bad-tempered 
脾气坏的 ☊ → ☊ → ☊ → 
bad-tempered 
ใบร้อย ☊ baiM raawyH 
nécessaire ☊ 
đỏ 
I like my red wallet. ☊ 
Tôi thích cái ví đỏ của mình. ☊ Colors Red ☊ Màu đỏ ☊ Colors one hundred ☊ Một trăm ☊ Numbers four thousand four hundred ☊ Bốn nghìn bốn trăm ☊ Numbers Six million seven hundred thousand ☊ ☊ Numbers Nine thousand three hundred forty-five ☊ Chín nghìn ba trăm bốn mươi lăm ☊ Numbers three hundred twenty-four ☊ Ba trăm hai mươi tư ☊ Numbers Seven thousand seven hundred seventy-seven ☊ Bảy nghìn bảy trăm bảy mươi bảy ☊ Numbers Two billion two hundred million ☊ Hai tỷ hai trăm triệu ☊ Numbers credit card ☊ thẻ tín dụng ☊ Objects 2 My card is red. ☊ Cái thiệp của tôi có màu đỏ. ☊ Objects 2 Please contact the bank when your credit card expires. ☊ Làm ơn liên hệ ngân hàng khi thẻ tín dụng của bạn hết hạn. ☊ Verbs 4 one hundred meters ☊ Một trăm mét ☊ Science I prepared everything for the interview. ☊ Tôi đã chuẩn bị mọi thứ cho cuộc phỏng vấn. ☊ Economics They prepared maximum security at the airport. ☊ Họ đã chuẩn bị an ninh tối đa tại sân bay. ☊ Adjectives 3 The president disappeared with a cat. ☊ Tổng thống đã biến mất cùng với mộ tcon mèo. ☊ Verbs 5 I can predict that you cannot predict the future. ☊ Tôi có thể dự đoán bạn không thể dự đoán tương lai. ☊ Verbs 5 I predict they will surrender. ☊ Tôi dự đoán họ sẽ đầu hàng. ☊ Verbs 5 predict ☊ dự đoán ☊ Verbs 5 The government mobilized many armored cars. ☊ Chính phủ đã huy động nhiều xe thiết giáp. ☊ Military Their armored car is attacked. ☊ Xe thiết giáp của họ bị tấn công. ☊ Military an armored battalion ☊ Một tiểu đoàn thiết giáp ☊ Military armored ☊ thiết giáp ☊ Military The ghosts in the castle disappeared. ☊ Những con ma ở trong lâu đài đã biến mất. ☊ Paranormality I feel tired. ☊ Tôi cảm thấy mệt mỏi. ☊ Reduplicative Words tired ☊ mệt mỏ ☊ Reduplicative Words Last month that comedian bought one hundred rabbits and now he is broke. ☊ háng trước, diễn viên hài đó mua một trăm con thỏ và bây giờ anh ấy bị viêm màng túi. ☊ Informal Expressions I’d like a glass of red wine. Tôi muốn một ly rượu vang đỏ. * 032 a red dress Một chiếc váy màu đỏ * 080 I am wearing a red dress. Tôi đang mặc một chiếc váy màu đỏ. * 081 like: red → →
the Red Cross ☊ Chữ Thập Đỏ ☊ hot as chilli, red pepper ☊ cay như ớt ☊ a cup made of red precious ☊ chén hà ☊ snapper, red snapper ☊ cá hồng ☊ the red planet, Mars ☊ hành tinh Đỏ ☊ the red race ☊ hồng chủng ☊ red blood cell, red corpuscle, erythrocyte ☊ hồng cầu ☊ (bird) pekin robin, red billedleiothrix, leiothrix lutea ☊ kim oanh ☊ lipstick, red lips ☊ môi son ☊ red soil, red earth ☊ đất đỏ ☊ small red bean, adsuki ☊ đậu đỏ ☊ hot red pepper (with small seed pointing upward) ☊ ớt chỉ thiên ☊ redden, tinge with red, grow red color, blush ☊ ửng ☊ 39
I'm tired. ☊ Tôi mệt. ☊ 40
I'm not tired. ☊ Tôi không mệt. ☊ 67
It's red. ☊ Màu đỏ. ☊ 82
Are you tired? ☊ Cậu có mệt không? ☊ 301
Water boils at one hundred degrees (100o) Celsius. ☊ Nước sôi ở một trăm độ C. ☊ 391
You live near here. How about Fred? Does he live near here? ☊ Cậu sống ở gần đây. Còn Fred thì sao? Anh ấy có sống ở gần đây không? ☊ 472
Junko's tired. She wants to go home now. ☊ Junko mệt. Cô ấy muốn về nhà bây giờ. ☊ 538
I was tired last night. ☊ Tối qua tôi mệt. ☊ 545
We were hungry after the trip, but we weren't tired. ☊ Chúng tôi thấy đói sau chuyến đi, nhưng chúng tôi không thấy mệt. ☊ 555
I feel ne this morning, but I was very tired last night. ☊ Tôi thấy khoẻ lúc sáng nay nhưng đêm qua tôi rất mệt ☊ 571
dollars ($300). > It was two hundred euros (€200). ☊ Cái máy ảnh mới của cậu giá bao nhiêu? - Giá ba trăm dollar. ☊ 654
I'm tired this morning. ☊ Sáng nay tôi thấy mệt. ☊ 667
We were tired, so we didn't stay long at the party. ☊ Chúng tôi thấy mệt nên chúng tôi đã không ở bữa tiệc lâu. ☊ 709
He stopped reading and answered the phone. ☊ Anh ấy dừng đọc sách và trả lời điện thoại. ☊ 866
Life was very di erent a hundred (100) years ago. ☊ Cuộc sống một trăm năm trước rất khác. ☊ 1016
This house was built one hundred (100) years ago. ☊ Ngôi nhà này được xây cách đây một trăm năm. ☊ 1017
These houses were built one hundred (100) years ago. ☊ Những ngôi nhà này được xây cách đây một trăm năm. ☊ 1020
Was anybody injured in the accident? ☊ Có ai bị thương trong vụ tai nạn không? ☊ 1035
Three people were injured in the accident. ☊ Ba người bị thương trong vụ tai nạn. ☊ 1042
A garage is a place where cars are repaired. ☊ Garage là nơi xe hơi được sửa. ☊ 1061
My car is at the garage. It's being repaired. ☊ Xe hơi của tôi ở trong garage. Nó đang được sửa. ☊ The car's getting repaired.'> 1074 The car's getting repaired.'>
The car's being repaired. > The car's getting repaired. The car's getting repaired.'> ☊ Xe hơi của tôi đang được sửa. ☊ 1081
The roof is being repaired. > The roof is getting repaired. ☊ Mái nhà đang được sửa. ☊ 1088
The washing machine was broken. It's berepaired now. ☊ Máy giặt bị hỏng. Bây giờ nó mới được chữa xong, ☊ 1094
The bridge is closed. It got damaged last week, and it hasn't berepaired yet. ☊ Cái cầu đang bị đóng cửa. Nó bị hỏng tuần trước và nó chưa được sửa chữa. ☊ 1095
It hasn't gottrepaired yet. ☊ Nó chưa được sửa chữa. ☊ 1128
I'm very tired. I don't want to go out tonight. ☊ Tôi rất mệt. Tôi không muốn ra ngoài tối nay. ☊ 1129
I'm very tired. I'm not going out tonight. ☊ Tôi rất mệt. Tôi sẽ không ra ngoài tối nay. ☊ 1154
Why are you so tired? Did you go to bed late last night? ☊ Tại sao cậu lại mệt thế? Tối qua cậu có đi ngủ muộn không? ☊ 1169
My car has berepaired. ☊ Xe hơi của tôi đã được chữa. ☊ 1181
I went to bed early because I was tired. ☊ Tôi đã đi ngủ sớm vì tôi mệt. ☊ 1252
Feliciana says she's feeling very tired. She's going to lie down for an hour. ☊ Feliciana nói cô ấy rất mệt. Cô ấy sẽ đi nằm một tiếng. ☊ 1279
At the end of her trip she'll be very tired. ☊ Cuối chuyến đi cô ấy sẽ rất mệt. ☊ 1310
I'm tired. I think I'll go to bed early tonight. ☊ Tôi mệt. Tôi nghĩ tối nay tôi sẽ đi ngủ sớm. ☊ 1331
I feel very tired. I don't think I'll play tennis today. ☊ Tôi thấy mệt lắm. Tôi nghĩ hôm nay tôi sẽ không chơi quần vợt đâu. ☊ 1389
I was tired last night, but I couldn't sleep. ☊ Tối qua tôi mệt nhưng tôi không ngủ được. ☊ 1408
I was tired, but I couldn't sleep. ☊ Tôi mệt nhưng tôi đã không ngủ được. ☊ 1412
You worked t(10) hours today. You must be tired. ☊ Hôm nay cậu làm mười tiếng. Cậu hẳn là mệt rồi. ☊ 1472
It's late, and you're very tired. You should go to bed. ☊ Giờ đã muộn mà cậu lại rất mệt. Cậu nên đi ngủ. ☊ 1546
I'm feeling tired. I'd like to stay home tonight. ☊ Tôi thấy mệt. Tôi muốn ở nhà tối nay. ☊ 1566
I'm tired. I'd like to go to bed now. ☊ Tôi mệt. Tôi muốn đi ngủ bây giờ. ☊ 1575
I'm feeling tired. I'd rather not go out tonight. ☊ Tôi đang mệt. Tôi thấy không đi ra ngoài tối nay thì hơn. ☊ 1576
Jisang is feeling tired. He'd rather not go out tonight. ☊ Chí Tường đang mệt. Anh ấy thấy không đi ra ngoài tối nay thì hơn. ☊ 1628
Should we go out tonight? — No, I'm tired. Let's stay home. ☊ Tối nay chúng ta có nên ra ngoài không? - Không, tôi mệt. Hãy ở nhà đi. ☊ 1631
I'm tired of arguing. Let's not do it any more. ☊ Tôi mệt mỏi vì cãi nhau rồi. Lần sau đừng có cãi nhau nữa. ☊ 1679
There's a red car outside your house. Is it yours? ☊ Có một chiếc xe hơi màu đỏ bên ngoài nhà của cậu. Nó là của cậu à? ☊ 1687
We're staying at a very big hotel. There are one thousand two hundred fty (1,250) rooms. ☊ Chúng tôi đang ở trong một khách sạn rất lớn. Có một nghìn hai trăm năm mươi phòng ở đây. ☊ 1688
hundred fty (1,250) rooms. ☊ Chúng tôi từng ở trong một khách sạn rất lớn. Có một nghìn hai trăm năm mươi phòng ở đó. ☊ 1751
She isn't tired, but he is. ☊ Cô ấy không mệt nhưng anh ấy thì có. ☊ 1755
Are you tired? — I was, but I'm not now. ☊ Cậu có mệt không? - Trước thì có nhưng giờ thì không. ☊ 1760
Are you tired? — Yes, I am. > No, I'm not. ☊ Cậu có mệt không? - Có. Không. ☊ 1793
Are you tired? — I was earlier, but I'm not now. ☊ Cậu có mệt không? - Trước thì có nhưng giờ thì không. ☊ 1839
You look tired. — I do? I feel ne. ☊ Cậu trông có vẻ mệt. - Thế à? Tôi thấy khoẻ mà. ☊ 1860
You aren't tired, are you? — No, I feel ne. ☊ Cậu không mệt à? - Không, tôi khoẻ. ☊ 1871
It's reported that two (2) people were injured in the explosion. ☊ Người ta báo cáo là có hai người bị thương trong vụ nổ. ☊ 2011
Hot weather makes me feel tired. ☊ Trời nóng làm tôi thấy mệt. ☊ 2018
remembered to lock the door, but I forgot to shut the windows. ☊ Tôi biết là tôi đã khoá cửa. Tôi nhớ rõ ràng là đã khoá nó. > Tôi có nhớ khoá cửa nhưng tôi đã quên đóng cửa sổ. ☊ 2064
I'm tired. I'd rather not go out tonight, if you don't mind. ☊ Tôi mệt. Tôi không muốn ra ngoài tối nay lắm, nếu cậu không ☊ 2147
We whispered so that nobody could hear our conversation. ☊ Chúng tôi đã nói thầm để không ai có thể nghe thấy cuộc trao đổi của chúng tôi. ☊ 2168
After such a long trip, you're bound to be tired. ☊ Sau chuyến đi dài, chắc cậu mệt lắm. ☊ 2209
Feeling tired, I went to bed early. ☊ Cảm thấy mệt, tôi đã đi ngủ sớm. ☊ 2217
The people were injured in the accident. ☊ Người dân bị thương trong vụ tai nạn. ☊ 2229
They o ered me the job because I had a lot of experience. ☊ Họ nhận tôi làm việc vì tôi có nhiều kinh nghiệm. ☊ 2408
The accident looked serious, but fortunately nobody was injured. ☊ Vụ tai nạn trông có vẻ nghiêm trọng nhưng may mắn là không ai bị thương. ☊ 2440
Both of us were very tired. ☊ Cả hai chúng ta đều rất mệt. ☊ 2443
I was both tired and hungry when I got home. ☊ Tôi vừa mệt vừa đói khi tôi về đến nhà. ☊ 2481
The driver who caused the accident was ned ve hundred dollars ($500). > The driver who caused the accident was ned four hundred euros (€400). ☊ Người lái xe gây ra tai nạn đã bị phạt năm trăm dollar. ☊ 2543
The boy injured in the accident was taken to the hospital. ☊ Cậu bé bị thương trong vụ tai nạn đã được đưa đến bệnh viện. ☊ 2549
The road damaged in the storm has now been repaired. ☊ Con đường bị con bão phá nay đã được sửa lại. ☊ 2553
I don't have anything to do. I'm bored. ☊ Tôi không có việc gì để làm. Tôi đang chán. ☊ 2567
Two people were seriously injured in the accident. ☊ Hai người đã bị thương nghiêm trọng trong vụ tai nạn. ☊ 2571
We know how to learn languages incredibly quickly. ☊ Chúng tôi biết làm sao để học ngôn ngữ nhanh đến khó tin. ☊ 2572
EN Two people got seriously injured in the accident. ☊ Hai người đã bị thương nghiêm trọng trong vụ tai nạn. ☊ Even though I was really tired, I couldn't sleep.'> 2655 Even though I was really tired, I couldn't sleep.'>
I couldn't sleep despite being very tired. > Even though I was really tired, I couldn't sleep. Even though I was really tired, I couldn't sleep.'> ☊ Tôi không ngủ được mặc dù tôi rất mệt. Cho dù tôi thực sự mệt, tôi vẫn không ngủ được. ☊ 2748
We took o an hour ago, and now we're ying AT a speed OF nine hundred (900) kilometers per hour AT an altitude OF ten thousand (10,000) meters. ☊ Chúng tôi đã cất cánh một tiếng trước và chúng tôi đang bay với tốc độ chín kilometre một giờ và ở độ cao mười nghìn metre. ☊ 2749
The train was traveling AT a speed OF one hundred twenty (120) miles per hour when the driver lost control. > The train was traveling AT a speed OF two hundred (200) kilometers per hour when the driver lost control. ☊ Con tàu đang đi với tốc độ một trăm hai mươi dặm một giờ thì lái xe bị mất lái. ☊ 2750
Water boils AT a temperature OF one hundred degrees (100o) Celsius. ☊ Nước sôi ở nhiệt độ một trăm độ C. ☊ 2761
I didn't bring enough cash, so could I pay BY credit card? ☊ Tôi không mang đủ tiền mặt, vậy tôi có thể trả bằng thẻ tín dụng được không? ☊ My salary has increased from fteen hundred fty euros (€1550) a month to nineteen hundred (€1900). > My salary's increased BY three hundred fty euro (€350).'> 2768 My salary has increased from fteen hundred fty euros (€1550) a month to nineteen hundred (€1900). > My salary's increased BY three hundred fty euro (€350).'>
My salary has increased from two thousand dollars ($2000) a month to twenty- ve hundred ($2500). > My salary's increased BY ve hundred dollars ($500). > My salary has increased from fteen hundred fty euros (€1550) a month to nineteen hundred (€1900). > My salary's increased BY three hundred fty euro (€350). My salary has increased from fteen hundred fty euros (€1550) a month to nineteen hundred (€1900). > My salary's increased BY three hundred fty euro (€350).'> ☊ Lương của tôi đã tăng từ hai nghìn dollar một tháng lên hai nghìn năm trăm dollar. > Lương của tôi đă tăng thêm năm trăm dollar. ☊ 2771
I wrote a check FOR ve hundred dollars ($500) to the insurance company. > I wrote a check FOR four hundred euros (€400) to the insurance company. ☊ Tôi đã viết một tờ cheque năm trăm dollar cho công ti bảo hiểm. ☊ 2808
Are you scared of spiders? > Are you afraid of spiders? > Are ☊ ☊ 2812
The giant spider in The Hobbit scared me to death! ☊ Con nhện khổng lồ trong lm "The Hobbit" làm tôi chết khiếp! ☊ 2824
I'm tired of eating the same food every day. Let's try something di erent. ☊ Tôi mệt vì ngày nào cũng ăn cùng một món. Hãy thử kiếm cái khác xem sao. ☊ 2986
I was o ered a job at the oil company, but I decided to turn it down. ☊ Tôi được mời vào làm ở một công ti dầu nhưng tôi đã quyết định từ chối nó. ☊ 2990
In the aftermath of the tornado, they discovered a lot of uprooted trees and houses that had been blown down. ☊ Ở nơi chịu ảnh hưởng của cơn lốc, người ta phát hiện ra rất nhiều cây bật gốc và nhà đã bị quật đổ. ☊ I am not prepared to accept that this decision is final. ☊ accept ☊
She retired early on account of ill health. ☊ on account of sb/sth ☊
Are you prepared to acknowledge your responsibility? ☊ acknowledge ☊
She has acquired a good knowledge of English. ☊ acquire ☊
He has acquired a reputation for dishonesty. ☊ acquire ☊
I have recently acquired a taste for olives. ☊ acquire ☊
The company has just acquired new premises. ☊ acquire ☊
I've suddenly acquired a stepbrother. ☊ acquire ☊
Your proposal is being actively considered. ☊ actively ☊
Pasta's basic ingredients are flour and water, sometimes with the addition of eggs or oil. ☊ addition ☊
address sth: The letter was correctly addressed, but delivered to the wrong house. ☊ address ☊
Are you adequately insured? ☊ adequately ☊
admire sb/sth for sth: The school is widely admired for its excellent teaching. ☊ admire ☊
We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow. ☊ advance ☊
Teamwork is required in order to achieve these aims. ☊ aim ☊
aim at sth: The government is aiming at a 50% reduction in unemployment. ☊ aim ☊
aim to do sth: They are aiming to reduce unemployment by 50%. ☊ aim ☊
I hammered on all the doors to raise the alarm. ☊ alarm ☊
All this mail must be answered. ☊ all ☊
She lost her job when the factory closed, along with hundreds of others. ☊ along with sb/sth ☊
a lifeboat moored alongside the yacht ☊ alongside ☊
'What am I going to do?' she wondered aloud. ☊ aloud ☊
arranged/listed/stored alphabetically ☊ alphabetically ☊
The books should be ordered alphabetically by subject. ☊ alphabetically ☊
He had altered so much I scarcely recognized him. ☊ alter ☊
The landscape has been radically altered, severely damaging wildlife. ☊ alter ☊
This incident altered the whole course of events. ☊ alter ☊
We can have the dress altered to fit you. ☊ alter ☊
She was intelligent but suffered from a lack of ambition. ☊ ambition ☊
The question clearly angered him. ☊ anger ☊
She was angered by their selfishness and lack of concern. ☊ anger ☊
He was annoyed to find himself going red. ☊ annoyed ☊
As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000. ☊ answer ☊
He answered as truthfully as he could. ☊ answer ☊
answer sth: You haven't answered my question. ☊ answer ☊
My prayers have been answered (= I have got what I wanted). ☊ answer ☊
We are grateful to all those people who answered our call for help with fund-raising. ☊ answer ☊
He answered me with a smile. ☊ answer ☊
+ speech: 'I'd prefer to walk,' she answered. ☊ answer ☊
answer sb + speech: 'I'd prefer to walk,' she answered him. ☊ answer ☊
answer (sb) that...: She answered that she would prefer to walk. ☊ answer ☊
I thought she had retired, but apparently she hasn't. ☊ apparently ☊
This problem first appeared in the inner cities. ☊ appear ☊
Three days later a rash appeared. ☊ appear ☊
Smoke appeared on the horizon. ☊ appear ☊
Posters for the gig appeared all over town. ☊ appear ☊
appear to do sth: She appeared to be in her late thirties. ☊ appear ☊
They appeared not to know what was happening. ☊ appear ☊
approval (for sth) (from sb): They required/received approval for the proposal from the shareholders. ☊ approval ☊
approximate sth: The animals were reared in conditions which approximated the wild as closely as possible. ☊ approximate ☊
Wreckage from the plane was scattered over a wide area. ☊ area ☊
He was too tired to argue the point (= discuss the matter). ☊ argue ☊
argument that...: His argument was that public spending must be reduced. ☊ argument ☊
There were several young people sitting around looking bored. ☊ around ☊
All our protests were brushed aside (= ignored). ☊ aside ☊
assistance with sth: She offered me practical assistance with my research. ☊ assistance ☊
We were assured that everything possible was being done. ☊ assure ☊
assure sb (of sth): We assured him of our support. ☊ assure ☊
assure sb + speech: 'He'll come back,' Susan assured her. ☊ assure ☊
The roof needs attention (= needs to be repaired). ☊ attention ☊
I pulled (= injured the muscles in) my back playing squash. ☊ back ☊
badly damaged/injured/hurt ☊ badly ☊
She gets very bad-tempered when she's tired. ☊ bad-tempered ☊
He sat in bad-tempered silence. ☊ bad-tempered ☊
His injured leg was all bandaged up. ☊ bandage ☊
I found David in the bar of the Red Lion (= a room in a pub where drinks are served). ☊ bar ☊
battery-powered/-operated ☊ battery ☊
I'm tired—I'm going to bed. ☊ bed ☊
The sun disappeared behind the clouds. ☊ behind ☊
Snowdon and the mountains beyond were covered in snow. ☊ beyond ☊
The school play was a huge success—the audience roared with laughter at all the funny bits. ☊ bit ☊
'Are you tired?' 'Yes, I am a bit.' ☊ bit ☊
Hundreds of bombs were dropped on the city. ☊ bomb ☊
We were both tired. ☊ both ☊
Both of us were tired. ☊ both ☊
be bothered about sth: You don't sound too bothered about it. ☊ bother ☊
I'm not bothered about what he thinks. ☊ be bothered (about sb/sth) ☊
'Where shall we eat?' 'I'm not bothered.' (= I don't mind where we go). ☊ be bothered (about sb/sth) ☊
I should really do some work this weekend but I can't be bothered. ☊ can't be bothered (to do sth) ☊
All this has happened because you couldn't be bothered to give me the message. ☊ can't be bothered (to do sth) ☊
You have to be prepared to start at the bottom and work your way up. ☊ bottom ☊
The rabbits are bred for their long coats. ☊ breed ☊
Greyhounds were originally bred as hunting dogs. ☊ breed ☊
the first panda to be bred in captivity ☊ breed ☊
Jack's face turned bright red. ☊ bright ☊
I got it wrong. It wasn't the red one but the blue one. ☊ but ☊
By the end of the day we were tired but happy. ☊ but ☊
calculate that...: Conservationists calculate that hundreds of species could be lost in this area. ☊ calculate ☊
Are you prepared to tell your story on camera? ☊ on camera ☊
Today police launched (= began) a campaign to reduce road accidents. ☊ campaign ☊
Don't forget to cancel the newspaper (= arrange for it not to be delivered) before going away. ☊ cancel ☊
The city was captured in 1941. ☊ capture ☊
The company has captured 90% of the market. ☊ capture ☊
capture sb: Allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers. ☊ capture ☊
capture sth: The animals are captured in nets and sold to local zoos. ☊ capture ☊
He threatened to fire me, as if I cared! ☊ care ☊
The injured were carried away on stretchers. ☊ carry ☊
In your case, we are prepared to be lenient. ☊ case ☊
Every application will be decided on a case-by-case basis (= each one will be considered separately). ☊ case ☊
Customers are offered a 10% discount if they pay cash. ☊ cash ☊
He ordered his men to cease fire (= stop shooting). ☊ cease ☊
Reducing inflation is central to (= is an important part of) the government's economic policy. ☊ central ☊
change (from A) to/into B: The lights changed from red to green. ☊ change ☊
Adventure camps are considered to be character-building (= meant to improve sb's strong qualities). ☊ character ☊
charge sth to sth: They charge the calls to their credit-card account. ☊ charge ☊
charge sth: Don't worry. I'll charge it (= pay by credit card). ☊ charge ☊
Farmers are being urged to reduce their use of chemicals and work with nature to combat pests. ☊ chemical ☊
She never discovered the true circumstances of her birth. ☊ circumstance ☊
claim sth from sth: She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered. ☊ claim ☊
The audience cheered and clapped. ☊ clap ☊
As the dust cleared, we saw that the whole ceiling had come down. ☊ clear ☊
The muddy water slowly cleared. ☊ clear ☊
The boy's lungs cleared and he began to breathe more easily. ☊ clear ☊
clear sth/sb: I had cleared my desk before I left. ☊ clear ☊
It was several hours before the road was cleared after the accident. ☊ clear ☊
She cleared a space on the sofa for him to sit down. ☊ clear ☊
clear A (of B): I cleared my desk of papers. ☊ clear ☊
The streets had been cleared of snow. ☊ clear ☊
The remains of the snow had been cleared from the streets. ☊ clear ☊
After the bomb warning, police cleared the streets. ☊ clear ☊
We cleared out all our old clothes. ☊ clear out, clear sth out ☊
He injured his arm as he jumped clear of the car. ☊ clear ☊
His feeling for her was close to hatred. ☊ close ☊
He shivered with cold. ☊ cold ☊
Her hair is a reddish-brown colour. ☊ colour ☊
colour sth + adj.: He drew a monster and coloured it green. ☊ colour ☊
brightly coloured balloons ☊ coloured ☊
coloured lights ☊ coloured ☊
She was wearing a cream-coloured suit. ☊ coloured ☊
combine sth: Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. ☊ combine ☊
The German team scored a combined total of 652 points. ☊ combine ☊
come in sth: This dress comes in black and red. ☊ come ☊
A career as an actor requires one hundred per cent commitment. ☊ commitment ☊
We compared the two reports carefully. ☊ compare ☊
compare A with/to B: We carefully compared the first report with the second. ☊ compare ☊
My own problems seem insignificant compared with other people's. ☊ compare ☊
I've had some difficulties, but they were nothing compared to yours (= they were not nearly as bad as yours). ☊ compare ☊
Standards in health care have improved enormously compared to 40 years ago. ☊ compare ☊
The critics compared his work to that of Martin Amis. ☊ compare ☊
Tiredness affects your powers of concentration. ☊ concentration ☊
The government's primary concern is to reduce crime. ☊ concern ☊
No one can predict with complete/total confidence what will happen in the financial markets. ☊ confidence ☊
He answered the questions with confidence. ☊ confidence ☊
Two hundred people lost their jobs as a direct consequence of the merger. ☊ consequence ☊
Have you considered the possible consequences? ☊ consequence ☊
consider sth: She considered her options. ☊ consider ☊
a carefully considered response ☊ consider ☊
The company is being actively considered as a potential partner (= it is thought possible that it could become one). ☊ consider ☊
This award is considered (to be) a great honour. ☊ consider ☊
These workers are considered (as) a high-risk group. ☊ consider ☊
consider sb/sth + adj.: consider sb/sth (to be) sth: Consider yourself lucky you weren't fired. ☊ consider ☊
consider sb/sth to do sth: He's generally considered to have the finest tenor voice in the country. ☊ consider ☊
it is considered that...: It is considered that the proposed development would create much-needed jobs. ☊ consider ☊
a consumer society (= one where buying and selling is considered to be very important) ☊ consumer ☊
For four days the town suffered continuous attacks. ☊ continuous ☊
I was on a three-year contract that expired last week. ☊ contract ☊
contribution (toward(s) sth/doing sth): These measures would make a valuable contribution towards reducing industrial accidents. ☊ contribution ☊
It is very convenient to pay by credit card. ☊ convenient ☊
to cut/reduce costs ☊ cost ☊
'I did all I could to help.' 'Of course,' he murmured gently. ☊ of course ☊
The show barely covered its costs. ☊ cover ☊
The lectures covered a lot of ground (= a lot of material, subjects, etc.). ☊ cover ☊
Snow covered the ground. ☊ cover ☊
Much of the country is covered by forest. ☊ cover ☊
cover sb/sth in sth: The players were soon covered in mud. ☊ cover ☊
cover sb/sth with sth: The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with sand. ☊ cover ☊
She covered her face with her hands. ☊ cover ☊
He covered up the body with a sheet. ☊ cover sth up ☊
His face was covered in blood. ☊ covered ☊
The walls were covered with pictures. ☊ covered ☊
a covered area of the stadium with seats ☊ covered ☊
He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. ☊ cracked ☊
They've painted it red to create a feeling of warmth. ☊ create ☊
He's a player who rarely seems to get the credit he deserves. ☊ credit ☊
I can't take all the credit for the show's success—it was a team effort. ☊ credit ☊
We did all the work and she gets all the credit! ☊ credit ☊
Credit will be given in the exam for good spelling and grammar. ☊ credit ☊
At least give him credit for trying (= praise him because he tried, even if he did not succeed). ☊ credit ☊
His courage brought great credit to his regiment. ☊ credit ☊
You have a credit balance of £250. ☊ credit ☊
The bank refused further credit to the company. ☊ credit ☊
to get/refuse credit ☊ credit ☊
We bought the dishwasher on credit. ☊ credit ☊
to offer interest-free credit (= allow sb to pay later, without any extra charge) ☊ credit ☊
a credit agreement ☊ credit ☊
credit facilities/terms ☊ credit ☊
Your credit limit is now £2 000. ☊ credit ☊
He's a bad credit risk (= he is unlikely to pay the money later). ☊ credit ☊
All major credit cards are accepted at our hotels. ☊ credit card ☊
The safest way to pay for mail order goods is by credit card. ☊ credit card ☊
Reducing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is of critical importance. ☊ critical ☊
A small crowd had gathered outside the church. ☊ crowd ☊
Crowds of people poured into the street. ☊ crowd ☊
The crowd cheered the winning hit. ☊ crowd ☊
TB is a serious illness, but it can be cured. ☊ cure ☊
to draw/draw back/pull back the curtains (= to open them, so that the window is no longer covered) ☊ curtain ☊
Blood poured from the deep cut on his arm. ☊ cut ☊
She said it as loudly as she dared. ☊ dare ☊
She dared not breathe a word of it to anybody. ☊ dare ☊
dark blue/green/red, etc. ☊ dark ☊
dark-coloured wood ☊ dark ☊
The custom dates back hundreds of years. ☊ date back (to...), date from... ☊
He had run up credit card debts of thousands of dollars. ☊ debt ☊
declare sth: The government has declared a state of emergency. ☊ declare ☊
Germany declared war on France on 1 August 1914. ☊ declare ☊
The government has declared war on (= officially stated its intention to stop) illiteracy. ☊ declare ☊
declare that...: The court declared that strike action was illegal. ☊ declare ☊
declare sth + noun: The area has been declared a national park. ☊ declare ☊
declare sth to be sth: The painting was declared to be a forgery. ☊ declare ☊
declare sth + adj.: The contract was declared void. ☊ declare ☊
+ speech: 'I'll do it!' Tom declared. ☊ declare ☊
declare that...: He declared that he was in love with her. ☊ declare ☊
declare sth: Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime. ☊ declare ☊
declare yourself + adj./noun: She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support. ☊ declare ☊
All income must be declared. ☊ declare ☊
He pondered, as if over some deep philosophical point. ☊ deep ☊
a rich deep red ☊ deep ☊
Further cuts in defence spending are being considered. ☊ defence ☊
I admired your delicate handling of the situation. ☊ delicate ☊
He delivered his lines confidently. ☊ deliver ☊
The jury finally delivered its verdict. ☊ deliver ☊
deliver sth: Do you have your milk delivered? ☊ deliver ☊
deliver (sth) to sb/sth: Leaflets have been delivered to every household. ☊ deliver ☊
The department denies responsibility for what occurred. ☊ deny ☊
I might not go. It depends how tired I am. ☊ that depends, it (all) depends ☊
The oil well extended several hundreds of feet in depth. ☊ depth ☊
'Scared stiff' is an apt description of how I felt at that moment. ☊ description ☊
The dessert can be topped with cream, if desired (= if you like). ☊ desire ☊
The medicine did not achieve the desired effect. ☊ desire ☊
Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work. ☊ despite ☊
He had an eye for detail (= noticed and remembered small details). ☊ detail ☊
We measured the difference in temperature. ☊ difference ☊
She offered us five different kinds of cake. ☊ different ☊
When the police arrived, the crowd scattered in all directions. ☊ direction ☊
His clothes were covered in dirt. ☊ dirt ☊
I was at a disadvantage compared to the younger members of the team. ☊ disadvantage ☊
Many children in the class suffered severe social and economic disadvantage. ☊ disadvantage ☊
The plane disappeared behind a cloud. ☊ disappear ☊
Lisa watched until the train disappeared from view. ☊ disappear ☊
Her nervousness quickly disappeared once she was on stage. ☊ disappear ☊
disappear from sth: The child disappeared from his home some time after four. ☊ disappear ☊
He's suffered a whole string of disappointments this week. ☊ disappointment ☊
Lack of discipline at home meant that many pupils found it difficult to settle in to the ordered environment of the school. ☊ discipline ☊
They were selling everything at a discount (= at reduced prices). ☊ discount ☊
a discount shop (= one that regularly sells goods at reduced prices) ☊ discount ☊
Cook is credited with discovering Hawaii. ☊ discover ☊
discover sb/sth: Police discovered a large stash of drugs while searching the house. ☊ discover ☊
We discovered this beach while we were sailing around the island. ☊ discover ☊
discover sb/sth doing sth: He was discovered hiding in a shed. ☊ discover ☊
discover sb/sth + adj.: She was discovered dead at her home in Leeds. ☊ discover ☊
discover sth: I've just discovered hang-gliding! ☊ discover ☊
it is discovered that...: It was later discovered that the diaries were a fraud. ☊ discover ☊
sb/sth is discovered to be/have...: He was later discovered to be seriously ill. ☊ discover ☊
In 1974 Hawking made the discovery (= he discovered) that black holes give off radiation. ☊ discovery ☊
discuss sth: I'm not prepared to discuss this on the phone. ☊ discuss ☊
Red blood cells are roughly the shape of a disk. ☊ disk ☊
In the US, distance is measured in miles. ☊ distance ☊
The male bird is distinguished from the female by its red beak. ☊ distinguish ☊
Marc appeared through a door at the far end of the room. ☊ door ☊
The helicopters appeared as two black dots on the horizon. ☊ dot ☊
Official projections of the spread of AIDS have mercifully been revised downwards (= it has been predicted that the disease will not spread as fast as had earlier been suggested). ☊ downwards ☊
three dozen red roses ☊ dozen ☊
If you want the job, you must be prepared to take a drop in salary. ☊ drop ☊
a soft drug (= one that is not considered very harmful) ☊ drug ☊
The books were all covered with dust. ☊ dust ☊
'Red or blue?' 'I'll take one of each, please.' ☊ each ☊
She whispered something in his ear. ☊ ear ☊
All important points are numbered for ease of reference (= so that you can find them easily). ☊ ease ☊
The article appeared in the evening edition of 'The Mercury'. ☊ edition ☊
Despite her ordeal, she seems to have suffered no ill effects. ☊ effect ☊
The company must reduce costs to compete effectively. ☊ effectively ☊
He's fractured his elbow. ☊ elbow ☊
I'm glad you offered—it saved me the embarrassment of having to ask. ☊ embarrassment ☊
The government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake. ☊ emergency ☊
They have suffered physically and emotionally. ☊ emotionally ☊
We encountered a number of difficulties in the first week. ☊ encounter ☊
I had never encountered such resistance before. ☊ encounter ☊
She was the most remarkable woman he had ever encountered. ☊ encounter ☊
The £500 million programme is centred around energy efficiency and renewable power sources. ☊ energy ☊
ensure sth: The book ensured his success. ☊ ensure ☊
ensure sb sth: Victory ensured them a place in the final. ☊ ensure ☊
enter sth: 1 000 children entered the competition. ☊ enter ☊
enter sb/sth in sth: Irish trainers have entered several horses in the race. ☊ enter ☊
enter sb/sth for sth: How many students have been entered for the exam? ☊ enter ☊
enter (for sth): Only four British players have entered for the championship. ☊ enter ☊
enter sth: Someone entered the room behind me. ☊ enter ☊
A note of defiance entered her voice. ☊ enter ☊
It never entered my head (= I never thought) that she would tell him about me. ☊ enter ☊
Her hatred of religion is equalled only by her loathing for politicians. ☊ equal ☊
For her, travel was an escape from the boredom of her everyday life. ☊ escape ☊
an essential part/ingredient/component of sth ☊ essential ☊
Don't you ever get tired? ☊ ever ☊
Everyone cheered and clapped. ☊ everyone ☊
evidence (that...): There is not a shred of evidence that the meeting actually took place. ☊ evidence ☊
We need to know the exact time the incident occurred. ☊ exact ☊
Our dresses were the same except mine was red. ☊ except ☊
Children are not usually allowed in, but I'm prepared to make an exception in this case. ☊ make an exception ☊
An excited crowd of people gathered around her. ☊ excited ☊
When she appeared in court she exercised her right to remain silent. ☊ exercise ☊
The family endured a miserable existence in a cramped apartment. ☊ existence ☊
an exit wound (= where a bullet that has entered sb's body comes out again) ☊ exit ☊
No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success. ☊ expense ☊
He's arranged everything, no expense spared. ☊ expense ☊
explore sth (for sth): The city is best explored on foot. ☊ explore ☊
They explored the land to the south of the Murray River. ☊ explore ☊
These ideas will be explored in more detail in chapter 7. ☊ explore ☊
300 people were injured in the explosion. ☊ explosion ☊
The bank plans various extensions to its credit facilities. ☊ extension ☊
She suffered extensive injuries in the accident. ☊ extensive ☊
Ivy covered the front face of the house. ☊ face ☊
Production has been hampered by mechanical failure. ☊ failure ☊
There is still a faint hope that she may be cured. ☊ faint ☊
Her friend's kindness has restored her faith in human nature. ☊ faith ☊
They were injured by falling rocks. ☊ fall ☊
Predictions of an early improvement in the housing market proved false. ☊ FALSE ☊
Some families have farmed in this area for hundreds of years. ☊ family ☊
reduced-fat margarines ☊ fat ☊
Everyone feared the coming war. ☊ fear ☊
fear to do sth: She feared to tell him the truth. ☊ fear ☊
fear doing sth: She feared going out at night. ☊ fear ☊
fear sb/sth + adj.: Hundreds of people are feared dead. ☊ fear ☊
be feared to be/have sth: Women and children are feared to be among the victims. ☊ fear ☊
it is feared (that)...: It is feared (that) he may have been kidnapped. ☊ fear ☊
fear (that)...: She feared (that) he might be dead. ☊ fear ☊
Many of the hotels featured in the brochure offer special deals for weekend breaks. ☊ feature ☊
Public feeling is being ignored by the government. ☊ feeling ☊
Aspirin should help reduce the fever. ☊ fever ☊
They gathered soldiers to fight the invading army. ☊ fight ☊
fight (to do sth): Workers won their fight to stop compulsory redundancies. ☊ fight ☊
When she last saw him, he was a sad figure—old and tired. ☊ figure ☊
The final figure looks like being much higher than predicted. ☊ figure ☊
figure how, what, etc...: Have you figured out how much the trip will cost? ☊ figure sb/sth out ☊
The accident was captured/caught on film. ☊ film ☊
No one could have predicted the final outcome. ☊ final ☊
It was a close finish, as they had predicted. ☊ finish ☊
He ordered his men to hold their fire (= not to shoot). ☊ fire ☊
She got fired from her first job. ☊ fire ☊
The officer ordered his men to fire. ☊ fire ☊
fire on sb/sth: Soldiers fired on the crowd. ☊ fire ☊
fire sth: They ran away as soon as the first shot was fired. ☊ fire ☊
fire (sth) (into sth): He fired the gun into the air. ☊ fire ☊
fire (sth) (at sb/sth): Missiles were fired at the enemy. ☊ fire ☊
At first I thought he was shy, but then I discovered he was just not interested in other people. ☊ at first ☊
The list of endangered species includes nearly 600 fishes. ☊ fish ☊
flash sth (at sb): Red lights flashed a warning at them. ☊ flash ☊
flash sb (sth): Red lights flashed them a warning. ☊ flash ☊
There was a blinding flash and the whole building shuddered. ☊ flash ☊
Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface. ☊ flour ☊
The plant has a beautiful bright red flower. ☊ flower ☊
Flowers appeared, but fruits failed to form. ☊ form ☊
This beautiful old building has been restored to its former glory. ☊ former ☊
She felt sick from tiredness. ☊ from ☊
The front of the building was covered with ivy. ☊ front ☊
She stared at him, frozen with shock. ☊ frozen ☊
The sky was full of brightly coloured fireworks. ☊ full ☊
She had fully recovered from the accident. ☊ fully ☊
A fundamental change in the organization of health services was required. ☊ fundamental ☊
a fur farm (= where animals are bred and killed for their fur) ☊ fur ☊
He has gained a reputation for unpredictable behaviour. ☊ gain ☊
A crowd gathered at the factory gates. ☊ gate ☊
A crowd soon gathered. ☊ gather ☊
The whole family gathered together at Ray's home. ☊ gather ☊
be gathered + adv.prep.: They were all gathered round the TV. ☊ gather ☊
A large crowd was gathered outside the studio. ☊ gather ☊
The kids were gathered together in one room. ☊ gather ☊
gather sth: People slowly gathered their belongings and left the hall. ☊ gather ☊
gather sth together/up: I waited while he gathered up his papers. ☊ gather ☊
She has inspired a whole generation of fashion school graduates. ☊ generation ☊
I get the impression that he is bored with his job. ☊ get ☊
The winning goal was scored by Hill. ☊ goal ☊
I love the reds and golds of autumn. ☊ gold ☊
'I've ordered some drinks.' 'Good man!' ☊ good ☊
What good is it redecorating if you're thinking of moving? ☊ good ☊
He nodded gravely as I poured out my troubles. ☊ gravely ☊
A great crowd had gathered. ☊ great ☊
He retired from the job on health grounds. ☊ ground ☊
to grow old/bored/calm ☊ grow ☊
Fears are growing for the safety of a teenager who disappeared a week ago. ☊ grow ☊
We hired a local guide to get us across the mountains. ☊ guide ☊
The rug was covered with cat hairs. ☊ hair ☊
We'll need to reduce the weight by half. ☊ half ☊
No goals were scored in the first half. ☊ half ☊
a hand drill (= one that is used by turning a handle rather than powered by electricity) ☊ hand ☊
After I hung up I remembered what I'd wanted to say. ☊ hang up ☊
Hardly anyone has bothered to reply. ☊ hardly ☊
It's hardly surprising she was fired; she never did any work. ☊ hardly ☊
He looked at me with intense hatred. ☊ hatred ☊
There was fear and hatred in his voice. ☊ hatred ☊
hatred (for/of sb/sth): She felt nothing but hatred for her attacker. ☊ hatred ☊
a profound hatred of war ☊ hatred ☊
hatred (towards sb): feelings of hatred towards the bombers ☊ hatred ☊
racial hatred (= between people from different races) ☊ hatred ☊
The debate simply revived old hatreds. ☊ hatred ☊
We're having our car repaired. ☊ have ☊
The house has gas-fired central heating. ☊ have ☊
She had a red jacket on. ☊ have (got) sth on ☊
The thought never entered my head. ☊ head ☊
The driver suffered head injuries. ☊ head ☊
Red wine gives me a headache. ☊ headache ☊
She disappeared and was never heard of again. ☊ hear of sb/sth, hear sth of sb/sth ☊
He's hearing-impaired (= not able to hear well). ☊ hearing ☊
The words 'I love you' were written inside a big red heart. ☊ heart ☊
The story captured the hearts and minds of a generation. ☊ heart ☊
to increase/reduce the heat ☊ heat ☊
help (to) do sth: This should help (to) reduce the pain. ☊ help ☊
Papers were scattered here and there on the floor. ☊ here and there ☊
She was hired three years ago. ☊ hire ☊
They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system. ☊ hire ☊
The bomber scored a direct hit on the bridge. ☊ hit ☊
The aircraft suffered seven hits in the raid. ☊ hit ☊
I was so tired, I just wanted to be horizontal (= lying down). ☊ horizontal ☊
Behind him, a horn blared. ☊ horn ☊
The injured were rushed to (the) hospital in an ambulance. ☊ hospital ☊
We thought the figures were correct. However, we have now discovered some errors. ☊ however ☊
She ignored his feeble attempt at humour. ☊ humour ☊
One hundred (of the children) have already been placed with foster families. ☊ hundred ☊
There were just a hundred of them there. ☊ hundred ☊
This vase is worth several hundred dollars. ☊ hundred ☊
She must be over a hundred (= a hundred years old). ☊ hundred ☊
Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk. ☊ hundred ☊
a hundred-year lease ☊ hundred ☊
hundreds of miles away ☊ hundred ☊
for hundreds of years ☊ hundred ☊
If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times. ☊ hundred ☊
I have a hundred and one things to do. ☊ hundred ☊
Men died in their hundreds. ☊ hundred ☊
her hundredth birthday ☊ hundredth ☊
a/one hundredth of a second ☊ hundredth ☊
What really hurt was that he never answered my letter. ☊ hurt ☊
The lake was covered with a sheet of ice. ☊ ice ☊
If you ask me, she's too scared to do it. ☊ if ☊
If only he'd remembered to send that letter. ☊ if only ☊
He ignored all the 'No Smoking' signs and lit up a cigarette. ☊ ignore ☊
She deliberately ignored my question and changed the subject. ☊ ignore ☊
She ignored him and carried on with her work. ☊ ignore ☊
She suffered no ill effects from the experience. ☊ ill ☊
a woman of ill repute (= considered to be immoral) ☊ ill ☊
It's illegal to drive through a red light. ☊ illegal ☊
He entered the country illegally. ☊ illegally ☊
He stared at his own image reflected in the water. ☊ image ☊
my immediate predecessor in the job (= the person who had the job just before me) ☊ immediate ☊
She answered almost immediately. ☊ immediately ☊
it impresses sb that...: It impressed me that she remembered my name. ☊ impress ☊
sb is impressed that...: I was impressed that she remembered my name. ☊ impress ☊
indicate sth: A red sky at night often indicates fine weather the next day. ☊ indicate ☊
A notice informed the guests that formal dress was required. ☊ inform ☊
Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries. ☊ ingredient ☊
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. ☊ ingredient ☊
Our skin cream contains only natural ingredients. ☊ ingredient ☊
The only active ingredient in this medicine is aspirin. ☊ ingredient ☊
the essential ingredients for success ☊ ingredient ☊
It has all the ingredients of a good mystery story. ☊ ingredient ☊
He injured his knee playing hockey. ☊ injure ☊
Three people were killed and five injured in the crash. ☊ injure ☊
She injured herself during training. ☊ injure ☊
an injured leg ☊ injured ☊
Luckily, she isn't injured. ☊ injured ☊
Carter is playing in place of the injured O'Reilly. ☊ injured ☊
an injured look/tone ☊ injured ☊
injured pride ☊ injured ☊
There were no injuries in the crash (= no people injured). ☊ injury ☊
different coloured inks ☊ ink ☊
the Institute of Chartered Accountants ☊ institute ☊
He ignored her interruptions. ☊ interruption ☊
The police are waiting to interview the injured man. ☊ interview ☊
Have you ordered the wedding invitations yet? ☊ invitation ☊
iron tablets (= containing iron prepared as a medicine) ☊ iron ☊
reddish ☊ #NAME? ☊
The article appeared in issue 25. ☊ issue ☊
I'm not bothered about the cost—you're the one who's making an issue of it. ☊ issue ☊
Tiredness while driving can kill. ☊ kill ☊
If an animal is badly injured, often the kindest thing to do is to destroy it painlessly. ☊ kind ☊
He was injured early on and didn't last the match. ☊ last ☊
If they entered the building they would be breaking the law. ☊ law ☊
British schools are now required by law to publish their exam results. ☊ law ☊
A thin layer of dust covered everything. ☊ layer ☊
A reward was offered for information leading to an arrest. ☊ lead ☊
She was offered the leading role in the new TV series. ☊ leading ☊
Really, I'm not in the least tired. ☊ not in the least ☊
Well, at least they weren't bored. ☊ at least ☊
leave sth: Red wine leaves a stain. ☊ leave ☊
No explanation was offered, still less an apology. ☊ even/much/still less ☊
Many of these children have led very sheltered lives (= they have not had many different experiences). ☊ life ☊
Hundreds of lives were threatened when the building collapsed. ☊ life ☊
I lifted the lid of the box and peered in. ☊ lift ☊
like sb/sth doing sth: I didn't like him taking all the credit. ☊ like ☊
I didn't like his taking all the credit. ☊ like ☊
link A and B (together): When computers are networked, they are linked together so that information can be transferred between them. ☊ link ☊
She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink. ☊ liquid ☊
Little by little the snow disappeared. ☊ little by little ☊
She felt tired and more than a little worried. ☊ little ☊
They ordered three truckloads of sand. ☊ load ☊
He stared at them for the longest time (= for a very long time) before answering. ☊ long ☊
I'm tired. It's been a long day. ☊ long ☊
He retired long before the war. ☊ long ☊
She looked up from her book as I entered the room. ☊ look up (from sth) ☊
Enemy troops suffered heavy losses. ☊ loss ☊
If he isn't prepared to accept this money, then that's his loss. ☊ loss ☊
He has invited nearly a hundred people but a lot aren't able to come. ☊ lot ☊
a low-powered PC ☊ low ☊
She dared not trust to luck that nobody would see her. ☊ luck ☊
He suddenly appeared as if by magic. ☊ magic ☊
A passage was cleared through the crowd like magic. ☊ magic ☊
Trust is the magic ingredient in our relationship. ☊ magic ☊
We have encountered major problems. ☊ major ☊
A hundred cents make one euro. ☊ make ☊
She answered in a businesslike manner. ☊ manner ☊
manufactured goods ☊ manufacture ☊
an unexplored region that has not yet been mapped ☊ map ☊
The route has been marked in red. ☊ mark ☊
They have cornered the market in sportswear (= sell the most). ☊ market ☊
The hill appeared as a black mass in the distance. ☊ mass ☊
The page was covered with a mass of figures. ☊ mass ☊
He suffered a massive heart attack. ☊ massive ☊
What on earth was the matter with her, she wondered. She'd come here to enjoy herself and here she was, stuck on her own in the hotel. ☊ matter ☊
I wasn't prepared to let the matter drop (= stop discussing it). ☊ matter ☊
It will cost two, maybe three hundred pounds. ☊ maybe ☊
Stress can be extremely damaging to your health. Exercise, meanwhile, can reduce its effects. ☊ meanwhile ☊
measure sth (in sth): A ship's speed is measured in knots. ☊ measure ☊
measure sb/sth for sth: He's gone to be measured for a new suit. ☊ measure ☊
measure (to do sth): We must take preventive measures to reduce crime in the area. ☊ measure ☊
He remembered their childhood meetings with nostalgia. ☊ meeting ☊
He suffered loss of memory for weeks after the accident. ☊ memory ☊
I quickly committed the number of the car to memory (= learned and remembered it). ☊ memory ☊
method (for sth/for doing sth): the best method for arriving at an accurate prediction of the costs ☊ method ☊
fresh/dried/powdered milk ☊ milk ☊
The lecture dragged on and my mind wandered. ☊ mind ☊
Do you mind driving? I'm feeling pretty tired. ☊ mind ☊
Just minutes into the second half of the game Robinson scored his second goal. ☊ minute ☊
mix A and B (together): Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. ☊ mix ☊
Each student's progress is closely monitored. ☊ monitor ☊
The murdered woman was well known in the area. ☊ murder ☊
She hammered the nail in. ☊ nail ☊
They often wandered around the house stark naked (= completely naked). ☊ naked ☊
The car is registered in my name. ☊ in the name of sb/sth, in sb's/sth's name ☊
I neither knew nor cared what had happened to him. ☊ neither ☊
to reduce noise levels ☊ noise ☊
I offered to pay but he was having none of it. ☊ have/want none of sth ☊
It's normal to feel tired after such a long trip. ☊ normal ☊
He blew his nose (= cleared it by blowing strongly into a handkerchief ). ☊ nose ☊
Prices may be altered without notice. ☊ notice ☊
nuclear-powered submarines ☊ nuclear ☊
Sheer weight of numbers (= the large number of soldiers) secured them the victory. ☊ number ☊
a qualified/registered nurse ☊ nurse ☊
Something unexpected occurred. ☊ occur ☊
The idea occurred to him in a dream. ☊ occur to sb ☊
oddly coloured clothes ☊ oddly ☊
He was cleared of all blame. ☊ of ☊
The Redskins' offense is stronger than their defense. ☊ offense ☊
offer (sth): Josie had offered her services as a guide ☊ offer ☊
He offered some useful advice. ☊ offer ☊
offer sth (to sb) (for sth): He offered $4 000 for the car. ☊ offer ☊
I gratefully took the cup of coffee she offered me. ☊ offer ☊
Taylor offered him 500 dollars to do the work. ☊ offer ☊
offer to do sth: The kids offered to do the dishes. ☊ offer ☊
+ speech: 'I'll do it,' she offered. ☊ offer ☊
I've often wondered what happened to him. ☊ often ☊
On arriving home I discovered they had gone. ☊ on ☊
It cost one hundred and fifty pounds. ☊ one ☊
She was wearing her new dress, the red one. ☊ one ☊
He not only read the book, but also remembered what he had read. ☊ not only... but (also)... ☊
She had difficulty keeping her eyes open (= because she was very tired). ☊ open ☊
The road will be opened again in a few hours after police have cleared it. ☊ open ☊
purples and reds and deep shining oranges ☊ orange ☊
The machine parts are still on order (= they have been ordered but have not yet been received) ☊ order ☊
The argument continued until the chairman called them both to order (= ordered them to obey the formal rules of the meeting). ☊ order ☊
order (sth): I ordered a beer and a sandwich. ☊ order ☊
Have you ordered yet? ☊ order ☊
order sb/yourself sth: He ordered himself a double whisky. ☊ order ☊
order sth (from sb): These boots can be ordered direct from the manufacturer. ☊ order ☊
order sb to do sth: The company was ordered to pay compensation to its former employees. ☊ order ☊
The officer ordered them to fire. ☊ order ☊
order sb + adv./prep.: They were ordered out of the class for fighting. ☊ order ☊
order sth: The government has ordered an investigation into the accident. ☊ order ☊
The judge ordered a retrial. ☊ order ☊
order that...: They ordered that for every tree cut down two more be planted. ☊ order ☊
They ordered that for every tree cut down two more should be planted. ☊ order ☊
order (sb) + speech: 'Sit down and be quiet,' she ordered. ☊ order ☊
You scored six out of ten. ☊ out ☊
The country owes billions of dollars to foreign creditors. ☊ owe ☊
Congestion frequently reduces traffic to walking pace. ☊ pace ☊
The ball gathered pace as it rolled down the hill. ☊ pace ☊
Rumours of corruption and scandal gathered pace (= increased in number). ☊ pace ☊
Check the list of ingredients on the side of the package. ☊ package ☊
His desk was covered with books and papers. ☊ paper ☊
A red van was parked in front of the house. ☊ park ☊
Several people were passing but nobody offered to help. ☊ pass ☊
Honestly, I'm past caring what happens (= I can no longer be bothered to care). ☊ past ☊
There was a long pause before she answered. ☊ pause ☊
Are you paying in cash or by credit card? ☊ pay ☊
I had to pay out £500 to get my car repaired. ☊ pay sth out ☊
coloured pencils ☊ pencil ☊
the perfect crime (= one in which the criminal is never discovered) ☊ perfect ☊
The aim is to reduce traffic at peak periods. ☊ period ☊
All letters will be answered personally. ☊ personally ☊
The phone rang and Pat answered it. ☊ phone ☊
His photograph appeared in the local paper. ☊ photograph ☊
Insulation may reduce the danger of pipes bursting in winter. ☊ pipe ☊
She's been offered a place at Bath to study Business. ☊ place ☊
Representatives of both parties shared a platform (= they spoke at the same meeting). ☊ platform ☊
I am pleased to inform you that the book you ordered has arrived. ☊ pleased ☊
Police uncovered a plot against the president. ☊ plot ☊
A hundred camera lenses were being pointed at her. ☊ point ☊
Hundreds of police in riot gear struggled to control the violence. ☊ police ☊
to reduce levels of environmental pollution ☊ pollution ☊
beaches covered with pollution ☊ pollution ☊
The gang entered the building posing as workmen. ☊ pose ☊
These plants will grow well in a sheltered position. ☊ position ☊
He credited her with a maturity she did not possess. ☊ possess ☊
The ring is one of her most treasured possessions. ☊ possession ☊
The guards were ordered not to leave their posts. ☊ post ☊
She was offered a key post in the new government. ☊ post ☊
She poured boiling water down the sink. ☊ pour ☊
Although I poured it carefully, I still managed to spill some. ☊ pour ☊
Tears poured down his cheeks. ☊ pour ☊
Light poured in. ☊ pour ☊
pour sth for sb: I've poured a cup of tea for you. ☊ pour ☊
pour sb sth: I've poured you a cup of tea. ☊ pour ☊
Their prayers were answered and the child was found safe and well. ☊ prayer ☊
predict sth: a reliable method of predicting earthquakes ☊ predict ☊
Nobody could predict the outcome. ☊ predict ☊
The party is predicting a majority of 20 seats. ☊ predict ☊
predict what, whether, etc...: It is impossible to predict what will happen. ☊ predict ☊
predict (that)...: She predicted (that) the election result would be close. ☊ predict ☊
He predicted (that) it would be a smash hit. ☊ predict ☊
it is predicted that...: It was predicted that inflation would continue to fall. ☊ predict ☊
sb/sth is predicted to do sth: The trial is predicted to last for months. ☊ predict ☊
This figure is predicted to rise to one billion by the year 2015. ☊ predict ☊
A local firm is to be preferred. ☊ prefer ☊
prepare sth/sb for sb/sth: A hotel room is being prepared for them. ☊ prepare ☊
prepare yourself to do sth: The troops prepared themselves to go into battle. ☊ prepare ☊
I was not prepared for all the problems it caused. ☊ prepared ☊
We'll be better prepared next time. ☊ prepared ☊
When they set out they were well prepared. ☊ prepared ☊
We are not prepared to accept these conditions. ☊ prepared ☊
How much are you prepared to pay? ☊ prepared ☊
The police officer read out a prepared statement. ☊ prepared ☊
I usually buy packs of prepared vegetables to save time. ☊ prepared ☊
The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction. ☊ preserve ☊
I couldn't concentrate, presumably because I was so tired. ☊ presumably ☊
I'm tired of having to pretend all the time. ☊ pretend ☊
'Can I pay by credit card?' 'Yes, no problem.' ☊ no problem ☊
These shrubs produce bright red berries. ☊ produce ☊
Prompt action was required as the fire spread. ☊ prompt ☊
The basic ingredients are limestone and clay in the proportion 2:1. ☊ proportion ☊
She entered public life (= started a job in which she became known to the public) at the age of 25. ☊ public ☊
The key question of what caused the leak remains unanswered. ☊ question ☊
He fired three shots in quick succession. ☊ quick ☊
+ speech: 'The man who is tired of London is tired of life,' he quoted. ☊ quote ☊
race sb/sth + adv./prep.: The injured man was raced to the hospital. ☊ race ☊
The rain poured down. ☊ rain ☊
She raised the gun and fired. ☊ raise ☊
The guard fired four shots in rapid succession. ☊ rapid ☊
On the rare occasions when they met he hardly even dared speak to her. ☊ rare ☊
recognize sb/sth by/from sth: I recognized her by her red hair. ☊ recognize ☊
it is recorded that...: It is recorded that, by the year 630, four hundred monks were attached to the monastery. ☊ record ☊
recover yourself: She seemed upset but quickly recovered herself. ☊ recover ☊
The team recovered its lead in the second half. ☊ recover ☊
recover sth: The police eventually recovered the stolen paintings. ☊ recover ☊
recover sth from sb/sth: Six bodies were recovered from the wreckage. ☊ recover ☊
a red car ☊ red ☊
The lights (= traffic lights) changed to red before I could get across. ☊ red ☊
He stammered something and went very red in the face. ☊ red ☊
She went red as a beetroot. ☊ red ☊
She went red as a beet. ☊ red ☊
a red-haired girl ☊ red ☊
red deer ☊ red ☊
She often wears red. ☊ red ☊
the reds and browns of the woods in the fall (= of the leaves) ☊ red ☊
I've marked the corrections in red (= in red ink). ☊ red ☊
The traffic lights were on red. ☊ red ☊
reduce sth: Reduce speed now (= on a sign). ☊ reduce ☊
Giving up smoking reduces the risk of heart disease. ☊ reduce ☊
reduce sth by sth: Costs have been reduced by 20% over the past year. ☊ reduce ☊
reduce sth (from sth) (to sth): The number of employees was reduced from 40 to 25. ☊ reduce ☊
The skirt was reduced to £10 in the sale. ☊ reduce ☊
a 33% reduction in the number of hospital beds available ☊ reduction ☊
There has been some reduction in unemployment. ☊ reduction ☊
a slight/significant/substantial/drastic reduction in costs ☊ reduction ☊
The report recommends further reductions in air and noise emissions. ☊ reduction ☊
There are reductions for children sharing a room with two adults. ☊ reduction ☊
The victims were not referred to by name. ☊ refer to sb/sth (as sth) ☊
Her mother never referred to him again. ☊ refer to sb/sth (as sth) ☊
She always referred to Ben as 'that nice man'. ☊ refer to sb/sth (as sth) ☊
The thermometer registered 32°C. ☊ register ☊
The earthquake registered 3 on the Richter scale. ☊ register ☊
The stock exchange has registered huge losses this week. ☊ register ☊
register sth in sth: The ship was registered in Panama. ☊ register ☊
register sb + adj.: register (sb) as sth: She is officially registered (as) disabled. ☊ register ☊
relate that...: The story relates that an angel appeared and told him to sing. ☊ relate ☊
Its brain is small in relation to (= compared with) its body. ☊ relation ☊
They now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before). ☊ relative ☊
He appeared relaxed and confident before the match. ☊ relaxed ☊
The remaining twenty patients were transferred to another hospital. ☊ remaining ☊
They had discovered human remains. ☊ remains ☊
remark how...: She remarked how tired I was looking. ☊ remark ☊
it is remembered that...: It should be remembered that the majority of accidents happen in the home. ☊ remember ☊
He still remembered her as the lively teenager he'd known years before. ☊ remember ☊
Clearance of the site required the removal of a number of trees. ☊ removal ☊
We rented a car for the week and explored the area. ☊ rent ☊
It's almost 15 years old. It isn't worth having it repaired. ☊ repair ☊
Are you prepared to repeat these allegations in court? ☊ repeat ☊
Morocco scored four goals without reply to win the game. ☊ reply ☊
it is reported that...: It was reported that changes were being considered. ☊ report ☊
report sb/sth + adj.: The doctor reported the patient fully recovered. ☊ report ☊
report what, how, etc...: She failed to report what had occurred. ☊ report ☊
Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole? ☊ representative ☊
reputation (as sth): She soon acquired a reputation as a first-class cook. ☊ reputation ☊
require that...: The situation required that he be present. ☊ require ☊
The situation required that he should be present. ☊ require ☊
require sth: The wearing of seat belts is required by law. ☊ require ☊
'Hamlet' is required reading (= must be read) for this course. ☊ require ☊
Several students failed to reach the required standard. ☊ require ☊
require sth of sb: What exactly is required of a receptionist (= what are they expected to do)? ☊ require ☊
require sb to do sth: All candidates will be required to take a short test. ☊ require ☊
rescue sb/sth + adj.: She had despaired of ever being rescued alive. ☊ rescue ☊
He discovered unexpected reserves of strength. ☊ reserve ☊
resistance to sb/sth: The demonstrators offered little or no resistance to the police. ☊ resistance ☊
There was one respect, however, in which they differed. ☊ respect ☊
Order was quickly restored after the riots. ☊ restore ☊
The operation restored his sight (= made him able to see again). ☊ restore ☊
He is now fully restored to health. ☊ restore ☊
The house has been lovingly restored to the way it looked in 1900 when it was built. ☊ restore ☊
retire sb: She was retired on medical grounds. ☊ retire ☊
a retired doctor ☊ retired ☊
Dad is retired now. ☊ retired ☊
The court ordered him to return the children to their mother. ☊ return ☊
The judge ordered the return of the child to his mother. ☊ return ☊
We will be reviewing all the topics covered this semester. ☊ review ☊
A £100 reward has been offered for the return of the necklace. ☊ reward ☊
A diamond glittered on her ring finger (= the finger next to the little finger, especially on the left hand). ☊ ring ☊
a calculated risk (= one that you think is small compared with the possible benefits) ☊ risk ☊
The group was considered to be a risk to national security. ☊ risk ☊
That's a risk I'm not prepared to take. ☊ take a risk, take risks ☊
They clambered over the rocks at the foot of the cliff. ☊ rock ☊
roughly plastered walls ☊ roughly ☊
A large crowd had gathered round to watch. ☊ round ☊
The fault was discovered during a routine check. ☊ routine ☊
The streets were littered with rubbish. ☊ rubbish ☊
Two bodies were found among the charred ruins of the house. ☊ ruin ☊
Police have not ruled out the possibility that the man was murdered. ☊ rule sb/sth out ☊
Rumour has it (= people say) that he was murdered. ☊ rumour ☊
it is rumoured that...: It's widely rumoured that she's getting promoted. ☊ rumour ☊
rumour to be/have sth: He was rumoured to be involved in the crime. ☊ rumour ☊
You've got your rivals running scared. ☊ run ☊
The dogs ran off as soon as we appeared. ☊ run ☊
Ambulances rushed the injured to the hospital. ☊ rush ☊
Four hundred workers face the sack. ☊ sack ☊
She looked sad and tired. ☊ sad ☊
The show was well performed, but so safe and predictable. ☊ safe ☊
A reward was offered for the animal's safe return. ☊ safe ☊
We have been assured that our jobs are safe (= we are not in danger of losing them). ☊ safe ☊
an increase in the number of stolen vehicles being offered for sale ☊ for sale ☊
to achieve economies of scale in production (= to produce many items so the cost of producing each one is reduced) ☊ scale ☊
scare sb: You scared me. ☊ scare ☊
it scares sb to do sth: It scared me to think I was alone in the building. ☊ scare ☊
scared (of doing sth): She is scared of going out alone. ☊ scared ☊
scared (of sb/sth): He's scared of heights. ☊ scared ☊
scared (to do sth): People are scared to use the buses late at night. ☊ scared ☊
scared (that...): I'm scared (that) I'm going to fall. ☊ scared ☊
The thieves got scared and ran away. ☊ scared ☊
a scared look ☊ scared ☊
I was scared to death (= very frightened). ☊ scared ☊
We were scared stiff (= very frightened). ☊ scared ☊
Fraser scored again in the second half. ☊ score ☊
score sth: She scored 98% in the French test. ☊ score ☊
Her hands were covered in scratches from the brambles. ☊ scratch ☊
He covered her mouth to stop her from screaming. ☊ scream ☊
They ignored the baby's screams. ☊ scream ☊
He scored his first goal of the season on Saturday. ☊ season ☊
Italy scored a second goal just after half-time. ☊ second ☊
He scored again in the dying seconds (= the last few seconds) of the game. ☊ second ☊
She admired him, in secret of course. ☊ in secret ☊
Information must be stored so that it is secure from accidental deletion. ☊ secure ☊
see doing sth: I'll have to see about getting that roof repaired. ☊ see about sth ☊
We'll have to get that door seen to (= repaired). ☊ see to sth ☊
We offered them a good price but they wouldn't sell. ☊ sell ☊
The meeting should be chaired by the most senior person present. ☊ senior ☊
You should have the sense to take advice when it is offered. ☊ sense ☊
That matter will be considered separately from the main agenda. ☊ separately ☊
to be seriously ill/injured ☊ seriously ☊
The party suffered severe losses during the last election. ☊ severe ☊
The victim suffered severe brain damage. ☊ severe ☊
share sth (with sb): Both drivers shared the blame for the accident. ☊ share ☊
share sth: They shared a common interest in botany. ☊ share ☊
a view that is widely shared ☊ share ☊
shared values ☊ share ☊
The two friends shared everything—they had no secrets. ☊ share ☊
Eli shared his chocolate with the other kids. ☊ share ☊
We shared the pizza between the four of us. ☊ share ☊
Rita shared her money out among her six grandchildren. ☊ share ☊
Profits are shared out yearly. ☊ share ☊
I'm looking for a flat share (= a flat that is shared by two or more people who are not related). ☊ share ☊
The road was covered with a sheet of ice. ☊ sheet ☊
Perhaps I sheltered my daughter too much (= protected her too much from unpleasant or difficult experiences). ☊ shelter ☊
We sheltered from the rain in a doorway. ☊ shelter ☊
He isn't seriously injured but he is in (a state of) shock. ☊ shock ☊
The team suffered a shock defeat in the first round. ☊ shock ☊
The guards were ordered to shoot on sight anyone trying to escape. ☊ shoot ☊
Taylor scored with a low shot into the corner of the net. ☊ shot ☊
The man fired several shots from his pistol. ☊ shot ☊
scattered showers ☊ shower ☊
She shut the dog in the shed while she prepared the barbecue. ☊ shut sb/yourself in (sth) ☊
I'm sick and tired of your moaning. ☊ sick ☊
The boat disappeared from sight. ☊ sight ☊
Reducing prison sentences would send the wrong signals to criminals. ☊ signal ☊
Her accusations reduced him to silence. ☊ silence ☊
He sent her a single red rose. ☊ single ☊
She sat and stared at the letter in front of her. ☊ sit ☊
smell sth: He said he could smell gas when he entered the room. ☊ smell ☊
a softly tailored suit ☊ softly ☊
Her speech was slurred—she was clearly drunk. ☊ speech ☊
He reduced speed and turned sharp left. ☊ speed ☊
She stared in horror at the hairy black spider. ☊ spider ☊
The male bird has a red spot on its beak. ☊ spot ☊
His jacket was covered with spots of mud. ☊ spot ☊
The baby's whole body was covered in small red spots. ☊ spot ☊
He remembered passing her on the stairs. ☊ stair ☊
The police ordered the crowd to stand back. ☊ stand back (from sth) ☊
He failed to reach the required standard, and did not qualify for the race. ☊ standard ☊
There was a big moon and hundreds of stars were shining overhead. ☊ star ☊
She starred opposite Cary Grant in 'Bringing up Baby'. ☊ star ☊
The building is in a bad state of repair (= needs to be repaired). ☊ state ☊
state secrets (= information that could be harmful to a country if it were discovered by an enemy) ☊ state ☊
He steered the boat into the harbour. ☊ steer ☊
He took her arm and steered her towards the door. ☊ steer ☊
The ship steered a course between the islands. ☊ steer ☊
The ship steered into port. ☊ steer ☊
sticky fingers covered in jam ☊ sticky ☊
stir sth: She stirred her tea. ☊ stir ☊
stir sth into sth: The vegetables are stirred into the rice while it is hot. ☊ stir ☊
He hoped the electronic equipment was safely stored away. ☊ store ☊
Thousands of pieces of data are stored in a computer's memory. ☊ store ☊
I was so tired I went straight to bed. ☊ straight ☊
He was too tired to walk straight. ☊ straight ☊
This view has recently gathered strength (= become stronger or more widely held). ☊ strength ☊
He was feeling very stressed and tired. ☊ stressed ☊
They ordered us to strip and lie down on the grass. ☊ strip ☊
a white tablecloth with red stripes ☊ stripe ☊
The chairs were covered in some sort of plastic stuff. ☊ stuff ☊
The hotel has been redecorated but it's lost a lot of its style. ☊ style ☊
succeed in sth: She doesn't have the ruthlessness required to succeed in business. ☊ succeed ☊
He suffered a massive heart attack. ☊ suffer ☊
The party suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election. ☊ suffer ☊
The company suffered huge losses in the last financial year. ☊ suffer ☊
Her face had obviously caught the sun (= become red or brown) on holiday. ☊ sun ☊
She's supposed to have had hundreds of lovers. ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
They scored another goal and made sure of victory. ☊ make sure (of sth/that...) ☊
Of the six people injured in the crash, only two survived. ☊ survive ☊
swear (on sth): Witnesses were required to swear on the Bible. ☊ swear ☊
Use ice to reduce the swelling. ☊ swelling ☊
Her eyes were red and swollen from crying. ☊ swollen ☊
Does the hotel take credit cards? ☊ take ☊
His declared aim was to tax the rich. ☊ tax ☊
He has now retired from full-time teaching ☊ teaching ☊
They reduced her to tears (= made her cry, especially by being cruel or unkind). ☊ tear ☊
The telephone rang and Pat answered it. ☊ telephone ☊
When I'm tired, I tend to make mistakes. ☊ tend ☊
He had suffered terrible injuries. ☊ terrible ☊
They suffered terribly when their son was killed. ☊ terribly ☊
She was so tired (that) she couldn't think straight. ☊ that ☊
They placed the African elephant on their endangered list. ☊ the ☊
I took one look at the car and offered to buy it there and then/then and there (= immediately). ☊ then ☊
The debate is centred around two conflicting theories. ☊ theory ☊
'Aren't you supposed to be retired?' 'Yes, in theory.' ☊ in theory ☊
I took one look at the car and offered to buy it there and then/then and there (= immediately). ☊ there ☊
They now say that red wine is good for you. ☊ they ☊
Thick cloud covered the sky. ☊ thick ☊
Everything was covered with a thick layer of dust. ☊ thick ☊
A number of thin cracks appeared in the wall. ☊ thin ☊
All things considered (= considering all the difficulties or problems), she's done very well. ☊ thing ☊
He never comes to see me these days (= now, as compared with the past). ☊ this ☊
a robe embroidered with gold thread ☊ thread ☊
She is prepared to carry out her threat to resign. ☊ threat ☊
He drove through a red light (= passed it when he should have stopped). ☊ through ☊
The lights were red but he drove straight through. ☊ through ☊
He threw back his head and roared with laughter. ☊ throw ☊
Mike and I shared some really good times. ☊ time ☊
He can be really bad-tempered at times. ☊ at times ☊
That walk has tired me out. ☊ tire sb/yourself out ☊
a flat/burst/punctured tire ☊ tire ☊
to be/look/feel tired ☊ tired ☊
I'm too tired even to think. ☊ tired ☊
They were cold, hungry and tired out (= very tired). ☊ tired ☊
tired feet ☊ tired ☊
tired of sb/sth: I'm sick and tired of all the arguments. ☊ tired ☊
tired of doing sth: She was tired of hearing about their trip to India. ☊ tired ☊
The letter reduced her to tears (= made her cry). ☊ to ☊
Get all the ingredients together before you start cooking. ☊ together ☊
speaking in hushed/low/clipped/measured, etc. tones ☊ tone ☊
She answered through clenched teeth (= opening her mouth only a little because of anger). ☊ tooth ☊
The orchestra was tuning up as we entered the hall. ☊ tune up, tune sth up ☊
turn sth: The man turned the corner and disappeared. ☊ turn ☊
The house they had offered us turned out to be a tiny apartment. ☊ turn out ☊
a twisted ankle (= injured by being turned suddenly) ☊ twisted ☊
'I'm tired!' 'That makes two of us!' ☊ that makes two of us ☊
a flat/burst/punctured tyre ☊ tyre ☊
He seems bad-tempered, but he's very soft-hearted underneath. ☊ underneath ☊
understand why, what, etc...: I could never understand why she was fired. ☊ understand ☊
an increase in the number of people registered as unemployed ☊ unemployed ☊
measures to help reduce/tackle unemployment ☊ unemployment ☊
Police officers must be prepared for the unexpected. ☊ the unexpected ☊
Thirteen is often considered an unlucky number. ☊ unlucky ☊
it upsets sb that...: It upset him that nobody had bothered to tell him about it. ☊ upset ☊
You look tired—you should take a vacation. ☊ vacation ☊
We've hired a marquee at vast expense. ☊ vast ☊
They ventured nervously into the water. ☊ venture ☊
He's never ventured abroad in his life. ☊ venture ☊
The new building has been very much admired. ☊ very ☊
The sun disappeared from view. ☊ view ☊
He met with a violent death (= he was murdered, killed in a fight, etc.). ☊ violent ☊
The red squirrel has become virtually extinct in most of the country. ☊ virtually ☊
to have good/perfect/poor/blurred/normal vision ☊ vision ☊
Only about half of the electorate bothered to vote. ☊ vote ☊
We wandered back towards the car. ☊ wander ☊
wander away/off: The child wandered off and got lost. ☊ wander ☊
wander from/off sth: They had wandered from the path into the woods. ☊ wander ☊
wander away, back, to, etc. sth: Her thoughts wandered back to her youth. ☊ wander ☊
want to be/have sth: The plants want to be watered daily. ☊ want ☊
It was the year Britain declared war on Germany. ☊ war ☊
The government has declared war on drug dealers. ☊ war ☊
He disappeared under the water. ☊ water ☊
Three hundred employees lost their jobs in the latest wave of redundancies. ☊ wave ☊
Infectious diseases can be acquired in several ways. ☊ way ☊
I guessed that there would be a hundred people there, but I was way out (= wrong by a large amount). ☊ way ☊
She suffered from a weak heart. ☊ weak ☊
She discovered a web of intrigue in the company. ☊ web ☊
He staggered a little under the weight of his backpack. ☊ weight ☊
She took it very well (= did not react too badly), all things considered. ☊ well ☊
The surface must be well prepared before you start to paint. ☊ well ☊
Which of the patients have recovered? ☊ which ☊
It was a crisis for which she was totally unprepared. ☊ which ☊
+ speech: 'Can you meet me tonight?' he whispered. ☊ whisper ☊
whisper sth (to sb): She leaned over and whispered something in his ear. ☊ whisper ☊
whisper (to sb) that...: He whispered to me that he was afraid. ☊ whisper ☊
He scored the winning goal just seconds before the final whistle. ☊ whistle ☊
She writes about her experiences as a black girl in a predominantly white city. ☊ white ☊
It's the house whose door is painted red. ☊ whose ☊
Fred said he'd be leaving soon. ☊ will ☊
red/rosé/white wine ☊ wine ☊
Increasing numbers of retired people are wintering abroad. ☊ winter ☊
a nice steak with a bottle of red wine ☊ with ☊
a girl with (= who has) red hair ☊ with ☊
It's much easier compared with last time. ☊ with ☊
withdraw sth from sth: The drug was withdrawn from sale after a number of people suffered serious side effects. ☊ withdraw ☊
+ speech: 'What should I do now?' she wondered. ☊ wonder ☊
They asked him to leave—in other words he was fired. ☊ in other words ☊
It looks like they got their predictions wrong again. ☊ get sth wrong ☊
the reds and yellows of the trees ☊ yellow ☊
'They've scored another goal.' 'Yes!!' ☊ yes ☊
nécessaire ☊ je ne pense pas qu’il soit nécessaire de la distribuer ☊
réduire ☊ tu réduis les aliments graisseux et le chocolat ☊
cent ☊ aucun des cinq cents voyageurs n’a été blessé ☊
rouge ☊ le sang a séché, le rouge est devenu brun ☊
crédit ☊ le gouvernement socialiste voulait mettre le crédit au service de l’économie ☊
centaine ☊ la pétition est signée par plusieurs centaines de résidents ☊
réduction ☊ il parle aussi des réductions d’impôt ☊
prévision ☊ l’économie mondiale a surpassé toutes les prévisions ☊
étonnant ☊ il est étonnant de voir combien d’argent on peut obtenir ☊
détourner ☊ pour rentrer, il suffit de détourner l’attention du gardien ☊
trouble ☊ la cause de ces troubles reste mal connue ☊
blessé ☊ les blessés ont été transportés dans sept hôpitaux ☊
incroyable ☊ moi, j’ai passé une nuit incroyable ☊
refaire ☊ tu sais que ta mère avait refait la salle de bains ☊
obligé ☊ vous n’êtes pas obligés de me donner une réponse ☊
haine ☊ l’amour se change en haine ☊
sacré ☊ je dois vous charger d’une mission sacrée ☊
diminution ☊ les stocks de poissons sont en diminution, voire en disparition ☊
honorer ☊ c’était un soldat de Rome. honorez sa mémoire ☊
prédire ☊ il lui a prédit qu’elle aurait un enfant ☊
spirituel ☊ c’est une fiction moderne spirituelle et intelligente ☊
voleur ☊ je ne suis pas un voleur ☊
abaisser ☊ les prix ne sont pas abaissés proportionnellement aux coûts ☊
fatiguer ☊ si j’étais fatigué, je dormais ☊
ennui ☊ je parie que vous mourez d’ennui ☊
atténuer ☊ nous voulons atténuer la pauvreté ☊
couvert ☊ je me sauvai, sous le couvert de la nuit ☊
redresser ☊ il se redresse légèrement sur sa chaise ☊
racheter ☊ j’ai apporté de l’argent pour racheter mon fils ☊
crédibilité ☊ la crédibilité de tous les états financiers est compromisé ☊
flou ☊ tout dans la pièce lui sembla flou, déformé ☊
crédible ☊ notre système est crédible, reconnu mondialement ☊
génial ☊ j’ai une idée géniale ☊
réduit ☊ nous avions une équipe très réduite ☊
prédécesseur ☊ il est substantiellement semblable à son prédécesseur ☊
modérer ☊ malheureusement la prudence ne modérait pas toujours les élans de son coeur ☊
retraité ☊ les retraités ne peuvent dépenser l’argent ☊
sanglant ☊ il avait un trou sanglant ☊
prévisible ☊ le dénie est la plus prévisible des réponses humaines ☊
acquis ☊ comptez-vous consolider vos acquis en France? ☊
blond ☊ elle avait de jolis cheveux blonds ☊
fatigue ☊ les gens sont peut-être fatigués ☊
blindé ☊ la majorité de nos véhicules blindés sont des blindés légers ☊
réglé ☊ si tout est réglé, on peut y aller ☊
allégement ☊ il a effectué un allégement général des impôts ☊
compression ☊ toutes les compressions ont eu un prix très élevé ☊