The scientists work with the mathematicians. ☊ 
Các nhà khoa học làm việc với các nhà toán học. ☊ Jobs 1 The mathematician wears glasses before working. ☊ Nhà toán học mang kính trước khi làm việc. ☊ Objects 2 like: the mat → →
He was too tired to argue the point (= discuss the matter). ☊ argue ☊
Nothing will be done because no one in authority (= who has a position of power) takes the matter seriously. ☊ authority ☊
Losing the match was a bitter disappointment for the team. ☊ bitter ☊
Our New York branch is dealing with the matter. ☊ branch ☊
Sandy had to tell his tale in halting Italian. Since Franco spoke no English, he had no choice in the matter. ☊ choice ☊
They agreed under the condition that the matter be dealt with promptly. ☊ condition ☊
There has been some violence after the match, but the police are now in control of the situation. ☊ be in control (of sth) ☊
The match attracted a capacity crowd of 80 000. ☊ crowd ☊
Using sharp scissors, make a small cut in the material. ☊ cut ☊
I have no desire (= I do not want) to discuss the matter further. ☊ desire ☊
That was by no means the end of the matter. ☊ end ☊
For Liverpool fans, it was a night to remember both on and off the field (= the match was good and so were the celebrations afterwards). ☊ field ☊
My feelings about the matter didn't seem to figure at all. ☊ figure ☊
The matter was not finally settled until later. ☊ finally ☊
The match was finely balanced throughout. ☊ finely ☊
Hold the material between finger and thumb. ☊ finger ☊
fit (to do sth): He won't be fit to play in the match on Saturday. ☊ fit ☊
Please wipe your feet (= your shoes) on the mat. ☊ foot ☊
The government is said to be taking a fresh look at the matter. ☊ fresh ☊
give sb/sth sth: I gave the matter a lot of thought. ☊ give ☊
give sth to sb/sth: I gave a lot of thought to the matter. ☊ give ☊
All the materials used were of the highest grade. ☊ grade ☊
The matter is now in the hands of my lawyer. ☊ in the hands of sb, in sb's hands ☊
We have no choice in the matter. ☊ have ☊
The highlights of the match will be shown later this evening. ☊ highlight ☊
He was injured early on and didn't last the match. ☊ last ☊
The match has been postponed to a later date. ☊ later ☊
Students have little or no choice in the matter. ☊ little ☊
The only goal of the match came more by luck than judgement. ☊ luck ☊
the material world ☊ material ☊
What's the matter? Is there something wrong? ☊ matter ☊
Is anything the matter? ☊ matter ☊
matter with sb/sth: Is something the matter with Bob? He seems very down. ☊ matter ☊
There's something the matter with my eyes. ☊ matter ☊
'We've bought a new TV.' 'What was the matter with the old one?' ☊ matter ☊
What's the matter with you today (= why are you behaving like this)? ☊ matter ☊
What on earth was the matter with her, she wondered. She'd come here to enjoy herself and here she was, stuck on her own in the hotel. ☊ matter ☊
Let's get on with the matter in hand (= what we need to deal with now). ☊ matter ☊
I wasn't prepared to let the matter drop (= stop discussing it). ☊ matter ☊
I did not feel that we had got to the heart of the matter (= the most important part). ☊ matter ☊
And that is the crux of the matter (= the most important thing about the situation). ☊ matter ☊
He needs to win this game to stay in the match. ☊ need ☊
The matter was passed on to me, as your commanding officer. ☊ officer ☊
The matter is outside my area of responsibility. ☊ outside ☊
I shall give the matter my personal attention. ☊ personal ☊
I'll deal with the matter personally. ☊ personally ☊
promise (to do sth): The college principal promised to look into the matter. ☊ promise ☊
We have decided not to pursue the matter. ☊ pursue ☊
I tried to put the matter into perspective. ☊ put ☊
rate as sth: The match rated as one of their worst defeats. ☊ rate ☊
We tried to discuss the matter calmly and reasonably. ☊ reasonably ☊
I promised not to refer to the matter again. ☊ refer to sb/sth (as sth) ☊
refusal to do sth: His refusal to discuss the matter is very annoying. ☊ refusal ☊
refuse to do sth: He flatly refused to discuss the matter. ☊ refuse ☊
He appeared relaxed and confident before the match. ☊ relaxed ☊
Winning the match was just reward for the effort the team had made. ☊ reward ☊
It was difficult to establish the rights and wrongs (= the true facts) of the matter. ☊ right ☊
She needs to win the next two games to save the match. ☊ save ☊
She finished the match, secure in the knowledge that she was through to the next round. ☊ secure ☊
Fifty thousand people saw the match. ☊ see ☊
The spring jutted sharply through the mattress. ☊ sharply ☊
All the materials are on site so that work can start immediately. ☊ site ☊
By the end of the match, the sweat was pouring off him. ☊ sweat ☊
No decision will be taken on the matter until next week. ☊ take ☊
We'll take the matter forward at our next meeting (= discuss it further). ☊ take ☊
What's the matter? ☊ the ☊
I've given the matter careful thought. ☊ thought ☊
The matter is under investigation. ☊ under ☊
What's up? (= What is the matter?) ☊ up ☊
vote to do sth: Parliament voted to set up an independent inquiry into the matter. ☊ vote ☊