四 → ☊ 
quả bóng 
ball 
four ☊ 
Bốn ☊ Numbers forty-four ☊ Bốn mươi tư ☊ Numbers four thousand four hundred ☊ Bốn nghìn bốn trăm ☊ Numbers Nine thousand three hundred forty-five ☊ Chín nghìn ba trăm bốn mươi lăm ☊ Numbers This April has four Sundays. ☊ Tháng tư này có bốn chủ nhật. ☊ Dates and Time A year has four seasons. ☊ Một năm có bốn mùa. ☊ Dates and Time four spacecrafts ☊ Bốn chiếc tàu vũ trụ ☊ Astronomy They want to research about four ancient civilizations. ☊ Họ muốn nghiên cứu về bốn nền văn minh cổ. ☊ History It is four o’clock. Bây giờ là bốn giờ. * 010 A day has twenty-four hours. Một ngày có hai mươi bốn tiếng. * 010 like: bốn → →
3D and four-sided, all sides ☊ ba bề bốn bên ☊ three or four times ☊ ba bốn lần ☊ to run at full speed ☊ ba chân bốn cẳng ☊ to fire four (gun)shots ☊ bắn bốn phát ☊ to run at full tilt ☊ chân bốn cẳng ☊ everywhere ☊ khắp bốn phương ☊ the 14th (date on Western calendar) ☊ mười bốn tây ☊ fortieth ☊ thứ bốn mươi ☊ from all four corners of the world ☊ từ bốn chân trời khác nhau ☊ from all directions ☊ từ bốn phía ☊ 
vier ☊ bốn ☊ 
四 ☊ sì vierzehn ☊ mười bốn ☊ 十四 ☊ shísì vierundzwanzig ☊ hai mươi bốn ☊ 二十四 ☊ èrshí sì vierzig ☊ bốn mươi ☊ 四十 ☊ sìshí Viertel nach vier ☊ bốn giờ mười lăm ☊ 四点一刻 ☊ sì diǎn yíkè Fußball ☊ bóng đá ☊ 足球 ☊ zúqiú Eier mit Schinken ☊ trứng với dăm bông ☊ 鸡蛋加火腿 ☊ jīdàn jiā huǒtuǐ sich verbrennen ☊ bị bỏng ☊ 烧伤 ☊ shāo shāng verbrennen ☊ bỏng ☊ 烧伤 ☊ shāo shāng auf etwas anspielen ☊ ám chỉ, bóng gió về một điều gì ☊ 影射某事 ☊ yǐngshè mǒushì vier Zylinder (Motor) ☊ bốn trục lăng (động cơ) ☊ 四气缸 (发动机) ☊ sì qìgāng (fādòngjī) ein Feld düngen ☊ bón phân cho ruộng ☊ 为一块田施肥 ☊ wèi yī kuài tián shīféi den Ball abgeben ☊ trả bóng ☊ 开球 ☊ kāiqiú sich eine Sehne zerren ☊ bị bong gân ☊ 拉伤一处肌腱 ☊ lā shāng yī chù jījiàn sich den Fuß verstauchen ☊ chân bị bong gân ☊ 扭伤脚 ☊ niǔ shāng jiǎo vier ☊ bốn ☊ ☊ vierzehn ☊ mười bốn ☊ ☊ der Ball ☊ quả bóng ☊ ☊ die Kinder ☊ trẻ em, bọn trẻ, con nít (miền nam việt nam) ☊ ☊ vierundzwanzig ☊ hai mươi bốn ☊ ☊ vierzig ☊ bốn mươi ☊ ☊ Viertel nach vier ☊ bốn giờ mười lăm ☊ ☊ der Schinken ☊ giăm bông ☊ ☊ Fußball ☊ bóng đá ☊ ☊ der Volleyball ☊ môn bóng chuyền ☊ ☊ der Basketball ☊ môn bóng rố ☊ ☊ der Schinken ☊ dăm bông ☊ ☊ Eier mit Schinken ☊ trứng với dăm bông ☊ ☊ die Baumwolle ☊ chất cotton, sợi bông ☊ ☊ die Ohrringe ☊ bông tai ☊ ☊ der Tampon ☊ bông ☊ ☊ das Kino ☊ rạp chiếu bóng ☊ ☊ das Waschbecken ☊ bồn rửa mặt ☊ ☊ sich verbrennen ☊ bị bỏng ☊ ☊ das Fußballstadion ☊ sân bóng ☊ ☊ die Blüte ☊ bông hoa ☊ ☊ verbrennen ☊ bỏng ☊ ☊ die Darmverstopfung ☊ táo bón ☊ ☊ die Schneeflocke ☊ bông tuyết ☊ ☊ der Schatten ☊ cái bóng ☊ ☊ auf etwas anspielen ☊ ám chỉ, bóng gió về một điều gì ☊ ☊ die Anspielung ☊ sự ám chỉ, sự bóng gió ☊ ☊ der Kohlenstoff ☊ các bon ☊ ☊ die Glühbirne ☊ bóng đèn ☊ ☊ die Spüle ☊ bồn rửa ☊ ☊ die rote Johannisbeere ☊ quả phúc bồn tử đỏ ☊ ☊ die schwarze Johannisbeere ☊ quả lý phúc bồn tử đen ☊ ☊ vier Zylinder (Motor) ☊ bốn trục lăng (động cơ) ☊ ☊ ein Feld düngen ☊ bón phân cho ruộng ☊ ☊ der Dünger ☊ phân bón, phân chuồng ☊ ☊ der Fußball-Fan ☊ fan bóng đá, cổ động viên bóng đá ☊ ☊ das Spielfeld ☊ sân bóng ☊ ☊ der Anstoß ☊ cú phát bóng ☊ ☊ den Ball abgeben ☊ trả bóng ☊ ☊ das Aus ☊ bóng ra ngoài ☊ ☊ der Aufschlag (beim Tennis) ☊ phát bóng ☊ ☊ der Basketballkorb ☊ rổ bóng ☊ ☊ das Ass ☊ cú phát bóng ăn điểm trực tiếp ☊ ☊ die Posaune ☊ kèn trombone ☊ ☊ sich eine Sehne zerren ☊ bị bong gân ☊ ☊ sich den Fuß verstauchen ☊ chân bị bong gân ☊ ☊ die Watte ☊ bông ☊ ☊ der Teddybär ☊ gấu bông ☊ ☊ Er schwimmt und dann spielt er mit einem Kind Ball. ☊ Anh ấy đi bơi và sau đó chơi bóng với một đứa trẻ. ☊ (Lektion 2, Nr. 12) Okay, dann möchte ich vierhundertachtzig Euro wechseln. ☊ Được, tôi muốn đối bốn trăm tám mươi Euro. ☊ (Lektion 5, Nr. 48) Jeden Monat haben wir Basketball- und Fußballspiele. ☊ Hàng tháng chúng tôi có những trận đấu bóng rố và bóng đá. ☊ (Lektion 13, Nr. 133) Deo, Duschgel, Kamm, Seife, Zahnbürste. ☊ Phấn khử mùi, xà tắm, lược, xà bông, bàn chải đáng răng. ☊ (Lektion 24, Nr. 311) Könntest du mir eine Halskette oder Ohrringe mitbringen? ☊ Anh có thế lấy giúp em một sợi dây chuyền hay bông tai được không? ☊ (Lektion 25, Nr. 317) Plötzlich hörten Sie jemanden, der nach Hilfe schrie. ☊ Bỗng dưng họ nghe tiếng người nào đó kêu cứu. ☊ (Lektion 32, Nr. 420) Alle sanitären Artikel sind im ersten Fach, z. B. Tampons, Zahnpasta usw. ☊ Tất cả các đồ về vệ sinh ở ngăn đầu tiên, ví dụ như: bông, kem đánh răng v.v. ☊ (Lektion 33, Nr. 441) Kino ☊ Rạp chiếu bóng ☊ (Lektion 34, Nr. 456) Nam ist sehr dünn. Sie ist vier Jahre alt. ☊ Nam rất gầy. Nó bốn tuối. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 482) Sie kocht eine Kindermahlzeit und legt alle Spielsachen auf den Fußboden. ☊ Cô ấy nấu ăn cho bọn trẻ và đế tất cả đồ chơi lên sàn nhà. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 486) Ich glaube, dass sie heute Abend alle Höhepunkte von der letzten Fußballsaison zeigen. ☊ Chắc là tối nay đài sẽ chiếu các pha bóng hay của mùa giải trước. ☊ (Lektion 38, Nr. 548) Im Fußballstadion ☊ Sân bóng Trong sân vận động ☊ (Lektion 49, Nr. 690) Trang und Tri gehen ins Fußballstadion. ☊ Trang và Trí đi đến sân bóng. ☊ (Lektion 49, Nr. 691) Fotografiere auch die Blumen im Garten des Bauernhofes! ☊ Em cũng chụp ảnh của những bông hoa trong vườn của nông trại. ☊ (Lektion 52, Nr. 741) Während Tri eine Blüte fotografiert, wird er von einem Insekt am Auge gestochen. ☊ Trong khí Trí đang chụp ảnh một bông hoa, anh đã bị một con côn trùng đốt vào mắt. ☊ (Lektion 53, Nr. 743) Es ist eine Landschaftsdarstellung, die im Vordergrund vier kleine Kinder zeigt. ☊ Đó là một sự miêu tả phong cảnh, mà đằng trước có bốn em nhỏ. ☊ (Lektion 57, Nr. 807) Wir saßen in einer Bar. ☊ Bọn anh ngồi trong quán bar. ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 872) Plötzlich fing er an, mit Gewalt auf mich einzuschlagen. ☊ Bỗng nhiên anh ta bắt đầu hung dữ đánh anh. ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 879) Wir konnten der Polizei nur einen Hinweis geben, in welche Richtung der Mann geflohen ist. ☊ Bọn anh chỉ có thể chỉ dẫn cho cảnh sát, anh ta chạy về hướng nào. ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 884) Haben Sie das Fax schon nach Lissabon geschickt? ☊ Anh / Chị đã gửi bản fax này sang Lissabon chưa? ☊ (Lektion 93, Nr. 1414) Haben Sie das Fußballspiel gestern Abend gesehen? ☊ Anh / Chị có xem trận bóng đá ngày hôm qua không? ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1512) Mögen Sie Basketball? ☊ Anh / Chị có thích bóng rổ không? ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1516) Ich spiele seit Jahren Fußball. ☊ Tôi chơi bóng đá từ nhiều năm rồi. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1519) Auf unserer Tagesordnung stehen heute vier wichtige Themen. ☊ Chương trình của buổi họp hôm nay bao gồm bốn nội dung quan trọng. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1645) Ich habe vier Jahre im Ausland gearbeitet. ☊ Tôi đã làm việc bốn năm ở nước ngoài. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1813) Ich habe vier Jahre Wirtschaftswissenschaft studiert. ☊ Tôi đã học đại học chuyên ngành kinh tế bốn năm. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1846) Ich habe vier Jahre als Abteilungsleiter gearbeitet. ☊ Tôi đã có bốn năm làm việc ở vị trí trưởng phòng. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1852) Ich habe vier Jahre für eine Firma in China gearbeitet. ☊ Tôi đã làm việc bốn năm cho một công ty ở Trung Quốc. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1877) Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels. ☊ acceptable ☊
You need to hit the ball accurately. ☊ accurately ☊
The club provides a wide variety of activities including tennis, swimming and squash. ☊ activity ☊
I kicked the ball high in/into the air. ☊ air ☊
amuse sb: My funny drawings amused the kids. ☊ amuse ☊
to sprain/break your ankle ☊ ankle ☊
We've still got another (= a further) forty miles to go. ☊ another ☊
There were a few anxious moments in the baseball game. ☊ anxious ☊
He said he would appeal after being found guilty on four counts of murder. ☊ appeal ☊
an artificial limb/flower/sweetener/fertilizer ☊ artificial ☊
ashamed to be sth: The football riots made me ashamed to be English. ☊ ashamed ☊
the Football Association ☊ association ☊
attack sb/sth: a newspaper article attacking the England football manager ☊ attack ☊
I pulled (= injured the muscles in) my back playing squash. ☊ back ☊
Please give me my ball back. ☊ back ☊
a golf/tennis/cricket ball ☊ ball ☊
Bounce the ball and try and hit it over the net. ☊ ball ☊
The sun was a huge ball of fire low on the horizon. ☊ ball ☊
a ball of string ☊ ball ☊
Some animals roll themselves into a ball for protection. ☊ ball ☊
a long soak in a hot bath ☊ bath ☊
Please run a bath for me (= fill the bath with water). ☊ bath ☊
He was badly beaten up by a gang of thugs. ☊ beat sb up ☊
The piece has four beats to the bar. ☊ beat ☊
I'll just put the kids to bed. ☊ bed ☊
There's nothing better than a long soak in a hot bath. ☊ better ☊
Losing the match was a bitter disappointment for the team. ☊ bitter ☊
a shiny black car ☊ black ☊
a blocked sink ☊ block ☊
That sprained ankle is still bothering her (= hurting). ☊ bother ☊
dark brown shoe polish ☊ brown ☊
brush sth + adj.: A tiled floor is easy to brush clean. ☊ brush ☊
champagne bubbles ☊ bubble ☊
a bubble of oxygen ☊ bubble ☊
blowing bubbles into water through a straw ☊ bubble ☊
The children like to have bubbles in their bath. ☊ bubble ☊
My skin burns easily (= in the sun). ☊ burn ☊
That balloon will burst if you blow it up any more. ☊ burst ☊
burst sth: Don't burst that balloon! ☊ burst ☊
the shadow Cabinet (= the most important members of the opposition party) ☊ cabinet ☊
I make it ten pounds forty-three you owe me. Let's call it ten pounds. ☊ call ☊
The stadium can be emptied in four minutes. ☊ can ☊
a fuel tank with a capacity of 50 litres ☊ capacity ☊
care that...: She doesn't seem to care that he's been married four times before. ☊ care ☊
The museum was full of stuffed animals in glass cases. ☊ case ☊
change sth for/into sth: to change a dollar bill for four quarters ☊ change ☊
Manchester City Football Club ☊ city ☊
There's a real touch of class about this team. ☊ class ☊
to clean the windows/bath/floor ☊ clean ☊
a sheet of clear cellophane ☊ clear ☊
woollen/cotton cloth ☊ cloth ☊
Manchester United Football Club ☊ club ☊
a basketball/football/tennis, etc. coach ☊ coach ☊
brightly coloured balloons ☊ coloured ☊
comment that...: A spokesperson commented that levels of carbon dioxide were very high. ☊ comment ☊
We are in competition with four other companies for the contract. ☊ competition ☊
concern (for sth/sb): She hasn't been seen for four days and there is concern for her safety. ☊ concern ☊
Ministers from all four countries involved will meet at the conference table this week. ☊ conference ☊
confident of sth/doing sth: The team feels confident of winning. ☊ confident ☊
His fingers were briefly in contact with the ball. ☊ contact ☊
For four days the town suffered continuous attacks. ☊ continuous ☊
The coach made the team work hard on ball control (= in a ball game). ☊ control ☊
He played very controlled football. ☊ controlled ☊
Let's sit in the shade and keep cool. ☊ cool ☊
the four corners of a square ☊ corner ☊
cotton fields/plants ☊ cotton ☊
bales of cotton ☊ cotton ☊
the cotton industry ☊ cotton ☊
a cotton mill ☊ cotton ☊
Rick is crazy about football. ☊ crazy ☊
He's football-crazy. ☊ crazy ☊
Society does not know how to deal with hardened criminals (= people who regularly commit crimes and are not sorry for what they do). ☊ criminal ☊
A whole crowd of us are going to the ball (= a lot of us). ☊ crowd ☊
(+ adv./prep.): The cat curled into a ball and went to sleep. ☊ curl ☊
cut sth (from sth): He cut four thick slices from the loaf. ☊ cut ☊
patterns of light and dark ☊ dark ☊
All the lights went out and we were left in the dark. ☊ dark ☊
Are the children afraid of the dark? ☊ dark ☊
animals that can see in the dark ☊ dark ☊
They decorated the room with flowers and balloons. ☊ decorate ☊
a four-year degree course ☊ degree ☊
disappear from sth: The child disappeared from his home some time after four. ☊ disappear ☊
You'll never get the ball in from that distance. ☊ distance ☊
a four-door saloon car ☊ door ☊
My extension is two four double 0 (2400). ☊ double ☊
In America, presidential elections are held every four years. ☊ election ☊
He emerged from the shadows. ☊ emerge ☊
enjoy doing sth: I enjoy playing tennis and squash. ☊ enjoy ☊
enter (for sth): Only four British players have entered for the championship. ☊ enter ☊
entitle sb to sth: You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65. ☊ entitle ☊
The money was divided equally among her four children. ☊ equally ☊
a ballpark estimate (= an approximate estimate) ☊ estimate ☊
it is estimated (that)...: It is estimated (that) the project will last four years. ☊ estimate ☊
I shall take four different examples from contemporary literature to illustrate my point. ☊ example ☊
The system was installed four years ago as an experiment. ☊ experiment ☊
A power failure plunged everything into darkness. ☊ failure ☊
He had supported the local team faithfully for 30 years. ☊ faithfully ☊
a family of four ☊ family ☊
crowds of football fans ☊ fan ☊
She didn't fancy (= did not like) the idea of going home in the dark. ☊ fancy ☊
I had to feel about in the dark for the light switch. ☊ feel ☊
a baseball/rugby/football, etc. field ☊ field ☊
Today they take the field (= go on to the field to play a game) against county champions Essex. ☊ field ☊
I saw a shadowy figure approaching. ☊ figure ☊
Her eyes suddenly filled with tears. ☊ fill ☊
a gloss/matt finish ☊ finish ☊
I picked some flowers. ☊ flower ☊
It took a few moments for her eyes to focus in the dark. ☊ focus ☊
Have you been following the basketball championships? ☊ follow ☊
follow sth up with sth: They follow up their March show with four UK dates next month. ☊ follow ☊
to play football ☊ football ☊
a football match/team/stadium ☊ football ☊
She hits the ball with amazing force for someone so small. ☊ force ☊
form sth into sth: Form the dough into balls with your hands. ☊ form ☊
First get students to form groups of four. ☊ form ☊
Young children are beginning their formal education sometimes as early as four years old. ☊ formal ☊
CO is the formula for carbon monoxide. ☊ formula ☊
frightened of doing sth: I'm frightened of walking home alone in the dark. ☊ frightened ☊
a game of cops and robbers ☊ game ☊
ball games, such as football or tennis ☊ game ☊
We're going to the ball game (= baseball game). ☊ game ☊
Let's have a game of table tennis. ☊ game ☊
He headed the ball into an open goal (= one that had nobody defending it). ☊ goal ☊
leather/cotton/paper goods ☊ goods ☊
There were flowers on the grave. ☊ grave ☊
a football/recreation/sports, etc. ground ☊ ground ☊
She asked her students to get into groups of four. ☊ group ☊
These roses grow to a height of 6 feet. ☊ grow ☊
She was on (her) hands and knees (= crawling on the floor) looking for an earring. ☊ hand ☊
It must be hard for her, bringing up four children on her own. ☊ hard ☊
She hit the ball too hard and it went out of the court. ☊ hit ☊
We've hit our ball over the fence! ☊ hit ☊
a hollow ball/centre/tube ☊ hollow ☊
We're four hours ahead of New York (= referring to the time difference). ☊ hour ☊
How much are those earrings (= What do they cost)? ☊ how ☊
He hurt his back playing squash. ☊ hurt ☊
He was sitting alone in the darkness. ☊ in ☊
Roll it up in a ball. ☊ in ☊
increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere ☊ increase ☊
the France-Scotland rugby international ☊ international ☊
She was laughing and joking with the children. ☊ joke ☊
kick sb/sth + adv./prep./adj.: The boys were kicking a ball around in the yard. ☊ kick ☊
a cotton-knit shirt ☊ knitted ☊
The boys were knocking (= kicking) a ball around in the back yard. ☊ knock ☊
The new rules could mean the end of football as we know it (= in the form that we are familiar with). ☊ know ☊
a four-lane highway ☊ lane ☊
He burst out laughing (= suddenly started laughing). ☊ laugh ☊
major league baseball ☊ league ☊
I broke my leg playing football. ☊ leg ☊
The light was beginning to fail (= it was beginning to get dark). ☊ light ☊
Families are limited to four free tickets each. ☊ limit ☊
The children all stood in a line. ☊ line ☊
The ball went over the line. ☊ line ☊
She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink. ☊ liquid ☊
Uncle Jim brought a whole load of presents for the kids. ☊ load ☊
love doing sth: My dad loves going to football games. ☊ love ☊
With (any) luck, we'll be home before dark. ☊ luck ☊
football-mad boys ☊ mad ☊
Her designer clothes were from the pages of a glossy fashion magazine. ☊ magazine ☊
a place of secret shadows and ancient magic ☊ magic ☊
He's returning to the team this season, hoping that the old magic can be made to work once more. ☊ magic ☊
to manage a factory/bank/hotel/soccer team ☊ manage ☊
I don't know how she manages on her own with four kids. ☊ manage ☊
a burn/scratch mark ☊ mark ☊
a pine table with four matching chairs ☊ matching ☊
'What material is this dress made of?' 'Cotton.' ☊ material ☊
There were four messages in my inbox. ☊ message ☊
an area of four square miles ☊ mile ☊
It's four minutes to six. ☊ minute ☊
the four big US television networks ☊ network ☊
breaking news (= news that is arriving about events that have just happened) ☊ news ☊
fear of the dark ☊ of ☊
two fourteen-year-old boys ☊ old ☊
to live on a pension/a student grant ☊ on ☊
The bus stopped and four people got on. ☊ on ☊
The door flew open and the children rushed in. ☊ open ☊
the opening of a flower ☊ opening ☊
That ought to be enough food for the four of us. ☊ ought to ☊
The ball gathered pace as it rolled down the hill. ☊ pace ☊
gloss/matt/acrylic paint ☊ paint ☊
The paint is starting to peel off. ☊ paint ☊
a pair of gloves/shoes/earrings, etc. ☊ pair ☊
pass sth (to sb): He passed the ball to Rooney. ☊ pass ☊
He was in the pay of the drugs barons. ☊ in the pay of sb/sth ☊
a brilliant/polished/seasoned performer ☊ performer ☊
pick sth + adv./prep.: She picked bits of fluff from his sweater. ☊ pick ☊
a football/cricket/rugby pitch ☊ pitch ☊
The rugby tour was a disaster both on and off the pitch. ☊ pitch ☊
covers in plain or printed cotton ☊ plain ☊
play sth: to play football/chess/cards, etc. ☊ play ☊
play with sb/sth: A group of kids were playing with a ball in the street. ☊ play ☊
a tennis/rugby/chess, etc. player ☊ player ☊
a game for four players ☊ player ☊
The temperature is plus four degrees. ☊ plus ☊
furniture/floor/shoe/silver polish ☊ polish ☊
wax polish ☊ polish ☊
I give it a polish now and again. ☊ polish ☊
The gemstones are cut and polished by master craftsmen. ☊ polish ☊
polish sth (up) (with sth): He polished his glasses with a handkerchief. ☊ polish ☊
She polished the apple on her sleeve. ☊ polish ☊
Flashbulbs were popping all around them. ☊ pop ☊
The ship spent four days in port. ☊ port ☊
She poured boiling water down the sink. ☊ pour ☊
There's a basketball practice every Friday evening. ☊ practice ☊
All four players are probables for the national team. ☊ probable ☊
the world of professional football ☊ professional ☊
proud to be/have sth: I feel very proud to be a part of the team. ☊ proud ☊
a purple flower ☊ purple ☊
It's (a) quarter to four now—I'll meet you at (a) quarter past. ☊ quarter ☊
It's quarter of four now—I'll meet you at quarter after. ☊ quarter ☊
The guard fired four shots in rapid succession. ☊ rapid ☊
Are those real flowers? ☊ real ☊
Bono's real name is Paul Hewson. ☊ real ☊
it is recorded that...: It is recorded that, by the year 630, four hundred monks were attached to the monastery. ☊ record ☊
The team recovered its lead in the second half. ☊ recover ☊
the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere ☊ release ☊
Morocco scored four goals without reply to win the game. ☊ reply ☊
the football results ☊ result ☊
He announced his retirement from football. ☊ retirement ☊
reveal yourself: She crouched in the dark, too frightened to reveal herself. ☊ reveal ☊
Golf cannot rival football for excitement. ☊ rival ☊
I rolled the string into a ball. ☊ roll ☊
The hedgehog rolled up into a ball. ☊ roll ☊
hair that is blonde at the ends and dark at the roots ☊ root ☊
Rugby isn't played with a round ball. ☊ round ☊
Make it a round figure—say forty dollars. ☊ round ☊
a ball made of rubber ☊ rubber ☊
Four hundred workers face the sack. ☊ sack ☊
say (that)...: The instructions say (that) we should leave it to set for four hours. ☊ say ☊
The bulb should just screw into the socket. ☊ screw ☊
I didn't know you were a secret football fan. ☊ secret ☊
a high/maximum security prison (= for dangerous criminals) ☊ security ☊
see to do sth: It was getting dark and I couldn't see to read. ☊ see ☊
Who would send me all these flowers? It makes no sense. ☊ make sense ☊
Two soccer fans plunged to their deaths after a heavy drinking session. ☊ session ☊
I bought a new shade for the lamp. ☊ shade ☊
We sat down in the shade of the wall. ☊ shade ☊
The temperature can reach 40°C in the shade. ☊ shade ☊
The trees provide shade for the animals in the summer. ☊ shade ☊
These plants grow well in sun or shade. ☊ shade ☊
His face was deep in shadow, turned away from her. ☊ shadow ☊
I thought I saw a figure standing in the shadows. ☊ shadow ☊
The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows. ☊ shadow ☊
The ship's sail cast a shadow on the water. ☊ shadow ☊
The shadows lengthened as the sun went down. ☊ shadow ☊
He didn't want to cast a shadow on (= spoil) their happiness. ☊ shadow ☊
Ghostly shapes moved around in the dark. ☊ shape ☊
shape A into B: Shape the dough into a ball. ☊ shape ☊
a huge balloon shaped like a giant cow ☊ shaped ☊
We shared the pizza between the four of us. ☊ share ☊
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 ☊
earrings made out of coconut shell ☊ shell ☊
The dark polished wood shone like glass. ☊ shine ☊
shiny new stuff/software ☊ shiny new ☊
The team suffered a shock defeat in the first round. ☊ shock ☊
a hotel room with bath and shower ☊ shower ☊
Reducing prison sentences would send the wrong signals to criminals. ☊ signal ☊
He sent her a single red rose. ☊ single ☊
Bombs sank all four carriers. ☊ sink ☊
to have dark/fair/olive, etc. skin ☊ skin ☊
She only sleeps for four hours a night. ☊ sleep ☊
The house smelt of cedar wood and fresh polish. ☊ smell ☊
I bent down to smell the flowers. ☊ smell ☊
the smoking remains of burnt-out cars ☊ smoke ☊
a new comedy aimed at thirty-somethings (= people between thirty and forty years old) ☊ something ☊
Suddenly he burst into song (= started to sing). ☊ song ☊
There was a feeling of restlessness deep in her soul. ☊ soul ☊
spin sth (round/around): to spin a ball/coin/wheel ☊ spin ☊
Although the team lost, they played with tremendous spirit. ☊ spirit ☊
split sth (into sth): She split the class into groups of four. ☊ split ☊
spring flowers ☊ spring ☊
a carpet four metres square ☊ square ☊
Four points stand out as being more important than the rest. ☊ stand out (as sth) ☊
a football/tennis, etc. star ☊ star ☊
a four-star general ☊ star ☊
a strong team ☊ strong ☊
I don't believe in all that stuff about ghosts. ☊ stuff ☊
We need to get it there by four. Any suggestions? ☊ suggestion ☊
Liverpool were clearly the superior team. ☊ superior ☊
I'm surprised at you, behaving like that in front of the kids. ☊ surprised ☊
a sweet-smelling rose ☊ sweet ☊
He took a wild swing at the ball. ☊ swing ☊
When they get together, all they talk about is football. ☊ talk ☊
a football/baseball, etc. team ☊ team ☊
My car does forty miles to the gallon. ☊ the ☊
There's only four days left. ☊ there ☊
There once was a poor farmer who had four sons. ☊ there ☊
The board is available in four thicknesses. ☊ thickness ☊
She threw the ball up and caught it again. ☊ throw ☊
time (that)...: It's time the kids were in bed. ☊ time ☊
Here are tonight's football results. ☊ tonight ☊
the Scottish Rugby Union ☊ union ☊
It's unusual for the trees to flower so early. ☊ unusual ☊
I can take up to four people (= but no more than four) in my car. ☊ up to sth ☊
watch sb/sth: to watch television/a football game ☊ watch ☊
They decided to split the money four ways (= between four different people). ☊ way ☊
We lost our way in the dark. ☊ lose your way ☊
The kids all behaved well. ☊ well ☊
What about you, Joe? Do you like football? ☊ what about...? ☊
Four quarters make a whole. ☊ whole ☊
He wound the wool into a ball. ☊ wind ☊
The shadows lengthened with the approach of sunset. ☊ with ☊
a ball of wool ☊ wool ☊
She's planning to return to work once the children start school. ☊ work ☊
At worst this may mean the end of her playing career. ☊ at (the) worst ☊
I am the youngest of four sisters. ☊ young ☊
In his younger days he played rugby for Wales. ☊ young ☊
Five, four, three, two, one, zero... We have lift-off. ☊ zero ☊