đạn viên đạn 
shot like: viên đá → →
to lay the foundation ☊ 
đặt viên đá đầu tiên ☊ 
der Stein ☊ viên đá ☊ 
☊ The auditors approved the company's accounts. ☊ approve ☊
ask sb to do sth: All the students were asked to complete a questionnaire. ☊ ask ☊
Hailstones beat against the window. ☊ beat ☊
Hospital bosses protested at the decision. ☊ boss ☊
He was killed by a bullet in the head. ☊ bullet ☊
The bullet missed him by two inches. ☊ by ☊
Volunteers formed a human chain to rescue precious items from the burning house. ☊ chain ☊
The bullet hit him in the chest. ☊ chest ☊
Membership is climbing steadily. ☊ climb ☊
a college campus/student ☊ college ☊
The coach made the team work hard on ball control (= in a ball game). ☊ control ☊
Photographs of actors decorated the walls of the restaurant. ☊ decorate ☊
How many candidates are standing for election? ☊ election ☊
enter sb/sth for sth: How many students have been entered for the exam? ☊ enter ☊
Where did the bullet enter the body? ☊ enter ☊
an exit wound (= where a bullet that has entered sb's body comes out again) ☊ exit ☊
The teacher gave the children a detailed explanation of the story. ☊ explanation ☊
express sth: Teachers have expressed concern about the changes. ☊ express ☊
an athlete who fell from favour after a drugs scandal ☊ favour ☊
Fewer than 20 students passed all the exams. ☊ few ☊
The hospital is trying to raise funds for a new kidney machine. ☊ fund ☊
a general hospital ☊ general ☊
The Republican candidate stands a good chance of getting in. ☊ get in, get into sth ☊
We're finding reliable staff hard to come by (= difficult to get). ☊ hard ☊
The bullet missed its intended target. ☊ intended ☊
join sth: Over 200 members of staff joined the strike. ☊ join ☊
The park was full of young lovers holding hands. ☊ lover ☊
mark sb/sth + adj.: The teacher marked her absent (= made a mark by her name to show that she was absent). ☊ mark ☊
The teacher saw her as good university material (= good enough to go to university). ☊ material ☊
Any event attended by the actor received widespread media coverage. ☊ media ☊
The membership has/have not yet voted. ☊ membership ☊
The bullet missed her by about six inches. ☊ miss ☊
The runners have noticeably quickened their pace. ☊ pace ☊
University teachers are under pressure to publish. ☊ publish ☊
The students were questioned on the books they had been studying. ☊ question ☊
Volunteers were ready and waiting to pack the food in boxes. ☊ ready ☊
reduce sth (from sth) (to sth): The number of employees was reduced from 40 to 25. ☊ reduce ☊
it is stated that...: It was stated that standards at the hospital were dropping. ☊ state ☊
The student union has called for a rent strike (= a refusal to pay rent as a protest). ☊ strike ☊
Visitors to the gallery are in for a few surprises. ☊ surprise ☊
Reporters took down every word of his speech. ☊ take sth down ☊
Many students now have paid employment during term. ☊ term ☊
The hospital is doing some tests. ☊ test ☊
The actor sent a big thank you to all his fans for their letters of support. ☊ thank you ☊
The bullet went straight through him. ☊ through ☊
a valued member of staff ☊ value ☊
vote in favour of sth: Over 60% of members voted in favour of (= for) the motion. ☊ vote ☊
The staff have agreed to a voluntary wage freeze (= a situation in which wages are not increased for a time). ☊ wage ☊
the whistle of a bullet ☊ whistle ☊
The teacher wrote the answers on the board. ☊ write ☊