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ambitious plan ☊ hùng đồ ☊
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like: hùng đồ → →
Sie haben preiswerten Silber- und Goldschmuck. ☊ Họ có những đồ trang sức bằng vàng bạc giá phải chăng. ☊ (Lektion 25, Nr. 316)
Aber sie bekommen im Durchschnitt 12 Prozent weniger bezahlt als ihre männlichen Kollegen. ☊ Nhưng trung bình họ nhận được lương ít hơn 12 phần trăm so với những đồng nghiệp nam. ☊ (Lektion 83, Nr. 1186)
changes in public attitudes to marriage ☊ attitude ☊
The rebels backed up their demands with threats. ☊ back sb/sth up ☊
Those shoes are bad for her feet. ☊ bad ☊
He has a large body, but thin legs. ☊ body ☊
But that's not possible! ☊ but ☊
Volunteers formed a human chain to rescue precious items from the burning house. ☊ chain ☊
The car might break down but that's a chance we'll have to take. ☊ chance ☊
one of the President's chief rivals ☊ chief ☊
These tennis shoes are designed for comfort and performance. ☊ comfort ☊
These new shoes are not very comfortable. ☊ comfortable ☊
contribution (toward(s) sth/doing sth): valuable contributions towards the upkeep of the cathedral ☊ contribution ☊
I thought someone came into the bedroom, but it was just a dream. ☊ dream ☊
He wanted to be rich but it was an impossible dream. ☊ dream ☊
empty out: The tank empties out in five minutes. ☊ empty ☊
She didn't get paid much but it was all good experience. ☊ experience ☊
I can't get into these shoes—they're too small. ☊ get into sth ☊
good (about sth): I had to take a week off work but my colleagues were very good about it. ☊ good ☊
She resigned and handed over to one of her younger colleagues. ☊ hand over (to sb), hand sth over (to sb) ☊
an independent inquiry/witness ☊ independent ☊
last sb: These shoes should last you till next year. ☊ last ☊
These shoes are a little (bit) too big for me. ☊ little ☊
I tried to run but my legs just wouldn't obey me. ☊ obey ☊
I'll wear my other shoes—these are dirty. ☊ other ☊
She looked in horror at the mounting pile of letters on her desk. ☊ pile ☊
I know it won't cost very much but that's not the point (= not the important thing). ☊ point ☊
The Japanese are our biggest economic rivals. ☊ rival ☊
hand signals (= movements that cyclists and drivers make with their hands to tell other people that they are going to stop, turn, etc.) ☊ signal ☊
Do you have these shoes in (a) size 5? ☊ size ☊
She was wearing a black skirt with white spots. ☊ spot ☊
This won't solve the problem but it's a step in the right direction. ☊ step ☊
Many years later I returned to Africa but that's another story (= I am not going to talk about it now). ☊ story ☊
There is strong public support for the change. ☊ support ☊
These shoes are much too tight. ☊ tight ☊
You have to be firm, but at the same time you should try and be sympathetic. ☊ at the same time ☊
The job was beginning to make unreasonable demands on his free time. ☊ unreasonable ☊
Huge waves were breaking on the shore. ☊ wave ☊
You think you've beaten me but that's where you're wrong. ☊ wrong ☊