to beat to death ☊ like: đả tử → →
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) 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) Von diesem Autor habe ich schon mal etwas gelesen. ☊ Anh đã từng đọc của tác giả này. ☊ (Lektion 71, Nr. 1015) Ich spiele seit Jahren Fußball. ☊ Tôi chơi bóng đá từ nhiều năm rồi. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1519) 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) Not long after that he resigned. ☊ after ☊
She was angered by their selfishness and lack of concern. ☊ anger ☊
She had armed herself for the meeting with all the latest statistics. ☊ arm ☊
She had been there often as a child (= when she was a child). ☊ as ☊
Have you been a bad boy? ☊ bad ☊
They refused to release their hostages unless certain conditions were met. ☊ certain ☊
You could have claimed the cost of the hotel room from your insurance. ☊ claim ☊
She had closeted herself away in her room. ☊ closet ☊
Some birds which were once a common sight are now becoming rare. ☊ common ☊
She gave up German in order to concentrate on her French. ☊ concentrate on sth ☊
Everyone who was directly concerned in (= had some responsibility for) the incident has now resigned. ☊ concern ☊
The bank refused further credit to the company. ☊ credit ☊
declare sth: The government has declared a state of emergency. ☊ declare ☊
The government has declared war on (= officially stated its intention to stop) illiteracy. ☊ declare ☊
He delivered his lines confidently. ☊ deliver ☊
He either resigned or was sacked, depending on who you talk to. ☊ depending on ☊
He used to be a pilot but now he has a desk job. ☊ desk ☊
desperate (to do sth): I was absolutely desperate to see her. ☊ desperate ☊
dream sth: Who'd have dreamt it? They're getting married. ☊ dream ☊
The Dutch team have dropped to fifth place. ☊ drop ☊
The government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake. ☊ emergency ☊
They used to be friends but they are now sworn enemies (= are determined not to become friends again). ☊ enemy ☊
'Have you ever been to Rome?' 'Yes, I have, actually. Not long ago.' ☊ ever ☊
He wasn't exactly pleased to see us—in fact he refused to open the door. ☊ not exactly ☊
I used to live in France; in fact, not far from where you're going. ☊ in (actual) fact ☊
I have been a faithful reader of your newspaper for many years. ☊ faithful ☊
You've been like a father to me. ☊ father ☊
an athlete who fell from favour after a drugs scandal ☊ favour ☊
The children were following every word of the story intently. ☊ follow ☊
I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn. ☊ formerly ☊
The kids were gathered together in one room. ☊ gather ☊
We'd given up hope of ever having children. ☊ give sth up ☊
She has resigned from the Government. ☊ government ☊
A great crowd had gathered. ☊ great ☊
She resigned and handed over to one of her younger colleagues. ☊ hand over (to sb), hand sth over (to sb) ☊
She had committed suicide by hanging herself from a beam. ☊ hang ☊
It's the best thing that has ever happened to me. ☊ happen to sb/sth ☊
She resigned as head of department. ☊ head ☊
Haven't you heard? She resigned. ☊ hear ☊
He resigned because of ill health (= he was often ill). ☊ ill ☊
imagine sth: The house was just as she had imagined it. ☊ imagine ☊
imagine sb/sth to be/do sth: I had imagined her to be older than that. ☊ imagine ☊
intention (to do sth): He has announced his intention to retire. ☊ intention ☊
Yesterday, in an interview on German television, the minister denied the reports. ☊ interview ☊
interview sb: The Prime Minister declined to be interviewed. ☊ interview ☊
He has kindly agreed to help. ☊ kindly ☊
He resigned largely because of the stories in the press. ☊ largely ☊
They had long since (= a long time before the present time) moved away. ☊ long ☊
love sth: 'Cigarette?' 'I'd love one, but I've just given up.' ☊ love ☊
She resigned over a matter of principle. ☊ matter ☊
What is the absolute maximum you can afford to pay? ☊ maximum ☊
Reports that he has resigned are nonsense. ☊ nonsense ☊
Officially, he resigned because of bad health. ☊ officially ☊
I once met your mother. ☊ once ☊
He has laid himself wide open to political attack. ☊ open ☊
The fire had burnt itself out. ☊ out ☊
For reasons of his own (= particular reasons that perhaps only he knew about), he refused to join the club. ☊ own ☊
Come and visit us if you're ever in our part of the world. ☊ part ☊
I used to live in York and I'm still fond of the place. ☊ place ☊
possibility (of sth/of doing sth): He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase. ☊ possibility ☊
The building had previously been used as a hotel. ☊ previously ☊
She smiled, but privately she was furious. ☊ privately ☊
punish sb for sth/for doing sth: He was punished for refusing to answer their questions. ☊ punish ☊
read that...: I read that he had resigned. ☊ read ☊
'She's resigned.' 'Really? Are you sure?' ☊ really ☊
She resigned for personal reasons. ☊ reason ☊
The UK has refused to recognize the new regime. ☊ recognize ☊
refuse sth: The bank refused his demand for a full refund. ☊ refuse ☊
The authorities refused permission for the new housing development. ☊ refuse ☊
He gave up teaching in 2009, much to the regret of his students. ☊ regret ☊
Her body has already rejected two kidneys. ☊ reject ☊
rescue sb/sth + adj.: She had despaired of ever being rescued alive. ☊ rescue ☊
She used to work for me, but our situations are now reversed. ☊ reverse ☊
right (in doing sth): Am I right in thinking we've met before? ☊ right ☊
The school was rightly proud of the excellent exam results. ☊ rightly ☊
a cave with striking rock formations (= shapes made naturally from rock) ☊ rock ☊
She once ruled over a vast empire. ☊ rule ☊
She used to run when she was at college. ☊ run ☊
say (that)...: I can't say I blame her for resigning (= I think she was right). ☊ say ☊
She has served as a Democratic senator for North Carolina since 2009. ☊ senator ☊
shock sb to do sth: I was shocked to hear that he had resigned. ☊ shock ☊
The original building has long since (= long before now) been demolished. ☊ since ☊
She had refused all solid food. ☊ solid ☊
spend itself: The storm had finally spent itself. ☊ spend ☊
An old oak tree once stood here. ☊ stand ☊
state sth: He has already stated his intention to run for election. ☊ state ☊
Steel used to be important in South Wales. ☊ steel ☊
strip B of A: Deer had stripped the tree of its bark. ☊ strip ☊
She supported herself through college by working as a waitress in a local bar. ☊ support ☊
Why do you suppose he resigned? ☊ suppose ☊
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 ☊
I could have sworn (= I am sure) I heard the phone ring. ☊ swear ☊
He took in every detail of her appearance. ☊ take sth in ☊
tell (that)...: I could tell (that) he was angry from his expression. ☊ tell ☊
He taught himself to play the violin. ☊ the ☊
She grew up in Zimbabwe, or Rhodesia as it then was. ☊ then ☊
Am I right in thinking that you used to live here? ☊ think ☊
it is thought that...: It was once thought that the sun travelled around the earth. ☊ think ☊
'Have you ever been to Australia?' 'No. I'd like to, though.' ☊ though ☊
The industry today is nothing to what it once was. ☊ to ☊
Have you ever used this software before? ☊ use ☊
used to doing sth: I'm not used to eating so much at lunchtime. ☊ used ☊
You used to see a lot of her, didn't you? ☊ used to ☊
He resigned for a variety of reasons. ☊ variety ☊
The government has declared war on drug dealers. ☊ war ☊
Isobel, whose brother he was, had heard the joke before. ☊ whose ☊
We were wondering about next April for the wedding. ☊ wonder ☊
I was wondering whether you'd like to come to a party. ☊ wonder ☊
Angry is not the word for it—I was furious. ☊ word ☊
She gave up teaching three years ago. ☊ year ☊
He had been a talented musician in his youth. ☊ youth ☊