có tuổi cao tuổi 
elderly like: cổ tự → →
to hang oneself, commit suicide by hanging ☊ 
treo cổ tự tử ☊ acknowledge sth: She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform. ☊ acknowledge ☊
+ speech: 'I've given up smoking,' she announced. ☊ announce ☊
She desperately wanted to win her father's approval. ☊ approval ☊
Do not attempt to repair this yourself. ☊ attempt ☊
They had no claim on the land. ☊ claim ☊
Her actions and her promises contrasted sharply. ☊ contrast ☊
animals in danger of extinction ☊ danger ☊
The custom dates back hundreds of years. ☊ date back (to...), date from... ☊
declare yourself + adj./noun: She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support. ☊ declare ☊
She took an instant dislike to the house and the neighbourhood. ☊ dislike ☊
She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post. ☊ dismiss ☊
He read a poem entitled 'Salt'. ☊ entitle ☊
The list of endangered species includes nearly 600 fishes. ☊ fish ☊
imagine doing sth: She imagined walking into the office and handing in her resignation. ☊ imagine ☊
'Was he very angry?' 'Indeed he was.' ☊ indeed ☊
What on earth was the matter with her, she wondered. She'd come here to enjoy herself and here she was, stuck on her own in the hotel. ☊ matter ☊
She slowly mounted the steps. ☊ mount ☊
He was the nearest thing to (= the person most like) a father she had ever had. ☊ near ☊
option (of doing sth): Students have the option of studying abroad in their second year. ☊ option ☊
snow-capped/jagged peaks ☊ peak ☊
She proudly displayed her prize. ☊ proudly ☊
They put pressure on her to resign. ☊ put ☊
She refused to accept that there was a problem. ☊ refuse ☊
She refused to take on the traditional woman's role. ☊ role ☊
It should be snowing now, according to the weather forecast. ☊ should ☊
We had snow in May this year. ☊ snow ☊
it is stated that...: It was stated that standards at the hospital were dropping. ☊ state ☊
The party was denied legal status. ☊ status ☊
strip down to sth: She stripped down to her underwear. ☊ strip ☊
She claims to have been unfairly dismissed. ☊ unfairly ☊
We only have his word for it that the cheque is in the post. ☊ word ☊
He's a man of his word (= he does what he promises). ☊ word ☊
There are no words to say how sorry we are. ☊ word ☊
He worshipped her from afar (= he loved her but did not tell her his feelings). ☊ worship ☊