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Tôi thấy bạn nói rất là giỏi. * 025 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 like: sehr → →
sehr ☊ rất ☊ 
☊ sehr gut ☊ rất tốt ☊ ☊ Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ... ☊ kính thưa quí ông và quí bà,... ☊ ☊ flitzen (sehr schnell rennen) ☊ chạy vùn vụt ☊ ☊ sehr ☊ 非常 ☊ fēicháng sehr gut ☊ 很好 ☊ hěn hǎo Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ... ☊ 尊敬的女士们先生们 ，... ☊ zūn jìng de nǔe shì men xiān shēng men, ..... flitzen (sehr schnell rennen) ☊ 飞奔 (很快地跑) ☊ fēibēn (hěn kuài de pǎo) 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) Danke für die Information, das ist sehr nett. ☊ Tốt quá. Cám ơn nhiều. ☊ (Lektion 4, Nr. 33) Der Kurs ist heute sehr gut. ☊ Tỉ giá hôm nay rất tốt. ☊ (Lektion 5, Nr. 47) Die Rühreier sind sehr gut. ☊ Món trứng chiên ngon tuyêt. ☊ (Lektion 9, Nr. 82) Ich esse nicht sehr häufig Fleisch. ☊ Anh không có ăn thịt thường. ☊ (Lektion 9, Nr. 85) Das Essen schmeckt dort sehr gut. ☊ Thức ăn ở đó rất ngon. ☊ (Lektion 9, Nr. 91) Das ist sehr einfach. Wissen Sie, wo der Markt ist? ☊ Đơn giản thôi. Anh có biết chợ nằm ở đâu không? ☊ (Lektion 11, Nr. 108) 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) Lass uns zum Salatbuffet gehen, ich bin sehr hungrig und ich liebe den griechischen Salat. ☊ Chúng ta đi ăn búp phê salat đi. Anh đói và anh thích món salat Hy Lạp. ☊ (Lektion 12, Nr. 117) Ich mag dieses Essen wirklich sehr. ☊ Em thật thích món này lắm. ☊ (Lektion 12, Nr. 120) Tri ist ein sehr guter Koch und er mag es, Freunde einzuladen. ☊ Tri là một đầu bếp giỏi và anh ấy thích mời bạn bè. ☊ (Lektion 14, Nr. 153) Das Essen war sehr gut. Es war sehr nett von dir, dass du mich eingeladen hast. ☊ Bữa ăn ngon tuyệt. Cám ơn anh đã mời em. ☊ (Lektion 15, Nr. 163) Sie ist wegen der großen Fenster sehr hell. ☊ Do có cửa sổ rộng nên mọi thứ sáng sủa hơn. ☊ (Lektion 16, Nr. 170) 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) 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) Das ist eine sehr gute Idee. Vielen Dank! ☊ Một ý tưởng tuyệt vời. Cám ơn em nhiều. ☊ (Lektion 24, Nr. 309) 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) Er war von der langen Reise sehr müde. ☊ Anh ấy mệt do chuyến đi kéo dài. ☊ (Lektion 27, Nr. 341) 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) Das ist eine sehr gute Idee. Ich gehe sowieso lieber ins Theater. ☊ í hay đó. Dù sao anh vẫn thích đi nhà hát hơn. ☊ (Lektion 34, Nr. 478) 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) 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) Es ist ein sehr regnerischer und stürmischer Tag. Trang schaut aus dem Fenster heraus. ☊ Đó là một ngày mưa bão. Trang nhìn ra cửa số. ☊ (Lektion 38, Nr. 537) Tri vermisst seine Familie sehr. ☊ Tri rất nhớ gia đình. ☊ (Lektion 40, Nr. 579) Das ist sehr nett! Sie können glücklich sein. Ich habe keine Familie mehr. ☊ Thật là tuyệt. Chắc cô hạnh phúc lắm. Tôi không còn gia đình nữa. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 587) Das ist gut. Oder wir laufen. Laufen ist sehr gesund. ☊ Tốt. Hay chúng ta chạy đi. Chạy rất tốt mà. ☊ (Lektion 42, Nr. 607) Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ich möchte Folgendes reklamieren: ☊ Kính thưa quí ông và quí bà, tôi muốn phàn nàn về sự việc sau đây: ☊ (Lektion 47, Nr. 669) Ich finde deine Fotos sehr gelungen. ☊ Em thấy những bức ảnh của anh rất thành công. ☊ (Lektion 57, Nr. 814) 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) Die Reparatur von Tris Auto war sehr teuer. ☊ Việc sửa xe ô tô của Trí quá đắt. ☊ (Lektion 69, Nr. 981) 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) 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) Zwillinge sind schnell und sehr flexibel. ☊ Song sinh thì nhanh nhẹ và linh hoạt. ☊ (Lektion 80, Nr. 1134) Er besitzt Führungsqualität und ist sehr großzügig. ☊ Sở hữu tài lãnh đạo và rất phóng khoáng. ☊ (Lektion 80, Nr. 1139) 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) Es ist sehr dringend. ☊ Việc này rất gấp. ☊ (Lektion 86, Nr. 1242) Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ☊ Kính gửi ông bà, ☊ (Lektion 89, Nr. 1317) Sehr geehrte Frau ..., ☊ Kính gửi bà .. ☊ (Lektion 89, Nr. 1318) Sehr geehrter Herr ..., ☊ Kính gửi ông .. ☊ (Lektion 89, Nr. 1319) Sehr geehrte Kundin, sehr geehrter Kunde, ☊ Kính gửi quý khách hàng ☊ (Lektion 89, Nr. 1320) Sehr geehrte Kunden, ☊ Kính gửi các quý khách hàng ☊ (Lektion 89, Nr. 1321) Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ☊ Kính thưa quý ông, quý bà ☊ (Lektion 91, Nr. 1362) Sehr geehrte Frau ..., ☊ Kính chào bà .. ☊ (Lektion 91, Nr. 1363) Sehr geehrter Herr ..., ☊ Kính chào ông .. ☊ (Lektion 91, Nr. 1364) Sehr geehrte Kundin, sehr geehrter Kunde, ☊ Kính thưa quý khách hàng ☊ (Lektion 91, Nr. 1365) Das ist mir sehr peinlich. ☊ Tôi thấy rất ngại / rất xấu hổ. ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1483) Das hört sich sehr interessant an! ☊ Chuyện này nghe có vẻ hay đấy. ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1498) Das ist sehr nett von Ihnen. ☊ Anh / Chị thật chu đáo. ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1499) 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) Wir erwarten, dass Sie über sehr gute PC-Kenntnisse verfügen. ☊ Chúng tôi mong đợi rằng anh / chị có kiến thức rất tốt về máy tính. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1746) 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) Voraussetzung für eine Bewerbung ist ein Diplom mit der Note "gut" oder "sehr gut". ☊ Điều kiện yêu cầu cho đơn xin việc là bằng tốt nghiệp đại học loại khá hoặc giỏi. ☊ (Lektion 104, Nr. 1798) Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ☊ Kính gửi: Ông / Bà .... ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1805) Mein Studium habe ich mit der Note "sehr gut" abgeschlossen. ☊ Tôi đã tốt nghiệp đại học loại giỏi. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1811) Ich habe mein Studium mit der Note "sehr gut" abgeschlossen und schon über sieben Jahre Berufserfahrung. ☊ Tôi đã tốt nghiệp đại học loại giỏi và đã có trên bảy năm kinh nghiệm nghề nghiệp. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1812) 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) 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) Ich bin sehr zufrieden mit diesem neuen Flachbildschirm. ☊ Tôi rất hài lòng với màn hình phẳng mới này. ☊ (Lektion 112, Nr. 2040) Ich fand Ihre Präsentation sehr interessant. ☊ Tôi thấy bài thuyết trình của anh / chị / ông / bà rất thú vị. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2120) Ich finde die Idee der Kollegin sehr interessant. ☊ Tôi thấy ý kiến của nữ đồng nghiệp rất thú vị. ☊ (Lektion 115, Nr. 2155) 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) Das ist sehr wertvoll. ☊ Cái này rất giá trị. ☊ (Lektion 118, Nr. 2271) 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) Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ☊ Kính gửi ông/bà ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2523) Sehr geehrter Herr ... ☊ Kính gửi ông ... ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2524) Sehr geehrte Frau ... ☊ Kính gửi bà... ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2525) My watch is not very accurate. ☊ accurate ☊
Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active. ☊ active ☊
admiration for sb/sth: I have great admiration for her as a writer. ☊ admiration ☊
+ speech: 'I'm very nervous,' she admitted reluctantly. ☊ admit ☊
You must admit that it all sounds very strange. ☊ admit ☊
advertise sth: We advertised the concert quite widely. ☊ advertise ☊
I didn't like it that much. Also, it was much too expensive. ☊ also ☊
She was not only intelligent but also very musical. ☊ also ☊
He had altered so much I scarcely recognized him. ☊ alter ☊
Although the sun was shining, it wasn't very warm. ☊ although ☊
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 ☊
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 (with sb) (at/about sth): He was beginning to get very annoyed with me about my carelessness. ☊ annoyed ☊
This interruption is very annoying. ☊ annoying ☊
She had never been greatly concerned about her appearance. ☊ appearance ☊
He gave every appearance of (= seemed very much to be) enjoying himself. ☊ appearance ☊
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 ☊
The old house is full of atmosphere (= it's very interesting). ☊ atmosphere ☊
I've never seen two people so attached to each other. ☊ attached ☊
We've grown very attached to this house. ☊ attached ☊
Small children have a very short attention span. ☊ attention ☊
Your new glasses are very attractive. ☊ attractive ☊
It's been a very mild autumn this year. ☊ autumn ☊
acutely/painfully (= very) aware ☊ aware ☊
He was well aware of the problem. ☊ aware ☊
There's not an awful lot of room. ☊ awful ☊
I had an awful job persuading him to come (= it was very difficult). ☊ awful ☊
This box is very awkward for one person to carry. ☊ awkward ☊
In spite of their very different backgrounds, they immediately became friends. ☊ background ☊
I thought it was a very bad article. ☊ bad ☊
The kids took the dog's death very badly (= they were very unhappy). ☊ 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 ☊
The doctor behaved very unprofessionally. ☊ behave ☊
They behaved very badly towards their guests. ☊ behave ☊
You took that bend very fast! ☊ bend ☊
We're the best of friends (= very close friends). ☊ best ☊
I see her most weekends but not very often in between. ☊ between ☊
She is very bitter about losing her job. ☊ bitter ☊
She had a beautiful face with very good bone structure. ☊ bone ☊
born into sth: She was born into a very musical family. ☊ born ☊
She was very short of breath (= had difficulty breathing). ☊ breath ☊
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 ☊
She's a very capable teacher. ☊ capable ☊
I've never been very good at cards. ☊ card ☊
care about sth: She cares deeply about environmental issues. ☊ care ☊
They care an awful lot about each other. ☊ care ☊
My school career was not very impressive. ☊ career ☊
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 ☊
The flat is very central—just five minutes from Princes Street. ☊ central ☊
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 ☊
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 ☊
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 ☊
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 ☊
Jo is a very close friend. ☊ close ☊
She is very close to her father. ☊ close ☊
She and her father are very close. ☊ close ☊
We're a very close family. ☊ close ☊
Their birthdays are very close together. ☊ close ☊
They're not millionaires, but they're certainly very comfortable. ☊ comfortable ☊
These new shoes are not very comfortable. ☊ comfortable ☊
comment that...: A spokesperson commented that levels of carbon dioxide were very high. ☊ comment ☊
commitment (to sb/sth): She doesn't want to make a big emotional commitment to Steve at the moment. ☊ commitment ☊
Women very often have to juggle work with their family commitments. ☊ commitment ☊
The children are very good company (= pleasant to be with) at this age. ☊ company ☊
You have to be highly competitive to do well in sport these days. ☊ competitive ☊
The instructions look very complicated. ☊ complicated ☊
It's all very complicated—but I'll try and explain. ☊ complicated ☊
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 ☊
The need for sleep varies considerably from person to person. ☊ considerably ☊
a consumer society (= one where buying and selling is considered to be very important) ☊ consumer ☊
When you look at their new system, ours seems very old-fashioned by contrast. ☊ contrast ☊
contribution (to sth): He made a very positive contribution to the success of the project. ☊ contribution ☊
He played very controlled football. ☊ controlled ☊
It is very convenient to pay by credit card. ☊ convenient ☊
She's very conventional in her views. ☊ conventional ☊
The reorganization has created a lot of bad feeling. ☊ create ☊
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 ☊
London was very crowded. ☊ crowded ☊
We have a very crowded schedule. ☊ crowded ☊
I found him crying his eyes out (= crying very much). ☊ cry ☊
The political cultures of the United States and Europe are very different. ☊ culture ☊
They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs. ☊ curious ☊
She feels very cut off living in the country. ☊ cut sb/sth off (from sb/sth) ☊
It's been a long day (= I've been very busy). ☊ day ☊
dear to sb: Her daughter is very dear to her. ☊ dear ☊
Dear Sir or Madam ☊ dear ☊
They were deeply disturbed by the accident. ☊ deeply ☊
deeply held beliefs/convictions/views (= that sb feels very strongly) ☊ deeply ☊
define sth: We need to define the task ahead very clearly. ☊ define ☊
Babies have very delicate skin. ☊ delicate ☊
I don't want to depend too much on my parents. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth (for sth) ☊
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 ☊
I nearly died when I saw him there (= it was very embarrassing). ☊ die ☊
People often give very different accounts of the same event. ☊ different ☊
She finds it very difficult to get up early. ☊ difficult ☊
My boss is making life very difficult for me. ☊ difficult ☊
She has a very direct way of speaking. ☊ direct ☊
I am very unhappy with the direction the club is taking. ☊ direction ☊
There is considerable disagreement over the safety of the treatment. ☊ disagreement ☊
I was very disappointed with myself. ☊ disappointed ☊
an infectious/contagious disease (= one that can be passed to sb very easily) ☊ disease ☊
dislike sb/sth: Why do you dislike him so much? ☊ dislike ☊
Paul has to drive very long distances as part of his job. ☊ distance ☊
He's doing very well at school (= his work is good). ☊ do ☊
I'm not very good at drawing. ☊ drawing ☊
I need a stiff drink (= a very strong drink). ☊ drink ☊
a hard (= very harmful) drug such as heroin ☊ drug ☊
a soft drug (= one that is not considered very harmful) ☊ drug ☊
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 ☊
Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. ☊ effective ☊
You dealt with the situation very effectively. ☊ effectively ☊
a very efficiently organized event ☊ efficiently ☊
The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government. ☊ embarrassing ☊
This EU ruling puts Britain in a very embarrassing position. ☊ embarrassing ☊
Much to her embarrassment she realized that everybody had been listening to her singing. ☊ embarrassment ☊
Emotions are running high (= people are feeling very excited, angry, etc.). ☊ emotion ☊
This is a very emotional time for me. ☊ emotional ☊
They're very good employers (= they treat the people that work for them well). ☊ employer ☊
encourage sb: We were greatly encouraged by the positive response of the public. ☊ encourage ☊
enjoy sth: We thoroughly enjoyed our time in New York. ☊ enjoy ☊
highly/really/thoroughly/very enjoyable ☊ enjoyable ☊
enthusiastic about sb/sth: You don't sound very enthusiastic about the idea. ☊ enthusiastic ☊
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 ☊
We see them very seldom, if ever. ☊ ever ☊
The prospect of a year in India greatly excited her. ☊ excite ☊
excited (at sth): I'm really excited at the prospect of working abroad. ☊ excited ☊
excited (by sth): Don't get too excited by the sight of your name in print. ☊ excited ☊
excited (to do sth): He was very excited to be asked to play for Wales. ☊ excited ☊
Experience has taught me that life can be very unfair. ☊ experience ☊
In my experience, very few people really understand the problem. ☊ 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 ☊
express yourself + adv./prep.: Perhaps I have not expressed myself very well. ☊ express ☊
He had changed to such an extent (= so much) that I no longer recognized him. ☊ to... extent ☊
The book discusses the extent to which (= how much) family life has changed over the past 50 years. ☊ to... extent ☊
I would be extremely grateful if you could have a word with her. ☊ extremely ☊
Sue's face was a picture (= she looked very surprised, angry, etc.) as she listened to her husband's speech. ☊ face ☊
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 ☊
She lives in a very fashionable part of London. ☊ fashionable ☊
These biscuits are great favourites with the children. ☊ favourite ☊
He feels the cold a lot. ☊ feel ☊
She felt her mother's death very deeply. ☊ feel ☊
(+ adv./prep.): This is something I feel strongly about. ☊ feel ☊
Its skin feels really smooth. ☊ feel ☊
Feelings are running high (= people are very angry or excited). ☊ feeling ☊
find sb/sth + adj./noun: We found the beds very comfortable. ☊ find ☊
a very fine performance ☊ 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 ☊
This is the place for me (= I like it very much). ☊ for ☊
Help in the form of money will be very welcome. ☊ form ☊
She has a very formal manner, which can seem unfriendly. ☊ formal ☊
friendly to/toward(s) sb: Everyone was very friendly towards me. ☊ friendly ☊
Your friendship is very important to me. ☊ friendship ☊
Is Portuguese very different from Spanish? ☊ from ☊
He'd had a very full life. ☊ full ☊
She's very lively and full of fun. ☊ fun ☊
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 ☊
You got in very late last night. ☊ get ☊
She gets (= often suffers from) really bad headaches. ☊ get ☊
I'm not getting on very fast with this job. ☊ get on with sth ☊
He's getting on very well at school. ☊ get on ☊
She got herself into a real state (= became very anxious) before the interview. ☊ get into sth, get yourself/sb into sth ☊
glad about sth: 'He doesn't need the pills any more.' 'I'm glad about that.' ☊ 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 ☊
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 ☊
He is a very good man. ☊ good ☊
He's very good with children. ☊ good ☊
This is very good news. ☊ good ☊
Sorry, my English is not very good. ☊ good ☊
Responses were graded from 1 (very satisfied) to 5 (not at all satisfied). ☊ grade ☊
Recovery from the disease is very gradual. ☊ gradual ☊
It's not a very grand house. ☊ grand ☊
grateful (to sb) (for sth): I am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help. ☊ 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 ☊
People's reaction to the film has varied greatly. ☊ greatly ☊
Your help would be greatly appreciated. ☊ greatly ☊
He's gone very grey. ☊ grey ☊
She's very good at handling her patients. ☊ handle ☊
This matter has been handled very badly. ☊ handle ☊
You don't look very happy today. ☊ 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 ☊
I find his attitude very hard to take (= difficult to accept). ☊ hard ☊
Don't be too hard on him—he's very young. ☊ be hard on sb/sth ☊
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 ☊
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 ☊
It's very windy—you'd better hold on to your hat. ☊ hold on (to sth/sb), hold on to sth/sb ☊
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 ☊
How he wished he had been there! ☊ how ☊
He's really very human when you get to know him. ☊ human ☊
She wasn't feeling very hungry. ☊ hungry ☊
If this is your idea of a joke, then I don't find it very funny. ☊ idea ☊
His public image is very different from the real person. ☊ image ☊
Image is very important in the music world. ☊ image ☊
It's a matter of the greatest importance to me. ☊ importance ☊
He was very aware of his own importance (= of his status). ☊ importance ☊
important (to sb): It's very important to me that you should be there. ☊ important ☊
She gives the impression of being very busy. ☊ impression ☊
She was very impressive in the interview. ☊ impressive ☊
'Was he very angry?' 'Indeed he was.' ☊ indeed ☊
I was very sad indeed to hear of your father's death. ☊ indeed ☊
She's a very independent-minded young woman. ☊ independent ☊
'Please come with us.' 'Very well then, if you insist.' ☊ insist ☊
interested (in sth/sb): I'm very interested in history. ☊ interested ☊
He's a very involved father (= he spends a lot of time with his children). ☊ involved ☊
involved with sb/sth: You're too emotionally involved with the situation. ☊ involved ☊
She had a will of iron (= it was very strong). ☊ iron ☊
I found her extremely irritating ☊ irritating ☊
He certainly knows his job (= is very good at his job). ☊ job ☊
I didn't expect them to jump for joy at the news (= to be very pleased). ☊ joy ☊
To judge from what he said, he was very disappointed. ☊ judge ☊
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 ☊
'Do have another.' 'That's very kind of you (= thank you).' ☊ kind ☊
She's very nice when you get to know her. ☊ 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 ☊
The concert was cancelled at a very late stage. ☊ late ☊
Some children are very late developers. ☊ late ☊
I've had too many late nights recently (= when I've gone to bed very late). ☊ late ☊
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 ☊
He hadn't been asked to the party and was feeling very left out. ☊ leave sb/sth out (of sth) ☊
My day-to-day life is not very exciting. ☊ life ☊
Many of these children have led very sheltered lives (= they have not had many different experiences). ☊ life ☊
He became very weak towards the end of his life. ☊ life ☊
They were very happy throughout their married life. ☊ life ☊
He's very like his father. ☊ like ☊
He ran like the wind (= very fast). ☊ like ☊
This animal's intelligence is very limited. ☊ limited ☊
live sth: She lived a very peaceful life. ☊ live ☊
He stared at them for the longest time (= for a very long time) before answering. ☊ long ☊
She still has an awful lot (= a very large amount) to learn. ☊ lot ☊
I care a lot about you. ☊ lot ☊
She spoke in a very loud voice. ☊ loud ☊
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 ☊
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 ☊
He has no manners (= behaves very badly). ☊ manner ☊
I've known her for a great many (= very many) years. ☊ many ☊
Any piece of silver bearing his mark is extremely valuable. ☊ mark ☊
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 ☊
Your friendship means a great deal to me. ☊ 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 ☊
Accurate measurement is very important in science. ☊ measurement ☊
There's not much meat on her (= she is very thin). ☊ meat ☊
The baby is very mentally alert. ☊ mentally ☊
I felt extremely fit, both physically and mentally. ☊ mentally ☊
mind (that)...: Mind you don't cut yourself—that knife's very sharp. ☊ mind ☊
miss sb/sth: She will be greatly missed when she leaves. ☊ miss ☊
The weather has been very mixed recently. ☊ mixed ☊
Moments later (= a very short time later), I heard a terrible crash. ☊ moment ☊
He led a very moral life. ☊ moral ☊
a very moral person ☊ moral ☊
Much as I would like to stay, I really must go home. ☊ much as ☊
She's very musical. ☊ musical ☊
She has a very narrow view of the world. ☊ narrow ☊
My work is very specialized in nature. ☊ nature ☊
She is very sensitive by nature. ☊ nature ☊
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 ☊
Our next-door neighbours are very noisy. ☊ neighbour ☊
nervous (about/of sth): Consumers are very nervous about the future. ☊ nervous ☊
I felt really nervous before the interview. ☊ nervous ☊
She was of a nervous disposition. ☊ nervous ☊
Our new neighbours are very nice. ☊ nice ☊
nice about sth: I complained to the manager and he was very nice about it. ☊ nice ☊
You look very nice. ☊ nice ☊
We all had the flu last week—it wasn't very nice. ☊ nice ☊
'It's not very good, is it?' 'No, you're right, it isn't (= I agree).' ☊ no ☊
The engine is very noisy at high speed. ☊ noisy ☊
The streets were very noisy throughout the night. ☊ noisy ☊
My day began in the normal way, and then I received a very strange phone call. ☊ normal ☊
Huge numbers of (= very many) animals have died. ☊ 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 ☊
She had difficulty keeping her eyes open (= because she was very tired). ☊ open ☊
He has very strong political opinions. ☊ opinion ☊
In my opinion, it's a very sound investment. ☊ opinion ☊
The meal was very ordinary. ☊ ordinary ☊
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 school was originally very small. ☊ originally ☊
Their house is very similar to ours, but ours is bigger. ☊ ours ☊
Overall, this is a very useful book. ☊ overall ☊
He's parked very badly. ☊ park ☊
She was very good in the part. ☊ part ☊
The lecture was not particularly (= not very) interesting. ☊ particularly ☊
'Did you enjoy it?' 'No, not particularly (= not very much).' ☊ particularly ☊
She bears more than a passing resemblance to (= looks very like) your sister. ☊ passing ☊
The past month has been really busy at work. ☊ past ☊
She's very patient with young children. ☊ patient ☊
The woman spoke almost without pausing for breath (= very quickly). ☊ pause ☊
high-performance (= very powerful) cars ☊ performance ☊
The children all have very different personalities. ☊ personality ☊
She was very beautiful but seemed to lack personality. ☊ personality ☊
Physically, she hadn't changed much. ☊ physically ☊
The TV report painted a much rosier picture of the employment situation than research shows to be the case. ☊ picture ☊
The picture isn't very clear tonight. ☊ picture ☊
It would be a great pity if you gave up now. ☊ pity ☊
She's always very eager to please. ☊ please ☊
pleased (with sb/sth): She was very pleased with her exam results. ☊ pleased ☊
Pleased to meet you (= said when you are introduced to sb). ☊ pleased ☊
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 ☊
+ speech: 'It's not very far,' she pointed out. ☊ point out (to sb), point sth out (to sb) ☊
a hugely/immensely popular singer ☊ popular ☊
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 ☊
We've had a very positive response to the idea. ☊ positive ☊
His family have been a very positive influence on him. ☊ positive ☊
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 ☊
They always sing his praises (= praise him very highly). ☊ praise ☊
She pronounced the word very slowly and precisely. ☊ precisely ☊
She managed to preserve her sense of humour under very trying circumstances. ☊ preserve ☊
The principle behind it is very simple. ☊ principle ☊
There are no prizes for guessing (= it is very easy to guess) who she was with. ☊ prize ☊
Many of the performers were very professional. ☊ professional ☊
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 ☊
At the push of a button (= very easily) he could get a whole list of names. ☊ push ☊
She put it very tactfully. ☊ put ☊
Her new job has put a great strain on her. ☊ put ☊
She's very clever but her manner does tend to put people off. ☊ put sb off ☊
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 ☊
It's pouring with rain (= raining very hard). ☊ rain ☊
Don't tell her about the job until you know for sure—we don't want to raise her hopes (= make her hope too much). ☊ raise ☊
It was a rare (= very great) honour to be made a fellow of the college. ☊ rare ☊
+ adj.: I'm afraid our needs do not rate very high with this administration. ☊ rate ☊
The growth of violent crime is a very real problem. ☊ real ☊
'Did you enjoy the book?' 'Not really ' (= 'no' or 'not very much'). ☊ really ☊
We have every reason (= have very good reasons) to feel optimistic. ☊ reason ☊
It seems a perfectly reasonable request to make. ☊ reasonable ☊
There was very poor reception on my phone. ☊ reception ☊
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 ☊
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 ☊
He held her in high regard (= had a good opinion of her). ☊ regard ☊
He gave up teaching in 2009, much to the regret of his students. ☊ regret ☊
relationship (with sb): She has a very close relationship with her sister. ☊ relationship ☊
She had a very relaxed manner. ☊ relaxed ☊
His wife is very religious. ☊ religious ☊
Very little of the house remained after the fire. ☊ remain ☊
The photocopier reproduces colours very well. ☊ reproduce ☊
I found the temptation to miss the class too hard to resist. ☊ resist ☊
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 ☊
The house is on a very busy road. ☊ road ☊
She was very rude about my driving. ☊ rude ☊
sad (to do sth): We are very sad to hear that you are leaving. ☊ sad ☊
He's not very reliable, but I like him just the same. ☊ all/just the same ☊
I'm not very good at saving. ☊ save ☊
Thanks for doing that. You saved my life (= helped me a lot). ☊ save ☊
I'll say this for them, they're a very efficient company. ☊ say ☊
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 ☊
It's only a scratch (= a very slight injury). ☊ scratch ☊
The sea was very rough. ☊ sea ☊
The aerial doesn't look very secure to me. ☊ secure ☊
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 ☊
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 ☊
We take threats of this kind very seriously. ☊ take sb/sth seriously ☊
The food was good but the service was very slow. ☊ service ☊
sharp with sb: He was very sharp with me when I was late. ☊ sharp ☊
It was very sharp of you to see that! ☊ sharp ☊
The photograph is not very sharp (= there are no clear contrasts between areas of light and shade). ☊ sharp ☊
We need to give young criminals a short, sharp shock (= a punishment that is very unpleasant for a short time). ☊ sharp ☊
Perhaps I sheltered my daughter too much (= protected her too much from unpleasant or difficult experiences). ☊ shelter ☊
She has a very short memory (= remembers only things that have happened recently). ☊ short ☊
She's very shy with adults. ☊ shy ☊
Her mother's very sick. ☊ sick ☊
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 ☊
He was dancing around and singing at the top of his voice (= very loudly). ☊ sing ☊
Dear Sir/Sirs ☊ sir ☊
Dear Sir or Madam ☊ sir ☊
My best friend has been like a sister to me (= very close). ☊ sister ☊
skilled in/at sth/doing sth: She is highly skilled at dealing with difficult customers. ☊ skilled ☊
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 ☊
You look very smart in that suit. ☊ smart ☊
Dogs have a very good sense of smell. ☊ smell ☊
I do love it so. ☊ so ☊
It's not so much a hobby as a career (= more like a career than a hobby). ☊ 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 ☊
sorry (about sth): We're very sorry about the damage to your car. ☊ sorry ☊
What sort of time do you call this? (= I'm very angry that you have come so late.) ☊ sort ☊
I'm really busy—can you sort it? ☊ sort ☊
There is very little storage space in the department. ☊ space ☊
He made the announcement in a speech on television. ☊ speech ☊
His theories on economics are enough to make your head spin (= make you feel very confused). ☊ spin ☊
This ladder doesn't seem very stable. ☊ stable ☊
Mentally, she is not very stable. ☊ stable ☊
People tend to work hard at this stage of life. ☊ stage ☊
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 ☊
Things didn't look too hopeful at the start of the year. ☊ start ☊
I enjoyed my stay in Prague. ☊ stay ☊
She's not very steady on her feet these days. ☊ steady ☊
Her arms and legs were like sticks (= very thin). ☊ stick ☊
I find him very hard to stomach. ☊ stomach ☊
She was looking at me in a very strange way. ☊ strange ☊
She's been acting very strangely lately. ☊ strangely ☊
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 on a very strict diet. ☊ strict ☊
She's very strict about things like homework. ☊ strict ☊
They were always very strict with their children. ☊ strict ☊
She was brought up very strictly. ☊ strictly ☊
She strikes me as a very efficient person. ☊ strike ☊
She was undoubtedly a very striking young woman. ☊ striking ☊
The temptation to tell her everything was very strong. ☊ strong ☊
This is an issue I feel strongly about (= I have firm opinions about). ☊ strongly ☊
life as a struggling artist (= one who is very poor) ☊ struggle ☊
She was surprised by the book's success (= that it had sold a lot of copies). ☊ success ☊
successful (at sth/at doing sth): I wasn't very successful at keeping the news secret. ☊ successful ☊
The play was very successful on Broadway. ☊ successful ☊
Such advice as he was given (= it was not very much) has proved almost worthless. ☊ such ☊
Such is the elegance of this typeface that it is still a favourite of designers. ☊ such ☊
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 ☊
suppose sb/sth (to be/have) sth: suppose sb/sth + adj.: She had supposed him (to be) very rich. ☊ suppose ☊
You don't sound very sure. ☊ sure ☊
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 ☊
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 ☊
taste (in sth): She has very expensive tastes in clothes. ☊ taste ☊
He has very good taste in music. ☊ taste ☊
Careful—the fabric tears very easily. ☊ tear ☊
tell sb sth: The advertisement told us very little about the product. ☊ tell ☊
It tends to get very cold here in the winter. ☊ tend ☊
I had a terrible job (= it was very difficult) to persuade her to come. ☊ terrible ☊
I'm not terribly interested in politics. ☊ terribly ☊
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 ☊
This breed of cattle has a very thick coat. ☊ thick ☊
He is as thin as a rake (= very thin). ☊ thin ☊
He found the whole thing (= the situation) very boring. ☊ 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 ☊
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 ☊
The work had not been done very thoroughly. ☊ thoroughly ☊
They're very different, though they did seem to get on well when they met. ☊ though ☊
She keeps her flat very tidy. ☊ tidy ☊
They were cold, hungry and tired out (= very tired). ☊ tired ☊
Shopping can be very tiring. ☊ tiring ☊
Young people today face a very difficult future at work. ☊ today ☊
It's very rude to stick your tongue out at people. ☊ tongue ☊
She's none too (= not very) clever. ☊ too ☊
Underneath her cool exterior she was really very frightened. ☊ underneath ☊
understand (that...): I quite understand that you need some time alone. ☊ understand ☊
understand sb doing sth: I quite understand you needing some time alone. ☊ understand ☊
You're putting me in a most unfortunate position. ☊ unfortunate ☊
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 ☊
It's very unlike him to be so late. ☊ unlike ☊
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 ☊
I understand how upset you must be feeling. ☊ upset ☊
They don't seem to value honesty very highly. ☊ value ☊
The dial records very slight variations in pressure. ☊ variation ☊
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 ☊
very small ☊ very ☊
very quickly ☊ very ☊
'Do you like it?' 'Yeah, I do. Very much.' ☊ very ☊
'Is it what you expected?' 'Oh yes, very much so.' ☊ very ☊
'Are you busy?' 'Not very.' ☊ 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 ☊
I'm afraid this can't wait. It's very important. ☊ wait ☊
This sleeping bag is very warm. ☊ warm ☊
I enjoyed the movie but I thought the ending was very weak. ☊ weak ☊
The economy is very weak. ☊ weak ☊
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 ☊
She took it very well (= did not react too badly), all things considered. ☊ well ☊
Jack is doing very well at school. ☊ do well ☊
His books are not well known. ☊ well known ☊
We thought she was arrogant, whereas in fact she was just very shy. ☊ whereas ☊
While Tom's very good at science, his brother is absolutely hopeless. ☊ while ☊
There are wide variations in prices. ☊ wide ☊
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 ☊
Things have worked out quite well for us. ☊ work out ☊
I didn't do it very well, but, if anything, he did it worse than I did. ☊ worse ☊
My hair is very fine. Yours is much thicker. ☊ yours ☊