万分 → ☊ 
rất 
very 
We are very sorry. ☊ 
Chúng tôi rất xin lỗi. ☊ Adjectives 1 Vietnamese is very hard. ☊ Tiếng Việt rất khó. ☊ Adjectives 1 English is very easy. ☊ Tiếng Anh rất dễ. ☊ Adjectives 1 My dog is very quick. ☊ Con chó của tôi rất nhanh. ☊ Adjectives 1 I am very complicated. ☊ Tôi rất phức tạp. ☊ Adjectives 1 The tv is very expensive. ☊ Cái tivi rất đắt. ☊ Adjectives 1 I am very famous. ☊ Tôi rất nổi tiếng. ☊ Adjectives 1 She is very patient with us. ☊ Cô ấy rất kiên nhẫn với chúng tôi. ☊ Adjectives 1 Watching television is very interesting. ☊ Xem tivi rất hay. ☊ Adjectives 1 Your question is very interesting. ☊ Câu hỏi của bạn rất hay. ☊ Adjectives 1 We are very dangerous. ☊ Chúng tôi rất nguy hiểm. ☊ Adjectives 1 We are very good. ☊ Chúng tôi rất tốt. ☊ Adjectives 1 The snake is very long. ☊ Con rắn rất dài. ☊ Adjectives 1 My lunch is very bad. ☊ Bữa trưa của tôi rất tệ. ☊ Adjectives 1 These children are very stubborn. ☊ Những đứa trẻ này rất bướng bỉnh. ☊ Adjectives 1 The fish is very sad. ☊ Con cá rất buồn. ☊ Adjectives 1 He is very friendly. ☊ Anh ấy rất thân thiện. ☊ Adjectives 1 My cat is very heavy. ☊ Con mèo của tôi rất nặng. ☊ Adjectives 1 thank you very much, goodbye ☊ Cảm ơn rất nhiều, tạm biệt. ☊ Numbers Asia is very big. ☊ Châu Á rất lớn. ☊ Geography (The) scientists are very patient. ☊ Các nhà khoa học rất kiên nhẫn. ☊ Jobs 1 She is very flexible, because she is a secretary. ☊ Cô ấy rất linh hoạt vì cô ấy là một thư ký. ☊ Attributes My cat is very mean. ☊ Con mèo của tôi rất xấu tính. ☊ Attributes The child is very diligent. ☊ Đứa trẻ rất siêng năng. ☊ Attributes This cook is very professional. ☊ Đầu bếp này rất chuyên nghiệp. ☊ Attributes My mother is very gullible, but my father (dad) is not. ☊ Mẹ của tôi rất cả tin nhưng bố của tôi thì không. ☊ Attributes I realize that i love her so much. ☊ Tôi nhận ra tôi yêu cô ấy rất nhiều. ☊ Verbs 2.5 Those areas are very dangerous. ☊ Những khu vực đó rất nguy hiểm. ☊ Places This cave is very difficult to find. ☊ Hang này rất khó tìm. ☊ Places It It is very important so I cannot wait. ☊ Nó rất quan trọng nên tôi không thể chờ. ☊ Verbs 3 We wait for the women patiently because they are very slow. ☊ Chúng tôi kiên nhẫn đợi những người phụ nữ vì họ rất chậm. ☊ Verbs 3 The friendship between me and him is very special. ☊ Tình bạn giữa tôi và anh ấy rất đặc biệt. ☊ People The services of this city are very bad. ☊ Các dịch vụ của thành phố này rất tệ. ☊ Abstract Objects 1 The content of the test is very hard. ☊ Nội dung của bài kiểm tra rất khó. ☊ Abstract Objects 1 The result of my test is very bad. ☊ Kết quả của bài kiểm tra của tôi rất tệ. ☊ Abstract Objects 1 She teaches very interestingly. ☊ Cô ấy dạy rất hay. ☊ Verbs 4 Frogs swim very well. ☊ Ếch bơi rất tốt. ☊ Animals 2 The supermarket network here is very modern. ☊ Mạng lưới siêu thị ở đây rất hiện đại. ☊ Communication The air in this city is very bad. ☊ Không khí ở thành phố này rất tệ. ☊ Nature The climate here is very complicated. ☊ Khí hậu ở đây rất phức tạp. ☊ Nature Light is very important for life ☊ Ánh sáng rất quan trọng cho sự sống. ☊ Nature Fish is very popular there. ☊ Món cá rất phổ biến ở đó. ☊ Adjectives 2 I was very surprised. ☊ Tôi đã rất bất ngờ. ☊ Adjectives 2 It is very cold outside. ☊ Bên ngoài rất lạnh. ☊ Adjectives 2 The summer in Vietnam is very hot. ☊ Mùa hè ở Việt Nam rất nóng. ☊ Adjectives 2 He is very stressful ☊ Anh ấy đang rất căng thẳng. ☊ Adjectives 2 You had very particular solutions for this problem. ☊ Bạn đã có những giải pháp rất cụ thể cho vấn đề này. ☊ Adjectives 2 The candidates are very stressed. ☊ Các ứng cử viên đang rất căng thẳng. ☊ Politics Terrorism is very dangerous. ☊ Khủng bố rất nguy hiểm. ☊ Politics My father likes sport very much. ☊ Bố tôi rất thích thể thao. ☊ Sports Playing sports is very good for the children. ☊ Chơi thể thao rất tốt cho các đứa trẻ. ☊ Sports His song about fashion is being listened to a lot. ☊ Bài hát của anh ấy về thời trang đang được nghe rất nhiều. ☊ Arts Our audiences are very patient. ☊ Khán giả của chúng tôi rất kiên nhẫn. ☊ Arts The condition of the zoo is very bad. ☊ Trạng thái của sở thú rất tệ. ☊ Abstract Objects 2 There is a lot of water in my body. Do you want to drink it? ☊ Có rất nhiều nước trong cơ thể tôi.Bạn có muốn uống nó không? ☊ Medical Bird flu is a dangerous plague, because it spreads very fast. ☊ Cảm cúm gà là một dịch bệnh nguy hiểm vì nó lây lan rất nhanh. ☊ Medical Those two arms are very strong. ☊ Hai cánh tay đó rất khoẻ. ☊ Medical The technology develops very fast. ☊ Công nghệ phát triển rất nhanh. ☊ Science In Vietnam the temperature is very high in summer. ☊ Ở Việt Nam, nhiệt độ rất cao trong mùa hè. ☊ Science The budget to develop the infrastructure is very low. ☊ Kinh phí để phát triển cơ sở hạ tầng là rất thấp. ☊ Economics The advertisement of this compamy is very special. ☊ Quảng cáo của công ty này rất đặc biệt. ☊ Economics This interview is very important. ☊ Cuộc phỏng vấn này rất quan trọng. ☊ Economics The secretary of the director is so beautiful. ☊ Thư ký của giám đốc rất đẹp. ☊ Economics The air aon Venus is very hot. ☊ Không khí trên Sao Kim rất nóng. ☊ Astronomy The teachers say she is very obedient. ☊ Các giáo viên nói cô ấy rất ngoan. ☊ Adjectives 3 My son is very obedient. ☊ Con trai của tôi rất ngoan. ☊ Adjectives 3 Your achievement is very remarkable. ☊ Thành tích của bạn rất nổi bật. ☊ Adjectives 3 This house is very spacious. ☊ Cái nhà này rất rộng. ☊ Adjectives 3 Our field is very broad. ☊ Cánh đồng của chúng tôi rất rộng. ☊ Adjectives 3 My father is very angry ☊ Bố của tôi đang rất giận dữ. ☊ Adjectives 3 Yesterday he was very drunk. ☊ Hôm qua anh ấy đã rất say. ☊ Adjectives 3 I feel very proud because Ihave a wonderful mother. ☊ Tôi cảm thấy rất tự hào vì tôi cómột người mẹ tuyệt vời. ☊ Adjectives 3 This is a very serious problem. ☊ Đây là một vấn đề rất nghiêm trọng. ☊ Adjectives 3 He always feels everything is very serious. ☊ Anh ấy luôn cảm thấy mọi thứ rất nghiêm trọng. ☊ Adjectives 3 He is a very strange person. ☊ Anh ấy là một người rất lạ. ☊ Adjectives 3 Since yesterday I have started to feel very strange. ☊ Từ ngày hôm qua, tôi đã bắt đầu cảm thấy rất lạ. ☊ Adjectives 3 Buddhism is very popular in Vietnam. ☊ Đạo Phật rất phổ biến ở Việt Nam. ☊ History We are very democratic and cannot be more democratic. ☊ Chúng tôi rất dân chủ và không thể dân chủ hơn. ☊ History He has a very complicated past. ☊ Anh ấy có một quá khứ rất phức tạp. ☊ Abstract Objects 3 He always has many reasons. ☊ Anh ấy luôn có rất nhiều lý do. ☊ Abstract Objects 3 That secret military operation is very secret ☊ Chiến dịch quân sự bí mật đó rất bí mật. ☊ Military We were very afraid when he told us about his curse, although we knew that ☊ Chúng tôi đã rất sợ khi anh ấy nói chochúng tôi về lời nguyền của anh ấymặc dù chúng tôi đã biết đó ☊ Paranormality My astrology guide says this year I will be very lucky. ☊ Tử vi của tôi nói năm nay tôi sẽ rất may mắn. ☊ Paranormality My father is very undaunted. I am not. ☊ Bố của tôi rất gan góc. Tôi thì không. ☊ Reduplicative Words I am very sad because of being broke. ☊ Tôi đang rất buồn vì bị viêm màng túi. ☊ Informal Expressions After her mother passed away she cried a lot. ☊ Sau khi mẹ của cô ấy qua đời, cô ấy đã khóc rất nhiều. ☊ Informal Expressions My elder sister is very shrewish ☊ Chị của tôi rất đanh đá. ☊ Reduplicative Words 2 Learning languages is interesting. Học ngôn ngữ rất là thú vị. * 006 The TV set is brand new. Vô tuyến còn rất mới. * 019 A lot. The people are nice. Rất thích. Mọi người rất là dễ mến. * 023 I think you speak very well. Tôi thấy bạn nói rất là giỏi. * 025 Your pronunciation is very good. Cách phát âm rõ ràng của bạn rất tốt. * 025 A good film is playing today. Hôm nay có phim rất hay. * 047 The film is brand new. Phim rất mới. * 047 But the band plays very well. Nhưng ban nhạc chơi rất hay. * 048 I would like to surf. Tôi rất muốn lướt sóng. * 050 I would like to dive. Tôi rất muốn lặn. * 050 I would like to water ski. Tôi rất muốn lướt ván. * 050 And the bag is really very reasonable. Và túi xách tay thực sự là rất rẻ. * 056 Our grandfather is very old. Ông của chúng tôi rất già. * 070 I find him very handsome. Tôi thấy rằng ông ấy quả thật rất đẹp trai. * 093 I’m happy that you came. Tôi rất vui, vì bạn đã đến. * 094 I’m happy that you are interested. Tôi rất vui, vì bạn quan tâm. * 094 I’m happy that you want to buy the house. Tôi rất vui, vì bạn muốn mua căn nhà. * 094 The journey was beautiful, but too tiring. Chuyến du lịch tuy rất đẹp, nhưng mà quá mệt. * 100 like: rất → →
to be guarded by stringent precaution ☊ bảo vệ rất ngặt ☊ to invest a lot of time ☊ bỏ rất nhiều thì giờ ☊ common thing, everyday thing, nothing special ☊ chuyện rất thường ☊ to be very efficient ☊ có hiệu suất rất cao ☊ to have a lot of ☊ có rất nhiều ☊ to be very brave ☊ có rất nhiều can đảm ☊ there are many ways (to do sth) ☊ có rất nhiều cách ☊ to have many uses ☊ có rất nhiều dông dụng ☊ to have a lot of time ☊ có rất nhiều thì giờ ☊ she speaks English well ☊ cô ấy rất thạo tiếng Anh ☊ to feel very depressed ☊ cảm thấy rất ngán ☊ to toil, work very hard ☊ cộng việc rất cực nhọc ☊ these matches light easily ☊ diêm này rất nhạy ☊ the results are very poor ☊ hiệu quả rất là thấp ☊ to study very hard ☊ học rất chăm ☊ a very awkward situation ☊ kinh nghiệm rất thô thiển ☊ to do sth very often ☊ làm rất thường ☊ a very sensitive meter ☊ máy đo rất nhạy ☊ something very easy to do ☊ một chuyện rất dễ làm ☊ something very important, a very important matter ☊ một chuyện rất quan trọng ☊ very important personality, VIP ☊ một nhân vật rất quan trọng ☊ one of a small number of ☊ một trong số rất ít ☊ a sensitive issue for China ☊ một vấn đề rất nhạy cảm đối với Trung Quốc ☊ a very powerful person ☊ người rất có thế lực ☊ very strong development, growth ☊ phát triển rất mạnh ☊ to forget quickly ☊ quên rất mau chóng ☊ a great, formidable success ☊ thành công rất đáng kể ☊ in a very short time ☊ trong thời gian rất ngắn ☊ to look only dull but be actually clever ☊ trông thì nghệch nhưng rất khôn ☊ to pay a high price ☊ trả giá rất đắt ☊ to go through many ups and downs ☊ trải qua rất nhiều sóng gió ☊ to be very reckless in charater ☊ tính tình rất ngổ ☊ to express strong doubts, suspicions ☊ tỏ ra rất nghi ngờ ☊ highly-enriched uranium ☊ urani được làm giàu rất cao ☊ the business is very urgent and must be seen to right away ☊ việc rất là cần, phải làm ngay lập tức ☊ to happen a lot, take place often ☊ xảy ra rất thường ☊ this something very unusual for me ☊ điều này đối với tôi rất mới lạ ☊ One very important point is ~ ☊ điều rất cần là ☊ to be selling very strongly ☊ được tiêu thụ rất bán ☊ 
sehr ☊ rất ☊ 
非常 ☊ fēicháng sehr gut ☊ rất tốt ☊ 很好 ☊ hěn hǎo so viel ☊ rất nhiều ☊ 这么多 ☊ zhème duō riesig ☊ rất to lớn ☊ 巨大的 ☊ jùdà de winzig ☊ rất nhỏ ☊ 微小的 ☊ wēixiǎo de riesig ☊ rất to lớn ☊ 巨大的 ☊ jùdà de Gern geschehen. ☊ rất vui lòng ☊ 不客气 ☊ bú kè qi unentbehrlich ☊ rất cần thiết, không thể thiếu ☊ 必不可少的 ☊ bì bù kě shǎo de entgleisen ☊ trật đường ray ☊ 脱轨 ☊ tuōguǐ sehr ☊ rất ☊ ☊ sehr gut ☊ rất tốt ☊ ☊ so viel ☊ rất nhiều ☊ ☊ riesig ☊ rất to lớn ☊ ☊ winzig ☊ rất nhỏ ☊ ☊ Gern geschehen. ☊ rất vui lòng ☊ ☊ der Bruchteil ☊ phần rất nhỏ ☊ ☊ unentbehrlich ☊ rất cần thiết, không thể thiếu ☊ ☊ entgleisen ☊ trật đường ray ☊ ☊ die Entgleisung ☊ sự trật đường ray ☊ ☊ Nett, dich kennen zu lernen. Ich heiße Trang. Woher kommst du? ☊ Rất vui được làm quen với anh. Em tên Trang. Anh từ đâu đến? ☊ (Lektion 1, Nr. 3) Nach dem Flug ist er müde und sein Gepäck ist sehr schwer. ☊ Sau chuyến bay anh cảm thấy mệt và hành lý thì rất nặng. ☊ (Lektion 3, Nr. 22) Der Kurs ist heute sehr gut. ☊ Tỉ giá hôm nay rất tốt. ☊ (Lektion 5, Nr. 47) Diese kleinen Snacks sehen auch gut aus. ☊ Món ăn nhẹ cũng rất tốt. ☊ (Lektion 9, Nr. 87) Das Essen schmeckt dort sehr gut. ☊ Thức ăn ở đó rất ngon. ☊ (Lektion 9, Nr. 91) Trang ist sehr hungrig. Sie entscheidet sich, ein Menü zu bestellen. ☊ Trang rất đói. Cô ấy quyết định gọi một suất ăn. ☊ (Lektion 12, Nr. 115) Deshalb benötigt er zu Hause immer eine Menge Nahrungsmittel, selbst wenn das viel kostet. ☊ Vì vậy anh ấy luôn trữ nhiều đồ ăn trong nhà, cho dù rất tốn kém. ☊ (Lektion 14, Nr. 154) Danke. Ich bin sehr glücklich, dass ich diese Wohnung fand. ☊ Cám ơn. Anh rất may mắn khi tìm được căn nhà này. ☊ (Lektion 16, Nr. 171) Deine Wohnung ist toll, alles ist darin so freundlich, nicht wie in dem grauen Wohnheim, in dem ich lebe. ☊ Nhà của anh thật tuyệt. Mọi thứ trông rất gần gũi, không như ở khu tập thế tối thui nơi em đang ở. ☊ (Lektion 16, Nr. 172) Das Wetter wird sehr kalt und nass und Tri braucht neue Kleidung. ☊ Trời rất lạnh và ẩm ướt và Tri cần quần áo mới. ☊ (Lektion 21, Nr. 247) Okay, ich kenne ein sehr gutes Geschäft, in dem wir beide etwas finden werden. ☊ Ok, em biết một cửa hàng rất tuyệt, ở đó cả hai chúng ta sẽ tìm được thứ gì đó. ☊ (Lektion 22, Nr. 272) Tri und Trang sind jetzt sehr müde und hungrig. ☊ Tri và Trang hiện rất đói và mệt. ☊ (Lektion 23, Nr. 275) Er hat viele Andenken für seinen Bruder und seine Freunde gekauft. ☊ Anh ấy mua rất nhiều quà làm kỷ niệm cho anh trai và bạn bè. ☊ (Lektion 24, Nr. 295) Hallo Trang, ich bin so aufgeregt. ☊ Chào Trang, anh đang rất hồi hộp. ☊ (Lektion 24, Nr. 299) Es gibt einen sehr netten Juwelier in Berlin. Meine Oma arbeitet dort. ☊ Có một tiệm kim hoàn rất tốt ở Berlin. Bà em làm việc ở đó. ☊ (Lektion 25, Nr. 315) Meine Großmutter hat einen sehr wertvollen Ring aus Spanien. ☊ Bà em có một cái nhẫn rất quý từ Tây Ban Nha. ☊ (Lektion 25, Nr. 319) Es war ein sehr kleines Geschäft im Außenbezirk der Stadt. ☊ Đó là một cửa hàng rất nhỏ nằm ở ngoại ô thành phố. ☊ (Lektion 26, Nr. 327) Der Ring ist wirklich alt und hat persönlichen Wert. ☊ Chiếc nhẫn này thực sự là rất lâu đời rồi, và cá nhân tôi rất quí nó. ☊ (Lektion 26, Nr. 332) Nach dem Unfall ist Tri sehr an Medizin interessiert. ☊ Sau vụ tai nạn Tri rất quan tâm đến y dược. ☊ (Lektion 33, Nr. 436) Sie war sehr groß. ☊ Cô ấy rất cao lớn. ☊ (Lektion 34, Nr. 462) Nein, er ist dunkelhaarig, elegant und sehr hübsch. ☊ Không, anh ta tóc màu đen, rất lịch thiệp và đáng yêu. ☊ (Lektion 34, Nr. 469) Nam ist sehr dünn. Sie ist vier Jahre alt. ☊ Nam rất gầy. Nó bốn tuối. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 482) Sie muss immer Märchen erzählen, weil sie eine sehr gute Geschichtenerzählerin ist. ☊ Cô ấy luôn phải kế một câu chuyện cố tích, vì cô ấy là một người kế chuyện rất hay. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 487) Trang hat ein nettes Apartment in der Stadtmitte gefunden. ☊ Trang đã tìm thấy một căn hộ rất tốt ở giữa thành phố. ☊ (Lektion 37, Nr. 519) Am Ticketschalter musst du sehr lange warten. Am besten benutzt du den Fahrscheinautomaten. ☊ Ở quầy bán vé anh phải đợi rất lâu. Tốt nhất là anh dùng máy bán vé tự động. ☊ (Lektion 37, Nr. 532) Tri vermisst seine Familie sehr. ☊ Tri rất nhớ gia đình. ☊ (Lektion 40, Nr. 579) Das ist gut. Oder wir laufen. Laufen ist sehr gesund. ☊ Tốt. Hay chúng ta chạy đi. Chạy rất tốt mà. ☊ (Lektion 42, Nr. 607) Aber die Wohnung liegt an einer stark befahrenen Straße. ☊ Nhưng căn hộ nằm cạnh con đường có rất nhiều xe cộ đi lại. ☊ (Lektion 43, Nr. 619) Und den Spiegel würde ich gerne in einem blauen Rahmen an die Wand hängen. ☊ Và em rất muốn treo gương trong một cái khung màu xanh lên tường. ☊ (Lektion 45, Nr. 645) Ich fände es sinnvoll, wenn wir dort anstatt einer Tapete Kacheln anbringen würden. ☊ Anh thấy rất có ích, nếu chúng ta có thể lát bằng gạch men thay cho giấy dán tường. ☊ (Lektion 45, Nr. 651) Sie haben viel trainiert, um einen Misserfolg zu verhindern. ☊ Trước khi bắt đầu họ đã tập rất nhiều để tránh sự thất bại. ☊ (Lektion 49, Nr. 694) Darüber habe ich mich auch schon gewundert. ☊ Anh đã rất kinh ngạc về điều đó. ☊ (Lektion 49, Nr. 697) Ich habe eine Hütte gefunden, die ganz in der Nähe eines kleinen Sees liegt. ☊ Anh đã phát hiện ra một cái nhà gỗ, nó nằm rất gần cái hồ nhỏ. ☊ (Lektion 50, Nr. 706) Schau dir die vielen Boote im Fluss an. ☊ Anh nhìn nè, có rất nhiều tàu thuyền trên sông. ☊ (Lektion 51, Nr. 720) Morgen wird das Wetter bestimmt wieder schön! ☊ Ngày mai chắc là thời tiết sẽ lại rất đẹp! ☊ (Lektion 54, Nr. 762) Wir freuen uns, euch bald wiederzusehen. ☊ Chúng con rất mong gặp lại bố mẹ sớm. ☊ (Lektion 55, Nr. 787) Ich glaube, sie haben sich gefreut, dass ich ein Bild von ihnen gemacht habe. ☊ Anh nghĩ, chúng rất vui khi anh chụp ảnh chúng. ☊ (Lektion 57, Nr. 813) Ich finde deine Fotos sehr gelungen. ☊ Em thấy những bức ảnh của anh rất thành công. ☊ (Lektion 57, Nr. 814) Trang hat einen Bericht über ein beeindruckendes Theaterstück gelesen. ☊ Trang đã đọc một bài bình luận về vở kịch rất ấn tượng. ☊ (Lektion 58, Nr. 816) Sie leidet wirklich sehr unter ihrem Liebeskummer. ☊ Chị đã thực sự chịu đựng rất nhiều về sự buồn khổ vì tình. ☊ (Lektion 61, Nr. 868) Selbstverständlich. Aber der Mann war richtig brutal. ☊ Đương nhiên. Nhưng người đàn ông đó rất bạo lực. ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 878) Auch darüber, dass er abgeschleppt wurde, hat er sich sehr geärgert. ☊ Và cũng về việc xe bị kéo làm anh rất bực mình. ☊ (Lektion 69, Nr. 982) Bei ihrer Suche nach Überlebenden riskierten viele Helfer ihr Leben. ☊ Trong việc tìm kiếm những người còn sống sót rất nhiều người cứu trợ có nguy cơ nguy hiểm đến tính mạng. ☊ (Lektion 72, Nr. 1034) So lange liegt das letzte Treffen schon zurück. ☊ Lần gặp gỡ cuối cùng cách đây cũng đã rất lâu rồi. ☊ (Lektion 73, Nr. 1048) Tri ist ein sehr fröhlicher und humorvoller Mensch. ☊ Trí là một người rất vui vẻ và hóm hỉnh. ☊ (Lektion 73, Nr. 1050) Du hast mit Freunden gegenüber von uns gesessen und hattest ein sehr charmantes Lächeln. ☊ Anh ngồi ăn cùng bạn bè đối diện và có một nụ cười rất quyến rũ. ☊ (Lektion 74, Nr. 1058) Dieser Bassist ist auch sehr begabt. ☊ Người đàn bát này cũng rất có năng khiếu. ☊ (Lektion 78, Nr. 1113) Sehr gut, das klingt nach einem gelungenen Abendprogramm! ☊ Rất tốt, điều này nghe có vẻ mang đến một chương trình đêm thành công! ☊ (Lektion 78, Nr. 1115) Leicht angeheitert amüsieren sie sich und haben scheinbar sehr viel Spaß. ☊ Hơi ngà ngà say họ vui chơi và rõ ràng là rất thích thú. ☊ (Lektion 79, Nr. 1122) Sie reisen gerne und sind praktisch veranlagt. ☊ Rất thích du lich và thiên về thực tiễn. ☊ (Lektion 80, Nr. 1135) Er besitzt Führungsqualität und ist sehr großzügig. ☊ Sở hữu tài lãnh đạo và rất phóng khoáng. ☊ (Lektion 80, Nr. 1139) Es werden viele Reden gehalten. ☊ Rất nhiều bài phát biểu được diễn ra. ☊ (Lektion 81, Nr. 1155) Mein Vertrag geht noch über zwei Jahre, ich bin sehr fleißig und werde oft gelobt. ☊ Hợp đồng của anh còn hơn hai năm nữa, anh rất chăm chỉ và thường được thưởng. ☊ (Lektion 82, Nr. 1165) Oh ja, ich würde gerne eine neue Herausforderung annehmen und an meiner Karriere arbeiten. ☊ ồ được đó, anh rất muồn tiếp nhận thử thách mới và lao động vì sự nghiệp. ☊ (Lektion 82, Nr. 1172) Ich hätte auch Lust, eine andere Stadt kennenzulernen. ☊ Anh còn rất hứng thú làm quen với một thành phố khác. ☊ (Lektion 82, Nr. 1173) Ich interessiere mich für Ihre neuen Produkte. ☊ Tôi rất quan tâm đến sản phẩm mới của công ty anh / chị . ☊ (Lektion 86, Nr. 1238) Es ist sehr dringend. ☊ Việc này rất gấp. ☊ (Lektion 86, Nr. 1242) Es ist leider besetzt. ☊ Rất tiếc máy đang bận. ☊ (Lektion 86, Nr. 1253) Leider kann ich Ihnen nicht weiterhelfen. ☊ Rất tiếc tôi không thể giúp gì được cho anh / chị . ☊ (Lektion 86, Nr. 1275) Leider sind wir im Moment nicht erreichbar. ☊ Rất tiếc hiện tại chúng tôi không thể liên lạc được. ☊ (Lektion 88, Nr. 1301) Vielen Dank für Ihre rasche Antwort. ☊ Xin chân thành cám ơn câu trả lời rất nhanh chóng của anh / chị . ☊ (Lektion 89, Nr. 1329) Vielen Dank für deine schnelle Antwort. ☊ Xin chân thành cám ơn câu trả lời rất nhanh chóng của bạn. ☊ (Lektion 89, Nr. 1330) Ich freue mich jetzt schon auf Ihre Antwort. ☊ Tôi hiện rất nóng lòng nhận được câu trả lời của anh / chị . ☊ (Lektion 89, Nr. 1335) Ich freue mich bald von Ihnen zu hören. ☊ Rất mong được sớm nói chuyện với anh / chị . ☊ (Lektion 89, Nr. 1336) Wir freuen uns, Ihnen mitteilen zu dürfen, dass ... ☊ Chúng tôi rất vui mừng được thông báo với anh / chị rằng.. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1351) Leider müssen wir Ihnen mitteilen, dass wir Ihre Bestellung nicht bearbeiten können. ☊ Chúng tôi rất tiếc phải thông báo với anh / chị rằng đơn đặt hàng của anh / chị không thể giải quyết được. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1352) Leider müssen wir Ihnen mitteilen, dass wir momentan Lieferschwierigkeiten haben. ☊ Chúng tôi rất tiếc phải thông báo với anh / chị rằng hiện tại chúng tôi gặp một số trục trặc với việc vận chuyển. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1353) Leider konnte ich das Dokument nicht herunterladen. ☊ Rất tiếc tôi không thể tải văn bản xuống được. ☊ (Lektion 91, Nr. 1382) Leider ist unser Faxgerät zur Zeit außer Betrieb. ☊ Rất tiếc thiết bị nhận fax của chúng tôi hiện đang gặp trục trặc. ☊ (Lektion 93, Nr. 1423) Nett, Sie kennenzulernen. ☊ Tôi rất hân hạnh được biết anh / chị . ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1440) Das ist mir sehr peinlich. ☊ Tôi thấy rất ngại / rất xấu hổ. ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1483) Das tut mir leid. ☊ Tôi rất lấy làm tiếc. ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1485) Es tut mir leid, das zu hören! ☊ Tôi rất tiếc khi nghe tin này. ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1486) Ich habe schon viel von Ihnen gehört. ☊ Tôi đã nghe rất nhiều về anh / chị . ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1494) Ich war letztes Jahr in Hongkong. Dort war es auch so schwül. ☊ Năm ngoái tôi đã ở Hongkong. Ở đó cũng rất oi ả. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1510) Ich spiele leidenschaftlich gerne Tennis. ☊ Tôi rất đam mê môn quần vợt. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1518) Im Sommer war ich in einer sehr interessanten Ausstellung. ☊ Mùa hè trước tôi đã đi xem một cuộc triển lãm rất thú vị. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1538) Montag passt mir sehr gut. ☊ Thứ hai tôi thấy rất phù hợp. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1551) Einverstanden, dieser Termin ist gut. ☊ Đồng ý, thời điểm ấy rất phù hợp. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1552) Ich freue mich, Sie am Montag zu treffen. ☊ Rất vui được gặp anh / chị vào thứ hai. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1553) Gerne komme ich am Mittwoch um 13 Uhr zu Ihnen. ☊ Tôi rất vui được đến gặp anh / chị vào thứ tư lúc 13 giờ. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1555) Leider habe ich zu diesem Zeitpunkt schon einen anderen Termin. ☊ Rất tiếc tôi đã có một cuộc hẹn khác vào thời gian đó. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1556) Leider muss ich unser Treffen am Freitag absagen. ☊ Rất tiếc tôi phải hủy cuộc gặp của chúng ta vào thứ sáu. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1561) Leider komme ich 30 Minuten später an als geplant. ☊ Rất xin lỗi tôi đến muộn hơn 30 phút so với dự định. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1562) Ich werde mich leider etwas verspäten. ☊ Rất tiếc tôi sẽ đến muộn một chút. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1563) Bitte entschuldigen Sie meine Verspätung. ☊ Rất xin lỗi các vị về sự chậm trễ của tôi. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1564) Wir interessieren uns für Ihre neue Produktreihe. ☊ Chúng tôi rất quan tâm tới loạt sản phẩm mới của quý vị. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1565) Ich würde mich freuen, wenn Sie mir den Zuschlag für dieses Angebot geben würden. ☊ Tôi sẽ rất vui mừng nếu quý khách có thể trả phần phụ trội cho đơn chào hàng này. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1578) Ihre Bestellung können wir zu diesen Bedingungen leider nicht annehmen. ☊ Rất tiếc chúng tôi không thể nhận đơn đặt hàng của quý vị với những điều kiện này được. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1588) Leider ist dieser Artikel ausverkauft. ☊ Rất tiếc mặt hàng này đã bán hết. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1589) Leider ist der Artikel Nr. 3997 aus unserem Sommerkatalog nicht mehr lieferbar. ☊ Rất tiếc loại sản phẩm số 3997 từ catalog mùa hè không còn nữa. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1590) Aufgrund der gestiegenen Produktionskosten mussten wir unsere Preise für Endkunden leider nach oben korrigieren. ☊ Vì chi phí sản xuất tăng nên chúng tôi rất tiếc phải nâng giá bán cho khách hàng. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1592) Leider sind diese Bauteile zur Zeit nicht lieferbar. ☊ Rất tiếc chi tiết / bộ phận này hiện tại không được cung cấp nữa. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1593) Leider müssen Sie mit einer längeren Lieferzeit rechnen. ☊ Rất tiếc quý khách phải tính tới việc thời gian vận chuyển bị kéo dài thêm. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1594) Leider kam Ihre Bestellung als unzustellbar an uns zurück. Bitte teilen Sie uns Ihre korrekte Lieferadresse mit. ☊ Rất tiếc hàng bị chuyển lại chỗ chúng tôi. Xin vui lòng thông báo cho chúng tôi địa chỉ giao hàng chính xác của quý khách. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1597) Ich danke Ihnen für eine schnelle Bearbeitung. ☊ Rất cám ơn quý vị về sự làm việc nhanh chóng. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1605) Leider ist dieses Buch vergriffen und nicht mehr lieferbar. ☊ Rất tiếc cuốn sách trên đã được mua hết và cũng không được cung cấp thêm nữa. ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1637) Ich soll mehr Informationen über diesen Fall suchen, aber ich komme mit meiner Recherche nicht weiter. Hast du einen guten Rat für mich? ☊ Tôi rất cần thêm thông tin về trường hợp này nhưng không biết tiếp tục tra cứu thế nào? Anh / Chị có lời khuyên hữu ích nào không? ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1638) Schön, dass Sie heute alle Zeit für diese Besprechung haben. ☊ Tôi rất mừng vì các vị đều có mặt tại cuộc họp này. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1643) Leider können wir uns in diesem Punkt nicht einigen. ☊ Rất tiếc chúng ta không thể nhất trí ở điểm này được. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1677) Mein Pflichtpraktikum würde ich gerne in Ihrem Unternehmen machen. ☊ Tôi rất muốn làm khóa thực tập bắt buộc ở công ty của ông / bà. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1739) Es war interessant den Büro-Alltag in einer großen Firma kennenzulernen. ☊ Rất thú vị khi được làm quen với công việc văn phòng hàng ngày trong một công ty lớn. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1758) In meinem Praktikum in Paris habe ich viel gelernt. Ich kann mich jetzt schnell in neue Bereiche einarbeiten und ich habe gelernt zu recherchieren. ☊ Trong khóa thực tập tại Paris tôi đã học được rất nhiều. Bây giờ tôi có thể quen nhanh công việc ở lĩnh vực mới và cũng đã học được cách tra cứu. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1760) Das Verhältnis mit den Kollegen war sehr gut. Wir haben auch in der Freizeit viel gemeinsam unternommen. ☊ Quan hệ với đồng nghiệp rất tốt. Chúng tôi cũng đi chơi cùng nhau nhiều trong thời gian rỗi. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1765) Dieses Praktikum war sehr lehrreich und nützlich für mein Studium und meine persönliche Entwicklung. ☊ Khóa thực tập rất giàu kiến thức và hữu ích cho việc học đại học và sự phát triển cá nhân của tôi . ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1768) Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung. ☊ Chúng tôi rất vui nhận được đơn xin việc của anh / chị. ☊ (Lektion 104, Nr. 1792) Wir freuen uns auf Ihre aussagekräftige Bewerbung mit Ihren Gehaltsvorstellungen. ☊ Chúng tôi rất vui nhận được đơn xin việc rất ấn tượng với mức lương mong muốn của anh / chị. ☊ (Lektion 104, Nr. 1795) Über eine Einladung zu einem persönlichen Gespräch würde ich mich sehr freuen. ☊ Tôi rất mong được nhận thư mời đến phỏng vấn của ông / bà. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1827) Meine Gehaltsvorstellungen möchte ich Ihnen gerne persönlich erläutern. ☊ Về mức lương mong muốn tôi rất muốn thảo luận trực tiếp cùng với ông / bà. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1832) Ich freue mich, Sie kennenzulernen. ☊ Tôi rất vui được làm quen với ông / bà. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1861) Ich habe mein Studium schnell abgeschlossen. ☊ Tôi đã tốt nghiệp đại học rất nhanh. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1873) Ich habe mich für das Studium an der Fachhochschule entschieden, weil mir eine praxisnahe Ausbildung wichtig ist. ☊ Tôi đã quyết định học cao đẳng, vì đối với tôi đào tạo thực tiễn rất quan trọng. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1874) Ich habe Ihr Unternehmen auf einer Messe kennengelernt und bin seither sehr daran interessiert für Sie zu arbeiten. ☊ Tôi đã làm quen với công ty của ông / bà ở một hội chợ triển lãm và từ đó tôi rất quan tâm được làm việc cho công ty. ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1954) Wir freuen uns auf die Zusammenarbeit. ☊ Chúng tôi rất vui được làm việc cùng anh / chị. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1978) Wir würden uns freuen, wenn Sie für uns arbeiten. ☊ Chúng tôi sẽ rất vui, nếu anh / chị làm việc cho chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1980) Wer hat diesen Entwurf gezeichnet? Er ist wirklich gut geworden! ☊ Ai đã vẽ bản phác thảo này? Nó thật sự rất tốt! ☊ (Lektion 111, Nr. 2029) Ich arbeite in einem schönen Büro: Ich habe einen großen Schreibtisch und wenn ich aus dem Fenster schaue, kann ich über die ganze Stadt blicken. ☊ Tôi làm việc ở một văn phòng rất đẹp: Tôi có một cái bàn làm việc to và nếu nhìn ra ngoài cửa sổ tôi có thể nhìn thấy toàn bộ thành phố. ☊ (Lektion 111, Nr. 2033) Ich bin sehr zufrieden mit diesem neuen Flachbildschirm. ☊ Tôi rất hài lòng với màn hình phẳng mới này. ☊ (Lektion 112, Nr. 2040) Ich freue mich, auch den Vorstandsvorsitzenden zu diesem Vortrag begrüßen zu dürfen. ☊ Tôi rất vui có sự hiện diện của ngài chủ tịch hội đồng quản trị trong buổi diễn thuyết hôm nay. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2083) Ich danke Ihnen für die Einladung und freue mich heute zu Ihnen sprechen zu können. ☊ Tôi cám ơn về lời mời và rất vui được phép tiếp chuyện với quý vị hôm nay. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2084) Im Anschluss an meinen Vortrag, freue ich mich auf Ihre Fragen. ☊ Ngay sau bài thuyết trình của mình, tôi rất vui khi nhận được các câu hỏi của quý vị. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2099) Zusammenfassend kann man sagen, dass wir mit der Entwicklung der Verkaufszahlen zufrieden sein können. ☊ Cuối cùng có thể nói rằng chúng tôi rất hài lòng với sự phát triển của doanh số bán hàng. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2114) Ich freue mich jetzt auf Ihre Fragen. ☊ Bây giờ tôi rất vui được nhận các câu hỏi của quý vị. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2118) Ich fand Ihre Präsentation sehr interessant. ☊ Tôi thấy bài thuyết trình của anh / chị / ông / bà rất thú vị. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2120) Vielen Dank – auch im Namen aller Kollegen und Kolleginnen – für diese interessante Präsentation. ☊ Thay mặt tất cả các đồng nghiệp xin chân thành cám ơn bài diễn thuyết rất thú vị này. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2121) Ich finde die Idee der Kollegin sehr interessant. ☊ Tôi thấy ý kiến của nữ đồng nghiệp rất thú vị. ☊ (Lektion 115, Nr. 2155) Der Entwurf gefällt mir. ☊ Bản phác thảo rất hợp ý tôi. ☊ (Lektion 115, Nr. 2159) Dieses Projekt ist sehr wichtig. ☊ Dự án này rất quan trọng. ☊ (Lektion 116, Nr. 2183) Sie sind sehr motiviert. ☊ Anh / Chị rất nhiệt tình. ☊ (Lektion 117, Nr. 2225) Es macht Spaß mit Ihnen zusammenzuarbeiten. ☊ Rất thú vị khi làm việc cùng với anh / chị. ☊ (Lektion 117, Nr. 2226) Hier habe ich etwas ganz Besonderes. ☊ Ở đây tôi có một sản phẩm rất đặc biệt. ☊ (Lektion 118, Nr. 2248) Wir haben viele zufriedene Kunden. ☊ Đa phần khách hàng của chúng tôi đều rất hài lòng. ☊ (Lektion 118, Nr. 2255) An diesem Produkt werden Sie lange Freude haben. ☊ Với sản phẩm này quí vị sẽ cảm thấy rất hài lòng. ☊ (Lektion 118, Nr. 2260) Dieses Gerät ist ganz einfach zu bedienen. ☊ Chiếc máy này rất dễ sử dụng. ☊ (Lektion 118, Nr. 2261) Das ist sehr wertvoll. ☊ Cái này rất giá trị. ☊ (Lektion 118, Nr. 2271) In diesem Fall kann ich Ihnen leider nicht weiterhelfen. ☊ Trong trường hợp này tôi rất tiếc không thể giúp được gì cho quý khách. ☊ (Lektion 119, Nr. 2285) Das ist ganz einfach zu bedienen. ☊ Nó rất dễ sử dụng. ☊ (Lektion 121, Nr. 2330) Ich interessiere mich für Ihr neues Produkt. ☊ Tôi rất quan tâm tới sản phẩm mới của quý vị. ☊ (Lektion 121, Nr. 2336) Ich interessiere mich für Ihre neue Software. ☊ Tôi rất quan tâm tới phần mềm mới của quý vị. ☊ (Lektion 121, Nr. 2337) Vom 03.05. bis zum 05.05. findet eine interessante Konferenz statt. ☊ Từ ngày 03.05 đến ngày 05.05 sẽ diễn ra một hội nghị rất đáng chú ý. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2354) Wir freuen uns, Sie zu unser Tagung begrüßen zu dürfen. ☊ Chúng tôi rất vui nếu quý vị tham buổi hội nghị. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2356) Meine Firma möchte diese Tagung gerne als Sponsor unterstützen. ☊ Công ty của tôi rất muốn tài trợ cho cuộc hội thảo này. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2358) Schön, Sie wiederzusehen. ☊ Rất vui được gặp lại anh / chị / ông / bà /quý vị. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2372) Vielen Dank für die Einladung. Ich nehme sie gerne an. ☊ Xin cám ơn về lời mời. Tôi rất vui lòng nhận lời. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2407) Ich habe heute leider keine Zeit. ☊ Rất tiếc hôm nay tôi không có thời gian. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2408) Ich bin leider schon verabredet. ☊ Rất tiếc tôi đã có hẹn rồi. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2409) Ich würde diese Sache gerne bei einem Geschäftsessen besprechen. ☊ Tôi rất vui lòng được bàn luận thêm về điều này tại bữa ăn. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2410) Ich möchte Sie gerne zum Essen einladen. ☊ Tôi rất muốn mời anh / chị / ông / bà/ngài cùng đi ăn. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2411) Unsere Firma feiert 20jähriges Jubiläum und wir möchten Sie als gute Kunden gerne dazu einladen. ☊ Công ty chúng tôi kỷ niệm 20 năm thành lập và chúng tôi rất muốn mời quý vị với tư cách là một khách hàng quan trọng tới cùng tham gia. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2412) Es schmeckt hier besonders gut. ☊ Món này ăn rất ngon. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2438) Das schmeckt gut. ☊ Món ăn này rất ngon. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2448) Danke, es war sehr gut. ☊ Cám ơn, rất ngon. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2455) Ich schreibe Ihnen, weil ich von Ihrem Service sehr enttäuscht bin. ☊ Tôi viết thư này vì tôi rất thất vọng về dịch vụ của quý vị. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2469) Die Lieferung war leider unvollständig. ☊ Kiện hàng rất tiếc là không đầy đủ. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2480) Beim Öffnen des Pakets musste ich leider feststellen, dass Teile der Lieferung fehlen. ☊ Khi mở kiện hàng, rất tiếc tôi phải nói rằng hàng chuyển đến bị thiếu nhiều phần. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2481) Das tut mir leid. ☊ Tôi rất lấy làm tiếc. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2499) Wir bedauern die Verzögerung. ☊ Chúng tôi rất lấy làm tiếc cho sự chậm trễ. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2503) Das ist leider ein technischer Defekt. ☊ Rất tiếc đây là một lỗi kỹ thuật. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2509) Ich kann Ihre Reklamation leider nicht annehmen. ☊ Tôi rất tiếc không thể tiếp nhận khiếu nại được. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2510) Leider konnten wir bisher keinen Eingang auf unserem Konto feststellen. ☊ Rất tiếc cho tới thời điểm này tài khoản chúng tôi vẫn chưa nhận được tiền của ông / bà / quý vị. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2530) Leider haben Sie auf unsere 1. Mahnung nicht reagiert. ☊ Rất tiếc là ông / bà / quý vị đã không phản hồi lá thư nhắc nhở đầu tiên của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2539) 1187
run in a marathon? ☊ Anh trai tôi đã chạy ở Boston Marathon năm ngoái. Cậu đã bao giờ chạy marathon chưa? ☊ How did the gallery come to acquire so many Picassos? ☊ acquire ☊
+ adv.: John's been acting very strangely lately. ☊ act ☊
Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active. ☊ active ☊
There are lots of people there who can actually help you. ☊ actually ☊
admiration for sb/sth: I have great admiration for her as a writer. ☊ admiration ☊
+ speech: 'I'm very nervous,' she admitted reluctantly. ☊ admit ☊
Admit it! You were terrified! ☊ admit ☊
admit (that)...: They freely admit (that) they still have a lot to learn. ☊ admit ☊
You must admit that it all sounds very strange. ☊ admit ☊
Children need lots of love and affection. ☊ affection ☊
He was glad to be home again. ☊ again ☊
He started playing the piano at an early age. ☊ age ☊
It was on TV not (so) long ago. ☊ ago ☊
We've got a lot of hard work ahead. ☊ ahead ☊
He has always aimed high (= tried to achieve a lot). ☊ aim ☊
She decided to sound the alarm (= warn people that the situation was dangerous). ☊ alarm ☊
They all enjoyed it. ☊ all ☊
'Thanks very much for your help.' 'Not at all, it was a pleasure.' ☊ not at all ☊
She was not only intelligent but also very musical. ☊ also ☊
He had altered so much I scarcely recognized him. ☊ alter ☊
I am not altogether happy (= I am very unhappy) about the decision. ☊ altogether ☊
This painting is very good—Ellie always was very good at art (= so it is not very surprising). ☊ always ☊
amazed by sb/sth: We were amazed by his generosity. ☊ amazed ☊
amazed (that)...: I was banging so loudly I'm amazed (that) they didn't hear me. ☊ amazed ☊
We were amazed to find that no one was hurt. ☊ amazed ☊
We've had an enormous amount of help from people. ☊ amount ☊
She writes very amusing letters. ☊ amusing ☊
angry with/at sb about/for sth: I was very angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake. ☊ angry ☊
annoyed that...: I was annoyed that they hadn't turned up. ☊ annoyed ☊
This interruption is very annoying. ☊ annoying ☊
We are grateful to all those people who answered our call for help with fund-raising. ☊ answer ☊
anxious for sth: There are plenty of graduates anxious for work. ☊ anxious ☊
I'm so hungry, I'll eat anything. ☊ anything ☊
apparent (from sth) (that...): It was apparent from her face that she was really upset. ☊ apparent ☊
He gave every appearance of (= seemed very much to be) enjoying himself. ☊ appearance ☊
Your support is greatly appreciated. ☊ appreciate ☊
Few writers approach his richness of language. ☊ approach ☊
She knows the local area very well. ☊ area ☊
We didn't arrive back at the hotel until very late. ☊ arrive ☊
A job interview is a very artificial situation. ☊ artificial ☊
She comes from a very artistic family. ☊ artistic ☊
The decor inside the house was very artistic. ☊ artistic ☊
As always, he said little. ☊ as ☊
ashamed of sth: She was deeply ashamed of her behaviour at the party. ☊ ashamed ☊
ashamed that...: I feel almost ashamed that I've been so lucky. ☊ ashamed ☊
She was delighted at the result. ☊ at ☊
The old house is full of atmosphere (= it's very interesting). ☊ atmosphere ☊
I attach great importance to this research. ☊ attach ☊
We've grown very attached to this house. ☊ attached ☊
Small children have a very short attention span. ☊ attention ☊
A lot of drivers have a serious attitude problem (= they do not behave in a way that is acceptable to other people). ☊ attitude ☊
The warm damp air attracts a lot of mosquitoes. ☊ attract ☊
This proposal has attracted a lot of interest. ☊ attract ☊
Your new glasses are very attractive. ☊ attractive ☊
It's been a very mild autumn this year. ☊ autumn ☊
acutely/painfully (= very) aware ☊ aware ☊
I feel awful about forgetting her birthday. ☊ awful ☊
It's going to cost an awful lot of money. ☊ awful ☊
I feel an awful lot better than I did yesterday. ☊ awful ☊
I had an awful job persuading him to come (= it was very difficult). ☊ awful ☊
I'm awfully sorry about that problem the other day. ☊ awfully ☊
This box is very awkward for one person to carry. ☊ awkward ☊
He put his back out (= dislocated sth in his back) lifting the crates. ☊ back ☊
In spite of their very different backgrounds, they immediately became friends. ☊ background ☊
She is so bad at keeping secrets. ☊ bad ☊
I thought it was a very bad article. ☊ bad ☊
The kids took the dog's death very badly (= they were very unhappy). ☊ badly ☊
The economic crisis reflects badly on the government's policies. ☊ badly ☊
The building is badly in need of repair. ☊ badly ☊
They wanted to win so badly. ☊ badly ☊
I miss her badly. ☊ badly ☊
She gets very bad-tempered when she's tired. ☊ bad-tempered ☊
The two approaches are basically very similar. ☊ basically ☊
'How are you?' 'I'm very well, thanks.' ☊ be ☊
My leg has healed beautifully. ☊ beautifully ☊
oyster beds (= an area in the sea where there are many oysters ) ☊ bed ☊
That had happened long before (= a long time earlier). ☊ before ☊
The doctor behaved very unprofessionally. ☊ behave ☊
They behaved very badly towards their guests. ☊ behave ☊
Her work was well below average for the class. ☊ below ☊
You took that bend very fast! ☊ bend ☊
Most crime victims benefit greatly by talking about their experiences. ☊ benefit ☊
The beaches are beautiful, but, best of all, there are very few tourists. ☊ best ☊
She's a lot better today. ☊ better ☊
There's a lot of bad feeling between them. ☊ between ☊
The area has a wealth of bird life. ☊ bird ☊
She is very bitter about losing her job. ☊ bitter ☊
He lost a lot of blood in the accident. ☊ blood ☊
It's good to have you on board (= working with us) for this project. ☊ on board ☊
This fish has a lot of bones in it. ☊ bone ☊
She had a beautiful face with very good bone structure. ☊ bone ☊
It is difficult to define the border between love and friendship. ☊ border ☊
born into sth: She was born into a very musical family. ☊ born ☊
You've done so much work—you're bound to pass the exam. ☊ bound ☊
She was very short of breath (= had difficulty breathing). ☊ breath ☊
The air was so cold we could hardly breathe. ☊ breathe ☊
He was breathing heavily after his exertions. ☊ breathe ☊
Thanks. You've been brilliant (= very helpful). ☊ brilliant ☊
a broad smile/grin (= one in which your mouth is stretched very wide because you are very pleased or amused) ☊ broad ☊
He was like a brother to me (= very close). ☊ brother ☊
She's built up a very successful business. ☊ build sth up ☊
The principal is a very busy woman. ☊ busy ☊
a very busy life ☊ busy ☊
It was getting worse by the minute (= very fast). ☊ by ☊
He can be very tactless sometimes. ☊ can ☊
There were a large number of candidates for the job. ☊ candidate ☊
I thought it was going to be difficult to get funding for the project, but in the end it was like taking candy from a baby. ☊ be like taking candy from a baby ☊
She's a very capable teacher. ☊ capable ☊
capacity for sth: She has an enormous capacity for hard work. ☊ capacity ☊
They care an awful lot about each other. ☊ care ☊
I'm very careful about washing my hands before eating (= I make sure I do it). ☊ careful ☊
It's a classic case (= a very typical case) of bad planning. ☊ case ☊
cause sb sth: The project is still causing him a lot of problems. ☊ cause ☊
The flat is very central—just five minutes from Princes Street. ☊ central ☊
Certainly, the early years are crucial to a child's development. ☊ certainly ☊
I've been chained to my desk all week (= because there was so much work). ☊ chain ☊
chance of sth: Nowadays a premature baby has a very good chance of survival. ☊ chance ☊
an outside chance (= a very small one) ☊ chance ☊
We'll plan everything very carefully and leave nothing to chance. ☊ chance ☊
buildings that are very simple in character ☊ character ☊
a face with a lot of character ☊ character ☊
Most of the runners in the London Marathon are raising money for charity. ☊ charity ☊
immigrant workers, used as a source of cheap labour (= workers who are paid very little, especially unfairly) ☊ cheap ☊
You can live very cheaply in Italy. ☊ cheaply ☊
There is a wide range of choices open to you. ☊ choice ☊
There are plenty of restaurants to choose from. ☊ choose ☊
A lot of lost property is never claimed. ☊ claim ☊
The sport has a very clean image. ☊ clean ☊
Cats are very clean animals. ☊ clean ☊
The photo wasn't very clear. ☊ clear ☊
She explained everything very clearly. ☊ clearly ☊
Clearly, this will cost a lot more than we realized. ☊ clearly ☊
That (= what you just did) wasn't very clever, was it? (= it wasn't sensible) ☊ clever ☊
It was a very close finish. ☊ close ☊
There's a close resemblance (= they look very similar). ☊ close ☊
She is very close to her father. ☊ close ☊
She and her father are very close. ☊ close ☊
We're a very close family. ☊ close ☊
I had no idea the beach was so close. ☊ close ☊
Their birthdays are very close together. ☊ close ☊
I sat and watched everyone very closely (= carefully). ☊ closely ☊
the collapse of law and order in the area ☊ collapse ☊
Their divorce filled a lot of column inches in the national papers (= got a lot of attention). ☊ column ☊
They're not millionaires, but they're certainly very comfortable. ☊ comfortable ☊
I never feel very comfortable in her presence. ☊ comfortable ☊
These new shoes are not very comfortable. ☊ comfortable ☊
There were many disagreements over the command of the peacekeeping forces. ☊ command ☊
comment that...: A spokesperson commented that levels of carbon dioxide were very high. ☊ comment ☊
The children are very good company (= pleasant to be with) at this age. ☊ company ☊
Standards in health care have improved enormously compared to 40 years ago. ☊ compare ☊
He's hoping to compete in the London marathon. ☊ compete ☊
The instructions look very complicated. ☊ complicated ☊
The story is extremely complicated. ☊ complicated ☊
It's all very complicated—but I'll try and explain. ☊ complicated ☊
concentrate sth: Nothing concentrates the mind better than the knowledge that you could die tomorrow (= it makes you think very clearly). ☊ concentrate ☊
This book requires a great deal of concentration. ☊ concentration ☊
Conditions are ideal (= the weather is very good) for sailing today. ☊ condition ☊
confirm sb in sth: I'm very happy to confirm you in your post. ☊ confirm ☊
The instructions on the box are very confusing. ☊ confusing ☊
a very confusing experience ☊ confusing ☊
I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before. ☊ connect ☊
conscious of sth: She's very conscious of the problems involved. ☊ conscious ☊
a consumer society (= one where buying and selling is considered to be very important) ☊ consumer ☊
There is little contact between the two organizations. ☊ contact ☊
Her poetry has a good deal of political content. ☊ content ☊
When you look at their new system, ours seems very old-fashioned by contrast. ☊ contrast ☊
contribute sth to sth: This book contributes little to our understanding of the subject. ☊ contribute ☊
contribution (to sth): He made a very positive contribution to the success of the project. ☊ contribution ☊
control yourself: I was so furious I couldn't control myself and I hit him. ☊ control ☊
He played very controlled football. ☊ controlled ☊
It is very convenient to pay by credit card. ☊ convenient ☊
She's very conventional in her views. ☊ conventional ☊
He has been cool towards me ever since we had that argument. ☊ cool ☊
Am I correct in saying that you know a lot about wine? ☊ correct ☊
Don't use too much of it—it cost a lot of money. ☊ cost ☊
Good food need not cost a fortune (= cost a lot of money). ☊ cost ☊
count doing sth: Few people can count on having a job for life. ☊ count on sb/sth ☊
It's good to meet people from different parts of the country. ☊ country ☊
The last couple of years have been difficult. ☊ couple ☊
The lectures covered a lot of ground (= a lot of material, subjects, etc.). ☊ cover ☊
I was terrified that the plane would crash. ☊ crash ☊
The reorganization has created a lot of bad feeling. ☊ create ☊
Your decision is critical to our future. ☊ critical ☊
The supervisor is always very critical. ☊ critical ☊
critical of sb/sth: Tom's parents were highly critical of the school. ☊ critical ☊
Ben is very sensitive, he just can't take criticism. ☊ criticism ☊
We are looking forward to a bumper crop (= a very large one). ☊ crop ☊
A whole crowd of us are going to the ball (= a lot of us). ☊ crowd ☊
London was very crowded. ☊ crowded ☊
We have a very crowded schedule. ☊ crowded ☊
The next few weeks are going to be crucial. ☊ crucial ☊
crucial to/for sth: Winning this contract is crucial to the success of the company. ☊ crucial ☊
crucial that...: It is crucial that we get this right. ☊ crucial ☊
I found him crying his eyes out (= crying very much). ☊ cry ☊
I felt a lot better after a good long cry. ☊ cry ☊
The orchestra is very important for the cultural life of the city. ☊ cultural ☊
The political cultures of the United States and Europe are very different. ☊ culture ☊
popular culture (= that is enjoyed by a lot of people) ☊ culture ☊
They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs. ☊ curious ☊
Buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want. ☊ cut ☊
She feels very cut off living in the country. ☊ cut sb/sth off (from sb/sth) ☊
He was so excited about the good news that he danced a little jig. ☊ dance ☊
It's been a long day (= I've been very busy). ☊ day ☊
These days kids grow up so quickly. ☊ these days ☊
They spent a great deal of money. ☊ deal ☊
It took a great deal of time. ☊ deal ☊
We see them a great deal (= often). ☊ deal ☊
dear to sb: Her daughter is very dear to her. ☊ dear ☊
He died heavily in debt. ☊ debt ☊
decide between A and B: It was difficult to decide between the two candidates. ☊ decide ☊
declare sth: Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime. ☊ declare ☊
She is deeply religious. ☊ deeply ☊
deeply held beliefs/convictions/views (= that sb feels very strongly) ☊ deeply ☊
define sth: The term 'mental illness' is difficult to define. ☊ define ☊
define sth: We need to define the task ahead very clearly. ☊ define ☊
define what, how, etc...: It is difficult to define what makes him so popular. ☊ define ☊
They have very definite ideas on how to bring up children. ☊ definite ☊
Babies have very delicate skin. ☊ delicate ☊
delighted to do sth: I'd be absolutely delighted to come. ☊ delighted ☊
'Can you stay for dinner?' 'I'd be delighted (to)!' ☊ delighted ☊
delighted that...: I was delighted that you could stay. ☊ delighted ☊
delighted with sth: I was delighted with my presents. ☊ delighted ☊
Flying makes enormous demands on pilots. ☊ demand ☊
She felt very depressed about the future. ☊ depressed ☊
Looking for a job these days can be very depressing. ☊ depressing ☊
The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models. ☊ design ☊
desperate (for sth): He was so desperate for a job he would have done anything. ☊ desperate ☊
The children are in desperate need of love and attention. ☊ desperate ☊
She was good at physics despite the fact that she found it boring. ☊ despite ☊
I nearly died when I saw him there (= it was very embarrassing). ☊ die ☊
I don't think it makes a lot of difference what colour it is (= it is not important). ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
It's very different to what I'm used to. ☊ different ☊
People often give very different accounts of the same event. ☊ different ☊
Your writing is really difficult to read. ☊ difficult ☊
She finds it very difficult to get up early. ☊ difficult ☊
My boss is making life very difficult for me. ☊ difficult ☊
He spoke slowly and with great difficulty. ☊ difficulty ☊
I am very unhappy with the direction the club is taking. ☊ direction ☊
disagree that...: Few would disagree that students learn best when they are interested in the topic. ☊ disagree ☊
disappointed (at/by sth): They were bitterly disappointed at the result of the game. ☊ disappointed ☊
I was very disappointed with myself. ☊ disappointed ☊
He found it difficult to hide his disappointment when she didn't arrive. ☊ disappointment ☊
an infectious/contagious disease (= one that can be passed to sb very easily) ☊ disease ☊
Much to my disgust, they refused to help. ☊ disgust ☊
His language is disgusting (= he uses a lot of offensive words). ☊ disgusting ☊
Paul has to drive very long distances as part of his job. ☊ distance ☊
She always says a lot in meetings, but she doesn't dominate. ☊ dominate ☊
'At last!' she cried dramatically. ☊ dramatically ☊
I need a stiff drink (= a very strong drink). ☊ drink ☊
She's been drinking heavily since she lost her job. ☊ drink ☊
drop sth: She dropped her voice dramatically. ☊ drop ☊
a hard (= very harmful) drug such as heroin ☊ drug ☊
a soft drug (= one that is not considered very harmful) ☊ drug ☊
Rattlesnakes occur in the warmer, drier parts of North America. ☊ dry ☊
I'm afraid this cake has turned out very dry. ☊ dry ☊
The play was going very well until one of the actors suddenly dried up. ☊ dry up ☊
I spend a lot of my time on administrative duties. ☊ duty ☊
Early booking is essential, as space is limited. ☊ early ☊
He learnt to play the piano at an early age. ☊ early ☊
She must earn a fortune (= earn a lot of money). ☊ earn ☊
Patient education is important to minimize the risk of a second heart attack. ☊ education ☊
Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. ☊ effective ☊
a very efficiently organized event ☊ efficiently ☊
A lot of effort has gone into making this event a success. ☊ effort ☊
The company has invested a great deal of time and effort in setting up new training schemes. ☊ effort ☊
Getting up this morning was quite an effort (= it was difficult). ☊ effort ☊
The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government. ☊ embarrassing ☊
This EU ruling puts Britain in a very embarrassing position. ☊ embarrassing ☊
Emotions are running high (= people are feeling very excited, angry, etc.). ☊ emotion ☊
This is a very emotional time for me. ☊ emotional ☊
He has a lot of enemies in the company. ☊ enemy ☊
It is rare to find a prominent politician with few political enemies. ☊ enemy ☊
enjoy sth: We thoroughly enjoyed our time in New York. ☊ enjoy ☊
Thanks for a great evening. I really enjoyed it. ☊ enjoy ☊
highly/really/thoroughly/very enjoyable ☊ enjoyable ☊
I get a lot of enjoyment from my grandchildren. ☊ enjoyment ☊
an enormous amount of time ☊ enormous ☊
He seemed pleasant enough to me. ☊ enough ☊
The job involves a lot of entertaining. ☊ entertain ☊
enthusiastic about sb/sth: You don't sound very enthusiastic about the idea. ☊ enthusiastic ☊
The children were surprised by the sudden entry of their teacher. ☊ entry ☊
Teenagers are very fashion conscious, especially girls. ☊ especially ☊
It was cold there even in summer (= so it must have been very cold in winter). ☊ even ☊
There are a lot of spelling mistakes; even so, it's quite a good essay. ☊ even so ☊
We see them very seldom, if ever. ☊ ever ☊
We enjoyed every minute of our stay. ☊ every ☊
'So he told you you'd got the job?' 'Not exactly, but he said they were impressed with me.' ☊ not exactly ☊
Demand for the product has been greatly exaggerated. ☊ exaggerate ☊
A lot of students suffer from exam nerves. ☊ exam ☊
With very few exceptions, private schools get the best exam results. ☊ exception ☊
There are always a lot of exceptions to grammar rules. ☊ exception ☊
The prospect of a year in India greatly excited her. ☊ excite ☊
excited (to do sth): He was very excited to be asked to play for Wales. ☊ excited ☊
Few of these monkeys still exist in the wild. ☊ exist ☊
The garden was transformed at great expense. ☊ expense ☊
Experience has taught me that life can be very unfair. ☊ experience ☊
In my experience, very few people really understand the problem. ☊ experience ☊
Living in Africa was very different from home and quite an experience (= unusual for us). ☊ experience ☊
experienced in sth/in doing sth: He's very experienced in looking after animals. ☊ experienced ☊
She's very young and not very experienced. ☊ experienced ☊
an experienced traveller (= sb who has travelled a lot) ☊ experienced ☊
It was difficult to explain the problem to beginners. ☊ explain ☊
express yourself + adv./prep.: Perhaps I have not expressed myself very well. ☊ express ☊
His knowledge of music is extensive. ☊ extensive ☊
It is difficult to assess the full extent of the damage. ☊ extent ☊
He had changed to such an extent (= so much) that I no longer recognized him. ☊ to... extent ☊
The conference is going to be a lot of extra work. ☊ extra ☊
I'm having extreme difficulty in not losing my temper with her. ☊ extreme ☊
She found it extremely difficult to get a job. ☊ extremely ☊
Their new CD is selling extremely well. ☊ extremely ☊
I would be extremely grateful if you could have a word with her. ☊ extremely ☊
The risks involved are extremely high. ☊ extremely ☊
Mark knew he had behaved extremely badly. ☊ extremely ☊
It's nice to see some new faces here this evening. ☊ face ☊
Sue's face was a picture (= she looked very surprised, angry, etc.) as she listened to her husband's speech. ☊ face ☊
She was happy apart from the fact that she could not return home. ☊ fact ☊
I thought the work would be difficult. In actual fact, it's very easy. ☊ in (actual) fact ☊
The punishment was very fair. ☊ fair ☊
We'll have to leave fairly soon (= before very long). ☊ fairly ☊
I think you'll find it fairly difficult (= you do not want to say that it is very difficult). ☊ fairly ☊
He has always treated me very fairly. ☊ fairly ☊
familiar to sb: The smell is very familiar to everyone who lives near a bakery. ☊ familiar ☊
The support of family and friends is vital. ☊ family ☊
They added a lot of fancy footwork to the dance. ☊ fancy ☊
There are far more opportunities for young people than there used to be. ☊ far ☊
far into sth: We worked far into the night. ☊ far ☊
She lives in a very fashionable part of London. ☊ fashionable ☊
Children grow up so fast these days. ☊ fast ☊
You'll get fat if you eat so much chocolate. ☊ fat ☊
You should cut down on fats and carbohydrates. ☊ fat ☊
He feels the cold a lot. ☊ feel ☊
She felt her mother's death very deeply. ☊ feel ☊
This decision is, I feel, a huge mistake. ☊ feel ☊
It felt as though he had run a marathon. ☊ feel ☊
Feelings are running high (= people are very angry or excited). ☊ feeling ☊
Few people understand the difference. ☊ few ☊
Very few students learn Latin now. ☊ few ☊
Quite a few people are going to arrive early. ☊ few ☊
Very few of his books are worth reading. ☊ few ☊
Few will argue with this conclusion. ☊ few ☊
A Disney film can always fill cinemas (= attract a lot of people to see it). ☊ fill ☊
find sb/sth + adj./noun: We found the beds very comfortable. ☊ find ☊
a very fine performance ☊ fine ☊
Offenders will be liable to a heavy fine (= one that costs a lot of money). ☊ fine ☊
It was a meal fit for a king (= of very good quality). ☊ fit ☊
Top athletes have to be very fit. ☊ fit ☊
I feel really fighting fit (= very healthy and full of energy). ☊ fit ☊
flat shoes (= with no heels or very low ones) ☊ flat ☊
The child was in floods of tears (= crying a lot). ☊ flood ☊
I'm terrified of flying. ☊ flying ☊
I remember little of the days that followed the accident. ☊ follow ☊
This is the place for me (= I like it very much). ☊ for ☊
It is difficult to make long-term forecasts for a fast-growing industry. ☊ forecast ☊
It is difficult to forecast the demand for the new train service. ☊ forecast ☊
forecast how, what, etc...: It is difficult to forecast how the markets will react. ☊ forecast ☊
The human form has changed little over the last 30 000 years. ☊ form ☊
Help in the form of money will be very welcome. ☊ form ☊
She has a very formal manner, which can seem unfriendly. ☊ formal ☊
The wine flowed freely (= there was a lot of it to drink). ☊ freely ☊
She's an old friend (= I have known her a long time). ☊ friend ☊
This software is much friendlier than the previous version. ☊ friendly ☊
Your friendship is very important to me. ☊ friendship ☊
The noise was frightening. ☊ frightening ☊
You can tell a lot about a person from their handwriting. ☊ from ☊
Is Portuguese very different from Spanish? ☊ from ☊
Sorry, the hotel is full up tonight. ☊ full ☊
We had a lot of fun at Sarah's party. ☊ fun ☊
She's very lively and full of fun. ☊ fun ☊
She's really fun to be with. ☊ fun ☊
There are lots of fun things for young people to do here. ☊ fun ☊
There are numerous functions in aid of charity. ☊ function ☊
The engine's making a very funny noise. ☊ funny ☊
Oh very funny! You expect me to believe that? ☊ funny ☊
In general, Japanese cars are very reliable and breakdowns are rare. ☊ in general ☊
He wrote a very generous assessment of my work. ☊ generous ☊
This soap is very gentle on the hands. ☊ gentle ☊
a very genuine person ☊ genuine ☊
I haven't got very far with the book I'm reading. ☊ get ☊
This room gets very little sunshine. ☊ get ☊
I'm not getting on very fast with this job. ☊ get on with sth ☊
She got herself into a real state (= became very anxious) before the interview. ☊ get into sth, get yourself/sb into sth ☊
give sb/sth sth: I gave the matter a lot of thought. ☊ give ☊
give sth to sb/sth: I gave a lot of thought to the matter. ☊ give ☊
give sth for sth: I gave £50 for the lot. ☊ give ☊
'I passed the test!' 'I'm so glad (for you).' ☊ glad ☊
I'm so glad (that) you're safe! ☊ glad ☊
glad to do sth: I'm glad to meet you. I've heard a lot about you. ☊ glad ☊
He talked so much that they were really glad to see the back of him (= when he left). ☊ glad ☊
'How did your interview go?' 'It went very well, thank you.' ☊ go ☊
She goes out a lot. ☊ go out ☊
good (to sb): He was very good to me when I was ill. ☊ good ☊
good (of sb) (to do sth): It was very good of you to come. ☊ good ☊
good (about sth): I had to take a week off work but my colleagues were very good about it. ☊ good ☊
He is a very good man. ☊ good ☊
She's good with her hands (= able to make things, etc.). ☊ good ☊
He's very good with children. ☊ good ☊
It's good to see you again. ☊ good ☊
This is very good news. ☊ good ☊
What good is it redecorating if you're thinking of moving? ☊ good ☊
Don't grab—there's plenty for everyone. ☊ grab ☊
Responses were graded from 1 (very satisfied) to 5 (not at all satisfied). ☊ grade ☊
Recovery from the disease is very gradual. ☊ gradual ☊
The wedding was a very grand occasion. ☊ grand ☊
grateful (to sb) (for sth): I am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help. ☊ grateful ☊
Grateful thanks are due to the following people for their help... ☊ grateful ☊
I would be grateful if you could send the completed form back as soon as possible. ☊ grateful ☊
I would be most grateful if you would keep this matter confidential. ☊ grateful ☊
The consequences will be very grave if nothing is done. ☊ grave ☊
Local people are gravely concerned. ☊ gravely ☊
She seemed in great spirits (= very cheerful). ☊ great ☊
a matter of great importance ☊ great ☊
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you here today. ☊ great ☊
People's reaction to the film has varied greatly. ☊ greatly ☊
a greatly increased risk ☊ greatly ☊
Your help would be greatly appreciated. ☊ greatly ☊
The reports were greatly exaggerated. ☊ greatly ☊
He's gone very grey. ☊ grey ☊
He managed to cover a lot of ground in a short talk. ☊ ground ☊
She's very good at handling her patients. ☊ handle ☊
This matter has been handled very badly. ☊ handle ☊
hang adv./prep.: There were several expensive suits hanging in the wardrobe. ☊ hang ☊
I'm happy to leave it till tomorrow. ☊ happy ☊
He will be more than happy to come with us. ☊ happy ☊
happy to do sth: We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter. ☊ happy ☊
happy for sb: I'm very happy for you. ☊ happy ☊
He said some very hard things to me. ☊ hard ☊
She's a very hard worker. ☊ hard ☊
He's hard at work on a new novel. ☊ hard ☊
I find his attitude very hard to take (= difficult to accept). ☊ hard ☊
You are hard to please, aren't you? ☊ hard ☊
Don't be too hard on him—he's very young. ☊ be hard on sb/sth ☊
Our victory was hard won (= won with great difficulty). ☊ hard ☊
It's hardly the time to discuss it now. ☊ hardly ☊
have sth: I've got a lot of homework tonight. ☊ have ☊
They have a lot of courage. ☊ have ☊
I can't see you this week—I've got a lot on. ☊ have (got) sth on ☊
He still has a good head of hair (= a lot of hair). ☊ head ☊
I have a splitting headache (= a very bad one). ☊ headache ☊
Your (very) good health! (= said before drinking alcohol to express good wishes for sb's health and happiness) ☊ health ☊
hear about sb/sth: I was sorry to hear about your accident. ☊ hear ☊
I was delighted to hear your good news. ☊ hear ☊
hear (that)...: I was surprised to hear (that) he was married. ☊ hear ☊
It was good to hear from him again. ☊ hear from sb, hear sth from sb ☊
I was so sorry to hear of your father's death. ☊ hear of sb/sth, hear sth of sb/sth ☊
It was raining heavily. ☊ heavily ☊
to drink/smoke heavily ☊ heavily ☊
heavily armed police (= carrying a lot of weapons) ☊ heavily ☊
They are both heavily involved in politics. ☊ heavily ☊
He relies heavily on his parents. ☊ heavily ☊
My brother is much heavier than me. ☊ heavy ☊
Just shouting at him isn't going to be a lot of help. ☊ help ☊
helpful (for sb) (to do sth): It would be helpful for me to see the damage for myself. ☊ helpful ☊
helpful in doing sth: Role-play is helpful in developing communication skills. ☊ helpful ☊
helpful to sb: The booklet should be very helpful to parents of disabled children. ☊ helpful ☊
I called the police but they weren't very helpful. ☊ helpful ☊
a war hero (= sb who was very brave during a war) ☊ hero ☊
She must be very proud of herself. ☊ herself ☊
She never got very high in the company. ☊ high ☊
highly successful/skilled/intelligent ☊ highly ☊
It is highly unlikely that she'll be late. ☊ highly ☊
His teachers think very highly of him (= have a very good opinion of him). ☊ highly ☊
Her novels are very highly regarded. ☊ highly ☊
The area was inhabited long before the dawn of recorded history (= before people wrote about events). ☊ history ☊
It's very windy—you'd better hold on to your hat. ☊ hold on (to sth/sb), hold on to sth/sb ☊
A lot of new homes are being built on the edge of town. ☊ home ☊
The trip has been exhausting and I'll be glad to be home. ☊ home ☊
hope (that...): There is little hope that they will be found alive. ☊ hope ☊
She has high hopes of winning (= is very confident about it). ☊ hope ☊
To his horror, he could feel himself starting to cry (= it upset him very much). ☊ horror ☊
Cook in a very hot oven. ☊ hot ☊
Britain's licensing hours (= when pubs are allowed to open) used to be very restricted. ☊ hour ☊
'Her behaviour was very odd.' 'How so? ' ☊ how ☊
However you look at it, it's going to cost a lot. ☊ however ☊
This is going to be a huge problem for us. ☊ huge ☊
He's really very human when you get to know him. ☊ human ☊
She has her very own brand of humour. ☊ humour ☊
He has some very strange ideas about education. ☊ idea ☊
If this is your idea of a joke, then I don't find it very funny. ☊ idea ☊
I missed a lot of school through illness last year. ☊ illness ☊
His public image is very different from the real person. ☊ image ☊
Image is very important in the music world. ☊ image ☊
Is it my imagination or have you lost a lot of weight? ☊ imagination ☊
The implication in his article is that being a housewife is greatly inferior to every other occupation. ☊ implication ☊
He was very aware of his own importance (= of his status). ☊ importance ☊
He likes to feel important. ☊ important ☊
sb is impressed that...: I was impressed that she remembered my name. ☊ impress ☊
I must admit I am impressed. ☊ impressed ☊
impressed by/with sb/sth: We were all impressed by her enthusiasm. ☊ impressed ☊
She gives the impression of being very busy. ☊ impression ☊
My impression is that there are still a lot of problems. ☊ impression ☊
She was very impressive in the interview. ☊ impressive ☊
Thank you very much indeed! ☊ indeed ☊
She's a very independent-minded young woman. ☊ independent ☊
They had made industrial quantities of food (= a lot). ☊ industrial ☊
Flu is highly infectious. ☊ infectious ☊
These documents are of great historical interest. ☊ interest ☊
interested (in sth/sb): I'm very interested in history. ☊ interested ☊
invest (in/on sth): The government has invested heavily in public transport. ☊ invest ☊
He's a very involved father (= he spends a lot of time with his children). ☊ involved ☊
She had a will of iron (= it was very strong). ☊ iron ☊
It's a long time since they left. ☊ it ☊
He certainly knows his job (= is very good at his job). ☊ job ☊
join sb in doing sth: I'm sure you'll all join me in wishing Ted and Laura a very happy marriage. ☊ join ☊
I didn't expect them to jump for joy at the news (= to be very pleased). ☊ joy ☊
judge how, what, etc...: It's difficult to judge how long the journey will take. ☊ judge ☊
To judge from what he said, he was very disappointed. ☊ judge ☊
justify (sb/sth) doing sth: How can they justify paying such huge salaries? ☊ justify ☊
keen on sb/sth: Tom's very keen on Anna. ☊ keen ☊
keen (to do sth): John was very keen to help. ☊ keen ☊
keen (that...): We are keen that our school should get involved too. ☊ keen ☊
keep sb/sth doing sth: I'm very sorry to keep you waiting. ☊ keep ☊
My mother will kill me (= be very angry with me) when she finds out. ☊ kill ☊
a very kind and helpful person ☊ kind ☊
You've been very kind. ☊ kind ☊
The weather was very kind to us. ☊ kind ☊
kind (of sb) (to do sth): It was really kind of you to help me. ☊ kind ☊
Knocks and scratches will lower the value of valuable furniture. ☊ knock ☊
hair full of knots and tangles (= twisted in a way that is difficult to comb ) ☊ knot ☊
She's very nice when you get to know her. ☊ know ☊
Well, you know, it's difficult to explain. ☊ you know ☊
The land was very dry and hard after the long, hot summer. ☊ land ☊
very large sums of money ☊ large ☊
He's a very large child for his age. ☊ large ☊
This last point is crucial. ☊ last ☊
He's making a big effort now, and I hope it lasts. ☊ last ☊
The concert was cancelled at a very late stage. ☊ late ☊
I've had too many late nights recently (= when I've gone to bed very late). ☊ late ☊
The government struggled to maintain law and order. ☊ law and order ☊
After the riots, the military was brought in to restore law and order. ☊ law and order ☊
They claim to be the party of law and order. ☊ law and order ☊
learn sth from sb/sth: I learned a lot from my father. ☊ learn ☊
learn sth from doing sth: You can learn a great deal just from watching other players. ☊ learn ☊
learn (about sth): She's very keen to learn about Japanese culture. ☊ learn ☊
learn (that)...: We were very surprised to learn (that) she had got married again. ☊ learn ☊
The documentary caused a lot of bad feeling, not least among the workers whose lives it described. ☊ not least ☊
He hadn't been asked to the party and was feeling very left out. ☊ leave sb/sth out (of sth) ☊
There was lots of food left over. ☊ be left over (from sth) ☊
I'm afraid she let us down badly. ☊ let sb down ☊
My day-to-day life is not very exciting. ☊ life ☊
Her daily life involved meeting lots of people. ☊ life ☊
He became very weak towards the end of his life. ☊ life ☊
He met a lot of interesting people during his life as a student. ☊ life ☊
They were very happy throughout their married life. ☊ life ☊
Trading on the stock exchange was light today. ☊ light ☊
He's lost a lot of weight—he's three kilos lighter than he was. ☊ light ☊
He's very like his father. ☊ like ☊
He ran like the wind (= very fast). ☊ like ☊
This animal's intelligence is very limited. ☊ limited ☊
I understood little of what he said. ☊ little ☊
It caused not a little/no little (= a lot of) confusion. ☊ little ☊
I slept very little last night. ☊ little ☊
live sth: She lived a very peaceful life. ☊ live ☊
We saw a real live rattlesnake! ☊ live ☊
She's got loads of friends. ☊ load ☊
There's loads to do today. ☊ load ☊
a long book/film/list (= taking a lot of time to read/watch/deal with) ☊ long ☊
He stared at them for the longest time (= for a very long time) before answering. ☊ long ☊
look (to sb) as if.../as though...: You look as though you slept badly. ☊ look ☊
look doing sth: We're really looking forward to seeing you again. ☊ look forward to sth ☊
The company has lost a lot of business to its competitors. ☊ lose ☊
They spoke so quickly I just got lost. ☊ lost ☊
'How many do you need?' 'A lot.' ☊ lot ☊
Have some more cake. There's lots left. ☊ lot ☊
She still has an awful lot (= a very large amount) to learn. ☊ lot ☊
He has invited nearly a hundred people but a lot aren't able to come. ☊ lot ☊
What a lot of presents! ☊ lot ☊
A lot of people are coming to the meeting. ☊ lot ☊
I saw a lot of her (= I saw her often) last summer. ☊ lot ☊
I'm feeling a lot better today. ☊ lot ☊
I care a lot about you. ☊ lot ☊
She spoke in a very loud voice. ☊ loud ☊
love to do sth: Come on Rory, the kids would love to hear you sing. ☊ love ☊
I haven't been to Brazil, but I'd love to go. ☊ love ☊
'Can I get you anything?' 'A cup of tea would be lovely.' ☊ lovely ☊
She has a very low opinion of her own abilities. ☊ low ☊
low forms of life (= creatures with a very simple structure) ☊ low ☊
Training was given a very low priority. ☊ low ☊
Yogurt is usually very low in fat. ☊ low ☊
a very low-scoring game ☊ low ☊
to maintain law and order/standards/a balance ☊ maintain ☊
The news made him very happy. ☊ make ☊
make sth of sb/sth: This isn't very important—I don't want to make an issue of it. ☊ make ☊
The manner in which the decision was announced was extremely regrettable. ☊ manner ☊
He has no manners (= behaves very badly). ☊ manner ☊
I've known her for a great many (= very many) years. ☊ many ☊
There were masses of people in the shops yesterday. ☊ mass ☊
I've got masses of work to do. ☊ mass ☊
As a couple they are not very well matched (= they are not very suitable for each other). ☊ match ☊
He worked out the very difficult mathematics in great detail. ☊ mathematics ☊
matter with sb/sth: Is something the matter with Bob? He seems very down. ☊ matter ☊
Matters came to a head (= the situation became very difficult) with his resignation. ☊ matter ☊
They don't last long no matter how careful you are. ☊ no matter who, what, where, etc. ☊
Your friendship means a great deal to me. ☊ mean ☊
$20 means a lot (= represents a lot of money) when you live on $100 a week. ☊ mean ☊
Duncan and Makiko were meant for each other (= are very suitable as partners). ☊ mean ☊
I'm feeling very guilty—I've been meaning to call my parents for days, but still haven't got around to it. ☊ mean ☊
What do you mean, you thought I wouldn't mind? (= of course I mind and I am very angry) ☊ mean ☊
It is difficult to measure the success of the campaign at this stage. ☊ measure ☊
Accurate measurement is very important in science. ☊ measurement ☊
There's not much meat on her (= she is very thin). ☊ meat ☊
Nice meeting you. ☊ meet ☊
At our first meeting I was nervous. ☊ meeting ☊
The photos bring back lots of good memories. ☊ memory ☊
The baby is very mentally alert. ☊ mentally ☊
mind (that)...: Mind you don't cut yourself—that knife's very sharp. ☊ mind ☊
I enjoyed every minute of the party. ☊ minute ☊
miss sb/sth: She will be greatly missed when she leaves. ☊ miss ☊
Unless I'm very much mistaken, that's Paul's wife over there. ☊ mistaken ☊
The weather has been very mixed recently. ☊ mixed ☊
Moments later (= a very short time later), I heard a terrible crash. ☊ moment ☊
Be careful with that —it cost a lot of money. ☊ money ☊
He led a very moral life. ☊ moral ☊
a very moral person ☊ moral ☊
Their mouths fell open (= they were surprised). ☊ mouth ☊
A lot of mums and dads have the same worries. ☊ mum ☊
She's very musical. ☊ musical ☊
I must admit (= I feel that I should admit) I was surprised it cost so little. ☊ must ☊
She has a very narrow view of the world. ☊ narrow ☊
He thought social inequality was all part of the natural order of things. ☊ natural ☊
My work is very specialized in nature. ☊ nature ☊
She is very sensitive by nature. ☊ nature ☊
His house is very near. ☊ near ☊
The conflict is unlikely to be resolved in the near future (= very soon). ☊ near ☊
She summarized her plan very neatly. ☊ neatly ☊
Giraffes have very long necks. ☊ neck ☊
They badly needed a change. ☊ need ☊
Need you have paid so much? ☊ need ☊
It's difficult to express our needs and desires. ☊ need ☊
We've had a lot of support from all our friends and neighbours. ☊ neighbour ☊
Our next-door neighbours are very noisy. ☊ neighbour ☊
nervous (about/of sth): Consumers are very nervous about the future. ☊ nervous ☊
nervous (about/of doing sth): He had been nervous about inviting us. ☊ nervous ☊
I felt really nervous before the interview. ☊ nervous ☊
There is little chance that we will succeed in changing the law. Nevertheless, it is important that we try. ☊ nevertheless ☊
He's made a lot of new friends. ☊ new ☊
Our new neighbours are very nice. ☊ nice ☊
nice about sth: I complained to the manager and he was very nice about it. ☊ nice ☊
nice (to do sth): Nice to meet you! (= a friendly greeting when you meet sb for the first time) ☊ nice ☊
nice (doing sth): It's been nice meeting you. ☊ nice ☊
nice (that...): It's nice that you can come with us. ☊ nice ☊
We all had the flu last week—it wasn't very nice. ☊ nice ☊
It's nice to know that somebody appreciates what I do. ☊ nice ☊
a rattling noise ☊ noise ☊
The engine is very noisy at high speed. ☊ noisy ☊
The streets were very noisy throughout the night. ☊ noisy ☊
She told me what it meant at great length but I'm afraid I'm none the wiser. ☊ none ☊
My day began in the normal way, and then I received a very strange phone call. ☊ normal ☊
I was sorry not to have seen them. ☊ not ☊
It's not easy being a parent (= it's difficult). ☊ not ☊
'Thanks a lot.' 'Not at all.' ☊ not at all ☊
You are welcome to come and stay as long as you give us plenty of notice. ☊ notice ☊
Now that the kids have left home we've got a lot of extra space. ☊ now ☊
Huge numbers of (= very many) animals have died. ☊ number ☊
I could give you any number of (= a lot of) reasons for not going. ☊ number ☊
I can remember very few occasions when he had to cancel because of ill health. ☊ occasion ☊
This type of allergy can very occasionally be fatal. ☊ occasionally ☊
They're very odd people. ☊ odd ☊
It's most odd that (= very odd that) she hasn't written. ☊ odd ☊
She's been behaving very oddly lately. ☊ oddly ☊
offensive to sb: His comments were deeply offensive to a large number of single mothers. ☊ offensive ☊
She's much older than me. ☊ old ☊
He's hard on his kids. ☊ on ☊
I'm sorry we can't come—we've got a lot on. ☊ on ☊
I think we've learned a lot about one another in this session. ☊ one another ☊
a city with a lot of parks and open spaces ☊ open ☊
She had difficulty keeping her eyes open (= because she was very tired). ☊ open ☊
Operation of the device is extremely simple. ☊ operation ☊
He has very strong political opinions. ☊ opinion ☊
In my opinion, it's a very sound investment. ☊ opinion ☊
There is a wide body of opinion that supports this proposal. ☊ opinion ☊
There'll be plenty of opportunity for relaxing once the work is done. ☊ opportunity ☊
The army has been sent in to maintain order in the capital. ☊ order ☊
The police are trying to restore public order. ☊ order ☊
Let's take the problems in a different order. ☊ order ☊
It is one of the functions of art to bring order out of chaos. ☊ order ☊
I checked the files and some of the papers were out of order. ☊ out of order ☊
The meal was very ordinary. ☊ ordinary ☊
A wedding on that scale takes a lot of organization. ☊ organization ☊
She is highly intelligent but her work lacks organization. ☊ organization ☊
Modern computers can organize large amounts of data very quickly. ☊ organize ☊
a very organized person ☊ organized ☊
That's not a very original suggestion. ☊ original ☊
the product of a highly original mind ☊ original ☊
The school was originally very small. ☊ originally ☊
This is delicious. You ought to try some. ☊ ought to ☊
You ought to have come to the meeting. It was interesting. ☊ ought to ☊
Their house is very similar to ours, but ours is bigger. ☊ ours ☊
This detergent is good for getting stains out. ☊ out ☊
She has a lot of outside interests (= not connected with her work). ☊ outside ☊
He did the work so badly that I had to do it all over again myself. ☊ (all) over again ☊
Overall, this is a very useful book. ☊ overall ☊
It is difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of change. ☊ pace ☊
She was clearly in a lot of pain. ☊ pain ☊
It can be difficult to be a good parent. ☊ parent ☊
He's parked very badly. ☊ park ☊
She was very good in the part. ☊ part ☊
I enjoyed the play, particularly the second half. ☊ particularly ☊
The lecture was not particularly (= not very) interesting. ☊ particularly ☊
She bears more than a passing resemblance to (= looks very like) your sister. ☊ passing ☊
She's very patient with young children. ☊ patient ☊
The woman spoke almost without pausing for breath (= very quickly). ☊ pause ☊
It's so peaceful out here in the country. ☊ peaceful ☊
There were a lot of people at the party. ☊ people ☊
high-performance (= very powerful) cars ☊ performance ☊
The Principal has little personal contact with the students. ☊ personal ☊
The children all have very different personalities. ☊ personality ☊
He maintained order by sheer force of personality. ☊ personality ☊
She was very beautiful but seemed to lack personality. ☊ personality ☊
persuade sb/yourself that...: It will be difficult to persuade them that there's no other choice. ☊ persuade ☊
I have a vivid picture of my grandfather smiling down at me when I was very small. ☊ picture ☊
The picture isn't very clear tonight. ☊ picture ☊
a book with lots of pictures in it ☊ picture ☊
Our car is falling to pieces, we've had it so long. ☊ fall to pieces ☊
A basic sense of rhythm and pitch is essential in a music teacher. ☊ pitch ☊
a pity (that...): It's a pity that you can't stay longer. ☊ pity ☊
There are very few places left on the course. ☊ place ☊
He's a difficult man to please. ☊ please ☊
She's always very eager to please. ☊ please ☊
pleased (with sb/sth): She was very pleased with her exam results. ☊ pleased ☊
You're coming? I'm so pleased. ☊ pleased ☊
Pleased to meet you (= said when you are introduced to sb). ☊ pleased ☊
Thank you for your invitation, which I am very pleased to accept. ☊ pleased ☊
pleasure (of sth/of doing sth): She had the pleasure of seeing him look surprised. ☊ pleasure ☊
'May I sit here?' 'Yes, with pleasure.' ☊ with pleasure ☊
'Do we need more milk?' 'No, there's plenty in the fridge.' ☊ plenty ☊
We had plenty to talk about. ☊ plenty ☊
We have plenty more of them in the warehouse. ☊ plenty ☊
There's plenty more paper if you need it. ☊ plenty ☊
One of the hotel's plus points is that it is very central. ☊ plus ☊
One of the hotel's plus points (= good features) is that it is very central. ☊ point ☊
I know it won't cost very much but that's not the point (= not the important thing). ☊ point ☊
This gas is highly poisonous. ☊ poisonous ☊
Skiing has become very popular recently. ☊ popular ☊
I'm not very popular with my parents (= they are annoyed with me) at the moment. ☊ popular ☊
She has made her position very clear. ☊ position ☊
His family have been a very positive influence on him. ☊ positive ☊
There was a lot of post this morning. ☊ post ☊
The house has a lot of potential. ☊ potential ☊
Police in riot gear used their powers under the Public Order Act to move on 300 protesters. ☊ power ☊
power (to do sth): He has the power to make things very unpleasant for us. ☊ power ☊
Bob's very practical. He does all the odd jobs around the house. ☊ practical ☊
It was difficult to find a practical solution to the problem. ☊ practical ☊
It takes a lot of practice to play the violin well. ☊ practice ☊
They always sing his praises (= praise him very highly). ☊ praise ☊
She pronounced the word very slowly and precisely. ☊ precisely ☊
predict (that)...: She predicted (that) the election result would be close. ☊ predict ☊
The team has been training hard in preparation for the big game. ☊ preparation ☊
She managed to preserve her sense of humour under very trying circumstances. ☊ preserve ☊
She travels extensively in her role as President for the Save the Children Fund. ☊ president ☊
She has been harassed by the press, who desperately need a story. ☊ press ☊
pressure (on sb) (to do sth): There is a great deal of pressure on young people to conform. ☊ pressure ☊
The principle behind it is very simple. ☊ principle ☊
Financial security was high on his list of priorities. ☊ priority ☊
There are no prizes for guessing (= it is very easy to guess) who she was with. ☊ prize ☊
highly/quite/most probable ☊ probable ☊
Many of the performers were very professional. ☊ professional ☊
Her work shows great promise. ☊ promise ☊
Very few people can pronounce my name correctly. ☊ pronounce ☊
The price of property has risen enormously. ☊ property ☊
There are a lot of empty properties in the area. ☊ property ☊
The room is very long in proportion to (= relative to) its width. ☊ proportion ☊
proud to be/have sth: I feel very proud to be a part of the team. ☊ proud ☊
proud that...: She was proud that her daughter had so much talent. ☊ proud ☊
It was proving extremely difficult to establish the truth. ☊ prove ☊
There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance. ☊ publicity ☊
The trial took place amid a blaze of (= a lot of) publicity. ☊ publicity ☊
There has been a lot of advance publicity for her new film. ☊ publicity ☊
The magnetic pull of the city was hard to resist. ☊ pull ☊
There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones. ☊ punishment ☊
At the push of a button (= very easily) he could get a whole list of names. ☊ push ☊
She put it very tactfully. ☊ put ☊
I was, to put it mildly, annoyed (= I was extremely angry). ☊ put ☊
She's very clever but her manner does tend to put people off. ☊ put sb off ☊
I think we can put together a very strong case for the defence. ☊ put sth together ☊
qualified for sth: She's extremely well qualified for the job. ☊ qualified ☊
Question 3 was very difficult. ☊ question ☊
These cakes are very quick and easy to make. ☊ quick ☊
He replied to my letter very quickly. ☊ quickly ☊
He went very quiet (= did not say much) so I knew he was upset. ☊ quiet ☊
They drank quite a lot of wine. ☊ quite a lot (of sth) ☊
It's pouring with rain (= raining very hard). ☊ rain ☊
rare (for sb/sth to do sth): It's extremely rare for it to be this hot in April. ☊ rare ☊
It was a rare (= very great) honour to be made a fellow of the college. ☊ rare ☊
This species is extremely rare. ☊ rare ☊
rate sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): The university is highly rated for its research. ☊ rate ☊
rate sb/sth + adj.: Voters continue to rate education high on their list of priorities. ☊ rate ☊
rate sb/sth (as) sth: rate sb/sth + noun: The show was rated (as) a success by critics and audiences. ☊ rate ☊
rate as sth: The match rated as one of their worst defeats. ☊ rate ☊
+ adj.: I'm afraid our needs do not rate very high with this administration. ☊ rate ☊
rate sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): The schools were rated according to their exam results. ☊ rate ☊
rate sb/sth + noun: She is currently rated number two in the world. ☊ rate ☊
The growth of violent crime is a very real problem. ☊ real ☊
It is not realistic to expect people to spend so much money. ☊ realistic ☊
They seemed to have the perfect marriage but the reality was very different. ☊ reality ☊
Outwardly she seemed confident but in reality she felt extremely nervous. ☊ in reality ☊
realize (that)...: I didn't realize (that) you were so unhappy. ☊ realize ☊
We have every reason (= have very good reasons) to feel optimistic. ☊ reason ☊
There was very poor reception on my phone. ☊ reception ☊
It's worth a lot of money, I reckon. ☊ reckon ☊
The hotel's new restaurant comes highly recommended (= a lot of people have praised it). ☊ recommend ☊
He stammered something and went very red in the face. ☊ red ☊
When the sun's rays hit the earth, a lot of the heat is reflected back into space. ☊ reflect ☊
refusal to do sth: His refusal to discuss the matter is very annoying. ☊ refusal ☊
regard sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): Her work is very highly regarded. ☊ regard ☊
I have little information as regards her fitness for the post. ☊ as regards sb/sth ☊
regard for sb/sth: I had great regard for his abilities. ☊ regard ☊
regret what, how, etc...: I deeply regret what I said. ☊ regret ☊
regret that...: I regret that I never got to meet him in person. ☊ regret ☊
regret that...: I regret that I am unable to accept your kind invitation. ☊ regret ☊
regret to do sth: We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful. ☊ regret ☊
it is regretted that...: It is to be regretted that so many young people leave school without qualifications. ☊ regret ☊
What is your greatest regret (= the thing that you are most sorry about doing or not doing)? ☊ regret ☊
He gave up teaching in 2009, much to the regret of his students. ☊ regret ☊
relate sth: I found it difficult to relate the two ideas in my mind. ☊ relate ☊
She had a very relaxed manner. ☊ relaxed ☊
His wife is very religious. ☊ religious ☊
rely to do sth: These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work. ☊ rely on/upon sb/sth ☊
Very little of the house remained after the fire. ☊ remain ☊
a remote ancestor (= who lived a long time ago) ☊ remote ☊
Local businesses are well represented on the committee (= there are a lot of people from them on the committee). ☊ represent ☊
The photocopier reproduces colours very well. ☊ reproduce ☊
She is, by reputation, very difficult to please. ☊ reputation ☊
require sth: These pets require a lot of care and attention. ☊ require ☊
resistance to sb/sth: There has been a lot of resistance to this new law. ☊ resistance ☊
In this respect we are very fortunate. ☊ respect ☊
a much loved and highly respected teacher ☊ respect ☊
The car responds very well to the controls. ☊ respond ☊
There has been little response to our appeal for funds. ☊ response ☊
You deserve a reward for being so helpful. ☊ reward ☊
reward sb for doing sth: He rewarded us handsomely (= with a lot of money) for helping him. ☊ reward ☊
It was ridiculous that this should be so difficult to say. ☊ ridiculous ☊
It was difficult to establish the rights and wrongs (= the true facts) of the matter. ☊ right ☊
Quite rightly, the environment is of great concern. ☊ rightly ☊
The house is on a very busy road. ☊ road ☊
Yes, there's plenty of room. ☊ room ☊
room (to do sth): Make sure you have plenty of room to sit comfortably. ☊ room ☊
He's had a really rough time recently (= he's had a lot of problems). ☊ rough ☊
roughly plastered walls ☊ roughly ☊
She was very rude about my driving. ☊ rude ☊
run sth: to run the marathon ☊ run ☊
a long-distance/cross-country/marathon, etc. runner ☊ runner ☊
sad (to do sth): We are very sad to hear that you are leaving. ☊ sad ☊
sad (about sth): I felt terribly sad about it. ☊ sad ☊
sad (to do sth): It was sad to see them go. ☊ sad ☊
sad (that...): It is sad that so many of his paintings have been lost. ☊ sad ☊
They had hoped to win and were sadly disappointed. ☊ sadly ☊
We were glad she let us know she was safe. ☊ safe ☊
He used the very same (= exactly the same) words. ☊ same ☊
Thanks for doing that. You saved my life (= helped me a lot). ☊ save ☊
With the new boiler you can make big savings on fuel bills. ☊ saving ☊
I'll say this for them, they're a very efficient company. ☊ say ☊
They entertain on a large scale (= they hold expensive parties with a lot of guests). ☊ scale ☊
I was scared to death (= very frightened). ☊ scared ☊
We were scared stiff (= very frightened). ☊ scared ☊
I got very nervous before my big scene (= the one where I have a very important part). ☊ scene ☊
She witnessed some very distressing scenes. ☊ scene ☊
We're working to a tight schedule (= we have a lot of things to do in a short time). ☊ schedule ☊
Some graffiti had been scratched on the back of the door. ☊ scratch ☊
scratch (sb/sth/yourself): I'd scratched my leg and it was bleeding. ☊ scratch ☊
scratch sb/sth/yourself on sth: She scratched herself on a nail. ☊ scratch ☊
scratch (at sth): Try not to scratch. ☊ scratch ☊
It's only a scratch (= a very slight injury). ☊ scratch ☊
The sea was very rough. ☊ sea ☊
She still looks so young. What's her secret? ☊ secret ☊
The aerial doesn't look very secure to me. ☊ secure ☊
They've been seeing a lot of each other (= spending a lot of time together) recently. ☊ see ☊
The showroom has a wide selection of kitchens. ☊ selection ☊
He has a very good sense of direction (= finds the way to a place easily). ☊ sense ☊
I think that's a very sensible idea. ☊ sensible ☊
sensitive to sth: My teeth are very sensitive to cold food. ☊ sensitive ☊
The eyes of some fish are acutely sensitive to light. ☊ sensitive ☊
sensitive about sth: He's very sensitive about his weight. ☊ sensitive ☊
sensitive to sth: She's very sensitive to criticism. ☊ sensitive ☊
sensitive to sth: She is very sensitive to other people's feelings. ☊ sensitive ☊
Prolonged separations of this kind are damaging to very young children. ☊ separation ☊
I'm afraid I'm not a very serious person. ☊ serious ☊
They are seriously concerned about security. ☊ seriously ☊
We take threats of this kind very seriously. ☊ take sb/sth seriously ☊
You can't take anything she says very seriously. ☊ take sb/sth seriously ☊
The food was good but the service was very slow. ☊ service ☊
His injuries are severe. ☊ severe ☊
The cheese has a distinctively sharp taste. ☊ sharp ☊
sharp with sb: He was very sharp with me when I was late. ☊ sharp ☊
It was very sharp of you to see that! ☊ sharp ☊
We need to give young criminals a short, sharp shock (= a punishment that is very unpleasant for a short time). ☊ sharp ☊
shock sb to do sth: I was shocked to hear that he had resigned. ☊ shock ☊
She has a very short memory (= remembers only things that have happened recently). ☊ short ☊
She was short and dumpy. ☊ short ☊
She's very shy with adults. ☊ shy ☊
She has very good sight. ☊ sight ☊
He has very little sight in his right eye. ☊ sight ☊
There was a deafening silence (= one that is very noticeable). ☊ silence ☊
I got it for a silly price (= very cheap). ☊ silly ☊
We have very similar interests. ☊ similar ☊
The brothers look very similar. ☊ similar ☊
This machine is very simple to use. ☊ simple ☊
The original building has long since (= long before now) been demolished. ☊ since ☊
He was dancing around and singing at the top of his voice (= very loudly). ☊ sing ☊
My best friend has been like a sister to me (= very close). ☊ sister ☊
Furniture-making is very skilled work. ☊ skilled ☊
She takes offence at the slightest thing (= is very easily offended). ☊ slight ☊
It was a very old house with sloping walls. ☊ slope ☊
slow doing sth: They were very slow paying me. ☊ slow ☊
We travelled around a lot when I was small. ☊ small ☊
You look very smart in that suit. ☊ smart ☊
Dogs have a very good sense of smell. ☊ smell ☊
She smokes heavily. ☊ smoke ☊
He smokes like a chimney (= a lot). ☊ smoke ☊
Snow was falling heavily. ☊ snow ☊
I'm so glad to see you. ☊ so ☊
We have so much to do. ☊ so ☊
Their attitude is so very English. ☊ so ☊
I haven't enjoyed myself so much for a long time. ☊ so ☊
We are very busy—so much so that we won't be able to take time off this year. ☊ so ☊
The stores are packed solid (= very full and crowded) at this time of year. ☊ solid ☊
Some of the music was weird. ☊ some ☊
We're sorry to hear that your father's in hospital again. ☊ sorry ☊
sorry (about sth): We're very sorry about the damage to your car. ☊ sorry ☊
There were snacks—peanuts, olives, that sort of thing. ☊ sort ☊
What sort of time do you call this? (= I'm very angry that you have come so late.) ☊ sort ☊
There is very little storage space in the department. ☊ space ☊
It's a city with fine buildings and plenty of open space. ☊ space ☊
She's a very special friend. ☊ special ☊
His theories on economics are enough to make your head spin (= make you feel very confused). ☊ spin ☊
Mentally, she is not very stable. ☊ stable ☊
Modern plastics can stand very high and very low temperatures. ☊ stand ☊
The standard of this year's applications is very low. ☊ standard ☊
In the shanty towns there are very poor living standards. ☊ standard ☊
He's so good—I'm sure he'll be a big star. ☊ star ☊
start (up): There are a lot of small businesses starting up in that area. ☊ start ☊
I enjoyed my stay in Prague. ☊ stay ☊
Her arms and legs were like sticks (= very thin). ☊ stick ☊
I find him very hard to stomach. ☊ stomach ☊
Their marriage is under great strain at the moment. ☊ strain ☊
The transport service cannot cope with the strain of so many additional passengers. ☊ strain ☊
She's been acting very strangely lately. ☊ strangely ☊
I was surprised by the strength of her feelings. ☊ strength ☊
Their superior military strength gives them a huge advantage. ☊ strength ☊
it is stressed that...: It must be stressed that this disease is very rare. ☊ stress ☊
He was feeling very stressed and tired. ☊ stressed ☊
She's very strict about things like homework. ☊ strict ☊
She was brought up very strictly. ☊ strictly ☊
My letter is, of course, strictly private and confidential. ☊ strictly ☊
She strikes me as a very efficient person. ☊ strike ☊
She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister. ☊ striking ☊
She was undoubtedly a very striking young woman. ☊ striking ☊
The temptation to tell her everything was very strong. ☊ strong ☊
life as a struggling artist (= one who is very poor) ☊ struggle ☊
I've got loads of stuff to do today. ☊ stuff ☊
The hotel has been redecorated but it's lost a lot of its style. ☊ style ☊
She was surprised by the book's success (= that it had sold a lot of copies). ☊ success ☊
The play was very successful on Broadway. ☊ successful ☊
Such advice as he was given (= it was not very much) has proved almost worthless. ☊ such ☊
This issue was of such importance that we could not afford to ignore it. ☊ such ☊
'There are loads of things to do.' 'Such as?' (= give me an example) ☊ such as ☊
We are open to suggestions (= willing to listen to ideas from other people). ☊ suggestion ☊
He can be very helpful, but only when it suits him. ☊ suit ☊
Jo and I are very well suited. ☊ suited ☊
It's very hot here in summer. ☊ summer ☊
They've booked a holiday in the sun (= in a place where it is warm and the sun shines a lot). ☊ sun ☊
Her family and friends have given her lots of support. ☊ support ☊
suppose sb/sth to be/have sth: This combination of qualities is generally supposed to be extremely rare. ☊ suppose ☊
There are few surprises in this year's budget. ☊ surprise ☊
There are lots of surprises in store for visitors to the gallery. ☊ surprise ☊
surprised (at/by sb/sth): I was surprised at how quickly she agreed. ☊ surprised ☊
I'm surprised at you, behaving like that in front of the kids. ☊ surprised ☊
They were surprised to find that he'd already left. ☊ surprised ☊
She knew surprisingly little about her sister's life. ☊ surprisingly ☊
survive sth + adj.: Few buildings survived the war intact. ☊ survive ☊
You have a very suspicious mind (= you always think that people are behaving in an illegal or dishonest way). ☊ suspicious ☊
It was all very suspicious. ☊ suspicious ☊
sweat sth: He was sweating buckets (= a lot). ☊ sweat ☊
He is liable to abrupt mood swings (= for example from being very happy to being very sad). ☊ swing ☊
She was very sympathetic when I was sick. ☊ sympathetic ☊
That cut is taking a long time to heal. ☊ take ☊
She looked worried so we had a talk. ☊ talk ☊
target of sth: He's become the target of a lot of criticism recently. ☊ target ☊
Getting hold of this information was no easy task (= was difficult). ☊ task ☊
taste (in sth): She has very expensive tastes in clothes. ☊ taste ☊
He has very good taste in music. ☊ taste ☊
The soup has very little taste. ☊ taste ☊
Careful—the fabric tears very easily. ☊ tear ☊
Her technique has improved a lot over the past season. ☊ technique ☊
I think he's happy. It's hard to tell. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb sth: The advertisement told us very little about the product. ☊ tell ☊
I told the boys off for making so much noise. ☊ tell sb off (for sth/for doing sth) ☊
We regret this service is temporarily unavailable. ☊ temporarily ☊
I had a terrible job (= it was very difficult) to persuade her to come. ☊ terrible ☊
I'm terribly sorry—did I hurt you? ☊ terribly ☊
thanks (for sth): Many thanks for your support. ☊ thanks ☊
'Here's the change.' 'Thanks very much.' ☊ thanks ☊
'Do you want to come with us?' 'I'd love to, thanks.' ☊ thanks ☊
Thanks a lot for all you've done. ☊ thanks a lot ☊
'I'm afraid I've finished all the milk.' 'Well, thanks a lot!' ☊ thanks a lot ☊
It was all a great success—thanks to a lot of hard work. ☊ thanks to sb/sth ☊
thank you (for doing sth): Thank you very much for sending the photos. ☊ thank you ☊
The people (that) I spoke to were very helpful. ☊ that ☊
The people I met there were very friendly. ☊ the ☊
Theirs are the children with very fair hair. ☊ theirs ☊
Things were very different back then. ☊ then ☊
There are a lot of people back there (= behind) waiting to get in. ☊ there ☊
This breed of cattle has a very thick coat. ☊ thick ☊
a thick book (= one that has a lot of pages) ☊ thick ☊
He is as thin as a rake (= very thin). ☊ thin ☊
There are a lot of things she doesn't know about me. ☊ thing ☊
He found the whole thing (= the situation) very boring. ☊ thing ☊
I've got loads of things to do today. ☊ thing ☊
All things considered (= considering all the difficulties or problems), she's done very well. ☊ thing ☊
She's very fond of sweet things (= sweet foods). ☊ thing ☊
He's good at making things with his hands. ☊ thing ☊
I'm sorry my assignment isn't finished. The thing is, I've had a lot of other work this week. ☊ the thing is ☊
You'd think she'd have been grateful for my help (= but she wasn't). ☊ think ☊
She had thought very deeply about this problem. ☊ think ☊
think sth: You're very quiet. What are you thinking? ☊ think ☊
She's very thorough and conscientious. ☊ thorough ☊
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. ☊ thoroughly ☊
They're very different, though they did seem to get on well when they met. ☊ though ☊
She keeps her flat very tidy. ☊ tidy ☊
Allow plenty of time to get to the airport. ☊ time ☊
Her parents died a long time ago. ☊ time ☊
They were cold, hungry and tired out (= very tired). ☊ tired ☊
Shopping can be very tiring. ☊ tiring ☊
I am deeply grateful to my parents. ☊ to ☊
I'd love to go to France this summer. ☊ to ☊
Young people today face a very difficult future at work. ☊ today ☊
Taken together, these factors are highly significant. ☊ together ☊
It's very rude to stick your tongue out at people. ☊ tongue ☊
I was sitting in an extremely uncomfortable position. ☊ uncomfortable ☊
Underneath her cool exterior she was really very frightened. ☊ underneath ☊
He seems bad-tempered, but he's very soft-hearted underneath. ☊ underneath ☊
Many people are deeply unhappy about the way the government has handled this matter. ☊ unhappy ☊
I was just a young girl from a small town and I felt very unimportant. ☊ unimportant ☊
Unlike most systems, this one is very easy to install. ☊ unlike ☊
unlikely (that...): It's most (= very) unlikely that she'll arrive before seven. ☊ unlikely ☊
He was very unlucky not to win. ☊ unlucky ☊
He was very unpleasant to me. ☊ unpleasant ☊
She said some very unpleasant things about you. ☊ unpleasant ☊
She has a very unusual name. ☊ unusual ☊
Up to now he's been very quiet. ☊ up to sth ☊
upset sb/yourself: This decision is likely to upset a lot of people. ☊ upset ☊
This type of heater uses a lot of electricity. ☊ use ☊
You used to see a lot of her, didn't you? ☊ used to ☊
The story has very little news value. ☊ value ☊
They don't seem to value honesty very highly. ☊ value ☊
The dial records very slight variations in pressure. ☊ variation ☊
There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from. ☊ variety ☊
I was impressed by the variety of dishes on offer. ☊ variety ☊
Apples come in a great many varieties. ☊ variety ☊
The students' work varies considerably in quality. ☊ vary ☊
The quality of the students' work varies considerably. ☊ vary ☊
Your help made a vast difference. ☊ vast ☊
We've hired a marquee at vast expense. ☊ vast ☊
very small ☊ very ☊
very quickly ☊ very ☊
Very few people know that. ☊ very ☊
Thanks very much. ☊ very ☊
'Do you like it?' 'Yeah, I do. Very much.' ☊ very ☊
'Is it what you expected?' 'Oh yes, very much so.' ☊ very ☊
The new building has been very much admired. ☊ very ☊
I'm not very (= not at all) impressed. ☊ very ☊
I'm very very grateful. ☊ very ☊
view (sb/sth as sth): When the car was first built, the design was viewed as highly original. ☊ view ☊
You should view their offer with a great deal of caution. ☊ view ☊
Children should not be allowed to watch violent movies (= that show a lot of violence). ☊ violent ☊
vital (to sth): Good financial accounts are vital to the success of any enterprise. ☊ vital ☊
I'm afraid this can't wait. It's very important. ☊ wait ☊
This sleeping bag is very warm. ☊ warm ☊
If you're thinking of getting a dog, be warned—they take a lot of time and money. ☊ warn ☊
The report is critical of the department's waste of resources. ☊ waste ☊
This skirt is way (= a lot) too short. ☊ way ☊
I enjoyed the movie but I thought the ending was very weak. ☊ weak ☊
The economy is very weak. ☊ weak ☊
You'll wear yourself out if you carry on working so hard. ☊ wear yourself/sb out ☊
The weather is very changeable at the moment. ☊ weather ☊
These cases weigh a ton (= are very heavy). ☊ weigh ☊
Your letter was very welcome. ☊ welcome ☊
The conference was very well organized. ☊ well ☊
These animals make very good pets if treated well (= with kindness). ☊ well ☊
People spoke well of (= spoke with approval of) him. ☊ well ☊
She took it very well (= did not react too badly), all things considered. ☊ well ☊
They lived well (= in comfort and spending a lot of money) and were generous with their money. ☊ well ☊
I was well annoyed, I can tell you. ☊ well ☊
Jack is doing very well at school. ☊ do well ☊
Oh, very well, then, if you insist. ☊ well ☊
I spent what little time I had with my family. ☊ what ☊
He braked suddenly, causing the front wheels to skid. ☊ wheel ☊
We thought she was arrogant, whereas in fact she was just very shy. ☊ whereas ☊
Wherever she goes, there are crowds of people waiting to see her. ☊ wherever ☊
While Tom's very good at science, his brother is absolutely hopeless. ☊ while ☊
I'm feeling a whole lot better. ☊ a whole lot ☊
There were a whole lot of people I didn't know. ☊ a whole lot (of sth) ☊
I lost a whole lot of money. ☊ a whole lot (of sth) ☊
I've sold the whole lot. ☊ the whole lot ☊
Her books are widely read (= a lot of people read them). ☊ widely ☊
He's an educated, widely-read man (= he has read a lot of books). ☊ widely ☊
Standards vary widely. ☊ widely ☊
It makes me wild (= very angry) to see such waste. ☊ wild ☊
She's very willing. ☊ willing ☊
Our house can be very cold in (the) winter. ☊ winter ☊
It was very wise to leave when you did. ☊ wise ☊
wish sb/sth/yourself + adv./prep.: She wished herself a million miles away. ☊ wish ☊
A word of warning: read the instructions very carefully. ☊ word ☊
There is plenty of work to be done in the garden. ☊ work ☊
worry sb with sth: Don't keep worrying him with a lot of silly questions. ☊ worry ☊
to be worth a bomb/packet/fortune (= a lot of money) ☊ worth ☊
The job involves a lot of hard work but it's worth it. ☊ worth ☊
If you went to see him, he would be delighted. ☊ would ☊
It was wrong of me to get so angry. ☊ wrong ☊
We've had a lot of fun over the years. ☊ year ☊
My hair is very fine. Yours is much thicker. ☊ yours ☊