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things ☊
những thứ ☊
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Mach einfach eine Liste mit dem, was du brauchst. Das wird dir helfen. ☊
Hãy lên danh sách những thứ anh cần. Nó sẽ giúp anh. ☊ (Lektion 24, Nr. 308)
Für sowas haben sie spezielle Dienste. ☊
Những thứ như vậy đã có dịch vụ riêng. ☊ (Lektion 36, Nr. 508)
Sie muss sich ja nicht unbedingt an ihm rächen, aber sie sollte sich in Zukunft wirklich nicht mehr ausnutzen lassen. ☊
Chị cũng không nhất thiết phải trả thù anh ta, nhưng thực sự trong tương lai chị không nên để bị lợi dụng nữa. ☊ (Lektion 61, Nr. 866)
'What was wrong with the job?' 'Well, the pay wasn't good, among other things.' ☊ among ☊
You've got to help. Apart from anything else you're my brother. ☊ apart from ☊
How can you bear to eat that stuff? ☊ bear ☊
They only buy the best. ☊ best ☊
change out of sth: You need to change out of those wet things. ☊ change ☊
Despite her ordeal, she seems to have suffered no ill effects. ☊ effect ☊
She emptied the contents of her bag onto the table. ☊ empty ☊
escape (with sth): I was lucky to escape with minor injuries. ☊ escape ☊
I only had time to pack the bare essentials (= the most necessary things). ☊ essential ☊
The article was essentially concerned with her relationship with her parents (= it dealt with other things, but this was the most important). ☊ essentially ☊
His expression changed from surprise to one of amusement. ☊ expression ☊
While I was saving I had no money for little extras or luxuries. ☊ extra ☊
It is now firmly established as one of the leading brands in the country. ☊ firmly ☊
What we need now is a change of focus (= to look at things in a different way). ☊ focus ☊
The passengers escaped with only minor injuries. ☊ injury ☊
introduce sth (to sb): It was she who first introduced the pleasures of sailing to me. ☊ introduce ☊
Some of the country's richest grazing lands are in these valleys. ☊ land ☊
Let's talk about lighter things, shall we? ☊ light ☊
Rescue planes are trying to locate the missing sailors. ☊ locate ☊
to die of natural causes (= not by violence, but normally, of old age) ☊ natural ☊
His success depended, as so often happens, on things entirely outside his control. ☊ often ☊
This particular model comes with a wide range of options (= things you can choose to have when buying sth but which you will have to pay extra for). ☊ option ☊
I'll wear my other shoes—these are dirty. ☊ other ☊
'I like this one.' 'What about the other ones?' ☊ other ☊
performance indicators (= things that show how well or badly sth is working) ☊ performance ☊
The ordeal has affected both her mental and physical health. ☊ physical ☊
Swimming is one of my greatest pleasures. ☊ pleasure ☊
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). ☊ proportion ☊
They seemed to have the perfect marriage but the reality was very different. ☊ reality ☊
the harsh realities of life ☊ reality ☊
to receive severe injuries ☊ receive ☊
I feel sorry for her, but the fact remains (that) she lied to us. ☊ remain ☊
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). ☊ sense ☊
spend sth on sth: She spends too much effort on things that don't matter. ☊ spend ☊
She's very strict about things like homework. ☊ strict ☊
What's all that sticky stuff on the carpet? ☊ stuff ☊
I don't know how you can eat that stuff! ☊ stuff ☊
Could you move all that stuff off the table? ☊ stuff ☊
This is all good stuff. Well done! ☊ stuff ☊
What's all this 'Mrs Smith' stuff? Call me Anna. ☊ stuff ☊
The actor sent a big thank you to all his fans for their letters of support. ☊ thank you ☊
There were three questions. The first two were relatively easy but the third one was hard. ☊ the ☊
They (= the things you are carrying) go on the bottom shelf. ☊ they ☊
I like camping, climbing and that sort of thing. ☊ thing ☊
Hi, Jane! How are things? ☊ thing ☊
I'll just clear away the breakfast things. ☊ thing ☊
Put your things (= coat, etc.) on and let's go. ☊ thing ☊
He's just bought one of those exercise things. ☊ thing ☊