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1. refuse
She will probably refuse to follow his advice, because she doesn't like him.
Tom didn't have the courage to refuse to do what Mary asked him to do.
Never choose a vocation just because your friends are in it, nor refuse another just because your worst enemy is in it.
Don't refuse me.
Most people will refuse to admit they've made a mistake.
This noise is something which I refuse to put up with.
When Sony came back with a 2 billion bid, CBS could not refuse.
When children are ordered to do a certain thing by such adult standards, they frequently refuse to follow the instructions for no other reason than that they have been told to do so.
1. That's an offer I can't refuse. / 2. You know I can't refuse you anything.
The head teacher refused the students permission to have a party in the school hall.
(turn) My neighbour refused ... down the music and I had to call the police.
Even if they refuse, you can take a bottle of good wine with you.
no business will refuse to supply a good customer. she refused a cigarette
His request was refused.
She may well refuse to speak to you because she's in a very bad mood.
2. choose
Choose one.
Those who choose not to read have no advantage over those who can't read.
If you want to sound like a native speaker, it's easier if you choose one dialect and stick with it. Native speakers don't usually mix dialects in everyday speaking.
The best way to really know a person is to see how he behaves when he is absolutely free to choose.
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one.
Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.
The best thing in the world for a man is to choose a good wife, the worst being to mistakenly choose an ill-suited one.
Would you send, by real mail, some brochures that will help me to choose a hotel?
One of the important differences between Japanese and Americans is that Japanese tend to choose a safe course in life, while Americans choose to explore and challenge life.
When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said, it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.
Those who choose to retire can do so as early as sixty-two, although starting to draw their Social Security distributions at that age would mean that the payments would be reduced by twenty percent.
Choose three words or phrases relating to your topic that other students might find interesting and useful and present them to the class.
I was surprised to come across vending machines that sell cans of coffee, where you can even choose between hot and cold ones.
3. manage
No matter how much you try to convince people that chocolate is vanilla, it'll still be chocolate, even though you may manage to convince yourself and a few others that it's vanilla.
Don't worry, I'll manage. / I tried many times and finally I managed.
I can't manage.
Japanese cameras, cars, and hi-fi equipment are used widely abroad, and few modern industries can manage without advanced electronic equipment developed in Japan.
Smokers are as aware as anybody else of the disadvantages of their hobby, but manage to live with that knowledge for two main reasons.
If speakers regularly mean something other than what they say, how is it that people manage to understand one another?
Although I broke test tubes and played about with chemicals for fun, I did occasionally manage to obey the teacher's instructions as well; repeating experiments that others had long ago undertaken.
As the proverb goes, “To manage a household and maintain relationships, you cannot do without money.”
When you use the last sheet, don't think: "The person after me will manage just fine."
I'm find it hard to manage my time, because I have so much to do.
I do not think it will come to that. I believe there are ways to manage the situation.
The other essential person you need to meet is Rosie, who manages the café.
utrzymać się How can anyone manage on such a low income? zarządzać He's no good at managing his money. Anyway, we managed to get there on time.
You make all the decisions on how to manage your business. To manage a business means to have control of how you run that business.
A prisoner is more obsessed with the idea of escaping than his warden by the idea of watching over him. Thus, a prisoner will always manage to escape.
4. need
I need time.
If there's anything else you need, just let me know.
If you want to study in the United States, you need to get a student visa.
The cheap prices tempted me to buy things I didn't need.
Hikers need to carry a compass with them to find their way through the woods.
Since it's not the rainy season, there's no need for an umbrella.
He never turns his back on a friend in need.
Take your time. I know you need a couple of days to reflect on it.
Those who are suffering from hunger in Africa need urgent help.
A formula is very convenient, because you need not think about it.
I'm stuck in a rut in my boring job and need to do something new.
To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.
Calculate how much money we will need next year.
We got this chair for nothing because the lady next door didn't need it anymore.
I read in the newspaper recently that the crops really need rain.
5. decide
Tom can't decide.
When you decide which plan you want, please notify us in writing.
Would you mind making an extra cup of coffee whenever you decide to have some?
If you decide to come to America, please let me know as soon as possible.
Let's decide what needs to be decided, then let's split into two teams, OK?
There are merits and demerits to both your opinions so I'm not going to decide right away which to support.
Whichever highway you decide on, it will be crowded with cars and trucks.
Here I decide, without hesitating, to take the alternative route.
We'll most likely go, but we'll decide once we see what the weather is like.
All are fated to die. However, you can't decide how and when you die.
If a high hill stood between A and B, it was important to decide whether the line should climb over it, pierce it with a tunnel, or make a detour to avoid it.
I had been at a loss as to what career to decide on, but your advice has helped me to see the light regarding my future.
Man plans things, but the gods decide.
If you ever decide to sell your old record collection, I want first dibs!
6. hope
Never lose hope.
This note summarizes some information that we hope to discuss at the meeting in San Francisco.
What did he tell you about his hope?
We're going to eat a lot tonight so I hope you're not on a diet.
We hope you will understand the difficult circumstances we're working under.
She was unable to completely give up her hope of marrying him.
As always, I could only hope the police wouldn't stop me.
Let us hope the world will never be on the brink of a nuclear war.
Since there are usually multiple websites on any given topic, I usually just click the back button when I arrive on any webpage that has pop-up advertising. I just go to the next page found by Google and hope for something less irritating.
I have been taking ballet lessons since I was three and hope to be a ballerina.
The meeting was called off as there was no hope of agreement on either side.
Hope of finding the child alive is fading rapidly.
I hope that the jet lag isn't going to disturb my sleep schedule too much.
I hope to soon know much more than a few sentences in Dutch.
I realize I may not be the most desirable man in the world, but I still hope you'll consider going out with me.
7. want
I want.
If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn.
You want answers to questions you shouldn't ask.
You may write in any language you want. On Tatoeba, all languages are equal.
We want an assistant, preferably someone with experience.
Tomorrow we go to school to sign up for the classes we want to take.
If you want to learn a foreign language well, you should speak that language with native speakers as often as you can.
Smaller classes mean a higher standard of education, and that's what we want for our kids.
Now that I am well again, I want to study space science in college.
I have a ball-point pen, but I want another.
You say you want to visit Tom? Why in the world would you want to do that?
You might want to come over and play poker with me and my friends next Friday evening.
Tom invited me to Mary's party even though she didn't want me there.
In any case I just want to make clear that the fact that these are not normal people.
I'm tired. I just want to go on the teacup ride and take it easy.
8. pretend
Tom wondered if he should pretend to appreciate the dinner Mary made for him.
Even if you know the truth, you had better pretend otherwise at present.
Don't pretend
for you i could pretend like i was happy when i was sad
If she finds out that that uniform was one I bought to get my former girlfriend to be a pretend 'high school girl' ...
Everyone knows that theatre is a world of let's pretend.
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
The neighborhood has been gentrified. Now it's teeming with pretend hipsters slurping skinny lattes at Starbucks. They gather round coffee and free Wi-Fi like bees round a honeypot.
People sometimes pretend to be deaf when they hear a question they don't want to answer
He doesn’t pretend to enjoy the work, but he says that the atmosphere is much nicer than in the Houses of Parliament.
If you feel pain it means that you didn/t pretend.
I thought he was very rude when he pretended not to hear me.
Did you ever pretend to be ill so you didn't have to go to school?
Pedantry is properly the over-rating of any kind of knowledge we pretend to.
9. would prefer
I would prefer to build houses
I would prefer to stay in
10. willing
If you want to sound like a native speaker, you must be willing to practice saying the same sentence over and over in the same way that banjo players practice the same phrase over and over until they can play it correctly and at the desired tempo.
I know that it is highly unlikely that anyone would be willing to help me.
Why do you insist on paying for your school expenses yourself, when your parents are willing to give you financial support?
The convicted drug dealer was willing to comply with the authorities to have his death sentence reduced to a life sentence.
God willing...
I think this not a method that I can really recommend unless you are willing to risk failure.
However, although our companions were willing, they knew nothing about management or getting money.
You will learn your lessons only in so far as you are willing to keep studying them.
The amount of time someone is willing to spend on something may communicate how important it is to him.
Ray was willing to corroborate Gary's story, but the police were still unconvinced that either of them were telling the truth.
The "Coalition of the Willing" is a phrase that refers to the countries that fought together against Iraq in the Iraq War.
This opportunity for success in forming a partnership is a big one; the key lies in whether you are willing to work hard and invest in it, and that is all.
He said the unions are willing to discuss other options, but “the phone hasn’t rung in a long, long time.”
I'm willing to give you another chance. / I'm willing to take the risk. / You were willing to die to save them. / We are willing to forgive you.
Right now there are 2 types of Spaniards: the ones who are willing to vote for corrupt and indicted politicians, and the ones that aren't.
11. ashamed
I'm too ashamed.
Our firm is on the verge of bankruptcy, I'm ashamed to say.
I'm ashamed to tell such a muddled story in this dreary, rainy season, but please bear with me for a while.
It can hardly be called research... just an amateur's hobby, I'm ashamed to say.
I'm not even capable of pinpointing Germany on a map! I'm ashamed!
Here lies one who meant well, tried a little, failed much: — surely that may be his epitaph of which he need not be ashamed.
I've never been more ashamed. / I felt ashamed and went to bed.
He tried to control her, and then he felt ashamed of himself
They are the things you get ashamed of, because words make them smaller.
I can’t believe that you’ve done such a terrible thing! I’m ashamed of you!
Later, Chris felt ashamed and apologized and Beth forgave him.
Out of a sense of justice, I said to the leader of the biker gang: "What you are doing is a crime! Be ashamed of yourselves!".
His appearance and behavior made me ashamed of him.
I'd like Quim Monzo to autograph my book, but I'm too ashamed to ask him.
12. too
Too late.
If you're tired, why don't you go to sleep? "Because if I go to sleep now I will wake up too early."
He is too busy dreaming dreams to plan what he will do in his old age.
He is getting far too familiar with my wife.
Even though he has turned twenty, he's still too timid to chat with girls.
He said his father was an architect and that he wanted to be one too.
What he said about girls holds true of boys, too.
I am seventeen years old, too.
At the risk of sounding too forward, I'd like to make a comment.
From the buyer's point of view, the prices of these CD players are too high.
Every foreigner who visits Japan says that prices here are too high.
It's still too hard to find a job. And even if you have a job, chances are you're having a tougher time paying the rising costs of everything from groceries to gas.
I don't know how to demonstrate it, since it's too obvious!
There is a fine line between speech that is terse and to the point and speech that is too abrupt.
Mary says that Tom spends his money a little too freely.
13. enough
I've had enough.
Just staying alive in these times is hard enough.
You should make sure your children are eating enough.
I am fortunate enough to have access to an excellent library.
It was bad enough that he usually came to work late, but coming in drunk was the last straw, and I'm going to have to let him go.
I'm getting little pimples on my face. I wonder if I've been getting enough sleep lately.
Any universe simple enough to be understood is too simple to produce a mind able to understand it.
Tom and Mary shared an umbrella. However, it wasn't big enough and they both got wet.
You may not learn to speak as well as a native speaker, but you should be able to speak well enough that native speakers will understand what you have to say.
At the end of the class, the teacher said, "That's enough for today."
We have lots of bread, and as for butter, we have more than enough.
He was always filthy and looked like he wasn't given enough food.
We aren't instilling enough of a volunteer spirit in our young people these days.
All the money put together still won't be enough.
14. would love
15. wish
What's your wish?
If you wish us to reserve an alternative room, please let us know immediately.
I sometimes wish I could live a quiet retired sort of life but I doubt I could stand it for more than a few days.
All you ever do is nitpick. I wish you could say something more constructive.
It's an American tradition to make a wish on your birthday.
Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.
It seemed like a nice idea at the time, but I wish I hadn't done it.
I wish I'd kept up my Chinese. I need it for my job.
The music next door is very loud. I wish they would turn it down.
If you wish to be happy, learn to be content with your condition in life.
Make a wish.
No matter what your profession, or how happy you may be in it, there are moments when you wish you had chosen some other career.
I'm not rich, nor do I wish to be.
She has gone against her father's wish and sold their collection.
Have you seen a shooting star? So make a wish.
16. to be honest
to be honest, i think you will lose
to be honest
17. arrange
to arrange
The party was arranged quickly.
Parents also arrange marriages, which is a polite way of saying that they sell or trade their children.
One problem is how the enterprises arrange posts for excellent female students, but another important point is whether the educational industry can grow and supply creative students needed for Japan's future.
There is one rule that works in every calamity. Be it pestilence, war, or famine, the rich get richer and poor get poorer. The poor even help arrange it.
The director used his power to arrange a special place in the cinema world.
Well, it seems he's paid off his debts, but how on Earth did he arrange that amount of money?
This was to arrange things so that I obtained the result already written in the textbooks.
We will arrange travel expenses for trips for research purposes, so go to whatever country you want to.
Now Marina was a romantic, she had not yet fallen into that passive state of mind which accepts that one should find a corner to live, anywhere, and then arrange one's whole life around it.
A special tour of the city centre was arranged.
Logistics Department arranges transport of products.
She's arranged the conference call for nine o'clock.
For their mum 50th birthday the arranged a dinner for the whole family at mum's favourite restaurant.
About the camp coming up, we'll prepare the food so could you arrange three cars?
18. glad
Tom was glad he didn't have to live in Boston for more than a year.
I'm very glad that I've been singled out as being a suitable person for the job.
I'm glad you enjoy skiing, but I guess it's just not my cup of tea.
First of all, let me say how glad I am to be here.
I'm glad
If you wish, you may pick them up, or we would be glad to send them back to you.
His parents were glad at his success in the examination.
Now that we are established in our new house we shall be glad to receive visitors.
That’s great news! I’m so glad you got your degree.
[glad] glad
I am glad that children from the age of 12 years will have their own passport.
As I was taking leave of my friend, he said he would be glad to see me again before long.
I'm glad we didn't go there because there were some localized heavy rain showers.
I don't think that they are valuable just because they have a large crop, but I'm glad when they sprout in great numbers - even when they are poison mushrooms.
Upon arriving at the airport, he said, "I'm glad I could come back."
19. wear
Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface.
wear wear
Since ski season is almost over, the ski wear that's on sale is all leftovers, so there's nothing that's just my size.
Even if we wear an Armani suite or drive a Jaguar, in the end we're the same as ants. We move and move pointlessly and then we die.
Since I started wearing glasses myself, I started liking the anime where the protagonists wear glasses.
Idleness, which is often becoming and even wise in the bachelor, begins to wear a different aspect when you have a wife to support.
As far as I'm concerned, laws that require drivers to wear seatbelts are paternalistic.
That is why the U.S. government has gone to court to protect the right of women and girls to wear the hijab, and to punish those who would deny it.
How many men are there that wear a coat that cost a hundred francs, and carry a diamond in the head of their cane, and dine for twenty-five SOUS for all that! It seems as though we could never pay enough for the pleasures of vanity.
But Dima would never wear the glasses. Suddenly, his body went limp and he collapsed to the floor.
Well, it's just like the proverb "fine feathers make a fine bird". You look really good when you wear a suit.
Of all things, why did he give me a hat for my birthday? I don't wear a hat.
Christopher Columbus despised pirates, but he loved their eyepatches. Sometimes, he would wear one - just for fun.
If you don't wear warm clothes in winter, it wouldn't be surprising if you caught a bad cold.
Dad was wearing his best suit. She doesn’t usually wear a lot of make-up. She wore her hair in a bun.
20. neglect
He neglects that poor dog - he never takes him for walks or gives him any attention.
Art would pick up the duty that it used to have and that we've neglected because of certain mis-founded ideas.
to neglect
Feed plants and they grow, neglect them and they suffer. 2. He'd given too much to his career, worked long hours, neglected her
Today's land problems are the product of years of neglect by successive governments.
He was a pitiable spectacle of neglect and wretchedness as he sat there on an upturned pail, eating his bread and cheese with fingers that, like his clothing, were grimed with paint and dirt.
If I had neglected studying at school, I could have failed to get a job.
I neglected to tell my family the truth so I want to prepare a delicious dinner.
Our daughter recently showed surprise that, throughout her childhood, she was always picked up from school on time and never felt neglected.
Often neglected and perceived as 'a waste of time', it actually does save time as a "good developer = less messy developer = less time wasted fixing bugs"
The owners had neglected the garden, which was now overgrown with weeds.
Don't neglect to lock the door when you leave. Don't neglect locking the door when you leave.
He neglected his look after the divorce. (Po rozwodzie zaniedbał swój wygląd.)
Social services were called anonymously because the children were being neglected
Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.
21. possible
Come if possible.
Please advise us, if possible, of a company which has developed image processing software.
By freeing thought from its object, Descartes made it possible to view the latter in strictly mechanical terms, reopening the way to science, suffocated for more than fifteen centuries under religious nonsense.
A chance to do as we please, especially to do as little hard work as possible, is a secret desire of almost everybody.
The invention of the telephone made it possible to communicate with people far away.
Possible side effects include blurred vision and shortness of breath.
The Department of Homeland Security's primary function is the prevention of terrorist attacks occurring within America and, in the extreme case of an attack happening, holding losses to the smallest possible level and swiftly carrying out restoration.
Due to this a lot of time was lost, it's possible that if it wasn't for this accident the final stage of the race would have been better.
Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship.
How do the situations shown in the film illustrate possible differences and areas of possible cultural conflict between our culture and the American one?
That's why: what's allowed is allowed, what's forbidden is forbidden, what's impossible is impossible, and what's possible is that which is allowed.
The judge made no bones about his disgust with the accused's actions and handed down the severest sentence possible.
Japanese seem to prefer picking a marriage partner as much like themselves as possible, finding a job that provides security and slow but steady advancement, and putting money in the bank.
You're beautiful and intelligent, how is it possible that no man is chasing after you?
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
22. forget
Forget it.
When we are together, I forget all the unhappy times we've had.
When I have a lot on my mind, sometimes I forget to eat.
What kind of person would forget to pick their children up after school?
His cousin, whose name I forget, was a nurse.
He is likely to have a book and a cracker at his meals--and then forget to eat the cracker!
Is it harder to forgive or to forget?
Forget your troubles for a while and come and have dinner with us.
If you want to go, then go. If you don't want to, then forget about it.
Forget it. It's not worth it.
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you.
Susie is so constituted that she cannot forgive and forget things.
Forget the anxieties of life and learn to relax.
Forget it. He is our mutual friend, after all.
Could I be going soft in the head? I forget things so easily these days.
Englisch Wort "to"(forget) tritt in Sätzen auf:
full infinitive23. happy
I'm very happy.
Happy events tend to be accompanied by problems.
Happy is a man who is contented.
Happy Thanksgiving Day.
Did you have a lot of happy experiences in your childhood?
You can never be happy if you feel envious of other people.
If you wish to be happy, learn to be content with your condition in life.
No matter what your profession, or how happy you may be in it, there are moments when you wish you had chosen some other career.
Tom drew a happy face on the cover of his notebook.
I've never met anyone who makes me as happy as you make me.
Everyone is happy with the decision, so please don't rock the boat.
Jefferson was a happy president in those early days of 1801.
Mary waited years for Tom to get out of prison and was very happy when he finally got released.
I can't tell you how happy I am that you've come to visit us.
My five year old daughter always goes to kindergarten happy and full of energy.
24. when
When do we arrive?
When you can't do what you want, you do what you can.
If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn.
When I have migraines, aspirin doesn't alleviate the pain for me.
It's a shame that I had to quit my job just when I was getting the hang of things.
It must be nice having someone who sticks around even when times get tough.
I never thought this rubber band would come in handy when I put it in my pocket this morning.
An animal can be much more dangerous when wounded.
When I ask people what they regret most about high school, they nearly all say the same thing: that they wasted so much time.
You opened up my eyes to what it's like when everything is right.
My roommate is prodigal when it comes to spending money on movies; he buys them the day they're released, regardless of price.
Don't come to me now with that. You should have said something when it originally happened.
It was really considerate of you to lend me $500 when I was in difficulties.
He's a different person when he's drunk, so I don't like to drink with him.
We were sitting peacefully at dinner, when all of a sudden the lights went out.
25. sorry
I'm sorry.
Could you do this instead of me? "Sorry, I'm too busy."
We're sorry. The number you have dialed is currently unavailable.
Sorry to bother you, but I'm afraid something urgent has come up.
Sorry, but it looks like I'm booked up on that day.
Better safe than sorry.
Sorry, where can I find a delicatessen?
No sooner had he said it than he was sorry.
Although he was wrong, he didn't say he was sorry.
I'm sorry, my boss is sleeping right now. Please come back tomorrow.
Sorry I haven't fixed dinner tonight. I was so tired there was just no way.
Sorry, but it all came about so suddenly that I haven't got a handle on the situation yet.
I'm sorry, but I can't accept your invitation. I have other plans on that day.
Sorry, we can't fill this prescription here.
I am sorry to write such a long letter. I didn't have time to write a short one.
26. observe
Just observe your cat and you will get to know him.
This is a time of year when people get together with family and friends to observe Passover and to celebrate Easter.
Please fasten your seat belt and observe the "no smoking" sign until it is turned off.
I don't feel confident enough to drive yet. I just want to observe you while you do it.
Let's observe sunspots.
Observe his facial reaction when we mention a price.
At the atomic scale we observe quantum mechanical effects that can not be explained by classical mechanics.
The pupils are supposed to observe rigid discipline.
Keep the time, observe the hours of the universe, not of the cars.
I'm not a Muslim and so I have no obligation to observe the fast but as long as I'm living in the same apartment having consideration for such a custom is important.
Do they observe Christmas Day in that country?
● Scientists have observed a drop in ozone levels over the Antarctic.
We need to observe the procedures or the results of our research will be invalid.
So far the ceasefire has been observed by both sides.
But, knowing precisely sadness and love and death, and that they are vain images when we observe them from the calm space where we should shut ourselves in, he kept on weeping, and desiring love, and fearing death.
27. offer
Besides lending books, libraries offer various other services.
The flimsy stalls in this restroom offer very little privacy.
It would be presumptuous to call myself his replacement, but I could offer some guidance.
to offer
Amsterdam offers an entirely unique atmosphere of freedom and entertainment.
I may not have much to offer in the way of learning or ability, but I want to do whatever I can for us all and humbly ask for your favor.
Further investigation will offer many opportunities to obtain more valuable knowledge of the ocean.
I wouldn't rule out the possibility of moving to another country if I get a good job offer.
Be careful when you shop, because some sales people will try to take advantage of you and offer you an expensive price.
The Waterfront's success could mean that other cities soon follow, creating areas that offer people a new kind of city living, with all the benefits and none of the stress, noise and pollution of crowded centres.
They offered me a job / promotion. She was offered a job in Singapore but turned it down. He offered to get me a cab.
"Would you like me to tell you more about the charity" He offered to tell me more about the charity.
they'll all be offered the chance to 'get chipped' if they wish
When you finally decide on our offer you can pay one hundred dollars per person and we shall hold the reservation.
28. agree
We agree.
I agree on an emotional level, but on the pragmatic level I disagree.
If you agree to buy 3,000 of them, we'll give you a 3 percent discount.
I was unwilling to agree to the proposal, but it seemed that I had no choice.
I agree with the ban in principle, but in practice it will be extremely difficult.
By signing a contract, you agree to certain terms and conditions.
Britain was in no hurry to agree on a peace treaty.
When we hear of a divorce we assume that it was caused by the inability of those two people to agree upon fundamentals.
While they don't agree, they continue to be friends.
It is impossible, you know, to make him agree.
Therefore, for any text you hold the copyright to, by submitting it, you agree to license it under the Creative Commons Attribution License 2.0 (fr).
Most students agree with the proposal, and made a list of arguments in favour of it.
He nodded as much as to say, I agree.
Certainly if someone is _that_ beautiful you'd draw back from approaching her. "Thought you'd agree."
If you would agree to answer some of the questions below, I would be extremely grateful.
29. appear
Problem appeared.
That's because they're the classic places for 'something' to appear. Like the grand piano that plays by itself, the human anatomical model that moves by itself ...
At no period of our ancient history does there appear to have been greater attention paid to the culture of the female mind than during the age of Elizabeth and at no time has there existed a greater number of amiable and respectable women.
The sun is currently in a period of low activity but even so large sunspots occasionally appear.
The mountains, too, at a distance appear airy masses and smooth, but seen near at hand, they are rough.
The collaboration between these somewhat eccentric men was filled with strain and compromise on both sides, but in the end they appear to have gotten on well.
Japan may appear to be peaceful and tranquil on the surface but the fact is that there are a lot of deep-rooted problems.
All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.
You're not a serious mathematician unless you crumple up a piece of paper in frustration every twenty minutes, look off into space, and appear to be questioning your very existence.
Religion, which should most distinguish us from the beasts, and ought most particularly elevate us, as rational creatures, above brutes, is that wherein men often appear most irrational, and more senseless than beasts.
Objectivity may be threatened or appear to be threatened by undue dependence on any audit client or group of connected clients.
The seventy disciples received the teaching of Confucius in the oral form, for words that satirize, criticize, praise, conceal, suppress, or ridicule cannot appear in writing.
30. expect
Office managers expect accuracy, efficiency, and dedication.
I expect you can tell from the quoted text, but this is a book written in a colloquial style.
Don't expect anything.
I may be playing the devil's advocate, but I have to ask, what are we going to do if we don't get all the customers we expect?
Just what you'd expect of a young lady, you certainly weren't left to live as you pleased.
I don't understand how in the world they can take your stuff for safekeeping, but then the post office guy has the nerve to tell you "Sorry, we lost it" and expect that to be the end of it.
You can't seriously expect that they won't recognize you in that disguise. That lopsided, dime store moustache is a dead giveaway!
I have these little habits that show themselves when I least expect it, so I have to watch myself.
We cannot expect to have halcyon days until we get safely through the crucial period in life.
He's on the playground, surrounded by 12-year-olds twice a day, five times a week! How do you expect him to be mature?
I expect you've chanted "kuwabara kuwabara" after a lightning flash, or have seen somebody do so.
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.
In addition, they expect you to be hardworking, driven and have an outgoing personality with the ability to build rapport quickly.
Air traffic controllers in France are on strike this week so expect a bit of trouble there.
The Venus de Milo is only what's to be expected if you will go on biting your nails.
31. promise
Eisenhower kept his promise.
He was a writer who had never lived up to the promise of his first novel.
A promise given under a threat is worthless.
Tom agreed to marry that man's daughter with the promise that he'd inherit the man's business.
They promise us the moon, but I suspect we can wait for the fulfillment of those promises till hell freezes over.
I realized one month had passed without my making good my promise.
There are conditions under which breaking a promise or telling a lie are acceptable.
I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.
There is no dream of man which atomic power does not promise a chance to attain.
The whole county is favoring critical budget revisions which promise to protect education.
(help) Sarah always promises ... me in the kitchen but she never does.
The promise of permanent employment is almost non-existent today.
You promised me: "we will finish English early."
It was noticed after more than a month that that promise had not been carried out.
32. seem
You seem distant.
Though Tom's English seems quite good at times, he doesn't seem to know his limitations and it's impossible to convince him that he's wrong when he makes a mistake.
He seems to be an intelligent person. / He seems to be intelligent. / He seems an intelligent person.
I may seem confident, but I get extremely nervous speaking in front of people. My hands tremble, I get all tongue-tied, and sometimes I don't even know what I'm saying myself.
We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible.
The Parisian police, he said, "are exceedingly able in their way. They are persevering, ingenious, cunning, and thoroughly versed in the knowledge which their duties seem chiefly to demand."
Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster.
They move from place to place, often change jobs, divorce more frequently, and take economic and social risks which seem dangerous.
The people all praised the emperor's clothes without telling him the truth so as not to seem stupid, until a little boy said, "The emperor is naked!"
Japanese seem to prefer picking a marriage partner as much like themselves as possible, finding a job that provides security and slow but steady advancement, and putting money in the bank.
The real, biological nervous system is highly complex and includes some features that may seem superfluous based on an understanding of artificial networks.
You guys seem to think your proposal is far and away the best, but as far as I'm concerned it's all six of one and half-a-dozen of the other.
Visualization, a favorite tool of the psychologist, cannot solve all problems, but many so-called positive thinkers seem to think that it can.
On the other hand, there seem to be those among young folk who, while touching on Buddhism, have started to think of it as a vital spiritual support.
For, as blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
33. require
A well-made cup of coffee should require no cream or sugar.
It requires time.
Elizabeth promised to build a device that would perform all of the tests required with great speed and accuracy using a single drop of blood.
To understand this; and then make a conscious decision that you will do it differently requires a lot of maturity.
1. Other actions will require additional help. / 2. That doesn't require very much imagination.
They have imitated his style in all areas except those that require special skill.
Chinese food was served in small portions which did not require cutting with a knife or fork.
The international situation had become so tense, it would require proficient diplomats to handle it with kid gloves.
The art of modern warfare does not necessarily require soldiers to be armed to the teeth to be effective as combatants.
Some illnesses require daily medication to stay alive. The three most basic needs that are required to stay alive, are food, water and shelter.
it wastes the buyer's time and may require an adjusting credit note to be issued
I think this company requires some big changes. (Uważam, że ta firma wymaga dużych zmian.) You require more money than any other kid in Japan. (Potrzebujesz więcej pieniędzy, niż niejedno dziecko w Japonii.
Training to be a doctor requires a lot of hard work. [+ that] A recent law requires that all programmes are censored.
As far as I'm concerned, laws that require drivers to wear seatbelts are paternalistic.
34. nice
It's nice.
If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.
At Christmas he went out of his way to buy me a really nice model plane.
The style is nice, but do you have it in a different color?
Whenever my uncle comes, he brings some nice things for us.
Beef stew should be nice and thick.
For goodness' sake, please be nice to him.
We all wondered why she had dumped such a nice man.
That couple spends quite a bit of money eating at nice restaurants.
Nice guys finish last.
Why don't you try this jacket on? It looks nice with your trousers.
Nice weather added to our pleasure.
It seemed like a nice idea at the time, but I wish I hadn't done it.
What I don't understand is why the children aren't being allowed to play outside on such a nice day.
A nice roast chicken is one of my favorite dishes.
35. claim
He claimed that...
We want to claim damages. Lots of people claim to have seen alien space craft in the night sky, but we are still not sure if it's true.
One of our representatives will handle your claim.
The war claimed millions of lives. No terrorist attack in history had claimed so many lives.
I will be waiting for you at baggage claim.
The President cannot make clouds to rain and cannot make the corn to grow, he cannot make business good; although when these things occur, political parties do claim some credit for the good things that have happened in this way.
The incumbent's rival is taking issue with the claim that crime was reduced by 50% under the current administration.
The only reason why Ferdinand Magellan could claim to be the first man to sail across all of the world's meridians was because Christopher Columbus had chosen to swim.
American Indians have a fair historical right to claim they got a raw deal from the government.
The claim of community involvement is just window dressing; City Hall will do what it wants to anyhow.
. It's strange that he didn't claim anything for damages. (To dziwne, że on nie domagał się niczego za zniszczenia.) She claims half of my estate. (Ona rości sobie prawo do połowy mojego majątku.)
I claim that the truth will always be reveiled. And it will always defend.
An employee shall be entitled to make a claim for repair of damage caused by the employer.
My mother-in-law is a stubborn and claim person.
Poland has a claim to Germany because Germany to destroy Poland during Second World War. I have a claim from My friends.
36. teach
teach languages
Many Eastern religions teach that there is a unity behind the diversity of phenomena.
While American methods are often successful, the Japanese educational system that produces the most literate people in the world surely has some lessons to teach the U.S.
Before, young ones used to ask me to draw them a sheep, now they want me to teach them how to make a commit. Times, they are a-changin'.
Didn't they teach you common sense as well as typing at the school where you studied?
Many new teachers feel ill-prepared to teach basic literacy and numeracy.
Governments, in order to teach how to enjoy cell phones without being controlled by them, have established behavior rules that limit their use in public places, such as in churches, in schools, or during tests.
The story that, "Apparently the new primary school curriculum will teach that pi as 3" spread this March.
In 1972, Dr. Francine Patterson started to teach sign language to Koko.
Didn't your mother teach you anything? When you meet with scary people always protect your wallet and your arsehole!
It's not only the health aspects of sports that appeal to people, but the cooperative aspect that team sports teach, and the competitive aspect in itself.
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.
They also teach that, for great sins, they cannot receive forgiveness unless they confess to their leader.
They say you should consult the past if you want to learn about the future. History has a lot to teach us.
37. learn
I will learn.
It takes only a short time to learn how to explain things to students. It takes much longer to learn when not to.
If a man wants to learn to sound like a native speaker of Japanese, he shouldn't only learn Japanese from women. The reverse is true for a woman.
To reduce misunderstandings we should learn the techniques for communicating successfully.
Irene Pepperberg, a researcher at Northwestern University, is discovering that a parrot can not only mimic people but also learn the meaning of words.
There will always be things I will never learn, I don't have eternity before me!
The first great lesson that a young man should learn is that he knows nothing.
At the age of six he had learned to use the typewriter and told the teacher that he did not need to learn to write by hand.
Some people think that it is difficult for a native speaker of English to learn Chinese, but I disagree.
Since I live near Canada, I'd prefer to learn the kind of French spoken in Canada.
I'm a non-native speaker of English and realize there is a lot that I still need to learn.
The mandatory character of schooling is rarely analyzed in the multitude of works dedicated to the study of the various ways to develop within children the desire to learn.
If you can't go to an English-speaking country to study, perhaps you can find an English native speaker living nearby that can help you learn English.
I studied English very hard every day, but I didn't learn a lot.
You cannot learn the truth unless you hear what both parties have to say.
38. where
Where is Customs?
The chameleon changes color depending on where it finds itself.
No matter where you looked you could see damage caused by the earthquake.
I'm told "idiot" is a bad word, but where I grew up it doesn't really feel that bad.
Wow, we're finally in Paris. Where should we visit first?
The teachers could not decide where to build the new schoolhouse.
I bought a small lot on the hillside in Southern France where I plan to build a retirement home.
Plan for the future because that's where you are going to spend the rest of your life.
He rose through the ranks to the top position at the company where he started his career.
He returned to his native village, where he spent the last few years of his life.
She is looking for a job where she can make use of her foreign language ability.
I wonder where the ice cream is. Do you think Tom could've eaten it all?
Stratford-on-Avon, where Shakespeare was born, is visited by many tourists every year.
The restaurant where we had dinner yesterday isn't very good.
No matter where you may go, don't forget to write to me.
39. what
What else?
He has a huge capacity for accepting other people. That's what makes him special.
What is it that determines the route a railway takes?
How much of what I've written here do you understand?
What does seem clear is that we need to spend more money on this project.
What does what happened last night have to do with what's happening today?
Let's go to the movies next time. "What makes you think there will be a next time?"
He is too busy dreaming dreams to plan what he will do in his old age.
She knelt beside him and asked him what his name was.
A good newspaper reporter takes advantage of what he learns from any source, even the "little bird told him so" type of source.
My what a narrow waist! Her face is small, she really looks just like a doll!
Leaves are to plants what lungs are to animals.
She wouldn't let him in the room no matter what.
What is peculiar to Japan at mealtimes is that people eat rice out of little bowls.
According to what they say, that boy is very good at singing.
40. afford
She affords cake and milk to our house. The round-the-world trip afforded me unforgettable experiences.
I never for a moment imagined I'd be able to afford to live in such a fancy house.
Whenever she goes shopping, she ends up buying more than she can afford.
I can afford
Don't get upset about small things. Try to think of things like a rich person who can afford not to argue.
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.
We must consider the question of whether we can afford such huge sums for armaments.
By pooling their money, they were able to afford a new computer for the office.
It was a purchase which he could not possibly afford.
We don't give discounts, the woman said sternly. "Regardless how small. Now, please take off the suit if you can't afford it."
Since neither one of us could afford to take the other to the movies, we went Dutch.
I can't afford it. afford to pay something. affordable. be able to afford something
He took a job abroad with an insurance company and earned so much that he could afford to retire aged 37.
With his characteristic sense of humour he told our Japanese hosts that when he was growing up his family was poor and had to survive on rabbit meat but at least they could afford a fork! Mr.
B1 to have enough money to buy something or enough time to do something: I can't afford a new computer. [+ to do sth] Can we afford to go away? Can we afford it? (Czy stać nas na to?)
41. how
How nice of you!
How is it that you're always so full of energy?
How early do I have to make a reservation to qualify for the discount?
How to deal with environmental pollution is a serious matter.
How could I be a robot? Robots can't dream.
I'd like to get a bank loan; how do I go about that?
I wonder if Tom realizes how lonely I am.
Tom came up with various ideas on how to make his business more successful.
He soon grows tired of a thing regardless of how much he liked it to begin with.
It takes only a short time to learn how to explain things to students. It takes much longer to learn when not to.
She wrote to him to tell him how wonderful he was.
What really surprised me most was how many hours a day Tom slept.
What surprised me most when I first entered college was how few of my classmates knew how to study efficiently.
There is an urgent need for understanding how climate change will affect our lives.
I must calculate how much money I'll spend next week.
42. can't afford
I can't afford to buy a Ford.
I can't afford to buy that car.
I lost my job so I can't afford to buy a new microwave oven.
I love those shoes, but I just can't afford them!
She earns little money and she can't afford own flat.
I can't afford to buy it
I can't afford to buy a new car
