Beginner Level Advanced Level

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

to deign, condescend ☊

like: hạ cố → →

She is the apple of her father's eye. ☊ the apple of sb's eye ☊
The house has three bedrooms at the front and two at the back. ☊ back ☊
My knowledge of French is pretty basic. ☊ basic ☊
She became a lawyer as her father had before her. ☊ before ☊
They refused to release their hostages unless certain conditions were met. ☊ certain ☊
She is very close to her father. ☊ close ☊
She and her father are very close. ☊ close ☊
Her father's death was a cruel blow. ☊ cruel ☊
danger of sth: The building is in danger of collapsing. ☊ danger ☊
The house had everything you could desire. ☊ desire ☊
Lack of discipline at home meant that many pupils found it difficult to settle in to the ordered environment of the school. ☊ discipline ☊
discover sb/sth + adj.: She was discovered dead at her home in Leeds. ☊ discover ☊
a house with an attached garage ☊ garage ☊
The house has gas-fired central heating. ☊ have ☊
Her father carried a heavy burden of responsibility. ☊ heavy ☊
The house has a high wall all the way round it. ☊ high ☊
The building is of historical importance. ☊ historical ☊
The girl held her father's hand tightly. ☊ hold ☊
Her father is seriously ill in St Luke's hospital. ☊ ill ☊
He was quite open about his reasons for leaving. ☊ open ☊
owe sb sth: She still owes her father £3 000. ☊ owe ☊
owe sth (to sb) (for sth): She still owes £3 000 to her father ☊ owe ☊
On her father's death, she came into possession of (= received) a vast fortune. ☊ possession ☊
The house has a lot of potential. ☊ potential ☊
Her father worked on the railways. ☊ railway ☊
She hid away in her house, out of range of prying eyes. ☊ out of range (of sth) ☊
He was a regular visitor to her house. ☊ regular ☊
a father-son relationship ☊ relationship ☊
Very little of the house remained after the fire. ☊ remain ☊
She settled in Vienna after her father's death. ☊ settle ☊
similar (in sth): The two houses are similar in size. ☊ similar ☊
He crept into the house trying not to make a sound. ☊ sound ☊
survive sth + adj.: Few buildings survived the war intact. ☊ survive ☊
Almost all homes have at least one TV set. ☊ TV ☊
It's the house whose door is painted red. ☊ whose ☊