go

Messages must go through diplomatic channels.

Do you think the sofa will go through the door?


break

The wholesaler broke the container loads into palettes and boxes for local retailers.


take

A reading was taken of the earth's tremors.


clearance

He got clearance to travel to America, even though he had previous links to terrorists.

The plane got clearance from air traffic control, and we were off.


coverage

Before laying sod on that clay, the ground needs two inches of coverage with topsoil.

The dictionary's coverage of standard English is excellent.


despite

The despite in which outsiders were held is legendary.


school

A school of small glittering fish swam by.

The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel.


action

The United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues.

Recent federal action undermined the segregationist position.


shock

The train hit the buffers with a great shock.


play

This speech didn't play well with the American public.


end

The so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end.


break

There was a break in the action when a player was hurt.


life

It was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it.

The life of this milk carton may be thousands of years in this landfill.


person

There was too much for one person to do.

Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.


do

A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school.


boy

She made the boy brush his teeth every night.


head

He is two heads taller than his little sister.


break

If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.


peak

The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.


civilization

A hermit doesn't much care for civilization.


shot

I caught him with a solid shot to the chin.


body

Penny was in the scullery, pressing the body of her new dress.


recognition

She seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own.


shift

You have to shift when you go down a steep hill.


follow

He followed his lecture with a question and answer period.


head

They tracked him back toward the head of the stream.


head

A reduction in the assessment per head of sheep.

200 head of cattle and 50 head of horses.


gob

He's always stuffing his gob with fast food.

She's got such a gob on her -- she's always gossiping about someone or other.


stand

We had to stand for the entire performance!


make

He made twenty bucks playing poker last night.


furniture

The woman does not even have one stick of furniture moved in yet.

There was only one piece of furniture in the room.


give

This student gives promise of real creativity.


extension

Most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS.

A text file will have a file extension of .txt.


seat

He dusted off the seat before sitting down.


take

Looking at him as he came into the room, I took him for his father.


take

I estimate the trip will take about ten minutes.


head

The head of the compass needle is pointing due north.


space

The astronauts walked in outer space without a tether.


work

The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought.


double

Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.


space

The architect left space in front of the building.


show

I showed the customer the glove section.


take

He was often taken to be a man of means.


cut

The employer wants to cut back health benefits.


cot

A roller cot (the clothing of a drawing roller in a spinning frame).


run

These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run.


see

I want to see whether she speaks French.


drive

Their debts finally drove them to sell the business.


trace

Trace the outline of a figure in the sand.


take

A reading was taken of the earth's tremors.


body

Penny was in the scullery, pressing the body of her new dress.


hold

I hold with those who say life is sacred.

Hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting.


smooth

Smooth the way towards peace negotiations.


carry

The troops carried the town after a brief fight.


war

The "war on terror" is a campaign against terrorist crime.


house

She felt she had to get out of the house.


position

Stop running all over the field and play your position!


circus

He ran away from home to join the circus.


break

Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children.


woodenness

There was a certain woodenness in his replies.

He criticized the woodenness of the acting.


wreck

Thanks to that quack I am a human wreck.

The house was a wreck when they bought it.


blip

Renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales.


drag

He took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly.


score

He tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful.


head

They tracked him back toward the head of the stream.


volume

Please turn down the volume on the stereo.

The kids played their music at full volume.


top

He couldn't get the top off of the bottle.


breath

He took a deep breath and dived into the pool.

I could feel the runner's breath on my shoulder.


stuff

What is all that stuff on your bedroom floor?

You don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine.


fire

We sat around the fire singing songs and telling stories.


do

A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school.


absence

He was surprised by the absence of any explanation.


ream

The dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment.


run

Don't run that software unless you have permission.


run

Our coach had us running plays for the whole practice.


work

She never worked because she inherited a lot of money.


make

He made to speak but said nothing in the end.


admit

We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member.


stake

I will stake my good reputation for this.


make

He didn't make the choir after his voice changed.


order

A friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there.


work

The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought.


interception

He resorted to the interception of his daughter's letters.

He claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible.


place

If you were in my place what would you do?


drug

You look like someone drug you behind a horse for half a mile.


defense

In defense he said the other man started it.

The artillery battered down the defenses.


hold

To carry well, i.e. to hold the head high, with arching neck.


visit

The principal visited his rage on the students.


break

Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?

The wholesaler broke the container loads into palettes and boxes for local retailers.


product

That store offers a variety of products.


cover

The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House.


accept

We accept the idea of universal health care.


contact

Contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull.


admit

To admit a serious thought into the mind.


side

The Confederate side was prepared to attack.


radiate

Spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel.


church

There is a lovely little church in the valley.


connect

Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?


return

His gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return.

On his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party.


head

We will consider performance issues under the head of future improvements.


hand

On the one hand ..., but on the other hand ...


spring

The emerging buds were a sure sign of spring.

You can visit me in the spring, when the weather is bearable.


describe

The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.


turn

The people turned against the President when he stole the election.


come

Come into contact with a terrorist group.


fire

In warfare, whoever opens fire first has a greater chance of victory.


point

He stuck the point of the knife into a tree.


chance

You take a chance when you let her drive.

We had the chance to meet the president last week.


cup

He swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away.


drop

They expected the drop would be successful.


focus

Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies.


collision

The collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill.

Three passengers were killed in the collision.


take

He was often taken to be a man of means.


plug

He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.


mean

The sky is red this morning -- does that mean we're in for a storm?


washout

It was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road.

From the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water.


make

How much do you make a month in your new job?


run

The crowd had to run away from the burning structure with only the clothes on their backs.


leave

Leave the flowers that you see in the park behind.

The wound I got in my car accident left behind a massive scar.


air

There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.


house

The house gets a percentage of every bet.


custody

He was mistreated while in police custody.


respect

He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him.

Be sure to give my respects to the dean.


stain

People knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages.

Stain this table a beautiful walnut color.


strike

Please strike this remark from the record.


continue

We can not continue several servants any longer.

The bad weather continued for two more weeks.


sum

The sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered.


hit

The temperature could hit 110 F tomorrow.


work

Mastering a second language requires a lot of work.


experience

It was an experience he would not soon forget.


thread

From the air the road was a grey thread.


come

Come into contact with a terrorist group.


coordinate

Coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues.

Coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers.


place

If you were in my place what would you do?


return

They set out on their return to the base camp.

I expect the house to be spotless upon my return.


law

By law, one is not allowed to own a wallaby in New York City.


tumble

They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern.


stream

Two streams of development run through American history.


credit

I give you credit for owning up to your mistake.

He arrived five minutes late, but to his credit he did work an extra ten minutes at the end of his shift.


drill

Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction.


recognition

Increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases.

A sudden recognition of the problem he faced.


remember

I remember the concert clearly, but I can't recollect why I was there.


room

There wasn't that much elbow room in the aircraft.


microprocessor

A disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive.

A microprocessor functions as the central processing unit of a microcomputer.


move

She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.


position

Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army.

Atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life.


see

Let's see -- which movie should we see tonight?


head

He is two heads taller than his little sister.


make

To make like a deer caught in the headlights.

He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands.


work

This unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out.


pack

You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice.


integrity

They admired his scrupulous professional integrity.

He expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business.


part

He wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself.


take

I take aspirin every day to thin my blood.


take

Tomorrow the doctor will take the cast off her arm.


create

You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.


bum

That mechanic's a bum -- he couldn't fix a yo-yo.


realization

A growing realization of the risk involved.

The victory was the realization of a whole year's work.


head

They tracked him back toward the head of the stream.


fail

The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably.


stick

Stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress.

The friends stuck together through the war.


occupy

The young prince will soon occupy the throne.


range

My students range from very bright to dull.

The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals.


practice

I took over his practice when he retired.


meeting

They came together in a chance meeting on the way home from work.

Next year the meeting will be in Chicago.


fill

Don't feed him any more: he's had his fill.


polish

He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.


treat

I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed.

Grandmother always treated us to the circus.


go

These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge.


return

The professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean.


day

After that day she never trusted him again.


make

He made twenty bucks playing poker last night.


break

The business partners broke over a tax question.


academy

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences.


keep

We kept to the original conditions of the contract.


spread

The spread between lending and borrowing costs.


lob

The guard lobbed a pass just over the defender.


draw

The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank.


fall

The hills around here fall towards the ocean.


buildup

A military buildup in preparation for the invasion.


object

The sole object of her trip was to see her children.


replace

The insurance will replace the lost income.


breath

The child's breath came quickly and unevenly.


run

The horse will run the Preakness next year.


shock

The train hit the buffers with a great shock.


coordinate

Coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues.


assume

Mr. Jones will assume the position of a lifeguard until a proper replacement is found.


shock

Subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response.

It came as a shock to learn that he was injured.


end

One end of the box was marked 'This side up'.


quality

This school is well-known for having teachers of high quality.

Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income.


glimpse

From the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake.

I only got a glimpse of the car, so I can tell you the colour but not the registration number.


product

That store offers a variety of products.


change

She brought a change in her overnight bag.

The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it.


demand

This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice.


art

He said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully.


line

The letter consisted of three short lines.


check

She checked for an instant and missed a step.


get

The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake.


figure

He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain.


go

This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go.


chromosome

Humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes.

There have been documented cases of morphologically male transgenders having XX chromosomes.


action

The Union action of emancipating Southern slaves.

Recent federal action undermined the segregationist position.


coverage

The enemy fire is increasing -- can we get some immediate coverage from those bunkers?

There are overlapping coverages on your insurance policies.


chain

The third link of the silver chain needs to be resoldered.


know

I know that I left the key on the table.

Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun.


distance

If that happens it will be at some distance in the future.

At a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details.


patch

Doesn't that patch of clouds looks like a bunny?


swing

The soccer player began to swing at the referee.

This action swung many votes over to his side.


gather

If you want to emphasise the shape, it is possible to gather the waistline.


narrowness

The attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus.

Frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons.


number

In English the subject and the verb must agree in number.

I hope to become one of their number before I die.


run

The defensive line braced to stop the run.

The team enjoyed a brief run of victories.


touch

"Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall."


form

To apply for the position, complete the application form.


go

Messages must go through diplomatic channels.

The speech has to go through several more drafts.


finish

His best finish in a major tournament was third.


head

A reduction in the assessment per head of sheep.


range

They used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring.


run

Don't run that software unless you have permission.


break

Nobody can break out -- this prison is high security.


splash

I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.

He made a great splash and then disappeared.


develop

The country developed its natural resources.


art

Art does not need to be innovative to be good.


see

I went to see my friend Mary the other day.

This program will be seen all over the world.


sing

I really want to sing in the school choir. said Vera.


job

The job of repairing the engine took several hours.

I've got a job for you -- could you wash the dishes?


title

He looked for books with the word 'jazz' in the title.


language

He recorded the spoken language of the streets.


polish

He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.


product

This is a product of lime and nitric acid.

His reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue.


come

The first success came three days later.


control

The control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw.


call

He heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call.


move

Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!


hegemony

The consolidation of the United States' hegemony over a new international economic system.

To say they have priority is not to say they have complete hegemony.


float

The balloon floated off into the distance.


know

I know your mother, but I've never met your father.


practice

I took over his practice when he retired.

It is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner.


inwardness

Inwardness is what an Englishman quite simply has, painlessly, as a birthright.

Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness" -- H.R.Finch.


admit

To admit a serious thought into the mind.

To admit evidence in the trial of a cause.


feast

We had a feast to celebrate the harvest.


run

They ran twenty blood tests on me and they still don't know what's wrong.


break

The first winter storm broke over New York.


notice

He took no notice of the changes, and went on as though nothing had happened.


mixture

He drank a mixture of beer and lemonade.


cut

The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead.


suffer

I've been suffering your insults for years.


service

The washing machine needs to be serviced.


break

I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy.

His voice is breaking -- he should no longer sing in the choir.


catch

I have some free time tonight so I think I'll catch a movie.


excuse

He had to get his mother to write an excuse for him.


touch

Are you all right? You've hardly touched your lunch.


dent

The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car.


see

I want to see whether she speaks French.


place

It is really not my place to say what is right and wrong in this case.


hold

The general ordered the colonel to hold his position at all costs.

He held the governorship for almost a decade.


break

The break in the eighth frame cost him the match.

They hoped to avoid a break in relations.


run

The team enjoyed a brief run of victories.


take

Looking at him as he came into the room, I took him for his father.


strike

In the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2.


party

In 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level.


reproduction

Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.

Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient.


multiply

He had been multiplying, but it occurred to him he needed to resolve the exponents, first.


baby

It was great to feel my baby moving about inside.

I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby.


term

He was sentenced to a term of six years in prison.


get

She didn't get his name when they met the first time.


rest

Now that we're all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest.

The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain.


push

The push of the water on the walls of the tank.


frequency

The frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second.

The frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older.


take

He was often taken to be a man of means.


size

A wolf is about the size of a large dog.


drill

Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction.


stand

Here I stand, wondering what to do next.


communicate

I feel I hardly know him; I just wish he'd communicate with me a little more.

Do you communicate well with your advisor?


third

A simple harmony written in major thirds.


blip

Renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales.

You can't react to the day-to-day blips.


book

Many readers find the first book of A Tale of Two Cities to be confusing.


wash

Can you wash away the spots on the windows?


occasion

An occasion arranged to honor the president.


draw

At the start of their turn, each player must draw a card.


speak

Although I don't speak Chinese I managed to talk with the villagers using signs and gestures.


run

She runs around telling everyone of her troubles.


space

They stopped at an open space in the jungle.

It all happened in the space of 10 minutes.


turn

People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium.


beg

I beg your pardon. I didn't mean to cause offence.


carry

How many credits is this student carrying?


center

His stories made him the center of the party.


run

The crowd had to run away from the burning structure with only the clothes on their backs.

She ran her fingers along the carved figurine.


figure

He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain.


work

Do you want to work after the age of 60?


study

He knocked lightly on the closed door of the study.


degree

Most humans have a field of vision of almost 180 degrees.


body

Penny was in the scullery, pressing the body of her new dress.

They moved their arms and legs and bodies.


mean

The sky is red this morning -- does that mean we're in for a storm?

An example sentence would show what this word means.


field

She will field questions immediately after her presentation.

The lawyer fielded all questions from the press.


stretch

I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.


market

Before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it.

We believe that the market for the new widget is the older homeowner.


level

You can level the table by turning the pads that screw into the feet.


left

The political left is not holding enough power.


make

To make like a deer caught in the headlights.


hegemony

To say they have priority is not to say they have complete hegemony.

The hegemony of a single member state is not incompatible with a genuine confederation.


area

The spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants.


agonist

When bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist.


carry

The troops carried the town after a brief fight.


make

This invention will make you a millionaire.


make

A good review by this critic will make your play!


mince

Butchers often use machines to mince meat.


water

He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God.


sectarianism

They were discussing sectarianism between Shias and Sunnis.


quality

"The quality of mercy is not strained" -- Shakespeare.

Security, stability, and efficiency are good qualities of an operating system.


appearance

It was Bernhardt's last appearance in America.

David Beckham's first appearance with the LA Galaxy at Giants Stadium against the New York Red Bulls last night drew a crowd of 66237.


put

The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story.


opening

A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.

The opening received good critical reviews.


begin

You can not even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war.

The semester begins with a convocation ceremony.


treatment

The change is due largely to the increased availability of antiretroviral treatment.

A treatment or cure is applied after a medical problem has already started.


serve

They serve a restricted role on the bench.

The minister served the King for many years.


shade

After several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted.

I've painted my room in five lovely shades of pink and chartreuse.


beachhead

The Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead.

The town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors.


priority

National independence takes priority over class struggle.

He set his e-mail message's priority to high.


do

A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school.


line

The line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed.

He has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it.


school

The whole school turned out for the game.


place

A political system with no place for the less prominent groups.


see

We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning.


break

I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy.

Someone broke in while I was on vacation.


cut

The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia.


treatment

Cancer survivors who got radiation treatments as children have nearly twice the risk of developing diabetes as adults.


rest

The blame seems to rest with your father.


line

He has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it.


source

He spent hours looking for the source of that quotation.

The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling.


head

The head of the compass needle is pointing due north.


see

They're blind to the damage they do, but someday they'll see.


case

It may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled.


text

They handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech.

There were more than a thousand words of text.


number

Every number has a unique position in the sequence.


draw

The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans.


carry

These pipes carry waste water into the river.

Amanda carried the package from home to New York.


stay

After the trial period, she was asked to stay on and work full-time.


spell

He whispered a spell as he moved his hands.


stop

They agreed to see each other at the bus stop.


optimization

To promote the optimization and diversification of agricultural products.

In an optimization problem we seek values of the variables that lead to an optimal value of the function that is to be optimized.


range

The army maintains a missile range in the desert.


trust

The doctor-patient relationship is based on trust.


make

He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands.


go

Do you think the sofa will go through the door?

The belt just barely went around his waist.


connect

The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part.


habit

She had a habit twirling the ends of her hair.


beat

He danced hypnotically while she beat the atabaque.


course

If you persist in that course you will surely fail.

Once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place.


see

This program will be seen all over the world.


break

This play will either make or break the playwright.


fire

Hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes.


drive

He took the family for a drive in his new car.

A variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds.


vehicle

His editorials provided a vehicle for his political views.

The play was just a vehicle to display her talents.


run

My computer is too old to run the new OS.


drop

There is not a drop of pity in that man.

Put three drops of oil into the mixture.


convert

Could you convert my dollars into pounds?


top

Only the top side of the box was painted.


allow

Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison.


cut

She could not cut the long days in the office.

His opponent cut upward toward his chin.


floor

The pit floor showed where a ring of post holes had been.


swing

This action swung many votes over to his side.


head

200 head of cattle and 50 head of horses.


take

I estimate the trip will take about ten minutes.


number

I hope to become one of their number before I die.


pull

You'll be sent home if you pull another stunt like that.


go

Messages must go through diplomatic channels.


sequence

He invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA.


apparition

The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. -- William H. Prescott.

Natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger.


treat

She was tempted to treat the whole affair as a joke.


apology

He wrote a letter of apology to the hostess.

What he said really hurt my feelings, but his apology sounded so sincere that I couldn't help but forgive him.


take

I estimate the trip will take about ten minutes.

Tomorrow the doctor will take the cast off her arm.


face

The bunkers faced north and east, toward Germany.


fall

The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team.


order

Magnolias belong to the order Magnoliales.


chain

This led to an unfortunate chain of events.


block

The pyramids were built with large stone blocks.


boss

Party bosses have a reputation for corruption.


stop

It came to a stop at the bottom of the hill.


play

I used to play with trucks as a little girl.


make

He made a fool of himself at the meeting.


break

If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.

The flat plain was broken by tall mesas.


describe

The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.

Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental.


give

Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?


call

She was called into the director's office.


voice

After the fire a still small voice. -- 1 Kings 19:12.


draw

At the start of their turn, each player must draw a card.


show

The car's dull finish showed years of neglect.


fire

They retreated in the face of withering enemy fire.

Hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes.


work

The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats.


opening

The opening received good critical reviews.

The opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for.


race

Let's race and see who gets there first.

I raced him to the car, but he was there first, so he got to ride shotgun.


position

Chief of Staff is the second highest position in the army.


fatigue

After watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue.


round

They brought us a round of drinks about every thirty minutes.


stick

The policy so far is all stick and no carrot.


softness

Softness is not something permitted of good leaders.

Orders have recently picked up after a period of extreme softness.


classify

Should we classify "make up" as an idiom or as a phrasal verb?


serve

The President's wisdom has served the country well.


center

His stories made him the center of the party.


head

Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite.

We will consider performance issues under the head of future improvements.


live

Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?

The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare.


bank

He tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo.


air

There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.


pound

Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone.


grip

They kept a firm grip on the two top priorities.

It was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip.


unemployment

The rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy.


draw

To draw a memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange.


buy

I'm not going to buy your stupid excuses anymore!


swing

The soccer player began to swing at the referee.


shot

A good shot requires good balance and tempo.


line

Historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available.


noise

During the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels.


replace

The insurance will replace the lost income.

This antique vase can never be replaced.


snap

Servants appeared at the snap of his fingers.


break

Twigs break off of those branches easily.

The newsman wanted to break a big story, something that would make him famous.


give

I'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday.


presence

Any painter can benefit from the presence of a live model from which to draw.


voice

After the fire a still small voice. -- 1 Kings 19:12.


range

The plains lay just beyond the mountain range.

The valley was between two ranges of hills.


see

I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do.

I must see your passport before you can enter the country.


unravel

Stop playing with the seam of the tablecloth! You will unravel it.

Mother couldn't unravel the ball of wool after the cat had played with it.


light

Magoon's governorship in Cuba was viewed in a negative light by many Cuban historians for years thereafter.


turn

The hillside behind our house isn't generally much to look at, but once all the trees turn it's gorgeous.


do

We could do with a little more help around here.


production

They improve their product every year; they export most of their agricultural production.

They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.


difference

It just won't make much of a difference to anyone.

It just won't make much difference to me.


make

How much do you make a month in your new job?


fall

The hills around here fall towards the ocean.


floor

We spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent.


spot

The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.


vault

Family members had been buried in the vault for centuries.

The bank kept their money safe in a large vault.


focus

Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies.


credit

If you do not come to class, you will not get credit for the class, regardless of how well you do on the final.


defense

He offered a persuasive defense of the theory.


catch

If he catches you on the chin, you'll be on the mat.


line

Please speak up, the line is very faint.

I tried to make a call, but the line was dead.


line

The answer to the comprehension question can be found in the third line of the accompanying text.


check

A check on its dependability under stress.


sense

In the best sense charity is really a duty.


say

She said 'Hello' to everyone in the office.


turn

The hillside behind our house isn't generally much to look at, but once all the trees turn it's gorgeous.


grace

I'm so grateful to God for the grace that He has given me.


connect

This computer will connect well to the network.

These computers connected well together.


keep

I can not keep track of all my employees.

I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.


beat

The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky.


hold

The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people.


piece

She played two beautiful pieces on the piano.


cut

The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia.


difficulty

Finished the test only with great difficulty.


head

12 head of big cattle and 14 head of branded calves.


make

This invention will make you a millionaire.


significance

The significance of his remark became clear only later.


licking

Our football team took a licking last night.


interest

He has a lot of interest in vintage cars.

Victorian furniture is an interest of mine.


degree

He earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude.


train

Unfortunately, the leading bridesmaid stepped on the bride's train as they were walking down the aisle.

The bride's train was carried by her two young nephews.


plan

They discussed plans for a new bond issue.


encounter

There was a brief encounter in the hallway.


keep

She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips.


pull

You'll be sent home if you pull another stunt like that.


work

He used pliers to work the wire into shape.


touch

Suddenly, in the crowd, I felt a touch at my shoulder.


represent

Our parents represented to us the need for more caution.


point

She walked to a point where she could survey the whole street.


litany

The patient recited a litany of complaints.


side

He turned the box over to examine the bottom side.


empty

The cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film.


foulness

His display of foulness deserved severe punishment.

Mouths which speak such foulness must be cleansed.


scene

The most moving scene is the final one, where he realizes he has wasted his whole life.

The play is divided into three acts, and in total twenty-five scenes.


follow

Teenagers follow their friends in everything.


sing

I really want to sing in the school choir.


break

Twigs break off of those branches easily.


turn

The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold.


unit

He was a member of a special police unit.


assumption

Your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted.

On the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play.


space

They stopped at an open space in the jungle.


play

Insiders said the company's stock was in play.


break

He slipped on the ice and broke his leg.


position

Stand in this position, with your arms at your side.


motion

The reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise.


development

He congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency.


take

He was often taken to be a man of means.


break

Nobody can break out -- this prison is high security.

They broke into my car and stole my radio!


call

He heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call.


shed

The bill shed 50 pages of pork-barrel addons.


vaccinate

The nurse vaccinated the children in the school.


cut

The employer wants to cut back health benefits.


point

Cut the skin with the point of the knife.


relate

I find it difficult to relate to others because i'm extremely introverted.


year

This Chinese year is the year of the Rooster.


neighbour

My neighbour is very irritable and grumpy at times.


move

Move those boxes into the corner, please.


reason

The reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly.

Mankind should develop reason above all other virtues.


flare

He threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss.


break

Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?


replace

We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago.


take

Tomorrow the doctor will take the cast off her arm.


flatten

Mary would flatten the dough before rolling it into pretzels.


break

I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy.

Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?


carry

These pipes carry waste water into the river.


check

Check the growth of communism in South East Asia.


structure

Artists must study the structure of the human body.


assume

The gods assume human or animal form in these fables.

She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger.


clearance

The plane got clearance from air traffic control, and we were off.


mean

I meant to take the car in for a smog check, but it slipped my mind.


acknowledge

* I acknowledge my transgressions. -- Psalm 51:3.

* For ends generally acknowledged to be good. -- Thomas Macaulay.


spread

The missionaries quickly spread their new message across the country.


life

The life of this milk carton may be thousands of years in this landfill.


bed

Slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach.


coast

The rocky coast of Maine has few beaches.

The children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope.


press

She is pressing her opponent but will eventually lose.


order

Men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today.


seat

There were not enough seats for all the guests.


dress

She likes to dress when going to the opera.


make

They made nice together, as if their fight never happened.


lob

The tennis player lobbed the ball, which was a costly mistake.


air

The program was on the air from 9 til midnight.

There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.


place

If you were in my place what would you do?

A political system with no place for the less prominent groups.


be

It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.


account

He asked to see the executive who handled his account.


apparition

The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. -- William H. Prescott.

The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world. -- Sir W. Scott.


sense

Fortunately she had the good sense to run away.

It's common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven.


air

It's getting quite stuffy in this room: let's open the windows and air it.


head

200 head of cattle and 50 head of horses.


form

To apply for the position, complete the application form.


carry

I resent having to carry her all the time.

The painting of Mary carries motherly love.


work

Work your way through every problem or task.

She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived.


drink

He jumped into the drink and had to be rescued.

If he doesn't pay off the mafia, he'll wear cement shoes to the bottom of the drink!


language

He didn't have the language to express his feelings.


reaction

When I last tried to eat strawberries I had a terrible allergic reaction.


ensure

This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us.

The circumstances ensured a good outcome for him.


eat

I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation.

We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls.


shame

When I realized that I had hurt my friend, I felt deep shame.

The teenager couldn't bear the shame of introducing his parents.


forefront

That laboratory researches topics at the forefront of technology.

The Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England.


precede

Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands.


cut

She could not cut the long days in the office.

The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead.


marriage

Pat and Leslie's marriage to each other lasted forty years.


passing

His future depended on his passing that test.


life

Having experienced both, the vampire decided that he preferred (un)death to life.


catch

If he catches you on the chin, you'll be on the mat.


transform

The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.

She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture.


draw

He drew great benefits from his membership in the association.


case

The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies.


check

Katie's sick, so I need to check up on her and see if she needs anything.

Check whether this page has a watermark.


follow

These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion.


see

Let's see -- which movie should we see tonight?


head

A reduction in the assessment per head of sheep.


head

200 head of cattle and 50 head of horses.


gather

I gather from Aunty May that you had a good day at the match.

People gathered round as he began to tell his story.


work

This unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out.


read

This dictionary can be read by the computer.


platoon

The defensive platoon of the football team.

Platoons of tourists poured out of the busses.


want

This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner.


connect

This computer will connect well to the network.

The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part.


school

Our children attend a public school in our neighborhood.


analyze

Analyze the evidence in a criminal trial.

The inspector analyzed the building for its soundness.


load

I'm worried that the load on that transformer will be too high.

The system broke down under excessive loads.


defensiveness

His defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence.

The fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness.


case

The accusative case canonically indicates a direct object.

The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies.


make

How much do you make a month in your new job?


tolerate

I can tolerate working on Saturdays, but not on Sundays.


raise

The President raised several million dollars for his college.


cut

The football player cut to his left to evade a tackle.


return

In return we gave them as good as we got.


carry

I carry these thoughts in the back of my head.


waste

We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer.


folk

Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays.


break

The newsman wanted to break a big story, something that would make him famous.


addition

The addition of cinnamon improved the flavor.


transform

This experience transformed her completely.


opinion

Every man is a fool in some man's opinion.

His opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page.


buy

I'm not going to buy your stupid excuses anymore!


run

She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there.


stage

The band returned to the stage to play an encore.


line

The line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed.


variety

The range and variety of his work is amazing.

Varieties are frequently recognized in botany.


spot

For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met.


give

She gave a pair of shoes to her husband for their anniversary.


scene

The crazy lady made a scene in the grocery store.

They saw an angry scene outside the pub.


narrowness

The problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students.

Frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons.


break

His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage.


get

The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake.

Get permission to take a few days off from work.


camp

The houseguests had to camp in the living room.


hold

I hold with those who say life is sacred.


fit

She had a fit and had thrown all of his clothes out of the window.


bum

That mechanic's a bum -- he couldn't fix a yo-yo.

Fred is becoming a bum -- he's not even bothering to work more than once a month.


perversion

Perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords.

The tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion.


beat

Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship.


line

The cast stood in line for the curtain call.


trick

As the businessman rounded the corner, she thought, "Here comes another trick.".


grow

In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees.


class

Apologizing for losing your temper, even though you were badly provoked, showed real class.


way

They didn't have much in the way of clothing.


extend

The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets.


orbit

In the political orbit of a world power.


flatten

As there was a lot of damage, we chose the heavy roller to flatten the pitch.


spring

The emerging buds were a sure sign of spring.

Spring is the time of the year most species reproduce.


connection

The connection between church and state is inescapable.

My headache has no connection with me going out last night.


develop

Please develop this roll of film for me.


chain

The third link of the silver chain needs to be resoldered.


admit

We can not admit non-members into our club building.


top

I bought this top as it matches my jeans.

A relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth.


go

Messages must go through diplomatic channels.


focus

If you're going to beat your competitors, you need to focus.


break

The newsman wanted to break a big story, something that would make him famous.


range

My students range from very bright to dull.

Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion.


see

Did you know that she is seeing an older man?


break

He slipped on the ice and broke his leg.


pocket

The trapped miners found a pocket of air.

The battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance.


flight

The flight to Paris leaves at 7 o'clock tonight.

Where is the departure gate for flight 747? / Go straight down and to the right.


job

Estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars.

I've got a job for you -- could you wash the dishes?


truck

Truck fresh vegetables across the mountains.

Amanda trucked the package to her mother's house from Philadelphia.


run

Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent.

Our coach had us running plays for the whole practice.


hollow

He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians.


academy

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences.


sense

It's common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven.

He hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples.


pass

A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window.


cut

The sweat cut little rivulets into her face.


kill

The farmer killed a pig for the holidays.


side

They always sat on the right side of the church.


get

What do you get when you add up these numbers?


stretch

I always stretch my muscles before exercising.


pass

The media representatives had special passes.


carry

All major networks carried the press conference.


keep

I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.

There's little to earn and many to keep.


doctrine

The incarnation is a basic doctrine of classical Christianity.

The four noble truths summarise the main doctrines of Buddhism.


wash

The car is so dirty, we need to wash it.

Can you wash away the spots on the windows?


receptiveness

This receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur.

He was testing the government's receptiveness to reform.


whet

To whet one's appetite or one's courage.


bear

The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers.


draw

They saw that the night was quickly drawing in, so they pitched their tent.


connection

There was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare.

My headache has no connection with me going out last night.


stuff

Wheat is the stuff they use to make bread.


carry

The painting of Mary carries motherly love.


commercialization

Both companies will retain control over the commercialization of their own products.

My father considered the commercialization of Christmas to be a sacrilege.


push

'Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman.

The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs.


face

They climbed the north face of the mountain.

Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road.


formula

He gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials.

X = \frac -b \pm \sqrtb^2-4ac2a is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0.


tell

Can you tell whether those flowers are real or silk, from this distance?


run

The team enjoyed a brief run of victories.


cut

We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet.


inventory

An inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing.


hold

About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade.


authority

The world's foremost authority on orangutans.

I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them.


cut

The coach cut two players from the team.


have

He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars.


receive

The community warmly received the refugees.


size

I don't think we have the red one in your size.


discover

The story is false, so far as I can discover.


catch

I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles.


send

Every day at two o'clock, he sends his secretary out to buy him a coffee.


buildup

A military buildup in preparation for the invasion.

The buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes.


range

We hiked through the Andes mountain range.

The plains lay just beyond the mountain range.


vermin

He examined the child's head for vermin.

Bring these gypsy vermin to the Palace of Justice.


check

Katie's sick, so I need to check up on her and see if she needs anything.


trend

The upward trend of stock-market prices.


libido

For Freudians, libido means the desire to "unite and bind" with objects in the world.

The ego as an organ which seeks to synthesize thoughts in the psyche is said to be driven by libido or eros.


break

My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!

This play will either make or break the playwright.


metric

Convert all the measurements to metric units.


stuff

What is all that stuff on your bedroom floor?


anchorage

The mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family.


neighbour

They're our neighbours across the street.


get

What do you get when you add up these numbers?

I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.


way

Come this way and I'll show you a shortcut.


transplant

A child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago.


strike

The auto workers are striking for higher wages.


score

A score were sent out but only one returned.


remain

There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry.

There remains the question of who pulled the trigger.


work

The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times.


imbalance

The growing imbalances between the rich and poor first lead to more crime.


space

They stopped at an open space in the jungle.

They tested his ability to locate objects in space.


breath

Not a breath of scandal ever touched her.


efface

Efface the memory of the time in the camps.


flatten

As there was a lot of damage, we chose the heavy roller to flatten the pitch.

Flatten your stomach with these exercises.


check

Check whether this page has a watermark.


face

I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news.


wash

Can you wash away the spots on the windows?


top

I don't want to be bald, so just top my hair.

The towers were topped with conical roofs.


reaction

There was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water.

In this reaction, the acid and base will neutralize each other, producing a salt.


cost

The average cost of a new house is twice as much as t was 20 years ago.


ulteriority

His stories were too susceptible to ulteriority.

Their conversation was limited to ulteriorities.


conflict

His conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post.


reaction

The announcement of the verdict brought a violent reaction.


match

His interests didn't match her interests.

Let them match their best athletes against ours.


floor

The whole floor complained about the lack of heat.


appearance

The rookie made a brief appearance in the first period.

It was Bernhardt's last appearance in America.


stand

Christian charity, or love, stands first in the rank of gifts.


school

The whole school turned out for the game.


make

To make like a deer caught in the headlights.

They made nice together, as if their fight never happened.


energy

Energy can take a wide variety of forms.

Europeans often laugh at American energy.


work

Start from the bottom and work towards the top.

The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times.


communication

How many lines of communication can there be among four people?

A round archway at the far end of the hallway provided communication to the main chamber.


land

He built the house on land leased from the city.


liver

You could fry up some chicken livers for a tasty treat. -- Nah, I don't like chicken liver.


fall

The hills around here fall towards the ocean.

Her weight fell to under a hundred pounds.


charge

Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?


be

I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.


action

The Union action of emancipating Southern slaves.


interpreter

His paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature.

Programs written in the BASIC language are usually run through an interpreter, though some can be compiled.


line

There is a narrow line between sanity and insanity.


bed

Slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach.


identity

Geneticists only recently discovered the identity of the gene that causes it.

It was too dark to determine his identity.


vehicle

A congregation is a vehicle of group identity.

The play was just a vehicle to display her talents.


cut

The football player cut to his left to evade a tackle.


beer

I love beer but I know it is bad for you.


play

This speech didn't play well with the American public.

His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee.


coverage

Don't go to lunch if we don't have enough coverage for the help-desk phones.

The dictionary's coverage of standard English is excellent.


break

Twigs break off of those branches easily.


check

Put a check mark in the box corresponding to the correct answer.


drive

She is driving away at her doctoral thesis.


end

We have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus.

The so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end.


take

She took up her position behind the tree.


practice

It is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner.


sow

When I had sown the field, the day's work was over.


patch

The world economy had a rough patch in the 1930s.

Doesn't that patch of clouds looks like a bunny?


end

One end of the box was marked 'This side up'.


keep

There's little to earn and many to keep.

His snoring kept me from falling asleep.


hold

I hold with those who say life is sacred.


air

There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.


case

For English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters.

A typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor.


term

The general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree.

He was sentenced to a term of six years in prison.


spend

I spent the time worrying about the future.


rest

The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain.


blow

There's nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow.


reason

Mankind should develop reason above all other virtues.

If you don't give me a reason to go with you, I won't.


impression

The events left a permanent impression in his mind.

He left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud.


dwelling

He built a modest dwelling near the pond.


block

The store is huge, occupying an entire city block.


raise

We visited a farm where they raise chickens.


application

The application of indexes to tables of data.


work

Start from the bottom and work towards the top.


fire

Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.


line

The line stretched clear around the corner.

You must wait in a long line at the checkout counter.


connect

The two streets connect to become a highway.


check

Katie's sick, so I need to check up on her and see if she needs anything.


carnival

We all got to ride the merry-go-round when the brought their carnival to town.

When the carnival came to town, every one wanted some cotton candy.


break

On the hottest day of the year the refrigerator broke.


process

This product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.


leave

The applicant now seeks leave to appeal and, if leave be granted, to appeal against these sentences.


keep

The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff.


tread

For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.


credit

He arrived five minutes late, but to his credit he did work an extra ten minutes at the end of his shift.


time

These times were erroneously converted between zones.


time

When was the last time we went out? I don't remember.

Okay, but this is the last time. No more after that!


stopover

They made a stopover to visit their friends.

There is a stopover to change planes in Chicago.


break

A man broken by the terrible experience of near-death.


side

The patient was bleeding on the right side.


element

A component or constituent element of a system.


believe

Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?


time

Okay, but this is the last time. No more after that!

That's three times he's made the same mistake.


beat

Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship.


life

He could no longer cope with the complexities of life.


use

He warned against the use of narcotic drugs.


normalize

There is little hope that the two countries will normalize relations; their governments seem to hate each other and would just as soon stay on bad terms.


baby

The annual report has been my baby since September.


collector

He is an avid collector of nineteenth-century postage stamps.

That old piano is just a big dust collector.


job

Dry rot did the job of destroying the barn.


flick

Flick a piece of paper across the table.


coverage

The dictionary's coverage of standard English is excellent.

There are overlapping coverages on your insurance policies.


pull

Iron fillings drawn by the pull of a magnet.


play

Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches.


lead

We were just waiting for someone to take the lead.


moon

The average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers.


conclusion

His conclusion took the evidence into account.


case

The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies.


detail

A detail was sent to remove the fallen trees.


make

He made twenty bucks playing poker last night.


authority

I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them.


engagement

We are enjoying a long engagement, but haven't yet set a date.

The teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities.


work

Start from the bottom and work towards the top.


opening

There is an opening in the sales department.

A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.


seize

Birds of prey often seize small mammals.


order

Magnolias belong to the order Magnoliales.


fatigue

After watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue.


text

He wants to reconstruct the original text.

They handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech.


cut

The sweat cut little rivulets into her face.


contraction

'o'clock' is a contraction of 'of the clock'.


play

They gave full play to the artist's talent.


execute

I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.


lifesaving

I'm normally a big fan of lifesaving, but in his case we can make an exception.


cut

The mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget.


know

I know that the President lied to the people.


didacticism

The didacticism of the 19th century gave birth to many great museums.

The didacticism expected in books for the young.


turn

The cream has turned -- we have to throw it out.


implication

He was suspected of implication in several robberies.

The expectation was spread both by word and by implication.


stay

After the trial period, she was asked to stay on and work full-time.


recognition

The law was a recognition of their civil rights.

The recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States.


play

The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack.


stress

"He presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger" -- R.J.Samuelson.

She endured the stresses and strains of life.


memorability

Continuous change results in lack of memorability.


convention

The EU installed an inter-institutional Convention to draft a European constitution.


window

They had a window of less than an hour when an attack would have succeeded.


night

How do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?


series

His coin collection included the complete series of Indian-head pennies.


come

She could not come because she was too upset.


replace

We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago.

Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school.


break

Things began breaking bad for him when his parents died.


travel

He enjoyed selling but he hated the travel.


cut

The sweat cut little rivulets into her face.


degree

He earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude.


connection

The connection between overeating and obesity.

There was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare.


militate

To militate against the possibility of his election.

Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed.


language

The language introduced is standard throughout the text.


wildness

Liza had always had a tendency to wildness.

The element of wildness in his behavior was a protest against repressive convention.


escape

They tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe.

The prisoners made their escape by digging a tunnel.


lady

A chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady.


carry

The troops carried the town after a brief fight.


suck

Suck the poison from the place where the snake bit.


book

They run things by the book around here.


couple

Now the conductor will couple the train cars.


vegetate

After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television.


hit

I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts.


run

Don't run that software unless you have permission.


run

Who are these people running around in the building?


block

The store is huge, occupying an entire city block.


gravitation

"Gravitation can not be held responsible for people falling in love" -- Albert Einstein.

Gravitation är svagare än elektromagnetismen, men påverkar all materia och energi.


run

My computer is too old to run the new OS.


work

Do you want to work after the age of 60?


arousal

The animal undergoes regular spells of arousal.


space

They tested his ability to locate objects in space.


check

I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount.


appointment

I'm leaving work early because I have a doctor's appointment.

They made an appointment to meet at six.


lap

The lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches.


give

I'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday.


company

It took six companies to put out the fire.


raise

We visited a farm where they raise chickens.

A few important questions were raised after the attack.


head

12 head of big cattle and 14 head of branded calves.

A reduction in the assessment per head of sheep.


head

At five years of age this head of cattle is worth perhaps $40.


breath

He took a deep breath and dived into the pool.


post

This military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby.


touch

Suddenly, in the crowd, I felt a touch at my shoulder.


stand

They took a firm stand against copyright infringement.


block

The offensive linemen tried to block the blitz.


faith

A member of his own faith contradicted him.


work

He used pliers to work the wire into shape.


job

Estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars.


bestow

Medals were bestowed on the winning team.


drag

He took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly.


grater

I'm making coleslaw; do you know where the grater is?

Modern cheese graters have more than one side so the cheese can be sliced in different ways.


boy

She made the boy brush his teeth every night.


play

Insiders said the company's stock was in play.


line

The answer to the comprehension question can be found in the third line of the accompanying text.


correct

Engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance.


split

He inserted the wedge into a split in the log.

He demanded his split before they disbanded.


cup

He swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away.


window

They had a window of less than an hour when an attack would have succeeded.

You have a two-hour window of clear weather to finish working on the lawn.


get

She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight.

Get permission to take a few days off from work.


bed

Slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach.


coordinate

Coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers.


population

The African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing.

People come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade.


feel

I felt my way cautiously through the dangerous business maneuver.


communicate

Many deaf people communicate with sign language.

He and his sons haven't communicated for years.


call

The characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence.


application

A novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis.

He has tried several different word processing applications.


rub

Give that lamp a good rub and see if any genies come out.


see

You have to be a good observer to see all the details.


grow

The gardener grew that acorn into an oak tree.


floor

We spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent.


evil

Attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world.


know

I know that the President lied to the people.


break

The book dealer would not break the set.


carry

I carry these thoughts in the back of my head.

Amanda carried the package from home to New York.


motion

Police controlled the motion of the crowd.


pain

The patient developed severe pain and distension.


flux

It is important to use flux when soldering or oxides on the metal will prevent a good bond.


poise

I poised the crowbar in my hand, and waited.


principle

The principle of the internal combustion engine.


see

I want to see whether she speaks French.

I went to see my friend Mary the other day.


breath

Not a breath of scandal ever touched her.

The child's breath came quickly and unevenly.


follow

The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing.


finance

Can we finance the addition to our home?

His parents financed his college education.


test

She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools.


air

The program was on the air from 9 til midnight.


hold

About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade.


pass

We got through the pass before it started to snow.


head

He is two heads taller than his little sister.


practice

You should practice playing piano every day.


hand

On the one hand ..., but on the other hand ...


run

My computer is too old to run the new OS.


treat

I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed.


acknowledge

We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us.

* They his gifts acknowledged none. -- John Milton.


fatigue

He was hospitalized for extreme fatigue.


cut

The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia.


charge

This cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains.


term

The general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree.


find

These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation.


optimization

In an optimization problem we seek values of the variables that lead to an optimal value of the function that is to be optimized.

The simultaneous optimization of growth and profitability.


call

The engineer called round whilst you were away.


mine

This diamond comes from a mine in South Africa.

Most coal and ore comes from open-pit mines nowadays.


point

The one with the most points will win the game.


unionize

We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers.

My uncle got roughed up by some corporate thugs after they caught him trying to unionize their workers.


title

A good title to an estate, or an imperfect title.


class

Flirting is not unknown in college classes.


pay

He was allowed to go as soon as he paid.


sight

The sight of his wife brought him back to reality.


origin

The rumor had its origin in idle gossip.


trump

A trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led.


light

Although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand.


mine

He came out of the coal mine with a face covered in black.


be

This building is three hundred years old.


grip

There are several good grips on the northern face of this rock.


series

The Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers.

His coin collection included the complete series of Indian-head pennies.


give

The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice.


go

The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in.

The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect.


hold

I hold with those who say life is sacred.


demand

There is a demand for voluntary health workers in the poorer parts of Africa and Asia.


hold

To carry well, i.e. to hold the head high, with arching neck.

This theory holds for all irrational numbers.


contact

Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid.


trouble

One trouble after another delayed the job.


meeting

There was an informal meeting in my living room.

His meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day.


weakness

The weakness of the dollar against the yen.

In a small number of horses, muscle weakness may progress to paralysis.


line

Please speak up, the line is very faint.


carry

Marsupials carry their young in a pouch.


give

Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?


slip

The jolt caused many slips and a few spills.


death

The death of my grandmother saddened the whole family.


escape

He made his escape from the mental hospital.

The prisoners made their escape by digging a tunnel.


raise

To raise your walking stick to defend yourself.


admit

To admit evidence in the trial of a cause.

We can not admit non-members into our club building.


title

He had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate.


side

The patient was bleeding on the right side.


case

The accusative case canonically indicates a direct object.


sophisticate

To sophisticate the understanding. -- Southey.


shoulder

He stopped the car on the shoulder of the highway to change the flat tire.


go

The day went well until I got your call.


make

She makes more than he does, and works longer hours than he does, but she still does most of the house-cleaning.


stretch

I always stretch my muscles before exercising.


move

The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers.


slot

He followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees.

The PC had three slots for additional memory.


touch

He could not touch the meaning of the poem.

They stood next to each other, their shoulders touching.


impact

His friend's opinion had an impact on his decision.

Our choice of concrete will have a tremendous impact on the building's mechanical performance.


chain

The third link of the silver chain needs to be resoldered.

This led to an unfortunate chain of events.


tension

The direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear.

There is a tension between these approaches to understanding history.


umbrella

The Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups.


disband

The president wanted to disband the scandal-plagued agency.

The principal disbanded the political student organization.


suffer

If you keep partying like this, your school-work will suffer.


rest

I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.


sign

The hunters found deer sign at the end of the trail.

Their angry expressions were a clear sign they didn't want to talk.


develop

We must develop more potential customers.


key

Some students had stolen the key to the final exam.

Some students cheated by using the answer key.


move

Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!


shot

He is still recovering from a shot to his leg.

I caught him with a solid shot to the chin.


leave

The applicant now seeks leave to appeal and, if leave be granted, to appeal against these sentences.


plagiarism

Even if it's not illegal, plagiarism is usually frowned upon.

Copy from one, it's plagiarism. Copy from two, it's research.


empathize

You've really got to empathize with what they want.


missus

Harry said he couldn't stop and chat because his missus wanted to go shopping.

The missus has a list of chores for me to do this weekend.


treasure

The pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies.

The trunk held all her meager treasures.


tab

The collar has a tab with a button hole.


question

His claim to the property has come under question.

The question of seniority will be discussed at the meeting.


space

They tested his ability to locate objects in space.

Functional analysis is best approached through a sound knowledge of Hilbert space theory.


drop

There is not a drop of pity in that man.


production

She tends to make a big production out of nothing.

They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.


crack

The performance was fine until he cracked that dead baby joke.


pull

You'll be sent home if you pull another stunt like that.

I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up.


variant

The word "kerosine" is a variant of "kerosene".

All breeds of dog are variants of the species "Canis lupus familiaris".


presence

I'm convinced that there was a presence in that building that I can't explain, which led to my heroic actions.

Any painter can benefit from the presence of a live model from which to draw.


ulteriority

Their conversation was limited to ulteriorities.


circulation

Ocean circulation is an important part of global climate.


break

It was presented without commercial breaks.


life

He wanted to live his own life without interference from others.

The life of this milk carton may be thousands of years in this landfill.


pull

He pulled out his gun before she had a chance to scream.


land

The plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land.


hinge

This argument was the hinge on which the question turned.


mean

I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean.

The sky is red this morning -- does that mean we're in for a storm?


tab

The collar has a tab with a button hole.

The filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs.


lyric

The lyrics were written by the composer.


period

Hastened the period of time of his recovery.


discover

The story is false, so far as I can discover.


hold

Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks.


source

Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River.

He spent hours looking for the source of that quotation.


get

She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight.


line

There is a narrow line between sanity and insanity.


pull

Iron fillings drawn by the pull of a magnet.


hold

I hold with those who say life is sacred.

Elections will be held on the first Sunday of next month.


leave

I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors.


fit

The small shirt doesn't fit me, so I'll buy the medium size.


cut

The employer wants to cut back health benefits.


play

Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches.


act

She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role.

The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people.


window

The expanded window will give us time to catch the thieves.


line

I tried to make a call, but the line was dead.


see

I went to see my friend Mary the other day.


authority

She lost all her respect and authority after turning up drunk to the meeting.


hold

I hold with those who say life is sacred.


limit

The sequence of reciprocals has zero as its limit.


shame

The teenager couldn't bear the shame of introducing his parents.

One mistake brought shame to all his family.


footage

They had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes.


rustle

The dry leaves were rustling in the breeze.


leave

At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats.


trust

He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to win her back.


describe

The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.


charge

Charge all weapons, shields, and banners.

He charged the director with indifference.


use

The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations.

He warned against the use of narcotic drugs.


sense

He hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples.


day

After that day she never trusted him again.


sanitize

Sanitize a document before releasing it to the press.


shower

You should shower after vigorous exercise.


notice

He gave notice two months before he moved.

He took no notice of the changes, and went on as though nothing had happened.


weapon

The club that is now mostly used for golf was once a common weapon.


right

You have no right to go through my personal diary.


rebellion

His body was in rebellion against fatigue.

Each generation must have its own rebellion.


unit

The dollar is the United States unit of currency.


third

He answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment.


opening

There is an opening in the sales department.

He slipped through an opening in the crowd.


foot

We went there by foot because we could not afford a taxi.


rock

Some fool has thrown a rock through my window.


trade

They are accused of conspiring to constrain trade.


split

He inserted the wedge into a split in the log.

They announced a two-for-one split of the common stock.


language

He recorded the spoken language of the streets.


pay

He paid off the loan three months early.


stretch

During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack.

Let's stretch for a minute -- we've been sitting here for over 3 hours.


mail

He works for the United States mail service.

The mail handles billions of items every day.


see

You'll see a lot of cheating in this school.

The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions.


tone

From the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome.

The general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw.


court

The noblemen visited the queen in her court.


glass

We looked through the glass to see stars.


text

He wants to reconstruct the original text.

There were more than a thousand words of text.


life

Life depends on many chemical and physical processes.


dawn

It started to dawn, and we had to get up.


carry

How many credits is this student carrying?


meet

Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?


hold

The book holds in store much valuable advise.


room

Hardly enough elbow room to turn around.


take

Mother took our plates away and came back with some fruit for us to eat.


interest

Victorian furniture is an interest of mine.


make

He didn't make the choir after his voice changed.

He made twenty bucks playing poker last night.


ghetto

The relative security of the gay ghetto.

No escape from the ghetto of the typing pool.


diversification

My broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments.

He limited his losses by diversification of his product line.


office

He rented an office in the new building.


trend

Not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book.


title

He kept the title to his car in the glove compartment.


spend

I spent the time on worrying about the future.


light

He stopped the car and turned off the lights.


shock

It came as a shock to learn that he was injured.


bit

A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth.


go

The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in.


grace

It has become less common to say grace before having dinner.

God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners.


feel

I made the students feel different about themselves.


catch

I have to stop for a moment and catch my breath.


connect

This computer will connect well to the network.


act

The governor should act on the new energy bill.

The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel.


lead

The police are following a promising lead.

We were just waiting for someone to take the lead.


keep

There's little to earn and many to keep.


space

It all happened in the space of 10 minutes.

They tested his ability to locate objects in space.


see

I want to see whether she speaks French.


suffer

I've been suffering your insults for years.


move

I move to repel the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.

He moved his hand slightly to the right.


go

The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect.


round

The total is $25,715 but to keep the figures simple, I'll round it down to $25,000.


ensure

This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us.


touch

Are you all right? You've hardly touched your lunch.


raise

The President raised several million dollars for his college.


make

He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands.


home

The teacher asked how many people made up his home.


keep

She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips.


draw

To draw a memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange.


sale

He celebrated after the sale of company.

The salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office.


point

10.5 ("ten point five"; = ten and a half).

He stuck the point of the knife into a tree.


garage

We garaged the convertible during the monsoon months.


hold

The general ordered the colonel to hold his position at all costs.


vote

The Supreme Court upheld the principle of one person, one vote.


deal

We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight.


fill

Don't feed him any more: he's had his fill.


close

The owners decided to move and to close the factory.

My business closes every night at 8 P.M.


rotation

The medical resident finished a two-week rotation in pediatrics and began one in orthopaedics.

Crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil.


slip

She couldn't hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is.


action

Gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible.


production

They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.


side

The Confederate side was prepared to attack.


translate

The renowned director could translate experience to film with ease.


furniture

They had too much furniture for the small apartment.

A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture.


ball

The children were playing ball in the garden.

He played with his rubber ball in the bathtub.


trial

Candidates must compete in a trial of skill.

The trials for the semifinals began yesterday.


mouth

Open your mouth and say 'aah', directed the doctor.


tame

The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements.


cycle

The "Ring of the Nibelung" is a cycle of four operas by Richard Wagner, the famous nineteenth-century German composer.

A year constitutes a cycle of the seasons.


stay

After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser.


face

I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news.


use

We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem.


see

The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions.


accept

People did not accept atonal music at that time.

We accept the idea of universal health care.


rap

You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.


trial

A trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain.

Candidates must compete in a trial of skill.


take

Tomorrow the doctor will take the cast off her arm.


back

Which horse are you backing in this race?


cover

The period covered the turn of the century.


courage

It takes a lot of courage to be successful in business.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.


shed

I didn't shed many tears when he left me.


coverage

Don't go to lunch if we don't have enough coverage for the help-desk phones.

The enemy fire is increasing -- can we get some immediate coverage from those bunkers?


term

The term allowed to a debtor to discharge his debt.

He was sentenced to a term of six years in prison.


air

There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.


company

He only invests in large well-established companies.


sex

(The believers ... those ...) who abstain from sex.


turn

The company turned a good profit after a year.


tear

Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on.


play

They gave full play to the artist's talent.

The coach drew up the plays for her team.


life

Having experienced both, the vampire decided that he preferred (un)death to life.


construction

He had worked in construction all his life.

I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner.


operation

The power of its engine determines its operation.


catch

We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater.


catch

I would love to have dinner but I have to catch a plane.


softness

Suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby.

He attributes the disappointing results to softness in the economy.


header

Your header is too long; "Local Cannibals" will suffice.


surgery

He read the warning in the doctor's surgery.

I dropped in on the surgery as I was passing to show the doctor my hemorrhoids.


likelihood

In all likelihood the meeting will be cancelled.

The likelihood is that the inflation rate will continue to rise.


background

They got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals.

He posed her against a background of rolling hills.


touch

"Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall."


table

He entertained the whole table with his witty remarks.


plane

Any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane.

The cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work.


find

Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle.


impact

The book had an important impact on my thinking.

His friend's opinion had an impact on his decision.


lumberyard

I'll just go to the lumberyard and buy some more two by fours so we can finish building this.

He got a job at the lumberyard, working the big saw for planks.


get

That song gets me so depressed every time I hear it.


occur

Precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil.


place

If you were in my place what would you do?


develop

We must develop more potential customers.


round

The story is going the rounds in Washington.


pull

You're going to have to pull harder to get that cork out of the bottle.

The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition.


pain

As the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain.


language

The speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written.


interpreter

She was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles.

His paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature.


concatenation

It was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances.

A complicated concatenation of circumstances.


refund

A governor, that had pillaged the people, was sentenced to refund what he had wrongfully taken. -- L'Estrange.

If you find this computer for sale anywhere at a lower price, we'll refund you the difference.


replace

Replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it.

The insurance will replace the lost income.


head

A reduction in the assessment per head of sheep.


block

He blocked the basketball player's shot.


cover

The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House.


work

She never worked because she inherited a lot of money.


brighten

She brightened when I changed the subject.


unit

The dollar is the United States unit of currency.


pull

The spaceship came under the pull of the gas giant.


say

Let's say you had a lot of money -- what would you do?

Let us say that he did not tell the truth.


opener

The season's opener was a game against the Yankees.


help

She could not help watching the sad spectacle.


section

There are three synagogues in the Jewish section.

She got a job in the historical section of the Treasury.


classify

Should we classify "make up" as an idiom or as a phrasal verb?

She classified the articles into different genres.


serve

They serve a restricted role on the bench.

He had served in financial planning positions.


hum

There is a constant hum of military preparation.


hit

We hit Detroit at one in the morning but kept driving through the night.


mean

I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean.


side

They always sat on the right side of the church.

The Confederate side was prepared to attack.


spin

The creek spun its course through the woods.


side

Which side of the tray shall I put it on?

He is on the purchasing side of the business.


clash

Fans from opposing teams clashed on the streets after the game.


respect

Syngman Rhee kept imprisoned the Dowager Queen Yun Empress Sunjeong of the Korean Empire for fear of the respect the people held for her.


key

The key to development is economic integration.


go

This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go.


piece

The children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests.


go

Do you think the sofa will go through the door?


focus

Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies.


deference

His deference to her wishes was very flattering.


attack

I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed.


compare

You can't compare my problems and yours.

We compared notes after we had both seen the movie.


train

Unfortunately, the leading bridesmaid stepped on the bride's train as they were walking down the aisle.


adultery

Adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce.

She engaged in adultery because her spouse has a low libido, while hers is very high.


shower

Her church group has planned an adoption shower.


production

Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous.


hall

The drinking fountain was out in the hall.

The elevators were at the end of the hall.


focus

If you're going to beat your competitors, you need to focus.


give

The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice.


stabilization

Wage stabilization is necessary for industrial peace.

Stabilization means that the product can be handled under atmospheric conditions.


gather

Be careful not to stretch or gather your knitting.

If you want to emphasise the shape, it is possible to gather the waistline.


put

She put too much emphasis on her the last statement.


pull

A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter.


business

They did nearly a million dollars of business over the long weekend.

Government and business could not agree.


transcript

You can obtain a transcript of this radio program by sending a self-addressed envelope to the station.

He read a transcript of the interrogation.


draw

To draw a memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange.

They saw that the night was quickly drawing in, so they pitched their tent.


turn

The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold.

The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him.


get

You need to get permission to leave early.


face

I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news.


action

The action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds.

Gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible.


point

She walked to a point where she could survey the whole street.


shake

I couldn't shake the car that was following me.


development

In chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen.


ulteriority

His stories were too susceptible to ulteriority.


lead

We were just waiting for someone to take the lead.


go

This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go.


use

We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem.


case

It may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled.


taste

She enjoyed her brief taste of independence.

His cold deprived him of his sense of taste.


remember

I remember the concert clearly, but I can't recollect why I was there.


safety

If you push it to the limit, safety is not guaranteed.


job

The job of repairing the engine took several hours.

Estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars.


universe

They study the evolution of the universe.

Powerful telescopes look far back into the distant reaches of the Universe.


portfolio

I would like to introduce you to our portfolio of services.

They were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio.


dialect

The immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English.

Dialects found in both Hangzhou and Shanghai belong to the Wu topolect.


touch

Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues.

I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole.


rotate

Ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees.


audience

The broadcast reached an audience of millions.


foot

One foot of the chair was on the carpet.


turn

The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold.


boy

She made the boy brush his teeth every night.


trust

We can not trust anyone who deceives us.


extension

Most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS.

The extension of 'satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos.


tautology

Given a Boolean A, "A OR (NOT A)" is a tautology.

A logical statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction is a contingency.


floor

The floor of a cave served the refugees as a home.


accept

The Boy Scouts were going to accept him as a member.


pay

She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly.


point

Cut the skin with the point of the knife.


stand

He stood the broom in a corner and took a break.


mess

She brought back a mess of fish to fix for supper.


dozen

There shouldn't be more than two dozens.


life

He wanted to live his own life without interference from others.


unit

He was a member of a special police unit.

After the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit.


window

You have a two-hour window of clear weather to finish working on the lawn.


conceive

Assisted procreation can help those trying to conceive.

The racist conceives such people to be inferior.


wash

At the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash.


fanny

Her dress was so short you could nearly see her fanny.

In England 'fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals.