she was away for the weekend. ☊ correctly ☊
She saved him from the fire but at the cost of her own life (= she died). ☊ cost ☊
The sheets are 100% pure cotton. ☊ cotton ☊
She gave a little cough to attract my attention. ☊ cough ☊
She said that she couldn't come. ☊ could ☊
She's on the local council. ☊ council ☊
count for sth: The fact that she had apologized counted for nothing with him. ☊ count ☊
count (up) how many...: She began to count up how many guests they had to invite. ☊ count ☊
count to/up to sth: She can count up to 10 in Italian. ☊ count ☊
She didn't know what life in a foreign country would be like. ☊ country ☊
Taking her courage in both hands, she opened the door and walked in. ☊ take your courage in both hands ☊
She was overtaken on the last stretch of the course. ☊ course ☊
She will appear in court tomorrow. ☊ court ☊
During the court hearing, the prosecutor said she would seek maximum prison sentences. ☊ court ☊
She can't pay her tax and is facing court action. ☊ court ☊
She's my cousin. ☊ cousin ☊
She covered her face with her hands. ☊ cover ☊
He covered up the body with a sheet. ☊ cover sth up ☊
crack sth + adv./prep.: She cracked an egg into the pan. ☊ crack ☊
She peeped through the crack in the curtains. ☊ crack ☊
She passed her tongue over her cracked lips and tried to speak. ☊ cracked ☊
She heard the crash of shattering glass as the vehicles collided. ☊ crash ☊
Files can be lost if the system suddenly crashes. ☊ crash ☊
Share prices crashed to an all-time low yesterday. ☊ crash ☊
The company crashed with debts of £50 million. ☊ crash ☊
crash sth + adj.: She stormed out of the room and crashed the door shut behind her. ☊ crash ☊
Thunder crashed overhead. ☊ crash ☊
crash into sth: A truck went out of control and crashed into the back of a bus. ☊ crash ☊
crash sth (into sth): He crashed his car into a wall. ☊ crash ☊
She must be crazy to lend him money. ☊ crazy ☊
Marie says he went crazy, and smashed the room up. ☊ crazy ☊
She's crazy—she ought to be locked up. ☊ crazy ☊
We did all the work and she gets all the credit! ☊ credit ☊
We bought the dishwasher on credit. ☊ credit ☊
She's a crime writer (= she writes stories about crime). ☊ crime ☊
She wore a small gold cross on a chain around her neck. ☊ cross ☊
cross (over): I waved and she crossed over (= crossed the road towards me). ☊ cross ☊
She sat with her legs crossed. ☊ cross ☊
He pushed his way through the crowd. ☊ crowd ☊
The car was completely crushed under the truck. ☊ crush ☊
Several people were crushed to death in the accident. ☊ crush ☊
Over twenty prisoners were crushed into a small dark cell. ☊ crush ☊
Add two cloves of crushed garlic. ☊ crush ☊
+ speech: 'Waaa!' she cried. ☊ cry ☊
That night she cried herself to sleep. ☊ cry ☊
cry for sth: She ran to the window and cried for help. ☊ cry ☊
She cried out for help. ☊ cry out/cry out sth ☊
She cried out his name. ☊ cry out/cry out sth ☊
She drank the whole cup. ☊ cup ☊
She's won several cups for skating. ☊ cup ☊
I was curious to find out what she had said. ☊ curious ☊
It was curious that she didn't tell anyone. ☊ curious ☊
curl sth (+ adv./prep.): She curled her legs up under her. ☊ curl ☊
She curled up and closed her eyes. ☊ curl up, be curled up ☊
The curtain has fallen on her long and distinguished career (= her career has ended). ☊ curtain ☊
cut sth: She cut her finger on a piece of glass. ☊ cut ☊
cut sth + adj.: She had fallen and cut her head open. ☊ cut ☊
She cut the dress out of some old material. ☊ cut sth out ☊
She feels very cut off living in the country. ☊ cut sb/sth off (from sb/sth) ☊
The band finished with a few slow dances. ☊ dance ☊
She's a fantastic dancer. ☊ dancer ☊
Doctors said she is now out of danger (= not likely to die). ☊ danger ☊
'Nicky won't find out, will she?' 'Oh, no, there's no danger of that.' ☊ danger ☊
She said it as loudly as she dared. ☊ dare ☊
She dared not breathe a word of it to anybody. ☊ dare ☊
She's the daughter of an Oxford professor. ☊ daughter ☊
She didn't do a full day's work. ☊ day ☊
She hates doing the same work day after day. ☊ day after day ☊
My mother's dead; she died in 1987. ☊ dead ☊
She was born deaf. ☊ deaf ☊
She is used to dealing with all kinds of people in her job. ☊ deal with sb ☊
She couldn't decide whether he was telling the truth or not. ☊ decide ☊
decide (that)...: She decided (that) she wanted to live in France. ☊ decide ☊
declare yourself + adj./noun: She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support. ☊ declare ☊
She took a deep breath. ☊ deep ☊
She is deeply religious. ☊ deeply ☊
When her brother was criticized she leapt to his defence. ☊ defence ☊
I have to say in her defence that she knew nothing about it beforehand. ☊ defence ☊
She has a degree in Biochemistry from Queen's University. ☊ degree ☊
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 ☊
a feeling of sheer/pure delight ☊ delight ☊
She won the game easily, to the delight of all her fans. ☊ delight ☊
delighted by/at sth: She was delighted by/at the news of the wedding. ☊ delighted ☊
She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering. ☊ deliver ☊
She shouldn't always give in to his demands. ☊ demand ☊
demand sth: She demanded an immediate explanation. ☊ demand ☊
deny (that)...: She denied (that) there had been any cover-up. ☊ deny ☊
She denied all knowledge of the incident. ☊ deny ☊
depend sb/sth to do sth: You can depend on her to be (= she always is) late. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
She felt very depressed about the future. ☊ depressed ☊
She was in the depths of despair ☊ depth ☊
The depth of the shelves is 30 centimetres. ☊ depth ☊
She was deserted by her husband. ☊ desert ☊
She deserves a medal for teaching those 5-year-olds all day! ☊ sb deserves a medal ☊
desire to do sth: She felt an overwhelming desire to return home. ☊ desire ☊
She clung to the edge in a desperate attempt to save herself. ☊ desperate ☊
She looked desperately around for a weapon. ☊ desperately ☊
She was good at physics despite the fact that she found it boring. ☊ despite ☊
They had survived by sheer determination. ☊ determination ☊
it is determined that...: It was determined that she had died of natural causes. ☊ determine ☊
develop sth (from sth) (into sth): She developed the company from nothing. ☊ develop ☊
She devoted herself to her career. ☊ devote yourself to sb/sth ☊
She was wearing her diamonds (= jewellery with diamonds in it). ☊ diamond ☊
The writer's letters and diaries are being published next year. ☊ diary ☊
She noticed a marked difference in the children on her second visit. ☊ difference ☊
She offered us five different kinds of cake. ☊ different ☊
She finds it very difficult to get up early. ☊ difficult ☊
Don't pay any attention to her—she's just being difficult. ☊ difficult ☊
She didn't eat much dinner. ☊ dinner ☊
She has a very direct way of speaking. ☊ direct ☊
She has direct responsibility for all new trainees. ☊ direct ☊
She prefers to act rather than direct. ☊ direct ☊
She now directs a large choir. ☊ direct ☊
She was entrusted with the direction of the project. ☊ direction ☊
She glanced in his direction. ☊ direction ☊
She looked directly at us. ☊ directly ☊
Her nervousness quickly disappeared once she was on stage. ☊ disappear ☊
The movie had disappointed her (= it wasn't as good as she had expected). ☊ disappoint ☊
He was disappointed to see she wasn't at the party. ☊ disappointed ☊
disappointed (not) to be...: She was disappointed not to be chosen. ☊ disappointed ☊
He found it difficult to hide his disappointment when she didn't arrive. ☊ disappointment ☊
She looked at my clothes with disapproval. ☊ disapproval ☊
She wants to be an actress, but her parents disapprove. ☊ disapprove ☊
She sounded disapproving as we discussed my plans. ☊ disapproving ☊
The discovery of the disease among sheep spells financial disaster for farmers. ☊ disaster ☊
She keeps good discipline in class. ☊ discipline ☊
discover sb/sth doing sth: He was discovered hiding in a shed. ☊ discover ☊
discover sb/sth + adj.: She was discovered dead at her home in Leeds. ☊ discover ☊
discover why, how, etc...: We never did discover why she gave up her job. ☊ discover ☊
discovery (that...): She was shocked by the discovery that he had been unfaithful. ☊ discovery ☊
disgust (at/with sth): She expressed her disgust at the programme by writing a letter of complaint. ☊ disgust ☊
She wrinkled her nose in disgust at the smell. ☊ disgust ☊
The kitchen was in a disgusting state when she left. ☊ disgusting ☊
I'll do the dishes (= wash them). ☊ dish ☊
He disliked it when she behaved badly in front of his mother. ☊ dislike ☊
Much as she disliked going to funerals (= although she did not like it at all), she knew she had to be there. ☊ dislike ☊
She took an instant dislike to the house and the neighbourhood. ☊ dislike ☊
dismiss sth: Dismissing her fears, she climbed higher. ☊ dismiss ☊
She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post. ☊ dismiss ☊
She displayed her bruises for all to see. ☊ display ☊
English law clearly distinguishes between murder and manslaughter. ☊ distinguish ☊
What was it that distinguished her from her classmates? ☊ distinguish ☊
The male bird is distinguished from the female by its red beak. ☊ distinguish ☊
The power of speech distinguishes human beings from animals. ☊ distinguish ☊
She awoke early after a disturbed night. ☊ disturb ☊
it disturbs sb to do sth: It disturbed her to realize that she was alone. ☊ disturb ☊
She told him she was filing for divorce. ☊ divorce ☊
She's divorcing her husband. ☊ divorce ☊
She did a year at college, but then dropped out. ☊ do ☊
What does she want to do when she leaves school? ☊ do ☊
What did she do for a living? ☊ do ☊
She did well out of (= made a big profit from) the deal. ☊ do ☊
She can't do without a secretary. ☊ do without (sb/sth) ☊
Does she speak French? ☊ do ☊
She doesn't work here, does she? ☊ do ☊
She works harder than he does. ☊ do ☊
She always says a lot in meetings, but she doesn't dominate. ☊ dominate ☊
She's just arrived—she's just come in the door. ☊ door ☊
He earns double what she does. ☊ double ☊
No doubt she'll call us when she gets there. ☊ no doubt ☊
doubt (that)...: I never doubted (that) she would come. ☊ doubt ☊
She jumped down off the chair. ☊ down ☊
She bent down to pick up her glove. ☊ down ☊
Mary's not down yet (= she is still upstairs). ☊ down ☊
The class settled down and she began the lesson. ☊ down ☊
She rushed downstairs and burst into the kitchen. ☊ downstairs ☊
She was trapped in a downward spiral of personal unhappiness. ☊ downward ☊
She was lying face downwards on the grass. ☊ downwards ☊
'At last!' she cried dramatically. ☊ dramatically ☊
She drew me onto the balcony. ☊ draw ☊
She drew a house. ☊ draw ☊
She tried to turn her dream of running her own business into reality. ☊ dream ☊
She walked around in a dream all day. ☊ dream ☊
dream of/about sth: She dreams of running her own business. ☊ dream ☊
dress sb (in sth): She dressed the children in their best clothes. ☊ dress ☊
She always dressed entirely in black. ☊ dress ☊
She took a drink from the glass and then put it down. ☊ drink ☊
She took to drink (= often drank too much alcohol) after her marriage broke up. ☊ drink ☊
She's been drinking heavily since she lost her job. ☊ drink ☊
She climbed into the driver's seat. ☊ driver ☊
She only got where she is today through hard work and a driving ambition. ☊ driving ☊
drop sth: She dropped her voice dramatically. ☊ drop ☊
She started a degree but dropped out after only a year. ☊ drop out (of sth) ☊
She was a drug addict (= could not stop using drugs). ☊ drug ☊
She was found to be under the influence of drugs. ☊ drug ☊
She was too drunk to remember anything about the party. ☊ drunk ☊
As she got older, offers of modelling work began to dry up. ☊ dry up ☊
She is allergic to house dust. ☊ dust ☊
her dying wishes/words ☊ dying ☊
Don and Susie really loved each other (= he loved her and she loved him). ☊ each other ☊
She whispered something in his ear. ☊ ear ☊
She's had her ears pierced. ☊ ear ☊
She's an early riser (= she gets up early in the morning). ☊ early ☊
She had seen him earlier in the day. ☊ early ☊
She earned a living as a part-time secretary. ☊ earn ☊
She must earn a fortune (= earn a lot of money). ☊ earn ☊
As a teacher, she had earned the respect of her students. ☊ earn ☊
She's having a well-earned rest this week. ☊ earn ☊
The ease with which she learns languages is astonishing. ☊ ease ☊
It would ease my mind (= make me less worried) to know that she was settled. ☊ ease ☊
She doesn't eat sensibly (= doesn't eat food that is good for her). ☊ eat ☊
She writes with a great economy of words (= using only the necessary words). ☊ economy ☊
She tore the page out roughly, leaving a ragged edge in the book. ☊ edge ☊
She collects first editions of Victorian novels. ☊ edition ☊
She was educated in the US. ☊ educate ☊
She completed her formal education in 1995. ☊ education ☊
She's an education major. ☊ education ☊
Despite her ordeal, she seems to have suffered no ill effects. ☊ effect ☊
With (an) effort (= with difficulty) she managed to stop herself laughing. ☊ effort ☊
Well, I think she's either Czech or Slovak. ☊ either ☊
She jabbed him with her elbow. ☊ elbow ☊
She grazed her elbow in the fall. ☊ elbow ☊
elect sb to sth: She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate. ☊ elect ☊
She was tall and elegant. ☊ elegant ☊
embarrassed about sth: She's embarrassed about her height. ☊ embarrassed ☊
Much to her embarrassment she realized that everybody had been listening to her singing. ☊ embarrassment ☊
She finally emerged from her room at noon. ☊ emerge ☊
She showed no emotion at the verdict. ☊ emotion ☊
'I can assure you,' she added with emphasis, 'the figures are correct.' ☊ emphasis ☊
emphasize that...: She emphasized that their plan would mean sacrifices and hard work. ☊ emphasize ☊
She swept her hair back from her face to emphasize her high cheekbones. ☊ emphasize ☊
Three months after his death, she still felt empty. ☊ empty ☊
empty sth: He emptied the ashtrays, washed the glasses and went to bed. ☊ empty ☊
empty sth out of sth: She emptied the water out of the vase. ☊ empty ☊
She emptied her mind of all thoughts of home. ☊ empty ☊
She emptied the contents of her bag onto the table. ☊ empty ☊
She was the most remarkable woman he had ever encountered. ☊ encounter ☊
encouragement (to sb) (to do sth): She was given every encouragement to try something new. ☊ encouragement ☊
The meeting came to an end (= finished). ☊ end ☊
After just one day, she had already made an enemy of her manager. ☊ enemy ☊
She's always full of energy. ☊ energy ☊
engaged to sb: She's engaged to Peter. ☊ engaged ☊
She's old enough to decide for herself. ☊ enough ☊
It never entered my head (= I never thought) that she would tell him about me. ☊ enter ☊
She was always so funny and entertaining. ☊ entertaining ☊
enthusiasm (for doing sth): She never lost her enthusiasm for teaching. ☊ enthusiasm ☊
'I don't mind,' she said, without much enthusiasm. ☊ enthusiasm ☊
enthusiastic about doing sth: She was even less enthusiastic about going to Spain. ☊ enthusiastic ☊
She made her entry to the sound of thunderous applause. ☊ entry ☊
She may have arrived late or it is equally possible that she never went there at all. ☊ equally ☊
escape (from sth): She managed to escape from the burning car. ☊ escape ☊
escape sth: She was lucky to escape punishment. ☊ escape ☊
As soon as he turned his back, she would make her escape. ☊ escape ☊
The committee was established in 1912. ☊ establish ☊
The new treaty establishes a free trade zone. ☊ establish ☊
The school has established a successful relationship with the local community. ☊ establish ☊
By then she was established as a star. ☊ establish ☊
He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established. ☊ establish ☊
It was this campaign that established the paper's reputation. ☊ establish ☊
Traditions get established over time. ☊ establish ☊
establish that...: They have established that his injuries were caused by a fall. ☊ establish ☊
establish where, what, etc...: We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting. ☊ establish ☊
it is established that...: It has since been established that the horse was drugged. ☊ establish ☊
She receives rent from all the people whose cottages are on estate land. ☊ estate ☊
She lives in a tower block on an estate in London. ☊ estate ☊
She didn't even call to say she wasn't coming. ☊ even ☊
She's even more intelligent than her sister. ☊ even ☊
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 ☊
She's going to her sister's for the evening. ☊ evening ☊
In the normal course of events (= if things had happened as expected) she would have gone with him. ☊ event ☊
Sheila will inherit everything in the event of his death. ☊ in the event of sth, in the event that sth happens ☊
She hopes to get a job on the local newspaper and eventually work for 'The Times'. ☊ eventually ☊
She hardly ever (= almost never) goes out. ☊ ever ☊
She knows every student in the school. ☊ every ☊
She seemed to have everything—looks, money, intelligence. ☊ everything ☊
She gave an exact description of the attacker. ☊ exact ☊
She's in her mid-thirties—thirty-six to be exact. ☊ exact ☊
I know exactly how she felt. ☊ exactly ☊
She has an exaggerated sense of her own importance. ☊ exaggerated ☊
She did well in her exams. ☊ exam ☊
She did well on her exams. ☊ exam ☊
example (of sth): She is a shining example of what people with disabilities can achieve. ☊ example ☊
She speaks excellent French. ☊ excellent ☊
He was flushed with excitement at the thought. ☊ excitement ☊
In her excitement she dropped her glass. ☊ excitement ☊
She felt excluded by the other girls (= they did not let her join in what they were doing). ☊ exclude ☊
'Excuse me for a moment,' she said and left the room. ☊ excuse me ☊
She has an executive position in a finance company. ☊ executive ☊
When she appeared in court she exercised her right to remain silent. ☊ exercise ☊
Against all expectations, she was enjoying herself. ☊ expectation ☊
She went to college with great expectations. ☊ expectation ☊
She always travels first-class regardless of expense. ☊ expense ☊
She didn't get paid much but it was all good experience. ☊ experience ☊
She knew from past experience that Ann would not give up easily. ☊ experience ☊
She's very young and not very experienced. ☊ experienced ☊
Facts can be established by observation and experiment. ☊ experiment ☊
expert (at/in doing sth): She's expert at making cheap but stylish clothes. ☊ expert ☊
explain to sb who, how, etc...: She explained to them what to do in an emergency. ☊ explain ☊
+ speech: 'It works like this,' she explained. ☊ explain ☊
She tried to explain but he wouldn't listen. ☊ explain ☊
explanation (for doing sth): She didn't give an adequate explanation for being late. ☊ explanation ☊
She left the room abruptly without explanation. ☊ explanation ☊
She was exposed as a liar and a fraud. ☊ expose ☊
She expresses herself most fully in her paintings. ☊ express ☊
She was given an extension to finish writing her thesis. ☊ extension ☊
She suffered extensive injuries in the accident. ☊ extensive ☊
She has extensive experience in computers. ☊ extensive ☊
She was exaggerating the true extent of the problem. ☊ extent ☊
To some extent what she argues is true. ☊ to... extent ☊
She tried extra hard. ☊ extra ☊
She was a truly extraordinary woman. ☊ extraordinary ☊
She found it extremely difficult to get a job. ☊ extremely ☊
She looked around for a familiar face. ☊ face ☊
Her face lit up (= showed happiness) when she spoke of the past. ☊ face ☊
Sue's face was a picture (= she looked very surprised, angry, etc.) as she listened to her husband's speech. ☊ face ☊
She lay face down on the bed. ☊ face up/down ☊
The room fell silent as she came face to face with the man who had tried to kill her. ☊ face to face (with sb) ☊
She was at an early age brought face to face with the horrors of war. ☊ face to face with sth ☊
be faced with sth: She's faced with a difficult decision. ☊ face ☊
She had to face the fact that her life had changed forever. ☊ face ☊
Face facts—she isn't coming back. ☊ face ☊
face sb/sth: She turned and faced him. ☊ face ☊
She had to face up to the fact that she would never walk again. ☊ face up to sth ☊
Despite the fact that she was wearing a seat belt, she was thrown sharply forward. ☊ 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 ☊
She was disqualified after failing a drugs test. ☊ fail ☊
She never fails to email every week. ☊ fail ☊
fail to do sth: She failed to get into art college. ☊ fail ☊
She is still coming to terms with the failure of her marriage. ☊ failure ☊
There is still a faint hope that she may be cured. ☊ faint ☊
She suddenly felt faint. ☊ faint ☊
She smiled faintly. ☊ faintly ☊
She has long fair hair. ☊ fair ☊
She has always been scrupulously fair. ☊ fair ☊
To be fair, she behaved better than we expected. ☊ fair ☊
She was rewarded for her 40 years' faithful service with the company. ☊ faithful ☊
She promised faithfully not to tell anyone my secret. ☊ faithfully ☊
She fell ill soon after and did not recover. ☊ fall ☊
She slipped on the ice and fell. ☊ fall ☊
She was killed in a fall from a horse. ☊ fall ☊
false teeth/eyelashes ☊ FALSE ☊
She gave false information to the insurance company. ☊ FALSE ☊
She went to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. ☊ fame ☊
She's family (= she is a relation). ☊ family ☊
She didn't fancy (= did not like) the idea of going home in the dark. ☊ fancy ☊
I think she fancies me. ☊ fancy ☊
She always gives us far too much homework. ☊ far ☊
She lived in Chicago, as far as I can remember. ☊ as far as I know, as far as I can remember, see, tell, etc. ☊
She's doing fine as far as French is concerned, it's her German I'm worried about. ☊ as/so far as sb/sth is concerned, as/so far as sb/sth goes ☊
She is on the far right of the party (= holds extreme right-wing political views). ☊ far ☊
sheep/fish, etc. farming ☊ farming ☊
She lives in a very fashionable part of London. ☊ fashionable ☊
Within a few minutes she was fast asleep (= sleeping deeply). ☊ fast ☊
She's not in favour with (= supported or liked by) the media just now. ☊ favour ☊
She loved all her grandchildren but Ann was her favourite. ☊ favourite ☊
fear to do sth: She feared to tell him the truth. ☊ fear ☊
fear doing sth: She feared going out at night. ☊ 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 ☊
fear (that)...: She feared (that) he might be dead. ☊ fear ☊
She felt her mother's death very deeply. ☊ feel ☊
feel it to be sth: She felt it to be her duty to tell the police. ☊ feel ☊
feel it + noun: She felt it her duty to tell the police. ☊ feel ☊
She could not feel her legs. ☊ feel ☊
She could feel herself blushing. ☊ feel ☊
She sounded more confident than she felt. ☊ feel ☊
She felt betrayed. ☊ feel ☊
feeling for sb/sth: She has a wonderful feeling for colour. ☊ feeling ☊
She spoke with feeling about the plight of the homeless. ☊ feeling ☊
She had mixed feelings about giving up her job. ☊ feeling ☊
She's gone to fetch the kids from school. ☊ fetch ☊
She caught a fever on her travels in Africa, and died. ☊ fever ☊
He finished fifth in the race. ☊ fifth ☊
fight for sth: She's fighting for a place in the national team. ☊ fight ☊
She'll fight like a tiger to protect her children. ☊ fight ☊
She's always had a good figure. ☊ figure ☊
When she last saw him, he was a sad figure—old and tired. ☊ figure ☊
She put a new film in her camera. ☊ film ☊
She reached the final of the 100m hurdles. ☊ final ☊
find sth + noun: She finds it a strain to meet new people. ☊ find ☊
find sb/sth + adj.: A whale was found washed up on the shore. ☊ find ☊
She'd been seeing the boy for a while, but didn't want her parents to find out. ☊ find out (about sth/sb), find out sth (about sth/sb) ☊
She has inherited her mother's fine features (= a small nose, mouth, etc.). ☊ fine ☊
She's a fine actor and an even finer dancer. ☊ fine ☊
She has already paid over $2 000 in fines. ☊ fine ☊
fine sb (for sth/for doing sth): She was fined for speeding. ☊ fine ☊
a finely furnished room ☊ finely ☊
She ran her fingers through her hair. ☊ finger ☊
He was about to speak but she raised a finger to her lips. ☊ finger ☊
finish (sth): Haven't you finished your homework yet? ☊ finish ☊
She finished law school last year. ☊ finish ☊
a beautifully finished piece of furniture ☊ finish ☊
finish doing sth: Be quiet! He hasn't finished speaking. ☊ finish ☊
+ speech: 'And that was all,' she finished. ☊ finish ☊
The play finished at 10.30. ☊ finish ☊
finish with sth: The symphony finishes with a flourish. ☊ finish ☊
finish sth: A cup of coffee finished the meal perfectly. ☊ finish ☊
He finished off his drink with one large gulp. ☊ finish ☊
The dollar finished the day slightly down. ☊ finish ☊
+ adv./prep.: He finished 12 seconds outside the world record. ☊ finish ☊
They finished off the show with one of their most famous songs. ☊ finish sth off ☊
furniture available in a range of finishes ☊ finish ☊
I won't be finished for another hour. ☊ finished ☊
finished with sb/sth: I'm not finished with you yet. ☊ finished ☊
If the newspapers find out, he's finished in politics. ☊ finished ☊
Their marriage was finished. ☊ finished ☊
the finished product/article ☊ finished ☊
a beautifully finished suit ☊ finished ☊
A young girl was in the line of fire (= between the person shooting and what he/she was shooting at). ☊ fire ☊
She got fired from her first job. ☊ fire ☊
She is a firm favourite with the children. ☊ firm ☊
'No,' she repeated, her voice firmer this time. ☊ firm ☊
She took a firm hold of my arm. ☊ firm ☊
'I can manage,' she said firmly. ☊ firmly ☊
It is now firmly established as one of the leading brands in the country. ☊ firmly ☊
She resolved to do it at the first (= earliest) opportunity. ☊ first ☊
She won first prize in the competition. ☊ first ☊
Sheila and Jim were the first to arrive. ☊ first ☊
The list of endangered species includes nearly 600 fishes. ☊ fish ☊
In the pool she could see little silvery fish darting around. ☊ fish ☊
The chef's fish dishes are his speciality. ☊ fish ☊
She tries to keep fit by jogging every day. ☊ fit ☊
to fix a shelf to the wall ☊ fix ☊
The curtains were enveloped in a sheet of flame. ☊ flame ☊
flash sth (at sb): Red lights flashed a warning at them. ☊ flash ☊
flash sb (sth): Red lights flashed them a warning. ☊ flash ☊
Lightning flashed in the distance. ☊ flash ☊
flash sth: The guide flashed a light into the cave. ☊ flash ☊
On the horizon, she saw a flash of silver—the sea! ☊ flash ☊
Flashes of light were followed by an explosion. ☊ flash ☊
They're renting a furnished flat on the third floor. ☊ flat ☊
flood sth: She looked away as the colour flooded her cheeks. ☊ flood ☊
She tried to stop the flow of blood from the wound. ☊ flow ☊
She lost control and the tears began to flow. ☊ flow ☊
She's got flu. ☊ flu ☊
She gasped and her hand flew to her mouth. ☊ fly ☊
She passed the exam with flying colours. ☊ with flying colours ☊
When she heard the news, her legs just folded under her (= she fell). ☊ fold ☊
Her eyes followed him everywhere (= she was looking at him all the time). ☊ follow ☊
She followed her mother into the medical profession. ☊ follow ☊
Wherever she led, they followed. ☊ follow ☊
I took her classes for her while she was sick. ☊ for ☊
She's working for IBM. ☊ for ☊
'What does Naomi think about the move?' 'She's all for it.' ☊ for ☊
She gave me a watch for my birthday. ☊ for ☊
She's tall for her age. ☊ for ☊
She knew she was destined for a great future. ☊ for ☊
She's a force to be reckoned with (= a person who has a lot of power and influence and should therefore be treated seriously). ☊ force ☊
He controlled himself by sheer force of will. ☊ force ☊
She spoke with force and deliberation. ☊ force ☊
She hits the ball with amazing force for someone so small. ☊ force ☊
force sth + adv./prep.: She forced her way through the crowd of reporters. ☊ force ☊
She forced herself to be polite to them. ☊ force ☊
You could tell she was foreign by the way she dressed. ☊ foreign ☊
forget (that)...: She keeps forgetting (that) I'm not a child any more. ☊ forget ☊
forgive sb/yourself (for sth/for doing sth): I'll never forgive her for what she did. ☊ forgive ☊
I'd never forgive myself if she heard the truth from someone else. ☊ forgive ☊
forgive sb sth: She'd forgive him anything. ☊ forgive ☊
She has a very formal manner, which can seem unfriendly. ☊ formal ☊
Formal diplomatic relations between the two countries were re-established in December. ☊ formal ☊
'How do you do?' she said formally. ☊ formally ☊
She inherited a share of the family fortune. ☊ fortune ☊
She is hoping her US debut will be the first step on the road to fame and fortune. ☊ fortune ☊
She leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek. ☊ forward ☊
She used the money to go towards the foundation of a special research group. ☊ foundation ☊
She finally managed to pull herself free. ☊ free ☊
She struggled to free herself. ☊ free ☊
She has always given freely of her time. ☊ freely ☊
Every time she opens the window we all freeze. ☊ freeze ☊
The yellow paint makes the kitchen look much fresher. ☊ fresh ☊
The winds are likely to get fresher towards the end of the day. ☊ fresh ☊
Her hair smelled fresh and newly washed. ☊ fresh ☊
Our chefs use only the freshest produce available. ☊ fresh ☊
She had had her hair freshly washed and styled. ☊ freshly ☊
She's an old friend (= I have known her a long time). ☊ friend ☊
She has a wide circle of friends. ☊ friend ☊
She was on friendly terms with most of the hospital staff. ☊ friendly ☊
friendships formed while she was at college ☊ friendship ☊
frightened that...: She was frightened that the plane would crash. ☊ frightened ☊
She began to walk away from him. ☊ from ☊
She saved him from drowning. ☊ from ☊
She felt sick from tiredness. ☊ from ☊
She never spoke to him again from that day on. ☊ from... on ☊
She was lying on her front. ☊ front ☊
She spends all day sitting in front of (= working at) her computer. ☊ in front of ☊
She is now entitled to put 'Professor' in front of her name. ☊ in front of ☊
She stared at him, frozen with shock. ☊ frozen ☊
She came round the corner at full speed. ☊ full ☊
She was full of admiration for the care she had received. ☊ full ☊
She could only nod, because her mouth was full. ☊ full ☊
She had fully recovered from the accident. ☊ fully ☊
'What fun!' she said with a laugh. ☊ fun ☊
She's very lively and full of fun. ☊ fun ☊
She's really fun to be with. ☊ fun ☊
'What's so funny?' she demanded. ☊ funny ☊
She has a great future ahead of her. ☊ future ☊
She knew she was taking a gamble but decided it was worth it. ☊ gamble ☊
He pushed open the garden gate. ☊ gate ☊
She has inspired a whole generation of fashion school graduates. ☊ generation ☊
She was the gentlest of nurses. ☊ gentle ☊
She agreed to come, after a little gentle persuasion. ☊ gentle ☊
She held the baby gently. ☊ gently ☊
She got into bed. ☊ get ☊
I'll never get all this work finished. ☊ get ☊
She's upstairs getting ready. ☊ get ☊
She soon got the children ready for school. ☊ get ☊
She's getting to be an old lady now. ☊ get ☊
She gets (= often suffers from) really bad headaches. ☊ get ☊
She opened the door wider to get a better look. ☊ get ☊
How did she get into (= start taking) drugs? ☊ get into sth ☊
She first got into Parliament (= became an MP) in 2005. ☊ get in, get into sth ☊
She's got into Durham to study law. ☊ get in, get into sth ☊
She's got her old job back. ☊ get sth back ☊
How does she get by on such a small salary? ☊ get by (on/in/with sth) ☊
She got herself into a real state (= became very anxious) before the interview. ☊ get into sth, get yourself/sb into sth ☊
She's never really got on with her sister. ☊ get on with sb, get on (together) ☊
She and her sister have never really got on. ☊ get on with sb, get on (together) ☊
She can't get over her shyness. ☊ get over sth ☊
gift (for sth): She has a great gift for music. ☊ gift ☊
She can pick up a tune instantly on the piano. It's a gift. ☊ gift ☊
She had given the assignment an A. ☊ give ☊
give sth: She gave a shrug of her shoulders (= she shrugged ). ☊ give ☊
She looked up from her work and gave a yawn (= yawned). ☊ give ☊
She gave a reading from her latest volume of poetry. ☊ give ☊
give sth to sb: She'd given the bug to all her colleagues. ☊ give ☊
She gave her ticket to the woman at the check-in desk. ☊ give ☊
She was given a huge bunch of flowers. ☊ give ☊
She wants a job that gives her more responsibility. ☊ give ☊
She didn't give up work when she had the baby. ☊ give sth up ☊
She gave away state secrets to the enemy. ☊ give sth/sb away ☊
She doesn't give up easily. ☊ give up ☊
She was glad when the meeting was over. ☊ glad ☊
She has a fine collection of Bohemian glass. ☊ glass ☊
a sherry glass ☊ glass ☊
a glass of sherry/wine/water, etc. ☊ glass ☊
a sheet/pane of glass ☊ glass ☊
Her eyes were glued to the screen (= she did not stop watching it). ☊ be glued to sth ☊
go to/into sth: She went to sleep. ☊ go ☊
This dictionary goes on the top shelf. ☊ go ☊
Has she gone yet? ☊ 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 ☊
go to do sth: She has gone to see her sister this weekend. ☊ go ☊
She went sobbing up the stairs. ☊ go ☊
She crashed into a waiter and his tray of drinks went flying. ☊ go ☊
She went through the company's accounts, looking for evidence of fraud. ☊ go through sth ☊
She's been going through a bad patch recently. ☊ go through sth ☊
She goes out a lot. ☊ go out ☊
She became more and more talkative as the evening went on. ☊ go on ☊
She hesitated for a moment and then went on. ☊ go on ☊
She often goes around barefoot. ☊ go around/round ☊
go doing sth: She's decided to go back to teaching. ☊ go back to sth ☊
She decided not to go through with (= not to have) the operation. ☊ go through with sth ☊
All her property went to her eldest son (= when she died). ☊ go to sb/sth ☊
go doing sth: She went without eating for three days. ☊ go without (sth) ☊
good for sth/to do sth: She would be good for the job. ☊ good ☊
She was a good Catholic girl. ☊ good ☊
She has tried to lead a good life. ☊ good ☊
She's good with her hands (= able to make things, etc.). ☊ good ☊
You'll never marry her—she's much too good for you. ☊ good ☊
She didn't even say goodbye to her mother . ☊ goodbye ☊
She has resigned from the Government. ☊ government ☊
grab (sth): She grabbed the child's hand and ran. ☊ grab ☊
grab at sth: She grabbed at the branch, missed and fell. ☊ grab ☊
She's always trying to grab the limelight. ☊ grab ☊
She's still only on a secretarial grade. ☊ grade ☊
She got good grades on her exams. ☊ grade ☊
She was granted a divorce. ☊ grant ☊
She seemed to take it for granted that I would go with her to New York. ☊ take it for granted (that...) ☊
Her husband was always there and she just took him for granted. ☊ take sb/sth for granted ☊
grateful (to do sth): She seems to think I should be grateful to have a job at all. ☊ grateful ☊
grateful (that...): He was grateful that she didn't tell his parents about the incident. ☊ grateful ☊
She is gravely ill. ☊ gravely ☊
She seemed in great spirits (= very cheerful). ☊ great ☊
As the great day approached, she grew more and more nervous. ☊ great ☊
Sherlock Holmes, the great detective ☊ great ☊
She lived to a great age. ☊ great ☊
She was dressed all in green. ☊ green ☊
She asked her students to get into groups of four. ☊ group ☊
She is growing in confidence all the time. ☊ grow ☊
She grew up in Boston (= lived there as a child). ☊ grow up ☊
guarantee (that...): There's no guarantee that she'll come (= she may not come). ☊ guarantee ☊
guess (that)...: I'd guess that she's about 30. ☊ guess ☊
guess sth: She guessed the answer straight away. ☊ guess ☊
guess what, where, etc...: You'll never guess what she told me. ☊ guess ☊
guess (that)...: You would never guess (that) she had problems. She's always so cheerful. ☊ guess ☊
She took her arm and guided her across the busy road. ☊ guide ☊
She guided us through the busy streets to the cathedral. ☊ guide ☊
She pulled a gun on me (= took out a gun and aimed it at me). ☊ gun ☊
She often wears her hair loose. ☊ hair ☊
She ran into the hall and up the stairs. ☊ hall ☊
She was on (her) hands and knees (= crawling on the floor) looking for an earring. ☊ hand ☊
She handed out medals and certificates to the winners. ☊ hand sth out (to sb) ☊
She picked up the wallet and handed it back to him. ☊ hand sth back (to sb) ☊
She resigned and handed over to one of her younger colleagues. ☊ hand over (to sb), hand sth over (to sb) ☊
You've got to hand it to her—she's a great cook. ☊ have (got) to hand it to sb ☊
She's a difficult horse to handle. ☊ handle ☊
She's very good at handling her patients. ☊ handle ☊
She turned the handle and opened the door. ☊ handle ☊
She had committed suicide by hanging herself from a beam. ☊ hang ☊
hang sth: She hung her head in shame. ☊ hang ☊
She pressed the button but nothing happened. ☊ happen ☊
She was happy enough with her performance. ☊ happy ☊
She gave me a hard stare. ☊ hard ☊
She's a very hard worker. ☊ hard ☊
hard to do sth: It is hard to believe that she's only nine. ☊ hard ☊
'When will the job be finished?' 'It's hard to say.' (= it is difficult to be certain) ☊ hard ☊
She's had a hard life. ☊ hard ☊
She tried her hardest not to show how disappointed she was. ☊ hard ☊
She hardly ever calls me (= almost never). ☊ hardly ☊
Hardly had she spoken than she regretted it bitterly. ☊ hardly ☊
It's hardly surprising she was fired; she never did any work. ☊ hardly ☊
'Couldn't you have just said no?' 'Well, hardly (= of course not), she's my wife's sister.' ☊ hardly ☊
She put the knife in a drawer, out of harm's way. ☊ out of harm's way ☊
I hate the way she always criticizes me. ☊ hate ☊
hate doing sth: She hates making mistakes. ☊ hate ☊
She's a person who hates to make mistakes. ☊ hate ☊
hate sb/sth to do sth: She would have hated him to see how her hands shook. ☊ hate ☊
hatred (for/of sb/sth): She felt nothing but hatred for her attacker. ☊ hatred ☊
She had some friends with her. ☊ have ☊
She had her bag stolen. ☊ have ☊
She's going to have a baby. ☊ have ☊
She'll have an accident one day. ☊ have ☊
She'd got him by the collar. ☊ have ☊
Surely she didn't have the nerve to say that to him? ☊ have ☊
She's got a BA in English. ☊ have ☊
She had a red jacket on. ☊ have (got) sth on ☊
I've finished my work. ☊ have ☊
She'll have had the results by now. ☊ have ☊
Did she have to pay a fine? ☊ have to ☊
She resigned as head of department. ☊ head ☊
For some reason, she's got it into her head (= believes) that the others don't like her. ☊ head ☊
She nodded her head in agreement. ☊ head ☊
She always has her head in a book (= is always reading). ☊ head ☊
She has been appointed to head the research team. ☊ head ☊
She headed for the door. ☊ head ☊
Your (very) good health! (= said before drinking alcohol to express good wishes for sb's health and happiness) ☊ health ☊
She was glowing with health and clearly enjoying life. ☊ health ☊
hear sth/sb: She heard footsteps behind her. ☊ hear ☊
sb/sth is heard to do sth: She has been heard to make threats to her former lover. ☊ hear ☊
Haven't you heard? She resigned. ☊ hear ☊
She disappeared and was never heard of again. ☊ hear of sb/sth, hear sth of sb/sth ☊
She has a kind heart. ☊ heart ☊
She's learnt the whole speech off by heart. ☊ by heart ☊
She has been heavily criticized in the press. ☊ heavily ☊
She'd had a heavy day. ☊ heavy ☊
She spoke with heavy irony. ☊ heavy ☊
She was struggling with a heavy suitcase. ☊ heavy ☊
She is still at the height of her powers. ☊ height ☊
She worries about her height (= that she is too tall). ☊ height ☊
She is the same height as her sister. ☊ height ☊
She helped him to his feet. ☊ help ☊
help (to) do sth: She helped (to) organize the party. ☊ help ☊
She couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking. ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
She burst out laughing—she couldn't help herself (= couldn't stop herself). ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
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 ☊
She screamed for help. ☊ help ☊
She stopped smoking with the help of her family and friends. ☊ help ☊
She's one of the most helpful people I know. ☊ helpful ☊
She broke her leg skiing. ☊ her ☊
She hurt herself. ☊ herself ☊
She must be very proud of herself. ☊ herself ☊
She told me the news herself. ☊ herself ☊
She hesitated before replying. ☊ hesitate ☊
She stood there, hesitating over whether or not to tell him the truth. ☊ hesitate ☊
+ speech: 'I'm not sure,' she hesitated. ☊ hesitate ☊
hide yourself (+ adv.prep.): She hides herself away in her office all day. ☊ hide ☊
She struggled to hide her disappointment. ☊ hide ☊
She felt sure the letter had some hidden meaning. ☊ hide ☊
a high branch/shelf/window ☊ high ☊
She never got very high in the company. ☊ high ☊
She's aiming high (= hoping to be very successful) in her exams. ☊ high ☊
It is highly unlikely that she'll be late. ☊ highly ☊
She speaks highly of you. ☊ highly ☊
She stood with her hands on her hips. ☊ hip ☊
She broke her hip in the fall. ☊ hip ☊
She was hired three years ago. ☊ hire ☊
She's studying art history. ☊ history ☊
She's writing a new history of Europe. ☊ history ☊
She went on to catalogue a long history of disasters. ☊ history ☊
She hit the ball too hard and it went out of the court. ☊ hit ☊
She hit him on the head with her umbrella. ☊ hit ☊
She played all her old hits. ☊ hit ☊
We finished the first round with a score of two hits and six misses. ☊ hit ☊
She held the title of world champion for three years. ☊ hold ☊
She was holding a large box. ☊ hold ☊
She groaned and held her head. ☊ hold ☊
She just managed to hold back her anger. ☊ hold sth back ☊
She tried to keep hold of the child's hand. ☊ hold ☊
She came from a violent home. ☊ home ☊
She leaves home at 7 every day. ☊ home ☊
While travelling she missed the comforts of home. ☊ home ☊
Let's be honest, she's only interested in Mike because of his money. ☊ honest ☊
She's got an honest face. ☊ honest ☊
She was hoping against hope that there'd been some mistake. ☊ hope against hope (that...) ☊
She has high hopes of winning (= is very confident about it). ☊ hope ☊
She told me all her hopes, dreams and fears. ☊ hope ☊
People watched in horror as the plane crashed to the ground. ☊ horror ☊
She recoiled in horror at the sight of an enormous spider. ☊ horror ☊
The injured were rushed to (the) hospital in an ambulance. ☊ hospital ☊
How old is she? ☊ how ☊
How he wished he had been there! ☊ how ☊
She has the window open, however cold it is outside. ☊ however ☊
However carefully I explained, she still didn't understand. ☊ however ☊
She ignored his feeble attempt at humour. ☊ humour ☊
She smiled with a rare flash of humour. ☊ humour ☊
She has her very own brand of humour. ☊ humour ☊
She must be over a hundred (= a hundred years old). ☊ hundred ☊
She wasn't feeling very hungry. ☊ hungry ☊
hunt for sth: She is still hunting for a new job. ☊ hunt ☊
She hurried away without saying goodbye. ☊ hurry ☊
She hurried after Gary to apologize to him. ☊ hurry ☊
hurry sb into doing sth: She was hurried into making an unwise choice. ☊ hurry ☊
She was deeply hurt that she had not been invited. ☊ hurt ☊
She waited, husbanding her strength for her next visitors. ☊ husband ☊
The lake was covered with a sheet of ice. ☊ ice ☊
She doesn't seem to have any idea of what I'm talking about. ☊ idea ☊
Her family expected her to go to college, but she had other ideas. ☊ 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 ☊
She's the ideal candidate for the job. ☊ ideal ☊
She found it hard to live up to his high ideals. ☊ ideal ☊
identify sb/sth: She was able to identify her attacker. ☊ 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 ☊
She glares at me if I go near her desk. ☊ if ☊
He couldn't tell if she was laughing or crying. ☊ if ☊
If she has any weakness, it is her Italian. ☊ if ☊
If you ask me, she's too scared to do it. ☊ if ☊
She deliberately ignored my question and changed the subject. ☊ ignore ☊
She ignored him and carried on with her work. ☊ ignore ☊
She was taken ill suddenly. ☊ ill ☊
She suffered no ill effects from the experience. ☊ ill ☊
I had a mental image of what she would look like. ☊ image ☊
It doesn't take much imagination to guess what she meant. ☊ imagination ☊
She was no longer able to distinguish between imagination and reality. ☊ imagination ☊
imagine sth: The house was just as she had imagined it. ☊ imagine ☊
imagine doing sth: She imagined walking into the office and handing in her resignation. ☊ imagine ☊
The hospital says she's out of immediate danger. ☊ immediate ☊
She answered almost immediately. ☊ immediately ☊
impatient to do sth: She was clearly impatient to leave. ☊ impatient ☊
imply sth: The fact that she was here implies a degree of interest. ☊ imply ☊
She stressed the importance of careful preparation. ☊ importance ☊
She was sitting importantly behind a big desk. ☊ importantly ☊
She didn't want to impose her values on her family. ☊ impose ☊
it impresses sb that...: It impressed me that she remembered my name. ☊ impress ☊
sb is impressed that...: I was impressed that she remembered my name. ☊ impress ☊
She was suitably impressed (= as impressed as sb had hoped) with the painting. ☊ impressed ☊
She gives the impression of being very busy. ☊ impression ☊
She was very impressive in the interview. ☊ impressive ☊
She was lying in bed. ☊ in ☊
She got in her car and drove off. ☊ in ☊
She learnt to drive in three weeks (= after three weeks she could drive). ☊ in ☊
She was all in black. ☊ in ☊
She's in computers. ☊ in ☊
She wrote in pencil. ☊ in ☊
She was not lacking in courage. ☊ in ☊
She opened the door and went in. ☊ in ☊
She's a few inches taller than me. ☊ inch ☊
She's a very independent-minded young woman. ☊ independent ☊
She went to a lawyer for some independent advice. ☊ independent ☊
It was the first time that she had lived independently. ☊ independently ☊
indicate sb/sth (to sb): She took out a map and indicated the quickest route to us. ☊ indicate ☊
indicate that...: She indicated that I was to sit down. ☊ indicate ☊
indicate whether, when, etc...: Has she indicated yet whether she would like to be involved? ☊ indicate ☊
She got a job in industry. ☊ industry ☊
influence (with sb): She could probably exert her influence with the manager and get you a job. ☊ influence ☊
influence sb to do sth: She was influenced to take up voluntary work by her teacher. ☊ influence ☊
inform sb + speech: 'He's already left,' she informed us. ☊ inform ☊
She did it on her own initiative (= without anyone telling her to do it). ☊ initiative ☊
She injured herself during training. ☊ injure ☊
Luckily, she isn't injured. ☊ injured ☊
innocent (of sth): She was found innocent of any crime. ☊ innocent ☊
She shook it to make sure there was nothing inside. ☊ inside ☊
The shell is smooth on the inside. ☊ inside ☊
insist on sth/sb doing sth: She insisted on his/him wearing a suit. ☊ insist ☊
insist that...: He insists that she come. ☊ insist ☊
He insists that she should come. ☊ insist ☊
+ speech: 'It's true,' she insisted. ☊ insist ☊
She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later. ☊ instead ☊
She felt insulted by the low offer. ☊ insult ☊
insulting to sb/sth: She was really insulting to me. ☊ insulting ☊
We finished later than we had intended. ☊ intend ☊
intention (that...): It was not my intention that she should suffer. ☊ intention ☊
She's full of good intentions but they rarely work out. ☊ intention ☊
She was watching with a politely interested expression on her face. ☊ interested ☊
interesting (that...): I find it interesting that she claims not to know him. ☊ interesting ☊
She couldn't speak much English so her children had to interpret for her. ☊ interpret ☊
interrupt (sb) + speech: 'I have a question,' she interrupted. ☊ interrupt ☊
She spoke for 20 minutes without interruption. ☊ interruption ☊
She's delirious, but has lucid intervals. ☊ interval ☊
The interview was published in all the papers. ☊ interview ☊
She dived into the water. ☊ into ☊
She turned and walked off into the night. ☊ into ☊
The truck crashed into a parked car. ☊ into ☊
She was sliding into depression. ☊ into ☊
introduce sth (to sb): It was she who first introduced the pleasures of sailing to me. ☊ introduce ☊
She was introduced to me as a well-known novelist. ☊ introduce ☊
She is still under investigation. ☊ investigation ☊
involved (with sth/sb): She was deeply involved with the local hospital. ☊ involved ☊
She had a will of iron (= it was very strong). ☊ iron ☊
The way she puts on that accent really irritates me. ☊ irritate ☊
She was getting more and more irritated at his comments. ☊ irritated ☊
She's always on a diet—she has issues about food. ☊ issue ☊
She usually writes about environmental issues. ☊ issue ☊
Her baby's due next month. She hopes it will be a boy. ☊ it ☊
She finds it boring at home. ☊ it ☊
I find it strange that she doesn't want to go. ☊ it ☊
She's jealous of my success. ☊ jealous ☊
She has some lovely pieces of jewellery. ☊ jewellery ☊
She took a job as a waitress. ☊ job ☊
She's never had a steady job (= a job that is not going to end suddenly). ☊ job ☊
She joined the company three months ago. ☊ join ☊
She listens but she never joins in. ☊ join in (sth/doing sth), join in (with sb/sth) ☊
They finished in joint first place. ☊ joint ☊
She's always cracking jokes. ☊ joke ☊
She was laughing and joking with the children. ☊ joke ☊
joke that...: She joked that she only loved him for his money. ☊ joke ☊
She's going out with Dan? You're joking! ☊ you're joking, you must be joking ☊
the sheer joy of being with her again ☊ joy ☊
To his great joy, she accepted. ☊ joy ☊
She's a good judge of character. ☊ judge ☊
She was asked to judge the essay competition. ☊ judge ☊
She showed a lack of judgement when she gave Mark the job. ☊ judgement ☊
She jumped up and ran out of the room. ☊ jump ☊
Her heart jumped when she heard the news. ☊ jump ☊
She jumped down from the chair. ☊ jump ☊
+ noun: She has jumped 2.2 metres. ☊ jump ☊
junior to sb: She is junior to me. ☊ junior ☊
She has coached many of our leading juniors. ☊ junior ☊
just like...: She looks just like her mother. ☊ just ☊
She's just as smart as her sister. ☊ just ☊
She has just been telling us about her trip to Rome. ☊ just ☊
She should be arriving just about now. ☊ just about ☊
She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. ☊ justified ☊
keen on doing sth: She's not keen on being told what to do. ☊ keen ☊
She was a star pupil—keen, confident and bright. ☊ keen ☊
She kept a diary for over twenty years. ☊ keep ☊
She kept her promise to visit them. ☊ keep ☊
She kept her past secret from us all. ☊ keep ☊
keep sb/sth + adj.: She kept the children amused for hours. ☊ keep ☊
She had trouble keeping her balance. ☊ keep ☊
She likes to keep up with the latest fashions. ☊ keep up with sth ☊
She played a key role in the dispute. ☊ key ☊
kick (sb/sth): She was punched and kicked by her attackers. ☊ kick ☊
She gave him a kick on the shin. ☊ kick ☊
She needs a kick up the backside (= she needs to be strongly encouraged to do sth or to behave better). ☊ kick ☊
She's a bright kid. ☊ kid ☊
My mother will kill me (= be very angry with me) when she finds out. ☊ kill ☊
She made a killing on the stock market. ☊ make a killing ☊
She insulted him and he responded in kind. ☊ in kind ☊
She spoke kindly to them. ☊ kindly ☊
She kissed him on both cheeks. ☊ kiss ☊
She was on her knees scrubbing the kitchen floor. ☊ knee ☊
Marcia laughed as she twisted the knife still deeper. ☊ turn/twist the knife (in the wound) ☊
She knifed him in the back. ☊ knife ☊
knit sb sth: She's knitting the baby a shawl. ☊ knit ☊
She was knocked down by a bus. ☊ knock sb down/over ☊
know how, what, etc...: Do you know how to use spreadsheets? ☊ know ☊
She knows a bargain when she sees one. ☊ know ☊
know sb/sth for sth: She is best known for her work on the human brain. ☊ know ☊
She was a secretary when I first knew her. ☊ know ☊
She's very nice when you get to know her. ☊ 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 ☊
She knew she was dying. ☊ know ☊
know what, how, etc...: I knew perfectly well what she meant. ☊ know ☊
All I know is that she used to work in a bank (= I have no other information about her). ☊ know ☊
She sent the letter without my knowledge. ☊ knowledge ☊
She was impatient in the knowledge that time was limited. ☊ knowledge ☊
She showed a distinct lack of enthusiasm for the idea of becoming a mother. ☊ lack ☊
She's not usually lacking in confidence. ☊ lacking ☊
She's a tough lady. ☊ lady ☊
She specializes in landscapes. ☊ landscape ☊
She signalled and pulled over into the slow lane. ☊ lane ☊
She has a good command of the Spanish language. ☊ language ☊
She was last to arrive. ☊ last ☊
She won't last long in that job. ☊ last ☊
last (out) sth: Doctors say that she probably won't last out the night (= she will probably die before the morning). ☊ last ☊
She married in her late twenties (= when she was 28 or 29). ☊ late ☊
She's late for work every day. ☊ late ☊
She has to work late tomorrow. ☊ late ☊
She married late. ☊ late ☊
She's left it too late to apply for the job. ☊ too late ☊
She later became a doctor. ☊ later ☊
Much later on, she realized what he had meant. ☊ later on ☊
She found happiness in her later years. ☊ later ☊
She always makes me laugh. ☊ laugh ☊
She laughed to cover her nervousness. ☊ laugh ☊
+ speech: 'You're crazy!' she laughed. ☊ laugh ☊
She is not afraid to laugh at herself (= is not too serious about herself). ☊ laugh at sb/sth ☊
She was well known for her brushes with the law. ☊ law ☊
Do not think you are above the law (= think that you cannot be punished by the law). ☊ law ☊
lay sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): She laid the baby down gently on the bed. ☊ lay ☊
She led the horse back into the stable. ☊ lead ☊
She took the lead in the second lap. ☊ lead ☊
She's a born leader. ☊ leader ☊
She was among the leaders of the race from the start. ☊ leader ☊
She was offered the leading role in the new TV series. ☊ leading ☊
She started the last lap just behind the leading group. ☊ leading ☊
lean on sth: She walked slowly, leaning on her son's arm. ☊ lean ☊
learn (about sth): She's very keen to learn about Japanese culture. ☊ learn ☊
learn (that)...: We were very surprised to learn (that) she had got married again. ☊ learn ☊
learn (from sth): I'm sure she'll learn from her mistakes. ☊ learn ☊
She must be at least 40. ☊ at least ☊
She may be slow but at least she's reliable. ☊ at least ☊
She left her assistant in charge. ☊ leave ☊
leave sth (to sb): She left £1 million to her daughter. ☊ leave ☊
leave sb sth: She left her daughter £1 million. ☊ leave ☊
leave sb with sth: She left me with the impression that she was unhappy with her job. ☊ leave ☊
leave sth: Leave the dishes—I'll do them later. ☊ leave ☊
She's leaving him for another man. ☊ leave ☊
She left out an 'm' in 'accommodation'. ☊ leave sb/sth out (of sth) ☊
She was sitting on my left. ☊ left ☊
She is on the far left of the party. ☊ left ☊
She got a headache if she had to read for any length of time (= for a long time). ☊ length ☊
As time passed, she saw less and less of all her old friends at home. ☊ less and less ☊
She's having lunch with the Director, no less. ☊ no less ☊
She found the job less and less attractive. ☊ less and less ☊
She gives piano lessons. ☊ lesson ☊
let sb/sth: She wanted to lend me some money but I wouldn't let her. ☊ let ☊
I'm afraid she let us down badly. ☊ let sb down ☊
She was let off with a warning. ☊ let sb off (with sth) ☊
On a more personal level, I would like to thank Jean for all the help she has given me. ☊ level ☊
She drew level with (= came beside) the police car. ☊ level ☊
We bought a dishwasher to make life easier. ☊ life ☊
In real life (= when she met him) he wasn't how she had imagined him at all. ☊ life ☊
She enjoyed political life. ☊ life ☊
She lived a quiet life in the countryside. ☊ life ☊
Many of these children have led very sheltered lives (= they have not had many different experiences). ☊ life ☊
She has a full social life. ☊ life ☊
She is a life member of the club. ☊ life ☊
She has been an accountant all her working life. ☊ life ☊
She hitched a lift on a truck. ☊ lift ☊
She could just see by the light of the candle. ☊ light ☊
She kept her tone light. ☊ light ☊
She felt a light tap on her shoulder. ☊ light ☊
She lit a candle. ☊ light ☊
She ran lightly up the stairs. ☊ lightly ☊
She tended to sleep lightly nowadays (= it was easy to disturb her). ☊ lightly ☊
She's wearing a dress like mine. ☊ like ☊
She looks nothing like (= not at all like) her mother. ☊ like ☊
This new girlfriend of his—what's she like? ☊ like ☊
like sb/sth: She's nice. I like her. ☊ like ☊
like doing sth: She's never liked swimming. ☊ like ☊
No one sings the blues like she did. ☊ like ☊
She acts like she owns the place. ☊ like ☊
She knew the limits of her power. ☊ limit ☊
If you hold the line (= stay on the telephone and wait), I'll see if she is available. ☊ line ☊
She came from a long line of doctors. ☊ line ☊
She kissed him on the lips. ☊ lip ☊
She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink. ☊ liquid ☊
She gave a little laugh. ☊ little ☊
She's a good little worker. ☊ little ☊
She said little or nothing (= hardly anything) about her experience. ☊ little ☊
She seemed a little afraid of going inside. ☊ little ☊
She felt tired and more than a little worried. ☊ little ☊
live sth: She lived a very peaceful life. ☊ live ☊
live to do sth: She lived to see her first grandchild. ☊ live ☊
She needs to find somewhere to live. ☊ live ☊
She's got loads of friends. ☊ load ☊
A lorry shed its load (= accidentally dropped its load) on the motorway. ☊ load ☊
load sth (into sth): She loaded film into the camera. ☊ load ☊
load sth (with sth): She loaded the camera with film. ☊ load ☊
Can you help me load the dishwasher? ☊ load ☊
load (up): load (up with sth): We finished loading and set off. ☊ load ☊
She locked her passport and money in the safe. ☊ lock ☊
She turned the key in the lock. ☊ lock ☊
She lives alone and often feels lonely. ☊ lonely ☊
She usually wears long skirts. ☊ long ☊
There was a long silence before she spoke. ☊ long ☊
She had long dark hair. ☊ long ☊
It wasn't long before she had persuaded him (= it only took a short time). ☊ long ☊
look (at sb/sth): She looked at me and smiled. ☊ look ☊
She looks down on people who haven't been to college. ☊ look down on sb/sth ☊
She looked round when she heard the noise. ☊ look round ☊
She looked through her notes before the exam. ☊ look through sth ☊
She looked up from her book as I entered the room. ☊ look up (from sth) ☊
She has her father's good looks. ☊ look ☊
She had a worried look on her face. ☊ look ☊
She usually wears her hair loose. ☊ loose ☊
The sheep had got out and were loose on the road. ☊ loose ☊
She fastened the belt loosely around her waist. ☊ loosely ☊
She seemed to have lost interest in food. ☊ lose ☊
She lost a leg in a car crash. ☊ lose ☊
She lost her husband in the crowd. ☊ lose ☊
When she died I was filled with a sense of loss. ☊ loss ☊
She will be a great loss to the school. ☊ loss ☊
She's trying to recapture her lost youth. ☊ lost ☊
She still has an awful lot (= a very large amount) to learn. ☊ lot ☊
She spoke in a very loud voice. ☊ loud ☊
She screamed as loudly as she could. ☊ loudly ☊
She was in love with him. ☊ love ☊
He loved the way she smiled. ☊ love ☊
She looked particularly lovely that night. ☊ lovely ☊
She has a very low opinion of her own abilities. ☊ low ☊
She has always remained loyal to her political principles. ☊ loyal ☊
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 ☊
She was lucky enough to be chosen for the team. ☊ lucky ☊
She counted herself lucky that she still had a job. ☊ lucky ☊
She has a fine pair of lungs! (= she can sing or shout loudly) ☊ lung ☊
She seemed to have gone stark raving mad. ☊ mad ☊
She's mad at me for being late. ☊ mad ☊
She's completely power-mad. ☊ mad ☊
Our year in Italy was pure/sheer magic. ☊ magic ☊
She has a magic touch with the children and they do everything she asks. ☊ magic ☊
She maintained a dignified silence. ☊ maintain ☊
maintain sth: She has always maintained her innocence. ☊ maintain ☊
+ speech: 'But I'm innocent!' she maintained. ☊ maintain ☊
She was elected by/with a majority of 749. ☊ majority ☊
She makes $100 000 a year. ☊ make ☊
She would have made an excellent teacher. ☊ make ☊
She made him her assistant. ☊ make ☊
be made to do sth: She must be made to comply with the rules. ☊ make ☊
She tried to make a good impression on the interviewer. ☊ make ☊
She made her objections clear. ☊ make ☊
She couldn't make herself heard above the noise of the traffic. ☊ make ☊
She always makes me laugh. ☊ make ☊
She made it her business to find out who was responsible. ☊ make ☊
She makes her own clothes. ☊ make ☊
make sth for sb: She made coffee for us all. ☊ make ☊
make sb sth: She made us all coffee. ☊ make ☊
She has made (= directed or acted in) several movies. ☊ make ☊
She never wears make-up. ☊ make-up ☊
She's 82 and can't manage on her own any more. ☊ manage ☊
I don't know how she manages on her own with four kids. ☊ manage ☊
She answered in a businesslike manner. ☊ manner ☊
She could at least have the good manners to let me know she won't be able to attend. ☊ manner ☊
The company has established its first manufacturing base in Europe. ☊ manufacturing ☊
She marched over to me and demanded an apology. ☊ march ☊
mark sb/sth + adj.: The teacher marked her absent (= made a mark by her name to show that she was absent). ☊ mark ☊
She works in sales and marketing. ☊ marketing ☊
She has two children by a previous marriage. ☊ marriage ☊
She's married to John. ☊ married ☊
marry (sb): She married a German. ☊ marry ☊
She spent the morning matching up orders with invoices. ☊ match sth up (with sth) ☊
She's collecting material for her latest novel. ☊ material ☊
She resigned over a matter of principle. ☊ matter ☊
What on earth was the matter with her, she wondered. She'd come here to enjoy herself and here she was, stuck on her own in the hotel. ☊ matter ☊
She may need your help with some business matters. ☊ matter ☊
She did everything to get the two of them together, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be. ☊ mean ☊
mean sth: What did she mean by leaving so early (= why did she do it)? ☊ mean ☊
mean sth as sth: Don't be upset—I'm sure she meant it as a compliment. ☊ mean ☊
Don't be angry. I'm sure she meant it for the best (= intended to be helpful). ☊ mean ☊
mean to do sth: She means to succeed. ☊ mean ☊
What she means is that there's no point in waiting here. ☊ mean ☊
See what I mean (= I was right and this proves it, doesn't it)? She never agrees to anything I suggest. ☊ mean ☊
She's English—Scottish, I mean. ☊ I mean ☊
There's not much meat on her (= she is very thin). ☊ meat ☊
She can recite the whole poem from memory. ☊ memory ☊
She was suffering from physical and mental exhaustion. ☊ mental ☊
'What a mess!' she said, surveying the scene after the party. ☊ mess ☊
She's in her mid-thirties. ☊ mid- ☊
Take a sheet of paper and draw a line down the middle. ☊ middle ☊
I should have finished by the middle of the week. ☊ middle ☊
She heard the clock strike midnight. ☊ midnight ☊
She looked at him in mild surprise. ☊ mild ☊
She was in a disturbed state of mind. ☊ mind ☊
She had a lively and enquiring mind. ☊ mind ☊
mind sb: Don't mind her—she didn't mean what she said. ☊ mind ☊
He wouldn't have minded so much if she'd told him the truth. ☊ mind ☊
mind about sth: Did she mind about not getting the job? ☊ mind ☊
mind doing sth: Did she mind not getting the job? ☊ mind ☊
mind how, what, etc...: She never minded how hot it was. ☊ mind ☊
She wanted one like mine (= like I have). ☊ mine ☊
The minute she walked through the door I thought she looked different. ☊ the minute (that)... ☊
miss sb/sth: She will be greatly missed when she leaves. ☊ miss ☊
'Is Ann there?' 'You've just missed her (= she has just left).' ☊ miss ☊
She hasn't missed a game all year. ☊ miss ☊
Your mother will know who's moved in—she doesn't miss much. ☊ miss ☊
She threw a plate at him and only narrowly missed. ☊ miss ☊
miss doing sth: She narrowly missed hitting him. ☊ miss ☊
From that moment on, she never felt really well again. ☊ moment ☊
She started work last Monday. ☊ Monday ☊
She earns $1 000 a month. ☊ month ☊
She's in a good mood today (= happy and friendly). ☊ mood ☊
She spends more and more time alone in her room. ☊ more and more ☊
She was far more intelligent than her sister. ☊ more ☊
She was more than a little shaken (= extremely shaken) by the experience. ☊ more ☊
I've more or less finished the book. ☊ more or less ☊
She could earn $200 a night, more or less. ☊ more or less ☊
The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became. ☊ the more, less, etc..., the more, less, etc... ☊
She woke every morning at the same time. ☊ morning ☊
She had the most money of all of them. ☊ most ☊
It was what she wanted most of all. ☊ most ☊
She's the mother of twins. ☊ mother ☊
She was a wonderful mother to both her natural and adopted children. ☊ mother ☊
She slowly mounted the steps. ☊ mount ☊
She crept upstairs, quiet as a mouse. ☊ mouse ☊
She opened her mouth to say something. ☊ mouth ☊
move sth: She moved her queen. ☊ move ☊
move away: She's been all on her own since her daughter moved away. ☊ move ☊
She felt he was watching her every move. ☊ move ☊
She observed the gentle movement of his chest as he breathed. ☊ movement ☊
I'll say this much for him—he never leaves a piece of work unfinished. ☊ this much ☊
She has been charged with the attempted murder of her husband. ☊ murder ☊
She tried to relax her tense muscles. ☊ muscle ☊
She could hear music playing somewhere. ☊ music ☊
She's very musical. ☊ musical ☊
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 ☊
She's a woman of mystery. ☊ mystery ☊
She hammered the nail in. ☊ nail ☊
a narrow bed/doorway/shelf ☊ narrow ☊
She was elected by a narrow majority. ☊ narrow ☊
She has a very narrow view of the world. ☊ narrow ☊
She was the natural choice for the job. ☊ natural ☊
She is very sensitive by nature. ☊ nature ☊
She has a 12-point lead over her nearest rival. ☊ near ☊
He was the nearest thing to (= the person most like) a father she had ever had. ☊ near ☊
She took a step nearer. ☊ near ☊
She was near to tears (= almost crying). ☊ near ☊
She was wearing a neat black suit. ☊ neat ☊
She summarized her plan very neatly. ☊ neatly ☊
She has the qualities necessary to be a successful teacher. ☊ necessary ☊
She craned (= stretched) her neck to get a better view. ☊ neck ☊
This shirt needs to be washed. ☊ need ☊
If she wants anything, she need only ask. ☊ need ☊
All you need bring are sheets. ☊ need ☊
She felt the need to talk to someone. ☊ need ☊
She had no more need of me. ☊ need ☊
She was a thin, nervous girl. ☊ nervous ☊
She was of a nervous disposition. ☊ nervous ☊
She was in a state of nervous exhaustion. ☊ nervous ☊
She smiled nervously. ☊ nervously ☊
She went to Australia to start a new life. ☊ new ☊
She is always in the news. ☊ news ☊
She works for the local newspaper (= the company that produces it). ☊ newspaper ☊
The nicest thing about her is that she never criticizes us. ☊ nice ☊
The room was nicely furnished. ☊ nicely ☊
If you ask her nicely she might say yes. ☊ nicely ☊
She doesn't like to walk home late at night. ☊ night ☊
I'm always emailing her, but nine times out of ten she doesn't reply. ☊ nine times out of ten ☊
She was chatting away, nineteen to the dozen. ☊ talk, etc. nineteen to the dozen ☊
'She's had an accident.' 'Oh, no!' ☊ no ☊
She's no fool (= she's intelligent). ☊ no ☊
She rose from being a nobody to become a superstar. ☊ nobody ☊
She told me what it meant at great length but I'm afraid I'm none the wiser. ☊ none ☊
She was looking none too pleased. ☊ none ☊
She seemed neither surprised nor worried. ☊ nor ☊
She doesn't like them and nor does Jeff. ☊ nor ☊
She wrinkled her nose in disgust. ☊ nose ☊
She did not/didn't see him. ☊ not ☊
'Will she be there?' 'I hope not.' ☊ not ☊
She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustrations. ☊ not only... (but) also... ☊
She left a note for Ben on the kitchen table. ☊ note ☊
She made a mental note (= decided that she must remember) to ask Alan about it. ☊ note ☊
She's always trying to get something for nothing. ☊ for nothing ☊
She wears those strange clothes just to get herself noticed. ☊ notice ☊
notice (that)...: I couldn't help noticing (that) she was wearing a wig. ☊ notice ☊
It's been two weeks now since she called. ☊ now ☊
Now, listen to what she's saying. ☊ now ☊
Every now and again she checked to see if he was still asleep. ☊ (every) now and again/then ☊
Sheer weight of numbers (= the large number of soldiers) secured them the victory. ☊ number ☊
'Sit down!' Meekly, she obeyed. ☊ obey ☊
Glass and plastic objects lined the shelves. ☊ object ☊
She has outstanding powers of observation (= the ability to notice things around her). ☊ observation ☊
She has some interesting observations on possible future developments. ☊ observation ☊
observe that...: She observed that all the chairs were already occupied. ☊ observe ☊
It's obvious from what she said that something is wrong. ☊ obvious ☊
She was the obvious choice for the job. ☊ obvious ☊
On one occasion, she called me in the middle of the night. ☊ occasion ☊
It should have been an occasion for rejoicing, but she could not feel any real joy. ☊ occasion ☊
occupy sb/sth/yourself with sb/sth: She occupied herself with routine office tasks. ☊ occupy ☊
occupy sb/sth/yourself (in) doing sth: She occupied herself doing routine office tasks. ☊ occupy ☊
It's most odd that (= very odd that) she hasn't written. ☊ odd ☊
She had the oddest feeling that he was avoiding her. ☊ odd ☊
She's been behaving very oddly lately. ☊ oddly ☊
He looked at her in a way she found oddly disturbing. ☊ oddly ☊
She felt, oddly, that they had been happier when they had no money. ☊ oddly ☊
She's off today. ☊ off ☊
She's better off without him. ☊ be better/worse off (doing sth) ☊
a capital offence (= one for which sb may be punished by death) ☊ offence ☊
She managed to offend her boyfriend's parents as soon as she opened her mouth. ☊ offend ☊
She pleaded guilty to five traffic offenses. ☊ offense ☊
I gratefully took the cup of coffee she offered me. ☊ offer ☊
offer to do sth: The kids offered to do the dishes. ☊ offer ☊
+ speech: 'I'll do it,' she offered. ☊ offer ☊
She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years. ☊ office ☊
'Emma has a new job.' 'Oh, has she?' ☊ oh ☊
She's an old friend of mine (= I have known her for a long time). ☊ old ☊
She was a woman grown old before her time (= who looked older than she was). ☊ old ☊
I didn't think she was old enough for the responsibility. ☊ old ☊
She's much older than me. ☊ old ☊
She wants to be an old-fashioned mother, staying at home and looking after the children. ☊ old-fashioned ☊
She climbed on to the bed. ☊ on ☊
She was standing on one foot. ☊ on ☊
She tested us on irregular verbs. ☊ on ☊
She played a tune on her guitar. ☊ on ☊
She's on extension 2401. ☊ on ☊
She stopped for a moment, then walked on. ☊ on ☊
What did she have on (= what was she wearing)? ☊ on ☊
She only sees her parents once every six months. ☊ once ☊
All at once she lost her temper. ☊ all at once ☊
She was wearing her new dress, the red one. ☊ one ☊
one to do sth: She was never one to criticize. ☊ one ☊
She's their only daughter. ☊ only ☊
She's the only person for the job. ☊ only ☊
You only have to look at her to see she doesn't eat enough. ☊ only ☊
She's only 21 and she runs her own business. ☊ only ☊
Only then did she realize the stress he was under. ☊ only ☊
I only hope that she never finds out. ☊ only ☊
Move the books onto the second shelf. ☊ onto ☊
She stepped down from the train onto the platform. ☊ onto ☊
She was always open with her parents. ☊ open ☊
She had left the door wide open. ☊ open ☊
The door flew open and the children rushed in. ☊ open ☊
She had difficulty keeping her eyes open (= because she was very tired). ☊ open ☊
She opened her bag and took out her passport. ☊ open ☊
She laid the book flat and opened it up. ☊ open sth up ☊
She remained bitterly opposed to the idea of moving abroad. ☊ opposed ☊
She tried calming him down but it seemed to be having the opposite effect. ☊ opposite ☊
She takes orders only from the president. ☊ order ☊
It was time she put her life in order. ☊ order ☊
She arrived early in order to get a good seat. ☊ in order to do sth ☊
order (sb) + speech: 'Sit down and be quiet,' she ordered. ☊ order ☊
She plays the organ in church. ☊ organ ☊
She is highly intelligent but her work lacks organization. ☊ organization ☊
She has risen from humble origins to immense wealth. ☊ origin ☊
She comes originally from York. ☊ originally ☊
He crashed into a car coming the other way. ☊ other ☊
She ran out into the corridor. ☊ out ☊
She shook the bag and some coins fell out. ☊ out ☊
I called Liz but she was out. ☊ out ☊
The boy dashed out into the road. ☊ out ☊
She's working out in Australia. ☊ out ☊
You're out of luck—she left ten minutes ago. ☊ out ☊
She drew the figures in outline. ☊ outline ☊
She has a lot of outside interests (= not connected with her work). ☊ outside ☊
She turned over onto her front. ☊ over ☊
She put a blanket over the sleeping child. ☊ over ☊
She put her hand over her mouth to stop herself from screaming. ☊ over ☊
She climbed over the wall. ☊ over ☊
She stayed in Lagos for over a month. ☊ over ☊
She has only the director over her. ☊ over ☊
She has editorial control over what is included. ☊ over ☊
She has not changed much over the years. ☊ over ☊
She wouldn't tell me over the phone. ☊ over ☊
When she finished painting, she stepped back to admire the overall effect. ☊ overall ☊
She overcame injury to win the Olympic gold medal. ☊ overcome ☊
owe sb sth: She still owes her father £3 000. ☊ owe ☊
owe sth (to sb) (for sth): She still owes £3 000 to her father ☊ owe ☊
She makes all her own clothes. ☊ own ☊
She lives on her own. ☊ (all) on your own ☊
Why don't you just own up and hope she forgives you? ☊ own up (to sth/to doing sth) ☊
She took two paces forward. ☊ pace ☊
She was clearly in a lot of pain. ☊ pain ☊
Paint the shed with weather-resistant paint. ☊ paint ☊
paint (in sth): She paints in oils. ☊ paint ☊
a piece/sheet of paper ☊ paper ☊
She wrote her name and address on a slip (= a small piece) of paper. ☊ paper ☊
She was very good in the part. ☊ part ☊
an encyclopedia published in 25 weekly parts ☊ part ☊
She directed the question at no one in particular. ☊ in particular ☊
She belongs to the Labour Party. ☊ party ☊
pass sth: She hasn't passed her driving test yet. ☊ pass ☊
She passed me in the street without even saying hello. ☊ pass ☊
Pass the book on to me when you've finished with it. ☊ pass sth on (to sb) ☊
She bears more than a passing resemblance to (= looks very like) your sister. ☊ passing ☊
She looked back on the past without regret. ☊ past ☊
They say she has a 'past' (= bad things in her past life that she wishes to keep secret). ☊ past ☊
She's long past retirement age. ☊ past ☊
She has little patience with (= will not accept or consider) such views. ☊ patience ☊
She's very patient with young children. ☊ patient ☊
You'll just have to be patient and wait till I'm finished. ☊ patient ☊
She bought a dress pattern and some material. ☊ pattern ☊
She paused the DVD and went to answer the phone. ☊ pause ☊
There was a long pause before she answered. ☊ pause ☊
pay sth for sth: She pays £200 a week for this apartment. ☊ pay ☊
pay sth: I didn't pay attention to what she was saying. ☊ pay ☊
The director paid tribute to all she had done for the charity. ☊ pay ☊
She lay back and enjoyed the peace of the summer evening. ☊ 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 ☊
She felt at peace with the world. ☊ peace ☊
She's at the peak of her career. ☊ peak ☊
She scribbled a note in pencil. ☊ pencil ☊
She tends to annoy people. ☊ people ☊
She speaks perfect English. ☊ perfect ☊
She's the perfect candidate for the job. ☊ perfect ☊
She performs an important role in our organization. ☊ perform ☊
She performed less well in the second test. ☊ perform ☊
She gave the greatest performance of her career. ☊ performance ☊
a brilliant/polished/seasoned performer ☊ performer ☊
Like Picasso, she too had a blue period. ☊ period ☊
She had decided to settle permanently in France. ☊ permanently ☊
She took the car without permission. ☊ permission ☊
She would not permit herself to look at them. ☊ permit ☊
What is she like as a person? ☊ person ☊
She's always worrying about her personal appearance. ☊ personal ☊
She takes a personal interest in the work of the charity. ☊ personal ☊
She's a personal friend of mine (= not just somebody I know because of my job). ☊ personal ☊
He maintained order by sheer force of personality. ☊ personality ☊
There are likely to be tensions and personality clashes in any social group. ☊ personality ☊
She was very beautiful but seemed to lack personality. ☊ personality ☊
I'm sure she didn't mean it personally. ☊ personally ☊
She's always easily persuaded. ☊ persuade ☊
She had persuaded herself that life was not worth living. ☊ persuade ☊
She's going through a difficult phase. ☊ phase ☊
photograph sb/sth + adj.: She refused to be photographed nude. ☊ photograph ☊
She was, in her own favourite phrase, 'a woman without a past'. ☊ phrase ☊
She was intimidated by his physical presence. ☊ physical ☊
Physically, she hadn't changed much. ☊ physically ☊
She picked the best cake for herself. ☊ pick ☊
pick sth + adv./prep.: She picked bits of fluff from his sweater. ☊ pick ☊
She picked up Spanish when she was living in Mexico. ☊ pick sth up ☊
She went over to the crying child and picked her up. ☊ pick sb/sth up ☊
She wanted a famous artist to paint her picture (= a picture of herself). ☊ picture ☊
The boat had been smashed to pieces on the rocks. ☊ piece ☊
She wrote something on a small piece of paper. ☊ piece ☊
She looked in horror at the mounting pile of letters on her desk. ☊ pile ☊
pile sth: She piled the boxes one on top of the other. ☊ pile ☊
pile B in(to) A: She piled everything into her suitcase. ☊ pile ☊
She pinned the badge onto her jacket. ☊ pin ☊
She always wears her hair pinned back. ☊ pin ☊
She went bright pink with embarrassment. ☊ pink ☊
She was dressed in pink. ☊ pink ☊
What a pity that she didn't tell me earlier. ☊ pity ☊
He finished in third place. ☊ place ☊
Put it back in its place when you've finished with it. ☊ place ☊
She's been offered a place at Bath to study Business. ☊ place ☊
She had marked her place with a bookmark. ☊ place ☊
She couldn't attend the meeting so her assistant took her place. ☊ take sb's/sth's place, take the place of sb/sth ☊
She made her annoyance plain. ☊ plain ☊
She left by plane for Berlin. ☊ plane ☊
a sheet of clear plastic ☊ plastic ☊
She had a metal plate inserted in her arm. ☊ plate ☊
She was playing with her hair. ☊ play with sth ☊
She's always very eager to please. ☊ please ☊
pleased (with sb/sth): She was very pleased with her exam results. ☊ pleased ☊
pleasure (of sth/of doing sth): She had the pleasure of seeing him look surprised. ☊ pleasure ☊
She took pleasure in shocking her parents. ☊ pleasure ☊
She bought a small plot of land to build a house on. ☊ plot ☊
She spends every waking hour plotting her revenge. ☊ plot ☊
She pulled out the plug and let the water drain away. ☊ plug ☊
Australia finished 20 points ahead. ☊ point ☊
She made several interesting points in the article. ☊ point ☊
'That's my mother,' she said, pointing at a photo on the wall. ☊ point ☊
She pointed in my direction. ☊ point ☊
point sth: She pointed her finger in my direction. ☊ point ☊
She tried in vain to point out to him the unfairness of his actions. ☊ 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) ☊
In the last chapter, she poisons herself with arsenic. ☊ poison ☊
The gemstones are cut and polished by master craftsmen. ☊ polish ☊
polish sth (up) (with sth): He polished his glasses with a handkerchief. ☊ polish ☊
She polished the apple on her sleeve. ☊ polish ☊
She's a good teacher but a poor manager. ☊ poor ☊
She has made her position very clear. ☊ position ☊
These plants will grow well in a sheltered position. ☊ position ☊
She was learning to change her hand from first to third position (= on the strings of a violin ). ☊ position ☊
positive (that...): She was positive that he had been there. ☊ positive ☊
We have no positive evidence that she was involved. ☊ positive ☊
positive (about sth): She tried to be more positive about her new job. ☊ positive ☊
He credited her with a maturity she did not possess. ☊ possess ☊
On her father's death, she came into possession of (= received) a vast fortune. ☊ possession ☊
possibility (that...): There is now no possibility that she will make a full recovery. ☊ possibility ☊
She found it difficult to get on with her, possibly because of the difference in their ages. ☊ possibly ☊
She was offered a key post in the new government. ☊ post ☊
She has great potential as an artist. ☊ potential ☊
She poured boiling water down the sink. ☊ pour ☊
lumps of chalk crushed to (a) fine white powder ☊ powder ☊
My essay is practically finished now. ☊ practically ☊
She does an hour's piano practice every day. ☊ practice ☊
She's determined to put her new ideas into practice. ☊ practice ☊
She's practicing medicine in Philadelphia. ☊ practice ☊
practise for sth: She's practising for her piano exam. ☊ practise ☊
practise as sth: She practised as a barrister for many years. ☊ practise ☊
She wrote poems in praise of freedom. ☊ praise ☊
She left with their praises ringing in her ears. ☊ praise ☊
praise sb/sth: She praised his cooking. ☊ praise ☊
It was a prayer she had learnt as a child. ☊ prayer ☊
We were just talking about her when, at that precise moment, she walked in. ☊ precise ☊
She's rather prim and precise. ☊ precise ☊
She pronounced the word very slowly and precisely. ☊ precisely ☊
predict (that)...: She predicted (that) the election result would be close. ☊ predict ☊
She was chosen in preference to her sister. ☊ in preference to sb/sth ☊
She's six months pregnant. ☊ pregnant ☊
a presentation copy (= a free book given by the author or publisher ) ☊ presentation ☊
She managed to preserve her sense of humour under very trying circumstances. ☊ preserve ☊
She travels extensively in her role as President for the Save the Children Fund. ☊ president ☊
She has been harassed by the press, who desperately need a story. ☊ press ☊
press sth/sb/yourself against sth: She pressed her face against the window. ☊ press ☊
press sth together: She pressed her lips together. ☊ press ☊
She pressed down hard on the gas pedal. ☊ press ☊
She was unable to attend because of the pressure of work. ☊ pressure ☊
She pretended (that) she was his niece. ☊ pretend ☊
She didn't love him, though she pretended to. ☊ pretend ☊
pretend sth: She pretended an interest she did not feel. ☊ pretend ☊
She is his daughter from a previous marriage. ☊ previous ☊
The book contains a number of photographs not previously published. ☊ previously ☊
She refuses to allow her family to help her as a matter of principle. ☊ principle ☊
She will be unable to attend because of a prior engagement. ☊ prior ☊
She is in prison, awaiting trial. ☊ prison ☊
She is afraid to go out and has become a virtual prisoner in her own home. ☊ prisoner ☊
She smiled, but privately she was furious. ☊ privately ☊
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 ☊
A phone call to the manager produced the result she wanted. ☊ produce ☊
She produced a delicious meal out of a few leftovers. ☊ produce ☊
She was at the very top of her profession. ☊ profession ☊
promise (sb) + speech: 'I'll be back soon,' she promised. ☊ promise ☊
promise (to do sth): She kept her promise to visit her aunt regularly. ☊ promise ☊
promote sb: She worked hard and was soon promoted. ☊ promote ☊
She deals with all the correspondence promptly and efficiently. ☊ promptly ☊
He was afraid that if he proposed she might refuse. ☊ propose ☊
propose to sb: She proposed to me! ☊ propose ☊
propose that...: She proposed that the book be banned. ☊ propose ☊
She proposed that the book should be banned. ☊ propose ☊
She wrote a letter of apology but only under protest. ☊ under protest ☊
She was too proud to admit she could be wrong. ☊ proud ☊
proud that...: She was proud that her daughter had so much talent. ☊ proud ☊
She proudly displayed her prize. ☊ proudly ☊
prove sb/sth/yourself + adj./noun: She was determined to prove everyone wrong. ☊ prove ☊
She entered public life (= started a job in which she became known to the public) at the age of 25. ☊ public ☊
She doesn't like to be seen in public without her make-up on. ☊ in public ☊
She works in publicity. ☊ publicity ☊
The first edition was published in 2007. ☊ publish ☊
He works for a company that publishes reference books. ☊ publish ☊
Most of our titles are also published on CD-ROM. ☊ publish ☊
Pictures of the suspect were published in all the daily papers. ☊ publish ☊
The editors published a full apology in the following edition. ☊ publish ☊
The report will be published on the Internet. ☊ publish ☊
She hasn't published anything for years. ☊ publish ☊
pull sth/yourself + adv./prep.: The dog snapped at her and she quickly pulled back her hand. ☊ pull ☊
pull sb/sth + adv./prep.: She pulled him gently towards her. ☊ pull ☊
She pulled off her boots. ☊ pull ☊
She took his arm and pulled him along. ☊ pull ☊
The doctors think she will pull through. ☊ pull through, pull through sth ☊
She saw the ambulance coming up behind her and pulled over. ☊ pull over ☊
punch sb/sth in/on sth: She punched him on the nose. ☊ punch ☊
punish sb: Those responsible for this crime will be severely punished. ☊ punish ☊
punish sb for sth/for doing sth: He was punished for refusing to answer their questions. ☊ punish ☊
There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones. ☊ punishment ☊
She now teaches only private pupils. ☊ pupil ☊
She laughed with pure joy. ☊ pure ☊
She took the job purely and simply for the money. ☊ purely ☊
She was dressed in purple. ☊ purple ☊
She wishes to pursue a medical career. ☊ pursue ☊
She left the theatre, hotly pursued by the press. ☊ pursue ☊
The music teacher really pushes her pupils. ☊ push ☊
push sb (into sth/into doing sth): My teacher pushed me into entering the competition. ☊ push ☊
push sb to do sth: No one pushed you to take the job, did they? ☊ push ☊
I pushed the button for the top floor. ☊ push ☊
We pushed and pushed but the piano wouldn't move. ☊ push ☊
push at sth: She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge. ☊ push ☊
push sb/sth + adv./prep.: She pushed the cup towards me. ☊ push ☊
He pushed his chair back and stood up. ☊ push ☊
He tried to kiss her but she pushed him away. ☊ push ☊
She pushed her face towards him. ☊ push ☊
push sth + adj.: I pushed the door open. ☊ push ☊
She gave him a gentle push. ☊ push ☊
She put it very tactfully. ☊ put ☊
She had never tried to put this feeling into words. ☊ put ☊
I couldn't read what she had put. ☊ put ☊
She's put her hair up. ☊ put sth up ☊
She's just putting on her make-up. ☊ put sth on ☊
She put on the brakes suddenly. ☊ put sth on ☊
She looks like she's put on weight. ☊ put sth on ☊
She's very clever but her manner does tend to put people off. ☊ put sb off ☊
She put the phone down on me (= ended the call before I had finished speaking). ☊ put sth down ☊
I don't know how she puts up with him. ☊ put up with sb/sth ☊
qualified for sth: She's extremely well qualified for the job. ☊ qualified ☊
She has all the qualities of a good teacher. ☊ quality ☊
I was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available. ☊ quantity ☊
She was arrested and questioned about the fire. ☊ question ☊
She gave him a quick glance. ☊ quick ☊
The doctor said she'd make a quick recovery. ☊ quick ☊
Have you finished already? That was quick! ☊ quick ☊
She was quick (= too quick) to point out the mistakes I'd made. ☊ quick ☊
She walked quickly away. ☊ quickly ☊
It quickly became clear that she was dying. ☊ quickly ☊
She crept downstairs (as) quiet as a mouse. ☊ quiet ☊
She was quiet and shy. ☊ quiet ☊
She quit school at 16. ☊ quit ☊
'I almost think she prefers animals to people.' 'Quite right too,' said Bill. ☊ quite ☊
She said, and I quote, 'Life is meaningless without love.' ☊ quote ☊
She raced through the work in no time at all. ☊ race ☊
She raced her car through the narrow streets of the town. ☊ race ☊
She'll be racing for the senior team next year. ☊ race ☊
She leaned on the ship's rail and gazed out to sea. ☊ rail ☊
She raised the gun and fired. ☊ raise ☊
She raised her eyes from her work. ☊ raise ☊
She hid away in her house, out of range of prying eyes. ☊ out of range (of sth) ☊
She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank. ☊ rank ☊
Within months she was elevated to ministerial rank. ☊ rank ☊
She is currently the highest ranked player in the world. ☊ rank ☊
At the height of her career she ranked second in the world. ☊ rank ☊
She is rarely seen in public nowadays. ☊ rarely ☊
Figures published today show another fall in the rate of inflation. ☊ rate ☊
rate sb/sth + noun: She is currently rated number two in the world. ☊ rate ☊
She fell and hurt her leg rather badly. ☊ rather ☊
She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant. ☊ rather ☊
She'd rather die than give a speech. ☊ would rather... (than) ☊
I nudged her but she didn't react. ☊ react ☊
She's still learning to read. ☊ read ☊
read sb sth: She read us a story. ☊ read ☊
She has a reading knowledge of German (= she can understand written German). ☊ reading ☊
She never had any real friends at school. ☊ real ☊
She has not shown any real regret for what she did. ☊ real ☊
She refuses to face reality. ☊ reality ☊
Outwardly she seemed confident but in reality she felt extremely nervous. ☊ in reality ☊
She never realized her ambition of becoming a professional singer. ☊ realize ☊
Only later did she realize her mistake. ☊ realize ☊
She was driving really fast. ☊ really ☊
'She's resigned.' 'Really? Are you sure?' ☊ really ☊
reason (for sth): She gave no reasons for her decision. ☊ reason ☊
She resigned for personal reasons. ☊ reason ☊
'Why did she do that?' 'She must have her reasons ' (= secret reasons which she does not want to tell). ☊ reason ☊
She complained, with reason (= rightly), that she had been underpaid. ☊ reason ☊
She seems reasonably happy in her new job. ☊ reasonably ☊
recall sth: She could not recall his name. ☊ recall ☊
recall that...: He recalled that she always came home late on Wednesdays. ☊ recall ☊
She gained only minimal recognition for her work. ☊ recognition ☊
She's a recognized authority on the subject. ☊ recognize ☊
She was recommended for the post by a colleague. ☊ recommend ☊
She holds the world record for the 100 metres. ☊ record ☊
record that...: She recorded in her diary that they crossed the Equator on 15 June. ☊ record ☊
recover yourself: She seemed upset but quickly recovered herself. ☊ recover ☊
She went red as a beetroot. ☊ red ☊
She went red as a beet. ☊ red ☊
She often wears red. ☊ red ☊
She always referred to Ben as 'that nice man'. ☊ refer to sb/sth (as sth) ☊
She made no reference to her illness but only to her future plans. ☊ reference ☊
She could see herself reflected in his eyes. ☊ reflect ☊
reflect on/upon sth: She was left to reflect on the implications of her decision. ☊ reflect ☊
reflect how, what, etc...: She reflected how different it could have been. ☊ reflect ☊
+ speech: 'It could all have been so different,' she reflected. ☊ reflect ☊
reform sb: She thought she could reform him. ☊ reform ☊
Go on, ask her; she can hardly refuse. ☊ refuse ☊
She refused to accept that there was a problem. ☊ refuse ☊
She would never refuse her kids anything. ☊ refuse ☊
She is widely regarded as the current leader's natural successor. ☊ regard ☊
She has said nothing regarding your request. ☊ regarding ☊
register sb + adj.: register (sb) as sth: She is officially registered (as) disabled. ☊ register ☊
'I've had a wonderful life,' she said, 'I don't regret a thing.' ☊ regret ☊
She regretted the words the moment they were out of her mouth. ☊ regret ☊
She expressed her regret at the decision. ☊ regret ☊
She couldn't find any regular employment. ☊ regular ☊
He flashed a smile, showing two rows of white, regular teeth. ☊ regular ☊
A light flashed at regular intervals. ☊ regular ☊
She writes a regular column for a national newspaper. ☊ regular ☊
When her husband left home she felt rejected and useless. ☊ reject ☊
relate sth: She relates her childhood experiences in the first chapters. ☊ relate ☊
relate how, what, etc...: She related how he had run away from home as a boy. ☊ relate ☊
relationship (with sb): She has a very close relationship with her sister. ☊ relationship ☊
I have established a good working relationship with my boss. ☊ relationship ☊
She's had a series of miserable relationships. ☊ relationship ☊
She had a very relaxed manner. ☊ relaxed ☊
She burst into tears, releasing all her pent-up emotions. ☊ release ☊
She can expect an early release from prison. ☊ release ☊
She sighed with relief. ☊ relief ☊
I feel sorry for her, but the fact remains (that) she lied to us. ☊ remain ☊
She left, but I remained behind. ☊ remain ☊
She fed the remains of her lunch to the dog. ☊ remains ☊
remark how...: She remarked how tired I was looking. ☊ remark ☊
She was a truly remarkable woman. ☊ remarkable ☊
She removed her glasses and rubbed her eyes. ☊ remove ☊
remove sth: She has had the tumour removed. ☊ remove ☊
She agreed to rent the room to me. ☊ rent ☊
rent sb sth: She agreed to rent me the room. ☊ rent ☊
+ speech: 'Are you really sure?' she repeated. ☊ repeat ☊
She kept repeating his name softly over and over again. ☊ repeat ☊
She only replied with a smile. ☊ reply ☊
I asked her what her name was but she made no reply. ☊ reply ☊
report sb (to sb) (for sth/for doing sth): She threatened to report him to the authorities for hunting without a licence. ☊ report ☊
report sb/sth + adj.: She has reported her daughter missing. ☊ report ☊
report (on sth): She reports on royal stories for the BBC. ☊ report ☊
report to do sth: She is reported to earn over $10 million a year. ☊ report ☊
She was reported by the hospital spokesman to be making excellent progress. ☊ report ☊
report what, how, etc...: She failed to report what had occurred. ☊ report ☊
She's our representative in France. ☊ representative ☊
It is illegal to reproduce these worksheets without permission from the publisher. ☊ reproduce ☊
reputation (as sth): She soon acquired a reputation as a first-class cook. ☊ reputation ☊
She is, by reputation, very difficult to please. ☊ reputation ☊
She left her address with a request that any mail should be sent on to her. ☊ request ☊
request sth (from sb): She requested permission to film at the White House. ☊ 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 ☊
rescue sb/sth + adj.: She had despaired of ever being rescued alive. ☊ rescue ☊
Ten fishermen were saved in a daring sea rescue. ☊ rescue ☊
She's in New York researching her new book (= finding facts and information to put in it). ☊ research ☊
She said this in the tone of voice she reserved for addressing small children. ☊ reserve ☊
She found it difficult to make friends because of her natural reserve. ☊ reserve ☊
She steadfastly resisted all attempts to help her. ☊ resist ☊
resist sth: She was charged with resisting arrest. ☊ resist ☊
resist (sth): I finished the cake. I couldn't resist it. ☊ resist ☊
Eric couldn't resist a smile when she finally agreed. ☊ resist ☊
respect sb/sth for sth: She had always been honest with me, and I respect her for that. ☊ respect ☊
She promised to respect our wishes. ☊ respect ☊
respond (to sb/sth) (with sth): She never responded to my letter. ☊ respond ☊
+ speech: 'I'm not sure,' she responded. ☊ respond ☊
She made no response. ☊ response ☊
responsibility (to/towards sb): She feels a strong sense of responsibility towards her employees. ☊ responsibility ☊
I can rest easy (= stop worrying) knowing that she's safely home. ☊ rest ☊
She died as a result of her injuries. ☊ result ☊
She retained her tennis title for the third year. ☊ retain ☊
She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain facts. ☊ retain ☊
retire (from sth): She was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health. ☊ retire ☊
retire sb: She was retired on medical grounds. ☊ retire ☊
She came out of retirement to win two gold medals at the championships. ☊ retirement ☊
She looked up briefly then returned to her sewing. ☊ return ☊
return (to...) (from...): She's returning to Australia tomorrow after six months in Europe. ☊ return ☊
When did she return home from the trip? ☊ return ☊
I asked her opinion, but she just asked me a question in return. ☊ in return (for sth) ☊
reveal yourself: She crouched in the dark, too frightened to reveal herself. ☊ reveal ☊
She reversed into a parking space. ☊ reverse ☊
She used to work for me, but our situations are now reversed. ☊ reverse ☊
She had been reviewing the previous week on her way home. ☊ review ☊
reward sb for sth: She was rewarded for her efforts with a cash bonus. ☊ reward ☊
reward sb with sth: She started singing to the baby and was rewarded with a smile. ☊ reward ☊
She leads a rich and varied life. ☊ rich ☊
She rode the bus to school every day. ☊ ride ☊
ride sth: She had never ridden a horse before. ☊ ride ☊
She hitched a ride to the station. ☊ ride ☊
She's an experienced rider. ☊ rider ☊
I'm glad you split up. She wasn't right for you. ☊ 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 ☊
She kept right on swimming until she reached the other side. ☊ right ☊
She seated me on her right. ☊ right ☊
She had every right to be angry. ☊ right ☊
She doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong. ☊ right ☊
As she rightly pointed out the illness can affect adults as well as children. ☊ rightly ☊
She had dark rings a round her eyes from lack of sleep. ☊ ring ☊
She rang to say she'd be late. ☊ ring ☊
She watched the gentle rise and fall of his chest as he slept. ☊ rise ☊
Her spirits rose (= she felt happier) at the news. ☊ rise ☊
She rose to power in the 70s. ☊ rise ☊
She rose through the ranks to become managing director. ☊ rise ☊
She rose to her feet. ☊ rise ☊
She was risking her own and her children's health. ☊ risk ☊
The ship crashed into the infamous Sker Point rocks and broke into three pieces. ☊ rock ☊
She refused to take on the traditional woman's role. ☊ role ☊
It is one of the greatest roles she has played. ☊ role ☊
roll sth + adv./prep.: She rolled her jeans to her knees. ☊ roll ☊
roll sth (+ adv./prep.): She rolled her eyes upwards (= to show surprise or disapproval). ☊ roll ☊
roll over (onto sth): She rolled over to let the sun brown her back. ☊ roll ☊
She rolled her car in a 100 mph crash. ☊ roll ☊
She lets out rooms to students. ☊ room ☊
The rope broke and she fell 50 metres onto the rocks. ☊ rope ☊
He pushed her roughly out of the way. ☊ roughly ☊
'What do you want?' she demanded roughly. ☊ roughly ☊
She had a small mouth and round pink cheeks. ☊ round ☊
She looked round at the sound of his voice. ☊ round ☊
There she is, coming round the corner. ☊ round ☊
She put her arms round him. ☊ round ☊
She looked all round the room. ☊ round ☊
She needed a break from routine. ☊ routine ☊
rub sth: She rubbed her chin thoughtfully. ☊ rub ☊
She rubbed her hair dry quickly with a towel. ☊ rub ☊
rub sth (together): She rubbed her hands in delight. ☊ rub ☊
She rubbed the lotion into her skin. ☊ rub ☊
She was very rude about my driving. ☊ rude ☊
They brushed rudely past us. ☊ rudely ☊
'What do you want?' she asked rudely. ☊ rudely ☊
If she loses the court case it will ruin her. ☊ ruin ☊
She laid down strict rules for her tenants including prompt payment of rent. ☊ rule ☊
She once ruled over a vast empire. ☊ rule ☊
I thought she was leaving the company, but perhaps it may be just a rumour. ☊ rumour ☊
it is rumoured that...: It's widely rumoured that she's getting promoted. ☊ rumour ☊
She ran her fingers nervously through her hair. ☊ run ☊
She came running to meet us. ☊ run ☊
She used to run when she was at college. ☊ run ☊
Looking at all the accusing faces, she felt a sudden urge to run away. ☊ run away (from sb/...) ☊
She took the stairs at a run. ☊ run ☊
rush sb into sth/into doing sth: I'm not going to be rushed into anything. ☊ rush ☊
Ambulances rushed the injured to the hospital. ☊ rush ☊
Relief supplies were rushed in. ☊ rush ☊
+ adv./prep.: Don't rush off, I haven't finished. ☊ rush ☊
The children rushed out of school. ☊ rush ☊
People rushed to buy shares in the company. ☊ rush ☊
She was trampled in the rush to get out. ☊ rush ☊
Her work was so poor that she was given the sack. ☊ sack ☊
She was sacked for refusing to work on Sundays. ☊ sack ☊
sad (that...): I was sad that she had to go. ☊ sad ☊
She looked sad and tired. ☊ sad ☊
Sad to say (= unfortunately) the house has now been demolished. ☊ sad ☊
She shook her head sadly. ☊ sadly ☊
She will be sadly missed. ☊ sadly ☊
We were glad she let us know she was safe. ☊ safe ☊
She didn't feel safe on her own. ☊ safe ☊
sail sth: She sails her own yacht. ☊ sail ☊
She moved away like a ship in full sail (= with all its sails spread out). ☊ sail ☊
She's on a salary of £24 000. ☊ salary ☊
She gets 10% commission on each sale. ☊ sale ☊
She works in sales/in the sales department. ☊ sale ☊
She's still the same fun-loving person that I knew at college. ☊ same ☊
She was wearing the same dress that I had on. ☊ same ☊
All the same, there's some truth in what she says. ☊ all/just the same ☊
She looked back on her career with great satisfaction. ☊ satisfaction ☊
She didn't want to give him the satisfaction of seeing her cry. ☊ satisfaction ☊
satisfied with sb/sth: She's never satisfied with what she's got. ☊ satisfied ☊
She failed to satisfy all the requirements for entry to the college. ☊ satisfy ☊
save sth: She did it herself to save argument. ☊ save ☊
She needs to win the next two games to save the match. ☊ save ☊
save sb/sth from doing sth: She saved a little girl from falling into the water. ☊ save ☊
say sth: Say what you like (= although you disagree) about her, she's a fine singer. ☊ say ☊
say (that)...: I can't say I blame her for resigning (= I think she was right). ☊ say ☊
'When will it be finished?' 'I couldn't say (= I don't know).' ☊ say ☊
+ speech: 'Hello!' she said. ☊ say ☊
I didn't believe a word she said. ☊ say ☊
say sth to sb: She said nothing to me about it. ☊ say ☊
it is said that...: It is said that she lived to be over 100. ☊ say ☊
say (what, how, etc...): She finds it hard to say what she feels. ☊ say ☊
It was not until morning that the sheer scale of the damage could be seen (= how great it was). ☊ scale ☊
scared (of doing sth): She is scared of going out alone. ☊ scared ☊
She witnessed some very distressing scenes. ☊ scene ☊
The new bridge has been finished two years ahead of schedule. ☊ schedule ☊
score sth: She scored 98% in the French test. ☊ score ☊
scratch sb/sth/yourself on sth: She scratched herself on a nail. ☊ scratch ☊
She scratched at the insect bites on her arm. ☊ scratch ☊
+ speech: 'Help!' she screamed. ☊ scream ☊
scream sth (out) (at sb): She screamed abuse at him. ☊ scream ☊
She let out a scream of pain. ☊ scream ☊
She was a star of stage and screen (= plays and films/movies). ☊ screen ☊
screw sth + adv./prep.: She screwed the cap back on the jar. ☊ screw ☊
She went into the kitchen in search of (= looking for) a drink. ☊ search ☊
search (for sth/sb): She searched in vain for her passport. ☊ search ☊
She sat back in her seat. ☊ seat ☊
The spreadsheet application is second only to word processing in terms of popularity. ☊ second ☊
She came second in the marathon. ☊ second ☊
She did it first because she wanted to, and second because I asked her to. ☊ second ☊
She can run 100 metres in just over 11 seconds. ☊ second ☊
The light flashes every 5 seconds. ☊ second ☊
They had finished in/within seconds. ☊ second ☊
She was secretly pleased to see him. ☊ secretly ☊
She was dismissed for revealing trade secrets. ☊ secret ☊
She still looks so young. What's her secret? ☊ secret ☊
She admired him, in secret of course. ☊ in secret ☊
The shed comes in sections that you assemble yourself. ☊ section ☊
She finished the match, secure in the knowledge that she was through to the next round. ☊ secure ☊
She'd allowed herself to be lulled into a false sense of security (= a feeling that she was safe when in fact she was in danger). ☊ security ☊
I don't think she saw the point of the story. ☊ see ☊
see (sb/sth): She looked for him but couldn't see him in the crowd. ☊ see ☊
see (that)...: He could see (that) she had been crying. ☊ see ☊
see sb/sth doing sth: She was seen running away from the scene of the crime. ☊ see ☊
She will never see again (= she has become blind). ☊ see ☊
Now let me see—how old is she now? ☊ let me see/let's see ☊
You see, the thing is, we won't be finished before Friday. ☊ you see ☊
seek for sth/sb: They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter. ☊ seek ☊
seek sth from sb: She managed to calm him down and seek help from a neighbour. ☊ seek ☊
select sb/sth as sth: She was selected as the parliamentary candidate for Bath. ☊ select ☊
She selected an apple from the fruit bowl. ☊ select ☊
A selection of readers' comments are published below. ☊ selection ☊
Only with a few people could she be her real self (= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be). ☊ self ☊
She has served as a Democratic senator for North Carolina since 2009. ☊ senator ☊
send sb + adv./prep.: She sent the kids to bed early. ☊ send ☊
send sth (that)...: She sent word (that) she could not come. ☊ send ☊
send to do sth: She sent to say that she was coming home. ☊ send ☊
She sent the letter by airmail. ☊ send ☊
She sent for the latest sales figures. ☊ send for sth ☊
She felt unappreciated both by her colleagues and her seniors. ☊ senior ☊
She was ten years his senior. ☊ senior ☊
She has lost all sense of direction in her life. ☊ sense ☊
She's a sensible sort of person. ☊ sensible ☊
sensitive to sth: She's very sensitive to criticism. ☊ sensitive ☊
sensitive to sth: She is very sensitive to other people's feelings. ☊ sensitive ☊
serious (about doing sth): Is she serious about wanting to sell the house? ☊ serious ☊
She doesn't have a serious boyfriend. ☊ serious ☊
You can't take anything she says very seriously. ☊ take sb/sth seriously ☊
serve in/on/with sth: She served in the medical corps. ☊ serve ☊
She was serving behind the counter. ☊ serve ☊
serve sb sth: She served us a delicious lunch. ☊ serve ☊
Left you, did she? It serves you right for being so selfish. ☊ it serves sb right (for doing sth) ☊
She has just celebrated 25 years' service with the company. ☊ service ☊
After retiring, she became involved in voluntary service in the local community. ☊ service ☊
She has a weekly session at the health club on Saturdays. ☊ session ☊
set sth for sb/yourself: She's set a difficult task for herself. ☊ set ☊
set sb/yourself sth: She's set herself a difficult task. ☊ set ☊
She set a new world record for the high jump. ☊ set ☊
She set the camera on automatic. ☊ set ☊
She set a tray down on the table. ☊ set ☊
She set up her stereo in her bedroom. ☊ set sth up ☊
She settled in Vienna after her father's death. ☊ settle ☊
She settled down in an armchair to watch television. ☊ settle down ☊
She was a severe woman who seldom smiled. ☊ severe ☊
Anyone breaking the law will be severely punished. ☊ severely ☊
sew sth: She sews all her own clothes. ☊ sew ☊
She finds him sexually attractive. ☊ sexually ☊
She shook her head in disbelief. ☊ shake ☊
shake sb/sth + adj.: She shook her hair loose. ☊ shake ☊
She bent down to shake a pebble out of her shoe. ☊ shake ☊
She gave him a shake to wake him. ☊ shake ☊
She hung her head in shame. ☊ shame ☊
I would die of shame if she ever found out. ☊ shame ☊
It's a shame that she wasn't here to see it. ☊ shame ☊
She felt that her failure would bring shame on her family. ☊ shame ☊
She had a leading role in shaping party policy. ☊ shape ☊
She read out the list in sharp, clipped tones. ☊ sharp ☊
Emma has a sharp tongue (= she often speaks in an unpleasant or unkind way). ☊ sharp ☊
She drew a sharp distinction between domestic and international politics. ☊ sharp ☊
She moved sharply across the room to block his exit. ☊ sharply ☊
shave sb/sth/yourself: The nurse washed and shaved him. ☊ shave ☊
'What does your sister do?' 'She's a dentist.' ☊ she ☊
Doesn't she (= the woman we are looking at) look like Sue? ☊ she ☊
What a sweet little dog. Is it a he or a she? ☊ she ☊
a she-wolf ☊ she ☊
The road was covered with a sheet of ice. ☊ sheet ☊
a sheet of glass/steel ☊ sheet ☊
sheet metal (= metal that has been made into thin sheets) ☊ sheet ☊
Place the dough on a baking sheet (= for cooking sth in an oven). ☊ sheet ☊
a clean/blank sheet of paper (= with no writing on it) ☊ sheet ☊
Start each answer on a fresh sheet. ☊ sheet ☊
Pick up one of our free information sheets at reception. ☊ sheet ☊
a sheet of A4 ☊ sheet ☊
Have you changed the sheets (= put clean sheets on the bed)? ☊ sheet ☊
He slid between the sheets and closed his eyes. ☊ sheet ☊
I helped him put up some shelves in his bedroom. ☊ shelf ☊
The book I wanted was on the top shelf. ☊ shelf ☊
supermarket/library shelves ☊ shelf ☊
empty shelves ☊ shelf ☊
We collected shells on the beach. ☊ shell ☊
snail shells ☊ shell ☊
walnut shells ☊ shell ☊
earrings made out of coconut shell ☊ shell ☊
Human beings need food, clothing and shelter. ☊ shelter ☊
to take shelter from the storm ☊ shelter ☊
The fox was running for the shelter of the trees. ☊ shelter ☊
People were desperately seeking shelter from the gunfire. ☊ shelter ☊
They built a rough shelter from old pieces of wood. ☊ shelter ☊
an air-raid shelter ☊ shelter ☊
shelter sb/sth from sb/sth: Trees shelter the house from the wind. ☊ shelter ☊
shelter sb/sth: helping the poor and sheltering the homeless ☊ shelter ☊
Perhaps I sheltered my daughter too much (= protected her too much from unpleasant or difficult experiences). ☊ shelter ☊
We sheltered from the rain in a doorway. ☊ shelter ☊
She shifted her weight from one foot to the other. ☊ shift ☊
The dark polished wood shone like glass. ☊ shine ☊
When the ship docked at Southampton he was rushed to hospital. ☊ ship ☊
She was taken to hospital suffering from shock. ☊ shock ☊
She still hadn't got over the shock of seeing him again. ☊ shock ☊
shock sb (to do sth): She enjoys shocking people by saying outrageous things. ☊ shock ☊
Police rushed to the scene of the shooting and found one person dead and three wounded. ☊ shooting ☊
She was exhausted after a day's shooting. ☊ shooting ☊
She was determined to go out and shop till she dropped. ☊ shop ☊
'Where's Mum?' 'She went shopping.' ☊ shop ☊
She is not short of excuses when things go wrong. ☊ short ☊
She has a very short memory (= remembers only things that have happened recently). ☊ short ☊
She was short and dumpy. ☊ short ☊
She arrived shortly after us. ☊ shortly ☊
'She doesn't think she'll get a job.' 'She should worry, with all her qualifications (= she does not need to worry).' ☊ should ☊
I should have finished the book by Friday. ☊ should ☊
She recommended that I should take some time off. ☊ should ☊
She tapped him on the shoulder. ☊ shoulder ☊
She shrugged her shoulders (= showing that she didn't know or care). ☊ shoulder ☊
shout at sb to do sth: She shouted at him to shut the gate. ☊ shout ☊
shout yourself + adj.: She shouted herself hoarse, cheering on the team. ☊ shout ☊
She shouted out in pain when she tried to move her leg. ☊ shout ☊
She plans to show her paintings early next year. ☊ show ☊
She had objected to a photo showing her in a bikini. ☊ show ☊
She had a warm woollen hat and scarf on that left only her eyes and nose showing. ☊ show ☊
show yourself + adj.: She had shown herself unable to deal with money. ☊ 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 sth to sb: She showed the technique to her students. ☊ show ☊
show sb sth: She showed her students the technique. ☊ show ☊
She wanted to show off her new husband at the party. ☊ show sb/sth off ☊
It was getting late when she finally showed up. ☊ show up ☊
She's the star of the show! ☊ show ☊
She shut her eyes and fell asleep immediately. ☊ shut ☊
She shut the dog in the shed while she prepared the barbecue. ☊ shut sb/yourself in (sth) ☊
She slammed the door shut. ☊ shut ☊
She was too shy to ask anyone for help. ☊ shy ☊
She's very shy with adults. ☊ shy ☊
Emma has just called in sick (= telephoned to say she will not be coming to work because she is ill). ☊ sick ☊
She had been violently sick. ☊ be sick ☊
She has a pain down her right side. ☊ side ☊
She sat on the side of the bed. ☊ side ☊
She was on the far side of the room. ☊ side ☊
She tilted her head to one side. ☊ side ☊
She sat sideways on the chair. ☊ sideways ☊
She slid him a sideways glance. ☊ sideways ☊
She never lets her daughter out of her sight (= always keeps her where she can see her). ☊ sight ☊
She caught sight of a car in the distance. ☊ sight ☊
She has very good sight. ☊ sight ☊
She nodded as a sign for us to sit down. ☊ sign ☊
signal sb to do sth: She signalled him to follow. ☊ signal ☊
signal (that)...: She signalled (that) it was time to leave. ☊ signal ☊
They finished their meal in total silence. ☊ silence ☊
She lapsed into silence again. ☊ silence ☊
She had a silly grin on her face. ☊ silly ☊
The rooms are simply furnished. ☊ simply ☊
She's been off work since Tuesday. ☊ since ☊
Since the party she had only spoken to him once. ☊ since ☊
Cath hasn't phoned since she went to Berlin. ☊ since ☊
She had been worrying ever since the letter arrived. ☊ since ☊
The original building has long since (= long before now) been demolished. ☊ since ☊
We were divorced two years ago and she has since remarried. ☊ since ☊
sincere in sth: She is never completely sincere in what she says about people. ☊ sincere ☊
She usually sings in the shower. ☊ sing ☊
She sang the baby to sleep (= sang until the baby went to sleep). ☊ sing ☊
She's a wonderful singer. ☊ singer ☊
She has a beautiful singing voice. ☊ singing ☊
a single sheet (= large enough for a single bed) ☊ single ☊
I couldn't understand a single word she said! ☊ single ☊
She's my sister. ☊ sister ☊
She sat and stared at the letter in front of her. ☊ sit ☊
She was sitting at her desk. ☊ sit ☊
She always sits in that chair. ☊ sit ☊
She's a size 12 in clothes. ☊ size ☊
She takes (a) size 5 in shoes. ☊ size ☊
skilled in/at sth/doing sth: She is highly skilled at dealing with difficult customers. ☊ skilled ☊
The snake sheds its skin once a year. ☊ skin ☊
She skied her tee shot. ☊ sky ☊
She only sleeps for four hours a night. ☊ sleep ☊
Dan rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands. ☊ sleeve ☊
slide sth + adv./prep.: She slid her hand along the rail. ☊ slide ☊
She slid out while no one was looking. ☊ slide ☊
She takes offence at the slightest thing (= is very easily offended). ☊ slight ☊
That's three times she's beaten me—I must be slipping! ☊ slip ☊
She slipped out of the house before the others were awake. ☊ slip ☊
She knew that time was slipping away. ☊ slip ☊
She slipped her head around the door. ☊ slip ☊
She was careful not to let her control slip. ☊ slip ☊
She slipped over on the ice and broke her leg. ☊ slip ☊
slow to do sth: She wasn't slow to realize what was going on. ☊ slow ☊
She gave a slow smile. ☊ slow ☊
She noticed several small errors in his work. ☊ small ☊
She's smarter than her brother. ☊ smart ☊
The car smashed into a tree. ☊ smash ☊
smash sth + adv./prep.: Mark smashed his fist down on the desk. ☊ smash ☊
The elephant smashed its way through the trees. ☊ smash ☊
Several windows had been smashed. ☊ smash ☊
He smashed the radio to pieces. ☊ smash ☊
The glass bowl smashed into a thousand pieces. ☊ smash ☊
He hadn't washed for days and was beginning to smell. ☊ smell ☊
smile at sb/sth: She smiled at him and he smiled back. ☊ smile ☊
Twelve hours later she was all smiles again. ☊ all smiles ☊
She smokes heavily. ☊ smoke ☊
She swung herself over the gate in one smooth movement. ☊ smooth ☊
so ... (that)...: She spoke so quietly (that) I could hardly hear her. ☊ so ☊
Off she went without so much as (= without even) a 'goodbye'. ☊ so ☊
If she notices, she never says so. ☊ so ☊
She worked hard so that everything would be ready in time. ☊ so ☊
So after shouting and screaming for an hour she walked out in tears. ☊ so ☊
She closed the door softly behind her. ☊ softly ☊
She had refused all solid food. ☊ solid ☊
She won a competition in some newspaper or other. ☊ some ☊
She thinks she's really somebody in that car. ☊ somebody ☊
She looked different somehow. ☊ somehow ☊
She's a professor of something or other (= I'm not sure what) at Leeds. ☊ something ☊
She called at something after ten o'clock. ☊ something ☊
She found herself something of a (= to some degree a) celebrity. ☊ something ☊
She taught us the words of a French song. ☊ song ☊
She sold the house soon after her husband died. ☊ soon ☊
No sooner had she said it than she burst into tears. ☊ no sooner... than... ☊
sorry (that)...: She was sorry that she'd lost her temper. ☊ sorry ☊
sorry (that)...: She was sorry that she'd lost contact with Mary. ☊ sorry ☊
She sort of pretends that she doesn't really care. ☊ sort of ☊
She heard the sound of footsteps outside. ☊ sound ☊
She didn't sound surprised when I told her the news. ☊ sound ☊
She told me the whole story from soup to nuts. ☊ from soup to nuts ☊
floor/office/shelf, etc. space ☊ space ☊
The room has been furnished and decorated to give a feeling of space. ☊ space ☊
She spoke in favour of the new tax. ☊ speak ☊
She still speaks about him with great affection. ☊ speak ☊
Without speaking, she stood up and went out. ☊ speak ☊
She has a beautiful speaking voice. ☊ speak ☊
She was a brilliant public speaker. ☊ speaker ☊
She's a very special friend. ☊ special ☊
She has a special way of smiling. ☊ special ☊
As an only child she got special attention. ☊ special ☊
Her speech was slurred—she was clearly drunk. ☊ speech ☊
She was overtaken by the speed of events (= things happened more quickly than she expected). ☊ speed ☊
A car flashed past them at speed (= fast). ☊ speed ☊
She went to the doctor complaining of dizzy spells. ☊ spell ☊
spend sth on sth/on doing sth: She spent £100 on a new dress. ☊ spend ☊
spend sth on sth: She spends too much effort on things that don't matter. ☊ spend ☊
She stared in horror at the hairy black spider. ☊ spider ☊
She spun on her heel and walked out. ☊ spin ☊
split sth (into sth): She split the class into groups of four. ☊ split ☊
Slate splits easily into thin sheets. ☊ split ☊
split sth (with sb): She split the money she won with her brother. ☊ split ☊
She's split up with her boyfriend. ☊ split up (with sb) ☊
She spoils those kids of hers. ☊ spoil ☊
She stood rooted to the spot with fear (= unable to move). ☊ spot ☊
She was wearing a black skirt with white spots. ☊ spot ☊
spray sth + adj.: She's had the car sprayed blue. ☊ spray ☊
She spread her arms and the child ran towards her. ☊ spread ☊
She's full of energy, like a coiled spring. ☊ spring ☊
She felt as if every drop of emotion had been squeezed from her. ☊ squeeze ☊
Mentally, she is not very stable. ☊ stable ☊
She was a popular star of stage and screen (= theatre and cinema/movies). ☊ stage ☊
She stood unsuccessfully as a candidate in the local elections. ☊ stand ☊
stand doing sth: She couldn't stand being kept waiting. ☊ stand ☊
She was too weak to stand. ☊ stand ☊
She's the sort of person who stands out in a crowd. ☊ stand out (from/against sth) ☊
She had learnt to stand up for herself. ☊ stand up for sb/sth ☊
She acts well but she hasn't got star quality. ☊ star ☊
She was the star of many popular television series. ☊ star ☊
a sheriff's star ☊ star ☊
She starred opposite Cary Grant in 'Bringing up Baby'. ☊ star ☊
She gave him a blank stare. ☊ stare ☊
start as sth: She started as a secretary but ended up running the department. ☊ start ☊
She started a yoga class at work. ☊ start ☊
start doing sth: She started laughing. ☊ start ☊
She started out on her legal career in 2001. ☊ start out ☊
She's moving abroad to make a fresh start (= to begin a new life). ☊ start ☊
She was in a state of shock. ☊ state ☊
She achieved celebrity status overnight. ☊ status ☊
She stayed at home (= did not go out to work) while the children were young. ☊ stay ☊
She did not want to stay in nursing all her life. ☊ stay ☊
She drove at a steady 50 mph. ☊ steady ☊
He held the boat steady as she got in. ☊ steady ☊
She's not very steady on her feet these days. ☊ steady ☊
She was sitting on the bottom step of the staircase. ☊ step ☊
She moved a step closer to me. ☊ step ☊
She finds it impossible to stick to a diet. ☊ stick to sth ☊
She stuck to her story. ☊ stick to sth ☊
She stuck her tongue out at me. ☊ stick out (of sth), stick sth out (of sth) ☊
The old lady leant on her stick as she talked. ☊ stick ☊
The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open. ☊ stiff ☊
'Thank you,' she replied stiffly. ☊ stiffly ☊
She sat down stiffly on a chair by the wall, aware that they were looking at her. ☊ stiffly ☊
She felt the sting of tears in her eyes. ☊ sting ☊
stir sth: She stirred her tea. ☊ stir ☊
She's built up a good stock of teaching materials over the years. ☊ stock ☊
She had no stomach for the leftover stew. ☊ have no stomach for sth ☊
She couldn't stomach any breakfast. ☊ stomach ☊
She criticizes everyone and the trouble is, she doesn't know when to stop. ☊ stop ☊
She brought the car to a stop. ☊ stop ☊
She put a pan of water on the stove. ☊ stove ☊
She pulled her hat straight. ☊ straight ☊
She went straight from college to a top job. ☊ straight ☊
She looked me straight in the eye. ☊ straight ☊
She was looking at me in a very strange way. ☊ strange ☊
She felt strange sitting at her father's desk. ☊ feel strange ☊
She's been acting very strangely lately. ☊ strangely ☊
stranger to sb: She remained a stranger to me. ☊ stranger ☊
She has a remarkable inner strength. ☊ strength ☊
He pushed against the rock with all his strength. ☊ strength ☊
strength to do sth: She didn't have the strength to walk any further. ☊ strength ☊
She failed to withstand the stresses and strains of public life. ☊ stress ☊
She left strict instructions that she was not to be disturbed. ☊ strict ☊
She's on a very strict diet. ☊ strict ☊
She's very strict about things like homework. ☊ strict ☊
She was brought up very strictly. ☊ strictly ☊
She strikes me as a very efficient person. ☊ strike ☊
She struck him in the face. ☊ strike ☊
She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister. ☊ striking ☊
She was undoubtedly a very striking young woman. ☊ striking ☊
After the guests had gone, I stripped all the beds (= removed all the sheets in order to wash them). ☊ strip ☊
I stripped and washed myself all over. ☊ strip ☊
strip down to sth: She stripped down to her underwear. ☊ strip ☊
She stripped off her clothes and got into bed. ☊ strip ☊
She spoke with a strong Australian accent. ☊ strong ☊
She's had a strong will since she was a baby. ☊ strong ☊
She wasn't a strong swimmer (= she could not swim well). ☊ strong ☊
She struggled for 10 years to achieve success as an actress. ☊ struggle ☊
She had to struggle into the tight dress. ☊ struggle ☊
She will not give up her children without a struggle. ☊ struggle ☊
She's a student at Sussex University. ☊ student ☊
She works for a major Hollywood studio. ☊ studio ☊
Don't disturb Jane, she's studying for her exams. ☊ study ☊
She always makes me feel really stupid. ☊ stupid ☊
She does everything with style and grace. ☊ style ☊
Caution was not her style (= not the way she usually behaved). ☊ style ☊
succeed in sth: She doesn't have the ruthlessness required to succeed in business. ☊ succeed ☊
She was surprised by the book's success (= that it had sold a lot of copies). ☊ success ☊
She wasn't a success as a teacher. ☊ success ☊
She longed to find somebody who understood her problems, and in him she thought she had found such a person. ☊ such ☊
She was noisily sucking up milk through a straw. ☊ suck ☊
She sucked on a mint. ☊ suck ☊
suck sth: She sucked a mint. ☊ suck ☊
The following day she felt sufficiently well to go to work. ☊ sufficiently ☊
suggest sb/sth as sth: She suggested Paris as a good place for the conference. ☊ suggest ☊
suited (to sb/sth): She was ideally suited to the part of Eva Peron. ☊ suited ☊
She was jailed for supplying drugs. ☊ supply ☊
She walked carefully down the stairs, supported by her grandson. ☊ support ☊
She supported herself through college by working as a waitress in a local bar. ☊ support ☊
She supported her husband through many difficult times. ☊ support ☊
She held on to his arm for support. ☊ support ☊
She has no visible means of support (= no work, income etc.). ☊ support ☊
suppose sb/sth (to be/have) sth: suppose sb/sth + adj.: She had supposed him (to be) very rich. ☊ suppose ☊
There is no reason to suppose she's lying. ☊ suppose ☊
What I'm saying, I suppose, is that she's not really suitable for the job. ☊ suppose ☊
She's supposed to have had hundreds of lovers. ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
She looked around to make sure that she was alone. ☊ make sure (of sth/that...) ☊
She's cleaned all the kitchen surfaces. ☊ surface ☊
She likes springing surprises on people. ☊ surprise ☊
She looked up in surprise. ☊ surprise ☊
She looked surprised when I told her. ☊ surprised ☊
surprised (at/by sb/sth): I was surprised at how quickly she agreed. ☊ surprised ☊
'Will she cancel the party?' 'I wouldn't be surprised.' ☊ surprised ☊
She looked surprisingly well. ☊ surprisingly ☊
She knew surprisingly little about her sister's life. ☊ surprisingly ☊
She opened her eyes and surveyed her surroundings. ☊ survey ☊
She was the last surviving member of the family. ☊ survive ☊
I suspect (that) she might be lying. ☊ suspect ☊
suspect sb/sth to be/have sth: She suspected him to be an impostor. ☊ suspect ☊
suspicion (that...): I have a sneaking suspicion that she's not telling the truth. ☊ suspicion ☊
She was reluctant to voice her suspicions. ☊ suspicion ☊
She died in suspicious circumstances. ☊ suspicious ☊
She swallowed hard and told him the bad news. ☊ swallow ☊
She fell over and swore loudly. ☊ swear ☊
swear to do sth: She made him swear not to tell anyone. ☊ swear ☊
swear (that)...: She swore (that) she'd never seen him before. ☊ swear ☊
She wiped the sweat from her face. ☊ sweat ☊
She completed the routine without even working up a sweat. ☊ sweat ☊
She swept the crumbs into the wastebasket. ☊ sweep ☊
She swept the clothes onto the floor and invited him to sit down. ☊ sweep ☊
sweet sherry ☊ sweet ☊
She trained five times a week at her local swimming pool. ☊ swimming pool ☊
swing sth + adj.: She swung the door open. ☊ swing ☊
As he pushed her, she swung higher and higher (= while sitting on a swing). ☊ swing ☊
She was very sympathetic when I was sick. ☊ sympathetic ☊
take sth (as sth): She took what he said as a compliment. ☊ take ☊
She was accused of taking bribes. ☊ take ☊
She can't take criticism. ☊ take ☊
She took it in the spirit in which it was intended. ☊ take ☊
She was playing with a knife, so I took it away from her. ☊ take ☊
She was playing with a knife, so I took it off her. ☊ take ☊
She took the child in her arms and kissed him. ☊ take ☊
She has taken up (= started to learn to play) the oboe. ☊ take sth up ☊
She was taken on as a trainee. ☊ take sb on ☊
She took in the scene at a glance. ☊ take sth in ☊
She took me in completely with her story. ☊ take sb in ☊
She gave a talk on her visit to China. ☊ talk ☊
She looked worried so we had a talk. ☊ talk ☊
She's tall and thin. ☊ tall ☊
taste (in sth): She has very expensive tastes in clothes. ☊ taste ☊
The room was furnished with taste. ☊ taste ☊
taste like sth: This drink tastes like sherry. ☊ taste ☊
She teaches at our local school. ☊ teach ☊
teach sb to do sth: She taught me to be less critical of other people. ☊ teach ☊
She wants to go into teaching (= make it a career). ☊ teaching ☊
I tore another sheet from the pad. ☊ tear ☊
She tore up all the letters he had sent her. ☊ tear sth up ☊
She left the room in tears (= crying). ☊ tear ☊
Desperately she fought back the tears (= tried not to cry). ☊ tear ☊
to shed tears of happiness ☊ tear ☊
As far as I can tell, she's enjoying the course. ☊ tell ☊
Did she tell you her name? ☊ tell ☊
She's running a temperature (= it is higher than normal). ☊ temperature ☊
This material has a tendency to shrink when washed. ☊ tendency ☊
tendency (to/towards sth): She has a strong natural tendency towards caution. ☊ tendency ☊
I'll have to stay with her—she's in a terrible state. ☊ terrible ☊
'Thank goodness for that!' she said with a sigh of relief. ☊ thank God/goodness/heaven(s) (for sth) ☊
'I'm afraid I've finished all the milk.' 'Well, thanks a lot!' ☊ thanks a lot ☊
We managed to get it finished in the end—no thanks to him (= he didn't help). ☊ no thanks to sb/sth ☊
She took the money without so much as a thank you. ☊ thank you ☊
She said (that) the story was true. ☊ that ☊
She was so tired (that) she couldn't think straight. ☊ that ☊
The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became. ☊ the more, less, etc..., the more, less, etc... ☊
She grew up in Zimbabwe, or Rhodesia as it then was. ☊ then ☊
She left in 1984 and from then on he lived alone. ☊ then ☊
They (= the things you are carrying) go on the bottom shelf. ☊ they ☊
The plane crashed in thick fog. ☊ thick ☊
She was looking pale and thin. ☊ thin ☊
There are a lot of things she doesn't know about me. ☊ thing ☊
She said the first thing that came into her head. ☊ thing ☊
All things considered (= considering all the difficulties or problems), she's done very well. ☊ thing ☊
She's very fond of sweet things (= sweet foods). ☊ 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 ☊
I'm sorry my assignment isn't finished. The thing is, I've had a lot of other work this week. ☊ the thing is ☊
You'd think she'd have been grateful for my help (= but she wasn't). ☊ think ☊
She had thought very deeply about this problem. ☊ think ☊
+ speech: 'I must be crazy,' she thought. ☊ think ☊
She thought him kind and generous. ☊ think ☊
think doing sth: She's thinking of changing her job. ☊ think about/of sb/sth ☊
She is thought of as a possible director. ☊ think of sb/sth as sb/sth ☊
She explained the thinking behind the campaign. ☊ thinking ☊
She's very thorough and conscientious. ☊ thorough ☊
Though she gave no sign, I was sure she had seen me. ☊ though ☊
thought (that...): She was struck by the sudden thought that he might already have left. ☊ thought ☊
She is prepared to carry out her threat to resign. ☊ threat ☊
The doctor pushed his way through the crowd. ☊ through ☊
She threw the ball up and caught it again. ☊ throw ☊
She still sucks her thumb when she's worried. ☊ thumb ☊
She hoped that getting this job would finally be her ticket to success. ☊ ticket ☊
She keeps her flat very tidy. ☊ tidy ☊
She tied the newspapers in a bundle. ☊ tie ☊
She tied a label on to the suitcase. ☊ tie ☊
She was wearing a tight pair of jeans. ☊ tight ☊
She twisted her hair into a tight knot. ☊ tight ☊
She doesn't have much free/spare time. ☊ time ☊
Can she tell the time yet (= say what time it is by looking at a clock)? ☊ time ☊
Can she tell time yet? ☊ time ☊
She was laughing and crying at the same time. ☊ at the same time ☊
She leaves the lights on all the time. ☊ all the time, the whole time ☊
She ran up the stairs two at a time. ☊ at a time ☊
She has to work at weekends from time to time. ☊ from time to time ☊
tip sb sth: She tipped the porter a dollar. ☊ tip ☊
tip sth (+ adv./prep.): She tipped her head back and laughed loudly. ☊ tip ☊
She tipped the dirty water down the drain. ☊ tip ☊
tired of doing sth: She was tired of hearing about their trip to India. ☊ tired ☊
His poems were published under the title of 'Love and Reason'. ☊ title ☊
She has sung the title role in 'Carmen' (= the role of Carmen in that opera ). ☊ title ☊
She sang the baby to sleep. ☊ to ☊
Who did she address the letter to? ☊ to ☊
To whom did she address the letter? ☊ to ☊
She is devoted to her family. ☊ to ☊
She's married to an Italian. ☊ to ☊
She made a reference to her recent book. ☊ to ☊
She was determined to do well. ☊ to ☊
She managed to escape. ☊ to ☊
She nailed the two boards together. ☊ together ☊
Have you flushed the toilet? ☊ toilet ☊
She set the tone for the meeting with a firm statement of company policy. ☊ tone ☊
speaking in hushed/low/clipped/measured, etc. tones ☊ tone ☊
She ran her tongue over her lips. ☊ tongue ☊
When I've finished painting the bathroom, I'm going to do the kitchen too. ☊ too ☊
She's none too (= not very) clever. ☊ too ☊
She answered through clenched teeth (= opening her mouth only a little because of anger). ☊ tooth ☊
The hotel has been refurbished to the tune of a million dollars. ☊ to the tune of sth ☊
When she started talking about her job, he just tuned out. ☊ tune out, tune sb/sth out ☊
She turned to look at me. ☊ turn ☊
She turned her head away. ☊ turn ☊
She turned the chair on its side to repair it. ☊ turn ☊
She turned the wheel sharply to the left. ☊ turn ☊
We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she never turned up. ☊ turn up ☊
turn that...: It turned out that she was a friend of my sister. ☊ turn out ☊
Why did she turn down your invitation? ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
He asked her to marry him but she turned him down. ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
In one year she turned from a problem child into a model student. ☊ turn (from sth) into sth ☊
She has nobody she can turn to. ☊ turn to sb/sth ☊
She's a highly paid TV presenter. ☊ TV ☊
She's expecting twins. ☊ twin ☊
She twisted a scarf around her head. ☊ twist ☊
She fell and twisted her ankle. ☊ twist ☊
She gave the lid another twist and it came off. ☊ twist ☊
She gave a small twisted smile. ☊ twisted ☊
She mixes with all types of people. ☊ type ☊
She mixes with people of all types. ☊ type ☊
She's late again—typical! ☊ typical ☊
Typically, she couldn't find her keys. ☊ typically ☊
Silk sheets are the ultimate luxury. ☊ ultimate ☊
She was unable to hide her excitement. ☊ unable ☊
She still finds it uncomfortable to stand without support. ☊ uncomfortable ☊
She was knocked unconscious. ☊ unconscious ☊
She is unconscious of the effect she has on people. ☊ unconscious ☊
The thoughts rushed into my mind uncontrolled. ☊ uncontrolled ☊
She placed the ladder under (= just lower than) the window. ☊ under ☊
The coinage was reformed under Elizabeth I (= when she was queen). ☊ under ☊
She has a staff of 19 working under her. ☊ under ☊
Under its new conductor, the orchestra has established an international reputation. ☊ under ☊
She took a deep breath and stayed under for more than a minute. ☊ under ☊
Underneath her cool exterior she was really very frightened. ☊ underneath ☊
understand why, what, etc...: I could never understand why she was fired. ☊ understand ☊
She didn't understand the form she was signing. ☊ understand ☊
She packed one change of underwear. ☊ underwear ☊
She died unexpectedly of a heart attack. ☊ unexpectedly ☊
She claims to have been unfairly dismissed. ☊ unfairly ☊
She described the decision as 'unfortunate'. ☊ unfortunate ☊
It won't be finished for a few weeks. Unfortunately! ☊ unfortunately ☊
unite (sb/sth) (with sb/sth): She unites keen business skills with a charming personality. ☊ unite ☊
She never said anything unkind about anyone. ☊ unkind ☊
Unless I'm mistaken, she was back at work yesterday. ☊ unless ☊
unlikely (that...): It's most (= very) unlikely that she'll arrive before seven. ☊ unlikely ☊
She gave me an unlikely explanation for her behaviour. ☊ unlikely ☊
She said some very unpleasant things about you. ☊ unpleasant ☊
She is still a little unsteady on her feet after the operation. ☊ unsteady ☊
She made several unsuccessful attempts to see him. ☊ unsuccessful ☊
Until she spoke I hadn't realized she wasn't English. ☊ until ☊
You're not going out until you've finished this. ☊ until ☊
She has a very unusual name. ☊ unusual ☊
She was unable, or unwilling, to give me any further details. ☊ unwilling ☊
She agreed to their conditions, albeit unwillingly. ☊ unwillingly ☊
She turned the volume up. ☊ up ☊
She went straight up to the door and knocked loudly. ☊ up ☊
She tore the paper up. ☊ up ☊
She was pacing up and down in front of her desk. ☊ up and down ☊
She climbed up the flight of steps. ☊ up ☊
She was upset that he had left without saying goodbye. ☊ upset ☊
She finds the divorce too upsetting to talk about. ☊ upsetting ☊
She went upstairs to get dressed. ☊ upstairs ☊
urge sb to do sth: She urged him to stay. ☊ urge ☊
urge (sb) + speech: 'Why not give it a try?' she urged (him). ☊ urge ☊
She gave us a picture as a wedding present. ☊ us ☊
She tried to work, but it was useless (= she wasn't able to). ☊ useless ☊
She made all the usual excuses. ☊ usual ☊
She sat in her usual seat at the back. ☊ usual ☊
Despite her problems, she carried on working as usual. ☊ as usual ☊
the Shenandoah Valley ☊ valley ☊
I was impressed by the variety of dishes on offer. ☊ variety ☊
She took the job for various reasons. ☊ various ☊
She gave us her version of what had happened that day. ☊ version ☊
She was the innocent victim of an arson attack. ☊ victim ☊
view sb/sth with sth: She viewed him with suspicion. ☊ view ☊
Students were involved in violent clashes with the police. ☊ violent ☊
She shook her head violently. ☊ violently ☊
She made a visible effort to control her anger. ☊ visible ☊
She went to visit relatives in Wales. ☊ visit ☊
She's a frequent visitor to the US. ☊ visitor ☊
'I promise,' she said in a small voice (= a quiet, shy voice). ☊ voice ☊
She has a good singing voice. ☊ voice ☊
She was in good voice (= singing well) at the concert tonight. ☊ voice ☊
the sheer volume (= large amount) of business ☊ volume ☊
She obtained 40% of the vote. ☊ vote ☊
She was paralysed from the waist down (= in the area below her waist). ☊ waist ☊
She rang the bell and waited. ☊ wait ☊
wake from sth: She had just woken from a deep sleep. ☊ wake ☊
She missed the bus and had to walk home. ☊ walk ☊
She just walked up to the desk and asked to see the manager. ☊ walk up (to sb/sth) ☊
She's taken the dog for a walk. ☊ walk ☊
She leaned against the wall. ☊ wall ☊
She's always wanted a large family. ☊ want ☊
She felt the warmth of his arms around her. ☊ warmth ☊
warn (sb) that...: She was warned that if she did it again she would lose her job. ☊ warn ☊
warn (sb) + speech: 'Beware of pickpockets,' she warned (him). ☊ warn ☊
wash sth from sth: She washed the blood from his face. ☊ wash ☊
wash sth/sb + adj.: The beach had been washed clean by the tide. ☊ wash ☊
I washed and changed before going out. ☊ wash ☊
wash yourself: She was no longer able to wash herself. ☊ wash ☊
Go and get washed up. ☊ wash up ☊
Part of the path had been washed away by the sea. ☊ wash sb/sth away ☊
The rain had washed away the footprints. ☊ wash sb/sth away ☊
waste sth (in) doing sth: She wasted no time in rejecting the offer (= she rejected it immediately). ☊ waste ☊
She stood and watched as the taxi drove off. ☊ watch ☊
watch sb/sth doing sth: She watched the kids playing in the yard. ☊ watch ☊
She kept looking anxiously at her watch. ☊ watch ☊
She fell into the water. ☊ water ☊
She dived under the water. ☊ water ☊
She declined the offer with a wave of her hand. ☊ wave ☊
wave sth at sb: She waved her hand dismissively at the housekeeper. ☊ wave ☊
She waved me away impatiently. ☊ wave ☊
wave sth + adv./prep.: 'I'm rich!' she exclaimed, waving the money under his nose. ☊ wave ☊
Don't worry, if she seems quiet—it's just her way. ☊ way ☊
I hate the way she always criticizes me. ☊ way ☊
I moved my legs out of the way so that she could get past. ☊ out of the way ☊
She grabbed her camera and bag on her way out. ☊ on your/the/its way ☊
She didn't speak a word to me all the way back home. ☊ all the way ☊
She finished the race way ahead of the other runners. ☊ way ☊
In a weak moment (= when I was easily persuaded) I said she could borrow the car. ☊ weak ☊
She is still weak after her illness. ☊ weak ☊
She suffered from a weak heart. ☊ weak ☊
She was wearing a new coat. ☊ wear ☊
Was she wearing a seat belt? ☊ wear ☊
She always wears black (= black clothes). ☊ wear ☊
She discovered a web of intrigue in the company. ☊ web ☊
She looked beautiful on her wedding day. ☊ wedding ☊
All her friends could hear wedding bells (= they thought she would soon get married). ☊ wedding ☊
She'll be back in a week. ☊ week ☊
She started work a week yesterday. ☊ a week yesterday, last Monday, etc. ☊
She weighs 60 kilos. ☊ weigh ☊
She weighed the stone in her hand (= estimated how heavy it was by holding it). ☊ weigh ☊
She is trying to lose weight (= become less heavy and less fat). ☊ weight ☊
She took it very well (= did not react too badly), all things considered. ☊ well ☊
She was determined to marry well (= marry sb rich and/or with a high social position). ☊ well ☊
She is a talented musician as well as being a photographer. ☊ as well (as sb/sth) ☊
Is she well enough to travel? ☊ well ☊
What if she forgets to bring it? ☊ what if...? ☊
She was killed when she was crushed under the wheels of a bus. ☊ wheel ☊
Call me when you've finished. ☊ when ☊
Whenever she comes, she brings a friend. ☊ whenever ☊
We thought she was arrogant, whereas in fact she was just very shy. ☊ whereas ☊
Wherever she goes, there are crowds of people waiting to see her. ☊ wherever ☊
I'll see whether she's at home (= or not at home). ☊ whether ☊
It was a crisis for which she was totally unprepared. ☊ which ☊
Her parents died while she was still at school. ☊ while ☊
whisper sth (to sb): She leaned over and whispered something in his ear. ☊ whisper ☊
whistle to sb/sth: She whistled to the dog to come back. ☊ whistle ☊
whistle at sb/sth: Workmen whistled at her as she walked past. ☊ whistle ☊
He whistled at the sheer audacity of the plan. ☊ whistle ☊
She writes about her experiences as a black girl in a predominantly white city. ☊ white ☊
She went white as a sheet when she heard the news. ☊ white ☊
She was dressed all in white. ☊ white ☊
She wasn't telling the whole truth. ☊ whole ☊
Her mother, in whom she confided, said she would support her unconditionally. ☊ whom ☊
She's his second wife. ☊ wife ☊
She looked wildly around for an escape. ☊ wildly ☊
She'll listen to music, alone in her room, for hours. ☊ will ☊
She always wants to impose her will on other people (= to get what she wants). ☊ will ☊
She's very willing. ☊ willing ☊
She loves to win an argument. ☊ win ☊
She won the admiration of many people in her battle against cancer. ☊ win ☊
She looked out of the window. ☊ window ☊
She really wished she'd stayed on at college. ☊ wish ☊
wish sb/sth/yourself + adv./prep.: She wished herself a million miles away. ☊ 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 ☊
She shut her eyes and wished for him to get better. ☊ wish ☊
wish sb sth: I wished her a happy birthday. ☊ wish ☊
wish (to do sth): She expressed a wish to be alone. ☊ wish ☊
to carry out sb's wishes ☊ wish ☊
She married against her parents' wishes. ☊ wish ☊
The genie granted him three wishes. ☊ wish ☊
We all send our best wishes for the future. ☊ wish ☊
Give my good wishes to the family. ☊ wish ☊
With best wishes (= for example, at the end of a letter) ☊ wish ☊
She lives with her parents. ☊ with ☊
She won't be able to help us with all the family commitments she has. ☊ with ☊
She sleeps with the window open. ☊ with ☊
She blushed with embarrassment. ☊ with ☊
She acted with a touring company for three years. ☊ with ☊
She withdrew her hand from his. ☊ withdraw ☊
Despite her grief, she found a hidden strength within herself. ☊ within ☊
She spoke without much enthusiasm. ☊ without ☊
She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed. ☊ witness ☊
wonder who, where, etc...: I wonder who she is. ☊ wonder ☊
+ speech: 'What should I do now?' she wondered. ☊ wonder ☊
In the spring, cut out the old wood and shorten the young stems (= of bushes, etc.). ☊ wood ☊
Have a word with Pat and see what she thinks. ☊ word ☊
She left without a word (= without saying anything). ☊ word ☊
She repeated their conversation word for word to me. ☊ word for word ☊
work for sth: She dedicated her life to working for peace. ☊ work ☊
She's outside, working on the car. ☊ work ☊
work for sb/sth: She works for an engineering company. ☊ work ☊
She's an artist whose work I really admire. ☊ work ☊
She earned her grades through sheer hard work. ☊ work ☊
She set them to work painting the fence. ☊ work ☊
She had been out of work (= without a job) for a year. ☊ work ☊
She's planning to return to work once the children start school. ☊ work ☊
She spent most of her working life as a teacher. ☊ working ☊
She felt that the world was against her. ☊ world ☊
The most worrying thing is that she won't let us help. ☊ worrying ☊
He told her she'd let them down and she felt worse than ever. ☊ worse ☊
She'd lost her job. Even worse, she'd lost her house and her children, too. ☊ worse ☊
She worships her children. ☊ worship ☊
She worships the ground he walks on. ☊ worship ☊
She asked if I would help. ☊ would ☊
She'd look better with shorter hair. ☊ would ☊
She'd be a fool to accept it (= if she accepted). ☊ would ☊
They would never have met if she hadn't gone to Emma's party. ☊ would ☊
She burned the letters so that her husband would never read them. ☊ would ☊
She wouldn't change it, even though she knew it was wrong. ☊ would ☊
She felt deeply wounded by his cruel remarks. ☊ wound ☊
She tore the cellophane wrapping off the box. ☊ wrapping ☊
She's broken her wrist. ☊ wrist ☊
write to sb: She wrote to him in France. ☊ write ☊
write that...: She wrote that they were all fine. ☊ write ☊
She had to write a report on the project. ☊ write ☊
write sb sth: She wrote him several poems. ☊ write ☊
She wrote back saying that she couldn't come. ☊ write back (to sb) ☊
Only later did she discover a talent for writing. ☊ writing ☊
wrong that...: It is wrong that he should not be punished for what he did. ☊ wrong ☊
I think she lives at number 44, but I could be wrong. ☊ wrong ☊
wrong (to do sth): We were wrong to assume that she'd agree. ☊ wrong ☊
She would prove him wrong (= prove that he was wrong) whatever happened. ☊ wrong ☊
If you do what she tells you, you won't go far wrong. ☊ go wrong ☊
No, you've got it all wrong. She's his wife. ☊ get sth wrong ☊
She was wrongly accused of stealing. ☊ wrongly ☊
He assumed, wrongly, that she did not care. ☊ wrongly ☊
She was wrongly diagnosed as having skin cancer. ☊ wrongly ☊
She stifled another yawn and tried hard to look interested. ☊ yawn ☊
She gave up teaching three years ago. ☊ year ☊
She looks young for her years. ☊ year ☊
She's getting on in years (= is no longer young). ☊ year ☊
She was dressed in yellow. ☊ yellow ☊
All her yesterdays had vanished without a trace. ☊ yesterday ☊
an as yet unpublished report ☊ as yet ☊
I thought she told you. ☊ you ☊
Is she a friend of yours? ☊ yours ☊
She regrets that she spent her youth travelling and not studying. ☊ youth ☊
She brings to the job a rare combination of youth and experience. ☊ youth ☊
elle ☊ j’étais fou amoureux. elle m’aimait bien ☊
verser ☊ cette conversation sera versée au dossier ☊
abri ☊ mettons-nous à l’abri ☊
bilan ☊ pouvez-vous proposer un bilan de ces épreuves? ☊
éditeur ☊ j’ai mis un mot chez l’éditeur ☊
feuille ☊ l’arbre porte quelques feuilles ☊
pêcheur ☊ les pêcheurs sont les hommes de la liberté ☊
rayon ☊ un rayon de lune traversait la chambre ☊
abriter ☊ je sais où ce monstre s’abrite ☊
décourager ☊ il ne faut surtout pas se décourager ☊
bombardement ☊ jamais le nombre des victimes des bombardements n’a été publié ☊
accompli ☊ mission accomplie, hein? c’est fini ☊
asile ☊ ils veulent m’enfermer à l’asile! ☊
mouton ☊ les moutons commençaient à se désin- téresser de moi ☊
fiche ☊ mais je dois remplir cette fiche ☊
inédit ☊ dix-sept films inédits seront en compétition ☊
éminent ☊ je souscris volontiers au verdict d’un éminent psychanalyste ☊