Wort 
bỏ từ bỏ 
abandon 
The kindness ☊ 
Sự tử tế ☊ Attributes kind ☊ tử tế ☊ Attributes The professor is teaching Quantum Mechanics. ☊ Giáo sư đang dạy cơ học lượng tử. ☊ Science Quantum Mechanics ☊ cơ học lượng tử ☊ Science My astrology guide says this year I will be very lucky. ☊ Tử vi của tôi nói năm nay tôi sẽ rất may mắn. ☊ Paranormality I do not believe in horoscopes. ☊ Tôi không tin vào tử vi. ☊ Paranormality horoscope ☊ Tử vi ☊ Paranormality astrology guide ☊ Tử vi ☊ Paranormality Where are the lions? Những con sư tử ở đâu? * 045 nice people Những người tử tế * 080 Our guests were nice people. Khách của chúng tôi là những người tử tế. * 081 Always be nice! Hãy luôn tử tế! * 092 like: tử → →
International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA ☊ Cơ quan nguyên tử năng quốc tế ☊ three deaths ☊ ba ca tử vong ☊ sporoplasm ☊ bào tử chất ☊ sporophyll ☊ bào tử diệp ☊ spore case, sporangium ☊ bào tử nang ☊ sporocyst ☊ bào tử phòng ☊ sporophyte ☊ bào tử thực vật ☊ to be sentenced to death ☊ bị khép án tử hình ☊ to be sentenced to death ☊ bị kết án tử hình ☊ to be sentenced to death ☊ bị tử hình ☊ to be sentenced to death ☊ bị xử tử hình ☊ Atoms for Peace project ☊ chương trình Nguyên Tử Phục Vụ Hòa Bình ☊ dude ☊ công tử bột ☊ to revive, resuscitate, restore to life ☊ cải tử hoàn sinh ☊ kamikaze ☊ cảm tử quân ☊ live and die together ☊ cốt nhục tử sinh ☊ gametangium ☊ giao tử nang ☊ to receive the death penalty, be sentenced to death ☊ lãnh án tử hình ☊ to sentence to death ☊ lên án tử hình ☊ to quantify ☊ lượng tử hóa ☊ gram-atom ☊ nguyên tử gam ☊ atomic weight ☊ nguyên tử lượng ☊ atomic power ☊ nguyên tử lực ☊ atomic energy ☊ nguyên tử năng ☊ nuclear physics ☊ nguyên tử vật lý ☊ person condemned to death, person awaiting execution ☊ người tử tội ☊ gram molecule, mole ☊ phân tử gam ☊ molecular weight ☊ phân tử lượng ☊ a bad egg ☊ phần tử bất hảo ☊ control element ☊ phần tử điều khiển ☊ royal college ☊ quốc tử giám ☊ separation in life and parting in death ☊ sinh ly tử biệt ☊ dicotyledon ☊ song tử diệp ☊ horoscope ☊ số tử vi ☊ (the) number of deaths ☊ số tử vong ☊ more dead than alive ☊ thập tử nhất sinh ☊ to declare dead ☊ tuyên bố tử vong ☊ to sentence to death ☊ tuyên án tử hình ☊ television actor ☊ tài tử truyền hình ☊ very dangerous ☊ vạn tử nhất sinh ☊ death-sentence, death penalty ☊ án tử hình ☊ electronics ☊ điện tử học ☊ email ☊ điện tử thư ☊ monocotyledon ☊ đơn tử diệp ☊ email address ☊ địa chỉ điện tử thủ ☊ electronics and telecommunications equipment ☊ đồ điện tử và viễn thông ☊ 
wunderbar ☊ tuyệt vời ☊ 
奇妙的 ☊ qímiào de fantastisch ☊ tuyệt yời ☊ 美妙的 ☊ měimiào de hausgemacht ☊ do tự ở nhà làm ☊ 自制的 ☊ zìzhì de nächste Woche ☊ tuần sau ☊ 下周 ☊ xiàzhōu großartig ☊ tuyệt vời ☊ 伟大的 ☊ wěidà de einchecken ☊ làm thủ tục sân bay ☊ 检票 ☊ jiǎnpiào seit ☊ từ ☊ 自从 ☊ zìcóng gebraten ☊ của (phân từ), rán (bất định cách) (miền bắc việt nam), chiên (miền nam việt nam) ☊ 煎 ☊ jiān gegrillt ☊ của (phân từ), nướng bằng than (bất định cách) ☊ 烧烤的 ☊ shāokǎo de gekocht ☊ của (phân từ), nấu (bất định cách) ☊ 煮熟的 ☊ zhǔshú de gebacken ☊ của (phân từ), nướng (bất định cách) ☊ 烤 ☊ kǎo de amerikanisch ☊ thuộc Hoa Kì, mĩ (tính từ) ☊ 美国的 ☊ Měiguó dē sofort ☊ ngay lập tức ☊ 立刻 ☊ lìkè ideal ☊ lí tưởng ☊ 理想的 ☊ lǐxiǎng de ausgezeichnet ☊ tuyệt vời ☊ 优秀的 ☊ yōuxiù de verärgert ☊ tức giận ☊ 生气的 ☊ shēngqì de ernst ☊ nghiêm túc ☊ 严肃的 ☊ yánsù de gegenseitig ☊ từ cả hai phía ☊ 相互的 ☊ xiānghù de ideal ☊ lí tưởng ☊ 理想的 ☊ lǐ xiǎng de verzichten auf ☊ từ bỏ ☊ 放弃 ☊ fàng qì unverzichtbar ☊ không thể từ chối được ☊ 必不可缺的 ☊ bì bù kě quē de stolz sein ☊ tự hào ☊ 自豪 ☊ zì háo wöchentlich ☊ hàng tuần ☊ 每周的 ☊ měi zhōu de frisch ☊ tươi ☊ 新鲜的 ☊ xīn xiān de paarweise ☊ từng đôi, từng cặp ☊ 一对的 ☊ yí duì de freiwillig ☊ tự nguyện ☊ 自愿的 ☊ zì yuàn de skifahren ☊ trượt tuyết ☊ 滑雪 ☊ huá xuě verneinen ☊ từ chối ☊ 否定 ☊ fǒu dìng beeindruckend ☊ Ấn tượng ☊ 令人印象深刻的 ☊ lìng rén yìn xiàng shēn kè de jemanden beraten ☊ tư vấn cho ai ☊ 给某人出主意 ☊ gěi mǒu rén chū zhǔ yì verzichten ☊ từ bỏ ☊ 放弃 ☊ fàng qì ausgezeichnet ☊ tuyệt vời ☊ 出色的 ☊ chū sè de verzweifeln an ☊ tuyệt vọng, chán nản ☊ 绝望 ☊ jué wàng eifersüchtig ☊ ghen tuông ☊ 嫉妒的 ☊ jì dù de sich wehren ☊ tự vệ ☊ 自卫 ☊ zì wèi jemanden einsperren ☊ bỏ tù ai ☊ 监禁某人 ☊ jiān jìn mǒu rén absolut ☊ tuyệt đối ☊ 绝对的 ☊ jué duì de jemanden verhaften ☊ bỏ tù ai ☊ 逮捕某人 ☊ dài bǔ mǒu rén behaupten ☊ nói rõ, tuyên bố ☊ 声称 ☊ shēng chēng neidisch ☊ ghen tức ☊ 嫉妒的 ☊ jì dù de schneien ☊ tuyết rơi ☊ 下雪 ☊ xià xuě sich erfrischen ☊ làm tươi tỉnh lại ☊ 精神焕发 ☊ jīng shén huàn fā jemandem vertrauen ☊ tin tưởng ai đó ☊ 相信某人 ☊ xiāng xìn mǒ rén sich einbilden ☊ tưởng tượng ☊ 想象 ☊ xiǎng xiàng verlegen sein ☊ lúng túng ☊ 害羞的 ☊ hài xīu de vertrauensvoll ☊ tin tưởng hoàn toàn ☊ 信任的 ☊ xìn rèn de ursprünglich ☊ từ đầu, gốc ☊ 最初的 ☊ zuì chū de jugendlich ☊ Đang tuổi thanh niên ☊ 少年的 ☊ shào nián de zukünftig ☊ tương lai ☊ 未来的 ☊ wèi lái de Löwe ☊ sư tử ☊ 狮子座 ☊ shī zi zuò liberal ☊ tự do ☊ 自由的 ☊ zì yóu de aus einem Buch zitieren ☊ dẫn, trích dẫn từ một quyển sách ☊ 引用某本书 ☊ yǐnyòng mǒu běn shū sich abwenden von jemandem ☊ đoạn tuyệt, quay lưng lại với ai đó ☊ 背叛某人 ☊ bèipàn mǒurén sich für etwas schämen ☊ tự xấu hổ vì điều gì đó ☊ 为某事羞愧， 为某事害臊 ☊ wèi mǒushì xīukuì, wèi mǒushì hàisào künftig ☊ sau này, trong tương lai ☊ 将来的, 今后的 ☊ jiānglái de, jīnghòu de ein Verb konjugieren ☊ chia động từ ☊ 一个动词变位 ☊ yī gè dòngcí biànwèi misstrauisch ☊ thiếu tin tưởng, ngờ vực ☊ 不信任的 ☊ bú xìnrèn de eitel sein ☊ kiêu ngạo, tự phụ ☊ 虚荣 ☊ xūróng sich etwas einprägen ☊ ghi nhớ, ấn tượng điều gì đó ☊ 牢记某事 ☊ láojì mǒushì selbstsicher sein ☊ tự tin ☊ 自信 ☊ zìxìn sich plagen ☊ đánh vật, vật lộn, tự hành hạ ☊ 打拼, 辛劳地工作 ☊ dǎpīn, xīnláo de gōngzuò den Briefkasten leeren ☊ lấy thư từ hòm thư ☊ 清空信箱 ☊ qīngkōng xìnxiāng jemanden anwerben ☊ tuyển ai đó ☊ 招聘某人 ☊ zhāopìn mǒurén angemessen ☊ thích hợp, tương xứng ☊ 恰如其分的 ☊ qià rú qí fèn de abbuchen ☊ rút tiền từ tài khoản ☊ 将 ... 记入借方 ☊ jiāng ... jìrù jièfāng ultraviolett ☊ tia tử ngoại, tia cực tím ☊ 紫外线的 ☊ zǐwàixiàn de sich online registrieren ☊ đăng kí trực tuyến ☊ 在线注册, 网上注册 ☊ zàixiàn zhùcè, wǎngshàng zhùcè imaginär ☊ tưởng tượng ☊ 虚构的, 假设的 ☊ xūgòu de, jiǎshè de eine Wand durchbrechen ☊ đục tường ☊ 打通一面墙 ☊ dǎtōng yī miàn qiáng gemauert ☊ bằng tường ☊ 砌好砖的 ☊ qì hǎo zhuān de den Angeklagten freisprechen ☊ tuyên trắng án ai đó ☊ 宣告被告无罪 ☊ xuāngào bèigào wúzuì auf Bewährung verurteilt ☊ bị tuyên án treo ☊ 宣判缓刑 ☊ xuānpàn huǎnxíng lebenslänglich hinter Gitter ☊ tù chung thân ☊ 终身监禁 ☊ zhōngshēn jiānjìn tapezieren ☊ dán giấy tường ☊ 裱糊 ☊ biǎohú Löwe ☊ sư tử ☊ 狮子 ☊ shīzi sich von Ast zu Ast schwingen ☊ leo từ cành này sang cành khác ☊ 从一个枝头荡到另一个枝头 ☊ cóng yī gè zhītóu dàng dào lìng yī gè zhītóu ein Beet bewässern ☊ tưới nước cho ruộng ☊ 灌溉苗床 ☊ guàngài miáochuáng schachmatt ☊ chiếu tướng, sự thất bại ☊ 将死 ☊ jiāngsǐ sich etwas einbilden ☊ tưởng tượng, hình dung ☊ 编造某事 ☊ biānzào mǒushì willkürlich ☊ chuyên quyền, tự ý, tùy tiện ☊ 独断的 ☊ dúduàn de obszön ☊ khiếm nhã, thô tục ☊ 淫秽的 ☊ yínhuì de jemanden ärgern ☊ chọc tức ai đó ☊ 使某人生气 ☊ shǐ mǒurén shēngqì unbesorgt ☊ vô tư, không lo ngại ☊ 安心的 ☊ ānxīn de enterben ☊ tước quyền thừa kế ☊ 剥夺 ... 的继承权 ☊ bōduó ... de jìchéngquán unsterblich ☊ bất tử ☊ 长生不老的 ☊ chángshēng-bùlǎo de Pfingsten ☊ lễ ngũ tuần ☊ 圣灵降临节 ☊ shènglíngjiànglínjié abdanken ☊ từ chức ☊ 退位 ☊ tuìwèi jemanden rekrutieren ☊ tuyển mộ ai đó ☊ 征募某人 ☊ zhēngmù mǒurén die Idee ☊ ý tưởng, ý nghĩ, tư tưởng ☊ ☊ die Reisetasche ☊ túi du lịch ☊ ☊ das Viertel ☊ phần tư ☊ ☊ der Geldautomat ☊ máy rút tiền tự động ☊ ☊ die Nachricht ☊ tin tức ☊ ☊ die Mauer ☊ bức tường ☊ ☊ das Denkmal ☊ đài tưởng niệm ☊ ☊ der Fernseher ☊ vô tuyến ☊ ☊ wunderbar ☊ tuyệt vời ☊ ☊ der Kühlschrank ☊ tủ lạnh ☊ ☊ fantastisch ☊ tuyệt yời ☊ ☊ der Schnee ☊ tuyết ☊ ☊ die Kreuzung ☊ ngã tư ☊ ☊ die Hosentasche ☊ túi quần ☊ ☊ hausgemacht ☊ do tự ở nhà làm ☊ ☊ die Woche ☊ tuần ☊ ☊ der Mittwoch ☊ thứ tư ☊ ☊ der April ☊ tháng tư ☊ ☊ das Milchprodukt ☊ sản phẩm từ sữa ☊ ☊ der Pfannkuchen ☊ bánh bột mì rán với trứng và sữa tươi ☊ ☊ nächste Woche ☊ tuần sau ☊ ☊ das Wohnheim ☊ khu tập thế, ký túc xá ☊ ☊ großartig ☊ tuyệt vời ☊ ☊ einchecken ☊ làm thủ tục sân bay ☊ ☊ seit ☊ từ ☊ ☊ das Wochenende ☊ cuối tuần ☊ ☊ gebraten ☊ của (phân từ), rán (bất định cách) (miền bắc việt nam), chiên (miền nam việt nam) ☊ ☊ gegrillt ☊ của (phân từ), nướng bằng than (bất định cách) ☊ ☊ gekocht ☊ của (phân từ), nấu (bất định cách) ☊ ☊ gebacken ☊ của (phân từ), nướng (bất định cách) ☊ ☊ amerikanisch ☊ thuộc Hoa Kì, mĩ (tính từ) ☊ ☊ sofort ☊ ngay lập tức ☊ ☊ das Gefängnis ☊ nhà tù ☊ ☊ ideal ☊ lí tưởng ☊ ☊ das Recycling ☊ tái tạo lại từ rác thải ☊ ☊ verärgert ☊ tức giận ☊ ☊ der Ärger ☊ sự tức giận ☊ ☊ die ältere Person ☊ người lớn tuổi ☊ ☊ die Schublade ☊ ngăn tủ ☊ ☊ der Prinz ☊ hoàng tử ☊ ☊ der Automat ☊ máy tự động ☊ ☊ der Fahrkartenautomat ☊ máy bán vé tự động ☊ ☊ die Linie ☊ tuyến ☊ ☊ die Sportnachrichten ☊ tin tức thế thao ☊ ☊ ernst ☊ nghiêm túc ☊ ☊ das Autogramm ☊ chữ ký làm kỷ niệm, tùy bút ☊ ☊ gegenseitig ☊ từ cả hai phía ☊ ☊ das Formular ☊ thủ tục ☊ ☊ verzichten auf ☊ từ bỏ ☊ ☊ unverzichtbar ☊ không thể từ chối được ☊ ☊ stolz sein ☊ tự hào ☊ ☊ wöchentlich ☊ hàng tuần ☊ ☊ die Wand ☊ tường ☊ ☊ die Tapete ☊ giấy dán tường ☊ ☊ der Schrank ☊ cái tủ ☊ ☊ die Vokabel ☊ từ vựng ☊ ☊ das Wort ☊ từ ☊ ☊ die Fernbedienung ☊ Điều khiển từ xa ☊ ☊ frisch ☊ tươi ☊ ☊ paarweise ☊ từng đôi, từng cặp ☊ ☊ freiwillig ☊ tự nguyện ☊ ☊ die Radtour ☊ tua xe đạp ☊ ☊ skifahren ☊ trượt tuyết ☊ ☊ das Ferngespräch ☊ Đàm thoại từ xa ☊ ☊ die Auskunft ☊ tin tức ☊ ☊ verneinen ☊ từ chối ☊ ☊ beeindruckend ☊ Ấn tượng ☊ ☊ die Beratung ☊ tư vấn ☊ ☊ jemanden beraten ☊ tư vấn cho ai ☊ ☊ verzichten ☊ từ bỏ ☊ ☊ ausgezeichnet ☊ tuyệt vời ☊ ☊ die Eifersucht ☊ ghen tuông ☊ ☊ verzweifeln an ☊ tuyệt vọng, chán nản ☊ ☊ eifersüchtig ☊ ghen tuông ☊ ☊ der Selbstmord ☊ tự tử ☊ ☊ sich wehren ☊ tự vệ ☊ ☊ die Haftstrafe ☊ phạt tù ☊ ☊ jemanden einsperren ☊ bỏ tù ai ☊ ☊ absolut ☊ tuyệt đối ☊ ☊ das Schimpfwort ☊ từ bậy ☊ ☊ jemanden verhaften ☊ bỏ tù ai ☊ ☊ der Blutkreislauf ☊ vòng tuần hoàn máu ☊ ☊ die Kreislaufprobleme ☊ vấn đề tuần hoàn ☊ ☊ behaupten ☊ nói rõ, tuyên bố ☊ ☊ neidisch ☊ ghen tức ☊ ☊ die Aussprache der Wörter ☊ phát âm từ ☊ ☊ die Fantasie ☊ biến tấu, giả tưởng ☊ ☊ die Schneeflocke ☊ bông tuyết ☊ ☊ schneien ☊ tuyết rơi ☊ ☊ sich erfrischen ☊ làm tươi tỉnh lại ☊ ☊ jemandem vertrauen ☊ tin tưởng ai đó ☊ ☊ sich einbilden ☊ tưởng tượng ☊ ☊ verlegen sein ☊ lúng túng ☊ ☊ vertrauensvoll ☊ tin tưởng hoàn toàn ☊ ☊ das Wörterbuch ☊ từ điển ☊ ☊ ursprünglich ☊ từ đầu, gốc ☊ ☊ das Alter ☊ tuổi tác ☊ ☊ jugendlich ☊ Đang tuổi thanh niên ☊ ☊ die Zukunft ☊ tương lai ☊ ☊ die Flitterwochen ☊ tuần trăng mật ☊ ☊ zukünftig ☊ tương lai ☊ ☊ Löwe ☊ sư tử ☊ ☊ das Kloster ☊ tu viện ☊ ☊ liberal ☊ tự do ☊ ☊ die Stellenanzeige ☊ thông tin tuyển dụng ☊ ☊ das Schließfach ☊ tủ an toàn ☊ ☊ aus einem Buch zitieren ☊ dẫn, trích dẫn từ một quyển sách ☊ ☊ sich abwenden von jemandem ☊ đoạn tuyệt, quay lưng lại với ai đó ☊ ☊ sich für etwas schämen ☊ tự xấu hổ vì điều gì đó ☊ ☊ künftig ☊ sau này, trong tương lai ☊ ☊ die Aussprache eines Wortes ☊ cách phát âm của một từ ☊ ☊ das Schriftzeichen ☊ chữ, kí tự ☊ ☊ die Wortart ☊ từ loại ☊ ☊ das Substantiv ☊ danh từ ☊ ☊ das Adjektiv ☊ tính từ ☊ ☊ das Adverb ☊ trạng từ ☊ ☊ der Artikel ☊ mạo từ ☊ ☊ das Pronomen ☊ đại từ ☊ ☊ die Präposition ☊ giới từ ☊ ☊ die Konjunktion ☊ liên từ ☊ ☊ ein Verb konjugieren ☊ chia động từ ☊ ☊ misstrauisch ☊ thiếu tin tưởng, ngờ vực ☊ ☊ eitel sein ☊ kiêu ngạo, tự phụ ☊ ☊ der zukünftige Ehemann ☊ người chồng tương lai ☊ ☊ der Taschenrechner ☊ máy tính bỏ túi ☊ ☊ sich etwas einprägen ☊ ghi nhớ, ấn tượng điều gì đó ☊ ☊ selbstsicher sein ☊ tự tin ☊ ☊ sich plagen ☊ đánh vật, vật lộn, tự hành hạ ☊ ☊ den Briefkasten leeren ☊ lấy thư từ hòm thư ☊ ☊ der Arbeitgeber ☊ nhà tuyển dụng, người sử dụng lao động ☊ ☊ die Ablehnung ☊ sự từ chối, sự khước từ ☊ ☊ das Angebot ☊ thông báo tuyển dụng ☊ ☊ das Gästebuch ☊ sổ ghi cảm tưởng ☊ ☊ jemanden anwerben ☊ tuyển ai đó ☊ ☊ angemessen ☊ thích hợp, tương xứng ☊ ☊ der Rechtsstreit ☊ sự kiện tụng, sự tranh chấp ☊ ☊ der Eid ☊ lời tuyên thệ, lời thề ☊ ☊ die Selbstbeteiligung ☊ sự tự tham gia, sự tự đóng góp ☊ ☊ abbuchen ☊ rút tiền từ tài khoản ☊ ☊ ultraviolett ☊ tia tử ngoại, tia cực tím ☊ ☊ sich online registrieren ☊ đăng kí trực tuyến ☊ ☊ der Anhang einer E-Mail ☊ dữ liệu đính kèm thư điện tử ☊ ☊ imaginär ☊ tưởng tượng ☊ ☊ die Stütze ☊ vật trụ, chỗ tựa ☊ ☊ eine Wand durchbrechen ☊ đục tường ☊ ☊ gemauert ☊ bằng tường ☊ ☊ der Taschendieb ☊ kẻ móc túi ☊ ☊ der Detektiv ☊ thám tử ☊ ☊ den Angeklagten freisprechen ☊ tuyên trắng án ai đó ☊ ☊ auf Bewährung verurteilt ☊ bị tuyên án treo ☊ ☊ lebenslänglich hinter Gitter ☊ tù chung thân ☊ ☊ die Meinungsfreiheit ☊ tự do ngôn luận ☊ ☊ die Pressefreiheit ☊ tự do báo chí ☊ ☊ die Berichterstattung ☊ bài tường thuật, bài bình luận ☊ ☊ der Häftling ☊ tù nhân ☊ ☊ tapezieren ☊ dán giấy tường ☊ ☊ die rote Johannisbeere ☊ quả phúc bồn tử đỏ ☊ ☊ die schwarze Johannisbeere ☊ quả lý phúc bồn tử đen ☊ ☊ die Sojabohne ☊ hạt đậu nành, đậu tương ☊ ☊ die Kühltruhe ☊ tủ đá ☊ ☊ die Automatikschaltung ☊ cài số tự động ☊ ☊ der Löwe ☊ con sư tử ☊ ☊ sich von Ast zu Ast schwingen ☊ leo từ cành này sang cành khác ☊ ☊ die Tulpe ☊ hoa tu-lip ☊ ☊ ein Beet bewässern ☊ tưới nước cho ruộng ☊ ☊ die Bewässerungsanlage ☊ hệ thống tưới tiêu ☊ ☊ der Skistock ☊ gậy trượt tuyết ☊ ☊ die Skipiste ☊ khu trượt tuyết ☊ ☊ der Skilift ☊ cáp treo cho người trượt tuyết ☊ ☊ die Selbstverteidigung ☊ sự tự vệ ☊ ☊ schachmatt ☊ chiếu tướng, sự thất bại ☊ ☊ sich etwas einbilden ☊ tưởng tượng, hình dung ☊ ☊ der Reißverschluss ☊ phéc-mơ-tuya ☊ ☊ die Statue ☊ bức tượng ☊ ☊ die Truhe ☊ tủ quần áo ☊ ☊ die schräge Wand ☊ bức tường nghiêng ☊ ☊ der Baron ☊ nam tước ☊ ☊ der Fürst ☊ công tước ☊ ☊ die Gebärmutter ☊ tử cung, dạ con ☊ ☊ willkürlich ☊ chuyên quyền, tự ý, tùy tiện ☊ ☊ obszön ☊ khiếm nhã, thô tục ☊ ☊ jemanden ärgern ☊ chọc tức ai đó ☊ ☊ unbesorgt ☊ vô tư, không lo ngại ☊ ☊ enterben ☊ tước quyền thừa kế ☊ ☊ die Lawine ☊ tuyết lở ☊ ☊ die Fastenzeit ☊ tuần ăn chay ☊ ☊ die Almosen, die Spende ☊ tiền làm từ thiện, sự đóng góp, sự quyên góp ☊ ☊ der Brauch ☊ tập quán, phong tục, thói quen ☊ ☊ unsterblich ☊ bất tử ☊ ☊ Pfingsten ☊ lễ ngũ tuần ☊ ☊ das Verlies ☊ nhà tù, nhà ngục ☊ ☊ die Hinrichtung ☊ việc tử hình ☊ ☊ die Patrouille ☊ đội tuần tra ☊ ☊ abdanken ☊ từ chức ☊ ☊ jemanden rekrutieren ☊ tuyển mộ ai đó ☊ ☊ Hallo! Ich heiße Tri. Ich bin dreiundzwanzig Jahre alt. ☊ Xin chào. Anh là Tri. Anh hai mươi ba tuối. ☊ (Lektion 1, Nr. 2) Nett, dich kennen zu lernen. Ich heiße Trang. Woher kommst du? ☊ Rất vui được làm quen với anh. Em tên Trang. Anh từ đâu đến? ☊ (Lektion 1, Nr. 3) Aus Vietnam. Ich wurde in Hànôi geboren. ☊ Từ Việt Nam. Anh sinh ra ở Hà Nội. ☊ (Lektion 1, Nr. 4) Nein, ich komme auch aus Vietnam. ☊ Không. Em cũng từ Việt Nam đến. ☊ (Lektion 1, Nr. 7) Ja, ich habe dort ein schönes Zimmer. ☊ Vâng. Tôi có một phòng tuyệt vời ở đó. ☊ (Lektion 2, Nr. 17) Er hebt seinen Koffer, seine Reisetasche und seinen Rucksack auf einen Kofferkuli. ☊ Anh ấy nhấc va-li, túi du lịch và ba lô lên xe đẩy. ☊ (Lektion 3, Nr. 24) Im Zug kauft Tri vom Schaffner eine Fahrkarte. ☊ Trên tàu, Tri mua vé từ người nhân viên phục vụ. ☊ (Lektion 4, Nr. 36) Daher überlegt er, das Geld mit seiner Kreditkarte vom Geldautomaten zu holen. ☊ Vì vậy anh ấy cân nhắc việc rút tiền bằng thẻ tín dụng từ máy rút tiền tự động. ☊ (Lektion 5, Nr. 43) Zum Beispiel das Stadtzentrum, die Altstadt, Denkmäler und Kirchen. ☊ Ví dụ như trung tâm thành phố, khu phố cố, tượng đài và nhà thờ. ☊ (Lektion 7, Nr. 65) Selbstverständlich, das ist prima. ☊ Được chứ, thật tuyệt vời. ☊ (Lektion 8, Nr. 73) Wunderbar, können Sie mir bitte den Schlüssel geben? ☊ Thật tuyệt, chị làm ơn đưa tôi chìa khóa? ☊ (Lektion 8, Nr. 78) Die Rühreier sind sehr gut. ☊ Món trứng chiên ngon tuyêt. ☊ (Lektion 9, Nr. 82) Aber Tri kann die Karte nicht finden, sie ist nicht in seinen Taschen. ☊ Nhưng Tri không tìm thấy bản đồ. Nó không nằm trong túi. ☊ (Lektion 11, Nr. 105) Gehen Sie hier lang und folgen Sie der Hauptstraße, dann an der ersten Kreuzung rechts und dann gehen Sie geradeaus. ☊ Anh cứ đi theo con đường này, đến ngã tư đầu tiên thì rẽ phải và sau đó anh cứ đi thắng. ☊ (Lektion 11, Nr. 110) Das ist eine gute Idee, ich mag auch ein Menü, aber ich bevorzuge ein vegetarisches. ☊ í tưởng hay đó, anh cũng thích ăn theo suất, nhưng suất ăn chay thì thích hơn. ☊ (Lektion 12, Nr. 116) Tri erhält eine hausgemachte vegetarische Pizza und Trang Fisch und Pommes Frites. ☊ Tri nhận món Pizza chay do quán tự làm còn Trang thi nhận món cá và khoai tây rán. ☊ (Lektion 12, Nr. 119) In unserem Sportzentrum bieten wir die ganze Woche über eine Reihe von Sportarten an. ☊ ở trung tâm thể thao của chúng tôi có hàng loạt các loại hình thể thao suốt tuần. ☊ (Lektion 13, Nr. 130) Wir haben Montag bis Sonntag von acht Uhr morgens bis elf Uhr abends geöffnet. ☊ Từ thứ hai đến Chủ nhật chúng tôi mở cửa từ tám giờ sáng đến mười một giờ đêm. ☊ (Lektion 13, Nr. 135) Zu Hause ist Tris Kühlschrank leer. ☊ Tủ lạnh ở nhà Tri trống không. ☊ (Lektion 14, Nr. 138) Er muss viel zu Essen kaufen, um wieder seinen Kühlschrank zu füllen. ☊ Anh ấy phải đi mua nhiều đồ ăn, để làm đầy tủ lạnh. ☊ (Lektion 14, Nr. 139) Dieser Abend ist für beide so nett gewesen, dass sie sich entscheiden, dieses Treffen jede Woche zu wiederholen. ☊ Buối tối hôm nay thật tuyệt vời đến nỗi họ quyết định gặp nhau hàng tuần. ☊ (Lektion 15, Nr. 161) Und jede Woche wollen sie sich mit dem Kochen abwechseln. ☊ Và mỗi tuần họ muốn thay phiên nhau nấu ăn. ☊ (Lektion 15, Nr. 162) Das Essen war sehr gut. Es war sehr nett von dir, dass du mich eingeladen hast. ☊ Bữa ăn ngon tuyệt. Cám ơn anh đã mời em. ☊ (Lektion 15, Nr. 163) Deine Wohnung ist toll, alles ist darin so freundlich, nicht wie in dem grauen Wohnheim, in dem ich lebe. ☊ Nhà của anh thật tuyệt. Mọi thứ trông rất gần gũi, không như ở khu tập thế tối thui nơi em đang ở. ☊ (Lektion 16, Nr. 172) Es ist nett, eingeladen zu werden und tolles Essen zu bekommen. ☊ Thật tuyệt vì được anh mời và được ăn những món ngon. ☊ (Lektion 16, Nr. 176) Oh, das war wohl mal das Gefängnis. ☊ Ồ, trước kia nó là nhà tù. ☊ (Lektion 17, Nr. 195) Dann haben wir viel Zeit, uns über unsere Gedanken und neue Ideen zu unterhalten. ☊ Lúc đó chúng ta sẽ có nhiều thời gian hơn để nói chuyện về những kỷ niệm và về những ý tưởng mới. ☊ (Lektion 18, Nr. 204) Tri hat seinen Führerschein vor einigen Wochen gemacht. ☊ Tri có bằng lái cách đây vài tuần. ☊ (Lektion 19, Nr. 210) Von dort muss er nur geradeaus über die Autobahn zum Flughafen fahren. ☊ Từ đó anh ấy chỉ việc đi thắng theo xa lộ để đến sân bay. ☊ (Lektion 19, Nr. 213) Okay, hier ist der Flugplan. Der Flug ist nächste Woche. ☊ OK, đây là lịch bay. Chuyến bay vào tuần tới. ☊ (Lektion 20, Nr. 243) 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) Schau dir dieses Kleid an. Es ist fantastisch. Denkst du, es würde mir passen? ☊ Anh xem cái váy xem. Nó thật tuyệt. Anh thấy nó có hợp với em không? ☊ (Lektion 21, Nr. 255) Okay, ich kenne ein sehr gutes Geschäft, in dem wir beide etwas finden werden. ☊ Ok, em biết một cửa hàng rất tuyệt, ở đó cả hai chúng ta sẽ tìm được thứ gì đó. ☊ (Lektion 22, Nr. 272) Das ist eine sehr gute Idee. Vielen Dank! ☊ Một ý tưởng tuyệt vời. Cám ơn em nhiều. ☊ (Lektion 24, Nr. 309) Meine Großmutter hat einen sehr wertvollen Ring aus Spanien. ☊ Bà em có một cái nhẫn rất quý từ Tây Ban Nha. ☊ (Lektion 25, Nr. 319) Sie denkt, dass der Ring verloren geht oder so ähnlich. ☊ Bà sợ rằng chiếc nhẫn có thế bị mất hay tương tự như vậy. ☊ (Lektion 25, Nr. 321) Eine Woche später kommt Tri in Berlin an. ☊ Một tuần sau Tri đến Berlin. ☊ (Lektion 26, Nr. 325) Tri schrie sofort: Geben Sie den Ring zurück oder ich rufe die Polizei! ☊ Tri ngay lập tức la lên: Trả lại tôi chiếc nhẫn hoặc là tôi gọi cảnh sát. ☊ (Lektion 27, Nr. 345) Er fühlte in seine Taschen, und der Ring war noch dort. ☊ Anh ấy sờ vào túi và chiếc nhẫn vẫn còn đó. ☊ (Lektion 27, Nr. 353) Das wäre wundervoll. Ich muss nach Kreuzberg. ☊ Thật tuyệt vời. Tôi cần đến Kreuzberg. ☊ (Lektion 28, Nr. 362) Es sieht wie ein perfektes Picknick im Auto aus. ☊ Nhìn giống như một chuyến picnic tuyệt vời bằng ô-tô. ☊ (Lektion 28, Nr. 371) Tri hat vor einigen Wochen den Artikel für sein Sportzentrum geschrieben. ☊ Cách đây vài tuần Tri đã viết bài báo về trung tâm thế thao của mình. ☊ (Lektion 29, Nr. 382) 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) Nach diesem Anruf geht sie langsam zum Restaurant. ☊ Sau khi gọi điện thoại Trang từ từ đi đến nhà hàng. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 412) Der Rest ist nach Krankheiten sortiert. ☊ Những ngăn còn lại được phân theo từng loại bệnh. ☊ (Lektion 33, Nr. 443) Der letzte Film, den wir sahen, war über diesen Prinzen in Indien. ☊ Bộ phim lần đó chúng ta xem là về hoàng tử ở Ấn Độ. ☊ (Lektion 34, Nr. 460) Das war vor fast sechs Wochen. ☊ Đã gần sáu tuần rồi. ☊ (Lektion 34, Nr. 465) Nam ist sehr dünn. Sie ist vier Jahre alt. ☊ Nam rất gầy. Nó bốn tuối. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 482) Lan ist fünfeinhalb Jahre alt und ein bisschen dick. ☊ Lan năm tuối rưỡi và hơi béo. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 483) Kim ist bereits sieben Jahre alt und geht zur Grundschule. ☊ Kim đã bảy tuối và học tiểu học. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 484) Abcdefg, hijklmnop, qrstuvw, xyz. ☊ Abcdefg,hijkmnop,qrstuvw,xyz. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 494) 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) Neue Skier bestellen ☊ Đặt bộ ván trượt tuyết mới ☊ (Lektion 36, Nr. 496) Tri und Trang sitzen vor dem Computer und suchen Skier. ☊ Tri và Trang ngồi trước máy tính và tìm kiếm một bộ ván trượt tuyết. ☊ (Lektion 36, Nr. 497) Aber warum brauchst du diese speziellen Skier? ☊ Nhưng tại sao em cần bộ ván trượt tuyết chuyên dụng này? ☊ (Lektion 36, Nr. 502) Jetzt muss ich nur das Online-Formular ausfüllen und dann erhalte ich die Skier meiner Träume. ☊ Em chỉ phải điền vào mẫu đơn trên mạng và nhận bộ ván trượt tuyết mơ ước của em. ☊ (Lektion 36, Nr. 515) Am Ticketschalter musst du sehr lange warten. Am besten benutzt du den Fahrscheinautomaten. ☊ Ở quầy bán vé anh phải đợi rất lâu. Tốt nhất là anh dùng máy bán vé tự động. ☊ (Lektion 37, Nr. 532) Sie wünscht, es wäre Sommer. Tri besucht sie. ☊ Trang tưởng tượng, bây giờ đang mùa hè. Tri sẽ đến chơi với cô. ☊ (Lektion 38, Nr. 538) Es ist perfekt, um fernzusehen. ☊ Xem ti vi thì thật tuyệt. ☊ (Lektion 38, Nr. 540) Auf dem Weg zurück lächelt er die ganze Zeit. ☊ Trên đường về anh luôn tủm tỉm cười. ☊ (Lektion 39, Nr. 564) Es wird kälter und kälter, und schließlich fällt Schnee. ☊ Trời ngày một lạnh hơn và cuối cùng thì tuyết rơi. ☊ (Lektion 40, Nr. 567) Der Schnee erinnert Tri an Weihnachten. ☊ Tuyết làm Tri nhớ đến lễ Giáng sinh. ☊ (Lektion 40, Nr. 568) Die Tante war immer so stolz, weil sie normalerweise nie kocht, nur an Weihnachten. ☊ Cô luôn tự hào, vì bình thường cô không bao giờ nấu ăn, ngoại trừ vào dịp lễ giáng sinh thôi. ☊ (Lektion 40, Nr. 573) Eine ältere Person sitzt neben ihr. ☊ Một người đứng tuối ngồi cạnh cô ấy. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 584) Das ist sehr nett! Sie können glücklich sein. Ich habe keine Familie mehr. ☊ Thật là tuyệt. Chắc cô hạnh phúc lắm. Tôi không còn gia đình nữa. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 587) Schauen sie nicht so. Ich bin ein alter Mann, ich habe soviel in meinem Leben gesehen. ☊ Đừng nhìn tôi như vậy. Tôi đã đứng tuổi rồi, tôi đã trải qua nhiều chuyện rồi. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 595) Skiurlaub ☊ Đi trượt tuyết ☊ (Lektion 42, Nr. 597) Möchtest du mit mir Skifahren gehen oder möchtest du eine Romanze? ☊ Anh muốn đi trượt tuyết cùng em hay là anh muốn một cuộc hẹn hò lãng mạn? ☊ (Lektion 42, Nr. 599) Es hängt davon ab, wo unser Hotel ist. ☊ Điều đó còn tùy khách sạn của chúng ta nằm đâu. ☊ (Lektion 42, Nr. 608) Es muss ein tolles Skigebiet sein. ☊ Đó là khu trượt tuyết tuyệt vời. ☊ (Lektion 42, Nr. 611) Stimmt, die Lage der Wohnung ist ideal. ☊ Đúng, vị trí của căn hộ này thật lý tưởng. ☊ (Lektion 43, Nr. 623) Tri und Trang sind stolz auf ihre neue Wohnung. ☊ Trí và Trang tự hào về căn hộ mới của họ. ☊ (Lektion 44, Nr. 628) Tri beginnt mit dem Ausfüllen des Formulars. ☊ Trí bắt đầu điền vào thủ tục. ☊ (Lektion 44, Nr. 631) Der ist für mich unverzichtbar. ☊ Cái này với anh không thể từ chối được. ☊ (Lektion 44, Nr. 637) Und den Spiegel würde ich gerne in einem blauen Rahmen an die Wand hängen. ☊ Và em rất muốn treo gương trong một cái khung màu xanh lên tường. ☊ (Lektion 45, Nr. 645) Ich fände es sinnvoll, wenn wir dort anstatt einer Tapete Kacheln anbringen würden. ☊ Anh thấy rất có ích, nếu chúng ta có thể lát bằng gạch men thay cho giấy dán tường. ☊ (Lektion 45, Nr. 651) Da der schmale Schrank allmählich zu klein für Trang wurde, hat Tri ein neues Regal dazu gekauft. ☊ Vì cái tủ hẹp dần dần trở nên quá nhỏ đối với Trang, nên Trí đã mua thêm một cái giá mới. ☊ (Lektion 46, Nr. 653) Bevor du weiter darüber nachdenkst, hilf mir lieber. ☊ Trước khi anh tiếp tục nghĩ về việc đó, tốt hơn là hãy giúp em. ☊ (Lektion 46, Nr. 659) Aber es fehlt die Fernbedienung. ☊ Nhưng thiếu cái điều khiển từ xa. ☊ (Lektion 47, Nr. 667) Ohne Fernbedienung aber kann ich keine Programme einstellen. ☊ Nhưng tôi không thể điều chỉnh các chương trình mà không có cái điều khiển từ xa. ☊ (Lektion 47, Nr. 672) Obwohl die Fernbedienung auf dem Lieferschein steht, ist sie nicht im Paket enthalten. ☊ Mặc dù trong giấy giao hàng ghi là có cái điều khiển từ xa, nhưng mà nó không hề có trong kiện phẩm. ☊ (Lektion 47, Nr. 673) Hast du gestern das frische Obst für den Nachtisch gekauft? ☊ Hôm qua anh có mua trái cây tươi để tráng miệng không? ☊ (Lektion 48, Nr. 681) Lass uns den fertigen Obstsalat in den Kühlschrank stellen und den Tisch decken. ☊ Chúng ta để trái cây trộn xong vào tủ lạnh và trải bàn. ☊ (Lektion 48, Nr. 688) Ein Wochenende in den Bergen ☊ Cuối tuần trên núi ☊ (Lektion 50, Nr. 704) Ich schätze die Entfernung von zu Hause aus, dorthin auf neunzig Kilometer. ☊ Anh đoán khoảng cách từ nhà tới đó khoảng 90 Ki lô mét. ☊ (Lektion 50, Nr. 707) So können wir uns selbst versorgen und uns für unsere Radtouren Brote streichen. ☊ Vậy chúng ta nên tự chuẩn bị và quết bánh mỳ cho tua xe đạp. ☊ (Lektion 50, Nr. 709) Als sie in die Gegend der Hütte kommen, verlassen sie die Hauptstraße und fahren auf der Landstraße weiter. ☊ Khi họ tới địa hạt của nhà gỗ, họ rời đường phố chính và tiếp tục đi vào con đường làng. ☊ (Lektion 51, Nr. 718) Von einer kleinen Brücke haben sie einen herrlichen Blick über einen Fluss. ☊ Từ cây cầu nhỏ họ có được tầm nhìn tuyệt vời qua con sông. ☊ (Lektion 51, Nr. 719) Die Radtour ☊ Tua xe đạp ☊ (Lektion 52, Nr. 726) Am nächsten Morgen brechen sie zu einer Radtour auf. ☊ Sáng hôm sau họ xuất phát cho một tua xe đạp. ☊ (Lektion 52, Nr. 729) Wenn du dich weiter über mich lustig machst, kannst du heute auf der Luftmatratze übernachten. ☊ Nếu anh tiếp tục chế nhạo em, hôm nay anh có thể qua đêm trên cái nệm không khí. ☊ (Lektion 54, Nr. 774) Wie ihr auf der Rückseite der Postkarte seht, kann man hier im Winter auch Ski fahren. ☊ Như bố mẹ có thể thấy sau tấm bưu thiệp, ở đây vào mùa đông người ta có thể trượt tuyết nữa. ☊ (Lektion 55, Nr. 785) Herzliche Grüße aus den Bergen. ☊ Chào yêu thương từ những dãy núi. ☊ (Lektion 55, Nr. 788) Am Sonntag fahren Trang und Tri aus den Bergen nach Hause zurück. ☊ Vào chủ nhật Trang và Trí từ trên núi trở về nhà. ☊ (Lektion 56, Nr. 790) Dort war ich eine Woche lang und bin über die Grenze zum Meer gefahren. ☊ Anh đã ở đó một tuần và qua ranh giới đi về phía biển. ☊ (Lektion 56, Nr. 794) Du achtest aber auch wirklich auf jedes Detail. ☊ Em thực sự chú ý đến từng chi tiết. ☊ (Lektion 57, Nr. 812) Trang hat einen Bericht über ein beeindruckendes Theaterstück gelesen. ☊ Trang đã đọc một bài bình luận về vở kịch rất ấn tượng. ☊ (Lektion 58, Nr. 816) Er möchte ein neues Gerät und lässt sich dabei von Trang beraten. ☊ Anh muốn mua một cái máy mới và để cho Trang tư vấn. ☊ (Lektion 59, Nr. 830) Hast du schon mal darauf geachtet, ob du du eher am Tag oder am Abend telefonierst? ☊ Bạn đã từng để ý, rằng bạn điện thoại nhiều vào ban ngày hay tối không? ☊ (Lektion 59, Nr. 837) Ich werde darauf verzichten, tagsüber zu telefonieren. ☊ Tôi sẽ từ bỏ việc điện thoại ban ngày. ☊ (Lektion 59, Nr. 838) Ich werde deine Wünsche in Zukunft mehr respektieren. ☊ Anh sẽ chú tâm đến mong muốn của em nhiều hơn nữa trong tương lai. ☊ (Lektion 60, Nr. 855) Sie muss sich ja nicht unbedingt an ihm rächen, aber sie sollte sich in Zukunft wirklich nicht mehr ausnutzen lassen. ☊ Chị cũng không nhất thiết phải trả thù anh ta, nhưng thực sự trong tương lai chị không nên để bị lợi dụng nữa. ☊ (Lektion 61, Nr. 866) Ich war nicht fähig, mich zu wehren! ☊ Anh đã không thể tự vệ! ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 880) Brutaler Schläger endlich gefasst, verurteilt und eingesperrt. ☊ Kẻ gây rối bạo lực cuối cùng đã bị bắt, bị kết án và bị bỏ tù. ☊ (Lektion 63, Nr. 888) Gestern fällte der Richter sein Urteil über einen vorbestraften Gewalttäter. ☊ Hôm qua thẩm phán đã tuyên án kẻ phạm tội đã có tiền án. ☊ (Lektion 63, Nr. 889) Der Mann hatte in der Vergangenheit immer wieder Frauen belästigt und in vielen Bars Schlägereien angefangen. ☊ Trong quá khứ người đàn ông đã từng luôn quấy rối phụ nữ và đánh nhau trong nhiều quán Bar. ☊ (Lektion 63, Nr. 890) Er wurde zu drei Jahren Haft verurteilt. ☊ Anh ta bị kết án ba năm tù. ☊ (Lektion 63, Nr. 896) Du kannst dir nicht vorstellen, was heute in meiner Firma los war! ☊ Anh không thể tưởng tượng được đâu, chuyện gì đã xảy ra ở công ty hôm nay đâu ! ☊ (Lektion 64, Nr. 903) Aber ihr verschließt doch immer alle Schränke! ☊ Nhưng họ luôn khóa lại tất cả các tủ mà! ☊ (Lektion 64, Nr. 906) Ja, aber selbst die wurden aufgebrochen. ☊ Đúng, nhưng những cái tủ cũng bị cạy. ☊ (Lektion 64, Nr. 907) Es gibt auch exotische Tiere wie die Affen und sogar Heuschrecken und Krebse. ☊ Cũng có những con thú đến từ những vùng đất xa xôi như khỉ rồi thậm chí cả châu chấu và cua. ☊ (Lektion 65, Nr. 926) Ich muss zugeben, das weiß ich nicht. ☊ Anh phải tự thừa nhận, anh cũng không biết. ☊ (Lektion 65, Nr. 932) Um Tri abzulenken, deutet Trang auf ein Plakat an der Wand. ☊ Trang chỉ vào tấm áp phích trên tường để làm Trí sao lãng. ☊ (Lektion 66, Nr. 944) Trang sieht den Blutkreislauf. ☊ Trang nhìn vào vòng tuần hoàn máu. ☊ (Lektion 66, Nr. 947) Das Blut strömt aus der rechten Seite des Herzens in die Lunge, nimmt dort Sauerstoff auf und gibt Kohlendioxid ab. ☊ Máu chảy từ phía bên phải của tim tới phổi, nhận oxi ở đó và thải ra khí CÓ . ☊ (Lektion 66, Nr. 949) Dann fließt das Blut zur linken Seite des Herzens und von dort aus weiter in den ganzen Körper. ☊ Sau đó máu chảy tới bên trái của tim và từ đó tiếp tục tới toàn bộ cơ thể. ☊ (Lektion 66, Nr. 950) Verzweifelt ruft sie Tri an: ☊ Tuyệt vọng cô điện thoại cho Trí: ☊ (Lektion 68, Nr. 969) Verbrauch: sechs Liter; Alter: sieben Jahre; ☊ Lượng tiêu thụ: sáu Lít; Tuổi dùng: Bảy năm; ☊ (Lektion 69, Nr. 988) Sicherheit: Airbag; Innenausstattung: Leder (leicht beschädigt); ☊ Sự bảo hiểm: Túi không khí, Nội thất bên trong: da (bị hư hỏng nhẹ); ☊ (Lektion 69, Nr. 989) Ihre Anzeige wird nächste Woche in drei Ausgaben erscheinen. ☊ Tuần sau mẩu tin quảng cáo của bạn sẽ được in làm ba bản. ☊ (Lektion 69, Nr. 993) Ich bin der Meinung, dass das Auto seinen Preis wert ist. ☊ Tôi đồng ý là cái giá cả nên tương xứng với chiếc xe ô tô này. ☊ (Lektion 70, Nr. 1002) Von diesem Autor habe ich schon mal etwas gelesen. ☊ Anh đã từng đọc của tác giả này. ☊ (Lektion 71, Nr. 1015) Ich mochte deinen Humor von Anfang an. ☊ Em đã thích tính hài hước của anh ngay từ đầu. ☊ (Lektion 73, Nr. 1052) Erst war ich ziemlich nervös, aber dann habe ich mich getraut, dich zu fragen, ob du etwas trinken möchtest. ☊ Mới đầu anh hơi căng thẳng, nhưng sau đó lấy lại tự tin để hỏi em, liệu em có muốn uống gì đó không. ☊ (Lektion 74, Nr. 1060) Du hast mir sofort gefallen und wir haben uns ja dann auch auf Anhieb verstanden! ☊ Em thích anh ngay và chúng ta đã hiểu nhau ngay lập tức! ☊ (Lektion 74, Nr. 1061) Seitdem sind wir unzertrennlich! ☊ Từ đó chúng ta không thể chia cách được! ☊ (Lektion 74, Nr. 1065) Danach feiern wir im Garten. ☊ Sau đó chúng ta sẽ tiệc tùng trong vườn. ☊ (Lektion 75, Nr. 1071) Bitte sagt uns bald Bescheid, ob Ihr mit uns feiert. ☊ Làm ơn hãy thông báo cho chúng tôi, liệu các bạn có tiệc tùng chung với chúng tôi hay không. ☊ (Lektion 75, Nr. 1075) Tri ruft eine Bekannte an, die er aus dem Orchester kennt. ☊ Trí điện thoại cho một người quen, người mà anh quen từ dàn nhạc. ☊ (Lektion 78, Nr. 1106) 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) Das klappt ja hervorragend! ☊ Điều này thật tuyệt vời! ☊ (Lektion 78, Nr. 1111) Nicht ganz, zuerst ist unser Kontrabass ausgefallen, aber wir haben jemanden gefunden, der ihn vertritt. ☊ Không hoàn toàn, mới đầu thiếu đàn công bat, nhưng tụi em đã tìm được người có thể thay thế cho việc đó. ☊ (Lektion 78, Nr. 1112) Die Gäste sind gut gelaunt und feiern fröhlich. ☊ Khách khứa đều có tâm trạng tốt và tiệc tùng vui vẻ. ☊ (Lektion 79, Nr. 1119) Diesmal wird die Hochzeitstorte angeschnitten, ein mehrstöckiges Wunderwerk mit viel Sahne. ☊ Lúc này thì bánh cưới, một tác phẩm tuyệt vời nhiều tầng với nhiều kem tươi sẽ được cắt. ☊ (Lektion 79, Nr. 1125) Meiner auch und ich freue mich schon auf unsere Flitterwochen! ☊ Anh cũng thế và anh mong chờ đến tuần trăng mật của chúng ta! ☊ (Lektion 79, Nr. 1130) Sternzeichen und Horoskope ☊ Sao chiếu mạng và lá số tử vi ☊ (Lektion 80, Nr. 1131) Ausdauernd und ehrgeizig ist der Löwe. ☊ Kiên nhẫn và tham vọng là sư tử. ☊ (Lektion 80, Nr. 1138) Alle Medien berichten über die Auseinandersetzungen zwischen liberalen und konservativen Politikern. ☊ Tất cả phương tiện thông tin đều nói đến sự tranh luận giữa những nhà chính trị theo đảng tự do và những người theo đảng bảo thủ. ☊ (Lektion 81, Nr. 1156) Tri ist zwar nicht direkt betroffen, aber das Thema beschäftigt ihn. ☊ Trí tuy không trực tiếp liên quan đến, nhưng đề tài này cũng làm anh quan tâm đến. ☊ (Lektion 82, Nr. 1164) Ich kaufe Zeitungen mit Stellenanzeigen. ☊ Em mua báo với những thông tin tuyển dụng. ☊ (Lektion 82, Nr. 1175) Trang kommt vom Kiosk zurück. ☊ Trang từ ki ốt quay lại. ☊ (Lektion 83, Nr. 1178) Schau doch mal in den Schrank neben der Heizung! ☊ Anh xem lại trong tủ gần lò sưởi đó! ☊ (Lektion 84, Nr. 1198) Das mache ich, wenn ich das Schließfach in der Bank ausgeleert und mich im Rathaus abgemeldet habe. ☊ Anh sẽ làm việc đó, sau khi anh rút hết mọi thứ trong tủ an toàn ở nhà băng và đăng ký tạm vắng tại tòa thị chính xong. ☊ (Lektion 84, Nr. 1200) Ich rufe aus Paris an. ☊ Tôi gọi từ Paris. ☊ (Lektion 85, Nr. 1216) Das ist der Anrufbeantworter der Firma Muster. ☊ Đây là hộp tin nhắn điện thoại / máy trả lời tự động của công ty Muster. ☊ (Lektion 88, Nr. 1300) Wir sind von Montag bis Freitag - von 8 bis 12 Uhr - erreichbar. ☊ Có thể liên lạc với chúng tôi từ thứ hai đến thứ sáu, từ 8 – 12h. ☊ (Lektion 88, Nr. 1306) Diese Nachricht ist streng vertraulich! ☊ Bức thư / Văn bản trên đây tuyệt đối bảo mật. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1349) In der Zeit vom 23.12. bis zum 10.01. bin ich leider nicht erreichbar. ☊ Trong khoảng thời gian từ 23.12 đến 10. 01 tôi sẽ không thể liên lạc được. ☊ (Lektion 92, Nr. 1388) Darf ich mich vorstellen? ☊ Tôi xin tự giới thiệu được không? ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1425) Ich komme aus Hamburg. ☊ Tôi đến từ Hamburg ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1426) Ich habe in München Medizin studiert. ☊ Tôi từng học Y ở Munich. ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1427) Das ist mein Kollege. Er ist zu dieser Konferenz aus Deutschland angereist. ☊ Hân hạnh giới thiệu đồng nghiệp của tôi. Anh ấy / Ông ấy từ Đức tới để dự hội thảo. ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1448) Woher kommen Sie? ☊ Anh / Chị đến từ đâu? ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1451) Ich spiele seit Jahren Fußball. ☊ Tôi chơi bóng đá từ nhiều năm rồi. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1519) Ich gehe zwei Mal die Woche ins Fitnessstudio. ☊ Tôi đi tập thể hình hai lần một tuần. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1520) Am Wochenende fahre ich immer in die Berge zum Wandern. ☊ Cuối tuần tôi thường đi leo núi. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1521) Wie alt sind Ihre Kinder denn? Gehen Sie schon in die Schule? ☊ Con của anh / chị lên mấy tuổi rồi? Chúng đã đi học chưa? ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1526) Haben Sie diesen Film schon gesehen? Er ist fantastisch! ☊ Anh / Chị đã xem phim này chưa? Bộ phim này thật tuyệt vời. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1533) Letzte Woche war ich im Theater und habe Romeo und Julia gesehen. ☊ Tuần trước tôi đến rạp hát và xem vở kịch „Romeo và Juliet“. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1535) Letzten Monat haben wir einen wundervollen Abend in der Oper verbracht: Auf dem Spielplan stand Nabucco von Guiseppe Verdi. ☊ Tháng trước chúng tôi đã có một buổi tối tuyệt vời tại nhà hát kịch Opera. Chương trình biểu diễn hôm đó là vở „Nabucco „ của Giuseppe Verdi. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1536) 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) Leider ist der Artikel Nr. 3997 aus unserem Sommerkatalog nicht mehr lieferbar. ☊ Rất tiếc loại sản phẩm số 3997 từ catalog mùa hè không còn nữa. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1590) Die Ware bleibt bis zur vollständigen Zahlung unser Eigentum. ☊ Hàng vẫn thuộc về công ty chúng tôi cho đến khi thanh toán từ phía quý vị được hoàn tất. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1607) Bitte gib diesen Begriff bei einer Suchmaschine ein und schau dir die Ergebnisse der Suche näher an. ☊ Hãy gõ khái niệm này trên trang tìm kiếm và tìm hiểu kỹ thêm từ các kết quả hiện ra. ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1610) Kannst du das bitte im Wörterbuch nachschlagen? ☊ Anh / Chị có thể tra lại cái này trong từ điển được không? ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1614) Ich bin mir nicht sicher, wie ich in diesem Fall entscheiden soll. Ist etwas Vergleichbares schon einmal vorgekommen? ☊ Tôi không biết nên quyết định thế nào trong trường hợp này. Đã có một trường hợp tương tự nào xảy ra chưa? ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1618) Aus welcher Quelle stammen diese Informationen? ☊ Những thông tin trên lấy từ nguồn nào? ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1627) Die Kollegin aus der Forschungsabteilung wird uns ihre Ergebnisse in einem Zwischenbericht vorstellen. ☊ Đồng nghiệp từ phòng nghiên cứu sẽ trình bày cho chúng ta kết quả nghiên cứu qua một báo cáo ngắn gọn. ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1635) Ich soll mehr Informationen über diesen Fall suchen, aber ich komme mit meiner Recherche nicht weiter. Hast du einen guten Rat für mich? ☊ Tôi rất cần thêm thông tin về trường hợp này nhưng không biết tiếp tục tra cứu thế nào? Anh / Chị có lời khuyên hữu ích nào không? ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1638) In meinem kurzen Referat möchte ich Ihnen einen Überblick über unsere aktuellen Projekte geben. ☊ Từ bản thuyết trình ngắn này, tôi muốn gửi đến quý vị một cái nhìn tổng quát về những dự án hiện nay của chúng ta. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1653) Deswegen schlage ich vor, das neue Modell erst im nächsten Jahr auf den Markt zu bringen. ☊ Do vậy tôi đề nghị chúng ta nên tung mẫu sản phẩm mới này ra thị trường vào năm sau. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1657) Dieses Formular bekommen Sie von meiner Kollegin. Ihr Büro ist im 2. Stock. ☊ Quý vị có thể nhận được bản khai từ đồng nghiệp của tôi ở tầng hai. ☊ (Lektion 101, Nr. 1681) Wir könnten die andere Projektgruppe bitten uns zu helfen. ☊ Chúng ta có thể tìm trợ giúp từ một nhóm dự án khác. ☊ (Lektion 102, Nr. 1718) Wir bieten Ihnen die Mitarbeit bei spannenden Projekten in einer der größten Beratungsfirmen Europas an. ☊ Chúng tôi tạo cơ hội cho anh / chị tham gia các dự án hấp dẫn của một trong những công ty tư vấn lớn nhất Châu Âu. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1754) Das Praktikum war eine tolle Erfahrung. ☊ Khóa thực tập là một kinh nghiệm tuyệt vời. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1766) Wir stellen ein: ☊ Chúng tôi tuyển: ☊ (Lektion 104, Nr. 1770) Wir freuen uns auf Ihre aussagekräftige Bewerbung mit Ihren Gehaltsvorstellungen. ☊ Chúng tôi rất vui nhận được đơn xin việc rất ấn tượng với mức lương mong muốn của anh / chị. ☊ (Lektion 104, Nr. 1795) Wir bieten Ihnen eine unbefristete Stelle mit vielen Sozialleistungen. ☊ Chúng tôi hứa hẹn một vị trí làm việc vô thời hạn với nhiều lợi tức xã hội. ☊ (Lektion 104, Nr. 1796) Wir bieten eine Halbtagesstelle mit 20 Arbeitsstunden / Woche an. ☊ Chúng tôi đưa ra một vị trí làm việc nửa ngày với 20 tiếng / tuần ☊ (Lektion 104, Nr. 1800) Ich habe Ihre Stellenanzeige in der Zeitung gelesen. ☊ Tôi đã đọc mục tuyển nhân viên của ông / bà trên báo. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1806) Ich habe Ihre Anzeige in einem Arbeitsmarkt-Portal im Internet gelesen. ☊ Tôi đã đọc mục tuyển nhân viên của ông / bà trên trang thị trường lao động trên Internet. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1807) Ich bewerbe mich um die Stelle als Berater bei Ihrer Firma. ☊ Tôi nộp đơn xin việc vào vị trí tư vấn ở công ty của ông / bà. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1808) Ich erfülle alle Anforderungen, die Sie in der Stellenbeschreibung an die Bewerber richten. ☊ Tôi đáp ứng các yêu cầu mà ông / bà đang cần tuyển. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1810) Seit zehn Jahren arbeite ich in der Branche und kann mich mittlerweile auf ein großes Netzwerk guter Kontakte berufen. ☊ Từ mười năm nay tôi làm việc trong ngành và có thể kết nối một mạng lưới quan hệ tốt. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1814) Ich bin ehrgeizig und selbstsicher. ☊ Tôi là người có tham vọng và tự tin. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1819) Ich habe viele Ideen. ☊ Tôi có nhiều ý tưởng. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1822) Meinen Lebenslauf schicke ich Ihnen mit diesem Schreiben. ☊ Tôi gửi kèm theo thư này bản lý lịch tự thuật. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1829) Anbei finden Sie meinen Lebenslauf und Kopien meiner Zeugnisse. ☊ Kèm theo đây là bản lý lịch tự thuật và bản copy các chứng chỉ của tôi. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1830) Anbei finden Sie meinen Lebenslauf und meine übersetzten und beglaubigten Zeugnisse. ☊ Kèm theo đây là bản lý lịch tự thuật và bản dịch có công chứng các chứng chỉ. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1831) Von 1998 bis 2001 habe ich eine Ausbildung zum Kaufmann gemacht. ☊ Từ 1998 đến 2001 tôi đã tham gia khóa học đào tạo kinh doanh. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1841) Bis jetzt war ich als Projektmanager für den internationalen Austausch in meiner Firma zuständig. ☊ Cho đến nay với tư cách giám đốc dự án tôi đã chịu trách nhiệm trong các chương trình trao đổi quốc tế của công ty. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1853) Ich habe Englisch studiert, weil ich meine Kindheit in den USA verbracht habe. ☊ Tôi đã học tiếng Anh, vì tuổi thơ tôi đã sống ở Mỹ. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1875) Schon in der Schule habe ich mich für Physik interessiert und da war es für mich logisch dies auch zu studieren. ☊ Ngay từ khi học phổ thông tôi đã quan tâm đến vật lí và học vật lí ở đại học là điều dĩ nhiên đối với tôi. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1876) Während des Praktikums habe ich gelernt meine Arbeit gut zu strukturieren und selbständig zu Ende zu bringen. ☊ Trong khóa thực tập tôi đã học được cách tổ chức công việc hiệu quả và tự kết thúc công việc độc lập. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1879) Was war die schwierigste Entscheidung, die Sie bisher treffen mussten? ☊ Quyết định khó khăn nhất mà anh / chị từng gặp phải là gì? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1894) Ich möchte mich weiterentwickeln. ☊ Tôi muốn tiếp tục phát triển. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1897) Meine jetzige Arbeit macht mir Spaß. Aber da ich schon drei Jahre in dieser Position arbeite, suche ich nun eine neue Herausforderung. ☊ Tôi thích công việc hiện nay. Nhưng vì từ ba năm nay tôi làm việc ở vị trí này, vì vậy bây giờ tôi muốn tìm thách thức mới. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1899) Mein vorheriger Arbeitgeber musste Insolvenz anmelden und so wurde allen Angestellten gekündigt. ☊ Người tuyển dụng cũ của tôi bị phá sản và vì vậy tất cả nhân viên bị thôi việc. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1900) Ich lerne seit fünf Jahren Englisch. ☊ Tôi học tiếng Anh từ năm năm nay. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1912) Ich habe seit meinem Studium einen internationalen Freundeskreis. ☊ Từ khi học đại học tôi quen nhiều bạn nước ngoài. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1915) Ich arbeite seit Jahren mit Kolleginnen und Kollegen aus der ganzen Welt zusammen. ☊ Từ nhiều năm nay tôi làm việc cùng với các đồng nghiệp quốc tế. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1917) Mit diesem Programm arbeite ich seit Jahren. ☊ Từ nhiều năm tôi làm việc với chương trình này. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1919) Würden Sie sich über Regeln hinwegsetzen, wenn es Ihnen einen persönlichen Vorteil bringt? ☊ Anh / Chị sẽ không tuân theo nội quy nếu nội quy đó không mang lại lợi ích phải không? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1921) Worauf sind Sie in Ihrem Leben besonders stolz? ☊ Trong cuộc sống anh / chị tự hào đặc biệt về cái gì? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1930) Ich interessiere mich für Politik und verfolge die Nachrichten täglich. Aber ich möchte mich nicht in einer Partei engagieren. ☊ Tôi quan tâm đến chính trị và theo dõi tin tức hàng ngày. Nhưng tôi không muốn tham gia vào đảng phái nào. ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1940) Ich bin stolz darauf, dass ich mir mein Studium und meinen Auslandsaufenthalt selbst finanziert habe. ☊ Tôi tự hào về việc đã tự trang trải chi phí cho khóa học đại học và thời gian sống ở nước ngoài của tôi. ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1941) Warum sollten wir Sie einstellen? ☊ Vì sao chúng tôi nên tuyển anh / chị? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1946) Ich kenne und verwende Ihre Produkte seit über zehn Jahren. ☊ Tôi biết và sử dụng sản phẩm của ông / bà từ hơn mười năm nay. ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1953) Ich habe Ihr Unternehmen auf einer Messe kennengelernt und bin seither sehr daran interessiert für Sie zu arbeiten. ☊ Tôi đã làm quen với công ty của ông / bà ở một hội chợ triển lãm và từ đó tôi rất quan tâm được làm việc cho công ty. ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1954) Warum wird diese Position ausgeschrieben? ☊ Vì sao vị trí này cần được tuyển? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1959) Ich habe Ihnen in der letzten Woche meine Bewerbung zugeschickt und seither noch nichts von Ihnen gehört. ☊ Tuần trước tôi đã gửi đơn xin việc và cho đến giờ vẫn chưa nhận được hồi âm của ông / bà. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1971) Ich möchte mich nach dem Stand des Bewerbungsverfahrens erkundigen. ☊ Tôi muốn hỏi về hiện trạng của quá trình tuyển dụng. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1975) Vielen Dank für Ihre aussagekräftigen Bewerbungsunterlagen. ☊ Cám ơn về hồ sơ xin việc đầy ấn tượng của anh / chị. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1977) Sie können sich ihre Arbeitszeit bei uns frei einteilen. ☊ Anh / Chị có thể tự do thu xếp thời gian làm việc cho chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1985) Leider müssen wir Ihnen mitteilen, dass wir die Stelle bereits besetzt haben. ☊ Đáng tiếc chúng tôi phải thông báo với anh / chị rằng vị trí tuyển dụng đã có người. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1988) Ich arbeite für eine Beratungsfirma. ☊ Tôi làm việc cho một công ty tư vấn. ☊ (Lektion 110, Nr. 2000) Ich arbeite für ein Non-Profit-Unternehmen. ☊ Tôi làm việc cho một công ty phi lợi tức. ☊ (Lektion 110, Nr. 2005) Dieser Standort ist ideal für unsere Firma. ☊ Trụ sở này là lý tưởng cho công ty của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 110, Nr. 2006) Meine Firma wird von einem Investor übernommen. ☊ Công ty của tôi được tiếp quản bởi một nhà đầu tư. ☊ (Lektion 110, Nr. 2017) 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) Zunächst möchte ich mich kurz vorstellen. ☊ Trước tiên tôi xin tự giới thiệu. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2085) In diesem Balkendiagramm sehen Sie den Umsatz unserer Filialen in Südamerika. Jeder der Balken steht dabei für ein Land. ☊ Trong biểu đồ cột này quý vị nhìn thấy số doanh thu của các chi nhánh của chúng tôi ở khu vực Nam Mỹ. Mỗi một cột biểu tượng cho một nước. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2106) Das werde ich sofort erledigen. ☊ Tôi sẽ hoàn thành việc đó ngay lập tức. ☊ (Lektion 116, Nr. 2199) Das ist eine gute Idee. ☊ Đó là một ý kiến hay /ý tưởng hay. ☊ (Lektion 117, Nr. 2221) Das ist eine Investition in die Zukunft. ☊ Đây là một sự đầu tư cho tương lai. ☊ (Lektion 118, Nr. 2269) Das Gerät reinigt sich automatisch. ☊ Chiếc máy này làm sạch một cách tự động. ☊ (Lektion 118, Nr. 2272) Bitte wenden Sie sich an unsere telefonische Beratung. ☊ Quý khách làm ơn hãy liên hệ qua điện thoại với tư vấn khách hàng ☊ (Lektion 119, Nr. 2291) Diese Messe richtet sich an Experten aus der ganzen Welt. ☊ Hội chợ này hướng đến các chuyên gia từ khắp nơi trên thế giới. ☊ (Lektion 120, Nr. 2298) Hier treffen sich die Fachleute. ☊ Các chuyên gia sẽ hội tụ tại đây. ☊ (Lektion 120, Nr. 2299) Vom 03.05. bis zum 05.05. findet eine interessante Konferenz statt. ☊ Từ ngày 03.05 đến ngày 05.05 sẽ diễn ra một hội nghị rất đáng chú ý. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2354) Diese Tagung lädt Experten aus dem Bereich Metallverarbeitung ein, ihr Wissen auszutauschen. ☊ Hội nghị này sẽ mời các chuyên gia từ lĩnh vực xử lý kim loại đến để trao đổi kiến thức. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2361) Bei dieser Konferenz treffen sich Wissenschaftler aus der ganzen Welt und tauschen sich über ihre Forschungsergebnisse aus. ☊ Tại hội thảo này, các nhà khoa học đến từ khắp nơi trên thế giới gặp gỡ và trao đổi với nhau về các thành quả nghiên cứu. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2362) Ich werde die Ergebnisse meiner Forschungsarbeiten vorstellen. ☊ Tôi sẽ giới thiệu các kết quả từ công trình nghiên cứu của mình. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2366) Die nächste Woche bin ich geschäftlich im Ausland. ☊ Tuần tới tôi đi công tác ở nước ngoài. ☊ (Lektion 123, Nr. 2381) Ab morgen bin ich bei unserem Kunden in Paris. ☊ Từ ngày mai tôi sẽ ở chỗ khách hàng của chúng ta ở Paris. ☊ (Lektion 123, Nr. 2382) Mein Kollege ist in dieser Woche unterwegs. Sie erreichen ihn nur per E-Mail. ☊ Đồng nghiệp của tôi tuần này đi vắng. Anh/Chị/Quý vị chỉ có thể liên lạc với anh ấy qua email. ☊ (Lektion 123, Nr. 2384) Unsere Firma feiert 20jähriges Jubiläum und wir möchten Sie als gute Kunden gerne dazu einladen. ☊ Công ty chúng tôi kỷ niệm 20 năm thành lập và chúng tôi rất muốn mời quý vị với tư cách là một khách hàng quan trọng tới cùng tham gia. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2412) Unsere Firma lädt Sie und Ihre Begleitung zu einem Abendessen ein. ☊ Công ty chúng tôi xin mời quý vị và người tháp tùng tới dùng bữa ăn tối. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2413) Die Qualität des Produktes entspricht nicht unserem Standard. ☊ Chất lượng của sản phẩm không tương ứng với tiêu chuẩn của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2483) Sollte sich Ihre Lieferung weiter verzögern, werden wir unsere Bestellung stornieren. ☊ Nếu việc vận chuyển tiếp tục bị chậm, chúng tôi sẽ hủy đơn đặt hàng. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2494) Diese Zahlung ist jetzt seit zwei Monaten fällig. ☊ Hóa đơn này đã quá hạn thanh toán từ hai tháng nay. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2541) 3
This bag's heavy. ☊ Cái túi này nặng. ☊ 4
These bags are heavy. ☊ Mấy cái túi này nặng. ☊ 13
He's a very old man. He's ninety-eight (98) years old. ☊ Ông ấy già lắm rồi. Ông ấy chín mươi tám tuổi. ☊ 23
How old are you? ☊ Cậu bao nhiêu tuổi? ☊ 24
I'm twenty (20) years old. ☊ Tôi hai mươi tuổi. ☊ 49
How old are you? ☊ Cô bao nhiêu tuổi? ☊ 68
How old is Hassan? ☊ Hassan bao nhiêu tuổi? ☊ 69
He's twenty-four (24). ☊ Anh ấy hai mươi tư. ☊ 93
It's in your bag. ☊ Nó trong túi. ☊ 102
What color is your bag? ☊ Túi của cậu màu gì? ☊ 123
How old are your children? ☊ Mấy đứa nhà cậu bao nhiêu tuổi? ☊ 128
My favorite sport is skiing. ☊ Môn thể thao ưa thích của tôi là trượt tuyết? ☊ 137
How old are you? ☊ Cậu bao nhiêu tuổi? ☊ 149
How old is she? ☊ Cô ấy bao nhiêu tuổi? ☊ 157
I'm working. I'm not watching TV. ☊ Tôi đang làm việc. Tôi không xem vô tuyến. ☊ 164
Please be quiet. I'm working. ☊ Làm ơn trật tự. Tôi đang làm việc. ☊ 168
EN I'm not watching TV. ☊ Tôi đang không xem vô tuyến. ☊ 183
She's watching TV. ☊ Cô ấy đang xem vô tuyến. ☊ 191
It isn't snowing. ☊ Trời đang không có tuyết. ☊ 221
Are you watching TV? ☊ Cậu đang xem vô tuyến à? ☊ 241
Are your parents watching TV? ☊ Bố mẹ cậu đang xem vô tuyến à? ☊ 245
Are you watching TV? ☊ Cậu đang xem vô tuyến à? ☊ 271
He starts at seven thirty (7:30). ☊ Anh ấy bắt đầu từ bảy giờ ba mươi. ☊ 278
We often sleep late on weekends. ☊ Chúng tôi thường ngủ muộn vào cuối tuần. ☊ 307
She always enjoys parties. ☊ Cô ấy thích tiệc tùng. ☊ 309
He never watches TV. ☊ Anh ấy không xem vô tuyến bao giờ. ☊ 312
I usually watch TV in the evening. ☊ Tôi thường xem vô tuyến vào buổi tối. ☊ 323
We don't watch TV very often. ☊ Chúng tôi không xem vô tuyến thường xuyên. ☊ 353
I never watch TV. ☊ Tôi không bao giờ xem vô tuyến. ☊ 354
I don't watch TV very often. ☊ Tôi không xem vô tuyến thường xuyên lắm. ☊ 359
I get the news every day, but sometimes I don't read it. ☊ Tôi nhận được tin tức hàng ngày nhưng thỉnh thoảng tôi không đọc. ☊ 379
What does this word mean? ☊ Từ này nghĩa là gì? ☊ 383
What do you usually do on weekends? ☊ Cậu thường làm gì vào cuối tuần? ☊ 392
Jisang plays tennis. How about his friends? Do they play tennis? ☊ Chí Tường chơi quần vợt. Còn bạn anh ấy thì sao? Họ có chơi quần vợt không? ☊ 401
How often do you watch TV? ☊ Cậu xem vô tuyến bao lâu một lần? ☊ 408
What does this word mean? ☊ Từ này nghĩa là gì? ☊ 409
How often does it snow here? ☊ Ở đây bao lâu tuyết rơi một lần? ☊ 413
Do you watch TV a lot? — No, I don't. ☊ Cậu có xem vô tuyến nhiều không? - Không. ☊ 418
Zhirong's watching television. ☊ Chí Vinh đang xem vô tuyến. ☊ 426
Please be quiet. I'm working. ☊ Xin giữ trật tự. Tôi đang làm việc. ☊ 429
You can turn o the TV. I'm not watching it. ☊ Cậu có thể tắt vô tuyến. Tôi không xem nó. ☊ 431
I work every day from nine (9:00) to ve-thirty (5:30). ☊ Tôi ngày nào cũng làm việc từ chín giờ đến năm rưỡi. ☊ 434
I don't watch TV very often. ☊ Tôi không xem vô tuyến thường xuyên lắm. ☊ 435
What do you usually do on weekends? ☊ Cậu thường làm gì vào cuối tuần? ☊ 441
It depends on you. ☊ Nó tuỳ thuộc ở cậu. ☊ 466
Where do you come from? ☊ Cậu từ đâu đến? ☊ 470
I don't watch TV very often. ☊ Tôi không xem vô tuyến thường xuyên lắm. ☊ 495
bag? ☊ Cậu có gì trong túi? ☊ 540
The weather was nice last week. ☊ Thời tiết tuần trước đẹp. ☊ 542
They weren't here last Sunday. ☊ Họ không ở đây Chủ nhật tuần trước. ☊ 543
(23) now. ☊ Năm ngoái Rebecca hai mươi hai tuổi, nên năm nay cô ấy hai mươi ba. ☊ 562
Antonio wasn't at work last week because he was sick. He's better now. ☊ Antonio tuần trước không đi làm vì bị ốm, Bây giờ anh ấy đỡ hơn rồi. ☊ 570
Where were they last week? — They were on vacation. ☊ Họ ở đâu tuần trước? - Họ đi nghỉ. ☊ 572
Why were you angry yesterday? — Because you were late. ☊ Sao hôm qua cậu tức giận thế? - VÌ cậu đến muộn. ☊ 573
Was the weather nice last week? — Yes, it was beautiful. ☊ Thời tiết tuần trước có đẹp không? - Có, trời đẹp. ☊ 575
thousand one (2001). ☊ Terry làm việc trong ngân hàng từ năm 1995 đến năm 2001. ☊ 582
Sonia went to the movies three (3) times last week. ☊ Sonia đi xem lm ba lần tuần trước. ☊ 590
Cecilia's grandfather died when he was ninety (90) years old. ☊ Ông của Cecilia chết lúc ông ấy chín mươi tuổi. ☊ 592
I visited her last week. ☊ Tôi đã đến thăm cô ấy tuần trước. ☊ 595
I put my bag on the table. (PAST TENSE) ☊ Tôi đã để túi của tôi ở trên bàn. ☊ 597
Last Tuesday, Vanessa ew from Los Angeles to Mexico City. ☊ Thứ ba vừa rồi Vanessa đã bay từ Los Angeles đến Thành phố Mexico. ☊ 600
When she got there, she parked the car, walked to the terminal, and checked in. ☊ Khi cô ấy đến đấy, cô ấy gửi xe, đi bộ vào nhà gare và làm thủ tục đăng kí. ☊ 603
Finally, she took a taxi from the airport to her hotel downtown. ☊ Cuối cùng cô ấy bắt taxi từ sân bay về khách sạn trung tâm. ☊ 605
Hannah often loses her keys. > She lost her keys last week. ☊ Hannah thường xuyên làm mất chìa khoá. Tuần trước cô ấy làm mất chìa khoá. ☊ 608
We often go to the movies on weekends. > Last Sunday we went to the movies. ☊ Chúng tôi thường đi xem lm vào cuối tuần. Chủ nhật vừa rồi chúng tôi có đi xem lm. ☊ 611
Friday. ☊ Bạn của chúng tôi thường xuyên đến thăm chúng tôi. Họ tới thăm chúng tôi Thứ sáu tuần trước. ☊ 613
I don't watch TV very often. ☊ Tôi không xem vô tuyến thường xuyên lắm. ☊ 614
I didn't watch TV yesterday. ☊ Tôi không xem vô tuyến ngày hôm qua. ☊ 628
I watched TV last night. How about you? Did you watch TV last night? ☊ Tôi đã xem vô tuyến tối hôm qua. Cậu thì sao? Cậu có xem vô tuyến tối qua không? ☊ 634
I watched TV. ☊ Tôi đã xem vô tuyến. ☊ 659
Yes, the weather was great. ☊ Có, thời tiết rất tuyệt vời. ☊ 670
It's six o'clock (6:00) now. Luka's at home watching TV. ☊ Bây giờ là sáu giờ. Luka đang ở nhà xem vô tuyến. ☊ 672
He was swimming in the pool, not watching TV. ☊ Anh ấy đi bơi ở bể bơi chứ không xem vô tuyến. ☊ 686
The old couple were in the park taking a walk. ☊ Cặp đôi cao tuổi đã ở trong công viên đi dạo. ☊ 699
He was carrying a bag. ☊ Anh ấy mang theo một cái túi. ☊ 712
We played tennis from ten (10:00) to eleven thirty (11:30). ☊ Chúng tôi chơi quần vợt từ mười giờ đến mười một giờ rưỡi. ☊ 714
Did you watch the basketball game on TV last night? ☊ Cậu có xem trận bóng rổ trên vô tuyến tối qua không? ☊ 722
Khalid broke his arm last week. ☊ Khalid đã bị gãy tay tuần trước. ☊ 728
He was going to the station to catch a train, and he was carrying a bag. ☊ Anh ấy đang đi đến nhà gare để bắt tàu và anh ấy đang mang một cái túi. ☊ 748
Bernard used to work in a factory. ☊ Bernard đã từng làm việc trong một nhà máy. ☊ 750
When I was a child, I used to like chocolate. ☊ Hồi tôi còn bé, tôi từng thích ăn chocolat. ☊ 751
I used to read a lot of books, but I don't read much these days. ☊ Tôi từng đọc rất nhiều sách, nhưng tôi ngày nay không còn đọc nhiều nữa. ☊ 752
Emilia has short hair now, but it used to be very long. ☊ Emilia bây giờ đang để tóc ngắn,nhưng nó đã từng rất dài. ☊ 753
They used to live on the same street as us. ☊ Họ từng sống cùng tầng với chúng tôi. ☊ 754
these days. ☊ Chúng tôi từng thấy họ nhiều lần nhưng hiện tại chúng tôi không thấy họ thường xuyên lắm. ☊ 755
Nadya used to have a piano, but she sold it a few years ago. ☊ Nadya từng có một cây dương cầm, nhưng cô ấy đã bán nó cách đây vài năm. ☊ 756
When I was a child, I didn't use to like mushrooms. ☊ Hồi tôi còn bé, tôi từng không thích ăn nấm. ☊ 757
Where did you use to live before you came here? ☊ Cậu đã từng sống ở đâu trước khi cậu đến đây? ☊ 758
He used to play baseball. ☊ Anh ấy từng chơi bóng chày. ☊ 759
He used to be a taxi driver. ☊ Anh ấy từng là lái xe taxi. ☊ 760
They used to live in the country. ☊ Họ từng sống ở nông thôn. ☊ 761
I used to wear glasses. ☊ Tôi đã từng đeo kính. ☊ 762
This building used to be a hotel. ☊ Toà nhà này đã từng là khách sạn. ☊ 763
Do you go out much? — No, I used to go out three (3) nights a week though. ☊ Cậu có hay ra đường không? - Không, nhưng tôi đã từng ra đường ba tối một tuần. ☊ 764
Do you play any instruments? — No, I used to play guitar though. ☊ Cậu có chơi nhạc cụ nào không? - Không, nhưng tôi đã từng chơi guitar. ☊ 765
Do you like to read? — I don't have the time, but I used to read a lot. ☊ Cậu có thích đọc sách không? - Tôi không có thời gian, trước tôi từng đọc rất nhiều. ☊ 766
a year though. ☊ Cậu có đi chơi xa nhiều không? - Tôi cũng muốn lắm. Trước tôi cũng từng đi xa vài lần một năm. ☊ 769
When I was a child, I never used to eat meat, but I eat it now. ☊ Hồi tôi còn bé tôi từng không bao giờ chịu ăn thịt, nhưng bây giờ tôi có ăn. ☊ 770
Angela loves to watch TV. She watches it every night. ☊ Angela mê xem vô tuyến. Cô ấy đêm nào cũng xem. ☊ 771
years ago. ☊ Chúng tôi từng sống gần sân bay, nhưng chúng tôi đã chuyển đến trung tâm vài năm trước. ☊ 773
EN What games did you use to play when you were a child? ☊ Cậu từng hay chơi những trò gì khi cậu còn bé? ☊ 774
Have you been to France? — No, I haven't. ☊ Cậu từng đến Pháp chưa? - Chưa. ☊ 775
We've been to Canada, but we haven't been to Alaska. ☊ Chúng tôi từng đến Canada rồi, nhưng chúng tôi chưa từng đến Alaska. ☊ 776
Shakira's an interesting person. She's had many di erent jobs and has lived in many places. ☊ Shakira là một người thú vị. Cô ấy từng làm nhiều nghề khác nhau và từng sống ở nhiều nơi. ☊ 777
I've seen that man before, but I can't remember where. ☊ Tôi từng thấy anh ấy trước đây nhưng tôi không nhớ là ở đâu. ☊ 778
How many times has Brazil won the World Cup? ☊ Brazil đã từng vô địch Giải bóng đá thế giới bao nhiêu lần? ☊ 780
Has she ever been to Australia? — Yes, once. ☊ Cô ấy đã từng đến Australia chưa? - Rồi, một lần. ☊ 785
Have you ever been to Montreal? — No, never. ☊ Cậu đã từng đến Montreal bao giờ chưa? - Chưa, chưa bao giờ. ☊ 786
Have you ever played golf? — No, never. ☊ Cậu từng chơi golf bao giờ chưa? - Chưa, chưa bao giờ. ☊ 787
Have you ever been to South Korea? — Yes, once. ☊ Cậu từng đến Hàn Quốc bao giờ chưa - Rồi, một lần. ☊ 790
Have you ever won a race? — Yes, a few times. ☊ Cậu đã từng thắng trong cuộc đua nào chưa? - Rồi, một vài lần. ☊ 791
Have you ever been to Peru? — Yes, twice. ☊ Cậu từng đến Peru bao giờ chưa? - Rồi, hai lần. ☊ 792
Have you ever driven a bus? — No, never. ☊ Cậu từng lái xe bus bao giờ chưa? - Chưa bao giờ. ☊ 794
She's been to Spain twice. ☊ Cô ấy từng đến Tây Ban Nha hai lần. ☊ 795
She's been to Japan once. ☊ Cô ấy từng đến Nhật Bản một lần. ☊ 796
She's won a race several times. ☊ Cô ấy từng đua thắng vài ba lần. ☊ 798
I've been to New York once. ☊ Tôi từng đến New York một lần. ☊ 808
Have you ever played basketball? — Just once. ☊ Cậu từng chơi bóng rổ bao giờ chưa? - Mới một lần. ☊ 809
Have you ever written a poem? — Yes, in high school. ☊ Cậu từng làm thơ bao giờ chưa - Rồi, hồi ở trung học. ☊ 812
twice. ☊ Tôi chưa từng đến New Zealand bao giờ nhưng chị tôi từng đến đó ba lần. ☊ 814
I've traveled by plane, bus, and train. Someday, I want to take a trip by boat. ☊ Tôi từng đi máy bay, xe bus và tàu hoả. Một ngày nào đó tôi muốn đi du lịch bằng thuyền. ☊ 818
She's been in Brazil since Monday. ☊ Cô ấy đã ở đó từ Thứ hai. ☊ 823
I know Charlotte. I've known her for a long time. ☊ Tôi biết Charlotte. Tôi biết cô ấy từ lâu rồi. ☊ 827
I've had it since April. ☊ Tôi có nó từ tháng tư. ☊ 830
Gerard's watching TV. How long has he been watching TV? ☊ Gerard đang xem vô tuyến. Anh ấy đã xem vô tuyến được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 831
He's been watching TV since ve [o'clock] (5:00). ☊ Anh ấy đã xem vô tuyến từ lúc năm giờ. ☊ 833
nineteen ninety-nine (1999). ☊ Svetlana và Maksim là vợ chồng. Họ đãng cưới nhau từ năm một nghìn chín trăm chín mươi chín. ☊ 835
We live on Main Street. We've lived there for a long time. ☊ Chúng tôi sống ở phố Main. Chúng tôi đã sống ở đó từ lâu rồi. ☊ 837
Hubert has a headache. He's had a headache since he got up this morning. ☊ Hubert bị đau đầu. Anh ấy bị đau đầu từ lúc anh ấy ngủ dậy sáng nay. ☊ 846
Leonardo's lived in Canada since April. ☊ Leonardo đã sống ở Canada từ tháng tư. ☊ 848
Luisa and I are friends. I've known her for a long time. ☊ Luisa và tôi là bạn. Tôi đã quen cô ấy từ lâu rồi. ☊ 856
Today's Wednesday. She's been there since Monday. ☊ Hôm nay là Thứ tư. Cô ấy đã ở đó từ Thứ hai. ☊ 858
Lucien has been in Canada since January. ☊ Lucien đã ở Canada từ tháng một. ☊ 860
We've been waiting since nine [o'clock] (9:00). ☊ Chúng tôi đã đợi từ lúc chín giờ. ☊ 862
I've lived in Chicago since I was ten (10) years old. ☊ Tôi đã sống ở Chicago từ khi tôi mười tuổi. ☊ 863
Jasmine started her new job three (3) weeks ago. ☊ Jasmine đã bắt đầu công việc mới cách đây ba tuần. ☊ 872
(7:00). ☊ Lilianne đang ở văn phòng. Cô ấy đã ở đó từ lúc bảy giờ. ☊ 873
twenty-one (1821). ☊ Mexico đã trở thành một nước độc lập từ năm một nghìn tám trăm hai mươi. ☊ 875
Michel's been sick for a long time. He's been in the hospital since October of last year. ☊ Michel bị ốm đã lâu. Anh ấy đã ở trong bệnh viện từ tháng mười năm ngoái. ☊ 879
week. ☊ Lần gần đây nhất cậu đi xem lm là lúc nào? - Mới tuần trước. ☊ 887
Have you known Heuijeong for a long time? ☊ Cậu biết Hi Chính từ lâu rồi à? ☊ 889
Geonhong's been here since Tuesday. ☊ Geonhong đã ở đây từ Thứ ba. ☊ 891
I've known Mengjuan since two thousand two (2002). ☊ Tôi đã biết Mộng Quyên từ năm hai nghìn không trăm linh một. ☊ 894
EN Ichirou's played the piano since he was seven (7) years old. ☊ Ichirou đã chơi đàn từ khi anh ấy bảy tuổi ☊ 908
I lost my keys last week. ☊ Tôi đã làm mất chìa khoá tuần trước. ☊ 911
We bought a new car last week. ☊ Chúng tôi đã mua một chiếc xe hơi mới tuần trước. ☊ I've already written them an email.'> 914 I've already written them an email.'>
I don't need to call them. I wrote them an email. > I've already written them an email. I've already written them an email.'> ☊ Tôi không cần phải gọi họ. Tôi viết cho họ một lá thư điện tử. Tôi đã viết cho họ một lá thư điện tử rồi. ☊ 936
week. ☊ Zinaida đã bắt đầu công việc mới chưa? Chưa, cô ấy sẽ bắt đầu vào tuần tới. ☊ 946
homework. ☊ Mộng Tuyền có thể xem vô tuyến vì cô ấy đã làm xong bài tập về nhà. ☊ 956
I've just swum a mile and I feel great. ☊ Tôi vừa mới bơi được một dặm và tôi cảm thấy tuyệt vời. ☊ 971
The email didn't arrive at all. ☊ Bức thư điện tử đã không hề đến. ☊ The email didn't arrive today.'> 973 The email didn't arrive today.'>
The email hasn't arrived yet. > The email didn't arrive today. The email didn't arrive today.'> ☊ Bức thư điện tử chưa đến. Bức thư điện tử hôm nay đã không đến. ☊ 976
I started my new job last week. ☊ Tôi đã bắt đầu công việc mới tuần trước. ☊ 994
been there. ☊ Đài Loan trông như thế nào? Nó có đẹp không? - Tôi không biết. Tôi chưa từng đến đó. ☊ 998
We had a great time. It was wonderful. ☊ Chúng tôi đã có một khoảng thời gian tuyệt vời. Rất kì diệu. ☊ 1002
I saw some of her work last week. ☊ Tôi đã thấy vài tác phẩm tuần trước. ☊ 1003
Brigitte works in a factory, but she's had a lot of di erent jobs. ☊ Brigitte đang làm việc ở một nhà máy, nhưng cô ấy đã từng làm nhiều nghề khác. ☊ 1007
I've seher a few times, but I've never spokto her. ☊ Tôi từng gặp cô ấy mấy lần nhưng tôi chưa nói chuyện với cô ấy bao giờ. ☊ 1009
I met her at a party last week. She's very nice. ☊ Tôi đã gặp cô ấy buổi tiệc tuần trước. Cô ấy rất được. ☊ 1012
Butter is made from milk. ☊ Beurre được làm từ sữa. ☊ 1019
We weren't invited to the party last week. ☊ Chúng tôi không được mời tới bữa tiệc tuần trước. ☊ 1028
Glass is made from sand. ☊ Thuỷ tinh được làm từ cát. ☊ 1030
This word is not used very often. ☊ Từ này không được dùng thường xuyên lắm. ☊ 1032
How is this word pronounced? ☊ Từ này phát âm thế nào? ☊ 1039
Were you invited to Adrian's party last week? ☊ Cậu có được mời đến bữa tiệc của Adiran tuần trước không? ☊ 1041
Why did the email get sent to the wrong address? ☊ Tại sao lá thư điện tử lại bị gửi sai địa chỉ? ☊ 1048
Paper is made from wood. ☊ Giấy được làm từ gỗ. ☊ 1049
There was a re at the hotel last week. Two of the rooms were damaged. ☊ Có một vụ cháy ở khách sạn tuần trước. Có hai phòng bị hỏng. ☊ 1053
(1965). ☊ Bộ lm này có được bao nhiêu năm rồi? - Nó được làm từ năm 1965. ☊ 1054
My car was stollast week, but the next day it was found by the police. ☊ Xe hơi của tôi bị trộm tuần trước, nhưng ngày hôm sau nó đã được cảnh sát tìm thấy. ☊ 1055
Arturo was born in Havana. ☊ Arturo sinh ra ở Havana. ☊ 1062
Some new houses are being built across from the park. ☊ Có một số ngôi nhà mới đang được xây dọc đường từ phía công viên. ☊ 1065
weekends, but no big games are being played next weekend. ☊ Ở Mĩ, bóng bầu dục thường được chơi vào cuối tuần, nhưng cuối tuần sau không có trận nào được chơi cả. ☊ 1073
My keys were stollast week. ☊ Chùm chìa khoá của tôi bị ăn trộm tuần trước. ☊ 1090
How old are these houses? Whwere they built? ☊ Những ngôi nhà này bao nhiêu tuổi? Chúng dược xây lúc nào? ☊ 1094
The bridge is closed. It got damaged last week, and it hasn't berepaired yet. ☊ Cái cầu đang bị đóng cửa. Nó bị hỏng tuần trước và nó chưa được sửa chữa. ☊ 1096
Please be quiet. I'm working. ☊ Làm ơn trật tự. Tôi đang làm việc. ☊ 1111
What do you usually do on weekends? ☊ Cậu thường làm gì vào cuối tuần. ☊ 1113
I didn't watch TV yesterday. ☊ Tôi hôm qua không xem vô tuyến. ☊ 1114
It didn't rain last week. ☊ Tuần trước trời không mưa. ☊ 1124
What does this word mean? ☊ Từ này nghĩa là gì? ☊ 1130
Takahiro's not working this week. He's on vacation. ☊ Takahiro tuần này không làm việc. Anh ấy đang nghỉ phép. ☊ 1133
You can turn o the television. I'm not watching it. ☊ Cậu có thể tắt vô tuyến đi. Tôi đang không xem. ☊ 1134
Flora has invited us to her party next week, but we're not going. ☊ Flora đã mời chúng tôi tới dự bữa tiệc của cô ấy tuần sau, nhưng chúng tôi sẽ không tới. ☊ 1161
I don't know how to say this word. How is it pronounced? ☊ Tôi không biết nói từ này như thế nào. Phát âm nó như thế nào? ☊ 1179
I've lost my bag. Have you seit? ☊ Tôi làm mất túi rồi. Cậu có nhìn thấy nó không? ☊ 1180
Linda's bicycle was stollast week. ☊ Xe đạp của Linda bị ăn trộm tuần trước. ☊ 1183
Pietro learned to drive whhe was sixte(16). ☊ Pietro học lái xe hơi từ khi anh ấy mười sáu tuổi. ☊ 1185
Monika's a good friend of mine. I've known her for a long time. ☊ Monika là một người bạn tốt của tôi. Tôi đã qucô ấy từ lâu. ☊ 1201
I'm not working next week. ☊ Tuần sau tôi sẽ không đi làm. ☊ 1203
We're having a party next weekend. ☊ Chúng tôi sẽ có một bữa tiệc vào tuần sau. ☊ 1209
Wilma isn't coming to the party next week. ☊ Wilma sẽ không tới bữa tiệc tuần sau. ☊ 1221
Are you working next week? ☊ Cậu tuần sau có đi làm không? ☊ 1226
My parents are going on vacation next week. — Sounds good, where are they going? ☊ Bố mẹ tôi tuần sau sẽ đi nghỉ. Hay thế, họ đi đâu thế? ☊ 1235
I'm going to watch TV tonight. ☊ Tôi muốn tối nay xem vô tuyến. ☊ 1236
She's going to watch TV tonight. ☊ Cô ấy muốn tối nay xem vô tuyến. ☊ 1240
What are you going to wear to the wedding next week? ☊ Cậu định mặc gì trong đám cưới tuần sau? ☊ 1249
Yevgeniy's going to St. Petersburg next week. He's going to go with some friends. ☊ Yevgeniy sẽ tới Saint Peterbug tuần sau. Anh ấy đi cùng vài người bạn. ☊ 1251
present. ☊ Tuần sau là sinh nhật Violetta. Chúng tôi định tặng cô ấy một món quà. ☊ 1253
watch it? ☊ Có bài diễn văn của tổng thống trên vô tuyến tối nay. Cậu có định xem không? ☊ 1255
Aliyah goes to work every day. She's always there from eight thirty (8:30) until four thirty (4:30). ☊ Aliyah ngày nào cũng đi làm. Cô ấy luôn ở đấy từ tám rưỡi đến bốn rưỡi. ☊ 1259
in Dubai. Next week she'll be in Singapore. ☊ Yuko đi rất nhiều. Hôm nay cô ấy ở Frankfurt. Mai cô ấy ở Dubai. Tuần sau cô ấy ở Singapore. ☊ 1275
Last week she was in Lima. ☊ Tuần trước cô ấy ở Lima. ☊ 1276
Next week she'll be in Bogota. ☊ Tuần sau cô ấy sẽ ở Bogota. ☊ 1280
I'll be at the movies an hour from now. ☊ Tôi sẽ xem lm trong vòng một tiếng từ bây giờ. ☊ 1283
I'll be at a new job two (2) years from now. ☊ Tôi sẽ làm công việc mới trong hau năm từ bây giờ. ☊ 1289
It's Qasim's birthday next Monday. He'll be twenty- ve (25). ☊ Thứ hai này là sinh nhật Qasim. Anh ấy sẽ tròn hai mươi lăm tuổi. ☊ 1306
What are your plans for the weekend? ☊ Kế hoạch cuối tuần này của cậu là gì? ☊ 1314
There's a good program on TV tonight. I'm going to watch it. ☊ Tối nay có một chương trình vô tuyến hay. Tôi sẽ xem nó. ☊ 1315
What are you doing this weekend? ☊ Cậu định làm gì cuối tuần này? ☊ 1335
I like sports. I watch a lot of sports on TV. ☊ Tôi thích thể thao. Tôi xem nhiều thể thao trên vô tuyến. ☊ 1337
Yoshi's going to buy a new car. He told me last week. ☊ Yoshi sắp mua xe hơi mới. Tuần trước anh ấy kể với tôi. ☊ It might snow today.'> 1365 It might snow today.'>
It's possible that it'll snow today. > It might snow today. It might snow today.'> ☊ Có khả năng là hôm nay trời sẽ có tuyết. Trời hôm nay có thể có tuyết. ☊ She might not be here next week.'> 1367 She might not be here next week.'>
It's possible that Jamila won't be here next week. > She might not be here next week. She might not be here next week.'> ☊ Có khả năng là Jamila tuần sau sẽ không ở đây. Cô ấy có thể sẽ không ở đây tuần sau. ☊ 1370
What are you doing this weekend? — I don't know. I might go hiking. ☊ Cậu định làm gì cuối tuần này? - Tôi không biết. Tôi có thể sẽ đi leo núi. ☊ 1380
He might watch television. ☊ Anh ấy có thể sẽ xem vô tuyến. ☊ 1386
I'm having a party next week, but Hyeonyeong and Maengsuk can't come. ☊ Tuần sau tôi có một bữa tiệc nhưng Hiền Vinh và Mạnh Thục không đến được. ☊ 1390
I had a party last week, but Imran and Latifa couldn't come. ☊ Tuần trước tôi có một bữa tiệc nhưng Imran và Latifa đã không đến được. ☊ 1398
Can you ski? ☊ Cậu có biết trượt tuyết không? ☊ 1404
I like this hotel room. You can see the mountains from the window. ☊ Tôi thích phòng khách sạn này. Cậu có thể nhìn thấy núi từ cửa sổ. ☊ 1411
Lakshmi couldn't go to the meeting last week. She was sick. ☊ Lakshmi tuần trước không đi họp được. Cô ấy bị ốm. ☊ 1421
In the United States, you must be eighte(18) to vote. ☊ Ở Mĩ, cậu phải mười tám tuổi mới được bầu cử. ☊ 1423
week. ☊ Chúng tôi phải đeo kính bảo hộ hồi chúng tôi đi thăm nhà máy tuần trước. ☊ 1441
get a driver's license. ☊ Ở hầu như mọi nơi ở Mĩ, cậu phải ít nhất mười sáu tuổi mới được có bằng lái xe hơi. ☊ 1451
Bicyclists must follow the same tra c rules as drivers. ☊ Người đạp xe đạp phải tuân thủ luật giao thông như người lái xe ☊ 1453
work. ☊ Tôi thường không làm việc Thứ bảy nhưng Thứ bảy tuần trước tôi phải đi làm. ☊ 1460
You watch TV all the time. You shouldn't watch TV so much. ☊ Cậu suốt ngày xem vô tuyến. Cậu không nên xem vô tuyến nhiều thế. ☊ 1477
She shouldn't watch TV so much. ☊ Cô ấy không nên xem nhiều vô tuyến như thế. ☊ 1496
up at six [o'clock] (6:00). ☊ Yolanda bắt đầu làm việc từ bảy giờ nên cô ấy phải dậy từ sáu giờ. ☊ 1535
I had to visit my grandfather in the hospital last week. ☊ Tuần trước tôi phải thăm ông tôi ở bệnh viện. ☊ 1536
I had to take a lot of classes whI was younger. ☊ Tôi từng phải học nhiều môn khi tôi còn bé. ☊ 1550
What would you like to do next weekend? ☊ Cuối tuần sau cậu muốn làm gì? ☊ 1551
What do you like to do on weekends? ☊ Cậu thích làm gì cuối tuần? ☊ 1556
You have an extra ticket for a concert next week. Perhaps Helwill come. ☊ Tôi có thừa một vé xem hoà nhạc tuần sau. Có thể Helsẽ tới. ☊ 1557
Would you like to go to a concert with me next week? ☊ Cậu có muốn đi xem hoà nhạc với tôi tuần sau? ☊ 1576
Jisang is feeling tired. He'd rather not go out tonight. ☊ Chí Tường đang mệt. Anh ấy thấy không đi ra ngoài tối nay thì hơn. ☊ 1580
Which would you rather do: go to the movies or watch a DVD at home? ☊ Cậu thích làm gì hơn: đi rạp xem lm hay ở nhà xem vô tuyến? ☊ 1590
Don't you want to watch TV? — No, I'd rather read my novel. ☊ Cậu có muốn xem vô tuyến không? - Không, tôi muốn xem tiểu thuyết hơn. ☊ 1595
Do you want to go to the movies, or just watch TV? ☊ Cậu có muốn đi xem lm không, hay chỉ xem vô tuyến? ☊ 1601
do it myself. ☊ Tôi giúp cậu xách valise được không? - Không cần, cảm ơn. Tôi muốn tự xách hơn. ☊ 1602
I'd rather not call him. I'd prefer to write him an email. ☊ Tôi thấy không gọi anh ấy thì hơn. Tôi thích viết cho anh ấy hơn là gửi thư điện tử. ☊ 1611
Which would you prefer to study: electronics or philosophy? ☊ Cậu thích học gì hơn: điện tử hay triết học? ☊ 1612
I'd rather study philosophy than electronics. ☊ Tôi thích triết học hơn điện tử. ☊ 1647
There are sev(7) days in a week. ☊ Có bảy ngày trong một tuần. ☊ 1649
There's nothing on TV tonight. ☊ Không có gì trên vô tuyến tối nay. ☊ 1652
We can't go skiing. There isn't any snow. ☊ Chúng ta không thể trượt tuyết được. Chả có tí tuyết nào. ☊ 1669
Is there a bus from downtown to the airport? — Yes, every twenty (20) minutes. ☊ Có xe bus chạy từ trung tâm đến sân bay không? - Có, hai mươi phút một chuyến. ☊ 1680
eight [o'clock] (8:00). ☊ Có gì hay trên vô tuyến tối nay không? - Có, có một bộ lm lúc tám giờ. ☊ 1685
There's a good nature program on TV tonight. ☊ Tối nay có một chương trình hay về tự nhiên trên vô tuyến. ☊ 1686
There was a good nature program on TV last night. ☊ Tối qua có một chương trình hay về tự nhiên trên vô tuyến. ☊ 1688
hundred fty (1,250) rooms. ☊ Chúng tôi từng ở trong một khách sạn rất lớn. Có một nghìn hai trăm năm mươi phòng ở đó. ☊ 1700
There will be a typhoon this weekend. ☊ Sẽ có bão vào cuối tuần này. ☊ 1702
There was a clock on the wall near the window. ☊ Từng có một cái đồng hồ trên tường gần cửa sổ. ☊ 1703
There were some owers in a vase on the table. ☊ Từng có vài bông hoa trong một cái lọ để trên bàn. ☊ 1704
There were some books on the shelves. ☊ Từng có vài cuốn sách trên giá. ☊ 1705
There was an armchair in the corner near the door. ☊ Từng có một cái ghế tay vịn ở góc nhà gần cái cửa. ☊ 1706
There was a sofa opposite the armchair. ☊ Từng có một cái sofa đối diện cái ghế tay vịn ☊ 1708
We stayed at a very nice hotel. — Really? Was there a swimming pool? ☊ Chúng tôi đã ở trong một khách sạn rất tuyệt. - Thật á? Có bể bơi trong đó không. ☊ 1715
There are twenty-four (24) hours in a day. ☊ Có hai mươi từ giờ trong một ngày. ☊ 1722
Last week I went back to the town where I was born. It's very di erent now. There have bea lot of changes. ☊ Tuần trước tôi trở về thị trấn nơi tôi sinh ra. Bây giờ nó đã khác rất nhiều. Đã có nhiều thay đổi. ☊ 1727
What day is it today? Tuesday? — No, today's Wednesday. ☊ Hôm nay là thứ mấy? Thứ ba? - Không, hôm nay là Thứ tư. ☊ 1728
It's t(10) kilometers from downtown to the airport. ☊ Từ trung tâm đến sân bay là mười kilometre. ☊ 1731
It's Kelly's birthday today. She's twenty-sev(27). ☊ Hôm nay là sinh nhật Kelly. Cô ấy hai mươi bảy tuổi. ☊ 1733
How far is it from here to the train station? ☊ Đường từ đây đến nhà gare bao xa? ☊ 1734
How far is it from the hotel to the beach? ☊ Đường từ khách sạn ra bãi biển bao xa? ☊ 1735
How far is it from Taipei to Tokyo? ☊ Khoảng cách từ Đài Bắc đến Tokyo bao xa? ☊ 1736
How far is it from your house to the airport? ☊ Từ nhà cậu đến sân bay cách bao xa? ☊ 1744
It's a long way from here to the nearest gas station. ☊ Từ đây đến nhà gare gần nhất là một con đường dài. ☊ 1767
I had a good time. — I did, too. ☊ Tôi đã có khoảng thời gian tuyệt với. - Tôi cũng vậy. ☊ 1777
Richard has beto China, but I haven't. ☊ Richard từng đến Trung Quốc nhưng tôi thì chưa. ☊ 1785
I don't watch TV much, but Erhard does. ☊ Tôi không xem nhiều vô tuyến nhưng Erhard thì có. ☊ 1792
I haven't beto Mexico, but Zoe has. ☊ Tôi chưa từng đến Mexico nhưng Joe đã đến rồi. ☊ 1800
Do you and Fausto watch TV a lot? — I do, but he doesn't. ☊ Cậu và Fausto có xem nhiều vô tuyến không? - Tôi có nhưng anh ấy thì không. ☊ 1807
Is it snowing? — No, it isn't. ☊ Trời đang có tuyết à? - Không. ☊ 1815
I was sick last week. — You were? I didn't know that. ☊ Tuần trước tôi ốm. - Cậu ốm á? Thế mà tôi không biết. ☊ 1823
Nadya got married last week. — She did? Really? ☊ Nadya đã cưới tuần trước. - Rồi à? Thật không? ☊ 1847
There's a football game on TV tonight. — There is? Are you going to watch it? ☊ Tối nay có một trận bóng đá trên vô tuyến. - Có à? Cậu có định xem nó không? ☊ 1849
I saw Khalid last week. — You did? How is he? ☊ Tuần trước tôi gặp Khalid. - Thế à? Anh ấy thế nào? ☊ 1851
I won't be here next week. — You won't? Where will you be? ☊ Tuần sau tôi sẽ không ở đây. - Thế à? Cậu sẽ ở đâu? ☊ 1856
You've beto Brazil, haven't you? — Yes, many times. ☊ Cậu từng đến Brazil rồi phải không? - Đúng, nhiều lần rồi. ☊ 1872
The strike started three (3) weeks ago. It's expected that it'll end soon. ☊ Cuộc đình công bắt đầu cách đây ba tuần. Người ta hi vọng nó sẽ kết thúc sớm. ☊ 1890
Did I tell you about Luisa? She got her purse stollast week. ☊ Tôi đã kể với cậu về Luisa chưa? Tuần trước cô ấy bị ăn cắp mất túi xách. ☊ 1891
Hubert was in a ght last night. He got his nose broken. ☊ Tuần trước Hubert đánh nhau, Anh ấy bị gãy mũi. ☊ 1893
Leonardo's coming to the party tonight. — He is? I thought you said he wasn't coming. ☊ Leonardo sẽ đến dự bữa tiệc tối nay. - Thế à? Tôi tưởng anh ấy không đến. ☊ 1894
I know lots of people. — You do? I thought you said you didn't know anybody. ☊ Tôi biết rất nhiều người. - Thế à? Tôi tưởng cậu bảo cậu không biết ai. ☊ 1895
she wouldn't be here? ☊ Tuần sau Isabella sẽ ở đây. - Thế à? Nhưng cậu đã bảo cô ấy sẽ không ở đây đúng không? ☊ 1898
I haven't beto the movies in ages. — You haven't? I thought you said you had just gone a few days ago. ☊ Mãi mà tôi chưa đi xem lm. - Chưa á? Tôi tưởng cậu đã nói là cậu vừa mới đi xem mấy hôm trước. ☊ 1908
The customs o cer looked at me suspiciously and asked me to opmy bag. ☊ Nhân viên bán hàng nhìn tôi nghi ngờ và bảo tôi mở túi của tôi ra. ☊ 1927
Why did she leave early? > I wonder why she left early. ☊ Tại sao cô ấy lại rời đi sớm? > Tôi tự hỏi tại sao cô ấy lại rời đi ☊ 1948
You really enjoyed your training course. You say, "The course was great, wasn't it?" ☊ Bạn thực sự thích khoá huấn luyện của bạn. Bạn nói: "Khoá học tuyệt vời quá phải không?" ☊ 1952
The cashier is putting your groceries in a plastic bag. You say, "Excuse me, don't you have any paper bags?" ☊ Người tính tiền đang cho đồ ăn vào túi nhựa. Bạn nói: "Xin lỗi, cậu có túi giấy không?" ☊ 1963
Rashmi has givup trying to lose weight. ☊ Rashmi đã từ bỏ việc giảm cân. ☊ 1965
You keep interrupting whI'm talking. ☊ Cậu vẫn tiếp tục cắt ngang khi tôi đang nói chuyện. ☊ 1966
I can't imagine Theo riding a motorcycle. ☊ Tôi không tưởng tượng nổi cảnh Theo đi xe máy. ☊ 1977
How old were you whyou learned to drive? ☊ Cậu bao nhiêu tuổi khi cậu học lái xe? ☊ 1978
Valerie failed to make a good impression at the job interview. ☊ Valerie đã thất bại trong việc tạo ấn tượng tốt trong buổi phỏng vấn xin việc. ☊ 2003
I didn't move the piano by myself. I got somebody to help me. ☊ Tôi không tự chuyển cái đàn dương cầm. Tôi đã nhờ người khác giúp. ☊ 2013
Let me carry your bag for you. ☊ Để tôi xách túi giúp cậu. ☊ 2024
The president went on talking for hours. ☊ Tổng thống tiếp tục nói chuyện trong nhiều giờ. ☊ 2025
about foreign policy. ☊ Sau khi thảo luận về kinh tế, tổng thống tiếp tục nói về chính sách đối ngoại. ☊ 2026
We need to change. We can't go on living like this. ☊ Chúng tôi cần thay đổi. Chúng tôi không thể tiếp tục sống như thế này được. ☊ 2031
A few years later, he went on to become the manager of the company. ☊ Vài năm sau anh ấy tiếp tục trở thành giám đốc công ti. ☊ 2043
She tried to be serious, but she couldn't help laughing. ☊ Cô ấy cố gắng nghiêm túc nhưng cô ấy không nhịn được cười. ☊ 2076
She made herself sick by not eating properly. ☊ Cô ấy tự chuốc bệnh vào người nhờ việc ăn uống không đúng cách. ☊ 2083
Are you looking forward to the weekend? — Yes, I am. ☊ Cậu đang mong cuối tuần phải không? - Đúng vậy. ☊ 2086
Victor got himself into nancial trouble by borrowing too much money. ☊ Victor tự chuốc rắc rối tài chính vào mình bằng việc vay quá nhiều tiền. ☊ 2095
my bike. ☊ Tôi từng ngày nào cũng lái xe đi làm nhưng ngày nay tôi thường đi xe đạp. ☊ 2096
We used to live in a small town, but now we live in Los Angeles. ☊ Chúng tôi từng sống ở một thị trấn nhỏ nhưng giờ chúng tôi sống ở Los Angeles. ☊ 2120
Our ight was very early in the morning, so it wasn't worth going to bed. ☊ Chuyến bay của chúng tôi từ sáng sớm nên không cần phải đi ngủ. ☊ 2133
I think you waste too much time watching television. ☊ Tôi nghĩ cậu lãng phí quá nhiều thời gian vào việc xem vô tuyến. ☊ 2162
ve-one-two (512) from Beijing. ☊ Chuyến bay tiếp theo đến cổng bốn là chuyến 512 bay từ Bắc Kinh. ☊ 2177
hand, was surprised to hear it. ☊ Tôi hứng thú khi nghe tin Arturo đã thôi việc. - Tôi thì ngược lại, tôi ngạc nhiên khi nghe tin đó. ☊ 2197
I found Franz in my room reading my email. ☊ Tôi thấy Franz trong phòng tôi đọc thư điện tử của tôi. ☊ 2204
Did you cut yourself shaving? ☊ Cậu có tự mình cạo không? ☊ 2238
We had a lot of bags and suitcases. > We had a lot of baggage. ☊ Chúng tôi có nhiều túi và valise. > Chúng tôi có nhiều hành lí. ☊ 2244
He was an NYU student. ☊ Anh ấy từng là sinh viên trường Đại học New York. ☊ 2250
English has a lot of vocabulary. ☊ Tiếng Anh có nhiều từ vựng. ☊ 2251
Today I learned twenty (20) new vocabulary words. ☊ Tôi nay tôi học được hai mươi từ mới. ☊ 2258
We've had wonderful weather this last month. ☊ Chúng ta đã gặp thời tiết tuyệt với tháng vừa qua. ☊ 2265
Flora works eight (8) hours a day, six (6) days a week. ☊ Flora làm việc tám tiếng một ngày, sáu ngày một tuần. ☊ He's in jail.'> 2272 He's in jail.'>
Milena's brother's in prison for robbery. > He's in jail. He's in jail.'> ☊ Em trai Milena đang ở trong nhà tù vì ăn cướp. ? Anh ấy đang ngồi tù. ☊ 2273
Milena went to the prison to visit her brother. ☊ Milena đã đến nhà tù thăm em trai của cô ấy. ☊ 2277
Who's the youngest student in the class? ☊ Ai là học sinh ít tuổi nhất trong lớp? ☊ 2278
Do you ever have breakfast in bed? ☊ Cậu từng ăn sáng trên giường bao giờ chưa? ☊ 2296
It is said that Robin Hood took money from the rich and gave it to the poor. ☊ Người ta nói Robin Hood lấy tiền từ người giàu rồi đưa chúng cho người nghèo. ☊ 2321
week. ☊ Cảnh sát muốn phỏng vấn hai người đàn ông về vụ cướp tuần trước. ☊ 2322
Fortunately, the news wasn't as bad as we expected. ☊ May mắn là tin không xấu nhưng chúng ta tưởng. ☊ 2328
Chocolate made from milk is milk chocolate. ☊ Chocolat làm từ sữa là chocolat sữa. ☊ 2333
A man who is thirty (30) years old is a thirty-year-old man. ☊ Một người đàn ông mà ba mươi tuổi là một người đàn ông ba mươi tuổi. ☊ 2334
A course that lasts twelve (12) weeks is a twelve-week course. ☊ Một khoá học mà kéo dài mười hai tuần là một khoá học mười hai tuần. ☊ 2338
The storm last week caused a lot of damage. > Last week's storm caused a lot of damage. ☊ Cơn bão tuần trước đã gây nhiều thiệt hại. > Cơn bão tuần trước đã gây nhiều thiệt hại. ☊ 2340
I bought enough groceries at the supermarket last night for a week. > I bought a week's worth of groceries last night. ☊ Tối qua tôi đã mua đủ thực phẩm ở siêu thị cho một tuần. > Tối qua tôi đã mua thực phẩm cần cho một tuần. ☊ 2342
I don't want you to pay for me. I'll pay for myself. ☊ Tôi không muốn cậu trả hộ tôi. Tôi sẽ tự trả. ☊ 2343
Do you talk to yourself sometimes? ☊ Cậu có thỉnh thoảng tự nói chuyện với bản thân không? ☊ 2345
It's our own fault. We should blame ourselves. ☊ Đấy là lỗi của riêng chúng ta. Chúng ta nên tự nhận lỗi. ☊ 2353
I'm not going to do your work for you. You can do it yourself. ☊ Tôi sẽ không đi làm hộ cậu việc của cậu. Cậu có thể tự làm. ☊ 2355
Even Magda herself doesn't think she'll get the new job. ☊ Magda thậm chí tự mình cũng không nghĩ là cô ấy sẽ có công ☊ 2356
She climbed out of the swimming pool and dried herself o with a towel. ☊ Cô ấy trèo ra khỏi bể bơi và tự lau khô bằng khăn tắm. ☊ 2358
If somebody attacks you, you need to be able to defend yourself. ☊ Nếu có người tấn công cậu, cậu cần biết tự vệ. ☊ 2361
ourselves out. ☊ Chúng tôi đã không thể vào được nhà vì chúng tôi đã tự khoá mình ở ngoài. ☊ 2363
We'd never met before, so we introduced ourselves to one another. ☊ Chúng tôi chưa từng gặp nhay trước đó nên chúng tôi đã tự giới thiệu cho nhau, ☊ 2372
I'd like to have a garden so that I could grow my own vegetables. ☊ Tôi muốn có vườn để tôi có thể tự trồng rau cho riêng tôi. ☊ 2373
I traveled around Japan on my own. ☊ Tôi đã tự đi Nhật Bản một mình. ☊ 2374
She raises her children as a single mother on her own. ☊ Cô ấy tự nuôi con một mình kiểu bà mẹ đơn thân. ☊ 2375
Student drivers are not allowed to drive by themselves. ☊ Những người lái xe cho học sinh không được phép tự lái xe cho mình. ☊ 2379
The new restaurant is very good. I went there last night. ☊ Cái nhà hàng mới rất tuyệt. Tôi đã đến đấy tối qua. ☊ 2385
That building is now a supermarket. It used to be a movie theater. ☊ Toà nhà kia bây giờ là một siêu thị. Nó từng là một rạp chiếu lm. ☊ 2388
I like the place where I live, but it'd be nicer to live by the ocean. ☊ Tôi thích nơi tôi sống nhưng sống ở gần đại dương sẽ tuyệt hơn. ☊ 2391
He refused to eat anything. ☊ Anh ấy từ chối không ăn gì. ☊ 2465
Read each of these sentences carefully. ☊ Hãy đọc cẩn thận từng câu này. ☊ 2486
cheese that was in the refrigerator? ☊ Trước có miếng fromage trong tủ lạnh. Giờ nó đâu rồi? Miếng fromage trước ở trong tủ lạnh giờ đâu rồi? ☊ 2505
EN Julius is someone you can rely on. ☊ Julius là một người cậu có thể tin tưởng. ☊ 2512
I met someone whose brother I went to school with. ☊ Tôi đã gặp một người mà anh trai người đó từng học cùng tôi. ☊ 2527
The population of London, which was once the largest city in the world, is now decreasing. ☊ Dân số của London, nơi từng là thành phố lớn nhất thế giới, ngày nay đang giảm xuống. ☊ 2534
This is my friend from Italy that I was telling you about. ☊ Đây là người bạn đến từ Ý của tôi mà tôi đã nói với cậu. ☊ 2559
talking, and he never says anything interesting. ☊ Anh ấy là một trong những người tẻ nhạt nhất mà tôi từng gặp. Anh ấy không bao giờ ngừng nói và anh ấy không bao giờ nói được thứ gì thú vị. ☊ 2560
EN As the movie went on, it became more and more boring. ☊ Khi bộ lm tiếp tục, nó càng ngày cành chán. ☊ 2566
They'll be away for the next few weeks. ☊ Họ sẽ đi vắng trong ít tuần tới. ☊ 2584
come home. ☊ Chúng tôi đã có kì nghỉ tuyệt vời đến nỗi chúng tôi không muốn về nhà. ☊ 2585
She speaks English so well you would think it was her native language. ☊ Cô ấy nói tiếng Anh tốt đến nỗi anh sẽ tưởng đấy là tiếng mẹ đẻ của cô ấy. ☊ 2592
It's too far to walk home from here. ☊ Đi về nhà từ đây quá xa. ☊ 2603
This bag is slightly heavier than the other one. ☊ Túi này năng hơn một chút so với túi kia. ☊ 2604
Her illness was far more serious than we thought at rst. ☊ Bệnh của cô ấy nghiêm trọng hơn nhiều so với chúng ta tưởng tượng lúc đầu. ☊ 2622
The movie we just watched was the most boring movie I've ever seen. ☊ Bộ lm chúng ta vừa xem là bộ lm chán nhất mà tôi từng xem. ☊ 2624
He's the most patient person I've ever met. ☊ Anh ấy là người kiên nhẫn nhất mà tôi từng gặp. ☊ 2625
His eldest son is sixteen (16) years old. ☊ Con cả anh ấy mười sáu tuổi. ☊ 2626
It was moving to another country. ☊ Quyết định quan trọng nhất cậu từng phải đưa ra là gì? - Đó là: chuyển sang một nước khác. ☊ 2629
Walter hardly ever watches TV, and rarely reads newspapers. ☊ Walter gần như không bao giờ xem vô tuyến và hiếm khi đọc báo. ☊ 2631
I'll be there next week, but I probably won't see you. ☊ Tôi sẽ ở đó tuần sau nhưng có thể tôi sẽ không gặp cậu. ☊ We're no longer friends.'> 2635 We're no longer friends.'>
We used to be good friends, but we aren't anymore. > We're no longer friends. We're no longer friends.'> ☊ Chúng tôi từng là bạn tốt nhưng giờ không còn nữa. > Chúng tôi không còn là bạn nữa. ☊ 2650
tomorrow, I'm sure we'll see each other before the weekend. ☊ Tôi có thể sẽ gặp cậu ngày mai. Nhưng cho dù tôi không gặp cậu ngày mai, tôi chắc chắn là chúng ta sẽ gặp nhau trước cuối tuần. ☊ 2686
After the interruption, the speaker went on talking as if nothing had happened. ☊ Sau khi bị gián đoạn, diễn giả tiếp tục nói cứ như thể là chưa có chuyện gì xảy ra. ☊ 2689
Sachiko is going away for a week in September. ☊ Sachiko sẽ đi vắng một tuần trong tháng chín. ☊ 2696
there. ☊ Tôi sẽ ở London tuần tới, hi vọng sẽ gặp John khi tôi ở đó. ☊ 2705
I'll see you AT noon, ON Wednesday, ON the twenty- fth, IN December. ☊ Tôi sẽ gặp cậu vào buổi trưa, Thứ tư, ngày hai mươi lăm tháng mười hai. ☊ 2709
I'll be back IN a week. ☊ Tôi sẽ quay về trong vòng một tuần nữa. ☊ 2713
If I say ten o'clock (10:00), then I mean, be ON time. ☊ Nếu tôi nói mười giờ tức là đúng giờ. ☊ 2726
I stopped to get gas on the way home from work. ☊ Tôi dừng lại để pomp xăng trên đường về nhà từ cơ quan. ☊ 2730
Have you ever been in prison? > Have you ever been in jail? ☊ Cậu đã bao giờ ngồi tù chưa? ☊ 2732
We went ON a cruise last week, and there weren't many people ON the ship. ☊ Chúng tôi đã đi trên một con du thuyền tuần trước và không có nhiều người trên tàu. ☊ 2737
My friends are IN China. They'll be going back TO Italy next week. ☊ Các bạn của tôi đang ở Trung Quốc. Họ sẽ trở về Ý tuần sau. ☊ 2746
IN my mother's opinion, the food AT this restaurant is the best. ☊ Theo ý kiến mẹ tôi, thức ăn ở nhà hàng này là tuyệt nhất. ☊ 2747
school AT seventeen (17). ☊ Latifa thôi học ở tuổi mười bảy. > Cô ấy thôi học lúc mười bảy tuổi. ☊ 2752
it ON the internet. ☊ Tôi không nghe thấy tin trên đài hay vô tuyến mà tôi thấy nó trên mạng. ☊ 2760
easiest to get ahold of me BY email or cellphone. ☊ Tất cả các thông tin liên hệ của tôi đều nằm trên danh thiếp của tôi nhưng cách dễ nhất để liên lạc với tôi là bằng thư điện tử hoặc điện thoại di động. ☊ My salary has increased from fteen hundred fty euros (€1550) a month to nineteen hundred (€1900). > My salary's increased BY three hundred fty euro (€350).'> 2768 My salary has increased from fteen hundred fty euros (€1550) a month to nineteen hundred (€1900). > My salary's increased BY three hundred fty euro (€350).'>
My salary has increased from two thousand dollars ($2000) a month to twenty- ve hundred ($2500). > My salary's increased BY ve hundred dollars ($500). > My salary has increased from fteen hundred fty euros (€1550) a month to nineteen hundred (€1900). > My salary's increased BY three hundred fty euro (€350). My salary has increased from fteen hundred fty euros (€1550) a month to nineteen hundred (€1900). > My salary's increased BY three hundred fty euro (€350).'> ☊ Lương của tôi đã tăng từ hai nghìn dollar một tháng lên hai nghìn năm trăm dollar. > Lương của tôi đă tăng thêm năm trăm dollar. ☊ 2774
The advantage OF living alone is that you have more freedom. ☊ Ưu điểm của sống một mình là bạn có nhiều tự do hơn. ☊ 2781
It was a bad year for the company as it faced a huge drop IN sales. ☊ Đó là một năm tồi tệ cho công ti khi nó đối mặt với sự tụt mạnh về doanh thu. ☊ 2792
Always be polite and nice to strangers. They might be the boss at your next job. ☊ Hãy luôn luôn lịch sự và tử tế với những người lạ. Họ có thể là ông chủ của cậu trong công việc tiếp theo. ☊ 2793
He donated half his wealth to charity, which was very generous of him. ☊ Anh ấy ủng hộ nửa số tài sản của mình cho từ thiện, cho thấy anh ấy rất hào phóng ☊ 2794
Rashid is really angry about what his brother said. ☊ Rashid thực sự tức giận về những gì em trai anh ấy nói. ☊ 2797
Are you excited about going to Europe next week? ☊ Cậu có phấn khích vì tuần sau đi châu Âu không? ☊ 2813
Some children feel proud of their parents, while others are ashamed of them. ☊ Một số đứa trẻ tự hào về bố mẹ chúng trong khi một số khác lại xấu hổ vì họ. ☊ 2814
Many children make their parents proud, while some make their parents ashamed. ☊ Nhiều đứa trẻ làm bố mẹ chúng tự hào trong khi một số khác làm bố mẹ chúng xấu hổ. ☊ 2821
I'm fully con dent that you're capable of passing the exam. ☊ Tôi hoàn toàn tin tưởng rằng cậu có đủ khả năng để qua kì thi. ☊ 2827
The customs in their country are similar to ours. ☊ Phong tục nước họ giống với chúng tôi. ☊ 2828
The lm was completely di erent from what I'd been expecting. ☊ Bộ lm hoàn toàn khác với những gì tôi đã tưởng. ☊ 2829
for money. If not, then you're nancially independent. ☊ Nếu cậu phụ thuộc vào bố mẹ tức là cậu vẫn cần tiền từ họ. Nếu không thì cậu độc lập tài chính. ☊ 2833
Have you responded to your boss's email? ☊ Cậu đã trả lời thư điện tử của ông chủ chưa? ☊ 2836
His lawyer refused to answer the policeman's question. ☊ Luật sư của anh ấy từ chối trả lời câu hỏi của viên cảnh sát. ☊ 2840
But the man reached for his pockets, and that's when the police started shooting at him. ☊ Nhưng anh ta lại đưa tay vào túi và đó là lúc cảnh sát bắt đầu bắn anh ta. ☊ 2847
You're an independent person and can make your own decisions. I don't care what you do. ☊ Cậu là một người độc lập và cậu có thể tự ra quyết định. Tôi không quan tâm cậu làm cái gì. ☊ 2849
My grandfather is already ninety (90) years old and needs somebody to care for him, so we take turns looking after him. ☊ Ông tôi đã chín mươi tuổi và cần người chăm sóc ông. Nên chúng tôi thay phiên nhau trông ông. ☊ 2851
worry about anything. ☊ Tôi sẽ lo tất cả các thủ tục đi lại nên cậu không cần phải lo gì cả. ☊ 2863
Scientists continue to warn us about the e ects of global warming. ☊ Các nhà khoa học tiếp tục cảnh báo chúng ta về ảnh hưởng của hiện tượng ấm lên toàn cầu. ☊ 2865
After discovering he had been wrongly accused of murder, the authorities let him out of prison. ☊ Sau khi khám phá ra anh ấy đã bị kết án sai vì tội giết người, các nhà chức trách đã cho anh ấy ra tù. ☊ 2868
The famous actor died OF a heart attack when he was only fty-one (51). ☊ Nam diễn viên nổi tiếng đã chết vì nhồi máu cơ tim khi anh ấy mới chỉ năm mươi mốt tuổi. ☊ 2886
EN I think the increase in suicides recently is to be blamed on the economy. ☊ Tôi nghĩ sự gia tăng số vụ tự sát gần đây là lỗi tại kinh tế. ☊ 2888
ultraviolet (UV) rays. ☊ Kem chống nắng bảo vệ da khỏi những tác động có hại của tia cực tím từ mặt trời. ☊ 2890
Everybody relies on her because she always keeps her promises. ☊ Mọi người tin tưởng cô ấy vì cô ấy luôn giữ lời hứa. ☊ 2907
His novels have been translated from English into thirty (30) languages. ☊ Các tiểu thuyết của ông ấy đã được dịch từ tiếng Anh ra ba mươi ngôn ngữ. ☊ 2915
They happened to come across an important piece of evidence, and now he's in prison. ☊ Họ đã tìm được một mẩu bằng chứng quan trọng và giờ hắn đã ngồi tù rồi. ☊ 2920
The fridge isn't working because you haven't plugged it in properly. ☊ Tủ lạnh không hoạt động vì cậu không cắm nó đúng cách. ☊ 2922
What did you get out of your college education? — Besides a professional degree, I also made many friends for life. ☊ Cậu đã được gì từ giáo dục đại học? - Bên cạnh cái bằng chuyên môn, tôi cũng có nhiều bạn trong đời. ☊ 2925
You can tell Tomoko works out at the gym every day because she looks great. She jogs, takes a yoga class, does aerobics, and lifts weights. ☊ Cậu có thể nói Tomoko ngày nào cũng thực hiện tập thể hình vì cô ấy trông rất tuyệt. Cô ấy đi bộ, học lớp yoga, tập aerobic và cử tạ. ☊ 2935
Please don't stop telling your story, please go on. ☊ Làm ơn đừng dừng kể câu chuyện của cậu, hãy tiếp tục đi. ☊ 2938
Oscar left home at the age of eighteen (18) and went o to Spain. ☊ Oscar bỏ nhà ở tuổi mười tám và đi đến Tây Ban Nha. ☊ 2941
I don't want to keep going on discussing marketing, let's move on to the production issues. ☊ Tôi không muốn tiếp tục thảo luận về marketing, hãy chuyển sang các vấn đề sản xuất. ☊ 2946
One man was so upset by the whole ordeal that he commited suicide. ☊ Một người đàn ông quá đau khổ vì toàn bộ thử thách đến nỗi anh ấy tự sát. ☊ 2948
However, the re ghters had a hard time trying to calm a woman down. Apparently, her cat perished in the re. ☊ Tuy nhiên lính cứu hoả đã gặp khó khăn khi cố gắng giữ bình tĩnh cho một phụ nữ. Có vẻ như con mèo của cô ấy bị chết trong đám cháy. ☊ 2952
The police are going to ask us a lot of questions, so we need to back each other up. ☊ Cảnh sát sẽ hỏi chúng ta nhiều câu hỏi nên chúng ta phải tương trợ nhau. ☊ 2970
ideas. ☊ Simon cực kì sáng tạo và luôn nảy ra những ý tưởng tuyệt vời. ☊ 2972
narrowly escaped. ☊ Chiếc xe đua công thức một đã bắt lửa và nổ tung. May mắn là lái xe vừa kịp thoát ra. ☊ 2973
A friend of mine was attacked and beaten up a few days ago. He's been in the hospital ever since. ☊ Một người bạn của tôi đã bị tấn công và đánh đập vài ngày trước. Anh ấy đã nằm bệnh viện từ đó đến giờ. ☊ 2981
When your language training starts getting tough, it means you're about to make a big breakthrough, so stick with it and don't give up. ☊ Khi quá trình luyện ngôn ngữ của cậu bắt đầu gặp khó, điều đó nghĩa là cậu sắp thực hiện một bước ngoặt lớn nên hãy bám chặt và đừng từ bỏ. ☊ 2983
People used to carry pagers around, but they've completely fallen out of use. ☊ Người ta từng mang máy nhắn tin nhưng giờ họ đã hoàn toàn không dùng nó nữa. ☊ 2986
I was o ered a job at the oil company, but I decided to turn it down. ☊ Tôi được mời vào làm ở một công ti dầu nhưng tôi đã quyết định từ chối nó. ☊ 2987
wasn't afraid to take them on. ☊ Vài người đàn ông đã tức giận với Jack trong quán rượu và Jack đã bảo họ là anh ấy không sợ đối đầu với họ. ☊ 2989
They took it out into the street, and Jack let them have it. Jack put them down one by one, and the spectacle really drew a crowd. ☊ Họ kéo ra ngoài phố và Jack để họ nắm thế. Jack hạ gục họ từng người một và cảnh tượng thực sự đã thu hút đám đông. ☊ 2997
My rst job was at a travel agency, and I didn't like it much. But now, looking back on the experience, I really learned a lot. ☊ Công việc đầu tiên của tôi là ở một đại lí du lịch và tôi không thích nó lắm. Nhưng giờ nhìn lại vào kinh nghiệm, tôi thực sự đã học từ đấy nhiều thứ. ☊ Nothing will change as long as the workers continue to accept these appalling conditions. ☊ accept ☊
accept that...: He just refused to accept that his father was no longer there. ☊ accept ☊
accept sth from sb: She won't accept advice from anyone. ☊ accept ☊
accept sth from sb: He is charged with accepting bribes from a firm of suppliers. ☊ accept ☊
Journalists were denied access to the President. ☊ access ☊
Many divorced fathers only have access to their children at weekends (= they are allowed by law to see them only at weekends). ☊ access ☊
a fatal accident (= in which sb is killed) ☊ accident ☊
The text is accompanied by a series of stunning photographs. ☊ accompany ☊
According to Mick, it's a great movie. ☊ according to ☊
a highly accurate electronic compass ☊ accurate ☊
the greatest scientific achievement of the decade ☊ achievement ☊
They were proud of their children's achievements. ☊ achievement ☊
Even a small success gives you a sense of achievement (= a feeling of pride). ☊ achievement ☊
acknowledge sb/sth: The country acknowledged his claim to the throne. ☊ acknowledge ☊
acknowledge sth: She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform. ☊ acknowledge ☊
He claims he acted in self-defence. ☊ act ☊
Firefighters took action immediately to stop the blaze spreading. ☊ action ☊
Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active. ☊ active ☊
Before our modern age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle. ☊ active ☊
What were his actual words? ☊ actual ☊
The wedding preparations take weeks but the actual ceremony takes less than an hour. ☊ actual ☊
It's amazing how soon you adapt. ☊ adapt ☊
add sth (to sth): I have nothing to add to my earlier statement. ☊ add ☊
add that...: He added that they would return a week later. ☊ add ☊
adequate to do sth: training that is adequate to meet the future needs of industry ☊ adequate ☊
adjust sth to sth: Adjust your language to the age of your audience. ☊ adjust ☊
admire sb/sth for sth: The school is widely admired for its excellent teaching. ☊ admire ☊
admit to sth: He refused to admit to the other charges. ☊ admit ☊
He refused to admit his guilt. ☊ admit ☊
She stubbornly refuses to admit the truth. ☊ admit ☊
admit (that)...: They freely admit (that) they still have a lot to learn. ☊ admit ☊
preparing young people for adult life ☊ adult ☊
a week/month/year in advance ☊ in advance (of sth) ☊
a big/great/definite advantage ☊ advantage ☊
advice on road safety ☊ advice ☊
Ask your teacher 's advice / Ask your teacher for advice on how to prepare for the exam. ☊ advice ☊
We were advised to seek legal advice. ☊ advice ☊
advise (sb) against sth/against doing sth: I would strongly advise against going out on your own. ☊ advise ☊
advise sb: Her mother was away and couldn't advise her. ☊ advise ☊
advise sth: I'd advise extreme caution. ☊ advise ☊
advise sb to do sth: Police are advising people to stay at home. ☊ advise ☊
advise (sb) on/about sth/about doing sth: We employ an expert to advise on new technology. ☊ advise ☊
She advises the government on environmental issues. ☊ advise ☊
advise (sb) what, which, whether, etc...: The pharmacist will advise which medicines are safe to take. ☊ advise ☊
She wanted to put her affairs in order before she died. ☊ affair ☊
I have a great affection for New York. ☊ affection ☊
I'd give up work if I could afford it. ☊ afford ☊
They arrived shortly after 5. ☊ after ☊
Not long after that he resigned. ☊ after ☊
Let's meet the day after tomorrow/the week after next. ☊ after ☊
I could come next week, or the week after. ☊ after ☊
She studies art two afternoons a week. ☊ afternoon ☊
I'll have to write it all over again (= again from the beginning). ☊ again ☊
We're playing against the league champions next week. ☊ against ☊
Are you for or against the death penalty? ☊ against ☊
Her age is against her. ☊ against ☊
He left school at the age of 18. ☊ age ☊
She needs more friends of her own age. ☊ age ☊
children from 5-10 years of age ☊ age ☊
Young people of all ages go there to meet. ☊ age ☊
When I was your age I was already married. ☊ age ☊
He started playing the piano at an early age. ☊ age ☊
All ages admitted. ☊ age ☊
Children over the age of 12 must pay full fare. ☊ age ☊
He was tall for his age (= taller than you would expect, considering his age). ☊ age ☊
There's a big age gap between them (= a big difference in their ages). ☊ age ☊
ways of calculating the age of the earth ☊ age ☊
15 is an awkward age. ☊ age ☊
He died of old age. ☊ age ☊
the nuclear age ☊ age ☊
the age of the computer ☊ age ☊
Wine improves with age. ☊ age ☊
The jacket was showing signs of age. ☊ age ☊
the wisdom that comes with age ☊ age ☊
I waited for ages. ☊ age ☊
It'll probably take ages to find a parking space. ☊ age ☊
It's been an age since we've seen them. ☊ age ☊
They have two children aged six and nine. ☊ aged ☊
volunteers aged between 25 and 40 ☊ aged ☊
two weeks/months/years ago ☊ ago ☊
agreement with sb: They have a free trade agreement with Australia. ☊ agreement ☊
The party was planned weeks ahead. ☊ ahead ☊
You need to work hard to keep ahead. ☊ ahead ☊
collecting money in aid of charity ☊ in aid of sth/sb ☊
The temple was clearly visible from the air. ☊ air ☊
A surprise air attack (= from aircraft) was launched at night. ☊ air ☊
Doctors kept the baby alive for six weeks. ☊ alive ☊
Cars were coming from all directions (= every direction). ☊ all ☊
allow sb/sth + adv./prep.: The prisoners are allowed out of their cells for two hours a day. ☊ allow ☊
'They're off to Spain next week.' 'It's all right for some, isn't it?' (= some people are lucky) ☊ all right ☊
a close ally and friend of the prime minister ☊ ally ☊
The prince allied himself with the Scots. ☊ ally ☊
I've been so alone since you went away. ☊ alone ☊
'What am I going to do?' she wondered aloud. ☊ aloud ☊
The names on the list are in alphabetical order. ☊ alphabetical ☊
The books should be ordered alphabetically by subject. ☊ alphabetically ☊
You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives. ☊ alternative ☊
alternative energy (= electricity or power that is produced using the energy from the sun, wind, water, etc.) ☊ alternative ☊
The food was good and we loved the music. Altogether it was a great evening. ☊ altogether ☊
It starts at 10 a.m. ☊ a.m. ☊
What amazes me is how long she managed to hide it from us. ☊ amaze ☊
an amazing achievement/discovery/success/performance ☊ amazing ☊
That's amazing, isn't it? ☊ amazing ☊
It's amazing how quickly people adapt. ☊ amazing ☊
It's amazing the difference a few polite words make. ☊ amazing ☊
The amazing thing is, he really believes he'll get away with it. ☊ amazing ☊
This attitude is common among the under-25s. ☊ among ☊
They gave me some help in the beginning but it did not amount to much (= they did not give me much help). ☊ amount to sth ☊
amuse sb: She suggested several ideas to help Laura amuse the twins. ☊ amuse ☊
Many people never really express any anger. ☊ anger ☊
the growing anger and frustration of young unemployed people ☊ anger ☊
anger at sb/sth: He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated. ☊ anger ☊
She was angered by their selfishness and lack of concern. ☊ anger ☊
The photo was taken from an unusual angle. ☊ angle ☊
The painting changes slightly when seen from different angles. ☊ angle ☊
You can look at the issue from many different angles. ☊ angle ☊
Her behaviour really made me angry. ☊ angry ☊
The comments provoked an angry response from union leaders. ☊ angry ☊
angry with/at sb about/for sth: I was very angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake. ☊ angry ☊
angry at/about/over sth: He felt angry at the injustice of the situation. ☊ angry ☊
The passengers grew angry about the delay. ☊ angry ☊
The winners will be announced in reverse order. ☊ announce ☊
+ speech: 'I've given up smoking,' she announced. ☊ announce ☊
annoy sb: His constant joking was beginning to annoy her. ☊ annoy ☊
He refused to answer the charges against him. ☊ answer ☊
Waiting for exam results is a time of great anxiety. ☊ anxiety ☊
anxious (for sb): Parents are naturally anxious for their children. ☊ anxious ☊
I need some stamps. Are there any in your bag? ☊ any ☊
We hope to prevent anything unpleasant from happening. ☊ anything ☊
self-catering holiday apartments ☊ apartment ☊
apparent (from sth) (that...): It was apparent from her face that she was really upset. ☊ apparent ☊
appeal (to sb) (for sth): to launch a TV appeal for donations to the charity ☊ appeal ☊
appeal to sb: The design has to appeal to all ages and social groups. ☊ appeal ☊
+ adj.: She didn't appear at all surprised at the news. ☊ appear ☊
appear to do sth: She appeared to be in her late thirties. ☊ appear ☊
They are both great but you can't compare apples and oranges. ☊ apples and oranges ☊
application to sb (for sth/to do sth): His application to the court for bail has been refused. ☊ application ☊
Special conditions apply if you are under 18. ☊ apply ☊
apply sth to sb/sth: The word 'unexciting' could never be applied to her novels. ☊ apply ☊
appoint sb + noun: appoint sb as sth: They appointed him (as) captain of the English team. ☊ appoint ☊
the appointment of a new captain for the England team ☊ appointment ☊
appropriate to sth: The book was written in a style appropriate to the age of the children. ☊ appropriate ☊
She desperately wanted to win her father's approval. ☊ approval ☊
approval (for sth) (from sb): They required/received approval for the proposal from the shareholders. ☊ approval ☊
approve of sb/sth: Do you approve of my idea? ☊ approve ☊
She was born in April. ☊ April ☊
I arrived at the end of April. ☊ April ☊
Wreckage from the plane was scattered over a wide area. ☊ area ☊
argue sth: She argued the case for bringing back the death penalty. ☊ argue ☊
argument (with sb) (about/over sth): We had an argument with the waiter about the bill. ☊ argument ☊
arm yourself/sb (with sth): The men armed themselves with sticks and stones. ☊ arm ☊
She had armed herself for the meeting with all the latest statistics. ☊ arm ☊
arrange for sth (to do sth): We arranged for a car to collect us from the airport. ☊ arrange ☊
arrangement that...: They had an arrangement that the children would spend two weeks with each parent. ☊ arrangement ☊
arrest sb for sth: She was arrested for drug-related offences. ☊ arrest ☊
The road continues as straight as an arrow. ☊ arrow ☊
Her performance displayed great art. ☊ art ☊
Article 10 of the European Convention guarantees free speech. ☊ article ☊
Police have issued an artist's impression of her attacker. ☊ artist ☊
a work of great artistic merit ☊ artistic ☊
artistic abilities/achievements/skills/talent ☊ artistic ☊
She comes from a very artistic family. ☊ artistic ☊
The news came as a shock. ☊ as ☊
She had been there often as a child (= when she was a child). ☊ as ☊
As she grew older she gained in confidence. ☊ as ☊
How old are you—if you don't mind me/my asking? ☊ ask ☊
ask sb (about sth): The interviewer asked me about my future plans. ☊ ask ☊
She felt she had looked at the problem from every aspect. ☊ aspect ☊
This was one aspect of her character he hadn't seen before. ☊ aspect ☊
The consultancy gives advice to manufacturers on the health and safety aspects of their products. ☊ aspect ☊
Assistant Attorney General William Weld ☊ assistant ☊
I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood. ☊ associate ☊
Most people immediately associate addictions with drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. ☊ associate ☊
the risks associated with taking drugs ☊ associated ☊
assume (that)...: It is reasonable to assume (that) the economy will continue to improve. ☊ assume ☊
at the end of the week ☊ at ☊
What are you doing at the weekend? ☊ at ☊
She got married at 25. ☊ at ☊
He left school at the age of 16. ☊ at ☊
Somebody threw paint at the prime minister. ☊ at ☊
Prices start at $1 000. ☊ at ☊
There was an atmosphere of mutual trust between them. ☊ atmosphere ☊
the splitting of the atom ☊ atom ☊
Two atoms of hydrogen combine with one atom of oxygen to form a molecule of water. ☊ atom ☊
The patrol came under attack from all sides. ☊ attack ☊
Do not attempt to repair this yourself. ☊ attempt ☊
attempt sth: The prisoners attempted an escape, but failed. ☊ attempt ☊
We were shocked by his attempted suicide. ☊ attempted ☊
A nurse attended to his needs constantly. ☊ attend to sb/sth ☊
the report's attention to detail ☊ attention ☊
attract sb: I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad. ☊ attract ☊
She felt an immediate attraction for him. ☊ attraction ☊
Antique furniture is used to make an attractive contrast with a modern setting. ☊ attractive ☊
TV/cinema/movie audiences ☊ audience ☊
The target audience for this advertisement was mainly teenagers. ☊ audience ☊
She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses. ☊ authority ☊
automatic doors ☊ automatic ☊
a fully automatic driverless train ☊ automatic ☊
automatic transmission (= in a car, etc.) ☊ automatic ☊
an automatic rifle (= one that continues to fire as long as the trigger is pressed) ☊ automatic ☊
Breathing is an automatic function of the body. ☊ automatic ☊
My reaction was automatic. ☊ automatic ☊
A fine for this offence is automatic. ☊ automatic ☊
The heating switches off automatically. ☊ automatically ☊
I turned left automatically without thinking. ☊ automatically ☊
You will automatically get free dental treatment if you are under 18. ☊ automatically ☊
readily/freely/publicly/generally available ☊ available ☊
Tickets are available free of charge from the school. ☊ available ☊
40 hours is a fairly average working week for most people. ☊ average ☊
avoid doing sth: They built a wall to avoid soil being washed away. ☊ avoid ☊
avoid sb/sth: He's been avoiding me all week. ☊ avoid ☊
awake (sb) (from/to sth): I awoke from a deep sleep. ☊ awake ☊
away from sb/sth: She was away from work for a week. ☊ away ☊
I felt awkward because they obviously wanted to be alone. ☊ awkward ☊
Don't ask awkward questions. ☊ awkward ☊
It makes things awkward for everyone when you behave like that. ☊ awkward ☊
He tried to dance, but he was too clumsy and awkward. ☊ awkward ☊
'I'm sorry,' he said awkwardly. ☊ awkwardly ☊
She fell awkwardly and broke her ankle. ☊ awkwardly ☊
an awkwardly shaped room ☊ awkwardly ☊
The village has a history going back to the Middle Ages. ☊ back ☊
In spite of their very different backgrounds, they immediately became friends. ☊ background ☊
Have you been a bad boy? ☊ bad ☊
That's not a bad idea. ☊ bad ☊
a plastic/polythene/paper bag ☊ bag ☊
a laundry/mail bag ☊ bag ☊
a black plastic rubbish/garbage bag ☊ bag ☊
a shopping bag ☊ bag ☊
a make-up bag ☊ bag ☊
He's upstairs unpacking his bags. ☊ bag ☊
She opened her bag (= her handbag ) and took out her comb. ☊ bag ☊
I struggled to keep my balance on my new skates. ☊ balance ☊
ban sb from sth: He was banned from the meeting. ☊ ban ☊
I found David in the bar of the Red Lion (= a room in a pub where drinks are served). ☊ bar ☊
The world of Disney is a magical experience that knows no age barriers. ☊ barrier ☊
barrier to sth: Lack of confidence is a psychological barrier to success. ☊ barrier ☊
The Yangtze river is a natural barrier to the north-east. ☊ barrier ☊
barrier between A and B: There was no real barrier between reality and fantasy in his mind. ☊ barrier ☊
The town is an ideal base for touring the area. ☊ base ☊
The report is based on figures from six different European cities. ☊ based ☊
basic information/facts/ideas ☊ basic ☊
on a daily/day-to-day/weekly basis ☊ basis ☊
The basis of a good marriage is trust. ☊ basis ☊
a magnificent view across the bay ☊ bay ☊
She's from Italy. ☊ be ☊
She's a great beauty. ☊ be ☊
+ adj.: It's beautiful! ☊ be ☊
He is ten years old. ☊ be ☊
It's going to be a great match. ☊ be ☊
What have you been doing this week? ☊ be ☊
a week's growth of beard ☊ beard ☊
beat sth + adv./prep.: She was beating dust out of the carpet (= removing dust from the carpet by beating it). ☊ beat ☊
beat sb + adv./prep.: An elderly man was found beaten to death. ☊ beat ☊
The prisoners were beaten into submission (= they were beaten until they did what was wanted). ☊ beat ☊
She looked stunningly beautiful that night. ☊ beautiful ☊
What a beautiful thing to say! ☊ beautiful ☊
She sings beautifully. ☊ beautifully ☊
a woman of great beauty ☊ beauty ☊
The woods were designated an area of outstanding natural beauty. ☊ beauty ☊
The sheer beauty of the scenery took my breath away. ☊ beauty ☊
+ noun: She became queen in 1952. ☊ become ☊
the spare bedroom ☊ bedroom ☊
She's lived there since before the war. ☊ before ☊
It had been fine the week before (= the previous week). ☊ before ☊
begin doing sth: Everyone began talking at once. ☊ begin ☊
When will you begin recruiting? ☊ begin ☊
begin with sth: Use 'an' before words beginning with a vowel. ☊ begin ☊
begin at...: The path begins at Livingston village. ☊ begin ☊
We'll go slowly to begin with. ☊ to begin with ☊
She's been working there since the beginning of last summer. ☊ beginning ☊
Let's start again from the beginning. ☊ beginning ☊
I've read the whole book from beginning to end and still can't understand it. ☊ beginning ☊
He was shot from behind as he ran away. ☊ behind ☊
This bag was left behind after the class. ☊ behind ☊
The incident has shaken my belief (= made me have less confidence) in the police. ☊ belief ☊
believe how, what, etc...: I can't believe how much better I feel. ☊ believe ☊
'Where does she come from?' 'Spain, I believe.' ☊ believe ☊
it is believed (that)...: It is believed that the couple have left the country. ☊ believe ☊
The man claimed to be a social worker and the old woman believed him. ☊ believe ☊
believe sth: I believed his lies for years. ☊ believe ☊
believe (that)...: People used to believe (that) the earth was flat. ☊ believe ☊
He refused to believe (that) his son was involved in drugs. ☊ believe ☊
They need a leader they can believe in. ☊ believe in sb ☊
I never thought I could make it as an actor, but my parents always believed in me. ☊ believe in sb ☊
Do you believe in capital punishment? ☊ believe in sth ☊
A peal of church bells rang out in the distance. ☊ bell ☊
Lions and tigers belong to the cat family. ☊ belong to sth ☊
Slowly bend from the waist and bring your head down to your knees. ☊ bend ☊
Her careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath. ☊ beneath ☊
With the benefit of hindsight (= knowing what we have learnt since), we would do things differently. ☊ benefit ☊
I have typed out some lecture notes for the benefit of those people who were absent last week. ☊ for sb's benefit ☊
Who exactly stands to benefit from these changes? ☊ benefit ☊
That's the best movie I've ever seen! ☊ best ☊
He wrote his best songs before he was 25. ☊ best ☊
I'm not in the best position to advise you. ☊ best ☊
You have to be over 16 to bet. ☊ bet ☊
If you can only exercise once a week, that's better than nothing (= better than taking no exercise at all). ☊ better ☊
Can you think of a better word than 'nice'? ☊ better ☊
Her promotion means she's $100 a week better off. ☊ be better off ☊
The paper had fallen down between the desk and the wall. ☊ between ☊
Children must attend school between the ages of 5 and 16. ☊ between ☊
It weighed between nine and ten kilos. ☊ between ☊
The temperature remained between 25 ° C and 30 ° C all week. ☊ between ☊
a difference/distinction/contrast between two things ☊ between ☊
I see her most weekends but not very often in between. ☊ between ☊
The road continues beyond the village up into the hills. ☊ beyond ☊
I know what I'll be doing for the next three weeks but I haven't thought beyond that. ☊ beyond ☊
Snowdon and the mountains beyond were covered in snow. ☊ beyond ☊
The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond. ☊ beyond ☊
She took the stage for her big moment. ☊ big ☊
The news came as a big blow. ☊ big ☊
to introduce/approve/reject a bill ☊ bill ☊
Mark has been blind from birth. ☊ birth ☊
The cake has a biscuit base (= one made from crushed biscuits). ☊ biscuit ☊
The dog gave me a playful bite. ☊ bite ☊
I've learnt from bitter experience not to trust what he says. ☊ bitter ☊
blank whitewashed walls ☊ blank ☊
After today's heavy snow, many roads are still blocked. ☊ block ☊
An ugly new building blocked the view from the window. ☊ block ☊
Is she a natural blonde (= Is her hair naturally blonde)? ☊ blonde ☊
Blood was pouring out of a cut on her head. ☊ blood ☊
to give blood (= to have blood taken from you so that it can be used in the medical treatment of other people) ☊ blood ☊
A cold wind blew from the east. ☊ blow ☊
A police officer was killed when his car blew up. ☊ blow up ☊
It was a shattering blow to her pride. ☊ blow ☊
a regulatory/an advisory/a review body ☊ body ☊
born of/to sb: He was born of/to German parents. ☊ born ☊
+ noun: John Wayne was born Marion Michael Morrison (= that was his name at birth). ☊ born ☊
born (out) of sth: She acted with a courage born (out) of desperation. ☊ born ☊
borrow sth from sb/sth: Members can borrow up to ten books from the library at any one time. ☊ borrow ☊
borrow sth (from sb/sth): How much did you have to borrow to pay for this? ☊ borrow ☊
She borrowed £2 000 from her parents. ☊ borrow ☊
borrow (from sb/sth): I don't like to borrow from friends. ☊ borrow ☊
I like being my own boss (= working for myself and making my own decisions). ☊ boss ☊
If that's all the thanks I get, I won't bother in future! ☊ bother ☊
I should really do some work this weekend but I can't be bothered. ☊ can't be bothered (to do sth) ☊
You have to be prepared to start at the bottom and work your way up. ☊ bottom ☊
I found some coins at the bottom of my bag. ☊ bottom ☊
Their house is at the bottom end of Bury Road (= the end furthest from where you enter the road). ☊ bottom ☊
Put a cross in the appropriate box. ☊ box ☊
The older boys at school used to tease him. ☊ boy ☊
the branch of computer science known as 'artificial intelligence' ☊ branch ☊
brand loyalty (= the tendency of customers to continue buying the same brand) ☊ brand ☊
The bag broke under the weight of the bottles inside it. ☊ break ☊
We had our car broken into last week. ☊ break into sth ☊
We had a weekend break in New York. ☊ break ☊
More news after the break. ☊ break ☊
While there is breath left in my body, I will refuse. ☊ breath ☊
a brick wall ☊ brick ☊
The book serves as a bridge between ancient wisdom and modern science. ☊ bridge ☊
a bright room ☊ bright ☊
a bright morning (= with the sun shining) ☊ bright ☊
I like bright colours. ☊ bright ☊
a bright yellow dress ☊ bright ☊
Jack's face turned bright red. ☊ bright ☊
She gave me a bright smile. ☊ bright ☊
Why are you so bright and cheerful today? ☊ bright ☊
His face was bright with excitement. ☊ bright ☊
Do you have any bright ideas (= clever ideas)? ☊ bright ☊
'Hi!' she called brightly. ☊ brightly ☊
What a brilliant idea! ☊ brilliant ☊
a brilliant performance/invention ☊ brilliant ☊
She has one of the most brilliant minds in the country. ☊ brilliant ☊
The news brought tears to his eyes (= made him cry). ☊ bring ☊
The meeting has been brought forward from 10 May to 3 May. ☊ bring sth forward ☊
Please bring back all library books by the end of the week. ☊ bring sb/sth back ☊
She's a feminist, in the broadest sense of the word. ☊ broad ☊
broadly similar/comparable/equivalent/consistent ☊ broadly ☊
All the pressure built up and he was off work for weeks with stress. ☊ build up (to sth) ☊
There's building work going on next door. ☊ building ☊
burn yourself: I burned myself on the stove. ☊ burn ☊
The words burst from her in an angry rush. ☊ burst ☊
bury sb/sth: The house was buried under ten feet of snow. ☊ bury ☊
My private life is none of your business (= does not concern you). ☊ business ☊
a business investment ☊ business ☊
We had a busy weekend lined up. ☊ busy ☊
the play/stop/rewind button ☊ button ☊
Choose 'printer' from the menu and click with the right mouse button. ☊ button ☊
buy sth from sb: I bought it from a friend for £10. ☊ buy ☊
By this time next week we'll be in New York. ☊ by ☊
By law, you are a child until you are 18. ☊ by ☊
They're improving day by day. ☊ by ☊
We'll do it bit by bit. ☊ by ☊
Bye! See you next week. ☊ bye ☊
kitchen cabinets ☊ cabinet ☊
a medicine cabinet ☊ cabinet ☊
The china was displayed in a glass cabinet. ☊ cabinet ☊
Benefit is calculated on the basis of average weekly earnings. ☊ calculate ☊
My brother called me from Spain last night. ☊ call ☊
call (sth) out: He called out a warning from the kitchen. ☊ call ☊
call sb/sth + noun: I wouldn't call German an easy language. ☊ call ☊
call sb/sth + noun: They decided to call the baby Mark. ☊ call ☊
They called for the immediate release of the hostages. ☊ call for sth ☊
The opposition have called for him to resign. ☊ call for sth ☊
to get/have/receive a call from sb ☊ call ☊
He spent two weeks at camp this summer. ☊ camp ☊
Can he be serious? ☊ can ☊
The party intends to field a candidate in the next general election. ☊ candidate ☊
Candidates are allowed to use dictionaries in this examination. ☊ candidate ☊
I thought it was going to be difficult to get funding for the project, but in the end it was like taking candy from a baby. ☊ be like taking candy from a baby ☊
intellectual capacity ☊ capacity ☊
to set up a business with a starting capital of £100 000 ☊ capital ☊
capture sb: Allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers. ☊ capture ☊
the provision of care for the elderly ☊ care ☊
He's old enough to take care of himself. ☊ take care of sb/sth/yourself ☊
She started her career as an English teacher. ☊ career ☊
My school career was not very impressive. ☊ career ☊
We have fitted carpets (= carpets from wall to wall) in our house. ☊ carpet ☊
After he left I just tried to carry on as normal (= do the things I usually do). ☊ carry on (with sth), carry sth on ☊
the case for/against private education ☊ case ☊
The case will be heard next week. ☊ case ☊
In some cases people have had to wait several weeks for an appointment. ☊ case ☊
It is simply not the case that prison conditions are improving. ☊ case ☊
Every application will be decided on a case-by-case basis (= each one will be considered separately). ☊ case ☊
In case (= if it is true that) you're wondering why Jo's here—let me explain... ☊ (just) in case (...) ☊
catch sth from sb: I think I must have caught this cold from you. ☊ catch ☊
We caught the 12.15 from Oxford. ☊ catch ☊
catch yourself doing sth: She caught herself wondering whether she had made a mistake. ☊ catch ☊
Students over 25 fall into a different category. ☊ category ☊
The food was excellent—I had no cause for complaint. ☊ cause ☊
a good cause (= an organization that does good work, such as a charity) ☊ cause ☊
The donation is the biggest private gift to a humanitarian cause. ☊ cause ☊
cease sth: They voted to cease strike action immediately. ☊ cease ☊
The walls and ceiling were painted white. ☊ ceiling ☊
The flat is very central—just five minutes from Princes Street. ☊ central ☊
certain of sth/of doing sth: If you want to be certain of getting a ticket, book now. ☊ certain ☊
They refused to release their hostages unless certain conditions were met. ☊ certain ☊
a birth/marriage/death certificate ☊ certificate ☊
a chain of command (= a system in an organization by which instructions are passed from one person to another) ☊ chain ☊
Volunteers formed a human chain to rescue precious items from the burning house. ☊ chain ☊
The prisoners were kept in chains (= with chains around their arms and legs, to prevent them from escaping). ☊ chain ☊
I've been chained to my desk all week (= because there was so much work). ☊ chain ☊
challenge sb to do sth: The opposition leader challenged the prime minister to call an election. ☊ challenge ☊
Divers transfer from the water to a decompression chamber. ☊ chamber ☊
change sth for/into sth: to change a dollar bill for four quarters ☊ change ☊
change (from A) to/into B: The lights changed from red to green. ☊ 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 ☊
a change from agriculture to industry ☊ change ☊
Let's get away for the weekend. A change of scene (= time in a different place) will do you good. ☊ change ☊
He showed great character returning to the sport after his accident. ☊ character ☊
Personal characteristics, such as age and sex are taken into account. ☊ characteristic ☊
They left the au pair in charge of the children for a week. ☊ charge ☊
Many charities sent money to help the victims of the famine. ☊ charity ☊
The concert will raise money for local charities. ☊ charity ☊
Most of the runners in the London Marathon are raising money for charity. ☊ charity ☊
Do you give much to charity? ☊ charity ☊
a charity concert (= organized to get money for charity) ☊ charity ☊
to live on/off charity (= to live on money which other people give you because you are poor) ☊ charity ☊
We lost him in the narrow streets and had to give up the chase (= stop chasing him). ☊ chase ☊
Many people feel cheated by the government's refusal to hold a referendum. ☊ cheat ☊
Anyone caught cheating will be automatically disqualified from the examination. ☊ cheat ☊
He felt bright and cheerful and full of energy. ☊ cheerful ☊
a bright, cheerful restaurant ☊ cheerful ☊
walls painted in cheerful (= light and bright) colours ☊ cheerful ☊
goat's cheese (= made from the milk of a goat ) ☊ cheese ☊
Farmers are being urged to reduce their use of chemicals and work with nature to combat pests. ☊ chemical ☊
You can obtain the product from all good chemists. ☊ chemist ☊
free-range chickens ☊ chicken ☊
Detective Chief Inspector Williams ☊ chief ☊
a child of three/a three-year-old child ☊ child ☊
Sandy had to tell his tale in halting Italian. Since Franco spoke no English, he had no choice in the matter. ☊ choice ☊
choose sth: Sarah chose her words carefully. ☊ choose ☊
choose A from B: We have to choose a new manager from a shortlist of five candidates. ☊ choose ☊
Employees can retire at 60 if they choose. ☊ choose ☊
I used to go to the cinema every week. ☊ cinema ☊
I know I can trust her in any circumstance. ☊ circumstance ☊
claim sth from sth: She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered. ☊ claim ☊
You could have claimed the cost of the hotel room from your insurance. ☊ claim ☊
A lot of lost property is never claimed. ☊ claim ☊
He claimed political asylum. ☊ claim ☊
claim (that)...: He claims (that) he was not given a fair hearing. ☊ claim ☊
claim sth: Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer. ☊ claim ☊
it is claimed that...: It was claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week. ☊ claim ☊
Complete a claim form (= an official document which you must use in order to request money from an organization). ☊ claim ☊
They had no claim on the land. ☊ claim ☊
The singer has denied the magazine's claim that she is leaving the band. ☊ claim ☊
The villa is cleaned twice a week. ☊ clean ☊
Go and clean yourself up. ☊ clean (yourself) up ☊
a clear thinker ☊ clear ☊
It is clear from the graph that sales have dropped sharply. ☊ clear ☊
The streets had been cleared of snow. ☊ clear ☊
The remains of the snow had been cleared from the streets. ☊ clear ☊
What a clever idea! ☊ clever ☊
To run a window, just double-click on the icon. ☊ click ☊
The dollar has been climbing all week. ☊ climb ☊
The paper's circulation continues to climb. ☊ climb ☊
From here the path climbs steeply to the summit. ☊ climb ☊
He likes to go climbing most weekends. ☊ climb ☊
The boys climbed over the wall. ☊ climb ☊
to climb a mountain/hill/tree/wall ☊ climb ☊
The car slowly climbed the hill. ☊ climb ☊
The hands of the clock crept slowly around. ☊ clock ☊
The offer closes at the end of the week. ☊ close ☊
The doors open and close automatically. ☊ close ☊
He is one of the prime minister's closest advisers. ☊ close ☊
I had no idea the beach was so close. ☊ close ☊
The President was shot at close range (= from a short distance away). ☊ close ☊
The children are close to each other in age. ☊ close ☊
She closely resembled her mother at the same age. ☊ closely ☊
Homosexuals in public life are now coming out of the closet. ☊ come out of the closet ☊
closet gays ☊ closet ☊
She had closeted herself away in her room. ☊ closet ☊
bandages made from strips of cloth ☊ cloth ☊
a cloth bag ☊ cloth ☊
to give the walls a second coat of paint ☊ coat ☊
The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. ☊ collapse ☊
The walls were strengthened to protect them from collapse. ☊ collapse ☊
the collapse of law and order in the area ☊ collapse ☊
a colleague of mine from the office ☊ colleague ☊
the Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues ☊ colleague ☊
collect (for sth): We're collecting for local charities. ☊ collect ☊
collect sth (from...): What day do they collect the rubbish/garbage? ☊ collect ☊
collect sb (from...): She's gone to collect her son from school. ☊ collect ☊
collect sth from sb/sth: Samples were collected from over 200 patients. ☊ collect ☊
The last collection from this postbox is at 5.15. ☊ collection ☊
The painting comes from his private collection. ☊ collection ☊
a college of further education (= providing education and training for people over 16) ☊ college ☊
a private college ☊ college ☊
a dictionary with two columns per page ☊ column ☊
The German team scored a combined total of 652 points. ☊ combine ☊
His resignation came as no surprise. ☊ come ☊
come to do sth: They're coming to stay for a week. ☊ come ☊
They continued until they came to a river. ☊ come ☊
The CD comes complete with all the words of the songs. ☊ come ☊
We'll let you know if any vacancies come up. ☊ come up ☊
News is coming in of a serious plane crash in France. ☊ come in ☊
She has over a thousand pounds a month coming in from her investments. ☊ come in ☊
Much of our butter comes from New Zealand. ☊ come from sth ☊
This wool comes from goats, not sheep. ☊ come from sth ☊
This poem comes from his new book. ☊ come from sth ☊
Where does her attitude come from? ☊ come from sth ☊
Where's that smell coming from? ☊ come from sth ☊
He comes from a family of actors. ☊ come from sth ☊
'She doesn't try hard enough.' 'That's rich, coming from you (= you do not try hard either).' ☊ come from sth ☊
Your mother hasn't yet come round from the anaesthetic. ☊ come around/round ☊
She comes from London. ☊ come from... ☊
Where do you come from? ☊ come from... ☊
to take/draw comfort from sb's words ☊ comfort ☊
If it's any comfort to you, I'm in the same situation. ☊ comfort ☊
The children have been a great comfort to me through all of this. ☊ comfort ☊
They come from comfortable middle-class families. ☊ comfortable ☊
He looked relaxed and totally in command of himself. ☊ command ☊
You must obey the captain's commands. ☊ command ☊
The troops were commanded by General Haig. ☊ command ☊
command sth: She commanded the release of the prisoners. ☊ command ☊
He refused to comment until after the trial. ☊ comment ☊
The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison. ☊ commission ☊
commit sb/yourself (to sth/to doing sth): The President is committed to reforming health care. ☊ commit ☊
Borrowers should think carefully before committing themselves to taking out a loan. ☊ commit ☊
Some birds which were once a common sight are now becoming rare. ☊ common ☊
communicate sth (to sb): He was eager to communicate his ideas to the group. ☊ communicate ☊
Snow has prevented communication with the outside world for three days. ☊ communication ☊
The children are very good company (= pleasant to be with) at this age. ☊ company ☊
comparison of A to B: a comparison of the brain to a computer (= showing what is similar) ☊ comparison ☊
Small traders cannot compete in the face of cheap foreign imports. ☊ compete ☊
We received a number of complaints from customers about the lack of parking facilities. ☊ complaint ☊
She gave up German in order to concentrate on her French. ☊ concentrate on sth ☊
The story concerns the prince's efforts to rescue Pamina. ☊ concern ☊
Everyone who was directly concerned in (= had some responsibility for) the incident has now resigned. ☊ concern ☊
concern (over sth/sb): The report expressed concern over continuing high unemployment. ☊ concern ☊
He asked several questions concerning the future of the company. ☊ concerning ☊
conclude sth (from sth): What do you conclude from that? ☊ conclude ☊
conclude from sth that...: He concluded from their remarks that they were not in favour of the plan. ☊ conclude ☊
+ speech: 'So it should be safe to continue,' he concluded. ☊ conclude ☊
She concluded her speech with a quotation from Shakespeare. ☊ conclude ☊
We can safely draw some conclusions from our discussion. ☊ conclusion ☊
It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract. ☊ concrete ☊
The pathway is formed from large pebbles set in concrete. ☊ concrete ☊
The offer is subject to certain conditions. ☊ condition ☊
They agreed to lend us the car on condition that (= only if) we returned it before the weekend. ☊ condition ☊
Conditions are ideal (= the weather is very good) for sailing today. ☊ condition ☊
They conducted a vigorous campaign for a shorter working week. ☊ conduct ☊
Ministers from all four countries involved will meet at the conference table this week. ☊ conference ☊
They could not say with confidence that he would be able to walk again after the accident. ☊ confidence ☊
No one can predict with complete/total confidence what will happen in the financial markets. ☊ confidence ☊
He expressed his confidence that they would win. ☊ confidence ☊
He answered the questions with confidence. ☊ confidence ☊
People often lose confidence when they are criticized. ☊ confidence ☊
He gained confidence when he went to college. ☊ confidence ☊
She suffers from a lack of confidence. ☊ confidence ☊
While girls lack confidence, boys often overestimate their abilities. ☊ confidence ☊
I didn't have any confidence in myself at school. ☊ confidence ☊
The players all have confidence in their manager. ☊ confidence ☊
a lack of confidence in the government ☊ confidence ☊
The new contracts have undermined the confidence of employees. ☊ confidence ☊
She was in a relaxed, confident mood. ☊ confident ☊
Beneath his confident and charming exterior, lurked a mass of insecurities. ☊ confident ☊
The teacher wants the children to feel confident about asking questions when they don't understand. ☊ confident ☊
confident of sth/doing sth: The team feels confident of winning. ☊ confident ☊
confident that...: I'm confident that you will get the job. ☊ confident ☊
Carla smiled confidently at the cameras. ☊ confidently ☊
I will confine myself to looking at the period from 1900 to 1916. ☊ confine ☊
it is confirmed that...: It has been confirmed that the meeting will take place next week. ☊ confirm ☊
She found herself in conflict with her parents over her future career. ☊ conflict ☊
Many of these ideas appear to be in conflict with each other. ☊ conflict ☊
A confused situation followed the military coup. ☊ confused ☊
There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be. ☊ confusion ☊
Click 'Continue' to connect to the Internet. ☊ connect ☊
His resignation must have some connection with the recent scandal. ☊ connection ☊
music which is accessible to an audience with extremely conservative tastes ☊ conservative ☊
consider sb/sth + noun: consider sb/sth (to be) sth: consider sb/sth (as) sth: He considers himself an expert on the subject. ☊ consider ☊
The Home Secretary will release prisoners only if he considers it is safe to do so. ☊ consider ☊
The need for sleep varies considerably from person to person. ☊ considerably ☊
Their kindness and consideration will not be forgotten. ☊ consideration ☊
constant interruptions ☊ constant ☊
Babies need constant attention. ☊ constant ☊
This entrance is in constant use. ☊ constant ☊
Heat the sauce, stirring constantly. ☊ constantly ☊
We are constantly on the lookout for new ideas. ☊ constantly ☊
construct sth from/out of/of sth: They constructed a shelter out of fallen branches. ☊ construct ☊
a consulting engineer (= one who has expert knowledge and gives advice) ☊ consult ☊
consult sb about/on sth: I expect to be consulted about major issues. ☊ consult ☊
Tax cuts will boost consumer confidence after the recession. ☊ consumer ☊
Children should be brought into contact with poetry at an early age. ☊ contact ☊
His fingers were briefly in contact with the ball. ☊ contact ☊
The organization put me in contact with other people in a similar position (= gave me their addresses or telephone numbers). ☊ contact ☊
Her statement contained one or two inaccuracies. ☊ contain ☊
He tipped the contents of the bag onto the table. ☊ content ☊
You should be able to guess the meaning of the word from the context. ☊ context ☊
The exhibition continues until 25 July. ☊ continue ☊
The rain will continue into the evening. ☊ continue ☊
continue to do sth: The rain continued to fall all afternoon. ☊ continue ☊
The number of car accident deaths is continuing to decline. ☊ continue ☊
continue doing sth: The rain continued falling all afternoon. ☊ continue ☊
continue doing sth: She wanted to continue working until she was 60. ☊ continue ☊
He vowed to continue fighting. ☊ continue ☊
continue to do sth: He continued to ignore everything I was saying. ☊ continue ☊
continue (with sth): Are you going to continue with the project? ☊ continue ☊
continue sth: The board of inquiry is continuing its investigations. ☊ continue ☊
The path continued over rough, rocky ground. ☊ continue ☊
He continued on his way. ☊ continue ☊
I want you to continue as project manager. ☊ continue ☊
She will continue in her present job until a replacement can be found. ☊ continue ☊
The story continues in our next issue. ☊ continue ☊
continue sth: The story will be continued in our next issue. ☊ continue ☊
Please continue—I didn't mean to interrupt. ☊ continue ☊
+ speech: 'In fact,' he continued, 'I'd like to congratulate you.' ☊ continue ☊
Recovery after the accident will be a continuous process that may take several months. ☊ continuous ☊
Stop smoking and you will see a continuous improvement in your health. ☊ continuous ☊
She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five. ☊ continuous ☊
The rain has been continuous since this morning. ☊ continuous ☊
a continuous line of traffic ☊ continuous ☊
Rain was falling outside in a continuous silver curtain. ☊ continuous ☊
For four days the town suffered continuous attacks. ☊ continuous ☊
He has lived and worked in France almost continuously since 1990. ☊ continuously ☊
the continuously changing situation ☊ continuously ☊
Heat the mixture until thickened, stirring continuously. ☊ continuously ☊
a contract of employment ☊ contract ☊
I was on a three-year contract that expired last week. ☊ contract ☊
The offer has been accepted, subject to contract (= the agreement is not official until the contract is signed). ☊ contract ☊
contrast (between A and B): There is an obvious contrast between the cultures of East and West. ☊ contrast ☊
contrast (to sb/sth): The company lost $7 million this quarter in contrast to a profit of $6.2 million a year earlier. ☊ contrast ☊
contrast (with sb/sth): to show a sharp/stark/striking contrast with sth ☊ contrast ☊
contrast (in sth): A wool jacket complements the silk trousers and provides an interesting contrast in texture. ☊ contrast ☊
contrast (of sth): Careful contrast of the two plans shows some important differences. ☊ contrast ☊
It is interesting to contrast the British legal system with the American one. ☊ contrast ☊
The poem contrasts youth and age. ☊ contrast ☊
Compare and contrast the two novels. ☊ contrast ☊
Her actions and her promises contrasted sharply. ☊ contrast ☊
bright, contrasting colours ☊ contrasting ☊
The book explores contrasting views of the poet's early work. ☊ contrasting ☊
contribution (to sth): to make a contribution to charity ☊ contribution ☊
He got so angry he lost control (= shouted and said or did things he would not normally do). ☊ control ☊
He's reached retiring age, but he's still firmly in control. ☊ be in control (of sth) ☊
The children are completely out of control since their father left. ☊ be/get/run/etc. out of control ☊
control yourself: I was so furious I couldn't control myself and I hit him. ☊ control ☊
By the age of 21 he controlled the company. ☊ control ☊
a multi-national company based in Britain but controlled from South Africa ☊ control ☊
Convention demands that a club member should resign in such a situation. ☊ convention ☊
I see no point in continuing this conversation. ☊ conversation ☊
Hot water is converted to electricity by a turbine. ☊ convert ☊
convert (from sth) (into/to sth): We've converted from oil to gas central heating. ☊ convert ☊
convert (from sth) (to sth): He converted from Christianity to Islam. ☊ convert ☊
convert sb (from sth) (to sth): She was soon converted to the socialist cause. ☊ convert ☊
He has been cool towards me ever since we had that argument. ☊ cool ☊
They gave the Prime Minister a cool reception. ☊ cool ☊
Cooler weather is forecast for the weekend. ☊ cool ☊
The book sold 20 000 copies within two weeks. ☊ copy ☊
They copied the designs from those on Greek vases. ☊ copy ☊
copy sth (from sth) (into/onto sth): She copied the phone number into her address book. ☊ copy ☊
a corner table/seat/cupboard ☊ corner ☊
They reasoned, correctly, that she was away for the weekend. ☊ correctly ☊
He was looking correctly grave. ☊ correctly ☊
They issued a statement correcting the one they had made earlier. ☊ correct ☊
Could we stop by next week? ☊ could ☊
count from...: There are 12 weeks to go, counting from today. ☊ count ☊
count (from sth) to/up to sth: to count from 1 to 10 ☊ count ☊
count sb/sth to do sth: I'm counting on you to help me. ☊ count on sb/sth ☊
count doing sth: Few people can count on having a job for life. ☊ count on sb/sth ☊
It's good to meet people from different parts of the country. ☊ country ☊
superb walking country ☊ country ☊
The rich benefited from the reforms, not the country as a whole. ☊ country ☊
magnificent views over open countryside ☊ countryside ☊
We can do it in the next couple of weeks. ☊ couple ☊
Her lawyer made a statement outside the court. ☊ court ☊
The lectures covered a lot of ground (= a lot of material, subjects, etc.). ☊ cover ☊
Snow covered the ground. ☊ cover ☊
cover sb/sth with sth: The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with sand. ☊ cover ☊
He always reads the paper from cover to cover (= everything in it). ☊ cover ☊
The walls were covered with pictures. ☊ covered ☊
a thick covering of snow on the ground ☊ covering ☊
floor/wall coverings ☊ covering ☊
Cracks began to appear in the walls. ☊ crack ☊
crash sth (into sth): He crashed his car into a wall. ☊ crash ☊
What a crazy idea! ☊ crazy ☊
I've been crazy about him since the first time I saw him. ☊ crazy ☊
fresh/whipped cream ☊ cream ☊
strange creatures from outer space ☊ creature ☊
The bank refused further credit to the company. ☊ credit ☊
to get/refuse credit ☊ credit ☊
the connection between drugs and organized crime ☊ crime ☊
The party was suffering a crisis of confidence among its supporters (= they did not trust it any longer). ☊ crisis ☊
Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking instead of accepting opinions without questioning them. ☊ critical ☊
Your decision is critical to our future. ☊ critical ☊
The plan has attracted criticism from consumer groups. ☊ criticism ☊
criticize sb/sth for sth: The government has been criticized for not taking the problem seriously. ☊ criticize ☊
I've put a cross on the map to show where the hotel is. ☊ cross ☊
A small crowd had gathered outside the church. ☊ crowd ☊
In the spring the place is crowded with skiers. ☊ crowded ☊
The next few weeks are going to be crucial. ☊ crucial ☊
Over twenty prisoners were crushed into a small dark cell. ☊ crush ☊
to give a cry of anguish/despair/relief/surprise/terror, etc. ☊ cry ☊
Her suicide attempt was really a cry for help. ☊ cry ☊
kitchen cupboards ☊ cupboard ☊
built-in cupboards ☊ cupboard ☊
His hair curls naturally. ☊ curl ☊
words that are no longer current ☊ current ☊
All the options are currently available. ☊ currently ☊
an old/ancient custom ☊ custom ☊
It's a local custom. ☊ custom ☊
It is the custom in that country for women to marry young. ☊ custom ☊
The firm has excellent customer relations. ☊ customer ☊
This scene was cut from the final version of the movie. ☊ cut ☊
cut sth (from...) (to...): Could you cut your essay from 5 000 to 3 000 words? ☊ cut ☊
cut sth (from sth): He cut four thick slices from the loaf. ☊ cut ☊
We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words. ☊ cut sth down (to...), cut down (on sth) ☊
He cut himself off from all human contact. ☊ cut sb/sth off (from sb/sth) ☊
They announced cuts in public spending. ☊ cut ☊
Blood poured from the deep cut on his arm. ☊ cut ☊
a cycle route/track ☊ cycle ☊
We hold a dance every year to raise money for charity. ☊ dance ☊
They danced to the music of a string quartet. ☊ dance ☊
She's a fantastic dancer. ☊ dancer ☊
animals in danger of extinction ☊ danger ☊
This data was collected from 69 countries. ☊ data ☊
Call me next week and we'll try and make a date. ☊ date ☊
The work will be carried out at a future date. ☊ date ☊
Anyone who knows of the vehicle's whereabouts from that date until 7 March is asked to contact Bangor police station. ☊ date ☊
The college dates back to medieval times. ☊ date back (to...), date from... ☊
The custom dates back hundreds of years. ☊ date back (to...), date from... ☊
a law dating from the 17th century ☊ date back (to...), date from... ☊
Our friendship dates back to the late 70s. ☊ date back (to...), date from... ☊
One day, he walked out of the house with a small bag and never came back. ☊ one day ☊
Though the idea may be dead, it is far from being buried (= people still talk about it, even though there is nothing new to say). ☊ dead ☊
He dropped dead (= died suddenly) last week. ☊ dead ☊
an increase in deaths from cancer ☊ death ☊
a death camp (= a place where prisoners are killed, usually in a war) ☊ death ☊
He was sentenced to death (= to be executed ). ☊ death ☊
The theatre's future is a subject of considerable debate. ☊ debate ☊
debate (sth): Politicians will be debating the bill later this week. ☊ debate ☊
debate whether, what, etc...: The committee will debate whether to lower the age of club membership to 16. ☊ debate ☊
It's up to you to decide. ☊ decide ☊
I can't tell you what to do—you'll have to decide for yourself. ☊ decide ☊
We need a decision on this by next week. ☊ decision ☊
Who took the decision to go ahead with the project? ☊ decision ☊
declare sth: The government has declared a state of emergency. ☊ declare ☊
Germany declared war on France on 1 August 1914. ☊ declare ☊
The government has declared war on (= officially stated its intention to stop) illiteracy. ☊ declare ☊
declare that...: The court declared that strike action was illegal. ☊ declare ☊
declare sth + noun: The area has been declared a national park. ☊ declare ☊
declare sth to be sth: The painting was declared to be a forgery. ☊ declare ☊
declare sth + adj.: The contract was declared void. ☊ declare ☊
+ speech: 'I'll do it!' Tom declared. ☊ declare ☊
declare that...: He declared that he was in love with her. ☊ declare ☊
declare sth: Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime. ☊ declare ☊
declare yourself + adj./noun: She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support. ☊ declare ☊
Do you have anything to declare? ☊ declare ☊
Industry in Britain has been in decline since the 1970s. ☊ decline ☊
Support for the party continues to decline. ☊ decline ☊
Photographs of actors decorated the walls of the restaurant. ☊ decorate ☊
decrease (from sth) (to sth): The number of new students decreased from 210 to 160 this year. ☊ decrease ☊
deep water/snow ☊ deep ☊
He seems confident but deep down he's quite insecure. ☊ deep down ☊
Dignity and pride run deep in this community. ☊ go/run deep ☊
deeply rooted customs/ideas ☊ deeply ☊
Staying late at the office to discuss shorter working hours rather defeats the object of the exercise! ☊ defeat ☊
The town walls were built as a defence against enemy attacks. ☊ defence ☊
The body has natural defence mechanisms to protect it from disease. ☊ defence ☊
defend sb/yourself/sth from/against sb/sth: Politicians are skilled at defending themselves against their critics. ☊ defend ☊
defend sb/yourself/sth from/against sb/sth: All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks. ☊ defend ☊
define sth as sth: Life imprisonment is defined as 60 years under state law. ☊ define ☊
They have very definite ideas on how to bring up children. ☊ definite ☊
My brother has a master's degree from Harvard. ☊ degree ☊
Report it to the police without delay (= immediately). ☊ delay ☊
She's suffering a delayed reaction (= a reaction that did not happen immediately) to the shock. ☊ delay ☊
delay doing sth: He delayed telling her the news, waiting for the right moment. ☊ delay ☊
a feeling of sheer/pure delight ☊ delight ☊
delighted by/at sth: She was delighted by/at the news of the wedding. ☊ delighted ☊
He delivered his lines confidently. ☊ deliver ☊
deliver (sth) to sb/sth: Leaflets have been delivered to every household. ☊ deliver ☊
demand sth: She demanded an immediate explanation. ☊ demand ☊
deny sth: to deny a claim/a charge/an accusation ☊ deny ☊
The spokesman refused either to confirm or deny the reports. ☊ deny ☊
it is denied that...: It can't be denied that we need to devote more resources to this problem. ☊ deny ☊
deny doing sth: He denies attempting to murder his wife. ☊ deny ☊
The department denies responsibility for what occurred. ☊ deny ☊
They had received no news of him since his departure from the island. ☊ departure ☊
All departures are from Manchester. ☊ departure ☊
Starting salary varies from £26 000 to £30 500, depending on experience. ☊ depending on ☊
He either resigned or was sacked, depending on who you talk to. ☊ depending on ☊
She felt very depressed about the future. ☊ depressed ☊
a depressing sight/thought/experience ☊ depressing ☊
to live in the depths of the country (= a long way from a town) ☊ depth ☊
She was in the depths of despair ☊ depth ☊
a writer of great wisdom and depth ☊ depth ☊
His ideas lack depth. ☊ depth ☊
The word 'politics' is derived from a Greek word meaning 'city'. ☊ derive from sth, be derived from sth ☊
describe sb/sth as sth: The man was described as tall and dark, and aged about 20. ☊ describe ☊
to give a detailed/full description of the procedure ☊ description ☊
a personal pain that goes beyond description (= is too great to express in words) ☊ description ☊
She deserves a medal for teaching those 5-year-olds all day! ☊ sb deserves a medal ☊
floral/abstract/geometric designs ☊ design ☊
a design studio ☊ design ☊
The magazine will appear in a new design from next month. ☊ design ☊
He used to be a pilot but now he has a desk job. ☊ desk ☊
the check-in desk ☊ desk ☊
The prisoners grew increasingly desperate. ☊ desperate ☊
Stores are getting desperate after two years of poor sales. ☊ desperate ☊
Somewhere out there was a desperate man, cold, hungry, hunted. ☊ desperate ☊
I heard sounds of a desperate struggle in the next room. ☊ desperate ☊
a desperate bid for freedom ☊ desperate ☊
She clung to the edge in a desperate attempt to save herself. ☊ desperate ☊
His increasing financial difficulties forced him to take desperate measures. ☊ desperate ☊
Doctors were fighting a desperate battle to save the little girl's life. ☊ desperate ☊
desperate (for sth): He was so desperate for a job he would have done anything. ☊ desperate ☊
I'm desperate for a cigarette. ☊ desperate ☊
desperate (to do sth): I was absolutely desperate to see her. ☊ desperate ☊
desperately ill/unhappy/lonely ☊ desperately ☊
They desperately wanted a child. ☊ desperately ☊
She looked desperately around for a weapon. ☊ desperately ☊
Failure was slowly destroying him (= making him less and less confident and happy). ☊ destroy ☊
The central argument is that capitalism sows the seeds of its own destruction (= creates the forces that destroy it). ☊ destruction ☊
The research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail. ☊ detail ☊
Please supply the following details: name, age and sex. ☊ detail ☊
They had survived by sheer determination. ☊ determination ☊
it is determined that...: It was determined that she had died of natural causes. ☊ determine ☊
develop (from sth) (into sth): The place has rapidly developed from a small fishing community into a thriving tourist resort. ☊ develop ☊
develop sth (from sth) (into sth): She developed the company from nothing. ☊ develop ☊
a Spanish-English dictionary ☊ dictionary ☊
Her husband died suddenly last week. ☊ die ☊
die of/from sth: to die of/from cancer ☊ die ☊
die sth: to die a violent/painful/natural, etc. death ☊ die ☊
The old customs are dying. ☊ die ☊
He was studying the complex similarities and differences between humans and animals. ☊ difference ☊
What a difference! You look great with your hair like that. ☊ difference ☊
There's an age difference of six years between the boys (= one is six years older than the other). ☊ difference ☊
Your age shouldn't make any difference to whether you get the job or not. ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
People often give very different accounts of the same event. ☊ different ☊
Now he spoke in a different and kinder voice. ☊ different ☊
I looked it up in three different dictionaries. ☊ different ☊
the most direct route/course ☊ direct ☊
direct sth against sth/sb: Most of his anger was directed against himself. ☊ direct ☊
The issues raised in the report relate directly to the ongoing work of the charity. ☊ directly ☊
disagreement (among...): There is disagreement among archaeologists as to the age of the sculpture. ☊ disagreement ☊
disappointed (in/with sb/sth): I'm disappointed in you—I really thought I could trust you! ☊ disappointed ☊
He's suffered a whole string of disappointments this week. ☊ disappointment ☊
Strict discipline is imposed on army recruits. ☊ discipline ☊
discount sth as sth: The news reports were being discounted as propaganda. ☊ discount ☊
The idea fills me with disgust. ☊ disgust ☊
Much to my disgust, they refused to help. ☊ disgust ☊
disgusted (at/by sb/sth): I was disgusted at/by the sight. ☊ disgusted ☊
His language is disgusting (= he uses a lot of offensive words). ☊ disgusting ☊
They helped themselves from a large dish of pasta. ☊ dish ☊
This makes an excellent hot main dish. ☊ dish ☊
She took an instant dislike to the house and the neighbourhood. ☊ dislike ☊
She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post. ☊ dismiss ☊
a display cabinet ☊ display ☊
the distance of the earth from the sun ☊ distance ☊
What's the distance between New York City and Boston/from New York City to Boston? ☊ distance ☊
You'll never get the ball in from that distance. ☊ distance ☊
distinguish between A and B: At what age are children able to distinguish between right and wrong? ☊ distinguish ☊
distinguish A from B: It was hard to distinguish one twin from the other. ☊ distinguish ☊
distinguish A and B: Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish. ☊ distinguish ☊
We can distinguish five meanings of the word 'mad'. ☊ distinguish ☊
He was arrested on drug distribution charges. ☊ distribution ☊
Electronic media make the potential for information distribution possible on a scale never before achieved. ☊ distribution ☊
disturb sb: The letter shocked and disturbed me. ☊ disturb ☊
Can it ever be right to divide a mother from her child? ☊ divide ☊
division (of sth) into sth: the division of the population into age groups ☊ division ☊
Divorce proceedings (= the legal process of divorce) started today. ☊ divorce ☊
He did six years (= in prison) for armed robbery. ☊ do ☊
I do aerobics once a week. ☊ do ☊
She did well out of (= made a big profit from) the deal. ☊ do ☊
domestic flights (= to and from places within a country) ☊ domestic ☊
The train crash dominated the news. ☊ dominate ☊
the fridge door ☊ door ☊
He's made some great movies. There's no doubt about it. ☊ no doubt ☊
I've had my doubts about his work since he joined the firm. ☊ have your doubts (about sth) ☊
It was a policy welcomed by world leaders from the US president downwards. ☊ downwards ☊
The company employs no more than a couple of dozen people. ☊ dozen ☊
The sack is too heavy to lift—you'll have to drag it. ☊ drag ☊
dramatic results/developments/news ☊ dramatic ☊
They watched dramatic pictures of the police raid on TV. ☊ dramatic ☊
dream of/about sth: She dreams of running her own business. ☊ dream ☊
dream sth: Who'd have dreamt it? They're getting married. ☊ dream ☊
He has no dress sense (= no idea of how to dress well). ☊ dress ☊
She took a drink from the glass and then put it down. ☊ drink ☊
He was drinking straight from the bottle. ☊ drink ☊
She's been drinking heavily since she lost her job. ☊ drink ☊
drive sb to sth: Those kids are driving me to despair. ☊ drive ☊
Her constant nagging drove him away. ☊ drive sb away ☊
The car comes equipped with a driver's airbag. ☊ driver ☊
The Dutch team have dropped to fifth place. ☊ drop ☊
a word that has dropped out of the language ☊ drop out (of sth) ☊
drug and alcohol abuse ☊ drug ☊
She was a drug addict (= could not stop using drugs). ☊ drug ☊
She was found to be under the influence of drugs. ☊ drug ☊
drug rehabilitation ☊ drug ☊
weeks of hot dry weather ☊ dry ☊
Water the plant regularly, never letting the soil dry out. ☊ dry out, dry sth out ☊
My essay's due next Friday (= it has to be given to the teacher by then). ☊ due ☊
Due to staff shortages, we are unable to offer a full buffet service on this train. ☊ due ☊
your duties as a parent ☊ duty ☊
her dying wishes/words ☊ dying ☊
Each day that passed he grew more and more desperate. ☊ each ☊
He's in his early twenties. ☊ early ☊
The earliest description of this species dates from 1703. ☊ early ☊
He learnt to play the piano at an early age. ☊ early ☊
early in the week/year/season/morning ☊ early ☊
a week earlier ☊ early ☊
She's having a well-earned rest this week. ☊ earn ☊
After a week at sea, it was good to feel the earth beneath our feet again. ☊ earth ☊
The pain immediately eased. ☊ ease ☊
A gale was blowing from the east. ☊ east ☊
She writes with a great economy of words (= using only the necessary words). ☊ economy ☊
the electronic edition of 'The Guardian' ☊ edition ☊
The dictionary is now in its eighth edition. ☊ edition ☊
educate sb (in/on sth): Children need to be educated on the dangers of drug-taking. ☊ educate ☊
He only behaves like that for effect (= in order to impress people). ☊ effect ☊
Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. ☊ effective ☊
The truth of this statement has been effectively demonstrated in Chapter 1. ☊ effectively ☊
The company has invested a great deal of time and effort in setting up new training schemes. ☊ effort ☊
a chocolate egg (= made from chocolate in the shape of an egg) ☊ egg ☊
an elderly couple ☊ elderly ☊
elderly relatives ☊ elderly ☊
elect sb (as) sth: elect sb + noun: He was elected (as) MP for Oxford East. ☊ elect ☊
The prime minister is about to call (= announce) an election. ☊ election ☊
an electronic calculator ☊ electronic ☊
electronic music ☊ electronic ☊
This dictionary is available in electronic form. ☊ electronic ☊
an electronic engineer ☊ electronic ☊
embarrass sb: Her questions about my private life embarrassed me. ☊ embarrass ☊
The speech was deliberately designed to embarrass the prime minister. ☊ embarrass ☊
an embarrassing mistake/question/situation ☊ embarrassing ☊
It can be embarrassing for children to tell complete strangers about such incidents. ☊ embarrassing ☊
Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party. ☊ embarrassment ☊
emerge (from sth): The swimmer emerged from the lake. ☊ emerge ☊
She finally emerged from her room at noon. ☊ emerge ☊
He emerged from the shadows. ☊ emerge ☊
emerge (into sth): We emerged into bright sunlight. ☊ emerge ☊
The government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake. ☊ emergency ☊
They expressed mixed emotions at the news. ☊ emotion ☊
Emotions are running high (= people are feeling very excited, angry, etc.). ☊ emotion ☊
The decision was based on emotion rather than rational thought. ☊ emotion ☊
a child's emotional and intellectual development ☊ emotional ☊
We provide all types of information, with an emphasis on legal advice. ☊ emphasis ☊
There has been a shift of emphasis from manufacturing to service industries. ☊ emphasis ☊
They're very good employers (= they treat the people that work for them well). ☊ employer ☊
one of the largest employers in the area ☊ employer ☊
pensions from previous employments ☊ employment ☊
empty words ☊ empty ☊
empty sth out: I emptied out my pockets but could not find my keys. ☊ empty ☊
empty sth out of sth: She emptied the water out of the vase. ☊ empty ☊
She emptied the contents of her bag onto the table. ☊ empty ☊
a new programme to enable older people to study at college ☊ enable ☊
enable sth: a new train line to enable easier access to the stadium ☊ enable ☊
We encountered a number of difficulties in the first week. ☊ encounter ☊
She was the most remarkable woman he had ever encountered. ☊ encounter ☊
With a little encouragement from his parents he should do well. ☊ encouragement ☊
These two products are from opposite ends of the price range. ☊ end ☊
We've travelled from one end of Mexico to the other. ☊ end ☊
at the end of the week ☊ end ☊
We had to hear about the whole journey from beginning to end. ☊ end ☊
Our end-of-season sale starts next week. ☊ end ☊
You can try your best to impress the interviewers but in the end it's often just a question of luck. ☊ in the end ☊
The word I'm thinking of ends in '-ous'. ☊ end in sth ☊
+ adv./prep.: If you go on like this you'll end up in prison. ☊ end up ☊
verb endings ☊ ending ☊
They used to be friends but they are now sworn enemies (= are determined not to become friends again). ☊ enemy ☊
Birds are the natural enemies of many insect pests (= they kill them). ☊ enemy ☊
an energy crisis (= for example when fuel is not freely available) ☊ energy ☊
He is currently engaged as a consultant. ☊ engage ☊
Thanks for a great evening. I really enjoyed it. ☊ enjoy ☊
an enjoyable weekend/experience ☊ enjoyable ☊
I get a lot of enjoyment from my grandchildren. ☊ enjoyment ☊
I didn't have enough clothes to last a week. ☊ enough ☊
She's old enough to decide for herself. ☊ enough ☊
enquiries from prospective students ☊ enquiry ☊
enthusiasm (for sth): I can't say I share your enthusiasm for the idea. ☊ enthusiasm ☊
The news was greeted with a lack of enthusiasm by those at the meeting. ☊ enthusiasm ☊
enthusiastic about sb/sth: You don't sound very enthusiastic about the idea. ☊ enthusiastic ☊
entitle sb to sth: You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65. ☊ entitle ☊
He read a poem entitled 'Salt'. ☊ entitle ☊
There have been some impressive entries in the wildlife photography section (= impressive photographs). ☊ entry ☊
The sender of the first correct entry drawn will win a weekend for two in Venice. ☊ entry ☊
to be granted/refused entry into the country ☊ entry ☊
an environmental group/movement (= that aims to improve or protect the natural environment) ☊ environmental ☊
There is an equal number of boys and girls in the class. ☊ equal ☊
This achievement is unlikely ever to be equalled. ☊ equal ☊
250 grams or an equivalent amount in ounces ☊ equivalent ☊
equivalent to sth: Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles. ☊ equivalent ☊
The new regulation was seen as equivalent to censorship. ☊ equivalent ☊
Send €20 or the equivalent in your own currency. ☊ equivalent ☊
equivalent of/to sth: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human equivalent of BSE ☊ equivalent ☊
Is there a French word that is the exact equivalent of the English word 'home'? ☊ equivalent ☊
Breathing such polluted air is the equivalent of (= has the same effect as) smoking ten cigarettes a day. ☊ equivalent ☊
The German 'Gymnasium' is the closest equivalent to the grammar school in England. ☊ equivalent ☊
Two prisoners have escaped. ☊ escape ☊
escape from sb/sth: He escaped from prison this morning. ☊ escape ☊
an escape from a prisoner of war camp ☊ escape ☊
He took an elaborate escape route from South Africa to Britain. ☊ escape ☊
The charity will be taking food and essential supplies to six refugee camps. ☊ essential ☊
The studio had all the essentials like heating and running water. ☊ essential ☊
The new treaty establishes a free trade zone. ☊ establish ☊
it is established that...: It has since been established that the horse was drugged. ☊ establish ☊
She receives rent from all the people whose cottages are on estate land. ☊ estate ☊
We got estimates from three firms and accepted the lowest. ☊ estimate ☊
The decisions we take now may influence the course of events (= the way things happen) in the future. ☊ event ☊
'Have you ever been to Rome?' 'Yes, I have, actually. Not long ago.' ☊ ever ☊
He's had a car ever since he was 18. ☊ ever since (...) ☊
I was bitten by a dog once and I've been afraid of them ever since. ☊ ever since (...) ☊
I could hear every word they said. ☊ every ☊
They visit us every other week. ☊ every other ☊
Take this bag, and leave everything else to me. ☊ everything ☊
She seemed to have everything—looks, money, intelligence. ☊ everything ☊
the evils of drugs/alcohol ☊ evil ☊
What were his exact words? ☊ exact ☊
She's in her mid-thirties—thirty-six to be exact. ☊ exact ☊
He wasn't exactly pleased to see us—in fact he refused to open the door. ☊ not exactly ☊
'So he told you you'd got the job?' 'Not exactly, but he said they were impressed with me.' ☊ not exactly ☊
to make greatly/grossly/wildly exaggerated claims ☊ exaggerated ☊
Applicants are selected for jobs on the results of a competitive examination. ☊ examination ☊
a post-mortem examination ☊ examination ☊
examine sth: These ideas will be examined in more detail in Chapter 10. ☊ examine ☊
This dictionary has many examples of how words are used. ☊ example ☊
I shall take four different examples from contemporary literature to illustrate my point. ☊ example ☊
There is a similar word in many languages, for example in French and Italian. ☊ for example ☊
It is possible to combine Computer Science with other subjects, for example Physics. ☊ for example ☊
an excellent meal ☊ excellent ☊
At $300 the bike is excellent value. ☊ excellent ☊
She speaks excellent French. ☊ excellent ☊
It was absolutely excellent. ☊ excellent ☊
except sb/sth from sth: Children under five are excepted from the survey. ☊ except ☊
With very few exceptions, private schools get the best exam results. ☊ exception ☊
The exchange of prisoners took place this morning. ☊ exchange ☊
We need to promote an open exchange of ideas and information. ☊ exchange ☊
exchange sth: to exchange ideas/news/information ☊ exchange ☊
exchange sth with sb: I shook hands and exchanged a few words with the manager. ☊ exchange ☊
I heard them exchange words (= argue). ☊ exchange ☊
An excited crowd of people gathered around her. ☊ excited ☊
The news caused great excitement among her friends. ☊ excitement ☊
Try excluding fat from your diet. ☊ exclude ☊
Nothing can excuse such rudeness. ☊ excuse ☊
Few of these monkeys still exist in the wild. ☊ exist ☊
The charity exists to support victims of crime. ☊ exist ☊
The peasants depend on a good harvest for their very existence (= in order to continue to live). ☊ existence ☊
A child's vocabulary expands through reading. ☊ expand ☊
expect sth from sb/sth: Don't expect sympathy from me! ☊ expect ☊
expect sb/sth: to expect a visit/call/letter from sb ☊ expect ☊
expect sth (from sb): Her parents expected high standards from her. ☊ expect ☊
He's still getting over his illness, so don't expect too much from him. ☊ expect ☊
expectation (of sth): We are confident in our expectation of a full recovery. ☊ expectation ☊
She went to college with great expectations. ☊ expectation ☊
There was an air of expectation and great curiosity. ☊ expectation ☊
She knew from past experience that Ann would not give up easily. ☊ experience ☊
Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals. ☊ experiment ☊
to seek expert advice/an expert opinion ☊ expert ☊
Bombs were exploding all around the city. ☊ explode ☊
The firework exploded in his hand. ☊ explode ☊
These ideas will be explored in more detail in chapter 7. ☊ explore ☊
You could be exposing yourself to unnecessary risks when driving alone. ☊ expose ☊
expose sth: He smiled suddenly, exposing a set of amazingly white teeth. ☊ expose ☊
express how, what, etc...: Words cannot express how pleased I am. ☊ express ☊
His expression changed from surprise to one of amusement. ☊ expression ☊
Expressions of sympathy flooded in from all over the country. ☊ expression ☊
Freedom of expression (= freedom to say what you think) is a basic human right. ☊ expression ☊
The poet's anger finds expression in (= is shown in) the last verse of the poem. ☊ expression ☊
The show has been extended for another six weeks. ☊ extend ☊
Careful maintenance can extend the life of your car. ☊ extend ☊
The play is to run for an extra week! ☊ extra ☊
an extraordinary achievement ☊ extraordinary ☊
It was the most extreme example of cruelty to animals I had ever seen. ☊ extreme ☊
Their ideas are too extreme for me. ☊ extreme ☊
Sue's face was a picture (= she looked very surprised, angry, etc.) as she listened to her husband's speech. ☊ face ☊
She was at an early age brought face to face with the horrors of war. ☊ face to face with sth ☊
a north-facing wall ☊ face ☊
Due to the fact that they did not read English, the prisoners were unaware of what they were signing. ☊ fact ☊
Voluntary work was particularly important in view of the fact that women were often forced to give up paid work on marriage. ☊ fact ☊
The judge instructed both lawyers to stick to the facts of the case. ☊ fact ☊
I used to live in France; in fact, not far from where you're going. ☊ in (actual) fact ☊
She was disqualified after failing a drugs test. ☊ fail ☊
She never fails to email every week. ☊ fail ☊
Failure to comply with the regulations will result in prosecution. ☊ failure ☊
A team learns from experience, both successes and failures. ☊ failure ☊
a fair and breezy day ☊ fair ☊
free and fair elections ☊ fair ☊
his vision of a fairer, kinder society ☊ fair ☊
fair on sb (to do sth): It's not fair on the students to keep changing the timetable. ☊ fair ☊
I have great faith in you—I know you'll do well. ☊ faith ☊
Her friend's kindness has restored her faith in human nature. ☊ faith ☊
He has blind faith (= unreasonable trust) in doctors' ability to find a cure. ☊ faith ☊
I have been a faithful reader of your newspaper for many years. ☊ faithful ☊
faithful to sb/sth: He remained faithful to the ideals of the party. ☊ faithful ☊
Prices continued to fall on the stock market today. ☊ fall ☊
+ noun: Share prices fell 30p. ☊ fall ☊
a heavy fall of snow ☊ fall ☊
She was killed in a fall from a horse. ☊ fall ☊
to give a false impression of wealth ☊ FALSE ☊
The town's only claim to fame is that there was once a riot there. ☊ fame ☊
an area with which I had been familiar since childhood ☊ familiar ☊
All my family enjoy skiing. ☊ family ☊
Lions belong to the cat family. ☊ family ☊
fan mail (= letters from fans to the person they admire) ☊ fan ☊
She didn't fancy (= did not like) the idea of going home in the dark. ☊ fancy ☊
He's always using fancy legal words. ☊ fancy ☊
That's a far better idea. ☊ far ☊
There are far more opportunities for young people than there used to be. ☊ far ☊
How far can we trust him? ☊ far ☊
Plan your route in advance, using main roads as far as possible. ☊ far ☊
far back: The band made their first record as far back as 1990. ☊ far ☊
far (from, away, below, etc.): The restaurant is not far from here. ☊ far ☊
a concert of music from near and far ☊ far ☊
How far is it to your house from here? ☊ far ☊
How far is Boston from New York? ☊ far ☊
Detectives are so far at a loss to explain the reason for his death. ☊ so far, thus far ☊
I trust him only so far. ☊ so far ☊
the part of the garden farthest from the house ☊ farthest ☊
fashionable clothes/furniture/ideas ☊ fashionable ☊
Such thinking is fashionable among right-wing politicians. ☊ fashionable ☊
Fasten the gates securely so that they do not blow open. ☊ fasten ☊
Ben's a wonderful father. ☊ father ☊
You've been like a father to me. ☊ father ☊
He was a wonderful father to both his natural and adopted children. ☊ father ☊
He's proud of his children and blind to their faults. ☊ fault ☊
The programme has lost favour with viewers recently. ☊ favour ☊
an athlete who fell from favour after a drugs scandal ☊ favour ☊
Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today? ☊ favour ☊
I would never ask for any favours from her. ☊ favour ☊
The programme has become a firm favourite with young people. ☊ favourite ☊
Don't worry, you have nothing to fear from us. ☊ fear ☊
feature sb/sth: The latest model features alloy wheels and an electronic alarm. ☊ feature ☊
Many of the hotels featured in the brochure offer special deals for weekend breaks. ☊ feature ☊
Feed the plants once a week. ☊ feed ☊
The baby can't feed itself yet (= can't put food into its own mouth). ☊ feed ☊
He felt in his pockets for some money. ☊ feel ☊
I feel I could continue playing until I am 35. ☊ feel ☊
feel it + noun: She felt it her duty to tell the police. ☊ feel ☊
She sounded more confident than she felt. ☊ feel ☊
He played the piano with great feeling. ☊ feeling ☊
feeling for sb/sth: She has a wonderful feeling for colour. ☊ feeling ☊
Feelings are running high (= people are very angry or excited). ☊ feeling ☊
She had mixed feelings about giving up her job. ☊ feeling ☊
She's gone to fetch the kids from school. ☊ fetch ☊
fetch sb sth: Could you fetch me my bag? ☊ fetch ☊
I need a few things from the store. ☊ few ☊
I try to visit my parents every few weeks. ☊ few ☊
fight for sth: She's fighting for a place in the national team. ☊ fight ☊
a relatively unknown figure the world of fashion ☊ figure ☊
We were all filled with admiration for his achievements. ☊ fill ☊
The crack in the wall had been filled with plaster. ☊ fill ☊
Let's go to the cinema—there's a good film on this week. ☊ film ☊
film sth: It took them six weeks to film the documentary. ☊ film ☊
Finance for education comes from taxpayers. ☊ finance ☊
to give financial advice ☊ financial ☊
I find it amazing that they're still together. ☊ find ☊
find sth + noun: She finds it a strain to meet new people. ☊ find ☊
find sth for sb: Can you find my bag for me? ☊ find ☊
find sb sth: Can you find me my bag? ☊ find ☊
We've found a great new restaurant near the office. ☊ find ☊
You go on without me. I'll be fine. ☊ fine ☊
It was his finest hour (= most successful period) as manager of the England team. ☊ fine ☊
The old man wagged his finger at the youths. ☊ finger ☊
a dramatic finish to the race ☊ finish ☊
The story was a lie from start to finish. ☊ finish ☊
a firm believer in socialism ☊ firm ☊
Her handshake was cool and firm. ☊ firm ☊
The list of endangered species includes nearly 600 fishes. ☊ fish ☊
frozen/smoked/fresh fish ☊ fish ☊
Let's go fishing this weekend. ☊ fish ☊
They fixed the rent at £100 a week. ☊ fix ☊
to fix a shelf to the wall ☊ fix ☊
The money has been invested for a fixed period. ☊ fixed ☊
My parents had fixed ideas about what I should become. ☊ fixed ☊
Lightning flashed in the distance. ☊ flash ☊
Children from the flats (= the block of flats) across the street were playing outside. ☊ flat ☊
the age of supersonic flight ☊ flight ☊
We met on a flight from London to Paris. ☊ flight ☊
The smell of new bread floated up from the kitchen. ☊ float ☊
Beautiful music came floating out of the window. ☊ float ☊
An idea suddenly floated into my mind. ☊ float ☊
float in/on sth: A plastic bag was floating in the water. ☊ float ☊
flood sb with sth: The words flooded him with self-pity. ☊ flood ☊
Refugees continue to flood into neighbouring countries. ☊ flood ☊
Telephone calls came flooding in from all over the country. ☊ flood ☊
The furniture and floor coverings date from the 1920s. ☊ floor ☊
She tried to stop the flow of blood from the wound. ☊ flow ☊
Blood flowed from a cut on her head. ☊ flow ☊
This can prevent air from flowing freely to the lungs. ☊ flow ☊
Constant streams of traffic flowed past. ☊ flow ☊
The plant has a beautiful bright red flower. ☊ flower ☊
They were on a plane flying from London to New York. ☊ fly ☊
Lufthansa fly to La Paz from Frankfurt. ☊ fly ☊
fly (from...) (to...): I'm flying to Hong Kong tomorrow. ☊ fly ☊
A stork flew slowly past. ☊ fly ☊
fold sth (up): He folded the map up and put it in his pocket. ☊ fold ☊
The children were following every word of the story intently. ☊ follow ☊
The main course was followed by fresh fruit. ☊ follow ☊
follow (from sth): I don't see how that follows from what you've just said. ☊ follow ☊
A period of unrest followed the president's resignation. ☊ follow ☊
A new proposal followed on from the discussions. ☊ follow ☊
the following afternoon/month/year/week ☊ following ☊
a 6-foot high wall ☊ foot ☊
Daniel was shifting anxiously from foot to foot. ☊ foot ☊
He came to me for advice. ☊ for ☊
She's tall for her age. ☊ for ☊
She knew she was destined for a great future. ☊ for ☊
That's all the news there is for now. ☊ for ☊
It's useless for us to continue. ☊ for ☊
magnetic/centrifugal force ☊ 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 ☊
He controlled himself by sheer force of will. ☊ force ☊
She hits the ball with amazing force for someone so small. ☊ force ☊
force sb into doing sth: The President was forced into resigning. ☊ force ☊
force sb/yourself to do sth: The President was forced to resign. ☊ force ☊
force yourself: 'I shouldn't really have any more.' 'Go on—force yourself!' ☊ force ☊
Snow is forecast for tomorrow. ☊ forecast ☊
foreign affairs/news/policy/trade ☊ foreign ☊
Before I forget, there was a call from Italy for you. ☊ forget ☊
I'd never forgive myself if she heard the truth from someone else. ☊ forgive ☊
This dictionary is also available in electronic form. ☊ form ☊
He formed a band with some friends from school. ☊ form ☊
The trees form a natural protection from the sun's rays. ☊ form ☊
Rearrange the letters to form a new word. ☊ form ☊
form sth from/of sth: The chain is formed from 136 links. ☊ form ☊
The table was formed of two large slabs of stone. ☊ form ☊
Young children are beginning their formal education sometimes as early as four years old. ☊ formal ☊
The former option would be much more sensible. ☊ former ☊
He had to choose between giving up his job and giving up his principles. He chose the former. ☊ former ☊
I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn. ☊ formerly ☊
By a stroke of fortune he found work almost immediately. ☊ fortune ☊
Fortune smiled on me (= I had good luck). ☊ fortune ☊
We are not getting any further forward with the discussion. ☊ forward ☊
The project will go forward (= continue) as planned. ☊ forward ☊
from this day forward ☊ forward ☊
It was decided to bring the meeting forward two weeks. ☊ forward ☊
The organization has grown enormously since its foundation in 1955. ☊ foundation ☊
If Sarah is free for lunch I'll take her out. ☊ free ☊
He held out his free hand and I took it. ☊ free ☊
They had to be cut free from their car after the accident. ☊ free ☊
She finally managed to pull herself free. ☊ free ☊
free from difficulty/doubt/fear ☊ free ☊
It was several weeks before he was completely free of pain. ☊ free ☊
Ensure there is a free flow of air around the machine. ☊ free ☊
We're offering a fabulous free gift with each copy you buy. ☊ free ☊
The researchers set the birds free. ☊ free ☊
He walked out of jail a free man. ☊ free ☊
I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free. ☊ free ☊
Students have a free choice of courses in their final year. ☊ free ☊
free to do sth: You are free to come and go as you please. ☊ free ☊
'Can I use the phone?' 'Please, feel free (= of course you can use it).' ☊ free ☊
A true democracy complete with free speech and a free press was called for. ☊ free ☊
the country's first free election ☊ free ☊
The centre aims to free young people from dependency on drugs. ☊ free ☊
She struggled to free herself. ☊ free ☊
By the end of May nearly 100 of an estimated 2 000 political prisoners had been freed. ☊ free ☊
Children under five travel free. ☊ free ☊
freedom of speech/thought/expression/worship ☊ freedom ☊
a threat to press/academic, etc. freedom ☊ freedom ☊
rights and freedoms guaranteed by the constitution ☊ freedom ☊
freedom (of sth): freedom of action/choice ☊ freedom ☊
Thanks to the automobile, Americans soon had a freedom of movement previously unknown. ☊ freedom ☊
Enjoy the freedom of the outdoors (= where you can do what you want). ☊ freedom ☊
freedom (to do sth): complete freedom to do as you wish ☊ freedom ☊
These proposals would give health authorities greater freedom in deciding how to spend their money. ☊ freedom ☊
He finally won his freedom after twenty years in jail. ☊ freedom ☊
freedom from fear/pain/hunger, etc. ☊ freedom ☊
the country's first freely elected president ☊ freely ☊
EU citizens can now travel freely between member states. ☊ freely ☊
the right to worship freely ☊ freely ☊
Prices are higher than they would be if market forces were allowed to operate freely. ☊ freely ☊
When the gate is raised, the water can flow freely. ☊ freely ☊
Traffic is now moving more freely following an earlier accident. ☊ freely ☊
Once into the open street they could breathe more freely. ☊ freely ☊
The wine flowed freely (= there was a lot of it to drink). ☊ freely ☊
I freely admit that I made a mistake. ☊ freely ☊
Both players freely acknowledge that money was a major incentive. ☊ freely ☊
For the first time he was able to speak freely without the fear of reprisals against his family. ☊ freely ☊
Millions of people gave freely in response to the appeal for the victims of the earthquake. ☊ freely ☊
She has always given freely of her time. ☊ freely ☊
I froze with terror as the door slowly opened. ☊ freeze ☊
These meals are ideal for home freezing. ☊ freeze ☊
How frequent is this word (= how often does it occur in the language)? ☊ frequent ☊
He looked fresh and neat in a clean white shirt. ☊ fresh ☊
a collection of summer dresses in fresh colours ☊ fresh ☊
Regular facials help to keep the skin looking clean and fresh. ☊ fresh ☊
The yellow paint makes the kitchen look much fresher. ☊ fresh ☊
a fresh complexion ☊ fresh ☊
The winds are likely to get fresher towards the end of the day. ☊ fresh ☊
a toothpaste that leaves a nice fresh taste in your mouth ☊ fresh ☊
Her hair smelled fresh and newly washed. ☊ fresh ☊
fresh tracks in the snow ☊ fresh ☊
Fresh towels are provided every day. ☊ fresh ☊
Could we order some fresh coffee? ☊ fresh ☊
Is this milk fresh? ☊ fresh ☊
fresh bread/flowers ☊ fresh ☊
Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. ☊ fresh ☊
vegetables fresh from the garden ☊ fresh ☊
Our chefs use only the freshest produce available. ☊ fresh ☊
She had had her hair freshly washed and styled. ☊ freshly ☊
This dessert can be served straight from the fridge. ☊ fridge ☊
Has the train from Bristol arrived? ☊ from ☊
We're open from 8 to 7 every day. ☊ from ☊
He was blind from birth. ☊ from ☊
information from witnesses ☊ from ☊
the man from (= representing) the insurance company ☊ from ☊
I'm from Italy. ☊ from ☊
documents from the sixteenth century ☊ from ☊
quotations from Shakespeare ☊ from ☊
heat from the sun ☊ from ☊
Steel is made from iron. ☊ from ☊
100 metres from the scene of the accident ☊ from ☊
You can see the island from here. ☊ from ☊
From a financial point of view the project was a disaster. ☊ from ☊
The temperature varies from 30 degrees to minus 20. ☊ from ☊
The store sells everything from shoelaces to computers. ☊ from ☊
Things have gone from bad to worse. ☊ from ☊
translating from English to Spanish ☊ from ☊
You need a break from routine. ☊ from ☊
You can tell a lot about a person from their handwriting. ☊ from ☊
From what I heard the company's in deep trouble. ☊ from ☊
From now on you can work on your own. ☊ from... on ☊
She never spoke to him again from that day on. ☊ from... on ☊
Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. ☊ fruit ☊
Our new brochure is crammed full of inspirational ideas. ☊ full ☊
Walking three miles in the pouring rain is not my idea of fun. ☊ fun ☊
'What do you say to a weekend in New York?' 'Sounds like fun.' ☊ fun ☊
There are lots of fun things for young people to do here. ☊ fun ☊
There are numerous functions in aid of charity. ☊ function ☊
I'm short of funds at the moment—can I pay you back next week? ☊ fund ☊
The museum is privately funded. ☊ fund ☊
That's the funniest thing I've ever heard. ☊ funny ☊
The hospital is further down the road. ☊ further ☊
We need to plan for the future. ☊ future ☊
What will the cities of the future look like? ☊ future ☊
The movie is set in the future. ☊ future ☊
The exchange rate is likely to fall in the near future (= soon). ☊ future ☊
What does the future hold? ☊ future ☊
Her future is uncertain. ☊ future ☊
This deal could safeguard the futures of the 2 000 employees. ☊ future ☊
Recent events throw doubt on the president's political future. ☊ future ☊
She has a great future ahead of her. ☊ future ☊
I can't see any future in this relationship. ☊ future ☊
Please be more careful in future. ☊ in future ☊
In future, make sure the door is never left unlocked. ☊ in future ☊
future generations ☊ future ☊
at a future date ☊ future ☊
future developments in computer software ☊ future ☊
He met his future wife at law school. ☊ future ☊
to gain confidence/strength/experience ☊ gain ☊
gain sth (by/from sth): There is nothing to be gained from delaying the decision. ☊ gain ☊
gain (by/from sth): Who stands to gain from this decision? ☊ gain ☊
These policies have resulted in great gains in public health. ☊ gain ☊
a £3 000 gain from our investment ☊ gain ☊
gamble with/on sth: It was wrong to gamble with our children's future. ☊ gamble ☊
They invested money in the company right at the start and the gamble paid off (= brought them success). ☊ gamble ☊
There's a big age gap between them (= a big difference in their ages). ☊ gap ☊
I fill up the tank with gasoline about once a week. ☊ gasoline ☊
A crowd gathered at the factory gates. ☊ gate ☊
Detectives have spent months gathering evidence. ☊ gather ☊
A crowd soon gathered. ☊ gather ☊
A large crowd was gathered outside the studio. ☊ gather ☊
The kids were gathered together in one room. ☊ gather ☊
I check the bookings to get a general idea of what activities to plan. ☊ general ☊
The new drug will be generally available from January. ☊ generally ☊
Let's talk just about investment generally. ☊ generally ☊
We need someone to generate new ideas. ☊ generate ☊
I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts. ☊ generation ☊
stories passed down from generation to generation ☊ generation ☊
My car got (= was) stolen at the weekend. ☊ get ☊
I got this cold off (= from) you! ☊ get ☊
I got a letter from Dave this morning. ☊ get ☊
I get the impression that he is bored with his job. ☊ get ☊
Be quiet and get on with your work. ☊ get on with sth ☊
Get on with it! We haven't got all day. ☊ get on with sth ☊
We only got back from our trip yesterday. ☊ get back ☊
get doing sth: I hope to get around to answering your letter next week. ☊ get round/around to sth ☊
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 ☊
a little girl of six ☊ girl ☊
She looked up from her work and gave a yawn (= yawned). ☊ give ☊
I have to admit that the news gave us a shock (= shocked us). ☊ give ☊
give to sth: They both gave regularly to charity. ☊ give ☊
She gave her ticket to the woman at the check-in desk. ☊ give ☊
We'd given up hope of ever having children. ☊ give sth up ☊
He gave away most of his money to charity. ☊ give sth away ☊
We keep all our glass and china in this cupboard. ☊ glass ☊
+ noun: The gun went 'bang'. ☊ go ☊
This dictionary goes on the top shelf. ☊ go ☊
I want a rope that will go from the top window to the ground. ☊ go ☊
to go to prison (= to be sent there as punishment for a crime) ☊ go ☊
They came at six and went at nine. ☊ go ☊
Richard has gone on leave for two weeks. ☊ go ☊
go to do sth: She has gone to see her sister this weekend. ☊ go ☊
Certain formalities have to be gone through before you can emigrate. ☊ go through sth ☊
She became more and more talkative as the evening went on. ☊ go on ☊
This cannot be allowed to go on. ☊ go on ☊
We can't go on like this—we seem to be always arguing. ☊ go on ☊
She hesitated for a moment and then went on. ☊ go on ☊
+ speech: 'You know,' he went on, 'I think my brother could help you.' ☊ go on ☊
I'll go ahead and tell them you're on the way. ☊ go ahead ☊
The government intends to go ahead with its tax cutting plans ☊ go ahead (with sth) ☊
The kids go back to school next week. ☊ go back to sth ☊
The weeks went slowly by. ☊ go by ☊
That's enough for now—let's go on with it tomorrow. ☊ go on (with sth) ☊
He said nothing but just went on working. ☊ go on doing sth ☊
Tom has been going out with Lucy for six weeks. ☊ go out with sb, go out (together) ☊
Proceeds from the concert will go to charity. ☊ go to sb/sth ☊
If the drought continues there's going to be a famine. ☊ be going to do sth ☊
Good luck and God bless you. ☊ god ☊
good (about sth): I had to take a week off work but my colleagues were very good about it. ☊ good ☊
He comes from a good family. ☊ good ☊
Goodbye! It was great to meet you. ☊ goodbye ☊
The plastic bag contained all his worldly goods (= everything he owned). ☊ goods ☊
Foreign governments have been consulted about this decision. ☊ government ☊
She has resigned from the Government. ☊ government ☊
Someone grabbed me from behind. ☊ grab ☊
grab sth from sb/sth: Jim grabbed a cake from the plate. ☊ grab ☊
grab at sth: She grabbed at the branch, missed and fell. ☊ grab ☊
grade sth/sb from... to...: Eggs are graded from small to extra large. ☊ grade ☊
Responses were graded from 1 (very satisfied) to 5 (not at all satisfied). ☊ grade ☊
grade sb/sth: I spent all weekend grading papers. ☊ grade ☊
grade sb/sth + noun: The best students are graded A. ☊ grade ☊
Recovery from the disease is very gradual. ☊ gradual ☊
He nodded gravely as I poured out my troubles. ☊ gravely ☊
I feel great today. ☊ great ☊
I don't feel too great. ☊ great ☊
Everyone's in great form. ☊ great ☊
We can make this country great again. ☊ great ☊
The wedding was a great occasion. ☊ great ☊
As the great day approached, she grew more and more nervous. ☊ great ☊
The great thing is to get it done quickly. ☊ great ☊
He's a great bloke. ☊ great ☊
It's great to see you again. ☊ great ☊
What a great goal! ☊ great ☊
We had a great time in Madrid. ☊ great ☊
'I'll pick you up at seven.' 'That'll be great, thanks.' ☊ great ☊
Oh great, they left without us. ☊ great ☊
You've been a great help, I must say (= no help at all). ☊ great ☊
Sherlock Holmes, the great detective ☊ great ☊
This represents a great achievement. ☊ great ☊
A great crowd had gathered. ☊ great ☊
He must have fallen from a great height. ☊ great ☊
She lived to a great age. ☊ great ☊
You've been a great help. ☊ great ☊
Employers cannot discriminate on grounds of age. ☊ ground ☊
You're on dangerous ground (= talking about ideas that are likely to offend sb or make people angry) if you criticize his family. ☊ ground ☊
I grew all these flowers from one packet of seeds. ☊ grow ☊
You've grown since the last time I saw you! ☊ grow ☊
Fears are growing for the safety of a teenager who disappeared a week ago. ☊ grow ☊
The performance improved as their confidence grew. ☊ grow ☊
She is growing in confidence all the time. ☊ grow ☊
guarantee sth: Basic human rights, including freedom of speech, are now guaranteed. ☊ guarantee ☊
guarantee to do sth: We guarantee to deliver your goods within a week. ☊ guarantee ☊
The prisoner slipped past the guards on the gate and escaped. ☊ guard ☊
The escaped prisoner was brought back under armed guard. ☊ guard ☊
The prisoners were guarded by soldiers. ☊ guard ☊
guess (that)...: I'd guess that she's about 30. ☊ guess ☊
guess sth: Can you guess his age? ☊ guess ☊
We have guests staying this weekend. ☊ guest ☊
The health and safety officer will guide you through the safety procedures. ☊ guide ☊
Let me give you a hand with those bags (= help you to carry them). ☊ hand ☊
These skills used to be handed down from father to son. ☊ hand sth down (to sb) ☊
You must all hand in your projects by the end of next week. ☊ hand sth in (to sb) ☊
to hand in your notice/resignation (= formally tell your employer that you want to stop working for them) ☊ hand sth in (to sb) ☊
She resigned and handed over to one of her younger colleagues. ☊ hand over (to sb), hand sth over (to sb) ☊
You've got to hand it to her—she's a great cook. ☊ have (got) to hand it to sb ☊
handle yourself: You have to know how to handle yourself in this business (= know the right way to behave). ☊ handle ☊
She had committed suicide by hanging herself from a beam. ☊ hang ☊
hang adv./prep.: There were several expensive suits hanging in the wardrobe. ☊ hang ☊
You hang around here in case he comes, and I'll go on ahead. ☊ hang around (...) ☊
Let's see what happens next week. ☊ happen ☊
It's the best thing that has ever happened to me. ☊ happen to sb/sth ☊
I think we can manage quite happily on our own. ☊ happily ☊
It's hard work shovelling snow. ☊ hard ☊
He's 24—hardly a baby. ☊ hardly ☊
It wouldn't do you any harm to smarten yourself up. ☊ it wouldn't do sb any harm (to do sth) ☊
We're having the kids for the weekend. ☊ have ☊
She had her bag stolen. ☊ have ☊
I had a letter from my brother this morning. ☊ have ☊
We have orders coming in from all over the world. ☊ have ☊
He had the strong impression that someone was watching him. ☊ have ☊
We've got a few ideas for the title. ☊ have ☊
I can't see you this week—I've got a lot on. ☊ have (got) sth on ☊
I have to admit, the idea of marriage scares me. ☊ have to ☊
She resigned as head of department. ☊ head ☊
I sometimes wonder what goes on in that head of yours. ☊ head ☊
For some reason, she's got it into her head (= believes) that the others don't like her. ☊ head ☊
Who's been putting such weird ideas into your head (= making you believe that)? ☊ head ☊
Haven't you heard? She resigned. ☊ hear ☊
Things are going well from what I hear. ☊ hear ☊
hear sth: We had heard nothing for weeks. ☊ hear ☊
I hear you've been away this weekend. ☊ hear ☊
I look forward to hearing from you. ☊ hear from sb, hear sth from sb ☊
I haven't heard anything from her for months. ☊ hear from sb, hear sth from sb ☊
The words 'I love you' were written inside a big red heart. ☊ heart ☊
This isn't exactly my idea of heaven! ☊ heaven ☊
It was heaven being away from the office for a week. ☊ heaven ☊
heavy frost/rain/snow ☊ heavy ☊
Many young people today are too heavy (= fat). ☊ heavy ☊
We looked out over the city from the heights of Edinburgh Castle. ☊ height ☊
The pattern of the ancient fields is clearly visible from a height. ☊ height ☊
The stone was dropped from a great height. ☊ height ☊
Being totally alone is my idea of hell on earth. ☊ hell ☊
help yourself: If you want another drink, just help yourself. ☊ help ☊
This charity aims to help people (to) help themselves. ☊ help ☊
She couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking. ☊ 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 ☊
help in doing sth: The organization offers practical help in dealing with paperwork. ☊ help ☊
The college will no longer have to close, thanks to the help of private investment. ☊ help ☊
The manager will be free soon—you can wait for her here. ☊ her ☊
She broke her leg skiing. ☊ her ☊
The hero of the novel is a ten-year old boy. ☊ hero ☊
She must be very proud of herself. ☊ herself ☊
hide sb/sth from sth: They hid me from the police in their attic. ☊ hide ☊
No amount of make-up could hide her age. ☊ hide ☊
They claim that they have nothing to hide (= there was nothing wrong or illegal about what they did). ☊ hide ☊
We had high hopes for the business (= we believed it would be successful). ☊ high ☊
The house has a high wall all the way round it. ☊ high ☊
It's only a low wall—about a metre high. ☊ high ☊
My dance class is the highlight of my week. ☊ highlight ☊
Highway patrol officers closed the road. ☊ highway ☊
They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system. ☊ hire ☊
The costumes are on hire from the local theatre. ☊ hire ☊
He broke his leg skiing. ☊ his ☊
Women are not allowed to enter the monastery for historical reasons. ☊ historical ☊
The country is holding its first free elections for 20 years. ☊ hold ☊
Mrs Thatcher held the post of Prime Minister longer than anyone else last century. ☊ hold ☊
hold sb + noun: He was held prisoner for two years. ☊ hold ☊
She just managed to hold back her anger. ☊ hold sth back ☊
I'm afraid Mr Walsh is away on holiday this week. ☊ holiday ☊
a camping/skiing/walking, etc. holiday ☊ holiday ☊
a two-week holiday in the sun ☊ holiday ☊
She came from a violent home. ☊ home ☊
He left home (= left his parents and began an independent life) at sixteen. ☊ home ☊
I'll call you from home later. ☊ home ☊
Private home ownership is increasing faster than ever. ☊ home ☊
He lived at home (= with his parents) until he was thirty. ☊ at home ☊
Sit down and make yourself at home. ☊ at home ☊
To be honest (= what I really think is), it was one of the worst books I've ever read. ☊ honest ☊
She has high hopes of winning (= is very confident about it). ☊ hope ☊
The future is not without hope. ☊ hope ☊
He shifted his position from the horizontal. ☊ horizontal ☊
In his dreams he relives the horror of the attack. ☊ horror ☊
In this section you'll find horror and science fiction. ☊ horror ☊
to be discharged from (the) hospital ☊ hospital ☊
Birmingham is hosting a three-day conference on drugs. ☊ host ☊
a friendly, family-run hotel ☊ hotel ☊
Opening hours are from 10 to 6 each day. ☊ hour ☊
public/private housing ☊ housing ☊
How old is she? ☊ how ☊
She has the window open, however cold it is outside. ☊ however ☊
However carefully I explained, she still didn't understand. ☊ however ☊
However you look at it, it's going to cost a lot. ☊ however ☊
He was feeling bad. He went to work, however, and tried to concentrate. ☊ however ☊
We thought the figures were correct. However, we have now discovered some errors. ☊ however ☊
She must be over a hundred (= a hundred years old). ☊ hundred ☊
Lions sometimes hunt alone. ☊ hunt ☊
hunt for sb: Detectives are hunting for thieves who broke into a warehouse yesterday. ☊ hunt ☊
Since 1977 otter hunting has been illegal. ☊ hunting ☊
We're going house-hunting at the weekend. ☊ hunting ☊
He picked up his bags and hurried across the courtyard. ☊ hurry ☊
You'll soon get the idea (= understand). ☊ idea ☊
What's the idea of the game? ☊ idea ☊
The whole idea of going was so that we could meet her new boyfriend. ☊ idea ☊
What gave you the idea that he'd be here? ☊ idea ☊
I have a pretty good idea where I left it—I hope I'm right. ☊ idea ☊
He has some very strange ideas about education. ☊ idea ☊
The brochure should give you a good idea of the hotel. ☊ idea ☊
I had some idea of what the job would be like. ☊ idea ☊
She doesn't seem to have any idea of what I'm talking about. ☊ idea ☊
I don't want anyone getting the wrong idea (= getting the wrong impression about sth). ☊ idea ☊
An evening at home watching TV is not my idea of a good time. ☊ idea ☊
If this is your idea of a joke, then I don't find it very funny. ☊ idea ☊
It would be a good idea to call before we leave. ☊ idea ☊
idea (of sth/of doing sth): I like the idea of living on a boat. ☊ idea ☊
idea (for sth): He already had an idea for his next novel. ☊ idea ☊
Her family expected her to go to college, but she had other ideas. ☊ idea ☊
The surprise party was Jane's idea. ☊ idea ☊
I've had a brilliant idea! ☊ idea ☊
It might be an idea (= it would be sensible) to try again later. ☊ idea ☊
We've been toying with the idea of (= thinking about) getting a dog. ☊ idea ☊
It seemed like a good idea at the time, and then it all went horribly wrong. ☊ idea ☊
We're having a meeting to try to come up with ideas for fund-raising. ☊ idea ☊
The latest big idea is to make women more interested in sport. ☊ idea ☊
He hasn't the faintest idea how to manage people. ☊ have no idea, not have the faintest, first, etc. idea ☊
I had no idea she'd had such a difficult life. ☊ have no idea, not have the faintest, first, etc. idea ☊
I don't have any idea where he is. ☊ have no idea, not have the faintest, first, etc. idea ☊
This beach is ideal for children. ☊ ideal ☊
She's the ideal candidate for the job. ☊ ideal ☊
The trip to Paris will be an ideal opportunity to practise my French. ☊ ideal ☊
It was not the ideal solution to the problem. ☊ ideal ☊
the search for ideal love ☊ ideal ☊
In an ideal world there would be no poverty and disease. ☊ ideal ☊
political ideals ☊ ideal ☊
She found it hard to live up to his high ideals. ☊ ideal ☊
It's my ideal of what a family home should be. ☊ ideal ☊
identify sb/sth as sb/sth: The bodies were identified as those of two suspected drug dealers. ☊ identify ☊
Many of those arrested refused to identify themselves (= would not say who they were). ☊ identify ☊
As yet they have not identified a buyer for the company. ☊ identify ☊
She went through an identity crisis in her teens (= was not sure of who she was or of her place in society). ☊ identity ☊
You can stay for the weekend if you like. ☊ if ☊
I wonder if I should wear a coat or not. ☊ if ☊
Listen to the tune and see if you can remember the words. ☊ if ☊
She ignored him and carried on with her work. ☊ ignore ☊
He resigned because of ill health (= he was often ill). ☊ ill ☊
She suffered no ill effects from the experience. ☊ ill ☊
Images of deer and hunters decorate the cave walls. ☊ image ☊
Slowly, an image began to appear on the screen. ☊ image ☊
imaginary fears ☊ imaginary ☊
The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth. ☊ imaginary ☊
I had an imaginary friend when I was a child. ☊ imaginary ☊
We must listen to their problems, real or imaginary. ☊ imaginary ☊
a vivid/fertile imagination ☊ imagination ☊
He's got no imagination. ☊ imagination ☊
It doesn't take much imagination to guess what she meant. ☊ imagination ☊
I won't tell you his reaction—I'll leave that to your imagination. ☊ imagination ☊
Don't let your imagination run away with you (= don't use too much imagination). ☊ imagination ☊
The new policies appear to have caught the imagination of the public (= they find them interesting and exciting). ☊ imagination ☊
Nobody hates you—it's all in your imagination. ☊ imagination ☊
Use your imagination! (= used to tell sb that they will have to guess the answer to the question they have asked you, usually because it is obvious or embarrassing) ☊ imagination ☊
His stories really stretch children's imaginations. ☊ imagination ☊
She was no longer able to distinguish between imagination and reality. ☊ imagination ☊
Is it my imagination or have you lost a lot of weight? ☊ imagination ☊
His writing lacks imagination. ☊ imagination ☊
With a little imagination, you could turn this place into a palace. ☊ imagination ☊
We are looking for someone with ingenuity and imagination. ☊ imagination ☊
imagine sth: The house was just as she had imagined it. ☊ imagine ☊
I can't imagine life without the children now. ☊ imagine ☊
imagine (that)...: Close your eyes and imagine (that) you are in a forest. ☊ imagine ☊
imagine what, how, etc...: Can you imagine what it must be like to lose your job after 20 years? ☊ imagine ☊
imagine doing sth: She imagined walking into the office and handing in her resignation. ☊ imagine ☊
Imagine earning that much money! ☊ imagine ☊
imagine sb/sth doing sth: I can just imagine him saying that! ☊ imagine ☊
imagine sb/sth to be/do sth: I had imagined her to be older than that. ☊ imagine ☊
imagine (sb + adj./noun): I can imagine him really angry. ☊ imagine ☊
'He was furious.' 'I can imagine.' ☊ imagine ☊
imagine (that)...: He's always imagining (that) we're talking about him behind his back. ☊ imagine ☊
imagine sth: There's nobody there. You're imagining things. ☊ imagine ☊
'Can we still buy tickets for the concert?' 'I imagine so.' ☊ imagine ☊
imagine (that)...: I don't imagine (that) they'll refuse. ☊ imagine ☊
an immediate reaction/response ☊ immediate ☊
to take immediate action ☊ immediate ☊
The effects of global warming, while not immediate, are potentially catastrophic. ☊ immediate ☊
The hospital says she's out of immediate danger. ☊ immediate ☊
The prospects for the immediate future are good. ☊ immediate ☊
She answered almost immediately. ☊ immediately ☊
The point of my question may not be immediately apparent. ☊ immediately ☊
Counselling is being given to those most immediately affected by the tragedy. ☊ immediately ☊
The car is fitted with side impact bars (= to protect it from a blow from the side). ☊ impact ☊
food imports from abroad ☊ import ☊
import sth (from...) (into...): goods imported from Japan into the US ☊ import ☊
customs imported from the West ☊ import ☊
the relative importance of the two ideas ☊ importance ☊
State your reasons in order of importance. ☊ importance ☊
The important thing is to keep trying. ☊ important ☊
impress (sb): We interviewed a number of candidates but none of them impressed us. ☊ impress ☊
The Grand Canyon never fails to impress people. ☊ impress ☊
The Grand Canyon never fails to impress. ☊ impress ☊
His sincerity impressed her. ☊ impress ☊
impress sb with sth/sb: He impressed her with his sincerity. ☊ impress ☊
it impresses sb that...: It impressed me that she remembered my name. ☊ impress ☊
sb is impressed that...: I was impressed that she remembered my name. ☊ impress ☊
I must admit I am impressed. ☊ impressed ☊
impressed by/with sb/sth: We were all impressed by her enthusiasm. ☊ impressed ☊
She was suitably impressed (= as impressed as sb had hoped) with the painting. ☊ impressed ☊
a big impression ☊ impression ☊
impression (on sb): His trip to India made a strong impression on him. ☊ impression ☊
My words made no impression on her. ☊ impression ☊
You'll have to play better than that if you really want to make an impression (= to make people admire you). ☊ impression ☊
a general/an overall impression ☊ impression ☊
an initial/a lasting impression ☊ impression ☊
impression (of sb/sth): to get a good/bad impression of sb/sth ☊ impression ☊
My first impression of him was favourable. ☊ 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 ☊
My impression is that there are still a lot of problems. ☊ impression ☊
Try and smile. You don't want to give people the wrong impression (= that you are not friendly). ☊ impression ☊
an impressive building with a huge tower ☊ impressive ☊
an impressive performance ☊ impressive ☊
one of the most impressive novels of recent years ☊ impressive ☊
She was very impressive in the interview. ☊ impressive ☊
Sales figures continue to show signs of improvement. ☊ improvement ☊
This is a great improvement on your previous work. ☊ improvement ☊
I'm getting forgetful in my old age. ☊ in ☊
It will be ready in a week's time (= one week from now). ☊ in ☊
She learnt to drive in three weeks (= after three weeks she could drive). ☊ in ☊
I must put my affairs in order. ☊ in ☊
a man in his thirties ☊ in ☊
Since I started jogging I've lost three and a half inches from my waistline. ☊ inch ☊
include sb/sth as sth: Representatives from the country were included as observers at the conference. ☊ include ☊
a weekly disposable income (= the money that you have left to spend after tax, etc.) of £200 ☊ income ☊
They receive a proportion of their income from the sale of goods and services. ☊ income ☊
increase (from A) (to B): The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million. ☊ increase ☊
increase with sth: Disability increases with age (= the older sb is, the more likely they are to be disabled). ☊ increase ☊
increase sth (from A) (to B): We need to increase productivity. ☊ increase ☊
'Was he very angry?' 'Indeed he was.' ☊ indeed ☊
It is indeed a remarkable achievement. ☊ indeed ☊
Cuba gained independence from Spain in 1898. ☊ independence ☊
the first elections since independence ☊ independence ☊
Two independent research bodies reached the same conclusions. ☊ independent ☊
'What are they doing here?' he asked, indicating her bags in the hallway. ☊ indicate ☊
The article claims that an increase in crime indicates a decline in moral standards. ☊ indicate ☊
There would be some benefit, however indirect, to the state. ☊ indirect ☊
an indirect route ☊ indirect ☊
We interviewed each individual member of the community. ☊ individual ☊
The minister refused to comment on individual cases. ☊ individual ☊
respect for individual freedom ☊ individual ☊
Treatment depends on the individual involved. ☊ individual ☊
donations from private individuals (= ordinary people rather than companies, etc.) ☊ individual ☊
The wound from the dog bite had become infected. ☊ infected ☊
He committed the crime under the influence of drugs. ☊ influence ☊
The government refuses to be influenced by public opinion. ☊ influence ☊
Research shows that most young smokers are influenced by their friends. ☊ influence ☊
influence how, whether, etc...: The wording of questions can influence how people answer. ☊ influence ☊
influence sb to do sth: She was influenced to take up voluntary work by her teacher. ☊ influence ☊
A number of social factors influence life expectancy. ☊ influence ☊
Inform me at once if there are any changes in her condition. ☊ inform ☊
inform sb that...: I have been reliably informed (= somebody I trust has told me) that the couple will marry next year. ☊ inform ☊
Our information is that the police will shortly make an arrest. ☊ information ☊
According to my information (= according to what I have been told) work was due to start last week. ☊ information ☊
He refused to comment before he had seen all the relevant information. ☊ information ☊
Our skin cream contains only natural ingredients. ☊ ingredient ☊
My initial reaction was to decline the offer. ☊ initial ☊
injured pride ☊ injured ☊
They have imprisoned an innocent man. ☊ innocent ☊
The pesticide is lethal to all insect life. ☊ insect ☊
insert sth: Position the cursor where you want to insert a word. ☊ insert ☊
The door was locked from the inside. ☊ inside ☊
Turn the bag inside out and let it dry. ☊ inside out ☊
an inside pocket ☊ inside ☊
to institute criminal proceedings against sb ☊ institute ☊
the intended audience ☊ intended ☊
intention (to do sth): He has announced his intention to retire. ☊ intention ☊
By that time I had lost (all) interest in the idea. ☊ interest ☊
interesting (to do sth): It would be interesting to know what he really believed. ☊ interesting ☊
interior walls ☊ interior ☊
interpret sth as sth: I didn't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal. ☊ interpret ☊
It is not possible for everyone to put their own interpretation on the law. ☊ interpretation ☊
He has an interview next week for the manager's job. ☊ interview ☊
Yesterday, in an interview on German television, the minister denied the reports. ☊ interview ☊
interview sb about sth: Next week, I will be interviewing Spielberg about his latest movie. ☊ interview ☊
interview sb: The Prime Minister declined to be interviewed. ☊ interview ☊
an inquiry into safety procedures ☊ into ☊
Bands from London introduced the craze for this kind of music. ☊ introduce ☊
He was first introduced to drugs by his elder brother. ☊ introduce ☊
introduce yourself (to sb): Can I introduce myself? I'm Helen Robins. ☊ introduce ☊
a book with an excellent introduction and notes ☊ introduction ☊
Many children invent an imaginary friend. ☊ invent ☊
Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time. ☊ invention ☊
Such changes have not been seen since the invention of the printing press. ☊ invention ☊
invest (in sth): Now is a good time to invest in the property market. ☊ invest ☊
invest sth (in sth): He invested his life savings in his daughter's business. ☊ invest ☊
invest (in/on sth): The government has invested heavily in public transport. ☊ invest ☊
invest sth (in/on sth): The college is to invest $2 million in a new conference hall. ☊ invest ☊
In his time managing the club he has invested millions on new players. ☊ invest ☊
to encourage foreign investment ☊ investment ☊
investment income ☊ investment ☊
investment in sth: This country needs investment in education. ☊ investment ☊
a minimum investment of $10 000 ☊ investment ☊
a high return on my investments ☊ investment ☊
Our investments are not doing well. ☊ investment ☊
We bought the house as an investment (= to make money). ☊ investment ☊
A microwave is a good investment. ☊ investment ☊
to accept/turn down/decline an invitation ☊ invitation ☊
invite sb (to/for sth): Successful candidates will be invited for interview next week. ☊ invite ☊
invite sth (from sb): He invited questions from the audience. ☊ invite ☊
involve sth: Any investment involves an element of risk. ☊ involve ☊
Many of the crimes involved drugs. ☊ involve ☊
involved (in sth/sb): I was so involved in my book I didn't hear you knock. ☊ involved ☊
We spent a week on the Greek island of Kos. ☊ island ☊
I don't think my private life is the issue here. ☊ issue ☊
Because I grew up in a dysfunctional family, anger is a big issue for me. ☊ issue ☊
They issued a joint statement denying the charges. ☊ issue ☊
It's a long time since they left. ☊ it ☊
It was three weeks later that he heard the news. ☊ it ☊
Can I pay for each item separately? ☊ item ☊
an item of news/a news item ☊ item ☊
Have you any idea of its value? ☊ its ☊
There's no need for the team to feel proud of itself. ☊ itself ☊
Draw a line joining (up) all the crosses. ☊ join ☊
I only did it as a joke (= it was not meant seriously). ☊ joke ☊
+ speech: 'I cooked it myself, so be careful!' he joked. ☊ joke ☊
The book describes a spiritual journey from despair to happiness. ☊ journey ☊
the sheer joy of being with her again ☊ joy ☊
I didn't expect them to jump for joy at the news (= to be very pleased). ☊ joy ☊
The case comes before Judge Cooper next week. ☊ judge ☊
The judge sentenced him to five years in prison. ☊ judge ☊
Judging by her last letter, they are having a wonderful time. ☊ judge ☊
To judge from what he said, he was very disappointed. ☊ judge ☊
judge sb/sth + noun: The tour was judged a great success. ☊ judge ☊
He refused to make a judgement about the situation. ☊ judgement ☊
I couldn't follow the talk because he kept jumping about from one topic to another. ☊ jump ☊
The story then jumps from her childhood in New York to her first visit to London. ☊ jump ☊
jump (from...) (to...): Sales jumped from $2.7 billion to $3.5 billion. ☊ jump ☊
The pilot jumped from the burning plane (= with a parachute ). ☊ jump ☊
+ noun: She has jumped 2.2 metres. ☊ jump ☊
Somehow he survived the jump from the third floor of the building. ☊ jump ☊
a ski jump champion ☊ jump ☊
The European Court of Justice ☊ justice ☊
The Prime Minister has been asked to justify the decision to Parliament. ☊ justify ☊
She was a star pupil—keen, confident and bright. ☊ keen ☊
I kept a weekly account of my workload and activities. ☊ keep ☊
She kept her past secret from us all. ☊ keep ☊
keep doing sth: Keep smiling! ☊ keep ☊
keep on doing sth: Don't keep on interrupting me! ☊ keep ☊
Keep left along the wall. ☊ keep ☊
The enemy kept up the bombardment day and night. ☊ keep sth up ☊
Well done! Keep up the good work/Keep it up! ☊ keep sth up ☊
You just have to keep yourself busy and keep going. ☊ keep going ☊
Keep going, Sarah, you're nearly there. ☊ keep going ☊
'Caution' is the key word in this situation. ☊ key ☊
a kid of 15 ☊ kid ☊
He tried to kill himself with sleeping pills. ☊ kill ☊
My mother will kill me (= be very angry with me) when she finds out. ☊ kill ☊
Don't kill yourself trying to get the work done by tomorrow. It can wait. ☊ kill ☊
'He's resigning.' 'I'd suspected something of the kind.' ☊ something of the/that kind ☊
a very kind and helpful person ☊ kind ☊
You've been very kind. ☊ kind ☊
We need a kinder, gentler society. ☊ kind ☊
She spoke kindly to them. ☊ kindly ☊
He has kindly agreed to help. ☊ kindly ☊
I knocked the nail into the wall. ☊ knock ☊
knock sth: The criticism had knocked (= damaged) her self-esteem. ☊ knock ☊
know (that)...: He knew (that) he could trust her. ☊ know ☊
I don't know that I can finish it by next week. ☊ know ☊
All I know is that she used to work in a bank (= I have no other information about her). ☊ know ☊
I know of at least two people who did the same thing. ☊ know ☊
The file was labelled 'Private'. ☊ label ☊
He was sentenced to two years in a labour camp (= a type of prison where people have to do hard physical work). ☊ labour ☊
She showed a distinct lack of enthusiasm for the idea of becoming a mother. ☊ lack ☊
She's not usually lacking in confidence. ☊ lacking ☊
winding country lanes ☊ lane ☊
a study of language acquisition in two-year-olds ☊ language ☊
He's a very large child for his age. ☊ large ☊
He resigned largely because of the stories in the press. ☊ largely ☊
last (out): Will the coffee last out till next week? ☊ last ☊
She married in her late twenties (= when she was 28 or 29). ☊ late ☊
Here is a late news flash. ☊ late ☊
Look at the time—it's much later than I thought. ☊ late ☊
Have you heard the latest news? ☊ latest ☊
She is not afraid to laugh at herself (= is not too serious about herself). ☊ laugh at sb/sth ☊
The lifeboat was launched immediately. ☊ launch ☊
The government struggled to maintain law and order. ☊ law and order ☊
After the riots, the military was brought in to restore law and order. ☊ law and order ☊
They claim to be the party of law and order. ☊ law and order ☊
They had laid the groundwork for future development. ☊ lay ☊
The situation is far worse than we had been led to believe. ☊ lead ☊
the pipe leading from the top of the water tank ☊ lead ☊
He was not a natural leader. ☊ leader ☊
She was among the leaders of the race from the start. ☊ leader ☊
The company is a world leader in electrical goods. ☊ leader ☊
A man was leaning out of the window. ☊ lean ☊
lean against sth: A shovel was leaning against the wall. ☊ lean ☊
Can I lean my bike against the wall? ☊ lean ☊
learn sth from sb/sth: I learned a lot from my father. ☊ learn ☊
learn sth from doing sth: You can learn a great deal just from watching other players. ☊ learn ☊
learn of/about sth: I learnt of her arrival from a close friend. ☊ learn ☊
learn sth: How did they react when they learned the news? ☊ learn ☊
learn (from sth): I'm sure she'll learn from her mistakes. ☊ learn ☊
She must be at least 40. ☊ at least ☊
Cut the grass at least once a week in summer. ☊ at least ☊
leave sb with sth: She left me with the impression that she was unhappy with her job. ☊ leave ☊
leave sth/sb (+ adv./prep.): I've left my bag on the bus. ☊ leave ☊
leave sth: Some children leave school at 16. ☊ leave ☊
Turn left at the intersection. ☊ left ☊
to take/seek legal advice ☊ legal ☊
lend (sth) (to sb): The bank refused to lend the money to us. ☊ lend ☊
lend sb sth: They refused to lend us the money. ☊ lend ☊
He ran the entire length of the beach (= from one end to the other). ☊ length ☊
The guide contains details of no less than 115 hiking routes. ☊ no less than... ☊
Their openness was a terrific lesson to me. ☊ lesson ☊
I let the spare room. ☊ let ☊
There's a letter for you from your mother. ☊ letter ☊
I refuse to sink to their level (= behave as badly as them). ☊ level ☊
a relatively low/high level of crime ☊ level ☊
These machines have lain idle since the factory closed. ☊ lie ☊
This is a great holiday resort that is full of life. ☊ life ☊
In real life (= when she met him) he wasn't how she had imagined him at all. ☊ life ☊
He doesn't like to talk about his private life. ☊ life ☊
In Italy the average life of a government is eleven months. ☊ life ☊
John lifted his eyes (= looked up) from his book. ☊ lift ☊
ceiling/wall lights ☊ light ☊
Keep going—the lights (= traffic lights) are green. ☊ light ☊
a room with good natural light ☊ light ☊
We all needed a little light relief at the end of a long day (= something amusing or entertaining that comes after sth serious or boring). ☊ light ☊
On a lighter note, we end the news today with a story about a duck called Quackers. ☊ light ☊
As a boxer, he was always light on his feet (= quick and elegant in the way he moved). ☊ light ☊
Carry this bag—it's the lightest. ☊ light ☊
Students were angry at being treated like children. ☊ like ☊
anti-utopian novels like 'Animal Farm' and '1984' ☊ like ☊
like sb/sth: She's nice. I like her. ☊ like ☊
like to do sth: At weekends I like to sleep late. ☊ like ☊
They might refuse to let us do it, but it's hardly likely. ☊ likely ☊
a time/speed/age limit ☊ limit ☊
measures to limit carbon dioxide emissions from cars ☊ limit ☊
The town is in a direct line between London and the coast. ☊ line ☊
a line from the film 'Casablanca' ☊ line ☊
She came from a long line of doctors. ☊ line ☊
a beautiful sports car with sleek lines ☊ line ☊
He was convicted of illegally importing weapons across state lines. ☊ line ☊
a district/county line ☊ line ☊
lines of longitude and latitude ☊ line ☊
link (between A and B): Social customs provide a vital link between generations. ☊ link ☊
a high-speed rail link ☊ link ☊
To visit similar websites to this one, click on the links at the bottom of the page. ☊ link ☊
the transition from liquid to vapour ☊ liquid ☊
You haven't been listening to a word I've said! ☊ listen ☊
I can't remember every little detail. ☊ little ☊
Little by little the snow disappeared. ☊ little by little ☊
He's the greatest player who ever lived. ☊ live ☊
We used to live in London. ☊ live ☊
You can't live on forty pounds a week. ☊ live on sth ☊
an exhibition of paintings on loan (= borrowed) from private collections ☊ loan ☊
The mechanic located the fault immediately. ☊ locate ☊
a honeymoon in a secret location ☊ location ☊
The two parts of the plan were governed by the same logic. ☊ logic ☊
There is no logic to/in any of their claims. ☊ logic ☊
It was a logical conclusion from the child's point of view. ☊ logical ☊
Computer programming needs someone with a logical mind. ☊ logical ☊
I think it's only three weeks long. ☊ long ☊
We're a long way from anywhere here. ☊ long ☊
Stay as long as you like. ☊ long ☊
The house was pulled down long ago. ☊ long ☊
They had long since (= a long time before the present time) moved away. ☊ long ☊
So long as there is a demand for these drugs, the financial incentive for drug dealers will be there. ☊ as/so long as ☊
If you look carefully you can just see our house from here. ☊ look ☊
Looked at from that point of view, his decision is easier to understand. ☊ look at sth ☊
I'm looking forward to the weekend. ☊ look forward to sth ☊
She looked up from her book as I entered the room. ☊ look up (from sth) ☊
I looked it up in the dictionary. ☊ look sth up ☊
We got a number of curious looks from passers-by. ☊ look ☊
The potatoes were sold loose, not in bags. ☊ loose ☊
I've lost ten pounds since I started this diet. ☊ lose ☊
It was love at first sight (= they were attracted to each other the first time they met). ☊ love ☊
love sth: 'Cigarette?' 'I'd love one, but I've just given up.' ☊ love ☊
the lowest temperature ever recorded ☊ low ☊
a low wall/building/table ☊ low ☊
a window set low in the wall ☊ low ☊
Finally my luck ran out and they caught me trying to climb the outer wall. ☊ luck ☊
She dared not trust to luck that nobody would see her. ☊ luck ☊
I left a message on her answering machine. ☊ machine ☊
It was a mad idea. ☊ mad ☊
He got mad and walked out. ☊ mad ☊
mad with sth: to be mad with anger/excitement/grief/love ☊ mad ☊
a weekly/monthly magazine ☊ magazine ☊
an online magazine ☊ magazine ☊
Her designer clothes were from the pages of a glossy fashion magazine. ☊ magazine ☊
Our year in Italy was pure/sheer magic. ☊ magic ☊
It was a magic moment when the two sisters were reunited after 30 years. ☊ magic ☊
Is there a letter from them in the mail? ☊ mail ☊
Plug the transformer into the mains (= the place on a wall where electricity is brought into a room). ☊ main ☊
In the main, the money raised goes to children's charities. ☊ in the main ☊
to maintain law and order/standards/a balance ☊ maintain ☊
make sb/sth + noun: He makes King Lear a truly tragic figure. ☊ make ☊
She tried to make a good impression on the interviewer. ☊ make ☊
I keep making the same mistakes. ☊ make ☊
The news made him very happy. ☊ make ☊
make sth + noun: I made painting the house my project for the summer. ☊ make ☊
She makes her own clothes. ☊ make ☊
make sth from sth: Wine is made from grapes. ☊ make ☊
I don't know how I made it through the week. ☊ make it ☊
All the attackers were male, aged between 25 and 30. ☊ male ☊
the male menopause (= emotional and physical problems that affect some men at about the age of 50) ☊ male ☊
The body is that of a white male aged about 40. ☊ male ☊
It's like trying to manage an unruly child. ☊ manage ☊
He has to manage on less than £100 a week. ☊ manage ☊
Let's meet up again—can you manage next week sometime? ☊ manage ☊
She's 82 and can't manage on her own any more. ☊ manage ☊
The company's top-down management style made decision-making slow and inflexible. ☊ management ☊
Quick march! (= the order to start marching) ☊ march ☊
+ noun: They marched 20 miles to reach the capital. ☊ march ☊
I spend at least six hours a week marking. ☊ mark ☊
The route has been marked in red. ☊ mark ☊
The surfaces are made from a material that doesn't mark. ☊ mark ☊
Detectives found no marks on the body. ☊ mark ☊
He was 36 when he married Viv. ☊ marry ☊
a mass of snow and rocks falling down the mountain ☊ mass ☊
the massive walls of the castle ☊ massive ☊
They have a massive great house. ☊ massive ☊
The doors were painted blue to match the walls. ☊ match ☊
They've been best mates since school. ☊ mate ☊
Planning a project is just a matter of working out the right order to do things in. ☊ matter ☊
She resigned over a matter of principle. ☊ matter ☊
What on earth was the matter with her, she wondered. She'd come here to enjoy herself and here she was, stuck on her own in the hotel. ☊ matter ☊
I always consulted him on matters of policy. ☊ matter ☊
Matters came to a head (= the situation became very difficult) with his resignation. ☊ matter ☊
He's been in prison, you know—not that it matters (= that information does not affect my opinion of him). ☊ matter ☊
a maximum security prison ☊ maximum ☊
The offence carries a maximum prison sentence of ten years. ☊ maximum ☊
What is the absolute maximum you can afford to pay? ☊ maximum ☊
Maybe we can meet for lunch next week sometime. ☊ maybe ☊
'I think he should resign.' 'Maybe.' ☊ maybe ☊
$20 means a lot (= represents a lot of money) when you live on $100 a week. ☊ mean ☊
mean to be/do sth: Do you have any idea what it means to be poor? ☊ mean ☊
mean sb/sth doing sth: The injury could mean him missing next week's game. ☊ mean ☊
Duncan and Makiko were meant for each other (= are very suitable as partners). ☊ mean ☊
mean sb/sth to be sth: His father meant him to be an engineer. ☊ mean ☊
Don't laugh! I mean it (= I am serious). ☊ mean ☊
Don't be angry. I'm sure she meant it for the best (= intended to be helpful). ☊ mean ☊
What do you mean, you thought I wouldn't mind? (= of course I mind and I am very angry) ☊ mean ☊
You mean (= are you telling me) we have to start all over again? ☊ mean ☊
This restaurant is meant to be excellent. ☊ be meant to be sth ☊
What's the meaning of this word? ☊ meaning ☊
Words often have several meanings. ☊ meaning ☊
'Honesty'? He doesn't know the meaning of the word! ☊ meaning ☊
The doctor will see you again next week. Meanwhile, you must rest as much as possible. ☊ meanwhile ☊
horse meat (= from a horse) ☊ meat ☊
the news/broadcasting/national media ☊ media ☊
a medical certificate (= a statement by a doctor that gives details of your state of health) ☊ medical ☊
electronic/audio-visual media ☊ medium ☊
A T-shirt can be an excellent medium for getting your message across. ☊ medium ☊
meet sb: The Prime Minister met other European leaders for talks. ☊ meet ☊
meet sb (for sth): We're meeting them outside the theatre at 7. ☊ meet ☊
The snow showed no sign of melting. ☊ melt ☊
melt sth: The sun had melted the snow. ☊ melt ☊
She can recite the whole poem from memory. ☊ memory ☊
He suffered loss of memory for weeks after the accident. ☊ memory ☊
He founded the charity in memory of his late wife. ☊ in memory of sb, to the memory of sb ☊
The statue was erected to the memory of my father. ☊ in memory of sb, to the memory of sb ☊
He has a complete mental block (= difficulty in understanding or remembering) when it comes to physics. ☊ mental ☊
message (from sb) (to sb): Messages of support have been arriving from all over the country ☊ message ☊
a televised message from the President to the American people ☊ message ☊
The campaign is trying to get the message across to young people that drugs are dangerous. ☊ message ☊
The clear message coming from the government is that they are getting tough on crime. ☊ message ☊
She's in her mid-thirties. ☊ mid- ☊
I should have finished by the middle of the week. ☊ middle ☊
the mildest winter since records began ☊ mild ☊
fresh/dried/powdered milk ☊ milk ☊
As for avoiding you, nothing could be further from my mind (= I was not thinking of it at all). ☊ mind ☊
'Drugs' are associated in most people's minds with drug abuse. ☊ 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 ☊
Have you made up your minds where to go for your honeymoon? ☊ make up your mind, make your mind up ☊
mind (that)...: Mind you don't cut yourself—that knife's very sharp. ☊ mind ☊
mind doing sth: Did she mind not getting the job? ☊ mind ☊
the minimum age for retirement ☊ minimum ☊
The class needs a minimum of six students to continue. ☊ minimum ☊
As an absolute minimum, you should spend two hours in the evening studying. ☊ minimum ☊
youths imprisoned for minor offences ☊ minor ☊
Women played a relatively minor role in the organization. ☊ minor ☊
The school is 95 per cent minority (= 95 per cent of children are not white Americans but from different groups). ☊ minority ☊
Don't miss next week's issue! ☊ miss ☊
When you painted your bedroom, you missed a bit (= of the wall) under the window. ☊ miss ☊
My gloves have been missing for ages. ☊ missing ☊
Fill in the missing words in this text. ☊ missing ☊
You must try to learn from your mistakes. ☊ mistake ☊
It was a big mistake on my part to have trusted her. ☊ mistake ☊
I took your bag instead of mine by mistake. ☊ by mistake ☊
mistaken views/ideas ☊ mistaken ☊
I told her my secret in the mistaken belief that I could trust her. ☊ mistaken ☊
We listened to the news with a mixture of surprise and horror. ☊ mixture ☊
Anger is often caused by frustration or embarrassment, or a mixture of the two. ☊ mixture ☊
From that moment on, she never felt really well again. ☊ moment ☊
I work Monday to Friday. ☊ Monday ☊
I work Mondays to Fridays. ☊ Monday ☊
'When did the accident happen?' 'It was the Monday (= the Monday of the week we are talking about).' ☊ Monday ☊
Come back Monday week (= a week after next Monday). ☊ Monday ☊
There's money to be made from tourism. ☊ make money ☊
Prices continue to rise month after month (= over a period of several months). ☊ month ☊
Her anxiety mounted month by month (= as each month passed). ☊ month ☊
The baby is three months old. ☊ month ☊
a three-month-old baby ☊ month ☊
He's always in a bad mood (= unhappy, or angry and impatient). ☊ mood ☊
Some addicts suffer violent mood swings (= changes of mood) if deprived of the drug. ☊ mood ☊
As most of you know, I've decided to resign. ☊ most ☊
There are thousands of verbs in English and most (of them) are regular. ☊ most ☊
an expectant (= pregnant) mother ☊ mother ☊
She was a wonderful mother to both her natural and adopted children. ☊ mother ☊
She slowly mounted the steps. ☊ mount ☊
The death toll continues to mount. ☊ mount ☊
We spent a week walking in the mountains. ☊ mountain ☊
There is still snow on the mountain tops. ☊ mountain ☊
Use the mouse to drag the icon to a new position. ☊ mouse ☊
move (from...) (to...): The company's moving to Scotland. ☊ move ☊
move away: She's been all on her own since her daughter moved away. ☊ move ☊
We moved house last week. ☊ move ☊
move sth (+ adv./prep.): Let's move the meeting to Wednesday. ☊ move ☊
Their move from Italy to the US has not been a success. ☊ move ☊
He's performed well since his move from Manchester United to Liverpool. ☊ move ☊
Loose clothing gives you greater freedom of movement. ☊ movement ☊
Power comes from the forward movement of the entire body. ☊ movement ☊
laws to allow free movement of goods and services ☊ movement ☊
Every week they get together to make music (= to play music or sing). ☊ music ☊
I cut myself on a knife. ☊ myself ☊
It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of this century. ☊ mystery ☊
The prisoners were stripped naked. ☊ naked ☊
name sb/sth + noun: They named their son John. ☊ name ☊
There was only a narrow gap between the bed and the wall. ☊ narrow ☊
the narrow confines of prison life ☊ narrow ☊
national and international news ☊ national ☊
He's a natural leader. ☊ natural ☊
the natural agility of a cat ☊ natural ☊
the natural processes of language learning ☊ natural ☊
It's only natural to worry about your children. ☊ natural ☊
When body temperature is beginning to fall there is a natural tendency to fall asleep. ☊ natural ☊
It was my natural instinct to defend myself. ☊ natural ☊
to die of natural causes (= not by violence, but normally, of old age) ☊ natural ☊
He thought social inequality was all part of the natural order of things. ☊ natural ☊
She was the natural choice for the job. ☊ natural ☊
the natural world (= of trees, rivers, animals and birds) ☊ natural ☊
wildlife in its natural habitat ☊ natural ☊
natural yogurt (= with no flavour added) ☊ natural ☊
My hair soon grew back to its natural colour (= after being dyed ). ☊ natural ☊
The clothes are available in warm natural colours. ☊ natural ☊
After a while, we naturally started talking about the children. ☊ naturally ☊
'Did you complain about the noise?' 'Naturally.' ☊ naturally ☊
naturally occurring chemicals ☊ naturally ☊
plants that grow naturally in poor soils ☊ naturally ☊
The topic arose naturally in the conversation. ☊ naturally ☊
This leads naturally to my next point. ☊ naturally ☊
to be naturally artistic ☊ naturally ☊
a naturally gifted athlete ☊ naturally ☊
Most birds are naturally timid. ☊ naturally ☊
My work is very specialized in nature. ☊ nature ☊
The future by its very nature is uncertain. ☊ nature ☊
We appealed to his better nature (= his kindness). ☊ nature ☊
the beauties of nature ☊ nature ☊
man-made substances not found in nature ☊ nature ☊
the forces/laws of nature ☊ nature ☊
Just let nature take its course. ☊ nature ☊
The conflict is unlikely to be resolved in the near future (= very soon). ☊ near ☊
He was the nearest thing to (= the person most like) a father she had ever had. ☊ near ☊
Visitors came from near and far. ☊ near ☊
Profits fell from $11 million to nearer $8 million. ☊ near ☊
Nobody else comes near her in intellect. ☊ near ☊
He's nearer 70 than 60. ☊ near ☊
There were complaints from nearby residents. ☊ nearby ☊
The charity aims to provide assistance to people in need. ☊ need ☊
We've had a lot of support from all our friends and neighbours. ☊ neighbour ☊
'I can't understand a word of it.' 'Neither can I.' ☊ neither ☊
nervous (about/of sth): Consumers are very nervous about the future. ☊ nervous ☊
There is little chance that we will succeed in changing the law. Nevertheless, it is important that we try. ☊ nevertheless ☊
Our defeat was expected but it is disappointing nevertheless. ☊ nevertheless ☊
new potatoes (= ones dug from the soil early in the season) ☊ new ☊
Since he changed jobs he's looked like a new man. ☊ new ☊
a new arrival/recruit ☊ new ☊
This idea isn't new. ☊ new ☊
What's the latest news? ☊ news ☊
Have you heard the news? Pat's leaving! ☊ news ☊
Tell me all your news. ☊ news ☊
Any news on the deal? ☊ news ☊
a piece/bit of news ☊ news ☊
It's news to me (= I haven't heard it before). ☊ news ☊
national/international news ☊ news ☊
a news story/item/report ☊ news ☊
News of a serious road accident is just coming in. ☊ news ☊
breaking news (= news that is arriving about events that have just happened) ☊ news ☊
She is always in the news. ☊ news ☊
to listen to/watch the news ☊ news ☊
Can you put the news on? ☊ news ☊
I saw it on the news. ☊ news ☊
the nine o'clock news ☊ news ☊
a daily/weekly newspaper ☊ newspaper ☊
an online newspaper ☊ newspaper ☊
Next Thursday is 12 April. ☊ next ☊
the week after next ☊ next ☊
nice of sb (to do sth): It was nice of them to invite us. ☊ nice ☊
Did you have a nice time? ☊ nice ☊
You look very nice. ☊ nice ☊
It would be nice if he moved to London. ☊ nice ☊
We all had the flu last week—it wasn't very nice. ☊ nice ☊
I work nine to five. ☊ nine to five ☊
It's about 70—no, I'm wrong—80 kilometres from Rome. ☊ no ☊
They are a small but noisy pressure group (= they try to attract attention to their ideas by frequent discussion and argument). ☊ noisy ☊
Reports that he has resigned are nonsense. ☊ nonsense ☊
The idea is an economic nonsense. ☊ nonsense ☊
cold winds coming from the north ☊ north ☊
birds migrating from the north ☊ north ☊
Stop picking your nose! (= removing dirt from it with your finger) ☊ nose ☊
I can't see from here. ☊ not ☊
He didn't speak to me—not one word. ☊ not a..., not one... ☊
Just a quick note to say thank you for a wonderful evening. ☊ note ☊
a suicide note ☊ note ☊
There was nothing in her bag. ☊ nothing ☊
'What's that in your pocket?' 'Oh, nothing.' ☊ nothing ☊
We did nothing at the weekend. ☊ nothing ☊
A public notice about the planned development was pinned to the wall. ☊ notice ☊
noticeable in sb/sth: This effect is particularly noticeable in younger patients. ☊ noticeable ☊
Job-sharing is still a novel concept and it will take a while for employers to get used to it. ☊ novel ☊
It's been two weeks now since she called. ☊ now ☊
From now on I'll be more careful. ☊ now ☊
A peace settlement is nowhere in sight (= is not likely in the near future). ☊ nowhere to be found/seen, nowhere in sight ☊
to obey a command/an order/rules/the law ☊ obey ☊
He had always obeyed his parents without question. ☊ obey ☊
If you're late, you'll defeat the whole object of the exercise. ☊ object ☊
If nobody objects, we'll postpone the meeting till next week. ☊ object ☊
object to doing sth/to sb doing sth: I really object to being charged for parking. ☊ object ☊
She has outstanding powers of observation (= the ability to notice things around her). ☊ observation ☊
an observation post/tower (= a place from where sb, especially an enemy, can be watched) ☊ observation ☊
She has some interesting observations on possible future developments. ☊ observation ☊
It's obvious from what she said that something is wrong. ☊ obvious ☊
The reasons for this decision were not immediately obvious. ☊ obvious ☊
a great/memorable/happy occasion ☊ occasion ☊
This type of allergy can very occasionally be fatal. ☊ occasionally ☊
occupied (with sth/with doing sth): Only half her time is occupied with politics. ☊ occupied ☊
Problems at work continued to occupy his mind for some time. ☊ occupy ☊
occupy sb/sth/yourself (in) doing sth: She occupied herself doing routine office tasks. ☊ occupy ☊
Sugar occurs naturally in fruit. ☊ occur ☊
The idea occurred to him in a dream. ☊ occur to sb ☊
Our beach house is just a couple of miles from the ocean. ☊ ocean ☊
a girl of 12 ☊ of ☊
the fourth of July ☊ of ☊
to be proud of sth ☊ of ☊
I've got three days off next week. ☊ off ☊
a capital offence (= one for which sb may be punished by death) ☊ offence ☊
The Redskins' offense is stronger than their defense. ☊ offense ☊
The hotel offers excellent facilities for families. ☊ offer ☊
to accept/refuse/decline an offer ☊ offer ☊
You can't just turn down offers of work like that. ☊ offer ☊
They made me an offer I couldn't refuse. ☊ offer ☊
See next week's issue for details of more free offers. ☊ offer ☊
the Prime Minister's official residence ☊ official ☊
He attended in his official capacity as mayor. ☊ official ☊
an official announcement/decision/statement ☊ official ☊
The news is not yet official. ☊ official ☊
Palace officials are refusing to comment on the royal divorce. ☊ official ☊
Officially, he resigned because of bad health. ☊ officially ☊
I've often wondered what happened to him. ☊ often ☊
You can't come tonight? Oh well, see you next week then. ☊ oh ☊
Oh, how wonderful! ☊ oh ☊
In those days most people left school when they were only fifteen years old. ☊ old ☊
At thirty years old, he was already earning £40 000 a year. ☊ old ☊
two fourteen-year-old boys ☊ old ☊
a class for five-year-olds (= children who are five) ☊ old ☊
I didn't think she was old enough for the responsibility. ☊ old ☊
How old is this building? ☊ old ☊
a picture on a wall ☊ on ☊
He was on the plane from New York. ☊ on ☊
She tested us on irregular verbs. ☊ on ☊
Whose side are you on (= which of two or more different views do you support)? ☊ on ☊
You can't feed a family on £50 a week. ☊ on ☊
She stopped for a moment, then walked on. ☊ on ☊
From then on he never trusted her again. ☊ on ☊
I don't think we've got anything on this weekend. ☊ on ☊
He cleans his car once a week. ☊ once ☊
I once met your mother. ☊ once ☊
He once lived in Zambia. ☊ once ☊
He's the one person I can trust. ☊ one ☊
I saw her one afternoon last week. ☊ one ☊
One day (= at some time in the future) you'll understand. ☊ one ☊
I went through the items on the list one by one. ☊ one by one ☊
One gets the impression that they disapprove. ☊ one ☊
She's only 21 and she runs her own business. ☊ only ☊
Trying to reason with him only enrages him even more. ☊ only ☊
She stepped down from the train onto the platform. ☊ onto ☊
He has laid himself wide open to political attack. ☊ open ☊
The competition is open to young people under the age of 18. ☊ open ☊
I declare this festival open. ☊ open ☊
The bag burst open and everything fell out. ☊ open ☊
She opened her bag and took out her passport. ☊ open ☊
The doors of the bus open automatically. ☊ open ☊
The men in prison would never cry openly (= so that other people could see). ☊ openly ☊
Most domestic freezers operate at below −18 °C. ☊ operate ☊
The police have launched a major operation against drug suppliers. ☊ operation ☊
In my opinion, it's a very sound investment. ☊ opinion ☊
It is our opinion that he should resign. ☊ opinion ☊
I'd like a second opinion (= advice from another person) before I make a decision. ☊ opinion ☊
oppose sb/sth: This party would bitterly oppose the re-introduction of the death penalty. ☊ oppose ☊
He threw all those that opposed him into prison. ☊ oppose ☊
She remained bitterly opposed to the idea of moving abroad. ☊ opposed ☊
a player from the opposing side ☊ opposing ☊
I could see smoke coming from the windows of the house directly opposite. ☊ opposite ☊
He spent five years in prison for his opposition to the regime. ☊ opposition ☊
We are currently studying all the options available. ☊ option ☊
option (of doing sth): Students have the option of studying abroad in their second year. ☊ option ☊
option (to do sth): A savings plan that gives you the option to vary your monthly payments. ☊ option ☊
He was given one month's imprisonment without the option of a fine. ☊ option ☊
Is your sister older or younger than you? ☊ or ☊
freshly squeezed orange juice ☊ orange ☊
a side order (= for example, vegetables or salad that you eat with your main dish) ☊ order ☊
order (to do sth): The general gave the order to advance. ☊ order ☊
She takes orders only from the president. ☊ order ☊
Dogs can be trained to obey orders. ☊ order ☊
The army has been sent in to maintain order in the capital. ☊ order ☊
Some teachers find it difficult to keep their classes in order. ☊ order ☊
The police are trying to restore public order. ☊ order ☊
The argument continued until the chairman called them both to order (= ordered them to obey the formal rules of the meeting). ☊ 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 ☊
Let's take the problems in a different 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 ☊
It is one of the functions of art to bring order out of chaos. ☊ order ☊
I checked the files and some of the papers were out of order. ☊ out of order ☊
Is your work permit in order? ☊ in order ☊
Is everything in order, sir? ☊ in order ☊
order sth (from sb): These boots can be ordered direct from the manufacturer. ☊ 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 ☊
to work for a business/political/voluntary organization ☊ organization ☊
organized religion (= traditional religion followed by large numbers of people who obey a fixed set of rules) ☊ organized ☊
The origin of the word remains obscure. ☊ origin ☊
This particular custom has its origins in Wales. ☊ origin ☊
She has risen from humble origins to immense wealth. ☊ origin ☊
an original idea ☊ original ☊
an original thinker ☊ original ☊
the product of a highly original mind ☊ original ☊
She comes originally from York. ☊ originally ☊
This option is preferable to any other. ☊ other ☊
Children ought to be able to read by the age of 7. ☊ ought to ☊
If he started out at nine, he ought to be here by now. ☊ ought to ☊
She shook the bag and some coins fell out. ☊ out ☊
We haven't had a night out for weeks. ☊ out ☊
Mr Green is out of town this week. ☊ out ☊
a statue made out of bronze ☊ out ☊
a romance straight out of a fairy tale ☊ out ☊
We'll get the truth out of her. ☊ out ☊
He gets out of the army in a few weeks. ☊ out ☊
They'll be out (= of prison) on bail in no time. ☊ out ☊
Two out of three people think the President should resign. ☊ out ☊
The fire had burnt itself out. ☊ out ☊
Come to Canada and enjoy the great outdoors. ☊ outdoors ☊
You can't open the door from the outside. ☊ outside ☊
I didn't go into the temple—I only saw it from the outside. ☊ outside ☊
The outside walls are damp. ☊ outside ☊
We plan to use an outside firm of consultants. ☊ outside ☊
They felt cut off from the outside world (= from other people and from other things that were happening). ☊ outside ☊
an area of outstanding natural beauty ☊ outstanding ☊
This is my aunt who's over from Canada. ☊ over ☊
children of 14 and over ☊ over ☊
You get an A grade for scores of 75 and over. ☊ over ☊
If there's any food left over, put it in the fridge. ☊ over ☊
He did the work so badly that I had to do it all over again myself. ☊ (all) over again ☊
They had a wonderful view over the park. ☊ over ☊
She climbed over the wall. ☊ over ☊
Snow is falling all over the country. ☊ over ☊
It took her ages to get over her illness. ☊ over ☊
There will be winners in each of three age groups, and one overall winner. ☊ overall ☊
The company will invest $1.6m overall in new equipment. ☊ overall ☊
It was her own idea. ☊ own ☊
I saw it with my own eyes (= I didn't hear about it from somebody else). ☊ own ☊
For reasons of his own (= particular reasons that perhaps only he knew about), he refused to join the club. ☊ own ☊
He has to cook his own meals. ☊ own ☊
Most of the apartments are privately owned. ☊ own ☊
He's now the proud owner of a cottage in Wales. ☊ owner ☊
He packed a bag with a few things and was off. ☊ pack ☊
He packed a few things into a bag. ☊ pack ☊
paint sth + adj./noun: The walls were painted yellow. ☊ paint ☊
paint sth on sth: Slogans had been painted on the walls. ☊ paint ☊
ski pants ☊ pants ☊
divorce/identification papers ☊ paper ☊
This journal is available in paper and electronic form. ☊ paper ☊
Just park your bags in the hall until your room is ready. ☊ park ☊
an encyclopedia published in 25 weekly parts ☊ part ☊
Which part of Japan do you come from? ☊ part ☊
Come and visit us if you're ever in our part of the world. ☊ part ☊
spare parts ☊ part ☊
The procedure can be divided into two parts. ☊ part ☊
He loves science fiction in particular. ☊ in particular ☊
the party leader/manifesto/policy ☊ party ☊
Six months passed and we still had no news of them. ☊ pass ☊
The procession passed slowly along the street. ☊ pass ☊
in past years/centuries/ages ☊ past ☊
I haven't seen much of her in the past few weeks. ☊ past ☊
From past experience I'd say he'd probably forgotten the time. ☊ past ☊
She's long past retirement age. ☊ past ☊
A week went past and nothing had changed. ☊ past ☊
The murders all seem to follow a (similar) pattern (= happen in the same way). ☊ pattern ☊
After a brief pause, they continued climbing. ☊ pause ☊
pay sth for sth: She pays £200 a week for this apartment. ☊ pay ☊
The director paid tribute to all she had done for the charity. ☊ pay ☊
I'll pay you back next week. ☊ pay sb back (sth), pay sth back (to sb) ☊
He was in the pay of the drugs barons. ☊ in the pay of sb/sth ☊
payment in instalments/in advance/by cheque/in cash ☊ payment ☊
Traffic reaches its peak between 8 and 9 in the morning. ☊ peak ☊
Membership of the club has fallen from a peak of 600 people in 2006. ☊ peak ☊
snow-capped/jagged peaks ☊ peak ☊
a new book from the pen of Martin Amis ☊ pen ☊
He was pencilled in to play the detective. ☊ pencil sth/sb in ☊
He had a few pennies in his pocket. ☊ penny ☊
to take out a personal/private pension ☊ pension ☊
How perfectly awful! ☊ perfectly ☊
an Oscar-winning performance from Kate Winslet ☊ performance ☊
It was an impressive performance by the French team. ☊ performance ☊
Profits continue to grow, with strong performances in South America and the Far East. ☊ performance ☊
The church dates from the Norman period. ☊ period ☊
permission (for sb/sth) (to do sth): The school has been refused permission to expand. ☊ permission ☊
With your permission, I'd like to say a few words. ☊ permission ☊
I had a letter from the people who used to live next door. ☊ person ☊
He had to pick up his welfare cheque in person. ☊ in person ☊
This insurance policy covers you against personal injury or death. ☊ personal ☊
a personal pension plan (= a pension organized by a private company for one particular person) ☊ personal ☊
She takes a personal interest in the work of the charity. ☊ personal ☊
personal details (= your name, age, etc.) ☊ personal ☊
The novel is written from personal experience. ☊ personal ☊
Use stencils to add a few personal touches to walls and furniture. ☊ personal ☊
He maintained order by sheer force of personality. ☊ personality ☊
personalities from the world of music ☊ personality ☊
Her philosophy of life is to take every opportunity that presents itself. ☊ philosophy ☊
photograph sb/sth + adj.: She refused to be photographed nude. ☊ photograph ☊
Did you see the film about Antarctica? The photography was superb! ☊ photography ☊
a memorable phrase ☊ phrase ☊
The centre offers activities for everyone, whatever your age or physical condition. ☊ physical ☊
It's physically impossible to finish by the end of the week. ☊ physically ☊
to study the physics of the electron ☊ physics ☊
pick sb/sth: Pick a number from one to twenty. ☊ pick ☊
He picked his words carefully. ☊ pick ☊
pick sb/sth to do sth: He has been picked to play in this week's game. ☊ pick ☊
flowers freshly picked from the garden ☊ pick ☊
pick sth + adv./prep.: She picked bits of fluff from his sweater. ☊ pick ☊
pick sth + adj.: The dogs picked the bones clean (= ate all the meat from the bones). ☊ pick ☊
Here's a tip I picked up from my mother. ☊ pick sth up ☊
Where did you pick up that idea? ☊ pick sth up ☊
I picked up my coat from the cleaners. ☊ pick sth up ☊
I'll pick you up at five. ☊ pick sb up ☊
From newspaper reports a picture emerges of a country barely under control. ☊ picture ☊
A picture of flowers hung on the wall. ☊ picture ☊
a piece of advice/information/news ☊ piece ☊
He took the clock to pieces. ☊ piece ☊
The bridge was taken down piece by piece. ☊ piece ☊
pile sth up: Snow was piled up against the door. ☊ pile ☊
pill-popping (= the act of taking too many pills or using illegal drugs) ☊ pill ☊
It would be a great pity if you gave up now. ☊ pity ☊
This is one of the few places in his work where he mentions his childhood. ☊ place ☊
The paint was peeling off the wall in places. ☊ place ☊
I used to live in York and I'm still fond of the place. ☊ place ☊
The town has many excellent eating places. ☊ place ☊
churches and other places of worship ☊ place ☊
They place a high value on punctuality. ☊ place ☊
We need to make plans for the future. ☊ plan ☊
plan (for sth): to plan for the future ☊ plan ☊
plan that...: They planned that the two routes would connect. ☊ plan ☊
a plastic bag/cup/toy ☊ plastic ☊
a viewing platform giving stunning views over the valley ☊ platform ☊
The train now standing at platform 1 is for Leeds. ☊ platform ☊
pleased (to hear, know, etc. sth): I'm pleased to hear about your news. ☊ pleased ☊
'Do we need more milk?' 'No, there's plenty in the fridge.' ☊ plenty ☊
Information about safety procedures is in the pocket in front of you (= on a plane). ☊ pocket ☊
a coat pocket ☊ pocket ☊
I put the note in my pocket. ☊ pocket ☊
Turn out your pockets (= empty your pockets). ☊ pocket ☊
Take your hands out of your pockets! ☊ pocket ☊
a pocket dictionary (= one that is small enough to fit in your pocket) ☊ pocket ☊
Draw a line from point A to point B. ☊ point ☊
Here are the main points of the news. ☊ point ☊
You have a point (= your idea is right) —it would be better to wait till this evening. ☊ point ☊
He's just saying that to prove a point (= to show his idea is right). ☊ point ☊
point (at/to/towards sb/sth): 'What's your name?' he asked, pointing at the child with his pen. ☊ point ☊
'That's my mother,' she said, pointing at a photo on the wall. ☊ point ☊
Thousands are at risk of being poisoned by fumes from faulty heaters. ☊ poison ☊
Large sections of the river have been poisoned by toxic waste from factories. ☊ poison ☊
a ski pole ☊ pole ☊
The government has called on newspapers to police themselves. ☊ police ☊
He was a political prisoner (= one who was put in prison because he was thought to be harmful to the state). ☊ political ☊
Have you heard about poor old Harry? His wife's left him. ☊ poor ☊
Skiing has become very popular recently. ☊ popular ☊
By popular demand, the tour has been extended by two weeks. ☊ popular ☊
The prison population (= the number of people in prison) is continuing to rise. ☊ population ☊
He adopted a relaxed pose for the camera. ☊ pose ☊
This show of concern is just a pose. ☊ pose ☊
to declare/reconsider/shift/change your position ☊ position ☊
Keep the box in an upright position. ☊ position ☊
From his position on the cliff top, he had a good view of the harbour. ☊ position ☊
She was learning to change her hand from first to third position (= on the strings of a violin ). ☊ position ☊
We've had a very positive response to the idea. ☊ positive ☊
Overseas investment has had a positive effect on exports. ☊ positive ☊
the power of positive thought ☊ positive ☊
You cannot legally take possession of the property (= start using it after buying it) until three weeks after the contract is signed. ☊ possession ☊
possibility (of sth/of doing sth): He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase. ☊ possibility ☊
What had seemed impossible now seemed a distinct possibility. ☊ possibility ☊
It's just not physically possible to finish all this by the end of the week. ☊ possible ☊
Expansion was made possible by the investment of government money. ☊ possible ☊
a possible future president ☊ possible ☊
'Do you think he'll resign?' 'Anything's possible where he's concerned.' ☊ possible ☊
It was possibly their worst performance ever. ☊ possibly ☊
She found it difficult to get on with her, possibly because of the difference in their ages. ☊ possibly ☊
'Will you be around next week?' 'Possibly.' ☊ possibly ☊
to resign (from) a post ☊ post ☊
Payment should be sent by return of post (= immediately). ☊ post ☊
Is it OK if I post the cheque to you next week? ☊ post ☊
post sb sth: Is it OK if I post you the cheque next week? ☊ post ☊
a potential prime minister ☊ potential ☊
potential (for doing sth): The European marketplace offers excellent potential for increasing sales. ☊ potential ☊
I've lost six and a half pounds since I started my diet. ☊ pound ☊
Pour away as much fat as possible from the roasting pan. ☊ pour ☊
Blood was pouring from the wound. ☊ pour ☊
pour (down): The rain continued to pour down. ☊ pour ☊
Letters of complaint continue to pour in. ☊ pour ☊
The snow was like powder. ☊ powder ☊
powder skiing (= on fine dry snow) ☊ powder ☊
Police in riot gear used their powers under the Public Order Act to move on 300 protesters. ☊ power ☊
a practical little car, ideal for the city ☊ practical ☊
It wouldn't be practical for us to go all that way just for the weekend. ☊ practical ☊
practical advice/help/support ☊ practical ☊
It sounds like a good idea, but I don't think it will work practically. ☊ practically ☊
She's determined to put her new ideas into practice. ☊ practice ☊
Prisoners have legal rights, but in practice these rights are not always respected. ☊ in practice ☊
practise sth: I've been practising my serve for weeks. ☊ practise ☊
to practise self-restraint/safe sex ☊ practise ☊
She wrote poems in praise of freedom. ☊ praise ☊
His latest movie has won high praise from the critics. ☊ praise ☊
Can you give a more precise definition of the word? ☊ precise ☊
She pronounced the word very slowly and precisely. ☊ precisely ☊
it is predicted that...: It was predicted that inflation would continue to fall. ☊ predict ☊
Let's make a list of possible speakers, in order of preference. ☊ preference ☊
The police officer read out a prepared statement. ☊ prepared ☊
present yourself + adv./prep.: You need to present yourself better. ☊ present ☊
present sth/sb/yourself as sth: He likes to present himself as a radical politician. ☊ present ☊
Is he really 60? He's remarkably well preserved. ☊ preserve ☊
The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction. ☊ preserve ☊
the president of Columbia Pictures ☊ president ☊
the freedom of the Press/press freedom (= the freedom to report any events and express opinions) ☊ press ☊
pressure (for sth): The pressure for change continued to mount. ☊ pressure ☊
pressure (on sb) (to do sth): There is a great deal of pressure on young people to conform. ☊ pressure ☊
The director is under increasing pressure to resign. ☊ under pressure ☊
The pound came under pressure from foreign currencies today, increasing the chances of a rise in interest rates. ☊ under pressure ☊
That performance was pretty impressive. ☊ pretty ☊
She is his daughter from a previous marriage. ☊ previous ☊
I couldn't believe it when I heard the news. I'd only seen him the previous day. ☊ previous ☊
The building had previously been used as a hotel. ☊ previously ☊
Children over five must pay (the) full price for the ticket. ☊ price ☊
Pride would not allow him to accept the money. ☊ pride ☊
Her pride was hurt. ☊ pride ☊
Losing his job was a real blow to his pride. ☊ pride ☊
It's time to swallow your pride (= hide your feelings of pride) and ask for your job back. ☊ pride ☊
The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride. ☊ pride ☊
He felt a glow of pride as people stopped to admire his garden. ☊ pride ☊
pride (in sth): I take (a) pride in my work. ☊ pride ☊
pride (in doing sth): We take great pride in offering the best service in town. ☊ pride ☊
I looked with pride at what I had achieved. ☊ pride ☊
Success in sport is a source of national pride. ☊ pride ☊
the royal princes ☊ prince ☊
the Prince of Wales ☊ prince ☊
Prince Albert of Monaco ☊ prince ☊
I refuse to lie about it; it's against my principles. ☊ principle ☊
She refuses to allow her family to help her as a matter of principle. ☊ principle ☊
He doesn't invest in the arms industry on principle. ☊ principle ☊
A tidal current turbine is similar in principle to a windmill. ☊ principle ☊
Click on the icon when you want to print. ☊ print ☊
The print quality of the new laser printer is superb. ☊ print ☊
during the week prior to the meeting ☊ prior ☊
He was sent to prison for five years. ☊ prison ☊
She is in prison, awaiting trial. ☊ prison ☊
to be released from prison ☊ prison ☊
a maximum-security prison ☊ prison ☊
the prison population (= the total number of prisoners in a country) ☊ prison ☊
the problem of overcrowding in prisons ☊ prison ☊
Ten prison officers and three inmates needed hospital treatment following the riot. ☊ prison ☊
The government insists that 'prison works' and plans to introduce a tougher sentencing policy for people convicted of violent crime. ☊ prison ☊
The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen. ☊ prisoner ☊
They are demanding the release of all political prisoners. ☊ prisoner ☊
They are holding her prisoner and demanding a large ransom. ☊ prisoner ☊
She is afraid to go out and has become a virtual prisoner in her own home. ☊ prisoner ☊
He was a prisoner of his own ignorance. ☊ prisoner ☊
a politician's private life ☊ private ☊
private banks ☊ private ☊
a programme to return many of the state companies to private ownership ☊ private ☊
private doctors ☊ private ☊
her private thoughts and feelings ☊ private ☊
In public he supported the official policy, but privately he was sure it would fail. ☊ privately ☊
a privately owned company ☊ privately ☊
Their children were educated privately. ☊ privately ☊
She smiled, but privately she was furious. ☊ privately ☊
Is there somewhere we can discuss this in private? ☊ in private ☊
All four players are probables for the national team. ☊ probable ☊
the problem of drug abuse ☊ problem ☊
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 ☊
a consultation process ☊ process ☊
She produced a delicious meal out of a few leftovers. ☊ produce ☊
Our cat produced kittens last week. ☊ produce ☊
investment in product development ☊ product ☊
He was made (a) professor at the age of 40. ☊ professor ☊
profit (from sth): Profit from exports rose 7.3% ☊ profit ☊
The agency is voluntary and not run for profit. ☊ profit ☊
a week-long programme of lectures ☊ programme ☊
a news programme ☊ programme ☊
The projected housing development will go ahead next year. ☊ project ☊
promise (that)...: The brochure promised (that) the local food would be superb. ☊ promise ☊
Their future was full of promise. ☊ promise ☊
promote sb (from sth) (to sth): He has been promoted to sergeant. ☊ promote ☊
a job with excellent promotion prospects ☊ promotion ☊
His speech prompted an angry outburst from a man in the crowd. ☊ prompt ☊
She deals with all the correspondence promptly and efficiently. ☊ promptly ☊
Please follow the proper procedures for dealing with complaints. ☊ proper ☊
The room is very long in proportion to (= relative to) its width. ☊ proportion ☊
an impressive building with fine proportions ☊ proportion ☊
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). ☊ proportion ☊
The proportion of regular smokers increases with age. ☊ proportion ☊
A higher proportion of Americans go on to higher education than is the case in Britain. ☊ proportion ☊
to submit/consider/accept/reject a proposal ☊ proposal ☊
proposal that...: His proposal that the system should be changed was rejected. ☊ proposal ☊
He was afraid that if he proposed she might refuse. ☊ propose ☊
it is proposed to do sth: It was proposed to pay the money from public funds. ☊ propose ☊
prospect (of sth/of doing sth): There is no immediate prospect of peace. ☊ prospect ☊
At 25 he was an unemployed musician with no prospects. ☊ prospect ☊
protect sb/sth/yourself (against/from sth): Troops have been sent to protect aid workers against attack. ☊ protect ☊
protect (against/from sth): a paint that helps protect against rust ☊ protect ☊
They were a proud and independent people. ☊ proud ☊
Don't be too proud to ask for help. ☊ proud ☊
She was too proud to admit she could be wrong. ☊ proud ☊
proud parents ☊ proud ☊
the proud owner of a new car ☊ proud ☊
proud of sb/sth/yourself: Your achievements are something to be proud of. ☊ proud ☊
He was proud of himself for not giving up. ☊ proud ☊
proud to be/have sth: I feel very proud to be a part of the team. ☊ proud ☊
proud that...: She was proud that her daughter had so much talent. ☊ proud ☊
This is the proudest moment of my life. ☊ proud ☊
It was a proud day in the nation's history ☊ proud ☊
The car had been his proudest possession. ☊ proud ☊
She proudly displayed her prize. ☊ proudly ☊
He constantly feels he has to prove himself to others. ☊ prove ☊
She entered public life (= started a job in which she became known to the public) at the age of 25. ☊ public ☊
The painting will be put on public display next week. ☊ public ☊
the public purse (= the money that the government can spend) ☊ public ☊
Levels of waste from the factory may be a danger to public health. ☊ public ☊
There have been many complaints from members of the public. ☊ public ☊
The newspaper continues to defend its publication of the photographs. ☊ publication ☊
The band dressed up as the Beatles as a publicity stunt. ☊ publicity ☊
pull sth/yourself + adj.: John pulled himself free and ran off. ☊ pull ☊
The magnetic pull of the city was hard to resist. ☊ pull ☊
punish sb for sth/for doing sth: He was punished for refusing to answer their questions. ☊ punish ☊
The equipment can be purchased from your local supplier. ☊ purchase ☊
They met by pure chance. ☊ pure ☊
She laughed with pure joy. ☊ pure ☊
These reports are pure speculation (= there is no evidence that they are true). ☊ pure ☊
One movie is classified as pure art, the other as entertainment. ☊ pure ☊
The charity is run on a purely voluntary basis. ☊ purely ☊
She took the job purely and simply for the money. ☊ purely ☊
I was, to put it mildly, annoyed (= I was extremely angry). ☊ put ☊
He was too trusting—or, to put it another way, he had no head for business. ☊ put ☊
They put pressure on her to resign. ☊ put ☊
Don't go putting yourself at risk. ☊ put ☊
This new injury will put him out of action for several weeks. ☊ put ☊
to put up a building/fence/memorial/tent ☊ put sth up ☊
We've put the wedding forward by one week. ☊ put sth forward ☊
It's a great book. I couldn't put it down. ☊ put sth down ☊
The meeting has been put back to next week. ☊ put sth back ☊
qualify sb (for sth): Paying a fee doesn't automatically qualify you for membership. ☊ qualify ☊
It's (a) quarter to four now—I'll meet you at (a) quarter past. ☊ quarter ☊
It's quarter of four now—I'll meet you at quarter after. ☊ quarter ☊
a quarter of a mile ☊ quarter ☊
The programme lasted an hour and a quarter. ☊ quarter ☊
The theatre was about three quarters full. ☊ quarter ☊
The future of public transport is not in question. ☊ in question ☊
The last few weeks have gone quickly (= the time seems to have passed quickly). ☊ quickly ☊
I've decided to resign but I'd rather you kept quiet about it. ☊ keep quiet about sth, keep sth quiet ☊
He is quietly confident that they can succeed (= he is confident, but he is not talking about it too much). ☊ quietly ☊
quit as sth: He has decided to quit as manager of the team. ☊ quit ☊
She quit school at 16. ☊ quit ☊
quite delicious/amazing/empty/perfect ☊ quite ☊
quote sth (from sb/sth): He quoted a passage from the minister's speech. ☊ quote ☊
Quote this reference number in all correspondence. ☊ quote ☊
Don't quote me on this (= this is not an official statement), but I think he is going to resign. ☊ quote ☊
This custom is found in people of all races throughout the world. ☊ race ☊
radio signals/waves ☊ radio ☊
The railway is still under construction. ☊ railway ☊
a disused railway ☊ railway ☊
Rain is forecast for the weekend. ☊ rain ☊
raise sb/sth as sth: raise sb/sth + noun: They raised her (as) a Catholic. ☊ raise ☊
We are raising money for charity. ☊ raise ☊
I've never heard him even raise his voice (= speak louder because he was angry). ☊ raise ☊
Most of the students are in the 17-20 age range. ☊ range ☊
There will be an increase in the range of 0 to 3 per cent. ☊ range ☊
Promotion will mean that I'm immediately above him in rank. ☊ rank ☊
The colonel was stripped of his rank (= was given a lower position, especially as a punishment). ☊ rank ☊
rank sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): The tasks have been ranked in order of difficulty. ☊ rank ☊
rank (sb/sth) + adj.: Last year, he was ranked second in his age group. ☊ rank ☊
rank sb/sth + noun: The university is ranked number one in the country for engineering. ☊ rank ☊
This must rank with (= be as good as) the greatest movies ever made. ☊ rank ☊
This weekend, visitors will get a rare chance to visit the private apartments. ☊ rare ☊
rare (for sb/sth to do sth): It's extremely rare for it to be this hot in April. ☊ rare ☊
rate sb/sth + adj.: Voters continue to rate education high on their list of priorities. ☊ rate ☊
rate sb/sth (as) sth: rate sb/sth + noun: The show was rated (as) a success by critics and audiences. ☊ rate ☊
rate sb/sth + noun: She is currently rated number two in the world. ☊ rate ☊
The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty grey. ☊ rather ☊
Why didn't you ask for help, rather than trying to do it on your own? ☊ rather than ☊
reach sth: Can you reach the light switch from where you're sitting? ☊ reach ☊
His parents have not yet reached retirement age. ☊ reach ☊
Local residents have reacted angrily to the news. ☊ react ☊
What was his reaction to the news? ☊ reaction ☊
My immediate reaction was one of shock. ☊ reaction ☊
There has been a mixed reaction to her appointment as director. ☊ reaction ☊
The decision provoked an angry reaction from local residents. ☊ reaction ☊
read that...: I read that he had resigned. ☊ read ☊
read sth to sb/yourself: Go on—read it to us. ☊ read ☊
an avid reader of science fiction ☊ reader ☊
I was twenty years old and ready for anything. ☊ ready ☊
ready to do sth: The contract will be ready to sign in two weeks. ☊ ready ☊
Her next play was a real contrast. ☊ real ☊
I do my best to hide my real feelings from others. ☊ real ☊
In the movies guns kill people instantly, but it's not like that in real life. ☊ real ☊
She refuses to face reality. ☊ reality ☊
Outwardly she seemed confident but in reality she felt extremely nervous. ☊ in reality ☊
'She's resigned.' 'Really? Are you sure?' ☊ really ☊
She resigned for personal reasons. ☊ reason ☊
people who, for whatever reason, are unable to support themselves ☊ reason ☊
He was excused by reason of (= because of) his age. ☊ reason ☊
He couldn't reasonably be expected to pay back the loan all at once. ☊ reasonably ☊
recall that...: He recalled that she always came home late on Wednesdays. ☊ recall ☊
receive sth from sb: We received a warm welcome from our hosts. ☊ receive ☊
receive sth: Emergency cases will receive professional attention immediately. ☊ receive ☊
receive sth from sb/sth: He received an award for bravery from the police service. ☊ receive ☊
Her latest album has met with a mixed reception from fans. ☊ reception ☊
the automatic recognition of handwriting and printed text by computer ☊ recognition ☊
recognize sb/sth by/from sth: I recognized her by her red hair. ☊ recognize ☊
recognize sth: They recognized the need to take the problem seriously. ☊ recognize ☊
The UK has refused to recognize the new regime. ☊ recognize ☊
be recognized to be/have sth: He is recognized to be their natural leader. ☊ recognize ☊
He has an impressive record of achievement. ☊ record ☊
Unemployment has reached a record high (= the highest level ever). ☊ record ☊
It was the worst flood since records began. ☊ record ☊
record sth: Her childhood is recorded in the diaries of those years. ☊ record ☊
it is recorded that...: It is recorded that, by the year 630, four hundred monks were attached to the monastery. ☊ record ☊
a recording studio ☊ recording ☊
recover sth from sb/sth: Six bodies were recovered from the wreckage. ☊ recover ☊
He's still recovering from his operation. ☊ recover ☊
reduce sth (from sth) (to sth): The number of employees was reduced from 40 to 25. ☊ reduce ☊
The term 'accent' refers to pronunciation. The term 'dialect' refers to vocabulary and grammar. ☊ refer to sb/sth ☊
to refer to a dictionary ☊ refer to sb/sth ☊
I wrote down the name of the hotel for future reference (= because it might be useful in the future). ☊ reference ☊
She made no reference to her illness but only to her future plans. ☊ reference ☊
This dessert can be served straight from the refrigerator. ☊ refrigerator ☊
refusal (of sth): the refusal of a request/an invitation/an offer ☊ refusal ☊
a blunt/flat/curt refusal ☊ refusal ☊
refusal to do sth: His refusal to discuss the matter is very annoying. ☊ refusal ☊
Go on, ask her; she can hardly refuse. ☊ refuse ☊
refuse to do sth: He flatly refused to discuss the matter. ☊ refuse ☊
She refused to accept that there was a problem. ☊ refuse ☊
I politely refused their invitation. ☊ refuse ☊
The job offer was simply too good to refuse. ☊ refuse ☊
refuse sth: The bank refused his demand for a full refund. ☊ refuse ☊
The authorities refused permission for the new housing development. ☊ refuse ☊
He refused our request for an interview. ☊ refuse ☊
The judge refused her application for bail. ☊ refuse ☊
refuse sb sth: They refused him a visa. ☊ refuse ☊
She would never refuse her kids anything. ☊ refuse ☊
regard sb/sth/yourself as sth: Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and immoral. ☊ regard ☊
She is widely regarded as the current leader's natural successor. ☊ regard ☊
The stock exchange has registered huge losses this week. ☊ register ☊
register sth: to register a birth/marriage/death ☊ register ☊
a parish register (= of births, marriages and deaths) ☊ register ☊
'I've had a wonderful life,' she said, 'I don't regret a thing.' ☊ regret ☊
She regretted the words the moment they were out of her mouth. ☊ regret ☊
It is with great regret that I accept your resignation. ☊ regret ☊
He gave up teaching in 2009, much to the regret of his students. ☊ regret ☊
It's important to follow the regular procedure. ☊ regular ☊
to comply with the regulations ☊ regulation ☊
The lioness rejected the smallest cub, which died. ☊ reject ☊
When her husband left home she felt rejected and useless. ☊ reject ☊
Her body has already rejected two kidneys. ☊ reject ☊
Imperfect articles are rejected by our quality control. ☊ reject ☊
Please reject the following candidates... ☊ reject ☊
I've been rejected by all the universities I applied to. ☊ reject ☊
to reject an argument/a claim/a decision/an offer/a suggestion ☊ reject ☊
The prime minister rejected any idea of reforming the system. ☊ reject ☊
relate sth: I found it difficult to relate the two ideas in my mind. ☊ relate ☊
relate A to B: In the future, pay increases will be related to productivity. ☊ relate ☊
Much of the crime in this area is related to drug abuse. ☊ related ☊
the relative merits of the two plans ☊ relative ☊
They now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before). ☊ relative ☊
Given the failure of the previous plan, this turned out to be a relative success. ☊ relative ☊
It's all relative though, isn't it? We never had any money when I was a kid and $500 was a fortune to us. ☊ relative ☊
Relatively speaking, these jobs provide good salaries. ☊ relatively speaking ☊
I'm going to spend the weekend just relaxing. ☊ relax ☊
relax with sth: When I get home from work I like to relax with the newspaper. ☊ relax ☊
The dictator refuses to relax his grip on power. ☊ relax ☊
He appeared relaxed and confident before the match. ☊ relaxed ☊
I'm feeling more relaxed about the future now. ☊ relaxed ☊
a family-run hotel with a relaxed atmosphere ☊ relaxed ☊
release sb/sth: to release a prisoner/hostage ☊ release ☊
release sb/sth from sth: Firefighters took two hours to release the driver from the wreckage. ☊ release ☊
The new software is planned for release in April. ☊ release ☊
The movie goes on general release (= will be widely shown in cinemas/movie theaters) next week. ☊ release ☊
She can expect an early release from prison. ☊ release ☊
relief from sth: The calm of the countryside came as a welcome relief from the hustle and bustle of city life. ☊ relief ☊
News of their safety came as a great relief. ☊ relief ☊
objects which have a religious significance ☊ religious ☊
a religious house (= a monastery or convent ) ☊ religious ☊
rely to do sth: You can rely on me to keep your secret. ☊ rely on/upon sb/sth ☊
He made a number of rude remarks about the food. ☊ remark ☊
be remarked on: The similarities between the two have often been remarked on. ☊ remark ☊
The car is in remarkably good condition for its age. ☊ remarkably ☊
The two reports are remarkably similar. ☊ remarkably ☊
He still remembered her as the lively teenager he'd known years before. ☊ remember ☊
remember (that)...: I remember (that) we used to go and see them most weekends. ☊ remember ☊
There is still a remote chance that they will find her alive. ☊ remote ☊
I don't have the remotest idea what you're talking about. ☊ remote ☊
in the remote past/future ☊ remote ☊
a remote ancestor (= who lived a long time ago) ☊ remote ☊
remote from sth: The farmhouse is remote from any other buildings. ☊ remote ☊
remove sth/sb from sth/sb: He removed his hand from her shoulder. ☊ remove ☊
Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour. ☊ remove ☊
Remove the pan from the heat and continue to stir the sauce. ☊ remove ☊
remove sth from sb/sth: The news removed any doubts about the company's future. ☊ remove ☊
rent sth from sb: Who do you rent the land from? ☊ rent ☊
We rented a car for the week and explored the area. ☊ rent ☊
a rented studio ☊ rented ☊
It's almost 15 years old. It isn't worth having it repaired. ☊ repair ☊
The human body has an amazing capacity to repair itself. ☊ repair ☊
The claims are, I repeat, totally unfounded. ☊ repeat ☊
repeat sth (after sb): Listen and repeat each sentence after me. ☊ repeat ☊
repeat what...: Can you repeat what I've just said word for word? ☊ repeat ☊
This phrase is repeated at intervals throughout the song. ☊ repeat ☊
The opposition have been repeating their calls for the president's resignation. ☊ repeat ☊
The victim had been stabbed repeatedly in the chest. ☊ repeatedly ☊
+ speech: 'I won't let you down,' he replied confidently. ☊ reply ☊
report that...: The TV news reported that several people had been arrested. ☊ report ☊
The findings are similar to those reported in previous studies. ☊ report ☊
report sb/sth as sth/as doing sth: The house was reported as being in excellent condition. ☊ report ☊
be reported to be/have sth: The house was reported to be in excellent condition. ☊ report ☊
report (that)...: Employers reported that graduates were deficient in writing and problem-solving skills. ☊ report ☊
The committee will publish their report on the health service in a few weeks. ☊ report ☊
The peace plan represents (= is the result of) weeks of negotiation. ☊ represent ☊
Local businesses are well represented on the committee (= there are a lot of people from them on the committee). ☊ represent ☊
reproduce itself: cells reproducing themselves (= making new ones) ☊ reproduce ☊
request sth (from sb): She requested permission to film at the White House. ☊ request ☊
require sb/sth to do sth: True marriage requires us to show trust and loyalty. ☊ require ☊
require that...: We require that you comply with the following rules:... ☊ require ☊
rescue sb/sth from sth/sb: He rescued a child from drowning. ☊ rescue ☊
The house was rescued from demolition. ☊ rescue ☊
rescue sb/sth + adj.: She had despaired of ever being rescued alive. ☊ rescue ☊
I have serious reservations about his ability to do the job. ☊ reservation ☊
As with all new ideas it met with resistance. ☊ resistance ☊
Be patient and the situation may resolve itself. ☊ resolve ☊
seaside/ski/mountain, etc. resorts ☊ resort ☊
In the last resort (= in the end) everyone must decide for themselves. ☊ resort ☊
There was one respect, however, in which they differed. ☊ respect ☊
He doesn't respect other people's right to privacy. ☊ respect ☊
respond that...: When asked about the company's future, the director responded that he remained optimistic. ☊ respond ☊
How did they respond to the news? ☊ respond ☊
The government responded by banning all future demonstrations. ☊ respond ☊
The news provoked an angry response. ☊ response ☊
responsibility (for sth): We are recruiting a sales manager with responsibility for the European market. ☊ responsibility ☊
The bank refuses to accept responsibility for the mistake. ☊ responsibility ☊
Cigarette smoking is responsible for about 90% of deaths from lung cancer. ☊ responsible ☊
responsible (for sb/sth): Even where parents no longer live together, they each continue to be responsible for their children. ☊ responsible ☊
rest (from sth): to have/take a rest from all your hard work ☊ rest ☊
Their bikes were resting against the wall. ☊ rest ☊
a self-service restaurant ☊ restaurant ☊
Such kindness restores your faith in human nature (= makes you believe most people are kind). ☊ restore ☊
The house has been lovingly restored to the way it looked in 1900 when it was built. ☊ restore ☊
Having small children tends to restrict your freedom. ☊ restrict ☊
The tournament is restricted to players under the age of 23. ☊ restricted ☊
The government has agreed to lift restrictions on press freedom. ☊ restriction ☊
a coach who knows how to get results from his players ☊ result ☊
retire (from sth): She was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health. ☊ retire ☊
The company's official retiring age is 65. ☊ retire ☊
At 60, he was now approaching retirement. ☊ retirement ☊
Susan is going to take early retirement (= retire before the usual age). ☊ retirement ☊
retirement age ☊ retirement ☊
He announced his retirement from football. ☊ retirement ☊
The doctor may allow her to return to work next week. ☊ return ☊
return sb/sth to sb/sth: We had to return the hairdryer to the store because it was faulty. ☊ return ☊
return sth: Don't forget to return my pen! ☊ return ☊
return sb/sth + adj.: I returned the letter unopened. ☊ return ☊
return (to...) (from...): She's returning to Australia tomorrow after six months in Europe. ☊ return ☊
I returned from work to find the house empty. ☊ return ☊
When did she return home from the trip? ☊ return ☊
He was met by his brother on his return from Italy. ☊ return ☊
She used to work for me, but our situations are now reversed. ☊ reverse ☊
to reverse a procedure/process/trend ☊ reverse ☊
You should reverse the order of these pages. ☊ reverse ☊
We did a similar trip to you, but in reverse. ☊ in reverse ☊
The winners were announced in reverse order (= the person in the lowest place was announced first). ☊ reverse ☊
His parole application is up for review next week. ☊ review ☊
She had been reviewing the previous week on her way home. ☊ review ☊
I spent the weekend revising for my exam. ☊ revise ☊
The company is now reaping the rewards of their investments. ☊ reward ☊
After a steep climb you will be rewarded by magnificent views from the summit. ☊ reward ☊
a dancer with a natural sense of rhythm (= the ability to move in time to a fixed beat) ☊ rhythm ☊
Nobody gets rich from writing nowadays. ☊ rich ☊
It's a ten-minute bus ride from here to town. ☊ ride ☊
right (in doing sth): Am I right in thinking we've met before? ☊ right ☊
I'm right out of ideas. ☊ right ☊
She had every right to be angry. ☊ right ☊
The school was rightly proud of the excellent exam results. ☊ rightly ☊
He was proud of his beautiful house, and rightly so. ☊ rightly ☊
Rightly or wrongly, many older people are afraid of violence in the streets. ☊ rightly ☊
He said he was ringing from London. ☊ ring ☊
He felt anger rising inside him. ☊ rise ☊
Her spirits rose (= she felt happier) at the news. ☊ rise ☊
They rose from the table. ☊ rise ☊
Smoke was rising from the chimney. ☊ rise ☊
We could probably trust her with the information but it's just not worth the risk. ☊ risk ☊
Investment is all about running risks. ☊ run the risk (of sth/of doing sth), run risks ☊
They were willing to risk everything for their liberty. ☊ risk ☊
a cave with striking rock formations (= shapes made naturally from rock) ☊ rock ☊
The tunnel was blasted out of solid rock. ☊ rock ☊
She refused to take on the traditional woman's role. ☊ role ☊
The traffic rolled slowly forwards. ☊ roll ☊
Mist was rolling in from the sea. ☊ roll ☊
When I was younger, I had romantic ideas of becoming a writer. ☊ romantic ☊
They were in the next room and we could hear every word they said. ☊ room ☊
I'm proud of my Italian roots. ☊ root ☊
I've got a rough idea of where I want to go. ☊ rough ☊
Roughly speaking, we receive about fifty letters a week on the subject. ☊ roughly ☊
roughly plastered walls ☊ roughly ☊
A large crowd had gathered round to watch. ☊ round ☊
a coastal route ☊ route ☊
route (from A to B): the quickest route from Florence to Rome ☊ route ☊
shipping routes ☊ route ☊
a cycle route (= a path that is only for cyclists ) ☊ route ☊
There are a number of routes to qualifying as a social worker. ☊ route ☊
Route 66 ☊ route ☊
She needed a break from routine. ☊ routine ☊
Our seats are five rows from the front. ☊ row ☊
rub sth: She rubbed her chin thoughtfully. ☊ rub ☊
a rubbish bag/bin ☊ rubbish ☊
rude (to sb) (about sb/sth): The man was downright rude to us. ☊ rude ☊
The 1972 act imposed direct rule from Westminster. ☊ rule ☊
to follow/obey/observe the rules ☊ rule ☊
She once ruled over a vast empire. ☊ rule ☊
Your nose is running (= mucus is flowing from it). ☊ run ☊
run sth + adv./prep.: We ran a cable from the lights to the stage. ☊ run ☊
The sledge ran smoothly over the frozen snow. ☊ run ☊
She used to run when she was at college. ☊ run ☊
He ran away from home at the age of thirteen. ☊ run away (from sb/...) ☊
two sacks of groceries ☊ sack ☊
He got the sack for swearing. ☊ sack ☊
Her work was so poor that she was given the sack. ☊ sack ☊
The divorce left him sadder and wiser (= having learned from the unpleasant experience). ☊ sad ☊
a safe investment ☊ safe ☊
We watched the explosion from a safe distance. ☊ safe ☊
safe (from sb/sth): They aimed to make the country safe from terrorist attacks. ☊ safe ☊
The police are concerned for the safety of the 12-year-old boy who has been missing for three days. ☊ safety ☊
The airline has an excellent safety record. ☊ safety ☊
We watched the lions from the safety of the car. ☊ safety ☊
The ferry sails from Newhaven to Dieppe. ☊ sail ☊
We spent the weekend sailing off the south coast. ☊ sail ☊
I haven't made a sale all week. ☊ sale ☊
The sale starts next week. ☊ sale ☊
They both said much the same thing. ☊ same ☊
He used the very same (= exactly the same) words. ☊ same ☊
I resigned last Friday and left that same day. ☊ same ☊
The same thing happened to me last week. ☊ same ☊
I would do the same again. ☊ same ☊
'I'll have coffee.' 'Same for me, please (= I will have one too).' ☊ same ☊
to gain/get/derive satisfaction from sth ☊ satisfaction ☊
She looked back on her career with great satisfaction. ☊ satisfaction ☊
The goalie saved brilliantly from Johnson's long-range shot. ☊ save ☊
save sth (up) (for sth): You should save a little each week. ☊ save ☊
save sb/sth (from sth): to save a rare species (from extinction) ☊ save ☊
Money from local businesses helped save the school from closure. ☊ save ☊
say (that)...: I can't say I blame her for resigning (= I think she was right). ☊ say ☊
He knew that if he wasn't back by midnight, his parents would have something to say about it (= be angry). ☊ say ☊
it is said that...: It is said that she lived to be over 100. ☊ say ☊
If you don't invest in this, you're saying no to a potential fortune. ☊ say no (to sth) ☊
to evaluate performance on a scale from 1 to 10 ☊ scale ☊
The salary scale goes from £12 000 to £20 000. ☊ scale ☊
At the other end of the scale, life is a constant struggle to get enough to eat. ☊ scale ☊
On a global scale, 77% of energy is created from fossil fuels. ☊ scale ☊
It was not until morning that the sheer scale of the damage could be seen (= how great it was). ☊ scale ☊
Firefighters were on the scene immediately. ☊ scene ☊
Chinese will be on the school schedule from next year. ☊ schedule ☊
The transition from school to work can be difficult. ☊ school ☊
School begins at 9. ☊ school ☊
Her hands were covered in scratches from the brambles. ☊ scratch ☊
The bookcase is screwed to the wall. ☊ screw ☊
The organs are kept in sealed plastic bags. ☊ seal ☊
Detectives carried out a thorough search of the building. ☊ search ☊
The search for a cure goes on. ☊ search ☊
He searched desperately for something to say. ☊ search ☊
They have a second home in Tuscany. ☊ second ☊
Experience is what matters—age is of secondary importance. ☊ secondary ☊
a secondary colour (= made from mixing two primary colours) ☊ secondary ☊
secret (from sb): He tried to keep it secret from his family. ☊ secret ☊
dark secrets from his past ☊ secret ☊
The shed comes in sections that you assemble yourself. ☊ section ☊
The future of the company looks secure. ☊ secure ☊
At last they were able to feel secure about the future. ☊ secure ☊
a high/maximum security prison (= for dangerous criminals) ☊ security ☊
Which type of investment offers the greatest security? ☊ security ☊
We'll have a great time, you'll see. ☊ see ☊
see sb/sth as sth: His colleagues see him as a future director. ☊ see ☊
Try to see things from her point of view. ☊ see ☊
see sb/sth do sth: I saw you put the key in your pocket. ☊ see ☊
On a clear day you can see for miles from here. ☊ see ☊
Now let me see—how old is she now? ☊ let me see/let's see ☊
These vegetables can be grown from seed. ☊ seed ☊
seek sth/sb: Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes. ☊ seek ☊
seek sth: I think it's time we sought legal advice. ☊ seek ☊
seek sth from sb: She managed to calm him down and seek help from a neighbour. ☊ seek ☊
seem like sth: It seemed like a good idea at the time. ☊ seem ☊
All our hotels have been carefully selected for the excellent value they provide. ☊ select ☊
She selected an apple from the fruit bowl. ☊ select ☊
select what, which, etc...: Select what you want from the options available. ☊ select ☊
The orchestra played selections from Hollywood musicals. ☊ selection ☊
his private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work) ☊ self ☊
self-control ☊ self- ☊
self-addressed ☊ self- ☊
self-taught ☊ self- ☊
Now we have to try and sell the idea to management. ☊ sell ☊
sell (sth): The magazine sells 300 000 copies a week. ☊ sell ☊
This week's performances are completely sold out. ☊ sell out, be sold out ☊
She has served as a Democratic senator for North Carolina since 2009. ☊ senator ☊
to send sb to prison/boarding school ☊ send ☊
She was ten years his senior. ☊ senior ☊
The word 'love' is used in different senses by different people. ☊ sense ☊
He was a true friend, in every sense of the word (= in every possible way). ☊ sense ☊
The medical care was excellent, in a technical sense. ☊ sense ☊
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). ☊ sense ☊
He felt an overwhelming sense of loss. ☊ sense ☊
I think that's a very sensible idea. ☊ sensible ☊
a jail/prison sentence ☊ sentence ☊
to be under sentence of death ☊ sentence ☊
The prisoner has served (= completed) his sentence and will be released tomorrow. ☊ sentence ☊
Raw meat must be kept separate from cooked meat. ☊ separate ☊
Stir the sauce constantly so that it does not separate. ☊ separate ☊
separate sth: Separate the eggs (= separate the yolk from the white). ☊ separate ☊
separate sth from/and sth: It is impossible to separate belief from emotion. ☊ separate ☊
separate sb/sth from/and sb/sth: Those suffering from infectious diseases were separated from the other patients. ☊ separate ☊
separate sb/sth from/and sb: A high wall separated our back yard from the playing field. ☊ separate ☊
separation (from sb/sth): the state's eventual separation from the federation ☊ separation ☊
They were reunited after a separation of more than 20 years. ☊ separation ☊
The movie consisted of a series of flashbacks. ☊ series ☊
Don't laugh, it's a serious suggestion. ☊ serious ☊
serious (about doing sth): Is she serious about wanting to sell the house? ☊ serious ☊
serious (about sb/sth): He's really serious about Penny and wants to get engaged. ☊ serious ☊
You can't be serious! (= you must be joking) ☊ serious ☊
You think I did it?Be serious! (= what you suggest is ridiculous) ☊ serious ☊
Be serious for a moment; this is important. ☊ serious ☊
I'm afraid I'm not a very serious person. ☊ serious ☊
We need to get down to the serious business of working out costs. ☊ serious ☊
It's time to give serious consideration to this matter. ☊ serious ☊
You're not seriously expecting me to believe that? ☊ seriously ☊
Seriously though, it could be really dangerous. ☊ seriously ☊
Why can't you ever take anything seriously? ☊ take sb/sth seriously ☊
Headaches in young children should always be taken seriously. ☊ take sb/sth seriously ☊
You can't take anything she says very seriously. ☊ take sb/sth seriously ☊
serve sb/sth with sth: The town is well served with buses and major road links. ☊ serve ☊
How can we best serve the needs of future generations? ☊ serve ☊
serve (sth): Breakfast is served between 7 and 10 a.m. ☊ serve ☊
serve sth to sb: They served a wonderful meal to more than fifty delegates. ☊ serve ☊
serve sb with sth: The delegates were served with a wonderful meal. ☊ serve ☊
a funeral/marriage/memorial, etc. service ☊ service ☊
the prison service ☊ service ☊
The course is made up of 12 two-hour sessions. ☊ session ☊
She has a weekly session at the health club on Saturdays. ☊ session ☊
She set the camera on automatic. ☊ set ☊
set sb/sth + adv./prep.: Her manner immediately set everyone at their ease. ☊ set ☊
The police set up roadblocks on routes out of the city. ☊ set sth up ☊
You can borrow my keys—I have a spare set. ☊ set ☊
The courts are becoming more severe on young offenders. ☊ severe ☊
It is illegal to have sex with a person under the age of 16. ☊ sex ☊
We sat down in the shade of the wall. ☊ shade ☊
He dismissed the idea with a firm shake of his head (= turning it from side to side to mean 'no'). ☊ shake ☊
This time next week I shall be in Scotland. ☊ shall ☊
What shall we do this weekend? ☊ shall ☊
To my shame (= I feel shame that) I refused to listen to her side of the story. ☊ shame ☊
He's in good shape for a man of his age. ☊ shape ☊
His ideas had been shaped by his experiences during the war. ☊ shape ☊
The photograph is not very sharp (= there are no clear contrasts between areas of light and shade). ☊ sharp ☊
Their experiences contrast sharply with those of other children. ☊ sharply ☊
sharply contrasting attitudes to work ☊ sharply ☊
People were desperately seeking shelter from the gunfire. ☊ shelter ☊
They built a rough shelter from old pieces of wood. ☊ shelter ☊
shelter sb/sth from sb/sth: Trees shelter the house from the wind. ☊ shelter ☊
Perhaps I sheltered my daughter too much (= protected her too much from unpleasant or difficult experiences). ☊ shelter ☊
We sheltered from the rain in a doorway. ☊ shelter ☊
shift (from...) (to/towards/toward...): The balance of power shifted away from workers towards employers. ☊ shift ☊
shift (from...) (to...): The action of the novel shifts from Paris to London. ☊ shift ☊
shift sth (from...) (to...): He shifted his gaze from the child to her. ☊ shift ☊
She shifted her weight from one foot to the other. ☊ shift ☊
ship sth: The company continues to ship more computer systems than its rivals. ☊ ship ☊
The children were shipped off to a boarding school at an early age. ☊ ship sb off ☊
The news of my promotion came as a shock. ☊ shock ☊
shock sb to do sth: I was shocked to hear that he had resigned. ☊ shock ☊
shocking news ☊ shocking ☊
Flames were shooting up through the roof. ☊ shoot ☊
shoot sth (from sth): He shot an arrow from his bow. ☊ shoot ☊
He shot himself during a fit of depression. ☊ shoot ☊
Terrorist groups claimed responsibility for the shootings and bomb attacks. ☊ shooting ☊
It was all over in a relatively short space of time. ☊ short ☊
The man fired several shots from his pistol. ☊ shot ☊
It should be snowing now, according to the weather forecast. ☊ should ☊
I should imagine it will take about three hours. ☊ should ☊
He slung the bag over his shoulder. ☊ shoulder ☊
show sth: to show great courage ☊ show ☊
She's nearly forty now. And it shows (= it's obvious). ☊ show ☊
show sth to sb: If there's a letter from France please show it to me. ☊ show ☊
show (that)...: The figures clearly show that her claims are false. ☊ show ☊
snow showers ☊ shower ☊
wintry showers (= of snow) ☊ shower ☊
She shut her eyes and fell asleep immediately. ☊ shut ☊
The doors open and shut automatically. ☊ shut ☊
sunglasses that shut out 99% of the sun's harmful rays ☊ shut sb/sth out (of sth) ☊
The computer system will be shut down over the weekend. ☊ shut sth down ☊
Peter has been off sick (= away from work because he is ill) for two weeks. ☊ sick ☊
We planted tulips along the side of the lawn. ☊ side ☊
A notice was stuck to the side of the filing cabinet. ☊ side ☊
They crossed from one side of London to the other. ☊ side ☊
He shook his head slowly from side to side. ☊ from side to side ☊
The ship rolled from side to side. ☊ from side to side ☊
We're going to Paris for the weekend to see the sights. ☊ sight ☊
He was a sorry sight, soaked to the skin and shivering. ☊ sight ☊
He became a familiar sight on the streets of Oxford. ☊ sight ☊
It was love at first sight (= we fell in love the first time we saw each other). ☊ at first sight ☊
We fell in love with the house at first sight. ☊ at first sight ☊
The sign on the wall said 'Now wash your hands'. ☊ sign ☊
The fact that he didn't say 'no' immediately is a good sign. ☊ sign ☊
sign yourself + noun: He signed himself 'Jimmy'. ☊ sign ☊
Reducing prison sentences would send the wrong signals to criminals. ☊ signal ☊
Delays are occurring as a result of signal failure on the northbound line. ☊ signal ☊
The patrolman signalled for her to stop. ☊ signal ☊
Your decision will significantly affect your future. ☊ significantly ☊
I need absolute silence when I'm working. ☊ silence ☊
He gave me the silent treatment (= did not speak to me because he was angry). ☊ silent ☊
a silly idea ☊ silly ☊
similar (to sb/sth): My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers. ☊ similar ☊
similar (in sth): The two houses are similar in size. ☊ similar ☊
All our patients have broadly similar problems. ☊ similar ☊
The disease attacks the immune system in a similar way to AIDS. ☊ similar ☊
Stir the paint with a piece of wood or something similar. ☊ similar ☊
Husband and wife were similarly successful in their chosen careers. ☊ similarly ☊
The United States won most of the track and field events. Similarly, in swimming, the top three places went to Americans. ☊ similarly ☊
a simple sentence (= one with only one verb) ☊ simple ☊
She's been off work since Tuesday. ☊ since ☊
We've lived here since 2006. ☊ since ☊
I haven't eaten since breakfast. ☊ since ☊
He's been working in a bank since leaving school. ☊ since ☊
Since the party she had only spoken to him once. ☊ since ☊
'They've split up.' 'Since when? ' ☊ since ☊
That was years ago. I've changed jobs since then. ☊ since ☊
Cath hasn't phoned since she went to Berlin. ☊ since ☊
It was the first time I'd had visitors since I'd moved to London. ☊ since ☊
It's twenty years since I've seen her. ☊ since ☊
How long is it since we last went to the theatre? ☊ since ☊
She had been worrying ever since the letter arrived. ☊ since ☊
We thought that, since we were in the area, we'd stop by and see them. ☊ since ☊
He left home two weeks ago and we haven't heard from him since. ☊ since ☊
The original building has long since (= long before now) been demolished. ☊ since ☊
She's a wonderful singer. ☊ singer ☊
She has a beautiful singing voice. ☊ singing ☊
The sound of singing came from the kitchen. ☊ singing ☊
The apartments are ideal for single people living alone. ☊ single ☊
I couldn't understand a single word she said! ☊ single ☊
Singles are available from £50 per night. ☊ single ☊
the site of a sixteenth century abbey ☊ site ☊
All the materials are on site so that work can start immediately. ☊ site ☊
You could get into a situation where you have to decide immediately. ☊ situation ☊
We have all been in similar embarrassing situations. ☊ situation ☊
The facilities are excellent for a town that size. ☊ size ☊
It's similar in size to a tomato. ☊ size ☊
We sometimes sleep late at the weekends (= until late in the morning). ☊ sleep ☊
slide (sth) + adj.: The automatic doors slid open. ☊ slide ☊
slide sth + adv./prep.: The man slid the money quickly into his pocket. ☊ slide ☊
We took a slightly more direct route. ☊ slightly ☊
ski slopes ☊ slope ☊
He spends all winter on the slopes (= skiing ). ☊ slope ☊
Because of the slope of the roof, the snow cannot accumulate. ☊ slope ☊
It was a very old house with sloping walls. ☊ slope ☊
They're having a relatively small wedding. ☊ small ☊
OK, I admit it was not the smartest thing I ever did (= it was a stupid thing to do). ☊ smart ☊
He smashed the radio to pieces. ☊ smash ☊
The house smelt of cedar wood and fresh polish. ☊ smell ☊
a sweet/fresh/musty smell ☊ smell ☊
The smells from the kitchen filled the room. ☊ smell ☊
Clouds of thick black smoke billowed from the car's exhaust. ☊ smoke ☊
Snow was falling heavily. ☊ snow ☊
We had snow in May this year. ☊ snow ☊
The snow was beginning to melt. ☊ snow ☊
Children were playing in the snow. ☊ snow ☊
20 cm of snow were expected today. ☊ snow ☊
The snow didn't settle (= stay on the ground). ☊ snow ☊
Her skin was as white as snow. ☊ snow ☊
It snowed for three days without stopping. ☊ snow ☊
I might be away next week. If so, I won't be able to see you. ☊ so ☊
Nothing more was heard from him so that we began to wonder if he was dead. ☊ so ☊
social mobility (= the movement of people from one social class to another) ☊ social ☊
a dress made from the finest, softest silk ☊ soft ☊
As yet, they have no solid evidence. ☊ solid ☊
She had refused all solid food. ☊ solid ☊
The solution to last week's quiz is on page 81. ☊ solution ☊
We've known each other for some years now. ☊ some ☊
Some disapprove of the idea. ☊ some ☊
Somehow, I don't feel I can trust him. ☊ somehow ☊
Someone's left their bag behind. ☊ someone ☊
a new comedy aimed at thirty-somethings (= people between thirty and forty years old) ☊ something ☊
The situation has changed somewhat since we last met. ☊ somewhat ☊
What sort of time do you call this? (= I'm very angry that you have come so late.) ☊ sort ☊
sort sth into sth: The computer sorts the words into alphabetical order. ☊ sort ☊
sort sth from sth: Women and children sorted the ore from the rock. ☊ sort ☊
The cupboards need sorting out. ☊ sort sth out ☊
He believed his immortal soul was in peril. ☊ soul ☊
The sound quality of the tapes was excellent. ☊ sound ☊
She didn't sound surprised when I told her the news. ☊ sound ☊
She told me the whole story from soup to nuts. ☊ from soup to nuts ☊
He refused to name his sources. ☊ source ☊
warmer weather coming from the south ☊ south ☊
the possibility of visitors from outer space ☊ space ☊
Put it in the space between the table and the wall. ☊ space ☊
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 ☊
He has a number of speaking engagements this week. ☊ speak ☊
She has a beautiful speaking voice. ☊ speak ☊
The President refused to speak to the waiting journalists. ☊ speak ☊
I will continue to speak out on matters of public concern. ☊ speak out (against sth) ☊
Our special guest on next week's show will be... ☊ special ☊
children's television programmes aimed at a specific age group ☊ specific ☊
He made the announcement in a speech on television. ☊ speech ☊
freedom of speech (= the right to say openly what you think) ☊ speech ☊
This expression is used mainly in speech, not in writing. ☊ speech ☊
Speed is his greatest asset as a tennis player. ☊ speed ☊
spend sth + adv./prep.: We spent the weekend in Paris. ☊ spend ☊
spend itself: The storm had finally spent itself. ☊ spend ☊
They took away his freedom and broke his spirit. ☊ spirit ☊
My spirits sank at the prospect of starting all over again. ☊ spirit ☊
In spite of his age, he still leads an active life. ☊ in spite of sth ☊
split (between A and B): There have been reports of a split between the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. ☊ split ☊
There are excellent facilities for sport and recreation. ☊ sport ☊
the use of drugs in sport ☊ sport ☊
A cloud of fine spray came up from the waterfall. ☊ spray ☊
Within weeks, his confidence had spread throughout the team. ☊ spread ☊
The attacker sprang out at her from a doorway. ☊ spring ☊
squeeze sth out of/from sth: to squeeze the juice from a lemon ☊ squeeze ☊
She felt as if every drop of emotion had been squeezed from her. ☊ squeeze ☊
freshly squeezed orange juice ☊ squeeze ☊
He has been collecting stamps since he was eight. ☊ stamp ☊
Sam stamped his foot in anger. ☊ stamp ☊
He stamped the snow off his boots. ☊ stamp ☊
An old oak tree once stood here. ☊ stand ☊
Standards aren't what they used to be. ☊ standard ☊
In the shanty towns there are very poor living standards. ☊ standard ☊
a four-star general ☊ star ☊
The studio wants to star her in a sequel to last year's hit. ☊ star ☊
Hotel prices start at €50 a night for a double room. ☊ start ☊
What time are we starting tomorrow? ☊ start ☊
Have you any idea where the rumour started? ☊ start ☊
start sb/sth doing sth: The news started me thinking. ☊ start ☊
The kids start school next week. ☊ start ☊
start (on sth): It's a long story. Where shall I start? ☊ start ☊
start by doing sth: Let's start by reviewing what we did last week. ☊ start ☊
The trip was a disaster from start to finish. ☊ start ☊
We've had problems (right) from the start. ☊ start ☊
I'll paint the ceiling if you make a start on the walls. ☊ start ☊
A report condemned the state of prisoners' cells. ☊ state ☊
a state prison/hospital/university, etc. ☊ state ☊
state sth: He has already stated his intention to run for election. ☊ state ☊
state that...: He stated categorically that he knew nothing about the deal. ☊ state ☊
it is stated that...: It was stated that standards at the hospital were dropping. ☊ state ☊
sth is stated to be/have sth: The contract was stated to be invalid. ☊ state ☊
Your statement is misleading. ☊ statement ☊
Is that a statement or a question? ☊ statement ☊
The play makes a strong political statement. ☊ statement ☊
a formal/ a public/a written/an official statement ☊ statement ☊
A government spokesperson made a statement to the press. ☊ statement ☊
The prime minister is expected to issue a statement on the policy change this afternoon. ☊ statement ☊
The police asked me to make a statement (= a written account of facts concerning a crime, used in court if legal action follows). ☊ statement ☊
a bronze/marble statue ☊ statue ☊
a statue of Apollo ☊ statue ☊
The party was denied legal status. ☊ status ☊
Stay tuned (= used to ask people to continue listening to or watching a particular programme on the radio or television). ☊ stay ☊
My sister's coming to stay next week. ☊ stay ☊
He's staying with friends this weekend. ☊ stay ☊
a steady boyfriend/girlfriend (= with whom you have a serious relationship or one that has lasted a long time) ☊ steady ☊
steal (from sb/sth): We found out he'd been stealing from us for years. ☊ steal ☊
steal sth (from sb/sth): My wallet was stolen. ☊ steal ☊
to steal sb's ideas ☊ steal ☊
Steam rose from the boiling kettle. ☊ steam ☊
the steam age ☊ steam ☊
Steel used to be important in South Wales. ☊ steel ☊
It's a big step giving up your job and moving halfway across the world. ☊ step ☊
I'd like to take this idea a step further. ☊ step ☊
I'll explain it to you step by step. ☊ step ☊
a step-by-step guide to building your own home ☊ step ☊
Stick your bags down there. ☊ stick ☊
He stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off. ☊ stick ☊
'Shall we meet on Friday this week?' 'No, let's stick to Saturday.' ☊ stick to sth ☊
The old lady leant on her stick as she talked. ☊ stick ☊
She sat down stiffly on a chair by the wall, aware that they were looking at her. ☊ stiffly ☊
The weather was cold and wet. Still, we had a great time. ☊ still ☊
I put some antiseptic on the cut and it stung for a moment. ☊ sting ☊
My eyes were stinging from the smoke. ☊ sting ☊
stone walls ☊ stone ☊
These words are carved on the stone beside his grave. ☊ stone ☊
stop sth: I stopped the tape and pressed rewind. ☊ stop ☊
The referee was forced to stop the game because of heavy snow. ☊ stop ☊
stop what...: Mike immediately stopped what he was doing. ☊ stop ☊
You can store coffee beans in the freezer to keep them fresh. ☊ store ☊
He hoped the electronic equipment was safely stored away. ☊ store ☊
A political storm is brewing over the Prime Minister's comments. ☊ storm ☊
adventure/detective/love, etc. stories ☊ story ☊
Now for a summary of tonight's main news stories. ☊ story ☊
She went straight from college to a top job. ☊ straight ☊
strange (that)...: It's strange (that) we haven't heard from him. ☊ strange ☊
strange (how...): It's strange how childhood impressions linger. ☊ strange ☊
Never accept lifts from strange men. ☊ strange ☊
A stream of blood flowed from the wound. ☊ stream ☊
a constant stream of enquiries ☊ stream ☊
The feeling I get from the street is that we have a good chance of winning this election. ☊ street ☊
The word on the street is that it's not going to happen. ☊ street ☊
the problems of young people living on the streets ☊ (out) on the streets/street ☊
to negotiate from a position of strength ☊ strength ☊
During this ordeal he was able to draw strength from his faith. ☊ strength ☊
It may take a few weeks for you to build up your strength again. ☊ strength ☊
He stretched and yawned lazily. ☊ stretch ☊
He told me in the strictest confidence (= on the understanding that I would tell nobody else). ☊ strict ☊
My letter is, of course, strictly private and confidential. ☊ strictly ☊
How does the idea strike you? ☊ strike ☊
The lion crouched ready to strike. ☊ strike ☊
The student union has called for a rent strike (= a refusal to pay rent as a protest). ☊ strike ☊
She was undoubtedly a very striking young woman. ☊ striking ☊
The molecules join together to form long strings. ☊ string ☊
After the guests had gone, I stripped all the beds (= removed all the sheets in order to wash them). ☊ strip ☊
strip A off/from B: Deer had stripped all the bark off the tree. ☊ strip ☊
strip B of A: Deer had stripped the tree of its bark. ☊ strip ☊
strip down to sth: She stripped down to her underwear. ☊ strip ☊
strip sb (to sth): He stood there stripped to the waist (= he had no clothes on the upper part of his body). ☊ strip ☊
He was under strong pressure to resign. ☊ strong ☊
She's had a strong will since she was a baby. ☊ strong ☊
He was strongly opposed to the idea. ☊ strongly ☊
I struggled up the hill with the heavy bags. ☊ struggle ☊
She will not give up her children without a struggle. ☊ struggle ☊
a 15-year-old high school student ☊ student ☊
a studio audience (= one in a studio, that can be seen or heard as a programme is broadcast) ☊ studio ☊
a recording studio ☊ studio ☊
She works for a major Hollywood studio. ☊ studio ☊
a sculptor's studio ☊ studio ☊
to continue your studies ☊ study ☊
The band did some great stuff on their first album. ☊ stuff ☊
How did we get onto the subject of marriage? ☊ subject ☊
banned/illegal substances (= drugs) ☊ substance ☊
Confidence is the key to success. ☊ success ☊
He's proud of his daughter's successes. ☊ success ☊
successful (at sth/at doing sth): I wasn't very successful at keeping the news secret. ☊ successful ☊
It's such a beautiful day! ☊ such ☊
to suck the juice from an orange ☊ suck ☊
He sucked the blood from a cut on his finger. ☊ suck ☊
All of a sudden someone grabbed me around the neck. ☊ all of a sudden ☊
The party suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election. ☊ suffer ☊
suggest itself (to sb): A solution immediately suggested itself to me (= I immediately thought of a solution). ☊ suggest ☊
suggest sb/sth: Can you suggest a good dictionary? ☊ suggest ☊
We are open to suggestions (= willing to listen to ideas from other people). ☊ suggestion ☊
If we met at 2, would that suit you? ☊ suit ☊
suited (to sb/sth): She was ideally suited to the part of Eva Peron. ☊ suited ☊
Huge sums have been invested in this project. ☊ sum ☊
a news summary ☊ summary ☊
Too much sun ages the skin. ☊ sun ☊
She was jailed for supplying drugs. ☊ supply ☊
Mark has two children to support from his first marriage. ☊ support ☊
He turned to crime to support his drug habit. ☊ support ☊
She supported herself through college by working as a waitress in a local bar. ☊ support ☊
The idea has met with widespread support. ☊ support ☊
suppose sb/sth + noun: I had supposed his wife a younger woman. ☊ suppose ☊
Why do you suppose he resigned? ☊ suppose ☊
I suppose you think it's funny, do you? (= showing anger). ☊ suppose ☊
I haven't seen it myself, but it's supposed to be a great movie. ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
Imagine our surprise when he walked into the room! ☊ surprise ☊
From the top of the hill you can see all the surrounding countryside. ☊ surrounding ☊
an aerial survey (= made by taking photographs from an aircraft) ☊ survey ☊
He surveyed himself in the mirror before going out. ☊ survey ☊
We surveyed 500 smokers and found that over three quarters would like to give up. ☊ survey ☊
87% of the 1 000 companies surveyed employ part-time staff. ☊ survey ☊
survive from sth: Some strange customs have survived from earlier times. ☊ survive ☊
survive on sth: I can't survive on £40 a week (= it is not enough for my basic needs). ☊ survive ☊
As I had suspected all along, he was not a real policeman. ☊ suspect ☊
suspect sb/sth of sth: He resigned after being suspected of theft. ☊ suspect ☊
suspicion (that...): I have a sneaking suspicion that she's not telling the truth. ☊ suspicion ☊
His resignation seemed only to fuel suspicions. ☊ suspicion ☊
Water from shallow wells should be regarded with suspicion, as it may be contaminated. ☊ suspicion ☊
I could have sworn (= I am sure) I heard the phone ring. ☊ swear ☊
I was shocked at the swearing. ☊ swearing ☊
I go swimming twice a week. ☊ swim ☊
She trained five times a week at her local swimming pool. ☊ swimming pool ☊
swing from sth: A set of keys swung from her belt. ☊ swing ☊
He is liable to abrupt mood swings (= for example from being very happy to being very sad). ☊ swing ☊
switch (over) (from sth) (to sth): We're in the process of switching over to a new system of invoicing. ☊ switch ☊
switch sth (over) (from sth) (to sth): The meeting has been switched to next week. ☊ switch ☊
swollen glands ☊ swollen ☊
White has always been a symbol of purity in Western cultures. ☊ symbol ☊
Mandela became a symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle. ☊ symbol ☊
What is the chemical symbol for copper? ☊ symbol ☊
I think I'll tackle the repairs next weekend. ☊ tackle ☊
take sth for sb to do sth: It'll take time (= take a long time) for her to recover from the illness. ☊ take ☊
The government is taking action to combat drug abuse. ☊ take ☊
No decision will be taken on the matter until next week. ☊ take ☊
The store took (= sold goods worth) $100 000 last week. ☊ take ☊
I wish you'd take me seriously. ☊ take ☊
take sth (from sb): The rebels succeeded in taking the town. ☊ take ☊
take sb + noun: The rebels took him prisoner. ☊ take ☊
He took some keys out of his pocket. ☊ take ☊
The new sports centre will take the pressure off the old one. ☊ take ☊
take sth from sth: The scientists are taking water samples from the river. ☊ take ☊
The machine takes its name from its inventor. ☊ take ☊
take sth (with you): I forgot to take my bag with me when I got off the bus. ☊ take ☊
take sb to do sth: The boys were taken to see their grandparents most weekends. ☊ take ☊
The army is threatening to take over if civil unrest continues. ☊ take over (from sb), take sth over (from sb) ☊
I've decided to take a few days off next week. ☊ take sth off ☊
He took in every detail of her appearance. ☊ take sth in ☊
This situation can't go on. We need to talk. ☊ talk ☊
Ann and Joe aren't talking to each other right now (= they refuse to speak to each other because they have argued). ☊ talk ☊
talk yourself + adj.: We talked ourselves hoarse, catching up on all the news. ☊ talk ☊
We need to have a serious talk about money matters. ☊ talk ☊
He kept tapping his fingers on the table. ☊ tap ☊
a target area/audience/group (= the particular area, audience, etc. that a product, programme, etc. is aimed at) ☊ target ☊
Detectives are now faced with the task of identifying the body. ☊ task ☊
His declared aim was to tax the rich. ☊ tax ☊
He has now retired from full-time teaching ☊ teaching ☊
I tore another sheet from the pad. ☊ tear ☊
He accused the leader of tearing up the party's manifesto (= of ignoring it). ☊ tear sth up ☊
I was close to tears as I told them the news. ☊ tear ☊
The company has invested in the latest technology. ☊ technology ☊
the television news ☊ television ☊
tell A from B: Can you tell Tom from his twin brother? ☊ tell ☊
tell (that)...: I could tell (that) he was angry from his expression. ☊ tell ☊
I kept telling myself to keep calm. ☊ tell ☊
tell sth to sb: He told the news to everybody he saw. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb sth: He told everybody he saw the news. ☊ tell ☊
I kept telling myself (that) everything was OK. ☊ tell ☊
tendency (to/towards sth): She has a strong natural tendency towards caution. ☊ tendency ☊
There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual staff. ☊ tendency ☊
Walking and swimming are excellent for releasing tension. ☊ tension ☊
He faces a maximum prison/jail term of 25 years. ☊ term ☊
a long term of imprisonment ☊ term ☊
What terrible news! ☊ terrible ☊
I'll run a diagnostic test to see why the server keeps crashing. ☊ test ☊
an IQ/intelligence/aptitude test ☊ test ☊
test (on sth): a test on irregular verbs ☊ test ☊
test sb (on sth): Children are tested on core subjects at ages 7, 11 and 14. ☊ test ☊
Have you forgotten about that money I lent you last week? ☊ that ☊
It's the best novel (that) I've ever read. ☊ that ☊
That's it, carry on! ☊ that's it ☊
That's it for now, but if I get any news I'll let you know. ☊ that's it ☊
A week to go, and that's it! ☊ that's it ☊
The fact (that) he's older than me is not relevant. ☊ that ☊
There were three questions. The first two were relatively easy but the third one was hard. ☊ the ☊
He taught himself to play the violin. ☊ the ☊
current ideas about what makes good theatre (= what makes good entertainment when performed) ☊ theatre ☊
Tell them the news. ☊ them ☊
They themselves had had a similar experience. ☊ themselves ☊
Don and Julie paid for it themselves. ☊ themselves ☊
She grew up in Zimbabwe, or Rhodesia as it then was. ☊ then ☊
I saw them at Christmas but haven't heard a thing since then. ☊ then ☊
There's a room free in Bob's house next week but you can stay with us until then. ☊ then ☊
Call again next week. They should have reached a decision by then. ☊ then ☊
She left in 1984 and from then on he lived alone. ☊ then ☊
I took one look at the car and offered to buy it there and then/then and there (= immediately). ☊ then ☊
According to the theory of relativity, nothing can travel faster than light. ☊ theory ☊
There comes a point where you give up. ☊ there ☊
I left in 2008 and I haven't been back there since. ☊ there ☊
I took one look at the car and offered to buy it there and then/then and there (= immediately). ☊ there ☊
He's only 17 and therefore not eligible to vote. ☊ therefore ☊
How thick are the walls? ☊ thick ☊
Cook for about 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the steaks. ☊ thickness ☊
The walls are at least two feet in thickness. ☊ thickness ☊
A number of thin cracks appeared in the wall. ☊ thin ☊
'Why did you tell her our secret?' 'I did no such thing!' ☊ thing ☊
I'm sorry my assignment isn't finished. The thing is, I've had a lot of other work this week. ☊ the thing is ☊
Am I right in thinking that you used to live here? ☊ think ☊
He ought to resign, I think. ☊ think ☊
it is thought that...: It was once thought that the sun travelled around the earth. ☊ think ☊
think sth (about sth): What did you think about the idea? ☊ think ☊
She thought him kind and generous. ☊ think ☊
What is the current thinking on this question? ☊ thinking ☊
Is this your bag? ☊ this ☊
There was a court case resulting from this incident. ☊ this ☊
this week/month/year ☊ this ☊
Do you want me to come this Tuesday (= Tuesday of this week) or next Tuesday? ☊ this ☊
'Have you ever been to Australia?' 'No. I'd like to, though.' ☊ though ☊
Not enough thought has gone into this essay. ☊ thought ☊
I've just had a thought (= an idea). ☊ thought ☊
All kinds of thoughts raced through my mind. ☊ thought ☊
She is prepared to carry out her threat to resign. ☊ threat ☊
He received death threats from right-wing groups. ☊ threat ☊
He was threatened with dismissal if he continued to turn up late for work. ☊ threaten ☊
We'll be in New York Tuesday through Friday. ☊ through ☊
Just throw your bag down over there. ☊ throw ☊
to tie up a garbage bag ☊ tie up, tie sth up ☊
Just wait till you see it. It's great. ☊ till ☊
I remember one time (= once) we had to abandon our car in the snow. ☊ time ☊
Do it now please—not in three hours' time (= three hours from now). ☊ time ☊
Times have changed since Grandma was young. ☊ time ☊
The letter was in my pocket all the time (= while I was looking for it). ☊ all the time, the whole time ☊
We had to go and see the principal one at a time. ☊ at a time ☊
She has to work at weekends from time to time. ☊ from time to time ☊
I have a busy timetable this week (= I have planned to do many things). ☊ timetable ☊
Pace yourself or you'll tire yourself out in the first half of the race. ☊ tire sb/yourself out ☊
the title track from their latest CD (= the song with the same title as the disc) ☊ title ☊
The present duke inherited the title from his father. ☊ title ☊
Her childhood was spent travelling from place to place. ☊ to ☊
Place the cursor to the left of the first word. ☊ to ☊
He tore the letter to pieces. ☊ to ☊
His expression changed from amazement to joy. ☊ to ☊
a drop in profits from $105 million to around $75 million ☊ to ☊
I'd say he was 25 to 30 years old (= approximately 25 or 30 years old). ☊ to ☊
I like all kinds of music from opera to reggae. ☊ to ☊
We only work from Monday to Friday. ☊ to ☊
I watched the programme from beginning to end. ☊ to ☊
It's five to ten (= five minutes before ten o'clock). ☊ to ☊
The industry today is nothing to what it once was. ☊ to ☊
a monument to the soldiers who died in the war ☊ to ☊
The exams start a week today/today week (= one week from now). ☊ today ☊
Young people today face a very difficult future at work. ☊ today ☊
I'm leaving a week from today. ☊ today ☊
today's young people ☊ today ☊
Today is Tuesday, so tomorrow is Wednesday. ☊ tomorrow ☊
She set the tone for the meeting with a firm statement of company policy. ☊ tone ☊
Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation (= for example by telling a rude joke). ☊ tone ☊
He's far too young to go on his own. ☊ too ☊
It's only too easy for them to deny responsibility. ☊ too ☊
Stay tuned for the news coming up next. ☊ tune ☊
He turned nasty when we refused to give him the money. ☊ turn ☊
turn sth + adj.: The heat turned the milk sour. ☊ turn ☊
He's a lawyer turned politician (= he used to be a lawyer but is now a politician). ☊ turn ☊
turn sth: He sat turning the pages idly. ☊ turn ☊
turn to sth: Turn to p.23. ☊ turn ☊
turn sth (+ adv./prep.): He turned his back to the wall. ☊ turn ☊
turn (into sth): He turned into a narrow street. ☊ turn ☊
turn sth: The man turned the corner and disappeared. ☊ turn ☊
turn sth (+ adv./prep.): He turned the key in the lock. ☊ turn ☊
Why did she turn down your invitation? ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
He has been turned down for ten jobs so far. ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
In one year she turned from a problem child into a model student. ☊ turn (from sth) into sth ☊
Ten years of prison had turned him into an old man. ☊ turn sb/sth (from sth) into sth ☊
The prince was turned into a frog by the witch. ☊ turn sb/sth (from sth) into sth ☊
They go there twice a week/month/year. ☊ twice ☊
At 56 he's twice her age. ☊ twice ☊
By a curious twist of fate we met again only a week or so later. ☊ twist ☊
He's inclined to put two and two together and make five (= reaches the wrong conclusion from what he sees, hears, etc.). ☊ put two and two together ☊
The factory typically produces 500 chairs a week. ☊ typically ☊
Ultimately, you'll have to make the decision yourself. ☊ ultimately ☊
Noise from the factory has reached an unacceptable level. ☊ unacceptable ☊
Our future looks uncertain. ☊ uncertain ☊
uncontrolled anger ☊ uncontrolled ☊
The thoughts rushed into my mind uncontrolled. ☊ uncontrolled ☊
Nobody under 18 is allowed to buy alcohol. ☊ under ☊
The wall collapsed under the strain. ☊ under ☊
I'm under no illusions about what hard work this will be. ☊ under ☊
children aged 12 and under ☊ under ☊
The statement is open to various understandings. ☊ understanding ☊
unfair dismissal (= a situation in which sb is illegally dismissed from their job) ☊ unfair ☊
She claims to have been unfairly dismissed. ☊ unfairly ☊
The tests discriminate unfairly against older people. ☊ unfairly ☊
The unfortunate animal was locked inside the house for a week. ☊ unfortunate ☊
It won't be finished for a few weeks. Unfortunately! ☊ unfortunately ☊
an unhappy childhood ☊ unhappy ☊
The walls were a uniform grey. ☊ uniform ☊
relatively/comparatively unimportant ☊ unimportant ☊
I was just a young girl from a small town and I felt very unimportant. ☊ unimportant ☊
floor/wall units ☊ unit ☊
a degree from the university of life ☊ the university of life ☊
unload sth from sth: Everyone helped to unload the luggage from the car. ☊ unload ☊
Start number 13 proved unlucky for the Swiss skier. ☊ unlucky ☊
He continued working up until his death. ☊ until ☊
The street is full of traffic from morning till night. ☊ until ☊
It's not unusual for young doctors to work a 70-hour week (= it happens often). ☊ unusual ☊
They are unwilling to invest any more money in the project. ☊ unwilling ☊
I pinned the notice up on the wall. ☊ up ☊
Shall we eat out or stay in? It's up to you. ☊ be up to sb ☊
I carried her bags upstairs. ☊ upstairs ☊
Police are urging anyone who saw the accident to contact them immediately. ☊ urge ☊
Have you ever used this software before? ☊ use ☊
I have some information you may be able to use (= to get an advantage from). ☊ use ☊
use sth for sth/for doing sth: We used a carrot for the snowman's nose. ☊ use ☊
You can't keep using your bad back as an excuse. ☊ use ☊
That's a word I never use. ☊ use ☊
used to doing sth: I'm not used to eating so much at lunchtime. ☊ used ☊
I used to live in London. ☊ used to ☊
You used to see a lot of her, didn't you? ☊ used to ☊
The quality ranged from acceptable to worse than useless. ☊ useless ☊
The job includes two weeks' paid vacation. ☊ vacation ☊
The young have a completely different set of values and expectations. ☊ value ☊
This ring has great sentimental value for me. ☊ value ☊
The story has very little news value. ☊ value ☊
to be good/excellent value (= worth the money it costs) ☊ value ☊
a police van (= for carrying police officers or prisoners) ☊ van ☊
He resigned for a variety of reasons. ☊ variety ☊
I was impressed by the variety of dishes on offer. ☊ variety ☊
vary according to sth: Prices vary according to the type of room you require. ☊ vary ☊
vary from sth to sth: Pulse rates vary slightly from person to person. ☊ vary ☊
vary (between A and B): Class numbers vary between 25 and 30. ☊ vary ☊
The aerobics instructor varies the routine each week. ☊ vary ☊
I'm not very (= not at all) impressed. ☊ very ☊
There were magnificent views of the surrounding countryside. ☊ view ☊
The view from the top of the tower was spectacular. ☊ view ☊
People came from all over the world to view her work. ☊ view ☊
A viewing platform gave stunning views over the valley. ☊ view ☊
Violence broke out/erupted inside the prison last night. ☊ violence ☊
He reacted to the idea with some violence. ☊ violence ☊
There was a violent reaction from the public. ☊ violent ☊
They are violently opposed to the idea. ☊ violently ☊
The red squirrel has become virtually extinct in most of the country. ☊ virtually ☊
The house is clearly visible from the beach. ☊ visible ☊
She made a visible effort to control her anger. ☊ visible ☊
I had visions of us getting hopelessly lost. ☊ vision ☊
The word conjures up visions of home and family. ☊ vision ☊
The idea came to her in a vision. ☊ vision ☊
The Prime Minister is visiting Japan at the moment. ☊ visit ☊
We've got visitors coming this weekend. ☊ visitor ☊
to have a wide/limited vocabulary ☊ vocabulary ☊
your active vocabulary (= the words that you use) ☊ vocabulary ☊
your passive vocabulary (= the words that you understand but don't use) ☊ vocabulary ☊
Reading will increase your vocabulary. ☊ vocabulary ☊
The word 'failure' is not in his vocabulary (= for him, failure does not exist). ☊ vocabulary ☊
When did the word 'bungalow' first enter the vocabulary? ☊ vocabulary ☊
the sheer volume (= large amount) of business ☊ volume ☊
In Britain and the US, people get the vote at 18. ☊ vote ☊
wages of £200 a week ☊ wage ☊
a weekly wage of £200 ☊ wage ☊
The staff have agreed to a voluntary wage freeze (= a situation in which wages are not increased for a time). ☊ wage ☊
wage sth: The rebels have waged a guerrilla war since 2007. ☊ wage ☊
She was paralysed from the waist down (= in the area below her waist). ☊ waist ☊
The workmen were stripped to the waist (= wearing no clothes on the top half of their bodies). ☊ waist ☊
wake from sth: She had just woken from a deep sleep. ☊ wake ☊
The fields were divided by stone walls. ☊ wall ☊
He sat on the wall and watched the others playing. ☊ wall ☊
I'm going to paint the walls white and the ceiling pink. ☊ wall ☊
Hang the picture on the wall opposite the window. ☊ wall ☊
She leaned against the wall. ☊ wall ☊
wander from/off sth: They had wandered from the path into the woods. ☊ wander ☊
want to be/have sth: The plants want to be watered daily. ☊ want ☊
It was the year Britain declared war on Germany. ☊ war ☊
The government has declared war on drug dealers. ☊ war ☊
This sleeping bag is very warm. ☊ warm ☊
warn (sb) about/against sb/sth: He warned us against pickpockets. ☊ warn ☊
warn (sb) + speech: 'Beware of pickpockets,' she warned (him). ☊ warn ☊
Many people continue to ignore warnings about the dangers of sunbathing. ☊ warning ☊
wash sth from sth: She washed the blood from his face. ☊ wash ☊
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 ☊
They believe the statue is a waste of taxpayers' money. ☊ waste ☊
Waste water is pumped from the factory into a nearby river. ☊ waste ☊
Could you watch my bags for me while I buy a paper? ☊ watch ☊
Watch your bag—there are thieves around. ☊ watch ☊
She declined the offer with a wave of her hand. ☊ wave ☊
There has been a new wave of bombings since the peace talks broke down. ☊ wave ☊
the best/quickest/shortest way from A to B ☊ way ☊
Unfortunately they ran into a snowstorm along the way. ☊ way ☊
She grabbed her camera and bag on her way out. ☊ on your/the/its way ☊
I first met him way back in the 80s. ☊ way back (in...) ☊
wear sth + adj.: The stones have been worn smooth by the constant flow of water. ☊ wear ☊
You'll wear yourself out if you carry on working so hard. ☊ wear yourself/sb out ☊
if the weather holds/breaks (= if the good weather continues/changes) ☊ weather ☊
last/this/next week ☊ week ☊
It rained all week. ☊ week ☊
He comes to see us once a week. ☊ week ☊
a two-week vacation ☊ week ☊
The course lasts five weeks. ☊ week ☊
a week ago today (= seven days ago) ☊ week ☊
I will be away for a couple of weeks. ☊ week ☊
She'll be back in a week. ☊ week ☊
They live in town during the week and go to the country for the weekend. ☊ week ☊
I never have the time to go out in the week. ☊ week ☊
a 35-hour week ☊ week ☊
The firm is introducing a shorter working week. ☊ week ☊
Week after week the drought continued. ☊ week after week ☊
Week by week he grew a little stronger. ☊ week by week ☊
It's my birthday a week on Tuesday. ☊ a week next/on/this Monday, etc., a week tomorrow, etc. ☊
She started work a week yesterday. ☊ a week yesterday, last Monday, etc. ☊
Are you doing anything over the weekend? ☊ weekend ☊
Have a good weekend! ☊ weekend ☊
It happened on the weekend of 24 and 25 April. ☊ weekend ☊
The office is closed at the weekend. ☊ weekend ☊
The office is closed on the weekend. ☊ weekend ☊
I like to go out on a weekend. ☊ weekend ☊
We go skiing most weekends in winter. ☊ weekend ☊
He won a weekend for two in Rome. ☊ weekend ☊
a weekend break ☊ weekend ☊
weekly meetings ☊ weekly ☊
a weekly magazine ☊ weekly ☊
In the wild, this fish can reach a weight of 5lbs. ☊ weight ☊
He's put on/gained weight (= become heavier and fatter) since he gave up smoking. ☊ weight ☊
Don't put any weight on that ankle for at least a week. ☊ weight ☊
He's well able to take care of himself. ☊ well ☊
Rain is spreading from the west. ☊ west ☊
This is the first time I've sat behind the wheel since the accident. ☊ wheel ☊
There are times when I wonder why I do this job. ☊ when ☊
'I've got a new job.' 'Since when?' ☊ when ☊
I wonder where they will take us to. ☊ where ☊
He comes from Boula, wherever that may be (= I don't know where it is). ☊ wherever ☊
It remains to be seen whether or not this idea can be put into practice. ☊ whether ☊
His hair was as white as snow. ☊ white ☊
the pure white of the newly painted walls ☊ white ☊
I wonder who that letter was from. ☊ who ☊
We offer a whole variety of weekend breaks. ☊ whole ☊
Four quarters make a whole. ☊ whole ☊
The festival will be great for our city and for the country as a whole. ☊ as a whole ☊
On the whole, I'm in favour of the idea. ☊ on the whole ☊
I wonder whose this is. ☊ whose ☊
Isobel, whose brother he was, had heard the joke before. ☊ whose ☊
Why oh why do people keep leaving the door open? ☊ why ☊
The festival attracts people from a wide area. ☊ wide ☊
The idea is now widely accepted. ☊ widely ☊
It makes me wild (= very angry) to see such waste. ☊ wild ☊
You'll water the plants while I'm away, won't you? ☊ will ☊
Her decision to continue shows great strength of will. ☊ will ☊
win sth from sb: The Conservatives won the seat from Labour in the last election. ☊ win ☊
a chill/cold/biting wind from the north ☊ wind ☊
The wind is blowing from the south. ☊ wind ☊
The wall gives some protection from the prevailing wind. ☊ wind ☊
wind sth forward/back: He wound the tape back to the beginning. ☊ wind ☊
The prince's wish came true. ☊ wish ☊
We all send our best wishes for the future. ☊ wish ☊
The bag was stuffed with dirty clothes. ☊ with ☊
Don't be angry with her. ☊ with ☊
Don't stand with your hands in your pockets. ☊ with ☊
withdraw (sb/sth) (from sth): Both powers withdrew their forces from the region. ☊ withdraw ☊
withdraw sb/sth (from sth): The horse had been withdrawn from the race. ☊ withdraw ☊
The noise seems to be coming from within the building. ☊ within ☊
We are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violent crime. ☊ witness ☊
a 24-year-old woman ☊ woman ☊
wonder who, where, etc...: I wonder who she is. ☊ wonder ☊
I wonder why he left his job. ☊ wonder ☊
I was just beginning to wonder where you were. ☊ wonder ☊
wonder (about sth): 'Why do you want to know?' 'No particular reason. I was just wondering.' ☊ wonder ☊
We were wondering about next April for the wedding. ☊ wonder ☊
I wonder if you can help me. ☊ wonder ☊
I was wondering whether you'd like to come to a party. ☊ wonder ☊
a wonderful surprise ☊ wonderful ☊
We had a wonderful time last night. ☊ wonderful ☊
You've all been absolutely wonderful! ☊ wonderful ☊
It's wonderful to see you! ☊ wonderful ☊
It's wonderful what you can do when you have to. ☊ wonderful ☊
I give you my word that this won't happen again. ☊ word ☊
We never doubted her word. ☊ word ☊
We only have his word for it that the cheque is in the post. ☊ word ☊
He's a man of his word (= he does what he promises). ☊ word ☊
I trusted her not to go back on her word (= break her promise). ☊ word ☊
I can't prove it—you'll have to take my word for it (= believe me). ☊ word ☊
a man of few words (= who doesn't talk very much) ☊ word ☊
I'd like to say a few words about future plans. ☊ word ☊
Remember—not a word to (= don't tell) Peter about any of this. ☊ word ☊
Do not write more than 200 words. ☊ word ☊
Do you know the words to this song? ☊ word ☊
What's the Spanish word for 'table'? ☊ word ☊
He was a true friend in all senses of the word. ☊ word ☊
I could hear every word they were saying. ☊ word ☊
He couldn't find the words to thank her enough. ☊ word ☊
Words fail me (= I cannot express how I feel). ☊ word ☊
There are no words to say how sorry we are. ☊ word ☊
Angry is not the word for it—I was furious. ☊ word ☊
a word-for-word translation ☊ word for word ☊
work on sb/sth: His charm doesn't work on me (= does not affect or impress me). ☊ work ☊
work to do sth: The committee is working to get the prisoners freed. ☊ work ☊
I couldn't work out where the music was coming from. ☊ work sth out ☊
Work continues on renovating the hotel. ☊ work ☊
She set them to work painting the fence. ☊ work ☊
Stop talking and get on with your work. ☊ work ☊
The whole world was waiting for news of the astronauts. ☊ world ☊
stars from the sporting and artistic worlds ☊ world ☊
the natural world (= animals, plants, minerals, etc.) ☊ world ☊
The island is a world of brilliant colours and dramatic sunsets. ☊ world ☊
You had me worried for a moment—I thought you were going to resign! ☊ you had me worried ☊
worry (about/over sth): worries about the future ☊ worry ☊
The news of his release from prison added further to her worries. ☊ worry ☊
He worshipped her from afar (= he loved her but did not tell her his feelings). ☊ worship ☊
worth doing sth: This idea is well worth considering. ☊ worth ☊
I would imagine the job will take about two days. ☊ would ☊
After a serious argument, it can take some time for the wounds to heal. ☊ wound ☊
She tore the cellophane wrapping off the box. ☊ wrapping ☊
shrink wrapping (= plastic designed to shrink around objects so that it fits them tightly) ☊ wrapping ☊
In some countries children don't start learning to read and write until they are six. ☊ write ☊
The review is a brilliant piece of writing. ☊ writing ☊
It was wrong of me to get so angry. ☊ wrong ☊
the prison yard ☊ yard ☊
It's exactly a year since I started working here. ☊ year ☊
She gave up teaching three years ago. ☊ year ☊
He was 14 years old when it happened. ☊ year ☊
They were both only 20 years of age. ☊ year ☊
a twenty-year-old man ☊ year ☊
She's getting on in years (= is no longer young). ☊ year ☊
It's years since we last met. ☊ year ☊
That's the best movie I've seen in years. ☊ year ☊
'It's an excellent hotel.' 'Yes, but (= I don't completely agree) it's too expensive.' ☊ yes ☊
Where did I put the keys? Oh, yes—in my pocket! ☊ yes ☊
'I'm going to Paris this weekend.' 'Yes...' ☊ yes ☊
I didn't receive a letter from him yet. ☊ yet ☊
He'll be busy for ages yet. ☊ yet ☊
snow, snow and yet more snow ☊ yet ☊
In his younger days he played rugby for Wales. ☊ young ☊
I met the young Michelle Obama at Princeton. ☊ young ☊
My son's thirteen but he's young for his age (= not as developed as other boys of the same age). ☊ young ☊
My mother died young. ☊ young ☊
a young audience ☊ young ☊
He had been a talented musician in his youth. ☊ youth ☊
She brings to the job a rare combination of youth and experience. ☊ youth ☊
His youth gives him an advantage over the other runners. ☊ youth ☊
the nation's youth ☊ youth ☊