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Chúng ta dùng bộ dao nĩa thật đẹp cho khách, những giấy ăn trắng và những ly để uống rượu vang thật mới. ☊ (Lektion 48, Nr. 689) Diktiere mir doch einfach, was ich schreiben soll. ☊ Hãy đọc cho em những gì em nên viết. ☊ (Lektion 55, Nr. 781) Die Kriminellen haben alles eingesteckt, was wertvoll aussah. ☊ Những tên tội phạm đã trộm đi tất cả những gì có giá trị. ☊ (Lektion 64, Nr. 908) He accepts full responsibility for what happened. ☊ accept ☊
The boy wasn't afraid to say what he believed. ☊ afraid ☊
I'll never forgive him after what he said. ☊ after ☊
Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said. ☊ afterwards ☊
All I want is peace and quiet. ☊ all ☊
It was all that I had. ☊ all ☊
amaze sb what, how, etc...: It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money. ☊ amaze ☊
analyse what, how, etc...: We need to analyse what went wrong. ☊ analyse ☊
What's 47 and 16? ☊ and ☊
My prayers have been answered (= I have got what I wanted). ☊ answer ☊
anticipate what, how, that, etc...: Try and anticipate what the interviewers will ask. ☊ anticipate ☊
They appeared not to know what was happening. ☊ appear ☊
Please pay attention (= listen carefully) to what I am saying. ☊ attention ☊
Don't pay any attention to what they say (= don't think that it is important). ☊ attention ☊
I left early to avoid the rush hour. ☊ avoid ☊
The prisoners were beaten into submission (= they were beaten until they did what was wanted). ☊ beat ☊
What began as a minor scuffle turned into a full-scale riot. ☊ begin ☊
I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing. ☊ belief ☊
Don't believe a word of it (= don't believe any part of what sb is saying). ☊ believe ☊
With the benefit of hindsight (= knowing what we have learnt since), we would do things differently. ☊ benefit ☊
Do as you think best (= what you think is the most suitable thing to do). ☊ best ☊
Our success was far beyond what we thought possible. ☊ beyond ☊
The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond. ☊ beyond ☊
I've learnt from bitter experience not to trust what he says. ☊ bitter ☊
I'm not bothered about what he thinks. ☊ be bothered (about sb/sth) ☊
I wasn't brave enough to tell her what I thought of her. ☊ brave ☊
Heavy (= loud) breathing was all I could hear. ☊ breathing ☊
Please be brief (= say what you want to say quickly). ☊ brief ☊
Let me tell you briefly what happened. ☊ briefly ☊
The news brought tears to his eyes (= made him cry). ☊ bring ☊
calculate how much, what, etc.: It is impossible to calculate what influence he had on her life. ☊ calculate ☊
I've forgotten what the firm he works for is called. ☊ called ☊
I can't promise anything, but I'll do what I can. ☊ can ☊
care what/whether, etc.: I don't care what he thinks. ☊ care ☊
Be careful what you say. ☊ careful ☊
Sorry, I didn't quite catch what you said. ☊ catch ☊
The service was a celebration of his life (= praised what he had done in his life). ☊ celebration ☊
charge sth for sth: What did they charge for the repairs? ☊ charge ☊
a report examining claims of corrupt links between politicians ☊ claim ☊
This behaviour must stop—do I make myself clear (= express myself clearly so there is no doubt about what I mean)? ☊ clear ☊
clear what, how, whether, etc...: It is not clear what they want us to do. ☊ clear ☊
clear what, how, whether, etc...: I'm still not clear what the job involves. ☊ clear ☊
She's clever at getting what she wants. ☊ clever ☊
That (= what you just did) wasn't very clever, was it? (= it wasn't sensible) ☊ clever ☊
the current climate of opinion (= what people generally are thinking about a particular issue) ☊ climate ☊
Pay close attention to what I am telling you. ☊ close ☊
They come from comfortable middle-class families. ☊ comfortable ☊
What she said was fair comment (= a reasonable criticism). ☊ comment ☊
It's only common decency to let her know what's happening (= people would expect it). ☊ common ☊
comparison of A to B: a comparison of the brain to a computer (= showing what is similar) ☊ comparison ☊
Don't interfere in what doesn't concern you. ☊ concern ☊
They were more concerned with how the other women had dressed than with what the speaker was saying. ☊ concerned ☊
No one can predict with complete/total confidence what will happen in the financial markets. ☊ confidence ☊
confirm what/when, etc...: Can you confirm what happened? ☊ confirm ☊
They confused me with conflicting accounts of what happened. ☊ confuse ☊
The children gave a confused account of what had happened. ☊ confused ☊
There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be. ☊ confusion ☊
The content of the course depends on what the students would like to study. ☊ content ☊
control what/how, etc...: Parents should control what their kids watch on television. ☊ control ☊
I couldn't hear what they were saying. ☊ could ☊
Society does not know how to deal with hardened criminals (= people who regularly commit crimes and are not sorry for what they do). ☊ criminal ☊
All you ever do is criticize! ☊ criticize ☊
I was curious to find out what she had said. ☊ curious ☊
Listen. This is the deal (= this is what we have agreed and are going to do). ☊ deal ☊
Whether he deserves what has happened to him is open to debate/a matter for debate (= cannot be certain or decided yet). ☊ debate ☊
decide what, whether, etc...: I can't decide what to wear. ☊ decide ☊
define what, how, etc...: It is difficult to define what makes him so popular. ☊ define ☊
'Was it what you expected?' 'Yes, definitely.' ☊ definitely ☊
Neighbours by definition live close by (= this is what being a neighbour means). ☊ definition ☊
There is no agreed definition of what a comprehensive school should be. ☊ definition ☊
firms attempting to meet/satisfy their customers' demands (= to give them what they are asking for) ☊ demand ☊
The department denies responsibility for what occurred. ☊ deny ☊
describe how, what, etc...: Describe how you did it. ☊ describe ☊
determine what, whether, etc...: We set out to determine exactly what happened that night. ☊ determine ☊
It's very different to what I'm used to. ☊ different ☊
We will do what we can to help. ☊ do ☊
He earns double what she does. ☊ double ☊
'Goodnight. Sweet dreams.' ☊ dream ☊
Don't think about it. You'll only give yourself bad dreams. ☊ dream ☊
I've finally found the man of my dreams. ☊ dream ☊
the end of all his dreams ☊ end ☊
Essentially, what we are suggesting is that the firm needs to change. ☊ essentially ☊
I was asked to give evidence (= to say what I knew, describe what I had seen, etc.) at the trial. ☊ evidence ☊
Exactly what are you trying to tell me? ☊ exactly ☊
Can you give me an example of what you mean? ☊ example ☊
example (of sth): She is a shining example of what people with disabilities can achieve. ☊ example ☊
She felt excluded by the other girls (= they did not let her join in what they were doing). ☊ exclude ☊
expect sth (of sb): Are you clear what is expected of you? ☊ expect ☊
Freedom of expression (= freedom to say what you think) is a basic human right. ☊ expression ☊
Only in his dreams does he give expression to his fears. ☊ expression ☊
To some extent what she argues is true. ☊ to... extent ☊
There were tears in his eyes. ☊ eye ☊
Due to the fact that they did not read English, the prisoners were unaware of what they were signing. ☊ fact ☊
As far as I am concerned, you can do what you like. ☊ as/so far as I am concerned ☊
figure how, what, etc...: I can't figure out how to do this. ☊ figure sb/sth out ☊
find sb/sth: Look what I've found! ☊ find ☊
A young girl was in the line of fire (= between the person shooting and what he/she was shooting at). ☊ fire ☊
My parents had fixed ideas about what I should become. ☊ fixed ☊
She lost control and the tears began to flow. ☊ flow ☊
What we need now is a change of focus (= to look at things in a different way). ☊ focus ☊
follow (from sth): I don't see how that follows from what you've just said. ☊ follow ☊
forget (about sb/sth): Try to forget about what happened. ☊ forget ☊
forgive sb/yourself (for sth/for doing sth): I'll never forgive her for what she did. ☊ forgive ☊
Enjoy the freedom of the outdoors (= where you can do what you want). ☊ freedom ☊
From what I heard the company's in deep trouble. ☊ from ☊
I didn't do all that work just for the fun of it. ☊ fun ☊
As a general rule (= usually) he did what he could to be helpful. ☊ general ☊
I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts. ☊ generation ☊
He's amazingly cheerful considering all he's had to go through. ☊ go through sth ☊
What's going on here? ☊ go on ☊
Can I go back to what you said at the beginning of the meeting? ☊ go back (to sth) ☊
Shut your mouth, if you know what's good for you (= used as a threat). ☊ good ☊
This is a good example of what I mean. ☊ good ☊
What good is it redecorating if you're thinking of moving? ☊ good ☊
guess what, where, etc...: You'll never guess what she told me. ☊ guess ☊
Let's have a look at the TV guide and see what's on. ☊ guide ☊
Now hang on a minute—you can't really believe what you just said! ☊ hang on ☊
After I hung up I remembered what I'd wanted to say. ☊ hang up ☊
Just plug it in and see what happens. ☊ happen ☊
hear what...: Didn't you hear what I said? ☊ hear ☊
hear what...: We'd better hear what they have to say. ☊ hear ☊
I hear what you're saying (= I have listened to your opinion), but you're wrong. ☊ hear ☊
Things are going well from what I hear. ☊ hear ☊
hear what, how, etc...: Did you hear what happened? ☊ hear ☊
Here you are. This is what you were asking for. ☊ here you are ☊
They claim that they have nothing to hide (= there was nothing wrong or illegal about what they did). ☊ hide ☊
He bravely held back his tears. ☊ hold sth back ☊
I'll do what I can, but don't get your hopes up. ☊ hope ☊
In his dreams he relives the horror of the attack. ☊ horror ☊
She doesn't seem to have any idea of what I'm talking about. ☊ idea ☊
It's my ideal of what a family home should be. ☊ ideal ☊
identify what, which, etc...: They are trying to identify what is wrong with the present system. ☊ identify ☊
You would know what was going on if you'd (= you had) listened. ☊ if ☊
I had a mental image of what she would look like. ☊ image ☊
She didn't want to impose her values on her family. ☊ impose ☊
indicate how, what etc...: Our results indicate how misleading it could be to rely on this method. ☊ indicate ☊
According to my information (= according to what I have been told) work was due to start last week. ☊ information ☊
I have every intention of paying her back what I owe her. ☊ intention ☊
interesting (to do sth): It would be interesting to know what he really believed. ☊ interesting ☊
investigate what, how, etc...: Police are investigating what happened. ☊ investigate ☊
I'm only doing my job (= I'm doing what I am paid to do). ☊ job ☊
I'm afraid you've had a wasted journey (= you cannot do what you have come to do). ☊ journey ☊
To judge from what he said, he was very disappointed. ☊ judge ☊
Each painting must be judged on its own merits. ☊ judge ☊
just what...: It's just what I wanted! ☊ just ☊
Don't keep us in suspense—what happened next? ☊ keep ☊
know how, what, etc...: Do you know how to use spreadsheets? ☊ know ☊
All I know is that she used to work in a bank (= I have no other information about her). ☊ know ☊
I know, let's see what's on at the theatre. ☊ I know ☊
God knows what else they might find. ☊ God/goodness/Heaven knows ☊
The doctors did all they could, but it was too late. ☊ be too late ☊
You could at least listen to what he says. ☊ at least ☊
leave of sth: They are fighting to save what is left of their business. ☊ leave ☊
Let's not tell her what we did. ☊ let ☊
Don't let's tell her what we did. ☊ let ☊
Do what you like—I don't care. ☊ like ☊
She knew the limits of her power. ☊ limit ☊
There is a fine line between showing interest in what someone is doing and interfering in it. ☊ line ☊
I understood little of what he said. ☊ little ☊
Some families lost everything (= all they owned) in the flood. ☊ lose ☊
She has a magic touch with the children and they do everything she asks. ☊ magic ☊
Her fingerprints match those found at the scene of the crime. ☊ match ☊
Let's get on with the matter in hand (= what we need to deal with now). ☊ matter ☊
It doesn't matter to me what you do. ☊ matter ☊
mean to be/do sth: Do you have any idea what it means to be poor? ☊ mean ☊
mean what...: He means what he says (= is not joking, exaggerating, etc.). ☊ mean ☊
'Perhaps we should try another approach.' 'What do you mean? (= I don't understand what you are suggesting.)' ☊ mean ☊
See what I mean (= I was right and this proves it, doesn't it)? She never agrees to anything I suggest. ☊ mean ☊
'But Pete doesn't know we're here!' 'That's what I mean! (= that's what I have been trying to tell you.)' ☊ mean ☊
Do you have a mental picture of what it will look like? ☊ mental ☊
The analysis of dreams can reveal details of a person's mental state. ☊ mental ☊
I'm merely stating what everybody knows anyway. ☊ merely ☊
a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind) ☊ mirror ☊
You're missing the point (= failing to understand the main part) of what I'm saying. ☊ miss ☊
What is missing from the production is any sense of emotional commitment. ☊ missing ☊
The job was to call on all her diplomatic skills and moral courage (= the courage to do what you think is right). ☊ moral ☊
He died in the early hours of Sunday morning. ☊ morning ☊
He kept mum about what he'd seen. ☊ keep mum ☊
Must you always question everything I say? (= it is annoying) ☊ must ☊
He must have known (= surely he knew) what she wanted. ☊ must ☊
All you need to do is complete this form. ☊ need ☊
All you need bring are sheets. ☊ need ☊
I had no need to open the letter—I knew what it would say. ☊ need ☊
I neither knew nor cared what had happened to him. ☊ neither ☊
'I told my boss exactly what I thought of her.' 'You never did!' (= 'Surely you didn't!') ☊ never ☊
What happened next? ☊ next ☊
It's nice to know that somebody appreciates what I do. ☊ nice ☊
That has nothing to do with what we're discussing. ☊ be/have nothing to do with sb/sth ☊
Don't take any notice of what you read in the papers. ☊ notice ☊
Take no notice of what he says. ☊ notice ☊
Now, listen to what she's saying. ☊ now ☊
It's obvious from what she said that something is wrong. ☊ obvious ☊
They are both comfortably off (= have enough money to be able to buy what they want without worrying too much about the cost). ☊ be well/better/badly, etc. off ☊
Yes, officer, I saw what happened. ☊ officer ☊
We think of you as one of the family. ☊ one ☊
We can only guess what happened. ☊ only ☊
He not only read the book, but also remembered what he had read. ☊ not only... but (also)... ☊
I'm open to suggestions for what you would like to do in our classes. ☊ open ☊
opportunity (of doing sth): At least give him the opportunity of explaining what happened. ☊ opportunity ☊
We shouldn't blame ourselves for what happened. ☊ ourselves ☊
Out with it! (= say what you know) ☊ out ☊
to explore the outer (= most extreme) limits of human experience ☊ outer ☊
She has editorial control over what is included. ☊ over ☊
I found these documents among my father's papers after his death. ☊ paper ☊
Honestly, I'm past caring what happens (= I can no longer be bothered to care). ☊ past ☊
pay sth: I didn't pay attention to what she was saying. ☊ pay ☊
The director paid tribute to all she had done for the charity. ☊ pay ☊
There does not seem to be any physical explanation for what they saw. ☊ physical ☊
The police are trying to build up a picture of what happened. ☊ picture ☊
I could only feel pity for what they were enduring. ☊ pity ☊
Please, I don't understand what I have to do. ☊ please ☊
At this point I don't care what you decide to do. ☊ point ☊
I take your point (= understand and accept what you are saying). ☊ point ☊
positive (about sth): I can't be positive about what time it happened. ☊ positive ☊
The doctors did all that was humanly possible to save him. ☊ possible ☊
to have sb in your power (= to be able to do what you like with sb) ☊ power ☊
That's precisely what I meant. ☊ precisely ☊
predict what, whether, etc...: It is impossible to predict what will happen. ☊ predict ☊
The government eventually bowed to popular pressure (= they agreed to do what people were trying to get them to do). ☊ pressure ☊
I looked with pride at what I had achieved. ☊ pride ☊
You need to get your priorities right (= decide what is important to you). ☊ priority ☊
What's the programme for (= what are we going to do) tomorrow? ☊ programme ☊
I'll see what I can do but I can't promise anything. ☊ promise ☊
The public has/have a right to know what is contained in the report. ☊ public ☊
Put yourself in my position. What would you have done? ☊ put ☊
I couldn't read what she had put. ☊ put ☊
The key question of what caused the leak remains unanswered. ☊ question ☊
It's just a question of deciding what you really want. ☊ just/merely/only a question of (sth/doing sth) ☊
question sth: I just accepted what he told me. I never thought to question it. ☊ question ☊
She has not shown any real regret for what she did. ☊ real ☊
recall what, when, etc...: Can you recall exactly what happened? ☊ recall ☊
recommend how, what, etc...: Can you recommend how much we should charge? ☊ recommend ☊
regret what, how, etc...: I deeply regret what I said. ☊ regret ☊
Little of what he said has any relation to fact. ☊ relation ☊
I take a fairly relaxed attitude towards what the kids wear to school. ☊ relaxed ☊
remember how, what, etc...: Can you remember how much money we spent? ☊ remember ☊
repeat what...: Can you repeat what I've just said word for word? ☊ repeat ☊
a project representing all that is good in the community ☊ represent ☊
require sth of sb: What exactly is required of a receptionist (= what are they expected to do)? ☊ require ☊
What have their researches shown? ☊ research ☊
We must all bear some responsibility for what happened. ☊ responsibility ☊
There are no matches tomorrow, which is a rest day, but the tournament resumes on Monday. ☊ rest ☊
Take what you want and throw the rest away. ☊ rest ☊
reveal how, what, etc...: Officers could not reveal how he died. ☊ reveal ☊
The experiment had the reverse effect to what was intended. ☊ reverse ☊
I told him right off what I thought of him. ☊ right away/off ☊
I can't rightly say what happened. ☊ rightly ☊
What lies at the root of his troubles is a sense of insecurity. ☊ root ☊
What would you say was the root cause of the problem? ☊ root ☊
All the same, there's some truth in what she says. ☊ all/just the same ☊
satisfied with sb/sth: She's never satisfied with what she's got. ☊ satisfied ☊
say sth: Say what you like (= although you disagree) about her, she's a fine singer. ☊ say ☊
say (what, how, etc...): She finds it hard to say what she feels. ☊ say ☊
All I could hear were the screams of the wounded. ☊ scream ☊
He scored again in the dying seconds (= the last few seconds) of the game. ☊ second ☊
see what, how, etc...: Go and see what the kids are doing, will you? ☊ see ☊
see what, whether, etc...: I'll see what I can do to help. ☊ see ☊
see what, how, etc...: Did you see what happened? ☊ see ☊
seem to do/be/have sth: They seem to know what they're doing. ☊ seem ☊
People aren't always what they seem to be. ☊ seem ☊
select what, which, etc...: Select what you want from the options available. ☊ select ☊
Only with a few people could she be her real self (= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be). ☊ self ☊
There's a lot of sense in what Mary says. ☊ sense ☊
I could hardly believe the evidence of my own senses (= what I could see, hear, etc.). ☊ sense ☊
You think I did it?Be serious! (= what you suggest is ridiculous) ☊ serious ☊
The government has set strict limits on public spending this year. ☊ set ☊
Give the necessary information but keep it simple. ☊ simple ☊
sincere in sth: She is never completely sincere in what she says about people. ☊ sincere ☊
What we have here is a crisis situation. ☊ situation ☊
slow to do sth: She wasn't slow to realize what was going on. ☊ slow ☊
George is going to help me, or so he says (= that is what he says). ☊ so ☊
There's something in (= some truth or some fact or opinion worth considering in) what he says. ☊ something ☊
sorry (about sth): No one is sorrier than I am about what happened. ☊ sorry ☊
These teachers need special training. ☊ special ☊
'I'd like your help tomorrow.' 'Can you be more specific (= tell me exactly what you want)?' ☊ specific ☊
freedom of speech (= the right to say openly what you think) ☊ speech ☊
I won't tell you what happens in the last chapter—I don't want to spoil it for you. ☊ spoil ☊
Standards aren't what they used to be. ☊ standard ☊
start by doing sth: Let's start by reviewing what we did last week. ☊ start ☊
We stayed to see what would happen. ☊ stay ☊
There's no stopping us now (= nothing can prevent us from achieving what we want to achieve). ☊ stop ☊
You can't stop people from saying what they think. ☊ stop ☊
stop sb/sth doing sth: You can't stop people saying what they think. ☊ stop ☊
stress that...: I must stress that everything I've told you is strictly confidential. ☊ stress ☊
They had been invited to a Hindu wedding and were not sure what happened on such occasions. ☊ such ☊
suggest sth to sb: What do these results suggest to you? ☊ suggest ☊
sum what...: Can I just sum up what we've agreed so far? ☊ sum up, sum sth up ☊
What I'm saying, I suppose, is that she's not really suitable for the job. ☊ suppose ☊
beads of sweat ☊ sweat ☊
Don't take offence (= be offended) at what I said. ☊ take ☊
take sth (as sth): She took what he said as a compliment. ☊ take ☊
take sth to do sth: What did you take his comments to mean? ☊ take ☊
When they get together, all they talk about is football. ☊ talk ☊
I don't know what you're talking about (= used to say that you did not do sth that sb has accused you of). ☊ talk ☊
Desperately she fought back the tears (= tried not to cry). ☊ tear ☊
The tears welled up in his eyes. ☊ tear ☊
tell sb sth: Do what I tell you. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb how, what, etc...: I can't tell you how happy I am. ☊ tell ☊
Are you telling me you didn't have any help with this? (= I don't believe what you have said) ☊ tell ☊
That's exactly what I think. ☊ that ☊
current ideas about what makes good theatre (= what makes good entertainment when performed) ☊ theatre ☊
All he ever thinks about is money. ☊ think ☊
I've been thinking over what you said. ☊ think sth over ☊
The industry today is nothing to what it once was. ☊ to ☊
To be honest with you, I don't remember what he said. ☊ to ☊
His speech was tuned to what the audience wanted to hear. ☊ tune ☊
He's inclined to put two and two together and make five (= reaches the wrong conclusion from what he sees, hears, etc.). ☊ put two and two together ☊
I'm under no illusions about what hard work this will be. ☊ under ☊
understand what, how, etc...: They understand what I have been through. ☊ understand ☊
They're too young to understand what is happening. ☊ understand ☊
understand what...: I don't understand what he's saying. ☊ understand ☊
We finally came to an understanding about what hours we would work. ☊ understanding ☊
She gave us her version of what had happened that day. ☊ version ☊
What this house wants is a good clean. ☊ want ☊
All I want is the truth. ☊ want ☊
Thanks for the present—it's just what I wanted. ☊ want ☊
warn sb what, how, etc...: I had been warned what to expect. ☊ warn ☊
watch what, how, etc...: Watch what I do, then you try. ☊ watch ☊
I have to watch every penny (= be careful what I spend). ☊ watch ☊
way (that...): It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it. ☊ way ☊
I generally get what I want one way or another (= by some means). ☊ way ☊
Well done! (= expressing admiration for what sb has done) ☊ well ☊
What you need is a good meal. ☊ what ☊
In spite of what happened, he never lost the will to live. ☊ will ☊
If you wish really hard, maybe you'll get what you want. ☊ wish ☊
to keep your word (= do what you promised) ☊ word ☊
He promised to help and was as good as his word (= did what he promised). ☊ word ☊
He's a man of his word (= he does what he promises). ☊ word ☊
Have a word with Pat and see what she thinks. ☊ word ☊
work what, where, etc...: Can you work out what these squiggles mean? ☊ work sth out ☊
it worries sb to do sth: It worried me to think what might happen. ☊ worry ☊
wrong that...: It is wrong that he should not be punished for what he did. ☊ wrong ☊
If you do what she tells you, you won't go far wrong. ☊ go wrong ☊
What else can go wrong (= what other problems are we going to have)? ☊ go wrong ☊
Don't get me wrong (= do not be offended by what I am going to say), I think he's doing a good job, but... ☊ get sb wrong ☊