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Những con mèo của tôi ở đâu? ☊ Questions 1 Where is the shirt? ☊ Cái áo ở đâu? ☊ Questions 1 I think it is not interesting. ☊ Tôi nghĩ nó không hay. ☊ Adjectives 1 interesting ☊ hay ☊ Adjectives 1 Watching television is very interesting. ☊ Xem tivi rất hay. ☊ Adjectives 1 Your question is very interesting. ☊ Câu hỏi của bạn rất hay. ☊ Adjectives 1 Where is the modern phone? ☊ Chiếc điện thoại hiện đại ở đâu? ☊ Adjectives 1 Why, where, when ☊ Tại sao, ở đâu, khi nào ☊ Conjunctions I am here to work. ☊ Tôi ở đây để làm việc. ☊ Conjunctions I am here. ☊ Tôi đang ở đây. ☊ Continuous Where do bats live? ☊ Dơi sống ở đâu? ☊ Verbs 2 Love like there is no tomorrow. ☊ Yêu như không có ngày mai! ☊ Dates and Time There is water in this bottle. ☊ Có nước ở trong cái chai này. ☊ Prepositions 1 There are five monkeys behind me. ☊ Có năm con khỉ ở phía sau tôi. ☊ Prepositions 1 There is a cat in front.(in the front) ☊ ☊ Prepositions 1 How many oceans are there? ☊ Có bao nhiêu đại dương? ☊ Geography I want to know the rainfall here. ☊ Tôi muốn biết lượng mưa ở đây. ☊ Geography Is there an accident in Asia? ☊ Có một tai nạn ở châu Á ư? ☊ Common Phrases 2 You go to Antarctica and see three bamboo trees there? Really ☊ ☊ Common Phrases 2 Where do you come from? ☊ Bạn đến từ đâu? ☊ Countries 1 Where do the workers work? ☊ Các công nhân làm việc ở đâu? ☊ Jobs 1 Where is my secretary? ☊ Thư ký của tôi ở đâu? ☊ Jobs 1 care, to be interested ☊ quan tâm ☊ Attributes I discover they are still here. ☊ Tôi phát hiện họ vẫn đang ở đây. ☊ Verbs 2.5 Today is Sunday, therefore we sleep. ☊ Hôm nay là chủ nhật, vậy nên chúng tôi ngủ. ☊ Conjunctions 2 I think therefore I exist. ☊ Toi nghi vay nen toi ton tai ☊ Conjunctions 2 therefore ☊ vậy nên ☊ Conjunctions 2 I am here, do you see me? ☊ Tôi ở đây, bạn có thấy tôi không? ☊ Adverbs here ☊ ở đây ☊ Adverbs Anyway I am still here with you. ☊ Dù sao tôi vẫn ở đây với bạn. ☊ Adverbs Where is the longest border? ☊ Biên giới dài nhất ở đâu? ☊ Places Come here immediately! ☊ Đến đây ngay lập tức! ☊ Verbs 3 We were contacted by a famous man. ☊ Chúng ta đã được liên hệ bởi một người đàn ông nổi tiếng. ☊ Passive There is nothing between her and me. ☊ Không có gì giữa cô ấy và tôi. ☊ Prepositions 2 There is a village next to the border. ☊ Có một ngôi làng ở cạnh biên giới. ☊ Prepositions 2 Where aer the other ducks? ☊ Những con vịt khác ở đâu? ☊ Determiners There is something under the window. ☊ Có cái gì đó ở dưới cửa sổ. ☊ Determiners Every kid here has a pencil. ☊ Mọi đứa trẻ ở đây đều có bút chì. ☊ Determiners Do they want anything here? ☊ Họ có muốn bất kỳ cái gì ở đây không? ☊ Determiners Is there anybody here? ☊ Có bất kỳ ai ở đây không? ☊ Determiners Is there anybody here? ☊ Có ai ở đây không? ☊ Determiners The conference will end tonight. ☊ Hội thảo sẽ kết thúc tối nay. ☊ People The conference ends at two to two. ☊ Hội thảo kết thúc lúc hai giờ kém hai. ☊ People conference ☊ Hội thảo ☊ People Where will they deal? ☊ Họ sẽ thoả thuận ở đâu? ☊ Abstract Objects 1 She teaches very interestingly. ☊ Cô ấy dạy rất hay. ☊ Verbs 4 I want to invest in a famous hotel here. ☊ Tôi muốn đầu tư vào một khách sạn nổi tiếng ở đây. ☊ Verbs 4 Where does this book originate from? ☊ Cuốn sách này bắt nguồn từ đâu? ☊ Verbs 4 Where does agood idea originate from? ☊ Một ý tưởng hay bắt nguồn từ đâu? ☊ Verbs 4 There is a big spider on the tablet. ☊ Có một con nhện lớn trên cái máy tính bảng. ☊ Animals 2 The supermarket network here is very modern. ☊ Mạng lưới siêu thị ở đây rất hiện đại. ☊ Communication How many computer networks are there? ☊ Có bao nhiêu loại mạng máy tính? ☊ Communication There are many flowers and trees on that hill. ☊ Có nhiều hoa và cây trên ngọn đồikia. ☊ Nature Look! There is an alien in my bag. ☊ Nhìn này! Có một người ngoài hành tinh trong túi của tôi. ☊ Nature The climate here is very complicated. ☊ Khí hậu ở đây rất phức tạp. ☊ Nature Fish is very popular there. ☊ Món cá rất phổ biến ở đó. ☊ Adjectives 2 There is a coconut tree behind my house. ☊ Có một cây dừa phía sau ngôi nhà của tôi. ☊ Miscellaneous Where is the City court? ☊ Toà án thành phố ở đâu? ☊ Politics I want to know about the crime rate here. ☊ Tôi muốn biết về tỷ lệ tội phạm ở đây. ☊ Politics The army must protect the national sovereignty. ☊ Quân đội phải bảo vệ chủ quyền quốc gia. ☊ Politics national sovereignty ☊ Chủ quyền quốc gia ☊ Politics sovereignty ☊ Chủ quyền ☊ Politics Where do you buy that ball? ☊ Bạn mua quả bóng đó ở đâu? ☊ Sports Where is yout ticket? ☊ Vé của bạn đâu? ☊ Sports This will be an interesting volleyball match. ☊ Đây sẽ là một trận đấu bóng chuyền hay. ☊ Sports How many religions are there in the world? ☊ Có bao nhiêu tôn giáo trên thế giới? ☊ Abstract Objects 2 The exit is there. ☊ Lối thoát ở kia. ☊ Abstract Objects 2 There will be only one consequence. ☊ Sẽ chỉ có một hậu quả duy nhất. ☊ Abstract Objects 2 That is a tradition here. ☊ Đó là một truyền thống ở đây. ☊ Abstract Objects 2 There are many famous museums here. ☊ Có nhiều viện bảo tàng nổi tiếng ở đây. ☊ Classifiers 2 Is that film interesting? ☊ Bộ phim đó hay không? ☊ Classifiers 2 We are the new employees here. ☊ Chúng tôi là những nhân viên mới ở đây. ☊ Jobs 2 There is a lot of water in my body. Do you want to drink it? ☊ Có rất nhiều nước trong cơ thể tôi.Bạn có muốn uống nó không? ☊ Medical Where do you feel pain? ☊ Bạn cảm thấy đau ở đâu? ☊ Medical Where is the chest? ☊ Ngực ở đâu? ☊ Medical Where should I examine? ☊ Tôi nên khám ở đâu? ☊ Medical Where do you take that sample? ☊ Bạn lấy mẫu vật đó ở đâu? ☊ Science Velocity is different from speed. ☊ Vận tốc khác tốc độ. ☊ Science Fees are different from taxes. ☊ Lệ phí khác với thuế. ☊ Economics different from ☊ khác với ☊ Economics There is a small universe inside the apple. ☊ Có một vũ trụ nhỏ bên trong quả táo. ☊ Astronomy There is no water on Venus and Mercury. ☊ Không có nước trên Sao Kim và Sao Thuỷ. ☊ Astronomy Where is Uranus? ☊ Sao Thiên Vương ở đâu? ☊ Astronomy Where does this meteorite come from? ☊ Thiên thạch này đến từ đâu? ☊ Astronomy Everything collapsed after they came here. ☊ Mọi thứ đã sụp đổ sau khi họ đến đây. ☊ Verbs 5 I know her boyfriend is hiding here. ☊ Tôi biết bạn trai của cô ấy đang núp ở đây. ☊ Verbs 5 She always underestimates us. ☊ Cô ấy luôn đánh giá thấp chúng tôi. ☊ Verbs 5 underestimate ☊ đánh giá thấp ☊ Verbs 5 There are many applications in my computer. ☊ Có nhiều ứng dụng trong máy tính của tôi. ☊ Abstract Objects 3 We were very afraid when he told us about his curse, although we knew that ☊ Chúng tôi đã rất sợ khi anh ấy nói chochúng tôi về lời nguyền của anh ấymặc dù chúng tôi đã biết đó ☊ Paranormality There are many paranormal stories about that key. ☊ Có nhiều câu chuyện huyền bí về chiếc chìa khoá đó. ☊ Paranormality indifferent ☊ dửng dưng ☊ Reduplicative Words like: ere → →
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Look, there's my friend. ☊ Nhìn kìa, bạn tôi ở đàng kia. ☊ 18
Here's your coat. ☊ Đây là áo khoác của cậu. ☊ 21
Where are you from? ☊ Cậu người ở đâu? ☊ 29
What are you interested in? ☊ Sở thích của cậu là gì? ☊ 30
I'm interested in music. ☊ Tôi thích âm nhạc. ☊ 44
I'm not interested in politics. ☊ Tôi không thích chính trị. ☊ 63
Where's your mother? Is she at home? ☊ Mẹ cậu đâu? Bà ấy có nhà không? ☊ 64
Where are you from? ☊ Cậu người ở đâu? ☊ 78
Where's your friend? ☊ Bạn cậu đâu rồi? ☊ 92
Where's the camera? ☊ Máy ảnh đâu? ☊ 100
Where's Layla from? ☊ Layla người ở đâu thế? ☊ 112
Is your job interesting? ☊ Công việc của cậu có thích không? ☊ 114
Where are you from? ☊ Cậu người ở đâu? ☊ 115
Are you interested in sports? ☊ Cậu có thích thể thao không? ☊ 116
Is the post o ce near here? ☊ Bưu điện có gần đây không? ☊ 121
Where's the bus stop? ☊ Bến xe bus ở đâu thế? ☊ 145
Where is she from? ☊ Cô ấy người ở đâu? ☊ 166
Where are the children? — They're playing in the park. ☊ Bọn trẻ con đâu? - Bọn nó đang chơi ngoài công viên. ☊ 178
We're here on vacation. We're staying at a hotel on the beach. ☊ Chúng tôi đi nghỉ ở đây. Chúng tôi đang ở trong khách sạn bên bãi biển. ☊ 179
Where's Tara? — She's taking a shower. ☊ Tara đâu? - Cô ấy đang tắm. ☊ 210
Where's she going? ☊ Cô ấy đi đâu vậy? ☊ 234
Where is she going? ☊ Cô ấy đang đi đâu đấy? ☊ 240
Where are your friends going? ☊ Bạn cậu đang đi đâu vậy? ☊ 274
We do a lot of di erent things in our free time. ☊ Chúng tôi làm rất nhiều thứ khác nhau lúc rảnh rỗi. ☊ 297
My job is very interesting. I meet a lot of people. ☊ Công việc của tôi rất thú vị. Tôi được gặp nhiều người. ☊ 363
I don't know much about politics. I'm not interested in it. ☊ Tôi không biết nhiều về chính trị. Tôi không quan tâm đến nó. ☊ 364
This hotel isn't expensive. It doesn't cost much to stay there. ☊ Khách sạn này không đắt. Không phải tốn nhiều tiền để ở đây. ☊ 368
Where is he? — I'm sorry, I don't know. ☊ Anh ấy đâu? - Xin lỗi, tôi không biết. ☊ 375
Do your friends live near here? ☊ Cậu có sống ở gần đây không? ☊ 377
Where do your parents live? ☊ Bố mẹ cậu sống ở đâu? ☊ 391
You live near here. How about Fred? Does he live near here? ☊ Cậu sống ở gần đây. Còn Fred thì sao? Anh ấy có sống ở gần đây không? ☊ 399
Where do your parents live? ☊ Bố mẹ cậu sống ở đâu? ☊ 406
Where does your sister work? ☊ Chị cậu làm ở đâu? ☊ 409
How often does it snow here? ☊ Ở đây bao lâu tuyết rơi một lần? ☊ 416
Does it rain a lot where you live? — Not much. ☊ Trời có mưa nhiều ở nơi cậu sống không? - Không nhiều. ☊ 462
Where's Kelly? — I don't know. ☊ Kelly đâu? - Tôi không biết. ☊ 466
Where do you come from? ☊ Cậu từ đâu đến? ☊ 469
Where's Jirou? — He's taking a shower. ☊ Jirou đâu? - Anh ấy đang tắm. ☊ 519
She doesn't have a car. She goes everywhere by bicycle. ☊ Cô ấy không có xe hơi. Cô ấy đi đâu cũng bằng xe đạp. ☊ 524
Where's my phone? — I don't know. I don't have it. ☊ Điện thoại của tôi đâu? - Tôi không biết. Tôi không cầm nó. ☊ 539
Where was Fatima yesterday? ☊ Tối qua Fatima ở đâu? ☊ 541
You were late yesterday. ☊ Hôm qua cậu đến muộn. ☊ 542
They weren't here last Sunday. ☊ Họ không ở đây Chủ nhật tuần trước. ☊ 545
We were hungry after the trip, but we weren't tired. ☊ Chúng tôi thấy đói sau chuyến đi, nhưng chúng tôi không thấy mệt. ☊ 547
Was the weather nice when you were on vacation? ☊ Thời tiết lúc cậu đi nghỉ có đẹp không? ☊ 548
Your shoes are nice. Were they expensive? ☊ Giày cậu trông đẹp đấy. Giá có đắt không? ☊ 549
Why were you late this morning? ☊ Tại sao sáng nay cậu đi muộn? ☊ 550
Were you late? — No, I wasn't. ☊ Cậu đi muộn phải không? - Không phải. ☊ 552
Were they at the party? — No, they weren't. ☊ Họ có trong bữa tiệc không? - Không. ☊ 556
Where were you at eleven a.m. (11:00) last Friday morning? ☊ Cậu ở đâu lúc mười một giờ sáng Thứ sáu vừa rồi. ☊ 560
Where are the children? — I don't know, they were here a few minutes ago. ☊ Bọn trẻ đâu rồi? - Tôi không biết, chúng vừa ở đây mấy phút trước. ☊ 561
We weren't happy with the hotel. Our room was very small, and it wasn't clean. ☊ Chúng tôi không vui với cái khách sạn. Phòng chúng tôi rất bé mà nó lại không sạch sẽ. ☊ 563
Yesterday was a holiday, so the banks were closed. They're open today. ☊ Hôm qua là ngày lễ nên ngân hàng đóng cửa, Hôm nay họ mở cửa. ☊ 565
Where are my keys? — I don't know. They were on the table, but they're not there now. ☊ Chìa khoá của tôi đâu? - Tôi không biết. Trước nó ở trên bàn nhưng bây giờ thì không còn ở đó nữa. ☊ 567
You weren't at home last night. Where were you? ☊ Cậu hôm qua không ở nhà. Cậu đã ở đâu? ☊ 568
Why were you late this morning? — The tra c was bad. ☊ Tại sao cậu đến muộn sáng nay? - Giao thông không tốt. ☊ 570
Where were they last week? — They were on vacation. ☊ Họ ở đâu tuần trước? - Họ đi nghỉ. ☊ 572
Why were you angry yesterday? — Because you were late. ☊ Sao hôm qua cậu tức giận thế? - VÌ cậu đến muộn. ☊ 600
When she got there, she parked the car, walked to the terminal, and checked in. ☊ Khi cô ấy đến đấy, cô ấy gửi xe, đi bộ vào nhà gare và làm thủ tục đăng kí. ☊ 640
Where did you stay? ☊ Các cậu ở chỗ nào? ☊ 643
What time did you get there? ☊ Cậu đến đó lúc mấy giờ? ☊ 644
I got there at nine-thirty. ☊ Tôi đến lúc chín rưỡi. ☊ 649
Where did you go? ☊ Cậu đã đi đâu? ☊ 667
We were tired, so we didn't stay long at the party. ☊ Chúng tôi thấy mệt nên chúng tôi đã không ở bữa tiệc lâu. ☊ 676
In two-thousand-one we were living in Japan. ☊ Năm hai nghìn không trăm linh một chúng tôi sống ở Nhật Bản. ☊ 679
The sun was shining, and the birds were singing. ☊ Mặt trời đang toả nắng và bầy chim đang hót líu lo. ☊ 682
What were you doing at three [o'clock] (3:00)? ☊ Cậu đang làm gì lúc ba giờ. ☊ 683
Dmitry and Irina were at the supermarket buying food. ☊ Dmitri và Irina đã ở siêu thị mua đồ ăn. ☊ 686
The old couple were in the park taking a walk. ☊ Cặp đôi cao tuổi đã ở trong công viên đi dạo. ☊ 693
Where were you living in nineteen ninety-nine (1999)? ☊ Cậu sống ở đâu hồi năm một nghìn chín trăm chín mươi chín? ☊ 694
EN What were you doing at two [o'clock] (2:00)? ☊ Cậu đang làm gì lúc hai giờ? ☊ 709
He stopped reading and answered the phone. ☊ Anh ấy dừng đọc sách và trả lời điện thoại. ☊ 711
What were you doing at ten thirty (10:30)? ☊ Lúc mười rưỡi cậu đang làm gì? ☊ 713
We were playing tennis. ☊ Chúng tôi đang chơi quần vợt. ☊ 715
Were you watching TV when I called you? ☊ Cậu có đang xem lúc tôi gọi cậu không? ☊ 716
It didn't rain while we were on vacation. ☊ Trời không mưa lúc chúng tôi đi nghỉ. ☊ 720
I saw them this morning. They were waiting at the bus stop. ☊ Tôi đã gặp họ sáng nay. Họ đang đợi ở bến xe bus. ☊ 726
Two friends of hers were waiting to meet her. ☊ Hai người bạn của cô ấy đang đợi gặp cô ấy ☊ 736
How fast were you driving when the police stopped you? ☊ Cậu đang phóng nhanh cỡ nào lúc cảnh sát chặn cậu lại? ☊ 743
What were you doing at two [o'clock] (2:00) this morning? ☊ Cậu đang làm gì lúc hai giờ sáng nay? ☊ 757
Where did you use to live before you came here? ☊ Cậu đã từng sống ở đâu trước khi cậu đến đây? ☊ 773
EN What games did you use to play when you were a child? ☊ Cậu từng hay chơi những trò gì khi cậu còn bé? ☊ 776
Shakira's an interesting person. She's had many di erent jobs and has lived in many places. ☊ Shakira là một người thú vị. Cô ấy từng làm nhiều nghề khác nhau và từng sống ở nhiều nơi. ☊ 777
I've seen that man before, but I can't remember where. ☊ Tôi từng thấy anh ấy trước đây nhưng tôi không nhớ là ở đâu. ☊ 802
She's had many di erent jobs. ☊ Cô ấy đã làm được nhiều nghề khác nhau. ☊ 804
She's written a lot of interesting things. ☊ Cô ấy đã viết được nhiều thứ thú vị. ☊ 807
She's met a lot of interesting people. ☊ Cô ấy đã gặp được nhiều người thú vị. ☊ 815
Caroline's on vacation in Brazil. She's there now. ☊ Caroline đi nghỉ ở Brazil. Cô ấy bây giờ đang ở đấy. ☊ 825
She's lived there all her life. ☊ Cô ấy sống ở đó cả đời. ☊ 835
We live on Main Street. We've lived there for a long time. ☊ Chúng tôi sống ở phố Main. Chúng tôi đã sống ở đó từ lâu rồi. ☊ 855
Yasmin's in Brazil. She's been there for three (3) days. ☊ Yasmin đang ở Brazil. Cô ấy đã ở đó được ba hôm. ☊ 856
Today's Wednesday. She's been there since Monday. ☊ Hôm nay là Thứ tư. Cô ấy đã ở đó từ Thứ hai. ☊ 866
Life was very di erent a hundred (100) years ago. ☊ Cuộc sống một trăm năm trước rất khác. ☊ 878
When was the last time you were sick? — Five months ago. ☊ Lần gần đây nhất cậu ốm là lúc nào? - Năm tháng trước. ☊ 880
When was the last time you were in a car? — Just this morning. ☊ Lần gần đây nhất cậu ngồi xe hơi lúc nào? - Mới sáng nay. ☊ 889
Geonhong's been here since Tuesday. ☊ Geonhong đã ở đây từ Thứ ba. ☊ 898
Where's Renee? — She's gone to bed. She's in bed now. ☊ Renée đâu? - Cô ấy đã đi ngủ. Cô ấy giờ đang ngủ. ☊ 901
Junhong is away on vacation. Where has he gone? Where is he now? ☊ Junhong đang đi nghỉ. Anh ấy đã đi đâu? Bây giờ anh ấy đang ở đâu? ☊ 904
Where's your key? — I've lost it. I lost it. ☊ Chìa khoá của cậu đâu? - Tôi làm mất nó rồi. Tôi đã làm mất nó. ☊ 905
Is Oliver here? — No, he's gone home. He went home. ☊ Có Oliver ở đó không? - Không, anh ấy về nhà rồi. Anh ấy đã về ☊ He's already gone home.'> 913 He's already gone home.'>
Serge isn't here. He went home. > He's already gone home. He's already gone home.'> ☊ Serge không có ở đây. Anh ấy đã về nhà. > Anh ấy đã về nhà rồi. ☊ They've moved to Seattle.'> 916 They've moved to Seattle.'>
My brother and his wife don't live here any more. They moved to Seattle. > They've moved to Seattle. They've moved to Seattle.'> ☊ Anh trai tôi và vợ anh ý không sống ở đây nữa. Họ chuyển đến Seattle. > Họ đã chuyển đến Seattle. ☊ 919
Did you see it anywhere? > Have you seen it anywhere? ☊ Cậu có thấy nó ở đâu không? Cậu đã thấy nó ở đâu chưa? ☊ 926
Are Vincent and Valerie here? — Yes, they just arrived. ☊ Có Vincent và Valerie ở đó không? - Có, họ vừa mới đến. ☊ 928
Is Niraj here? — No, he just left. ☊ Niraj có ở đó không? - Không, anh ấy vừa mới đi. ☊ 932
Are Isidor and Sandra here? — No, they haven't arrived yet. ☊ Có Isidor và Sandra ở đó không? - Không, họ vẫn chưa đến. ☊ 963
Where were you on Sunday afternoon? ☊ Cậu đã ở đâu chiều hôm chủ nhật? ☊ 983
Liting isn't here; she's gone out. ☊ Lệ Đình không có ở đây; cô ấy đã ra ngoài rồi. ☊ 985
Where have you been? > Where were you last night? ☊ Cậu vừa ở đâu? Cậu đã ở đâu tối qua? ☊ 994
been there. ☊ Đài Loan trông như thế nào? Nó có đẹp không? - Tôi không biết. Tôi chưa từng đến đó. ☊ 996
We went there on vacation two (2) years ago. ☊ Chúng tôi đã đi nghỉ ở đó hai năm trước. ☊ 1003
Brigitte works in a factory, but she's had a lot of di erent jobs. ☊ Brigitte đang làm việc ở một nhà máy, nhưng cô ấy đã từng làm nhiều nghề khác. ☊ 1017
These houses were built one hundred (100) years ago. ☊ Những ngôi nhà này được xây cách đây một trăm năm. ☊ 1019
We weren't invited to the party last week. ☊ Chúng tôi không được mời tới bữa tiệc tuần trước. ☊ 1021
Two people were takto the hospital. ☊ Có hai người được đưa vào bệnh viện. ☊ 1023
Where were you born? — In Taipei. ☊ Cậu sinh ra ở đâu? - Ở Đài Bắc. ☊ 1031
Are we allowed to park here? ☊ Họ có được phép đỗ xe ở đây không? ☊ 1035
Three people were injured in the accident. ☊ Ba người bị thương trong vụ tai nạn. ☊ 1038
How were these windows broken? ☊ Những tấm cửa sổ này làm sao mà bị vỡ? ☊ 1039
Were you invited to Adrian's party last week? ☊ Cậu có được mời đến bữa tiệc của Adiran tuần trước không? ☊ 1042
A garage is a place where cars are repaired. ☊ Garage là nơi xe hơi được sửa. ☊ 1043
Where were you born? ☊ Cậu được sinh ra ở đâu? ☊ 1049
There was a re at the hotel last week. Two of the rooms were damaged. ☊ Có một vụ cháy ở khách sạn tuần trước. Có hai phòng bị hỏng. ☊ 1050
Where did you get this picture? — It was givto me by a friend of mine. ☊ Cậu lấy bức tranh này ở đâu vậy? - Tranh do một người bạn của tôi đưa cho tôi. ☊ 1052
Did Aleksey and Anastasia go to the wedding? — No, they weren't invited. ☊ Aleksey và Anatasia có đến dự đám cưới không? - Không, họ không được mời. ☊ 1057
Her parents were born in Rio de Janeiro. ☊ Bố mẹ cô ấy sinh ra ở Rio de Janeiro. ☊ 1073
My keys were stollast week. ☊ Chùm chìa khoá của tôi bị ăn trộm tuần trước. ☊ 1087
We didn't go to the party. We weren't invited. ☊ Chúng tôi đã không đến dự tiệc. Chúng tôi không được mời. ☊ 1088
The washing machine was broken. It's berepaired now. ☊ Máy giặt bị hỏng. Bây giờ nó mới được chữa xong, ☊ 1089
A factory is a place where things are made. ☊ Nhà máy là nơi đồ vật được tạo ra. ☊ 1090
How old are these houses? Whwere they built? ☊ Những ngôi nhà này bao nhiêu tuổi? Chúng dược xây lúc nào? ☊ 1093
My sunglasses were stolat the beach yesterday. ☊ Chiếc kính râm của tôi bị ăn cắp ở bãi biển ngày hôm qua. ☊ 1094
The bridge is closed. It got damaged last week, and it hasn't berepaired yet. ☊ Cái cầu đang bị đóng cửa. Nó bị hỏng tuần trước và nó chưa được sửa chữa. ☊ 1101
What were you doing at three o'clock (3:00)? ☊ Cậu đang làm gì lúc ba giờ? ☊ 1108
Where have Daisuke and Aiko gone? ☊ Daisuke và Aiko đã đi đâu? ☊ 1117
Where are they going? ☊ Họ đang đi đâu đấy? ☊ 1135
Where were your shoes made? ☊ Giày của cậu sản xuất ở đâu? ☊ 1138
What were you doing at tthirty (10:30)? ☊ Lúc mười rưỡi cậu đang làm gì? ☊ 1139
Where was your mother born? ☊ Mẹ cậu sinh ra ở đâu? ☊ 1142
Whwere these houses built? ☊ Những ngôi nhà này xây khi nào? ☊ 1155
Where are the chocolates? Have you eatall of them? ☊ Chocolat đâu hết rồi? Cậu đã ăn hết tất cả rồi à? ☊ 1169
My car has berepaired. ☊ Xe hơi của tôi đã được chữa. ☊ 1175
I washed my hands because they were dirty. ☊ Tôi đã rửa tay vì tay bị bẩn. ☊ 1178
It rained a lot while we were on vacation. ☊ Trời mưa rất nhiều hồi chúng tôi đi nghỉ. ☊ 1191
We were wokup by loud music in the middle of the night. ☊ Chúng tôi bị tiếng nhạc to đánh thức giữa đêm. ☊ 1194
Many di erent languages are spokin the Philippines. ☊ Có nhiều ngôn ngữ được nói ở Philippines. ☊ 1197
All the tickets for the concert were sold very quickly. ☊ Tất cả vé của buổi hoà nhạc đã được bán rất nhanh. ☊ 1226
My parents are going on vacation next week. — Sounds good, where are they going? ☊ Bố mẹ tôi tuần sau sẽ đi nghỉ. Hay thế, họ đi đâu thế? ☊ 1228
There's a party tomorrow night, but I'm not going. ☊ Tối mai có một bữa tiệc nhưng tôi sẽ không dự. ☊ 1255
Aliyah goes to work every day. She's always there from eight thirty (8:30) until four thirty (4:30). ☊ Aliyah ngày nào cũng đi làm. Cô ấy luôn ở đấy từ tám rưỡi đến bốn rưỡi. ☊ 1264
I won't be here tomorrow. ☊ Tôi sẽ không ở nhà ngày mai. ☊ I don't think I'll be here tomorrow.'> 1295 I don't think I'll be here tomorrow.'>
I won't be here tomorrow. > I don't think I'll be here tomorrow. I don't think I'll be here tomorrow.'> ☊ Mai tôi sẽ không ở đây. Tôi nghĩ là tôi sẽ không ở đây ngày mai. ☊ 1314
There's a good program on TV tonight. I'm going to watch it. ☊ Tối nay có một chương trình vô tuyến hay. Tôi sẽ xem nó. ☊ 1327
Are you coming with me? — No, I don't think so. I'm staying here. ☊ Cậu có đi cùng tôi không? - Không, tôi nghĩ là không. Tôi sẽ ở đây. ☊ 1343
Shall I wait here? — No, come with me. ☊ Tôi đợi đây nhé? - Không, đi theo tôi. ☊ 1346
I'm not sure where to go on vacation. I might go to Costa Rica. ☊ Tôi không chắc sẽ đi đâu vào kì nghỉ. Có thể tôi đi Costa Rica ☊ 1361
May I sit here? — Sure. ☊ Tôi ngồi đây được không? - Được chứ. ☊ She might not be here next week.'> 1367 She might not be here next week.'>
It's possible that Jamila won't be here next week. > She might not be here next week. She might not be here next week.'> ☊ Có khả năng là Jamila tuần sau sẽ không ở đây. Cô ấy có thể sẽ không ở đây tuần sau. ☊ 1369
Where are you going for your vacation? — I'm not sure. I might go to Italy. ☊ Cậu định đi nghỉ ở đâu? - Tôi cũng không rõ. Có thể tôi sẽ đi Ý. ☊ 1417
Xavier takes the bus everywhere. He must not have a car. ☊ Xavier đi đâu cũng bắt xe bus. Hẳn là anh ấy không có xe hơi. ☊ 1422
They were in a dangerous situation. They had to be careful. ☊ Họ đã ở vào tình huống nguy hiểm. Họ cần phải cẩn thận. ☊ 1449
Why were you so late? — I had to wait half an hour for the bus. ☊ Sao cậu muộn như vậy? - Tôi phải đợi xe bus nửa tiếng. ☊ 1474
interesting. ☊ Nếu cậu có thời gian, cậu nên tới thăm Bảo tàng Khoa học. Ở đó rất thú vị. ☊ 1490
The hotel is too expensive for us. I don't think we should stay there. ☊ Khách sạn đấy quá đắt cho chúng ta. Tôi nghĩ chúng ta không nên ở đó. ☊ 1500
We had to walk home last night. There were no buses. ☊ Tối qua tôi phải đi bộ về nhà. Lúc đó xe bus không có. ☊ 1514
We had to walk home last night. There were no buses. ☊ Tối qua chúng tôi phải đi bộ về nhà. Lúc đó không có xe bus. ☊ 1522
Claire has to go somewhere. — Where does she have to go? ☊ Claire phải đi đâu đó. Cô ấy phải đi đâu? ☊ 1589
I'd rather be at home right now than here. ☊ Ngay bây giờ tôi muốn ở nhà hơn là ở đây. ☊ 1607
Where would you prefer to live: in a big city or a small town? ☊ Cậu thích sống ở đâu hơn: ở thành phố lớn hay thị trấn nhỏ? ☊ 1615
Come here and look at this. — What is it? ☊ Lại đây và nhìn vào cái này. - Cái gì thế? ☊ 1619
ʨʊ́k͡p̚ kəʔ̖ w kɔ́ ʨwiəń ɓɐɐj to̪ ́t̚ ɗɛʔ̖ p̚ . ʨʊ́k͡p̚ vuuj vɛ̖ ! Here, have some candy. ☊ Đây, làm ít kẹo này. ☊ 1622
Please don't go. Stay here with me. ☊ Xin cậu đừng đi. Ở đây với tôi. ☊ 1623
Be here on time. Don't be late. ☊ Đến đúng giờ nhé. Đừng đến muộn. ☊ 1644
There's a man on the roof. ☊ Có một người đàn ông trên mái nhà. ☊ 1645
There's a train coming at tthirty (10:30). ☊ Có một chuyến tàu tới vào lúc mười giờ ba mươi. ☊ 1647
There are sev(7) days in a week. ☊ Có bảy ngày trong một tuần. ☊ 1648
There's a big tree in the yard. ☊ Có một cái cây lớn ở trong sân. ☊ 1649
There's nothing on TV tonight. ☊ Không có gì trên vô tuyến tối nay. ☊ 1650
Do you have any money? — Yes, there's some in my wallet. ☊ Cậu có tiền không? - Có, có một ít trong ví tôi. ☊ 1651
there isn't. ☊ Xin hỏi có khách sạn nào gần đây không? - Có. Không. ☊ 1652
We can't go skiing. There isn't any snow. ☊ Chúng ta không thể trượt tuyết được. Chả có tí tuyết nào. ☊ 1653
There are some big trees in the yard. ☊ Có vài cái cây lớn trong sân. ☊ 1654
There are a lot of accidents on this road. ☊ Có nhiều vị tai nạn xảy ra trên con đường này. ☊ 1655
there aren't. ☊ Có nhà hàng nào gần đây không? - Có. Không. ☊ 1656
This restaurant is very quiet. There aren't many people here. ☊ Nhà hàng này rất yên tĩnh. Không có nhiều người ở đây. ☊ 1657
How many players are there on a football team? ☊ Có bao nhiêu cầu thủ trong một đội bóng đá. ☊ 1658
There are elev(11) players on a football team. ☊ Có mười một cầu thủ trong một đội bóng đá. ☊ 1659
There's a book on the table. ☊ Có một quyển sách trên bàn. ☊ 1660
There's a train at tthirty (10:30). It's an express train. ☊ Có một chuyến tàu lúc mười giờ ba mươi. Đó là một chuyến tàu cao tốc. ☊ 1661
There's a lot of salt in this soup. ☊ Món canh này có nhiều muối. ☊ 1663
Bedford isn't an old town. There aren't any old buildings. ☊ Bedford không phải một thị trấn cũ. Không có toà nhà nào cổ cả. ☊ 1664
Look! There's a photo of your brother in the newspaper! ☊ Nhìn kìa! Có ảnh của anh cậu trên mặt báo! ☊ 1666
There are ve (5) people in my family: my parents, my two (2) sisters, and me. ☊ Có năm ngươi trong người trong gia đình tôi: bối mẹ tôi, hai em gái tôi và tôi. ☊ 1667
How many students are there in the class? — Twenty. ☊ Có bao nhiêu học sinh ở trong lớp? - Hai mươi. ☊ 1668
The road is usually very quiet. There isn't much tra c. ☊ Con đường này thường rất yên tĩnh. Không có nhiều xe cộ. ☊ 1669
Is there a bus from downtown to the airport? — Yes, every twenty (20) minutes. ☊ Có xe bus chạy từ trung tâm đến sân bay không? - Có, hai mươi phút một chuyến. ☊ 1670
Are there any problems? — No, everything is okay. ☊ Có vấn đề gì không? - Không, mọi thứ đều ổn. ☊ 1671
There's nowhere to sit down. There aren't any chairs. ☊ Không có chỗ để ngồi. Không có cái ghế nào. ☊ 1672
There are eight (8) planets in the solar system. ☊ Có tám hành tinh trong hệ mặt trời. ☊ 1673
There are twenty-six (26) letters in the English alphabet. ☊ Có hai mươi sáu chữ cái trong bảng chữ cái tiếng Anh. ☊ 1674
There are thirty (30) days in September. ☊ Có ba mươi ngày trong tháng chín. ☊ 1675
There are fty (50) states in the United States. ☊ Có năm mươi tiểu bang ở nước Mĩ. ☊ 1676
There are ve (5) players on a basketball team. ☊ Có năm cầu thủ trong một đội bóng rổ. ☊ 1678
What's wrong? — There's something in my eye. ☊ Có chuyện gì vậy? - Có cái gì đó trong mắt tôi. ☊ 1679
There's a red car outside your house. Is it yours? ☊ Có một chiếc xe hơi màu đỏ bên ngoài nhà của cậu. Nó là của cậu à? ☊ 1682
Is there a restaurant in this hotel? — No, I'm afraid not. ☊ Có nhà hàng trong khác sạn này không? - Không, tôi e là không. ☊ 1683
There's a train every hour. ☊ Cứ một tiếng lại có một chuyến tàu. ☊ 1684
The time now is elev fte(11:15) . There was a train at elev[o'clock] (11:00). ☊ Bây giờ là mười một giờ mười lăm. Đã có một chuyến tàu lúc mười một giờ. ☊ 1685
There's a good nature program on TV tonight. ☊ Tối nay có một chương trình hay về tự nhiên trên vô tuyến. ☊ 1686
There was a good nature program on TV last night. ☊ Tối qua có một chương trình hay về tự nhiên trên vô tuyến. ☊ 1687
We're staying at a very big hotel. There are one thousand two hundred fty (1,250) rooms. ☊ Chúng tôi đang ở trong một khách sạn rất lớn. Có một nghìn hai trăm năm mươi phòng ở đây. ☊ 1689
Are there any phone messages for me this morning? ☊ Có tin nhắn điện thoại nào cho tôi sáng nay không? ☊ 1690
Were there any phone messages for me yesterday? ☊ Có tin nhắn điện thoại nào cho tôi hôm qua không? ☊ 1691
I'm hungry, but there isn't anything to eat. ☊ Tôi đói nhưng không có gì để ăn hết. ☊ 1692
I was hungry whI got home, but there wasn't anything to eat. ☊ Tôi đói khi tôi về đến nhà nhưng không có gì để ăn hết. ☊ 1694
Look! There's bean accident. ☊ Nhìn kìa! Đã có một tai nạn. ☊ 1695
There was an accident last night. ☊ Có một tai nạn tối hôm qua. ☊ 1698
I'm going out of town tomorrow. I'm packing my things today because there won't be time tomorrow. ☊ Tôi sẽ đi ra khỏi thị trấn ngày mai. Tôi đóng gói đồ đạc hôm nay vì ngày mai sẽ không có thời gian. ☊ 1699
There will be rain tomorrow afternoon. ☊ Sẽ có mưa vào chiều mai. ☊ 1700
There will be a typhoon this weekend. ☊ Sẽ có bão vào cuối tuần này. ☊ 1701
There's already bethree (3) hurricanes this summer. ☊ Đã có ba cơn bão trong mùa hè này. ☊ 1702
There was a clock on the wall near the window. ☊ Từng có một cái đồng hồ trên tường gần cửa sổ. ☊ 1703
There were some owers in a vase on the table. ☊ Từng có vài bông hoa trong một cái lọ để trên bàn. ☊ 1704
There were some books on the shelves. ☊ Từng có vài cuốn sách trên giá. ☊ 1705
There was an armchair in the corner near the door. ☊ Từng có một cái ghế tay vịn ở góc nhà gần cái cửa. ☊ 1706
There was a sofa opposite the armchair. ☊ Từng có một cái sofa đối diện cái ghế tay vịn ☊ 1707
I opened the envelope, but it was empty. There was nothing in it. ☊ Tôi đã mở phong bì nhưng nó trống không. Không có gì trong đấy hết. ☊ 1708
We stayed at a very nice hotel. — Really? Was there a swimming pool? ☊ Chúng tôi đã ở trong một khách sạn rất tuyệt. - Thật á? Có bể bơi trong đó không. ☊ 1709
Did you buy any cherries? — No, there weren't any at the store. ☊ Cậu có mua tí anh đào nào không? - Không, chả còn tí nào trong cửa hàng cả. ☊ 1710
The wallet was empty. There wasn't any money in it. ☊ Ví của tôi rỗng không. Không có tí tiền nào trong đấy. ☊ 1711
Were there many people at the meeting? — No, very few. ☊ Có nhiều người trong buổi họp không? Không, rất ít. ☊ 1712
We didn't visit the museum. There wasn't enough time. ☊ Chúng tôi đã không thăm bảo tàng. Thời gian không đủ. ☊ 1713
I'm sorry I'm late. There was a lot of tra c. ☊ Xin lỗi tôi đến muộn. Xe cộ đông quá. ☊ 1715
There are twenty-four (24) hours in a day. ☊ Có hai mươi từ giờ trong một ngày. ☊ 1716
There was a party at work last Friday, but I didn't go. ☊ Có một bữa tiệc ở cơ quan Thứ sáu vừa rồi nhưng tôi đã không dự. ☊ 1717
Where can I buy a bottle of water? — There's a convenience store at the end of the block. ☊ Tôi có thể mua một chai nước ở đâu? - Có một cửa hàng tạp hoá ở cuối dãy nhà. ☊ 1718
Why are the police outside the bank? — There was a robbery. ☊ Tại sao cảnh sát lại ở bên ngoài ngân hàng? - Đã có một vụ cướp. ☊ 1719
Whwe got to the theater, there was a long line outside. ☊ Khi chúng tôi tới nhà hát, có một hàng người dài bên ngoài. ☊ 1720
Whyou arrive tomorrow, there will be somebody at the airport to meet you. ☊ Ngày mai khi cậu đến, sẽ có người ở sân bay gặp cậu. ☊ 1721
school. Now there are more than a thousand. ☊ Mười năm trước trong trường có năm trăm trẻ em. Bây giờ ở đó có hơn một nghìn. ☊ 1722
Last week I went back to the town where I was born. It's very di erent now. There have bea lot of changes. ☊ Tuần trước tôi trở về thị trấn nơi tôi sinh ra. Bây giờ nó đã khác rất nhiều. Đã có nhiều thay đổi. ☊ 1723
I think everything will be okay. I don't think there will be any problems. ☊ Tôi nghĩ mọi thứ sẽ ổn. Tôi nghĩ sẽ không có vấn đề gì cả. ☊ 1733
How far is it from here to the train station? ☊ Đường từ đây đến nhà gare bao xa? ☊ 1738
There was strong wind yesterday. ☊ Hôm qua có gió to. ☊ 1741
There was a storm last night. Did you hear it? ☊ Tối qua có một cơn bão. Cậu có nghe thấy nó không? ☊ 1743
It's oftcold here, but there isn't much rain. ☊ Ở đây thường lạnh nhưng không có nhiều mưa. ☊ 1744
It's a long way from here to the nearest gas station. ☊ Từ đây đến nhà gare gần nhất là một con đường dài. ☊ 1747
It's impossible to work in this o ce. There's too much noise. ☊ Không thể làm việc trong văn phòng này được. Có quá nhiều tiếng ồn. ☊ 1749
I like traveling. It's interesting to visit di erent places. ☊ Tôi thích đi xa. Tham quan những nơi khác nhau rất thú vị. ☊ 1762
Is there a bus to the airport? — Yes, there is. > No, there isn't. ☊ Có xe bus đến sân bay không? - Có. Không. ☊ 1768
Fatima wasn't hungry, but we were. ☊ Fatima không đói nhưng chúng tôi thì có. ☊ 1772
Rebecca won't be here, but Antonio will. ☊ Rebecca sẽ không ở đây nhưng Antonio thì có. ☊ 1773
You weren't late, but I was. ☊ Cậu không muộn nhưng tôi muộn. ☊ 1776
I was working, but my friends weren't. ☊ Tôi làm việc nhưng các bạn tôi thì không. ☊ 1799
Have you ever beto Peru? — No, but Eveline has. She went there on vacation last year. ☊ Cậu đã đến Peru bao giờ chưa? - Chưa, nhưng Eveline đến rồi. Cô ấy đã đi nghỉ ở đó năm ngoái. ☊ 1813
Were you asleep at three am (3:00)? — Yes, I was. ☊ Lúc ba giờ sáng cậu có ngủ không? - Có. ☊ 1815
I was sick last week. — You were? I didn't know that. ☊ Tuần trước tôi ốm. - Cậu ốm á? Thế mà tôi không biết. ☊ 1817
There's a message for you. — There is? Where is it? ☊ Có một tin nhắn cho cậu. - Thế à? Nó đâu? ☊ 1831
Marta will be here soon, won't she? — Yes, probably. ☊ Marta sẽ sớm ở đây thôi phải không? - Đúng, chắc vậy. ☊ 1837
I didn't go to work yesterday. — You didn't? Were you sick? ☊ Hôm qua tôi không đi làm. - Không à? Cậu ốm à? ☊ 1845
I was born in Italy. — You were? I didn't know that. ☊ Tôi sinh ra ở Ý. Thế à? Tôi không biết đấy. ☊ 1847
There's a football game on TV tonight. — There is? Are you going to watch it? ☊ Tối nay có một trận bóng đá trên vô tuyến. - Có à? Cậu có định xem nó không? ☊ 1851
I won't be here next week. — You won't? Where will you be? ☊ Tuần sau tôi sẽ không ở đây. - Thế à? Cậu sẽ ở đâu? ☊ 1871
It's reported that two (2) people were injured in the explosion. ☊ Người ta báo cáo là có hai người bị thương trong vụ nổ. ☊ 1879
You're not supposed to park your car here. It's private parking only. ☊ Cậu không được phép đỗ xe ở đây. Chỗ này chỉ dành cho đỗ xe riêng. ☊ 1880
Our guests were supposed to arrive at sevthirty (7:30), but they were late. ☊ Khách của chúng tôi lẽ ra phải đến lúc bảy rưỡi nhưng họ đã đến muộn. ☊ 1895
she wouldn't be here? ☊ Tuần sau Isabella sẽ ở đây. - Thế à? Nhưng cậu đã bảo cô ấy sẽ không ở đây đúng không? ☊ 1896
I'm going out tonight. — You are? But you said you were staying home. ☊ Tối nay tôi sẽ ra ngoài. - Thế à? Nhưng cậu đã bảo cậu sẽ ở nhà cơ mà. ☊ 1900
Jasmine said that her new job is pretty interesting. > Jasmine said that her new job was pretty interesting. ☊ Jasmine nói rằng công việc mới của cô ấy rất thú vị. > Jasmine nói rằng công việc mới của cô ấy rất thú vị. ☊ 1915
Haven't we met somewhere before? ☊ Chúng ta đã gặp nhau ở đâu chưa? ☊ 1929
How much does it cost to park here? > Could you tell me how much it costs to park here? ☊ Đỗ xe ở đây mất bao nhiêu? > Cậu có thể cho tôi biết đỗ xe ở đây mất bao nhiêu không? ☊ 1958
Suddenly everybody stopped talking. There was silence. ☊ Đột nhiên mọi người ngừng nói chuyện. Có một sự yên lặng. ☊ 1977
How old were you whyou learned to drive? ☊ Cậu bao nhiêu tuổi khi cậu học lái xe? ☊ 2014
We were made to wait for two (2) hours. ☊ Chúng tôi đã bị bắt phải chờ hai tiếng. ☊ 2018
remembered to lock the door, but I forgot to shut the windows. ☊ Tôi biết là tôi đã khoá cửa. Tôi nhớ rõ ràng là đã khoá nó. > Tôi có nhớ khoá cửa nhưng tôi đã quên đóng cửa sổ. ☊ 2034
but they were all full. ☊ Chúng tôi đã không tìm được chỗ nào để ở. Chúng tôi đã thử mọi khách sạn trong thị trấn nhưng tất cả đều hết chỗ. ☊ 2051
The o ce I worked at was horrible. I hated working there. ☊ Văn phòng chỗ tôi làm việc rất kinh khủng. Tôi ghét làm việc ở đó. ☊ 2057
It's too bad we didn't see Hideki when we were in Tokyo. I would have liked to have seen him again. ☊ Chán quá, chúng tôi đã không gặp được Hideki khi chúng tôi ở Tokyo. Tôi cũng muốn gặp lại anh ấy lắm. ☊ 2116
There's no point in having a car if you never use it. ☊ Có xe hơi chả được tích sự gì nếu cậu chả bao giờ dùng nó. ☊ 2117
There's nothing you can do about the situation, so there's no use worrying about it. ☊ Cậu chẳng thể làm gì được với tình huống này nên lo lắng về nó cũng chẳng được gì. ☊ 2118
I live only a short walk from here, so it's not worth taking a taxi. ☊ Tôi sống cách đây chỉ một quãng ngắn đi bộ nên không cần phải bắt taxi. ☊ 2119
There was no point in waiting any longer, so we left. ☊ Đợi nữa cũng chả được tích sự gì nên chúng tôi đã đi. ☊ 2135
I get lonely if there's nobody to talk to. ☊ Tôi thấy cô đơn nếu không có ai để nói chuyện. ☊ 2140
Since there weren't any chairs for us to sit on, we had to sit on the floor. ☊ Vì không có ghế cho chúng tôi ngồi nên chúng tôi phải ngồi trên sàn. ☊ 2147
We whispered so that nobody could hear our conversation. ☊ Chúng tôi đã nói thầm để không ai có thể nghe thấy cuộc trao đổi của chúng tôi. ☊ 2152
were impossible to answer. ☊ Không thể trả lời được các câu hỏi trong kì thi. > Họ không thể trả lời được các câu hỏi trong kì thi. ☊ She's interesting to talk to.'> 2153 She's interesting to talk to.'>
It's interesting to talk to Veda. > She's interesting to talk to. She's interesting to talk to.'> ☊ Nói chuyện với Veda rất thú vị. > Cô ấy rất thú vị khi nói chuyện. ☊ 2160
It was a long and tiring trip. We were glad to get home. ☊ Chuyến đi dài và mệt. Chúng tôi mừng vì về được nhà. ☊ 2175
Let me know if you're interested in joining the club. ☊ Cho tôi biết cậu có thích tham gia vào câu lạc bộ không? ☊ 2176
I tried to sell my car, but nobody was interested in buying it. ☊ Tôi đã cố bán cái xe hơi nhưng không ai thích mua nó. ☊ 2178
Ask Anna for her opinion. I'd be interested to know what she thinks. ☊ Hỏi ý kiến Anna xem. Tôi sẽ thích thú khi biết được cô ấy nghĩ gì. ☊ 2180
I've enjoyed my stay here. I'll be sorry to leave. ☊ Tôi đã rất thích thú khi ở đây. Tôi sẽ rất tiếc khi rời đi. ☊ 2184
Daisuke failed to solve the problem, whereas Aiko succeeded in solving the problem. ☊ Daisuke đã không giải được bài toán trong khi Aiko đã giải thành công bài toán. ☊ 2195
The missing children were last seen playing near the river. ☊ Những đứa trẻ bị mất tích được nhìn thấy lần cuối cùng khi đang ☊ 2203
Do something! Don't just stand there doing nothing. ☊ Làm gì đi chứ! Đừng có đứng đó mà không làm gì. ☊ 2217
The people were injured in the accident. ☊ Người dân bị thương trong vụ tai nạn. ☊ 2223
I can't work here. There's too much noise. ☊ Tôi không thể làm ở đây. Có quá nhiều tiếng ồn. ☊ 2224
There's a hair in my soup. ☊ Có một sợi tóc trong bát canh của tôi. ☊ 2227
You can't sit here. There isn't any room. ☊ Cậu không thể ngồi đây. Không có phòng nào cả. ☊ 2228
I had some interesting experiences while I was traveling. ☊ Tôi đã có vài trải nghiệm thú vị khi tôi đi du lịch. ☊ 2229
They o ered me the job because I had a lot of experience. ☊ Họ nhận tôi làm việc vì tôi có nhiều kinh nghiệm. ☊ 2232
EN Where are you going to put all your furniture? ☊ Cậu định đi đâu để chất hết đống đồ đạc của cậu. ☊ 2254
We met a lot of interesting people at the party. ☊ Tôi đã gặp nhiều người trong bữa tiệc. ☊ 2261
I have to go to the bank today. — Is there a bank near here? ☊ Hôm nay tôi phải ra ngân hàng. - Có ngân hàng gần đây không? ☊ 2264
Two people were taken to the hospital after the accident. ☊ Hai người được đưa đến bệnh viện sau tai nạn. ☊ 2271
There are millions of stars in space. ☊ Có hàng triệu ngôi sao trong vũ trụ. ☊ 2279
The economy was bad, so a lot of people were out of work. ☊ Kinh tế khi ấy tồi tệ nên nhiều người không có việc làm. ☊ 2367
That woman over there is a friend of my sister's. ☊ Người phụ nữa đàng kia là một người bạn của chị tôi. ☊ 2376
Sorry I'm late. There was a lot of tra c. ☊ Xin lỗi, tôi đến muộn. Đường đông xe cộ quá. ☊ 2379
The new restaurant is very good. I went there last night. ☊ Cái nhà hàng mới rất tuyệt. Tôi đã đến đấy tối qua. ☊ 2381
If people drove more carefully, there wouldn't be so many accidents. ☊ Nếu mọi người lái xe chịu cẩn thận thì sẽ không có nhiều tai nạn đến thế. ☊ 2382
I heard music, so there must have been somebody at home. ☊ Tôi đã nghe thấy tiếng nhạc nên chắc chắn đã có ai đó ở nhà. ☊ 2383
They live on a big street, so there must be a lot of noise from the ☊ ☊ 2386
There's bound to be a ight to Madrid tonight. ☊ Chắc chắn có một chuyến bay đến Madrid tối nay. ☊ 2387
After the lecture, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. ☊ Sau bài giảng sẽ có cơ hội để đặt câu hỏi. ☊ 2388
I like the place where I live, but it'd be nicer to live by the ocean. ☊ Tôi thích nơi tôi sống nhưng sống ở gần đại dương sẽ tuyệt hơn. ☊ 2389
I was told that there'd be someone to meet me at the airport, but there wasn't. ☊ Tôi đã được bảo là có người gặp tôi ở sân bay nhưng không có ao cả. ☊ 2398
We had to walk home because there was no bus. ☊ Chúng tôi đã phải đi bộ về nhà vì không có xe bus. ☊ 2400
There were no stores open. ☊ Không có cửa hàng nào mở cửa. ☊ 2401
All the tickets have been sold. There are none left. ☊ Tất cả vá đã được bán. Không còn sót vé nào. ☊ 2403
None of the stores were open. ☊ Không có cửa hàng nào mở cửa. ☊ 2404
The house is empty. There's no one living there. ☊ Căn nhà trống không. Không có ai sống ở đấy. ☊ 2411
There's no need to hurry. We've got plenty of time. ☊ Không cần phải vội. Chúng ta có nhiều thời gian. ☊ 2412
here. ☊ Không có nhiều khác du lịch ở đây. > Không có nhiều khác du lịch ở đây. ☊ 2420
It was a very boring place to live. There was little to do. ☊ Đấy là một nơi buồn chán để sống. Có ít thứ để làm. ☊ 2431
Deepak and I have very di erent ideas. I don't agree with many of his opinions. ☊ Deepak và tôi có ý kiến khác nhau. Tôi không đồng ý vớ nhiều ý kiến của anh ấy. ☊ 2432
Not all the tourists in the group were Spanish. Some of them were French. ☊ Không phải tất cả khách du lịch trong đoàn đều là người Tây Ban Nha. Một vài trong số họ là người Pháp. ☊ 2440
Both of us were very tired. ☊ Cả hai chúng ta đều rất mệt. ☊ 2455
When we were on vacation, we went to the beach every day. ☊ Hồi chúng tôi đi nghỉ, chúng tôi ngày nào cũng ra bãi biển. ☊ 2456
The bus service is very good. There's a bus every ten (10) minutes. ☊ Dịch vụ xe bus rất tốt. Cứ mười phút lại có một xe bus. ☊ 2464
None of the rooms was the same. Each was di erent. ☊ Không có phòng nào giống nhau. Mỗi phòng một khác. ☊ 2467
The students were each given a book. ☊ Các học sinh được đưa cho mỗi người một quyển sách. ☊ 2468
There's a train to the city every hour. ☊ Có một chuyến tàu tới thành phố mỗi giờ. ☊ 2491
Are these the books that you were looking for? > Are these the books you were looking for? ☊ Đây có phải chỗ sách mà cậu đang tìm không? > Đây có phải chỗ sách cậu đang tìm không? ☊ 2499
You wanted to visit a museum. It was closed when you got there. > The museum we were going to visit was closed when we got there. ☊ Bạn muốn tham quan một viện bảo tàng. Nó đóng cửa lúc bạn đến. > Viện bảo tàng chúng tôi định đến đã đóng cửa khi chúng tôi tới. ☊ 2517
I recently went back to the town where I grew up. ☊ Tôi mới trở về thị trấn nơi tôi lớn lên. ☊ 2518
I'd like to live in a place where there's plenty of sunshine. ☊ Tôi thích sống ở một nơi mà có nhiều ánh nắng mặt trời. ☊ 2521
A cemetery is a place where people are buried. ☊ Nghĩa trang là nơi người ta được chôn cất. ☊ 2532
Mr. Lopez, whom I spoke with at the meeting, is very interested in our plan. ☊ Ông Lopez, người tôi đã nói chuyện còng tại buổi họp, rất hứng thú với kế hoạch của cậu. ☊ 2535
Ten people applied for the job, none of whom were suitable. ☊ Mười người đã nộp đơn xin việc mà không một ai phù hợp. ☊ 2536
Priscilla has two (2) sisters, both of whom were teachers. ☊ Priscilla có hai chị gái mà cả hai đều là giáo viên. ☊ 2546
There are only a few chocolates left. ☊ Chỉ còn một ít chocolat để lại. ☊ 2550
Most of the suggestions made at the meeting weren't very ☊ ☊ 2559
talking, and he never says anything interesting. ☊ Anh ấy là một trong những người tẻ nhạt nhất mà tôi từng gặp. Anh ấy không bao giờ ngừng nói và anh ấy không bao giờ nói được thứ gì thú vị. ☊ 2565
There's no point in doing a job if you don't do it properly. ☊ Chẳng có tích sự gì khi làm một việc nếu mà cậu không làm nó ☊ 2567
Two people were seriously injured in the accident. ☊ Hai người đã bị thương nghiêm trọng trong vụ tai nạn. ☊ 2573
The conference was badly organized. ☊ Buổi hội nghị được tổ chức tệ hại. ☊ 2580
It was very crowded in the room. There was hardly anywhere to sit. ☊ Phòng này rất đông. Gần như chẳng có chỗ nào để ngồi. ☊ 2581
anywhere to go for fun. ☊ Tôi ghét thị trấn này. Gần như chẳng có gì để làm và chẳng có nơi nào để chơi. ☊ 2592
It's too far to walk home from here. ☊ Đi về nhà từ đây quá xa. ☊ 2596
The instructions were very complicated. They could have been simpler. ☊ Chỉ dẫn rất phức tạp. Lẽ ra nó phải đơn giản hơn. ☊ 2615
I'm sorry I'm late. I got here as fast as I could. ☊ Xin lỗi tôi đến muộn. Tôi đã đến đây sớm nhất có thể. ☊ 2631
I'll be there next week, but I probably won't see you. ☊ Tôi sẽ ở đó tuần sau nhưng có thể tôi sẽ không gặp cậu. ☊ 2634
Yevgeniy doesn't work here anymore. He left last month. But Alan still works here. ☊ Yevgeniy không còn làm ở đây nữa. Anh ấy đã đi tháng trước. Nhưng Alan vẫn làm ở đây. ☊ 2638
She said she would be here an hour ago, and she still hasn't arrived. ☊ Một tiếng trước cô ấy nói cô ấy sẽ ở đây và giờ cô ấy vẫn chưa tới. ☊ 2646
They weren't very friendly to us. They didn't even say hello. ☊ Họ không thân thiện với chúng tôi. Họ thậm chí không chào. ☊ 2672
We met Yuko as we were leaving the hotel. ☊ Chúng tôi đã gặp Yuko khi chúng tôi đang rời khách sạn. ☊ 2676
and his cellphone doesn't work there. ☊ Tôi không thể liên lạc với David khi anh ấy đang đi công tác ở Nhật Bản và điện thoại di động của anh ấy không hoạt động ở đó. ☊ 2690
Where have you been? I've been waiting for ages. ☊ Cậu đã ở đâu thế? Tôi vẫn đợi cậu mãi. ☊ 2695
There was a phone call for you while you were out. ☊ Có một cuộc điện thoại cho cậu lúc cậu ra ngoài. ☊ 2696
there. ☊ Tôi sẽ ở London tuần tới, hi vọng sẽ gặp John khi tôi ở đó. ☊ 2702
It's too late to go to the bank now. By the time we get there, it'll be closed. ☊ Bây giờ quá muộn để đi ngân hàng. Đến khi chúng ta tới đó thì nó sẽ không mở cửa. ☊ 2721
EN There's somebody at the door, could you please answer it? ☊ Có ai đó ngoài cửa, cậu làm ơn trả lời được không? ☊ 2732
We went ON a cruise last week, and there weren't many people ON the ship. ☊ Chúng tôi đã đi trên một con du thuyền tuần trước và không có nhiều người trên tàu. ☊ 2733
There were no seats left when we got ON the train. ☊ Không còn ghế nào khi chúng tôi lên tàu hoả. ☊ 2738
them there. ☊ Bố mẹ tôi đang ở vườn thú. Cô của tôi đang đến vườn thú để gặp họ. ☊ 2773
There's no need FOR impolite behavior. ☊ Không cần phải cư xử bất lịch sự. ☊ 2775
In fact, there are many advantages TO living alone. ☊ Thực tế, có nhiều ưu điểm khi sống một mình. ☊ 2779
There's always an increase IN the number OF tra c accidents around New Year's. ☊ Luôn có một sự tăng về số vụ tai nạn giao thông dịp năm mới. ☊ 2789
The police believe there's a connection between the two (2) murders, based on DNA evidence. ☊ Cảnh sát tin rằng có sự liên hệ giữa hai vụ giết người dựa trên bằng chứng ADN. ☊ 2790
There are minor di erences between many European languages. ☊ Có những khác biệt nhỏ giữa các ngôn ngữ châu Âu. ☊ 2799
important conference. ☊ Thực ra tôi buồn vì không được mời tới hội thảo quan trọng nhất. ☊ 2801
Were you nervous about giving a speech in a foreign language? ☊ Cậu có hồi hộp vì phải diễn thuyết bằng tiếng nước ngoài không? ☊ 2824
I'm tired of eating the same food every day. Let's try something di erent. ☊ Tôi mệt vì ngày nào cũng ăn cùng một món. Hãy thử kiếm cái khác xem sao. ☊ 2828
The lm was completely di erent from what I'd been expecting. ☊ Bộ lm hoàn toàn khác với những gì tôi đã tưởng. ☊ 2837
Don't worry, they think you're funny. They weren't laughing at you, they were laughing at your joke. ☊ Đừng lo, họ nghĩ cậu hài hước. Họ không cười cậu mà họ cười trò đùa của cậu. ☊ 2844
If you're worried about it, don't just sit there, do something about it. ☊ Nếu cậu lo lắng về nó thì đừng chỉ có ngồi đấy, hãy làm gì đó đi. ☊ 2853
You should leave FOR work earlier so you get there on time. ☊ Cậu nên đi làm sớm hơn để cậu đến nơi đúng giờ. ☊ 2866
Some students were suspected of cheating on the exam. ☊ Một số học sinh bị kết tội gian lận trong kì thi. ☊ 2878
It's di cult to forgive a murderer for his crimes. ☊ Khó mà tha thứ cho một kẻ giết người vì tội ác của hắn. ☊ 2884
The number of people su ering from heart disease has increased. > The number of heart disease su erers has increased. ☊ Số người bị bệnh tim đã tăng. > Số người mắc bệnh tim đã tăng. ☊ 2923
I'd promised I'd attend her wedding, now there's nothing I can do to get out of it. ☊ Tôi đã hứa là tôi sẽ có mặt trong lễ cưới của cô ấy, giờ tôi không thể làm gì để thoát khỏi điều đó. ☊ 2945
Some old houses were torn down to make room for a new housing development. The owners of the houses tried to protest, but it was to no avail. ☊ Một số ngôi nhà cũ bị đập bỏ để lấy chỗ phát triển nhà ở mới. Chủ của những ngôi nhà ấy đã cố gắng biểu tình nhưng không được tích sự gì. ☊ 2947
The re ghters were able to put the re out before the house burned down. ☊ Lính cứu hoả đã có thể dập tắt ngọn lửa trước khi ngôn nhà bị cháy trụi. ☊ 2962
My parents were away on business when I was a child, so my grandparents brought me up. > My grandparents raised me. ☊ Bố mẹ tôi đi làm xa khi tôi còn bé nên ông bà tôi đã nuôi tôi lớn. > Ông bà tôi đã nuôi tôi lớn. ☊ 2966
There are two (2) universities in the city, and students make up twenty percent (20%) of the population. ☊ Có hai trường đại học trong thành phố và sinh viên chiếm hai mươi phần trăm dân số. ☊ 2969
My parents were there again to pick me up when I ew back home. ☊ Bố mẹ tôi lại ở đó đón toi khi tôi bay về nhà. ☊ 2986
I was o ered a job at the oil company, but I decided to turn it down. ☊ Tôi được mời vào làm ở một công ti dầu nhưng tôi đã quyết định từ chối nó. ☊ 2990
In the aftermath of the tornado, they discovered a lot of uprooted trees and houses that had been blown down. ☊ Ở nơi chịu ảnh hưởng của cơn lốc, người ta phát hiện ra rất nhiều cây bật gốc và nhà đã bị quật đổ. ☊ accept that...: He just refused to accept that his father was no longer there. ☊ accept ☊
accept sth: Please accept our sincere apologies. ☊ accept ☊
There is easy access by road. ☊ access ☊
Disabled visitors are welcome; there is good wheelchair access to most facilities. ☊ access ☊
Journalists were denied access to the President. ☊ access ☊
I didn't think our meeting was accidental—he must have known I would be there. ☊ accidental ☊
The marsh is an area of great scientific interest on account of its wild flowers. ☊ on account of sb/sth ☊
They were proud of their children's achievements. ☊ achievement ☊
There's a school just across from our house. ☊ across ☊
Where's the nearest bridge across the river? ☊ across ☊
There's a bank right across the street. ☊ across ☊
New York is where the action is. ☊ action ☊
They were both politically active. ☊ active ☊
The parents were active in campaigning against cuts to the education budget. ☊ active ☊
Your proposal is being actively considered. ☊ actively ☊
The streets were noisy and full of activity. ☊ activity ☊
What were his actual words? ☊ actual ☊
The wedding preparations take weeks but the actual ceremony takes less than an hour. ☊ actual ☊
There are lots of people there who can actually help you. ☊ actually ☊
The organisms were forced to adapt in order to survive. ☊ adapt ☊
There is, in addition, one further point to make. ☊ in addition (to sb/sth) ☊
address sth: The letter was correctly addressed, but delivered to the wrong house. ☊ address ☊
There is a lack of adequate provision for disabled students. ☊ adequate ☊
My eyes were still trying to adjust themselves to the strong sunlight. ☊ adjust ☊
Admit it! You were terrified! ☊ admit ☊
All three teams adopted different approaches to the problem. ☊ adopt ☊
People were evacuated from the coastal regions in advance of the hurricane. ☊ in advance (of sth) ☊
The troops were finally given the order to advance. ☊ advance ☊
There were only three of us on the advanced course. ☊ advanced ☊
We were advised to seek legal advice. ☊ advice ☊
+ speech: 'Get there early,' she advised (them). ☊ advise ☊
afraid of sb/sth: It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now. ☊ afraid ☊
afraid (that...): We were afraid (that) we were going to capsize the boat. ☊ afraid ☊
'Is there any left?' 'I'm afraid not.' ☊ I'm afraid ☊
Where were you on the afternoon of May 21? ☊ afternoon ☊
We were rowing against the current. ☊ against ☊
Young people of all ages go there to meet. ☊ age ☊
There's a big age gap between them (= a big difference in their ages). ☊ 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 ☊
She was here just a minute ago. ☊ ago ☊
agree what, where, etc...: We couldn't agree what to do. ☊ agree ☊
We aim to be there around six. ☊ aim ☊
The doctor said there was no cause for alarm. ☊ alarm ☊
I hammered on all the doors to raise the alarm. ☊ alarm ☊
The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn't want to alarm the passengers. ☊ alarm ☊
Cars were coming from all directions (= every direction). ☊ all ☊
All this mail must be answered. ☊ all ☊
Not all of them were invited. ☊ all ☊
It will take about an hour to get there, allowing for traffic delays. ☊ allow for sb/sth ☊
Finally the two of us were alone together. ☊ alone ☊
She's asked to be left alone but the press photographers follow her everywhere. ☊ leave/let sb alone ☊
'What am I going to do?' she wondered aloud. ☊ aloud ☊
The books should be ordered alphabetically by subject. ☊ alphabetically ☊
We got there early but Mike had already left. ☊ already ☊
There are far too many people already. We can't take any more. ☊ already ☊
Jake's father had also been a doctor (= both Jake and his father were doctors). ☊ also ☊
He had altered so much I scarcely recognized him. ☊ alter ☊
The landscape has been radically altered, severely damaging wildlife. ☊ alter ☊
This incident altered the whole course of events. ☊ alter ☊
We can have the dress altered to fit you. ☊ alter ☊
There is a vegetarian alternative on the menu every day. ☊ alternative ☊
It was an altogether different situation. ☊ altogether ☊
There's always somebody at home in the evenings. ☊ always ☊
amazed by sb/sth: We were amazed by his generosity. ☊ amazed ☊
We were amazed to find that no one was hurt. ☊ amazed ☊
It's amazing the difference a few polite words make. ☊ amazing ☊
She was intelligent but suffered from a lack of ambition. ☊ ambition ☊
it amuses sb to do sth: It amused him to think that they were probably talking about him at that very moment. ☊ amuse ☊
The question clearly angered him. ☊ anger ☊
She was angered by their selfishness and lack of concern. ☊ anger ☊
The painting changes slightly when seen from different angles. ☊ angle ☊
You can look at the issue from many different angles. ☊ angle ☊
announce that...: We are pleased to announce that all five candidates were successful. ☊ announce ☊
I rang the bell, but there was no answer. ☊ answer ☊
As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000. ☊ answer ☊
There is no easy answer. ☊ answer ☊
He answered as truthfully as he could. ☊ answer ☊
answer sth: You haven't answered my question. ☊ answer ☊
My prayers have been answered (= I have got what I wanted). ☊ answer ☊
We are grateful to all those people who answered our call for help with fund-raising. ☊ answer ☊
answer (sb): Come on, answer me! Where were you? ☊ answer ☊
He answered me with a smile. ☊ answer ☊
+ speech: 'I'd prefer to walk,' she answered. ☊ answer ☊
answer sb + speech: 'I'd prefer to walk,' she answered him. ☊ answer ☊
answer (sb) that...: She answered that she would prefer to walk. ☊ answer ☊
answer sb sth: Answer me this: how did they know we were here? ☊ answer ☊
There were a few anxious moments in the baseball game. ☊ anxious ☊
anxious for sth: There are plenty of graduates anxious for work. ☊ anxious ☊
Are there any stamps? ☊ any ☊
Any teacher will tell you that students learn at different rates. ☊ any ☊
We need some more paint; there isn't any left. ☊ any ☊
I need some stamps. Are there any in your bag? ☊ any ☊
Is there anybody who can help me? ☊ anybody ☊
Is anyone there? ☊ anyone ☊
There's never anything worth watching on TV. ☊ anything ☊
I can't see it anywhere. ☊ anywhere ☊
Did you go anywhere interesting? ☊ anywhere ☊
Many of these animals are not found anywhere else. ☊ anywhere ☊
He's never been anywhere outside Britain. ☊ anywhere ☊
Put the box down anywhere. ☊ anywhere ☊
An accident can happen anywhere. ☊ anywhere ☊
I don't have anywhere to stay. ☊ anywhere ☊
Do you know anywhere I can buy a second-hand computer? ☊ anywhere ☊
I can't tell the twins apart (= see the difference between them). ☊ apart ☊
My parents were concerned at my apparent lack of enthusiasm for school. ☊ apparent ☊
It appears unlikely that interest rates will fall further. ☊ appear ☊
There appears to have been a mistake. ☊ appear ☊
it appears (that)...: It appears that there has been a mistake. ☊ appear ☊
I don't want to go to the party, but I suppose I'd better put in an appearance (= go there for a short time). ☊ appearance ☊
It's a totally different situation, it's apples and oranges. ☊ apples and oranges ☊
approach sb: We have been approached by a number of companies that are interested in our product. ☊ approach ☊
approach to sth: The school has decided to adopt a different approach to discipline. ☊ approach ☊
approximate sth: The animals were reared in conditions which approximated the wild as closely as possible. ☊ approximate ☊
The two buildings were approximately equal in size. ☊ approximately ☊
There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight. ☊ area ☊
Wreckage from the plane was scattered over a wide area. ☊ area ☊
The farm and surrounding area were flooded. ☊ area ☊
argument for/against sth: There are strong arguments for and against euthanasia. ☊ argument ☊
Police were heavily armed. ☊ armed ☊
The cost would be somewhere around £1 500. ☊ around ☊
We were all running around trying to get ready in time. ☊ around ☊
There were papers lying around all over the floor. ☊ around ☊
There were several young people sitting around looking bored. ☊ around ☊
There was more money around in those days. ☊ around ☊
I knocked but there was no one around. ☊ around ☊
There must be a way around the problem. ☊ around ☊
arrange how, where, etc...: We've still got to arrange how to get to the airport. ☊ arrange ☊
There are special arrangements for people working overseas. ☊ arrangement ☊
arrangement with sb (to do sth): You can cash cheques here by prior arrangement with the bank. ☊ arrangement ☊
Opposition leaders were put under house arrest (= not allowed to leave their houses). ☊ arrest ☊
There are 120 arrivals and departures every day. ☊ arrival ☊
They were all dressed as clowns. ☊ as ☊
She had been there often as a child (= when she was a child). ☊ as ☊
As you were out, I left a message. ☊ as ☊
All our protests were brushed aside (= ignored). ☊ aside ☊
ask if, whether, etc...: I'll ask if it's all right to park here. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb to do sth: All the students were asked to complete a questionnaire. ☊ ask ☊
+ speech: 'Where are you going?' she asked. ☊ ask ☊
ask where, what, etc...: He asked where I lived. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb where, what, etc...: I had to ask the teacher what to do next. ☊ ask ☊
I waited until they were all fast asleep (= sleeping deeply). ☊ asleep ☊
assist sb in doing sth: We will assist you in finding somewhere to live. ☊ assist ☊
assistance with sth: She offered me practical assistance with my research. ☊ assistance ☊
You wouldn't normally associate these two writers—their styles are completely different. ☊ associate ☊
We were assured that everything possible was being done. ☊ assure ☊
How many people were there at the concert? ☊ at ☊
They were impatient at the delay. ☊ at ☊
the upper atmosphere ☊ atmosphere ☊
pollution of the atmosphere ☊ atmosphere ☊
Saturn's atmosphere ☊ atmosphere ☊
a smoky/stuffy atmosphere ☊ atmosphere ☊
These plants love warm, humid atmospheres. ☊ atmosphere ☊
a party atmosphere ☊ atmosphere ☊
The hotel offers a friendly atmosphere and personal service. ☊ atmosphere ☊
Use music and lighting to create a romantic atmosphere. ☊ atmosphere ☊
There was an atmosphere of mutual trust between them. ☊ atmosphere ☊
The children grew up in an atmosphere of violence and insecurity. ☊ atmosphere ☊
The old house is full of atmosphere (= it's very interesting). ☊ atmosphere ☊
The vines were attacked by mildew. ☊ attack ☊
attempt to do sth: Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs. ☊ attempt ☊
We were shocked by his attempted suicide. ☊ attempted ☊
He called (their) attention to the fact that many files were missing. ☊ attention ☊
This proposal has attracted a lot of interest. ☊ attract ☊
His comments were bound to attract criticism. ☊ attract ☊
And there's the added attraction of free champagne on all flights. ☊ attraction ☊
The audience was/were clapping for 10 minutes. ☊ audience ☊
an award presentation/ceremony ☊ award ☊
aware that...: Were you aware that something was wrong? ☊ aware ☊
away from sb/sth: The station is a few minutes' walk away from here. ☊ away ☊
There were ten children away yesterday. ☊ away ☊
There's an awful smell in here. ☊ awful ☊
There's not an awful lot of room. ☊ awful ☊
There was an awkward silence. ☊ awkward ☊
There's room for three people in the back. ☊ back ☊
There's room for three people in back = of a car, etc.. ☊ back ☊
We were sitting in the back row. ☊ back ☊
Back at home, her parents were worried. ☊ back ☊
It takes me an hour to walk there and back. ☊ back ☊
We were right back where we started, only this time without any money. ☊ back ☊
There was a lot of background noise (= that you could hear, but were not listening to). ☊ background ☊
In spite of their very different backgrounds, they immediately became friends. ☊ background ☊
The kids took the dog's death very badly (= they were very unhappy). ☊ badly ☊
She gets very bad-tempered when she's tired. ☊ bad-tempered ☊
He sat in bad-tempered silence. ☊ bad-tempered ☊
to check your bank balance (= to find out how much money there is in your account) ☊ balance ☊
This newspaper maintains a good balance in its presentation of different opinions. ☊ balance ☊
There is to be a total ban on smoking in the office. ☊ ban ☊
All the ground floor windows were fitted with bars. ☊ bar ☊
I found David in the bar of the Red Lion (= a room in a pub where drinks are served). ☊ bar ☊
barrier between A and B: There was no real barrier between reality and fantasy in his mind. ☊ barrier ☊
The report is based on figures from six different European cities. ☊ based ☊
There have been some problems but basically it's a good system. ☊ basically ☊
Basically, there's not a lot we can do about it. ☊ basically ☊
He basically just sits there and does nothing all day. ☊ basically ☊
Where's the bathroom? (= for example in a restaurant) ☊ bathroom ☊
battery-powered/-operated ☊ battery ☊
Is there a God? ☊ be ☊
Once upon a time there was a princess... ☊ be ☊
I tried phoning but there was no answer. ☊ be ☊
There's a bank down the road. ☊ be ☊
Was there a pool at the hotel? ☊ be ☊
The meetings are always in the main conference room. ☊ be ☊
They're here till Christmas. ☊ be ☊
He'll be here soon (= will arrive soon). ☊ be ☊
If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be alive today. ☊ if it wasn't/weren't for... ☊
Where were they made? ☊ be ☊
Karen wasn't beaten in any of her games, but all the others were. ☊ be ☊
beat sb: At that time children were regularly beaten for quite minor offences (= a punishment). ☊ beat ☊
The prisoners were beaten into submission (= they were beaten until they did what was wanted). ☊ beat ☊
The woods were designated an area of outstanding natural beauty. ☊ beauty ☊
They are here because of us. ☊ because of ☊
Because of his wife('s) being there, I said nothing about it. ☊ because of ☊
oyster beds (= an area in the sea where there are many oysters ) ☊ bed ☊
Could you give me a bed for the night (= somewhere to sleep)? ☊ bed ☊
There's a shortage of hospital beds (= not enough room for patients to be admitted). ☊ bed ☊
She's lived there since before the war. ☊ before ☊
Where does Europe end and Asia begin? ☊ begin ☊
She's been working there since the beginning of last summer. ☊ beginning ☊
Mr Knight cannot be here, so his wife will accept the prize on his behalf. ☊ on behalf of sb, on sb's behalf ☊
They behave differently when you're not around. ☊ behave ☊
There is a general belief that things will soon get better. ☊ belief ☊
'Where does she come from?' 'Spain, I believe.' ☊ believe ☊
'Does he still work there?' 'I believe so/not.' ☊ believe ☊
Where do these plates belong (= where are they kept)? ☊ belong ☊
I don't feel as if I belong here. ☊ belong ☊
See below (= at the bottom of the page) for references. ☊ below ☊
Mark the pipe where you want to bend it. ☊ bend ☊
The knives were bent out of shape. ☊ bend ☊
With the benefit of hindsight (= knowing what we have learnt since), we would do things differently. ☊ benefit ☊
I have typed out some lecture notes for the benefit of those people who were absent last week. ☊ for sb's benefit ☊
They've been best friends (= closest friends) since they were children. ☊ best ☊
Those were the best years of my life. ☊ best ☊
The beaches are beautiful, but, best of all, there are very few tourists. ☊ best ☊
There's nothing better than a long soak in a hot bath. ☊ better ☊
A cup of tea? There's nothing I'd like better! ☊ better ☊
My job is somewhere between a secretary and a personal assistant. ☊ between ☊
a difference/distinction/contrast between two things ☊ between ☊
There's a lot of bad feeling between them. ☊ between ☊
The house was near a park but there was a road in between. ☊ between ☊
Snowdon and the mountains beyond were covered in snow. ☊ beyond ☊
bid (against sb): We wanted to buy the chairs but another couple were bidding against us. ☊ bid ☊
At the auction (= a public sale where things are sold to the person who offers the most), the highest bid for the picture was £200. ☊ bid ☊
They were earning big money. ☊ big ☊
The bills are piling up (= there are more and more that have still not been paid). ☊ bill ☊
With a bit of luck, we'll be there by 12. ☊ bit ☊
bite sb: We were badly bitten by mosquitoes. ☊ bite ☊
Come here! I won't bite! (= you don't need to be afraid) ☊ bite ☊
I'm not interested in apportioning blame for the accident (= deciding how much each person involved was responsible for it). ☊ blame ☊
The referee blew his whistle. ☊ blow ☊
It was blowing a gale (= there was a strong wind). ☊ blow ☊
She received a severe blow on the head. ☊ blow ☊
The two men were exchanging blows. ☊ blow ☊
Her hands were blue with cold. ☊ blue ☊
+ adj.: She left the gas on by mistake and the pan boiled dry (= the water boiled until there was none left). ☊ boil ☊
Hundreds of bombs were dropped on the city. ☊ bomb ☊
reference/children's/library books ☊ book ☊
The performance is booked up (= there are no more tickets available). ☊ book ☊
the city where the protest movement was born ☊ born ☊
Both women were French. ☊ both ☊
Both the women were French. ☊ both ☊
Both of the women were French. ☊ both ☊
I talked to the women. Both of them were French/They were both French. ☊ both ☊
We were both tired. ☊ both ☊
Both of us were tired. ☊ both ☊
Both his mother and his father will be there. ☊ both ☊
bother doing sth: Why bother asking if you're not really interested? ☊ bother ☊
be bothered about sth: You don't sound too bothered about it. ☊ bother ☊
Sorry to bother you, but there's a call for you on line two. ☊ bother ☊
I'm not bothered about what he thinks. ☊ be bothered (about sb/sth) ☊
'Where shall we eat?' 'I'm not bothered.' (= I don't mind where we go). ☊ be bothered (about sb/sth) ☊
I should really do some work this weekend but I can't be bothered. ☊ can't be bothered (to do sth) ☊
All this has happened because you couldn't be bothered to give me the message. ☊ can't be bothered (to do sth) ☊
There was a stream at the bottom of the garden. ☊ bottom ☊
Their house is at the bottom end of Bury Road (= the end furthest from where you enter the road). ☊ bottom ☊
There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced. ☊ bound ☊
I used to play here as a boy. ☊ boy ☊
Now she's a teenager, she's starting to be interested in boys. ☊ boy ☊
We broke our journey in Oxford (= stopped in Oxford on the way to the place we were going to). ☊ break ☊
Burglars had broken in while we were away. ☊ break in ☊
They were having breakfast when I arrived. ☊ breakfast ☊
While there is breath left in my body, I will refuse. ☊ breath ☊
We were out of breath after only five minutes. ☊ out of breath ☊
Greyhounds were originally bred as hunting dogs. ☊ breed ☊
Her eyes were bright with tears. ☊ bright ☊
His eyes were bright and excited. ☊ bright ☊
Hello Simon! What brings you here? ☊ bring ☊
bring to do sth: They were brought up to (= taught as children to) respect authority. ☊ bring sb up ☊
The negotiators were in broad agreement on the main issues. ☊ broad ☊
After the summer in Spain, the children were brown as berries. ☊ brown ☊
Robins build nests almost anywhere. ☊ build ☊
There's building work going on next door. ☊ building ☊
There were bullet holes in the door. ☊ bullet ☊
Fires were burning all over the city. ☊ burn ☊
Two children were rescued from the burning car. ☊ burn ☊
All his belongings were burnt in the fire. ☊ burn ☊
Shells were bursting (= exploding) all around us. ☊ burst ☊
bury sb/sth + adj.: The miners were buried alive when the tunnel collapsed. ☊ bury ☊
Their ambitions were finally dead and buried. ☊ bury ☊
business contacts/affairs/interests ☊ business ☊
They were both in the same line of business. ☊ business ☊
They were busy enjoying themselves at the party. ☊ busy ☊
His mother won't be there, but his father might. ☊ but ☊
By the end of the day we were tired but happy. ☊ but ☊
'Here's the money I owe you.' 'But that's not right—it was only £10.' ☊ but ☊
buy (sth): Where did you buy that dress? ☊ buy ☊
it is calculated that...: It has been calculated that at least 47 000 jobs were lost last year. ☊ calculate ☊
We call each other by our first names here. ☊ call ☊
Were there any calls for me while I was out? ☊ call ☊
Where can she have put it? ☊ can ☊
It can be quite cold here in winter. ☊ can ☊
Don't forget to cancel the newspaper (= arrange for it not to be delivered) before going away. ☊ cancel ☊
There were a large number of candidates for the job. ☊ candidate ☊
Where can I park the car? ☊ car ☊
The injured were carried away on stretchers. ☊ carry ☊
a severe case of typhoid ☊ case ☊
The most serious cases were treated at the scene of the accident. ☊ case ☊
Every application will be decided on a case-by-case basis (= each one will be considered separately). ☊ case ☊
There's no point complaining now—we're leaving tomorrow in any case. ☊ in any case ☊
In case (= if it is true that) you're wondering why Jo's here—let me explain... ☊ (just) in case (...) ☊
'I've made up my mind.' 'In that case, there's no point discussing it.' ☊ in that case ☊
Customers are offered a 10% discount if they pay cash. ☊ cash ☊
The murderer was never caught. ☊ catch ☊
Students over 25 fall into a different category. ☊ category ☊
There was discussion about the fire and its likely cause. ☊ cause ☊
There is no cause for concern. ☊ cause ☊
He ordered his men to cease fire (= stop shooting). ☊ cease ☊
The walls and ceiling were painted white. ☊ ceiling ☊
There will be rain later in central and eastern parts of the country. ☊ central ☊
an awards/opening ceremony ☊ ceremony ☊
a wedding/marriage ceremony ☊ ceremony ☊
certain who/where, etc...: I'm not certain who was there. ☊ certain ☊
To my certain knowledge he was somewhere else at the time (= I am sure about it). ☊ certain ☊
They refused to release their hostages unless certain conditions were met. ☊ certain ☊
I felt there was a certain coldness in her manner. ☊ certain ☊
I think there's a bus at 8 but you'd better call to make certain. ☊ make certain (that...) ☊
I'm certainly never going there again. ☊ certainly ☊
The prisoners were kept in chains (= with chains around their arms and legs, to prevent them from escaping). ☊ chain ☊
chain sb/sth: The doors were always locked and chained. ☊ chain ☊
I've been chained to my desk all week (= because there was so much work). ☊ chain ☊
an exciting/interesting challenge ☊ challenge ☊
chance of doing sth: Is there any chance of getting tickets for tonight? ☊ chance ☊
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 ☊
chance of sth happening: What chance is there of anybody being found alive? ☊ chance ☊
chance for sb to do sth: There will be a chance for parents to look around the school. ☊ chance ☊
It was pure chance that we were both there. ☊ chance ☊
Where do I have to change? ☊ change ☊
change sth: Where can I change my traveller's cheques? ☊ change ☊
I didn't have time to get changed before the party (= to put different clothes on). ☊ change ☊
There will be a crew change when we land at Dubai. ☊ change ☊
Let's get away for the weekend. A change of scene (= time in a different place) will do you good. ☊ change ☊
There was no change in the patient's condition overnight. ☊ change ☊
Adventure camps are considered to be character-building (= meant to improve sb's strong qualities). ☊ character ☊
The modern hotels here have no real character. ☊ character ☊
The two groups of children have quite different characteristics. ☊ characteristic ☊
charge sb: Several people were arrested but nobody was charged. ☊ charge ☊
We were chased by a bull while crossing the field. ☊ chase ☊
The thieves were caught by police after a short chase. ☊ chase ☊
chat away (to/with sb): Within minutes of being introduced they were chatting away like old friends. ☊ chat ☊
chat about sth/sb: What were you chatting about? ☊ chat ☊
I'm sure I could buy this more cheaply somewhere else. ☊ cheaply ☊
Many people feel cheated by the government's refusal to hold a referendum. ☊ cheat ☊
I'm sorry, they aren't here. They checked out this morning. ☊ check out (of...) ☊
We checked through the photographs to make sure there were none missing. ☊ check over/through sth ☊
The drugs were found in their car during a routine check by police. ☊ check ☊
Couples were dancing cheek to cheek. ☊ cheek ☊
There is a wide range of choices open to you. ☊ choice ☊
There wasn't much choice of colour. ☊ choice ☊
There are plenty of restaurants to choose from. ☊ choose ☊
Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the boy's death. ☊ circumstance ☊
She never discovered the true circumstances of her birth. ☊ circumstance ☊
a civil marriage ceremony ☊ civil ☊
claim sth from sth: She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered. ☊ claim ☊
it is claimed that...: It was claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week. ☊ claim ☊
The audience cheered and clapped. ☊ clap ☊
There's a real touch of class about this team. ☊ class ☊
different classes of drugs ☊ class ☊
Dickens was in a different class from (= was much better than) most of his contemporaries. ☊ class ☊
differences of class, race or gender ☊ class ☊
We were in the same class at school. ☊ class ☊
The whole class was/were told to stay behind after school. ☊ class ☊
This behaviour must stop—do I make myself clear (= express myself clearly so there is no doubt about what I mean)? ☊ clear ☊
I hope I made it clear to him that he was no longer welcome here. ☊ clear ☊
How he got there was not clear. ☊ clear ☊
Click here to add your opinion to the survey. ☊ click ☊
Social workers must always consider the best interests of their clients. ☊ client ☊
From here the path climbs steeply to the summit. ☊ climb ☊
There's a close resemblance (= they look very similar). ☊ close ☊
It was scorching and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. ☊ cloud ☊
a coach station (= where coaches start and end their journey) ☊ coach ☊
There are three codes for London. ☊ code ☊
He shivered with cold. ☊ cold ☊
The walls were strengthened to protect them from collapse. ☊ collapse ☊
The peace talks were on the verge of collapse. ☊ collapse ☊
We were friends and colleagues for more than 20 years. ☊ colleague ☊
collect sth from sb/sth: Samples were collected from over 200 patients. ☊ collect ☊
He got interested in politics when he was in college. ☊ college ☊
available in 12 different colours ☊ colour ☊
Come here! ☊ come ☊
Here comes Jo! (= Jo is coming) ☊ come ☊
There's a storm coming. ☊ come ☊
Where does her attitude come from? ☊ come from sth ☊
Where's that smell coming from? ☊ come from sth ☊
Where do you come from? ☊ come from... ☊
His words were of little comfort in the circumstances. ☊ comfort ☊
All the rooms were comfortably furnished. ☊ comfortably ☊
Who is in command here? ☊ command ☊
There were many disagreements over the command of the peacekeeping forces. ☊ command ☊
The troops were commanded by General Haig. ☊ command ☊
+ speech: 'Come here!' he commanded (them). ☊ command ☊
We were just commenting on how well you look. ☊ comment ☊
comment that...: A spokesperson commented that levels of carbon dioxide were very high. ☊ comment ☊
Some birds which were once a common sight are now becoming rare. ☊ common ☊
They share a common interest in photography. ☊ common ☊
There is a strong sense of community in this town. ☊ community ☊
Company profits were 5% lower than last year. ☊ company ☊
compare A and B: It is interesting to compare their situation and ours. ☊ compare ☊
I've had some difficulties, but they were nothing compared to yours (= they were not nearly as bad as yours). ☊ compare ☊
Comparison with other oil-producing countries is extremely interesting. ☊ comparison ☊
comparison (with sth): It is difficult to make a comparison with her previous book—they are completely different. ☊ comparison ☊
compete to do sth: There are too many magazines competing to attract readers. ☊ compete ☊
There is now intense competition between schools to attract students. ☊ competition ☊
We were in complete agreement. ☊ complete ☊
completely different ☊ completely ☊
To complicate matters further, there will be no transport available till 8 o'clock. ☊ complicate ☊
concentrate sth (on sth/on doing sth): I decided to concentrate all my efforts on finding somewhere to live. ☊ concentrate ☊
One major difference between these computers concerns the way in which they store information. ☊ concern ☊
Don't interfere in what doesn't concern you. ☊ concern ☊
Where our children's education is concerned, no compromise is acceptable. ☊ concern ☊
To whom it may concern ... (= used for example, at the beginning of a public notice or of a job reference about sb's character and ability) ☊ concern ☊
concern (about sth/sb): There is growing concern about violence on television. ☊ concern ☊
concern (for sth/sb): She hasn't been seen for four days and there is concern for her safety. ☊ concern ☊
concern (that...): There is widespread concern that new houses will be built on protected land. ☊ concern ☊
They were more concerned with how the other women had dressed than with what the speaker was saying. ☊ concerned ☊
conclude from sth that...: He concluded from their remarks that they were not in favour of the plan. ☊ conclude ☊
You are in no condition (= too ill/sick, etc.) to go anywhere. ☊ condition ☊
The hotel is used for exhibitions, conferences and social events. ☊ conference ☊
a conference room/centre/hall ☊ conference ☊
She is attending a three-day conference on AIDS education. ☊ conference ☊
The conference will be held in Glasgow. ☊ conference ☊
delegates to the Labour Party's annual conference ☊ conference ☊
Ministers from all four countries involved will meet at the conference table this week. ☊ conference ☊
He was in conference with his lawyers all day. ☊ conference ☊
He answered the questions with confidence. ☊ confidence ☊
While girls lack confidence, boys often overestimate their abilities. ☊ confidence ☊
Here the river is confined in a narrow channel. ☊ confine ☊
The soldiers concerned were confined to barracks (= had to stay in the barracks, as a punishment). ☊ confine ☊
confirm sth: Rumours of job losses were later confirmed ☊ confirm ☊
conflicting emotions/interests/loyalties ☊ conflict ☊
People are confused about all the different labels on food these days. ☊ confused ☊
There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be. ☊ confusion ☊
There was nothing to connect him with the crime. ☊ connect ☊
How did you make the connection (= realize that there was a connection between two facts that did not seem to be related)? ☊ connection ☊
I made a conscious effort to get there on time. ☊ conscious ☊
Have you considered the possible consequences? ☊ consequence ☊
consider sth: She considered her options. ☊ consider ☊
a carefully considered response ☊ consider ☊
The company is being actively considered as a potential partner (= it is thought possible that it could become one). ☊ 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 ☊
it is considered that...: It is considered that the proposed development would create much-needed jobs. ☊ consider ☊
Interest rates on bank loans have increased considerably in recent years. ☊ considerably ☊
Journalists stayed away from the funeral out of consideration for the bereaved family. ☊ consideration ☊
a consumer society (= one where buying and selling is considered to be very important) ☊ consumer ☊
His fingers were briefly in contact with the ball. ☊ contact ☊
There is little contact between the two organizations. ☊ contact ☊
Here's my contact number (= temporary telephone number) while I'm away. ☊ contact ☊
Fire has caused severe damage to the contents of the building. ☊ content ☊
For four days the town suffered continuous attacks. ☊ continuous ☊
They were sued for breach of contract (= not keeping to a contract). ☊ contract ☊
contrast (between A and B): There is an obvious contrast between the cultures of East and West. ☊ contrast ☊
contrast (in sth): A wool jacket complements the silk trousers and provides an interesting contrast in texture. ☊ contrast ☊
contrast (of sth): Careful contrast of the two plans shows some important differences. ☊ contrast ☊
It is interesting to contrast the British legal system with the American one. ☊ contrast ☊
Price controls on food were ended. ☊ control ☊
There has been some violence after the match, but the police are now in control of the situation. ☊ be in control (of sth) ☊
Where did you learn to cook? ☊ cook ☊
Relations between them have definitely cooled (= they are not as friendly with each other as they were). ☊ cool ☊
I got to the stage where I wasn't coping any more. ☊ cope ☊
There was a group of youths standing on the street corner. ☊ corner ☊
There's a hotel on/at the corner of my street. ☊ corner ☊
There was a television in the far corner of the room. ☊ corner ☊
'Are you in charge here?' 'That's correct.' ☊ correct ☊
I couldn't hear what they were saying. ☊ could ☊
They could have let me know they were going to be late! ☊ could ☊
count from...: There are 12 weeks to go, counting from today. ☊ count ☊
It's good to meet people from different parts of the country. ☊ country ☊
We went there a couple of years ago. ☊ couple ☊
I'll be with you in a minute. There are a couple of things I have to do first. ☊ couple ☊
There are a couple more files to read first. ☊ couple ☊
Several couples were on the dance floor. ☊ couple ☊
The couple was/were married in 2006. ☊ couple ☊
'Will you be there?' 'Course I will.' ☊ of course ☊
Of course, there are other ways of doing this. ☊ of course ☊
There wasn't enough evidence to bring the case to court (= start a trial). ☊ court ☊
The show barely covered its costs. ☊ cover ☊
The lectures covered a lot of ground (= a lot of material, subjects, etc.). ☊ cover ☊
Snow covered the ground. ☊ cover ☊
Much of the country is covered by forest. ☊ cover ☊
cover sb/sth in sth: The players were soon covered in mud. ☊ cover ☊
cover sb/sth with sth: The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with sand. ☊ cover ☊
She covered her face with her hands. ☊ cover ☊
He covered up the body with a sheet. ☊ cover sth up ☊
His face was covered in blood. ☊ covered ☊
The walls were covered with pictures. ☊ covered ☊
a covered area of the stadium with seats ☊ covered ☊
Her lips were dry and cracked. ☊ crack ☊
He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. ☊ cracked ☊
to offer interest-free credit (= allow sb to pay later, without any extra charge) ☊ credit ☊
Reducing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is of critical importance. ☊ critical ☊
critical of sb/sth: Tom's parents were highly critical of the school. ☊ critical ☊
criticism of sb/sth: There was widespread criticism of the government's handling of the disaster. ☊ criticism ☊
We were taught how to criticize poems. ☊ criticize ☊
I've put a cross on the map to show where the hotel is. ☊ cross ☊
Sign your name on the form where I've put a cross. ☊ cross ☊
A small crowd had gathered outside the church. ☊ crowd ☊
I want to get there early to avoid the crowds. ☊ crowd ☊
The crowd cheered the winning hit. ☊ crowd ☊
He wasn't there at the crucial moment (= when he was needed most). ☊ crucial ☊
Her eyes were cruel and hard. ☊ cruel ☊
Several people were crushed to death in the accident. ☊ crush ☊
Over twenty prisoners were crushed into a small dark cell. ☊ crush ☊
cry about/over sth: There's nothing to cry about. ☊ cry ☊
cultural differences between the two communities ☊ cultural ☊
The political cultures of the United States and Europe are very different. ☊ culture ☊
The children are taught to respect different cultures. ☊ culture ☊
There is no known cure but the illness can be treated. ☊ cure ☊
They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs. ☊ curious ☊
There was a curious mixture of people in the audience. ☊ curious ☊
It was a curious feeling, as though we were floating on air. ☊ curious ☊
His clothes were curiously old-fashioned. ☊ curiously ☊
to draw/draw back/pull back the curtains (= to open them, so that the window is no longer covered) ☊ curtain ☊
It was ten in the morning but the curtains were still drawn (= closed). ☊ curtain ☊
There was tremendous applause when the curtain came down (= the play ended). ☊ curtain ☊
They were cut off for not paying their phone bill. ☊ cut sb/sth off ☊
That's my dad over there. ☊ dad ☊
serious/severe/extensive/permanent/minor damage ☊ damage ☊
I'm going—I've done enough damage here already. ☊ damage ☊
Several vehicles were damaged in the crash. ☊ damage ☊
The celebrations were a bit of a damp squib. ☊ a damp squib ☊
There was music and dancing till two in the morning. ☊ dancing ☊
There is no danger of a bush fire now. ☊ danger ☊
'Nicky won't find out, will she?' 'Oh, no, there's no danger of that.' ☊ danger ☊
danger that...: There is a danger that the political disorder of the past will return. ☊ danger ☊
Dare to be different! ☊ dare ☊
There was something, dare I say it, a little unusual about him. ☊ dare ☊
There are no dark secrets in our family. ☊ dark ☊
All the lights went out and we were left in the dark. ☊ dark ☊
There's no date on this letter. ☊ date ☊
Anyone who knows of the vehicle's whereabouts from that date until 7 March is asked to contact Bangor police station. ☊ date ☊
We can't go there today. You can go another day. ☊ day ☊
Though the idea may be dead, it is far from being buried (= people still talk about it, even though there is nothing new to say). ☊ dead ☊
They were hoping for a better pay deal. ☊ deal ☊
Two children were burnt to death in the fire (= they died as a result of the fire). ☊ death ☊
a death camp (= a place where prisoners are killed, usually in a war) ☊ death ☊
There had been much debate on the issue of childcare. ☊ debate ☊
We were poor but we never got into debt. ☊ debt ☊
decrease (in sth): There has been some decrease in military spending this year. ☊ decrease ☊
He pondered, as if over some deep philosophical point. ☊ deep ☊
They were deeply disturbed by the accident. ☊ deeply ☊
The town walls were built as a defence against enemy attacks. ☊ defence ☊
Further cuts in defence spending are being considered. ☊ defence ☊
There was a definite feeling that things were getting worse. ☊ definite ☊
There is no agreed definition of what a comprehensive school should be. ☊ definition ☊
There's no time for delay. ☊ delay ☊
Thousands of commuters were delayed for over an hour. ☊ delay ☊
He delivered his lines confidently. ☊ deliver ☊
The jury finally delivered its verdict. ☊ deliver ☊
deliver sth: Do you have your milk delivered? ☊ deliver ☊
deliver (sth) to sb/sth: Leaflets have been delivered to every household. ☊ deliver ☊
Is there a postal/mail delivery on Saturdays? ☊ delivery ☊
There's an increased demand for organic produce these days. ☊ demand ☊
demonstrate sb/sth to be sth: The theories were demonstrated to be false. ☊ demonstrate ☊
deny (that)...: She denied (that) there had been any cover-up. ☊ deny ☊
There's no denying (the fact) that quicker action could have saved them. ☊ deny ☊
Millions were deposited in Swiss bank accounts. ☊ deposit ☊
Her paintings reveal hidden depths (= unknown and interesting things about her character). ☊ depth ☊
What's the depth of the water here? ☊ depth ☊
Somewhere out there was a desperate man, cold, hungry, hunted. ☊ desperate ☊
Doctors were fighting a desperate battle to save the little girl's life. ☊ desperate ☊
He had an eye for detail (= noticed and remembered small details). ☊ detail ☊
He gave me detailed instructions on how to get there. ☊ detailed ☊
Are there further developments in the investigation? ☊ development ☊
I nearly died when I saw him there (= it was very embarrassing). ☊ die ☊
There are no significant differences between the education systems of the two countries. ☊ difference ☊
He was studying the complex similarities and differences between humans and animals. ☊ difference ☊
There's no difference in the results. ☊ difference ☊
I can never tell the difference (= distinguish) between the twins ☊ difference ☊
She noticed a marked difference in the children on her second visit. ☊ difference ☊
There's a world of difference between liking someone and loving them. ☊ difference ☊
What a difference! You look great with your hair like that. ☊ difference ☊
There's not much difference in price between the two computers. ☊ difference ☊
There's an age difference of six years between the boys (= one is six years older than the other). ☊ difference ☊
I'll lend you £500 and you'll have to find the difference (= the rest of the money that you need). ☊ difference ☊
We measured the difference in temperature. ☊ difference ☊
The rain didn't make much difference to the game. ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
Your age shouldn't make any difference to whether you get the job or not. ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
Changing schools made a big difference to my life. ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
What difference will it make if he knows or not? ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
I don't think it makes a lot of difference what colour it is (= it is not important). ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
'Shall we go on Friday or Saturday?' 'It makes no difference (to me).' ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
American English is significantly different from British English. ☊ different ☊
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 ☊
People often give very different accounts of the same event. ☊ different ☊
My son's terribly untidy; my daughter's no different. ☊ different ☊
The room looks different without the furniture. ☊ different ☊
Now he spoke in a different and kinder voice. ☊ different ☊
She offered us five different kinds of cake. ☊ different ☊
The programme was about customs in different parts of the country. ☊ different ☊
They are sold in many different colours. ☊ different ☊
I looked it up in three different dictionaries. ☊ different ☊
Boys and girls may behave differently. ☊ differently ☊
The male bird has a differently shaped head. ☊ differently ☊
It's difficult for them to get here much before seven. ☊ difficult ☊
children with severe learning difficulties ☊ difficulty ☊
The changes were made with surprisingly little difficulty. ☊ difficulty ☊
There's a direct train to Leeds (= it may stop at other stations but you do not have to change trains). ☊ direct ☊
direct sth to/towards sth/sb: There are three main issues that we need to direct our attention to. ☊ direct ☊
When the police arrived, the crowd scattered in all directions. ☊ direction ☊
His clothes were covered in dirt. ☊ dirt ☊
severely disabled ☊ disabled ☊
a serious/severe/considerable disadvantage ☊ disadvantage ☊
disadvantage (to sth): There are disadvantages to the plan. ☊ disadvantage ☊
Many children in the class suffered severe social and economic disadvantage. ☊ disadvantage ☊
disagree that...: Few would disagree that students learn best when they are interested in the topic. ☊ disagree ☊
There's no room for disagreement on this point. ☊ disagreement ☊
There is considerable disagreement over the safety of the treatment. ☊ disagreement ☊
disagreement (among...): There is disagreement among archaeologists as to the age of the sculpture. ☊ disagreement ☊
I hate to disappoint you, but I'm just not interested. ☊ disappoint ☊
disappointed (at/by sth): They were bitterly disappointed at the result of the game. ☊ disappointed ☊
He's suffered a whole string of disappointments this week. ☊ disappointment ☊
Lack of discipline at home meant that many pupils found it difficult to settle in to the ordered environment of the school. ☊ discipline ☊
They were selling everything at a discount (= at reduced prices). ☊ discount ☊
discount sth as sth: The news reports were being discounted as propaganda. ☊ discount ☊
discover sb/sth: Police discovered a large stash of drugs while searching the house. ☊ discover ☊
We discovered this beach while we were sailing around the island. ☊ discover ☊
discover sb/sth doing sth: He was discovered hiding in a shed. ☊ discover ☊
discover sb/sth + adj.: She was discovered dead at her home in Leeds. ☊ discover ☊
discover sth: I've just discovered hang-gliding! ☊ discover ☊
it is discovered that...: It was later discovered that the diaries were a fraud. ☊ discover ☊
sb/sth is discovered to be/have...: He was later discovered to be seriously ill. ☊ discover ☊
In 1974 Hawking made the discovery (= he discovered) that black holes give off radiation. ☊ discovery ☊
discussion (with sb) (about/on sb/sth): We had a discussion with them about the differences between Britain and the US. ☊ discussion ☊
Much as she disliked going to funerals (= although she did not like it at all), she knew she had to be there. ☊ dislike ☊
The beach is within walking distance of my house (= you can walk there easily). ☊ distance ☊
Where the path divides, keep right. ☊ divide ☊
division (in/within sth): There are deep divisions in the party over the war. ☊ division ☊
There's nothing to do (= no means of passing the time in an enjoyable way) in this place. ☊ do ☊
There's nothing we can do about it (= we can't change the situation). ☊ do ☊
What have you done with (= where have you put) my umbrella? ☊ do sth with sb/sth ☊
She doesn't work here, does she? ☊ do ☊
There's somebody at the door (= at the front door of a house). ☊ door ☊
There are dots above the letters i and j. ☊ dot ☊
No doubt she'll call us when she gets there. ☊ no doubt ☊
He's made some great movies. There's no doubt about it. ☊ no doubt ☊
doubt sth: There seems no reason to doubt her story. ☊ doubt ☊
There's a bridge a mile down the river from here. ☊ down ☊
There was only space for a half-dozen tables. ☊ dozen ☊
dozen of sth: I've been there dozens of times. ☊ dozen ☊
Events could have developed in a dramatically different way. ☊ dramatically ☊
I tried to draw him aside (= for example where I could talk to him privately). ☊ draw ☊
My eyes were drawn to the man in the corner. ☊ draw ☊
There's no need to dress up—come as you are. ☊ dress up ☊
The boys were all dressed up as pirates. ☊ dress up, dress sb up ☊
Shall we drive (= go there by car) or go by train? ☊ drive ☊
She only got where she is today through hard work and a driving ambition. ☊ driving ☊
There was a substantial drop in the number of people out of work last month. ☊ drop ☊
a soft drug (= one that is not considered very harmful) ☊ drug ☊
There was a great crash and then a long roll of drums. ☊ drum ☊
It was high summer and the rivers were dry (= had no water in them). ☊ dry ☊
Most of the problems were due to human error. ☊ due ☊
Her eyes were dull. ☊ dull ☊
The countryside was flat, dull and uninteresting. ☊ dull ☊
There's never a dull moment when John's around. ☊ dull ☊
There are extra flights to Colorado during the winter. ☊ during ☊
The books were all covered with dust. ☊ dust ☊
There wasn't a speck of dust anywhere in the room. ☊ dust ☊
There aren't enough books for everyone to have one each. ☊ each ☊
She whispered something in his ear. ☊ ear ☊
He was always there with a sympathetic ear (= a willingness to listen to people). ☊ ear ☊
Your money would earn more in a high-interest account. ☊ earn ☊
All important points are numbered for ease of reference (= so that you can find them easily). ☊ ease ☊
Where shall we eat tonight? ☊ eat ☊
There should be closer links between education and industry. ☊ education ☊
Despite her ordeal, she seems to have suffered no ill effects. ☊ effect ☊
'I'm feeling really depressed.' 'The winter here has that effect sometimes.' ☊ effect ☊
The local clubs are making every effort to interest more young people. ☊ effort ☊
I spent hours cleaning the house, but there isn't much to show for all my efforts. ☊ effort ☊
There are two types of qualification—either is acceptable. ☊ either ☊
The offices on either side were empty. ☊ either ☊
There's a door at either end of the corridor. ☊ either ☊
I know a good Italian restaurant. It's not far from here, either. ☊ either ☊
The electricity is off (= there is no electric power supply). ☊ electricity ☊
There appears to be an element of truth in his story. ☊ element ☊
Why didn't you come? Everybody else was there. ☊ else ☊
The answer to the problem must be sought elsewhere. ☊ elsewhere ☊
Our favourite restaurant was closed, so we had to go elsewhere. ☊ elsewhere ☊
Details of Keats' biography are given elsewhere (= in another part of this book, article, etc.) ☊ elsewhere ☊
Elsewhere, the weather today has been fairly sunny. ☊ elsewhere ☊
Prices are higher here than elsewhere. ☊ elsewhere ☊
I'm glad you offered—it saved me the embarrassment of having to ask. ☊ embarrassment ☊
Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party. ☊ embarrassment ☊
They have suffered physically and emotionally. ☊ emotionally ☊
an emotionally charged atmosphere ☊ emotionally ☊
There has been a shift of emphasis from manufacturing to service industries. ☊ emphasis ☊
The examples we will look at have quite different emphases. ☊ emphasis ☊
We encountered a number of difficulties in the first week. ☊ encounter ☊
I had never encountered such resistance before. ☊ encounter ☊
She was the most remarkable woman he had ever encountered. ☊ encounter ☊
encounter (with sb/sth): Three of them were killed in the subsequent encounter with the police. ☊ encounter ☊
encourage sb: We were greatly encouraged by the positive response of the public. ☊ encourage ☊
Her words were a great encouragement to them. ☊ encouragement ☊
There's no end in sight to the present crisis. ☊ end ☊
There'll be a chance to ask questions at the end. ☊ end ☊
The enemy was/were forced to retreat. ☊ enemy ☊
They were engaged in conversation. ☊ engaged ☊
I phoned earlier but you were engaged (= using your phone). ☊ engaged ☊
The rules are there to ensure everyone's safety and enjoyment. ☊ enjoyment ☊
enormous interest ☊ enormous ☊
Is there enough room for me? ☊ enough ☊
There was food enough for all. ☊ enough ☊
enter sth: 1 000 children entered the competition. ☊ enter ☊
enter sb/sth in sth: Irish trainers have entered several horses in the race. ☊ enter ☊
enter sb/sth for sth: How many students have been entered for the exam? ☊ enter ☊
enter (for sth): Only four British players have entered for the championship. ☊ enter ☊
enter sth: Someone entered the room behind me. ☊ enter ☊
Where did the bullet enter the body? ☊ enter ☊
A note of defiance entered her voice. ☊ enter ☊
It never entered my head (= I never thought) that she would tell him about me. ☊ enter ☊
There will be live entertainment at the party. ☊ entertainment ☊
That's an entirely different matter. ☊ entirely ☊
entry (in sth): There is no entry in his diary for that day. ☊ entry ☊
There have been some impressive entries in the wildlife photography section (= impressive photographs). ☊ entry ☊
The children were surprised by the sudden entry of their teacher. ☊ entry ☊
There is an equal number of boys and girls in the class. ☊ equal ☊
She may have arrived late or it is equally possible that she never went there at all. ☊ equally ☊
Is there a French word that is the exact equivalent of the English word 'home'? ☊ equivalent ☊
They were caught trying to escape. ☊ escape ☊
escape sth: They were glad to have escaped the clutches of winter for another year. ☊ escape ☊
There was no escaping the fact that he was overweight. ☊ escape ☊
There was no hope of escape from her disastrous marriage. ☊ escape ☊
The book contains a number of interesting essays on women in society. ☊ essay ☊
The essential difference between Sara and me is in our attitude to money. ☊ essential ☊
There are three essentially different ways of tackling the problem. ☊ essentially ☊
establish that...: They have established that his injuries were caused by a fall. ☊ establish ☊
establish where, what, etc...: We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting. ☊ establish ☊
At least 5 000 people were killed, and that's a conservative estimate (= the real figure will be higher). ☊ estimate ☊
It was cold there even in summer (= so it must have been very cold in winter). ☊ even ☊
I'll get there, even if I have to walk. ☊ even if/though ☊
There are a lot of spelling mistakes; even so, it's quite a good essay. ☊ even so ☊
The two players were pretty even. ☊ even ☊
Nothing ever happens here. ☊ ever ☊
They were watching her every movement. ☊ every ☊
Everyone cheered and clapped. ☊ everyone ☊
Everyone else was there. ☊ everyone ☊
I've looked everywhere. ☊ everywhere ☊
He follows me everywhere. ☊ everywhere ☊
We'll have to eat here—everywhere else is full. ☊ everywhere ☊
Everywhere we went was full of tourists. ☊ everywhere ☊
evidence (of sth): There is convincing evidence of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer. ☊ evidence ☊
evidence (that...): There is not a shred of evidence that the meeting actually took place. ☊ evidence ☊
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 ☊
What were his exact words? ☊ exact ☊
The colours were an exact match. ☊ exact ☊
The two men were exact contemporaries at university. ☊ exact ☊
Her second husband was the exact opposite of her first (= completely different). ☊ exact ☊
Where exactly did you stay in France? ☊ exactly ☊
'You mean somebody in this room must be the murderer?' 'Exactly.' ☊ exactly ☊
'So he told you you'd got the job?' 'Not exactly, but he said they were impressed with me.' ☊ not exactly ☊
examine sth/sb for sth: The goods were examined for damage on arrival. ☊ examine ☊
I shall take four different examples from contemporary literature to illustrate my point. ☊ example ☊
There is a similar word in many languages, for example in French and Italian. ☊ for example ☊
Our dresses were the same except mine was red. ☊ except ☊
There are always a lot of exceptions to grammar rules. ☊ exception ☊
Where can I find the best exchange rate / rate of exchange? ☊ exchange ☊
excited (about sth): The children were excited about opening their presents. ☊ excited ☊
An excited crowd of people gathered around her. ☊ excited ☊
There was a note of excitement in his voice. ☊ excitement ☊
She felt excluded by the other girls (= they did not let her join in what they were doing). ☊ exclude ☊
excuse (for sth): There's no excuse for such behaviour. ☊ excuse ☊
Oh, excuse me. I didn't see you there. ☊ excuse me ☊
The museum contains some interesting exhibits on Spanish rural life. ☊ exhibit ☊
Where's the exit? ☊ exit ☊
There is a fire exit on each floor of the building. ☊ exit ☊
an exit wound (= where a bullet that has entered sb's body comes out again) ☊ exit ☊
There are no plans to expand the local airport. ☊ expand ☊
expect (that)...: Many people were expecting (that) the peace talks would break down. ☊ expect ☊
We were expecting him yesterday. ☊ expect ☊
expect sb to do sth: We were expecting him to arrive yesterday. ☊ expect ☊
expectation (that...): There was a general expectation that he would win. ☊ expectation ☊
Contrary to expectations, interest rates did not rise. ☊ expectation ☊
There was an air of expectation and great curiosity. ☊ expectation ☊
Living in Africa was very different from home and quite an experience (= unusual for us). ☊ experience ☊
The results of the experiment were inconclusive. ☊ experiment ☊
He wanted to experiment more with different textures in his paintings. ☊ experiment ☊
Bombs were exploding all around the city. ☊ explode ☊
explode sth: There was a huge bang as if someone had exploded a rocket outside. ☊ explode ☊
explore (for sth): As soon as we arrived on the island we were eager to explore. ☊ explore ☊
There were two loud explosions and then the building burst into flames. ☊ explosion ☊
300 people were injured in the explosion. ☊ explosion ☊
an explosion of interest in learning Japanese ☊ explosion ☊
to express interest/regret/surprise ☊ express ☊
There was a worried expression on her face. ☊ expression ☊
There are plans to extend the no-smoking area. ☊ extend ☊
She suffered extensive injuries in the accident. ☊ extensive ☊
The conference is going to be a lot of extra work. ☊ extra ☊
The monthly fee is fixed and there are no hidden extras (= unexpected costs). ☊ extra ☊
There were tears in his eyes. ☊ eye ☊
All eyes were on him (= everyone was looking at him) as he walked on to the stage. ☊ eye ☊
Ivy covered the front face of the house. ☊ face ☊
It's nice to see some new faces here this evening. ☊ face ☊
conference facilities ☊ facility ☊
Due to the fact that they did not read English, the prisoners were unaware of what they were signing. ☊ fact ☊
Voluntary work was particularly important in view of the fact that women were often forced to give up paid work on marriage. ☊ fact ☊
The mere fact of being poor makes such children criminals in the eyes of the police. ☊ fact ☊
I used to live in France; in fact, not far from where you're going. ☊ in (actual) fact ☊
The result will depend on a number of different factors ☊ factor ☊
Production has been hampered by mechanical failure. ☊ failure ☊
There is still a faint hope that she may be cured. ☊ faint ☊
The walkers were faint from hunger. ☊ faint ☊
fair to do sth: It's only fair to add that they were not told about the problem until the last minute. ☊ fair ☊
I know him fairly well, but I wouldn't say we were really close friends. ☊ fairly ☊
The children are learning to understand people of different faiths. ☊ faith ☊
The events were faithfully recorded in her diary. ☊ faithfully ☊
September had come and the leaves were starting to fall. ☊ fall ☊
They were injured by falling rocks. ☊ fall ☊
The town's only claim to fame is that there was once a riot there. ☊ fame ☊
There are far more opportunities for young people than there used to be. ☊ far ☊
There's not far to go now. ☊ far ☊
far (from, away, below, etc.): The restaurant is not far from here. ☊ far ☊
How far is it to your house from here? ☊ far ☊
As far as we knew, there was no cause for concern. ☊ as far as I know, as far as I can remember, see, tell, etc. ☊
How fast were you going? ☊ fast ☊
fault (that...): It was his fault that we were late. ☊ fault ☊
There were 247 votes in favour (of the motion) and 152 against. ☊ in favour (of sb/sth) ☊
An interesting feature of the city is the old market. ☊ feature ☊
There is no entrance fee to the gallery. ☊ fee ☊
There's enough here to feed an army. ☊ feed ☊
The effects of the recession are being felt everywhere. ☊ feel ☊
feel (that)...: We all felt (that) we were unlucky to lose. ☊ feel ☊
I had a nasty feeling that we were lost. ☊ feeling ☊
I recognized a fellow sufferer, waiting nervously outside the exam room. ☊ fellow ☊
a rock festival (= where bands perform, often outdoors and over a period of several days) ☊ festival ☊
Few people understand the difference. ☊ few ☊
There seem to be fewer tourists around this year. ☊ few ☊
There are no fewer than 100 different species in the area. ☊ few ☊
I've been there quite a few times. ☊ quite a few ☊
For Liverpool fans, it was a night to remember both on and off the field (= the match was good and so were the celebrations afterwards). ☊ field ☊
People were working in the fields. ☊ field ☊
They gathered soldiers to fight the invading army. ☊ fight ☊
Every file on the same disk must have a different name. ☊ file ☊
We were all filled with admiration for his achievements. ☊ fill ☊
Let's go to the cinema—there's a good film on this week. ☊ film ☊
film sb/sth doing sth: Two young boys were filmed stealing CDs on the security video. ☊ film ☊
The referee blew the final whistle. ☊ final ☊
Who has the final say around here? ☊ final ☊
Are you finally going to tell me why I'm here? ☊ finally ☊
And finally, I would like to thank you all for coming here today. ☊ finally ☊
Moving house put a severe strain on our finances. ☊ finance ☊
find sb/sth: I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found. ☊ find ☊
'I'll leave this here, OK?' 'Fine.' ☊ fine ☊
He ordered his men to hold their fire (= not to shoot). ☊ fire ☊
Fires were breaking out everywhere. ☊ fire ☊
The officer ordered his men to fire. ☊ fire ☊
fire (sth) (at sb/sth): Missiles were fired at the enemy. ☊ fire ☊
At first I thought he was shy, but then I discovered he was just not interested in other people. ☊ at first ☊
Sheila and Jim were the first to arrive. ☊ first ☊
There are about 30 000 species of fish in the world. ☊ fish ☊
The list of endangered species includes nearly 600 fishes. ☊ fish ☊
Something doesn't quite fit here. ☊ fit ☊
fit sth with sth: The rooms were all fitted with smoke alarms. ☊ fit ☊
Where do I fit in? ☊ fit in (with sb/sth) ☊
a fixed rate of interest ☊ fixed ☊
All the flags were at half mast (= in honour of a famous person who has died). ☊ flag ☊
The flames were growing higher and higher. ☊ flame ☊
The curtains were enveloped in a sheet of flame. ☊ flame ☊
Flashes of light were followed by an explosion. ☊ flash ☊
There was a blinding flash and the whole building shuddered. ☊ flash ☊
The sails hung limply in the flat calm (= conditions at sea when there is no wind and the water is completely level). ☊ flat ☊
Children from the flats (= the block of flats) across the street were playing outside. ☊ flat ☊
This yogurt comes in ten different flavours. ☊ flavour ☊
mercy/relief flights (= planes taking help to countries where there is a war) ☊ flight ☊
The boats were floating gently down the river. ☊ float ☊
There will be heavy rain with flooding in some areas. ☊ flooding ☊
There is a lift to all floors. ☊ floor ☊
+ adv./prep.: It's here that the river flows down into the ocean. ☊ flow ☊
Several people were hit by flying glass. ☊ fly ☊
They were on a plane flying from London to New York. ☊ fly ☊
Each exercise focuses on a different grammar point. ☊ focus ☊
What we need now is a change of focus (= to look at things in a different way). ☊ focus ☊
The binoculars were not in focus (= were not showing things clearly). ☊ focus ☊
The children were following every word of the story intently. ☊ follow ☊
Her eyes followed him everywhere (= she was looking at him all the time). ☊ follow ☊
There followed a short silence. ☊ follow ☊
Wherever she led, they followed. ☊ follow ☊
They arrived on Monday evening and we got there the following day. ☊ following ☊
The nurse hung a chart at the foot of the bed (= the part of the bed where your feet normally are when you are lying in it). ☊ foot ☊
There's a letter for you. ☊ for ☊
They voted for independence in a referendum. ☊ for ☊
There's a strong case for postponing the exam. ☊ for ☊
There were over fifty applicants for the job. ☊ for ☊
That's all the news there is for now. ☊ for ☊
There's no need for you to go. ☊ for ☊
She's a force to be reckoned with (= a person who has a lot of power and influence and should therefore be treated seriously). ☊ force ☊
The rioters were taken away by force. ☊ force ☊
The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. ☊ forecast ☊
forecast sth to do sth: Temperatures were forecast to reach 40°C. ☊ forecast ☊
Let's forget our differences and be friends. ☊ forget ☊
forget (about sth): 'Why weren't you at the meeting?' 'Sorry—I forgot.' ☊ forget ☊
Before I forget, there was a call from Italy for you. ☊ forget ☊
I was forgetting (= I had forgotten) (that) you've been here before. ☊ forget ☊
forget where, how, etc...: I've forgotten where they live exactly. ☊ forget ☊
The disease can take several different forms. ☊ form ☊
all the millions of different life forms on the planet today ☊ form ☊
form (up) (into sth): Queues were already forming outside the theatre. ☊ form ☊
form sth: These hills were formed by glaciation. ☊ form ☊
Formal diplomatic relations between the two countries were re-established in December. ☊ formal ☊
The accounts were formally approved by the board. ☊ formally ☊
All the patients were interviewed according to a standard formula. ☊ formula ☊
formula for sth/for doing sth: There's no magic formula for a perfect marriage. ☊ formula ☊
He stood there, head back, framed against the blue sky. ☊ frame ☊
Ensure there is a free flow of air around the machine. ☊ free ☊
Three people were freed from the wreckage. ☊ free ☊
Enjoy the freedom of the outdoors (= where you can do what you want). ☊ freedom ☊
Prices are higher than they would be if market forces were allowed to operate freely. ☊ freely ☊
The wine flowed freely (= there was a lot of it to drink). ☊ freely ☊
freeze sb: Two men were frozen to death on the mountain. ☊ freeze ☊
There is a frequent bus service into the centre of town. ☊ frequent ☊
There is a shortage of fresh water on the island. ☊ fresh ☊
Let's go and get some fresh air (= go outside where the air is cooler). ☊ fresh ☊
a small hotel with a friendly atmosphere ☊ friendly ☊
We were not on the friendliest of terms (= we were not friendly at all). ☊ friendly ☊
a conference to promote international friendship ☊ friendship ☊
You can see the island from here. ☊ from ☊
Is Portuguese very different from Spanish? ☊ from ☊
The front of the building was covered with ivy. ☊ front ☊
There's a garden at the front of the house. ☊ front ☊
Let's go through to the front room (= the main room in a house where people sit and entertain guests). ☊ front ☊
The kids still weren't full, so I gave them an ice cream each. ☊ full ☊
There were cardboard boxes stuffed full of clothes. ☊ full ☊
She had fully recovered from the accident. ☊ fully ☊
There are lots of fun things for young people to do here. ☊ fun ☊
There are numerous functions in aid of charity. ☊ function ☊
There is a fundamental difference between the two points of view. ☊ fundamental ☊
That's funny—he was here a moment ago and now he's gone. ☊ funny ☊
a fur farm (= where animals are bred and killed for their fur) ☊ fur ☊
gain sth (by/from sth): There is nothing to be gained from delaying the decision. ☊ gain ☊
There should be a six-inch gap at the bottom. ☊ gap ☊
There's a big age gap between them (= a big difference in their ages). ☊ gap ☊
There were several gaps in my education. ☊ gap ☊
a rose garden (= where only roses are grown) ☊ garden ☊
A crowd gathered at the factory gates. ☊ gate ☊
A crowd soon gathered. ☊ gather ☊
The whole family gathered together at Ray's home. ☊ gather ☊
be gathered + adv.prep.: They were all gathered round the TV. ☊ gather ☊
A large crowd was gathered outside the studio. ☊ gather ☊
The kids were gathered together in one room. ☊ gather ☊
gather sth: People slowly gathered their belongings and left the hall. ☊ gather ☊
gather sth together/up: I waited while he gathered up his papers. ☊ gather ☊
There is one exception to this general principle. ☊ general ☊
The general opinion is that the conference was a success. ☊ general ☊
books of general interest (= of interest to most people) ☊ general ☊
The proposal has generated a lot of interest. ☊ generate ☊
There's a gentleman to see you. ☊ gentleman ☊
Where do we get on the bus? ☊ get ☊
Where have they got to (= where are they)? ☊ get ☊
What time did you get here? ☊ get ☊
You'll soon get used to the climate here. ☊ get ☊
I wouldn't go there alone; you might get (= be) mugged. ☊ get ☊
get sth: Where did you get (= buy) that skirt? ☊ get ☊
We got through a fortune while we were in New York! ☊ get through sth ☊
Three people were rescued from a yacht which got into difficulties. ☊ get into sth, get yourself/sb into sth ☊
Alex is not interested in girls yet. ☊ girl ☊
The President will be giving a press conference this afternoon. ☊ give ☊
They were all given a box to carry. ☊ give ☊
give sb sth: They were all thirsty so I gave them a drink. ☊ give ☊
The rebels were forced to give in. ☊ give in (to sb/sth) ☊
He talked so much that they were really glad to see the back of him (= when he left). ☊ glad ☊
Her eyes were glued to the screen (= she did not stop watching it). ☊ be glued to sth ☊
Half an hour went past while we were sitting there. ☊ go ☊
Where do you want the piano to go (= be put)? ☊ go ☊
Where does this road go? ☊ go ☊
to go to prison (= to be sent there as punishment for a crime) ☊ go ☊
She has gone to China (= is now in China or is on her way there). ☊ go ☊
His dog goes everywhere with him. ☊ go ☊
What's going on here? ☊ go on ☊
Once you have made this decision, there will be no going back (= you will not be able to change your mind). ☊ go back (to sth) ☊
There aren't enough chairs to go around. ☊ go around/round ☊
There wasn't time for breakfast, so I had to go without. ☊ go without (sth) ☊
If the drought continues there's going to be a famine. ☊ be going to do sth ☊
'I've ordered some drinks.' 'Good man!' ☊ good ☊
Get dressed now, there's a good girl. ☊ good ☊
good (about sth): I had to take a week off work but my colleagues were very good about it. ☊ good ☊
The results were pretty good. ☊ good ☊
the difference between good and evil ☊ good ☊
Don't grab—there's plenty for everyone. ☊ grab ☊
Grab a cab and get over here. ☊ grab ☊
All the materials used were of the highest grade. ☊ grade ☊
Responses were graded from 1 (very satisfied) to 5 (not at all satisfied). ☊ grade ☊
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 ☊
There were flowers on the grave. ☊ grave ☊
We were in grave danger. ☊ grave ☊
A great crowd had gathered. ☊ great ☊
People were arriving in great numbers. ☊ great ☊
There was a great big pile of books on the table. ☊ great ☊
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you here today. ☊ great ☊
The reports were greatly exaggerated. ☊ greatly ☊
What were his grounds for wanting a divorce? ☊ ground ☊
The case was dismissed on the grounds that there was not enough evidence. ☊ ground ☊
The kids were playing on waste ground behind the school. ☊ ground ☊
Houses and a luxury tourist hotel were burned to the ground (= completely destroyed, so that there is nothing left). ☊ ground ☊
The proportion of single parent families varies between different income groups. ☊ group ☊
There is growing opposition to the latest proposals. ☊ grow ☊
She grew up in Boston (= lived there as a child). ☊ grow up ☊
guarantee (that...): There's no guarantee that she'll come (= she may not come). ☊ guarantee ☊
The prisoners were guarded by soldiers. ☊ guard ☊
guess where, who, etc...: Can you guess where I've been? ☊ guess ☊
guess what, where, etc...: You'll never guess what she told me. ☊ guess ☊
guess who, where, etc...: Guess who I've just seen! ☊ guess ☊
a paying guest (= a person who is living in a private house, but paying as if they were in a hotel) ☊ guest ☊
We were guided around the museums. ☊ guide ☊
The police officers drew their guns (= took them out so they were ready to use). ☊ gun ☊
There's a hair in my soup. ☊ hair ☊
The rug was covered with cat hairs. ☊ hair ☊
No goals were scored in the first half. ☊ half ☊
There are three dining halls on campus. ☊ hall ☊
a hand drill (= one that is used by turning a handle rather than powered by electricity) ☊ hand ☊
Most of his clothes were handed down to him by his older brother. ☊ hand sth down (to sb) ☊
Children hung (= were leaning) over the gate. ☊ hang ☊
hang adv./prep.: There were several expensive suits hanging in the wardrobe. ☊ hang ☊
You hang around here in case he comes, and I'll go on ahead. ☊ hang around (...) ☊
After I hung up I remembered what I'd wanted to say. ☊ hang up ☊
I'll be there whatever happens. ☊ happen ☊
happy (about sb/sth): If there's anything you're not happy about, come and ask. ☊ happy ☊
Those were the happiest days of my life. ☊ happy ☊
When I left they were all still hard at it (= working hard). ☊ hard ☊
Times were hard at the end of the war. ☊ hard ☊
There's hardly any tea left. ☊ hardly ☊
Hardly anyone has bothered to reply. ☊ hardly ☊
There was hardly a cloud in the sky. ☊ hardly ☊
I prefer the children to play in the garden where they're out of harm's way. ☊ out of harm's way ☊
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 hated it in France (= did not like the life there). ☊ hate ☊
I hate to think what would have happened if you hadn't been there. ☊ hate ☊
There was fear and hatred in his voice. ☊ hatred ☊
racial hatred (= between people from different races) ☊ hatred ☊
Had they left before you got there? ☊ have ☊
There has to be a reason for his strange behaviour. ☊ have to ☊
The thought never entered my head. ☊ head ☊
The driver suffered head injuries. ☊ head ☊
Where are we heading? ☊ head ☊
Where are you two headed? ☊ head ☊
Can you forecast where the economy is heading? ☊ head ☊
The words 'I love you' were written inside a big red heart. ☊ heart ☊
There was heavy fighting in the capital last night. ☊ heavy ☊
I wouldn't go there in the height of summer. ☊ height ☊
The table is available in several different heights. ☊ height ☊
Hello, is there anybody there? ☊ hello ☊
We were helped ashore by local people. ☊ help ☊
It couldn't be helped (= there was no way of avoiding it and we must accept it). ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
With the help of a ladder, neighbours were able to rescue the children from the blaze. ☊ help ☊
I called the police but they weren't very helpful. ☊ helpful ☊
The manager will be free soon—you can wait for her here. ☊ her ☊
I live here. ☊ here ☊
Put the box here. ☊ here ☊
Let's get out of here. ☊ here ☊
Come over here. ☊ here ☊
The countdown to Christmas starts here. ☊ here ☊
Here the speaker paused to have a drink. ☊ here ☊
Here's the money I promised you. ☊ here ☊
Here's a dish that is simple and quick to make. ☊ here ☊
Here is your opportunity. ☊ here ☊
Here comes the bus. ☊ here ☊
I can't find my keys. Oh, here they are. ☊ here ☊
Here we are (= we've arrived). ☊ here ☊
I'm here to help you. ☊ here ☊
Papers were scattered here and there on the floor. ☊ here and there ☊
Here you are. This is what you were asking for. ☊ here you are ☊
The Olympic team were given a hero's welcome on their return home. ☊ hero ☊
She stood there, hesitating over whether or not to tell him the truth. ☊ hesitate ☊
Hi, there! How're you doing? ☊ hi ☊
They claim that they have nothing to hide (= there was nothing wrong or illegal about what they did). ☊ hide ☊
They were flying at high altitude. ☊ high ☊
How high is Everest? ☊ high ☊
I love walking in the hills (= in the area where there are hills). ☊ hill ☊
There is a history of heart disease in my family. ☊ history ☊
The duo were a real hit in last year's show. ☊ hit ☊
The aircraft suffered seven hits in the raid. ☊ hit ☊
There wasn't much in the museum to hold my attention. ☊ hold ☊
We were holding hands (= holding each other's hands). ☊ hold ☊
Can you hold on? I'll see if he's here. ☊ hold on ☊
The police were unable to hold back the crowd. ☊ hold sb/sth back ☊
There were holes in the knees of his trousers. ☊ hole ☊
Where are you going for your holidays this year? ☊ holiday ☊
We haven't found a home for all our books yet (= a place where they can be kept). ☊ home ☊
I phoned you last night, but you weren't at home. ☊ at home ☊
Let's be honest, she's only interested in Mike because of his money. ☊ honest ☊
It was a great honour to be invited here today. ☊ honour ☊
She was hoping against hope that there'd been some mistake. ☊ hope against hope (that...) ☊
hope (of sth): There is now hope of a cure. ☊ hope ☊
hope (that...): There is little hope that they will be found alive. ☊ hope ☊
There is still a glimmer of hope. ☊ hope ☊
Her eyes were wide with horror. ☊ horror ☊
The injured were rushed to (the) hospital in an ambulance. ☊ hospital ☊
There is an urgent need for more hospital beds. ☊ hospital ☊
Birmingham is hosting a three-day conference on drugs. ☊ host ☊
Her cheeks were hot with embarrassment. ☊ hot ☊
It will take about an hour to get there. ☊ hour ☊
Chicago is two hours away (= it takes two hours to get there). ☊ hour ☊
We're four hours ahead of New York (= referring to the time difference). ☊ hour ☊
We hope to be there within the hour (= in less than an hour). ☊ hour ☊
It took hours getting there. ☊ hour ☊
We're moving house (= leaving our house and going to live in a different one). ☊ house ☊
Do you remember how (= that) the kids always loved going there? ☊ how ☊
How ever did you get here so quickly? ☊ how ☊
How many people were there? ☊ how ☊
How he wished he had been there! ☊ how ☊
We thought the figures were correct. However, we have now discovered some errors. ☊ however ☊
human geography (= the study of the way different people live around the world) ☊ human ☊
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 ☊
Human remains (= the body of a dead person) were found inside the house. ☊ human ☊
There were just a hundred of them there. ☊ hundred ☊
I've hunted everywhere but I can't find it. ☊ hunt ☊
We were in no hurry to get back to work after the holiday. ☊ in no hurry (to do sth), not in a/any hurry (to do sth) ☊
I won't be going there again in a hurry—the food was terrible. ☊ sb will not do sth again in a hurry ☊
What really hurt was that he never answered my letter. ☊ hurt ☊
None of the passengers were badly hurt. ☊ hurt ☊
They lived together as husband and wife (= as if they were married) for years. ☊ husband and wife ☊
There was ice on the windows. ☊ ice ☊
The lake was covered with a sheet of ice. ☊ ice ☊
What gave you the idea that he'd be here? ☊ idea ☊
I have a pretty good idea where I left it—I hope I'm right. ☊ idea ☊
The latest big idea is to make women more interested in sport. ☊ idea ☊
I don't have any idea where he is. ☊ have no idea, not have the faintest, first, etc. idea ☊
In an ideal world there would be no poverty and disease. ☊ ideal ☊
identify sb/sth as sb/sth: The bodies were identified as those of two suspected drug dealers. ☊ identify ☊
Passengers were asked to identify their own suitcases before they were put on the plane. ☊ identify ☊
Many of those arrested refused to identify themselves (= would not say who they were). ☊ identify ☊
Their identities were kept secret. ☊ identity ☊
They would have been here by now if they'd caught the early train. ☊ if ☊
If I was in charge, I'd do things differently. ☊ if ☊
If I were in charge... ☊ if ☊
If I were you I'd start looking for another job. ☊ if I were you ☊
If only I were rich. ☊ if only ☊
If only he'd remembered to send that letter. ☊ if only ☊
She suffered no ill effects from the experience. ☊ ill ☊
a woman of ill repute (= considered to be immoral) ☊ ill ☊
He entered the country illegally. ☊ illegally ☊
illustrate how, what, etc...: Here's an example to illustrate what I mean. ☊ illustrate ☊
His public image is very different from the real person. ☊ image ☊
stereotyped images of women in children's books ☊ image ☊
In the Bible it states that humans were created in the image of God. ☊ image ☊
The new policies appear to have caught the imagination of the public (= they find them interesting and exciting). ☊ imagination ☊
imagine sth: There's nobody there. You're imagining things. ☊ imagine ☊
She answered almost immediately. ☊ immediately ☊
There's nothing immoral about wanting to earn more money. ☊ immoral ☊
They were charged with living off immoral earnings (= money earned by working as a prostitute ). ☊ immoral ☊
impatient (at sth): Sarah was becoming increasingly impatient at their lack of interest. ☊ impatient ☊
it is implied that...: It was implied that we were at fault. ☊ imply ☊
imply sth: The fact that she was here implies a degree of interest. ☊ imply ☊
important (to sb): It's very important to me that you should be there. ☊ important ☊
It's impossible for me to be there before eight. ☊ impossible ☊
it impresses sb that...: It impressed me that she remembered my name. ☊ impress ☊
sb is impressed that...: I was impressed that she remembered my name. ☊ impress ☊
impressed by/with sb/sth: We were all impressed by her enthusiasm. ☊ impressed ☊
impression (that...): I did not get the impression that they were unhappy about the situation. ☊ impression ☊
My impression is that there are still a lot of problems. ☊ impression ☊
improvement in/on/to sth: There is still room for improvement in your work. ☊ improvement ☊
The kids were playing in the street. ☊ in ☊
There are 31 days in May. ☊ in ☊
The daffodils were in full bloom. ☊ in ☊
We were locked in. ☊ in ☊
The kids were playing by the river and one of them fell in. ☊ in ☊
There was a shooting incident near here last night. ☊ incident ☊
include sb/sth as sth: Representatives from the country were included as observers at the conference. ☊ include ☊
Six people were killed in the riot, including a policeman. ☊ including ☊
increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere ☊ increase ☊
'What are they doing here?' he asked, indicating her bags in the hallway. ☊ indicate ☊
indicate where, which, etc...: He indicated where the furniture was to go. ☊ indicate ☊
indication (that...): There are clear indications that the economy is improving. ☊ indication ☊
There would be some benefit, however indirect, to the state. ☊ indirect ☊
It was inevitable that there would be job losses. ☊ inevitable ☊
A rise in the interest rates seems inevitable. ☊ inevitable ☊
There seem to be several influences at work in (= affecting) his writing. ☊ influence ☊
Inform me at once if there are any changes in her condition. ☊ inform ☊
inform sb when, where, etc...: I have not been informed when the ceremony will take place. ☊ inform ☊
an informal atmosphere ☊ informal ☊
Three people were killed and five injured in the crash. ☊ injure ☊
There were no injuries in the crash (= no people injured). ☊ injury ☊
No damage or injuries were reported. ☊ injury ☊
different coloured inks ☊ ink ☊
There must be an innocent explanation for her behaviour. ☊ innocent ☊
insert sth: Position the cursor where you want to insert a word. ☊ insert ☊
She shook it to make sure there was nothing inside. ☊ inside ☊
the Institute of Chartered Accountants ☊ institute ☊
The crowd were shouting insults at the police. ☊ insult ☊
insult to sb/sth: His comments were seen as an insult to the president. ☊ insult ☊
The questions were an insult to our intelligence (= too easy). ☊ insult ☊
to pay interest on a loan ☊ interest ☊
The money was repaid with interest. ☊ interest ☊
interest charges/payments ☊ interest ☊
Interest rates have risen by 1%. ☊ interest ☊
high rates of interest ☊ interest ☊
Her main interests are music and tennis. ☊ interest ☊
He was a man of wide interests outside his work. ☊ interest ☊
There are many places of interest near the city. ☊ interest ☊
The subject is of no interest to me at all. ☊ interest ☊
These plants will add interest to your garden in winter. ☊ interest ☊
These documents are of great historical interest. ☊ interest ☊
to be of cultural/scientific interest ☊ interest ☊
This museum holds particular interest for geologists. ☊ interest ☊
to feel/have/show/express (an) interest in sth ☊ interest ☊
Do your parents take an interest in your friends? ☊ interest ☊
By that time I had lost (all) interest in the idea. ☊ interest ☊
I watched with interest. ☊ interest ☊
As a matter of interest (= I'd like to know), what time did the party finish? ☊ interest ☊
Just out of interest, how much did it cost? ☊ interest ☊
Could I interest you in this model, Sir? ☊ interest sb in sth ☊
interested (in sth/sb): I'm very interested in history. ☊ interested ☊
interested (in doing sth): Anyone interested in joining the club should contact us at the address below. ☊ interested ☊
interested (to do sth): We would be interested to hear your views on this subject. ☊ interested ☊
an interested audience ☊ interested ☊
She was watching with a politely interested expression on her face. ☊ interested ☊
There's a talk on Italian art—are you interested (= would you like to go)? ☊ interested ☊
He sounded genuinely interested. ☊ interested ☊
an interesting question/point/example ☊ interesting ☊
interesting people/places/work ☊ interesting ☊
interesting (to do sth): It would be interesting to know what he really believed. ☊ interesting ☊
It is particularly interesting to compare the two versions. ☊ interesting ☊
interesting (that...): I find it interesting that she claims not to know him. ☊ interesting ☊
Can't we do something more interesting? ☊ interesting ☊
Her account makes interesting reading. ☊ interesting ☊
Our survey produced some interesting results. ☊ interesting ☊
The students were asked to interpret the poem. ☊ interpret ☊
interpret sth: The data can be interpreted in many different ways. ☊ interpret ☊
Her evidence suggests a different interpretation of the events. ☊ interpretation ☊
Dreams are open to interpretation (= they can be explained in different ways). ☊ interpretation ☊
Sorry to interrupt, but there's someone to see you. ☊ interrupt ☊
They were interrupted by a knock at the door. ☊ interrupt ☊
Flaming torches were positioned at intervals along the terrace. ☊ at (...) intervals ☊
Vegetation patterns changed when goats were introduced to the island. ☊ introduce ☊
Introductions were made and the conversation started to flow. ☊ introduction ☊
Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time. ☊ invention ☊
invest sth (in/on sth): The college is to invest $2 million in a new conference hall. ☊ invest ☊
Have you ordered the wedding invitations yet? ☊ invitation ☊
There was a serious incident involving a group of youths. ☊ involve ☊
How many vehicles were involved in the crash? ☊ involve ☊
There are still a few details that need ironing out. ☊ iron sth out ☊
I don't think my private life is the issue here. ☊ issue ☊
I'm not bothered about the cost—you're the one who's making an issue of it. ☊ issue ☊
issue sth to sb: Work permits were issued to only 5% of those who applied for them. ☊ issue ☊
'Where's your car?' 'It's in the garage.' ☊ it ☊
Hello, Peter, it's Mike here. ☊ it ☊
It's impossible to get there in time. ☊ it ☊
I like it here. ☊ it ☊
There's no need for the team to feel proud of itself. ☊ itself ☊
the place where the two paths join ☊ join ☊
They were joint owners of the house (= they owned it together). ☊ joint ☊
The children were jumping up and down with excitement. ☊ jump ☊
You can get there just as cheaply by plane. ☊ just ☊
I got here just after nine. ☊ just ☊
There is just one method that might work. ☊ just ☊
They were accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice. ☊ justice ☊
They were accused of attempting to obstruct justice. ☊ justice ☊
Keep a note of where each item can be found. ☊ keep ☊
Here's a five dollar bill—please keep the change. ☊ keep ☊
Keep going, Sarah, you're nearly there. ☊ keep going ☊
There's a special key for winding up this clock. ☊ key ☊
kick sb/sth + adv./prep./adj.: The boys were kicking a ball around in the yard. ☊ kick ☊
A bunch of kids were hanging around outside. ☊ kid ☊
Three people were killed in the crash. ☊ kill ☊
I nearly killed myself carrying that suitcase all the way here. ☊ kill ☊
'I was terrible!' 'You were nothing of the kind.' ☊ nothing of the kind/sort ☊
My knees were knocking (= I was frightened). ☊ knee ☊
Where's my knitting? ☊ knitting ☊
The boys were knocking (= kicking) a ball around in the back yard. ☊ knock ☊
There was a knock on/at the door. ☊ knock ☊
Sailors had to know lots of different knots. ☊ knot ☊
I know it's here somewhere! ☊ know ☊
know (sth): 'You were right—someone's been spreading rumours about you.' 'I knew it!' ☊ know ☊
know where, what, etc...: I knew where he was hiding. ☊ know ☊
'There's no one in.' 'How do you know? ' ☊ know ☊
know to do sth: Does he know to come here (= that he should come here) first? ☊ know ☊
'Where are they?' 'Goodness knows.' ☊ God/goodness/Heaven knows ☊
There is a lack of knowledge about the tax system. ☊ knowledge ☊
We tested various supermarkets' own label pasta sauces (= those marked with the name of the shop/store where they are sold). ☊ label ☊
He was sentenced to two years in a labour camp (= a type of prison where people have to do hard physical work). ☊ labour ☊
The trip was cancelled through lack of (= because there was not enough) interest. ☊ lack ☊
There was no lack of volunteers. ☊ lack ☊
I feel there is something lacking in my life. ☊ lacking ☊
There's a lady waiting to see you. ☊ lady ☊
a piece of waste/derelict land ☊ land ☊
During the war their lands were occupied by the enemy. ☊ land ☊
They were the first men to land on the moon. ☊ land ☊
They fell in love in spite of the language barrier (= the difficulty of communicating when people speak different languages). ☊ language ☊
If we look at the larger picture of the situation, the differences seem slight. ☊ large ☊
I wouldn't marry you if you were the last person on earth! ☊ last ☊
They were the last to arrive. ☊ last ☊
Interest will be charged for late payment. ☊ late ☊
Here is a late news flash. ☊ late ☊
There's a good film on late. ☊ late ☊
Late that evening, there was a knock at the door. ☊ late ☊
The town has a concert hall and two theatres. The latter were both built in the 1950s. ☊ latter ☊
There ought to be a law against it! ☊ law ☊
If they entered the building they would be breaking the law. ☊ law ☊
The grapes were laid to dry on racks. ☊ lay ☊
A thin layer of dust covered everything. ☊ layer ☊
There were too many layers of management in the company. ☊ layer ☊
A reward was offered for information leading to an arrest. ☊ lead ☊
She was offered the leading role in the new TV series. ☊ leading ☊
United were league champions last season. ☊ league ☊
learn (that)...: We were very surprised to learn (that) she had got married again. ☊ learn ☊
Well, at least they weren't bored. ☊ at least ☊
'Where shall we eat?' 'I'll leave it entirely (up) to you (= you can decide).' ☊ leave ☊
Is there any coffee left? ☊ leave ☊
There was lots of food left over. ☊ be left over (from sth) ☊
Legally, there is not a lot we can do. ☊ legally ☊
No explanation was offered, still less an apology. ☊ even/much/still less ☊
Here, let me do it. ☊ let ☊
Now let me see—where did he say he lived? ☊ let me see/think ☊
There's a letter for you from your mother. ☊ letter ☊
Profits were at the same level as the year before. ☊ level ☊
a public/reference/university, etc. library ☊ library ☊
Is there a licence fee? ☊ licence ☊
Many of these children have led very sheltered lives (= they have not had many different experiences). ☊ life ☊
He's lived here all his life. ☊ life ☊
There's no such thing as a job for life any longer. ☊ life ☊
He met a lot of interesting people during his life as a student. ☊ life ☊
They were very happy throughout their married life. ☊ life ☊
Is there intelligent life on other planets? ☊ life ☊
The floods caused a massive loss of life (= many people were killed). ☊ life ☊
Hundreds of lives were threatened when the building collapsed. ☊ life ☊
lift sb/sth (up) (+ adv./prep.): He stood there with his arms lifted above his head. ☊ lift ☊
I lifted the lid of the box and peered in. ☊ lift ☊
We were just making light conversation. ☊ light ☊
The candles were lit. ☊ light ☊
Students were angry at being treated like children. ☊ like ☊
There is a limit to the amount of pain we can bear. ☊ limit ☊
They were travelling at a speed that was double the legal limit. ☊ limit ☊
They were stuck in a line of traffic. ☊ line ☊
There is a fine line between showing interest in what someone is doing and interfering in it. ☊ line ☊
They were all waiting on the starting line. ☊ line ☊
Police suspect there may be a link between the two murders. ☊ link ☊
The department is interested in developing closer links with industry. ☊ link ☊
We were asked to list our ten favourite songs. ☊ list ☊
Listen, there's something I have to tell you. ☊ listen ☊
Here's a little something (= a small present) for your birthday. ☊ little ☊
There was little doubt in my mind. ☊ little ☊
Where do you live? ☊ live ☊
She needs to find somewhere to live. ☊ live ☊
Where do these plates live (= where are they usually kept)? ☊ live ☊
He showed a lively interest in politics. ☊ lively ☊
Her eyes were bright and lively. ☊ lively ☊
There's loads to do today. ☊ load ☊
They ordered three truckloads of sand. ☊ load ☊
load sth (up) (with sth): Men were loading up a truck with timber. ☊ load ☊
load sth/sb (into/onto sth): Sacks were being loaded onto the truck. ☊ load ☊
bank loans with low interest rates ☊ loan ☊
The two parts of the plan were governed by the same logic. ☊ logic ☊
There is no logic to/in any of their claims. ☊ logic ☊
There was a long silence before she spoke. ☊ long ☊
We were married for ten long years. ☊ long ☊
We're a long way from anywhere here. ☊ long ☊
Have you been here long? ☊ long ☊
So long as there is a demand for these drugs, the financial incentive for drug dealers will be there. ☊ as/so long as ☊
He no longer lives here. ☊ no/any longer ☊
That book looks interesting. ☊ look ☊
look (to sb) like sb/sth: That looks like an interesting book. ☊ look ☊
look where, what, etc...: Can't you look where you're going? ☊ look ☊
I can't find my book—I've looked everywhere. ☊ look ☊
look for sb/sth: Where have you been? We've been looking for you. ☊ look ☊
If you look carefully you can just see our house from here. ☊ look ☊
Don't look now, but there's someone staring at you! ☊ look ☊
I'll look out for you at the conference. ☊ look out for sb/sth ☊
Look out! There's a car coming. ☊ look out ☊
She looked up from her book as I entered the room. ☊ look up (from sth) ☊
Here, have a look at this. ☊ look ☊
It's an interesting place. Do you want to take a look around? ☊ look ☊
The potatoes were sold loose, not in bags. ☊ loose ☊
The sheep had got out and were loose on the road. ☊ loose ☊
Emergency food supplies were brought in by lorry. ☊ lorry ☊
She seemed to have lost interest in food. ☊ lose ☊
They lost both their sons (= they were killed) in the war. ☊ lose ☊
Many people lost their lives (= were killed). ☊ lose ☊
Enemy troops suffered heavy losses. ☊ loss ☊
Have some more cake. There's lots left. ☊ lot ☊
It was love at first sight (= they were attracted to each other the first time they met). ☊ love ☊
I love it in Spain (= I like the life there). ☊ love ☊
It's been lovely having you here. ☊ lovely ☊
We were lovers for several years. ☊ lover ☊
They were speaking in low voices. ☊ low ☊
They were low on fuel. ☊ low ☊
a low-powered PC ☊ low ☊
The candles were burning low. ☊ low ☊
You're in luck (= lucky) —there's one ticket left. ☊ luck ☊
You're out of luck. She's not here. ☊ luck ☊
lucky (that...): You were lucky (that) you spotted the danger in time. ☊ lucky ☊
Mark is one of the lucky ones—he at least has somewhere to sleep. ☊ lucky ☊
It was lucky for us that we were able to go. ☊ lucky ☊
There's room for one more piece of luggage. ☊ luggage ☊
You stay there with the luggage while I find a cab. ☊ luggage ☊
Her designer clothes were from the pages of a glossy fashion magazine. ☊ magazine ☊
There is no magic formula for passing exams—only hard work. ☊ magic ☊
It was a magic moment when the two sisters were reunited after 30 years. ☊ magic ☊
There isn't much mail today. ☊ mail ☊
Is there a letter from them in the mail? ☊ mail ☊
Plug the transformer into the mains (= the place on a wall where electricity is brought into a room). ☊ main ☊
The service here is, in the main, reliable. ☊ in the main ☊
'Where do you export to?' 'France, mainly.' ☊ mainly ☊
The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists. ☊ mainly ☊
maintain (that)...: The men maintained (that) they were out of the country when the crime was committed. ☊ maintain ☊
We have encountered major problems. ☊ major ☊
There were calls for major changes to the welfare system. ☊ major ☊
The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking . ☊ majority ☊
The holes in the cloth were made by moths. ☊ make ☊
These regulations were made to protect children. ☊ make ☊
After all the delays, we were anxious to make up for lost time. ☊ make up for sth ☊
All the attackers were male, aged between 25 and 30. ☊ male ☊
Some teenagers were hanging out at the mall. ☊ mall ☊
She answered in a businesslike manner. ☊ manner ☊
Many jobs in manufacturing were lost during the recession. ☊ manufacturing ☊
There are too many mistakes in this essay. ☊ many ☊
There were as many as 200 people at the lecture. ☊ as many as... ☊
It is now possible to map the different functions of the brain. ☊ map ☊
(+ adv./prep.): Soldiers were marching up and down outside the government buildings. ☊ march ☊
a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the war ☊ mark ☊
The cross marks the spot where the body was found. ☊ mark ☊
a market town (= a town in Britain where a regular market is or was held) ☊ market ☊
They have cornered the market in sportswear (= sell the most). ☊ market ☊
There's not much of a market for black and white televisions nowadays. ☊ market ☊
The page was covered with a mass of figures. ☊ mass ☊
There were masses of people in the shops yesterday. ☊ mass ☊
He suffered a massive heart attack. ☊ massive ☊
The doors were painted blue to match the walls. ☊ match ☊
None of these glasses match (= they are all different). ☊ match ☊
Just as a matter of interest (= because it is interesting, not because it is important), how much did you pay for it? ☊ matter ☊
'I think this is the best so far.' 'Well, that's a matter of opinion (= other people may think differently). ☊ matter ☊
What's the matter? Is there something wrong? ☊ matter ☊
There's something the matter with my eyes. ☊ matter ☊
What on earth was the matter with her, she wondered. She'd come here to enjoy herself and here she was, stuck on her own in the hotel. ☊ matter ☊
And then there's the little matter of the fifty pounds you owe me. ☊ matter ☊
It was a matter of some concern to most of those present (= something they were worried about). ☊ matter ☊
Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to improve matters. ☊ matter ☊
Matters were made worse by a fire in the warehouse. ☊ matter ☊
It's a nice place. We've stayed there ourselves, as a matter of fact. ☊ as a matter of fact ☊
I know which area they live in, but whether I can find their house is a different matter. ☊ be another/a different matter ☊
Call me when you get there, no matter what the time is. ☊ no matter who, what, where, etc. ☊
There is a range of programs on the market which may be described as design aids. ☊ may ☊
We go there maybe once or twice a month. ☊ maybe ☊
'Who's there?' 'Only me.' ☊ me ☊
Duncan and Makiko were meant for each other (= are very suitable as partners). ☊ mean ☊
What she means is that there's no point in waiting here. ☊ mean ☊
'But Pete doesn't know we're here!' 'That's what I mean! (= that's what I have been trying to tell you.)' ☊ mean ☊
There are, of course, deeper meanings in the poem. ☊ meaning ☊
Is there any means of contacting him? ☊ means ☊
a device that measures the level of radiation in the atmosphere ☊ measure ☊
Police in riot gear were in attendance as a precautionary measure. ☊ measure ☊
There's not much meat on this chop. ☊ meat ☊
There's not much meat on her (= she is very thin). ☊ meat ☊
The media was/were accused of influencing the final decision. ☊ media ☊
There are three sizes—small, medium and large. ☊ medium ☊
Where did you first meet your husband? ☊ meet ☊
There's someone I want you to meet. ☊ meet ☊
He remembered their childhood meetings with nostalgia. ☊ meeting ☊
He suffered loss of memory for weeks after the accident. ☊ memory ☊
I quickly committed the number of the car to memory (= learned and remembered it). ☊ memory ☊
The drugs had a severe effect on her short-term memory. ☊ memory ☊
There hasn't been peace in the country in/within my memory. ☊ memory ☊
The statue was erected to the memory of my father. ☊ in memory of sb, to the memory of sb ☊
It took her a mere 20 minutes to win. ☊ mere ☊
A mere 2% of their budget has been spent on publicity. ☊ mere ☊
He seemed so young, a mere boy. ☊ mere ☊
You've got the job. The interview will be a mere formality. ☊ mere ☊
It is not merely a job, but a way of life. ☊ merely ☊
He said nothing, merely smiled and watched her. ☊ merely ☊
They agreed to go merely because they were getting paid for it. ☊ merely ☊
I'm merely stating what everybody knows anyway. ☊ merely ☊
There were no messages for me at the hotel. ☊ message ☊
Jenny's not here at the moment. Can I take a message? ☊ message ☊
There were four messages in my inbox. ☊ message ☊
He might get there in time, but I can't be sure. ☊ might ☊
There isn't a house for miles around here. ☊ mile ☊
The military was/were called in to deal with the riot. ☊ military ☊
fresh/dried/powdered milk ☊ milk ☊
There were millions of people there. ☊ million ☊
The lecture dragged on and my mind wandered. ☊ mind ☊
There were all kinds of thoughts running through my mind. ☊ mind ☊
There was no doubt in his mind that he'd get the job. ☊ mind ☊
Have you made up your minds where to go for your honeymoon? ☊ make up your mind, make your mind up ☊
mind how, where, etc...: Mind how you go! (= often used when you say goodbye to sb) ☊ mind ☊
Mind where you're treading! ☊ mind ☊
Don't mind me (= don't let me disturb you) —I'll just sit here quietly. ☊ mind ☊
This isn't where I intended to take you—but never mind, it's just as good. ☊ never mind ☊
I've heard they're getting divorced. Mind you, I'm not surprised—they were always arguing. ☊ mind you ☊
There may be some minor changes to the schedule. ☊ minor ☊
Only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days. ☊ minority ☊
The school is 95 per cent minority (= 95 per cent of children are not white Americans but from different groups). ☊ minority ☊
minority neighborhoods (= where no or few white people live) ☊ minority ☊
The minute she walked through the door I thought she looked different. ☊ the minute (that)... ☊
What did you miss most when you were in France? ☊ miss ☊
'Is Ann there?' 'You've just missed her (= she has just left).' ☊ miss ☊
The sale prices were too good to miss. ☊ miss ☊
He didn't notice there was anything missing from his room until later on. ☊ missing ☊
Many soldiers were listed as missing in action. ☊ missing ☊
There were several candidates missing from the list. ☊ missing ☊
This letter is addressed to someone else—there must be some mistake. ☊ mistake ☊
Unless I'm very much mistaken, that's Paul's wife over there. ☊ mistaken ☊
a mixed marriage (= between two people of different races or religions) ☊ mixed ☊
Where's my mom? ☊ mom ☊
How much money is there in my account? ☊ money ☊
Where can I change my money into dollars? ☊ money ☊
There's money to be made from tourism. ☊ make money ☊
There's no moon tonight (= no moon can be seen). ☊ moon ☊
The newspapers were full of moral outrage at the weakness of other countries. ☊ moral ☊
I'm more than happy (= extremely happy) to take you there in my car. ☊ more ☊
There are thousands of verbs in English and most (of them) are regular. ☊ most ☊
Mt Everest ☊ mount ☊
There is still snow on the mountain tops. ☊ mountain ☊
The stores were overrun with rats and mice. ☊ mouse ☊
Their mouths fell open (= they were surprised). ☊ mouth ☊
move sb: We were deeply moved by her plight. ☊ move ☊
move sb to sth: Grown men were moved to tears at the horrific scenes. ☊ move ☊
We don't like it here so we've decided to move. ☊ move ☊
There's room for another one if you move up a bit. ☊ move over ☊
There was a sudden movement in the undergrowth. ☊ movement ☊
I won, but there wasn't much in it (= our scores were nearly the same). ☊ not much in it ☊
The rebels were responsible for the mass murder of 400 civilians. ☊ murder ☊
The murdered woman was well known in the area. ☊ murder ☊
She could hear music playing somewhere. ☊ music ☊
I'm sorry, she's not here. She must have left already (= that must be the explanation). ☊ must ☊
Where's my passport? ☊ my ☊
There was a mystery guest on the programme. ☊ mystery ☊
a mystery tour (= when you do not know where you are going) ☊ mystery ☊
She hammered the nail in. ☊ nail ☊
They often wandered around the house stark naked (= completely naked). ☊ naked ☊
The prisoners were stripped naked. ☊ naked ☊
The car is registered in my name. ☊ in the name of sb/sth, in sb's/sth's name ☊
There was only a narrow gap between the bed and the wall. ☊ narrow ☊
narrow interests ☊ narrow ☊
When body temperature is beginning to fall there is a natural tendency to fall asleep. ☊ natural ☊
Where's the nearest bank? ☊ near ☊
Only the nearest relatives were present at the funeral. ☊ near ☊
A bomb exploded somewhere near. ☊ near ☊
Do you live near here? ☊ near ☊
There were complaints from nearby residents. ☊ nearby ☊
There isn't nearly enough time to get there now. ☊ not nearly ☊
Changes can easily be made where necessary. ☊ necessary ☊
It's here if you need it. ☊ need ☊
need (for sth): There is an urgent need for qualified teachers. ☊ need ☊
need (for sb/sth) to do sth: There is no need for you to get up early tomorrow. ☊ need ☊
There's no need to cry (= stop crying). ☊ need ☊
Everyone's nerves were on edge (= everyone felt tense ). ☊ nerve ☊
By the end of the meal her nerves were completely frayed. ☊ nerve ☊
There is little chance that we will succeed in changing the law. Nevertheless, it is important that we try. ☊ nevertheless ☊
You're new here, aren't you? ☊ new ☊
Round here, you leave school at sixteen and next thing you know, you're married with three kids. ☊ next ☊
One moment he wasn't there, the next he was. ☊ next ☊
Where did you spend the night? ☊ night ☊
You're welcome to stay the night here. ☊ night ☊
There were no letters this morning. ☊ no ☊
There's no bread left. ☊ no ☊
There's no telling what will happen next. ☊ no ☊
They were making too much noise. ☊ noise ☊
The streets were very noisy throughout the night. ☊ noisy ☊
The children were playing noisily upstairs. ☊ noisily ☊
I offered to pay but he was having none of it. ☊ have/want none of sth ☊
There was no one else around. ☊ no one ☊
We were told to speak to no one. ☊ no one ☊
He wasn't there on Monday. Nor on Tuesday, for that matter. ☊ nor ☊
It normally takes 20 minutes to get there. ☊ normally ☊
I can't see from here. ☊ not ☊
'Will she be there?' 'I hope not.' ☊ not ☊
note how, where, etc...: Note how these animals sometimes walk with their tails up in the air. ☊ note ☊
There was nothing in her bag. ☊ nothing ☊
There's nothing you can do to help. ☊ nothing ☊
The doctor said there was nothing wrong with me. ☊ nothing ☊
Prices may be altered without notice. ☊ notice ☊
There was a notice on the board saying the class had been cancelled. ☊ notice ☊
It will not have escaped your notice that there have been some major changes in the company. ☊ notice ☊
People were making fun of him but he didn't seem to notice. ☊ notice ☊
noticeable that...: It was noticeable that none of the family were present. ☊ noticeable ☊
Where are you living now? ☊ now ☊
We discussed it all morning but got nowhere. ☊ get/go nowhere, get sb nowhere ☊
Talking to him will get you nowhere. ☊ get/go nowhere, get sb nowhere ☊
The children were nowhere to be seen. ☊ nowhere to be found/seen, nowhere in sight ☊
A peace settlement is nowhere in sight (= is not likely in the near future). ☊ nowhere to be found/seen, nowhere in sight ☊
nuclear-powered submarines ☊ nuclear ☊
We were eight in number (= there were eight of us). ☊ number ☊
a qualified/registered nurse ☊ nurse ☊
I find it difficult to be objective where he's concerned. ☊ objective ☊
We managed to escape observation (= we were not seen). ☊ observation ☊
an observation post/tower (= a place from where sb, especially an enemy, can be watched) ☊ observation ☊
She has some interesting observations on possible future developments. ☊ observation ☊
observe that...: She observed that all the chairs were already occupied. ☊ observe ☊
The patients were observed over a period of several months. ☊ observe ☊
The reasons for this decision were not immediately obvious. ☊ obvious ☊
There's no obvious solution to the problem. ☊ obvious ☊
Only occasionally was there any doubt that they would succeed. ☊ occasionally ☊
People were swimming in the ocean despite the hurricane warning. ☊ ocean ☊
There's something odd about that man. ☊ odd ☊
Sarah's off in India somewhere. ☊ off ☊
They were still 100 metres off the summit. ☊ off ☊
There's a bathroom off the main bedroom. ☊ off ☊
offensive to sb: His comments were deeply offensive to a large number of single mothers. ☊ offensive ☊
offer (sth): Josie had offered her services as a guide ☊ offer ☊
He offered some useful advice. ☊ offer ☊
offer sth (to sb) (for sth): He offered $4 000 for the car. ☊ offer ☊
I gratefully took the cup of coffee she offered me. ☊ offer ☊
Taylor offered him 500 dollars to do the work. ☊ offer ☊
offer to do sth: The kids offered to do the dishes. ☊ offer ☊
+ speech: 'I'll do it,' she offered. ☊ offer ☊
I'm not officially supposed to be here. ☊ officially ☊
We often go there. ☊ often ☊
I've often wondered what happened to him. ☊ often ☊
Things were different in the old days. ☊ old ☊
In those days most people left school when they were only fifteen years old. ☊ old ☊
There's a mark on your skirt. ☊ on ☊
On arriving home I discovered they had gone. ☊ on ☊
There was a letter waiting for him on his return. ☊ on ☊
Whose side are you on (= which of two or more different views do you support)? ☊ on ☊
The lights were all on. ☊ on ☊
We were without electricity for three hours but it's on again now. ☊ on ☊
There was a war on at the time. ☊ on ☊
I've only been there once. ☊ once ☊
Come here at once! ☊ at once ☊
There's only room for one person. ☊ one ☊
There's only one thing we can do. ☊ one ☊
How about those ones over there? ☊ one ☊
We were the only people there. ☊ only ☊
There are only a limited number of tickets available. ☊ only ☊
We only got here yesterday. ☊ only ☊
He not only read the book, but also remembered what he had read. ☊ not only... but (also)... ☊
driving along the open road (= part of a road in the country, where you can drive fast) ☊ open ☊
Who is going to open the conference? ☊ open ☊
opinion (about/of/on sb/sth): We were invited to give our opinions about how the work should be done. ☊ opinion ☊
opinion (that...): The chairman expressed the opinion that job losses were inevitable. ☊ opinion ☊
There is a difference of opinion (= people disagree) as to the merits of the plan. ☊ opinion ☊
There is a wide body of opinion that supports this proposal. ☊ opinion ☊
Which is the better is a matter of opinion (= people have different opinions about it). ☊ opinion ☊
opportunity (for sth/for doing sth): There was no opportunity for further discussion. ☊ opportunity ☊
There'll be plenty of opportunity for relaxing once the work is done. ☊ opportunity ☊
There's a newly married couple living opposite (= on the other side of the road). ☊ opposite ☊
Protest marches were held in opposition to the proposed law. ☊ in opposition to sb/sth ☊
There are various options open to you. ☊ option ☊
At the moment I'm keeping my options open and applying for as many different jobs as possible. ☊ keep/leave your options open ☊
There are people without homes, jobs or family. ☊ or ☊
There were six or seven of us there. ☊ or ☊
There was a warm orange glow in the sky. ☊ orange ☊
The machine parts are still on order (= they have been ordered but have not yet been received) ☊ order ☊
Interest rates can be controlled by order of the central bank. ☊ order ☊
The argument continued until the chairman called them both to order (= ordered them to obey the formal rules of the meeting). ☊ order ☊
Let's take the problems in a different order. ☊ order ☊
I checked the files and some of the papers were out of order. ☊ out of order ☊
order (sth): I ordered a beer and a sandwich. ☊ order ☊
Have you ordered yet? ☊ order ☊
order sb/yourself sth: He ordered himself a double whisky. ☊ order ☊
order sth (from sb): These boots can be ordered direct from the manufacturer. ☊ order ☊
order sb to do sth: The company was ordered to pay compensation to its former employees. ☊ order ☊
The officer ordered them to fire. ☊ order ☊
order sb + adv./prep.: They were ordered out of the class for fighting. ☊ order ☊
order sth: The government has ordered an investigation into the accident. ☊ order ☊
The judge ordered a retrial. ☊ order ☊
order that...: They ordered that for every tree cut down two more be planted. ☊ order ☊
They ordered that for every tree cut down two more should be planted. ☊ order ☊
order (sb) + speech: 'Sit down and be quiet,' she ordered. ☊ order ☊
I leave most of the organization of these conferences to my assistant. ☊ organization ☊
a person's country of origin (= where they were born) ☊ origin ☊
Mr Harris and Mrs Bate and three other teachers were there. ☊ other ☊
Are there any other questions? ☊ other ☊
Two buildings were destroyed and many others damaged in the blast. ☊ other ☊
We're going away in June but other than that I'll be here all summer. ☊ other than ☊
Shut the window, otherwise it'll get too cold in here. ☊ otherwise ☊
We're committed to the project. We wouldn't be here otherwise. ☊ otherwise ☊
You ought to have come to the meeting. It was interesting. ☊ ought to ☊
If he started out at nine, he ought to be here by now. ☊ ought to ☊
We've often thought of going there ourselves. ☊ ourselves ☊
The only people there were ourselves. ☊ ourselves ☊
She has a lot of outside interests (= not connected with her work). ☊ outside ☊
They felt cut off from the outside world (= from other people and from other things that were happening). ☊ outside ☊
Open a window, it's like an oven in here! ☊ oven ☊
Put it down over there. ☊ over ☊
If there's any food left over, put it in the fridge. ☊ over ☊
There was a lamp hanging over the table. ☊ over ☊
There were papers lying around all over the place. ☊ over ☊
There will be winners in each of three age groups, and one overall winner. ☊ overall ☊
The two parties managed to overcome their differences on the issue. ☊ overcome ☊
Her parents were overcome with grief at the funeral. ☊ overcome ☊
The ball gathered pace as it rolled down the hill. ☊ pace ☊
Rumours of corruption and scandal gathered pace (= increased in number). ☊ pace ☊
The paintings were carefully packed in newspaper. ☊ pack ☊
We arrived just as the musicians were packing up their instruments. ☊ pack up, pack sth up ☊
package sth up: The orders were already packaged up, ready to be sent. ☊ package ☊
Their efforts were painful to watch. ☊ painful ☊
paint sth + adj./noun: The walls were painted yellow. ☊ paint ☊
His desk was covered with books and papers. ☊ paper ☊
You can't park here. ☊ park ☊
You can't park the car here. ☊ park ☊
There is one particular patient I'd like you to see. ☊ particular ☊
Is there a particular type of book he enjoys? ☊ particular ☊
These documents are of particular interest. ☊ particular ☊
Is there anything in particular you'd like for dinner? ☊ in particular ☊
The lecture was not particularly (= not very) interesting. ☊ particularly ☊
Several people were passing but nobody offered to help. ☊ pass ☊
The road was so narrow that cars were unable to pass. ☊ pass ☊
There was a truck behind that was trying to pass me. ☊ pass ☊
We were passing through, so we thought we'd come and say hello. ☊ pass through... ☊
a passing phase/thought/interest ☊ passing ☊
He makes only a passing reference to the theory in his book (= it is not the main subject of his book). ☊ passing ☊
I was stopped as I went through passport control (= where passports are checked). ☊ passport ☊
I used to go there often in the past. ☊ past ☊
There's a bus at twenty minutes past the hour (= at 1.20, 2.20, etc.). ☊ past ☊
Honestly, I'm past caring what happens (= I can no longer be bothered to care). ☊ past ☊
There was a long pause before she answered. ☊ pause ☊
There will be a penalty for late payment of bills. ☊ payment ☊
They were charged with disturbing the peace (= behaving in a noisy and violent way). ☊ peace ☊
people of different religions living in peaceful coexistence ☊ peaceful ☊
a peaceful atmosphere ☊ peaceful ☊
It's so peaceful out here in the country. ☊ peaceful ☊
At least ten people were killed in the crash. ☊ people ☊
There were a lot of people at the party. ☊ people ☊
the perfect crime (= one in which the criminal is never discovered) ☊ perfect ☊
to perform an experiment/a miracle/a ceremony ☊ perform ☊
There are fines for exceeding permitted levels of noise pollution. ☊ permit ☊
permit sb/yourself sth: We were not permitted any contact with each other. ☊ permit ☊
There's no need to get personal! ☊ personal ☊
She takes a personal interest in the work of the charity. ☊ personal ☊
I try not to let work interfere with my personal life. ☊ personal ☊
The children all have very different personalities. ☊ personality ☊
There are likely to be tensions and personality clashes in any social group. ☊ personality ☊
All letters will be answered personally. ☊ personally ☊
persuade sb/yourself that...: It will be difficult to persuade them that there's no other choice. ☊ persuade ☊
a pet shop (= where animals are sold as pets) ☊ pet ☊
the development of different philosophies ☊ philosophy ☊
The phone rang and Pat answered it. ☊ phone ☊
photograph sb/sth doing sth: They were photographed playing with their children. ☊ photograph ☊
There does not seem to be any physical explanation for what they saw. ☊ physical ☊
Is there any physical evidence to suggest that a crime has been committed? ☊ physical ☊
They were physically prevented from entering the building. ☊ physically ☊
Here's a tip I picked up from my mother. ☊ pick sth up ☊
Where did you pick up that idea? ☊ pick sth up ☊
We were able to pick up the BBC World Service. ☊ pick sb/sth up ☊
The survivors were rescued after their sounds were picked up by a television crew's microphone. ☊ pick sb/sth up ☊
The children were drawing pictures of their pets. ☊ picture ☊
an interesting piece of research ☊ piece ☊
There were tiny pieces of glass all over the road. ☊ piece ☊
Pigs were grunting and squealing in the yard. ☊ pig ☊
The clothes were piled high on the chair. ☊ pile ☊
Problems were beginning to pile up. ☊ pile up ☊
I could only feel pity for what they were enduring. ☊ pity ☊
Is there a place on the form to put your address? ☊ place ☊
She's been offered a place at Bath to study Business. ☊ place ☊
There are very few places left on the course. ☊ place ☊
Come and sit here—I've saved you a place. ☊ place ☊
This is one of the few places in his work where he mentions his childhood. ☊ place ☊
We were looking for a place to eat. ☊ place ☊
Is this the place where it happened? ☊ place ☊
Her remarks were out of place. ☊ out of 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 ☊
The facts were plain to see. ☊ plain ☊
a seating plan (= showing where each person will sit, for example at a dinner) ☊ plan ☊
plan (to do sth): There are no plans to build new offices. ☊ plan ☊
There's been a change of plan. ☊ plan ☊
plan on sth/on doing sth: We hadn't planned on going anywhere this evening. ☊ plan ☊
plan sth: We're planning a trip to France in the spring—are you interested? ☊ plan ☊
The tanks were mainly constructed of steel plates. ☊ plate ☊
There's a time to work and a time to play. ☊ play ☊
play with sb/sth: A group of kids were playing with a ball in the street. ☊ play ☊
play sth: Let's play a different game. ☊ play ☊
play at doing sth: They were playing at being cowboys. ☊ play ☊
Please don't leave me here alone. ☊ please ☊
There's just no pleasing some people (= some people are impossible to please). ☊ please ☊
I am pleased to inform you that the book you ordered has arrived. ☊ pleased ☊
'May I sit here?' 'Yes, with pleasure.' ☊ with pleasure ☊
'Do we need more milk?' 'No, there's plenty in the fridge.' ☊ plenty ☊
There's plenty more paper if you need it. ☊ plenty ☊
Police uncovered a plot against the president. ☊ plot ☊
plot (with sb) (against sb): They were accused of plotting against the state. ☊ plot ☊
plot sth: Military officers were suspected of plotting a coup. ☊ plot ☊
plot to do sth: They were plotting to overthrow the government. ☊ plot ☊
We were on the point of giving up. ☊ point ☊
We had reached the point when there was no money left. ☊ point ☊
Here are the main points of the news. ☊ point ☊
There's no point in getting angry. ☊ point ☊
'There won't be anywhere to park.' 'Oh, that's a (good) point.' (= I had not thought of that) ☊ point ☊
She made several interesting points in the article. ☊ point ☊
A hundred camera lenses were being pointed at her. ☊ point ☊
He pointed to the spot where the house used to stand. ☊ point ☊
We were all too polite to object. ☊ polite ☊
beaches covered with pollution ☊ pollution ☊
They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids. ☊ poor ☊
Flashbulbs were popping all around them. ☊ pop ☊
areas of dense/sparse population (= where many/not many people live) ☊ population ☊
port of entry (= a place where people or goods can enter a country) ☊ port ☊
The gang entered the building posing as workmen. ☊ pose ☊
Wealth and position (= high social status) were not important to her. ☊ position ☊
My arms were aching so I shifted (my) position slightly. ☊ position ☊
Where would be the best position for the lights? ☊ position ☊
These plants will grow well in a sheltered position. ☊ position ☊
positive (that...): She was positive that he had been there. ☊ positive ☊
possibility (that...): There is now no possibility that she will make a full recovery. ☊ possibility ☊
Career possibilities for women are much greater than they were fifty years ago. ☊ possibility ☊
It is possible to get there by bus. ☊ possible ☊
'Do you think he'll resign?' 'Anything's possible where he's concerned.' ☊ possible ☊
There are several possible explanations. ☊ possible ☊
She found it difficult to get on with her, possibly because of the difference in their ages. ☊ possibly ☊
The guards were ordered not to leave their posts. ☊ post ☊
Three soldiers were shot dead at a border post. ☊ post ☊
She was offered a key post in the new government. ☊ post ☊
There was a lot of post this morning. ☊ post ☊
Do you get a second post here? ☊ post ☊
Where's the main post office? ☊ post office ☊
Is there any more tea in the pot? ☊ pot ☊
Total losses were estimated at over three million pounds. ☊ pound ☊
There is a powerful argument for changing the law. ☊ powerful ☊
There are some obvious practical applications of the research. ☊ practical ☊
There's practically no difference between the two options. ☊ practically ☊
There's a basketball practice every Friday evening. ☊ practice ☊
There are over 50 000 solicitors practising in England and Wales. ☊ practise ☊
They were praised by police for reporting the theft. ☊ praise ☊
Their prayers were answered and the child was found safe and well. ☊ prayer ☊
We were just talking about her when, at that precise moment, she walked in. ☊ precise ☊
It's a matter of personal preference. ☊ preference ☊
Many people expressed a strong preference for the original plan. ☊ preference ☊
I can't say that I have any particular preference. ☊ preference ☊
Let's make a list of possible speakers, in order of preference. ☊ preference ☊
a study of consumer preferences ☊ preference ☊
She was chosen in preference to her sister. ☊ in preference to sb/sth ☊
Police were called to escort her off the premises. ☊ premises ☊
When they set out they were well prepared. ☊ prepared ☊
There were 200 people present at the meeting. ☊ present ☊
Levels of pollution present in the atmosphere are increasing. ☊ present ☊
Analysis showed that traces of arsenic were present in the body. ☊ present ☊
present sth (for sth): Eight options were presented for consideration. ☊ present ☊
Are you presenting a paper at the conference? ☊ present ☊
The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction. ☊ preserve ☊
The Press was/were not allowed to attend the trial. ☊ press ☊
(+ adv./prep.): Press here to open. ☊ press ☊
pressure (on sb) (to do sth): There is a great deal of pressure on young people to conform. ☊ pressure ☊
The government eventually bowed to popular pressure (= they agreed to do what people were trying to get them to do). ☊ pressure ☊
The pound came under pressure from foreign currencies today, increasing the chances of a rise in interest rates. ☊ under pressure ☊
Presumably this is where the accident happened. ☊ presumably ☊
pretend sth: She pretended an interest she did not feel. ☊ pretend ☊
Being recognized wherever you go is the price you pay for being famous. ☊ price ☊
There are three fundamental principles of teamwork. ☊ principle ☊
Discussing all these details will get us nowhere; we must get back to first principles (= the most basic rules). ☊ principle ☊
In principle there is nothing that a human can do that a machine might not be able to do one day. ☊ in principle ☊
Each card is printed with a different message. ☊ print ☊
Let's go somewhere a bit more private. ☊ private ☊
They were sharing a private joke. ☊ private ☊
Their children were educated privately. ☊ privately ☊
Is there somewhere we can discuss this in private? ☊ in private ☊
There are no prizes for guessing (= it is very easy to guess) who she was with. ☊ prize ☊
'Is he going to be there?' 'Probably.' ☊ probably ☊
There's no history of heart problems (= disease connected with the heart) in our family. ☊ problem ☊
You must not let your personal reactions interfere with your professional judgement. ☊ professional ☊
Most of the people on the course were professional women. ☊ professional ☊
Many of the performers were very professional. ☊ professional ☊
There isn't much profit in running a restaurant these days. ☊ profit ☊
There is more than one pronunciation of 'garage'. ☊ pronunciation ☊
proof that...: There is no proof that the knife belonged to her. ☊ proof ☊
There are a lot of empty properties in the area. ☊ property ☊
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). ☊ proportion ☊
prospect (of sth/of doing sth): There is no immediate prospect of peace. ☊ prospect ☊
prospect (that...): There's a reasonable prospect that his debts will be paid. ☊ prospect ☊
Each company is fighting to protect its own commercial interests. ☊ protect ☊
There's no use protesting, I won't change my mind. ☊ protest ☊
They were a proud and independent people. ☊ proud ☊
provide sth for sb: We are here to provide a service for the public. ☊ provide ☊
provide sb with sth: We are here to provide the public with a service. ☊ provide ☊
Let's go somewhere a little less public. ☊ public ☊
She entered public life (= started a job in which she became known to the public) at the age of 25. ☊ public ☊
Why would the closure of hospitals be in the public interest (= useful to ordinary people)? ☊ public ☊
There have been many complaints from members of the public. ☊ public ☊
There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance. ☊ publicity ☊
There has been a lot of advance publicity for her new film. ☊ publicity ☊
He works for a company that publishes reference books. ☊ publish ☊
Pictures of the suspect were published in all the daily papers. ☊ publish ☊
punish sb: Those responsible for this crime will be severely punished. ☊ punish ☊
There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones. ☊ punishment ☊
These reports are pure speculation (= there is no evidence that they are true). ☊ pure ☊
The rise in interest rates will push prices up. ☊ push ☊
People were pushing and shoving to get to the front. ☊ push ☊
Put your name here. ☊ put ☊
Put the cases down there, please. ☊ put ☊
He put some jazz on the stereo. ☊ put sth on ☊
The key question of what caused the leak remains unanswered. ☊ question ☊
In the exam there's sure to be a question on energy. ☊ question ☊
On the day in question we were in Cardiff. ☊ in question ☊
It's merely a question of time before the business collapses. ☊ just/merely/only a question of (sth/doing sth) ☊
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) ☊
The students were questioned on the books they had been studying. ☊ question ☊
quick (to do sth): The kids were quick to learn. ☊ quick ☊
There isn't a quick answer to this problem. ☊ quick ☊
quite big/good/cold/warm/interesting ☊ quite ☊
This is quite a different problem. ☊ quite ☊
I'm quite happy to wait for you here. ☊ quite ☊
You'll be quite comfortable here. ☊ quite ☊
Quote this reference number in all correspondence. ☊ quote ☊
There will be rain in all parts tomorrow. ☊ rain ☊
raise sb/sth: They were both raised in the South. ☊ raise ☊
There will be an increase in the range of 0 to 3 per cent. ☊ range ☊
There is a full range of activities for children. ☊ range ☊
rate sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): The schools were rated according to their exam results. ☊ rate ☊
The instructions were rather complicated. ☊ rather ☊
The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty grey. ☊ rather ☊
reach sth: Can you reach the light switch from where you're sitting? ☊ reach ☊
A spokesman said the changes were not in reaction to the company's recent losses. ☊ reaction ☊
There has been a mixed reaction to her appointment as director. ☊ reaction ☊
I tried shaking him but there was no reaction. ☊ reaction ☊
The report makes for interesting reading (= it is interesting to read) ☊ reading ☊
Volunteers were ready and waiting to pack the food in boxes. ☊ ready ☊
I had no real interest in politics. ☊ real ☊
There's no real possibility of them changing their minds. ☊ real ☊
The reality is that there is not enough money to pay for this project. ☊ reality ☊
They seemed to have the perfect marriage but the reality was very different. ☊ reality ☊
realize (that)...: I didn't realize (that) you were so unhappy. ☊ realize ☊
it is realized that...: There was a cheer when it was realized that everyone was safely back. ☊ realize ☊
There are toilets at both front and rear of the plane. ☊ rear ☊
reason (why...): There is no reason why we should agree to this. ☊ reason ☊
There's a reasonable chance that he'll come. ☊ reasonable ☊
receive sth with sth: The statistics were received with concern. ☊ receive ☊
to receive severe injuries ☊ receive ☊
There have been many changes in recent years. ☊ recent ☊
Until recently they were living in York. ☊ recently ☊
There was very poor reception on my phone. ☊ reception ☊
He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of recognition. ☊ recognition ☊
There is a general recognition of the urgent need for reform. ☊ recognition ☊
to seek international/official/formal recognition as a sovereign state ☊ recognition ☊
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 ☊
to break the record (= to achieve a better result than there has ever been before) ☊ record ☊
There was a record number of candidates for the post. ☊ record ☊
it is recorded that...: It is recorded that, by the year 630, four hundred monks were attached to the monastery. ☊ record ☊
recover yourself: She seemed upset but quickly recovered herself. ☊ recover ☊
The team recovered its lead in the second half. ☊ recover ☊
recover sth: The police eventually recovered the stolen paintings. ☊ recover ☊
recover sth from sb/sth: Six bodies were recovered from the wreckage. ☊ recover ☊
He stammered something and went very red in the face. ☊ red ☊
The traffic lights were on red. ☊ red ☊
There has been some reduction in unemployment. ☊ reduction ☊
There are reductions for children sharing a room with two adults. ☊ reduction ☊
The victims were not referred to by name. ☊ refer to sb/sth (as sth) ☊
There is a list of references at the end of each chapter. ☊ reference ☊
We will take up references after the interview. ☊ reference ☊
The map reference is Y4. ☊ reference ☊
Please quote your reference number when making an enquiry. ☊ reference ☊
Keep the list of numbers near the phone for easy reference. ☊ reference ☊
I wrote down the name of the hotel for future reference (= because it might be useful in the future). ☊ reference ☊
The library contains many popular works of reference (= reference books). ☊ reference ☊
The book is full of references to growing up in India. ☊ reference ☊
She made no reference to her illness but only to her future plans. ☊ reference ☊
the President's passing reference to (= brief mention of) the end of the war ☊ reference ☊
With reference to your letter of July 22... ☊ in/with reference to ☊
His music reflects his interest in African culture. ☊ reflect ☊
reflect how, what, etc...: She reflected how different it could have been. ☊ reflect ☊
+ speech: 'It could all have been so different,' she reflected. ☊ reflect ☊
She refused to accept that there was a problem. ☊ refuse ☊
the conflict between regional and national interests ☊ regional ☊
The thermometer registered 32°C. ☊ register ☊
The earthquake registered 3 on the Richter scale. ☊ register ☊
The stock exchange has registered huge losses this week. ☊ register ☊
register sth in sth: The ship was registered in Panama. ☊ register ☊
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 ☊
There is a regular bus service to the airport. ☊ regular ☊
I go there quite regularly. ☊ regularly ☊
The plants were spaced regularly, about 50 cm apart. ☊ regularly ☊
All our suggestions were rejected out of hand. ☊ reject ☊
a family-run hotel with a relaxed atmosphere ☊ relaxed ☊
10 000 balloons were released at the ceremony. ☊ release ☊
the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere ☊ release ☊
There was little comic relief in his speech. ☊ relief ☊
Is there always a conflict between science and religion? ☊ religion ☊
There were only ten minutes remaining. ☊ remain ☊
There remained one significant problem. ☊ remain ☊
The remaining twenty patients were transferred to another hospital. ☊ remaining ☊
They had discovered human remains. ☊ remains ☊
You were going to help me with this. Remember? ☊ remember ☊
it is remembered that...: It should be remembered that the majority of accidents happen in the home. ☊ remember ☊
He still remembered her as the lively teenager he'd known years before. ☊ remember ☊
There is still a remote chance that they will find her alive. ☊ remote ☊
Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour. ☊ remove ☊
it is reported that...: It was reported that changes were being considered. ☊ report ☊
report sb/sth + adj.: The doctor reported the patient fully recovered. ☊ report ☊
report (that)...: Employers reported that graduates were deficient in writing and problem-solving skills. ☊ report ☊
There are unconfirmed reports of a shooting in the capital. ☊ report ☊
Each colour on the chart represents a different department. ☊ represent ☊
The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. ☊ represent ☊
Local businesses are well represented on the committee (= there are a lot of people from them on the committee). ☊ represent ☊
The President was represented at the ceremony by the Vice-President. ☊ represent ☊
The association was formed to represent the interests of women artists. ☊ represent ☊
He was the Queen's representative at the ceremony. ☊ representative ☊
Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole? ☊ representative ☊
The atmosphere of the novel is successfully reproduced in the movie. ☊ reproduce ☊
He was there at the request of his manager/at his manager's request (= because his manager had asked him to go). ☊ request ☊
request sb to do sth: We were requested to assemble in the lobby. ☊ request ☊
rescue sb/sth: They were eventually rescued by helicopter. ☊ rescue ☊
Ten fishermen were saved in a daring sea rescue. ☊ rescue ☊
Recent research on deaf children has produced some interesting findings about their speech. ☊ research ☊
I've done some research to find out the cheapest way of travelling there. ☊ research ☊
He discovered unexpected reserves of strength. ☊ reserve ☊
There were confrontations between local residents and the police. ☊ resident ☊
resist doing sth: The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates. ☊ resist ☊
resistance to sb/sth: There has been a lot of resistance to this new law. ☊ resistance ☊
resistance to sb/sth: The demonstrators offered little or no resistance to the police. ☊ resistance ☊
Both sides met in order to try to resolve their differences. ☊ resolve ☊
There was one respect, however, in which they differed. ☊ respect ☊
I knocked on the door but there was no response. ☊ response ☊
There has been little response to our appeal for funds. ☊ response ☊
responsible (for sb/sth): Even where parents no longer live together, they each continue to be responsible for their children. ☊ responsible ☊
There are no matches tomorrow, which is a rest day, but the tournament resumes on Monday. ☊ rest ☊
The first question was difficult, but the rest were pretty easy. ☊ rest ☊
Their bikes were resting against the wall. ☊ rest ☊
restrict sth: Fog severely restricted visibility. ☊ restrict ☊
There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can withdraw. ☊ restriction ☊
The court ordered him to return the children to their mother. ☊ return ☊
The judge ordered the return of the child to his mother. ☊ return ☊
Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper. ☊ reveal ☊
Salted peanuts were recently revealed as the nation's favourite snack. ☊ reveal ☊
reveal sb/sth to be/have sth: Salted peanuts were recently revealed to be the nation's favourite snack. ☊ reveal ☊
The policy is likely to be reversed if there is a change of government. ☊ reverse ☊
The winners were announced in reverse order (= the person in the lowest place was announced first). ☊ reverse ☊
We will be reviewing all the topics covered this semester. ☊ review ☊
A £100 reward has been offered for the return of the necklace. ☊ reward ☊
Try and get rid of your visitors before I get there. ☊ get rid of sb/sth ☊
ride sth (+ adv./prep.): The boys were riding their bikes around the streets. ☊ ride ☊
(+ adv./prep.): The ground there is too rough to ride over. ☊ ride ☊
It's a ten-minute bus ride from here to town. ☊ ride ☊
Three riders (= people riding horses) were approaching. ☊ rider ☊
You were quite right to criticize him. ☊ right ☊
right (to do sth): You have no right to stop me from going in there. ☊ right ☊
By rights (= if justice were done) half the money should be mine. ☊ right ☊
There is no right of appeal against the decision. ☊ right ☊
She doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong. ☊ right ☊
I don't rightly know where he's gone. ☊ rightly ☊
If I remember rightly, there's a train at six o'clock. ☊ rightly ☊
A diamond glittered on her ring finger (= the finger next to the little finger, especially on the left hand). ☊ ring ☊
ring (up): David rang up while you were out. ☊ ring ☊
He isn't here now—could you ring back later? ☊ ring back, ring sb back ☊
There was a ring at the door. ☊ ring ☊
rise in sth: There has been a sharp rise in the number of people out of work. ☊ rise ☊
The wind is rising—I think there's a storm coming. ☊ rise ☊
risk (that...): There is still a risk that the whole deal will fall through. ☊ risk ☊
The group was considered to be a risk to national security. ☊ risk ☊
They were willing to risk everything for their liberty. ☊ risk ☊
risk sth: There was no choice. If they stayed there, they risked death. ☊ risk ☊
the mouth of the river (= where it enters the sea/ocean) ☊ river ☊
They clambered over the rocks at the foot of the cliff. ☊ rock ☊
In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal (= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work. ☊ role ☊
roll sth + adv./prep.: Delivery men were rolling barrels across the yard. ☊ roll ☊
I'm not interested in a romantic relationship. ☊ romantic ☊
The corner of the classroom was damp where the roof had leaked. ☊ roof ☊
room (for sb/sth): Is there enough room for me in the car? ☊ room ☊
There's room for one more at the table. ☊ room ☊
Yes, there's plenty of room. ☊ room ☊
They were in the next room and we could hear every word they said. ☊ room ☊
I don't want to watch television. I'll be in the other room (= a different room). ☊ room ☊
I've got a rough idea of where I want to go. ☊ rough ☊
There were about 20 people there, at a rough guess. ☊ rough ☊
We live roughly halfway between here and the coast. ☊ roughly ☊
roughly plastered walls ☊ roughly ☊
The child was watching it all with big round eyes (= showing interest). ☊ round ☊
The children were spinning round and round. ☊ round ☊
A large crowd had gathered round to watch. ☊ round ☊
There she is, coming round the corner. ☊ round ☊
There must be a way round the problem. ☊ round ☊
They were all sitting round the table. ☊ round ☊
There are no decent schools round here. ☊ round here ☊
There are a number of routes to qualifying as a social worker. ☊ route ☊
The fault was discovered during a routine check. ☊ routine ☊
The vegetables were planted in neat rows. ☊ row ☊
rub sth (+ adj.): The horse's neck was rubbed raw (= until the skin came off) where the rope had been. ☊ rub ☊
The streets were littered with rubbish. ☊ rubbish ☊
There's no need to be rude! ☊ rude ☊
The crops were ruined by the late frost. ☊ ruin ☊
Two bodies were found among the charred ruins of the house. ☊ ruin ☊
There are no hard and fast rules for planning healthy meals. ☊ rule ☊
We live in a society where we are ruled by the clock. ☊ rule ☊
Police have not ruled out the possibility that the man was murdered. ☊ rule sb/sth out ☊
rumour (of sth): There are widespread rumours of job losses. ☊ rumour ☊
Rumour has it (= people say) that he was murdered. ☊ rumour ☊
The murderer was given three life sentences, to run concurrently. ☊ run ☊
The old tramlines are still there but now no trams run on them. ☊ run ☊
There are only five horses running in the first race. ☊ run ☊
Two children were run over and killed. ☊ run sb/sth over ☊
Relief supplies were rushed in. ☊ rush ☊
We've got plenty of time; there's no need to rush. ☊ rush ☊
'I'll let you have the book back tomorrow.' 'There's no rush.' ☊ rush ☊
It's a sad fact that many of those killed were children. ☊ sad ☊
They had hoped to win and were sadly disappointed. ☊ sadly ☊
safe (to do sth): It's safe to assume (that) there will always be a demand for new software. ☊ safe ☊
We were glad she let us know she was safe. ☊ safe ☊
A reward was offered for the animal's safe return. ☊ safe ☊
safe (for sb) (to do sth): Is the water here safe to drink? ☊ safe ☊
Builders were called in to make the building safe. ☊ safe ☊
The children are quite safe here. ☊ safe ☊
Here's your passport. Now keep it safe. ☊ safe ☊
a place where children can play in safety ☊ safety ☊
Export sales were up by 32% last year. ☊ sale ☊
an increase in the number of stolen vehicles being offered for sale ☊ for sale ☊
There are several brands and they're not all the same. ☊ same ☊
All the same, there's some truth in what she says. ☊ all/just the same ☊
The interviews were given to a random sample of students. ☊ sample ☊
The children were playing in the sand (= for example, in a sandpit ). ☊ sand ☊
Doctors were unable to save her. ☊ save ☊
say where, why, etc...: The book doesn't say where he was born. ☊ say ☊
I wouldn't say they were rich (= in my opinion they are not rich). ☊ say ☊
say to do sth: He said to meet him here. ☊ say ☊
Here was corruption on a grand scale. ☊ scale ☊
We were scared stiff (= very frightened). ☊ scared ☊
I got very nervous before my big scene (= the one where I have a very important part). ☊ scene ☊
Firefighters were on the scene immediately. ☊ scene ☊
We'll be stopping here for longer than scheduled. ☊ schedule ☊
Where did you go to school? ☊ school ☊
Where did you go to school? ☊ school ☊
sites of scientific interest ☊ scientific ☊
Her hands were covered in scratches from the brambles. ☊ scratch ☊
He covered her mouth to stop her from screaming. ☊ scream ☊
scream in/with sth: The kids were screaming with excitement. ☊ scream ☊
All I could hear were the screams of the wounded. ☊ scream ☊
They were staring at the television screen. ☊ screen ☊
They were lost at sea. ☊ at sea ☊
a sealed bid (= one that is kept in a sealed envelope and therefore remains secret until all other bids have been received) ☊ seal ☊
searching the Web for interesting sites ☊ search ☊
search sb for sth: The youths were arrested and searched for anything that would incriminate them. ☊ search ☊
There are no seats left on that flight. ☊ seat ☊
I didn't know you were a secret football fan. ☊ secret ☊
At last they were able to feel secure about the future. ☊ secure ☊
The criminals were caught (= filmed) on a security video. ☊ security ☊
Security was/were called to the incident. ☊ security ☊
see (that)...: I see (that) interest rates are going up again. ☊ see ☊
I see things differently now. ☊ see ☊
On a clear day you can see for miles from here. ☊ see ☊
seek for sth/sb: They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter. ☊ seek ☊
'He'll be there, then?' 'So it seems (= people say so).' ☊ seem ☊
We offered them a good price but they wouldn't sell. ☊ sell ☊
In the nineties most state-owned industries were sold off. ☊ sell sth off ☊
The word 'love' is used in different senses by different people. ☊ sense ☊
In some senses (= in one or more ways) the criticisms were justified. ☊ sense ☊
There is a sense in which we are all to blame for the tragedy. ☊ sense ☊
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). ☊ sense ☊
You should have the sense to take advice when it is offered. ☊ sense ☊
There's no sense in (= it is not sensible) worrying about it now. ☊ sense ☊
There's a lot of sense in what Mary says. ☊ sense ☊
separate into sth: We separated into several different search parties. ☊ separate ☊
separate sb/sth: Police tried to separate the two men who were fighting. ☊ separate ☊
separate sb/sth from/and sb/sth: Those suffering from infectious diseases were separated from the other patients. ☊ separate ☊
They were photographed separately and then as a group. ☊ separately ☊
That matter will be considered separately from the main agenda. ☊ separately ☊
They were reunited after a separation of more than 20 years. ☊ separation ☊
serve sth: I wanted to work somewhere where I could serve the community. ☊ serve ☊
Most of their economic policies serve the interests of big business. ☊ serve ☊
serve sb with sth: The delegates were served with a wonderful meal. ☊ serve ☊
She set up her stereo in her bedroom. ☊ set sth up ☊
A gang of boys were setting off fireworks in the street. ☊ set sth off ☊
Bob will be there?That settles it. I'm not coming. ☊ settle ☊
It's time you settled your differences with your father. ☊ settle ☊
There is pressure on the unions to settle. ☊ settle ☊
If you're looking for a photo of Alice you'll find several in here. ☊ several ☊
Several of the paintings were destroyed in the fire. ☊ several ☊
a severe expression ☊ severe ☊
She was a severe woman who seldom smiled. ☊ severe ☊
The courts are becoming more severe on young offenders. ☊ severe ☊
a severe punishment/sentence ☊ severe ☊
a severe handicap ☊ severe ☊
His injuries are severe. ☊ severe ☊
severe weather conditions ☊ severe ☊
a severe winter (= one during which the weather conditions are extremely bad) ☊ severe ☊
The party suffered severe losses during the last election. ☊ severe ☊
a severe shortage of qualified staff ☊ severe ☊
severe learning difficulties ☊ severe ☊
The victim suffered severe brain damage. ☊ severe ☊
a severe case of woodworm ☊ severe ☊
Strikes are causing severe disruption to all train services. ☊ severe ☊
severely disabled ☊ severely ☊
areas severely affected by unemployment ☊ severely ☊
Anyone breaking the law will be severely punished. ☊ severely ☊
a severely critical report ☊ severely ☊
Her hair was tied severely in a bun. ☊ severely ☊
Surgeons were able to sew the finger back on. ☊ sew ☊
sex discrimination (= the act of treating men and women differently in an unfair way) ☊ sex ☊
These drugs may affect your sex drive (= your interest in sex and the ability to have it). ☊ sex ☊
They were not having a sexual relationship at the time. ☊ sexual ☊
Her interest in him is purely sexual. ☊ sexual ☊
The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows. ☊ shadow ☊
They were playing in the shallow end (= of the swimming pool). ☊ shallow ☊
It's a shame that she wasn't here to see it. ☊ shame ☊
There is no shame in wanting to be successful. ☊ shame ☊
share sth: They shared a common interest in botany. ☊ share ☊
The conference is a good place to share information and exchange ideas. ☊ share ☊
There isn't an empty table. Would you mind sharing? ☊ share ☊
There was a sharp knock on the door. ☊ sharp ☊
The photograph is not very sharp (= there are no clear contrasts between areas of light and shade). ☊ sharp ☊
In sharp contrast to her mood, the clouds were breaking up to reveal a blue sky. ☊ sharp ☊
'Is there a problem?' he asked sharply. ☊ sharply ☊
The road was covered with a sheet of ice. ☊ sheet ☊
People were desperately seeking shelter from the gunfire. ☊ shelter ☊
Perhaps I sheltered my daughter too much (= protected her too much from unpleasant or difficult experiences). ☊ shelter ☊
We sheltered from the rain in a doorway. ☊ shelter ☊
Her eyes were shining with excitement. ☊ shine ☊
There are two restaurants on board ship. ☊ ship ☊
The children were shipped off to a boarding school at an early age. ☊ ship sb off ☊
The team suffered a shock defeat in the first round. ☊ shock ☊
We were all shocked at the news of his death. ☊ shock ☊
shock sb that...: Neighbours were shocked that such an attack could happen in their area. ☊ shock ☊
shoot sth (+ adv./prep.): Where was the movie shot? ☊ shoot ☊
Flames were shooting up through the roof. ☊ shoot ☊
The guards were ordered to shoot on sight anyone trying to escape. ☊ shoot ☊
shoot sb/sth + adj.: Three people were shot dead during the robbery. ☊ shoot ☊
Several planes were shot down by enemy fire. ☊ shoot sb/sth down ☊
There's a little gift shop around the corner. ☊ shop ☊
There should be plenty of time to go shopping before we leave New York. ☊ shop ☊
'Where's Mum?' 'She went shopping.' ☊ shop ☊
I should wait a little longer, if I were you. ☊ should ☊
He asked me what time he should come. (= His words were: 'What time shall I come?') ☊ should ☊
We were shown into the waiting room. ☊ show ☊
show sth to sb: If there's a letter from France please show it to me. ☊ show ☊
We were shown around the school by one of the students. ☊ show sb around/round (sth) ☊
He's just showing off because that girl he likes is here. ☊ show off ☊
scattered showers ☊ shower ☊
We were caught in a heavy shower. ☊ shower ☊
Britain's workers went sick (= did not go to work because they were ill) for a record number of days last year. ☊ sick ☊
There are faults on both sides. ☊ side ☊
There's a scratch on the side of my car. ☊ side ☊
There is a large window on either side of the front door. ☊ side ☊
There were two children ahead, walking side by side. ☊ side by side ☊
There was no one in sight. ☊ sight ☊
Keep out of sight (= stay where you cannot be seen). ☊ sight ☊
She never lets her daughter out of her sight (= always keeps her where she can see her). ☊ sight ☊
The soldiers were given orders to shoot on sight (= as soon as they saw sb). ☊ sight ☊
The mere sight of him makes me want to scream. ☊ sight ☊
There is no sign of John anywhere. ☊ sign ☊
There was no sign of life in the house (= there seemed to be nobody there). ☊ sign ☊
There were no outward signs that anything was wrong. ☊ sign ☊
Sign here, please. ☊ sign ☊
sign sth: Sign your name here, please. ☊ sign ☊
signal sth: The referee signalled a foul. ☊ signal ☊
There are no significant differences between the two groups of students. ☊ significant ☊
The two sets of figures are not significantly different. ☊ significantly ☊
Significantly, he did not deny that there might be an election. ☊ significantly ☊
There was a deafening silence (= one that is very noticeable). ☊ silence ☊
The streets were silent and deserted. ☊ silent ☊
We have very similar interests. ☊ similar ☊
Husband and wife were similarly successful in their chosen careers. ☊ similarly ☊
We've lived here since 2006. ☊ since ☊
We thought that, since we were in the area, we'd stop by and see them. ☊ since ☊
We were divorced two years ago and she has since remarried. ☊ since ☊
a sincere attempt to resolve the problem ☊ sincere ☊
sincere regret ☊ sincere ☊
Please accept our sincere thanks. ☊ sincere ☊
a sincere apology ☊ sincere ☊
He seemed sincere enough when he said he wanted to help. ☊ sincere ☊
sincere in sth: She is never completely sincere in what she says about people. ☊ sincere ☊
The birds were singing outside my window. ☊ sing ☊
There was singing and dancing all night. ☊ singing ☊
You could get into a situation where you have to decide immediately. ☊ situation ☊
What we have here is a crisis situation. ☊ situation ☊
We were shocked at the size of his debts. ☊ size ☊
I slept at my sister's house last night (= stayed the night there). ☊ sleep ☊
We both slept right through (= were not woken up by) the storm. ☊ sleep ☊
What are our sleeping arrangements here (= where shall we sleep)? ☊ sleep ☊
a slight increase/change/delay/difference ☊ slight ☊
There was not the slightest hint of trouble. ☊ slight ☊
a slightly different version ☊ slightly ☊
She slipped out of the house before the others were awake. ☊ slip ☊
slow doing sth: They were very slow paying me. ☊ slow ☊
We'll get there slowly but surely. ☊ slowly but surely ☊
They were wearing their smartest clothes. ☊ smart ☊
smell sth: He said he could smell gas when he entered the room. ☊ smell ☊
It smells in here. ☊ smell ☊
There was a smell of burning in the air. ☊ smell ☊
Children were playing in the snow. ☊ snow ☊
20 cm of snow were expected today. ☊ snow ☊
There's no need to worry so. ☊ so ☊
He sat there ever so quietly. ☊ so ☊
There were twenty or so (= about twenty) people there. ☊ ... or so ☊
They were discussing the problems of Western society. ☊ society ☊
The Irish team were solid as a rock in defence. ☊ solid ☊
They were drilling through solid rock. ☊ solid ☊
There's no simple solution to this problem. ☊ solution ☊
There's still some wine in the bottle. ☊ some ☊
There is some hope that things will improve. ☊ some ☊
There must be some mistake. ☊ some ☊
Here are some of our suggestions. ☊ some ☊
She looked different somehow. ☊ somehow ☊
There's someone at the door. ☊ someone ☊
It couldn't have been me—it must have been someone else (= a different person). ☊ someone ☊
There's something wrong with the TV. ☊ something ☊
There's something about this place that frightens me. ☊ something ☊
Don't just stand there. Do something! ☊ something ☊
There's something in (= some truth or some fact or opinion worth considering in) what he says. ☊ something ☊
He said something else that I thought was interesting. ☊ something else ☊
It cost somewhere around two thousand dollars. ☊ somewhere around, between, etc. sth ☊
Their voices were raised in song. ☊ song ☊
How soon can you get here? ☊ soon ☊
His feet were sore after the walk. ☊ sore ☊
For dessert there's a fruit pie of some sort (= you are not sure what kind). ☊ sort ☊
There were snacks—peanuts, olives, that sort of thing. ☊ sort ☊
There are all sorts of activities (= many different ones) for kids at the campsite. ☊ sort ☊
There was a feeling of restlessness deep in her soul. ☊ soul ☊
the different sounds and smells of the forest ☊ sound ☊
There is very little storage space in the department. ☊ space ☊
Are there any tickets going spare (= are there any available, not being used by sb else)? ☊ spare ☊
to speak at a conference ☊ speak ☊
Speaking of travelling, (= referring back to a subject just mentioned) are you going anywhere exciting this year? ☊ speak ☊
He was a guest speaker at the conference. ☊ speaker ☊
The Society has an interesting talk by a visiting speaker every month. ☊ speaker ☊
There is something special about this place. ☊ special ☊
What are your special interests? ☊ special ☊
There are speed restrictions on this road. ☊ speed ☊
There will be rain at first, with sunny spells later. ☊ spell ☊
the differences between British and American spelling ☊ spelling ☊
There's not much community spirit around here. ☊ spirit ☊
split (sth) open: The cushion split open and sent feathers everywhere. ☊ split ☊
We were split up into groups to discuss the question. ☊ split sb up, split up ☊
There's a big split in the tent. ☊ split ☊
split (between A and B): There have been reports of a split between the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. ☊ split ☊
There are excellent facilities for sport and recreation. ☊ sport ☊
I'm not interested in sport. ☊ sport ☊
He showed me the exact spot where he had asked her to marry him. ☊ spot ☊
His jacket was covered with spots of mud. ☊ spot ☊
The baby's whole body was covered in small red spots. ☊ spot ☊
Champagne sprayed everywhere. ☊ spray ☊
There's more room to spread out in first class. ☊ spread out, spread yourself out ☊
There's a feeling of spring in the air today. ☊ spring ☊
There were more than 50 people on stage in one scene. ☊ stage ☊
The children are at different stages of development. ☊ stage ☊
He remembered passing her on the stairs. ☊ stair ☊
How many stairs are there up to the second floor? ☊ stair ☊
The passports, with the visa stamps, were waiting at the embassy. ☊ stamp ☊
Wait here to have your passport stamped. ☊ stamp ☊
The audience were stamping and cheering. ☊ stamp ☊
How do you stand him being here all the time? ☊ stand ☊
An old oak tree once stood here. ☊ stand ☊
Don't just stand there—do something! ☊ stand ☊
After the earthquake, only a few houses were left standing. ☊ stand ☊
The police ordered the crowd to stand back. ☊ stand back (from sth) ☊
There were no seats left so I had to stand up. ☊ stand up ☊
In the shanty towns there are very poor living standards. ☊ standard ☊
You'd better lower your standards if you want to find somewhere cheap to live. ☊ standard ☊
There was a big moon and hundreds of stars were shining overhead. ☊ star ☊
They were staring defeat in the face. ☊ be staring sth in the face ☊
start (up): There are a lot of small businesses starting up in that area. ☊ start ☊
Have you any idea where the rumour started? ☊ start ☊
Mistakes were starting to creep in. ☊ start ☊
start (on sth): It's a long story. Where shall I start? ☊ start ☊
state secrets (= information that could be harmful to a country if it were discovered by an enemy) ☊ state ☊
There is no need to state the obvious (= to say sth that everyone already knows). ☊ state ☊
it is stated that...: It was stated that standards at the hospital were dropping. ☊ state ☊
They were granted refugee status. ☊ status ☊
Stay there and don't move! ☊ stay ☊
She stayed at home (= did not go out to work) while the children were young. ☊ stay ☊
We found out we were staying in the same hotel. ☊ stay ☊
He steered the boat into the harbour. ☊ steer ☊
He took her arm and steered her towards the door. ☊ steer ☊
The ship steered a course between the islands. ☊ steer ☊
The ship steered into port. ☊ steer ☊
Stick your bags down there. ☊ stick ☊
The boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog. ☊ stick ☊
Her arms and legs were like sticks (= very thin). ☊ stick ☊
sticky fingers covered in jam ☊ sticky ☊
The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open. ☊ stiff ☊
She sat down stiffly on a chair by the wall, aware that they were looking at her. ☊ stiffly ☊
There's still time to change your mind. ☊ still ☊
We searched everywhere but we still couldn't find it. ☊ still ☊
We stayed in a village where time has stood still (= life has not changed for many years). ☊ still ☊
My eyes were stinging from the smoke. ☊ sting ☊
There was a sting of sarcasm in his voice. ☊ sting ☊
Some children were throwing stones into the lake. ☊ stone ☊
There's no stopping us now (= nothing can prevent us from achieving what we want to achieve). ☊ stop ☊
stop sb/sth from doing sth: There's nothing to stop you from accepting the offer. ☊ stop ☊
The referee was forced to stop the game because of heavy snow. ☊ stop ☊
The ground here cannot take the strain of a large building. ☊ strain ☊
There are strains in the relationship between the two countries. ☊ strain ☊
There was something strange about her eyes. ☊ strange ☊
There was a complete stranger sitting at my desk. ☊ stranger ☊
They got on well together although they were total strangers. ☊ stranger ☊
Sorry, I don't know where the bank is. I'm a stranger here myself. ☊ stranger ☊
This view has recently gathered strength (= become stronger or more widely held). ☊ strength ☊
+ speech: 'There is,' Johnson stressed, 'no real alternative.' ☊ stress ☊
Is there any way of stretching shoes? ☊ stretch ☊
There are strict guidelines on how the work is to be carried out. ☊ strict ☊
They were always very strict with their children. ☊ strict ☊
In striking contrast to their brothers, the girls were both intelligent and charming. ☊ striking ☊
They ordered us to strip and lie down on the grass. ☊ strip ☊
strip sb (to sth): He stood there stripped to the waist (= he had no clothes on the upper part of his body). ☊ strip ☊
There was a strong police presence at the demonstration. ☊ strong ☊
There's a strong possibility that we'll lose the game. ☊ strong ☊
There is strong evidence of a link between exercise and a healthy heart. ☊ strong ☊
There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene. ☊ struggle ☊
The chairs were covered in some sort of plastic stuff. ☊ stuff ☊
Where's all my stuff (= my possessions)? ☊ stuff ☊
a parody written in the style of Molière ☊ style ☊
a study of different teaching styles ☊ style ☊
I'm surprised he rides a motorbike—I'd have thought big cars were more his style (= what suited him). ☊ style ☊
books on many different subjects ☊ subject ☊
There are substantial differences between the two groups. ☊ substantial ☊
The course teaches you the theory but there's no substitute for practical experience. ☊ substitute ☊
successful (in sth/in doing sth): They were successful in winning the contract. ☊ successful ☊
They had been invited to a Hindu wedding and were not sure what happened on such occasions. ☊ such ☊
We were second-class citizens and they treated us as such. ☊ such ☊
Accountants were boring. Such (= that) was her opinion before meeting Ian! ☊ such ☊
There is no such thing as a free lunch. ☊ such ☊
'There are loads of things to do.' 'Such as?' (= give me an example) ☊ such as ☊
He suffered a massive heart attack. ☊ suffer ☊
The party suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election. ☊ suffer ☊
The company suffered huge losses in the last financial year. ☊ suffer ☊
Allow sufficient time to get there. ☊ sufficient ☊
suggest sb/sth as sth: She suggested Paris as a good place for the conference. ☊ suggest ☊
Are there any suggestions about how best to tackle the problem? ☊ suggestion ☊
We need to get it there by four. Any suggestions? ☊ suggestion ☊
There is no suggestion of any impropriety. ☊ suggestion ☊
suggestion that...: There was no suggestion that he was doing anything illegal. ☊ suggestion ☊
They were not suited to one another. ☊ suited ☊
To sum up, there are three main ways of tackling the problem... ☊ sum up, sum sth up ☊
It's very hot here in summer. ☊ summer ☊
The sun was shining and birds were singing. ☊ sun ☊
They've booked a holiday in the sun (= in a place where it is warm and the sun shines a lot). ☊ sun ☊
Liverpool were clearly the superior team. ☊ superior ☊
The enemy won because of their superior numbers (= there were more of them). ☊ superior ☊
Books were in short supply (= there were not enough of them). ☊ supply ☊
Our supplies were running out. ☊ supply ☊
The atmosphere of Mars could not support life. ☊ support ☊
The supports under the bridge were starting to bend. ☊ support ☊
There is strong public support for the change. ☊ support ☊
There is no reason to suppose she's lying. ☊ suppose ☊
I thought we were supposed to be paid today. ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
You were supposed to be here an hour ago! ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
How was I supposed to know you were waiting for me? ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
'Is that John over there?' 'I'm not sure '. ☊ sure ☊
sure of sth: You're always sure of a warm welcome there. ☊ sure ☊
'Will you be there?' 'For sure.' ☊ for sure ☊
'Will you open the wine?' 'Sure, where is it?' ☊ sure ☊
There are few surprises in this year's budget. ☊ surprise ☊
There are lots of surprises in store for visitors to the gallery. ☊ surprise ☊
They were surprised to find that he'd already left. ☊ surprised ☊
A recent survey showed 75% of those questioned were in favour of the plan. ☊ survey ☊
Many birds didn't survive the severe winter. ☊ survive ☊
suspect (that)...: I began to suspect (that) they were trying to get rid of me. ☊ suspect ☊
My suspicions were confirmed when police raided the property. ☊ suspicion ☊
Many were suspicious of reform. ☊ suspicious ☊
swear (on sth): Witnesses were required to swear on the Bible. ☊ swear ☊
Their bodies were soaked in sweat. ☊ sweat ☊
Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her. ☊ swell ☊
Ducks were swimming around on the river. ☊ swim ☊
The kids were playing on the swings. ☊ swing ☊
There are indications of a swing towards nuclear power. ☊ swing ☊
Her eyes were red and swollen from crying. ☊ swollen ☊
I'm here if you need a sympathetic ear (= sb to talk to about your problems). ☊ sympathetic ☊
a stereo system ☊ system ☊
We need to take a different approach to the problem. ☊ take ☊
My parents always took an interest in my hobbies. ☊ take ☊
He took her hand/took her by the hand (= held her hand, for example to lead her somewhere). ☊ take ☊
take sb to do sth: The boys were taken to see their grandparents most weekends. ☊ take ☊
talk in sth: We couldn't understand them because they were talking in Chinese. ☊ talk ☊
talk (to/with sb) (about sb/sth): Who were you talking to just now? ☊ talk ☊
We drove there and back on one tank of petrol. ☊ tank ☊
There are trips to suit all tastes. ☊ taste ☊
Taste it and see if you think there's enough salt in it. ☊ taste ☊
Any interest payments are taxed as part of your income. ☊ tax ☊
There is a growing need for qualified teachers of Business English. ☊ teacher ☊
The artist combines different techniques in the same painting. ☊ technique ☊
The telephone rang and Pat answered it. ☊ telephone ☊
Is there anything good on the telly tonight? ☊ on (the) television ☊
tell sth: It was hard to tell the difference between the two versions. ☊ tell ☊
There was a sign telling motorists to slow down. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb where, what, etc...: Tell me where you live. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb how, where, etc...: This gauge tells you how much fuel you have left. ☊ tell ☊
It tends to get very cold here in the winter. ☊ tend ☊
There is a tendency for this disease to run in families. ☊ tendency ☊
There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual staff. ☊ tendency ☊
There is mounting tension along the border. ☊ tension ☊
'Register' is the term commonly used to describe different levels of formality in language. ☊ term ☊
He had suffered terrible injuries. ☊ terrible ☊
I'm not terribly interested in politics. ☊ terribly ☊
They suffered terribly when their son was killed. ☊ terribly ☊
There was more whisky in it than soda. ☊ than ☊
There were fewer than twenty people there. ☊ than ☊
'Here's the change.' 'Thanks very much.' ☊ thanks ☊
Look at that man over there. ☊ that ☊
That's Peter over there. ☊ that ☊
Where's the letter that came yesterday? ☊ that ☊
The people (that) I spoke to were very helpful. ☊ that ☊
We moved here the year (that) my mother died. ☊ that ☊
There were three questions. The first two were relatively easy but the third one was hard. ☊ the ☊
There was an accident here yesterday. A car hit a tree and the driver was killed. ☊ the ☊
The people I met there were very friendly. ☊ the ☊
They placed the African elephant on their endangered list. ☊ the ☊
The children were arguing amongst themselves. ☊ themselves ☊
There wasn't anyone who hadn't enjoyed themselves. ☊ themselves ☊
Things were very different back then. ☊ then ☊
There's a room free in Bob's house next week but you can stay with us until then. ☊ then ☊
Just then (= at that moment) there was a knock at the door. ☊ then ☊
I took one look at the car and offered to buy it there and then/then and there (= immediately). ☊ then ☊
There's a restaurant around the corner. ☊ there ☊
There are two people waiting outside. ☊ there ☊
Has there been an accident? ☊ there ☊
I don't want there to be any misunderstanding. ☊ there ☊
There seemed to be no doubt about it. ☊ there ☊
There comes a point where you give up. ☊ there ☊
There remains the problem of finance. ☊ there ☊
Suddenly there was a loud bang. ☊ there ☊
There's only four days left. ☊ there ☊
There once was a poor farmer who had four sons. ☊ there ☊
We went on to Paris and stayed there eleven days. ☊ there ☊
I hope we get there in time. ☊ there ☊
It's there, right in front of you! ☊ there ☊
There it is—just behind the chair. ☊ there ☊
'Have you seen my pen?' 'Yes, it's over there.' ☊ there ☊
There are a lot of people back there (= behind) waiting to get in. ☊ there ☊
I'm not going in there—it's freezing! ☊ there ☊
We're almost there (= we have almost arrived). ☊ there ☊
Can I get there and back in a day? ☊ there ☊
I left in 2008 and I haven't been back there since. ☊ there ☊
Hello, is Bob there please? (= used when calling sb on the phone) ☊ there ☊
I took one look at the car and offered to buy it there and then/then and there (= immediately). ☊ there ☊
I went to see if my old school was still there. ☊ there ☊
The money's there if you need it. ☊ there ☊
There you are—that'll be £3.80, please. ☊ there you are ☊
OK, there you go. ☊ there you are ☊
He's only 17 and therefore not eligible to vote. ☊ therefore ☊
There is still much to discuss. We shall, therefore, return to this item at our next meeting. ☊ therefore ☊
'Where are John and Liz?' 'They went for a walk.' ☊ they ☊
Thick cloud covered the sky. ☊ thick ☊
The atmosphere was thick with tension. ☊ thick ☊
His eyebrows were thick and bushy. ☊ thick ☊
Everything was covered with a thick layer of dust. ☊ thick ☊
There are a lot of things she doesn't know about me. ☊ thing ☊
There's another thing I'd like to ask you. ☊ thing ☊
All things considered (= considering all the difficulties or problems), she's done very well. ☊ thing ☊
Can you pass me that thing over there? ☊ thing ☊
She took no interest in the people and things around her. ☊ thing ☊
think to do sth: Who would have thought to find you here? ☊ think ☊
think where, how, etc...: We couldn't think where you'd gone. ☊ think ☊
Am I right in thinking that you used to live here? ☊ think ☊
We were hungry and thirsty. ☊ thirsty ☊
There was a court case resulting from this incident. ☊ this ☊
They're very different, though they did seem to get on well when they met. ☊ though ☊
There were thousands of people there. ☊ thousand ☊
a robe embroidered with gold thread ☊ thread ☊
There is a real threat of war. ☊ threat ☊
threaten to do sth: The hijackers threatened to kill one passenger every hour if their demands were not met. ☊ threaten ☊
The lights were red but he drove straight through. ☊ through ☊
The ceremony lasted two hours and we had to stand throughout. ☊ throughout ☊
Just throw your bag down over there. ☊ throw ☊
There's a hole in the thumb. ☊ thumb ☊
There are three winning tickets. ☊ ticket ☊
Her eyes were tightly closed. ☊ tightly ☊
Next time you're here let's have lunch together. ☊ time ☊
Jane's worked here for some time (= for a fairly long period of time). ☊ time ☊
Mr Curtis was the manager in my time (= when I was working there). ☊ time ☊
time (that)...: It's time the kids were in bed. ☊ time ☊
By the time you get there the meeting will be over. ☊ time ☊
You'll feel differently about it when the time comes (= when it happens). ☊ time ☊
We stock six different beers at any one time. ☊ time ☊
There's no rush—take your time. ☊ take your time (over sth), take your time to do sth/doing sth ☊
He can be really bad-tempered at times. ☊ at times ☊
The ambulance got there just in time (= to save sb's life). ☊ in time (for sth/to do sth) ☊
Americans were always welcome because they tended to tip heavily. ☊ tip ☊
The mug tipped over, spilling hot coffee everywhere. ☊ tip up/over, tip sth up/over ☊
They were cold, hungry and tired out (= very tired). ☊ tired ☊
His poems were published under the title of 'Love and Reason'. ☊ title ☊
There are mountains to the north. ☊ to ☊
The vegetables were cooked to perfection. ☊ to ☊
I'll explain to you where everything goes. ☊ to ☊
She made a reference to her recent book. ☊ to ☊
There are 2.54 centimetres to an inch. ☊ to ☊
After the meeting the two sides in the dispute were no closer together. ☊ together ☊
Together with the Johnsons, there were 12 of us in the villa. ☊ together with ☊
Could you tell me where the ladies' toilet is, please? ☊ toilet ☊
the volume and tone controls on a car stereo ☊ tone ☊
There's no need to take that tone with me—it's not my fault we're late. ☊ tone ☊
Here are tonight's football results. ☊ tonight ☊
Some of them carried the guns which were the tools of their trade (= the things they needed to do their job). ☊ tool ☊
the effectiveness of interest rates as an economic tool ☊ tool ☊
She answered through clenched teeth (= opening her mouth only a little because of anger). ☊ tooth ☊
The orchestra was tuning up as we entered the hall. ☊ tune up, tune sth up ☊
The house they had offered us turned out to be a tiny apartment. ☊ turn out ☊
We said we would do it—there can be no turning back. ☊ turn back, turn sb/sth back ☊
They go there twice a week/month/year. ☊ twice ☊
different racial types ☊ type ☊
There are three main types of contract(s). ☊ type ☊
There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued. ☊ ugly ☊
He lay there, unable to move. ☊ unable ☊
There was an uncomfortable silence. ☊ uncomfortable ☊
He seems bad-tempered, but he's very soft-hearted underneath. ☊ underneath ☊
an increase in the number of people registered as unemployed ☊ unemployed ☊
Unfortunately for him, the police had been informed and were waiting outside. ☊ unfortunately ☊
an unfriendly atmosphere ☊ unfriendly ☊
unfriendly (to/towards sb): There's no need to be so unfriendly towards them. ☊ unfriendly ☊
They were unhappy with their accommodation. ☊ unhappy ☊
The walls were a uniform grey. ☊ uniform ☊
an atmosphere that is unique to New York ☊ unique ☊
Medical units were operating in the disaster area. ☊ unit ☊
The disease is as yet unknown in Europe (= there have been no cases there). ☊ unknown ☊
Thirteen is often considered an unlucky number. ☊ unlucky ☊
They were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals. ☊ unnecessary ☊
They were unsuccessful in meeting their objectives for the year. ☊ unsuccessful ☊
They moved here in 2009. Until then they'd always been in the London area. ☊ until ☊
United were 3-1 up at half-time. ☊ up ☊
There is an upper limit of £20 000 spent on any one project. ☊ upper ☊
it upsets sb that...: It upset him that nobody had bothered to tell him about it. ☊ upset ☊
There's no point getting upset about it. ☊ upset ☊
They were able to achieve a settlement without using military force. ☊ use ☊
I didn't use to like him much when we were at school. ☊ used to ☊
The young have a completely different set of values and expectations. ☊ value ☊
The value of regular exercise should not be underestimated. ☊ value ☊
I suppose it has a certain novelty value (= it's interesting because it's new). ☊ value ☊
There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from. ☊ variety ☊
different varieties of English ☊ variety ☊
There are various ways of doing this. ☊ various ☊
New techniques were introduced with varying degrees of success. ☊ vary ☊
Your help made a vast difference. ☊ vast ☊
There are two versions of the game, a long one and a short one. ☊ version ☊
There was a vertical drop to the ocean. ☊ vertical ☊
Be there by six at the very latest. ☊ very ☊
They were the victims of a cruel hoax. ☊ victim ☊
There was nobody in view. ☊ view ☊
There were magnificent views of the surrounding countryside. ☊ view ☊
to have different/conflicting/opposing views ☊ view ☊
view (about/on sth): His views on the subject were well known. ☊ view ☊
This evidence supports the view that there is too much violence on television. ☊ view ☊
We take the view that it would be wrong to interfere. ☊ view ☊
Is there too much sex and violence on TV? ☊ violence ☊
Students were involved in violent clashes with the police. ☊ violent ☊
He met with a violent death (= he was murdered, killed in a fight, etc.). ☊ violent ☊
There was a violent reaction from the public. ☊ violent ☊
There's a virus going around the office. ☊ virus ☊
After using the cream for a month, I could see no visible difference. ☊ visible ☊
He had a vision of a world in which there would be no wars. ☊ vision ☊
We don't live here. We're just visiting. ☊ visit ☊
'There you are,' said a voice behind me. ☊ voice ☊
jars of different volumes ☊ volume ☊
There were 21 votes for and 17 against the motion, with 2 abstentions. ☊ vote ☊
Only about half of the electorate bothered to vote. ☊ vote ☊
There are extra benefits for people on low wages. ☊ wage ☊
The workmen were stripped to the waist (= wearing no clothes on the top half of their bodies). ☊ waist ☊
wait (for sb): There's a letter waiting for you at home. ☊ wait ☊
'How did you get here?' 'I walked.' ☊ walk ☊
walk sth: Children here walk several miles to school. ☊ walk ☊
The office is ten minutes' walk from here. ☊ walk ☊
There are some interesting walks in the area. ☊ walk ☊
The fields were divided by stone walls. ☊ wall ☊
We wandered back towards the car. ☊ wander ☊
wander away/off: The child wandered off and got lost. ☊ wander ☊
wander from/off sth: They had wandered from the path into the woods. ☊ wander ☊
wander away, back, to, etc. sth: Her thoughts wandered back to her youth. ☊ wander ☊
want to be/have sth: The plants want to be watered daily. ☊ want ☊
There are two points which I wanted to make. ☊ want ☊
Where were you living when war broke out? ☊ war ☊
Her comments were greeted with warm applause. ☊ warm ☊
It's nice and warm in here. ☊ warm ☊
You'll be as warm as toast in here. ☊ warm ☊
They were touched by the warmth of the welcome. ☊ warmth ☊
They were warned not to climb the mountain in such bad weather. ☊ warn ☊
Watch your bag—there are thieves around. ☊ watch ☊
watch where, what, etc...: Hey, watch where you're going! ☊ watch ☊
The cashiers were asked to watch out for forged banknotes. ☊ watch out for sb/sth ☊
Watch out! There's a car coming! ☊ watch out ☊
There is hot and cold running water in all the bedrooms. ☊ water ☊
There has been a new wave of bombings since the peace talks broke down. ☊ wave ☊
Huge waves were breaking on the shore. ☊ wave ☊
Children were playing in the waves. ☊ wave ☊
wave sth/sb + adv./prep.: 'He's over there,' said Ali, waving a hand towards some trees. ☊ wave ☊
Kids were running this way and that (= in all directions). ☊ way ☊
They decided to split the money four ways (= between four different people). ☊ way ☊
Riot police with shields were blocking the demonstrators' way. ☊ way ☊
By the way, I found that book you were looking for. ☊ by the way ☊
No way am I going to drive them there. ☊ (there is) no way ☊
There's no way we could afford that sort of money. ☊ (there is) no way ☊
I guessed that there would be a hundred people there, but I was way out (= wrong by a large amount). ☊ way ☊
He knew her weak spot where Steve was concerned. ☊ weak ☊
She suffered from a weak heart. ☊ weak ☊
There's going to be a change in the weather. ☊ weather ☊
We were caught in a tangled web of relationships. ☊ web ☊
She discovered a web of intrigue in the company. ☊ web ☊
a wedding ceremony/reception ☊ wedding ☊
He staggered a little under the weight of his backpack. ☊ weight ☊
welcome (sb): They were at the door to welcome us. ☊ welcome ☊
In general, the changes they had made were to be welcomed. ☊ welcome ☊
I had the feeling we were not welcome at the meeting. ☊ welcome ☊
They're welcome to stay here as long as they like. ☊ welcome ☊
The winners were given an enthusiastic welcome when they arrived home. ☊ welcome ☊
The conference was very well organized. ☊ well ☊
She took it very well (= did not react too badly), all things considered. ☊ well ☊
They lived well (= in comfort and spending a lot of money) and were generous with their money. ☊ well ☊
We were all soaking wet (= extremely wet). ☊ wet ☊
There are times when I wonder why I do this job. ☊ when ☊
Where do you live? ☊ where ☊
I wonder where they will take us to. ☊ where ☊
Where (= at what point) did I go wrong in my calculations? ☊ where ☊
Where (= in what book, newspaper, etc.) did you read that? ☊ where ☊
Just where (= to what situation or final argument) is all this leading us? ☊ where ☊
It's one of the few countries where people drive on the left. ☊ where ☊
We then moved to Paris, where we lived for six years. ☊ where ☊
Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not. ☊ whereas ☊
We thought she was arrogant, whereas in fact she was just very shy. ☊ whereas ☊
Sit wherever you like. ☊ wherever ☊
He comes from Boula, wherever that may be (= I don't know where it is). ☊ wherever ☊
Wherever she goes, there are crowds of people waiting to see her. ☊ wherever ☊
Use wholegrain breakfast cereals wherever possible. ☊ wherever ☊
It's doubtful whether there'll be any seats left. ☊ whether ☊
Which of the patients have recovered? ☊ which ☊
We must have been burgled while we were asleep. ☊ while ☊
+ speech: 'Can you meet me tonight?' he whispered. ☊ whisper ☊
whisper sth (to sb): She leaned over and whispered something in his ear. ☊ whisper ☊
whisper (to sb) that...: He whispered to me that he was afraid. ☊ whisper ☊
The referee finally blew the whistle to stop the game. ☊ whistle ☊
The referee whistled for a foul. ☊ whistle ☊
Come out of there, whoever you are. ☊ whoever ☊
There were a whole lot of people I didn't know. ☊ a whole lot (of sth) ☊
The subjects of the curriculum form a coherent whole. ☊ whole ☊
Why were you late? ☊ why ☊
There are wide variations in prices. ☊ wide ☊
The carpet is available in different widths. ☊ width ☊
Interest rates have been fluctuating wildly. ☊ wildly ☊
The trees were swaying in the wind. ☊ wind ☊
wind forward/back: Wind forward to the bit where they discover the body. ☊ wind ☊
There was a long line of people at the box-office window. ☊ window ☊
There are no winners in a divorce (= everyone suffers). ☊ winner ☊
a mild/severe/hard winter ☊ winter ☊
wish (that)...: I wish I were taller. ☊ wish ☊
'Where is he now?' 'I only wish I knew!' ☊ wish ☊
His fingers were numb with cold. ☊ with ☊
Government troops were forced to withdraw. ☊ withdraw ☊
withdraw sth from sth: The drug was withdrawn from sale after a number of people suffered serious side effects. ☊ withdraw ☊
withdraw (from sth): There have been calls for Britain to withdraw from the EU. ☊ withdraw ☊
Two elections were held within the space of a year. ☊ within ☊
There is discontent within the farming industry. ☊ within ☊
Several witnesses testified that there had been two gunmen. ☊ witness ☊
wonder who, where, etc...: I wonder who she is. ☊ wonder ☊
I was just beginning to wonder where you were. ☊ wonder ☊
We were wondering about next April for the wedding. ☊ wonder ☊
+ speech: 'What should I do now?' she wondered. ☊ wonder ☊
furniture made of a variety of different woods ☊ wood ☊
I give you my word of honour (= my sincere promise) ... ☊ word ☊
I could hear every word they were saying. ☊ word ☊
There are no words to say how sorry we are. ☊ word ☊
work what, where, etc...: Can you work out what these squiggles mean? ☊ work sth out ☊
I couldn't work out where the music was coming from. ☊ work sth out ☊
There is plenty of work to be done in the garden. ☊ work ☊
They had little contact with the outside world (= people and places that were not part of their normal life). ☊ world ☊
There's nothing in the world I'd like more than to visit New York. ☊ in the world ☊
You had me worried for a moment—I thought you were going to resign! ☊ you had me worried ☊
worry over sb/sth: There's no point in worrying over things you can't change. ☊ worry ☊
It must be worrying for you not to know where he is. ☊ worrying ☊
The rooms were awful and the food was worse. ☊ worse ☊
worse than doing sth: There's nothing worse than going out in the cold with wet hair. ☊ worse ☊
They were trying to prevent an even worse tragedy. ☊ worse ☊
He said he would be here at eight o'clock (= His words were: 'I will be there at eight o'clock.'). ☊ would ☊
I wouldn't have any more to drink, if I were you. ☊ would ☊
When my parents were away, my grandmother would take care of me. ☊ would ☊
There were 79 killed and 230 wounded. ☊ wounded ☊
His arms were wrapped around her waist. ☊ wrap ☊
write that...: She wrote that they were all fine. ☊ write ☊
There was writing all over the desk. ☊ writing ☊
wrong with sb/sth: There's something wrong with the printer. ☊ 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 ☊
You think you've beaten me but that's where you're wrong. ☊ wrong ☊
Where did we go wrong with those kids (= what mistakes did we make for them to behave so badly)? ☊ go wrong ☊
Rightly or wrongly, they felt they should have been better informed (= I do not know whether they were right to feel this way). ☊ wrongly ☊
The children were playing in the yard at the front of the school. ☊ yard ☊
She stifled another yawn and tried hard to look interested. ☊ yawn ☊
It's exactly a year since I started working here. ☊ year ☊
I have happy memories of my years in Poland (= the time I spent there). ☊ year ☊
They were both only 20 years of age. ☊ year ☊
Where did I put the keys? Oh, yes—in my pocket! ☊ yes ☊
There will be two ballot boxes—one for yesses and one for noes. ☊ yes ☊
Prices were cut yet again (= once more, after many other times). ☊ yet ☊
You learn a language better if you visit the country where it is spoken. ☊ you ☊
Sincerely Yours ☊ yours ☊
a pedestrian zone (= where vehicles may not go) ☊ zone ☊
y ☊ c’est certain qu’on va y aller ☊
où ☊ on ne dit pas où il vit ☊
là ☊ je n’étais pas passé par là ☊
donc ☊ nous avons donc dû faire les calculs nous-mêmes ☊
ici ☊ moi je reste ici ☊
ci ☊ et celui-ci? oui, il est vraiment super ☊
intérêt ☊ l’avenir ne présente guère d’intérêt ☊
différent ☊ c’est un bruit complètement différent ☊
ailleurs ☊ les négociations décisives se tiennent ailleurs ☊
voilà ☊ tiens, c’est pour toi. voilà ☊
intéresser ☊ leur avis ne m’intéresse pas ☊
partout ☊ je t’ai cherché partout ☊
environ ☊ mon père et ma mère sont mariés depuis environ 60 ans ☊
différence ☊ il y a une différence entre les pommes et les hommes ☊
autrement ☊ les Américains ont décidé d’agir autrement ☊
conférence ☊ un certain nombre de séminaires et de conférences ont été organisés ☊
voici ☊ voici le résultat de l’essai ☊
intéressant ☊ moi, je vous trouve intéressante ☊
référence ☊ je n’ai pas compris sa référence aux oiseaux ☊
sévère ☊ ils sont contrôlés de façon sévère, de façon méticuleuse ☊
là-bas ☊ il y a deux mecs là-bas qui vous cherchent ☊
congrès ☊ c’est lui qui préside le congrès ☊
référendum ☊ ils se préparent à un référendum ☊
intense ☊ elle me faisait vivre des moments intenses ☊
cérémonie ☊ je participai pendant une heure à une cérémonie sacrée ☊
souveraineté ☊ nous avons abandonné la souveraineté sur notre propre monnaie ☊
préalable ☊ un inconnu avait au préalable averti le journal ☊
atmosphère ☊ j’aime bien l’atmosphère des pubs ☊
meurtrier ☊ je serai la meurtrière de mon mari ☊
souverain ☊ ce sera le 66e séjour du souverain pontife à l’étranger ☊
préférence ☊ ma préférence va toujours et encore à la poésie ☊
inégalité ☊ il protesta avec véhémence contre cette inégalité ☊
voleur ☊ je ne suis pas un voleur ☊
sincère ☊ j’offre mes sincères condoléances à sa famille ☊
divergence ☊ les divergences persistent entre les grandes puissances ☊
durement ☊ nous avons assez durement vécu, en tant que nation ☊
cohérent ☊ votre récit paraît cohérent et logique ☊
couvert ☊ je me sauvai, sous le couvert de la nuit ☊
arbitrage ☊ l’arbitrage peut être long et coûteux ☊
sincèrement ☊ je pense sincèrement qu’il est un type bien ☊
renvoi ☊ il allait demander ton renvoi de la police ☊
arbitre ☊ c’est un bon arbitre. il arbitre bien ☊
assassin ☊ l’assassin cache peut-être ses victimes ☊
différemment ☊ les femmes ont voté différemment de leurs maris ☊
ériger ☊ Hitler avait érigé un vieux symbole hindou ☊
ambiance ☊ il y a une ambiance sympa dans cette ville ☊
indifférent ☊ apparemment, je lui suis complètement indifférente ☊
relire ☊ il relisait, corrigeait et reprenait le travail du jour ☊
indifférence ☊ je dois subir avec indifférence les conséquences ☊
sphère ☊ on quittait les sphères du sacré pour entrer dans la politique ☊
cohérence ☊ il faut assurer une cohérence entre les objectifs et les actions ☊
repère ☊ les chrétiens ont besoin de repères, sinon ils sont perdus ☊
sanglant ☊ il avait un trou sanglant ☊
sous-estimer ☊ ne sous-estimez pas votre charme ☊
sorcier ☊ les sorcières aussi tombent malades? ☊
différencier ☊ je sais différencier un compliment d’une flatterie ☊
inhérent ☊ nous reconnaissons le droit inhérent des autochtones ☊
fondamentalement ☊ telle est fondamentalement notre position ☊
sévèrement ☊ mon père m’aurait sévèrement corrigé ☊
réglé ☊ si tout est réglé, on peut y aller ☊
sérénité ☊ le temps était d’une sérénité désespérante ☊
céréale ☊ les céréales sont le premier solde excéden- taire de la France ☊