作家 → ☊ 
nhà văn 
writer 
Autor like: nhà văn → →
office building ☊ 
tòa nhà văn phòng ☊ admiration for sb/sth: I have great admiration for her as a writer. ☊ admiration ☊
ambition of being/doing sth: She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer. ☊ ambition ☊
Few writers approach his richness of language. ☊ approach ☊
You wouldn't normally associate these two writers—their styles are completely different. ☊ associate ☊
The house was still being built. ☊ be ☊
Animal welfare campaigners raised £70 000 for their cause last year. ☊ cause ☊
eighteenth-century writers ☊ century ☊
What are your main concerns as a writer? ☊ concern ☊
He was contemporary with the dramatist Congreve. ☊ contemporary ☊
the writer's craft ☊ craft ☊
She's a crime writer (= she writes stories about crime). ☊ crime ☊
a writer of great wisdom and depth ☊ depth ☊
the novelist's powers of description ☊ description ☊
The writer's letters and diaries are being published next year. ☊ diary ☊
Her lifelong dream was to be a famous writer. ☊ dream ☊
I didn't expect him to become a successful writer. ☊ expect ☊
an underground garage (= for example under an office building) ☊ garage ☊
She was introduced to me as a well-known novelist. ☊ introduce ☊
An award can be the kiss of death for a writer. ☊ the kiss of death ☊
A talented artist, he was, moreover, a writer of some note. ☊ moreover ☊
Her sole object in life is to become a travel writer. ☊ object ☊
contemporary writers of quality ☊ quality ☊
The house retains much of its original charm. ☊ retain ☊
When I was younger, I had romantic ideas of becoming a writer. ☊ romantic ☊
Let's take any writer, say (= for example) Dickens... ☊ say ☊
He is a writer first and a scientist second. ☊ second ☊
Campaigners are shining a spotlight on the world's diminishing natural resources. ☊ shine ☊
I hear that you're a writer—is that so (= is that true)? ☊ so ☊
He taught for several years before becoming a writer. ☊ teach ☊
He writes for the 'New Yorker' (= works as a writer). ☊ write ☊
writers of poetry ☊ writer ☊
a travel/cookery, etc. writer ☊ writer ☊
a messy writer ☊ writer ☊