formal word (as opposite to notional word) ☊ 
thư từ bưu kiện gửi qua bưu điện 
mail like: hư từ → →
einchecken ☊ 
làm thủ tục sân bay ☊ 
检票 ☊ jiǎnpiào den Briefkasten leeren ☊ lấy thư từ hòm thư ☊ 清空信箱 ☊ qīngkōng xìnxiāng der Mittwoch ☊ thứ tư ☊ ☊ einchecken ☊ làm thủ tục sân bay ☊ ☊ das Formular ☊ thủ tục ☊ ☊ den Briefkasten leeren ☊ lấy thư từ hòm thư ☊ ☊ Der Flug könnte sich verzögern, aber Sie sollten eine Stunde vor Abflug einchecken. ☊ Chuyến bay có thế bị trễ,nhưng anh vẫn nên làm thủ tục một tiếng trước khi cất cánh. ☊ (Lektion 20, Nr. 245) Tri beginnt mit dem Ausfüllen des Formulars. ☊ Trí bắt đầu điền vào thủ tục. ☊ (Lektion 44, Nr. 631) Passt es Ihnen am Mittwoch um 10 Uhr? ☊ Thứ tư vào lúc 10 giờ với anh / chị có được không? ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1547) Gerne komme ich am Mittwoch um 13 Uhr zu Ihnen. ☊ Tôi rất vui được đến gặp anh / chị vào thứ tư lúc 13 giờ. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1555) Kannst du bitte diese Unterlagen alphabetisch sortieren? ☊ Anh / Chị có thể sắp xếp tài liệu theo thứ tự chữ cái được không? ☊ (Lektion 111, Nr. 2020) She wanted to put her affairs in order before she died. ☊ affair ☊
a close ally and friend of the prime minister ☊ ally ☊
The names on the list are in alphabetical order. ☊ alphabetical ☊
The books should be ordered alphabetically by subject. ☊ alphabetically ☊
The winners will be announced in reverse order. ☊ announce ☊
Somebody threw paint at the prime minister. ☊ at ☊
the spare bedroom ☊ bedroom ☊
Snowdon and the mountains beyond were covered in snow. ☊ beyond ☊
challenge sb to do sth: The opposition leader challenged the prime minister to call an election. ☊ challenge ☊
Personal characteristics, such as age and sex are taken into account. ☊ characteristic ☊
Many people feel cheated by the government's refusal to hold a referendum. ☊ cheat ☊
He is one of the prime minister's closest advisers. ☊ close ☊
the Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues ☊ colleague ☊
There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be. ☊ confusion ☊
They gave the Prime Minister a cool reception. ☊ cool ☊
floor/wall coverings ☊ covering ☊
to give a detailed/full description of the procedure ☊ description ☊
the check-in desk ☊ desk ☊
Divorce proceedings (= the legal process of divorce) started today. ☊ divorce ☊
The prime minister is about to call (= announce) an election. ☊ election ☊
The speech was deliberately designed to embarrass the prime minister. ☊ embarrass ☊
Birds are the natural enemies of many insect pests (= they kill them). ☊ enemy ☊
expect sb/sth: to expect a visit/call/letter from sb ☊ expect ☊
fan mail (= letters from fans to the person they admire) ☊ fan ☊
I need a few things from the store. ☊ few ☊
The store sells everything from shoelaces to computers. ☊ from ☊
I got a letter from Dave this morning. ☊ get ☊
She gave her ticket to the woman at the check-in desk. ☊ give ☊
Certain formalities have to be gone through before you can emigrate. ☊ go through sth ☊
The health and safety officer will guide you through the safety procedures. ☊ guide ☊
I had a letter from my brother this morning. ☊ have ☊
help in doing sth: The organization offers practical help in dealing with paperwork. ☊ help ☊
Mrs Thatcher held the post of Prime Minister longer than anyone else last century. ☊ hold ☊
State your reasons in order of importance. ☊ importance ☊
I must put my affairs in order. ☊ in ☊
The government refuses to be influenced by public opinion. ☊ influence ☊
interview sb: The Prime Minister declined to be interviewed. ☊ interview ☊
an inquiry into safety procedures ☊ into ☊
The Prime Minister has been asked to justify the decision to Parliament. ☊ justify ☊
She kept her past secret from us all. ☊ keep ☊
I let the spare room. ☊ let ☊
Is there a letter from them in the mail? ☊ mail ☊
Quick march! (= the order to start marching) ☊ march ☊
Planning a project is just a matter of working out the right order to do things in. ☊ matter ☊
meet sb: The Prime Minister met other European leaders for talks. ☊ meet ☊
move sth (+ adv./prep.): Let's move the meeting to Wednesday. ☊ move ☊
a suicide note ☊ note ☊
the fourth of July ☊ of ☊
the Prime Minister's official residence ☊ official ☊
a side order (= for example, vegetables or salad that you eat with your main dish) ☊ order ☊
Some teachers find it difficult to keep their classes in order. ☊ order ☊
The names are listed in alphabetical order. ☊ order ☊
in chronological/numerical order ☊ order ☊
arranged in order of priority/importance/size ☊ order ☊
The results, ranked in descending/ascending order, are as follows: ☊ order ☊
All the procedures must be done in the correct order. ☊ order ☊
It was time she put her life in order. ☊ order ☊
The house had been kept in good order. ☊ order ☊
Get your ideas into some sort of order before beginning to write. ☊ order ☊
Is your work permit in order? ☊ in order ☊
Is everything in order, sir? ☊ in order ☊
order that...: They ordered that for every tree cut down two more be planted. ☊ order ☊
order (sb) + speech: 'Sit down and be quiet,' she ordered. ☊ order ☊
spare parts ☊ part ☊
The procedure can be divided into two parts. ☊ part ☊
I had a letter from the people who used to live next door. ☊ person ☊
Information about safety procedures is in the pocket in front of you (= on a plane). ☊ pocket ☊
a potential prime minister ☊ potential ☊
Let's make a list of possible speakers, in order of preference. ☊ preference ☊
maintenance procedures ☊ procedure ☊
emergency/safety/disciplinary procedures ☊ procedure ☊
to follow normal/standard/accepted procedure ☊ procedure ☊
Making a complaint is quite a simple procedure. ☊ procedure ☊
The procedure for logging on to the network usually involves a password. ☊ procedure ☊
She deals with all the correspondence promptly and efficiently. ☊ promptly ☊
Please follow the proper procedures for dealing with complaints. ☊ proper ☊
Quote this reference number in all correspondence. ☊ quote ☊
rank sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): The tasks have been ranked in order of difficulty. ☊ rank ☊
recall that...: He recalled that she always came home late on Wednesdays. ☊ recall ☊
It's important to follow the regular procedure. ☊ regular ☊
The prime minister rejected any idea of reforming the system. ☊ reject ☊
to reverse a procedure/process/trend ☊ reverse ☊
You should reverse the order of these pages. ☊ reverse ☊
The winners were announced in reverse order (= the person in the lowest place was announced first). ☊ reverse ☊
Try to see things from her point of view. ☊ see ☊
You can borrow my keys—I have a spare set. ☊ set ☊
show sth to sb: If there's a letter from France please show it to me. ☊ show ☊
Her skin was as white as snow. ☊ snow ☊
sort sth into sth: The computer sorts the words into alphabetical order. ☊ sort ☊
Take some spare clothes in case you get wet. ☊ spare ☊
We've got a spare bedroom, if you'd like to stay. ☊ spare ☊
Are there any tickets going spare (= are there any available, not being used by sb else)? ☊ spare ☊
to get the spare out of the boot/trunk ☊ spare ☊
split (between A and B): There have been reports of a split between the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. ☊ split ☊
The prime minister is expected to issue a statement on the policy change this afternoon. ☊ statement ☊
A political storm is brewing over the Prime Minister's comments. ☊ storm ☊
The band did some great stuff on their first album. ☊ stuff ☊
Today is Tuesday, so tomorrow is Wednesday. ☊ tomorrow ☊
The red squirrel has become virtually extinct in most of the country. ☊ virtually ☊
The Prime Minister is visiting Japan at the moment. ☊ visit ☊
His hair was as white as snow. ☊ white ☊
I didn't receive a letter from him yet. ☊ yet ☊