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Eine Frau kommt zu ihm herüber. Sie fragt: ☊ Một phụ nữ đi tới chỗ anh ấy. Cô ấy hỏi: ☊ (Lektion 2, Nr. 13)
Ich esse nicht sehr häufig Fleisch. ☊ Anh không có ăn thịt thường. ☊ (Lektion 9, Nr. 85)
Trang ist sehr hungrig. Sie entscheidet sich, ein Menü zu bestellen. ☊ Trang rất đói. Cô ấy quyết định gọi một suất ăn. ☊ (Lektion 12, Nr. 115)
Sie lebt in der gleichen Stadt wie Tri. ☊ Cô ấy sống cùng thành phố với Tri. ☊ (Lektion 15, Nr. 157)
Tri lädt sie zum Abendessen ein. ☊ Tri mời cô ấy đến ăn cơm tối. ☊ (Lektion 15, Nr. 158)
Sie wurde dort geboren. ☊ Cô ấy sinh ra ở đó. ☊ (Lektion 18, Nr. 202)
Sie möchte dort ein Kleid anprobieren, das sie auf einer Modenschau gesehen hat. ☊ Cô ấy muốn mặc thử một cái váy, cái mà cô ấy đã nhìn thấy trong chương trình biếu diễn thời trang. ☊ (Lektion 21, Nr. 254)
Sie packte einen großen Kasten voller Essen aus. ☊ Cô ấy mở một thùng lớn toàn đồ ăn. ☊ (Lektion 28, Nr. 367)
Sie begann, zwei Kaffees einzugießen. ☊ Cô ấy bắt đầu rót hai ly cà phê. ☊ (Lektion 28, Nr. 369)
Trang vergaß ihr Geburtstagsgeschenk in Tris Haus. ☊ Trang đã đế quên quà sinh nhật của cô ấy ở nhà Tri. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 396)
Sie versucht ihn anzurufen, um ihm zu sagen, dass er es mitbringen soll. ☊ Cô ấy cố gọi điện cho anh ấy đế nói anh ấy nhớ mang nó theo. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 397)
Sie wählt seine Nummer, aber es tutet nicht. ☊ Cô ấy bấm số, nhưng không được. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 398)
Jedesmal wenn ich mein Mobiltelefon benutzen möchte, ist die Karte leer! ☊ Cứ mỗi lần cô ấy muốn dùng điện thoại di động là thẻ hết tiền. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 399)
Sie schaut sich nach einer Telefonzelle um, aber es ist keine hier. ☊ Cô ấy nhìn quanh tìm một máy trạm điện thoại, nhưng ở đây không có cái nào. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 400)
Sie fragt einen Taxifahrer: ☊ Cô ấy hỏi một người lái xe Taxi: ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 401)
Sie steckt ihre Telefonkarte hinein und hebt den Hörer ab, aber das Telefon funktioniert nicht. ☊ Cô ấy nhét thẻ điện thoại vào và nhấc ống nghe lên, nhưng điện thoại không hoạt động. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 407)
Jetzt sieht sie das Zeichen: Außer Betrieb. ☊ Bây giờ cô ấy nhìn thấy dòng chữ: Máy hỏng. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 408)
Sie versucht eine andere Telefonzelle, aber jetzt kann sie nur auf den Anrufbeantworter sprechen. ☊ Cô ấy thử sang phòng điện thoại khác, nhưng bây giờ cô ấy chỉ có thế nói vào máy trả lời tự động thôi. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 409)
Sie war sehr groß. ☊ Cô ấy rất cao lớn. ☊ (Lektion 34, Nr. 462)
Meiner Meinung nach war sie hässlich. ☊ Theo anh thì cô ấy xấu hoắc. ☊ (Lektion 34, Nr. 463)
Normalerweise geht sie zum Spielplatz mit ihnen, aber heute regnet es, also bleibt sie zu Hause. ☊ Bình thường thì cô ấy cùng lũ trẻ đến sân chơi, nhưng hôm nay trời mưa, nên cô ấy ở nhà. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 485)
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)
Sie muss immer Märchen erzählen, weil sie eine sehr gute Geschichtenerzählerin ist. ☊ Cô ấy luôn phải kế một câu chuyện cố tích, vì cô ấy là một người kế chuyện rất hay. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 487)
Nach dem Babysitting holt Tri Trang ab, weil er ihr helfen möchte, neue Skier zu kaufen. ☊ Sau khi trông trẻ xong, Tri đón Trang đi, vì anh ấy muốn giúp cô ấy mua ván trượt tuyết mới. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 495)
Trang weiß genau, welche Skier sie möchte. ☊ Trang biết rõ cô ấy thích loại nào. ☊ (Lektion 36, Nr. 498)
Jeder musste ihr erzählen, wie gut sie schmeckten. ☊ Nhưng mọi người phải kế cho cô ấy nghe bánh ngon như thế nào. ☊ (Lektion 40, Nr. 572)
Trang sitzt im Zug. Sie fährt wegen Weihnachten nach Hause. ☊ Trang ngồi trên tàu. Cô ấy về nhà nhân dịp lễ Giáng sinh. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 583)
Eine ältere Person sitzt neben ihr. ☊ Một người đứng tuối ngồi cạnh cô ấy. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 584)
Anschließend haben sie ihre Koffer ausgepackt und gemütlich zu Abend gegessen. ☊ Sau đó họ dỡ va li của họ và có ăn một bữa tối ấm cúng. ☊ (Lektion 52, Nr. 728)
Über Giraffen weiß ich, dass sie bis zu fünf Meter groß werden können. ☊ Về hươu cao cổ anh biết là chúng có thể cao đến năm mét. ☊ (Lektion 65, Nr. 933)
Es gibt Comics, Krimis, Bilderbücher, Märchenbücher und historische Romane. ☊ Có truyện tranh, truyện trinh thám, sách có ảnh, truyện cổ tích và tiểu thuyết lịch sử. ☊ (Lektion 71, Nr. 1013)
Du kannst dich auf uns verlassen, es wird sich niemand langweilen. ☊ Anh có thể tin tưởng vào tụi em, sẽ chẳng có ai phải buồn chán đâu. ☊ (Lektion 78, Nr. 1110)
Sie ist gerade nicht im Büro. ☊ Cô ấy hiện không có mặt trong văn phòng. ☊ (Lektion 86, Nr. 1259)
Sie ist nur über ihr Handy zu erreichen. ☊ Cô ấy / Chị ấy hiện chỉ liên lạc được qua điện thoại di động. ☊ (Lektion 86, Nr. 1262)
Darf ich Ihnen unsere neue Kollegin vorstellen? Sie wird uns in der Entwicklung unterstützen. ☊ Hân hạnh giới thiệu nhân viên mới của chúng ta. Cô ấy sẽ hỗ trợ chúng ta trong mảng phát triển. ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1442)

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accept sb as sth: He never really accepted her as his own child. ☊ accept ☊
accept sth from sb: She won't accept advice from anyone. ☊ accept ☊
accept sth for sth: She said she'd accept $15 for it. ☊ accept ☊
Don't take her seriously—it's all an act. ☊ act ☊
You could tell she was just putting on an act. ☊ act ☊
She takes an active part in school life. ☊ active ☊
She was actively looking for a job. ☊ actively ☊
What did she actually say? ☊ actually ☊
admiration for sb/sth: I have great admiration for her as a writer. ☊ admiration ☊
admire sb for doing sth: I don't agree with her, but I admire her for sticking to her principles. ☊ admire ☊
admit to doing sth: She admits to being strict with her children. ☊ admit ☊
She had the advantage of a good education. ☊ advantage ☊
+ speech: 'Get there early,' she advised (them). ☊ advise ☊
She wanted to put her affairs in order before she died. ☊ affair ☊
She is having an affair with her boss. ☊ affair ☊
She wanted the celebration to be a simple family affair. ☊ affair ☊
She never took a taxi, even though she could afford to. ☊ afford ☊
afraid to do sth: She was afraid to open the door. ☊ afraid ☊
afraid of doing sth: She was afraid of upsetting her parents. ☊ afraid ☊
She was left staring after him. ☊ after ☊
She spends two hours a day getting to work and back again. ☊ again ☊
Her age is against her. ☊ against ☊
She needs more friends of her own age. ☊ age ☊
She was beginning to feel her age (= feel that she was getting old). ☊ age ☊
She was here just a minute ago. ☊ ago ☊
I asked for a pay rise and she agreed. ☊ agree ☊
agree (that)...: She agreed (that) I could go early. ☊ agree ☊
She decided to sound the alarm (= warn people that the situation was dangerous). ☊ alarm ☊
She was dressed all in white. ☊ all ☊
allow yourself to do sth: She won't allow herself to be dictated to. ☊ allow ☊
The crowd parted to allow her through. ☊ allow ☊
She's asked to be left alone but the press photographers follow her everywhere. ☊ leave/let sb alone ☊
'What am I going to do?' she wondered aloud. ☊ aloud ☊
She's fluent in French and German. She also speaks a little Italian. ☊ also ☊
She was not only intelligent but also very musical. ☊ also ☊
She always arrives at 7.30. ☊ always ☊
She's always criticizing me. ☊ always ☊
amaze sb: Just the size of the place amazed her. ☊ amaze ☊
What amazes me is how long she managed to hide it from us. ☊ amaze ☊
it amazes sb that.../to see, find, learn, etc.: It amazed her that he could be so calm at such a time. ☊ amaze ☊
amazed how...: She was amazed how little he had changed. ☊ amazed ☊
We were amazed to find that no one was hurt. ☊ amazed ☊
It had been her lifelong ambition. ☊ ambition ☊
amuse sb: She suggested several ideas to help Laura amuse the twins. ☊ amuse ☊
She came in and took her coat off. ☊ and ☊
announce that...: She announced that she'd given up smoking. ☊ announce ☊
annoy sb: His constant joking was beginning to annoy her. ☊ annoy ☊
I'm sure she does it just to annoy me. ☊ annoy ☊
I bet she was annoyed at having to write it out again. ☊ annoyed ☊
Her most annoying habit was eating with her mouth open. ☊ annoying ☊
As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000. ☊ answer ☊
I repeated the question, but she didn't answer. ☊ answer ☊
answer (sb) that...: She answered that she would prefer to walk. ☊ answer ☊
anxious for sb to do sth: I'm anxious for her to do as little as possible. ☊ anxious ☊
anxious that...: She was anxious that he should meet her father. ☊ anxious ☊
She asked if we had any questions. ☊ any ☊
I need some stamps. Are there any in your bag? ☊ any ☊
She spent hardly any of the money. ☊ any ☊
Is there anybody who can help me? ☊ anybody ☊
She wasn't anybody before she got that job. ☊ anybody ☊
Is anyone there? ☊ anyone ☊
Does anyone else want to come? ☊ anyone ☊
Did anyone see you? ☊ anyone ☊
She works in a bank. She did when I last saw her, anyway. ☊ anyway ☊
Go and apologize to her. ☊ apologize ☊
apparent (from sth) (that...): It was apparent from her face that she was really upset. ☊ apparent ☊
I thought she had retired, but apparently she hasn't. ☊ apparently ☊
+ adj.: She didn't appear at all surprised at the news. ☊ appear ☊
She is the apple of her father's eye. ☊ the apple of sb's eye ☊
approach sb for sth/about (doing) sth: She approached the bank for a loan. ☊ approach ☊
I told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn't approve. ☊ approve ☊
approve of sb doing sth: She doesn't approve of me leaving school this year. ☊ approve ☊
approve of sb's doing sth: She doesn't approve of my leaving school this year. ☊ approve ☊
She was born in April. ☊ April ☊
She knows the local area very well. ☊ area ☊
argument with sb: She got into an argument with the teacher. ☊ argument ☊
She threw her arms around his neck. ☊ arm ☊
I knocked but there was no one around. ☊ around ☊
She's happy with her unusual living arrangements. ☊ arrangement ☊
arrive at/in/on...: She'll arrive in New York at noon. ☊ arrive ☊
She's good at art and design. ☊ art ☊
She comes from a very artistic family. ☊ artistic ☊
She had been there often as a child (= when she was a child). ☊ as ☊
She doesn't play as well as her sister. ☊ as ☊
She lost it, just as I said she would. ☊ as ☊
She may need some help as she's new. ☊ as ☊
As for Jo, she's doing fine. ☊ as for sb/sth ☊
ashamed of sb: His daughter looked such a mess that he was ashamed of her. ☊ ashamed ☊
I'm ashamed to say that I lied to her. ☊ ashamed ☊
ask sb to do sth: She's asked him to come to the party. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb if, whether, etc...: She asked her boss whether she could have the day off. ☊ ask ☊
ask that...: She asked that she be kept informed of developments. ☊ ask ☊
She asked that she should be kept informed. ☊ ask ☊
+ speech: 'Where are you going?' she asked. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb sth: She asked the students their names. ☊ ask ☊
She was still half asleep (= not fully awake) when she arrived at work. ☊ asleep ☊
She's perfectly safe, I can assure you. ☊ assure ☊
assure sb + speech: 'He'll come back,' Susan assured her. ☊ assure ☊
She's at Tom's (= at Tom's house). ☊ at ☊
I met her at the hospital. ☊ at ☊
She's at Yale (= Yale University). ☊ at ☊
Somebody threw paint at the prime minister. ☊ at ☊
She's hopeless at managing people. ☊ at ☊
She was in need of medical attention. ☊ attention ☊
attract sb to sb/sth: What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour. ☊ attract ☊
She is the star attraction of the show. ☊ attraction ☊
That's one of the less attractive aspects of her personality. ☊ attractive ☊
She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses. ☊ authority ☊
Will she be available this afternoon? ☊ available ☊
aware of sb/sth: She slipped away without him being aware of it. ☊ aware ☊
aware that...: I was aware that she was trembling. ☊ aware ☊
The bright light made her look away. ☊ away ☊
My sister's expecting a baby = she is pregnant. ☊ baby ☊
She had a baby last year. ☊ baby ☊
She left back in November. ☊ back ☊
She fell back towards the end of the race. ☊ back ☊
She is so bad at keeping secrets. ☊ bad ☊
She's only trying to help, so don't think badly of her. ☊ badly ☊
I miss her badly. ☊ badly ☊
She gets very bad-tempered when she's tired. ☊ bad-tempered ☊
She opened her bag (= her handbag ) and took out her comb. ☊ bag ☊
ban sb from doing sth: She's been banned from leaving Greece while the allegations are investigated. ☊ ban ☊
She always ties her hair back in a band. ☊ band ☊
She wore a simple band of gold = a ring on her finger. ☊ band ☊
She's a singer with a band. ☊ band ☊
She was sitting at the bar. ☊ bar ☊
She's a great beauty. ☊ be ☊
It's strange how she never comes to see us any more. ☊ be ☊
She bore the responsibility for most of the changes. ☊ bear ☊
She's alive—her heart is still beating. ☊ beat ☊
She looked stunningly beautiful that night. ☊ beautiful ☊
She sings beautifully. ☊ beautifully ☊
She's studying to become a teacher. ☊ become ☊
She's lived there since before the war. ☊ before ☊
Did she leave a message before she went? ☊ before ☊
She began to cry. ☊ begin ☊
She's been working there since the beginning of last summer. ☊ beginning ☊
She doesn't know how to behave in public. ☊ behave ☊
She rode off down the road with the dog running behind. ☊ behind ☊
behind (with sth): She's fallen behind with the payments. ☊ behind ☊
She acted in the belief that she was doing good. ☊ belief ☊
believe (that)...: She couldn't believe (that) it was all happening again. ☊ believe ☊
'Where does she come from?' 'Spain, I believe.' ☊ believe ☊
Believe me, she's not right for you. ☊ believe ☊
It was good to see her finally reaping the benefits (= enjoying the results) of all her hard work. ☊ benefit ☊
He sat beside her all night. ☊ beside ☊
They're all good players, but she's the best of all. ☊ best ☊
She always brings out the best in people. ☊ best ☊
I hear you're taking bets on whether she'll marry him. ☊ bet ☊
She's far better at science than her brother. ☊ better ☊
She's a lot better today. ☊ better ☊
She sings much better than I do. ☊ better ☊
You'll like her when you know her better. ☊ better ☊
Her promotion means she's $100 a week better off. ☊ be better off ☊
She's got nothing beyond her state pension. ☊ beyond ☊
She got on her bike and rode off. ☊ bike ☊
She always pays her bills on time. ☊ bill ☊
bite sb/sth: She was bitten by the family dog. ☊ bite ☊
She is very bitter about losing her job. ☊ bitter ☊
Call her if you like, but don't blame me if she's angry. ☊ don't blame me ☊
She took the dog for a walk around the block. ☊ block ☊
Is she a natural blonde (= Is her hair naturally blonde)? ☊ blonde ☊
She blew the dust off the book. ☊ blow ☊
She received a severe blow on the head. ☊ blow ☊
Her hands were blue with cold. ☊ blue ☊
She was dressed in blue. ☊ blue ☊
She has a seat on the board of directors. ☊ board ☊
She had injuries to her head and body. ☊ body ☊
+ adj.: She left the gas on by mistake and the pan boiled dry (= the water boiled until there was none left). ☊ boil ☊
She had a beautiful face with very good bone structure. ☊ bone ☊
She was born with a weak heart. ☊ born ☊
born into sth: She was born into a very musical family. ☊ born ☊
I don't know why I bother! Nobody ever listens! ☊ bother ☊
That sprained ankle is still bothering her (= hurting). ☊ bother ☊
bother sb with sth: I don't want to bother her with my problems at the moment. ☊ bother ☊
it bothers sb to do sth: It bothers me to think of her alone in that big house. ☊ bother ☊
Now she's a teenager, she's starting to be interested in boys. ☊ boy ☊
Her eldest boy is at college. ☊ boy ☊
She died of a brain tumour. ☊ brain ☊
She climbed the tree and hid in the branches. ☊ branch ☊
I wasn't brave enough to tell her what I thought of her. ☊ brave ☊
She's just broken up with her boyfriend. ☊ break up (with sb) ☊
She wanted to take a career break in order to have children. ☊ break ☊
She doesn't eat much breakfast. ☊ breakfast ☊
She was very short of breath (= had difficulty breathing). ☊ breath ☊
She was beginning to breathe more easily. ☊ breathe ☊
Her eyes were bright with tears. ☊ bright ☊
She gave me a bright smile. ☊ bright ☊
bring sb/sth to sth: She brought her boyfriend to the party. ☊ bring ☊
She's a feminist, in the broadest sense of the word. ☊ broad ☊
Does she have any brothers and sisters? ☊ brother ☊
She brushed the fly away. ☊ brush ☊
She's built a new career for herself. ☊ build ☊
She's built up a very successful business. ☊ build sth up ☊
She picked me a bunch of flowers. ☊ bunch ☊
She works in the computer business. ☊ business ☊
She was always too busy to listen. ☊ busy ☊
I could tell by the look on her face that something terrible had happened. ☊ by ☊
call (out) to sb (for sth): She called out to her father for help. ☊ call ☊
call sth: Did somebody call my name? ☊ call ☊
+ speech: 'See you later!' she called. ☊ call ☊
She's no right to call herself a feminist. ☊ call ☊
She said she'd call back. ☊ call back, call sb back ☊
Were there any calls for me while I was out? ☊ call ☊
Look, calm down! We'll find her. ☊ calm down, calm sb/sth down ☊
She can speak Spanish. ☊ can ☊
That can't be Mary—she's in New York. ☊ can ☊
Where can she have put it? ☊ can ☊
She's a very capable teacher. ☊ capable ☊
capacity for sth: She has an enormous capacity for hard work. ☊ capacity ☊
She was captain of the hockey team at school. ☊ captain ☊
She chose her words with care. ☊ care ☊
She takes great care of her clothes. ☊ take care of sb/sth/yourself ☊
care that...: She doesn't seem to care that he's been married four times before. ☊ care ☊
She moved back home to care for her elderly parents. ☊ care for sb ☊
She threw her coat carelessly onto the chair. ☊ carelessly ☊
When does her case come before the court? ☊ case ☊
catch (in/on sth): Her dress caught on a nail. ☊ catch ☊
catch sb doing sth: I caught her smoking in the bathroom. ☊ catch ☊
catch yourself doing sth: She caught herself wondering whether she had made a mistake. ☊ catch ☊
I talked to her on my cell phone. ☊ cell phone ☊
certain to do sth: She looks certain to win an Oscar. ☊ certain ☊
certain (that)...: She wasn't certain (that) he had seen her. ☊ certain ☊
I felt there was a certain coldness in her manner. ☊ certain ☊
Without treatment, she will almost certainly die. ☊ certainly ☊
She was certainly attractive but you couldn't call her beautiful. ☊ certainly ☊
She wore a heavy gold chain around her neck. ☊ chain ☊
She does not like anyone challenging her authority. ☊ challenge ☊
She has only a slim chance of passing the exam. ☊ chance ☊
It was the chance she had been waiting for. ☊ chance ☊
I met her by chance (= without planning to) at the airport. ☊ chance ☊
change into sth: She changed into her swimsuit. ☊ change ☊
change sb/sth (from A) to/into B: With a wave of her magic wand, she changed the frog into a handsome prince. ☊ change ☊
She is someone who hates change. ☊ change ☊
Chase the cat out—we don't want her in the kitchen. ☊ chase sb/sth away, off, out, etc. ☊
I had a long chat with her. ☊ chat ☊
check (with sb) (what/whether, etc...): You'd better check with Jane what time she's expecting us tonight. ☊ check ☊
She gave me the minutes of the meeting to read and check. ☊ check ☊
She cheerfully admitted that she had no experience at all (= she wasn't afraid to do so). ☊ cheerfully ☊
She's going to do it. She doesn't have much choice, really, does she? ☊ choice ☊
She's the obvious choice for the job. ☊ choice ☊
She wouldn't be my choice as manager. ☊ choice ☊
choose between A and/or B: She had to choose between staying in the UK or going home. ☊ choose ☊
choose sth: Sarah chose her words carefully. ☊ choose ☊
I know I can trust her in any circumstance. ☊ circumstance ☊
She's Italian by birth but is now an Australian citizen. ☊ citizen ☊
The singer has denied the magazine's claim that she is leaving the band. ☊ claim ☊
She has class all right—she looks like a model. ☊ class ☊
As a jazz singer she's in a class of her own (= better than most others). ☊ class ☊
She is the youngest in her class. ☊ class ☊
She works hard in class (= during the class). ☊ class ☊
She was in Australia but I could hear her voice as clear as a bell. ☊ clear ☊
clear (to sb) (that)...: It was quite clear to me that she was lying. ☊ clear ☊
She's clever at getting what she wants. ☊ clever ☊
She climbed up the stairs. ☊ climb ☊
Would anyone mind if I closed the window? ☊ close ☊
She is very close to her father. ☊ close ☊
She has no clothes sense (= she does not know what clothes look attractive). ☊ clothes ☊
She doesn't seem to feel the cold. ☊ cold ☊
It's amazing how she collects friends. ☊ collect ☊
She's at college. ☊ college ☊
Her hair is a reddish-brown colour. ☊ colour ☊
She was wearing a cream-coloured suit. ☊ coloured ☊
I always read her column in the local paper. ☊ column ☊
come as sth: Her death came as a terrible shock to us. ☊ come ☊
When is her new novel coming out? ☊ come out ☊
'She doesn't try hard enough.' 'That's rich, coming from you (= you do not try hard either).' ☊ come from sth ☊
She came across some old photographs in a drawer. ☊ come across sb/sth ☊
She comes from London. ☊ come from... ☊
If she spent five years in Paris, how come her French is so bad? ☊ how come (...)? ☊
It's a comfort to know that she is safe. ☊ comfort ☊
What she said was fair comment (= a reasonable criticism). ☊ comment ☊
commitment (to sb/sth): She doesn't want to make a big emotional commitment to Steve at the moment. ☊ commitment ☊
She's on the management committee. ☊ committee ☊
It's only common decency to let her know what's happening (= people would expect it). ☊ common ☊
Her nervousness was communicating itself to the children. ☊ communicate ☊
I enjoy Jo's company (= I enjoy being with her). ☊ company ☊
She left early, complaining of a headache. ☊ complain of sth ☊
She's just completed a master's degree in Law. ☊ complete ☊
I've completely forgotten her name. ☊ completely ☊
concern (for sth/sb): She hasn't been seen for four days and there is concern for her safety. ☊ concern ☊
concerned (that)...: She was concerned that she might miss the turning and get lost. ☊ concerned ☊
+ speech: 'Anyway, she should be back soon,' he concluded. ☊ conclude ☊
It took the jury some time to reach the conclusion that she was guilty. ☊ conclusion ☊
She shouldn't be driving in her condition (= because she is pregnant). ☊ condition ☊
She suffers from a lack of confidence. ☊ confidence ☊
She has every confidence in her students' abilities. ☊ confidence ☊
She was in a relaxed, confident mood. ☊ confident ☊
She was quietly confident that everything would go as planned. ☊ confident ☊
confirm sth: After a six-month probationary period, her position was confirmed. ☊ confirm ☊
conscious of sth: She's very conscious of the problems involved. ☊ conscious ☊
consider (that)...: She considers that it is too early to form a definite conclusion. ☊ consider ☊
She has several contacts in New York. ☊ contact ☊
I finally made contact with (= succeeded in speaking to or meeting) her in Paris. ☊ contact ☊
continue doing sth: She wanted to continue working until she was 60. ☊ continue ☊
She will continue in her present job until a replacement can be found. ☊ continue ☊
She is under contract to (= has a contract to work for) a major American computer firm. ☊ contract ☊
In spite of all her family problems, she's really in control. ☊ be in control (of sth) ☊
She is a young woman who enjoys flouting conventions. ☊ convention ☊
She's very conventional in her views. ☊ conventional ☊
I had a long conversation with her the other day. ☊ conversation ☊
Her voice was cool and dismissive. ☊ cool ☊
She copies everything her sister does. ☊ copy ☊
a speck of dirt in the corner of her eye ☊ corner ☊
She gave a little cough to attract my attention. ☊ cough ☊
She said that she couldn't come. ☊ could ☊
She's on the local council. ☊ council ☊
count (up) how many...: She began to count up how many guests they had to invite. ☊ count ☊
count to/up to sth: She can count up to 10 in Italian. ☊ count ☊
She didn't know what life in a foreign country would be like. ☊ country ☊
I've seen her a couple of times before. ☊ couple ☊
She will appear in court tomorrow. ☊ court ☊
She can't pay her tax and is facing court action. ☊ court ☊
She's my cousin. ☊ cousin ☊
Her face was on the cover (= the front cover) of every magazine. ☊ cover ☊
She must be crazy to lend him money. ☊ crazy ☊
She's crazy—she ought to be locked up. ☊ crazy ☊
Do you have this blouse in cream? ☊ cream ☊
We did all the work and she gets all the credit! ☊ credit ☊
She's a crime writer (= she writes stories about crime). ☊ crime ☊
She wore a small gold cross on a chain around her neck. ☊ cross ☊
cross (over): I waved and she crossed over (= crossed the road towards me). ☊ cross ☊
She sat with her legs crossed. ☊ cross ☊
Her eyes were cruel and hard. ☊ cruel ☊
+ speech: 'Waaa!' she cried. ☊ cry ☊
She cried out for help. ☊ cry out/cry out sth ☊
She cried out his name. ☊ cry out/cry out sth ☊
Her answer was greeted with cries of outrage. ☊ cry ☊
She's won several cups for skating. ☊ cup ☊
I was curious to find out what she had said. ☊ curious ☊
It was curious that she didn't tell anyone. ☊ curious ☊
cut sth + adj.: She had fallen and cut her head open. ☊ cut ☊
She cut the dress out of some old material. ☊ cut sth out ☊
She's a fantastic dancer. ☊ dancer ☊
There was music and dancing till two in the morning. ☊ dancing ☊
Doctors said she is now out of danger (= not likely to die). ☊ danger ☊
She said it as loudly as she dared. ☊ dare ☊
She's the daughter of an Oxford professor. ☊ daughter ☊
She didn't do a full day's work. ☊ day ☊
She hates doing the same work day after day. ☊ day after day ☊
She was born deaf. ☊ deaf ☊
She is used to dealing with all kinds of people in her job. ☊ deal with sb ☊
dear to sb: Her daughter is very dear to her. ☊ dear ☊
She couldn't decide whether he was telling the truth or not. ☊ decide ☊
decide (that)...: She decided (that) she wanted to live in France. ☊ decide ☊
She took a deep breath. ☊ deep ☊
She is deeply religious. ☊ deeply ☊
I have to say in her defence that she knew nothing about it beforehand. ☊ defence ☊
delay doing sth: He delayed telling her the news, waiting for the right moment. ☊ delay ☊
She's been deliberately ignoring him all day. ☊ deliberately ☊
She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering. ☊ deliver ☊
She shouldn't always give in to his demands. ☊ demand ☊
demand sth: She demanded an immediate explanation. ☊ demand ☊
depend sb/sth to do sth: You can depend on her to be (= she always is) late. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
Her paintings reveal hidden depths (= unknown and interesting things about her character). ☊ depth ☊
the depth of her love ☊ depth ☊
desperate (to do sth): I was absolutely desperate to see her. ☊ desperate ☊
She was good at physics despite the fact that she found it boring. ☊ despite ☊
She was wearing her diamonds (= jewellery with diamonds in it). ☊ diamond ☊
She finds it very difficult to get up early. ☊ difficult ☊
Don't pay any attention to her—she's just being difficult. ☊ difficult ☊
I had considerable difficulty (in) persuading her to leave. ☊ difficulty ☊
She didn't eat much dinner. ☊ dinner ☊
She has a very direct way of speaking. ☊ direct ☊
She has direct responsibility for all new trainees. ☊ direct ☊
This information has a direct bearing on (= it is closely connected with) the case. ☊ direct ☊
She prefers to act rather than direct. ☊ direct ☊
She now directs a large choir. ☊ direct ☊
She wants to be an actress, but her parents disapprove. ☊ disapprove ☊
discover why, how, etc...: We never did discover why she gave up her job. ☊ discover ☊
disgust (at/with sth): She expressed her disgust at the programme by writing a letter of complaint. ☊ disgust ☊
The kitchen was in a disgusting state when she left. ☊ disgusting ☊
Much as she disliked going to funerals (= although she did not like it at all), she knew she had to be there. ☊ dislike ☊
dislike sb/sth doing sth: He disliked her staying away from home. ☊ dislike ☊
dismiss sth: Dismissing her fears, she climbed higher. ☊ dismiss ☊
She displayed her bruises for all to see. ☊ display ☊
I have rarely seen her display any sign of emotion. ☊ display ☊
What was it that distinguished her from her classmates? ☊ distinguish ☊
it disturbs sb to do sth: It disturbed her to realize that she was alone. ☊ disturb ☊
What does she want to do when she leaves school? ☊ do ☊
What did she do for a living? ☊ do ☊
She can't do without a secretary. ☊ do without (sb/sth) ☊
Does she speak French? ☊ do ☊
She doesn't work here, does she? ☊ do ☊
She works harder than he does. ☊ do ☊
She always says a lot in meetings, but she doesn't dominate. ☊ dominate ☊
She's just arrived—she's just come in the door. ☊ door ☊
There's somebody at the door (= at the front door of a house). ☊ door ☊
No doubt she'll call us when she gets there. ☊ no doubt ☊
Mary's not down yet (= she is still upstairs). ☊ down ☊
'At last!' she cried dramatically. ☊ dramatically ☊
She drew me onto the balcony. ☊ draw ☊
She drew a house. ☊ draw ☊
I thought someone came into the bedroom, but it was just a dream. ☊ dream ☊
She walked around in a dream all day. ☊ dream ☊
dream of/about sth: She dreams of running her own business. ☊ dream ☊
She always dressed entirely in black. ☊ dress ☊
Who was the driving force (= the person with the strongest influence) in the band? ☊ driving ☊
She only got where she is today through hard work and a driving ambition. ☊ driving ☊
drop sth: She dropped her voice dramatically. ☊ drop ☊
She was a drug addict (= could not stop using drugs). ☊ drug ☊
She was too drunk to remember anything about the party. ☊ drunk ☊
Her eyes were dull. ☊ dull ☊
I only saw her once during my stay in Rome. ☊ during ☊
She is allergic to house dust. ☊ dust ☊
her dying wishes/words ☊ dying ☊
Don and Susie really loved each other (= he loved her and she loved him). ☊ each other ☊
She's had her ears pierced. ☊ ear ☊
She's an early riser (= she gets up early in the morning). ☊ early ☊
I knew quite early on that I wanted to marry her. ☊ early on ☊
She must earn a fortune (= earn a lot of money). ☊ earn ☊
She's having a well-earned rest this week. ☊ earn ☊
The ease with which she learns languages is astonishing. ☊ ease ☊
It would ease my mind (= make me less worried) to know that she was settled. ☊ ease ☊
It can't be easy for her, on her own with the children. ☊ easy ☊
She doesn't eat sensibly (= doesn't eat food that is good for her). ☊ eat ☊
She writes with a great economy of words (= using only the necessary words). ☊ economy ☊
She's an education major. ☊ education ☊
'I'm feeling really depressed.' 'The winter here has that effect sometimes.' ☊ effect ☊
With (an) effort (= with difficulty) she managed to stop herself laughing. ☊ effort ☊
Well, I think she's either Czech or Slovak. ☊ either ☊
She grazed her elbow in the fall. ☊ elbow ☊
She was tall and elegant. ☊ elegant ☊
Yes I did give it to her. What else could I do? ☊ else ☊
email sth (to sb): I'll email the documents to her. ☊ email ☊
email sb sth: I'll email her the documents. ☊ email ☊
embarrassed about sth: She's embarrassed about her height. ☊ embarrassed ☊
Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party. ☊ embarrassment ☊
She showed no emotion at the verdict. ☊ emotion ☊
She emptied her mind of all thoughts of home. ☊ empty ☊
She emptied the contents of her bag onto the table. ☊ empty ☊
Her words were a great encouragement to them. ☊ encouragement ☊
engaged to sb: She's engaged to Peter. ☊ engaged ☊
She's old enough to decide for herself. ☊ enough ☊
It never entered my head (= I never thought) that she would tell him about me. ☊ enter ☊
enthusiasm (for doing sth): She never lost her enthusiasm for teaching. ☊ enthusiasm ☊
She may have arrived late or it is equally possible that she never went there at all. ☊ equally ☊
escape sth: She was lucky to escape punishment. ☊ escape ☊
establish where, what, etc...: We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting. ☊ establish ☊
She didn't even call to say she wasn't coming. ☊ even ☊
She's even more intelligent than her sister. ☊ even ☊
Even then she would not admit her mistake. ☊ even now/then ☊
I like her, even though she can be annoying at times. ☊ even if/though ☊
She's going to her sister's for the evening. ☊ evening ☊
In the normal course of events (= if things had happened as expected) she would have gone with him. ☊ event ☊
She knows every student in the school. ☊ every ☊
She seemed to have everything—looks, money, intelligence. ☊ everything ☊
She's in her mid-thirties—thirty-six to be exact. ☊ exact ☊
Her second husband was the exact opposite of her first (= completely different). ☊ exact ☊
I know exactly how she felt. ☊ exactly ☊
example (to sb): Her courage is an example to us all. ☊ example ☊
example (of sth): She is a shining example of what people with disabilities can achieve. ☊ example ☊
She speaks excellent French. ☊ excellent ☊
Nobody had much money at the time and I was no exception. ☊ exception ☊
She felt excluded by the other girls (= they did not let her join in what they were doing). ☊ exclude ☊
You don't have to make excuses for her (= try to think of reasons for her behaviour). ☊ excuse ☊
He was a man who exercised considerable influence over people. ☊ exercise ☊
She always travels first-class regardless of expense. ☊ expense ☊
She didn't get paid much but it was all good experience. ☊ experience ☊
She's very young and not very experienced. ☊ experienced ☊
expert (at/in doing sth): She's expert at making cheap but stylish clothes. ☊ expert ☊
explanation (for doing sth): She didn't give an adequate explanation for being late. ☊ explanation ☊
The expression in her eyes told me something was wrong. ☊ expression ☊
Do you have this sweatshirt in an extra large size? ☊ extra ☊
She was a truly extraordinary woman. ☊ extraordinary ☊
I'm having extreme difficulty in not losing my temper with her. ☊ extreme ☊
She found it extremely difficult to get a job. ☊ extremely ☊
I would be extremely grateful if you could have a word with her. ☊ extremely ☊
Her face lit up (= showed happiness) when she spoke of the past. ☊ face ☊
Sue's face was a picture (= she looked very surprised, angry, etc.) as she listened to her husband's speech. ☊ face ☊
You should have seen the look on her face when I told her! ☊ face ☊
At that time, her face was on the covers of all the magazines. ☊ face ☊
The room fell silent as she came face to face with the man who had tried to kill her. ☊ face to face (with sb) ☊
She was at an early age brought face to face with the horrors of war. ☊ face to face with sth ☊
be faced with sth: She's faced with a difficult decision. ☊ face ☊
Face facts—she isn't coming back. ☊ face ☊
She was happy apart from the fact that she could not return home. ☊ fact ☊
I know for a fact (= I am certain) that she's involved in something illegal. ☊ fact ☊
She never fails to email every week. ☊ fail ☊
fail in sth: I failed in my attempt to persuade her. ☊ fail ☊
fail to do sth: She failed to get into art college. ☊ fail ☊
She is still coming to terms with the failure of her marriage. ☊ failure ☊
There is still a faint hope that she may be cured. ☊ faint ☊
She suddenly felt faint. ☊ faint ☊
She has long fair hair. ☊ fair ☊
She has always been scrupulously fair. ☊ fair ☊
She fell ill soon after and did not recover. ☊ fall ☊
Her voice fell to a whisper. ☊ fall ☊
She gave false information to the insurance company. ☊ FALSE ☊
Something about her voice was vaguely familiar. ☊ familiar ☊
She's family (= she is a relation). ☊ family ☊
I think she fancies me. ☊ fancy ☊
She always gives us far too much homework. ☊ far ☊
She lived in Chicago, as far as I can remember. ☊ as far as I know, as far as I can remember, see, tell, etc. ☊
She's doing fine as far as French is concerned, it's her German I'm worried about. ☊ as/so far as sb/sth is concerned, as/so far as sb/sth goes ☊
I saw her on the far side of the road. ☊ far ☊
She is on the far right of the party (= holds extreme right-wing political views). ☊ far ☊
She lives in a very fashionable part of London. ☊ fashionable ☊
I love her for all her faults (= in spite of them). ☊ fault ☊
She's not in favour with (= supported or liked by) the media just now. ☊ favour ☊
I would never ask for any favours from her. ☊ favour ☊
She loved all her grandchildren but Ann was her favourite. ☊ favourite ☊
fear to do sth: She feared to tell him the truth. ☊ fear ☊
fear doing sth: She feared going out at night. ☊ fear ☊
fear sth: She has been missing for three days now and police are beginning to fear the worst (= think that she is dead). ☊ fear ☊
fear (that)...: She feared (that) he might be dead. ☊ fear ☊
feel it to be sth: She felt it to be her duty to tell the police. ☊ feel ☊
feel it + noun: She felt it her duty to tell the police. ☊ feel ☊
feeling for sb/sth: She has a wonderful feeling for colour. ☊ feeling ☊
fight for sth: She's fighting for a place in the national team. ☊ fight ☊
She'll fight like a tiger to protect her children. ☊ fight ☊
She's always had a good figure. ☊ figure ☊
We couldn't figure her out. ☊ figure sb/sth out ☊
a silent film (= one recorded without sound) ☊ film ☊
Her blood was found to contain poison. ☊ find ☊
She's a fine actor and an even finer dancer. ☊ fine ☊
She is a firm favourite with the children. ☊ firm ☊
Her handshake was cool and firm. ☊ firm ☊
She resolved to do it at the first (= earliest) opportunity. ☊ first ☊
Her office is on the second floor. ☊ floor ☊
It took a few moments for her eyes to focus in the dark. ☊ focus ☊
When she heard the news, her legs just folded under her (= she fell). ☊ fold ☊
Her eyes followed him everywhere (= she was looking at him all the time). ☊ follow ☊
Wherever she led, they followed. ☊ follow ☊
I took her classes for her while she was sick. ☊ for ☊
'What does Naomi think about the move?' 'She's all for it.' ☊ for ☊
She gave me a watch for my birthday. ☊ for ☊
She's tall for her age. ☊ for ☊
For her to have survived such an ordeal was remarkable. ☊ for ☊
Ron is the driving force (= the person who has the most influence) behind the project. ☊ force ☊
She's a force to be reckoned with (= a person who has a lot of power and influence and should therefore be treated seriously). ☊ force ☊
She hits the ball with amazing force for someone so small. ☊ force ☊
force sth + adv./prep.: She forced her way through the crowd of reporters. ☊ force ☊
You could tell she was foreign by the way she dressed. ☊ foreign ☊
It takes her forever to get dressed. ☊ forever ☊
forget (that)...: She keeps forgetting (that) I'm not a child any more. ☊ forget ☊
forgive sb/yourself (for sth/for doing sth): I'll never forgive her for what she did. ☊ forgive ☊
I'd never forgive myself if she heard the truth from someone else. ☊ forgive ☊
forgive sb sth: She'd forgive him anything. ☊ forgive ☊
her slender form ☊ form ☊
She has a very formal manner, which can seem unfriendly. ☊ formal ☊
'How do you do?' she said formally. ☊ formally ☊
She is hoping her US debut will be the first step on the road to fame and fortune. ☊ fortune ☊
She leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek. ☊ forward ☊
The money will go to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. ☊ foundation ☊
Her blonde hair framed her face. ☊ frame ☊
If Sarah is free for lunch I'll take her out. ☊ free ☊
Is this seat free? ☊ free ☊
She has always given freely of her time. ☊ freely ☊
Every time she opens the window we all freeze. ☊ freeze ☊
Her hair smelled fresh and newly washed. ☊ fresh ☊
She's an old friend (= I have known her a long time). ☊ friend ☊
She has a wide circle of friends. ☊ friend ☊
She was on friendly terms with most of the hospital staff. ☊ friendly ☊
friendships formed while she was at college ☊ friendship ☊
frightened that...: She was frightened that the plane would crash. ☊ frightened ☊
She never spoke to him again from that day on. ☊ from... on ☊
She spends all day sitting in front of (= working at) her computer. ☊ in front of ☊
She is now entitled to put 'Professor' in front of her name. ☊ in front of ☊
She came round the corner at full speed. ☊ full ☊
She was full of admiration for the care she had received. ☊ full ☊
'What fun!' she said with a laugh. ☊ fun ☊
She's very lively and full of fun. ☊ fun ☊
She's really fun to be with. ☊ fun ☊
'What's so funny?' she demanded. ☊ funny ☊
She has a great future ahead of her. ☊ future ☊
She was the gentlest of nurses. ☊ gentle ☊
Be gentle with her! ☊ gentle ☊
She got into bed. ☊ get ☊
She's upstairs getting ready. ☊ get ☊
get sb/sth + adj.: Don't get your dress dirty! ☊ get ☊
You'll like her once you get to know her. ☊ get ☊
She's getting to be an old lady now. ☊ get ☊
She gets (= often suffers from) really bad headaches. ☊ get ☊
I have to go and get my mother from the airport (= collect her). ☊ get ☊
This room gets very little sunshine. ☊ get ☊
I get the impression that he is bored with his job. ☊ get ☊
We can get on perfectly well without her. ☊ get on ☊
She's got into Durham to study law. ☊ get in, get into sth ☊
She's got her old job back. ☊ get sth back ☊
She got herself into a real state (= became very anxious) before the interview. ☊ get into sth, get yourself/sb into sth ☊
She's never really got on with her sister. ☊ get on with sb, get on (together) ☊
gift (for sth): She has a great gift for music. ☊ gift ☊
She can pick up a tune instantly on the piano. It's a gift. ☊ gift ☊
She had given the assignment an A. ☊ give ☊
give sth: She gave a shrug of her shoulders (= she shrugged ). ☊ give ☊
give sb sth: He gave her a kiss (= kissed her). ☊ give ☊
She gave her ticket to the woman at the check-in desk. ☊ give ☊
She was given a huge bunch of flowers. ☊ give ☊
She wants a job that gives her more responsibility. ☊ give ☊
She didn't give up work when she had the baby. ☊ give sth up ☊
She doesn't give up easily. ☊ give up ☊
She has a fine collection of Bohemian glass. ☊ glass ☊
He sticks to her like glue (= never leaves her). ☊ glue ☊
Her eyes were glued to the screen (= she did not stop watching it). ☊ be glued to sth ☊
go to/into sth: She went to sleep. ☊ go ☊
Her hair is going grey. ☊ go ☊
Has she gone yet? ☊ go ☊
She has been to China (= she went to China and has now returned). ☊ go ☊
go to do sth: She has gone to see her sister this weekend. ☊ go ☊
She went sobbing up the stairs. ☊ go ☊
She's been going through a bad patch recently. ☊ go through sth ☊
She goes out a lot. ☊ go out ☊
She became more and more talkative as the evening went on. ☊ go on ☊
go doing sth: She's decided to go back to teaching. ☊ go back to sth ☊
He headed the ball into an open goal (= one that had nobody defending it). ☊ goal ☊
She was a good Catholic girl. ☊ good ☊
Giving her that money was a good thing to do. ☊ good ☊
She's good with her hands (= able to make things, etc.). ☊ good ☊
You'll never marry her—she's much too good for you. ☊ good ☊
Don't you think talking to her would do some good? ☊ do good, do sb good ☊
He grabbed her around the throat and squeezed. ☊ grab ☊
She's always trying to grab the limelight. ☊ grab ☊
She's still only on a secretarial grade. ☊ grade ☊
She seemed to take it for granted that I would go with her to New York. ☊ take it for granted (that...) ☊
Her husband was always there and she just took him for granted. ☊ take sb/sth for granted ☊
grateful (to do sth): She seems to think I should be grateful to have a job at all. ☊ grateful ☊
grateful (that...): He was grateful that she didn't tell his parents about the incident. ☊ grateful ☊
She is gravely ill. ☊ gravely ☊
She seemed in great spirits (= very cheerful). ☊ great ☊
She was dressed all in green. ☊ green ☊
I thought I was on safe ground (= talking about a suitable subject) discussing music with her. ☊ ground ☊
She asked her students to get into groups of four. ☊ group ☊
guarantee (that...): There's no guarantee that she'll come (= she may not come). ☊ guarantee ☊
guess at sth: We can only guess at her reasons for leaving. ☊ guess ☊
guess (that)...: I'd guess that she's about 30. ☊ guess ☊
guess what, where, etc...: You'll never guess what she told me. ☊ guess ☊
guess (that)...: You would never guess (that) she had problems. She's always so cheerful. ☊ guess ☊
She pulled a gun on me (= took out a gun and aimed it at me). ☊ gun ☊
She was on (her) hands and knees (= crawling on the floor) looking for an earring. ☊ hand ☊
She handed out medals and certificates to the winners. ☊ hand sth out (to sb) ☊
You've got to hand it to her—she's a great cook. ☊ have (got) to hand it to sb ☊
She's a difficult horse to handle. ☊ handle ☊
She's very good at handling her patients. ☊ handle ☊
We hung her portrait above the fireplace. ☊ hang ☊
hang sth: She hung her head in shame. ☊ hang ☊
What happens if nobody comes to the party? ☊ happen ☊
Do you know what happened to Gill Lovecy (= have you any news about her)? ☊ happen to sb/sth ☊
I'm not too happy about her living alone. ☊ happy ☊
She gave me a hard stare. ☊ hard ☊
She's a very hard worker. ☊ hard ☊
hard to do sth: It is hard to believe that she's only nine. ☊ hard ☊
She's had a hard life. ☊ hard ☊
She tried her hardest not to show how disappointed she was. ☊ hard ☊
Hardly a day goes by without my thinking of her (= I think of her almost every day). ☊ hardly ☊
Hardly had she spoken than she regretted it bitterly. ☊ hardly ☊
It's hardly surprising she was fired; she never did any work. ☊ hardly ☊
You can hardly expect her to do it for free. ☊ hardly ☊
'Couldn't you have just said no?' 'Well, hardly (= of course not), she's my wife's sister.' ☊ hardly ☊
She's a person who hates to make mistakes. ☊ hate ☊
hate sb/sth to do sth: She would have hated him to see how her hands shook. ☊ hate ☊
She had some friends with her. ☊ have ☊
She had her bag stolen. ☊ have ☊
She'll have an accident one day. ☊ have ☊
She'd got him by the collar. ☊ have ☊
Surely she didn't have the nerve to say that to him? ☊ have ☊
She's got a BA in English. ☊ have ☊
She had a red jacket on. ☊ have (got) sth on ☊
She'll have had the results by now. ☊ have ☊
Did she have to pay a fine? ☊ have to ☊
For some reason, she's got it into her head (= believes) that the others don't like her. ☊ head ☊
She was glowing with health and clearly enjoying life. ☊ health ☊
hear sth/sb: She heard footsteps behind her. ☊ hear ☊
Haven't you heard? She resigned. ☊ hear ☊
I haven't heard anything from her for months. ☊ hear from sb, hear sth from sb ☊
She disappeared and was never heard of again. ☊ hear of sb/sth, hear sth of sb/sth ☊
Her hearing is poor. ☊ hearing ☊
She has a kind heart. ☊ heart ☊
She's learnt the whole speech off by heart. ☊ by heart ☊
She is still at the height of her powers. ☊ height ☊
She worries about her height (= that she is too tall). ☊ height ☊
She is the same height as her sister. ☊ height ☊
Hello, is there anybody there? ☊ hello ☊
I always end up having an argument with her, I don't know why, I just can't help it. ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
She burst out laughing—she couldn't help herself (= couldn't stop herself). ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
She won't be invited again, not if I can help it (= if I can do anything to prevent it). ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
She screamed for help. ☊ help ☊
She stopped smoking with the help of her family and friends. ☊ help ☊
She's one of the most helpful people I know. ☊ helpful ☊
We're going to call her Sophie. ☊ her ☊
Please give her my regards. ☊ her ☊
The manager will be free soon—you can wait for her here. ☊ her ☊
That must be her now. ☊ her ☊
She broke her leg skiing. ☊ her ☊
a friend of hers ☊ hers ☊
She hurt herself. ☊ herself ☊
She must be very proud of herself. ☊ herself ☊
She told me the news herself. ☊ herself ☊
hide yourself (+ adv.prep.): She hides herself away in her office all day. ☊ hide ☊
She never got very high in the company. ☊ high ☊
She's aiming high (= hoping to be very successful) in her exams. ☊ high ☊
It is highly unlikely that she'll be late. ☊ highly ☊
She's studying art history. ☊ history ☊
She's writing a new history of Europe. ☊ history ☊
I held out my hand to steady her. ☊ hold sth out ☊
She came from a violent home. ☊ home ☊
She leaves home at 7 every day. ☊ home ☊
Hopefully the doctors will allow her home tomorrow. ☊ home ☊
Let's be honest, she's only interested in Mike because of his money. ☊ honest ☊
She's got an honest face. ☊ honest ☊
She was hoping against hope that there'd been some mistake. ☊ hope against hope (that...) ☊
She has high hopes of winning (= is very confident about it). ☊ hope ☊
She told me all her hopes, dreams and fears. ☊ hope ☊
She recoiled in horror at the sight of an enormous spider. ☊ horror ☊
Is anyone too hot? ☊ hot ☊
'Her behaviour was very odd.' 'How so? ' ☊ how ☊
How old is she? ☊ how ☊
She has the window open, however cold it is outside. ☊ however ☊
She has her very own brand of humour. ☊ humour ☊
She must be over a hundred (= a hundred years old). ☊ hundred ☊
her hundredth birthday ☊ hundredth ☊
She wasn't feeling very hungry. ☊ hungry ☊
Is anyone getting hungry? ☊ hungry ☊
She was deeply hurt that she had not been invited. ☊ hurt ☊
I'm taller than her, aren't I? ☊ I ☊
She doesn't seem to have any idea of what I'm talking about. ☊ idea ☊
I had no idea she'd had such a difficult life. ☊ have no idea, not have the faintest, first, etc. idea ☊
She's the ideal candidate for the job. ☊ ideal ☊
She found it hard to live up to his high ideals. ☊ ideal ☊
identify sb/sth: She was able to identify her attacker. ☊ identify ☊
She is innocent; it was a case of mistaken identity. ☊ identity ☊
She went through an identity crisis in her teens (= was not sure of who she was or of her place in society). ☊ identity ☊
He couldn't tell if she was laughing or crying. ☊ if ☊
If she has any weakness, it is her Italian. ☊ if ☊
If you ask me, she's too scared to do it. ☊ if ☊
I had a mental image of what she would look like. ☊ image ☊
It doesn't take much imagination to guess what she meant. ☊ imagination ☊
imagine sb/sth to be/do sth: I had imagined her to be older than that. ☊ imagine ☊
imagine sth: There's nobody there. You're imagining things. ☊ imagine ☊
The hospital says she's out of immediate danger. ☊ immediate ☊
She answered almost immediately. ☊ immediately ☊
Her speech made a profound impact on everyone. ☊ impact ☊
impatient (with sb/sth): Try not to be too impatient with her. ☊ impatient ☊
imply sth: The fact that she was here implies a degree of interest. ☊ imply ☊
I find it impossible to lie to her. ☊ impossible ☊
impress sb with sth/sb: He impressed her with his sincerity. ☊ impress ☊
sb is impressed that...: I was impressed that she remembered my name. ☊ impress ☊
My words made no impression on her. ☊ impression ☊
She gives the impression of being very busy. ☊ impression ☊
impression (that...): I did not get the impression that they were unhappy about the situation. ☊ impression ☊
She was very impressive in the interview. ☊ impressive ☊
She got in her car and drove off. ☊ in ☊
She was all in black. ☊ in ☊
She's in computers. ☊ in ☊
People flocked in their thousands to see her. ☊ in ☊
She's a very independent-minded young woman. ☊ independent ☊
indicate sb/sth (to sb): She took out a map and indicated the quickest route to us. ☊ indicate ☊
indicate that...: She indicated that I was to sit down. ☊ indicate ☊
indicate whether, when, etc...: Has she indicated yet whether she would like to be involved? ☊ indicate ☊
She got a job in industry. ☊ industry ☊
influence (over sb/sth): Her parents no longer have any real influence over her. ☊ influence ☊
influence (with sb): She could probably exert her influence with the manager and get you a job. ☊ influence ☊
influence (on sb/sth): Those friends are a bad influence on her. ☊ influence ☊
Inform me at once if there are any changes in her condition. ☊ inform ☊
She did it on her own initiative (= without anyone telling her to do it). ☊ initiative ☊
Luckily, she isn't injured. ☊ injured ☊
There must be an innocent explanation for her behaviour. ☊ innocent ☊
insist that...: He insists that she come. ☊ insist ☊
He insists that she should come. ☊ insist ☊
She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later. ☊ instead ☊
insulting to sb/sth: She was really insulting to me. ☊ insulting ☊
intend sb sth: He intended her no harm (= it was not his plan to harm her). ☊ intend ☊
I have every intention of paying her back what I owe her. ☊ intention ☊
intention (that...): It was not my intention that she should suffer. ☊ intention ☊
She's full of good intentions but they rarely work out. ☊ intention ☊
interesting (that...): I find it interesting that she claims not to know him. ☊ interesting ☊
She couldn't speak much English so her children had to interpret for her. ☊ interpret ☊
Sorry to interrupt, but there's someone to see you. ☊ interrupt ☊
She's delirious, but has lucid intervals. ☊ interval ☊
She is still under investigation. ☊ investigation ☊
She had a will of iron (= it was very strong). ☊ iron ☊
The way she puts on that accent really irritates me. ☊ irritate ☊
I found her extremely irritating ☊ irritating ☊
She's always on a diet—she has issues about food. ☊ issue ☊
Her baby's due next month. She hopes it will be a boy. ☊ it ☊
She finds it boring at home. ☊ it ☊
I find it strange that she doesn't want to go. ☊ it ☊
He's only talking to her to make you jealous. ☊ jealous ☊
She's jealous of my success. ☊ jealous ☊
She has some lovely pieces of jewellery. ☊ jewellery ☊
She's never had a steady job (= a job that is not going to end suddenly). ☊ job ☊
She listens but she never joins in. ☊ join in (sth/doing sth), join in (with sb/sth) ☊
She's always cracking jokes. ☊ joke ☊
She was laughing and joking with the children. ☊ joke ☊
joke that...: She joked that she only loved him for his money. ☊ joke ☊
She's going out with Dan? You're joking! ☊ you're joking, you must be joking ☊
the sheer joy of being with her again ☊ joy ☊
She's a good judge of character. ☊ judge ☊
junior to sb: She is junior to me. ☊ junior ☊
She has coached many of our leading juniors. ☊ junior ☊
just like...: She looks just like her mother. ☊ just ☊
She's just as smart as her sister. ☊ just ☊
She has just been telling us about her trip to Rome. ☊ just ☊
I saw her just now. ☊ just now ☊
She should be arriving just about now. ☊ just about ☊
keen on doing sth: She's not keen on being told what to do. ☊ keen ☊
She was a star pupil—keen, confident and bright. ☊ keen ☊
She likes to keep up with the latest fashions. ☊ keep up with sth ☊
She gave him a kick on the shin. ☊ kick ☊
She needs a kick up the backside (= she needs to be strongly encouraged to do sth or to behave better). ☊ kick ☊
She's a bright kid. ☊ kid ☊
My mother will kill me (= be very angry with me) when she finds out. ☊ kill ☊
She insulted him and he responded in kind. ☊ in kind ☊
She was on her knees scrubbing the kitchen floor. ☊ knee ☊
She knifed him in the back. ☊ knife ☊
knit sb sth: She's knitting the baby a shawl. ☊ knit ☊
The blow knocked her out. ☊ knock sb out ☊
She knows a bargain when she sees one. ☊ know ☊
know sb/sth for sth: She is best known for her work on the human brain. ☊ know ☊
She was a secretary when I first knew her. ☊ know ☊
She's very nice when you get to know her. ☊ know ☊
know (that)...: He knew (that) he could trust her. ☊ know ☊
'She's the worst player in the team.' 'Oh, I don't know (= I am not sure that I agree) —she played well yesterday.' ☊ know ☊
know what, how, etc...: I knew perfectly well what she meant. ☊ know ☊
All I know is that she used to work in a bank (= I have no other information about her). ☊ know ☊
'There's no one in.' 'How do you know? ' ☊ know ☊
'Is anyone else coming?' 'Not that I know of. ' ☊ know ☊
know sb/sth to be/do sth: We know her to be honest. ☊ know ☊
She sent the letter without my knowledge. ☊ knowledge ☊
She's a tough lady. ☊ lady ☊
She specializes in landscapes. ☊ landscape ☊
She has a good command of the Spanish language. ☊ language ☊
her last book ☊ last ☊
She won't last long in that job. ☊ last ☊
last (out) sth: Doctors say that she probably won't last out the night (= she will probably die before the morning). ☊ last ☊
She's late for work every day. ☊ late ☊
It's too late to save her now. ☊ be too late ☊
She has to work late tomorrow. ☊ late ☊
She's left it too late to apply for the job. ☊ too late ☊
I met her again three years later. ☊ later ☊
She always makes me laugh. ☊ laugh ☊
+ speech: 'You're crazy!' she laughed. ☊ laugh ☊
She is not afraid to laugh at herself (= is not too serious about herself). ☊ laugh at sb/sth ☊
She led the horse back into the stable. ☊ lead ☊
She's a born leader. ☊ leader ☊
She was among the leaders of the race from the start. ☊ leader ☊
lean on sth: She walked slowly, leaning on her son's arm. ☊ lean ☊
learn (about sth): She's very keen to learn about Japanese culture. ☊ learn ☊
learn of/about sth: I learnt of her arrival from a close friend. ☊ learn ☊
learn (that)...: We were very surprised to learn (that) she had got married again. ☊ learn ☊
learn (from sth): I'm sure she'll learn from her mistakes. ☊ learn ☊
She must be at least 40. ☊ at least ☊
I've known her at least as long as you have. ☊ at least ☊
She may be slow but at least she's reliable. ☊ at least ☊
leave sb/sth doing sth: Don't leave her waiting outside in the rain. ☊ leave ☊
leave sb with sth: She left me with the impression that she was unhappy with her job. ☊ leave ☊
She's leaving him for another man. ☊ leave ☊
She is on the far left of the party. ☊ left ☊
She got a headache if she had to read for any length of time (= for a long time). ☊ length ☊
She's having lunch with the Director, no less. ☊ no less ☊
She gives piano lessons. ☊ lesson ☊
Let's not tell her what we did. ☊ let ☊
Don't let's tell her what we did. ☊ let ☊
Don't let her upset you. ☊ let ☊
let sb/sth: She wanted to lend me some money but I wouldn't let her. ☊ let ☊
I'm afraid she let us down badly. ☊ let sb down ☊
On a more personal level, I would like to thank Jean for all the help she has given me. ☊ level ☊
She drew level with (= came beside) the police car. ☊ level ☊
In real life (= when she met him) he wasn't how she had imagined him at all. ☊ life ☊
She enjoyed political life. ☊ life ☊
She has a full social life. ☊ life ☊
She is a life member of the club. ☊ life ☊
She hitched a lift on a truck. ☊ lift ☊
Do you have a light? ☊ light ☊
She lit a candle. ☊ light ☊
She tended to sleep lightly nowadays (= it was easy to disturb her). ☊ lightly ☊
She's wearing a dress like mine. ☊ like ☊
She looks nothing like (= not at all like) her mother. ☊ like ☊
This new girlfriend of his—what's she like? ☊ like ☊
It's just like her to tell everyone about it. ☊ like ☊
like sb/sth: She's nice. I like her. ☊ like ☊
like doing sth: She's never liked swimming. ☊ like ☊
No one sings the blues like she did. ☊ like ☊
She acts like she owns the place. ☊ like ☊
If you hold the line (= stay on the telephone and wait), I'll see if she is available. ☊ line ☊
She gave a little laugh. ☊ little ☊
She's a good little worker. ☊ little ☊
She said little or nothing (= hardly anything) about her experience. ☊ little ☊
She seemed a little afraid of going inside. ☊ little ☊
She needs to find somewhere to live. ☊ live ☊
She's got loads of friends. ☊ load ☊
load sth (into sth): She loaded film into the camera. ☊ load ☊
load sth (with sth): She loaded the camera with film. ☊ load ☊
They loaded her with gifts. ☊ load ☊
I even gave her the loan of my car. ☊ loan ☊
She turned the key in the lock. ☊ lock ☊
She lives alone and often feels lonely. ☊ lonely ☊
There was a long silence before she spoke. ☊ long ☊
She had long dark hair. ☊ long ☊
look (to sb) like sb/sth: That photograph doesn't look like her at all. ☊ look ☊
look (at sb/sth): She looked at me and smiled. ☊ look ☊
Don't look now, but there's someone staring at you! ☊ look ☊
She looks down on people who haven't been to college. ☊ look down on sb/sth ☊
She has her father's good looks. ☊ look ☊
She usually wears her hair loose. ☊ loose ☊
During the night, somebody had cut the boat loose from its moorings. ☊ loose ☊
Her departure is a big loss to the school. ☊ loss ☊
She will be a great loss to the school. ☊ loss ☊
She's trying to recapture her lost youth. ☊ lost ☊
She still has an awful lot (= a very large amount) to learn. ☊ lot ☊
I saw a lot of her (= I saw her often) last summer. ☊ lot ☊
She screamed as loudly as she could. ☊ loudly ☊
love sb/sth to do sth: I'd love her to come and live with us. ☊ love ☊
She looked particularly lovely that night. ☊ lovely ☊
She has a very low opinion of her own abilities. ☊ low ☊
You're out of luck. She's not here. ☊ luck ☊
She was lucky enough to be chosen for the team. ☊ lucky ☊
She has a fine pair of lungs! (= she can sing or shout loudly) ☊ lung ☊
She seemed to have gone stark raving mad. ☊ mad ☊
She's completely power-mad. ☊ mad ☊
She has a magic touch with the children and they do everything she asks. ☊ magic ☊
+ speech: 'But I'm innocent!' she maintained. ☊ maintain ☊
She would have made an excellent teacher. ☊ make ☊
be made to do sth: She must be made to comply with the rules. ☊ make ☊
She always makes me laugh. ☊ make ☊
She makes her own clothes. ☊ make ☊
make sth for sb: She made coffee for us all. ☊ make ☊
make sb sth: She made us all coffee. ☊ make ☊
She has made (= directed or acted in) several movies. ☊ make ☊
She never wears make-up. ☊ make-up ☊
She's 82 and can't manage on her own any more. ☊ manage ☊
I don't know how she manages on her own with four kids. ☊ manage ☊
She could at least have the good manners to let me know she won't be able to attend. ☊ manner ☊
I've known her for a great many (= very many) years. ☊ many ☊
She marched over to me and demanded an apology. ☊ march ☊
She has two children by a previous marriage. ☊ marriage ☊
She's married to John. ☊ married ☊
marry (sb): She married a German. ☊ marry ☊
Her fingerprints match those found at the scene of the crime. ☊ match ☊
The teacher saw her as good university material (= good enough to go to university). ☊ material ☊
She's collecting material for her latest novel. ☊ material ☊
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 ☊
She may need your help with some business matters. ☊ matter ☊
Maybe you should tell her. ☊ maybe ☊
Her children mean the world to her. ☊ mean ☊
She did everything to get the two of them together, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be. ☊ mean ☊
mean sth: What did she mean by leaving so early (= why did she do it)? ☊ mean ☊
mean sth as sth: Don't be upset—I'm sure she meant it as a compliment. ☊ mean ☊
Don't be angry. I'm sure she meant it for the best (= intended to be helpful). ☊ mean ☊
mean to do sth: She means to succeed. ☊ mean ☊
What she means is that there's no point in waiting here. ☊ mean ☊
See what I mean (= I was right and this proves it, doesn't it)? She never agrees to anything I suggest. ☊ mean ☊
She's English—Scottish, I mean. ☊ I mean ☊
There's not much meat on her (= she is very thin). ☊ meat ☊
The drugs had a severe effect on her short-term memory. ☊ memory ☊
I made a mental note to talk to her about it. ☊ mental ☊
The experience caused her huge amounts of mental suffering. ☊ mental ☊
She was suffering from physical and mental exhaustion. ☊ mental ☊
She's in her mid-thirties. ☊ mid- ☊
She was in a disturbed state of mind. ☊ mind ☊
She had a lively and enquiring mind. ☊ mind ☊
I've no idea how her mind works! ☊ mind ☊
When discussing influential modern artists, three names immediately come to mind. ☊ come/spring to mind ☊
mind sb: Don't mind her—she didn't mean what she said. ☊ mind ☊
He wouldn't have minded so much if she'd told him the truth. ☊ mind ☊
mind about sth: Did she mind about not getting the job? ☊ mind ☊
mind doing sth: Did she mind not getting the job? ☊ mind ☊
mind how, what, etc...: She never minded how hot it was. ☊ mind ☊
She wanted one like mine (= like I have). ☊ mine ☊
The minute she walked through the door I thought she looked different. ☊ the minute (that)... ☊
miss sb/sth: She will be greatly missed when she leaves. ☊ miss ☊
'Is Ann there?' 'You've just missed her (= she has just left).' ☊ miss ☊
I missed her name. ☊ miss ☊
Your mother will know who's moved in—she doesn't miss much. ☊ miss ☊
She threw a plate at him and only narrowly missed. ☊ miss ☊
It was a big mistake on my part to have trusted her. ☊ mistake ☊
I told her my secret in the mistaken belief that I could trust her. ☊ mistaken ☊
From that moment on, she never felt really well again. ☊ moment ☊
She's in a good mood today (= happy and friendly). ☊ mood ☊
The job was to call on all her diplomatic skills and moral courage (= the courage to do what you think is right). ☊ moral ☊
She spends more and more time alone in her room. ☊ more and more ☊
She was far more intelligent than her sister. ☊ more ☊
I like her more than her husband. ☊ more ☊
She was more than a little shaken (= extremely shaken) by the experience. ☊ more ☊
She could earn $200 a night, more or less. ☊ more or less ☊
She had the most money of all of them. ☊ most ☊
It was what she wanted most of all. ☊ most ☊
She's the mother of twins. ☊ mother ☊
move sb: We were deeply moved by her plight. ☊ move ☊
move away: She's been all on her own since her daughter moved away. ☊ move ☊
She could hear music playing somewhere. ☊ music ☊
I had to play it without the music. ☊ music ☊
She's very musical. ☊ musical ☊
I'm sorry, she's not here. She must have left already (= that must be the explanation). ☊ must ☊
I'll speak to her myself. ☊ myself ☊
She's a woman of mystery. ☊ mystery ☊
She has a very narrow view of the world. ☊ narrow ☊
She was the natural choice for the job. ☊ natural ☊
She is very sensitive by nature. ☊ nature ☊
Nobody else comes near her in intellect. ☊ near ☊
She has the qualities necessary to be a successful teacher. ☊ necessary ☊
He tied a scarf around his neck. ☊ neck ☊
If she wants anything, she need only ask. ☊ need ☊
She had no more need of me. ☊ need ☊
By the end of the meal her nerves were completely frayed. ☊ nerve ☊
She was a thin, nervous girl. ☊ nervous ☊
She was of a nervous disposition. ☊ nervous ☊
She was in a state of nervous exhaustion. ☊ nervous ☊
'I told my boss exactly what I thought of her.' 'You never did!' (= 'Surely you didn't!') ☊ never ☊
She went to Australia to start a new life. ☊ new ☊
Have you read her new novel? ☊ new ☊
She is always in the news. ☊ news ☊
The nicest thing about her is that she never criticizes us. ☊ nice ☊
If you ask her nicely she might say yes. ☊ nicely ☊
She doesn't like to walk home late at night. ☊ night ☊
I saw her in town the other night (= a few nights ago). ☊ night ☊
I'm always emailing her, but nine times out of ten she doesn't reply. ☊ nine times out of ten ☊
'She's had an accident.' 'Oh, no!' ☊ no ☊
She's no fool (= she's intelligent). ☊ no ☊
She told me what it meant at great length but I'm afraid I'm none the wiser. ☊ none ☊
She was looking none too pleased. ☊ none ☊
There was no one else around. ☊ no one ☊
She seemed neither surprised nor worried. ☊ nor ☊
She doesn't like them and nor does Jeff. ☊ nor ☊
Her temperature is normal. ☊ normal ☊
Her heart is beating normally. ☊ normally ☊
She did not/didn't see him. ☊ not ☊
'Will she be there?' 'I hope not.' ☊ not ☊
She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustrations. ☊ not only... (but) also... ☊
She left a note for Ben on the kitchen table. ☊ note ☊
She made a mental note (= decided that she must remember) to ask Alan about it. ☊ note ☊
She's always trying to get something for nothing. ☊ for nothing ☊
Nothing but a miracle can save her now. ☊ nothing but ☊
She wears those strange clothes just to get herself noticed. ☊ notice ☊
notice (that)...: I couldn't help noticing (that) she was wearing a wig. ☊ notice ☊
notice how, what, etc...: Did you notice how Rachel kept looking at her watch? ☊ notice ☊
Now, listen to what she's saying. ☊ now ☊
She has outstanding powers of observation (= the ability to notice things around her). ☊ observation ☊
She has some interesting observations on possible future developments. ☊ observation ☊
be observed to do sth: He was observed to follow her closely. ☊ observe ☊
It's obvious from what she said that something is wrong. ☊ obvious ☊
I know you don't like her but try not to make it so obvious. ☊ obvious ☊
She was the obvious choice for the job. ☊ obvious ☊
occupy sb/sth/yourself with sb/sth: She occupied herself with routine office tasks. ☊ occupy ☊
occur to do sth: It didn't occur to her to ask for help. ☊ occur to sb ☊
It's most odd that (= very odd that) she hasn't written. ☊ odd ☊
She's been behaving very oddly lately. ☊ oddly ☊
She's off today. ☊ off ☊
She's better off without him. ☊ be better/worse off (doing sth) ☊
I gratefully took the cup of coffee she offered me. ☊ offer ☊
+ speech: 'I'll do it,' she offered. ☊ offer ☊
I see her quite often. ☊ often ☊
She's an old friend of mine (= I have known her for a long time). ☊ old ☊
She was a woman grown old before her time (= who looked older than she was). ☊ old ☊
I didn't think she was old enough for the responsibility. ☊ old ☊
She's much older than me. ☊ old ☊
She wants to be an old-fashioned mother, staying at home and looking after the children. ☊ old-fashioned ☊
She climbed on to the bed. ☊ on ☊
She's on extension 2401. ☊ on ☊
What did she have on (= what was she wearing)? ☊ on ☊
She only sees her parents once every six months. ☊ once ☊
I don't know her well, I've only met her once or twice. ☊ once or twice ☊
I saw her one afternoon last week. ☊ one ☊
She was wearing her new dress, the red one. ☊ one ☊
one to do sth: She was never one to criticize. ☊ one ☊
One gets the impression that they disapprove. ☊ one ☊
She's their only daughter. ☊ only ☊
She's the only person for the job. ☊ only ☊
You only have to look at her to see she doesn't eat enough. ☊ only ☊
I only hope that she never finds out. ☊ only ☊
She stepped down from the train onto the platform. ☊ onto ☊
Her coat was open. ☊ open ☊
She had difficulty keeping her eyes open (= because she was very tired). ☊ open ☊
I've recently changed my opinion of her. ☊ opinion ☊
He must like her, or he wouldn't keep calling her. ☊ or ☊
order (sb) + speech: 'Sit down and be quiet,' she ordered. ☊ order ☊
She plays the organ in church. ☊ organ ☊
She is highly intelligent but her work lacks organization. ☊ organization ☊
She comes originally from York. ☊ originally ☊
She shook the bag and some coins fell out. ☊ out ☊
I called Liz but she was out. ☊ out ☊
She's working out in Australia. ☊ out ☊
We'll get the truth out of her. ☊ out ☊
You're out of luck—she left ten minutes ago. ☊ out ☊
When does her new book come out? ☊ out ☊
She has a lot of outside interests (= not connected with her work). ☊ outside ☊
I went over (= across the room) and asked her name. ☊ over ☊
Cover her over with a blanket. ☊ over ☊
She climbed over the wall. ☊ over ☊
She has only the director over her. ☊ over ☊
She has editorial control over what is included. ☊ over ☊
She wouldn't tell me over the phone. ☊ over ☊
When she finished painting, she stepped back to admire the overall effect. ☊ overall ☊
owe sb sth: She still owes her father £3 000. ☊ owe ☊
owe sth (to sb) (for sth): She still owes £3 000 to her father ☊ owe ☊
She makes all her own clothes. ☊ own ☊
She lives on her own. ☊ (all) on your own ☊
Does anyone own this coat? It was left in a classroom. ☊ own ☊
Why don't you just own up and hope she forgives you? ☊ own up (to sth/to doing sth) ☊
She was clearly in a lot of pain. ☊ pain ☊
She wrote her name and address on a slip (= a small piece) of paper. ☊ paper ☊
She was very good in the part. ☊ part ☊
She directed the question at no one in particular. ☊ in particular ☊
pass sth: She hasn't passed her driving test yet. ☊ pass ☊
She passed me in the street without even saying hello. ☊ pass ☊
She bears more than a passing resemblance to (= looks very like) your sister. ☊ passing ☊
I haven't seen much of her in the past few weeks. ☊ past ☊
They say she has a 'past' (= bad things in her past life that she wishes to keep secret). ☊ past ☊
She's long past retirement age. ☊ past ☊
She has little patience with (= will not accept or consider) such views. ☊ patience ☊
I have run out of patience with her. ☊ patience ☊
She's very patient with young children. ☊ patient ☊
She bought a dress pattern and some material. ☊ pattern ☊
pay sth: I didn't pay attention to what she was saying. ☊ pay ☊
I need to check that she is all right, just for my own peace of mind (= so that I do not have to worry). ☊ peace ☊
She's at the peak of her career. ☊ peak ☊
She scribbled a note in pencil. ☊ pencil ☊
She tends to annoy people. ☊ people ☊
She speaks perfect English. ☊ perfect ☊
She's the perfect candidate for the job. ☊ perfect ☊
She performs an important role in our organization. ☊ perform ☊
She performed less well in the second test. ☊ perform ☊
She took the car without permission. ☊ permission ☊
She would not permit herself to look at them. ☊ permit ☊
What is she like as a person? ☊ person ☊
She's always worrying about her personal appearance. ☊ personal ☊
She's a personal friend of mine (= not just somebody I know because of my job). ☊ personal ☊
She was very beautiful but seemed to lack personality. ☊ personality ☊
I'm sure she didn't mean it personally. ☊ personally ☊
persuade sb: Please try and persuade her. ☊ persuade ☊
She's going through a difficult phase. ☊ phase ☊
Her philosophy of life is to take every opportunity that presents itself. ☊ philosophy ☊
photograph sb/sth + adj.: She refused to be photographed nude. ☊ photograph ☊
She was, in her own favourite phrase, 'a woman without a past'. ☊ phrase ☊
Physically, she hadn't changed much. ☊ physically ☊
She picked the best cake for herself. ☊ pick ☊
pick sth + adv./prep.: She picked bits of fluff from his sweater. ☊ pick ☊
She picked up Spanish when she was living in Mexico. ☊ pick sth up ☊
She wanted a famous artist to paint her picture (= a picture of herself). ☊ picture ☊
He's worried the business will fall to pieces without him. ☊ fall to pieces ☊
She always wears her hair pinned back. ☊ pin ☊
She went bright pink with embarrassment. ☊ pink ☊
She was dressed in pink. ☊ pink ☊
I took pity on her and lent her the money. ☊ pity ☊
What a pity that she didn't tell me earlier. ☊ pity ☊
She left by plane for Berlin. ☊ plane ☊
play sb at sth: Have you played her at squash yet? ☊ play ☊
I haven't got anybody to play with! ☊ play ☊
She was playing with her hair. ☊ play with sth ☊
She's always very eager to please. ☊ please ☊
pleased (with sb/sth): She was very pleased with her exam results. ☊ pleased ☊
pleasure (of sth/of doing sth): She had the pleasure of seeing him look surprised. ☊ pleasure ☊
She spends every waking hour plotting her revenge. ☊ plot ☊
A hundred camera lenses were being pointed at her. ☊ point ☊
She pointed in my direction. ☊ point ☊
point sth: She pointed her finger in my direction. ☊ point ☊
She polished the apple on her sleeve. ☊ polish ☊
She's a good teacher but a poor manager. ☊ poor ☊
Wealth and position (= high social status) were not important to her. ☊ position ☊
She was learning to change her hand from first to third position (= on the strings of a violin ). ☊ position ☊
We have no positive evidence that she was involved. ☊ positive ☊
He credited her with a maturity she did not possess. ☊ possess ☊
possibility (that...): There is now no possibility that she will make a full recovery. ☊ possibility ☊
She found it difficult to get on with her, possibly because of the difference in their ages. ☊ possibly ☊
Television may have a powerful influence on children. ☊ powerful ☊
She does an hour's piano practice every day. ☊ practice ☊
She's practicing medicine in Philadelphia. ☊ practice ☊
practise for sth: She's practising for her piano exam. ☊ practise ☊
We were just talking about her when, at that precise moment, she walked in. ☊ precise ☊
She's rather prim and precise. ☊ precise ☊
She's six months pregnant. ☊ pregnant ☊
Her condition is not improving as we hoped. You must prepare yourselves for the worst. ☊ prepare ☊
press sth/sb/yourself against sth: She pressed her face against the window. ☊ press ☊
press sth together: She pressed her lips together. ☊ press ☊
press against sth: His body was pressing against hers. ☊ press ☊
She pretended (that) she was his niece. ☊ pretend ☊
She didn't love him, though she pretended to. ☊ pretend ☊
pretend sth: She pretended an interest she did not feel. ☊ pretend ☊
She is his daughter from a previous marriage. ☊ previous ☊
She refuses to allow her family to help her as a matter of principle. ☊ principle ☊
She will be unable to attend because of a prior engagement. ☊ prior ☊
She is in prison, awaiting trial. ☊ prison ☊
She is afraid to go out and has become a virtual prisoner in her own home. ☊ prisoner ☊
her private thoughts and feelings ☊ private ☊
There are no prizes for guessing (= it is very easy to guess) who she was with. ☊ prize ☊
A phone call to the manager produced the result she wanted. ☊ produce ☊
She produced a delicious meal out of a few leftovers. ☊ produce ☊
She was at the very top of her profession. ☊ profession ☊
prompt sb to do sth: The thought of her daughter's wedding day prompted her to lose some weight. ☊ prompt ☊
He was afraid that if he proposed she might refuse. ☊ propose ☊
propose to sb: She proposed to me! ☊ propose ☊
propose that...: She proposed that the book be banned. ☊ propose ☊
She proposed that the book should be banned. ☊ propose ☊
She was too proud to admit she could be wrong. ☊ proud ☊
proud that...: She was proud that her daughter had so much talent. ☊ proud ☊
prove sb/sth/yourself + adj./noun: She was determined to prove everyone wrong. ☊ prove ☊
She doesn't like to be seen in public without her make-up on. ☊ in public ☊
She works in publicity. ☊ publicity ☊
pull sth/yourself + adv./prep.: The dog snapped at her and she quickly pulled back her hand. ☊ pull ☊
pull sb/sth + adv./prep.: She pulled him gently towards her. ☊ pull ☊
The doctors think she will pull through. ☊ pull through, pull through sth ☊
She took the job purely and simply for the money. ☊ purely ☊
She was dressed in purple. ☊ purple ☊
He did it on purpose, knowing it would annoy her. ☊ on purpose ☊
She wishes to pursue a medical career. ☊ pursue ☊
Jake has been pursuing her (= trying to have a relationship with her) for months. ☊ pursue ☊
Lucy should push herself a little harder. ☊ push ☊
push at sth: She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge. ☊ push ☊
push sb/sth + adv./prep.: She pushed the cup towards me. ☊ push ☊
She put it very tactfully. ☊ put ☊
I couldn't read what she had put. ☊ put ☊
She's put her hair up. ☊ put sth up ☊
She's just putting on her make-up. ☊ put sth on ☊
She looks like she's put on weight. ☊ put sth on ☊
She's very clever but her manner does tend to put people off. ☊ put sb off ☊
She put the phone down on me (= ended the call before I had finished speaking). ☊ put sth down ☊
put doing sth: The accident put her off driving for life. ☊ put sb off sth/sb ☊
I don't know how she puts up with him. ☊ put up with sb/sth ☊
qualified for sth: She's extremely well qualified for the job. ☊ qualified ☊
She has all the qualities of a good teacher. ☊ quality ☊
No one has ever questioned her judgement. ☊ question ☊
her quiet voice ☊ quiet ☊
She was quiet and shy. ☊ quiet ☊
'I almost think she prefers animals to people.' 'Quite right too,' said Bill. ☊ quite ☊
She said, and I quote, 'Life is meaningless without love.' ☊ quote ☊
raise sb/sth as sth: raise sb/sth + noun: They raised her (as) a Catholic. ☊ raise ☊
Don't tell her about the job until you know for sure—we don't want to raise her hopes (= make her hope too much). ☊ raise ☊
Somehow we managed to raise her to her feet. ☊ raise ☊
She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank. ☊ rank ☊
She is currently the highest ranked player in the world. ☊ rank ☊
She is rarely seen in public nowadays. ☊ rarely ☊
She fell and hurt her leg rather badly. ☊ rather ☊
She'd rather die than give a speech. ☊ would rather... (than) ☊
I nudged her but she didn't react. ☊ react ☊
read sb sth: She read us a story. ☊ read ☊
She has a reading knowledge of German (= she can understand written German). ☊ reading ☊
She never had any real friends at school. ☊ real ☊
He was making a real effort to be nice to her. ☊ real ☊
She has not shown any real regret for what she did. ☊ real ☊
She refuses to face reality. ☊ reality ☊
The moment I saw her, I realized something was wrong. ☊ realize ☊
realize how, what, etc...: I don't think you realize how important this is to her. ☊ realize ☊
They managed to leave without any of us realizing. ☊ realize ☊
She was driving really fast. ☊ really ☊
'She's resigned.' 'Really? Are you sure?' ☊ really ☊
'Why did she do that?' 'She must have her reasons ' (= secret reasons which she does not want to tell). ☊ reason ☊
I can't get her to listen to reason. ☊ reason ☊
She seems reasonably happy in her new job. ☊ reasonably ☊
recall (sb/sth) doing sth: I can't recall meeting her before. ☊ recall ☊
recall that...: He recalled that she always came home late on Wednesdays. ☊ recall ☊
recognize sb/sth by/from sth: I recognized her by her red hair. ☊ recognize ☊
She's a recognized authority on the subject. ☊ recognize ☊
She was recommended for the post by a colleague. ☊ recommend ☊
recover yourself: She seemed upset but quickly recovered herself. ☊ recover ☊
She went red as a beetroot. ☊ red ☊
She went red as a beet. ☊ red ☊
reflect on/upon sth: She was left to reflect on the implications of her decision. ☊ reflect ☊
reflect how, what, etc...: She reflected how different it could have been. ☊ reflect ☊
reform sb: She thought she could reform him. ☊ reform ☊
Go on, ask her; she can hardly refuse. ☊ refuse ☊
She would never refuse her kids anything. ☊ refuse ☊
I have little information as regards her fitness for the post. ☊ as regards sb/sth ☊
He held her in high regard (= had a good opinion of her). ☊ regard ☊
She has said nothing regarding your request. ☊ regarding ☊
She couldn't find any regular employment. ☊ regular ☊
He was a regular visitor to her house. ☊ regular ☊
relate how, what, etc...: She related how he had run away from home as a boy. ☊ relate ☊
relationship (with sb): She has a very close relationship with her sister. ☊ relationship ☊
She had a very relaxed manner. ☊ relaxed ☊
She can expect an early release from prison. ☊ release ☊
I feel sorry for her, but the fact remains (that) she lied to us. ☊ remain ☊
She fed the remains of her lunch to the dog. ☊ remains ☊
remark how...: She remarked how tired I was looking. ☊ remark ☊
She was a truly remarkable woman. ☊ remarkable ☊
remember (sb/sth): This is Carla. Do you remember her? ☊ remember ☊
There is still a remote chance that they will find her alive. ☊ remote ☊
remove sth: She has had the tumour removed. ☊ remove ☊
She agreed to rent the room to me. ☊ rent ☊
rent sb sth: She agreed to rent me the room. ☊ rent ☊
I asked her what her name was but she made no reply. ☊ reply ☊
report sb/sth + adj.: She has reported her daughter missing. ☊ report ☊
She's our representative in France. ☊ representative ☊
She is, by reputation, very difficult to please. ☊ reputation ☊
She left her address with a request that any mail should be sent on to her. ☊ request ☊
request sth (from sb): She requested permission to film at the White House. ☊ request ☊
request that...: She requested that no one be told of her decision until the next meeting. ☊ request ☊
She's in New York researching her new book (= finding facts and information to put in it). ☊ research ☊
She found it difficult to make friends because of her natural reserve. ☊ reserve ☊
respect sb/sth for sth: She had always been honest with me, and I respect her for that. ☊ respect ☊
She promised to respect our wishes. ☊ respect ☊
respond (to sb/sth) (with sth): She never responded to my letter. ☊ respond ☊
She made no response. ☊ response ☊
I can rest easy (= stop worrying) knowing that she's safely home. ☊ rest ☊
He won't rest (= will never be satisfied) until he finds her. ☊ rest ☊
Her vision is restricted in one eye. ☊ restricted ☊
She died as a result of her injuries. ☊ result ☊
return (to...) (from...): She's returning to Australia tomorrow after six months in Europe. ☊ return ☊
When did she return home from the trip? ☊ return ☊
I asked her opinion, but she just asked me a question in return. ☊ in return (for sth) ☊
It wasn't easy to persuade her to come—quite the reverse. ☊ reverse ☊
reward sb with sth: She started singing to the baby and was rewarded with a smile. ☊ reward ☊
the rhythm of her breathing ☊ rhythm ☊
She leads a rich and varied life. ☊ rich ☊
She rode the bus to school every day. ☊ ride ☊
ride sth: She had never ridden a horse before. ☊ ride ☊
She hitched a ride to the station. ☊ ride ☊
She's an experienced rider. ☊ rider ☊
I'm glad you split up. She wasn't right for you. ☊ right ☊
She knows all the right people (= important people, for example those who can help her career). ☊ right ☊
right (about sth): She was right about Tom having no money. ☊ right ☊
Lee was standing right behind her. ☊ right ☊
She had every right to be angry. ☊ right ☊
The property belongs to her by right. ☊ right ☊
She doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong. ☊ right ☊
She had dark rings a round her eyes from lack of sleep. ☊ ring ☊
ring (sth): Someone was ringing the doorbell. ☊ ring ☊
ring for sb/sth: Just ring for the nurse (= attract the nurse's attention by ringing a bell) if you need her. ☊ ring ☊
She rang to say she'd be late. ☊ ring ☊
Her spirits rose (= she felt happier) at the news. ☊ rise ☊
We could probably trust her with the information but it's just not worth the risk. ☊ risk ☊
It is one of the greatest roles she has played. ☊ role ☊
roll sth + adv./prep.: She rolled her jeans to her knees. ☊ roll ☊
She rolled her car in a 100 mph crash. ☊ roll ☊
She lets out rooms to students. ☊ room ☊
'What do you want?' she demanded roughly. ☊ roughly ☊
She had a small mouth and round pink cheeks. ☊ round ☊
There she is, coming round the corner. ☊ round ☊
She needed a break from routine. ☊ routine ☊
She was very rude about my driving. ☊ rude ☊
If she loses the court case it will ruin her. ☊ ruin ☊
I thought she was leaving the company, but perhaps it may be just a rumour. ☊ rumour ☊
it is rumoured that...: It's widely rumoured that she's getting promoted. ☊ rumour ☊
Her life had always run smoothly before. ☊ run ☊
She came running to meet us. ☊ run ☊
Catching sight of her he broke into a run (= started running). ☊ run ☊
Her work was so poor that she was given the sack. ☊ sack ☊
sad (that...): I was sad that she had to go. ☊ sad ☊
She looked sad and tired. ☊ sad ☊
We were glad she let us know she was safe. ☊ safe ☊
safe (for sb) (to do sth): Is the water here safe to drink? ☊ safe ☊
She didn't feel safe on her own. ☊ safe ☊
Will the car be safe parked in the road? ☊ safe ☊
Nobody is safe from suspicion at the moment. ☊ safe ☊
She moved away like a ship in full sail (= with all its sails spread out). ☊ sail ☊
She's on a salary of £24 000. ☊ salary ☊
She's still the same fun-loving person that I knew at college. ☊ same ☊
She was wearing the same dress that I had on. ☊ same ☊
All the same, there's some truth in what she says. ☊ all/just the same ☊
satisfied with sb/sth: She's never satisfied with what she's got. ☊ satisfied ☊
She failed to satisfy all the requirements for entry to the college. ☊ satisfy ☊
save sth: She did it herself to save argument. ☊ save ☊
She needs to win the next two games to save the match. ☊ save ☊
save sb/sth from doing sth: She saved a little girl from falling into the water. ☊ save ☊
Just what is the artist trying to say in her work? ☊ say ☊
say sth: Say what you like (= although you disagree) about her, she's a fine singer. ☊ say ☊
say (that)...: I can't say I blame her for resigning (= I think she was right). ☊ say ☊
+ speech: 'Hello!' she said. ☊ say ☊
I didn't believe a word she said. ☊ say ☊
say sth to sb: She said nothing to me about it. ☊ say ☊
it is said that...: It is said that she lived to be over 100. ☊ say ☊
say (what, how, etc...): She finds it hard to say what she feels. ☊ say ☊
scared (of doing sth): She is scared of going out alone. ☊ scared ☊
Her hands were covered in scratches from the brambles. ☊ scratch ☊
+ speech: 'Help!' she screamed. ☊ scream ☊
scream sth (out) (at sb): She screamed abuse at him. ☊ scream ☊
She was a star of stage and screen (= plays and films/movies). ☊ screen ☊
She did it first because she wanted to, and second because I asked her to. ☊ second ☊
her secret fears ☊ secret ☊
She was secretly pleased to see him. ☊ secretly ☊
She still looks so young. What's her secret? ☊ secret ☊
She admired him, in secret of course. ☊ in secret ☊
She'd allowed herself to be lulled into a false sense of security (= a feeling that she was safe when in fact she was in danger). ☊ security ☊
see sb/sth doing sth: I can't see her changing her mind. ☊ see ☊
I don't think she saw the point of the story. ☊ see ☊
see (sb/sth): She looked for him but couldn't see him in the crowd. ☊ see ☊
see sb/sth doing sth: She was seen running away from the scene of the crime. ☊ see ☊
She will never see again (= she has become blind). ☊ see ☊
Now let me see—how old is she now? ☊ let me see/let's see ☊
Only with a few people could she be her real self (= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be). ☊ self ☊
send sth (that)...: She sent word (that) she could not come. ☊ send ☊
send to do sth: She sent to say that she was coming home. ☊ send ☊
She sent the letter by airmail. ☊ send ☊
She was ten years his senior. ☊ senior ☊
She's a sensible sort of person. ☊ sensible ☊
sensitive to sth: She's very sensitive to criticism. ☊ sensitive ☊
sensitive to sth: She is very sensitive to other people's feelings. ☊ sensitive ☊
She doesn't have a serious boyfriend. ☊ serious ☊
You can't take anything she says very seriously. ☊ take sb/sth seriously ☊
serve in/on/with sth: She served in the medical corps. ☊ serve ☊
She has a weekly session at the health club on Saturdays. ☊ session ☊
The committee met in closed session (= with nobody else present). ☊ session ☊
set sth for sb/yourself: She's set a difficult task for herself. ☊ set ☊
set sb/yourself sth: She's set herself a difficult task. ☊ set ☊
set sb/sth doing sth: Her remarks set me thinking. ☊ set ☊
There is pressure on the unions to settle. ☊ settle ☊
She was a severe woman who seldom smiled. ☊ severe ☊
sew sth: She sews all her own clothes. ☊ sew ☊
shake sb up: The accident really shook her up. ☊ shake ☊
shake sb/sth + adj.: She shook her hair loose. ☊ shake ☊
She hung her head in shame. ☊ shame ☊
I would die of shame if she ever found out. ☊ shame ☊
To my shame (= I feel shame that) I refused to listen to her side of the story. ☊ shame ☊
It's a shame that she wasn't here to see it. ☊ shame ☊
John had no brothers or sisters and wasn't used to sharing. ☊ share ☊
'What does your sister do?' 'She's a dentist.' ☊ she ☊
Doesn't she (= the woman we are looking at) look like Sue? ☊ she ☊
Perhaps I sheltered my daughter too much (= protected her too much from unpleasant or difficult experiences). ☊ shelter ☊
She is not short of excuses when things go wrong. ☊ short ☊
She has a very short memory (= remembers only things that have happened recently). ☊ short ☊
She was short and dumpy. ☊ short ☊
'She doesn't think she'll get a job.' 'She should worry, with all her qualifications (= she does not need to worry).' ☊ should ☊
She recommended that I should take some time off. ☊ should ☊
She shrugged her shoulders (= showing that she didn't know or care). ☊ shoulder ☊
shout at sb: Then he started shouting and swearing at her. ☊ shout ☊
shout at sb to do sth: She shouted at him to shut the gate. ☊ shout ☊
I heard her warning shout too late. ☊ shout ☊
She's nearly forty now. And it shows (= it's obvious). ☊ show ☊
show sth to sb: She showed the technique to her students. ☊ show ☊
show (that)...: The figures clearly show that her claims are false. ☊ show ☊
Has anyone shown you round yet? ☊ show sb around/round (sth) ☊
She wanted to show off her new husband at the party. ☊ show sb/sth off ☊
She's the star of the show! ☊ show ☊
She was too shy to ask anyone for help. ☊ shy ☊
She's very shy with adults. ☊ shy ☊
Her mother's very sick. ☊ sick ☊
Emma has just called in sick (= telephoned to say she will not be coming to work because she is ill). ☊ sick ☊
She has a pain down her right side. ☊ side ☊
She never lets her daughter out of her sight (= always keeps her where she can see her). ☊ sight ☊
She has very good sight. ☊ sight ☊
There was no sign of life in the house (= there seemed to be nobody there). ☊ sign ☊
The patrolman signalled for her to stop. ☊ signal ☊
signal sb to do sth: She signalled him to follow. ☊ signal ☊
signal (that)...: She signalled (that) it was time to leave. ☊ signal ☊
She lapsed into silence again. ☊ silence ☊
She had a silly grin on her face. ☊ silly ☊
She's been off work since Tuesday. ☊ since ☊
Cath hasn't phoned since she went to Berlin. ☊ since ☊
It's twenty years since I've seen her. ☊ since ☊
We were divorced two years ago and she has since remarried. ☊ since ☊
sincere in sth: She is never completely sincere in what she says about people. ☊ sincere ☊
sing sth to sb: We all sang 'Happy Birthday' to her. ☊ sing ☊
She's a wonderful singer. ☊ singer ☊
She has a beautiful singing voice. ☊ singing ☊
I couldn't understand a single word she said! ☊ single ☊
She's my sister. ☊ sister ☊
Do you have any brothers or sisters? ☊ sister ☊
He went and sat beside her. ☊ sit ☊
She always sits in that chair. ☊ sit ☊
They didn't have the jacket in my size. ☊ size ☊
She's a size 12 in clothes. ☊ size ☊
She takes (a) size 5 in shoes. ☊ size ☊
skilled in/at sth/doing sth: She is highly skilled at dealing with difficult customers. ☊ skilled ☊
She skied her tee shot. ☊ sky ☊
She only sleeps for four hours a night. ☊ sleep ☊
She takes offence at the slightest thing (= is very easily offended). ☊ slight ☊
I knew her slightly. ☊ slightly ☊
slow to do sth: She wasn't slow to realize what was going on. ☊ slow ☊
It was no small achievement getting her to agree to the deal. ☊ small ☊
She smokes heavily. ☊ smoke ☊
so ... (that)...: She spoke so quietly (that) I could hardly hear her. ☊ so ☊
If she notices, she never says so. ☊ so ☊
So after shouting and screaming for an hour she walked out in tears. ☊ so ☊
She thinks she's really somebody in that car. ☊ somebody ☊
We must stop him from seeing her somehow. ☊ somehow ☊
She looked different somehow. ☊ somehow ☊
There's someone at the door. ☊ someone ☊
She's a professor of something or other (= I'm not sure what) at Leeds. ☊ something ☊
She called at something after ten o'clock. ☊ something ☊
She found herself something of a (= to some degree a) celebrity. ☊ something ☊
sorry (that)...: She was sorry that she'd lost her temper. ☊ sorry ☊
sorry (that)...: She was sorry that she'd lost contact with Mary. ☊ sorry ☊
She sort of pretends that she doesn't really care. ☊ sort of ☊
She didn't sound surprised when I told her the news. ☊ sound ☊
She still speaks about him with great affection. ☊ speak ☊
She has a beautiful speaking voice. ☊ speak ☊
I saw her in the street but we didn't speak. ☊ speak ☊
She was a brilliant public speaker. ☊ speaker ☊
She's a very special friend. ☊ special ☊
She has a special way of smiling. ☊ special ☊
As an only child she got special attention. ☊ special ☊
The ring was specially made for her. ☊ specially ☊
Her speech was slurred—she was clearly drunk. ☊ speech ☊
I thought her name was Catherine, but it's Kathryn spelt with a 'K'. ☊ spell ☊
She went to the doctor complaining of dizzy spells. ☊ spell ☊
spend sth on sth: She spends too much effort on things that don't matter. ☊ spend ☊
split sth (with sb): She split the money she won with her brother. ☊ split ☊
She's split up with her boyfriend. ☊ split up (with sb) ☊
She spoils those kids of hers. ☊ spoil ☊
spray sth + adj.: She's had the car sprayed blue. ☊ spray ☊
She's full of energy, like a coiled spring. ☊ spring ☊
The attacker sprang out at her from a doorway. ☊ spring ☊
She felt as if every drop of emotion had been squeezed from her. ☊ squeeze ☊
Mentally, she is not very stable. ☊ stable ☊
She was a popular star of stage and screen (= theatre and cinema/movies). ☊ stage ☊
stand doing sth: She couldn't stand being kept waiting. ☊ stand ☊
She was too weak to stand. ☊ stand ☊
She's the sort of person who stands out in a crowd. ☊ stand out (from/against sth) ☊
She acts well but she hasn't got star quality. ☊ star ☊
She was the star of many popular television series. ☊ star ☊
No one has yet been chosen for the starring role (= the main part). ☊ star ☊
The studio wants to star her in a sequel to last year's hit. ☊ star ☊
start as sth: She started as a secretary but ended up running the department. ☊ start ☊
start doing sth: She started laughing. ☊ start ☊
She's moving abroad to make a fresh start (= to begin a new life). ☊ start ☊
She was in a state of shock. ☊ state ☊
She did not want to stay in nursing all her life. ☊ stay ☊
She's not very steady on her feet these days. ☊ steady ☊
He looked at her steadily. ☊ steadily ☊
She finds it impossible to stick to a diet. ☊ stick to sth ☊
She stuck to her story. ☊ stick to sth ☊
Her arms and legs were like sticks (= very thin). ☊ stick ☊
The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open. ☊ stiff ☊
'Thank you,' she replied stiffly. ☊ stiffly ☊
stir sth: She stirred her tea. ☊ stir ☊
She had no stomach for the leftover stew. ☊ have no stomach for sth ☊
She couldn't stomach any breakfast. ☊ stomach ☊
She criticizes everyone and the trouble is, she doesn't know when to stop. ☊ stop ☊
She brought the car to a stop. ☊ stop ☊
She looked me straight in the eye. ☊ straight ☊
She was looking at me in a very strange way. ☊ strange ☊
There was something strange about her eyes. ☊ strange ☊
She's been acting very strangely lately. ☊ strangely ☊
stranger to sb: She remained a stranger to me. ☊ stranger ☊
I was surprised by the strength of her feelings. ☊ strength ☊
strength to do sth: She didn't have the strength to walk any further. ☊ strength ☊
She's on a very strict diet. ☊ strict ☊
She's very strict about things like homework. ☊ strict ☊
She was brought up very strictly. ☊ strictly ☊
She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister. ☊ striking ☊
She's had a strong will since she was a baby. ☊ strong ☊
The temptation to tell her everything was very strong. ☊ strong ☊
She wasn't a strong swimmer (= she could not swim well). ☊ strong ☊
She will not give up her children without a struggle. ☊ struggle ☊
She's a student at Sussex University. ☊ student ☊
Don't disturb Jane, she's studying for her exams. ☊ study ☊
She always makes me feel really stupid. ☊ stupid ☊
She does everything with style and grace. ☊ style ☊
I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended). ☊ succeed ☊
succeed in sth: She doesn't have the ruthlessness required to succeed in business. ☊ succeed ☊
She was noisily sucking up milk through a straw. ☊ suck ☊
suck sth: She sucked a mint. ☊ suck ☊
Do you take sugar (= have it in your tea, coffee, etc.)? ☊ sugar ☊
suited (to sb/sth): She was ideally suited to the part of Eva Peron. ☊ suited ☊
She has no visible means of support (= no work, income etc.). ☊ support ☊
There is no reason to suppose she's lying. ☊ suppose ☊
What I'm saying, I suppose, is that she's not really suitable for the job. ☊ suppose ☊
The engine doesn't sound like it's supposed to. ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
She's supposed to have had hundreds of lovers. ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
She looked around to make sure that she was alone. ☊ make sure (of sth/that...) ☊
She's cleaned all the kitchen surfaces. ☊ surface ☊
Her letter came as a complete surprise. ☊ surprise ☊
She likes springing surprises on people. ☊ surprise ☊
She looked surprised when I told her. ☊ surprised ☊
surprised (at/by sb/sth): I was surprised at how quickly she agreed. ☊ surprised ☊
'Will she cancel the party?' 'I wouldn't be surprised.' ☊ surprised ☊
She looked surprisingly well. ☊ surprisingly ☊
I suspect (that) she might be lying. ☊ suspect ☊
suspicion (that...): I have a sneaking suspicion that she's not telling the truth. ☊ suspicion ☊
She was reluctant to voice her suspicions. ☊ suspicion ☊
She fell over and swore loudly. ☊ swear ☊
swear to do sth: She made him swear not to tell anyone. ☊ swear ☊
swear (that)...: She swore (that) she'd never seen him before. ☊ swear ☊
She was very sympathetic when I was sick. ☊ sympathetic ☊
I have no sympathy for Jan, it's all her own fault. ☊ sympathy ☊
Her sympathies lie with the anti-abortion lobby. ☊ sympathy ☊
take sth for sb to do sth: It'll take time (= take a long time) for her to recover from the illness. ☊ take ☊
She can't take criticism. ☊ take ☊
She was playing with a knife, so I took it away from her. ☊ take ☊
She was playing with a knife, so I took it off her. ☊ take ☊
She was taken on as a trainee. ☊ take sb on ☊
She took me in completely with her story. ☊ take sb in ☊
I had to have a heart-to-heart talk with her. ☊ talk ☊
She looked worried so we had a talk. ☊ talk ☊
She's tall and thin. ☊ tall ☊
I lent her my Bob Marley tapes. ☊ tape ☊
He has very good taste in music. ☊ taste ☊
She teaches at our local school. ☊ teach ☊
teach sb to do sth: She taught me to be less critical of other people. ☊ teach ☊
She wants to go into teaching (= make it a career). ☊ teaching ☊
She tore up all the letters he had sent her. ☊ tear sth up ☊
She left the room in tears (= crying). ☊ tear ☊
They reduced her to tears (= made her cry, especially by being cruel or unkind). ☊ tear ☊
Ann wiped a tear from her eye. ☊ tear ☊
The memory brought a tear to her eye (= made her cry). ☊ tear ☊
As far as I can tell, she's enjoying the course. ☊ tell ☊
Did she tell you her name? ☊ tell ☊
tell sb + speech: 'I'm ready to go now,' he told her. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb (that)...: The sound of his breathing told her (that) he was asleep. ☊ tell ☊
She's running a temperature (= it is higher than normal). ☊ temperature ☊
I'll have to stay with her—she's in a terrible state. ☊ terrible ☊
I had a terrible job (= it was very difficult) to persuade her to come. ☊ terrible ☊
I'm older than her. ☊ than ☊
She took the money without so much as a thank you. ☊ thank you ☊
That dress of hers is too short. ☊ that ☊
She said (that) the story was true. ☊ that ☊
She was so tired (that) she couldn't think straight. ☊ that ☊
I patted her on the back. ☊ the ☊
If anyone calls, ask for their number so I can call them back. ☊ their ☊
There wasn't anyone who hadn't enjoyed themselves. ☊ themselves ☊
If anyone arrives late they'll have to wait outside. ☊ they ☊
She was looking pale and thin. ☊ thin ☊
There are a lot of things she doesn't know about me. ☊ thing ☊
She said the first thing that came into her head. ☊ thing ☊
'Why did you tell her our secret?' 'I did no such thing!' ☊ thing ☊
All things considered (= considering all the difficulties or problems), she's done very well. ☊ thing ☊
She's very fond of sweet things (= sweet foods). ☊ thing ☊
Don't treat her like that—she's a person, not a thing! ☊ thing ☊
think (that)...: I never thought (that) I'd see her again. ☊ think ☊
You'd think she'd have been grateful for my help (= but she wasn't). ☊ think ☊
She thought him kind and generous. ☊ think ☊
I can't think of her name at the moment. ☊ think of sth/sb ☊
think doing sth: She's thinking of changing her job. ☊ think about/of sb/sth ☊
She is thought of as a possible director. ☊ think of sb/sth as sb/sth ☊
I saw her this morning (= today in the morning). ☊ this ☊
She's very thorough and conscientious. ☊ thorough ☊
Though she gave no sign, I was sure she had seen me. ☊ though ☊
She is prepared to carry out her threat to resign. ☊ threat ☊
She still sucks her thumb when she's worried. ☊ thumb ☊
a collar and tie ☊ tie ☊
She was wearing a tight pair of jeans. ☊ tight ☊
When was the last time you saw her? ☊ time ☊
She doesn't have much free/spare time. ☊ time ☊
Can she tell the time yet (= say what time it is by looking at a clock)? ☊ time ☊
Can she tell time yet? ☊ time ☊
She was laughing and crying at the same time. ☊ at the same time ☊
She leaves the lights on all the time. ☊ all the time, the whole time ☊
She has to work at weekends from time to time. ☊ from time to time ☊
tip sb sth: She tipped the porter a dollar. ☊ tip ☊
tip sth (+ adv./prep.): She tipped her head back and laughed loudly. ☊ tip ☊
The letter reduced her to tears (= made her cry). ☊ to ☊
Who did she address the letter to? ☊ to ☊
To whom did she address the letter? ☊ to ☊
She is devoted to her family. ☊ to ☊
She's married to an Italian. ☊ to ☊
Will you have dinner with me tonight? ☊ tonight ☊
She's none too (= not very) clever. ☊ too ☊
She answered through clenched teeth (= opening her mouth only a little because of anger). ☊ tooth ☊
When she started talking about her job, he just tuned out. ☊ tune out, tune sb/sth out ☊
We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she never turned up. ☊ turn up ☊
turn that...: It turned out that she was a friend of my sister. ☊ turn out ☊
Why did she turn down your invitation? ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
She has nobody she can turn to. ☊ turn to sb/sth ☊
She's a highly paid TV presenter. ☊ TV ☊
She's expecting twins. ☊ twin ☊
(+ adv./prep.): Her face twisted in anger. ☊ twist ☊
She's late again—typical! ☊ typical ☊
She is unconscious of the effect she has on people. ☊ unconscious ☊
The coinage was reformed under Elizabeth I (= when she was queen). ☊ under ☊
I'm under no illusions about what hard work this will be. ☊ under ☊
Underneath her cool exterior she was really very frightened. ☊ underneath ☊
understand why, what, etc...: I could never understand why she was fired. ☊ understand ☊
She didn't understand the form she was signing. ☊ understand ☊
She packed one change of underwear. ☊ underwear ☊
She died unexpectedly of a heart attack. ☊ unexpectedly ☊
It would be unkind to go without him. ☊ unkind ☊
She never said anything unkind about anyone. ☊ unkind ☊
unlikely (that...): It's most (= very) unlikely that she'll arrive before seven. ☊ unlikely ☊
She gave me an unlikely explanation for her behaviour. ☊ unlikely ☊
She said some very unpleasant things about you. ☊ unpleasant ☊
She is still a little unsteady on her feet after the operation. ☊ unsteady ☊
Until she spoke I hadn't realized she wasn't English. ☊ until ☊
She has a very unusual name. ☊ unusual ☊
She was unable, or unwilling, to give me any further details. ☊ unwilling ☊
She tore the paper up. ☊ up ☊
She climbed up the flight of steps. ☊ up ☊
it upsets sb to do sth: It upsets me to think of her all alone in that big house. ☊ upset ☊
She finds the divorce too upsetting to talk about. ☊ upsetting ☊
It's no use—I can't persuade her. ☊ it's no use (doing sth), what's the use (of doing sth)? ☊
You used to see a lot of her, didn't you? ☊ used to ☊
She tried to work, but it was useless (= she wasn't able to). ☊ useless ☊
view sb/sth with sth: She viewed him with suspicion. ☊ view ☊
The couple moved outside her field of vision. ☊ vision ☊
She's a frequent visitor to the US. ☊ visitor ☊
'I promise,' she said in a small voice (= a quiet, shy voice). ☊ voice ☊
She has a good singing voice. ☊ voice ☊
She was in good voice (= singing well) at the concert tonight. ☊ voice ☊
vote (for/against sb/sth): Did you vote for or against her? ☊ vote ☊
She rang the bell and waited. ☊ wait ☊
I waited my chance and slipped out when no one was looking. ☊ wait ☊
She just walked up to the desk and asked to see the manager. ☊ walk up (to sb/sth) ☊
She's taken the dog for a walk. ☊ walk ☊
wander away, back, to, etc. sth: Her thoughts wandered back to her youth. ☊ wander ☊
She's always wanted a large family. ☊ want ☊
Are you warm enough? ☊ warm ☊
warn (sb) that...: She was warned that if she did it again she would lose her job. ☊ warn ☊
wash yourself: She was no longer able to wash herself. ☊ wash ☊
waste sth (in) doing sth: She wasted no time in rejecting the offer (= she rejected it immediately). ☊ waste ☊
She declined the offer with a wave of her hand. ☊ wave ☊
She waved me away impatiently. ☊ wave ☊
Don't worry, if she seems quiet—it's just her way. ☊ way ☊
She grabbed her camera and bag on her way out. ☊ on your/the/its way ☊
She didn't speak a word to me all the way back home. ☊ all the way ☊
Oh by the way, if you see Jackie, tell her I'll call her this evening. ☊ by the way ☊
In a weak moment (= when I was easily persuaded) I said she could borrow the car. ☊ weak ☊
She is still weak after her illness. ☊ weak ☊
She suffered from a weak heart. ☊ weak ☊
She was wearing a new coat. ☊ wear ☊
Was she wearing a seat belt? ☊ wear ☊
She looked beautiful on her wedding day. ☊ wedding ☊
All her friends could hear wedding bells (= they thought she would soon get married). ☊ wedding ☊
She weighed the stone in her hand (= estimated how heavy it was by holding it). ☊ weigh ☊
She is trying to lose weight (= become less heavy and less fat). ☊ weight ☊
She took it very well (= did not react too badly), all things considered. ☊ well ☊
She was determined to marry well (= marry sb rich and/or with a high social position). ☊ well ☊
He liked her well enough (= to a reasonable degree) but he wasn't going to make a close friend of her. ☊ well ☊
She is a talented musician as well as being a photographer. ☊ as well (as sb/sth) ☊
Is she well enough to travel? ☊ well ☊
What if she forgets to bring it? ☊ what if...? ☊
Whenever she comes, she brings a friend. ☊ whenever ☊
We thought she was arrogant, whereas in fact she was just very shy. ☊ whereas ☊
Wherever she goes, there are crowds of people waiting to see her. ☊ wherever ☊
I'll see whether she's at home (= or not at home). ☊ whether ☊
whisper sth (to sb): She leaned over and whispered something in his ear. ☊ whisper ☊
She went white as a sheet when she heard the news. ☊ white ☊
She was dressed all in white. ☊ white ☊
She wasn't telling the whole truth. ☊ whole ☊
Why not write to her? ☊ why not? ☊
She's his second wife. ☊ wife ☊
She looked wildly around for an escape. ☊ wildly ☊
She'll listen to music, alone in her room, for hours. ☊ will ☊
She always wants to impose her will on other people (= to get what she wants). ☊ will ☊
She's very willing. ☊ willing ☊
She loves to win an argument. ☊ win ☊
She looked out of the window. ☊ window ☊
She really wished she'd stayed on at college. ☊ wish ☊
wish sb sth: She could not believe that he wished her harm. ☊ wish ☊
wish sb/sth to do sth: He was not sure whether he wished her to stay or go. ☊ wish ☊
wish sb sth: I wished her a happy birthday. ☊ wish ☊
wish (to do sth): She expressed a wish to be alone. ☊ wish ☊
wish that...: It was her dying wish that I should have it. ☊ wish ☊
She lives with her parents. ☊ with ☊
Don't be angry with her. ☊ with ☊
She won't be able to help us with all the family commitments she has. ☊ with ☊
She sleeps with the window open. ☊ with ☊
She acted with a touring company for three years. ☊ with ☊
Don't go out without your coat. ☊ without ☊
without sb doing sth: The party was organized without her knowing anything about it. ☊ without ☊
wonder who, where, etc...: I wonder who she is. ☊ wonder ☊
+ speech: 'What should I do now?' she wondered. ☊ wonder ☊
I trusted her not to go back on her word (= break her promise). ☊ word ☊
Have a word with Pat and see what she thinks. ☊ word ☊
She left without a word (= without saying anything). ☊ word ☊
He couldn't find the words to thank her enough. ☊ word ☊
She repeated their conversation word for word to me. ☊ word for word ☊
work for sb/sth: She works for an engineering company. ☊ work ☊
She's an artist whose work I really admire. ☊ work ☊
She's planning to return to work once the children start school. ☊ work ☊
The most worrying thing is that she won't let us help. ☊ worrying ☊
Don't tell her that—you'll only make things worse. ☊ worse ☊
He worshipped her from afar (= he loved her but did not tell her his feelings). ☊ worship ☊
She asked if I would help. ☊ would ☊
She'd look better with shorter hair. ☊ would ☊
She'd be a fool to accept it (= if she accepted). ☊ would ☊
They would never have met if she hadn't gone to Emma's party. ☊ would ☊
She wouldn't change it, even though she knew it was wrong. ☊ would ☊
Would you have dinner with me on Friday? ☊ would ☊
A scarf was wrapped around his neck. ☊ wrap ☊
She's broken her wrist. ☊ wrist ☊
write sb sth: She wrote him several poems. ☊ write ☊
She wrote back saying that she couldn't come. ☊ write back (to sb) ☊
I think she lives at number 44, but I could be wrong. ☊ wrong ☊
wrong (to do sth): We were wrong to assume that she'd agree. ☊ wrong ☊
She would prove him wrong (= prove that he was wrong) whatever happened. ☊ wrong ☊
If you do what she tells you, you won't go far wrong. ☊ go wrong ☊
No, you've got it all wrong. She's his wife. ☊ get sth wrong ☊
She gave up teaching three years ago. ☊ year ☊
She looks young for her years. ☊ year ☊
She's getting on in years (= is no longer young). ☊ year ☊
She was dressed in yellow. ☊ yellow ☊
'I enjoyed her latest novel.' 'Yes, me too.' ☊ yes ☊
'I've never met her before.' 'Yes, you have.' ☊ yes ☊
I thought she told you. ☊ you ☊
Is she a friend of yours? ☊ yours ☊

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