境界 → ☊ 
bảo thủ không cởi mở khép kín 
closed like: cõi → →
for all of Vietnam ☊ 
cho toàn cõi Việt Nam ☊ within the country’s borders ☊ giữa bờ cõi đất nước ☊ in this world, in this life ☊ trên cõi đời này ☊ with all one’s heart ☊ tận cõi lòng ☊ 
ausziehen ☊ cởi đồ (sv), cởi quần áo (nv) ☊ 
脱下 ☊ tuō xià hupen ☊ bấm còi ☊ 按喇叭 ☊ àn lǎba verwaist ☊ mồ côi ☊ 变成孤儿 ☊ biànchéng gū’ér ausziehen ☊ cởi đồ (sv), cởi quần áo (nv) ☊ ☊ hupen ☊ bấm còi ☊ ☊ die Hupe ☊ cái còi ☊ ☊ der Anpfiff ☊ tiếng còi bắt đầu trận đấu ☊ ☊ verwaist ☊ mồ côi ☊ ☊ das Waisenhaus ☊ trại mồ côi ☊ ☊ Schalte den Fernseher an, wir schauen nach. ☊ Bật ti-vi lên, chúng ta coi xem. ☊ (Lektion 38, Nr. 551) Bäume wurden abgerissen. ☊ Cây cối bị đánh đổ. ☊ (Lektion 72, Nr. 1031) Schau, was ich entdeckt habe. ☊ Hãy coi em khám phá ra cái gì này. ☊ (Lektion 83, Nr. 1180) Während ich in China gearbeitet habe, habe ich gelernt jeder Kultur aufgeschlossen zu begegnen. ☊ Khi làm việc ở Trung Quốc, tôi đã học được cách cởi mở đối với mỗi nền văn hóa. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1916) 2770
Some American companies give college graduates a check FOR ve thousand dollars ($5000) AS a signing bonus. ☊ Một số công ti của Mĩ cho sinh viên tốt nghiệp đại học một tờ cheque năm nghìn dollar coi như tiền thưởng kí kết. ☊ Don't take her seriously—it's all an act. ☊ act ☊
All my plants have died. ☊ all ☊
an artistic temperament (= behaviour thought to be typical of artists, musicians, etc.) ☊ artistic ☊
I attach great importance to this research. ☊ attach ☊
Nothing will be done because no one in authority (= who has a position of power) takes the matter seriously. ☊ authority ☊
a photograph with trees in the background ☊ background ☊
The woods were designated an area of outstanding natural beauty. ☊ beauty ☊
The referee blew his whistle. ☊ blow ☊
I'll give three blows on the whistle as a signal. ☊ blow ☊
Adventure camps are considered to be character-building (= meant to improve sb's strong qualities). ☊ character ☊
to laugh/nod/whistle cheerfully ☊ cheerfully ☊
When you're old, people treat you like a second-class citizen. ☊ citizen ☊
to put on/take off your clothes ☊ clothes ☊
The company is being actively considered as a potential partner (= it is thought possible that it could become one). ☊ consider ☊
This award is considered (to be) a great honour. ☊ consider ☊
consider sb/sth to do sth: He's generally considered to have the finest tenor voice in the country. ☊ consider ☊
it is considered that...: It is considered that the proposed development would create much-needed jobs. ☊ consider ☊
a consumer society (= one where buying and selling is considered to be very important) ☊ consumer ☊
People in public life must always be open to criticism (= willing to accept being criticized). ☊ criticism ☊
Her eyes were cruel and hard. ☊ cruel ☊
Whether he deserves what has happened to him is open to debate/a matter for debate (= cannot be certain or decided yet). ☊ debate ☊
Beware of dishonest traders in the tourist areas. ☊ dishonest ☊
The children spend hours dressing and undressing their dolls. ☊ dress ☊
a soft drug (= one that is not considered very harmful) ☊ drug ☊
The new regulation was seen as equivalent to censorship. ☊ equivalent ☊
We need to promote an open exchange of ideas and information. ☊ exchange ☊
The referee blew the final whistle. ☊ final ☊
We consider this agreement to be an important step forward. ☊ forward ☊
to get dressed/undressed (= to put your clothes on/take your clothes off) ☊ get ☊
The whistle went for the end of the game. ☊ go ☊
My father was a hard man. ☊ hard ☊
hide sth: The house was hidden by trees. ☊ hide ☊
to honk your car horn ☊ horn ☊
to sound/toot your horn ☊ horn ☊
a woman of ill repute (= considered to be immoral) ☊ ill ☊
They attach great importance to the project. ☊ importance ☊
insult to sb/sth: His comments were seen as an insult to the president. ☊ insult ☊
join sth: The path joins the road near the trees. ☊ join ☊
bad/foul/strong language (= words that people may consider offensive) ☊ language ☊
Their openness was a terrific lesson to me. ☊ lesson ☊
Look out! There's a car coming. ☊ look out ☊
the natural world (= of trees, rivers, animals and birds) ☊ natural ☊
The new buds are appearing on the trees now. ☊ new ☊
Take your coat off. ☊ off ☊
The original price was £3 000, but I'm open to offers (= willing to consider offers that are less than that). ☊ offer ☊
He was quite open about his reasons for leaving. ☊ open ☊
an open quarrel ☊ open ☊
His eyes showed open admiration as he looked at her. ☊ open ☊
A tidal current turbine is similar in principle to a windmill. ☊ principle ☊
to be open to reason (= to be willing to accept sensible advice) ☊ reason ☊
reckon to be/have sth: Children are reckoned to be more sophisticated nowadays. ☊ reckon ☊
regard sb/sth/yourself as sth: Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and immoral. ☊ regard ☊
He regards himself as a patriot. ☊ regard ☊
She is widely regarded as the current leader's natural successor. ☊ regard ☊
The singer is regarded as a representative of the youth of her generation. ☊ representative ☊
Strike action should be regarded as a last resort, when all attempts to negotiate have failed. ☊ resort ☊
The group was considered to be a risk to national security. ☊ risk ☊
We take threats of this kind very seriously. ☊ take sb/sth seriously ☊
The fox was running for the shelter of the trees. ☊ shelter ☊
The house was hidden from sight behind some trees. ☊ sight ☊
Three blasts on the whistle was the sign for visitors to leave. ☊ sign ☊
The siren was a signal for everyone to leave the building. ☊ signal ☊
squeeze sth (out): He took off his wet clothes and squeezed the water out. ☊ squeeze ☊
The rally was intended to be a show of strength by the socialists. ☊ strength ☊
strip A off/from B: Deer had stripped all the bark off the tree. ☊ strip ☊
I stripped and washed myself all over. ☊ strip ☊
strip (sth) off: We stripped off and ran down to the water. ☊ strip ☊
She stripped off her clothes and got into bed. ☊ strip ☊
We are open to suggestions (= willing to listen to ideas from other people). ☊ suggestion ☊
Water from shallow wells should be regarded with suspicion, as it may be contaminated. ☊ suspicion ☊
Police are not treating the fire as suspicious. ☊ suspicious ☊
to take off your coat ☊ take sth off ☊
He took off my wet boots and made me sit by the fire. ☊ take sth off ☊
Don't treat her like that—she's a person, not a thing! ☊ thing ☊
She is thought of as a possible director. ☊ think of sb/sth as sb/sth ☊
The path led through the trees to the river. ☊ through ☊
Thirteen is often considered an unlucky number. ☊ unlucky ☊
a wooded valley ☊ valley ☊
The referee finally blew the whistle to stop the game. ☊ whistle ☊
He scored the winning goal just seconds before the final whistle. ☊ whistle ☊
a shrill whistle ☊ whistle ☊
He gave a low long whistle of surprise. ☊ whistle ☊
the whistle of a boiling kettle ☊ whistle ☊
the whistle of a bullet ☊ whistle ☊
whistle (sth): to whistle a tune ☊ whistle ☊
whistle to sb/sth: She whistled to the dog to come back. ☊ whistle ☊
whistle at sb/sth: Workmen whistled at her as she walked past. ☊ whistle ☊
The kettle began to whistle. ☊ whistle ☊
The trees were swaying in the wind. ☊ wind ☊