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Nach einer Weile stellt er fest, dass er sich verlaufen hat. ☊ 
Sau một hồi anh ta nhận ra mình đã bị lạc đường. ☊ (Lektion 11, Nr. 103) Er sucht alle seine Sachen zusammen. ☊ Anh ta gom tất cả các đồ dùng của anh lại. ☊ (Lektion 24, Nr. 293) Er hat bereits graues Haar! ☊ Anh ta có tóc hoa râm rồi. ☊ (Lektion 34, Nr. 468) Nein, er ist dunkelhaarig, elegant und sehr hübsch. ☊ Không, anh ta tóc màu đen, rất lịch thiệp và đáng yêu. ☊ (Lektion 34, Nr. 469) Tri läuft zu ihm herüber und bittet ihn um ein Autogramm. ☊ Tri chạy theo anh ta và xin chữ ký. ☊ (Lektion 39, Nr. 563) Er muss sich bei ihr für sein Verhalten entschuldigen. ☊ Anh ta phải xin lỗi chị về thái độ của mình. ☊ (Lektion 61, Nr. 861) Immer macht er ihr Kummer! ☊ Anh ta luôn làm chị buồn khổ! ☊ (Lektion 61, Nr. 862) Deine Schwester sollte kein Mitleid mit ihm haben und ihn endlich verlassen. ☊ Chị của em không nên khoan dung cho anh ta và dứt khoát rời bỏ. ☊ (Lektion 61, Nr. 865) Es ist eine Schande, dass er deine Schwester so unglücklich gemacht hat. ☊ Đó là một sự hổ thẹn, rằng anh ta đã làm chị gái em bất hạnh như thế. ☊ (Lektion 61, Nr. 867) Er hat sie immer wieder angesprochen und das war ihr unangenehm. ☊ Anh ta cứ luôn bắt chuyện với cô ta và điều đó làm cô ta khó chịu. ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 874) 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) Aber er hat angefangen sie zu beleidigen. ☊ Nhưng anh ta bắt đầu lăng mạ cô ta. ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 876) Plötzlich fing er an, mit Gewalt auf mich einzuschlagen. ☊ Bỗng nhiên anh ta bắt đầu hung dữ đánh anh. ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 879) 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) Wir konnten der Polizei nur einen Hinweis geben, in welche Richtung der Mann geflohen ist. ☊ Bọn anh chỉ có thể chỉ dẫn cho cảnh sát, anh ta chạy về hướng nào. ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 884) Endlich konnte ihm der Prozess gemacht werden. ☊ Rốt cục anh ta cũng bị phán xử. ☊ (Lektion 63, Nr. 891) Über dreißig Zeugen sagten gegen den Mann aus und belasteten ihn schwer. ☊ Hơn ba mươi nhân chứng chống lại anh ta và chỉ trích anh ta nặng nề. ☊ (Lektion 63, Nr. 892) Auch sein Anwalt, der auf unschuldig plädierte, konnte ihm nicht helfen. ☊ Ngay cả luật sư, người bào chữa cho anh ta cũng không thể giúp gì được. ☊ (Lektion 63, Nr. 894) Er wurde zu drei Jahren Haft verurteilt. ☊ Anh ta bị kết án ba năm tù. ☊ (Lektion 63, Nr. 896) 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) Zum Glück ist er geschnappt worden. ☊ May mắn rằng anh ta đã bị bắt. ☊ (Lektion 63, Nr. 899) Doch. Er hat die Verbrecher überrascht. ☊ Có. Anh ta đột kích những kẻ đột nhập. ☊ (Lektion 64, Nr. 912) Sie aber haben ihn angegriffen, geschlagen und mit einer Waffe bedroht. ☊ Nhưng chúng tấn công, đánh anh ta và đe dọa bằng vũ khí. ☊ (Lektion 64, Nr. 913) Er kommt zurück. ☊ Anh ta trở lại. ☊ (Lektion 65, Nr. 928) Er sorgt dafür, dass der Körper ausreichend mit Sauerstoff und Nährstoffen versorgt ist. ☊ Anh ta chuẩn bị cho cơ thể được cung cấp đầy đủ lượng oxi và chất dinh dưỡng. ☊ (Lektion 66, Nr. 948) Er meint, dass die Reparatur leider teuer werden wird. ☊ Anh ta cho là, tiếc là việc sửa chữa sẽ trở lên đắt hơn. ☊ (Lektion 68, Nr. 979) Er ist in einem anderen Land aufgewachsen und hat viele Fragen: ☊ Anh ta trưởng thành trên một nước khác và có nhiều thắc mắc: ☊ (Lektion 81, Nr. 1149) 330
I don't like him, and he doesn't like me. ☊ Tôi không thích anh ta, và anh ta cũng không thích tôi. ☊ 2127
He spent hours trying to repair the clock. ☊ Anh ta mất nhiều giờ cố gắng sửa cái đồng hồ. ☊ 2514
I met a man whose sister knows you. ☊ Tôi đã gặp một người đàn ông mà em gái anh ta biết cậu. ☊ 2839
The police pointed their guns at the suspect and told him to lie on the ground. ☊ Cảnh sát chĩa súng vào người bị tình nghi và bảo anh ta nằm xuống đất. ☊ 2840
But the man reached for his pockets, and that's when the police started shooting at him. ☊ Nhưng anh ta lại đưa tay vào túi và đó là lúc cảnh sát bắt đầu bắn anh ta. ☊ 2867
him. ☊ Bố mẹ anh ấy không đồng ý với những gì anh ấy làm nhưng họ không thể ngăn anh ta được. ☊ 2992
When the police questioned him, he decided to leave out an important detail. ☊ Khi cảnh sát hỏi anh ta, anh ta đã quyết định bỏ đi một chi tiết quan trọng. ☊ accept that...: He just refused to accept that his father was no longer there. ☊ accept ☊
He accepts full responsibility for what happened. ☊ accept ☊
He asked me to marry him and I accepted. ☊ accept ☊
accept sth from sb: He is charged with accepting bribes from a firm of suppliers. ☊ accept ☊
He was unable to account for the error. ☊ account for sth ☊
She accused him of lying. ☊ accuse ☊
acknowledge sb/sth to be, have, etc. sth: He is widely acknowledged to be the best player in the world. ☊ acknowledge ☊
He has acquired a reputation for dishonesty. ☊ acquire ☊
He walked across the field. ☊ across ☊
James looks younger than his wife but in actual fact (= really) he is five years older. ☊ actual ☊
Police found him at an address (= a house or flat/apartment) in West London. ☊ address ☊
He didn't give an adequate answer to the question. ☊ adequate ☊
You have to admire the way he handled the situation. ☊ admire ☊
He refused to admit his guilt. ☊ admit ☊
advantage over sb: Being tall gave him an advantage over the other players. ☊ advantage ☊
I'll never forgive him after what he said. ☊ after ☊
He gets aggressive when he's drunk. ☊ aggressive ☊
agree to sth: Do you think he'll agree to their proposal? ☊ agree ☊
He was looking straight ahead (= straight forward, in front of him). ☊ ahead ☊
I felt a growing sense of alarm when he did not return that night. ☊ alarm ☊
He never drinks alcohol. ☊ alcohol ☊
He pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol. ☊ alcohol ☊
He was buried alive in the earthquake. ☊ alive ☊
He lives all alone. ☊ all ☊
allow sb to do sth: His parents won't allow him to stay out late. ☊ allow ☊
He is not allowed to stay out late. ☊ allow ☊
I felt he was wrong, although I didn't say so at the time. ☊ although ☊
amazed how...: She was amazed how little he had changed. ☊ amazed ☊
He was among the last to leave. ☊ among ☊
His earnings are said to amount to £300 000 per annum. ☊ amount to sth ☊
it amuses sb to do sth: It amused him to think that they were probably talking about him at that very moment. ☊ amuse ☊
He's ancient—he must be at least fifty! ☊ ancient ☊
Can he read and write? ☊ and ☊
His hair was sticking up at all angles. ☊ angle ☊
annoy sb to do sth: It annoys me to see him getting ahead of me. ☊ annoy ☊
He swatted a fly that was annoying him. ☊ annoy ☊
He was annoyed to find himself going red. ☊ annoyed ☊
He refused to answer the charges against him. ☊ answer ☊
anxious (about sth): He seemed anxious about the meeting. ☊ anxious ☊
He was anxious not to be misunderstood. ☊ anxious ☊
He forbids any talking in class. ☊ any ☊
When his wife died, his world fell apart. ☊ apart ☊
appoint sb + noun: appoint sb as sth: They appointed him (as) captain of the English team. ☊ appoint ☊
I'd like to ask his opinion but I find him difficult to approach (= not easy to talk to in a friendly way). ☊ approach ☊
He was accused of appropriating club funds. ☊ appropriate ☊
He gave me an approving nod. ☊ approving ☊
He escaped with only a broken arm. ☊ arm ☊
The officer grabbed him by the arm (= grabbed his arm). ☊ arm ☊
He held the dirty rag at arm's length (= as far away from his body as possible). ☊ arm ☊
He was carrying a number of files under his arm (= between his arm and his body). ☊ arm ☊
He walked in with a tall blonde on his arm (= next to him and holding his arm). ☊ arm ☊
He was armed with a rifle. ☊ armed ☊
He arrived around five o'clock. ☊ around ☊
He was as white as a sheet. ☊ as ☊
I haven't known him as long as you (= as you have known him). ☊ as ☊
He doesn't earn as much as me. ☊ as ☊
He doesn't earn as much as I do. ☊ as ☊
ask sb to do sth: She's asked him to come to the party. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb for sth: Why don't you ask him for his advice? ☊ ask ☊
ask sb + speech: 'Are you sure?' he asked her. ☊ ask ☊
The police found him asleep in a garage. ☊ asleep ☊
He can walk only with the assistance of crutches. ☊ assistance ☊
assure sb (of sth): We assured him of our support. ☊ assure ☊
He was driving at 70 mph. ☊ at ☊
attack sb with sth: The man attacked him with a knife. ☊ attack ☊
I like John but I don't find him attractive physically. ☊ attractive ☊
He was awarded damages of £50 000. ☊ award ☊
aware of sb/sth: She slipped away without him being aware of it. ☊ aware ☊
Sorry, he's away. ☊ away ☊
He was shot in the back of the knee. ☊ back ☊
He put his back out (= dislocated sth in his back) lifting the crates. ☊ back ☊
If he kicks me, I'll kick him back. ☊ back ☊
He prefers to remain in the background and let his assistant talk to the press. ☊ background ☊
She strode past him without a backward glance. ☊ backward ☊
He now realized that it had been a bad decision on his part. ☊ bad ☊
He's a bad loser (= he complains when he loses a game). ☊ bad ☊
He was banned from driving for six months. ☊ ban ☊
His injured leg was all bandaged up. ☊ bandage ☊
He jumped in and swam to the opposite bank. ☊ bank ☊
He wants to be (= become) a pilot when he grows up. ☊ be ☊
He is ten years old. ☊ be ☊
He was killed in the war. ☊ be ☊
He beached the boat and lifted the boy onto the shore. ☊ beach ☊
He can't bear being laughed at. ☊ bear ☊
bear to do sth: He can't bear to be laughed at. ☊ bear ☊
He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache. ☊ beard ☊
beat sb + adj.: They beat him unconscious (= hit him until he became unconscious). ☊ beat ☊
He was badly beaten up by a gang of thugs. ☊ beat sb up ☊
I did it because he told me to. ☊ because ☊
He walked slowly because of his bad leg. ☊ because of ☊
Because of his wife('s) being there, I said nothing about it. ☊ because of ☊
He behaved like a true gentleman. ☊ behave ☊
He's behind the rest of the class in reading. ☊ behind ☊
He was shot from behind as he ran away. ☊ behind ☊
I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing. ☊ belief ☊
'Does he still work there?' 'I believe so/not.' ☊ believe ☊
He refused to believe (that) his son was involved in drugs. ☊ believe ☊
He dived below the surface of the water. ☊ below ☊
He bent the wire into the shape of a square. ☊ bend ☊
He couldn't see the benefit of arguing any longer. ☊ benefit ☊
He was bent double with laughter. ☊ bent ☊
He's the best man for the job. ☊ best ☊
bet sth (on sth): He bet $2 000 on the final score of the game. ☊ bet ☊
He had a bet on the horses. ☊ bet ☊
It would be better for him to talk to his parents about his problems. ☊ better ☊
What's the betting that he gets his own way? ☊ what's the betting...?, the betting is that... ☊
He got on his bicycle and rode off. ☊ bicycle ☊
He has to wear a brace to correct his bite (= the way the upper and lower teeth fit together). ☊ bite ☊
His apartment is three blocks away from the police station. ☊ block ☊
He lost a lot of blood in the accident. ☊ blood ☊
A police officer was killed when his car blew up. ☊ blow up ☊
Losing his job came as a terrible blow to him. ☊ blow ☊
He has a large body, but thin legs. ☊ body ☊
He survived the accident with no broken bones. ☊ bone ☊
bother to do sth: He didn't even bother to let me know he was coming. ☊ bother ☊
Let me know if he bothers you again. ☊ bother ☊
I'm not bothered about what he thinks. ☊ be bothered (about sb/sth) ☊
He drank a whole bottle of wine. ☊ bottle ☊
Teachers spotted that he had a good brain at an early age. ☊ brain ☊
He broke down and wept when he heard the news. ☊ break down ☊
He recited the whole poem in one breath. ☊ breath ☊
The news brought tears to his eyes (= made him cry). ☊ bring ☊
He brought me back (= gave me a ride home) in his car. ☊ bring sb/sth back ☊
He is tall, broad and muscular. ☊ broad ☊
He burst into the room without knocking. ☊ burst ☊
He was buried in Highgate Cemetery. ☊ bury ☊
He's away on business. ☊ business ☊
I'm afraid the doctor is busy at the moment. Can he call you back? ☊ busy ☊
buy sth for sb: He bought a new coat for me. ☊ buy ☊
He was knocked down by a bus. ☊ by ☊
He ought to have arrived by now/by this time. ☊ by ☊
The bullet missed him by two inches. ☊ by ☊
I took him by the hand. ☊ by ☊
He hurried by without speaking to me. ☊ by ☊
I left a message but he didn't return my call. ☊ call ☊
capable of doing sth: He's quite capable of lying to get out of trouble. ☊ capable ☊
He has just been made team captain. ☊ captain ☊
He genuinely cares about his employees. ☊ care ☊
'I don't mind,' he said carelessly. ☊ carelessly ☊
After he left I just tried to carry on as normal (= do the things I usually do). ☊ carry on (with sth), carry sth on ☊
cause sb sth: The project is still causing him a lot of problems. ☊ cause ☊
chance that...: There's a slight chance that he'll be back in time. ☊ chance ☊
There is no chance that he will change his mind. ☊ chance ☊
Jeff deceived me once already—I won't give him a second chance. ☊ chance ☊
He will be sent back to England to face a charge of (= to be on trial for) armed robbery. ☊ charge ☊
charge sb with sth/with doing sth: He was charged with murder. ☊ charge ☊
We lost him in the narrow streets and had to give up the chase (= stop chasing him). ☊ chase ☊
He cheats at cards. ☊ cheat ☊
They cheated him out of his share of the profits. ☊ cheat sb (out) of sth ☊
chop sth: He was chopping logs for firewood. ☊ chop ☊
He chopped a branch off the tree. ☊ chop sth off (sth) ☊
claim sth: He's not entitled to claim unemployment benefit. ☊ claim ☊
Give him a clap! (= to praise sb at the end of a performance) ☊ clap ☊
I hope I made it clear to him that he was no longer welcome here. ☊ clear ☊
His height gives him a clear advantage. ☊ clear ☊
click sth: He clicked his fingers at the waiter. ☊ click ☊
He was closeted with the President for much of the day. ☊ closet ☊
He coasted through his final exams. ☊ coast ☊
He collapsed in the street and died two hours later. ☊ collapse ☊
His family comes first (= is the most important thing in his life). ☊ come ☊
His resignation came as no surprise. ☊ come ☊
When it comes to getting things done, he's useless. ☊ when it comes to sth/to doing sth ☊
His words were of little comfort in the circumstances. ☊ comfort ☊
He has 1 200 men under his command. ☊ command ☊
He has command of 1 200 men. ☊ command ☊
He looked relaxed and totally in command of himself. ☊ command ☊
He earned £2 000 in commission last month. ☊ commission ☊
concerned for sth: He didn't seem in the least concerned for her safety. ☊ concerned ☊
He is overweight and out of condition (= not physically fit). ☊ condition ☊
He suffers from a serious heart condition. ☊ condition ☊
He was in conference with his lawyers all day. ☊ conference ☊
He answered the questions with confidence. ☊ confidence ☊
This was the first time he had confronted an armed robber. ☊ confront ☊
He was depressed and in a confused state of mind. ☊ confused ☊
There was nothing to connect him with the crime. ☊ connect ☊
His resignation must have some connection with the recent scandal. ☊ connection ☊
conscious of doing sth: He became acutely conscious of having failed his parents. ☊ conscious ☊
At a conservative estimate, he'll be earning £50 000. ☊ conservative ☊
He was considering an appeal. ☊ consider ☊
He tipped the contents of the bag onto the table. ☊ content ☊
He got so angry he lost control (= shouted and said or did things he would not normally do). ☊ control ☊
I can't see him now—it isn't convenient. ☊ convenient ☊
I've been trying to convince him to see a doctor. ☊ convince ☊
He cooked lunch for me. ☊ cook ☊
He has a cool head (= he stays calm in an emergency). ☊ cool ☊
He was looking correctly grave. ☊ correctly ☊
She saved him from the fire but at the cost of her own life (= she died). ☊ cost ☊
He covered up the body with a sheet. ☊ cover sth up ☊
His face was covered in blood. ☊ covered ☊
crack sth: He has cracked a bone in his arm. ☊ crack ☊
crash sth (into sth): He crashed his car into a wall. ☊ crash ☊
She must be crazy to lend him money. ☊ crazy ☊
He turned to crime when he dropped out of school. ☊ crime ☊
Ben is very sensitive, he just can't take criticism. ☊ criticism ☊
cut sth by...: His salary has been cut by ten per cent. ☊ cut ☊
cut yourself: He cut himself (= his face) shaving. ☊ cut ☊
The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking. ☊ cut sth down (to...), cut down (on sth) ☊
He cut himself off from all human contact. ☊ cut sb/sth off (from sb/sth) ☊
He cut up the meat on his plate. ☊ cut sth up ☊
dare (to) do sth: He didn't dare (to) say what he thought. ☊ dare ☊
He works at night and sleeps during the day. ☊ day ☊
He dropped dead (= died suddenly) last week. ☊ dead ☊
He's one of my dearest friends. ☊ dear ☊
He's drinking himself to death (= so that it will kill him). ☊ death ☊
He had run up credit card debts of thousands of dollars. ☊ debt ☊
He's in deep trouble. ☊ deep ☊
She's been deliberately ignoring him all day. ☊ deliberately ☊
His health had always been delicate. ☊ delicate ☊
depend sb/sth to do sth: He knew he could depend upon her to deal with the situation. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
'Is he coming?' 'That depends. He may not have the time.' ☊ that depends, it (all) depends ☊
Failure was slowly destroying him (= making him less and less confident and happy). ☊ destroy ☊
What difference will it make if he knows or not? ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
He was directed to a table beside the window. ☊ direct ☊
He's directly responsible to the boss. ☊ directly ☊
He's on the board of directors. ☊ director ☊
He's got a dirty mind (= he often thinks about sex). ☊ dirty ☊
The fact that he didn't speak a foreign language put him at a distinct disadvantage. ☊ disadvantage ☊
He wears an identity disc around his neck. ☊ disc ☊
discover sb/sth doing sth: He was discovered hiding in a shed. ☊ discover ☊
discover (that)...: It was a shock to discover (that) he couldn't read. ☊ discover ☊
sb/sth is discovered to be/have...: He was later discovered to be seriously ill. ☊ discover ☊
A lively discussion followed about whether he should be allowed to join the club. ☊ discussion ☊
He suffers from a rare blood disease. ☊ disease ☊
He walked away in disgust. ☊ disgust ☊
disgusted (to see, hear, etc...): He was disgusted to see such awful living conditions. ☊ disgusted ☊
He disliked it when she behaved badly in front of his mother. ☊ dislike ☊
He did not try to hide his dislike of his boss. ☊ dislike ☊
He was arrested on drug distribution charges. ☊ distribution ☊
He gets paid double for doing the same job I do. ☊ double ☊
He lives just down the street. ☊ down ☊
He quickly dragged a comb through his hair. ☊ drag ☊
He drew a circle in the sand with a stick. ☊ draw ☊
dress sb (for/in/as sth): He was dressed as a woman (= he was wearing women's clothes). ☊ dress ☊
He has a drinking problem. ☊ drink ☊
He was drinking straight from the bottle. ☊ drink ☊
He doesn't drink. ☊ drink ☊
We heard him drive away. ☊ drive away, drive sb/sth away ☊
Her constant nagging drove him away. ☊ drive sb away ☊
He dropped his trousers (= undid them and let them fall). ☊ drop ☊
He dropped his pants. ☊ drop ☊
He drained the last drop of beer from the glass. ☊ drop ☊
He does not smoke or take drugs. ☊ drug ☊
Police arrested him for being drunk and disorderly (= violent or noisy in a public place because of being drunk). ☊ drunk ☊
He went to an expensive clinic to dry out. ☊ dry out, dry sb out ☊
He was taken to the hospital during the night. ☊ during ☊
She had seen him earlier in the day. ☊ early ☊
He's a Princeton-educated Texan. ☊ educated ☊
Her criticisms had the effect of discouraging him completely. ☊ effect ☊
Either he could not come or he did not want to. ☊ either ☊
He's fractured his elbow. ☊ elbow ☊
What else did he say? ☊ else ☊
He either forgot or else decided not to come. ☊ or else ☊
I didn't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends. ☊ embarrass ☊
He lost control of his emotions. ☊ emotion ☊
He tends to get emotional on these occasions. ☊ emotional ☊
He needs all the support and encouragement he can get. ☊ encouragement ☊
+ adj.: If he carries on driving like that, he'll end up dead. ☊ end up ☊
He has a lot of enemies in the company. ☊ enemy ☊
He is currently engaged as a consultant. ☊ engage ☊
escape doing sth: He narrowly escaped being killed. ☊ escape ☊
He was, essentially, a teacher, not a manager. ☊ essentially ☊
He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established. ☊ establish ☊
He never even opened the letter (= so he certainly didn't read it). ☊ even ☊
I've shown him the photographs but even now he won't believe me. ☊ even now/then ☊
He had every reason to be angry. ☊ every ☊
He has every third day off (= he works for two days then has one day off then works for two days and so on). ☊ every ☊
He was released when the judge ruled there was no evidence against him. ☊ evidence ☊
He started to phone me at the exact moment I started to phone him (= at the same time). ☊ exact ☊
He sets an example to the other students. ☊ example ☊
He is a captain who leads by example. ☊ example ☊
I didn't tell him anything except that I needed the money. ☊ except ☊
He was flushed with excitement at the thought. ☊ excitement ☊
I didn't expect him to become a successful writer. ☊ expect ☊
expect sb to do sth: We were expecting him to arrive yesterday. ☊ expect ☊
He's still getting over his illness, so don't expect too much from him. ☊ expect ☊
He's arranged everything, no expense spared. ☊ expense ☊
The payments he gets barely cover his expenses. ☊ expense ☊
explanation (as to why...): an explanation as to why he had left early ☊ explanation ☊
His expression changed from surprise to one of amusement. ☊ expression ☊
He's been granted an extension of the contract for another year. ☊ extension ☊
extreme left-wing/right-wing views ☊ extreme ☊
Mark knew he had behaved extremely badly. ☊ extremely ☊
His face fell (= showed disappointment, sadness, etc.) when he read the headlines. ☊ face ☊
fail (sth): He failed his driving test. ☊ fail ☊
He was a failure as a teacher. ☊ failure ☊
It's not fair! He always gets more than me. ☊ fair ☊
fair to sb (to do sth): Was it really fair to him to ask him to do all the work? ☊ fair ☊
He has blind faith (= unreasonable trust) in doctors' ability to find a cure. ☊ faith ☊
He's a friend of the family (= he is known and liked by the parents and the children). ☊ family ☊
He's fallen far behind in his work. ☊ far ☊
His parents supported him as far as they could. ☊ far ☊
I trust him only so far. ☊ so far ☊
fasten sth up: He fastened up his coat and hurried out. ☊ fasten ☊
He fastened back the shutters. ☊ fasten ☊
He fastened the papers together with a paper clip. ☊ fasten ☊
He grew fatter and fatter. ☊ fat ☊
He's proud of his children and blind to their faults. ☊ fault ☊
fault (that...): It was his fault that we were late. ☊ fault ☊
I'll ask Steve to take it. He owes me a favour. ☊ favour ☊
fear sb/sth: All his employees fear him. ☊ fear ☊
fear to do sth: She feared to tell him the truth. ☊ fear ☊
He felt in his pockets for some money. ☊ feel ☊
He hates talking about his feelings. ☊ feeling ☊
He has a high fever. ☊ fever ☊
fight (with sb/sth): He got into a fight with a man in the bar. ☊ fight ☊
He took a job to finance his stay in Germany. ☊ finance ☊
find sb/sth to be/do sth: They found him to be charming. ☊ find ☊
find sb/sth: I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found. ☊ find ☊
He finished off his drink with one large gulp. ☊ finish ☊
He was responsible for hiring and firing staff. ☊ fire ☊
fire (sth) (into sth): He fired the gun into the air. ☊ fire ☊
When did you first meet him? ☊ first ☊
fit into sth: His pictures don't fit into any category. ☊ fit ☊
He's so angry he's in no fit state to see anyone. ☊ fit ☊
He reached a flatter section of land near the river. ☊ flat ☊
flood sb with sth: The words flooded him with self-pity. ☊ flood ☊
focus sth (on sb/sth): He focused his blue eyes on her. ☊ focus ☊
fold sth (up): He folded the map up and put it in his pocket. ☊ fold ☊
Her eyes followed him everywhere (= she was looking at him all the time). ☊ follow ☊
He took charge of the family business following his father's death. ☊ following ☊
He's off his food (= he does not want to eat anything). ☊ food ☊
He came to me for advice. ☊ for ☊
He was finally defeated by forces beyond his control. ☊ force ☊
He controlled himself by sheer force of will. ☊ force ☊
He tried to force a copy of his book into my hand. ☊ force ☊
force sb into sth: Ill health forced him into early retirement. ☊ force ☊
force sb: He didn't force me—I wanted to go. ☊ force ☊
I forgot to ask him for his address. ☊ forget ☊
forgive sb sth: She'd forgive him anything. ☊ forgive ☊
He took two steps forward. ☊ forward ☊
He held out his free hand and I took it. ☊ free ☊
He walked out of jail a free man. ☊ free ☊
He managed to free his arms from their bonds. ☊ free ☊
He finally won his freedom after twenty years in jail. ☊ freedom ☊
He's one of my best friends. ☊ friend ☊
friendship with sb: He seemed to have already struck up (= begun) a friendship with Jo. ☊ friendship ☊
He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off. ☊ frighten sb/sth away/off, frighten sb/sth away from sth ☊
He sounded frightened. ☊ frightened ☊
frightened to do sth: I'm too frightened to ask him now. ☊ frightened ☊
frightened for sb: I'm frightened for him (= that he will be hurt, etc.). ☊ frightened ☊
He was blind from birth. ☊ from ☊
She never spoke to him again from that day on. ☊ from... on ☊
That's funny—he was here a moment ago and now he's gone. ☊ funny ☊
gamble sth (on sth): He's gambling his reputation on this deal. ☊ gamble ☊
It was generous of him to offer to pay for us both. ☊ generous ☊
He got down from the ladder. ☊ get ☊
He got his sister to help him with his homework. ☊ get ☊
You'll never get him to understand. ☊ get ☊
It's not hard to get him talking—the problem is stopping him! ☊ get ☊
He got his fingers caught in the door. ☊ get ☊
His drinking is getting to be a problem. ☊ get ☊
He married the girl next door. ☊ girl ☊
give sth: I'd give anything to see him again. ☊ give ☊
The operation gave him back the use of his legs. ☊ give sb back sth, give sth back (to sb) ☊
His voice gave him away (= showed who he really was). ☊ give sth/sb away ☊
glad about sth: 'He doesn't need the pills any more.' 'I'm glad about that.' ☊ glad ☊
He talked so much that they were really glad to see the back of him (= when he left). ☊ glad ☊
He drank three whole glasses. ☊ glass ☊
He sticks to her like glue (= never leaves her). ☊ glue ☊
He's been gone an hour (= he left an hour a go). ☊ go ☊
The plastic bag contained all his worldly goods (= everything he owned). ☊ goods ☊
He grabbed hold of me and wouldn't let go. ☊ grab ☊
He grabbed her around the throat and squeezed. ☊ grab ☊
Her husband was always there and she just took him for granted. ☊ take sb/sth for granted ☊
He lost his balance and fell to the ground. ☊ ground ☊
I didn't recognize him—he's grown a beard. ☊ grow ☊
guess sth: Guess what! He's asked me out! ☊ guess ☊
He pleaded guilty to murder. ☊ guilty ☊
Look out, he's got a gun! ☊ gun ☊
He has the irritating habit of biting his nails. ☊ habit ☊
He's losing his hair (= becoming bald ). ☊ hair ☊
He killed the snake with his bare hands (= using only his hands). ☊ hand ☊
He's always handing out advice to people. ☊ hand sth out (to sb) ☊
Most of his clothes were handed down to him by his older brother. ☊ hand sth down (to sb) ☊
He was the last man to be hanged for murder in this country. ☊ hang ☊
He had lost weight and the suit hung loosely on him. ☊ hang ☊
You hang around here in case he comes, and I'll go on ahead. ☊ hang around (...) ☊
He is hardly likely to admit he was wrong. ☊ hardly ☊
He may say no, but there's no harm in asking. ☊ there is no harm in (sb's) doing sth, it does no harm (for sb) to do sth ☊
He would never harm anyone. ☊ harm ☊
hate to do sth: He hated to be away from his family. ☊ hate ☊
hate sb/sth to do sth: She would have hated him to see how her hands shook. ☊ hate ☊
He was her most hated enemy. ☊ hate ☊
He looked at me with intense hatred. ☊ hatred ☊
She'd got him by the collar. ☊ have ☊
He had his head in his hands. ☊ have ☊
He's got three children. ☊ have ☊
have sth + adj.: He's got a front tooth missing. ☊ have ☊
He (= the man we are watching) went through that door. ☊ he ☊
He was nursed back to health by his wife. ☊ health ☊
hear sb/sth do sth: Did you hear him go out? ☊ hear ☊
Wait till he hears about this. ☊ hear ☊
He's hearing-impaired (= not able to hear well). ☊ hearing ☊
He relies heavily on his parents. ☊ heavily ☊
He was tall and strong, with heavy features. ☊ heavy ☊
He is at the height of his career. ☊ height ☊
He doesn't have a head for heights (= is afraid of high places). ☊ height ☊
He went through hell during the trial. ☊ hell ☊
He's always willing to help out. ☊ help out, help sb out ☊
He can't help being ugly. ☊ 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 ☊
Just shouting at him isn't going to be a lot of help. ☊ help ☊
She stood there, hesitating over whether or not to tell him the truth. ☊ hesitate ☊
His brusque manner hides a shy and sensitive nature. ☊ hide ☊
His desk was piled high with papers. ☊ high ☊
When did you see him? ☊ him ☊
He does the hiring and firing in our company. ☊ hire ☊
He took my hand in his. ☊ his ☊
He has a history of violent crime. ☊ history ☊
hit sb/sth with sth: He hit the nail squarely on the head with the hammer. ☊ hit ☊
How long has he held office? ☊ hold ☊
He was holding the baby in his arms. ☊ hold ☊
Can you hold on? I'll see if he's here. ☊ hold on ☊
I think he's holding something back. I'm sure he knows more than he admits. ☊ hold sth back ☊
He bravely held back his tears. ☊ hold sth back ☊
He held out the keys and I took them. ☊ hold sth out ☊
He lived at home (= with his parents) until he was thirty. ☊ at home ☊
I can't believe he got that money honestly. ☊ honestly ☊
In his dreams he relives the horror of the attack. ☊ horror ☊
He had to go to the hospital for treatment. ☊ hospital ☊
He'll be back in an hour. ☊ hour ☊
He went into the house. ☊ house ☊
He did not know how he ought to behave. ☊ how ☊
His eyes had a wild hungry look in them. ☊ hungry ☊
If you see him, give him this note. ☊ if ☊
If he improved his IT skills, he'd (= he would) easily get a job. ☊ if ☊
Do you know if he's married? ☊ if ☊
If he tries to start an argument, just ignore him. ☊ ignore ☊
Uncle Harry is terminally ill with cancer (= he will die from his illness). ☊ ill ☊
His public image is very different from the real person. ☊ image ☊
imagine sb/sth doing sth: I can just imagine him saying that! ☊ imagine ☊
imagine (sb + adj./noun): I can imagine him really angry. ☊ imagine ☊
'He was furious.' 'I can imagine.' ☊ imagine ☊
imagine (that)...: He's always imagining (that) we're talking about him behind his back. ☊ imagine ☊
It is important for him to attend every day. ☊ important ☊
More importantly, can he be trusted? ☊ importantly ☊
I recognize his father in him (= his character is similar to his father's). ☊ in ☊
I haven't seen him in years. ☊ in ☊
He was sitting alone in the darkness. ☊ in ☊
He spoke in a loud voice. ☊ in ☊
He escaped death by an inch. ☊ inch ☊
a man of independent means (= with an income that he does not earn by working) ☊ independent ☊
He committed the crime under the influence of drugs. ☊ influence ☊
inform sb + speech: 'He's already left,' she informed us. ☊ inform ☊
I didn't really want to go but he insisted. ☊ insist ☊
insist on sth/sb doing sth: She insisted on his/him wearing a suit. ☊ insist ☊
He didn't reply. Instead, he turned on his heel and left the room. ☊ instead ☊
He left strict instructions that the box should only be opened after his death. ☊ instruction ☊
Is he learning an instrument? ☊ instrument ☊
He works in insurance. ☊ insurance ☊
He didn't even have the intelligence to call for an ambulance. ☊ intelligence ☊
intend sb sth: He intended her no harm (= it was not his plan to harm her). ☊ intend ☊
He threw the letter into the fire. ☊ into ☊
He was first introduced to drugs by his elder brother. ☊ introduce ☊
This is not the first time he has been investigated by the police for fraud. ☊ investigate ☊
His brother's just lost his job. ☊ job ☊
judge sb/sth to be/do sth: I judged him to be about 50. ☊ judge ☊
'Quick, jump!' he shouted. ☊ jump ☊
I just saw him a moment ago. ☊ just ☊
He scarcely earns enough to keep himself and his family. ☊ keep ☊
She gave him a kick on the shin. ☊ kick ☊
He aimed a kick at the dog. ☊ kick ☊
He tried to kill himself with sleeping pills. ☊ kill ☊
'He's resigning.' 'I'd suspected something of the kind.' ☊ something of the/that kind ☊
She knifed him in the back. ☊ knife ☊
knock sth + adv./prep.: He'd knocked over a glass of water. ☊ knock ☊
He knocked three times and waited. ☊ knock ☊
know sb/sth to be/do sth: He's known to be an outstanding physicist. ☊ know ☊
Knowing Ben, we could be waiting a long time (= it is typical of him to be late). ☊ know ☊
know (that)...: He knew (that) he could trust her. ☊ know ☊
know (sth): This case is hopeless and he knows it (= although he will not admit it). ☊ know ☊
I didn't know what he was talking about. ☊ know ☊
know to do sth: Does he know to come here (= that he should come here) first? ☊ know ☊
He was sentenced to two years in a labour camp (= a type of prison where people have to do hard physical work). ☊ labour ☊
He was taken on as a teacher but was found lacking (= was thought not to be good enough). ☊ lacking ☊
When did you see him last? ☊ last ☊
He wasn't well, so we had to leave him behind. ☊ leave ☊
He was disgusted at the length of time he had to wait. ☊ length ☊
He ran the entire length of the beach (= from one end to the other). ☊ length ☊
He trudged home feeling lonely and let down. ☊ let sb down ☊
He is young and has little experience of life. ☊ life ☊
In real life (= when she met him) he wasn't how she had imagined him at all. ☊ life ☊
He will spend the rest of his life (= until he dies) in a wheelchair. ☊ life ☊
He lifted the suitcase down from the rack. ☊ lift ☊
He's lost a lot of weight—he's three kilos lighter than he was. ☊ light ☊
He ran like the wind (= very fast). ☊ like ☊
I don't like the way he's looking at me. ☊ like ☊
like sb/sth doing sth: I didn't like him taking all the credit. ☊ like ☊
I didn't like his taking all the credit. ☊ like ☊
He traced the line of her jaw with his finger. ☊ line ☊
Tell him as little as possible. ☊ little ☊
He lived in poverty most of his life. ☊ live ☊
He locked up the shop and went home. ☊ lock up, lock sth up ☊
It wasn't long before she had persuaded him (= it only took a short time). ☊ long ☊
He no longer lives here. ☊ no/any longer ☊
I'm looking after his affairs while he's in hospital. ☊ look after yourself/sb/sth ☊
Passers-by simply looked on as he was attacked. ☊ look on ☊
He lost his nerve at the last minute. ☊ lose ☊
At that moment he lost his balance and fell. ☊ lose ☊
He's lost his job. ☊ lose ☊
If he isn't prepared to accept this money, then that's his loss. ☊ loss ☊
He seems incapable of love. ☊ love ☊
He's singing an octave lower than the rest of us. ☊ low ☊
He lunched with a client at the Ritz. ☊ lunch ☊
He'll go mad when he sees the damage. ☊ mad ☊
He suddenly appeared as if by magic. ☊ magic ☊
Like all truly charismatic people, he can work his magic on both men and women. ☊ magic ☊
He makes a living as a stand-up comic. ☊ make ☊
She made him her assistant. ☊ make ☊
He made up some excuse about his daughter being sick. ☊ make sth up ☊
He has to manage on less than £100 a week. ☊ manage ☊
He always manages to say the wrong thing. ☊ manage ☊
He is one of the highest paid management gurus in the world. ☊ management ☊
He has no manners (= behaves very badly). ☊ manner ☊
Is he married? ☊ married ☊
He never married. ☊ marry ☊
He suffered a massive heart attack. ☊ massive ☊
He took all her letters into the yard and put a match to them. ☊ match ☊
matter with sb/sth: Is something the matter with Bob? He seems very down. ☊ matter ☊
I always consulted him on matters of policy. ☊ matter ☊
And then, to make matters worse, his parents turned up. ☊ matter ☊
He's been in prison, you know—not that it matters (= that information does not affect my opinion of him). ☊ matter ☊
He may have (= perhaps he has) missed his train. ☊ may ☊
Maybe he'll come, maybe he won't. ☊ maybe ☊
'I think he should resign.' 'Maybe.' ☊ maybe ☊
He means trouble (= to cause trouble). ☊ mean ☊
'Honesty'? He doesn't know the meaning of the word! ☊ meaning ☊
measure sb/sth for sth: He's gone to be measured for a new suit. ☊ measure ☊
I met him off the plane. ☊ meet ☊
He has a complete mental block (= difficulty in understanding or remembering) when it comes to physics. ☊ mental ☊
He has two big houses in this country, not to mention his villa in France. ☊ not to mention ☊
The pills might have helped him, if only he'd taken them regularly. ☊ might ☊
He gave his mind to the arrangements for the next day. ☊ mind ☊
His mind is as sharp as ever. ☊ mind ☊
You'll never persuade him to stay—his mind's made up (= he has definitely decided to go). ☊ make up your mind, make your mind up ☊
He wouldn't have minded so much if she'd told him the truth. ☊ mind ☊
mind that...: He minded that he hadn't been asked. ☊ mind ☊
I want to see him the minute he arrives. ☊ the minute (that)... ☊
I made the mistake of giving him my address. ☊ mistake ☊
I'm waiting for the right moment to tell him the bad news. ☊ moment ☊
He lost all his money. ☊ money ☊
He visits Paris once or twice a month. ☊ month ☊
Wait until he's in a better mood before you ask him. ☊ mood ☊
He felt morally responsible for the accident. ☊ morally ☊
He's been in a meeting all morning. ☊ morning ☊
He started the motor. ☊ motor ☊
He mounted his horse and rode away. ☊ mount ☊
I'll say this much for him—he never leaves a piece of work unfinished. ☊ this much ☊
He kept mum about what he'd seen. ☊ keep mum ☊
He was found guilty of murder. ☊ murder ☊
He denies murdering his wife's lover. ☊ murder ☊
He didn't move a muscle (= stood completely still). ☊ muscle ☊
He must have known (= surely he knew) what she wanted. ☊ must ☊
His past is shrouded in mystery (= not much is known about it). ☊ mystery ☊
They found him half naked and bleeding to death. ☊ naked ☊
He lost the race by the narrowest of margins. ☊ narrow ☊
He had a narrow escape when his car skidded on the ice. ☊ narrow ☊
He's a natural leader. ☊ natural ☊
He's joined the navy/the Navy. ☊ navy ☊
He had a neat methodical mind. ☊ neat ☊
He tied a scarf around his neck. ☊ neck ☊
need (not) do sth: You needn't bother asking Rick—I know he's too busy. ☊ need ☊
'He probably won't show up.' 'Don't be so negative.' ☊ negative ☊
He shouted so loudly that the whole neighbourhood could hear him. ☊ neighbourhood ☊
He didn't remember and neither did I. ☊ neither ☊
He's off work with a trapped nerve in his neck. ☊ nerve ☊
Since he changed jobs he's looked like a new man. ☊ new ☊
I asked him in the nicest possible way to put his cigarette out. ☊ nice ☊
When Dan cooks dinner he always goes the whole nine yards, with three courses and a choice of dessert. ☊ the whole nine yards ☊
I offered to pay but he was having none of it. ☊ have/want none of sth ☊
He should be able to lead a perfectly normal life. ☊ normal ☊
He broke his nose in the fight. ☊ nose ☊
He must not go. ☊ not ☊
He warned me not to be late. ☊ not ☊
He didn't speak to me—not one word. ☊ not a..., not one... ☊
Nothing else matters to him apart from his job. ☊ nothing ☊
Take no notice of what he says. ☊ notice ☊
People were making fun of him but he didn't seem to notice. ☊ notice ☊
notice sb/sth doing sth: I didn't notice him leaving. ☊ notice ☊
He'll be home by now. ☊ now ☊
Every now and again she checked to see if he was still asleep. ☊ (every) now and again/then ☊
Talking to him will get you nowhere. ☊ get/go nowhere, get sb nowhere ☊
He dialled the number, then changed his mind and hung up. ☊ number ☊
observe sb/sth doing sth: They observed him entering the bank. ☊ observe ☊
He observes keenly, but says little. ☊ observe ☊
I can remember very few occasions when he had to cancel because of ill health. ☊ occasion ☊
I'll speak to him about it if the occasion arises (= if I get a chance). ☊ occasion ☊
occupied (doing sth/in doing sth/in sth): He's fully occupied looking after three small children. ☊ occupied ☊
He occupies an office on the 12th floor. ☊ occupy ☊
occur that...: It didn't occur to him that his wife was having an affair. ☊ occur to sb ☊
The odd thing was that he didn't recognize me. ☊ odd ☊
He was cleared of all blame. ☊ of ☊
I called him but he ran off. ☊ off ☊
He's had his beard shaved off. ☊ off ☊
He was not aware that he had committed an offence. ☊ offence ☊
I'm sure he meant no offence when he said that. ☊ offence ☊
He played offense for the Chicago Bulls. ☊ offense ☊
Taylor offered him 500 dollars to do the work. ☊ offer ☊
He did not offer any explanation for his behaviour. ☊ offer ☊
I took him up on his offer of a loan. ☊ offer ☊
How long has he been in office? ☊ office ☊
He always gives the same old excuses. ☊ old ☊
He was on the plane from New York. ☊ on ☊
He cleans his car once a week. ☊ once ☊
He lost by less than one second. ☊ one ☊
Trying to reason with him only enrages him even more. ☊ only ☊
He not only read the book, but also remembered what he had read. ☊ not only... but (also)... ☊
He hardly ever opens his mouth (= speaks). ☊ open ☊
opportunity (of doing sth): At least give him the opportunity of explaining what happened. ☊ opportunity ☊
He is rude to me at every opportunity (= whenever possible). ☊ opportunity ☊
She tried calming him down but it seemed to be having the opposite effect. ☊ opposite ☊
I sat opposite him during the meal (= on the other side of the table). ☊ opposite ☊
I had no option but to (= I had to) ask him to leave. ☊ option ☊
He was given one month's imprisonment without the option of a fine. ☊ option ☊
He can't read or write. ☊ or ☊
He was lying—or was he? ☊ or ☊
He's a factory supervisor or something. ☊ or somebody/something/somewhere, somebody/something/somewhere or other ☊
He's the president of a large international organization. ☊ organization ☊
He raised one arm and then the other. ☊ other ☊
He crashed into a car coming the other way. ☊ other ☊
He found me, not the other way round/around. ☊ other ☊
He oughtn't to have been driving so fast. ☊ ought to ☊
If he started out at nine, he ought to be here by now. ☊ ought to ☊
He opened the box and out jumped a frog. ☊ out ☊
He ran out the door. ☊ out ☊
He lives right out in the country. ☊ out ☊
He got thrown out of the restaurant. ☊ out ☊
He drank his beer out of the bottle. ☊ out ☊
He's been out of work for six months. ☊ out ☊
He gets out of the army in a few weeks. ☊ out ☊
He rowed us over to the other side of the lake. ☊ over ☊
He's gone over to the enemy (= joined them). ☊ over ☊
He lives over the road. ☊ over ☊
He has to cook his own meals. ☊ own ☊
He's now the proud owner of a cottage in Wales. ☊ owner ☊
To be a really good runner he needs to lengthen his pace a little. ☊ pace ☊
He packed a few things into a bag. ☊ pack ☊
He took a painful blow on the shoulder. ☊ painful ☊
He works as a painter and decorator. ☊ painter ☊
He's still living with his parents. ☊ parent ☊
He's parked very badly. ☊ park ☊
He was only partly responsible for the accident. ☊ partly ☊
From past experience I'd say he'd probably forgotten the time. ☊ past ☊
He just walked straight past us! ☊ past ☊
I called out to him as he ran past. ☊ past ☊
He threw himself into the path of an oncoming vehicle. ☊ path ☊
He's one of Dr Shaw's patients. ☊ patient ☊
pay sb sth: He still hasn't paid me the money he owes me. ☊ pay ☊
pay sb sth: Have you paid him the rent yet? ☊ pay ☊
Did he ever pay you back that $100 he owes you? ☊ pay sb back (sth), pay sth back (to sb) ☊
I had a hard time getting him to pay up. ☊ pay up ☊
He was in the pay of the drugs barons. ☊ in the pay of sb/sth ☊
He agreed to make ten monthly payments of £50. ☊ payment ☊
He just wants to be left in peace (= not to be disturbed). ☊ peace ☊
He had a few pennies in his pocket. ☊ penny ☊
He was pensioned off and his job given to a younger man. ☊ pension sb off ☊
He doesn't care what people think of him. ☊ people ☊
Perhaps you would be good enough to let him know we are on our way. ☊ perhaps ☊
He's a fascinating person. ☊ person ☊
He's just the person we need for the job. ☊ person ☊
He had to pick up his welfare cheque in person. ☊ in person ☊
He maintained order by sheer force of personality. ☊ personality ☊
He's no longer personally involved in the day-to-day running of the company. ☊ personally ☊
persuade sb to do sth: Try to persuade him to come. ☊ persuade ☊
I'm sure he'll come with a bit of persuading. ☊ persuade ☊
His phone must be switched off. ☊ phone ☊
He left the phone off the hook as he didn't want to be disturbed. ☊ phone ☊
He tends to avoid all physical contact. ☊ physical ☊
I don't find him physically attractive. ☊ physically ☊
He picked the nuts off the top of the cake. ☊ pick ☊
He took the clock to pieces. ☊ piece ☊
He cut the pizza into bite-sized pieces. ☊ piece ☊
He had no pity for her. ☊ pity ☊
He broke his arm in three places. ☊ place ☊
He was unable to come to the ceremony, but he sent his son to accept the award in his place. ☊ in place of sb/sth, in sb's/sth's place ☊
I'll point him out to you next time he comes in. ☊ point sb/sth out (to sb) ☊
She tried in vain to point out to him the unfairness of his actions. ☊ point out (to sb), point sth out (to sb) ☊
He's thinking of going into politics (= trying to become a Member of Parliament, Congress, etc.) ☊ politics ☊
Have you heard about poor old Harry? His wife's left him. ☊ poor ☊
This put him and his colleagues in a difficult position. ☊ position ☊
He took up his position by the door. ☊ position ☊
He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence. ☊ possess ☊
I'm afraid he doesn't possess a sense of humour. ☊ possess ☊
'Do you think he'll resign?' 'Anything's possible where he's concerned.' ☊ possible ☊
Bob's very practical. He does all the odd jobs around the house. ☊ practical ☊
He was in the kitchen preparing lunch. ☊ prepare ☊
He was anxious to preserve his reputation. ☊ preserve ☊
Is he really 60? He's remarkably well preserved. ☊ preserve ☊
press sth to sth: He pressed a handkerchief to his nose. ☊ press ☊
prevent sb/sth from doing sth: He is prevented by law from holding a licence. ☊ prevent ☊
prevent (sb/sth) doing sth: Nothing would prevent him/his speaking out against injustice. ☊ prevent ☊
I couldn't believe it when I heard the news. I'd only seen him the previous day. ☊ previous ☊
Pride would not allow him to accept the money. ☊ pride ☊
He was taken prisoner by rebel soldiers. ☊ prisoner ☊
He was a prisoner of his own ignorance. ☊ prisoner ☊
He failed to fulfil his early promise. ☊ promise ☊
He was afraid that if he proposed she might refuse. ☊ propose ☊
prospect (of sth/of doing sth): The prospect of becoming a father filled him with alarm. ☊ prospect ☊
He was proud of himself for not giving up. ☊ proud ☊
He constantly feels he has to prove himself to others. ☊ prove ☊
it is proved that...: Can it be proved that he did commit these offences? ☊ prove ☊
He's in charge of the publicity for next year's festival. ☊ publicity ☊
pull sb/sth + adv./prep.: She pulled him gently towards her. ☊ pull ☊
punch sb/sth in/on sth: She punched him on the nose. ☊ punch ☊
He shot out his right arm and landed a punch on Lorrimer's nose. ☊ punch ☊
He was sent to his room as a punishment. ☊ punishment ☊
He did it on purpose, knowing it would annoy her. ☊ on purpose ☊
At the push of a button (= very easily) he could get a whole list of names. ☊ push ☊
He was too trusting—or, to put it another way, he had no head for business. ☊ put ☊
He put his fist through a glass door. ☊ put ☊
He put some jazz on the stereo. ☊ put sth on ☊
He must have put on several kilos. ☊ put sth on ☊
There was no question of his/him cancelling the trip so near the departure date. ☊ there is/was no question of (sth happening/sb doing sth) ☊
question whether, what, etc...: He questioned whether the accident was solely the truck driver's fault. ☊ question ☊
He fired three shots in quick succession. ☊ quick ☊
He's a quick study (= he learns quickly). ☊ quick ☊
He's already in training for the big race against Bailey. ☊ race ☊
He was unable to contact Blake by radio. ☊ radio ☊
He shouted angrily at anyone within range. ☊ in/within range (of sth) ☊
He was soon promoted to the rank of captain. ☊ rank ☊
rank (sb/sth) + adj.: Last year, he was ranked second in his age group. ☊ rank ☊
On the rare occasions when they met he hardly even dared speak to her. ☊ rare ☊
He was conscious that he was talking rather too much. ☊ rather ☊
In the end he had to walk—or rather run—to the office. ☊ rather ☊
I tried shaking him but there was no reaction. ☊ reaction ☊
He looks a real idiot. ☊ real ☊
He said no but he didn't give a reason. ☊ reason ☊
He wants to keep them all in his office for reasons best known to himself. ☊ reason ☊
reason (to do sth): They have reason to believe that he is lying. ☊ reason ☊
He's looking for a job and he's willing to do anything within reason. ☊ reason ☊
He couldn't reasonably be expected to pay back the loan all at once. ☊ reasonably ☊
(+ adv./prep.): If I recall correctly, he lives in Luton. ☊ recall ☊
receive sth from sb/sth: He received an award for bravery from the police service. ☊ receive ☊
recognize sb/sth: I recognized him as soon as he came in the room. ☊ recognize ☊
He's still recovering from his operation. ☊ recover ☊
His face was reflected in the mirror. ☊ reflect ☊
refuse sb sth: They refused him a visa. ☊ refuse ☊
He regards himself as a patriot. ☊ regard ☊
He regarded us suspiciously. ☊ regard ☊
regard to sb/sth: He was driving without regard to speed limits. ☊ regard ☊
regret that...: I regret that I never got to meet him in person. ☊ regret ☊
He flashed a smile, showing two rows of white, regular teeth. ☊ regular ☊
He refused to release her arm. ☊ release ☊
We all breathed a sigh of relief when he left. ☊ relief ☊
He can't be relied on to tell the truth. ☊ rely on/upon sb/sth ☊
He will remain (as) manager of the club until the end of his contract. ☊ remain ☊
I vaguely remember hearing him come in. ☊ remember ☊
I can't remember his taking a single day off work. ☊ remember ☊
remove sth/sb from sth/sb: He removed his hand from her shoulder. ☊ remove ☊
replace sb/sth: He will be difficult to replace when he leaves. ☊ replace ☊
report sb (to sb) (for sth/for doing sth): She threatened to report him to the authorities for hunting without a licence. ☊ report ☊
He's already been reported twice for arriving late. ☊ report ☊
report (sb/sth) doing sth: The neighbours reported seeing him leave the building around noon. ☊ report ☊
He tried to pin me down, but I resisted. ☊ resist ☊
He doesn't respect other people's right to privacy. ☊ respect ☊
You can rely on him to respond to a challenge. ☊ respond ☊
He is mentally ill and cannot be held responsible for his actions. ☊ responsible ☊
He won't rest (= will never be satisfied) until he finds her. ☊ rest ☊
The operation restored his sight (= made him able to see again). ☊ restore ☊
He is now fully restored to health. ☊ restore ☊
He made one big mistake, and, as a result, lost his job. ☊ result ☊
He is retiring next year after 30 years with the company. ☊ retire ☊
He was met by his brother on his return from Italy. ☊ return ☊
He can't seem to play in rhythm. ☊ rhythm ☊
He rode a Harley Davidson. ☊ ride ☊
He's the right man for the job. ☊ right ☊
I told him right off what I thought of him. ☊ right away/off ☊
He's on the right of the Labour Party. ☊ right ☊
He sold the rights for $2 million. ☊ right ☊
He wouldn't apologize. He knew he was in the right (= had justice on his side). ☊ right ☊
I don't rightly know where he's gone. ☊ rightly ☊
He gave a couple of loud rings on the doorbell. ☊ ring ☊
He risked all his money on a game of cards. ☊ risk ☊
risk sth: He risked a glance at her furious face. ☊ risk ☊
He was shot by a member of a rival gang. ☊ rival ☊
He was walking along the road when he was attacked. ☊ road ☊
He had been robbed of his dignity. ☊ rob sb/sth of sth ☊
He's had a really rough time recently (= he's had a lot of problems). ☊ rough ☊
He turned the car round and drove back again. ☊ round ☊
He had a scarf round his neck. ☊ round ☊
He died of a heart attack during a routine operation. ☊ routine ☊
He ran through the names on the list. ☊ run through sth ☊
Catching sight of her he broke into a run (= started running). ☊ run ☊
He got the sack for swearing. ☊ sack ☊
He gave a slight, sad smile. ☊ sad ☊
The divorce left him sadder and wiser (= having learned from the unpleasant experience). ☊ sad ☊
He's a sad case—his wife died last year and he can't seem to manage without her. ☊ sad ☊
He was kept in custody for his own safety. ☊ safety ☊
He managed to sail the boat between the rocks. ☊ sail ☊
He gets a basic salary plus commission. ☊ salary ☊
Nothing satisfies him—he's always complaining. ☊ satisfy ☊
save sth (for sth/sb): He's saving his strength for the last part of the race. ☊ save ☊
He knew that if he wasn't back by midnight, his parents would have something to say about it (= be angry). ☊ say ☊
say to do sth: He said to meet him here. ☊ say ☊
He escaped without a scratch (= was not hurt at all). ☊ scratch ☊
scream (out) that...: His sister screamed out that he was crazy. ☊ scream ☊
He searched desperately for something to say. ☊ search ☊
He was the second to arrive. ☊ second ☊
He scored again in the dying seconds (= the last few seconds) of the game. ☊ second ☊
secret (from sb): He tried to keep it secret from his family. ☊ secret ☊
He made no secret of his ambition (= he didn't try to hide it). ☊ secret ☊
see sb/sth as sth: His colleagues see him as a future director. ☊ see ☊
see (that)...: Can't you see (that) he's taking advantage of you? ☊ see ☊
see (sb/sth): She looked for him but couldn't see him in the crowd. ☊ see ☊
He says he won't help, does he? Well, we'll soon see about that (= I will demand that he does help). ☊ see about sth ☊
He intends to seek custody of the children. ☊ seek ☊
sensitive about sth: He's very sensitive about his weight. ☊ sensitive ☊
separate from sb: He separated from his wife after 20 years of marriage. ☊ separate ☊
separated from sb: He's been separated from his wife for a year. ☊ separated ☊
He pulled the lever and set the machine in motion. ☊ set ☊
He had to settle his affairs (= arrange all his personal business) in Paris before he could return home. ☊ settle ☊
His injuries are severe. ☊ severe ☊
Her interest in him is purely sexual. ☊ sexual ☊
She finds him sexually attractive. ☊ sexually ☊
He didn't want to cast a shadow on (= spoil) their happiness. ☊ shadow ☊
He shook my hand warmly. ☊ shake ☊
His face burned with shame. ☊ shame ☊
He kept a sharp lookout for any strangers. ☊ sharp ☊
He rapped sharply on the window. ☊ sharply ☊
He shone the flashlight around the cellar. ☊ shine ☊
When the ship docked at Southampton he was rushed to hospital. ☊ ship ☊
He was arrested and shipped back to the UK for trial. ☊ ship ☊
He shot himself during a fit of depression. ☊ shoot ☊
Should I call him and apologize? ☊ should ☊
He slung the bag over his shoulder. ☊ shoulder ☊
shout at sb to do sth: She shouted at him to shut the gate. ☊ shout ☊
+ speech: 'Run!' he shouted. ☊ shout ☊
He showed me our location on the map. ☊ show ☊
show sb/sth to be/have sth: His new book shows him to be a first-rate storyteller. ☊ show ☊
show how, what, etc...: He likes to show off how well he speaks French. ☊ show sb/sth off ☊
He shut his book and looked up. ☊ shut ☊
He was lying on his side. ☊ side ☊
He crossed the bridge to the other side of the river. ☊ side ☊
She slid him a sideways glance. ☊ sideways ☊
He had placed himself directly in my line of sight. ☊ sight ☊
The mere sight of him makes me want to scream. ☊ sight ☊
He has very little sight in his right eye. ☊ sight ☊
The fact that he didn't say 'no' immediately is a good sign. ☊ sign ☊
signal sb to do sth: She signalled him to follow. ☊ signal ☊
Her accusations reduced him to silence. ☊ silence ☊
He gave me the silent treatment (= did not speak to me because he was angry). ☊ silent ☊
He's been working in a bank since leaving school. ☊ since ☊
Since the party she had only spoken to him once. ☊ since ☊
He could see no way out of the situation. ☊ situation ☊
skill in/at sth/doing sth: What made him remarkable as a photographer was his skill in capturing the moment. ☊ skill ☊
He slept solidly for ten hours. ☊ sleep ☊
He sliced the fruit open. ☊ slice ☊
He slipped the letter back into its envelope. ☊ slip ☊
He spends all winter on the slopes (= skiing ). ☊ slope ☊
He's the slowest in the class. ☊ slow ☊
He smiled to think how naive he used to be. ☊ smile ☊
He smokes like a chimney (= a lot). ☊ smoke ☊
He thinks I dislike him but that just isn't so. ☊ so ☊
Nothing more was heard from him so that we began to wonder if he was dead. ☊ so ☊
His partner left and he had to soldier on alone. ☊ soldier on ☊
He's in some kind of trouble. ☊ some ☊
He's something in (= has a job connected with) television. ☊ something ☊
He gave her a wry look, something between amusement and regret. ☊ something ☊
I had a sort of feeling that he wouldn't come. ☊ a sort of sth ☊
He crept into the house trying not to make a sound. ☊ sound ☊
Leaving him out of the team may sound the death knell for our chances of winning (= signal the end of our chances). ☊ sound ☊
He doesn't sound French—and he doesn't look it. ☊ sound ☊
He lives to the south of (= further south than) the city. ☊ south ☊
He can't speak because of a throat infection. ☊ speak ☊
He speaks with a strange accent. ☊ speak ☊
'Do you know him?' 'Not to speak to.' (= only by sight) ☊ speak ☊
He was the only one to speak out against the decision. ☊ speak out (against sth) ☊
He reduced speed and turned sharp left. ☊ speed ☊
split sth between sb/sth: His time is split between the London and Paris offices. ☊ split ☊
Don't let him spoil your evening. ☊ spoil ☊
He showed me the exact spot where he had asked her to marry him. ☊ spot ☊
He has been collecting stamps since he was eight. ☊ stamp ☊
How do you stand him being here all the time? ☊ stand ☊
How can you stand by and see him accused of something he didn't do? ☊ stand by ☊
He's just started a new job. ☊ start ☊
The job gave him his start in journalism. ☊ start ☊
He was in a state of permanent depression. ☊ state ☊
He tuned to another station. ☊ station ☊
steal (from sb/sth): We found out he'd been stealing from us for years. ☊ steal ☊
He turned around and retraced his steps (= went back the way he had come). ☊ step ☊
He stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off. ☊ stick ☊
stick sth + adv./prep.: He stuck a stamp on the envelope. ☊ stick ☊
He smiled at her, trying to take the sting out of his words (= trying to make the situation less painful or difficult). ☊ sting ☊
stop sb/sth: He was stopped by the police for speeding. ☊ stop ☊
He was too tired to walk straight. ☊ straight ☊
He stretched and yawned lazily. ☊ stretch ☊
He told me in the strictest confidence (= on the understanding that I would tell nobody else). ☊ strict ☊
He struck the table with his fist. ☊ strike ☊
He wrapped the package in brown paper and tied it with string. ☊ string ☊
strip sb (to sth): He stood there stripped to the waist (= he had no clothes on the upper part of his body). ☊ strip ☊
strip sb + adj.: He was stripped naked and left in a cell. ☊ strip ☊
He was under strong pressure to resign. ☊ strong ☊
He's strong enough to lift a car! ☊ strong ☊
He was strongly opposed to the idea. ☊ strongly ☊
struggle (with sb) (to do sth): He is engaged in a bitter struggle with his rival to get control of the company. ☊ struggle ☊
He's a third-year student at the College of Art. ☊ student ☊
He studied her face thoughtfully. ☊ study ☊
He'll manage—he isn't stupid. ☊ stupid ☊
substitute for sb/sth: Paul's father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother. ☊ substitute ☊
He's proud of his daughter's successes. ☊ success ☊
He sucked the blood from a cut on his finger. ☊ suck ☊
suffer from sth: He suffers from asthma. ☊ suffer ☊
He suffered a massive heart attack. ☊ suffer ☊
suggest how, what, etc...: Can you suggest how I might contact him? ☊ suggest ☊
He can be very helpful, but only when it suits him. ☊ suit ☊
This was a job to which he seemed well suited. ☊ suited ☊
suppose sb/sth (to be/have) sth: suppose sb/sth + adj.: She had supposed him (to be) very rich. ☊ suppose ☊
suppose sb/sth (to be/have) sth: suppose sb/sth + adj./noun: Suppose him (to be) dead—what then? ☊ suppose ☊
sure (that)...: I'm pretty sure (that) he'll agree. ☊ sure ☊
I'm sure he's still alive. ☊ sure ☊
I think he'll be back on Monday, but I can't say for sure. ☊ for sure ☊
They were surprised to find that he'd already left. ☊ surprised ☊
surprised (that...): You shouldn't be surprised (that) he didn't come. ☊ surprised ☊
As I had suspected all along, he was not a real policeman. ☊ suspect ☊
suspect sb/sth to be/have sth: She suspected him to be an impostor. ☊ suspect ☊
He was arrested on suspicion of murder. ☊ suspicion ☊
It's time to confront him with our suspicions. ☊ suspicion ☊
swear to do sth: She made him swear not to tell anyone. ☊ swear ☊
swear (that)...: She swore (that) she'd never seen him before. ☊ swear ☊
He breaks out in a sweat just at the thought of flying. ☊ sweat ☊
He started having night sweats. ☊ sweat ☊
He is liable to abrupt mood swings (= for example from being very happy to being very sad). ☊ swing ☊
He took a wild swing at the ball. ☊ swing ☊
He started taking drugs (= illegal drugs) at college. ☊ take ☊
take sb + noun: The rebels took him prisoner. ☊ take ☊
He was taken prisoner by the rebels. ☊ take ☊
When he saw me coming he took off in the opposite direction. ☊ take off ☊
He was homeless, so we took him in. ☊ take sb in ☊
teach sb sth: He teaches them English. ☊ teach ☊
He tore his clothes off (= took them off quickly and carelessly) and dived into the lake. ☊ tear ☊
He tore the letter in two. ☊ tear ☊
Does he have a temperature (= is it higher than normal, because of illness)? ☊ temperature ☊
He's in bed with a temperature of 40°. ☊ temperature ☊
He faces a maximum prison/jail term of 25 years. ☊ term ☊
He had suffered terrible injuries. ☊ terrible ☊
test sb/sth for sth: The doctor tested him for hepatitis. ☊ test ☊
We managed to get it finished in the end—no thanks to him (= he didn't help). ☊ no thanks to sb/sth ☊
He drank a glass of whisky, then another and then another. ☊ then ☊
His eyebrows were thick and bushy. ☊ thick ☊
He is as thin as a rake (= very thin). ☊ thin ☊
All he ever thinks about is money. ☊ think ☊
sb/sth is thought to be sb/sth: He's thought to be one of the richest men in Europe. ☊ think ☊
He'll probably say no, though it's worth asking. ☊ though ☊
He was threatened with dismissal if he continued to turn up late for work. ☊ threaten ☊
He held the knife to her throat. ☊ throat ☊
He drove through a red light (= passed it when he should have stopped). ☊ through ☊
It was through him (= as a result of his help) that I got the job. ☊ through ☊
The lights were red but he drove straight through. ☊ through ☊
He threw back his head and roared with laughter. ☊ throw ☊
He is the eldest son and thus heir to the title. ☊ thus ☊
They tied him to a chair with cable. ☊ tie ☊
He spends most of his time working. ☊ time ☊
His injuries will take a long time to heal. ☊ time ☊
He tipped the wheelbarrow on its side. ☊ tip ☊
His expression changed from amazement to joy. ☊ to ☊
He's far too young to go on his own. ☊ too ☊
It's too soon to say if he'll survive. ☊ too ☊
He turned nasty when we refused to give him the money. ☊ turn ☊
turn (into sth): He turned into a narrow street. ☊ turn ☊
turn sth (+ adv./prep.): He turned the key in the lock. ☊ turn ☊
He asked her to marry him but she turned him down. ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
Ten years of prison had turned him into an old man. ☊ turn sb/sth (from sth) into sth ☊
I don't know him well; I've only met him twice. ☊ twice ☊
At 56 he's twice her age. ☊ twice ☊
twist sth (+ adv./prep.): He grabbed me and twisted my arm behind my back. ☊ twist ☊
He gave a shy smile and a little twist of his head. ☊ twist ☊
He's inclined to put two and two together and make five (= reaches the wrong conclusion from what he sees, hears, etc.). ☊ put two and two together ☊
He lay there, unable to move. ☊ unable ☊
I tried to contact him but was unable to. ☊ unable ☊
They found him lying unconscious on the floor. ☊ unconscious ☊
He seems bad-tempered, but he's very soft-hearted underneath. ☊ underneath ☊
If you want to leave early, I'm sure he'll understand. ☊ understand ☊
understand sb/sth doing sth: I just can't understand him taking the money. ☊ understand ☊
I just can't understand his taking the money. ☊ understand ☊
unfair (on/to sb): It seems unfair on him to make him pay for everything. ☊ unfair ☊
It was unfortunate that he couldn't speak English. ☊ unfortunate ☊
It's very unlike him to be so late. ☊ unlike ☊
Unusually for him, he wore a tie. ☊ unusually ☊
A car drove up and he got in. ☊ up ☊
What's up with him? He looks furious. ☊ up ☊
urge sb to do sth: She urged him to stay. ☊ urge ☊
value sb/sth (as sth): I really value him as a friend. ☊ value ☊
At last he had his very own car (= belonging to him and to nobody else). ☊ very ☊
view sb/sth with sth: She viewed him with suspicion. ☊ view ☊
He was violently sick. ☊ violently ☊
He glimpsed something on the edge of his vision. ☊ vision ☊
He's a competent politician, but he lacks vision. ☊ vision ☊
wait for sb/sth to do sth: He's waiting for me to make a mistake. ☊ wait ☊
I can hardly wait to see him again. ☊ I, they, etc. can't wait/can hardly wait ☊
He set out on the long walk home. ☊ walk ☊
warn sb: I tried to warn him, but he wouldn't listen. ☊ warn ☊
You're wasting your time trying to explain it to him (= because he will not understand). ☊ waste ☊
His talents are wasted in that job. ☊ waste ☊
It was not his way to admit that he had made a mistake. ☊ way ☊
I first met him way back in the 80s. ☊ way back (in...) ☊
He was charged with carrying an offensive weapon. ☊ weapon ☊
He wore out two pairs of shoes last year. ☊ wear out, wear sth out ☊
He comes to see us once a week. ☊ week ☊
He staggered a little under the weight of his backpack. ☊ weight ☊
He's well able to take care of himself. ☊ well ☊
He lives to the west of (= further west than) the town. ☊ west ☊
What (= what job) does he do? ☊ what ☊
He braked suddenly, causing the front wheels to skid. ☊ wheel ☊
When did you last see him? ☊ when ☊
He comes from Boula, wherever that may be (= I don't know where it is). ☊ wherever ☊
I asked him whether he had done it all himself or whether someone had helped him. ☊ whether ☊
He had a wild look in his eyes. ☊ wild ☊
Fred said he'd be leaving soon. ☊ will ☊
I asked him if he wouldn't mind calling later. ☊ will ☊
He wound the wool into a ball. ☊ wind ☊
wish sb/sth/yourself + adj.: He's dead and it's no use wishing him alive again. ☊ wish ☊
She shut her eyes and wished for him to get better. ☊ wish ☊
He had no wish to start a fight. ☊ wish ☊
He was one of the witnesses at our wedding. ☊ witness ☊
He chopped some wood for the fire. ☊ wood ☊
He's a man of his word (= he does what he promises). ☊ word ☊
They asked him to leave—in other words he was fired. ☊ in other words ☊
work on sb/sth: His charm doesn't work on me (= does not affect or impress me). ☊ work ☊
He's too young to understand the ways of the world. ☊ world ☊
it worries sb that...: It worries me that he hasn't come home yet. ☊ worry ☊
worry sb with sth: Don't keep worrying him with a lot of silly questions. ☊ worry ☊
The news of his release from prison added further to her worries. ☊ worry ☊
It must be worrying for you not to know where he is. ☊ worrying ☊
If he gets any worse we'll call the doctor. ☊ worse ☊
At the very worst, he'll have to pay a fine. ☊ at (the) worst ☊
He'd been in a fight and had obviously got the worst of it. ☊ get the worst of it ☊
He died from the wounds he had received to his chest. ☊ wound ☊
Seeing him again opened up old wounds. ☊ wound ☊
He tossed her a towel. 'Wrap yourself in that.' ☊ wrap ☊
write to sb: She wrote to him in France. ☊ write ☊
wrong that...: It is wrong that he should not be punished for what he did. ☊ wrong ☊
wrong (about sth/sb): You were wrong about Tom; he's not married after all. ☊ wrong ☊
He assumed, wrongly, that she did not care. ☊ wrongly ☊
His youth gives him an advantage over the other runners. ☊ youth ☊