breakdown 
褐色的 ☊ → 棕色的 ☊ → ☊ → 
brown 
เจ้าของร้าน ☊ jaoF khaawngR raanH 
posséder ☊ 
riêng 
brown ☊ 
Màu nâu ☊ Colors The table is light brown. ☊ Chiếc bàn có màu nâu nhạt. ☊ Colors a happy town ☊ Một thị trấn hạnh phúc ☊ Places town ☊ thị trấn ☊ Places He owns a computer. ☊ Anh ấy sở hữu một cái máy tính. ☊ Verbs 3 A Chinese man owns this airport. ☊ Một người đàn ông Trung Quốcsở hữu sân bay này. ☊ Verbs 3 own ☊ sở hữu ☊ Verbs 3 She represents the beauty of this town. ☊ Cô ấy đại diện cho vẻ đẹp của thị trấn này. ☊ Verbs 4 The architects are designing the landscape of this town. ☊ Các kiến trúc sư đang thiết kế cảnh quan của thị trấn này. ☊ Nature lonesome town ☊ Thị trấn cô đơn ☊ Adjectives 3 like: own → →
each disease has its own cure ☊ bệnh nào thuốc nấy ☊ one’s own father ☊ bố đẻ ☊ one’s own religion (referred to humbly) ☊ bổn đạo ☊ father, one’s own father ☊ cha đẻ ☊ one’s own child, one’s natural son or daughter, offspring ☊ con đẻ ☊ to have one’s own (separate) personality, characteristics ☊ có hồn của nó ☊ earn one’s living, feed one’s own mouth ☊ hồ khẩu ☊ (1) to have, own (2) right
(3) friend ☊
hữu ☊ to know one’s own strength ☊ lượng sức ☊ the cat praises its own tail (to blow one’s own horn) ☊ mèo khen mèo dài đuôi ☊ to use borrowed property for one’s own gain ☊ mượn đầu heo nấu cháo ☊ everyone has it his own way ☊ mỗi người một phách ☊ stew in one’s own juice ☊ mỡ nó rán nó ☊ (do something) in one’s own sweet time (way) ☊ ngang dọc ☊ sing, recite disconnected phrases (for one’s own entertainment) ☊ nghêu ☊ to see with one’s own eyes ☊ nhìn thấy tận mắt ☊ to like or love the sound of one’s own voice ☊ nhõng nhẽo ☊ one’s own efforts ☊ những cố gắng bản thân ☊ potenbially disastrous from one's own doings ☊ oan nghiệt ☊ one’s own room ☊ phòng viêng ☊ to take one’s own life ☊ quyên sinh ☊ native village, homeland, one’s own native place ☊ quê nhà ☊ to hear something with one’s own ears ☊ tai nghe mắt thấy ☊ in one’s own way ☊ theo cách riêng ☊ in one’s own way ☊ theo kiểu của mình ☊ in one’s own opinion ☊ trong suy nghĩ riêng ☊ on one’s own property ☊ trong đất của mình ☊ of one’s own free will, as one wishes ☊ tùy tâm ☊ with one’s own eyes ☊ tận mắt ☊ to stand on one’s own feet ☊ tự lực cánh sinh ☊ to do something on one’s own accord; unilaterally, on one’s own ☊ tự ý ☊ to struggle with one’s own self ☊ tự đấu tranh với bản thân ☊ automatic, of one’s own volition ☊ tự động ☊ be carried away by someone’s own eloquence ☊ vui miệng ☊ to act freely, act on one’s own initiative ☊ vẫy vùng ☊ to go home (to one’s own country) ☊ về nước ☊ to work for one’s own advantage ☊ ăn mảnh ☊ each country has its own customs and ☊ đất lề quê thói ☊ 180
They're building a new hotel downtown. ☊ Họ đang xây một khách sạn ở khu trung tâm. ☊ 583
Enzo came into the room, took o his coat, and sat down. ☊ Enzo vào trong phòng, cởi áo khoác và ngồi xuống. ☊ 603
Finally, she took a taxi from the airport to her hotel downtown. ☊ Cuối cùng cô ấy bắt taxi từ sân bay về khách sạn trung tâm. ☊ 727
Yesterday she was walking down the street when she met Albert. ☊ Hôm qua khi cô ấy đang bước chân xuống phố thì cô ấy gặp Albert. ☊ 789
Have you ever own in a helicopter? — No, never. ☊ Cậu đã đi máy bay trực thăng bao giờ chưa? - Chưa bao giờ. ☊ 797
She's never own in a helicopter. ☊ Cô ấy chưa bao giờ đi máy bay trực thăng. ☊ 822
EN Do you know her? How long have you known her? ☊ Cậu có biết cô ấy không? Cậu biết cô ấy được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 823
I know Charlotte. I've known her for a long time. ☊ Tôi biết Charlotte. Tôi biết cô ấy từ lâu rồi. ☊ 840
How long have you known Olivia? ☊ Cậu biết Olivia được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 848
Luisa and I are friends. I've known her for a long time. ☊ Luisa và tôi là bạn. Tôi đã quen cô ấy từ lâu rồi. ☊ 887
Have you known Heuijeong for a long time? ☊ Cậu biết Hi Chính từ lâu rồi à? ☊ 891
I've known Mengjuan since two thousand two (2002). ☊ Tôi đã biết Mộng Quyên từ năm hai nghìn không trăm linh một. ☊ 1051
Many British programs are shown on American television. ☊ Nhiều chương trình của Anh được chiếu trên truyền hình Mĩ. ☊ 1083
down. ☊ Những ngôi nhà đang được đập bỏ. ☊ 1084
The trees have becut down. > The trees got cut down. ☊ Cây đã bị chặt. ☊ 1149
This town is always clean. The streets get cleaned every day. ☊ Thị trấn này luôn sạch sẽ. Đường phố ngày nào cũng được dọn dẹp. ☊ 1185
Monika's a good friend of mine. I've known her for a long time. ☊ Monika là một người bạn tốt của tôi. Tôi đã qucô ấy từ lâu. ☊ 1252
Feliciana says she's feeling very tired. She's going to lie down for an hour. ☊ Feliciana nói cô ấy rất mệt. Cô ấy sẽ đi nằm một tiếng. ☊ 1427
It's the most popular restaurant in town, so the food must be good. ☊ Đấy là nhà hàng đắt khách nhất thị trấn nên thức ăn chắc chắn phải ngon. ☊ 1516
This train doesn't go all the way downtown. You have to change at the next station. ☊ Con tàu này không bao giờ chạy lên trung tâm. Cậu phải đổi tàu ở gare tiếp theo. ☊ 1607
Where would you prefer to live: in a big city or a small town? ☊ Cậu thích sống ở đâu hơn: ở thành phố lớn hay thị trấn nhỏ? ☊ 1608
I'd rather live in a big city than a small town. ☊ Tôi thích ở thành phố lớn hơn ở thị trấn nhỏ. ☊ 1663
Bedford isn't an old town. There aren't any old buildings. ☊ Bedford không phải một thị trấn cũ. Không có toà nhà nào cổ cả. ☊ 1669
Is there a bus from downtown to the airport? — Yes, every twenty (20) minutes. ☊ Có xe bus chạy từ trung tâm đến sân bay không? - Có, hai mươi phút một chuyến. ☊ 1671
There's nowhere to sit down. There aren't any chairs. ☊ Không có chỗ để ngồi. Không có cái ghế nào. ☊ 1698
I'm going out of town tomorrow. I'm packing my things today because there won't be time tomorrow. ☊ Tôi sẽ đi ra khỏi thị trấn ngày mai. Tôi đóng gói đồ đạc hôm nay vì ngày mai sẽ không có thời gian. ☊ 1722
Last week I went back to the town where I was born. It's very di erent now. There have bea lot of changes. ☊ Tuần trước tôi trở về thị trấn nơi tôi sinh ra. Bây giờ nó đã khác rất nhiều. Đã có nhiều thay đổi. ☊ 1728
It's t(10) kilometers from downtown to the airport. ☊ Từ trung tâm đến sân bay là mười kilometre. ☊ 1911
Which bus goes downtown? ☊ Xe bus nào đến trung tâm? ☊ 1973
My car isn't very reliable. It keeps breaking down. ☊ Xe hơi của tôi không chắc chắn lắm. Nó vẫn hỏng luôn luôn. ☊ 2096
We used to live in a small town, but now we live in Los Angeles. ☊ Chúng tôi từng sống ở một thị trấn nhỏ nhưng giờ chúng tôi sống ở Los Angeles. ☊ 2134
It's hard to nd a place to park downtown. ☊ Khó mà tìm chỗ đỗ xe ở trung tâm. ☊ 2150
I slowed down so that the car behind me could pass. ☊ Tôi đi chậm lại để chiếc xe đằng sau tôi vượt qua được. ☊ 2345
It's our own fault. We should blame ourselves. ☊ Đấy là lỗi của riêng chúng ta. Chúng ta nên tự nhận lỗi. ☊ 2350
long have you known one another? ☊ Cậu và Kenichi đã biết nhau bao lâu rồi? > Các cậu đã biết nhau bao lâu rồi? ☊ 2369
I don't want to share a room with anybody. I want my own room. ☊ Tôi không muốn chung phòng với ai. Tôi muốn phòng của riêng tôi. ☊ 2370
It's a shame that the apartment doesn't have its own parking space. ☊ Thật xấu hổ khi căn hộ không có chỗ đỗ xe riêng. ☊ 2371
own? ☊ Tại sao cậu muốn mượn xe hơi của tôi? Tại sao cậu không dùng chính xe của cậu. ☊ 2372
I'd like to have a garden so that I could grow my own vegetables. ☊ Tôi muốn có vườn để tôi có thể tự trồng rau cho riêng tôi. ☊ 2373
I traveled around Japan on my own. ☊ Tôi đã tự đi Nhật Bản một mình. ☊ 2374
She raises her children as a single mother on her own. ☊ Cô ấy tự nuôi con một mình kiểu bà mẹ đơn thân. ☊ 2475
The printer that broke down is working again now. ☊ Máy in bị hỏng nay đã hoạt động trở lại rồi. ☊ 2517
I recently went back to the town where I grew up. ☊ Tôi mới trở về thị trấn nơi tôi lớn lên. ☊ 2541
EN The road connecting the two (2) towns is very narrow. ☊ Con đường nối hai thị trấn rất hẹp. ☊ 2548
The taxi taking us to the airport broke down. ☊ Chiếc taxi đưa chúng tôi đến sân bay đã bị hỏng. ☊ 2674
The phone rang just as I sat down. ☊ Điện thoại reo đúng lúc tôi ngồi xuống. ☊ That house looks as if it's going to fall down.'> 2682 That house looks as if it's going to fall down.'>
That house looks like it's going to fall down. > That house looks as if it's going to fall down. That house looks as if it's going to fall down.'> ☊ Ngôi nhà kia trông như sắp đổ. > Ngôi nhà kia trông như là sắp đổ. ☊ 2843
they hit the ground, they fell down a drain. ☊ Tôi đã bảo cô ấy ném cho tôi chùm chìa khoá qua cửa sổ nhưng khi nó rơi xuống đất thì nó đã lọt xuống cống. ☊ 2847
You're an independent person and can make your own decisions. I don't care what you do. ☊ Cậu là một người độc lập và cậu có thể tự ra quyết định. Tôi không quan tâm cậu làm cái gì. ☊ 2945
Some old houses were torn down to make room for a new housing development. The owners of the houses tried to protest, but it was to no avail. ☊ Một số ngôi nhà cũ bị đập bỏ để lấy chỗ phát triển nhà ở mới. Chủ của những ngôi nhà ấy đã cố gắng biểu tình nhưng không được tích sự gì. ☊ 2947
The re ghters were able to put the re out before the house burned down. ☊ Lính cứu hoả đã có thể dập tắt ngọn lửa trước khi ngôn nhà bị cháy trụi. ☊ 2948
However, the re ghters had a hard time trying to calm a woman down. Apparently, her cat perished in the re. ☊ Tuy nhiên lính cứu hoả đã gặp khó khăn khi cố gắng giữ bình tĩnh cho một phụ nữ. Có vẻ như con mèo của cô ấy bị chết trong đám cháy. ☊ 2949
Talks between Russia and the United States have broken down. ☊ Đàm phán giữa Nga và Mĩ đã đổ vỡ. ☊ 2986
I was o ered a job at the oil company, but I decided to turn it down. ☊ Tôi được mời vào làm ở một công ti dầu nhưng tôi đã quyết định từ chối nó. ☊ 2988
A man was knocked down by a car when crossing the street and had to be taken to the hospital. ☊ Một người đàn ông đã bị một xe hơi đâm ngã khi qua đường và phải được đưa vào bệnh viện. ☊ 2989
They took it out into the street, and Jack let them have it. Jack put them down one by one, and the spectacle really drew a crowd. ☊ Họ kéo ra ngoài phố và Jack để họ nắm thế. Jack hạ gục họ từng người một và cảnh tượng thực sự đã thu hút đám đông. ☊ 2990
In the aftermath of the tornado, they discovered a lot of uprooted trees and houses that had been blown down. ☊ Ở nơi chịu ảnh hưởng của cơn lốc, người ta phát hiện ra rất nhiều cây bật gốc và nhà đã bị quật đổ. ☊ 2991
Please calm down. Everything will turn out all right. ☊ Hãy bình tĩnh đi. Mọi thứ rồi cũng sẽ ổn thôi. ☊ accept sb as sth: He never really accepted her as his own child. ☊ accept ☊
I didn't think our meeting was accidental—he must have known I would be there. ☊ accidental ☊
Each of us must take responsibility for our own actions. ☊ action ☊
advise (sb) against sth/against doing sth: I would strongly advise against going out on your own. ☊ advise ☊
She needs more friends of her own age. ☊ age ☊
The act lays down a minimum standard for air quality. ☊ air ☊
rubella, also known as German measles ☊ also ☊
The agency will make travel arrangements for you. Alternatively, you can organize your own transport. ☊ alternatively ☊
Put the box down anywhere. ☊ anywhere ☊
Posters for the gig appeared all over town. ☊ appear ☊
approach sb/sth: As you approach the town, you'll see the college on the left. ☊ approach ☊
There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight. ☊ area ☊
They walked around the town looking for a place to eat. ☊ around ☊
They were all dressed as clowns. ☊ as ☊
I haven't known him as long as you (= as you have known him). ☊ as ☊
I won't let you down, I can assure you of that. ☊ assure ☊
We've grown very attached to this house. ☊ attached ☊
attack sb/sth for sth/for doing sth: She has been attacked for ignoring her own party members. ☊ attack ☊
attack sb/sth: At dawn the army attacked the town. ☊ attack ☊
Attractions at the fair include a mini-circus, clowns, dancers and a jazz band. ☊ attraction ☊
avoid doing sth: I've been avoiding getting down to work all day. ☊ avoid ☊
She felt that going back to live in her home town would be a backward step. ☊ backward ☊
Things are bad enough without our own guns shelling us. ☊ bad ☊
The town is an ideal base for touring the area. ☊ base ☊
There's a bank down the road. ☊ be ☊
The town is three miles away. ☊ be ☊
The old theatre was pulled down, wasn't it? ☊ be ☊
The bird was beating its wings (= moving them up and down) frantically. ☊ beat ☊
'Ladies and gentlemen,' he began, 'welcome to the Town Hall.' ☊ begin ☊
She rode off down the road with the dog running behind. ☊ behind ☊
believe sb/sth + adj.: Three sailors are missing, believed drowned. ☊ believe ☊
His voice came down the line as clear as a bell. ☊ bell ☊
Slowly bend from the waist and bring your head down to your knees. ☊ bend ☊
her best-known poem ☊ best ☊
The town looks its best (= is most attractive) in the spring. ☊ best ☊
You can bet (that) the moment I sit down, the phone will ring. ☊ bet ☊
What's the betting that he gets his own way? ☊ what's the betting...?, the betting is that... ☊
The betting is that he'll get his own way. ☊ what's the betting...?, the betting is that... ☊
I sat down between Jo and Diana. ☊ between ☊
The paper had fallen down between the desk and the wall. ☊ between ☊
'I just slammed the phone down when he said that.' 'I don't blame you!' ☊ I don't blame you/her, etc. (for doing sth) ☊
blow sth + adv./prep.: I was almost blown over by the wind. ☊ blow ☊
The ship was blown onto the rocks. ☊ blow ☊
a border town/state ☊ border ☊
I like being my own boss (= working for myself and making my own decisions). ☊ boss ☊
the branch of computer science known as 'artificial intelligence' ☊ branch ☊
You pay less for the supermarket's own brand. ☊ brand ☊
white/brown/wholemeal bread ☊ bread ☊
Firefighters had to break the door down to reach the people trapped inside. ☊ break sth down ☊
The telephone system has broken down. ☊ break down ☊
We (= the car) broke down on the freeway. ☊ break down ☊
Negotiations between the two sides have broken down. ☊ break down ☊
He broke down and wept when he heard the news. ☊ break down ☊
We aim to bring down prices on all our computers. ☊ bring sth down ☊
In broad terms, the paper argues that each country should develop its own policy. ☊ broad ☊
We watched a live broadcast of the speech (= one shown at the same time as the speech was made). ☊ broadcast ☊
brown eyes ☊ brown ☊
brown bread ☊ brown ☊
dark brown shoe polish ☊ brown ☊
a package wrapped in brown paper ☊ brown ☊
After the summer in Spain, the children were brown as berries. ☊ brown ☊
leaves of various shades of brown ☊ brown ☊
Brown doesn't (= brown clothes do not) suit you. ☊ brown ☊
The house burned down in 1895. ☊ burn down, burn sth down ☊
The river burst its banks and flooded nearby towns. ☊ burst ☊
A regular bus service connects the train station with the town centre. ☊ bus ☊
If we close down for repairs, we'll lose business. ☊ business ☊
The windows slide down at the touch of a button. ☊ button ☊
He was knocked down by a bus. ☊ by ☊
Look, calm down! We'll find her. ☊ calm down, calm sb/sth down ☊
We waited inside until things calmed down. ☊ calm down, calm sb/sth down ☊
He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. ☊ calm down, calm sb/sth down ☊
to break camp (= to take down tents) ☊ camp ☊
She put the glass down carefully. ☊ carefully ☊
an all-star cast (= including many well-known actors) ☊ cast ☊
in the town/city centre ☊ centre ☊
the centre of town ☊ centre ☊
a town-centre car park ☊ centre ☊
Small towns in South India serve as economic and cultural centres for the surrounding villages. ☊ centre ☊
The car might break down but that's a chance we'll have to take. ☊ chance ☊
The children charged down the stairs. ☊ charge ☊
a plan to crack down on tax cheats ☊ cheat ☊
They have three grown-up children. ☊ child ☊
As a jazz singer she's in a class of her own (= better than most others). ☊ class ☊
As the dust cleared, we saw that the whole ceiling had come down. ☊ clear ☊
She cleared a space on the sofa for him to sit down. ☊ clear ☊
Clear up your own mess! ☊ clear up, clear sth up ☊
the Town Clerk ☊ clerk ☊
Can you climb down? ☊ climb ☊
She took her feet off the pedals and coasted downhill. ☊ coast ☊
The plane coasted down the runway. ☊ coast ☊
animals in their winter coats (= grown long for extra warmth) ☊ coat ☊
Her hair is a reddish-brown colour. ☊ colour ☊
That comes a long way down my list of priorities. ☊ come ☊
come to do sth: This design came to be known as the Oriental style. ☊ come ☊
The price of gas is coming down. ☊ come down ☊
Gas is coming down in price. ☊ come down ☊
Her hair comes down to her waist. ☊ come down ☊
With DVD, you can watch the latest movies in the comfort of your own home. ☊ comfort ☊
common ownership of the land ☊ common ☊
Christopher is commonly known as Kit. ☊ commonly ☊
community parks/libraries (= paid for by the local town/city) ☊ community ☊
There is a strong sense of community in this town. ☊ community ☊
She enjoys her own company (= being by herself) when she is travelling. ☊ company ☊
He runs his own TV production company. ☊ company ☊
My own problems seem insignificant compared with other people's. ☊ compare ☊
The towns are connected by train and bus services. ☊ connect ☊
a brown envelope containing dollar bills ☊ contain ☊
For four days the town suffered continuous attacks. ☊ continuous ☊
A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in towns. ☊ convenient ☊
convenient (to sth): The hotel is convenient to downtown. ☊ convenient ☊
Drink plenty of cold water to cool yourself down. ☊ cool sb down/off ☊
copy sth (down/out): I copied out several poems. ☊ copy ☊
The standards of housing and education are often lower in the older urban cores (= the centres of towns or cities). ☊ core ☊
Do you know the correct way to shut the machine down? ☊ correct ☊
The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down. ☊ cost ☊
She saved him from the fire but at the cost of her own life (= she died). ☊ cost ☊
The roads cross just outside the town. ☊ cross ☊
There is no known cure but the illness can be treated. ☊ cure ☊
There was tremendous applause when the curtain came down (= the play ended). ☊ curtain ☊
to cut down a tree ☊ cut sth down ☊
We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words. ☊ cut sth down (to...), cut down (on sth) ☊
The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking. ☊ cut sth down (to...), cut down (on sth) ☊
I won't have a cigarette, thanks—I'm trying to cut down (= smoke fewer). ☊ cut sth down (to...), cut down (on sth) ☊
The fire badly damaged the town hall. ☊ damage ☊
They have three grown-up daughters. ☊ daughter ☊
The smell of death and decay hung over the town. ☊ decay ☊
The town fell into (a) decline (= started to be less busy, important, etc.) after the mine closed. ☊ decline ☊
He has his own painting and decorating business. ☊ decorate ☊
Deep down I still loved him. ☊ deep down ☊
He seems confident but deep down he's quite insecure. ☊ deep down ☊
The town walls were built as a defence against enemy attacks. ☊ defence ☊
demands that the law on gun ownership should be changed ☊ demand ☊
We've put down a 5% deposit on the house. ☊ deposit ☊
to live in the depths of the country (= a long way from a town) ☊ depth ☊
Her paintings reveal hidden depths (= unknown and interesting things about her character). ☊ depth ☊
They dug down to a depth of two metres. ☊ depth ☊
He designed and built his own house. ☊ design ☊
The central argument is that capitalism sows the seeds of its own destruction (= creates the forces that destroy it). ☊ destruction ☊
an expedition planned down to the last detail ☊ detail ☊
The results are shown in diagram 2. ☊ diagram ☊
The drug is not a new discovery—it's been known about for years. ☊ discovery ☊
It is not known what causes the disease. ☊ disease ☊
a beautiful floral display outside the Town Hall ☊ display ☊
She jumped down off the chair. ☊ down ☊
He looked down at her. ☊ down ☊
We watched as the sun went down. ☊ down ☊
She bent down to pick up her glove. ☊ down ☊
Mary's not down yet (= she is still upstairs). ☊ down ☊
The baby can't keep any food down (= in her body). ☊ down ☊
Please sit down. ☊ down ☊
He had to go and lie down for a while. ☊ down ☊
Prices have gone down recently. ☊ down ☊
We're already two goals down (= the other team has two goals more). ☊ down ☊
Turn the music down! ☊ down ☊
The class settled down and she began the lesson. ☊ down ☊
They flew down to Texas. ☊ down ☊
Houses are more expensive down south. ☊ down ☊
Did you get that down? ☊ down ☊
I always write everything down. ☊ down ☊
Have you got me down for the trip? ☊ down ☊
The stone rolled down the hill. ☊ down ☊
Tears ran down her face. ☊ down ☊
Her hair hung down her back to her waist. ☊ down ☊
He lives just down the street. ☊ down ☊
Go down the road till you reach the traffic lights. ☊ down ☊
There's a bridge a mile down the river from here. ☊ down ☊
She rushed downstairs and burst into the kitchen. ☊ downstairs ☊
Wait downstairs in the hall. ☊ downstairs ☊
a downstairs bathroom ☊ downstairs ☊
We're painting the downstairs. ☊ downstairs ☊
the downward slope of a hill ☊ downward ☊
the downward trend in inflation ☊ downward ☊
She was trapped in a downward spiral of personal unhappiness. ☊ downward ☊
The business was on a downward path, finally closing in 2008. ☊ downward ☊
Subsidence is the downward movement of a site on which a building stands. ☊ downward ☊
She was lying face downwards on the grass. ☊ downwards ☊
The garden sloped gently downwards to the river. ☊ downwards ☊
It was a policy welcomed by world leaders from the US president downwards. ☊ downwards ☊
Nine per cent of commuters used public transport in 2008 and the trend is downwards. ☊ downwards ☊
Official projections of the spread of AIDS have mercifully been revised downwards (= it has been predicted that the disease will not spread as fast as had earlier been suggested). ☊ downwards ☊
She tried to turn her dream of running her own business into reality. ☊ dream ☊
dream of/about sth: She dreams of running her own business. ☊ dream ☊
She took a drink from the glass and then put it down. ☊ drink ☊
Life in a small town could be deadly dull. ☊ dull ☊
We each have our own car. ☊ each ☊
The plan should ease traffic congestion in the town. ☊ ease ☊
a town to the east of (= further east than) Chicago ☊ east ☊
It can't be easy for her, on her own with the children. ☊ easy ☊
We ate at a pizzeria in town. ☊ eat ☊
a big house on/at the edge of town ☊ edge ☊
I sat down at the water's edge. ☊ edge ☊
emphasize sth: His speech emphasized the importance of attracting industry to the town. ☊ emphasize ☊
emphasize how, what, etc...: He emphasized how little was known about the disease. ☊ emphasize ☊
The software enables you to create your own DVDs. ☊ enable ☊
Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. ☊ entitle ☊
Send €20 or the equivalent in your own currency. ☊ equivalent ☊
escape (into sth): As a child he would often escape into a dream world of his own. ☊ escape ☊
The essential character of the town has been destroyed by the new road. ☊ essential ☊
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 ☊
She has an exaggerated sense of her own importance. ☊ exaggerated ☊
Most of the buildings in the town are modern, but the church is an exception. ☊ exception ☊
expect (that)...: Many people were expecting (that) the peace talks would break down. ☊ expect ☊
expert (at/in/on doing sth): He's an expert at getting his own way. ☊ expert ☊
explain that...: Alex explained that his car had broken down. ☊ explain ☊
The poet's anger finds expression in (= is shown in) the last verse of the poem. ☊ expression ☊
to drop/lower your eyes (= to look down) ☊ eye ☊
a well-known face on our television screens ☊ face ☊
She lay face down on the bed. ☊ face up/down ☊
Despite the fact that she was wearing a seat belt, she was thrown sharply forward. ☊ fact ☊
The closure of the mine was the single most important factor in the town's decline. ☊ factor ☊
We could hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road. ☊ faint ☊
The day was set fair with the spring sun shining down. ☊ fair ☊
a fair-sized town ☊ fair ☊
The house looked as if it was about to fall down. ☊ fall ☊
The town's only claim to fame is that there was once a riot there. ☊ fame ☊
By now you will be familiar with the one-way system in the centre of town. ☊ familiar ☊
Almost every family in the country owns a television. ☊ family ☊
He's a friend of the family (= he is known and liked by the parents and the children). ☊ family ☊
He looked down at the traffic far below. ☊ far ☊
You should cut down on fats and carbohydrates. ☊ fat ☊
fault (for doing sth): It's your own fault for being careless. ☊ fault ☊
Many people live in poverty through no fault of their own. ☊ fault ☊
I think the owners are at fault (= responsible) for not warning us. ☊ fault ☊
Most of the 'don't knows' in the opinion polls came down in favour of (= eventually chose to support) the Democrats. ☊ in favour (of sb/sth) ☊
to fear death/persecution/the unknown ☊ fear ☊
The baby can't feed itself yet (= can't put food into its own mouth). ☊ feed ☊
He felt the sweat running down his face. ☊ feel ☊
My own feeling is that we should buy the cheaper one. ☊ feeling ☊
a relatively unknown figure the world of fashion ☊ figure ☊
to access/copy/create/delete/download/save a file ☊ file ☊
The dollar finished the day slightly down. ☊ finish ☊
The black and white flag went down, and the race began. ☊ flag ☊
The boats were floating gently down the river. ☊ float ☊
+ adv./prep.: It's here that the river flows down into the ocean. ☊ flow ☊
fly by/past: Summer has just flown by. ☊ fly ☊
Is this the first time that you've flown? ☊ fly ☊
A wasp had flown in through the window. ☊ fly ☊
The children's faces are badly out of focus (= not clearly shown) in the photograph. ☊ focus ☊
fold sth (back, down, over, etc.): The blankets had been folded down. ☊ fold ☊
fold sth (away/down/up): The bed can be folded away during the day. ☊ fold ☊
The town is famous for its cathedral. ☊ for ☊
a foreign-owned company ☊ foreign ☊
Namibia, formerly known as South West Africa ☊ formerly ☊
The town was founded by English settlers in 1790. ☊ found ☊
The organization has grown enormously since its foundation in 1955. ☊ foundation ☊
The police are determined to free the town of violent crime. ☊ free ☊
Thanks to the automobile, Americans soon had a freedom of movement previously unknown. ☊ freedom ☊
There is a frequent bus service into the centre of town. ☊ frequent ☊
Let me write it down while it's still fresh in my mind. ☊ fresh ☊
She's an old friend (= I have known her a long time). ☊ friend ☊
She saved him from drowning. ☊ from ☊
From now on you can work on your own. ☊ from... on ☊
I spilled coffee down my front. ☊ front ☊
It's not much fun going to a party on your own. ☊ fun ☊
Two miles further on we came to a small town. ☊ further ☊
The hospital is further down the road. ☊ further ☊
a rose garden (= where only roses are grown) ☊ garden ☊
In general, Japanese cars are very reliable and breakdowns are rare. ☊ in general ☊
My generation have grown up without the experience of a world war. ☊ generation ☊
stories passed down from generation to generation ☊ generation ☊
The path ran gently down to the sea. ☊ gently ☊
He got down from the ladder. ☊ get ☊
The authorities have shown no signs of giving in to the kidnappers' demands. ☊ give in (to sb/sth) ☊
The vegetables are grown under glass (= in a greenhouse ). ☊ glass ☊
The price of oil is going down. ☊ go down ☊
Oil is going down in price. ☊ go down ☊
I'm only telling you this for your own good. ☊ good ☊
The plastic bag contained all his worldly goods (= everything he owned). ☊ goods ☊
I'll grab a bite to eat in town. ☊ grab ☊
They are fighting the Conservatives on their own ground. ☊ ground ☊
I didn't recognize him—he's grown a beard. ☊ grow ☊
You've grown since the last time I saw you! ☊ grow ☊
Nick's grown almost an inch in the last month. ☊ grow ☊
grow in sth: The family has grown in size recently. ☊ grow ☊
Their children have all grown up and left home now. ☊ grow up ☊
The dog was guarding its owner's luggage. ☊ guard ☊
I'll be down in a minute. I'm doing (= brushing, arranging, etc.) my hair. ☊ hair ☊
I headed for Scott's office down the hall. ☊ hall ☊
These skills used to be handed down from father to son. ☊ hand sth down (to sb) ☊
Most of his clothes were handed down to him by his older brother. ☊ hand sth down (to sb) ☊
The judge has handed down his verdict. ☊ hand sth down (to sb) ☊
Her hair hung down to her waist. ☊ hang ☊
I think we can manage quite happily on our own. ☊ happily ☊
It must be hard for her, bringing up four children on her own. ☊ hard ☊
Diamonds are the hardest known mineral. ☊ hard ☊
We had hardly sat down to supper when the phone rang. ☊ hardly ☊
I had a swim to cool down. ☊ have ☊
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed it. ☊ have ☊
Had I known that (= if I had known that) I would never have come. ☊ have ☊
the crowned heads (= the kings and queens) of Europe ☊ head ☊
The true consequences will only be known several years hence. ☊ ... days, weeks, etc. hence ☊
The countdown to Christmas starts here. ☊ here ☊
The highlights of the match will be shown later this evening. ☊ highlight ☊
a hill farm/town/fort ☊ hill ☊
Always take care when driving down steep hills. ☊ hill ☊
The town was hit by bombs again last night. ☊ hit ☊
Old people prefer to stay in their own homes. ☊ home ☊
A lot of new homes are being built on the edge of town. ☊ home ☊
Private home ownership is increasing faster than ever. ☊ home ☊
Sit down and make yourself at home. ☊ at home ☊
I was so tired, I just wanted to be horizontal (= lying down). ☊ horizontal ☊
Most households now own at least one car. ☊ household ☊
I'll dress how I like in my own house! ☊ how ☊
He gazed up at her with huge brown eyes. ☊ huge ☊
She has her very own brand of humour. ☊ humour ☊
Passengers were asked to identify their own suitcases before they were put on the plane. ☊ identify ☊
He stared at his own image reflected in the water. ☊ image ☊
He was very aware of his own importance (= of his status). ☊ importance ☊
indicate that...: She indicated that I was to sit down. ☊ indicate ☊
Many herbs can be grown indoors. ☊ indoors ☊
an industrial town ☊ industrial ☊
I don't want to influence you. It must be your own decision. ☊ influence ☊
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was often known by his initials JFK. ☊ initial ☊
She did it on her own initiative (= without anyone telling her to do it). ☊ initiative ☊
He was the innocent party (= person) in the breakdown of the marriage. ☊ innocent ☊
intend sth: The company intends a slow-down in expansion. ☊ intend ☊
It is not possible for everyone to put their own interpretation on the law. ☊ interpretation ☊
She was introduced to me as a well-known novelist. ☊ introduce ☊
Our speaker today needs no introduction (= is already well known). ☊ introduction ☊
to accept/turn down/decline an invitation ☊ invitation ☊
They were joint owners of the house (= they owned it together). ☊ joint ☊
Each painting must be judged on its own merits. ☊ judge ☊
The children were jumping up and down with excitement. ☊ jump ☊
She jumped down from the chair. ☊ jump ☊
Slow down—I can't keep up! ☊ keep up (with sb/sth) ☊
Vandals had kicked the door down. ☊ kick ☊
to be crowned king ☊ king ☊
He went down on one knee and asked her to marry him. ☊ knee ☊
Everyone was down on (their) hands and knees (= crawling on the floor) looking for the ring. ☊ knee ☊
They had to knock the door down to get in. ☊ knock ☊
She was knocked down by a bus. ☊ knock sb down/over ☊
He knocked his opponent down three times in the first round. ☊ knock sb down/over ☊
These old houses are going to be knocked down. ☊ knock sth down ☊
The drug is commonly known as Ecstasy. ☊ know ☊
Peter Wilson, also known as 'the Tiger' ☊ know ☊
know sb/sth as sth: It's known as the most dangerous part of the city. ☊ know ☊
know sb/sth for sth: She is best known for her work on the human brain. ☊ know ☊
know sb/sth to be/do sth: He's known to be an outstanding physicist. ☊ know ☊
I've known David for 20 years. ☊ know ☊
This man is known to the police (= as a criminal). ☊ know ☊
'Martin was lying all the time.' 'I should have known.' ☊ know ☊
The cause of the fire is not yet known. ☊ know ☊
it is known that...: It is widely known that CFCs can damage the ozone layer. ☊ know ☊
Two women are known to have died. ☊ know ☊
You know that restaurant round the corner? It's closed down. ☊ you know ☊
We tested various supermarkets' own label pasta sauces (= those marked with the name of the shop/store where they are sold). ☊ label ☊
The company wants to keep down labour costs. ☊ labour ☊
The town has a concert hall and two theatres. The latter were both built in the 1950s. ☊ latter ☊
She was well known for her brushes with the law. ☊ law ☊
Kate's word was law in the Brown household. ☊ law ☊
lay sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): She laid the baby down gently on the bed. ☊ lay ☊
learn (that)...: He'll just have to learn (that) he can't always have his own way. ☊ learn ☊
I've known her at least as long as you have. ☊ at least ☊
leave sb/sth to do sth: I was left to cope on my own. ☊ leave ☊
Let us get those boxes down for you. ☊ let ☊
I'm afraid she let us down badly. ☊ let sb down ☊
This machine won't let you down. ☊ let sb down ☊
He trudged home feeling lonely and let down. ☊ let sb down ☊
The town lies on the coast. ☊ lie ☊
Go and lie down for a while. ☊ lie down ☊
He lay down on the sofa and soon fell asleep. ☊ lie down ☊
These new figures give the lie to the belief that unemployment is going down. ☊ give the lie to sth ☊
Life can be difficult when you move to a new town. ☊ life ☊
He lifted the suitcase down from the rack. ☊ lift ☊
Could I have a lift into town? ☊ lift ☊
to turn down/dim the lights ☊ light ☊
She acts like she owns the place. ☊ like ☊
The town is in a direct line between London and the coast. ☊ line ☊
to pass sth down through the male/female line ☊ line ☊
Be careful not to cross the line (= the broken line painted down the middle of the road). ☊ line ☊
She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink. ☊ liquid ☊
Towns in the guide are listed alphabetically. ☊ list ☊
He is little known as an artist. ☊ little ☊
The women came down the hill with their loads of firewood. ☊ load ☊
locally grown fruit ☊ locally ☊
a small town located 30 miles south of Chicago ☊ located ☊
Each of them having their own room was the logical solution. ☊ logical ☊
He walked down the long corridor. ☊ long ☊
The house was pulled down long ago. ☊ long ☊
Let's look round the town this afternoon. ☊ look around/round (sth) ☊
She looks down on people who haven't been to college. ☊ look down on sb/sth ☊
Some families lost everything (= all they owned) in the flood. ☊ lose ☊
Sit down or you'll lose your seat. ☊ lose ☊
That music's too loud—please turn it down. ☊ loud ☊
She has a very low opinion of her own abilities. ☊ low ☊
a plane flying low over the town ☊ low ☊
I put the loss of the money down to pure bad luck. ☊ luck ☊
I sat down to open the mail. ☊ mail ☊
The terrorists made it known that tourists would be targeted. ☊ make ☊
She makes her own clothes. ☊ make ☊
She's 82 and can't manage on her own any more. ☊ manage ☊
I don't know how she manages on her own with four kids. ☊ manage ☊
The company's top-down management style made decision-making slow and inflexible. ☊ management ☊
I've known her for a great many (= very many) years. ☊ many ☊
Grammar information enables students to map the structure of a foreign language onto their own. ☊ map sth on/onto sth ☊
(+ adv./prep.): Soldiers were marching up and down outside the government buildings. ☊ march ☊
a market town (= a town in Britain where a regular market is or was held) ☊ market ☊
a mass of snow and rocks falling down the mountain ☊ mass ☊
The company produces its own training material. ☊ material ☊
matter with sb/sth: Is something the matter with Bob? He seems very down. ☊ matter ☊
What on earth was the matter with her, she wondered. She'd come here to enjoy herself and here she was, stuck on her own in the hotel. ☊ matter ☊
I decided to take matters into my own hands (= deal with the situation myself). ☊ matter ☊
Bob spent fifteen months alone on his yacht. Ann, meanwhile, took care of the children on her own. ☊ meanwhile ☊
a medium-size car/business/town ☊ medium ☊
meet sb: Did you meet anyone in town? ☊ meet ☊
Little is known about the third member of the band. ☊ member ☊
a pull-down menu ☊ menu ☊
Take a sheet of paper and draw a line down the middle. ☊ middle ☊
The nearest bank is about half a mile down the road. ☊ mile ☊
Come down this minute! ☊ this minute ☊
mix sth: With this range of paints, you can mix your own colours. ☊ mix ☊
The town offers a fascinating mix of old and new. ☊ mix ☊
move sb to sth: Grown men were moved to tears at the horrific scenes. ☊ move ☊
move away: She's been all on her own since her daughter moved away. ☊ move ☊
Mr Brown ☊ Mr ☊
Mr John Brown ☊ Mr ☊
Mr and Mrs Brown ☊ Mr ☊
The murdered woman was well known in the area. ☊ murder ☊
He must have known (= surely he knew) what she wanted. ☊ must ☊
His past is shrouded in mystery (= not much is known about it). ☊ mystery ☊
We reserved two tickets in the name of Brown. ☊ in the name of sb/sth, in sb's/sth's name ☊
Her mother lived in a nearby town. ☊ nearby ☊
What do you need your own computer for? You can use ours. ☊ need ☊
I am new to the town. ☊ new ☊
I saw her in town the other night (= a few nights ago). ☊ night ☊
In the normal course of events I wouldn't go to that part of town. ☊ normal ☊
The police officer noted down details of the burglary. ☊ note sth down ☊
Normally, the letter would not have come to my notice (= I would not have known about it). ☊ notice ☊
Now come and sit down. ☊ now ☊
'Sit down!' Meekly, she obeyed. ☊ obey ☊
He has been known on occasion to lose his temper. ☊ on occasion(s) ☊
You can't just turn down offers of work like that. ☊ offer ☊
The company is moving to new offices on the other side of town. ☊ office ☊
She's an old friend of mine (= I have known her for a long time). ☊ old ☊
She was a woman grown old before her time (= who looked older than she was). ☊ old ☊
Put it down on the table. ☊ on ☊
a town on the coast ☊ on ☊
Our car's always breaking down. But we're getting a new one soon. ☊ one ☊
She's only 21 and she runs her own business. ☊ only ☊
She stepped down from the train onto the platform. ☊ onto ☊
The house had been thrown open to the public. ☊ open ☊
We live further down on the opposite side of the road. ☊ opposite ☊
He sat down in the chair opposite. ☊ opposite ☊
She tried calming him down but it seemed to be having the opposite effect. ☊ opposite ☊
The army met with fierce opposition in every town. ☊ opposition ☊
We cannot back down at the first sign of opposition. ☊ opposition ☊
Turn the heat down or it'll burn. ☊ or ☊
order that...: They ordered that for every tree cut down two more be planted. ☊ order ☊
They ordered that for every tree cut down two more should be planted. ☊ order ☊
order (sb) + speech: 'Sit down and be quiet,' she ordered. ☊ order ☊
At the end of the lease, the land will be returned to the original owner. ☊ original ☊
I work on the other side of town. ☊ other ☊
Mr Green is out of town this week. ☊ out ☊
He got thrown out of the restaurant. ☊ out ☊
Brown goes on to the semi-finals but Lee is out. ☊ out ☊
The seeds may be sown outdoors in the spring. ☊ outdoors ☊
The wind must have blown it over. ☊ over ☊
Put it down over there. ☊ over ☊
Over the next few days they got to know the town well. ☊ over ☊
It was her own idea. ☊ own ☊
I saw it with my own eyes (= I didn't hear about it from somebody else). ☊ own ☊
Is the car your own? ☊ own ☊
Your day off is your own (= you can spend it as you wish). ☊ own ☊
Our children are grown up and have children of their own. ☊ own ☊
For reasons of his own (= particular reasons that perhaps only he knew about), he refused to join the club. ☊ own ☊
The accident happened through no fault of her own. ☊ own ☊
He wants to come into the business on his own terms. ☊ own ☊
I need a room of my own. ☊ own ☊
I have my very own room at last. ☊ own ☊
She makes all her own clothes. ☊ own ☊
He has to cook his own meals. ☊ own ☊
I'm all on my own today. ☊ (all) on your own ☊
She lives on her own. ☊ (all) on your own ☊
He did it on his own. ☊ (all) on your own ☊
Do you own your house or do you rent it? ☊ own ☊
I don't own anything of any value. ☊ own ☊
Most of the apartments are privately owned. ☊ own ☊
an American-owned company ☊ own ☊
Does anyone own this coat? It was left in a classroom. ☊ own ☊
Don't tell me what to do—you don't own me! ☊ own ☊
I'm still waiting for someone to own up to the breakages. ☊ own up (to sth/to doing sth) ☊
Why don't you just own up and hope she forgives you? ☊ own up (to sth/to doing sth) ☊
a dog/factory owner ☊ owner ☊
The painting has been returned to its rightful owner. ☊ owner ☊
He's now the proud owner of a cottage in Wales. ☊ owner ☊
Would the owner of the black Mercedes parked in front of the gates please report to reception. ☊ owner ☊
The ball gathered pace as it rolled down the hill. ☊ pace ☊
We encourage all students to work at their own pace (= as fast or as slow as they can). ☊ pace ☊
a package wrapped in brown paper ☊ paper ☊
paper losses/profits (= that are shown in accounts but which may not exist in reality) ☊ paper ☊
The final part will be shown next Sunday evening. ☊ part ☊
partnership with sb/sth: He developed his own program in partnership with an American expert. ☊ partnership ☊
The avalanche forced its way down the mountain, crushing everything in its path. ☊ path ☊
pay sb sth: I'll pay you a call when I'm in town. ☊ pay ☊
I need to check that she is all right, just for my own peace of mind (= so that I do not have to worry). ☊ peace ☊
The factory will be closed down over a 2-year period/a period of two years. ☊ period ☊
The verdict was murder by a person or persons unknown. ☊ person ☊
to put the phone down ☊ phone ☊
She was, in her own favourite phrase, 'a woman without a past'. ☊ phrase ☊
I have a vivid picture of my grandfather smiling down at me when I was very small. ☊ picture ☊
The bridge was taken down piece by piece. ☊ piece ☊
I'm fed up with living with my parents, so I'm looking for a place of my own. ☊ place ☊
The town has many excellent eating places. ☊ place ☊
The parking areas in the town are few, but strategically placed. ☊ place ☊
We planned the day down to the last detail. ☊ plan ☊
Please sit down. ☊ please ☊
The profession is policed by its own regulatory body. ☊ police ☊
The entire population of the town was at the meeting. ☊ population ☊
She poured boiling water down the sink. ☊ pour ☊
Tears poured down his cheeks. ☊ pour ☊
pour (down): The rain continued to pour down. ☊ pour ☊
pour (down) rain: It's pouring rain outside. ☊ pour ☊
power (over sb/sth): The aim is to give people more power over their own lives. ☊ power ☊
the present owner of the house ☊ present ☊
She pressed down hard on the gas pedal. ☊ press ☊
The car has only had one previous owner. ☊ previous ☊
It's amazing how much computers have come down in price over the past few years. ☊ price ☊
pride (in doing sth): We take great pride in offering the best service in town. ☊ pride ☊
She is afraid to go out and has become a virtual prisoner in her own home. ☊ prisoner ☊
He was a prisoner of his own ignorance. ☊ prisoner ☊
a programme to return many of the state companies to private ownership ☊ private ☊
The villa has its own private beach. ☊ private ☊
a privately owned company ☊ privately ☊
It was the best known and probably the most popular of her songs. ☊ probably ☊
The course allows students to progress at their own speed. ☊ progress ☊
The line of traffic progressed slowly through the town. ☊ progress ☊
Each company is fighting to protect its own commercial interests. ☊ protect ☊
the proud owner of a new car ☊ proud ☊
They've gone down the pub for a drink. ☊ pub ☊
a public figure (= a person who is well known because they are often on the television, radio, etc.) ☊ public ☊
She entered public life (= started a job in which she became known to the public) at the age of 25. ☊ public ☊
The rail industry is no longer in public ownership (= controlled by the government). ☊ public ☊
a publicly owned company ☊ publicly ☊
He wants to open his own business, but needs a push in the right direction to get him started. ☊ push ☊
Put the cases down there, please. ☊ put ☊
Put that knife down before you hurt somebody! ☊ put sth down ☊
It's a great book. I couldn't put it down. ☊ put sth down ☊
She put the phone down on me (= ended the call before I had finished speaking). ☊ put sth down ☊
to be crowned queen ☊ queen ☊
She crept downstairs (as) quiet as a mouse. ☊ quiet ☊
She raced her car through the narrow streets of the town. ☊ race ☊
This town got a lot bigger when the railroad came in the 1860s. ☊ railroad ☊
The rain poured down. ☊ rain ☊
(+ adv./prep.): The restaurant ranks among the finest in town. ☊ rank ☊
Why didn't you ask for help, rather than trying to do it on your own? ☊ rather than ☊
The reader is left to draw his or her own conclusions. ☊ reader ☊
She has not shown any real regret for what she did. ☊ real ☊
He wants to keep them all in his office for reasons best known to himself. ☊ reason ☊
the reds and browns of the woods in the fall (= of the leaves) ☊ red ☊
I wrote down the name of the hotel for future reference (= because it might be useful in the future). ☊ reference ☊
The movie goes on general release (= will be widely shown in cinemas/movie theaters) next week. ☊ release ☊
The law states that everyone has the right to practise their own religion. ☊ religion ☊
You should rely on your own judgement. ☊ rely on/upon sb/sth ☊
It remains to be seen (= it will only be known later) whether you are right. ☊ remain ☊
He still remembered her as the lively teenager he'd known years before. ☊ remember ☊
repeat that...: He's fond of repeating that the company's success is all down to him. ☊ repeat ☊
+ speech: 'I won't let you down,' he replied confidently. ☊ reply ☊
rescue sb/sth from sth/sb: He rescued a child from drowning. ☊ rescue ☊
What have their researches shown? ☊ research ☊
the town's resident population (= not tourists or visitors) ☊ resident ☊
Tom's our resident expert (= our own expert) on foreign movies. ☊ resident ☊
He tried to pin me down, but I resisted. ☊ resist ☊
the resort town of Byron Bay ☊ resort ☊
I did it on my own responsibility (= without being told to and being willing to take the blame if it had gone wrong). ☊ responsibility ☊
a restaurant owner ☊ restaurant ☊
restrict sth to sth: Speed is restricted to 30 mph in towns. ☊ restrict ☊
The boat rocked up and down in rhythm with the sea. ☊ rhythm ☊
brown rice (= without its outer covering removed) ☊ rice ☊
It's a ten-minute bus ride from here to town. ☊ ride ☊
We managed to get a ride into town when we missed the bus. ☊ ride ☊
His success was down to being in the right place at the right time (= being able to take opportunities when they came). ☊ right ☊
all rights reserved (= protected or kept for the owners of the book, film/movie, etc.) ☊ right ☊
She was risking her own and her children's health. ☊ risk ☊
to travel up/down river (= in the opposite direction to/in the same direction as the way in which the river is flowing) ☊ river ☊
They live just along/up/down the road (= further on the same road). ☊ road ☊
I always roll my own (= make my own cigarettes). ☊ roll ☊
(+ adv./prep.): The car began to roll back down the hill. ☊ roll ☊
Tears rolled down her cheeks. ☊ roll ☊
roll over (onto sth): She rolled over to let the sun brown her back. ☊ roll ☊
Two thousand is a nice round number—put that down. ☊ round ☊
rude (to sb) (about sb/sth): The man was downright rude to us. ☊ rude ☊
She laid down strict rules for her tenants including prompt payment of rent. ☊ rule ☊
The tears ran down her cheeks. ☊ run ☊
A shiver ran down my spine. ☊ run ☊
Sadly, after eight years of marriage they had grown apart. ☊ sadly ☊
She didn't feel safe on her own. ☊ safe ☊
He was kept in custody for his own safety. ☊ safety ☊
sail sth: She sails her own yacht. ☊ sail ☊
As the boat moved down the river the wind began to fill the sails. ☊ sail ☊
save doing sth: He's grown a beard to save shaving. ☊ save ☊
score sth: to score a goal/try/touchdown/victory ☊ score ☊
Now screw down the lid. ☊ screw ☊
Please take a seat (= sit down). ☊ seat ☊
Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats (= sit down). ☊ seat ☊
These vegetables can be grown from seed. ☊ seed ☊
seek sth from sb: She managed to calm him down and seek help from a neighbour. ☊ seek ☊
In the nineties most state-owned industries were sold off. ☊ sell sth off ☊
I could hardly believe the evidence of my own senses (= what I could see, hear, etc.). ☊ sense ☊
Last year's figures are shown separately. ☊ separately ☊
We need to get down to the serious business of working out costs. ☊ serious ☊
serve sb/sth with sth: The town is well served with buses and major road links. ☊ serve ☊
She set a tray down on the table. ☊ set ☊
She settled down in an armchair to watch television. ☊ settle down ☊
I settled down with a book. ☊ settle down ☊
When are you going to get married and settle down? ☊ settle down ☊
It's time I settled down. ☊ settle down ☊
It always takes the class a while to settle down at the start of the lesson. ☊ settle down, settle sb down ☊
Now, come on, settle down! ☊ settle down, settle sb down ☊
I'm sure things will settle down soon. ☊ settle down, settle sb down ☊
The early goal settled the home side down. ☊ settle down, settle sb down ☊
sew sth: She sews all her own clothes. ☊ sew ☊
We sat down in the shade of the wall. ☊ shade ☊
The shadows lengthened as the sun went down. ☊ shadow ☊
She bent down to shake a pebble out of her shoe. ☊ shake ☊
Several planes were shot down by enemy fire. ☊ shoot sb/sth down ☊
I'm just going down to the shops. Can I get you anything? ☊ shop ☊
show sth: The movie is being shown now. ☊ show ☊
The map shows the principal towns and rivers. ☊ show ☊
show yourself + adj.: She had shown herself unable to deal with money. ☊ show ☊
show yourself to be/have sth: He has shown himself to be ready to make compromises. ☊ show ☊
show that...: He has shown that he is ready to make compromises. ☊ show ☊
We were shown into the waiting room. ☊ show ☊
Have you shown your work to anyone? ☊ show ☊
show sb sth: Have you shown anyone your work? ☊ show ☊
show sb that...: Market research has shown us that people want quality, not just low prices. ☊ show ☊
We were shown around the school by one of the students. ☊ show sb around/round (sth) ☊
Has anyone shown you round yet? ☊ show sb around/round (sth) ☊
The theatre shut down after more than half a century. ☊ shut down ☊
The computer system will be shut down over the weekend. ☊ shut sth down ☊
She has a pain down her right side. ☊ side ☊
I have been known to faint at the sight of blood. ☊ sight ☊
She nodded as a sign for us to sit down. ☊ sign ☊
Your work has shown a significant improvement. ☊ significant ☊
Please sit down. ☊ sit down, sit yourself down ☊
He sat down on the bed. ☊ sit down, sit yourself down ☊
They sat down to consider the problem. ☊ sit down, sit yourself down ☊
Come in and sit yourselves down. ☊ sit down, sit yourself down ☊
The facilities are excellent for a town that size. ☊ size ☊
I put the sleeping baby down gently. ☊ sleep ☊
(+ adv./prep.): We slid down the grassy slope. ☊ slide ☊
The town is built on a slope. ☊ slope ☊
The path sloped gently down. ☊ slope ☊
Everything had been planned down to the smallest detail. ☊ small ☊
a small house/town/car/man ☊ small ☊
smash sth + adv./prep.: Mark smashed his fist down on the desk. ☊ smash ☊
I bent down to smell the flowers. ☊ smell ☊
We've known each other for some years now. ☊ some ☊
I like to be on my own sometimes. ☊ sometimes ☊
They have three grown-up sons. ☊ son ☊
Could you turn the sound up/down? ☊ sound ☊
This course is designed so that students can progress at their own speed. ☊ speed ☊
a debate that has split the country down the middle ☊ split ☊
the market/town/village square ☊ square ☊
The children ran up/down the stairs. ☊ stair ☊
to stand on your head/hands (= to be upside down, balancing on your head/hands) ☊ stand ☊
In the shanty towns there are very poor living standards. ☊ standard ☊
The trail starts just outside the town. ☊ start ☊
a state-owned company ☊ state ☊
a steel town ☊ steel ☊
We walked down some stone steps to the beach. ☊ step ☊
a step-by-step guide to building your own home ☊ step ☊
Stick your bags down there. ☊ stick ☊
She sat down stiffly on a chair by the wall, aware that they were looking at her. ☊ stiffly ☊
stranger to...: He must have been a stranger to the town. ☊ stranger ☊
to walk along/down/up the street ☊ street ☊
the town's narrow cobbled streets ☊ street ☊
10 Downing Street ☊ street ☊
You have shown great strength of character. ☊ strength ☊
He wrapped the package in brown paper and tied it with string. ☊ string ☊
They ordered us to strip and lie down on the grass. ☊ strip ☊
strip down to sth: She stripped down to her underwear. ☊ strip ☊
strip (sth) off: We stripped off and ran down to the water. ☊ strip ☊
Her face had obviously caught the sun (= become red or brown) on holiday. ☊ sun ☊
She walked carefully down the stairs, supported by her grandson. ☊ support ☊
The town supports a small fishing fleet. ☊ support ☊
She swept the clothes onto the floor and invited him to sit down. ☊ sweep ☊
I have no sympathy for Jan, it's all her own fault. ☊ sympathy ☊
He takes the view that children are responsible for their own actions. ☊ take ☊
take sth (from sb): The rebels succeeded in taking the town. ☊ take ☊
The sign must be taken down. ☊ take ☊
to take down a tent ☊ take sth down ☊
Workmen arrived to take down the scaffolding. ☊ take sth down ☊
Reporters took down every word of his speech. ☊ take sth down ☊
talk (between A and B) (on/over sth): Talks between management and workers broke down over the issue of holiday pay. ☊ talk ☊
A tear rolled down his face. ☊ tear ☊
tell sb/yourself to do sth: He was told to sit down and wait. ☊ tell ☊
There was a sign telling motorists to slow down. ☊ tell ☊
to put up/take down a tent ☊ tent ☊
You look terrible, you'd better sit down. ☊ terrible ☊
Tests have shown high levels of pollutants in the water. ☊ test ☊
throw sth + adv./prep.: The boat was thrown onto the rocks. ☊ throw ☊
Just throw your bag down over there. ☊ throw ☊
That old chair should be thrown away. ☊ throw sth away ☊
You'll be thrown out if you don't pay the rent. ☊ throw sb out (of...) ☊
We do not own the building. Thus, it would be impossible for us to make any major changes to it. ☊ thus ☊
She tipped the dirty water down the drain. ☊ tip ☊
The meadows lead down to the river. ☊ to ☊
Every flat has its own bathroom and toilet. ☊ toilet ☊
He's far too young to go on his own. ☊ too ☊
These proposals are perfectly in tune with our own thoughts on the subject. ☊ be in/out of tune (with sb/sth) ☊
Brown the meat on one side, then turn it over and brown the other side. ☊ turn sth over ☊
Why did she turn down your invitation? ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
He has been turned down for ten jobs so far. ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
He asked her to marry him but she turned him down. ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
Please turn the volume down. ☊ turn sth down ☊
I was just a young girl from a small town and I felt very unimportant. ☊ unimportant ☊
a species of insect previously unknown to science ☊ unknown ☊
He was trying, for some unknown reason, to count the stars. ☊ unknown ☊
The man's identity remains unknown. ☊ unknown ☊
an unknown actor ☊ unknown ☊
The author is virtually unknown outside Poland. ☊ unknown ☊
The disease is as yet unknown in Europe (= there have been no cases there). ☊ unknown ☊
It was not unknown for people to have to wait several hours (= it happened sometimes). ☊ unknown ☊
The boat bobbed up and down on the water. ☊ up and down ☊
She was pacing up and down in front of her desk. ☊ up and down ☊
The police turned the whole house upside down looking for clues. ☊ turn sth upside down ☊
His sudden death turned her world upside down. ☊ turn sth upside down ☊
The painting looks like it's upside down to me. ☊ upside down ☊
urban development (= the process of building towns and cities or making them larger) ☊ urban ☊
urban renewal/regeneration (= the process of improving the buildings, etc. in the poor parts of a town or city) ☊ urban ☊
a small town set in a valley ☊ valley ☊
to go down/fall/drop in value ☊ value ☊
At last he had his very own car (= belonging to him and to nobody else). ☊ very ☊
Sit down—you're blocking my view. ☊ view ☊
view (about/on sth): His views on the subject were well known. ☊ view ☊
We visited towns and villages all over Spain. ☊ village ☊
Keep your voice down (= speak quietly). ☊ voice ☊
This work has grown in volume recently. ☊ volume ☊
to turn the volume up/down ☊ volume ☊
She was paralysed from the waist down (= in the area below her waist). ☊ waist ☊
The children jumped up and down to keep warm. ☊ warm ☊
We got straight down to business without wasting time on small talk. ☊ waste ☊
I hate to see good food go to waste (= be thrown away). ☊ waste ☊
We walked down to the water's edge. ☊ water ☊
With a wave and a shout he ran down the road to meet us. ☊ wave ☊
There has been a new wave of bombings since the peace talks broke down. ☊ wave ☊
It's important to know your own strengths and weaknesses. ☊ weakness ☊
They live in town during the week and go to the country for the weekend. ☊ week ☊
a well-known actor ☊ well known ☊
His books are not well known. ☊ well known ☊
It is a well-known fact that caffeine is a stimulant. ☊ well known ☊
He lives to the west of (= further west than) the town. ☊ west ☊
Tell me what happened in your own words. ☊ word ☊
Is this all your own work (= did you do it without help from others)? ☊ work ☊
When his wife died, his entire world was turned upside down. ☊ world ☊
He told her she'd let them down and she felt worse than ever. ☊ worse ☊
Her indecisiveness makes her her own worst enemy. ☊ be your own worst enemy ☊
Write down the address before you forget it. ☊ write sth down ☊
I'll put you down as a yes. ☊ yes ☊
As yet little was known of the causes of the disease. ☊ as yet ☊
posséder ☊ je possède les coupures de presse vous concernant ☊
baisser ☊ la jeune femme baisse encore un peu plus la tête ☊
inscrire ☊ j’inscrivis mon nom sur la fiche ☊
déposer ☊ pourquoi ne dépose-t-il pas ses bagages? ☊
propriétaire ☊ vous êtes le propriétaire des lieux? ☊
inconnu ☊ je me réveille dans des endroits inconnus ☊
descendre ☊ personne n’entre, personne ne descend du train ☊
rassurer ☊ le premier travail consiste à rassurer le gosse ☊
nôtre ☊ j’aurais aimé qu’il soit des nôtres ☊
renverser ☊ tout le container est renversé, tout est mélangé ☊
coucher ☊ lavez-les, nourrissez-les. couchez-les ☊
ralentir ☊ je vais pas ralentir. je vais même accélérer ☊
abattre ☊ le jeune homme a été abattu par la police ☊
restreindre ☊ il a restreint les travaux du comité à trois jours ☊
possession ☊ il était en possession de matériel d’intérêt ☊
dicter ☊ écris ce que je te dicte, mot pour mot ☊
déception ☊ la déception pourrait n’être que temporaire ☊
calmer ☊ j’ai pas besoin de me calmer ☊
bouleverser ☊ nous avons toujours le moyen de boule- verser le cours des évènements ☊
freiner ☊ il se peut que je freine brusquement ☊
décrocher ☊ je me suis enfin décidé à décrocher le téléphone ☊
retomber ☊ il essaie de se lever, retombe ☊
effondrer ☊ notre pays était complètement effondré ☊
abaisser ☊ les prix ne sont pas abaissés proportionnellement aux coûts ☊
répression ☊ la répression entraîne un surcroît d’activisme ☊
descendant ☊ les descendants parleront de leurs ancêtres disparus ☊
apaiser ☊ officiellement, les tensions s’apaisent ☊
couronne ☊ aucune couronne ne tient sur aucune tête ☊
descente ☊ le PCF poursuit sa descente aux enfers ☊
effondrement ☊ on va assister à l’effondrement de l’histoire de la finance ☊
décliner ☊ vous avez décliné notre offre ☊
réputé ☊ son personnel est réputé pour son service hors pair ☊
réduit ☊ nous avions une équipe très réduite ☊
défaillance ☊ je connaissais mes défaillances et je les regrettais ☊
panne ☊ ton téléphone est en panne ☊
ralentissement ☊ l’économie japonaise est en net ralentissement ☊
mairie ☊ ils se marièrent à la mairie ☊
léguer ☊ il aurait dû me léguer la maison tout entière ☊
noyer ☊ tous trois ont péri noyés, prisonniers du véhicule ☊
aval ☊ on parle des avantages en aval ☊
couronner ☊ ces rencontres ont vraiment été couronnées de succès ☊
mépriser ☊ il méprise l’art et les musées ☊
alourdir ☊ je sens mes doigts s’alourdir ☊
pendre ☊ ses immenses cheveux blonds pendaient jusqu’ à terre ☊
localité ☊ ce sont toutes des petites localités ☊
renier ☊ tu renies ton passé, notre amour, TA fille ☊
minimiser ☊ il tend donc à minimiser le problème ☊
notoire ☊ nous détenons en ce moment un meurtrier notoire ☊
terrien ☊ le Terrien est sur le point de vomir ☊