stretch

I always stretch my muscles before exercising.


loss

Loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt.


facility

He was famous for his facility as an archer.


conflict

The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.

He was immobilized by conflict and indecision.


cover

The period covered the turn of the century.


time

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


effect

The new law will come into effect on the first day of next year.


population

The population of New Jersey will not stand for this!

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


fish

After the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat.

They have a chef who specializes in fish.


line

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


force

A force out was recorded on the scorecard.


disposition

I have little disposition now to do as you say.

Salt has a disposition to dissolve in water.


carry

I carry these thoughts in the back of my head.


pay

He paid off the loan three months early.


classify

How would you classify these pottery shards -- are they prehistoric?

She classified the articles into different genres.


touch

There was a touch of sarcasm in his tone.


accord

The accord of light and shade in painting.


shower

Would male strippers be appropriate for the divorce shower?

Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.


softness

He attributes the disappointing results to softness in the economy.


solution

They were trying to find a peaceful solution.


hit

The temperature could hit 110 F tomorrow.


sign

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

Those clouds show signs of raining soon.


texture

The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth.


number

It was one of the best numbers he ever did.


session

"Are we having a recording session?" "Yes. We've even got some session musicians to provide some brass.".


mercury

The mercury there has averaged 37.6C, 2.3C above the February norm.


head

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


touch

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


think

I think she is pretty, contrary to most people.


plane

We will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane.


fool

The village fool threw his own shoes down the well.

You were a fool to cross that busy road without looking.


connect

This computer will connect well to the network.


twinkle

There's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes.

He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye.


place

Do you want to come over to my place later?


possess

He does not even possess a working telephone.


keep

I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.


cardinal

The cardinal number "three" can be represented as "3" or "three".

The smallest cardinal numbers are 0, 1, 2, and 3.


civilization

The people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization.

He is remembered for his generosity and civilization.


channel

The English Channel lies between France and England.


business

Government and business could not agree.

Computers are now widely used in business.


carry

These pipes carry waste water into the river.

Amanda carried the package to New York from home.


dibs

I have dibs on that last slice of pizza.


submission

What was the date of submission of your proposal?


book

They got a subpoena to examine our books.


flash

A flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to.


read

She read my mind and promptly rose to get me a glass of water.


connect

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


pass

It was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass.


softness

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

He was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him.


drag

The waitresses looked like missionaries in drag.


cover

When the pot comes to a boil, cover it and reduce the heat to medium.

The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day.


pocket

The trapped miners found a pocket of air.

They dipped into the taxpayers' pockets.


book

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


lock

The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise.

The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend.


drop

They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock.


game

He thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time.


camp

The houseguests had to camp in the living room.


line

The line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed.


see

The minister doesn't see anybody before noon.


ball

He played with his rubber ball in the bathtub.

He threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him.


connect

These computers connected well together.


mess

My boss dumped a whole mess of projects on my desk today.


finish

When these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show.


case

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


excitement

He could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed.

His face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled.


sense

Fortunately she had the good sense to run away.


ensure

This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us.

Our exertions ensured us a good outcome.


degree

She has two bachelor's degrees and is studying towards a master's degree.

90 degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to 32.2 degrees Celsius.


round

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


hum

They could hear a hum coming from the kitchen, and found the dishwasher on.


finish

When the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly.


identity

Simply an identity element if both are true.

It was too dark to determine his identity.


make

A good review by this critic will make your play!

She married into wealth and so has it made.


people

His people have been farmers for generations.


trial

He called each flip of the coin a new trial.

In the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately.


support

The government provides support to the arts in several ways.


stick

The policy so far is all stick and no carrot.

The recipe calls for half a stick of butter.


age

The Bronze Age was followed by the Iron Age.


head

A reduction in the assessment per head of sheep.


survey

Under his proud survey the city lies. -- Sir John Denham.

His survey of the battlefield was limited.


leave

The president's remarks left us speechless.


chain

A chain of ideas, one leading to the next.


sense

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


sale

They are having a clearance sale: 50% off.

I got some great bargains at their annual sale.


baby

Stand up for yourself -- don't be such a baby!


head

Pour me a fresh beer; this one has no head.


shift

We'll have to shift these boxes to the downtown office.


run

He went to Las Vegas and spent all his money over a three-day run.


wall

The walls of the cylinder were perforated.


cast

Her features had a delicate cast to them.


chain

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


face

She wanted to wipe him off the face of the earth.


run

Don't run that software unless you have permission.


provide

Don't bother bringing equipment, as we will provide it.

This procedure provides for lots of leeway.


trust

I trust you will behave better from now on.


life

Life depends on many chemical and physical processes.


withholding

There were allegations of the withholding of evidence.


sale

I got some great bargains at their annual sale.

They held a sale to reduce their inventory.


line

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


act

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


assemble

The parents assembled in the school hall.


clearance

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


heart

He stood still, his heart thumping wildly.


channelize

Channelize the country for better transportation.


membership

He has memberships in clubs in three cities.


use

We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem.


subvert

Do school counselors subvert young children?

We must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis.


move

The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell.


light

He could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark.


question

The question of seniority will be discussed at the meeting.

There was a question of which material to use.


stick

Stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress.


film

The table was covered with a film of dust.


extend

Extend the casserole with a little rice.


finish

The wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish.


break

This play will either make or break the playwright.

His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage.


cut

Cut the engines when the plane comes to a halt!


attack

The film was sensitive to attack by acids.


float

The government floated the ruble for a few months.


role

The role of women has changed significantly in the last century.


practice

It is good practice to check each door and window before leaving.

It is their practice to give annual raises.


drip

Listening to the tap next door drip all night drove me mad!


grace

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

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


top

I bought this top as it matches my jeans.


cover

When the pot comes to a boil, cover it and reduce the heat to medium.


range

A piano has a greater range than the human voice.


rubric

* That would fall under the rubric of things we can ignore for now.

It is usually discussed under the rubric of 'functional obesity'.


example

But there is always the famous example of the Smiths.


prepare

The prince was prepared to become King one day.


background

He is a lawyer with a sports background.

The lawyer had a background in computer science.


number

Every number has a unique position in the sequence.

The equation e^i\pi+1=0 includes the most important numbers: 1, 0, \pi, i, and e.


time

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


vagueness

These terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey.

The Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness.


mirror

I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.

We could see the lorry in the mirror, so decided to change lanes.


civilization

He is remembered for his generosity and civilization.


clarity

Lack of clarity on the part of the teacher will cause confusion among the students.

She dreamed, with great clarity, that she had been seen her own death.


date

I arranged a date with my Australian business partners.

She asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date.


count

I can count my colleagues in the opposition.


direction

They proposed a new direction for the firm.

He checked the direction and velocity of the wind.


stomach

Exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner.


score

The player with the highest score is the winner.


air

As he waited he could feel the air on his neck.


connect

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

Herman connected the computers together.


slot

Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks.

She beat some tough competition for the number one slot.


charge

The teacher led her charges across the street.


regret

I regret that I have to do this, but I don't have a choice.


block

You are blocking the name of your first wife!


move

The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.

They say that three moves equal one fire.


dwelling

Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. -- Alfred Tennyson.

He built a modest dwelling near the pond.


field

The set of rational numbers, \mathbbQ, is the prototypical field.


excuse

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


tell

Ellen told Helen how to avoid the crowd.


face

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


end

Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end.

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


stop

Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other.


streak

I was on a winning streak until the fourth game, where I was dealt terrible cards.


touch

He could not touch the meaning of the poem.


behalf

Spoke a good word in his friend's behalf.


undo

Fortunately, we can undo most of the damage to the system by the war.


satisfaction

The chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction.

He enjoyed the dish with great satisfaction. He'll order it again the next time he arrives.


third

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


connect

The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours.

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


round

The story is going the rounds in Washington.


deal

We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight.


repertory

Has a large repertory of dialects and characters.

The repertory of the supposed feats of mesmerism.


love

Their love left them indifferent to their surroundings.


energy

Europeans often laugh at American energy.


dwelling

The old house served as a dwelling for Albert.


seat

He sat on the arm of the chair rather than the seat, which always annoyed his mother.


search

A thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing.


see

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


whisk

The chef prepared to whisk the egg whites for the angel's food cake.


strength

They measured the station's signal strength.


scrambler

Scramblers can often unnerve a better tennis player.


law

Civilization presupposes respect for the law.

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


squeeze

Increased expenses put a squeeze on profits.

Getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze.


scrub

Engineers had to scrub the satellite launch due to bad weather.


spin

One of the planet's moons has a slower spin than the others.


rotation

The manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation.

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


detach

His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery.


life

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


feel

I made the students feel different about themselves.


break

Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?

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


order

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

An explosion of a low order of magnitude.


camp

We're planning to camp in the field until Sunday.


reticulation

The reticulation of a photographic emulsion.


use

We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem.


movement

The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947.

He was a charter member of the movement.


action

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


ball

A ball of mud caught him on the shoulder.

The children were playing ball in the garden.


hollow

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


move

A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.


take

Tomorrow the doctor will take the cast off her arm.

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


ringing

"The tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells" -- E. A. Poe.


call

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


number

She refused to give them her Social Security number.


breath

I could hear the breath of the runner behind me.

The child's breath came quickly and unevenly.


beat

They were beaten by a more aggressive team.


chance

We had the chance to meet the president last week.


practice

It is the usual practice of employees there to wear neckties only when meeting with customers.

It is their practice to give annual raises.


allow

Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison.


train

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


blow

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


deal

He rose to prominence through a series of shady deals.


connection

The connection between overeating and obesity.

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


block

The offensive linemen tried to block the blitz.

He blocked the basketball player's shot.


reaction

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

John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp.


break

I don't know how to break this to you, but your cat is not coming back.


office

He rented an office in the new building.


push

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


attendance

John's attendance for the conventions was not good.


texture

Fish with a delicate flavor and texture.

Breadfruit has the same texture as bread.


coast

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


product

This is a product of lime and nitric acid.

Skill is the product of hours of practice.


life

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


weakness

The weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed.

His weakness increased as he became older.


end

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


richness

The fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room.

The richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty.


luck

Gilbert had some bad luck yesterday -- he got pick-pocketed and lost fifty dollars.


traffic

Traffic on the internet is lightest during the night.

Heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines.


space

They stopped at an open space in the jungle.

The astronauts walked in outer space without a tether.


water

The boat was found in within the territorial waters.


play

She played all her money on the dark horse.


path

The hurricane demolished houses in its path.

Genius usually follows a revolutionary path.


stock

The rifle had been fitted with a special stock.

She made gravy with a base of beef stock.


fit

This man can't fit himself into our work environment.

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


drive

We drove to the university every morning.


view

Consider what follows from the positivist view.


charger

Put the batteries in the charger overnight so we can use them tomorrow.


know

This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily.


grip

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


patch

I lost my locket in this patch of grass here.

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


order

Magnolias belong to the order Magnoliales.


loss

The match ended in their first loss of the season.

His loss of credibility led to his resignation.


drift

The laborers drift from one town to the next.


window

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


shelve

The library needs volunteers to help shelve books.


ensure

This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us.

The circumstances ensured that he would arrive in time.


quality

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

While being impulsive can be great for artists, it is not a desirable quality for engineers.


stone

People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock.

She got stoned to death after they found her.


admit

This ticket will admit one adult to the show.


run

Our coach had us running plays for the whole practice.


end

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

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


head

200 head of cattle and 50 head of horses.


reaction

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

You were in the courtroom. What is your reaction?


marriage

Their marriage was conducted in the chapel.


strike

The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939.


have

The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter.

We had a hard year last year, with the locust swarms and all that.


be

There was a lot of noise in the kitchen.


take

Tomorrow the doctor will take the cast off her arm.

The test grader takes off a point for every misspelled word.


point

He stuck the point of the knife into a tree.

He knows my bad points as well as my good points.


day

I work at night and sleep during the day.


support

The president no longer has the support of his own party.

They developed a scheme of mutual support.


number

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

The equation e^i\pi+1=0 includes the most important numbers: 1, 0, \pi, i, and e.


threat

His threat to kill me was quite explicit.

Earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan.


shot

I caught him with a solid shot to the chin.


song

The wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead.


appearance

A person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.

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.


room

Hardly enough elbow room to turn around.

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


plug

He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.


quotation

Let's get a quotation for repairing the roof before we decide whether it's worth doing.

Since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation.


spring

He will hold office until the spring of next year.

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


block

He blocked the basketball player's shot.


think

Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.


shower

Her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting.


authority

The world's foremost authority on orangutans.


raise

We visited a farm where they raise chickens.

Chew with your mouth shut -- were you raised in a barn?


make

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

He made twenty bucks playing poker last night.


focus

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


admit

To admit evidence in the trial of a cause.


improbability

The improbability of such rare coincidences.

Impossibility should never be confused with improbability.


acquisition

The acquisition of one company by another.


control

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


pace

Even at the duel, standing 10 paces apart, he could have satisfied Aaron's honor.


gather

Be careful not to stretch or gather your knitting.


work

He never worked because he inherited a lot of money.


foot

His bare feet projected from his trousers.


return

In return we gave them as good as we got.

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


life

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


quibble

They are constantly quibbling over insignificant details.


develop

Could you develop the ideas in your thesis.


ply

He plied his trade as carpenter for forty-three years.


nick

He was arrested and taken down to Sun Hill nick police station to be charged.


bed

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


session

"Are we having a recording session?" "Yes. We've even got some session musicians to provide some brass.".


war

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


culture

The reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture.


wash

I'm going to have a quick wash before coming to bed.


taproot

Genius and insanity spring from the same taproot.


give

What will you give her for her birthday?

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


component

A component or constituent element of a system.


application

A novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis.

December 31 is the deadline for applications.


inhibit

Inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction.


order

An explosion of a low order of magnitude.


process

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

The process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls.


call

Take two aspirin and call me in the morning.


opening

He slipped through an opening in the crowd.

There was a small opening between the trees.


orient

Let me just orient myself and we can be on our way.

We had to orient ourselves in the forest.


start

The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack.


machinery

The machinery of command labored and brought forth an order.


truth

The lawyer questioned the truth of my account.

Truth to one's own feelings is all-important in life.


use

We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem.

She uses her influential friends to get jobs.


hit

The temperature could hit 110 F tomorrow.


world

People are dying of starvation all over the world.


form

To apply for the position, complete the application form.


work

Start from the bottom and work towards the top.

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


serve

He had served in financial planning positions.


go

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


help

Everyone helped out during the earthquake.


make

To make like a deer caught in the headlights.


school

A school of small glittering fish swam by.


mouth

They built a fire at the mouth of the cave.


leave

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


clear

Clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat.


cover

When the pot comes to a boil, cover it and reduce the heat to medium.


church

This building used to be a church before being converted into a library.

There is a lovely little church in the valley.


post

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


stretch

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


border

A solid border around a table of figures.

There's a nice frilly border around the picture frame.


leave

Unfortunately, this cleaning product leaves behind a noticeable residue.


third

It contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement.


business

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


round

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


mean

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


office

He rented an office in the new building.


finish

When the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly.


image

Although her popular image was contrived it served to inspire music and pageantry.

The number 6 is the image of 3 under f that is defined as f(x) = 2*x.


product

Skill is the product of hours of practice.


connect

The two streets connect to become a highway.


draw

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

The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office.


unit

He was a member of a special police unit.


song

Thomas listened to his favorite song on the radio yesterday.

With a shout and a song they marched up to the gates.


insulate

Ceramic can be used to insulate power lines.

We had his bedroom insulated before winter came.


reaction

The forces of reaction carried the election.

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


offset

I'll offset the time difference locally.


facelift

More than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction.


throw

Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw.


vote

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

There were only 17 votes in favor of the motion.


toy

Figo is toying with the English defence.


quality

A peasant is not allowed to fall in love with a lady of quality.

Membership of this golf club is limited to those of quality and wealth.


communicate

Do you communicate well with your advisor?

Many deaf people communicate with sign language.


appearance

It was Bernhardt's last appearance in America.

A person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.


humor

You can't survive in the army without a sense of humor.


pull

The pull up the hill had him breathing harder.


make

This invention will make you a millionaire.


worry

His worry over the prospect of being fired.


shovel

He shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long.


tension

He suffered from fatigue and emotional tension.


charge

The suspect was charged with murdering his wife.


face

He's always stuffing his face with chips.


check

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


lift

He responded with a lift of his eyebrow.


furniture

How much furniture did they leave behind?

They had too much furniture for the small apartment.


fit

If I lose a few kilos, the gorgeous wedding dress might fit me.


reflection

The dog barked at his own reflection in the mirror.

The pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition.


rotation

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

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


take

The test grader takes off a point for every misspelled word.


application

The application of indexes to tables of data.

Massage has far-reaching medical applications.


find

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


use

She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally.


trust

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

He is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father.


drop

Put three drops of oil into the mixture.


shame

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

One mistake brought shame to all his family.


key

The key to solving this problem is persistence.


waste

Much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers.

A life characterized by thriftlessness and waste.


empathize

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


leave

The president's remarks left us speechless.


electrify

This patriotic sentiment electrified the audience.


order

The company's products were in such demand that they got more orders than their call center could handle.


application

The iPhone application VR+ connects to major social networks.


youth

Her youth and beauty is what attracted him to her.

I made many mistakes in my youth, but learned from them all.


relationship

He didn't want his wife to know of the relationship.

The relationship between mothers and their children.


thrust

The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air.


scale

There are some who question the scale of our ambitions.


set

The subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution.

His instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set.


approach

He was an admirable poet, and thought even to have approached Homer. -- Sir William Temple.


charge

The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks.


open

Vermont will open elk hunting season next week.


save

She saved the old family photographs in a drawer.


face

They climbed the north face of the mountain.


drive

His drive and energy exhausted his co-workers.

The riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views.


guard

Guard against becoming too friendly with the staff.


direction

Is the direction of the economy a function of government?

He gave directions faster than she could follow them.


song

I love hearing the song of canary birds.


difference

You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference.

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


drop

There was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery.

A drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index.


catch

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


throw

The horse threw its inexperienced rider.


end

Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end.

At the end of the story, the main characters fall in love.


weakness

His weakness increased as he became older.


resistance

The resistance of bacteria to certain antibiotics.


crash

The crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since.


follow

We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba.

Please follow the guide through the museum.


operation

They had to consolidate their operations.


seat

He sat on the arm of the chair rather than the seat, which always annoyed his mother.


operation

It can perform millions of operations per second.


quality

While being impulsive can be great for artists, it is not a desirable quality for engineers.


mercy

It was a mercy that we were not inside when the roof collapsed.

He threw himself on the mercy of the court.


erase

I erased that note because it was wrong.


war

War was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring.

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


demobilization

Immediate demobilization of the reserves.


touch

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


set

Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children.


majority

Those opposing the building plans were in the majority, so the building project was canceled.

The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.


profession

The news spread rapidly through the medical profession.

His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession.


extend

The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets.

My memory extends back to my fourth year of life.


head

I couldn't get his words out of my head.


fire

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


finish

When the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly.


stick

Stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it.


furniture

They had too much furniture for the small apartment.

There was only one piece of furniture in the room.


day

It was a busy day on the stock exchange.


interest

Victorian furniture is an interest of mine.


fatigue

The American public is experiencing scandal fatigue.

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


grow

In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees.


building

My sister lives in that apartment building.

There was a three-story building on the corner.


matter

He always took some reading matter with him on the plane.

They were friends and it was no matter who won the games.


tension

There is a tension between these approaches to understanding history.

There is a tension created between narrative time and movie time.


time

He is not living at home because he is doing time.


verify

Please verify that the doors are closed.


outwardness

What is the origin of the outwardness of our sensations of sound, smell, or taste.

An abstract conception with feelings of reality and spatial outwardness attached to it.


play

Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches.


copy

Please bring me the copies of those reports.


quality

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

One of the qualities of pure iron is that it does not rust easily.


treat

Don't worry about the expensive wine -- I'm treating.


beg

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


bevy

A bevy of young beach boys swarmed around him.

He was surrounded by a bevy of beauties in bathing attire.


believe

When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too.

After that night in the church, I believed.


institution

He had become an institution in the theater.


time

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


admit

To admit evidence in the trial of a cause.


side

He is on the purchasing side of the business.

The patient was bleeding on the right side.


note

There was a note of gaiety in her manner.


window

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


consider

I'm considering going to the beach tomorrow.


answer

Nobody answered when I knocked on the door.


language

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


lunchtime

It's almost lunchtime, so I think I'll finish up later this afternoon.


academy

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences.


shopping

Women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance.

I carried three heavy bags of shopping up the stairs.


resign

He had no choice but to resign the game and let his opponent become the champion.

After fighting for so long, she finally resigned to her death.


direction

Is the direction of the economy a function of government?

I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts.


baby

The annual report has been my baby since September.


quality

A peasant is not allowed to fall in love with a lady of quality.


performance

They admired his performance under stress.

They listened to ten different performances.


begin

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


apparition

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

Natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger.


case

The musicians left their instrument cases backstage.


keep

I can not keep track of all my employees.


score

Add it to my score and I'll settle later.

A score were sent out but only one returned.


impression

He did a funny impression of a politician.

The dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay.


scene

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


order

IBM received an order for a hundred computers.


heart

The heart and soul of the Republican Party.

They ran forward into the heart of the struggle.


check

She checked for an instant and missed a step.


practice

That may work in theory, but will it work in practice?


system

The system consists of a motor and a small computer.


pull

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


confidence

Everyone trusted him with their confidences.


disposition

A swelling with a disposition to rupture.

Salt has a disposition to dissolve in water.


quality

While being impulsive can be great for artists, it is not a desirable quality for engineers.

One of the qualities of pure iron is that it does not rust easily.


leave

Leave the flowers that you see in the park behind.


furniture

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

They had too much furniture for the small apartment.


shade

Close the shade, please: it's too bright in here.


extension

Good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability.

Extension of the program to all in need.


area

The photo is a little dark in that area.


approve

I certainly approved of Mary's acquaitance.


pay

How much does this savings certificate pay annually?


floor

Many sunken ships rest on the ocean floor.


fall

She fell to pieces after she lost her work.


seat

He dusted off the seat before sitting down.

There are two hundred seats in this classroom.


richness

He was well aware of the richness of his own appearance.

The richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty.


make

This invention will make you a millionaire.


eat

This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat.


cycle

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


leave

Leave the flowers that you see in the park behind.


talk

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


third

He was cut down on a close play at third.

A simple harmony written in major thirds.


coverage

They accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations.

There are overlapping coverages on your insurance policies.


stretch

I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.


carry

This new washer carries a two year guarantee.


rest

The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest.

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


misplay

I misplayed the tennis shot, I should have hit it to her right instead of left and she'd have had more trouble returning it.


foulness

Mouths which speak such foulness must be cleansed.


top

The mower cuts off the tops of the grass.


pledge

Signed a pledge never to reveal the secret.


point

The main point on the agenda was taken up first.


utility

A computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users.

The price of the house included all utilities.


work

Do you want to work after the age of 60?

She never worked because she inherited a lot of money.


order

An explosion of a low order of magnitude.


deliver

The guard delivered the criminal to the police.


sense

Fortunately she had the good sense to run away.

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


denial

Every time we asked for an interview we got a denial.

It resulted in a complete denial of his privileges.


outwardness

What is the origin of the outwardness of our sensations of sound, smell, or taste.


shopping

I carried three heavy bags of shopping up the stairs.


bake

She's been baking all day to prepare for the dinner.


ball

The ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded.


light

I'm really seeing you in a different light today.

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


war

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

In the US, conservatives rail against the "war on Christmas".


optimization

The simultaneous optimization of growth and profitability.

To promote the optimization and diversification of agricultural products.


stretch

To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass.


hold

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


touch

Please can I have a look, if I promise not to touch?

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


war

The "war on drugs" is a campaign against the use of narcotic drugs.


horizon

It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge.

Some students take a gap year after finishing high school to broaden their horizons.


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.


match

These two copies are supposed to be identical, but they don't match.


floor

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

Many sunken ships rest on the ocean floor.


sell

The French try to sell us their image as great lovers.


extension

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

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


key

Some students cheated by using the answer key.


field

Anthropologists do much of their work in the field.

He needs some time in the field before his judgment can be trusted.


summit

The region is a few molecules wide at the summit.

In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mt. Shasta.


block

Anne Boleyn placed her head on the block and awaited her execution.


size

He blanched when he saw the size of the bill.


ambition

His ambition is to own his own business.


connect

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


work

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

The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water.


forefront

The idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy.

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


exercise

The doctor recommended regular exercise.

The teacher told us the next exercise is to write an essay.


pay

Does she pay you for the work you are doing?

He paid off the loan three months early.


faith

I have faith in the goodness of my fellow man.


carry

I carry these thoughts in the back of my head.


business

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


place

Do you want to come over to my place later?

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


period

Hastened the period of time of his recovery.


treat

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

The patient must be treated right away or she will die.


sanitize

Sanitize a document before releasing it to the press.


operation

They paid taxes on every stage of the operation.


travel

He enjoyed selling but he hated the travel.


make

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

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


tab

Files with a red tab will be stored separately.

The collar has a tab with a button hole.


rule

It was his rule to take a walk before breakfast.


operation

They will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available.

It is dangerous to look at the beam of a laser while it is in operation.


statement

His tantrums are a statement of his need for attention.

A Cadillac makes a statement about who you are.


readiness

"A happy readiness of conversation" -- Jane Austen.


develop

Please develop this roll of film for me.


vehicle

A congregation is a vehicle of group identity.

His editorials provided a vehicle for his political views.


sign

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


run

Who are these people running around in the building?


work

He hasn't come home yet, he's still at work.


center

It is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback.

His stories made him the center of the party.


hedge

Diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks.


support

The government provides support to the arts in several ways.

The president no longer has the support of his own party.


face

To face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.


language

Language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals.

The language introduced is standard throughout the text.


tolerate

I like the way he plays the guitar, but I can't tolerate his voice when he sings.


age

The Tithonian Age was the last in the Late Jurassic epoch.


difference

It just won't make much difference to me.


cry

Before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news.

He cried his merchandise in the market square.


token

According to the Bible, the rainbow is a token of God's covenant with Noah.

A book token is the easiest option for a Christmas gift.


number

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


pack

You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice.

Pack your tents to the top of the mountain.


demand

The automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips.

His demands for attention were unceasing.


movement

The second movement is slow and melodic.

It was an expensive watch with a diamond movement.


include

I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental.

We must include this chemical element in the group.


movement

The succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement.

The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947.


year

A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year.


resolution

Printing at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance.


order

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


come

Come into contact with a terrorist group.


trade

They are accused of conspiring to constrain trade.


carry

These pipes carry waste water into the river.


stuff

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


form

His resentment took the form of extreme hostility.

The composition presents problems for students of musical form.


unionize

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

The company laid off all the workers when they tried to unionize.


allow

This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement.


surprise

Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.


trade

I did no trades with them once the rumors started.


earth

That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed.


tea

The store shelves held many different kinds of tea.


block

I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block.


face

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


call

The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens.

She called her children lazy and ungrateful.


unit

He was a member of a special police unit.


air

As he waited he could feel the air on his neck.


mire

The country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president.


bid

A bid for a lucrative transport contract.


acknowledgment

She must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment.

The preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her.


keep

The pianist kept time with the metronome.


classify

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

How would you classify these pottery shards -- are they prehistoric?


buy

I'm going to buy my father something nice for his birthday.

This sum will buy you a ride on the train.


nick

He's just been released from Shadwell nick prison after doing ten years for attempted murder.


dwelling

The old house served as a dwelling for Albert.

Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. -- Alfred Tennyson.


stretch

I always stretch my muscles before exercising.

His mustache stretched all the way to his sideburns.


neighborhood

The price is in the neighborhood of $100.

He always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood.


drag

Drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen.


commercialization

The government tried to accelerate the commercialization of this development.

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


field

There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field.

This racehorse is the strongest in a weak field.


back

He wrote the date on the back of the photograph.

I hung the clothes on the back of the door.


piece

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


stay

I had to stay at home and watch the children.


face

They climbed the north face of the mountain.


death

The death of my grandmother saddened the whole family.


space

They tested his ability to locate objects in space.


empathize

You really have to empathize with their doing it.


serve

They serve a restricted role on the bench.


follow

She followed the men with the binoculars.


orbit

The Moon's orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete.

In the political orbit of a world power.


stretch

The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point.


go

This property goes all the way to the state line.


tail

After the burly macho nudists' polar bear dip, their tails were spectacularly shrunk, so they looked like an immature kid's innocent tail.


protection

He made trade protection a plank in the party platform.

Insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness.


develop

Develop a market for the new mobile phone.


extend

Extend the casserole with a little rice.

Can we extend the legs of this dining table?


bed

He searched for treasure on the ocean bed.

There's a lot of trash on the bed of the river.


seat

The seat of these trousers is almost worn through.


authority

Authority for the program was renewed several times.


echo

Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man.

His contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau.


heart

The heart and soul of the Republican Party.

The heart and soul of any democracy is its electorate.


finish

His best finish in a major tournament was third.


bake

She's been baking all day to prepare for the dinner.


toy

To toy with a piece of food on one's plate.


drink

He took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips.


shade

The hillside was bright green, shading towards gold in the drier areas.


game

I saw through his little game from the start.


firewood

After many days of hard work, we finally had enough firewood for the winter.

They collected and cut their own firewood.


serve

They serve a restricted role on the bench.


border

A solid border around a table of figures.

The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world.


bounce

The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club.


touch

Stefan was touched by the song's message of hope.


connect

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


opinion

His opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page.


have

Look what I have here -- a frog I found on the street!


use

We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem.


past

A book about a time machine that can transport people back into the past.


thing

A funny thing happened on the way to the ...


time

The judge leniently granted a sentence with no hard time.

He is not living at home because he is doing time.


mouth

They built a fire at the mouth of the cave.


time

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


call

The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens.

The engineer called round whilst you were away.


picture

The author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland.

He had no clear picture of himself or his world.


floor

They needed rugs to cover the bare floors.


top

The title should be written at the top of the first page.

He got a bright red top and string for his birthday.


communicate

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

He and his sons haven't communicated for years.


run

Don't run that software unless you have permission.

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


skinful

I wasn't thinking straight -- I'd had a skinful that night.

Someone had to drive me home last night because I had a skinful.


cuddle

I'm cold; can you roll over here and cuddle me, honey?


move

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


influence

Used her parents' influence to get the job.

She was the most important influence in my life.


catch

The bucket catches water from the downspout.


pay

He was allowed to go as soon as he paid.


leak

The leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military.


section

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


follow

A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake.


appearance

The rookie made a brief appearance in the first period.

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.


distribute

The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia.


performance

They admired his performance under stress.

When Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe.


emulsion

Mayonnaise is an emulsion where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed.


see

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


pattern

They stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted.

The traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded.


part

They analyzed the river into three parts.


find

Water is found to be a compound substance.


stay

I had to stay at home and watch the children.

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


strike

Please strike this remark from the record.


doubt

He doubted that was really what you meant.


consummate

After the reception, he escorted her to the honeymoon suite to consummate their marriage.


remove

Doug removed the smudges from the tabletop.


peace

Our lounge strives to maintain an environment of peace for the comfort of our customers.

My boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for.


connect

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


extension

They applied for an extension of the loan.

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


quality

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


use

I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall.


fit

If I lose a few kilos, the gorgeous wedding dress might fit me.

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


personification

The Grim Reaper is a personification of death.


place

They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.

I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.


sentence

The judge leniently granted a sentence with no hard time. He is not living at home because he is doing time.


seat

He sat on the arm of the chair rather than the seat, which always annoyed his mother.

There were not enough seats for all the guests.


range

The plains lay just beyond the mountain range.


follow

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


luck

I couldn't believe my luck when I found a fifty dollar bill on the street.


give

What will you give her for her birthday?

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


breath

The child's breath came quickly and unevenly.


know

I know that the President lied to the people.


pull

Iron fillings drawn by the pull of a magnet.

The spaceship came under the pull of the gas giant.


spread

I spread the rice grains evenly over the floor.


snorter

The maths problem is a real snorter, isn't it?

The batsman succumbed to a snorter of short balls from the bowler and nicked a thin edge to the keeper.


business

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


worry

I'm afflicted by worry throughout the night.


sex

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


block

I blocked the mittens by wetting them and pinning them to a shaped piece of cardboard.


confidence

Confidence is always borrowed, never owned.

After that failure he lost his confidence.


shock

The first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch.

The train hit the buffers with a great shock.


fill

The mixer returned to the plant for another fill.


feel

I felt my way cautiously through the dangerous business maneuver.


resistance

The resistance of bacteria to certain antibiotics.

Widespread resistance to the new urban development plans.


inclination

The alkaline inclination of the local waters.


volume

The gas expanded to twice its original volume.

The volume of ticket sales decreased this week.


head

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


skin

Your skin is the largest organ of your body.

He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl.


knot

A small knot of women listened to his sermon.


impact

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

The book had an important impact on my thinking.


ride

She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town.


effect

The new law will come into effect on the first day of next year.


head

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


read

The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball.


bum

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

That guy keeps interrupting the concert. Throw the bum out!


wrestle

We watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully.


trial

Candidates must compete in a trial of skill.


counterfeit

To counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc.


skeleton

The battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self.

There must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet.


touch

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


call

The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens.


recognition

He looked at her for ten full minutes before recognition dawned.

Molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities.


record

The prostitute had a record a mile long.

He ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court.


point

The cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points.


militate

To militate against the possibility of his election.

To militate in favor of a particular result.


catch

The trees caught quickly in the dry wind.


drop

Put three drops of oil into the mixture.


field

He needs some time in the field before his judgment can be trusted.

This racehorse is the strongest in a weak field.


chain

This led to an unfortunate chain of events.

A chain of ideas, one leading to the next.


grip

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

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


hit

The temperature could hit 110 F tomorrow.


time

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

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


spot

Would you like to come round on Sunday for a spot of lunch?

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


resign

He had no choice but to resign the game and let his opponent become the champion.

The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds.


progress

The thick branches overhanging the path made progress difficult.

He listened for the progress of the troops.


defense

Defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem.


school

Our children attend a public school in our neighborhood.

Harvard University is a famous American postsecondary school.


record

Al Smith used to say, 'Let's look at the record'.


performance

We congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal.

The frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity.


pull

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

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


trial

He had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty.

The trials for the semifinals began yesterday.


seize

The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages.


scene

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

There were some very erotic scenes in the movie, although it was not classified as pornography.


baby

Stand up for yourself-don't be such a baby!


furniture

A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture.

There was only one piece of furniture in the room.


substantiate

The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country.

The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist.


fire

Fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries.


stay

You can stay with me while you are in town.


confidence

Confidence is always borrowed, never owned.

Everyone trusted him with their confidences.


appointment

The appointment had to be approved by the whole committee.

He erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.


throw

The catcher made a good throw to second base.


connect

This computer will connect well to the network.


come

I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette.


head

200 head of cattle and 50 head of horses.

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


open

Vermont will open elk hunting season next week.


theater

His grandfather was in the Pacific theater during the war.

He served in the Vietnam theater for three years.


side

They always sat on the right side of the church.


game

Games in the classroom can make learning fun.


run

A daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint.


limitation

It is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight.


quality

A peasant is not allowed to fall in love with a lady of quality.


center

It is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback.


shake

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


conflict

This form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing.


pack

She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains.


appointment

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


locate

Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space.

Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?


winnow

Winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants.


finance

Can we finance the addition to our home?

He financed his home purchase through a local credit union.


beat

Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night.

Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship.


run

My computer is too old to run the new OS.

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


body

He felt as if his whole body were on fire.

All bodies are held together by internal forces.


floor

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


waste

Much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers.


care

He doesn't care about how / whether she comes.


term

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


krona

Papīra krona -- paper krona (i.e., bills, banknotes).


masturbate

The old man wanted to be masturbated by the prostitute.


breath

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


connection

There was a connection via the internet.

The connection between overeating and obesity.


call

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


space

It all happened in the space of 10 minutes.

The architect left space in front of the building.


range

Any good golf club will have a range where you can practice.

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


front

The Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front.

They advertise on many different fronts.


talk

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


embody

As the car salesman approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze.

This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period.


hand

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


prescription

I tried to follow her prescription for success.

He told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly.


sign

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

Signs of disease are objective, whereas symptoms are subjective.


mystery

The truth behind the events remains a mystery.


dip

I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present.


sack

He got the sack for being late all the time.

The boss is gon na give her the sack today.


sleep

They had to put their family pet to sleep.


step

He won't step into his father's footsteps.


execute

There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.


shrinkage

The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage.

Shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting.


appearance

A person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.


support

He does not support his natural children.

The government supports the arts in several ways.


strip

Norm will strip the old varnish before painting the chair.


block

He held a large block of the company's stock.

The pyramids were built with large stone blocks.


pound

Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone.


shift

We'll have to shift these boxes to the downtown office.


clap

If your dick has "the drip" you probably have the clap and need to go to the sex clinic.

Off in the distance, he heard the clap of thunder.


trend

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


shuffle

He shuffled his funds among different accounts in various countries so as to avoid the IRS.


call

The engineer called round whilst you were away.


coverage

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

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


break

Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?

On the hottest day of the year the refrigerator broke.


opening

The opening received good critical reviews.

The opening established the basic theme.


conflict

The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.

I wanted to attend the meeting but there's a conflict in my schedule that day.


scene

The crazy lady made a scene in the grocery store.


pack

This singer always packs the concert halls.


slot

Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks.


season

She always looked forward to the avocado season.

He celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company.


see

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


pipe

Pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert.


faith

A member of his own faith contradicted him.


say

Please say your name slowly and clearly.


root

The love of money is the root of all evil.


run

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


neighbour

My neighbour is very irritable and grumpy at times.

They're our neighbours across the street.


serve

The entertainers served up a lively show.


thrust

He made a thrusting motion with his fist.


run

The bus on the Cherry Street run is always crowded.


cut

The coach cut two players from the team.

We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner.


fatigue

The soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson.


stretch

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

To say crossing the street was brave was quite a stretch.


persuasion

It is his persuasion that abortion should never be condoned.


strangle

He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid.


join

He joined the Communist Party as a young man.


stretch

He did a stretch in the federal penitentiary.


voice

Canst thou thunder with a voice like him? -- Job 40:9.


charge

The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks.


gather

People gathered round as he began to tell his story.


lift

Some actresses have more than one face lift.


round

The story is going the rounds in Washington.


chain

This led to an unfortunate chain of events.


comfort

A padded chair was one of the room's few comforts.


loan

All loans from the library, whether books or audio material, must be returned within two weeks.


note

There was a note of uncertainty in his voice.

I didn't have any coins to pay with, so I used a note.


train

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


breath

The child's breath came quickly and unevenly.

He took a deep breath and dived into the pool.


place

We thought we would win but only ended up in fourth place.


fondle

They fondled in the back seat of the taxi.


meet

The company agrees to meet the cost of any repairs.

Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?


field

There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field.


scale

The Holocaust was insanity on an enormous scale.


life

He could no longer cope with the complexities of life.


plane

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

We will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane.


communication

They could not act without official communication from Moscow.

Some say that communication is a necessary prerequisite for sentience; others say that it is a result thereof.


multiplication

This multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth.

Repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors.


date

The date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin, etc.

He tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class.


kill

She was killed in the collision of three cars.


admit

To admit a serious thought into the mind.


face

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

She wanted to wipe him off the face of the earth.


life

Life depends on many chemical and physical processes.


write

How many books did Georges Simenon write?


enable

This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street.

The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain.


answer

The man must answer to his employer for the money entrusted to his care.


history

A critical time in the school's history.


rate

The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing.


krona

Kronas kurss -- the exchange rate of the krona.

Grāmata maksā piecas kronas -- the book costs five krona.


classify

How would you classify these pottery shards -- are they prehistoric?

She classified the works as 'dangerous'.


break

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


misery

The misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable.

She was exhausted by her misery and grief.


shopping

Women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance.

On Saturdays we usually do the shopping.


quality

While being impulsive can be great for artists, it is not a desirable quality for engineers.

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


drive

We drove to the university every morning.


sign

Those clouds show little sign of raining soon.

Signs of disease are objective, whereas symptoms are subjective.


stretch

Cats stretch with equal ease and agility beyond the point that breaks a man on the rack.


bed

We added a new rosebush to our rose bed.


krona

Kronas kurss -- the exchange rate of the krona.


conflict

"The harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph" -- Thomas Paine.

The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.