English English Dictionary
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1. 
proud
be proud of
You've both been very impressive today. I'm proud of you.
As a proud new father, I gave my first child plenty of books.
Alexander Hamilton was a proud man.
I am also proud to carry with me the goodwill of the American people, and a greeting of peace from Muslim communities in my country: assalaamu alaykum.
My daughter, Kate, won a singing competition and I'm proud of her.
Besides being ignorant, he is too proud.
They are proud in humility; proud that they are not proud.
Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.
My parents said they were proud of me when my first novel was published.
I want to do something we can be proud of.
He might be poor but he's also proud, and he won't be pushed around by anyone.
No other woman in our company is so proud as she.
The proud Trojan city was taken at last.
English word "of"(proud) occurs in sets:
Adjectives + prepositionsAdjectiv/ noun + preposition
prepositional phrases
prepositions sritions
kartkówka przyimki
2. 
frightened
If something makes your flesh creep it makes you feel very frightened.
There is no need to be frightened. He won't harm you.
I didn't know hummingbirds could even fly upside down when frightened.
When I saw the ghost, I was so frightened that my hair stood on end.
look frightened
When he entered the building, he was frightened by a sudden cry.
When she noticed that the man followed after her, she began to become frightened.
Despite having lazed around without having touched my work I'm frightened at heart that "Ooh-er, this time I might really not get done in time!?"
The frightened boy's heart palpitated with terror.
After being frightened for many hours, her mother finally saved her.
I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.
Bethany wasn’t frightened to go back in the water after the shark attack.
This girl looks frightened. What's happened to her?
Don’t be frightened. No one’s going to hurt you.
He has just had a nightmare, he's really frightened.
English word "of"(frightened) occurs in sets:
kartkówka przyimkiPrepositions for Ewa
3. 
advantage
A good newspaper reporter takes advantage of what he learns from any source, even the "little bird told him so" type of source.
advantage of being
What the fuck are you up to taking advantage of his proximity to cling to him like a wet T-shirt?!
Don't forget to take advantage of all the resources available on the Internet to help you improve your English. There are a lot of things like videos, music, audio files, films and other interesting things.
Be careful when you shop, because some sales people will try to take advantage of you and offer you an expensive price.
The police officer pointed his pistol at the criminal, who, in turn, held his pistol directly pointed at the officer. Neither had the advantage, the position was a stalemate.
Taking advantage of the popular boom in Korean drama, workers selling Korean goods have increased.
He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage — he won't encounter many rivals.
He's a tenacious guy who always manages to come out on top. He's the kind of guy who can turn any situation to his advantage.
He has come to look like a sly-as-a-fox Premier who uses his position's powers to the fullest extent, to his own advantage.
companies with a computerized database are at an advantage
Having a Being able to speak two or more foreign languages is a great advantage when you are looking for a job.
Everyone understood the advantage of painlessly sampling a tiny volume of blood and most people accepted the need to develop the device in secret.
People really need to make sure they are using this resource to their advantage, by conveying a professional image
English word "of"(advantage) occurs in sets:
verbs/adjectives, nouns with propositions A4. cause
cause problems
It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.
The recent news about the Fukushima I nuclear power plant will likely strengthen the cause of the advocates who want to let our local nuclear power plant's license expire.
But so that we may not cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.
Technically, drugs that cause miosis can relieve the PNS effects of those causing mydriasis since sympathetic and parasympathetic stimulation tend to negate each others' effects.
Do you know where my key is? I don't see it anywhere. "You must be looking for it with your eyes closed, then, cause it's on the table as always."
It is the drop in the rice pricing (blamed on consumers' loss of interest in rice and the freeing up of the international market) that is the cause.
Today, the milkman was buried. There were a lot of people, cause everybody in the village knew him. "Oh, is there a milkman in Linschoten?" "Well, no, not anymore!"
I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.
Seagulls cause all types of disturbances by cackling loudly, spreading guano, tearing up garbage bags and attacking to get food.
The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively.
In 2011, Toyota recalled two million vehicles which, they alleged, had gas pedals that could jam and cause the car to accelerate uncontrollably.
The oil spill is causing problems for coastal fisheries. The hurricane caused widespread damage
English word "of"(cause) occurs in sets:
verbs/adjectives, nouns with propositions Cprzyimki po rzeczownikach
Noun + Preposition
5. fond
I'm fond of playing shogi.
I didn't use to like wine, but now I'm quite fond of it.
I have fond memories of all the time we spent together.
I am very fond of lobsters, but they are very, very expensive.
I am fond of soccer, rugby, football, and so on.
From childhood I was fond of reading, and all the little money that ever came into my hands was laid out in books.
I love my girlfriend. She is beautiful and fond.
I start it out with a picture of the greatest entrepreneur that never lived, Willy Wonka, so we have a fond appreciation for him.
The definition of fond is having a strong affection for someone or something. This mother is very fond of her baby.
I’m really fond of my aunt and enjoy seeing her.
Have you got any fond memories from your childhood?
We said a fond farewell to each other and promised to write.
She was fond of going to parties, as was her mother when she was young.
You are very fond of the lunch menu of this restaurant.
English word "of"(fond) occurs in sets:
Use of english B2 phrasal verbs6. example
for example
With bronze as a mirror one can dress neatly; with the example of another person one can see the advantages and disadvantages of himself; from the mirror of history one can know the reason for the rise and fall of states.
It's so easy to write good example sentences, that even if we accidentally delete a few good sentences in the process of getting rid of a whole lot of bad ones, I think we could drastically improve the quality of this corpus by doing a lot of deleting.
The verb 'help' takes to-infinitives and bare infinitives but bare infinitives are said to be the most common in casual text; as also used in this example sentence.
Without doubt, what people worship first is what they see most often; for example, the animals that had the closest connection to people's lives, like the horse, the cow, the sheep, the rooster, the dog and so on.
Example sentence no. 354618 created a lot of confusion on the Tatoeba website.
You can make sounds by combining letters in Modern Greek. For example you can use μπ to make the sound "b", ντ to make the sound "d", γκ to make the sound "g" and τζ to make the sound "dj".
When answering this question, some people might put forward this kind of example: "Chinese people are very hospitable, whilst English people are more reserved."
As all kinds of communication methods are proliferating, human relationships are weakening. This is a perfect example of mistaking means for ends.
For example, they do not have to go to a stadium to see the World Series or the Super Bowl because they can enjoy watching the games in their own living rooms.
Pepperberg can show Alex two objects (for example, a green square and a red square) and ask, "What's different?"
Better supervision is required. This place is nothing but confusion. For example, there is too much replication which only wastes time and energy.
You have to think of the example you're setting. You'll never be able to lead if you don't set an example worth following.
For example, China's public transport is without a doubt better than the UK's, but the UK's public welfare may be better than China's.
7. scared
The children were scared of the possibility of calling their parents.
To tell you the truth, I am scared of heights. "You are a coward!"
A loud noise in the night scared him.
If you get scared during the night, just turn on your light.
I'm scared.
When the breaker tripped and it became pitch black, the baby got scared and started crying.
Since children are more scared than amused by clowns, I wonder if some comedy trope of ours will become horror fodder in 100 years.
It's also scary when the lightning strikes across the sky, but what's really scary is the sound. Once, my house was struck by lightning and since then I've become even more scared.
My friend gave a me typical reaction after I scared him.
I, Stallone, am not such as to be scared simply of being the guinea pig for some test.
The phlebotomist scared herself by practicing her craft on a balloon.
You scared me! Don't sneak upon me from behind!
Hiromi decided to risk bungee-jumping, even though he was scared.
1. I'm certainly not scared of him. / I was too scared to move. / Why are you so scared? / 2. I was scared that I might be sick.
If you are scared by global warming, wait until we learn about local warming.
8. afraid
I am afraid.
The mere sight of the doctor made my cousin afraid.
Are you saying that because you're afraid?
Americans were shocked and afraid.
I watched the film named "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" with my girlfriend yesterday. She was very afraid.
Despite Trang's constant affirmations of love, Spenser is still afraid someday she will fall out of love with him.
Much as I'd like to come, I'm afraid I'll be too busy.
We are afraid that our new address is not registered on your database.
Lonely people tend to be afraid of meeting others, which ensures they will always be lonely.
He doesn't want to leave the room because he's afraid that he'll catch another cold.
I like the new guy. He's not afraid to take on challenging work.
I'm afraid your request for a pay raise was turned down again.
I missed a step on the stairs and I'm afraid I sprained my ankle.
I was afraid it would not work out well and sure enough it failed.
She looks very much afraid.
9. knowledge
Knowledge is power.
By the way, do you know what a Shinto shrine is? "I've a little bit of knowledge on the subject. It's a religious facility where that which is the object of worship, that called the genius loci, is enshrined."
The very pure spirit does not bother about the regard of others or human respect, but communes inwardly with God, alone and in solitude as to all forms, and with delightful tranquility, for the knowledge of God is received in divine silence.
The Parisian police, he said, "are exceedingly able in their way. They are persevering, ingenious, cunning, and thoroughly versed in the knowledge which their duties seem chiefly to demand."
Justice is the constant and perpetual desire to give to each one that to which he is entitled. Jurisprudence is the knowledge of matters divine and human, and the comprehension of what is just and what is unjust.
знания русского языка|knowledge of Russian
And so, knowledge from the past, mixed up with assumptions about that knowledge, which may be more or less appropriate, is used to augment information provided by the senses.
Information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, wisdom is not truth, truth is not beauty, beauty is not love, love is not music, music is the best.
The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively.
There may be microscopes involved, bringing us ever closer to the heart of the matter; but even microbiology is objective, adding to knowledge by putting space between an object and its observer.
English word "of"(knowledge) occurs in sets:
verbs/adjectives, nouns with propositions J, K, L10. full
I'm full.
I worked for a full 24 hours without getting any sleep.
If you cannot make full remittance, please get in touch with me by October 28, 1998.
A full description of him has been circulated in every newspaper.
Don't argue when you are angry and don't eat when you are full.
He knew full well that he didn't have long to live.
Tom figured it would take him a full day to finish painting the garage.
Lee knew they would attack with full force the next day.
To get the full value of joy, you must have someone to divide it with.
I never for a moment imagined that I'd be singled out for a full body search.
If you stuff the box too full, the bottom will fall out.
I made a thermos full of coffee so you can take it along with your lunch.
The shopkeeper was tired of chasing his debtors so from then on he demanded payment in full.
We believe, however, that over a period of time, we will be able to make remittance in full settlement.
Her prose is full of needlessly florid, cliched descriptions, securing her career as a romance novelist.
11. approve
Some people don't approve of professional baseball.
Grant asked the Senate to approve the treaty.
It has not yet been decided whether to approve of your proposal.
All the delegates voted to approve it.
Who approves the Programme?
A famous Japanese poet does not approve of any fixed doctrine in haiku.
In asking voters to approve the new tax, the President appealed to reason.
We should be the last people on earth to approve of the use of atomic energy for military purposes.
Two hours and 20 minutes later, the plan was approved.
disapprove of
We do not have to approve Nord Stream; we might well approve the Amber pipeline. Unfortunately I cannot approve of the behaviour of the Burmese Government and the Burmese authorities.
“I can’t say I approve of everything he does, Maudie, but he’s my brother, and I just want him to know when this will ever end.
The teacher approved the topic of my essay
We had to wait months for the council to approve our plans to extend the house.
C.J. needs you to approve this. Anybody capable of thought must approve it.
English word "of"(approve) occurs in sets:
kultura słownictwo 3 gimn 2008/912. smell
He'll be sure to smell a rat if I'm with you.
to smell
My clothes have an oily smell because I ate at an okonomiyaki place.
Our eyes, our ears, our sense of smell, our taste create as many truths as there are men on earth.
Kareishu is a special smell that comes as old people age. Popular expressions such as: "Ossan kusai" or "Oyaji kusai" (smelly old man) refer to this smell.
Can a being create the fifty billion galaxies, each with one hundred billion stars, then rejoice in the smell of burning goat flesh?
It's so wonderful to smell freshly made coffee!
Shimamura, while he was in the inn's entrance, looked at the nearby mountain bathed in the strong smell of fresh leaves and went to climb the mountain as if drawn by this smell.
Please do your model building at home! The room's full of the smell of lacquer.
As the popping sound of the fireworks stopped, it suddenly became quiet around me. The smell of gunpowder somehow put me in a sentimental mood.
It's very easy to drink potato shochu now that the potato-like smell has been reduced to a low level through use of the latest biotechnology.
Semi-finished products contain large amounts of chemicals, which aims to improve the taste, smell and appearance of the food and salt and preservatives.
Never lose sight of the importance of a beautiful sunrise, or watching your kids sleep, or the smell of rain. It's often the small things that really matter in life.
No sooner had I entered the room than I noticed the smell not only of tobacco but of gas.
If you're eating leaves, smell becomes less important than vision.
13. description
A full description of him has been circulated in every newspaper.
His latest works are on display at the city hall. They are fabulous beyond description.
Include a brief description of the book for the introduction.
The confusion beggars description.
The harbor was crowded with vessels of every description.
But in return they get a clear look at important games, and if they miss something, they can always rely on the commentator's description or the instant replay.
Partly because he could not receive enough information, Harper's description remains imperfect.
I like flowers of every description.
It’s easy to give a description of her personality: she’s loud and extrovert!
This is a description of my memories.
The website contains a very detailed description.
You have to write a description below.
His description approximated to the truth.
How do idioms contribute to language description and production?
Thick description is a term coined by Clifford Geertz.
English word "of"(description) occurs in sets:
verbs/adjectives, nouns with propositions D14. consist
Genes consist of a specific sequence of DNA.
True wealth does not consist of what we have, but in what we are.
Happiness does not consist simply in wealth.
What does aspirin consist of?
Totem poles consist of a group of figures that represent animals, birds, fish, mythological beings and supernatural beasts.
Taxes consist of direct taxes and indirect ones.
Each party shall consist of not less than fifteen people.
Much of our daily living must consist of routine that requires little or no mental effort.
How many people does this ship's crew consist of?
The book consists of four chapters.
Each week consists of seven such days.
Our team consists of twenty people.
Their school uniform consist of black trousers and a dark green jumper
This family consists of a husband, a wife, and a child.
Bricks consist mostly of clay.
English word "of"(consist) occurs in sets:
the biggest shit15. conscious
To make matters worse, he isn't even conscious of annoying his neighbors.
conscious buyer
It is most important to emphasize that none of these processes are conscious.
As the Holy Koran tells us, "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth."
In the first section of this review I raise the question of how brain processes cause our conscious experiences.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
This political party is very environmentally conscious.
We should remember that politeness doesn't function at the conscious level.
He was unconscious and had already lost a lot of blood
We should become more health conscious and aware that we are basically responsible for our own well-being.
This is our conscious choice in order to protect our consumers.
I’m conscious of the time, so... erm, most of the points to discuss today are troubleshooting or problem-solving. So, any good ideas are welcome.
It was my conscious choice. The injured motorist was still conscious when the ambulance arrived.
The patient usually remains conscious and breathing is not depressed
although I was in pain, I was conscious
16. result
The result proved disappointing.
Among married couples, there has been an increase in divorce and separation with the result that there are many more one-parent families.
As a result, it is undeniable that important disciplines and moral education have been neglected. By placing excessive importance on scholastic achievement, many parents have forgotten such basic social courtesies as consideration for others.
By averaging the squared difference between each value and the mean and finding the square root of the result, we can find the standard deviation.
This inefficiency is a result of the animal's large body and massive legs and feet, which contribute a sideways motion to its walk.
The student submitted a paper to an English-language journal, and the result was "conditional acceptance".
Science and technology have come to pervade every aspect of our lives and, as a result, society is changing at a speed which is quite unprecedented.
As a result, people have got so used to being paid this way that they're uncomfortable with any other.
It has been estimated that, as a result of the destruction, fifty species of wildlife are disappearing from the earth each day.
If there are too many irons in the fire in too short a time, good strategy cannot result.
Any result obtained through the execution of the Commissioned Business shall belong to each party hereto.
Somehow, a nearly bankrupt third-party publisher flashed the new Castlevania game onto the memory incompletely. As a result, an entire generation of kids in Macon, Georgia unanimously condemned it as "Simon Does Nothing but Fall into a Bottomless Pit."
There's no telling what kind of trouble this proposal might stir up. The result is certainly going to be something to see.
It's a strong medicine so you might feel a bit weird as a result.
17. jealous
He was sick of being vilified all the time by people who were jealous of his ability.
Some people lie because they don’t want to make their friends jealous.
I'm not jealous.
Chris recognized the boy from his math class and became very jealous.
A jealous person gets a feeling of contentment by behaving like a dog in the manger even with his friends.
John doesn't want to make his friends jealous and he doesn't tell them the truth about this weekend.
Kastur was a confident girl, and Mohandas felt jealous of her because he was still very shy
When I saw him with another girlfriend I felt jealous
Now we are a good team and other teachers praise our class and are jealous of our form master’s success.
He's only talking to her to make you jealous.
Anna says she feels jealous every time another woman looks at her boyfriend.
Brian’s girlfriend likes talking to Fred, and Brian is jealous.
I think you're a little jealous. / Maybe he gave a low mark to a student or possibly it was a jealous lover.
‘My city break was amazing.’ ‘Stop, you’re making me really jealous!’
A jealous person wants what other people have.
English word "of"(jealous) occurs in sets:
N prepositions dział 418. beware
Beware of the dog!
Beware of imitations.
When you cross the road you should beware of speeding cars.
Beware lest you should miss the train.
Beware of one who praises you to your face.
Beware of thefts in a big city.
Beware! There's a car coming!
Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing.
Please beware of fraudulent emails.
Believe those who seek truth, beware those who find it.
You should beware of overconfidence.
Beware of 'One Ring' malicious nuisance calls!!
shoppers were warned to beware of cut-price fakes
beware this voodoo in the night
Beware that you don't get into trouble.
English word "of"(beware) occurs in sets:
verbs/adjectives, nouns with propositions BPrepositional phrases
19. ahead
Go ahead.
The chief clerk is not a hardworking man, but gets ahead rapidly because he knows how to curry favor with his superiors.
I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.
Right, I'll check your work, OK? "Please go ahead and inspect. I think I gave it a good go."
Once you go ahead and start, even the tiresome work of adding and subtracting figures is interesting in its way.
Words alone cannot meet the needs of our people. These needs will be met only if we act boldly in the years ahead; and if we understand that the challenges we face are shared, and our failure to meet them will hurt us all.
According to the long-term forecast, a mild winter seems to be ahead.
The verb "to downdate" does not exist in the English lexicon, but let's go ahead and coin it anyway.
Er, Karin ..., shouldn't we call it a night soon? "No! No quitting while ahead! Next time I'll win for sure!"
Spoilers ahead! If you don't mind that then read after highlighting (colour inverting).
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we WILL get there.
At present a very great number of people are seeking to participate and, depending on circumstances, up to a month ahead is fully booked.
While Eugene is busy translating sentences from Russian to English, I'll quickly add some Belorussian translations and jump ahead of Uyghur.
We are here just for a spell and then pass on. So get a few laughs and do the best you can. Live your life so that whenever you lose it, you are ahead.
20. certain
It's certain.
I wish I could care more about my grades but it seems that, at a certain point of my life, I decided they wouldn't be so important anymore.
When I reached the hall right away the person in charge unrelentingly said things like "This painting is certain to increase in value in the future," and I went and signed the contract.
Knowing very well that his wife wanted to go to a movie, the husband, who was a dog in the manger, cooked up a scheme whereby they had to stay at home waiting for a certain visitor who was not expected to come.
Not all are called to be artists in the specific sense of the term. Yet, as Genesis has it, all men and women are entrusted with the task of crafting their own life: in a certain sense, they are to make of it a work of art, a masterpiece.
In linguistics, the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis states that there are certain thoughts of an individual in one language that cannot be understood by those who live in another language.
The other day, a water quality inspection was carried out at our house. We had it done by a certain famous company's Environment Analysis Center or some such name.
Age may have one side, but assuredly Youth has the other. There is nothing more certain than that both are right, except perhaps that both are wrong.
Outside the mainstream of orthodox Judaism, the apocalyptic books were more successful with certain movements.
When we watch a movie, play a video game, or read a book, we become emotionally attached to certain characters and gradually become like them.
A budget is a plan or schedule adjusting expenses during a certain period to the estimated or fixed income for that period.
So that Michelangelo might paint certain figures on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, so that Shakespeare might write certain speeches and Keats his poems, it seemed to me worthwhile that countless millions should have lived and suffered and died.
In England in the Middle Ages, whole towns played football on certain holidays, sometimes with as many as 500 players at one time.
Suffering from terminal cancer, he was thrown out of a certain veteran hospital in New York three times because he adamantly rejected blood transfusions.
Among human beings, the subjection of women is much more complete at a certain level of civilisation than it is among savages. And the subjection is always reinforced by morality.
21. remind
What does this hat remind you of?
Let me remind you again that March 31st is the due date.
The group put up posters to remind people that noise is harmful.
I must remind myself
We remind you that our terms are 60 days net.
Such a one alone can remind us of our faults.
We remind you that all library books are due to be returned by 15th October.
All I could mumble in response was that when I was a man of fifty, my mother would lean out of the window when I left and remind me not to drive too fast.
All the vibraslap does is remind everyone of the band Cake, which may be undesirable in some situations.
Don’t forget to water the plants. He reminded me to water the plants.
That reminds me, you forgot your rat tonic,” said Hermione
Use the information below the video to remind yourself how to help someone who is having a stroke.
Mum asked me to remind her to buy cabbage at the grocer’s.
The only thing I can remind him is to take medecine.
remind someone to / of / about something. I can’t think of his name – can you remind me? I need the notes to remind me what to say.
22. dream
If you want to hear a scary story, I'll tell you about a dream I had a few weeks ago.
dreamed, dreamt
I fell asleep? "Totally." "Really?" "You were very restless, did you have a scary dream?"
At night, she used to dream of the country and the field of daisies and the apple trees dancing in the moonlight.
I dream of a society whose wealth is distributed fairly.
There is no dream of man which atomic power does not promise a chance to attain.
To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
I'm still having a hard time convincing myself that this is not a fantastic dream.
They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
You hear about a lot of incidents these days that would be hard to dream up. It really backs up the old saying that fact is stranger than fiction.
CouchSurfing is like speaking Esperanto, it's a dream coming true: the global village.
I had a dream last night, about silk and fine cloth or about equality and fair trial.
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
No expense was spared in the construction of the Smith's dream home.
23. get rid
Please take one. I have to get rid of 500 by noon.
24. guilty
I plead guilty.
The driver of the bus that hit the two children has been found guilty of criminal negligence causing death
It is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer.
It seemed the quarrel would finally be talked out, when Mark added fuel to the fire by bringing up the question of who was guilty.
Well then, it becomes a matter of urgent concern to the lurkers of this mailing list whether the guilty party confesses or not.
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one.
The news article painted the defendant as a guilty man, even though he had been proven innocent.
When we get down to brass tacks, we are all as guilty as the persons who actually committed the crime.
Mr T (19 years old) avoided conviction for murder, but was found guilty of grievous bodily harm for having intentionally caused wounds.
I do plainly and ingenuously confess that I am guilty of corruption, and do renounce all defense. I beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed.
Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
People who do not look after their parents are guilty of ingratitude.
The evidence is laid out before us. Considering that, together with the fact that he has no alibi, there's no question that he's the guilty one.
Every moment you're not looking for a job you feel guilty.
25. ashamed
I'm too ashamed.
Our firm is on the verge of bankruptcy, I'm ashamed to say.
I'm ashamed to tell such a muddled story in this dreary, rainy season, but please bear with me for a while.
It can hardly be called research... just an amateur's hobby, I'm ashamed to say.
I'm not even capable of pinpointing Germany on a map! I'm ashamed!
Here lies one who meant well, tried a little, failed much: — surely that may be his epitaph of which he need not be ashamed.
I've never been more ashamed. / I felt ashamed and went to bed.
He tried to control her, and then he felt ashamed of himself
They are the things you get ashamed of, because words make them smaller.
I can’t believe that you’ve done such a terrible thing! I’m ashamed of you!
Later, Chris felt ashamed and apologized and Beth forgave him.
Out of a sense of justice, I said to the leader of the biker gang: "What you are doing is a crime! Be ashamed of yourselves!".
His appearance and behavior made me ashamed of him.
I'd like Quim Monzo to autograph my book, but I'm too ashamed to ask him.
English word "of"(ashamed) occurs in sets:
verbs wirh prepo26. terrified
She terrified him.
Are there any animals that you're terrified of?
When I met your father, I was terrified. / I feel excited and, at the same time, terrified. / I don't know whether to be charmed or terrified.
Mummy, who's terrified of mice, had two fears to cope with.
The little girl managed to keep silent, having been terrified by the lightning.
I'm terrified of flying. Maggie was terrified that her parents would discover the truth.
I’m terrified of flying. I never travel by plane.
Tom tried to sleep but he felt terrified.
She was terrified at the thought of being alone.
I was absolutely terrified of my French teacher at school. Terrified witnesses know that helping the police can mean their own death.
She heard a strange noise in the middle of the night and she was terrified.
I was more terrified then than I'd ever been before.
I was terrified when i heard the news.
I've never flown before, I'm terrified.
I can't ask for the test results. I'm too terrified to hear them.
27. fear
Fear of pollution discouraged people from building homes near power plants.
Something you should know about me is that my greatest fear in life is that people will find out that I'm poor.
Fear nothing.
Somebody who wavers between hope and fear over superficial things should not be appointed to a management position.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Even though Trang continued to say that she loved him, Spenser couldn't do anything but fear that she would stop caring for him.
When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.
We are living in fear, we are suffering, we are not enjoying the sun and flowers, we are not enjoying our childhood.
Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.
Well, you see, it's vapour with some chemicals in it. And experts fear it could have similar effects to the smoke produced by ordinary cigarettes.
Mandy, however, fearing the car's petrol tank would explode, broke the back window and carried the children to safety
She shook with fear when she heard someone in the dark. She never took part in the competition for fear of losing. I fear such aggressive people.
When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes, we can.
Feeling too cool 'cause you're the only one amongst your friends who speaks more than three languages? Fear not. On Tatoeba, we won't think you're cool.
28. photograph
The photograph brought back memories of my childhood.
While cleaning my room yesterday evening, I happened to find an old photograph of my mother.
Glue the photograph to your application form.
I want this photograph developed as soon as possible.
Did you have your photograph taken for the driver's license?
A photograph is a picture that is taken with a camera. It is often shortened to ‘photo’.
Show your photograph.
You will have seen this photograph somewhere.
We can lift curses by using a photograph.
This photograph reminds me of enjoyable times when I was a child.
I've never seen as many people as this photograph the same rainbow.
Today, you must have a photograph in your passport.
If a photograph of the smiling face of your loved one stands on the altar at the funeral or on the family altar, when you put your hands together to pray, you can hear their voice, I think, he says.
He took a lovely photograph of the children in the garden. Nancy's always taking photos of her dog.
I don't like posting photographs online.
29. lack
We lack nothing.
Nearly one billion people around the globe lack access to clean, safe water.
The lack of evidence to the contrary is itself evidence that your theory is probably right.
We are concerned about the further actualization of current problems among youth, such as truancy, dislike of school and lack of appropriate character development.
It's not the time but the will that you lack.
Lack of originality, everywhere, all over the world, from time immemorial, has always been considered the foremost quality and the recommendation of the active, efficient and practical man...
Everything I accomplished came from hard work. All bad things that happen to me are due to bad luck. All things you accomplish come from good luck. All bad things that happen to you are due to your lack of work ethic.
Such things as the textbook controversy, lack of recognition of historical events, and the prime minister's worshipping at the Yasukuni Shrine have caused discord with China.
In our lives, we have three or four occasions of showing bravery, but every day, we have the occasion to show a lack of cowardice.
Given her complete lack of gratitude after all that I had done for her, I told myself that I would have done better by banging my head against the wall.
Admitting his lack of experience, I still think that he ought to do better.
Venezuela lacks the obvious geopolitical element that made Euromaidan
The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holder's lack of rational conviction. Opinions in politics and religion are almost always held passionately.
If you consider the objective of hibernation, I think it's the response of animals trying to somehow survive the winter season with its lack of food.
30. characteristic
I got over the difficulty with my characteristic tenacity.
He spoke with a softness characteristic of southerners.
It is characteristic of him.
Although my friends differ so considerably from each other, there is one characteristic they have in common: they are always reliable and have never lat me down.
It is characteristic of the fork ball, one of baseball's change-ups, that a ball that flew straight will drop suddenly just before the batter.
The aurora is a phenomenon characteristic of the polar regions.
So characteristic of what a pious Christian would say, this courteous phrase.
Emphasizing its postural lean characteristic, the term ‘tango apilado’ has often been used as a synonym for 'tango milonguero'.
Language is a specifically human characteristic.
Mrs Tanaka's characteristic curly hair was sticking up behind her ear.
Bossiness is not an attractive characteristic.
a national characteristic
He has a characteristic accent that allows you to recognize him.
Does he have any distinguishing physical characteristics?
I believe that institutional jealousy is a characteristic shared by mediocre individuals.
other words beginning with "O"
october in Englishoctopus in English
odd in English
offer in English
office in English
offspring in English
