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chimney
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chimpanzee
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him
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himself
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ตัวเขาเอง ☊ dtuaa^M khao^R aehng^M

he (himself)
3000TH:

เขา, เค้า ☊ khao^R khaao^H

she, he, him, her, they
3000TH:

เอง ☊ aehng^M

by himself, herself, themselves, etc., without outside help of influence
5000FR:

le ☊

the; him, her, it, them
5000FR:

se ☊

oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves
5000FR:

celui ☊

that, the one, he, him
5000FR:

him + + + + + + +
NGLS:

him + Subject form of a male person you are talking about ☊
WNS:

(n.) [chimney] flue
WNS:

(n.) [chimpanzee] primate

ENDE: him ihm

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I love him because he is honest. ☊

Tôi yêu anh ấy vì anh ấy trung thực. ☊ Adjectives 1

The first person is him. ☊

Người đầu tiên là anh ấy. ☊ Ordinal numbers

He helps me before I help him. ☊

Anh ấy giúp đỡ tôi trước khi tôigiúp đỡ anh ấy. ☊ Prepositions 1

I realise (that) I do not love him. ☊

Tôi nhận ra tôi không yêu anh ấy. ☊ Verbs 2.5

Once I love someone, I will make him happy. ☊

Một khi tôi yêu một ai đó, tôi sẽ làm anh ấy hạnh phúc. ☊ Conjunctions 2

I almost believe him. ☊

Tôi gần như tin anh ấy. ☊ Adverbs

Anyway I do not need him. ☊

Dù sao tôi cũng không cần anh ấy. ☊ Adverbs

Her father assumes that she loves him. ☊

Bố cô ấy cho rằng cô ấy yêu anh ấy. ☊ Verbs 3

They admire him as an artist of the century. ☊

Họ ngưỡng mộ anh ấy như là một nghệ sĩ của thế kỷ. ☊ Verbs 3

Except him, we all like the summer. ☊

Ngoại trừ anh ấy, chúng tôi đều thích mùa hè. ☊ Prepositions 2

Who will give him a scholarship? ☊

Ai sẽ cho anh ấy một học bổng? ☊ Education

He does not agree with himself. ☊

Anh ấy không đồng ý với bản thân. ☊ Common Phrases 3

The friendship between me and him is very special. ☊

Tình bạn giữa tôi và anh ấy rất đặc biệt. ☊ People

I need to contact him to get the information. ☊

Tôi cần liên hệ anh ấy để lấy thông tin. ☊ Communication

I do not want to see him hurt. ☊

Tôi không muốn thấy anh ấy đau đớn. ☊ Adjectives 2

Do not tell him! ☊

Đừng kể với anh ấy! ☊ Miscellaneous

No, I don’t ask him questions often.

Không, tôi không hỏi thầy ấy nhiều. * 064

Yes, I understand him well.

Vâng, tôi hiểu thầy ấy tốt. * 066

I could not understand him because the music was so loud.

Tôi đã không hiểu được anh ấy, bởi vì nhạc ồn quá. * 084

I find him very handsome.

Tôi thấy rằng ông ấy quả thật rất đẹp trai. * 093

like: him → →

it serves him right ☊

cho chết ☊

(1) young man, fellow, guy; he him (of a young man); you (said by wife to husband)
(2) chisel ☊

chàng ☊

tell him to say ☊

nhủ nó ở lại ☊

depose one king and replace him by another ☊

phế lập ☊

(1) beautiful, precious
(2) he, him
(3) medicine, medical doctor
(4) identical, same ☊

y ☊

meet (someone when he arrives) and see him off (when he leaves) ☊

đón đưa ☊

330

I don't like him, and he doesn't like me. ☊

Tôi không thích anh ta, và anh ta cũng không thích tôi. ☊
365

He lives near us, but we don't see him very often. ☊

Anh ấy sống gần chúng tôi nhưng chúng tôi không gặp anh ấy thường xuyên lắm. ☊
521

Fahim isn't happy. He's got a lot of problems. ☊

Fahim không hạnh phúc. Anh ấy có nhiều chuyện. ☊
529

Everybody likes him. He's got a lot of friends. ☊

Mọi người quý anh ấy. Anh ấy có rất nhiều bạn. ☊
596

I spoke with him yesterday on the phone. ☊

Tôi đã nói chuyện với anh ấy hôm qua qua điện thoại. ☊
784

Who is that man? — I don't know, I've never seen him before. ☊

Ông kia là ai thế? - Tôi không biết, tôi chưa gặp ông ấy bao giờ. ☊
810

Does she know Claude? — No, she's never met him. ☊

Cô ấy có biết Claude không? - Không, cô ấy chưa bao giờ gặp ☊
933

Does Yannick know that you're going away? — No, I haven't told him yet. ☊

Yannick có biết là cậu đi vắng không? - Không, tôi chưa bảo cậu ấy. ☊
940

Don't forget to call Vadim. — I've already called him. ☊

Đừng quên gọi cho Vadim. - Tôi đã gọi anh ấy rồi. ☊
957

Your friend has some new neighbors. Ask him if he has met his new neighbors. ☊

Bạn của cậu có vài người hàng xóm mới. Hỏi anh ấy xem anh ấy đã gặp hàng xóm mới của mình chưa. ☊
960

Victor was trying to sell his car. Ask him if he has sold his car yet. ☊

Victor đã muốn bán xe hơi của anh ấy. Hỏi anh ấy xem anh ấy đã bán xe hơi của anh ấy chưa. ☊
1371

Whwill you see Pablo again? — I'm not sure. I might see him this summer. ☊

Bao giờ cậu sẽ gặp lại Pablo? - Tôi không rõ. Có thể tôi sẽ gặp anh ấy mùa hè này. ☊
1413

know him. ☊

Anh trai tôi đã làm việc ở công ti cậu nhiều năm rồi. Cậu chắc phải biết anh ấy. ☊
1511

Hassan doesn't understand much English. You have to speak very slowly to him. ☊

Hassan không hiểu nhiều tiếng Anh. Cậu phải nói thật chậm với anh ấy. ☊
1602

I'd rather not call him. I'd prefer to write him an email. ☊

Tôi thấy không gọi anh ấy thì hơn. Tôi thích viết cho anh ấy hơn là gửi thư điện tử. ☊
1642

for him. ☊

Cậu nghĩ chúng ta có nên đợi Howard không? - Không, đừng đợi anh ấy. ☊
1770

Fahim can't help you, but I can. ☊

Fahim không giúp được cậu nhưng tôi giúp được. ☊
1855

Bernard was at the party, wasn't he? — Yes, but I didn't speak to him. ☊

Bernard có ở trong bữa tiệc phải không? - Phải, nhưng tôi không nói chuyện với anh ấy. ☊
1861

Igor's a very nice person, isn't he? — Yes, everybody likes him. ☊

Igor là người rất tốt đúng không? Đúng, ai cũng thích anh ấy. ☊
1976

Vincent was in a di cult situation, so I agreed to help him. ☊

Vincent đã rơi vào tình trạng khó khắn nên tôi đồng ý giúp anh ấy. ☊
1988

I wouldn't dare tell him. ☊

Tôi đâu dám nói với anh ta. ☊
2042

I don't like him, but he has a lot of problems. I can't help feeling sorry for him. ☊

Tôi không thích anh ấy nhưng anh ấy gặp nhiều chuyện quá. Tôi không thể không thấy thương anh ấy. ☊
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. ☊
2071

rather I told him? — No, I'll tell him. ☊

Cậu sẽ nói với Vladimir về chuyện đã xả ra hay cậu muốn tôi nói với anh ấy hơn? - Không, tôi sẽ nói. ☊
2086

Victor got himself into nancial trouble by borrowing too much money. ☊

Victor tự chuốc rắc rối tài chính vào mình bằng việc vay quá nhiều tiền. ☊
2092

Malika's husband is often away. She doesn't mind. She's used to him being away. ☊

Chồng của Malika thường xuyên đi vắng. Cô ấy không bận tâm. Cô ấy đã quen với việc anh ấy đi vắng. ☊
2157

I think it was very unfair of him to criticize me. ☊

Tôi nghĩ thật bất công khi anh ấy phê phán tôi. ☊
2188

I saw him fall o his bike. ☊

Tôi đã thấy anh ấy ngã khỏi xe đạp. ☊
2190

I saw him walking along the street. ☊

Tôi đã thấy anh ấy đi bộ trên phố. ☊
2416

him. ☊

Anh ấy nói tiếng Anh ít nên khó mà giao tiếp với anh ấy. ☊
2492

The woman with whom he fell in love left him after a month. > The woman he fell in love with left him after a month. ☊

Người phụ nữ mà anh ấy đem lòng yêu đã bỏ anh được một tháng. > Người phụ nữ anh ấy đem lòng yêu đã bỏ anh được một tháng. ☊
I can't run as fast as him.'> 2621 I can't run as fast as him.'>

I can't run as fast as he can. > I can't run as fast as him. I can't run as fast as him.'> ☊

Tôi không thể chạy nhanh bằng anh ấy. > Tôi không thể chạy nhanh bằng anh ấy. ☊
2639

Have you written him yet? — Yes, and he still hasn't replied. ☊

Cậu đã viết cho anh ấy chưa? - Rồi và anh ấy vẫn chưa trả lời. ☊
2640

Should I tell him what happened, or does he already know? ☊

Tôi có nên nói với anh ấy chuyện xảy ra không hay là anh ấy đã ☊
2661

I'll remind him of the meeting in case he's forgotten. ☊

Toi sẽ nhắc anh ấy chuyện buổi họp phòng khi anh ấy quên. ☊
2793

He donated half his wealth to charity, which was very generous of him. ☊

Anh ấy ủng hộ nửa số tài sản của mình cho từ thiện, cho thấy anh ấy rất hào phóng ☊
2795

He's upset with him because he wants to put their parents in a nursing home. ☊

Anh ấy buồn với em trai vì em trai muốn đưa bố mẹ họ vào viện dưỡng lão. ☊
2823

He's late again. It's typical of him to keep everybody waiting. ☊

Anh ấy lại muộn. Điển hình của anh ấy là khiến mọi người phải đợi. ☊
2839

The police pointed their guns at the suspect and told him to lie on the ground. ☊

Cảnh sát chĩa súng vào người bị tình nghi và bảo anh ta nằm xuống đất. ☊
2840

But the man reached for his pockets, and that's when the police started shooting at him. ☊

Nhưng anh ta lại đưa tay vào túi và đó là lúc cảnh sát bắt đầu bắn anh ta. ☊
2849

My grandfather is already ninety (90) years old and needs somebody to care for him, so we take turns looking after him. ☊

Ông tôi đã chín mươi tuổi và cần người chăm sóc ông. Nên chúng tôi thay phiên nhau trông ông. ☊
2862

I knew he was strange because everybody had warned me about him. ☊

Tôi biết là anh ấy kì lạ vì mọi người đã báo trước với tôi về anh ấy. ☊
2865

After discovering he had been wrongly accused of murder, the authorities let him out of prison. ☊

Sau khi khám phá ra anh ấy đã bị kết án sai vì tội giết người, các nhà chức trách đã cho anh ấy ra tù. ☊
2867

him. ☊

Bố mẹ anh ấy không đồng ý với những gì anh ấy làm nhưng họ không thể ngăn anh ta được. ☊
2951

When Ichirou had just arrived in London, a man came up to him in the street and asked for money, so he gave him a few Japanese yen. ☊

Khi Ichirou vừa mới đến London, một người đàn ông đã tiến đến gần anh ấy trên phố và xin tiền nên anh ấy đã đưa cho ông ta một ít đồng yen Nhật. ☊
2959

Since he got so much bad press, it wouldn't just blow over. Everybody knew him now. ☊

Vì anh ấy bị lên án trên báo chí quá nhiều nên chuyện sẽ không chỉ qua đi. Giờ mọi người đều đã biết anh ấy. ☊
2992

When the police questioned him, he decided to leave out an important detail. ☊

Khi cảnh sát hỏi anh ta, anh ta đã quyết định bỏ đi một chi tiết quan trọng. ☊

He asked me to marry him and I accepted. ☊ accept ☊
As I turned around, I accidentally hit him in the face. ☊ accidentally ☊
His wife accompanied him on the trip. ☊ accompany ☊
She accused him of lying. ☊ accuse ☊
adapt yourself to sth: It took him a while to adapt himself to his new surroundings. ☊ adapt ☊
Police found him at an address (= a house or flat/apartment) in West London. ☊ address ☊
advantage over sb: Being tall gave him an advantage over the other players. ☊ advantage ☊
I'd advise you not to tell him. ☊ advise ☊
She was left staring after him. ☊ after ☊
I'll never forgive him after what he said. ☊ after ☊
She is against seeing (= does not want to see) him. ☊ against ☊
The evidence is against him. ☊ against ☊
He was looking straight ahead (= straight forward, in front of him). ☊ ahead ☊
allow sb to do sth: His parents won't allow him to stay out late. ☊ allow ☊
The prince allied himself with the Scots. ☊ ally ☊
Almost no one (= hardly anyone) believed him. ☊ almost ☊
He had altered so much I scarcely recognized him. ☊ alter ☊
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 ☊
annoy sb to do sth: It annoys me to see him getting ahead of me. ☊ annoy ☊
He swatted a fly that was annoying him. ☊ annoy ☊
He was annoyed to find himself going red. ☊ annoyed ☊
He refused to answer the charges against him. ☊ answer ☊
answer sb + speech: 'I'd prefer to walk,' she answered him. ☊ answer ☊
He gave every appearance of (= seemed very much to be) enjoying himself. ☊ appearance ☊
appoint sb + noun: appoint sb as sth: They appointed him (as) captain of the English team. ☊ appoint ☊
I'd like to ask his opinion but I find him difficult to approach (= not easy to talk to in a friendly way). ☊ approach ☊
The officer grabbed him by the arm (= grabbed his arm). ☊ arm ☊
She touched him gently on the arm. ☊ arm ☊
He walked in with a tall blonde on his arm (= next to him and holding his arm). ☊ arm ☊
arrange to do sth: Have you arranged to meet him? ☊ arrange ☊
The police arrived to arrest him. ☊ arrive ☊
I respect him as a doctor. ☊ as ☊
I haven't known him as long as you (= as you have known him). ☊ as ☊
He felt ashamed to let her see him in this state. ☊ ashamed ☊
ask sb to do sth: She's asked him to come to the party. ☊ ask ☊
Eric asked me to marry him. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb for sth: Why don't you ask him for his advice? ☊ ask ☊
The police found him asleep in a garage. ☊ asleep ☊
Incense always had associations with religion for him. ☊ association ☊
assume sb/sth to be/have sth: I had assumed him to be a Belgian. ☊ assume ☊
assure sb (of sth): We assured him of our support. ☊ assure ☊
attack sb with sth: The man attacked him with a knife. ☊ attack ☊
She felt an immediate attraction for him. ☊ attraction ☊
I like John but I don't find him attractive physically. ☊ attractive ☊
aware of sb/sth: She slipped away without him being aware of it. ☊ aware ☊
I had an awful job persuading him to come (= it was very difficult). ☊ awful ☊
Please don't be awkward about letting him come. ☊ awkward ☊
If he kicks me, I'll kick him back. ☊ back ☊
She strode past him without a backward glance. ☊ backward ☊
I'll be seeing him soon. ☊ be ☊
She couldn't bear the thought of losing him. ☊ bear ☊
beat sb + adj.: They beat him unconscious (= hit him until he became unconscious). ☊ beat ☊
The man claimed to be a social worker and the old woman believed him. ☊ believe ☊
I hear you're taking bets on whether she'll marry him. ☊ bet ☊
It would be better for him to talk to his parents about his problems. ☊ better ☊
I expected better of him (= I thought he would have behaved better). ☊ better ☊
chimneys black with smoke ☊ black ☊
Losing his job came as a terrible blow to him. ☊ blow ☊
The older boys at school used to tease him. ☊ boy ☊
The news brought tears to his eyes (= made him cry). ☊ bring ☊
bring sb/sth sth: His writing brings him $10 000 a year. ☊ bring ☊
The bullet missed him by two inches. ☊ by ☊
I took him by the hand. ☊ by ☊
call to do sth: He was out when I called to see him. ☊ call ☊
His name's Hiroshi but everyone calls him Hiro. ☊ call ☊
The opposition have called for him to resign. ☊ call for sth ☊
He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. ☊ calm down, calm sb/sth down ☊
He's old enough to take care of himself. ☊ take care of sb/sth/yourself ☊
I don't care (= I will not be upset) if I never see him again! ☊ care ☊
He caught hold of her arm as she tried to push past him. ☊ catch ☊
cause sb sth: The project is still causing him a lot of problems. ☊ cause ☊
Jeff deceived me once already—I won't give him a second chance. ☊ chance ☊
Fame hasn't really changed him. ☊ change ☊
chase after sb/sth: He chased after the burglar but couldn't catch him. ☊ chase ☊
We lost him in the narrow streets and had to give up the chase (= stop chasing him). ☊ chase ☊
They cheated him out of his share of the profits. ☊ cheat sb (out) of sth ☊
I could cheerfully have killed him when he said that (= I would have liked to). ☊ cheerfully ☊
The bullet hit him in the chest. ☊ chest ☊
Give him a clap! (= to praise sb at the end of a performance) ☊ clap ☊
I hope I made it clear to him that he was no longer welcome here. ☊ clear ☊
His height gives him a clear advantage. ☊ clear ☊
She cleared a space on the sofa for him to sit down. ☊ clear ☊
He looked relaxed and totally in command of himself. ☊ command ☊
There was nothing to connect him with the crime. ☊ connect ☊
consider sb/sth + noun: consider sb/sth (to be) sth: consider sb/sth (as) sth: He considers himself an expert on the subject. ☊ consider ☊
control yourself: I was so furious I couldn't control myself and I hit him. ☊ control ☊
I can't see him now—it isn't convenient. ☊ convenient ☊
The experience convinced him that Europe was on the brink of a revolution. ☊ convince ☊
I've been trying to convince him to see a doctor. ☊ convince ☊
The wind hit him as he turned the corner. ☊ corner ☊
She saved him from the fire but at the cost of her own life (= she died). ☊ cost ☊
cost sb sth: That one mistake almost cost him his life. ☊ cost ☊
Another fit of coughing seized him. ☊ coughing ☊
count for sth: The fact that she had apologized counted for nothing with him. ☊ count ☊
She must be crazy to lend him money. ☊ crazy ☊
I've been crazy about him since the first time I saw him. ☊ crazy ☊
At least give him credit for trying (= praise him because he tried, even if he did not succeed). ☊ credit ☊
I found him crying his eyes out (= crying very much). ☊ cry ☊
Will you be able to cure him, Doctor? ☊ cure ☊
cut yourself: He cut himself (= his face) shaving. ☊ cut ☊
He's cut out a niche for himself (= found a suitable job) in journalism. ☊ cut sth out ☊
The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking. ☊ cut sth down (to...), cut down (on sth) ☊
He cut himself off from all human contact. ☊ cut sb/sth off (from sb/sth) ☊
There was something, dare I say it, a little unusual about him. ☊ dare ☊
He's drinking himself to death (= so that it will kill him). ☊ death ☊
Whether he deserves what has happened to him is open to debate/a matter for debate (= cannot be certain or decided yet). ☊ debate ☊
Deep down I still loved him. ☊ deep down ☊
define what, how, etc...: It is difficult to define what makes him so popular. ☊ define ☊
What could have delayed him? ☊ delay ☊
She's been deliberately ignoring him all day. ☊ deliberately ☊
They had received no news of him since his departure from the island. ☊ departure ☊
describe sb/sth (to/for sb): Can you describe him to me? ☊ describe ☊
His increasing financial difficulties forced him to take desperate measures. ☊ desperate ☊
Failure was slowly destroying him (= making him less and less confident and happy). ☊ destroy ☊
I nearly died when I saw him there (= it was very embarrassing). ☊ die ☊
His secret died with him (= he never told anyone). ☊ die ☊
direct sth against sth/sb: Most of his anger was directed against himself. ☊ direct ☊
The fact that he didn't speak a foreign language put him at a distinct disadvantage. ☊ disadvantage ☊
I don't like him, and it would be dishonest of me to pretend otherwise. ☊ dishonest ☊
dislike sb/sth: Why do you dislike him so much? ☊ dislike ☊
She told him she was filing for divorce. ☊ divorce ☊
The door closed behind him. ☊ door ☊
I tried to draw him aside (= for example where I could talk to him privately). ☊ draw ☊
drink yourself + adj.: He had drunk himself unconscious on vodka. ☊ drink ☊
We heard him drive away. ☊ drive away, drive sb/sth away ☊
Her constant nagging drove him away. ☊ drive sb away ☊
Police arrested him for being drunk and disorderly (= violent or noisy in a public place because of being drunk). ☊ drunk ☊
Don and Susie really loved each other (= he loved her and she loved him). ☊ each other ☊
She had seen him earlier in the day. ☊ early ☊
earn sb sth: His victory in the tournament earned him $50 000. ☊ earn ☊
earn sb sth: His outstanding ability earned him a place on the team. ☊ earn ☊
Learning languages doesn't come easily to him. ☊ easily ☊
It would be the easiest thing in the world to fall in love with him. ☊ easy ☊
Her criticisms had the effect of discouraging him completely. ☊ effect ☊
I tried to persuade him, but with little or no effect. ☊ effect ☊
She jabbed him with her elbow. ☊ elbow ☊
I didn't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends. ☊ embarrass ☊
It never entered my head (= I never thought) that she would tell him about me. ☊ enter ☊
He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established. ☊ establish ☊
I've shown him the photographs but even now he won't believe me. ☊ even now/then ☊
In the normal course of events (= if things had happened as expected) she would have gone with him. ☊ event ☊
Every day seemed the same to him. ☊ every ☊
When we confronted him, he denied everything. ☊ everything ☊
He was released when the judge ruled there was no evidence against him. ☊ evidence ☊
He started to phone me at the exact moment I started to phone him (= at the same time). ☊ exact ☊
I didn't tell him anything except that I needed the money. ☊ except ☊
I didn't expect him to become a successful writer. ☊ expect ☊
We were expecting him yesterday. ☊ expect ☊
expect sb to do sth: We were expecting him to arrive yesterday. ☊ expect ☊
He's still getting over his illness, so don't expect too much from him. ☊ expect ☊
He had changed to such an extent (= so much) that I no longer recognized him. ☊ to... extent ☊
All eyes were on him (= everyone was looking at him) as he walked on to the stage. ☊ eye ☊
face sb/sth: She turned and faced him. ☊ face ☊
fair to sb (to do sth): Was it really fair to him to ask him to do all the work? ☊ fair ☊
I know him fairly well, but I wouldn't say we were really close friends. ☊ fairly ☊
How far can we trust him? ☊ far ☊
His parents supported him as far as they could. ☊ far ☊
I trust him only so far. ☊ so far ☊
It seems Tim is back in favour with the boss (= the boss likes him again). ☊ favour ☊
fear sb/sth: All his employees fear him. ☊ fear ☊
fear to do sth: She feared to tell him the truth. ☊ fear ☊
I feel sorry for him. ☊ feel ☊
Did you have a fight with him? ☊ fight ☊
When she last saw him, he was a sad figure—old and tired. ☊ figure ☊
find sb/sth to be/do sth: They found him to be charming. ☊ find ☊
find sb/sth: I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found. ☊ find ☊
I haven't found anything out about him yet. ☊ find out (about sth/sb), find out sth (about sth/sb) ☊
We had to fire him for dishonesty. ☊ fire ☊
When did you first meet him? ☊ first ☊
flood sb with sth: The words flooded him with self-pity. ☊ flood ☊
Her eyes followed him everywhere (= she was looking at him all the time). ☊ follow ☊
He controlled himself by sheer force of will. ☊ force ☊
force sb into sth: Ill health forced him into early retirement. ☊ force ☊
forget sb/sth: Forget him! ☊ forget ☊
I forgot to ask him for his address. ☊ forget ☊
forgive sb sth: She'd forgive him anything. ☊ forgive ☊
She leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek. ☊ forward ☊
frightened to do sth: I'm too frightened to ask him now. ☊ frightened ☊
frightened for sb: I'm frightened for him (= that he will be hurt, etc.). ☊ frightened ☊
She began to walk away from him. ☊ from ☊
She saved him from drowning. ☊ from ☊
She never spoke to him again from that day on. ☊ from... on ☊
She stared at him, frozen with shock. ☊ frozen ☊
We didn't mean to hurt him. It was just a bit of fun. ☊ fun ☊
It was generous of him to offer to pay for us both. ☊ generous ☊
He got his sister to help him with his homework. ☊ get ☊
You'll never get him to understand. ☊ get ☊
It's not hard to get him talking—the problem is stopping him! ☊ get ☊
give sb sth: The judge gave him a nine-month suspended sentence. ☊ give ☊
give sth: I'd give anything to see him again. ☊ give ☊
I picked it up and gave it back to him. ☊ give sb back sth, give sth back (to sb) ☊
The operation gave him back the use of his legs. ☊ give sb back sth, give sth back (to sb) ☊
His voice gave him away (= showed who he really was). ☊ give sth/sb away ☊
He talked so much that they were really glad to see the back of him (= when he left). ☊ glad ☊
His dog goes everywhere with him. ☊ go ☊
Her husband was always there and she just took him for granted. ☊ take sb/sth for granted ☊
Kate gave him a grateful smile. ☊ grateful ☊
He cut himself a great thick slice of cake. ☊ great ☊
I didn't recognize him—he's grown a beard. ☊ grow ☊
Most of his clothes were handed down to him by his older brother. ☊ hand sth down (to sb) ☊
She picked up the wallet and handed it back to him. ☊ hand sth back (to sb) ☊
He had lost weight and the suit hung loosely on him. ☊ hang ☊
I said I'd go just to keep him happy. ☊ happy ☊
Don't be too hard on him—he's very young. ☊ be hard on sb/sth ☊
hate sb/sth to do sth: She would have hated him to see how her hands shook. ☊ hate ☊
I'd hate anything to happen to him. ☊ hate ☊
Sometimes I really hate him. ☊ hate ☊
He had the strong impression that someone was watching him. ☊ have ☊
She'd got him by the collar. ☊ have ☊
Have you got time to call him? ☊ have ☊
Surely she didn't have the nerve to say that to him? ☊ have ☊
hear sb/sth do sth: Did you hear him go out? ☊ hear ☊
Have you ever heard him lecture? ☊ hear ☊
It was good to hear from him again. ☊ hear from sb, hear sth from sb ☊
The last I heard of him he was living in Glasgow. ☊ hear of sb/sth, hear sth of sb/sth ☊
She helped him to his feet. ☊ help ☊
Just shouting at him isn't going to be a lot of help. ☊ help ☊
She stood there, hesitating over whether or not to tell him the truth. ☊ hesitate ☊
I could not hide my joy at seeing him again. ☊ hide ☊
His teachers think very highly of him (= have a very good opinion of him). ☊ highly ☊
When did you see him? ☊ him ☊
He took the children with him. ☊ him ☊
I'm taller than him. ☊ him ☊
It's him. ☊ him ☊
He introduced himself. ☊ himself ☊
Peter ought to be ashamed of himself. ☊ himself ☊
The doctor said so himself. ☊ himself ☊
Did you see the manager himself? ☊ himself ☊
She hit him on the head with her umbrella. ☊ hit ☊
The film was a hit for him in 2008. ☊ hit ☊
He held on to the back of the chair to stop himself from falling. ☊ hold on (to sth/sb), hold on to sth/sb ☊
Behind him, a horn blared. ☊ horn ☊
To his horror, he could feel himself starting to cry (= it upset him very much). ☊ horror ☊
It's funny how (= that) people always remember him. ☊ how ☊
He's really very human when you get to know him. ☊ human ☊
She hurried after Gary to apologize to him. ☊ hurry ☊
If you see him, give him this note. ☊ if ☊
Even if (= although) you did see someone, you can't be sure it was him. ☊ if ☊
She ignored him and carried on with her work. ☊ ignore ☊
If he tries to start an argument, just ignore him. ☊ ignore ☊
imagine sb/sth doing sth: I can just imagine him saying that! ☊ imagine ☊
imagine (sb + adj./noun): I can imagine him really angry. ☊ imagine ☊
imagine (that)...: He's always imagining (that) we're talking about him behind his back. ☊ imagine ☊
It is important for him to attend every day. ☊ important ☊
impression (on sb): His trip to India made a strong impression on him. ☊ impression ☊
My first impression of him was favourable. ☊ impression ☊
I recognize his father in him (= his character is similar to his father's). ☊ in ☊
I haven't seen him in years. ☊ in ☊
They inserted a tube in his mouth to help him breathe. ☊ insert ☊
insist on sth/sb doing sth: She insisted on his/him wearing a suit. ☊ insist ☊
interesting (that...): I find it interesting that she claims not to know him. ☊ interesting ☊
joke that...: She joked that she only loved him for his money. ☊ joke ☊
The judge sentenced him to five years in prison. ☊ judge ☊
judge sb/sth to be/do sth: I judged him to be about 50. ☊ judge ☊
I just saw him a moment ago. ☊ just ☊
He scarcely earns enough to keep himself and his family. ☊ keep ☊
She gave him a kick on the shin. ☊ kick ☊
He tried to kill himself with sleeping pills. ☊ kill ☊
She insulted him and he responded in kind. ☊ in kind ☊
I like him, kind of. ☊ kind of ☊
My father was one of a kind—I'll never be like him. ☊ one of a kind ☊
She kissed him on both cheeks. ☊ kiss ☊
He went down on one knee and asked her to marry him. ☊ knee ☊
She knifed him in the back. ☊ knife ☊
Knowing Ben, we could be waiting a long time (= it is typical of him to be late). ☊ know ☊
A large stone landed right beside him. ☊ land ☊
The last time I saw him was in May. ☊ last ☊
When did you see him last? ☊ last ☊
I saw him last/I last saw him in New York two years ago. ☊ last ☊
I told him I was worried but he laughed scornfully. ☊ laugh ☊
He wasn't well, so we had to leave him behind. ☊ leave ☊
She's leaving him for another man. ☊ leave ☊
Has he returned that book you lent him? ☊ lend ☊
let sb/sth: He'd eat chocolate all day long if I let him. ☊ let ☊
let sb/sth do sth: They won't let him leave the country. ☊ let ☊
In real life (= when she met him) he wasn't how she had imagined him at all. ☊ life ☊
My father died last year—I wish I could bring him back to life. ☊ life ☊
Several attempts have been made on the President's life (= several people have tried to kill him). ☊ life ☊
That sounds like (= I think I can hear) him coming now. ☊ like ☊
like sb/sth doing sth: I didn't like him taking all the credit. ☊ like ☊
She kissed him on the lips. ☊ lip ☊
Tell him as little as possible. ☊ little ☊
It wasn't long before she had persuaded him (= it only took a short time). ☊ long ☊
I don't like the look of that guy (= I don't trust him, judging by his appearance). ☊ look ☊
lose sb sth: His carelessness lost him the job. ☊ lose ☊
The loss of his wife was a great blow to him. ☊ loss ☊
She was in love with him. ☊ love ☊
love sb/sth to do sth: He loved her to sing to him. ☊ love ☊
She made him her assistant. ☊ make ☊
make sb: He never cleans his room and his mother never tries to make him. ☊ make ☊
The news made him very happy. ☊ make ☊
How did you manage to persuade him? ☊ manage ☊
I always consulted him on matters of policy. ☊ matter ☊
It was no easy matter getting him to change his mind. ☊ matter ☊
He's been in prison, you know—not that it matters (= that information does not affect my opinion of him). ☊ matter ☊
Money means nothing to him. ☊ mean ☊
mean sb/sth doing sth: The injury could mean him missing next week's game. ☊ mean ☊
mean sb/sth to be sth: His father meant him to be an engineer. ☊ mean ☊
I always found him a little strange, if you know what I mean (= if you understand what I mean by 'strange'). ☊ mean ☊
Is there any means of contacting him? ☊ means ☊
I met him off the plane. ☊ meet ☊
He had a long memory for people who had disappointed him. ☊ memory ☊
The pills might have helped him, if only he'd taken them regularly. ☊ might ☊
She looked at him in mild surprise. ☊ mild ☊
You'll never persuade him to stay—his mind's made up (= he has definitely decided to go). ☊ make up your mind, make your mind up ☊
He wouldn't have minded so much if she'd told him the truth. ☊ mind ☊
I want to see him the minute he arrives. ☊ the minute (that)... ☊
He looked at himself in the mirror. ☊ mirror ☊
She threw a plate at him and only narrowly missed. ☊ miss ☊
miss doing sth: She narrowly missed hitting him. ☊ miss ☊
I made the mistake of giving him my address. ☊ mistake ☊
I'm waiting for the right moment to tell him the bad news. ☊ moment ☊
Wait until he's in a better mood before you ask him. ☊ mood ☊
the mother chimpanzee caring for her young ☊ mother ☊
I'll say this much for him—he never leaves a piece of work unfinished. ☊ this much ☊
It's a complete mystery to me why they chose him. ☊ mystery ☊
They found him half naked and bleeding to death. ☊ naked ☊
He shouted so loudly that the whole neighbourhood could hear him. ☊ neighbourhood ☊
I neither knew nor cared what had happened to him. ☊ neither ☊
'Would you vote for him?' 'Never.' ☊ never ☊
I asked him in the nicest possible way to put his cigarette out. ☊ nice ☊
She did not/didn't see him. ☊ not ☊
Nothing else matters to him apart from his job. ☊ nothing ☊
People were making fun of him but he didn't seem to notice. ☊ notice ☊
notice sb/sth doing sth: I didn't notice him leaving. ☊ notice ☊
Talking to him will get you nowhere. ☊ get/go nowhere, get sb nowhere ☊
observe sb/sth doing sth: They observed him entering the bank. ☊ observe ☊
I've met him on several occasions. ☊ occasion ☊
I'll speak to him about it if the occasion arises (= if I get a chance). ☊ occasion ☊
The idea occurred to him in a dream. ☊ occur to sb ☊
occur that...: It didn't occur to him that his wife was having an affair. ☊ occur to sb ☊
I called him but he ran off. ☊ off ☊
She's better off without him. ☊ be better/worse off (doing sth) ☊
Taylor offered him 500 dollars to do the work. ☊ offer ☊
I took him up on his offer of a loan. ☊ offer ☊
I've often wondered what happened to him. ☊ often ☊
There was a letter waiting for him on his return. ☊ on ☊
It's the one thing I can't stand about him. ☊ one ☊
Trying to reason with him only enrages him even more. ☊ only ☊
He has laid himself wide open to political attack. ☊ open ☊
opportunity (of doing sth): At least give him the opportunity of explaining what happened. ☊ opportunity ☊
He threw all those that opposed him into prison. ☊ oppose ☊
She tried calming him down but it seemed to be having the opposite effect. ☊ opposite ☊
I sat opposite him during the meal (= on the other side of the table). ☊ opposite ☊
I had no option but to (= I had to) ask him to leave. ☊ option ☊
order sb/yourself sth: He ordered himself a double whisky. ☊ order ☊
Part of me feels sorry for him (= I feel partly, but not entirely, sorry for him). ☊ part ☊
I love him more with each passing day. ☊ passing ☊
I called out to him as he ran past. ☊ past ☊
He threw himself into the path of an oncoming vehicle. ☊ path ☊
pay sb sth: Have you paid him the rent yet? ☊ pay ☊
I'll pay him back for making me look like a fool in front of everyone. ☊ pay sb back (for sth) ☊
I had a hard time getting him to pay up. ☊ pay up ☊
He never felt really at peace with himself. ☊ peace ☊
He doesn't care what people think of him. ☊ people ☊
Perhaps you would be good enough to let him know we are on our way. ☊ perhaps ☊
Jim permitted himself a wry smile. ☊ permit ☊
Do you know him personally (= have you met him, rather than just knowing about him from other people)? ☊ personally ☊
persuade sb to do sth: Try to persuade him to come. ☊ persuade ☊
I don't find him physically attractive. ☊ physically ☊
He's worried the business will fall to pieces without him. ☊ fall to pieces ☊
He walked out leaving a pile of debts behind him. ☊ pile ☊
I beg you to have pity on him. ☊ pity ☊
He did not look too pleased when I told him. ☊ pleased ☊
pleasure (of sth/of doing sth): She had the pleasure of seeing him look surprised. ☊ pleasure ☊
The climber was at/on the point of death when they found him. ☊ point ☊
I'll point him out to you next time he comes in. ☊ point sb/sth out (to sb) ☊
She tried in vain to point out to him the unfairness of his actions. ☊ point out (to sb), point sth out (to sb) ☊
Have you heard about poor old Harry? His wife's left him. ☊ poor ☊
This put him and his colleagues in a difficult position. ☊ position ☊
His family have been a very positive influence on him. ☊ positive ☊
The doctors did all that was humanly possible to save him. ☊ possible ☊
They always sing his praises (= praise him very highly). ☊ praise ☊
I wasn't present when the doctor examined him. ☊ present ☊
What can I get him for a birthday present? ☊ present ☊
present sth/sb/yourself as sth: He likes to present himself as a radical politician. ☊ present ☊
present sb with sth: On his retirement, colleagues presented him with a set of golf clubs. ☊ present ☊
She didn't love him, though she pretended to. ☊ pretend ☊
Nothing would prevent him from speaking out against injustice. ☊ prevent ☊
prevent (sb/sth) doing sth: Nothing would prevent him/his speaking out against injustice. ☊ prevent ☊
I couldn't believe it when I heard the news. I'd only seen him the previous day. ☊ previous ☊
Pride would not allow him to accept the money. ☊ pride ☊
Male pride forced him to suffer in silence. ☊ pride ☊
Stick to your principles and tell him you won't do it. ☊ principle ☊
Coming off the drug was a long and painful (= difficult) process for him. ☊ process ☊
The new job is a promotion for him. ☊ promotion ☊
prospect (of sth/of doing sth): The prospect of becoming a father filled him with alarm. ☊ prospect ☊
He was proud of himself for not giving up. ☊ proud ☊
He constantly feels he has to prove himself to others. ☊ prove ☊
pull sth/yourself + adj.: John pulled himself free and ran off. ☊ pull ☊
pull sb/sth + adv./prep.: She pulled him gently towards her. ☊ pull ☊
She took his arm and pulled him along. ☊ pull ☊
punch sb/sth in/on sth: She punched him on the nose. ☊ punch ☊
He tried to kiss her but she pushed him away. ☊ push ☊
She pushed her face towards him. ☊ push ☊
He wants to open his own business, but needs a push in the right direction to get him started. ☊ push ☊
She gave him a gentle push. ☊ push ☊
This new injury will put him out of action for several weeks. ☊ put ☊
I don't know how she puts up with him. ☊ put up with sb/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) ☊
She gave him a quick glance. ☊ quick ☊
Once again, his quick wits (= quick thinking) got him out of an awkward situation. ☊ quick ☊
Did you hear the interview with him on the radio? ☊ radio ☊
I've never heard him even raise his voice (= speak louder because he was angry). ☊ raise ☊
He raised himself up on one elbow. ☊ raise ☊
Promotion will mean that I'm immediately above him in rank. ☊ rank ☊
They rated him highly as a colleague. ☊ rate ☊
I tried shaking him but there was no reaction. ☊ reaction ☊
Have you read any Steinbeck (= novels by him)? ☊ read ☊
reason (for doing sth): I have no particular reason for doubting him. ☊ reason ☊
He wants to keep them all in his office for reasons best known to himself. ☊ reason ☊
You have no reason to accuse him of laziness. ☊ reason ☊
We received a letter from him recently. ☊ recently ☊
Delegates gave him a warm reception as he called for more spending on education. ☊ reception ☊
recognize sb/sth: I recognized him as soon as he came in the room. ☊ recognize ☊
Her mother never referred to him again. ☊ refer to sb/sth (as sth) ☊
reform sb: She thought she could reform him. ☊ reform ☊
refuse sb sth: They refused him a visa. ☊ refuse ☊
He regards himself as a patriot. ☊ regard ☊
regret that...: I regret that I never got to meet him in person. ☊ regret ☊
relate that...: The story relates that an angel appeared and told him to sing. ☊ relate ☊
Death released him from his suffering. ☊ release ☊
I vaguely remember hearing him come in. ☊ remember ☊
repeat sth: I am not, repeat not, travelling in the same car as him! ☊ repeat ☊
repeat that...: He's fond of repeating that the company's success is all down to him. ☊ repeat ☊
report sb (to sb) (for sth/for doing sth): She threatened to report him to the authorities for hunting without a licence. ☊ report ☊
report (sb/sth) doing sth: The neighbours reported seeing him leave the building around noon. ☊ report ☊
He was there at the request of his manager/at his manager's request (= because his manager had asked him to go). ☊ request ☊
I asked him his name, but he didn't respond. ☊ respond ☊
You can rely on him to respond to a challenge. ☊ respond ☊
The operation restored his sight (= made him able to see again). ☊ restore ☊
The court ordered him to return the children to their mother. ☊ return ☊
I waited a long time for him to return. ☊ return ☊
The doctors did not reveal the truth to him. ☊ reveal ☊
reward sb for doing sth: He rewarded us handsomely (= with a lot of money) for helping him. ☊ reward ☊
I was waiting for the right moment to ask him. ☊ right ☊
You were quite right to criticize him. ☊ right ☊
I told him right off what I thought of him. ☊ right away/off ☊
He felt anger rising inside him. ☊ rise ☊
Smoke was rising from the chimney. ☊ rise ☊
She put her arms round him. ☊ round ☊
The divorce left him sadder and wiser (= having learned from the unpleasant experience). ☊ sad ☊
He's not very reliable, but I like him just the same. ☊ all/just the same ☊
She didn't want to give him the satisfaction of seeing her cry. ☊ satisfaction ☊
Nothing satisfies him—he's always complaining. ☊ satisfy ☊
say to do sth: He said to meet him here. ☊ say ☊
scream sth (out) (at sb): She screamed abuse at him. ☊ scream ☊
He put his shopping on the seat behind him. ☊ seat ☊
She was secretly pleased to see him. ☊ secretly ☊
Shall we let him in on (= tell him) the secret? ☊ secret ☊
She admired him, in secret of course. ☊ in secret ☊
see sb/sth as sth: His colleagues see him as a future director. ☊ see ☊
see (sb/sth): She looked for him but couldn't see him in the crowd. ☊ see ☊
seek sth from sb: She managed to calm him down and seek help from a neighbour. ☊ seek ☊
His son found him and sent for help. ☊ send for sth ☊
His linguistic ability served him well in his chosen profession. ☊ serve ☊
Her interest in him is purely sexual. ☊ sexual ☊
She finds him sexually attractive. ☊ sexually ☊
She gave him a shake to wake him. ☊ shake ☊
Mike cut himself shaving. ☊ shave ☊
shave sb/sth/yourself: The nurse washed and shaved him. ☊ shave ☊
I helped him put up some shelves in his bedroom. ☊ shelf ☊
She still hadn't got over the shock of seeing him again. ☊ shock ☊
He shot himself during a fit of depression. ☊ shoot ☊
I saw him shortly before he died. ☊ shortly ☊
Should I call him and apologize? ☊ should ☊
She tapped him on the shoulder. ☊ shoulder ☊
shout at sb to do sth: She shouted at him to shut the gate. ☊ shout ☊
show yourself to be/have sth: He has shown himself to be ready to make compromises. ☊ show ☊
show sb/sth to be/have sth: His new book shows him to be a first-rate storyteller. ☊ show ☊
Philip went into his room and shut the door behind him. ☊ shut ☊
She slid him a sideways glance. ☊ sideways ☊
He had placed himself directly in my line of sight. ☊ sight ☊
The mere sight of him makes me want to scream. ☊ sight ☊
sign yourself + noun: He signed himself 'Jimmy'. ☊ sign ☊
signal to/for sb to do sth: He signalled to us to join him. ☊ signal ☊
signal sb to do sth: She signalled him to follow. ☊ signal ☊
Her accusations reduced him to silence. ☊ silence ☊
Since the party she had only spoken to him once. ☊ since ☊
He left home two weeks ago and we haven't heard from him since. ☊ since ☊
skill in/at sth/doing sth: What made him remarkable as a photographer was his skill in capturing the moment. ☊ skill ☊
smile at sb/sth: She smiled at him and he smiled back. ☊ smile ☊
Her eyes smiled up at him. ☊ smile ☊
He smokes like a chimney (= a lot). ☊ smoke ☊
smoking factory chimneys ☊ smoke ☊
This fireplace smokes badly (= sends smoke into the room instead of up the chimney ). ☊ smoke ☊
He thinks I dislike him but that just isn't so. ☊ so ☊
Nothing more was heard from him so that we began to wonder if he was dead. ☊ so ☊
We must stop him from seeing her somehow. ☊ somehow ☊
Somehow, I don't feel I can trust him. ☊ somehow ☊
I was somewhat surprised to see him. ☊ somewhat ☊
Leaving him out of the team may sound the death knell for our chances of winning (= signal the end of our chances). ☊ sound ☊
She still speaks about him with great affection. ☊ speak ☊
'Do you know him?' 'Not to speak to.' (= only by sight) ☊ speak ☊
Don't let him spoil your evening. ☊ spoil ☊
He showed me the exact spot where he had asked her to marry him. ☊ spot ☊
His parents didn't want him to go on the stage (= to be an actor). ☊ stage ☊
How do you stand him being here all the time? ☊ stand ☊
How can you stand by and see him accused of something he didn't do? ☊ stand by ☊
She gave him a blank stare. ☊ stare ☊
The job gave him his start in journalism. ☊ start ☊
I find him very hard to stomach. ☊ stomach ☊
strange (that)...: It's strange (that) we haven't heard from him. ☊ strange ☊
If it had been left to me I would have put him out on the street long ago. ☊ (out) on the streets/street ☊
She struck him in the face. ☊ strike ☊
He's a beautiful dog. Can I stroke him? ☊ stroke ☊
After a short struggle, I managed to get the knife away from him. ☊ struggle ☊
I was stupid enough to believe him. ☊ stupid ☊
I'm surprised he rides a motorbike—I'd have thought big cars were more his style (= what suited him). ☊ style ☊
substitute for sb/sth: Paul's father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother. ☊ substitute ☊
She longed to find somebody who understood her problems, and in him she thought she had found such a person. ☊ such ☊
suggest how, what, etc...: Can you suggest how I might contact him? ☊ suggest ☊
He can be very helpful, but only when it suits him. ☊ suit ☊
suppose sb/sth (to be/have) sth: suppose sb/sth + adj.: She had supposed him (to be) very rich. ☊ suppose ☊
suppose sb/sth (to be/have) sth: suppose sb/sth + adj./noun: Suppose him (to be) dead—what then? ☊ suppose ☊
You'd be surprised how many people voted for him. ☊ surprised ☊
He surveyed himself in the mirror before going out. ☊ survey ☊
suspect sb/sth to be/have sth: She suspected him to be an impostor. ☊ suspect ☊
It's time to confront him with our suspicions. ☊ suspicion ☊
She swallowed hard and told him the bad news. ☊ swallow ☊
swear at sb/sth: Why did you let him swear at you like that? ☊ swear ☊
swear to do sth: She made him swear not to tell anyone. ☊ swear ☊
swear (that)...: She swore (that) she'd never seen him before. ☊ swear ☊
swear that...: Are you willing to stand up in court and swear that you don't recognize him? ☊ swear ☊
By the end of the match, the sweat was pouring off him. ☊ sweat ☊
Chimneys should be swept regularly. ☊ sweep ☊
She swept the clothes onto the floor and invited him to sit down. ☊ sweep ☊
swing yourself + adv./prep.: He swung himself out of the car. ☊ swing ☊
I tackled him about the money he owed me. ☊ tackle ☊
I took a dislike to him. ☊ take ☊
If you take my advice you'll have nothing more to do with him. ☊ take ☊
take sb + noun: The rebels took him prisoner. ☊ take ☊
I passed him the rope and he took it. ☊ take ☊
She took the child in her arms and kissed him. ☊ take ☊
He was homeless, so we took him in. ☊ take sb in ☊
tall chimneys ☊ tall ☊
I miss him terribly. ☊ terribly ☊
test sb/sth for sth: The doctor tested him for hepatitis. ☊ test ☊
We managed to get it finished in the end—no thanks to him (= he didn't help). ☊ no thanks to sb/sth ☊
He taught himself to play the violin. ☊ the ☊
With him, you should always expect the unexpected. ☊ the ☊
She thought him kind and generous. ☊ think ☊
The bullet went straight through him. ☊ through ☊
It was through him (= as a result of his help) that I got the job. ☊ through ☊
I ran up and threw my arms around him. ☊ throw ☊
throw sth to sb: Don't throw it to him, give it to him! ☊ throw ☊
They tied him to a chair with cable. ☊ tie ☊
He turned nasty when we refused to give him the money. ☊ turn ☊
He asked her to marry him but she turned him down. ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
Ten years of prison had turned him into an old man. ☊ turn sb/sth (from sth) into sth ☊
I don't know him well; I've only met him twice. ☊ twice ☊
twist sth/yourself + adv./prep.: He managed to twist himself round in the restricted space. ☊ twist ☊
You can't put all the blame on him. It takes two to make a marriage. ☊ it takes two to do sth ☊
I tried to contact him but was unable to. ☊ unable ☊
I'm still uncertain of my feelings for him. ☊ uncertain ☊
They found him lying unconscious on the floor. ☊ unconscious ☊
understand sb/sth doing sth: I just can't understand him taking the money. ☊ understand ☊
unfair (on/to sb): It seems unfair on him to make him pay for everything. ☊ unfair ☊
Unfortunately for him, the police had been informed and were waiting outside. ☊ unfortunately ☊
It would be unkind to go without him. ☊ unkind ☊
It's very unlike him to be so late. ☊ unlike ☊
She made several unsuccessful attempts to see him. ☊ unsuccessful ☊
Unusually for him, he wore a tie. ☊ unusually ☊
What's up with him? He looks furious. ☊ up ☊
Try not to let him upset you. ☊ upset ☊
it upsets sb that...: It upset him that nobody had bothered to tell him about it. ☊ upset ☊
urge sb to do sth: She urged him to stay. ☊ urge ☊
urge (sb) + speech: 'Why not give it a try?' she urged (him). ☊ urge ☊
urge to do sth: I had a sudden urge to hit him. ☊ urge ☊
I didn't use to like him much when we were at school. ☊ used to ☊
value sb/sth (as sth): I really value him as a friend. ☊ value ☊
At last he had his very own car (= belonging to him and to nobody else). ☊ very ☊
view sb/sth with sth: She viewed him with suspicion. ☊ view ☊
The violence of her feelings surprised him. ☊ violence ☊
I took a violent dislike to him. ☊ violent ☊
The word 'failure' is not in his vocabulary (= for him, failure does not exist). ☊ vocabulary ☊
wage sth against/on sb/sth: He alleged that a press campaign was being waged against him. ☊ wage ☊
I can hardly wait to see him again. ☊ I, they, etc. can't wait/can hardly wait ☊
wake to do sth: He woke up to find himself alone in the house. ☊ wake ☊
The alcohol warmed and relaxed him. ☊ warm ☊
warn sb: I tried to warn him, but he wouldn't listen. ☊ warn ☊
warn (sb) + speech: 'Beware of pickpockets,' she warned (him). ☊ warn ☊
You're wasting your time trying to explain it to him (= because he will not understand). ☊ waste ☊
A wave of fear swept over him. ☊ wave ☊
wave at/to sb: Why did you wave at him? ☊ wave ☊
I first met him way back in the 80s. ☊ way back (in...) ☊
He weighed himself on the bathroom scales. ☊ weigh ☊
People spoke well of (= spoke with approval of) him. ☊ well ☊
He's well able to take care of himself. ☊ well ☊
When did you last see him? ☊ when ☊
I asked him whether he had done it all himself or whether someone had helped him. ☊ whether ☊
I haven't seen him for quite a while (= a fairly long time). ☊ while ☊
Why bother to write? We'll see him tomorrow. ☊ why ☊
I asked him if he wouldn't mind calling later. ☊ will ☊
Willing hands pulled him to safety. ☊ willing ☊
wish sb/sth/yourself + adj.: He's dead and it's no use wishing him alive again. ☊ wish ☊
She shut her eyes and wished for him to get better. ☊ wish ☊
The genie granted him three wishes. ☊ wish ☊
The novel is based on an event that he himself had witnessed. ☊ witness ☊
They asked him to leave—in other words he was fired. ☊ in other words ☊
worry sb/yourself + adj. (about sb/sth): He's worried himself sick (= become extremely anxious) about his daughter. ☊ worry ☊
worry sb with sth: Don't keep worrying him with a lot of silly questions. ☊ worry ☊
If you went to see him, he would be delighted. ☊ would ☊
Seeing him again opened up old wounds. ☊ wound ☊
write to sb: She wrote to him in France. ☊ write ☊
write sb sth: She wrote him several poems. ☊ write ☊
The doctor could find nothing wrong with him. ☊ wrong ☊
She would prove him wrong (= prove that he was wrong) whatever happened. ☊ wrong ☊
I didn't receive a letter from him yet. ☊ yet ☊
His youth gives him an advantage over the other runners. ☊ youth ☊

le ☊ vive la politique, vive l’amour ☊
se ☊ avec ce traité, le Japon se rapproche des Etats-Unis ☊
celui ☊ tu es celui que je respecte le plus ☊
lui ☊ mais j’ai confiance qu’en lui ☊
lui-même ☊ il ne s’est pas sauvé lui-même ☊