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Chúng tôi gói lại thành quà tặng. * 056 I work as a nurse part-time. Tôi làm y tá nửa ngày. * 057 She speaks Spanish as well as English. Chị ấy vừa nói tiếng Tây Ban Nha vừa nói tiếng Anh. * 100 She has lived in Madrid as well as in London. Chị ấy đã từng sống ở Madrid và ở cả London nữa. * 100 She knows Spain as well as England. Chị ấy vừa biết nước Tây Ban Nha, vừa biết nước Anh. * 100 like: als → →
falsch ☊ sai ☊ 
☊ jemals ☊ một lúc nào đó ☊ ☊ die Halskette ☊ dây chuyền ☊ ☊ die Halsschmerzen ☊ đau họng ☊ ☊ der Hals ☊ cổ ☊ ☊ falsch parken ☊ Đậu sai ☊ ☊ die Fälschung ☊ làm giả, sự giả mạo ☊ ☊ fälschen ☊ làm giả ☊ ☊ damals ☊ ngày xưa ☊ ☊ tätig sein als, arbeiten als ☊ làm nghề... ☊ ☊ fälschungssicher ☊ chống giả mạo ☊ ☊ verfälschen ☊ làm giả ☊ ☊ der Denkmalschutz ☊ bảo tồn di tích ☊ ☊ falsch ☊ 错 ☊ cuò jemals ☊ 每一次 ☊ měiyícì Halskette ☊ 项链 ☊ xiàngliàn Halsschmerzen ☊ 咽喉痛 ☊ yānhóutòng Hals ☊ 脖子 ☊ bó zi falsch parken ☊ 停错位置 ☊ tíng cuò wèi zhi Fälschung ☊ 赝品 ☊ yàn pǐn fälschen ☊ 伪造 ☊ wěi zào damals ☊ 当时 ☊ dāng shí tätig sein als ..., arbeiten als ... ☊ 从事 ... 工作， 做 ... 工作 ☊ cóngshì ... gōngzuò, zuò ... gōngzuò fälschungssicher ☊ 防伪的 ☊ fángwěi de verfälschen ☊ 伪造 ☊ wěizào Denkmalschutz ☊ 文物保护 ☊ wénwù bǎofù Dies ist der Ort, wo ich die meiste Zeit verbracht habe, als ich jung war. ☊ Đây là nơi em sống khi còn nhỏ. ☊ (Lektion 17, Nr. 183) Es sieht aus, als wolltest du zu einer Hochzeit gehen. ☊ Cứ như là em đi đám cưới vậy. ☊ (Lektion 21, Nr. 256) Sein Gepäck ist größer, als es im letzten Urlaub war: Er möchte mehr Sachen mitnehmen. ☊ Va-li của anh còn to hơn cả va-li trong kì nghỉ vừa qua. Anh ấy muốn mang nhiều đồ hơn. ☊ (Lektion 24, Nr. 294) Könntest du mir eine Halskette oder Ohrringe mitbringen? ☊ Anh có thế lấy giúp em một sợi dây chuyền hay bông tai được không? ☊ (Lektion 25, Nr. 317) Normalerweise geht sie zum Spielplatz mit ihnen, aber heute regnet es, also bleibt sie zu Hause. ☊ Bình thường thì cô ấy cùng lũ trẻ đến sân chơi, nhưng hôm nay trời mưa, nên cô ấy ở nhà. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 485) Also gut, ich hole das Video. Ich bin in einer Sekunde zurück. ☊ Được rồi,anh đi thuê băng đây. Anh về ngay. ☊ (Lektion 38, Nr. 557) Als sie in die Gegend der Hütte kommen, verlassen sie die Hauptstraße und fahren auf der Landstraße weiter. ☊ Khi họ tới địa hạt của nhà gỗ, họ rời đường phố chính và tiếp tục đi vào con đường làng. ☊ (Lektion 51, Nr. 718) Als Gast in einem fremden Land interessiere ich mich mehr für die Leute dort und wie sie leben. ☊ Là một người khách trên mảnh đất lạ anh quan tâm về con người ở đó nhiều hơn và họ sống như thế nào. ☊ (Lektion 56, Nr. 798) Ich habe schon mehrmals versucht, Sie zu erreichen. ☊ Tôi đã cố gắng nhiều lần để điện thoại được cho bạn. ☊ (Lektion 58, Nr. 819) Sie hat ihn mehrmals ausdrücklich aufgefordert, sie in Ruhe zu lassen. ☊ Cô đã nhiều lần thẳng thắn yêu cầu anh ta hãy để cô yên. ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 875) Doch. Als er fliehen wollte, haben sie ihn verfolgt. ☊ Có. Khi anh ta muốn chạy trốn, họ đã đuổi theo anh ta. ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 882) Zusätzlich muss er sich einer Therapie als vorbeugende Maßnahme unterziehen. ☊ Thêm nữa anh ta phải trải qua điều trị với biện pháp phòng ngừa. ☊ (Lektion 63, Nr. 897) Und was machen sie dabei mit ihrem langen Hals? ☊ Và chúng làm gì với cái cổ dài? ☊ (Lektion 65, Nr. 931) Er niest, seine Nase läuft und der Hals tut ihm weh. ☊ Anh bị hắt hơi, chảy mũi và đau cổ họng. ☊ (Lektion 66, Nr. 937) Als Tri abends zurück zum Parkplatz kommt, bleibt er - unfähig sich zu bewegen - stehen: ☊ Khi Trí quay lại bãi đậu xe vào buổi tối, anh đứng sững lại- không thể cử động được: ☊ (Lektion 67, Nr. 960) Er hatte es falsch geparkt! ☊ Anh đã đậu sai! ☊ (Lektion 67, Nr. 962) Als sie das Auto starten möchte, springt es nicht an. ☊ Khi cô khởi động, xe không nổ. ☊ (Lektion 68, Nr. 966) Ich kann nur sagen, dass ich als Studentin nicht genug verdiene, um mir das leisten zu können. ☊ Tôi chỉ có thể nói, khẳ năng của tôi không nhiều vì là sinh viên tôi không kiếm được nhiều tiền. ☊ (Lektion 70, Nr. 1004) Dann sind wir also im Geschäft! ☊ Vậy là chúng ta thỏa thuận xong! ☊ (Lektion 70, Nr. 1006) Er kämpfte damals in einer gewaltigen Schlacht gegen seine Rivalen, unheimliche Fabelwesen. ☊ Ngày xưa ông đã chiến đấu chống lại địch thủ trong một trận đánh kịch liệt qua những tình tiết ngụ ngôn huyền bí. ☊ (Lektion 71, Nr. 1018) Ihr werdet also ein kleines Konzert auf unserer Hochzeit geben? ☊ Họ sẽ tổ chức một buổi hòa nhạc nhỏ trong lễ cưới của chúng ta chứ? ☊ (Lektion 78, Nr. 1108) Als das Orchester sein Stück beendet, warten alle gespannt auf die nächste Überraschung. ☊ Khi dàn nhạc kết thúc, tất cả hồi hộp chờ đợi vào sự ngạc nhiên tiếp theo. ☊ (Lektion 79, Nr. 1124) Ich wusste gar nicht, dass Zahnärzte eine ganz andere Ausbildung bekommen als Ärzte. ☊ Anh chẳng biết là nha sỹ được đào tạo khác hẳn so với các bác sỹ khác. ☊ (Lektion 83, Nr. 1183) Aber sie bekommen im Durchschnitt 12 Prozent weniger bezahlt als ihre männlichen Kollegen. ☊ Nhưng trung bình họ nhận được lương ít hơn 12 phần trăm so với những đồng nghiệp nam. ☊ (Lektion 83, Nr. 1186) Das heißt also: Es gibt im Journalismus wesentlich mehr Männer in Führungspositionen als Frauen. ☊ Có nghĩa là: Trong giới báo chí cơ bản có nhiều nam giới ngồi ở vị trí lãnh đạo nhiều hơn nữ giới. ☊ (Lektion 83, Nr. 1187) Entschuldigung, ich habe die falsche Telefonnummer gewählt. ☊ Xin lỗi tôi đã gọi nhầm số. ☊ (Lektion 87, Nr. 1276) Sie haben die falsche Nummer gewählt. ☊ Anh / Chị gọi nhầm máy rồi. ☊ (Lektion 87, Nr. 1291) Leider habe ich Ihren Namen nicht verstanden. Könnten Sie ihn mir bitte nochmals sagen? ☊ Xin lỗi tôi không nghe rõ tên của anh / chị . Làm ơn nhắc lại tên của anh / chị được không? ☊ (Lektion 87, Nr. 1297) Vielleicht hast du meine E-Mail nicht bekommen, weil sie als Spam eingestuft wurde. ☊ Có thể anh / chị không nhận được thư của tôi vì nó bị chuyển vào hòm thư rác. ☊ (Lektion 92, Nr. 1404) Ich habe die E-Mail an die falsche Adresse geschickt. ☊ Tôi đã gửi Email đó đến sai địa chỉ. ☊ (Lektion 92, Nr. 1406) Ich habe das Fax an die falsche Nummer geschickt. ☊ Tôi đã fax nhầm số. ☊ (Lektion 93, Nr. 1416) Ich arbeite als Entwicklerin bei einem Autohersteller. ☊ Tôi làm nghiên cứu phát triển tại một công ty sản xuất ôtô. ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1436) Leider komme ich 30 Minuten später an als geplant. ☊ Rất xin lỗi tôi đến muộn hơn 30 phút so với dự định. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1562) Leider kam Ihre Bestellung als unzustellbar an uns zurück. Bitte teilen Sie uns Ihre korrekte Lieferadresse mit. ☊ Rất tiếc hàng bị chuyển lại chỗ chúng tôi. Xin vui lòng thông báo cho chúng tôi địa chỉ giao hàng chính xác của quý khách. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1597) Ihr Auftrag wird so schnell als möglich bearbeitet werden. ☊ Đơn đặt hàng của quý khách sẽ được giải quyết nhanh nhất có thể. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1600) Ich schreibe an einem Artikel über Russlands Außenpolitik. Man hat Sie mir als Experten zu diesem Thema empfohlen. ☊ Tôi đang viết một bài báo về chính sách đối ngoại của nước Nga. Tôi đã được giới thiệu rằng ông / bà là chuyên gia trong lĩnh vực này. ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1621) Ich hoffe, dass Sie alle das Protokoll der letzten Sitzung nochmals durchgelesen haben. ☊ Tôi hi vọng quý vị đều đã đọc qua biên bản của cuộc họp lần trước. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1652) Ich bewerbe mich um die Stelle als Berater bei Ihrer Firma. ☊ Tôi nộp đơn xin việc vào vị trí tư vấn ở công ty của ông / bà. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1808) Ich bewerbe mich auf die Stelle als Projektmanager. ☊ Tôi nộp đơn xin việc vào vị trí giám đốc dự án. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1809) Ich habe eine Lehre als Mechaniker gemacht. ☊ Tôi đã học nghề kĩ thuật viên cơ khí. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1842) Ich habe vier Jahre als Abteilungsleiter gearbeitet. ☊ Tôi đã có bốn năm làm việc ở vị trí trưởng phòng. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1852) Bis jetzt war ich als Projektmanager für den internationalen Austausch in meiner Firma zuständig. ☊ Cho đến nay với tư cách giám đốc dự án tôi đã chịu trách nhiệm trong các chương trình trao đổi quốc tế của công ty. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1853) Von anderen Bewerbern unterscheidet mich, dass ich sowohl alle Qualifikationen mitbringe als auch schon mehrere Jahre Erfahrung in dieser Branche habe. ☊ Tôi khác biệt so với các người xin việc khác ở kinh nghiệm chuyên môn cũng như kinh nghiệm thực tiễn lâu năm trong lĩnh vực này. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1920) Wir möchten Ihnen gerne die Stelle als Entwickler anbieten. ☊ Chúng tôi muốn đề nghị anh / chị vào vị trí là người phát triển. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1976) Heute möchte ich Ihnen die Verkaufszahlen des letzten Quartals vorstellen. ☊ Hôm nay tôi muốn được trình bày với quý vị doanh số bán hàng của quý vừa rồi. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2089) Diese Informationen dürfen nicht in die falschen Hände geraten. ☊ Những thông tin này không được phép lọt vào tay những người không liên quan. ☊ (Lektion 117, Nr. 2204) Das musst du nochmals überarbeiten. ☊ Việc này anh / chị phải làm lại một lần nữa. ☊ (Lektion 117, Nr. 2231) Dieses Produkt ist besser als die Produkte der Konkurrenz. ☊ Sản phẩm này tốt hơn sản phẩm của đối thủ cạnh tranh. ☊ (Lektion 118, Nr. 2247) Wir möchten an dieser Messe als Aussteller teilnehmen. ☊ Chúng tôi muốn tham gia trưng bày tại hội chợ này. ☊ (Lektion 120, Nr. 2303) Meine Firma möchte diese Tagung gerne als Sponsor unterstützen. ☊ Công ty của tôi rất muốn tài trợ cho cuộc hội thảo này. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2358) Unsere Firma feiert 20jähriges Jubiläum und wir möchten Sie als gute Kunden gerne dazu einladen. ☊ Công ty chúng tôi kỷ niệm 20 năm thành lập và chúng tôi rất muốn mời quý vị với tư cách là một khách hàng quan trọng tới cùng tham gia. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2412) Das Produkt wurde in der falschen Farbe geliefert. ☊ Sản phẩm được chuyển đến không đúng màu. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2475) Der Betrag der Bestellung wurde falsch berechnet. ☊ Tổng số tiền của đơn đặt hàng bị tính nhầm. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2484) Sie haben die falschen Waren berechnet. ☊ Quý vị đã tính sai hàng hóa. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2486) Wir versuchen Ihnen so schnell als möglich zu helfen. ☊ Chúng tôi cố gắng hỗ trợ quý khách nhanh nhất như có thể. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2518) Ich muss Sie nochmals um die Zahlung der Rechnung bitten. ☊ Một lần nữa tôi xin yêu cầu ông /bà / quý vị thanh toán số tiền. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2537) Sollten Sie den Betrag bereits bezahlt haben, so danken wir Ihnen und bitten Sie dieses Schreiben als gegenstandslos zu betrachten. ☊ Nếu ông / bà /quý vị đã thanh toán số tiền rồi, chúng tôi xin cám ơn và đề nghị ông / bà /quý vị không phải để tâm đến bức thư này. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2538) accept sb as sth: He never really accepted her as his own child. ☊ accept ☊
accept sth as sth: They accept the risks as part of the job. ☊ accept ☊
accept sth as sth: Can we accept his account as the true version? ☊ accept ☊
I am not prepared to accept that this decision is final. ☊ accept ☊
accept sth for sth: My article has been accepted for publication. ☊ accept ☊
It was pouring with rain so I accepted his offer of a lift. ☊ accept ☊
As I turned around, I accidentally hit him in the face. ☊ accidentally ☊
They could not achieve their target of less than 3% inflation. ☊ achieve ☊
acknowledge sb/sth as sth: He is widely acknowledged as the best player in the world. ☊ acknowledge ☊
acknowledge sb/sth to be, have, etc. sth: He is widely acknowledged to be the best player in the world. ☊ acknowledge ☊
acknowledge that...: I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong. ☊ acknowledge ☊
acknowledge sth to be, have, etc. sth: It is generally acknowledged to be true. ☊ acknowledge ☊
When my name was called, he looked across at me. ☊ across ☊
Have you ever acted? ☊ act ☊
act as if/though...: She was acting as if she'd seen a ghost. ☊ act ☊
The actual cost was higher than we expected. ☊ actual ☊
James looks younger than his wife but in actual fact (= really) he is five years older. ☊ actual ☊
The wedding preparations take weeks but the actual ceremony takes less than an hour. ☊ actual ☊
add sth: Next add the flour. ☊ add ☊
address sth: The letter was correctly addressed, but delivered to the wrong house. ☊ address ☊
admiration for sb/sth: I have great admiration for her as a writer. ☊ admiration ☊
The fish return to the river as adults in order to breed. ☊ adult ☊
He took advantage of my generosity (= for example, by taking more than I had intended to give). ☊ take advantage of sth/sb ☊
When you're a child, life is one big adventure. ☊ adventure ☊
Popper described science as the greatest adventure in the world. ☊ adventure ☊
When the adverts came on I got up to put the kettle on. ☊ advert ☊
advertise sth (as sth): The cruise was advertised as the 'journey of a lifetime'. ☊ advertise ☊
After you with the paper (= Can I have it next?). ☊ after ☊
So you made it after all! ☊ after all ☊
Once again (= as had happened several times before), the train was late. ☊ again ☊
When I was your age I was already married. ☊ age ☊
He was tall for his age (= taller than you would expect, considering his age). ☊ age ☊
If you're going to rent out your house while you're abroad, you'll need someone to act as your agent here. ☊ agent ☊
When he said that, I had to agree. ☊ agree ☊
I felt a growing sense of alarm when he did not return that night. ☊ alarm ☊
By the time the alarm was raised the intruders had escaped. ☊ alarm ☊
The story is almost certainly false. ☊ almost ☊
He pointed out various landmarks as we drove along. ☊ along ☊
She lost her job when the factory closed, along with hundreds of others. ☊ along with sb/sth ☊
rubella, also known as German measles ☊ also ☊
We had no alternative but to fire Gibson. ☊ alternative ☊
I felt he was wrong, although I didn't say so at the time. ☊ although ☊
This painting is very good—Ellie always was very good at art (= so it is not very surprising). ☊ always ☊
'What was wrong with the job?' 'Well, the pay wasn't good, among other things.' ☊ among ☊
Fish oils are less saturated than animal fats. ☊ animal ☊
A ring at the doorbell announced Jack's arrival. ☊ announce ☊
He was annoyed to find himself going red. ☊ annoyed ☊
As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000. ☊ answer ☊
Anybody can see that it's wrong. ☊ anyone ☊
She works in a bank. She did when I last saw her, anyway. ☊ anyway ☊
When his wife died, his world fell apart. ☊ apart ☊
Their affluence is more apparent than real (= they are not as rich as they seem to be). ☊ apparent ☊
This problem first appeared in the inner cities. ☊ appear ☊
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 ☊
apply sth to sb/sth: The word 'unexciting' could never be applied to her novels. ☊ apply ☊
Apply the cream sparingly to your face and neck. ☊ apply ☊
appoint sb + noun: appoint sb as sth: They appointed him (as) captain of the English team. ☊ appoint ☊
She hadn't heard his approach and jumped as the door opened. ☊ approach ☊
Use these figures as an approximate guide in your calculations. ☊ approximate ☊
He's offering to pay so who am I to argue? ☊ argue ☊
She threw her arms around his neck. ☊ arm ☊
There was more money around in those days. ☊ around ☊
By the time I arrived on the scene, it was all over. ☊ arrive ☊
an artistic temperament (= behaviour thought to be typical of artists, musicians, etc.) ☊ artistic ☊
They were all dressed as clowns. ☊ as ☊
The bomb was disguised as a package. ☊ as ☊
She works as a courier. ☊ as ☊
I respect him as a doctor. ☊ as ☊
You can use that glass as a vase. ☊ as ☊
The news came as a shock. ☊ as ☊
She had been there often as a child (= when she was a child). ☊ as ☊
He sat watching her as she got ready. ☊ as ☊
As she grew older she gained in confidence. ☊ as ☊
As you were out, I left a message. ☊ as ☊
He behaved as if nothing had happened. ☊ as if/as though ☊
It sounds as though you had a good time. ☊ as if/as though ☊
It's my birthday. As if you didn't know! ☊ as if/as though ☊
'Don't say anything' 'As if I would! ' (= surely you do not expect me to) ☊ as if/as though ☊
You act as if you're ashamed to be seen with me. ☊ ashamed ☊
ask sb where, what, etc...: I had to ask the teacher what to do next. ☊ ask ☊
She was still half asleep (= not fully awake) when she arrived at work. ☊ asleep ☊
She works as a care assistant in an old people's home. ☊ assistant ☊
Assistant Attorney General William Weld ☊ assistant ☊
assume sb/sth to be/have sth: I had assumed him to be a Belgian. ☊ assume ☊
He's been at the bank longer than anyone else. ☊ at ☊
I didn't know at the time of writing (= when I wrote). ☊ at ☊
As the youngest child, she was always the centre of attention. ☊ attention ☊
His book reached an even wider audience when it was made into a movie. ☊ audience ☊
I was still awake when he came to bed. ☊ awake ☊
I feel an awful lot better than I did yesterday. ☊ awful ☊
She turned her back on them when they needed her. ☊ turn your back on sb/sth ☊
If sometimes they're the wrong decisions, too bad. ☊ too bad ☊
She's only trying to help, so don't think badly of her. ☊ badly ☊
You can use our apartment as a base in New York. ☊ base ☊
She used her family's history as a base for her novel. ☊ base ☊
He had been abroad many times. ☊ be ☊
a false beard ☊ beard ☊
beat sb: At that time children were regularly beaten for quite minor offences (= a punishment). ☊ beat ☊
They want to beat the speed record (= go faster than anyone before). ☊ beat ☊
His heart missed a beat when he saw her. ☊ beat ☊
The woods were designated an area of outstanding natural beauty. ☊ beauty ☊
He puts his work before everything (= regards it as more important than anything else). ☊ before ☊
begin sth as sth: He began his political career as a student (= when he was a student). ☊ begin ☊
He began as an actor, before starting to direct films. ☊ begin ☊
What began as a minor scuffle turned into a full-scale riot. ☊ begin ☊
Mr Knight cannot be here, so his wife will accept the prize on his behalf. ☊ on behalf of sb, on sb's behalf ☊
He behaved as if/though nothing had happened. ☊ behave ☊
He was shot from behind as he ran away. ☊ behind ☊
She acted in the belief that she was doing good. ☊ belief ☊
believe sb/sth to be, have, etc. sth: The vases are believed to be worth over $20 000 each. ☊ believe ☊
I never thought I could make it as an actor, but my parents always believed in me. ☊ believe in sb ☊
Warning bells started ringing in her head as she sensed that something was wrong. ☊ bell ☊
Have you ever belonged to a political party? ☊ belong to sth ☊
'Liverpool are bound to win.' 'Do you want a bet? ' (= I disagree with you, I don't think they will.) ☊ bet ☊
He is in a much better mood than usual. ☊ better ☊
There's nothing better than a long soak in a hot bath. ☊ better ☊
If you can only exercise once a week, that's better than nothing (= better than taking no exercise at all). ☊ better ☊
She's far better at science than her brother. ☊ better ☊
Can you think of a better word than 'nice'? ☊ better ☊
She sings much better than I do. ☊ better ☊
Sound travels better in water than in air. ☊ better ☊
'I'll give you back the money tomorrow.' 'You'd better!' (= as a threat) ☊ had better/best (do sth) ☊
She's got nothing beyond her state pension. ☊ beyond ☊
The news came as a big blow. ☊ big ☊
More than a third of Britain's bird species need urgent protection. ☊ bird ☊
It costs a bit more than I wanted to spend. ☊ bit ☊
'I just slammed the phone down when he said that.' 'I don't blame you!' ☊ I don't blame you/her, etc. (for doing sth) ☊
A police officer was killed when his car blew up. ☊ blow up ☊
The new cuts will be seen as a crippling blow for people on low incomes. ☊ blow ☊
I'll give three blows on the whistle as a signal. ☊ blow ☊
+ adj.: Her brother was born blind (= was blind when he was born). ☊ born ☊
bother sb that...: Does it bother you that she earns more than you? ☊ bother ☊
I used to play here as a boy. ☊ boy ☊
the branch of computer science known as 'artificial intelligence' ☊ branch ☊
He was breaking the speed limit (= travelling faster than the law allows). ☊ break ☊
He broke down and wept when he heard the news. ☊ break down ☊
They were having breakfast when I arrived. ☊ breakfast ☊
Greyhounds were originally bred as hunting dogs. ☊ breed ☊
The book serves as a bridge between ancient wisdom and modern science. ☊ bridge ☊
bring to do sth: They were brought up to (= taught as children to) respect authority. ☊ bring sb up ☊
The work was finished on time and within budget (= did not cost more money than was planned). ☊ budget ☊
I am anxious not to build up false hopes (= to encourage people to hope for too much). ☊ build sth up ☊
Some people burn calories (= use food to produce energy) faster than others. ☊ burn ☊
bury sb/sth + adj.: The miners were buried alive when the tunnel collapsed. ☊ bury ☊
She has set up in business as a hairdresser. ☊ business ☊
When he left school, he went into business with his brother. ☊ business ☊
I got it wrong. It wasn't the red one but the blue one. ☊ but ☊
call to do sth: He was out when I called to see him. ☊ call ☊
call sb/sth + noun: I wouldn't call German an easy language. ☊ call ☊
Call yourself a friend? So why won't you help me, then? ☊ call ☊
capable of sth: You are capable of better work than this. ☊ capable ☊
He threatened to fire me, as if I cared! ☊ care ☊
What made you decide on a career as a vet? ☊ career ☊
She started her career as an English teacher. ☊ career ☊
Mark walked in and caught them at it (= in the act of doing sth wrong). ☊ 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 ☊
Small towns in South India serve as economic and cultural centres for the surrounding villages. ☊ centre ☊
She wore a heavy gold chain around her neck. ☊ chain ☊
The story was completely untrue and was successfully challenged in court. ☊ challenge ☊
change sth (to sth): Marie changed her name when she got married. ☊ change ☊
Her life changed completely when she won the lottery. ☊ change ☊
Adventure camps are considered to be character-building (= meant to improve sb's strong qualities). ☊ character ☊
She rejected the charge that the story was untrue. ☊ charge ☊
We were chased by a bull while crossing the field. ☊ chase ☊
immigrant workers, used as a source of cheap labour (= workers who are paid very little, especially unfairly) ☊ cheap ☊
Was any check made on Mr Morris when he applied for the post? ☊ check ☊
I could cheerfully have killed him when he said that (= I would have liked to). ☊ cheerfully ☊
I lived in London as a child. ☊ child ☊
He had no choice but to leave (= this was the only thing he could do). ☊ choice ☊
She wouldn't be my choice as manager. ☊ choice ☊
I don't like his choice of friends (= the people he chooses as his friends). ☊ choice ☊
choose sb/sth as/for sth: He chose banking as a career. ☊ choose ☊
We chose Phil McSweeney as/for chairperson. ☊ choose ☊
She has more claim to the book's success than anybody (= she deserves to be praised for it). ☊ claim ☊
clap sb/sth: Everyone clapped us when we went up to get our prize. ☊ clap ☊
Dickens was in a different class from (= was much better than) most of his contemporaries. ☊ class ☊
As a jazz singer she's in a class of her own (= better than most others). ☊ class ☊
a society in which class is more important than ability ☊ class ☊
As the dust cleared, we saw that the whole ceiling had come down. ☊ clear ☊
I found the letters when I was clearing out after my father died. ☊ clear out, clear sth out ☊
He injured his arm as he jumped clear of the car. ☊ clear ☊
Clearly, this will cost a lot more than we realized. ☊ clearly ☊
As they climbed higher, the air became cooler. ☊ climb ☊
The game was closer than the score suggests. ☊ close ☊
On closer examination the painting proved to be a fake. ☊ close ☊
He got interested in politics when he was in college. ☊ college ☊
come to do sth: This design came to be known as the Oriental style. ☊ come ☊
come as sth: Her death came as a terrible shock to us. ☊ come ☊
The water came up to my neck. ☊ come up to sth ☊
When I tried to lift the jug, the handle came off in my hand. ☊ come off (sth) ☊
She has over a thousand pounds a month coming in from her investments. ☊ come in ☊
He's more comfortable with computers than with people. ☊ comfortable ☊
A career as an actor requires one hundred per cent commitment. ☊ commitment ☊
In most people's eyes she was nothing more than a common criminal. ☊ common ☊
Christopher is commonly known as Kit. ☊ commonly ☊
the international community (= the countries of the world as a group) ☊ community ☊
Company profits were 5% lower than last year. ☊ company ☊
It came as a complete surprise. ☊ complete ☊
I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary. ☊ complicate ☊
concentrate sth: Nothing concentrates the mind better than the knowledge that you could die tomorrow (= it makes you think very clearly). ☊ concentrate ☊
What are your main concerns as a writer? ☊ concern ☊
They were more concerned with how the other women had dressed than with what the speaker was saying. ☊ concerned ☊
+ speech: 'So it should be safe to continue,' he concluded. ☊ conclude ☊
New evidence might lead to the conclusion that we are wrong. ☊ conclusion ☊
It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract. ☊ concrete ☊
He gained confidence when he went to college. ☊ confidence ☊
The soldiers concerned were confined to barracks (= had to stay in the barracks, as a punishment). ☊ confine ☊
confirm sb as sth: He was confirmed as captain for the rest of the season. ☊ confirm ☊
a confusion as to what to do next ☊ confusion ☊
Sacha felt confusion sweeping over her as she read the letter. ☊ confusion ☊
I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before. ☊ connect ☊
A patient who is not fully conscious should never be left alone. ☊ conscious ☊
Two hundred people lost their jobs as a direct consequence of the merger. ☊ consequence ☊
The company is being actively considered as a potential partner (= it is thought possible that it could become one). ☊ consider ☊
He was considering what to do next. ☊ consider ☊
consider sb/sth + noun: consider sb/sth (to be) sth: consider sb/sth (as) sth: He considers himself an expert on the subject. ☊ consider ☊
This award is considered (to be) a great honour. ☊ consider ☊
These workers are considered (as) a high-risk group. ☊ consider ☊
consider sb/sth + adj.: consider sb/sth (to be) sth: Consider yourself lucky you weren't fired. ☊ consider ☊
consider sb/sth to do sth: He's generally considered to have the finest tenor voice in the country. ☊ consider ☊
a consumer society (= one where buying and selling is considered to be very important) ☊ consumer ☊
We have no contemporary account of the battle (= written near the time that it happened). ☊ contemporary ☊
I want you to continue as project manager. ☊ continue ☊
The situation when we arrived was in marked contrast to the news reports. ☊ contrast ☊
The co-pilot was at the controls when the plane landed. ☊ control ☊
A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in towns. ☊ convenient ☊
He used his wife's birthday as a convenient excuse for not going to the meeting. ☊ convenient ☊
You should make a copy of the disk as a backup. ☊ copy ☊
The wind hit him as he turned the corner. ☊ corner ☊
The rich benefited from the reforms, not the country as a whole. ☊ country ☊
The ice cracked as I stepped onto it. ☊ crack ☊
She heard the crash of shattering glass as the vehicles collided. ☊ crash ☊
The crowd went crazy when the band came on stage. ☊ crazy ☊
He turned to crime when he dropped out of school. ☊ crime ☊
I didn't mean it as a criticism. ☊ criticism ☊
She wore a small gold cross on a chain around her neck. ☊ cross ☊
Put a tick if the answer is correct and a cross if it's wrong. ☊ cross ☊
We seem to have a crossed line (= a telephone call that interrupts another call because of a wrong connection). ☊ cross ☊
It was a curious feeling, as though we were floating on air. ☊ curious ☊
There was tremendous applause when the curtain came down (= the play ended). ☊ curtain ☊
The winner cut ten seconds off (= ran the distance ten seconds faster than) the world record. ☊ cut sth off ☊
These data show that most cancers are detected as a result of clinical follow-up. ☊ data ☊
Most women stayed at home in those days. ☊ day ☊
The poor child looks more dead than alive. ☊ dead ☊
In ten years he'll be dead and buried as a politician. ☊ dead ☊
declare sth + noun: The area has been declared a national park. ☊ declare ☊
declare sth to be sth: The painting was declared to be a forgery. ☊ declare ☊
He pondered, as if over some deep philosophical point. ☊ deep ☊
When her brother was criticized she leapt to his defence. ☊ defence ☊
Humour is a more effective defence than violence. ☊ defence ☊
define sth as sth: Life imprisonment is defined as 60 years under state law. ☊ define ☊
That's definite then, is it? ☊ definite ☊
The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy. ☊ delight ☊
demonstrate sb/sth to be sth: The theories were demonstrated to be false. ☊ demonstrate ☊
They normally ask you to pay $100 (as a) deposit. ☊ deposit ☊
describe sb/sth as sth: The man was described as tall and dark, and aged about 20. ☊ describe ☊
Jim was described by his colleagues as 'unusual'. ☊ describe ☊
Large numbers of soldiers deserted as defeat became inevitable. ☊ desert ☊
design sth (as sth): This course is primarily designed as an introduction to the subject. ☊ design ☊
Her son developed asthma when he was two. ☊ develop ☊
a diamond ring/necklace ☊ diamond ☊
I nearly died when I saw him there (= it was very embarrassing). ☊ die ☊
diet drinks (= with fewer calories than normal) ☊ diet ☊
There's an age difference of six years between the boys (= one is six years older than the other). ☊ difference ☊
It's very different to what I'm used to. ☊ different ☊
He saw he was no different than anybody else. ☊ different ☊
It's different now than it was a year ago. ☊ different ☊
She prefers to act rather than direct. ☊ direct ☊
When the police arrived, the crowd scattered in all directions. ☊ direction ☊
He was born disabled. ☊ disabled ☊
Her nervousness quickly disappeared once she was on stage. ☊ disappear ☊
She sounded disapproving as we discussed my plans. ☊ disapproving ☊
Disaster struck when the wheel came off. ☊ disaster ☊
As a teacher, he's a disaster. ☊ disaster ☊
He wears an identity disc around his neck. ☊ disc ☊
discount sth as sth: The news reports were being discounted as propaganda. ☊ discount ☊
We discovered this beach while we were sailing around the island. ☊ discover ☊
He saw life as a voyage of discovery. ☊ discovery ☊
The kitchen was in a disgusting state when she left. ☊ disgusting ☊
He disliked it when she behaved badly in front of his mother. ☊ dislike ☊
dismiss sb/sth as sth: Vegetarians are no longer dismissed as cranks. ☊ dismiss ☊
He dismissed the opinion polls as worthless. ☊ dismiss ☊
distinguish between A and B: At what age are children able to distinguish between right and wrong? ☊ distinguish ☊
Can it ever be right to divide a mother from her child? ☊ divide ☊
He plays better than he did a year ago. ☊ do ☊
She works harder than he does. ☊ do ☊
Doctor Staples (= as a title/form of address) ☊ doctor ☊
Doctor Franks (= as a title/form of address) ☊ doctor ☊
Output consists of both exports and sales on the domestic market. ☊ domestic ☊
As a child he was dominated by his father. ☊ dominate ☊
The helicopters appeared as two black dots on the horizon. ☊ dot ☊
The company employs no more than a couple of dozen people. ☊ dozen ☊
dress for/in/as sth: You should dress for cold weather today. ☊ dress ☊
dress sb (for/in/as sth): He was dressed as a woman (= he was wearing women's clothes). ☊ dress ☊
The boys were all dressed up as pirates. ☊ dress up, dress sb up ☊
a soft drug (= one that is not considered very harmful) ☊ drug ☊
As she got older, offers of modelling work began to dry up. ☊ dry up ☊
A cloud of dust rose as the truck drove off. ☊ dust ☊
your duties as a parent ☊ duty ☊
The baby arrived earlier than expected. ☊ early ☊
She earned a living as a part-time secretary. ☊ earn ☊
earn sth: He earned a reputation as an expert on tax law. ☊ earn ☊
As a teacher, she had earned the respect of her students. ☊ earn ☊
You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer. ☊ earth ☊
a town to the east of (= further east than) Chicago ☊ east ☊
a market economy (= one in which the price is fixed according to both cost and demand) ☊ economy ☊
It's a false economy to buy cheap clothes (= it seems cheaper but it is not really since they do not last very long). ☊ economy ☊
elect sb to sth: She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate. ☊ elect ☊
elect sb (as) sth: elect sb + noun: He was elected (as) MP for Oxford East. ☊ elect ☊
election (as sth): We welcome his election as president. ☊ election ☊
It's on the fifth floor, so we'd better take the elevator. ☊ elevator ☊
Our favourite restaurant was closed, so we had to go elsewhere. ☊ elsewhere ☊
Prices are higher here than elsewhere. ☊ elsewhere ☊
I nearly died of embarrassment when he said that. ☊ embarrassment ☊
emerge as sth: He emerged as a key figure in the campaign ☊ emerge ☊
The decision was based on emotion rather than rational thought. ☊ emotion ☊
employ sb as sth: For the past three years he has been employed as a firefighter. ☊ employ ☊
As it got later, the streets became empty. ☊ empty ☊
The streets soon emptied when the rain started. ☊ empty ☊
It is a movie that engages both the mind and the eye. ☊ engage ☊
He is currently engaged as a consultant. ☊ engage ☊
Enter Hamlet (= for example as stage directions in the text of a play). ☊ enter ☊
I found the talk both informative and entertaining. ☊ entertaining ☊
As a family holiday destination, the seaside has no equal. ☊ be without equal, have no equal ☊
This achievement is unlikely ever to be equalled. ☊ equal ☊
The new regulation was seen as equivalent to censorship. ☊ equivalent ☊
escape (into sth): As a child he would often escape into a dream world of his own. ☊ escape ☊
By then she was established as a star. ☊ establish ☊
He never even opened the letter (= so he certainly didn't read it). ☊ even ☊
It was cold there even in summer (= so it must have been very cold in winter). ☊ even ☊
You know even less about it than I do. ☊ even ☊
She's even more intelligent than her sister. ☊ even ☊
Evening was falling by the time we reached the house. ☊ evening ☊
In the light of later events the decision was proved right. ☊ event ☊
If you're ever in Miami, come and see us. ☊ ever ☊
'Have you ever thought of changing your job?' 'No, never/No I haven't.' ☊ ever ☊
It was raining harder than ever. ☊ ever ☊
When we confronted him, he denied everything. ☊ everything ☊
He was released when the judge ruled there was no evidence against him. ☊ evidence ☊
You cannot pretend there's no evil in the world. ☊ evil ☊
He started to phone me at the exact moment I started to phone him (= at the same time). ☊ exact ☊
'So he told you you'd got the job?' 'Not exactly, but he said they were impressed with me.' ☊ not exactly ☊
I'm sure he exaggerates his Irish accent (= tries to sound more Irish than he really is). ☊ exaggerate ☊
examine sb/sth: The doctor examined her but could find nothing wrong. ☊ examine ☊
Japan is often quoted as the prime example of a modern industrial nation. ☊ example ☊
Nobody had much money at the time and I was no exception. ☊ exception ☊
Good writing is unfortunately the exception rather than the rule (= it is unusual). ☊ exception ☊
When she appeared in court she exercised her right to remain silent. ☊ exercise ☊
Pakistan came into existence as an independent country in 1947. ☊ existence ☊
We led a poor but happy enough existence as children. ☊ existence ☊
He's still getting over his illness, so don't expect too much from him. ☊ expect ☊
I applied for the post more in hope than expectation. ☊ expectation ☊
Making the wrong decision could prove expensive. ☊ expensive ☊
to have over ten years' teaching experience ☊ experience ☊
Living in Africa was very different from home and quite an experience (= unusual for us). ☊ experience ☊
I experienced a moment of panic as I boarded the plane. ☊ experience ☊
I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment. ☊ experiment ☊
Some people feel that experimenting on animals is wrong. ☊ experiment ☊
explode sth: There was a huge bang as if someone had exploded a rocket outside. ☊ explode ☊
She was exposed as a liar and a fraud. ☊ expose ☊
My job as a journalist is to expose the truth. ☊ expose ☊
All eyes were on him (= everyone was looking at him) as he walked on to the stage. ☊ eye ☊
And remember, I'll have my eye on you so you'd better behave. ☊ have your eye on sb ☊
Her face lit up (= showed happiness) when she spoke of the past. ☊ face ☊
His face fell (= showed disappointment, sadness, etc.) when he read the headlines. ☊ face ☊
Sue's face was a picture (= she looked very surprised, angry, etc.) as she listened to her husband's speech. ☊ face ☊
You should have seen the look on her face when I told her! ☊ face ☊
At that time, her face was on the covers of all the magazines. ☊ face ☊
The room fell silent as she came face to face with the man who had tried to kill her. ☊ face to face (with sb) ☊
fail sb: The examiners failed over half the candidates. ☊ fail ☊
The cause of the crash was given as engine failure. ☊ failure ☊
He was a failure as a teacher. ☊ failure ☊
We could hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road. ☊ faint ☊
It's not fair! He always gets more than me. ☊ fair ☊
The new tax is fairer than the old system. ☊ fair ☊
To be fair, she behaved better than we expected. ☊ fair ☊
Her attitude could fairly be described as hostile. ☊ fairly ☊
Faith is stronger than reason. ☊ faith ☊
The house looked as if it was about to fall down. ☊ fall ☊
a false argument/assumption/belief ☊ FALSE ☊
to give a false impression of wealth ☊ FALSE ☊
to lull sb into a false sense of security (= make sb feel safe when they are really in danger) ☊ FALSE ☊
They didn't want to raise any false hopes, but they believed her husband had escaped capture. ☊ FALSE ☊
Buying a cheap computer is a false economy (= will not actually save you money). ☊ FALSE ☊
a false passport ☊ FALSE ☊
false teeth/eyelashes ☊ FALSE ☊
a false beard ☊ FALSE ☊
A whale is a fish. True or false? ☊ FALSE ☊
Predictions of an early improvement in the housing market proved false. ☊ FALSE ☊
She gave false information to the insurance company. ☊ FALSE ☊
He used a false name to get the job. ☊ FALSE ☊
I always think of you as one of the family. ☊ family ☊
There are far more opportunities for young people than there used to be. ☊ far ☊
As far as I can see, you've done nothing wrong. ☊ as far as I know, as far as I can remember, see, tell, etc. ☊
As a family we grew farther and farther apart. ☊ farther ☊
The fashion at the time was for teaching mainly the written language. ☊ fashion ☊
feature sb/sth as sb/sth: The film features Cary Grant as a professor. ☊ feature ☊
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 ☊
feel it + adj.: I felt it advisable to do nothing. ☊ feel ☊
feel as if/though...: Her head felt as if it would burst. ☊ feel ☊
It felt as though he had run a marathon. ☊ feel ☊
She sounded more confident than she felt. ☊ feel ☊
More females than males are employed in the factory. ☊ female ☊
Fewer than 20 students passed all the exams. ☊ few ☊
There are no fewer than 100 different species in the area. ☊ few ☊
a world title fight (= fighting as a sport, especially boxing ) ☊ fight ☊
When she last saw him, he was a sad figure—old and tired. ☊ figure ☊
The final figure looks like being much higher than predicted. ☊ figure ☊
figure (as sth) (in/on/among sth): Do I still figure in your plans? ☊ figure ☊
his final act as party leader ☊ final ☊
When they finally arrived it was well past midnight. ☊ finally ☊
find sb/sth to be/do sth: They found him to be charming. ☊ find ☊
I was feeling fine when I got up this morning. ☊ fine ☊
'How's your throat?' 'It's fine as long as I don't cough.' ☊ fine ☊
It was his finest hour (= most successful period) as manager of the England team. ☊ fine ☊
He was responsible for hiring and firing staff. ☊ fire ☊
It is now firmly established as one of the leading brands in the country. ☊ firmly ☊
King Edward I (= pronounced 'King Edward the First') ☊ first ☊
His second book is better than his first. ☊ first ☊
Who came first in the race (= who won)? ☊ first ☊
I'd be the first to admit (= I will most willingly admit) I might be wrong. ☊ first ☊
The first I heard about the wedding (= the first time I became aware of it) was when I saw it in the local paper. ☊ first ☊
It is stronger in flavour than other Dutch cheeses. ☊ flavour ☊
The river is in flood (= has more water in it than normal and has caused a flood). ☊ flood ☊
flood sth: She looked away as the colour flooded her cheeks. ☊ flood ☊
When she heard the news, her legs just folded under her (= she fell). ☊ fold ☊
The following have been chosen to take part: Watts, Hodges and Lennox. ☊ following ☊
The box is too heavy for me to lift. ☊ for ☊
We will achieve much more by persuasion than by brute force. ☊ force ☊
Namibia, formerly known as South West Africa ☊ formerly ☊
John Marsh, formerly of London Road, Leicester, now living in France ☊ formerly ☊
By a stroke of fortune he found work almost immediately. ☊ fortune ☊
a reversal of fortune(s) ☊ fortune ☊
He walked out of jail a free man. ☊ free ☊
Prices are higher than they would be if market forces were allowed to operate freely. ☊ freely ☊
I froze with terror as the door slowly opened. ☊ freeze ☊
Some fruits freeze better than others. ☊ freeze ☊
It may freeze tonight, so bring those plants inside. ☊ freeze ☊
freeze (up): The pipes have frozen, so we've got no water. ☊ freeze ☊
This software is much friendlier than the previous version. ☊ friendly ☊
The kids still weren't full, so I gave them an ice cream each. ☊ full ☊
The sofa also functions as a bed. ☊ function as sb/sth ☊
I need money to be able to function as an artist. ☊ function as sb/sth ☊
We had walked further than I had realized. ☊ further ☊
The party gained over 50% of the vote. ☊ gain ☊
gamble with/on sth: It was wrong to gamble with our children's future. ☊ gamble ☊
He lived in a gentler age than ours. ☊ gentle ☊
Fake designer watches are sold at a fraction of the price of the genuine article. ☊ genuine ☊
I got a shock when I saw the bill. ☊ get ☊
The class got up when the teacher came in. ☊ get up ☊
I tried calling you several times but I couldn't get through. ☊ get through (to sb) ☊
give (sth): They say it's better to give than to receive. ☊ give ☊
give sb sth: They were all thirsty so I gave them a drink. ☊ give ☊
She didn't give up work when she had the baby. ☊ give sth up ☊
We'd given up hope of ever having children. ☊ give sth up ☊
She was glad when the meeting was over. ☊ glad ☊
He talked so much that they were really glad to see the back of him (= when he left). ☊ glad ☊
I left my bike outside the library and when I came out again it had gone. ☊ go ☊
to go to prison (= to be sent there as punishment for a crime) ☊ go ☊
There wasn't time for breakfast, so I had to go without. ☊ go without (sth) ☊
Shut your mouth, if you know what's good for you (= used as a threat). ☊ good ☊
'How are you?' 'I'm good.' (= used as a general reply to a greeting) ☊ good ☊
good (to sb): He was very good to me when I was ill. ☊ good ☊
Was his advice ever any good? ☊ be no good, not be any/much good ☊
He grabbed her around the throat and squeezed. ☊ grab ☊
By the time we arrived, someone had grabbed all the good seats. ☊ grab ☊
grade sth (as) sth: Ten beaches were graded as acceptable. ☊ grade ☊
Her husband was always there and she just took him for granted. ☊ take sb/sth for granted ☊
He nodded gravely as I poured out my troubles. ☊ gravely ☊
As the great day approached, she grew more and more nervous. ☊ great ☊
He has been described as the world's greatest violinist. ☊ great ☊
The performance improved as their confidence grew. ☊ grow ☊
She grew up in Boston (= lived there as a child). ☊ grow up ☊
'They aren't coming, then?' 'I guess not.' ☊ guess ☊
What will happen next is anybody's guess. ☊ anybody's/anyone's guess ☊
more than 100 wedding guests ☊ guest ☊
I went to the theatre club as Helen's guest. ☊ guest ☊
a paying guest (= a person who is living in a private house, but paying as if they were in a hotel) ☊ guest ☊
At that time, the castle was in enemy hands. ☊ in the hands of sb, in sb's hands ☊
At that time you could hang for stealing. ☊ hang ☊
And they all lived happily ever after (= used as the end of a fairy tale ). ☊ happily ☊
He will be more than happy to come with us. ☊ happy ☊
When I left they were all still hard at it (= working hard). ☊ hard ☊
At the time, I hardly spoke any French. ☊ hardly ☊
I could hardly believe it when I read the letter. ☊ hardly ☊
We had hardly sat down to supper when the phone rang. ☊ hardly ☊
hatred (for/of sb/sth): She felt nothing but hatred for her attacker. ☊ hatred ☊
His paintings had a strong influence on me as a student. ☊ have ☊
She resigned as head of department. ☊ head ☊
I feel like I've died and gone to heaven. ☊ heaven ☊
My brother is much heavier than me. ☊ heavy ☊
When I bought the house, my sister helped me out with a loan. ☊ help out, help sb out ☊
I can't help thinking he knows more than he has told us. ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
She couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking. ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
He never does more work than he can help (= he does as little as possible). ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
He hid behind a false identity. ☊ hide ☊
They claim that they have nothing to hide (= there was nothing wrong or illegal about what they did). ☊ hide ☊
I'm taller than him. ☊ him ☊
I only play jazz as a hobby. ☊ hobby ☊
Mrs Thatcher held the post of Prime Minister longer than anyone else last century. ☊ hold ☊
I think he's holding something back. I'm sure he knows more than he admits. ☊ hold sth back ☊
I'm afraid Mr Walsh is away on holiday this week. ☊ holiday ☊
It was a lovely day so I walked home. ☊ home ☊
The meeting was described as 'a frank and honest exchange of views'. ☊ honest ☊
He was buried with full military honours (= with a special military service as a sign of respect). ☊ honour ☊
They stood in silence as a mark of honour to her. ☊ honour ☊
She recoiled in horror at the sight of an enormous spider. ☊ horror ☊
We hope to be there within the hour (= in less than an hour). ☊ hour ☊
The hostages were used as a human shield (= a person or group of people that is forced to stay in a particular place where they would be hurt or killed if their country attacked it). ☊ human ☊
Dogs can hear much better than humans. ☊ human ☊
They lived together as husband and wife (= as if they were married) for years. ☊ husband and wife ☊
When they asked me if I wanted the job, I said yes. ☊ I ☊
I'm taller than her, aren't I? ☊ I ☊
I don't want anyone getting the wrong idea (= getting the wrong impression about sth). ☊ idea ☊
identify sb/sth as sb/sth: The bodies were identified as those of two suspected drug dealers. ☊ identify ☊
She is innocent; it was a case of mistaken identity. ☊ identity ☊
The thief used a false identity. ☊ identity ☊
a woman of ill repute (= considered to be immoral) ☊ ill ☊
I had an imaginary friend when I was a child. ☊ imaginary ☊
imagine sb/sth to be/do sth: I had imagined her to be older than that. ☊ imagine ☊
They were charged with living off immoral earnings (= money earned by working as a prostitute ). ☊ immoral ☊
imply (that)...: The survey implies (that) more people are moving house than was thought. ☊ imply ☊
Try and smile. You don't want to give people the wrong impression (= that you are not friendly). ☊ impression ☊
Nobody was in when we called. ☊ in ☊
She's a few inches taller than me. ☊ inch ☊
include sb/sth as sth: Representatives from the country were included as observers at the conference. ☊ include ☊
The building collapsed as an indirect result of the heavy rain. ☊ indirect ☊
The competition is open to both teams and individuals. ☊ individual ☊
an ear/throat, etc. infection ☊ infection ☊
We had to move inside (= indoors) when it started to rain. ☊ inside ☊
I pretended not to care but I was screaming inside. ☊ inside ☊
Lee was ill so I went instead. ☊ instead ☊
You insult my intelligence! (= you are treating me as if I am stupid) ☊ insult ☊
insult to sb/sth: His comments were seen as an insult to the president. ☊ insult ☊
We finished later than we had intended. ☊ intend ☊
intend sth (as sth): He intended it as a joke. ☊ intend ☊
intended as sth: The notes are intended as an introduction to the course. ☊ intended ☊
intended to be/do sth: This list is not intended to be a complete catalogue. ☊ intended ☊
By that time I had lost (all) interest in the idea. ☊ interest ☊
a former swimming international ☊ international ☊
interpret sth as sth: I didn't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal. ☊ interpret ☊
She couldn't speak much English so her children had to interpret for her. ☊ interpret ☊
The game was interrupted several times by rain. ☊ interrupt ☊
Driving into the sun, we had to shade our eyes. ☊ into ☊
Vegetation patterns changed when goats were introduced to the island. ☊ introduce ☊
introduce A to B (as sth): He introduced me to a Greek girl at the party. ☊ introduce ☊
She was introduced to me as a well-known novelist. ☊ introduce ☊
By way of introduction, let me give you the background to the story. ☊ introduction ☊
Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time. ☊ invention ☊
In his time managing the club he has invested millions on new players. ☊ invest ☊
We bought the house as an investment (= to make money). ☊ investment ☊
iron tablets (= containing iron prepared as a medicine) ☊ iron ☊
What's the next item on the agenda? ☊ item ☊
She took a job as a waitress. ☊ job ☊
I only did it as a joke (= it was not meant seriously). ☊ joke ☊
+ speech: 'I cooked it myself, so be careful!' he joked. ☊ joke ☊
judge sb/sth to be/do sth: I judged him to be about 50. ☊ judge ☊
judge sb/sth + noun: The tour was judged a great success. ☊ judge ☊
judge sb/sth to be/do sth: The concert was judged to have been a great success. ☊ judge ☊
She showed a lack of judgement when she gave Mark the job. ☊ judgement ☊
He achieved his aim more by luck than judgement. ☊ judgement ☊
It was, in her judgement, the wrong thing to do. ☊ judgement ☊
I did it against my better judgement (= although I thought it was perhaps the wrong thing to do). ☊ judgement ☊
He jumped to his feet when they called his name. ☊ jump ☊
Her heart jumped when she heard the news. ☊ jump ☊
The clock struck six just as I arrived. ☊ just ☊
When you arrived he had only just left. ☊ just ☊
I was just beginning to enjoy myself when we had to leave. ☊ just ☊
I was just going to tell you when you interrupted. ☊ just ☊
Just because you're older than me doesn't mean you know everything. ☊ just ☊
His fears proved justified. ☊ justified ☊
Don't keep us in suspense—what happened next? ☊ keep ☊
I nearly killed myself carrying that suitcase all the way here. ☊ kill ☊
I grazed my knee when I fell. ☊ knee ☊
Marcia laughed as she twisted the knife still deeper. ☊ turn/twist the knife (in the wound) ☊
The drug is commonly known as Ecstasy. ☊ know ☊
Peter Wilson, also known as 'the Tiger' ☊ know ☊
know sb/sth as sth: It's known as the most dangerous part of the city. ☊ know ☊
She was a secretary when I first knew her. ☊ know ☊
This man is known to the police (= as a criminal). ☊ know ☊
The file was labelled 'Private'. ☊ label ☊
Employers are using immigrants as cheap labour. ☊ labour ☊
The workers voted to withdraw their labour (= to stop work as a means of protest). ☊ labour ☊
As the only child of wealthy parents, he lacked for nothing. ☊ lack (for) nothing ☊
He was taken on as a teacher but was found lacking (= was thought not to be good enough). ☊ lacking ☊
bad/foul/strong language (= words that people may consider offensive) ☊ language ☊
Some drugs are being used on a much larger scale than previously. ☊ large ☊
She was last to arrive. ☊ last ☊
He came last in the race. ☊ last ☊
Look at the time—it's much later than I thought. ☊ late ☊
The situation is far worse than we had been led to believe. ☊ lead ☊
learn sth: How did they react when they learned the news? ☊ learn ☊
He wasn't well, so we had to leave him behind. ☊ leave ☊
The driver was more than three times over the legal limit (= the amount of alcohol you are allowed to have in your body when you are driving). ☊ legal ☊
It's an important case both legally and politically. ☊ legally ☊
The guide contains details of no less than 115 hiking routes. ☊ no less than... ☊
I'd rather use my money than leave it lying in the bank. ☊ lie ☊
In real life (= when she met him) he wasn't how she had imagined him at all. ☊ life ☊
She has been an accountant all her working life. ☊ life ☊
The International Stock Exchange started life as a London coffee shop. ☊ life ☊
The knife gleamed as it caught the light (= as the light shone on it). ☊ light ☊
As a boxer, he was always light on his feet (= quick and elegant in the way he moved). ☊ light ☊
He's lost a lot of weight—he's three kilos lighter than he was. ☊ light ☊
The aluminium body is 12% lighter than if built with steel. ☊ light ☊
She acts like she owns the place. ☊ like ☊
likely (that...): It's more than likely that the thieves don't know how much it is worth. ☊ likely ☊
You can't drive—you're over the limit (= you have drunk more alcohol than is legal when driving). ☊ limit ☊
I was talking to John when the line suddenly went dead. ☊ line ☊
I lived in America when I was little. ☊ little ☊
He is little known as an artist. ☊ little ☊
She felt tired and more than a little worried. ☊ little ☊
Nurses have to work long hours (= for more hours in the day than is usual). ☊ long ☊
This may take longer than we thought. ☊ long ☊
It looks like rain (= it looks as if it's going to rain). ☊ look ☊
look (to sb) as if.../as though...: You look as though you slept badly. ☊ look ☊
They don't look like they're trying to win. ☊ look ☊
look (to sb) as if.../as though...: It doesn't look as if we'll be moving after all. ☊ look ☊
look (to sb) like...: It doesn't look like we'll be moving after all. ☊ look ☊
She looked round when she heard the noise. ☊ look round ☊
She looked up from her book as I entered the room. ☊ look up (from sth) ☊
Economic growth can be loosely defined as an increase in GDP. ☊ loosely ☊
lose (sth) (by sth): He lost by less than 100 votes. ☊ lose ☊
When she died I was filled with a sense of loss. ☊ loss ☊
I eat lots less than I used to. ☊ lot ☊
It was love at first sight (= they were attracted to each other the first time they met). ☊ love ☊
The cello is lower than the violin. ☊ low ☊
the lowest temperature ever recorded ☊ low ☊
temperatures in the low 20s (= no higher than 21-23°) ☊ low ☊
He's singing an octave lower than the rest of us. ☊ low ☊
I could hardly believe my luck when he said yes. ☊ luck ☊
The only goal of the match came more by luck than judgement. ☊ luck ☊
'I'm going to buy some new clothes.' 'Well, don't go mad (= spend more than is sensible).' ☊ mad ☊
It was a magic moment when the two sisters were reunited after 30 years. ☊ magic ☊
The population almost doubles in summer, mainly because of the jazz festival. ☊ mainly ☊
maintain (that)...: The men maintained (that) they were out of the country when the crime was committed. ☊ maintain ☊
There were calls for major changes to the welfare system. ☊ major ☊
The government does not have an overall majority (= more members than all the other parties added together). ☊ majority ☊
He makes a living as a stand-up comic. ☊ make ☊
He never really made it as an actor. ☊ make it ☊
It's like trying to manage an unruly child. ☊ manage ☊
He has to manage on less than £100 a week. ☊ manage ☊
He always manages to say the wrong thing. ☊ manage ☊
My role is to act as a mediator between employees and management. ☊ management ☊
mark sb/sth + adj.: The teacher marked her absent (= made a mark by her name to show that she was absent). ☊ mark ☊
Why have you marked this wrong? ☊ mark ☊
He was 36 when he married Viv. ☊ marry ☊
The hill appeared as a black mass in the distance. ☊ mass ☊
As a couple they are not very well matched (= they are not very suitable for each other). ☊ match ☊
a piece of material ☊ material ☊
The teacher saw her as good university material (= good enough to go to university). ☊ material ☊
matter (to sb): The children matter more to her than anything else in the world. ☊ matter ☊
There is a range of programs on the market which may be described as design aids. ☊ may ☊
You're taller than me. ☊ me ☊
Duncan and Makiko were meant for each other (= are very suitable as partners). ☊ mean ☊
mean sb/sth to be sth: His father meant him to be an engineer. ☊ mean ☊
mean sth as sth: Don't be upset—I'm sure she meant it as a compliment. ☊ mean ☊
The club has a membership of more than 500. ☊ membership ☊
When I saw the exam questions my mind just went blank (= I couldn't remember anything). ☊ mind ☊
the recommended intake of vitamins and minerals ☊ mineral ☊
As an absolute minimum, you should spend two hours in the evening studying. ☊ minimum ☊
The minute she walked through the door I thought she looked different. ☊ the minute (that)... ☊
When you painted your bedroom, you missed a bit (= of the wall) under the window. ☊ miss ☊
He was reported missing, presumed dead. ☊ missing ☊
Many soldiers were listed as missing in action. ☊ missing ☊
mistaken views/ideas ☊ mistaken ☊
I told her my secret in the mistaken belief that I could trust her. ☊ mistaken ☊
She was far more intelligent than her sister. ☊ more ☊
I like her more than her husband. ☊ more ☊
It had more the appearance of a deliberate crime than of an accident. ☊ more ☊
Signing the forms is little more than (= only) a formality. ☊ more ☊
I'm more than happy (= extremely happy) to take you there in my car. ☊ more ☊
She was more than a little shaken (= extremely shaken) by the experience. ☊ more ☊
A talented artist, he was, moreover, a writer of some note. ☊ moreover ☊
We don't like it here so we've decided to move. ☊ move ☊
The bus was already moving when I jumped onto it. ☊ move ☊
multiply A by B: 2 multiplied by 4 is/equals/makes 8 (2×4 = 8) ☊ multiply ☊
name sb/sth as sb/sth: The missing man has been named as James Kelly. ☊ name ☊
He had a narrow escape when his car skidded on the ice. ☊ narrow ☊
The election proved to be a near disaster for the party. ☊ near ☊
He's nearer 70 than 60. ☊ near ☊
He tied a scarf around his neck. ☊ neck ☊
Giraffes have very long necks. ☊ neck ☊
She craned (= stretched) her neck to get a better view. ☊ neck ☊
The whole experience was definitely more positive than negative. ☊ negative ☊
Even after years as a singer, he still suffers from nerves before a performance. ☊ nerve ☊
By the time the police arrived, I was a nervous wreck. ☊ nervous ☊
'Would you vote for him?' 'Never.' ☊ never ☊
Never ever tell anyone your password. ☊ never ☊
Someone might find out, and that would never do (= that is not acceptable). ☊ never ☊
He never so much as smiled (= did not smile even once). ☊ never ☊
Next, I heard the sound of voices. ☊ next ☊
It's about 70—no, I'm wrong—80 kilometres from Rome. ☊ no ☊
There's no telling what will happen next. ☊ no ☊
Her first customer was none other than Mrs Obama. ☊ none other than ☊
Ministers have dismissed the rumours of a bribery scandal as nonsense. ☊ nonsense ☊
It's normally much warmer than this in July. ☊ normally ☊
Houses are less expensive in the North (= of England) than in the South. ☊ north ☊
I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong number (= wrong telephone number). ☊ number ☊
I've met him on several occasions. ☊ occasion ☊
We can't be any worse off than we are already. ☊ be better/worse off (doing sth) ☊
I'm sure he meant no offence when he said that. ☊ offence ☊
The Redskins' offense is stronger than their defense. ☊ offense ☊
offer (sth): Josie had offered her services as a guide ☊ offer ☊
The original price was £3 000, but I'm open to offers (= willing to consider offers that are less than that). ☊ offer ☊
The matter was passed on to me, as your commanding officer. ☊ officer ☊
He attended in his official capacity as mayor. ☊ official ☊
She was a woman grown old before her time (= who looked older than she was). ☊ old ☊
In those days most people left school when they were only fifteen years old. ☊ old ☊
She's much older than me. ☊ old ☊
On arriving home I discovered they had gone. ☊ on ☊
There was a war on at the time. ☊ on ☊
He lost by less than one second. ☊ one ☊
One should never criticize if one is not sure of one's facts. ☊ one ☊
His eyes showed open admiration as he looked at her. ☊ open ☊
The whole operation is performed in less than three seconds. ☊ operation ☊
This exercise develops suppleness as opposed to (= rather than) strength. ☊ as opposed to ☊
I had no option but to (= I had to) ask him to leave. ☊ option ☊
Is your sister older or younger than you? ☊ or ☊
It weighs a kilo, or just over two pounds. ☊ or ☊
Only original documents (= not photocopies) will be accepted as proof of status. ☊ original ☊
Some designs are better than others. ☊ other ☊
Your guess was a long way out (= completely wrong). ☊ out ☊
The estimate was out by more than $100. ☊ out ☊
He repeated it several times over until he could remember it. ☊ over ☊
It's all wrong—you'll have to do it over. ☊ over ☊
By the time we arrived the meeting was over. ☊ over ☊
I was glad when it was over and done with. ☊ over ☊
When she finished painting, she stepped back to admire the overall effect. ☊ overall ☊
The ball gathered pace as it rolled down the hill. ☊ pace ☊
We arrived just as the musicians were packing up their instruments. ☊ pack up, pack sth up ☊
Wet paint! (= used as a sign) ☊ paint ☊
He works as a painter and decorator. ☊ painter ☊
Get the students to do the exercise as pair work (= two students work together). ☊ pair ☊
Experience is more important for this job than paper qualifications (= that exist on paper, but may not have any real value). ☊ paper ☊
He's always playing a part (= pretending to be sth that he is not). ☊ part ☊
Come and visit us if you're ever in our part of the world. ☊ part ☊
We were passing through, so we thought we'd come and say hello. ☊ pass through... ☊
She bears more than a passing resemblance to (= looks very like) your sister. ☊ passing ☊
I was stopped as I went through passport control (= where passports are checked). ☊ passport ☊
It was past midnight when we got home. ☊ past ☊
I called out to him as he ran past. ☊ past ☊
We'd like you to accept this gift in payment for your kindness. ☊ payment ☊
The countries have been at peace for more than a century. ☊ peace ☊
What is she like as a person? ☊ person ☊
Will you do it for me as a personal favour? ☊ personal ☊
a pet shop (= where animals are sold as pets) ☊ pet ☊
The ordeal has affected both her mental and physical health. ☊ physical ☊
She picked up Spanish when she was living in Mexico. ☊ pick sth up ☊
I have a vivid picture of my grandfather smiling down at me when I was very small. ☊ picture ☊
The TV report painted a much rosier picture of the employment situation than research shows to be the case. ☊ picture ☊
Pin all the pieces of material together. ☊ pin ☊
I'm fed up with living with my parents, so I'm looking for a place of my own. ☊ 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 ☊
play at doing sth: They were playing at being cowboys. ☊ play ☊
He did not look too pleased when I told him. ☊ pleased ☊
They won on points (= by scoring more points rather than by completely defeating their opponents). ☊ point ☊
The climber was at/on the point of death when they found him. ☊ point ☊
The telescope was pointing in the wrong direction. ☊ point ☊
It makes sense politically as well as economically. ☊ politically ☊
popular (with sb): These policies are unlikely to prove popular with middle-class voters. ☊ popular ☊
Contrary to popular belief, women cause fewer road accidents than men. ☊ popular ☊
The gang entered the building posing as workmen. ☊ pose ☊
Career possibilities for women are much greater than they were fifty years ago. ☊ possibility ☊
It's just possible that I gave them the wrong directions. ☊ possible ☊
'You might be wrong, of course!' 'It's possible, but I doubt it.' ☊ possible ☊
She has great potential as an artist. ☊ potential ☊
practise as sth: She practised as a barrister for many years. ☊ practise ☊
We have nothing but praise for the way they handled the investigation. ☊ praise ☊
praise sb/sth as sth: Critics praised the work as highly original. ☊ praise ☊
He arrived at that very moment, as if in answer to her prayer. ☊ prayer ☊
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 ☊
I much prefer jazz to rock music. ☊ prefer ☊
I was pregnant with our third child at the time. ☊ pregnant ☊
When they set out they were well prepared. ☊ prepared ☊
I wasn't present when the doctor examined him. ☊ present ☊
present sth/sb/yourself as sth: He likes to present himself as a radical politician. ☊ present ☊
The press presents this as a kind of victory. ☊ present ☊
The article presents these proposals as misguided. ☊ present ☊
She travels extensively in her role as President for the Save the Children Fund. ☊ president ☊
We pretended (that) nothing had happened. ☊ pretend ☊
She pretended (that) she was his niece. ☊ pretend ☊
pretend to do sth: I pretended to be asleep. ☊ pretend ☊
He pretended not to notice. ☊ pretend ☊
She didn't love him, though she pretended to. ☊ pretend ☊
They didn't have any real money so they had to pretend. ☊ pretend ☊
pretend (that)...: Let's pretend (that) we're astronauts. ☊ pretend ☊
I couldn't believe it when I heard the news. I'd only seen him the previous day. ☊ previous ☊
The building had previously been used as a hotel. ☊ previously ☊
He felt a glow of pride as people stopped to admire his garden. ☊ pride ☊
Success in sport is a source of national pride. ☊ pride ☊
The problem first arose in 2008. ☊ problem ☊
The region produces over 50% of the country's wheat. ☊ produce ☊
promote sth as sth: The area is being promoted as a tourist destination. ☊ promote ☊
Prompt action was required as the fire spread. ☊ prompt ☊
There is more than one pronunciation of 'garage'. ☊ pronunciation ☊
Keep the receipt as proof of purchase. ☊ proof ☊
You acted perfectly properly in approaching me first. ☊ properly ☊
A higher proportion of Americans go on to higher education than is the case in Britain. ☊ proportion ☊
They wore the charm as a protection against evil spirits. ☊ protection ☊
His lack of experience may prove a problem in a crisis. ☊ prove ☊
prove to be sth: The promotion proved to be a turning point in his career. ☊ prove ☊
Their fears proved to be groundless. ☊ prove ☊
prove sb/sth/yourself to be/have sth: You've just proved yourself to be a liar. ☊ prove ☊
the landlord of the local pub ☊ pub ☊
The band dressed up as the Beatles as a publicity stunt. ☊ publicity ☊
punch sb/sth: He was kicked and punched as he lay on the ground. ☊ punch ☊
There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones. ☊ punishment ☊
Keep your receipt as proof of purchase. ☊ purchase ☊
One movie is classified as pure art, the other as entertainment. ☊ pure ☊
These gifts count as income for tax purposes. ☊ purpose ☊
As T.S. Eliot puts it... ☊ put ☊
She looks like she's put on weight. ☊ put sth on ☊
a nursing/teaching, etc. qualification ☊ qualification ☊
In this job, experience counts for more than paper qualifications. ☊ qualification ☊
I don't know much about it, so I don't feel qualified to comment. ☊ qualified ☊
qualify as sth: He qualified as a doctor last year. ☊ qualify ☊
Their quality of life improved dramatically when they moved to France. ☊ quality ☊
In an interview try to ask open questions that don't just need 'Yes' or 'No' as an answer. ☊ question ☊
Over half of those questioned said they rarely took any exercise. ☊ question ☊
No one has ever questioned her judgement. ☊ question ☊
He went very quiet (= did not say much) so I knew he was upset. ☊ quiet ☊
She crept downstairs (as) quiet as a mouse. ☊ quiet ☊
quit as sth: He has decided to quit as manager of the team. ☊ quit ☊
I don't quite know what to do next. ☊ quite ☊
quote (sb) (as doing sth): The President was quoted in the press as saying that he disagreed with the decision. ☊ quote ☊
race to do sth: Television companies are racing to be the first to screen his life story. ☊ race ☊
This town got a lot bigger when the railroad came in the 1860s. ☊ railroad ☊
It looks like rain (= as if it is going to rain). ☊ rain ☊
raise sb/sth as sth: raise sb/sth + noun: They raised her (as) a Catholic. ☊ raise ☊
The colonel was stripped of his rank (= was given a lower position, especially as a punishment). ☊ rank ☊
rank sb/sth as sth: Voters regularly rank education as being more important than defence. ☊ rank ☊
rank as sth: It certainly doesn't rank as his greatest win. ☊ rank ☊
This must rank with (= be as good as) the greatest movies ever made. ☊ rank ☊
On the rare occasions when they met he hardly even dared speak to her. ☊ rare ☊
It was a rare (= very great) honour to be made a fellow of the college. ☊ rare ☊
You will rarely, if ever, have to wait longer than an hour. ☊ rarely ☊
They rated him highly as a colleague. ☊ rate ☊
rate sb/sth + adj.: Voters continue to rate education high on their list of priorities. ☊ rate ☊
rate sb/sth (as) sth: rate sb/sth + noun: The show was rated (as) a success by critics and audiences. ☊ rate ☊
rate as sth: The match rated as one of their worst defeats. ☊ rate ☊
rate sb/sth + noun: She is currently rated number two in the world. ☊ rate ☊
The patient has responded to the treatment rather better than expected. ☊ rather ☊
She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant. ☊ rather ☊
I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee. ☊ rather than ☊
She'd rather die than give a speech. ☊ would rather... (than) ☊
He first reached the finals in 2008. ☊ reach ☊
Will time travel ever become a reality? ☊ reality ☊
The moment I saw her, I realized something was wrong. ☊ realize ☊
The situation was more complicated than they had at first realized. ☊ realize ☊
it is realized that...: There was a cheer when it was realized that everyone was safely back. ☊ realize ☊
'They'll never find out.' 'You reckon? ' (= I think you may be wrong about that) ☊ reckon ☊
reckon to be/have sth: Children are reckoned to be more sophisticated nowadays. ☊ reckon ☊
to seek international/official/formal recognition as a sovereign state ☊ recognition ☊
recognize sb/sth: I recognized him as soon as he came in the room. ☊ recognize ☊
recognize sth as sth: Drugs were not recognized as a problem then. ☊ recognize ☊
recognize sb/sth to be/have sth: Drugs were not recognized to be a problem then. ☊ recognize ☊
recognize sb/sth (as sth): recognized qualifications ☊ recognize ☊
The book is now recognized as a classic. ☊ recognize ☊
recommend sb/sth (to sb) (for/as sth): I recommend the book to all my students. ☊ recommend ☊
to break the record (= to achieve a better result than there has ever been before) ☊ record ☊
Unemployment has reached a record high (= the highest level ever). ☊ record ☊
He is unlikely to ever recover his legal costs. ☊ recover ☊
regard sb/sth/yourself as sth: Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and immoral. ☊ regard ☊
He regards himself as a patriot. ☊ regard ☊
She is widely regarded as the current leader's natural successor. ☊ regard ☊
register sb + adj.: register (sb) as sth: She is officially registered (as) disabled. ☊ register ☊
She regretted the words the moment they were out of her mouth. ☊ regret ☊
regret doing sth: He bitterly regretted ever having mentioned it. ☊ regret ☊
When her husband left home she felt rejected and useless. ☊ reject ☊
relate how, what, etc...: She related how he had run away from home as a boy. ☊ relate ☊
It's all relative though, isn't it? We never had any money when I was a kid and $500 was a fortune to us. ☊ relative ☊
We all breathed a sigh of relief when he left. ☊ relief ☊
As babies, we rely entirely on others for food. ☊ rely on/upon sb/sth ☊
He will remain (as) manager of the club until the end of his contract. ☊ remain ☊
+ speech: 'It's much colder than yesterday,' he remarked casually. ☊ remark ☊
He still remembered her as the lively teenager he'd known years before. ☊ remember ☊
In the long run, it works out more expensive to rent a television than to buy one. ☊ rent ☊
Teachers will never be replaced by computers in the classroom. ☊ replace ☊
report sb/sth + adj.: She has reported her daughter missing. ☊ report ☊
report as doing sth: The President is reported as saying that he needs a break. ☊ report ☊
report sb/sth as sth/as doing sth: The house was reported as being in excellent condition. ☊ report ☊
The Egyptian goddess is represented as a woman with cow's horns. ☊ represent ☊
The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. ☊ represent ☊
As an MP, it is my duty to represent my constituents. ☊ represent ☊
The singer is regarded as a representative of the youth of her generation. ☊ representative ☊
reputation (as sth): She soon acquired a reputation as a first-class cook. ☊ reputation ☊
These goods are surplus to requirements (= more than we need). ☊ requirement ☊
rescue sb/sth + adj.: She had despaired of ever being rescued alive. ☊ rescue ☊
Eric couldn't resist a smile when she finally agreed. ☊ resist ☊
Strike action should be regarded as a last resort, when all attempts to negotiate have failed. ☊ resort ☊
The database could be used as a teaching resource in colleges. ☊ resource ☊
A two-minute silence was held as a mark of respect. ☊ respect ☊
More than fifty people responded to the advertisement. ☊ respond ☊
response to sb/sth: In response to your enquiry... ☊ response ☊
In those days women led fairly restricted lives. ☊ restricted ☊
retire as sth: He has no plans to retire as editor of the magazine. ☊ retire ☊
Her suspicions returned when things started going missing again. ☊ return ☊
Salted peanuts were recently revealed as the nation's favourite snack. ☊ reveal ☊
It felt as if we had reversed our roles of parent and child. ☊ reverse ☊
A £100 reward has been offered for the return of the necklace. ☊ reward ☊
I learnt to ride as a child. ☊ ride ☊
We managed to get a ride into town when we missed the bus. ☊ ride ☊
Education is provided by the state as of right (= everyone has a right to it). ☊ 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 ☊
The group was considered to be a risk to national security. ☊ risk ☊
As with all diseases, certain groups will be more at risk than others. ☊ at risk (from/of sth) ☊
He was walking along the road when he was attacked. ☊ road ☊
It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road. ☊ road ☊
When I was younger, I had romantic ideas of becoming a writer. ☊ romantic ☊
a T-shirt with a round neck ☊ round ☊
He had a scarf round his neck. ☊ round ☊
There are a number of routes to qualifying as a social worker. ☊ route ☊
rub sth (+ adj.): The horse's neck was rubbed raw (= until the skin came off) where the rope had been. ☊ rub ☊
rule sth: At that time John ruled England. ☊ rule ☊
The proposed solution was ruled out as too expensive. ☊ rule sb/sth out ☊
All the trains are running late (= are leaving later than planned). ☊ run ☊
They turned and ran when they saw us coming. ☊ run ☊
Who was the first person to run a mile in under four minutes? ☊ run ☊
Looking at all the accusing faces, she felt a sudden urge to run away. ☊ run away (from sb/...) ☊
Catching sight of her he broke into a run (= started running). ☊ run ☊
The note looked like it had been written in a rush. ☊ rush ☊
As the boat moved down the river the wind began to fill the sails. ☊ sail ☊
Same again, please! ☊ (the) same again ☊
'That's impossible!' 'So you say (= but I think you may be wrong).' ☊ say ☊
the scales of justice (= represented as the two pans on a balance (5)) ☊ scale ☊
a scare story (= a news report that spreads more anxiety or fear about sth than is necessary) ☊ scare ☊
Italy was the scene of many demonstrations at that time. ☊ scene ☊
The new bridge has been finished two years ahead of schedule. ☊ schedule ☊
We'll be stopping here for longer than scheduled. ☊ schedule ☊
We used the branch of an old tree as a seat. ☊ seat ☊
As a dancer, he is second to none (= nobody is a better dancer than he is). ☊ second ☊
teachers of English as a second language (= to people who already speak one or more other languages) ☊ second ☊
I agreed to speak second. ☊ second ☊
She can run 100 metres in just over 11 seconds. ☊ second ☊
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 ☊
a high/maximum security prison (= for dangerous criminals) ☊ security ☊
it is seen that...: It can be seen that certain groups are more at risk than others. ☊ see ☊
see sb/sth as sth: His colleagues see him as a future director. ☊ see ☊
seem like sth: It seemed like a good idea at the time. ☊ seem ☊
seem (as though...): It always seemed as though they would get married. ☊ seem ☊
select sb/sth as sth: She was selected as the parliamentary candidate for Bath. ☊ select ☊
The orchestra played selections from Hollywood musicals. ☊ selection ☊
send sb: Ed couldn't make it so they sent me instead. ☊ send ☊
He is senior to me. ☊ senior ☊
She felt unappreciated both by her colleagues and her seniors. ☊ senior ☊
She was ten years his senior. ☊ senior ☊
My brother is my senior by two years. ☊ senior ☊
Helmets can give cyclists a false sense of security. ☊ sense ☊
They were photographed separately and then as a group. ☊ separately ☊
They were reunited after a separation of more than 20 years. ☊ separation ☊
serve (as sth): He served as a captain in the army. ☊ serve ☊
serve sb (as sth): He served the family faithfully for many years (= as a servant). ☊ serve ☊
Most of their economic policies serve the interests of big business. ☊ serve ☊
His linguistic ability served him well in his chosen profession. ☊ serve ☊
serve sth to sb: They served a wonderful meal to more than fifty delegates. ☊ serve ☊
a set of false teeth ☊ set ☊
Several more people than usual came to the meeting. ☊ several ☊
They were not having a sexual relationship at the time. ☊ sexual ☊
Girls become sexually mature earlier than boys. ☊ sexually ☊
The shadows lengthened as the sun went down. ☊ shadow ☊
He winced as a sharp pain shot through his leg. ☊ sharp ☊
sharp with sb: He was very sharp with me when I was late. ☊ sharp ☊
When the ship docked at Southampton he was rushed to hospital. ☊ ship ☊
ship sth: The company continues to ship more computer systems than its rivals. ☊ ship ☊
The news of my promotion came as a shock. ☊ shock ☊
When I added up the cost it gave me quite a shock. ☊ shock ☊
shock sb to do sth: I was shocked to hear that he had resigned. ☊ shock ☊
Money was short at that time. ☊ short ☊
She shouted out in pain when she tried to move her leg. ☊ shout ☊
show yourself to be/have sth: He has shown himself to be ready to make compromises. ☊ show ☊
show (that)...: The figures clearly show that her claims are false. ☊ show ☊
It was getting late when she finally showed up. ☊ show up ☊
The theatre shut down after more than half a century. ☊ shut down ☊
When they'd finally shut up, I started again. ☊ shut up ☊
As a teenager I was painfully shy. ☊ shy ☊
It was love at first sight (= we fell in love the first time we saw each other). ☊ at first sight ☊
She nodded as a sign for us to sit down. ☊ sign ☊
Reducing prison sentences would send the wrong signals to criminals. ☊ signal ☊
Delays are occurring as a result of signal failure on the northbound line. ☊ signal ☊
Someone had forged her signature on the cheque. ☊ signature ☊
It is significant that girls generally do better in examinations than boys. ☊ significant ☊
As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent. ☊ silent ☊
He seemed sincere enough when he said he wanted to help. ☊ sincere ☊
I haven't had time to clear up, so I'm all at sixes and sevens. ☊ at sixes and sevens ☊
The jacket was the wrong size. ☊ size ☊
skill in/at sth/doing sth: What made him remarkable as a photographer was his skill in capturing the moment. ☊ skill ☊
As I ran up the stairs, my foot slipped and I fell. ☊ slip ☊
Progress was slower than expected. ☊ slow ☊
We travelled around a lot when I was small. ☊ small ☊
As a small boy he had spent most of his time with his grandparents. ☊ small ☊
A much smaller number of students passed than I had expected. ☊ small ☊
She's smarter than her brother. ☊ smart ☊
It's not so much a hobby as a career (= more like a career than a hobby). ☊ so ☊
It was still painful so I went to see a doctor. ☊ so ☊
So I had a couple of drinks on the way home. What's wrong with that? ☊ so ☊
So, let's see. What do we need to take? ☊ so ☊
So, what have you been doing today? ☊ so ☊
policies that will benefit society as a whole ☊ society ☊
Can Britain ever be a classless society? ☊ society ☊
Some people find this more difficult than others. ☊ some ☊
All these students are good, but some work harder than others. ☊ some ☊
They arrived home sooner than expected. ☊ soon ☊
to have a sore throat ☊ sore ☊
sorry (about sth): No one is sorrier than I am about what happened. ☊ sorry ☊
She sort of pretends that she doesn't really care. ☊ sort of ☊
We're sort of doing it the wrong way. ☊ sort of ☊
Sound travels more slowly than light. ☊ sound ☊
When I saw the smoke, I tried to sound the alarm. ☊ sound ☊
She didn't sound surprised when I told her the news. ☊ sound ☊
sound like sb/sth: You sounded just like your father when you said that. ☊ sound ☊
sound as if/as though...: I hope I don't sound as if/as though I'm criticizing you. ☊ sound ☊
Houses are less expensive in the North than in the South (= of England). ☊ south ☊
He can't speak because of a throat infection. ☊ speak ☊
a native speaker of English ☊ speaker ☊
As an only child she got special attention. ☊ special ☊
Speed is his greatest asset as a tennis player. ☊ speed ☊
She was overtaken by the speed of events (= things happened more quickly than she expected). ☊ speed ☊
spell sth + adj.: You've spelt my name wrong. ☊ spell ☊
My spirits sank at the prospect of starting all over again. ☊ spirit ☊
a throat spray ☊ spray ☊
Everyone sprang to their feet (= stood up suddenly) when the principal walked in. ☊ spring ☊
She felt as if every drop of emotion had been squeezed from her. ☊ squeeze ☊
There were more than 50 people on stage in one scene. ☊ stage ☊
At one stage it looked as though they would win. ☊ stage ☊
He stood for parliament (= tried to get elected as an MP). ☊ stand ☊
Everyone stood when the President came in. ☊ stand ☊
Four points stand out as being more important than the rest. ☊ stand out (as sth) ☊
There were no seats left so I had to stand up. ☊ stand up ☊
start as sth: She started as a secretary but ended up running the department. ☊ start ☊
start out/off (as sth): The company started out with 30 employees. ☊ start ☊
start sth (as sth): He started life as a teacher before turning to journalism. ☊ start ☊
The evening started badly when the speaker failed to turn up. ☊ start ☊
When the band started out, they couldn't afford much equipment. ☊ start out ☊
Are the following statements true or false? ☊ statement ☊
He held the boat steady as she got in. ☊ steady ☊
The path grew steeper as we climbed higher. ☊ steep ☊
The old lady leant on her stick as she talked. ☊ stick ☊
I've got a stiff neck. ☊ stiff ☊
I felt as if my heart had stopped. ☊ stop ☊
Never accept lifts from strange men. ☊ strange ☊
She felt strange sitting at her father's desk. ☊ feel strange ☊
stress out: I try not to stress out when things go wrong. ☊ stress ☊
strike sb (as sth): His reaction struck me as odd. ☊ strike ☊
a strip of material ☊ strip ☊
He won by two strokes (= in golf, by taking two fewer strokes than his opponent). ☊ stroke ☊
life as a struggling artist (= one who is very poor) ☊ struggle ☊
She struggled for 10 years to achieve success as an actress. ☊ struggle ☊
struggle with sb: James was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the raiders. ☊ struggle ☊
a studio audience (= one in a studio, that can be seen or heard as a programme is broadcast) ☊ studio ☊
study to do/be sth: Nina is studying to be an architect. ☊ study ☊
substitute for sb/sth: Paul's father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother. ☊ substitute ☊
He was brought on as (a) substitute after half-time. ☊ substitute ☊
succeed as sth: He had hoped to succeed as a violinist. ☊ succeed ☊
She wasn't a success as a teacher. ☊ success ☊
We were second-class citizens and they treated us as such. ☊ such ☊
Such advice as he was given (= it was not very much) has proved almost worthless. ☊ such ☊
The new job is not a promotion as such, but it has good prospects. ☊ as such ☊
'Well, did they offer it to you?' 'No, not as such, but they said I had a good chance.' ☊ as such ☊
All of a sudden someone grabbed me around the neck. ☊ all of a sudden ☊
suggest sb/sth as sth: She suggested Paris as a good place for the conference. ☊ suggest ☊
She supported herself through college by working as a waitress in a local bar. ☊ support ☊
When my father died, Jim was a real support. ☊ support ☊
suppose sb/sth + noun: I had supposed his wife a younger woman. ☊ suppose ☊
The engine doesn't sound like it's supposed to. ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
Her letter came as a complete surprise. ☊ surprise ☊
I got a surprise when I saw the bill. ☊ surprise ☊
Imagine our surprise when he walked into the room! ☊ surprise ☊
She looked surprised when I told her. ☊ surprised ☊
Don't be surprised if I pretend not to recognise you. ☊ surprised ☊
As a child I was surrounded by love and kindness. ☊ surround ☊
survive as sth: He survived as party leader until his second election defeat. ☊ survive ☊
suspect sb/sth to be/have sth: She suspected him to be an impostor. ☊ suspect ☊
The drug is suspected of causing over 200 deaths. ☊ suspect ☊
My suspicions were confirmed when police raided the property. ☊ suspicion ☊
I have a horrible suspicion that we've come to the wrong station. ☊ suspicion ☊
Police are not treating the fire as suspicious. ☊ suspicious ☊
I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow. ☊ swallow ☊
His arms swung as he walked. ☊ 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 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 ☊
take sth (with you): I forgot to take my bag with me when I got off the bus. ☊ take ☊
She was taken on as a trainee. ☊ take sb on ☊
When he saw me coming he took off in the opposite direction. ☊ take off ☊
Her singing career took off after her TV appearance. ☊ take off ☊
He was homeless, so we took him in. ☊ take sb in ☊
She looked worried so we had a talk. ☊ talk ☊
They've got more money than taste. ☊ taste ☊
to pay over £1 000 in tax ☊ tax ☊
Any interest payments are taxed as part of your income. ☊ tax ☊
teach sb sth: Our experience as refugees taught us many valuable lessons. ☊ teach ☊
As he listened to the music, his eyes filled with tears. ☊ tear ☊
I was close to tears as I told them the news. ☊ tear ☊
technical drawing (= especially taught as a school subject) ☊ technical ☊
Does he have a temperature (= is it higher than normal, because of illness)? ☊ temperature ☊
She's running a temperature (= it is higher than normal). ☊ temperature ☊
More than half the staff are temporary. ☊ temporary ☊
Women tend to live longer than men. ☊ tend ☊
They suffered terribly when their son was killed. ☊ terribly ☊
I'm older than her. ☊ than ☊
There was more whisky in it than soda. ☊ than ☊
He loves me more than you do. ☊ than ☊
It was much better than I'd expected. ☊ than ☊
You should know better than to behave like that. ☊ than ☊
I'd rather email than phone, if that's OK by you. ☊ than ☊
It never takes more than an hour. ☊ than ☊
It's less than a mile to the beach. ☊ than ☊
There were fewer than twenty people there. ☊ than ☊
I was living with my parents at that time. ☊ that ☊
Those look riper than these. ☊ that ☊
Do you remember when we went to Norway? That was a good trip. ☊ that ☊
So that's it—the fuse had gone. ☊ that's it ☊
The fact (that) he's older than me is not relevant. ☊ that ☊
North American literature is the main theme of this year's festival. ☊ theme ☊
Things were very different back then. ☊ then ☊
She grew up in Zimbabwe, or Rhodesia as it then was. ☊ then ☊
I've been invited too, so I'll see you then. ☊ then ☊
According to the theory of relativity, nothing can travel faster than light. ☊ theory ☊
I have this theory that most people prefer being at work to being at home. ☊ theory ☊
to say the right/wrong thing ☊ thing ☊
The job took longer than we thought. ☊ think ☊
think sth: You're very quiet. What are you thinking? ☊ think ☊
sb/sth is thought to be sb/sth: He's thought to be one of the richest men in Europe. ☊ think ☊
When I said that I wasn't thinking of anyone in particular. ☊ think of sth/sb ☊
I can think of at least three occasions when he arrived late. ☊ think of sth/sb ☊
I think of this place as my home. ☊ think of sb/sth as sb/sth ☊
She is thought of as a possible director. ☊ think of sb/sth as sb/sth ☊
I think you'll find these more comfortable than those. ☊ this ☊
They're very different, though they did seem to get on well when they met. ☊ though ☊
a sore throat ☊ throat ☊
A sob caught in his throat. ☊ throat ☊
Although he was raised as a Roman Catholic, he has cut his ties with the Church. ☊ tie ☊
Mr Curtis was the manager in my time (= when I was working there). ☊ time ☊
Next, add two tins of tomatoes. ☊ tin ☊
I prefer walking to climbing. ☊ to ☊
He has more money than the rest of us put together. ☊ together ☊
the effectiveness of interest rates as an economic tool ☊ tool ☊
When she started talking about her job, he just tuned out. ☊ tune out, tune sb/sth out ☊
The orchestra was tuning up as we entered the hall. ☊ tune up, tune sth up ☊
He turned nasty when we refused to give him the money. ☊ turn ☊
turn to be/have sth: The job turned out to be harder than we thought. ☊ turn out ☊
The house they had offered us turned out to be a tiny apartment. ☊ turn out ☊
By a curious twist of fate we met again only a week or so later. ☊ twist ☊
There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued. ☊ ugly ☊
He looked distinctly uncomfortable when the subject was mentioned. ☊ uncomfortable ☊
She placed the ladder under (= just lower than) the window. ☊ under ☊
It took us under an hour. ☊ under ☊
The coinage was reformed under Elizabeth I (= when she was queen). ☊ under ☊
She took a deep breath and stayed under for more than a minute. ☊ under ☊
She described the decision as 'unfortunate'. ☊ unfortunate ☊
I didn't realize but he was deeply unhappy at that time. ☊ unhappy ☊
Music is quite unlike any other art form. ☊ unlike ☊
Thirteen is often considered an unlucky number. ☊ unlucky ☊
The sun was already up (= had risen) when they set off. ☊ up ☊
I can take up to four people (= but no more than four) in my car. ☊ up to sth ☊
Don't upset yourself about it—let's just forget it ever happened. ☊ upset ☊
The painting looks like it's upside down to me. ☊ upside down ☊
She gave us a picture as a wedding present. ☊ us ☊
The oven looked as if it had never been used. ☊ use ☊
use sth as sth: The building is currently being used as a warehouse. ☊ use ☊
You can't keep using your bad back as an excuse. ☊ use ☊
This information could prove useful. ☊ useful ☊
The quality ranged from acceptable to worse than useless. ☊ useless ☊
He came home later than usual. ☊ usual ☊
This advice was to prove valuable. ☊ valuable ☊
value sb/sth (as sth): I really value him as a friend. ☊ value ☊
We take the view that it would be wrong to interfere. ☊ view ☊
view (sb/sth as sth): When the car was first built, the design was viewed as highly original. ☊ view ☊
I waited my chance and slipped out when no one was looking. ☊ wait ☊
The party wants her as leader. ☊ want ☊
Where were you living when war broke out? ☊ war ☊
waste sb/sth as sth: You're wasted as a sales manager—you should have been an actor. ☊ waste ☊
We watched to see what would happen next. ☊ watch ☊
The cashiers were asked to watch out for forged banknotes. ☊ watch out for sb/sth ☊
He gave us a wave as the bus drove off. ☊ wave ☊
wave sb sth: My mother was crying as I waved her goodbye. ☊ wave ☊
wave sth to sb: My mother was crying as I waved goodbye to her. ☊ wave ☊
I guessed that there would be a hundred people there, but I was way out (= wrong by a large amount). ☊ way ☊
Way back, when he was a boy, he had lived on a farm in Wales. ☊ way back (in...) ☊
In a weak moment (= when I was easily persuaded) I said she could borrow the car. ☊ weak ☊
The winners were given an enthusiastic welcome when they arrived home. ☊ welcome ☊
Nobody knows what will happen next. ☊ what ☊
She was killed when she was crushed under the wheels of a bus. ☊ wheel ☊
The last time I went to Scotland was in May, when the weather was beautiful. ☊ when ☊
I loved history when I was at school. ☊ when ☊
He had just drifted off to sleep when the phone rang. ☊ when ☊
Where (= at what point) did I go wrong in my calculations? ☊ where ☊
Her parents died while she was still at school. ☊ while ☊
The crowd booed and whistled as the player came onto the field. ☊ 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 ☊
The meeting turned out to be a clash of wills. ☊ will ☊
Unemployment can be defined as the number of people who are willing and able to work, but who can not find jobs. ☊ willing ☊
It was very wise to leave when you did. ☊ wise ☊
It's much easier compared with last time. ☊ with ☊
He finds it hard to live within his income (= without spending more than he earns). ☊ within ☊
to appear as (a) witness for the defence/prosecution ☊ witness ☊
Do not write more than 200 words. ☊ word ☊
work as sth: My son is working as a teacher. ☊ work ☊
He recognized the sketch as an early work by Degas. ☊ work ☊
He started work as a security guard. ☊ work ☊
She spent most of her working life as a teacher. ☊ working ☊
When his wife died, his entire world was turned upside down. ☊ world ☊
There's nothing in the world I'd like more than to visit New York. ☊ in the world ☊
You look as if you haven't got a care in the world! ☊ in the world ☊
worse than sth: The interview was much worse than he had expected. ☊ worse ☊
worse than doing sth: There's nothing worse than going out in the cold with wet hair. ☊ worse ☊
Never mind—it could be worse (= although the situation is bad, it is not as bad as it might have been). ☊ worse ☊
I didn't do it very well, but, if anything, he did it worse than I did. ☊ worse ☊
The increase in taxes means that we'll be £30 a month worse off than before. ☊ be worse off (than sb/sth) ☊
I've only broken my arm; other people are far worse off than me. ☊ be worse off (than sb/sth) ☊
She wouldn't change it, even though she knew it was wrong. ☊ would ☊
When my parents were away, my grandmother would take care of me. ☊ would ☊
A scarf was wrapped around his neck. ☊ wrap ☊
The 'b' had been wrongly written as a 'd'. ☊ write ☊
This man has done nothing wrong. ☊ wrong ☊
wrong (of/for sb) (to do sth): It is wrong to tell lies. ☊ wrong ☊
It was wrong of me to get so angry. ☊ wrong ☊
wrong with sth/with doing sth: What's wrong with eating meat? ☊ wrong ☊
wrong that...: It is wrong that he should not be punished for what he did. ☊ wrong ☊
wrong (sth) (for sth): He's the wrong person for the job. ☊ wrong ☊
wrong (sth to do): I realized that it was the wrong thing to say. ☊ wrong ☊
We don't want this document falling into the wrong hands. ☊ wrong ☊
It was his bad luck to be in the wrong place at the wrong time (= so that he got involved in trouble without intending to). ☊ wrong ☊
I got all the answers wrong. ☊ wrong ☊
He was driving on the wrong side of the road. ☊ wrong ☊
You're holding the camera the wrong way up! ☊ wrong ☊
wrong (about sth/sb): You were wrong about Tom; he's not married after all. ☊ 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 ☊
You think you've beaten me but that's where you're wrong. ☊ wrong ☊
Correct me if I'm wrong (= I may be wrong) but didn't you say you two knew each other? ☊ wrong ☊
If you do what she tells you, you won't go far wrong. ☊ go wrong ☊
Where did we go wrong with those kids (= what mistakes did we make for them to behave so badly)? ☊ go wrong ☊
My watch keeps going wrong. ☊ go wrong ☊
The relationship started to go wrong when they moved abroad. ☊ go wrong ☊
No, you've got it all wrong. She's his wife. ☊ get sth wrong ☊
I must have got the figures wrong. ☊ get sth wrong ☊
It looks like they got their predictions wrong again. ☊ get sth wrong ☊
Don't get me wrong (= do not be offended by what I am going to say), I think he's doing a good job, but... ☊ get sb wrong ☊
For a quick lunch you can't go wrong with pasta. ☊ you can't go wrong (with sth) ☊
The sentence had been wrongly translated. ☊ wrongly ☊
They knew they had acted wrongly. ☊ wrongly ☊
She was wrongly diagnosed as having skin cancer. ☊ wrongly ☊
We couldn't help yawning during the speech. ☊ yawn ☊
He was 14 years old when it happened. ☊ year ☊
I'll put you down as a yes. ☊ yes ☊