former, old capital (city) ☊ 
cô đơn một mình 
alone like: cố đô → →
einsam ☊ 
cô đơn ☊ 
孤独的 ☊ gū dú de mit jemandem Mitleid haben ☊ có đồng cảm với ai đó ☊ 同情某人 ☊ tóngqíng mǒurén einsam ☊ cô đơn ☊ ☊ die Einsamkeit ☊ sự cô đơn ☊ ☊ der Einzelgänger ☊ người cô độc ☊ ☊ der Fußball-Fan ☊ fan bóng đá, cổ động viên bóng đá ☊ ☊ mit jemandem Mitleid haben ☊ có đồng cảm với ai đó ☊ ☊ Aber dann sind Sie nicht allein. ☊ Vậy là ông không cô đơn. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 592) Ihre Schwester ist alleine in ihrer Wohnung und fühlt sich einsam. ☊ Chị ở một mình trong căn hộ của mình và cảm thấy thật cô đơn. ☊ (Lektion 61, Nr. 860) Kann ich bitte mit Ihrer Kollegin sprechen? ☊ Xin lỗi, tôi có thể nói chuyện với cô đồng nghiệp của anh / chị được không? ☊ (Lektion 85, Nr. 1221) it is accepted that...: It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success. ☊ accept ☊
She closed the door firmly and advanced towards the desk. ☊ advance ☊
+ speech: 'That's true', she agreed. ☊ agree ☊
I've been so alone since you went away. ☊ alone ☊
The proposal is subject to approval by the shareholders (= they need to agree to it). ☊ approval ☊
approval (for sth) (from sb): They required/received approval for the proposal from the shareholders. ☊ approval ☊
attend sth: The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. ☊ attend ☊
The room measures fifteen feet by twenty feet. ☊ by ☊
Stockholders took it on the chin yesterday as markets fell sharply. ☊ take sth on the chin ☊
to go into the Church (= to become a Christian minister) ☊ church ☊
She closed the gate behind her. ☊ close ☊
Sacha felt confusion sweeping over her as she read the letter. ☊ confusion ☊
She blushed at the sudden contact of his hand against her arm. ☊ contact ☊
The baby had dark eyes and dark curls. ☊ curl ☊
Her job demands a high degree of skill. ☊ degree ☊
desperately ill/unhappy/lonely ☊ desperately ☊
The car developed engine trouble and we had to stop. ☊ develop ☊
The room looks different without the furniture. ☊ different ☊
it disturbs sb to do sth: It disturbed her to realize that she was alone. ☊ disturb ☊
empty of sth: The room was empty of furniture. ☊ empty ☊
My car had to have a new engine. ☊ engine ☊
guess sth: She guessed the answer straight away. ☊ guess ☊
We have orders coming in from all over the world. ☊ have ☊
I love walking in the hills (= in the area where there are hills). ☊ hill ☊
He had a wide mouth and humorous grey eyes. ☊ humorous ☊
In an ideal world there would be no poverty and disease. ☊ ideal ☊
'Do you agree?' 'Indeed I do/Yes, indeed.' ☊ indeed ☊
her growing involvement with contemporary music ☊ involvement ☊
She played a key role in the dispute. ☊ key ☊
He trudged home feeling lonely and let down. ☊ let sb down ☊
She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink. ☊ liquid ☊
She lives alone and often feels lonely. ☊ lonely ☊
As I didn't speak the language I grew lonelier and lonelier. ☊ lonely ☊
all those lonely nights at home watching TV ☊ lonely ☊
a lonely beach ☊ lonely ☊
You must be mad to risk it. ☊ mad ☊
There's something the matter with my eyes. ☊ matter ☊
minority shareholders in the bank ☊ minority ☊
The management have made no move to settle the strike. ☊ move ☊
She hammered the nail in. ☊ nail ☊
If nobody objects, we'll postpone the meeting till next week. ☊ object ☊
I have got piles of work to do. ☊ pile ☊
How did he die? Was it poison? ☊ poison ☊
In the last chapter, she poisons herself with arsenic. ☊ poison ☊
She poured boiling water down the sink. ☊ pour ☊
price (for sth/for doing sth): Loneliness is a high price to pay for independence in your old age. ☊ price ☊
Her quick hands suddenly stopped moving. ☊ quick ☊
I'm trying to read the map. ☊ read ☊
Are you any good at map reading? ☊ reading ☊
report sth (to sb): The crash happened seconds after the pilot reported engine trouble. ☊ report ☊
The group was considered to be a risk to national security. ☊ risk ☊
This latest design has no rivals (= it is easily the best design available). ☊ rival ☊
You've got your rivals running scared. ☊ run ☊
The shareholders want more say in how the company is run. ☊ run ☊
Her interest in him is purely sexual. ☊ sexual ☊
She read out the list in sharp, clipped tones. ☊ sharp ☊
to have sharp eyes ☊ sharp ☊
She slammed the door shut. ☊ shut ☊
a quiet/secluded/lonely, etc. spot ☊ spot ☊
She starred opposite Cary Grant in 'Bringing up Baby'. ☊ star ☊
The cable has a 140kg breaking strain (= it will break when it is stretched or pulled by a force greater than this). ☊ strain ☊
She looked around to make sure that she was alone. ☊ make sure (of sth/that...) ☊
Her eyes were red and swollen from crying. ☊ swollen ☊
Use wood of at least 12 mm thickness. ☊ thickness ☊
The walls are at least two feet in thickness. ☊ thickness ☊
She nailed the two boards together. ☊ together ☊
unite (behind/against sb/sth): Will they unite behind the new leader? ☊ unite ☊
The island is a wild and lonely place. ☊ wild ☊
She blushed with embarrassment. ☊ with ☊
She burned the letters so that her husband would never read them. ☊ would ☊