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to eat insipid food ☊ ăn nhạt ☊
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Okay, das ist die einfachste Möglichkeit. ☊ Được đấy, đó là món đơn giản nhất. ☊ (Lektion 23, Nr. 286)
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)
Where's the nearest bridge across the river? ☊ across ☊
The committee unanimously approved the plan. ☊ approve ☊
They've been best friends (= closest friends) since they were children. ☊ best ☊
The town looks its best (= is most attractive) in the spring. ☊ best ☊
We tried to match the colours, but this is the closest we could get. ☊ close ☊
The safest way to pay for mail order goods is by credit card. ☊ credit card ☊
He wasn't there at the crucial moment (= when he was needed most). ☊ crucial ☊
It was the most extreme example of cruelty to animals I had ever seen. ☊ extreme ☊
a close-fitting dress ☊ fit ☊
The money has been invested for a fixed period. ☊ fixed ☊
lead (sb/sth) by sth: The champion is leading (her nearest rival) by 18 seconds. ☊ lead ☊
He managed to hold a lead of two seconds over his closest rival. ☊ lead ☊
Lighter shades suit you best. ☊ light ☊
the most likely outcome ☊ likely ☊
That was the luckiest escape of my life. ☊ lucky ☊
majority (over sb): They had a large majority over their nearest rivals. ☊ majority ☊
What is your earliest memory? ☊ memory ☊
The nearest bank is about half a mile down the road. ☊ mile ☊
Where's the nearest bank? ☊ near ☊
She has a 12-point lead over her nearest rival. ☊ near ☊
He was the nearest thing to (= the person most like) a father she had ever had. ☊ near ☊
Only the nearest relatives were present at the funeral. ☊ near ☊
This colour is nearest (to) the original. ☊ near ☊
Britain's nearest neighbour is France. ☊ neighbour ☊
The next six months will be the hardest. ☊ next ☊
Which period of history would you most like to have lived in? ☊ period ☊
It is one of the safest cars in the world. ☊ safe ☊
Check that all windows and doors have been made as secure as possible. ☊ secure ☊
Which is the shortest day of the year? ☊ short ☊
My best friend has been like a sister to me (= very close). ☊ sister ☊
At one time (= at a period of time in the past) Emily was my best friend. ☊ time ☊
the best/quickest/shortest way from A to B ☊ way ☊
The wisest course of action is just to say nothing. ☊ wise ☊