acknowledge 
承认 ☊ → 告知收到 ☊ → ☊ → 
acknowledge 
ไข่กวน ☊ khaiL guaanM 
connaissance ☊ 
công nhận thừa nhận 
I gift you my knowledge ☊ 
Tôi tặng bạn kiến thức của mình. ☊ Education Reading books gives us knowledge. ☊ Việc đọc sách cho chúng tôi kiến thức. ☊ Education knowledge ☊ kiến thức ☊ Education We use the knowledge from this course to write a report. ☊ Chúng tôi dùng kiến thức từ khoá học này để viết một báo cáo. ☊ Education Philosophy is called the science of the sciences. ☊ Môn triết học được gọi là môn khoa học của các môn khoa học. ☊ Science They will be equipped for life with knowledge. ☊ Họ sẽ được trang bị cho cuộc sống với kiến thức. ☊ Verbs 5 You need to be equipped with knowledge and patience. ☊ Bạn cần được trang bị kiến thức và sự kiên nhẫn. ☊ Verbs 5 When their country was unified, millions of people smiled and millions of ☊ Khi quốc gia của họ được thống nhất, triệu người đã cười và triệungười khác đã khóc. ☊ History knowledge in the head, morality in the heart ☊ Kiến thức trong đầu, đạo đức trong trái tim. ☊ Abstract Objects 3 like: led → →
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Were you watching TV when I called you? ☊ Cậu có đang xem lúc tôi gọi cậu không? ☊ 782
My sister's never traveled by plane. ☊ Em gái tôi chưa đi máy bay bao giờ. ☊ 805
She's traveled all over the world. ☊ Cô ấy đã đi vòng quanh thế giới. ☊ 814
I've traveled by plane, bus, and train. Someday, I want to take a trip by boat. ☊ Tôi từng đi máy bay, xe bus và tàu hoả. Một ngày nào đó tôi muốn đi du lịch bằng thuyền. ☊ 940
Don't forget to call Vadim. — I've already called him. ☊ Đừng quên gọi cho Vadim. - Tôi đã gọi anh ấy rồi. ☊ 1092
I've never sethese owers before. What are they called? ☊ Tôi chưa bao giờ thấy những bông hoa này trước đây. Chúng tên là gì? ☊ 1132
Mitsuko has traveled a lot, but she doesn't speak any foreign languages. ☊ Mitsuko đi du lịch được nhiều nơi rồi nhưng cô ấy chẳng nói được ngoại ngữ nào cả. ☊ 1840
Lara called me last night. — She did? What did she say? ☊ Tối qua Lara gọi cho tôi. Thế à? Cô ấy nói gì? ☊ 1886
Our neighbor just got air conditioning installed in their house. ☊ Hàng xóm của chúng tôi vừa cho lắp điều hoà nhiệt độ trong nhà họ. ☊ 1889
Have you ever had your ight canceled? ☊ Cậu đã bao giờ bị huỷ chuyến bay chưa? ☊ 1978
Valerie failed to make a good impression at the job interview. ☊ Valerie đã thất bại trong việc tạo ấn tượng tốt trong buổi phỏng vấn xin việc. ☊ 2072
EN Before going out, I called Jianwen. ☊ Trước khi ra ngoài tôi sẽ gọi cho Kiến Văn. ☊ 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. ☊ 2337
meeting has been canceled. ☊ Cuộc họp ngày mai đã bị huỷ. > Cuộc họp ngày mai đã bị huỷ. ☊ 2373
I traveled around Japan on my own. ☊ Tôi đã tự đi Nhật Bản một mình. ☊ 2444
She said she would contact me, but she neither wrote nor called. ☊ Cô ấy nói cô ấy sẽ liên hệ với tôi nhưng cô ấy không viết thư hay gọi điện gì cả. ☊ 2918
If you have trash that can be recycled, throw it away in the proper bins. ☊ Nếu cậu có rác cần phải tái chế thì hãy vứt nó vào đúng thùng rác. ☊ 2936
EN The concert had to be called o because of the typhoon. ☊ Buổi hoà nhạc phải hoãn lại vì bão. ☊ 2956
The police accidentally shot and killed a man. They tried to cover up what really happened, but it became a big scandal. ☊ Cảnh sát vô tình bắn chết một người đàn ông. Họ cố gắng che đậy chuyện thực tế xảy ra nhưng nó trở thành một vụ lùm xùm lớn. ☊ 2968
My parents dropped me o at the airport two (2) hours before my ight was scheduled to take o . ☊ Bố mẹ tôi thả tôi ở sân bay hai tiếng trước giờ chuyến bay của tôi dự kiến cất cánh. ☊ Disabled visitors are welcome; there is good wheelchair access to most facilities. ☊ access ☊
He was killed in an accident. ☊ accident ☊
a fatal accident (= in which sb is killed) ☊ accident ☊
acknowledge sb/sth: The country acknowledged his claim to the throne. ☊ acknowledge ☊
acknowledge sb/sth as sth: He is widely acknowledged as the best player in the world. ☊ acknowledge ☊
acknowledge sb/sth to be, have, etc. sth: He is widely acknowledged to be the best player in the world. ☊ acknowledge ☊
acknowledge sth: She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform. ☊ acknowledge ☊
Are you prepared to acknowledge your responsibility? ☊ acknowledge ☊
a generally acknowledged fact ☊ acknowledge ☊
acknowledge that...: I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong. ☊ acknowledge ☊
acknowledge sth to be, have, etc. sth: It is generally acknowledged to be true. ☊ acknowledge ☊
She has acquired a good knowledge of English. ☊ acquire ☊
When my name was called, he looked across at me. ☊ across ☊
soldiers killed in action ☊ action ☊
adapt sth for sth: Most of these tools have been specially adapted for use by disabled people. ☊ adapt ☊
There is a lack of adequate provision for disabled students. ☊ adequate ☊
You have to admire the way he handled the situation. ☊ admire ☊
Our knowledge of the disease has advanced considerably over recent years. ☊ advance ☊
The two sides failed to reach agreement. ☊ agreement ☊
Music filled the night air. ☊ air ☊
A police car pulled up alongside us. ☊ alongside ☊
amazed at sb/sth: I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. ☊ amazed ☊
They strolled among the crowds. ☊ among ☊
At the meeting they presented a detailed analysis of twelve schools in a London borough. ☊ analysis ☊
anger at sb/sth: He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated. ☊ anger ☊
Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square. ☊ angry ☊
appeal (to sb) (for sth): Community leaders appealed for calm (= urged people to remain calm). ☊ appeal ☊
Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward. ☊ appeal ☊
appeal to sb to do sth: Organizers appealed to the crowd not to panic. ☊ appeal ☊
She cradled the child in her arms. ☊ arm ☊
Guerrillas have pledged to intensify the armed struggle against the new government. ☊ armed ☊
She pulled the curtain aside. ☊ aside ☊
attempt sth: The prisoners attempted an escape, but failed. ☊ attempt ☊
He called (their) attention to the fact that many files were missing. ☊ attention ☊
Every available doctor was called to the scene. ☊ available ☊
I pulled (= injured the muscles in) my back playing squash. ☊ back ☊
A piano tinkled gently in the background. ☊ background ☊
background information/knowledge ☊ background ☊
I struggled to keep my balance on my new skates. ☊ balance ☊
She cycled round the corner, lost her balance and fell off. ☊ balance ☊
We met at a bar called the Flamingo. ☊ bar ☊
My knowledge of French is pretty basic. ☊ basic ☊
to be killed in battle ☊ battle ☊
He was killed in the war. ☊ be ☊
The old theatre was pulled down, wasn't it? ☊ be ☊
My leg has healed beautifully. ☊ beautifully ☊
A police officer was killed when his car blew up. ☊ blow up ☊
The family of the missing girl has been called in by the police to identify the body. ☊ body ☊
+ adj.: She left the gas on by mistake and the pan boiled dry (= the water boiled until there was none left). ☊ boil ☊
boil sth: boiled carrots/cabbage ☊ boil ☊
For this job you will need a good knowledge of both Italian and Spanish. ☊ both ☊
'Hi!' she called brightly. ☊ brightly ☊
brush sth + adj.: A tiled floor is easy to brush clean. ☊ brush ☊
He was killed by a bullet in the head. ☊ bullet ☊
The smell of burning rubber filled the air. ☊ burn ☊
call to do sth: He was out when I called to see him. ☊ call ☊
The doctor has been called to an urgent case. ☊ call ☊
call sb/sth: I called the office to tell them I'd be late. ☊ call ☊
My brother called me from Spain last night. ☊ call ☊
call (out) to sb (for sth): She called out to her father for help. ☊ call ☊
call (sth) out: He called out a warning from the kitchen. ☊ call ☊
+ speech: 'See you later!' she called. ☊ call ☊
call sb: They called their first daughter after her grandmother. ☊ call ☊
They called for the immediate release of the hostages. ☊ call for sth ☊
The opposition have called for him to resign. ☊ call for sth ☊
They have called off their engagement (= decided not to get married). ☊ call sth off ☊
The game was called off because of bad weather. ☊ call sth off ☊
What's their son called? ☊ called ☊
I don't know anyone called Scott. ☊ called ☊
I've forgotten what the firm he works for is called. ☊ called ☊
What's it called again? Yeah, that's right. A modem. ☊ called ☊
The police appealed for calm. ☊ calm ☊
All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather. ☊ cancel ☊
The wedding was cancelled at the last minute. ☊ cancel ☊
The hall was filled to capacity (= was completely full). ☊ capacity ☊
They played to a capacity crowd (= one that filled all the space or seats). ☊ capacity ☊
To my certain knowledge he was somewhere else at the time (= I am sure about it). ☊ certain ☊
I just called in for a chat. ☊ chat ☊
I could cheerfully have killed him when he said that (= I would have liked to). ☊ cheerfully ☊
claim sth: He's not entitled to claim unemployment benefit. ☊ claim ☊
She closely resembled her mother at the same age. ☊ closely ☊
Their divorce filled a lot of column inches in the national papers (= got a lot of attention). ☊ column ☊
communicate how/what, etc...: They failed to communicate what was happening and why. ☊ communicate ☊
concentrate sth: Nothing concentrates the mind better than the knowledge that you could die tomorrow (= it makes you think very clearly). ☊ concentrate ☊
Carla smiled confidently at the cameras. ☊ confidently ☊
conscious of doing sth: He became acutely conscious of having failed his parents. ☊ conscious ☊
a consulting engineer (= one who has expert knowledge and gives advice) ☊ consult ☊
a significant contribution to scientific knowledge ☊ contribution ☊
She struggled to keep control of her voice. ☊ control ☊
Owing to circumstances beyond our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled. ☊ control ☊
The traffic lights are controlled by a central computer. ☊ control ☊
Many biological processes are controlled by hormones. ☊ control ☊
By the age of 21 he controlled the company. ☊ control ☊
The whole territory is now controlled by the army. ☊ control ☊
a multi-national company based in Britain but controlled from South Africa ☊ control ☊
a controlled explosion ☊ controlled ☊
a controlled environment ☊ controlled ☊
He played very controlled football. ☊ controlled ☊
Desperately he struggled to keep the conversation going. ☊ conversation ☊
I think we should wait until tempers have cooled. ☊ cool ☊
Relations between them have definitely cooled (= they are not as friendly with each other as they were). ☊ cool ☊
cool sth: The cylinder is cooled by a jet of water. ☊ cool ☊
The evening breeze cooled her face. ☊ cool ☊
We cooled off with a swim in the lake. ☊ cool down/off ☊
Have you spelled it correctly? ☊ correctly ☊
A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000. ☊ cost ☊
The case was settled out of court (= a decision was reached without a trial). ☊ court ☊
He pulled the plastic covering off the dead body. ☊ covering ☊
A girl was killed yesterday in a crash involving a stolen car. ☊ crash ☊
Are you crazy? We could get killed doing that. ☊ crazy ☊
criticisms levelled at (= aimed at) journalists ☊ criticism ☊
(+ adv./prep.): The cat curled into a ball and went to sleep. ☊ curl ☊
curl sth (+ adv./prep.): She curled her legs up under her. ☊ curl ☊
She curled up and closed her eyes. ☊ curl up, be curled up ☊
Currently, over 500 students are enrolled on the course. ☊ currently ☊
The Customs have seized large quantities of smuggled heroin. ☊ customs ☊
a death camp (= a place where prisoners are killed, usually in a war) ☊ death ☊
defend sb/yourself/sth from/against sb/sth: Politicians are skilled at defending themselves against their critics. ☊ defend ☊
The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy. ☊ delight ☊
She denied all knowledge of the incident. ☊ deny ☊
a job that doesn't require any great depth of knowledge ☊ depth ☊
to give a detailed/full description of the procedure ☊ description ☊
a detailed description/analysis/study ☊ detailed ☊
He gave me detailed instructions on how to get there. ☊ detailed ☊
physically/mentally disabled ☊ disabled ☊
severely disabled ☊ disabled ☊
He was born disabled. ☊ disabled ☊
facilities for disabled people ☊ disabled ☊
Does the theatre have disabled access? ☊ disabled ☊
She wrinkled her nose in disgust at the smell. ☊ disgust ☊
Copies of the relevant documents must be filed at court. ☊ document ☊
Membership almost doubled in two years. ☊ double ☊
The class settled down and she began the lesson. ☊ down ☊
The stone rolled down the hill. ☊ down ☊
It would ease my mind (= make me less worried) to know that she was settled. ☊ ease ☊
a boiled egg ☊ egg ☊
fried/poached/scrambled eggs ☊ egg ☊
They can't be coming or else they'd have called. ☊ or else ☊
email (sb): Patrick emailed me yesterday. ☊ email ☊
encounter (with sb/sth): Three of them were killed in the subsequent encounter with the police. ☊ encounter ☊
They have called for an end to violence. ☊ end ☊
We've travelled from one end of Mexico to the other. ☊ end ☊
behind enemy lines (= the area controlled by the enemy) ☊ enemy ☊
Their pleas failed to engage any sympathy. ☊ engage ☊
He spoiled my enjoyment of the game by talking all through it. ☊ enjoyment ☊
entitle sb to sth: You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65. ☊ entitle ☊
Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. ☊ entitle ☊
He read a poem entitled 'Salt'. ☊ entitle ☊
tests carried out in a controlled environment ☊ environment ☊
This achievement is unlikely ever to be equalled. ☊ equal ☊
Her hatred of religion is equalled only by her loathing for politicians. ☊ equal ☊
With his last jump he equalled the world record. ☊ equal ☊
escape doing sth: He narrowly escaped being killed. ☊ escape ☊
At least 5 000 people were killed, and that's a conservative estimate (= the real figure will be higher). ☊ estimate ☊
He was released when the judge ruled there was no evidence against him. ☊ evidence ☊
Careful examination of the ruins revealed an even earlier temple. ☊ examination ☊
We led a poor but happy enough existence as children. ☊ existence ☊
Unfortunately the new software has failed to meet expectations. ☊ expectation ☊
an experienced traveller (= sb who has travelled a lot) ☊ experienced ☊
The system was installed four years ago as an experiment. ☊ experiment ☊
The teacher gave the children a detailed explanation of the story. ☊ explanation ☊
Bomb disposal experts exploded the device under controlled conditions. ☊ explode ☊
Bomb Squad officers carried out a controlled explosion of the device. ☊ explosion ☊
expose sth: He smiled suddenly, exposing a set of amazingly white teeth. ☊ expose ☊
His knowledge of music is extensive. ☊ extensive ☊
I was amazed at the extent of his knowledge. ☊ extent ☊
a pretty/round/freckled face ☊ face ☊
The hotel has special facilities for welcoming disabled people. ☊ facility ☊
fail (sth): He failed his driving test. ☊ fail ☊
fail sb: The examiners failed over half the candidates. ☊ fail ☊
fail to do sth: He failed to keep the appointment. ☊ fail ☊
fail in sth: I failed in my attempt to persuade her. ☊ fail ☊
fail to do sth: She failed to get into art college. ☊ fail ☊
She smiled faintly. ☊ faintly ☊
She was killed in a fall from a horse. ☊ fall ☊
Far away in the distance, a train whistled. ☊ far ☊
We were all filled with admiration for his achievements. ☊ fill ☊
The crack in the wall had been filled with plaster. ☊ fill ☊
I need to have two teeth filled (= to have fillings put in them). ☊ fill ☊
The product has filled a gap in the market. ☊ fill ☊
The school is filled to capacity. ☊ fill ☊
Smoke filled the room. ☊ fill ☊
The wind filled the sails. ☊ fill ☊
Her eyes suddenly filled with tears. ☊ fill ☊
The sails filled with wind. ☊ fill ☊
The hole has been filled in. ☊ fill sth in ☊
The ditches had filled up with mud. ☊ fill up (with sth), fill sth up (with sth) ☊
The matter was not finally settled until later. ☊ finally ☊
The report found that 30% of the firms studied had failed within a year. ☊ find ☊
With a firm grip on my hand, he pulled me away. ☊ firm ☊
All flights between New York and Washington have been cancelled due to fog. ☊ flight ☊
A detailed news report will follow shortly. ☊ follow ☊
Wherever she led, they followed. ☊ follow ☊
A large proportion of the labour force (= all the people who work in a particular company, area, etc.) is unskilled. ☊ force ☊
He controlled himself by sheer force of will. ☊ force ☊
I filled in/out a form on their website. ☊ form ☊
Flowers appeared, but fruits failed to form. ☊ form ☊
Although not formally trained as an art historian, he is widely respected for his knowledge of the period. ☊ formally ☊
Fortune smiled on me (= I had good luck). ☊ fortune ☊
A true democracy complete with free speech and a free press was called for. ☊ free ☊
She struggled to free herself. ☊ free ☊
Both players freely acknowledge that money was a major incentive. ☊ freely ☊
Her hair smelled fresh and newly washed. ☊ fresh ☊
She had had her hair freshly washed and styled. ☊ freshly ☊
I spilled coffee down my front. ☊ front ☊
She is now entitled to put 'Professor' in front of her name. ☊ in front of ☊
He smiled, his eyes full of laughter. ☊ full ☊
The project has been cancelled because of lack of funds ☊ fund ☊
a fur farm (= where animals are bred and killed for their fur) ☊ fur ☊
gamble sth (at/on sth): I gambled all my winnings on the last race. ☊ gamble ☊
The car pulled up with a screech of brakes and a grinding of gears. ☊ gear ☊
He turned to us and gave a big smile (= smiled broadly). ☊ give ☊
The company name was spelled out in gold letters. ☊ gold ☊
She pulled a gun on me (= took out a gun and aimed it at me). ☊ gun ☊
Couples strolled past holding hands. ☊ hand ☊
He killed the snake with his bare hands (= using only his hands). ☊ hand ☊
Our cat hates being handled. ☊ handle ☊
The sale was handled by Adams Commercial. ☊ handle ☊
This matter has been handled very badly. ☊ handle ☊
heal up: The cut healed up without leaving a scar. ☊ heal ☊
I've dialled the number so many times I know it by heart. ☊ by heart ☊
helpful to sb: The booklet should be very helpful to parents of disabled children. ☊ helpful ☊
I called the police but they weren't very helpful. ☊ helpful ☊
She struggled to hide her disappointment. ☊ hide ☊
An eagle circled high overhead. ☊ high ☊
His desk was piled high with papers. ☊ high ☊
highly successful/skilled/intelligent ☊ highly ☊
The thought of being left alone filled her with horror. ☊ horror ☊
She recoiled in horror at the sight of an enormous spider. ☊ horror ☊
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 ☊
They failed to see the humour of the situation. ☊ humour ☊
She smiled with a rare flash of humour. ☊ humour ☊
hunt sth: Whales are still being hunted and killed in the Arctic. ☊ hunt ☊
They failed to consider the wider implications of their actions. ☊ implication ☊
Nobody was in when we called. ☊ in ☊
Six people were killed in the riot, including a policeman. ☊ including ☊
increase with sth: Disability increases with age (= the older sb is, the more likely they are to be disabled). ☊ increase ☊
Three people were killed and five injured in the crash. ☊ injure ☊
Thousands of innocent civilians have been killed in this conflict. ☊ innocent ☊
For years we had little knowledge of what life was like inside China. ☊ inside ☊
He's getting a phone installed tomorrow. ☊ install ☊
The hotel chain has recently installed a new booking system. ☊ install ☊
to be called for (an) interview ☊ interview ☊
The FBI has been called in to investigate. ☊ investigate ☊
He jumped to his feet when they called his name. ☊ jump ☊
He failed to keep his appointment at the clinic. ☊ keep ☊
Three people were killed in the crash. ☊ kill ☊
I nearly killed myself carrying that suitcase all the way here. ☊ kill ☊
practical/medical/scientific knowledge ☊ knowledge ☊
knowledge of/about sth: He has a wide knowledge of painting and music. ☊ knowledge ☊
There is a lack of knowledge about the tax system. ☊ knowledge ☊
She sent the letter without my knowledge. ☊ knowledge ☊
The film was made with the Prince's full knowledge and approval. ☊ knowledge ☊
She was impatient in the knowledge that time was limited. ☊ knowledge ☊
I went to sleep secure in the knowledge that I was not alone in the house. ☊ knowledge ☊
They could relax safe in the knowledge that they had the funding for the project. ☊ knowledge ☊
He denied all knowledge of the affair. ☊ knowledge ☊
We carefully labelled each item with the contents and the date. ☊ label ☊
The file was labelled 'Private'. ☊ label ☊
Repairs involve skilled labour, which can be expensive. ☊ labour ☊
The trip was cancelled through lack of (= because there was not enough) interest. ☊ lack ☊
She signalled and pulled over into the slow lane. ☊ lane ☊
The concert was cancelled at a very late stage. ☊ late ☊
The government struggled to maintain law and order. ☊ law and order ☊
lead (sb/sth) (in sth): The department led the world in cancer research. ☊ lead ☊
lead sb (to sth): What led you to this conclusion? ☊ lead ☊
He's too easily led (= easily persuaded to do or think sth). ☊ lead ☊
lead sb to do sth: This has led scientists to speculate on the existence of other galaxies. ☊ lead ☊
The situation is far worse than we had been led to believe. ☊ lead ☊
lead sb + adv./prep.: The track led us through a wood. ☊ lead ☊
The wire led to a speaker. ☊ lead ☊
lead sb/sth + adv./prep.: He led us out into the grounds. ☊ lead ☊
The receptionist led the way to the boardroom. ☊ lead ☊
She led the horse back into the stable. ☊ lead ☊
You are legally entitled to a full refund. ☊ legally ☊
Many of these children have led very sheltered lives (= they have not had many different experiences). ☊ life ☊
The floods caused a massive loss of life (= many people were killed). ☊ life ☊
My grandfather lost his life (= was killed) in the war. ☊ life ☊
On a lighter note, we end the news today with a story about a duck called Quackers. ☊ light ☊
Little did I know that this spelled the end of my career. ☊ little ☊
The house was pulled down long ago. ☊ long ☊
look (at sb/sth): She looked at me and smiled. ☊ look ☊
They lost both their sons (= they were killed) in the war. ☊ lose ☊
Many people lost their lives (= were killed). ☊ lose ☊
When she died I was filled with a sense of loss. ☊ loss ☊
The drought has led to widespread loss of life. ☊ loss ☊
He loved the way she smiled. ☊ love ☊
lucky (to do sth): His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive. ☊ lucky ☊
I struggled through the mass of people to the exit. ☊ mass ☊
He said nothing, merely smiled and watched her. ☊ merely ☊
The military was/were called in to deal with the riot. ☊ military ☊
He led a very moral life. ☊ moral ☊
We appealed to his better nature (= his kindness). ☊ nature ☊
We came near to being killed. ☊ near ☊
She smiled nervously. ☊ nervously ☊
'I work for a company called Orion Technology.' 'Never heard of them.' ☊ never ☊
He never so much as smiled (= did not smile even once). ☊ never ☊
She wrinkled her nose in disgust. ☊ nose ☊
The catalogue contains detailed notes on each painting. ☊ note ☊
All that preparation was for nothing because the visit was cancelled. ☊ for nothing ☊
There was a notice on the board saying the class had been cancelled. ☊ notice ☊
It's been two weeks now since she called. ☊ now ☊
He dialled the number, then changed his mind and hung up. ☊ number ☊
On one occasion, she called me in the middle of the night. ☊ occasion ☊
I called him but he ran off. ☊ off ☊
The game is still on (= it has not been cancelled). ☊ on ☊
They called in a psychologist to give an independent opinion. ☊ opinion ☊
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 ☊
One son went to live in Australia and the other one was killed in a car crash. ☊ other ☊
Oughtn't the water to have boiled by now? ☊ ought to ☊
I called Liz but she was out. ☊ out ☊
The car skidded off the road and rolled over and over. ☊ over ☊
The car had toppled over the cliff. ☊ over ☊
They've travelled all over the world. ☊ over ☊
He ruled over a great empire. ☊ over ☊
The ball gathered pace as it rolled down the hill. ☊ pace ☊
recycled paper ☊ paper ☊
The German parliament is called the 'Bundestag'. ☊ parliament ☊
I hailed a passing taxi. ☊ pass ☊
A dark narrow passage led to the main hall. ☊ passage ☊
I called out to him as he ran past. ☊ past ☊
The path led up a steep hill. ☊ path ☊
She scribbled a note in pencil. ☊ pencil ☊
We've pencilled in a meeting for Tuesday afternoon. ☊ pencil sth/sb in ☊
He was pencilled in to play the detective. ☊ pencil sth/sb in ☊
At least ten people were killed in the crash. ☊ people ☊
The length of the report does not permit a detailed discussion of the problems. ☊ permit ☊
pile sth: She piled the boxes one on top of the other. ☊ pile ☊
The clothes were piled high on the chair. ☊ pile ☊
pile sth up: Snow was piled up against the door. ☊ pile ☊
pile A with B: The sofa was piled high with cushions. ☊ pile ☊
He piled his plate with as much food as he could. ☊ pile ☊
pile B on(to) A: He piled as much food as he could onto his plate. ☊ pile ☊
pile B in(to) A: She piled everything into her suitcase. ☊ pile ☊
plan (for sth): Both sides agreed to a detailed plan for keeping the peace. ☊ plan ☊
She pulled out the plug and let the water drain away. ☊ plug ☊
The dog was killed by rat poison (= poison intended to kill rats ). ☊ poison ☊
Hundreds of police in riot gear struggled to control the violence. ☊ police ☊
The government has called on newspapers to police themselves. ☊ police ☊
The receptionist smiled politely. ☊ politely ☊
Belgium was the first European country to possess a fully fledged rail network. ☊ possess ☊
roast/boiled/baked/fried potatoes ☊ potato ☊
Their efforts to exercise collective bargaining power against multinational companies have failed. ☊ power ☊
We have nothing but praise for the way they handled the investigation. ☊ praise ☊
The team coach singled out two players for special praise. ☊ praise ☊
a skilled and precise worker ☊ precise ☊
Police were called to escort her off the premises. ☊ premises ☊
Efforts to preserve the peace have failed. ☊ preserve ☊
According to French press reports, three people have been killed. ☊ press ☊
The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride. ☊ pride ☊
Although not essential, some prior knowledge of statistics is desirable. ☊ prior ☊
She smiled, but privately she was furious. ☊ privately ☊
He left detailed instructions about the best way to proceed. ☊ proceed ☊
promise (of sth): The government failed to keep its promise of lower taxes. ☊ promise ☊
He failed to fulfil his early promise. ☊ promise ☊
prospect (of sth/of doing sth): The prospect of becoming a father filled him with alarm. ☊ prospect ☊
They huddled together to protect themselves from the wind. ☊ protect ☊
The rail industry is no longer in public ownership (= controlled by the government). ☊ public ☊
pull sth/yourself + adv./prep.: The dog snapped at her and she quickly pulled back her hand. ☊ pull ☊
pull sth/yourself + adj.: John pulled himself free and ran off. ☊ pull ☊
pull at/on sth: I pulled on the rope to see if it was secure. ☊ pull ☊
pull sb/sth + adv./prep.: She pulled him gently towards her. ☊ pull ☊
She pulled off her boots. ☊ pull ☊
He pulled a gun on me (= took out a gun and aimed it at me). ☊ pull ☊
He pulled on his sweater. ☊ pull ☊
She took his arm and pulled him along. ☊ pull ☊
The police car signalled to us to pull in. ☊ pull in (to sth) ☊
A car suddenly pulled out in front of me. ☊ pull out ☊
She saw the ambulance coming up behind her and pulled over. ☊ pull over ☊
He pulled up at the traffic lights. ☊ pull up ☊
A meeting was called for the purpose of appointing a new treasurer. ☊ purpose ☊
He failed to qualify. ☊ qualify ☊
Politicians again failed to reach an agreement. ☊ reach ☊
a skilled driver with quick reactions ☊ reaction ☊
She has a reading knowledge of German (= she can understand written German). ☊ reading ☊
recall that...: He recalled that she always came home late on Wednesdays. ☊ recall ☊
+ speech: 'It was on a Thursday in March,' he recalled. ☊ recall ☊
Delegates gave him a warm reception as he called for more spending on education. ☊ reception ☊
register sb + adj.: register (sb) as sth: She is officially registered (as) disabled. ☊ register ☊
The teacher called the register (= checked who was present at school). ☊ register ☊
Under the new regulations spending on office equipment will be strictly controlled. ☊ regulation ☊
He's called Brady too, but we're no relation (= not related). ☊ relation ☊
a casual remark that led to a major discovery ☊ remark ☊
Remarkably, nobody was killed. ☊ remarkably ☊
Allegations of abuse led to the removal of several children from their families. ☊ removal ☊
The marriage failed despite repeated attempts to save it. ☊ repeated ☊
report what, how, etc...: She failed to report what had occurred. ☊ report ☊
Several students failed to reach the required standard. ☊ require ☊
Research on animals has led to some important medical advances. ☊ research ☊
Strike action should be regarded as a last resort, when all attempts to negotiate have failed. ☊ resort ☊
They instilled in their children a respect for Welsh tradition and culture. ☊ respect ☊
In those days women led fairly restricted lives. ☊ restricted ☊
a restricted area (= controlled by laws about speed or parking) ☊ restricted ☊
He struggled to retain control of the situation. ☊ retain ☊
They appealed for a return to work (= after a strike). ☊ return ☊
Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper. ☊ reveal ☊
Salted peanuts were recently revealed as the nation's favourite snack. ☊ reveal ☊
Her expression revealed nothing. ☊ reveal ☊
it is revealed that...: It was revealed that important evidence had been suppressed. ☊ reveal ☊
reveal sb/sth to be/have sth: Salted peanuts were recently revealed to be the nation's favourite snack. ☊ reveal ☊
X-rays revealed a fracture. ☊ reveal ☊
The government has failed to reverse the economic decline. ☊ reverse ☊
boiled/steamed/fried rice ☊ rice ☊
He called on the people to rise up against the invaders. ☊ rise ☊
They drilled through several layers of rock to reach the oil. ☊ rock ☊
a chicken/cheese, etc. roll (= filled with chicken/cheese, etc.) ☊ roll ☊
roll sth + adv./prep.: She rolled her jeans to her knees. ☊ roll ☊
I rolled the string into a ball. ☊ roll ☊
We rolled up the carpet. ☊ roll ☊
a rolled-up newspaper ☊ roll ☊
The hedgehog rolled up into a ball. ☊ roll ☊
The traffic rolled slowly forwards. ☊ roll ☊
roll sth (+ adv./prep.): He rolled the trolley across the room. ☊ roll ☊
Tears rolled down her cheeks. ☊ roll ☊
Her eyes rolled. ☊ roll ☊
roll sth (+ adv./prep.): She rolled her eyes upwards (= to show surprise or disapproval). ☊ roll ☊
roll over (onto sth): She rolled over to let the sun brown her back. ☊ roll ☊
roll onto sth: He rolled onto his back. ☊ roll ☊
roll sb/sth (over) (onto sth): I rolled the baby over onto its stomach. ☊ roll ☊
She rolled her car in a 100 mph crash. ☊ roll ☊
I pulled the plant up by (= including) the roots. ☊ root ☊
The divorce ultimately led to his ruin. ☊ ruin ☊
rule sth: At that time John ruled England. ☊ rule ☊
The family ruled London's gangland in the sixties. ☊ rule ☊
Eighty million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the earth. ☊ rule ☊
rule (over sb/sth): Charles I ruled for eleven years. ☊ rule ☊
She once ruled over a vast empire. ☊ rule ☊
After the revolution, anarchy ruled. ☊ rule ☊
The pursuit of money ruled his life. ☊ 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 ☊
The proposed solution was ruled out as too expensive. ☊ rule sb/sth out ☊
The sledge ran smoothly over the frozen snow. ☊ run ☊
Two children were run over and killed. ☊ run sb/sth over ☊
She was trampled in the rush to get out. ☊ rush ☊
It's a sad fact that many of those killed were children. ☊ sad ☊
Builders were called in to make the building safe. ☊ safe ☊
The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake. ☊ sail ☊
The vessel can be propelled by oars or sail (= sails). ☊ sail ☊
She failed to satisfy all the requirements for entry to the college. ☊ satisfy ☊
schedule sth (for sth): The meeting is scheduled for Friday afternoon. ☊ schedule ☊
One of the scheduled events is a talk on alternative medicine. ☊ schedule ☊
We'll be stopping here for longer than scheduled. ☊ schedule ☊
schedule sb/sth to do sth: I'm scheduled to arrive in LA at 5 o'clock. ☊ schedule ☊
scientific knowledge ☊ scientific ☊
A penalty in the last minute of the game levelled the score 2-2. ☊ score ☊
The organs are kept in sealed plastic bags. ☊ seal ☊
a sealed bid (= one that is kept in a sealed envelope and therefore remains secret until all other bids have been received) ☊ seal ☊
Troops sealed off the site following a bomb alert. ☊ seal sth off ☊
The road will remain sealed off until the police have completed their investigations. ☊ seal sth off ☊
Only drink bottled water and check the seal isn't broken. ☊ seal ☊
Eventually the search was called off. ☊ search ☊
We all filed back to our seats in silence. ☊ seat ☊
She finished the match, secure in the knowledge that she was through to the next round. ☊ secure ☊
She'd allowed herself to be lulled into a false sense of security (= a feeling that she was safe when in fact she was in danger). ☊ security ☊
Security was/were called to the incident. ☊ security ☊
He pulled the lever and set the machine in motion. ☊ set ☊
She settled in Vienna after her father's death. ☊ settle ☊
This region was settled by the Dutch in the nineteenth century. ☊ settle ☊
settle sth: It's all settled—we're leaving on the nine o'clock plane. ☊ settle ☊
Good, that's settled, then. ☊ settle ☊
it is settled that...: It's been settled that we leave on the nine o'clock plane. ☊ settle ☊
It's time you settled your differences with your father. ☊ settle ☊
I want this thing settled. ☊ settle ☊
She settled down in an armchair to watch television. ☊ settle down ☊
I settled down with a book. ☊ settle down ☊
It's time I settled down. ☊ settle down ☊
The early goal settled the home side down. ☊ settle down, settle sb down ☊
She was a severe woman who seldom smiled. ☊ severe ☊
severely disabled ☊ severely ☊
Emma has just called in sick (= telephoned to say she will not be coming to work because she is ill). ☊ sick ☊
The ship rolled from side to side. ☊ from side to side ☊
signal (to sb) (for sth): He signalled to the waiter for the bill. ☊ signal ☊
signal to/for sb to do sth: He signalled to us to join him. ☊ signal ☊
The patrolman signalled for her to stop. ☊ signal ☊
signal sb to do sth: She signalled him to follow. ☊ signal ☊
signal sth: The referee signalled a foul. ☊ signal ☊
signal (that)...: She signalled (that) it was time to leave. ☊ signal ☊
They huddled together in silent groups. ☊ silent ☊
a skilled engineer/negotiator/craftsman ☊ skilled ☊
a shortage of skilled labour (= people who have had training in a skill) ☊ skilled ☊
skilled in/at sth/doing sth: She is highly skilled at dealing with difficult customers. ☊ skilled ☊
Furniture-making is very skilled work. ☊ skilled ☊
Dan rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands. ☊ sleeve ☊
We travelled around a lot when I was small. ☊ small ☊
The smells from the kitchen filled the room. ☊ smell ☊
He smiled with relief. ☊ smile ☊
He smiled to think how naive he used to be. ☊ smile ☊
smile at sb/sth: She smiled at him and he smiled back. ☊ smile ☊
Her eyes smiled up at him. ☊ smile ☊
They asked me to call them and I did so (= I called). ☊ so ☊
Attempts to find a solution have failed. ☊ solution ☊
She called at something after ten o'clock. ☊ something ☊
I'm sorry to have to tell you you've failed. ☊ I'm sorry ☊
The tall buildings have spoiled the view. ☊ spoil ☊
spoiled ballot papers (= not valid because not correctly marked) ☊ spoil ☊
She's full of energy, like a coiled spring. ☊ spring ☊
The floor was tiled in squares of grey and white marble. ☊ square ☊
He squeezed her hand and smiled at her. ☊ squeeze ☊
The horse was led back to its stable. ☊ stable ☊
He failed to reach the required standard, and did not qualify for the race. ☊ standard ☊
The evening started badly when the speaker failed to turn up. ☊ start ☊
A short flight of steps led up to the door. ☊ step ☊
He stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off. ☊ stick ☊
He smiled at her, trying to take the sting out of his words (= trying to make the situation less painful or difficult). ☊ sting ☊
She pulled her hat straight. ☊ straight ☊
The cable has a 140kg breaking strain (= it will break when it is stretched or pulled by a force greater than this). ☊ strain ☊
Cars filed past in an endless stream. ☊ stream ☊
the town's narrow cobbled streets ☊ street ☊
She failed to withstand the stresses and strains of public life. ☊ stress ☊
The student union has called for a rent strike (= a refusal to pay rent as a protest). ☊ strike ☊
Shona struggled for breath. ☊ struggle ☊
struggle to do sth: They struggled just to pay their bills. ☊ struggle ☊
She struggled for 10 years to achieve success as an actress. ☊ struggle ☊
I struggled up the hill with the heavy bags. ☊ struggle ☊
Paul struggled out of his wheelchair. ☊ struggle ☊
struggle (against sb/sth): He struggled against cancer for two years. ☊ struggle ☊
struggle (with sb/sth): Lisa struggled with her conscience before talking to the police. ☊ struggle ☊
I struggled and screamed for help. ☊ struggle ☊
struggle together: Ben and Jack struggled together on the grass. ☊ struggle ☊
struggle with sb: James was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the raiders. ☊ struggle ☊
a detailed study of how animals adapt to their environment ☊ study ☊
I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended). ☊ succeed ☊
Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff. ☊ suffer ☊
She was jailed for supplying drugs. ☊ supply ☊
Teeth have a hard surface layer called enamel. ☊ surface ☊
The survey revealed that... ☊ survey ☊
swear sth: He swore revenge on the man who had killed his father. ☊ swear ☊
a packet of boiled sweets ☊ sweet ☊
Firefighters tackled a blaze in a garage last night. ☊ tackle ☊
I tackled him about the money he owed me. ☊ tackle ☊
A team of experts has/have been called in to investigate. ☊ team ☊
A tear rolled down his face. ☊ tear ☊
As he listened to the music, his eyes filled with tears. ☊ tear ☊
The tears welled up in his eyes. ☊ tear ☊
They suffered terribly when their son was killed. ☊ terribly ☊
There was an accident here yesterday. A car hit a tree and the driver was killed. ☊ the ☊
it is thought that...: It was once thought that the sun travelled around the earth. ☊ think ☊
a thorough knowledge of the subject ☊ thorough ☊
threaten sth: The threatened strike has been called off. ☊ threaten ☊
threaten that...: They threatened that passengers would be killed. ☊ threaten ☊
The path led through the trees to the river. ☊ through ☊
He failed his driving test three times. ☊ time ☊
Have I called at a bad time? Shall I call back later? ☊ time ☊
To her astonishment, he smiled. ☊ to ☊
She nailed the two boards together. ☊ together ☊
The children called out their names in turn. ☊ in turn ☊
a gnarled and twisted tree ☊ twisted ☊
a rolled/furled umbrella ☊ umbrella ☊
uncontrolled anger ☊ uncontrolled ☊
The thoughts rushed into my mind uncontrolled. ☊ uncontrolled ☊
the uncontrolled growth of cities ☊ uncontrolled ☊
uncontrolled dumping of toxic wastes ☊ uncontrolled ☊
He pulled up the covers and crawled under. ☊ under ☊
The coin rolled underneath the piano. ☊ underneath ☊
understand that...: He was the first to understand that we live in a knowledge economy. ☊ understand ☊
Many people are deeply unhappy about the way the government has handled this matter. ☊ unhappy ☊
A flight of steps led upwards to the front door. ☊ upwards ☊
They've called an urgent meeting for this evening. ☊ urgent ☊
Your knowledge of German may come in useful (= be useful in a particular situation). ☊ useful ☊
Some products can be recycled at the end of their useful life. ☊ useful ☊
He led a full and varied life. ☊ varied ☊
He met with a violent death (= he was murdered, killed in a fight, etc.). ☊ violent ☊
Visits to our website have doubled in a year. ☊ visit ☊
Social and political problems led to the outbreak (= the beginning) of war. ☊ war ☊
The government does not want to go to war (= start a war) unless all other alternatives have failed. ☊ war ☊
Her husband was killed during the war. ☊ war ☊
The animals huddled together for warmth. ☊ warmth ☊
He led the child into the warmth and safety of the house. ☊ warmth ☊
The union failed to heed warnings that strike action would lead to the closure of the factory. ☊ warning ☊
We were caught in a tangled web of relationships. ☊ web ☊
She was killed when she was crushed under the wheels of a bus. ☊ wheel ☊
You are entitled to a free gift whether you accept our offer of insurance or not. ☊ whether ☊
We must have been burgled while we were asleep. ☊ while ☊
He whistled in amazement. ☊ whistle ☊
The crowd booed and whistled as the player came onto the field. ☊ whistle ☊
whistle to sb/sth: She whistled to the dog to come back. ☊ whistle ☊
whistle at sb/sth: Workmen whistled at her as she walked past. ☊ whistle ☊
He whistled at the sheer audacity of the plan. ☊ whistle ☊
The referee whistled for a foul. ☊ whistle ☊
The train whistled and shot into the tunnel. ☊ whistle ☊
The people who called yesterday want to buy the house. ☊ who ☊
He has travelled widely in Asia. ☊ widely ☊
Willing hands pulled him to safety. ☊ willing ☊
Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident. ☊ witness ☊
Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them. ☊ witness ☊
The book is a detailed and thorough piece of work covering all aspects of the subject. ☊ work ☊
manual/skilled/unskilled workers ☊ worker ☊
The wound healed slowly. ☊ wound ☊
There were 79 killed and 230 wounded. ☊ wounded ☊
Sorry, I must have dialled the wrong number. ☊ wrong ☊
She stifled another yawn and tried hard to look interested. ☊ yawn ☊
connaissance ☊ nous serons heureux d’en prendre connaissance ☊
dit ☊ l’OTAN s’est transformée en organisation dite « de sécurité » ☊
handicapé ☊ il y a aussi les handicapés physiques ☊
soi-disant ☊ il m’a donné un bijou soi-disant précieux ☊
réduit ☊ nous avions une équipe très réduite ☊
prétendu ☊ il est impossible d’accepter cette prétendue réponse ☊
réglé ☊ si tout est réglé, on peut y aller ☊
relevé ☊ navré, mais vous êtes relevé de vos fonctions ☊