well begun is half done

I noticed a couple of prostitutes plying for business on the corner.

Why do we always have to row about trifles? What is this row all about? You shouldn't start unnecessary rows, especially because she's pregnant.

Call the post office to find out how much postage is needed.

Scientists are hoping to make a breakthrough in cancer research. The police made a breakthrough in the search for the thief.

In her bright yellow coat, she was easily identifiable in the crowd.

The silhouette of the bare tree on the hill was clear against the winter sky. He could just make out her silhouette in the dusk

We're a crude form of life right now, in the evolutionary stages. He is such a crude man. a crude device/weapon

He caught the ball with great dexterity. He answered the reporters' questions with all the dexterity of a politician. dextertity game. She has got good looks and a dextrous mind.

The latest research shows that babies can be taught the difference between night and day from the get-go.

We had to scrap our car after the accident. I think we should scrap this idea. I need a scrap of paper to write on. I've only heard a scrap of their conversation. My old car was sold for scrap.

Don't trifle with her feelings. I brought a few trifles back from India - pieces of jewellery and fabric mainly. I'm a trifle confused about the arrangements for tonight.

He was gutted when she finished the relationship.

The organization is stifled by bureaucratic inertia.

He only peeked at the paper, so he didn't remember the details. Make a hole in the door and peek in. Maybe we should take a quick peek at that computer.

I do not dispute the existence of God

There's a cash machine over there - I'll go and withdraw some money.

bezludna Plaża

deserted beach

aktualny

Is this list up to date?

I'm such a big shot that Bill lets me play with those vaccine microchips. We like eating yellow snow

The movie presents a poignant story of the writer's childhood. Scars on his wrist are a poignant reminder of his difficult adolescence. The production took on added poignancy due to the director's recent death.

a young tree

Their quarrel billowed into a full-scale argument. Smoke billowed (out) from the burning building. billows of smoke

A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom. large bosom. He felt safe in the bosom of his family.

He drank greedily until his thirst was satiated. Try not to eat beyond the point of satiation.

His bad acting detracted from the movie. He tried to detract my attention from work

With the extra resources, the project now seems feasible.

The theory is that galaxies coalesced from smaller groupings of stars.

Today, thankfully, women tennis players are not encumbered with/by long, heavy skirts and high-necked blouses. The country's progress was constrained by a leader who refused to look forward.

The Battle of the Somme was a scene of dreadful carnage.

She's being very bullish about the firm's future. She’s bullish on high-tech companies

His complexion was swarthy as though he was tanned.

He was demoted at work. The captain was demoted (to sergeant) for failing to fulfil his duties. degrade, disrate, downgrade

You lost your job? That's a real downer!

They are taking precautions against a possibility that may never eventuate.

They married three months after they met - it was a real whirlwind romance. The film created a whirlwind of controversy.

The detective had a vague description of the attacker. Every answer she gives is vague

Do you remember the Gulf War? This city is very close to the Gulf of Mexico. There is a gulf between the middle classes and the poorest sections of society.

You're treading muck into the carpet with your dirty shoesa pile of dog muck. I'm not eating that muck!

I found a solace in meditation

fecund soil, a fecund imagination

Thousands of people came out onto the streets to attest their support for the democratic opposition party. The number of old German cars still on the road attests (to) the excellence of their manufacture. The will needs to be attested by three witnesses

a safety harness, Everything changed after the man harnessed fire. There is a great deal of interest in harnessing wind and waves as new sources of power

The president came in for some ferocious criticism. a ferocious battle

The doctor looked over those X-rays pretty closely. The tumour showed up on the X-ray

We need to bring your swelling down

It was so hot in the room that she fainted. It was so hot that some people in the city square collapsed.

The hotel we stayed in was really dilapidated. America's dilapidated state today can be directly traced to liberalism's failures as political theory.

He was noted for his strict adherence to the rules. This is a duct tape of high adherence

The book was abridged for children. He said that Congress would make no law abridging the freedom of speech.

Just because you won, there's no need to swank. swank and sophisticated New York financier whose abandoned past is a thing of speculation and mystery and whose future can only be imagined

Absorbed in her work, she was totally oblivious of her surroundings. Lots of americans are lauded for their actic civic participation in local self-rule, yet many of them are oblivious to events in far-off Washington

Europe saw its colonies as a source of raw material and a malleable workforce. Lead and tin are malleable metals.

deeply embedded in America's collective psyche

Some risks are reducible, others are in the hands of fate.

The German leadership lauded the Russian initiative.

She felt it was her civic duty

High achievers sometimes fixate on their own flaws.

The general consensus in the office is that he can't do his job.

noble or serf, aristocrat or commoner, king or subject

framing captures the philosophy of at least some ideas of the founding fathers

We have cooperated since the inception of this crisis. Since its inception in 1968, the company has been at the forefront of computer development.

There was a short skirmish between the two of them over who would pay for the meal.

And in this state of ceaseless watching I spent three days.

He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute reprieve. The injection provided a temporary reprieve from the pain.

Attempts to get supplies to the region are futile because troops will not allow the aid convoy to enter the city. It's completely futile trying to reason with him - he just won't listen.

an unruly class of adolescents. an unruly mop of black hair

The agency serves youths who are wards of the state. The total population for those wards in 2011 was 49,491

Stop whimpering like a two year old. A half-starved dog lay in the corner, whimpering pathetically.

A stick plopped into the water. Mum, water is plopping in my shoes! I turned around when I heard a plop in the pool. Have you plopped today?

Hey you wanker, get the fuck outta my yard!

He whacked the tree trunk with his stick, He gave the ball a whack with his stick.

You can use Carol's old bike - the gears are out of whack, but it still goes.

The trade-unionists were asserting their rights yesterday.

spenne over

globe-straddling market, He pulled on his helmet and straddled the motorbike. Our farm straddles the railway line.

We faintly recall that Gatsby died alone, his funeral almost devoid of friends and family

The whale spouted in front of our ship. spout egalitarian bromides

His words met with much derision. They treated his suggestion with derision.

well-heeled subpopulation support unfettered capitalism thanks to their unbounded choice

Death stood up, and reached for his scythe.

She was tastefully attired in a simple black dress. I hardly think jeans are appropriate attire for a wedding.

The night was dark and overcast. Thick clouds overcast the sky.

Elaborateness in a speech should be avoided. It is better to keep it short. summarize a book. I abstracted all collected material in front of the class.

The knight wore a helmet with a bushy crest. On the other side of the crest there's another lake. This bird can be identified by its colorful crest.

social/national cohesion

The stone she threw caused ripples to spread across the lake. A ripple of excitement/unease, etc. flowed up her spine. The crowd started to ripple after his speech

She wrote a truly prodigious number of novels. He had a prodigious appetite for both women and drink.

She was tall and angular.

When the time came to approve the proposal, there were one or two voices of dissent. I am going to dissent from this popular opinion.

"Fatter" is the comparative of "fat".

The big thing in video equipment is, paradoxically, sound. Paradoxically, the cleaner lakes have made it easier for foreign species to thrive. It seems paradoxical to me, but if you drink a cup of hot tea it seems to cool you down.

Take this pill on alternate days. She alternated between cheerfulness and deep despair. He alternated working in the office with long tours overseas.

The 16-year-old tennis prodigy is the youngest player ever to reach the Olympic finals.

Her silence was taken as an admission of guilt/defeat. Admission to the exhibition will be by invitation only.

Steel tends to corrode faster in a salty atmosphere. Meanwhile, local institutions corroded and collapsed, damaging especially the prospects for decent lives among the working classes of all rases

die in droves, Local reporters arrived in droves.

Be wary of strangers

She was known for her simplicity and frugality. They taught that frugality must be observed in food and clothing

a brief moment of levity amid the solemn proceedings

August car sales fell short of the industry's expectations.

Laura's foppishness shames memory of his father

express grave concerns

Napoleon was vanquished at the battle of Waterloo in 1815. The vanquished army surrendered their weapons. a city annihilated by an atomic bomb

a city annihilated by an atomic bomb

Our sales generate our revenue. Last attack generated the concern of city residents. Sunlight generates power.

A Polish Constitutional court ruling restricting abortion rights is expected to go into effect on Wednesday

There seem to be some abnormality in his behaviour

The hit left a dent on the car door. Those expenses are a serious dent to our finances. It was not an accident, I just dented this bmw. The scandal dented his reputation.

an impoverished young actor

The suit fit as though it had been custom-made.

Employees can apply for reimbursement of travel expenses.

an exquisite piece of china

He bought some gun dummies to serve as props in his movie. Every morning they put a different set of clothes on a dummy. I thought someone was standing in the corridor, but it was just a dummy

She snogged him just moments ago. Respect! I saw them snogging on the back seat of a bus.

There's a flourishing trade in these kind of items. Watercolour painting began to flourish in Britain around 1750. He took off his hat with a flourish. This is the perfect environment for our company to flourish and expand in.

Learn more to find out which medication might be right for you

A lot of people are finding themselves in very straitened circumstances because of the recession. He told me he could not say but it might straiten him a little; but, however, it was my money, and I might want it more than he.

They purchased an aggregate of 3,000 shares in the company. Snowflakes are loose aggregates of ice crystals. The seven companies have an aggregate turnover of £5.2 million. Volumes of aggregates, cement, and concrete used in the UK will rise this year

He was jailed for making obscene phone calls (= ones in which unwanted sexual suggestions were made to the listener).

The economy destabilized in the face of recent events.

I'm still waiting for the manager's sanction. Did your boss sanction this document? Many nations have imposed sanctions on the country because of its attacks on its own people.

independent -- self-making selves

You know, some people say underneath gossip there's a kernel of truth. I think we still haven't touched upon the kernel of the matter.

Such a high increase will impose an undue burden on the local tax payer. He does not seem unduly concerned about the state of the economy.

I don't remember that poem but I'll wing it

If the government is seen to condone violence, the bloodshed will never stop. I don’t condone such rude behavior.

Jane was completely at a loss for what to do next.

insatiable appetite, Like so many politicians, he had an insatiable appetite/desire/hunger for power.

There is a vacancy for a shop assistant on Saturdays. We wanted to book a hotel room in July but there were no vacancies. The dentist can't see you today but she has a vacancy tomorrow morning.

The extra cost of travelling to work is offset by the lower price of houses here.

Her paintings tantalize the eye.

Mira revealed hitherto unsuspected talents on the dance floor.

The shelves were covered with ornaments and useless knick-knacks.

She likes bashing people for no reason, He kept bashing local government officials.

Triangles and squares are polygons.

molecule-the simplest unit of a chemical substance, usually a group of two or more atoms

She stood with her hands behind her back, as demure as a schoolgirl, She was wearing a demure, gray skirt. She gave him a demure smile.

Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.

a gross distortion of the facts, Nobody has challenged his distortions on education and the economy.

Some kinds of plastic become pliable if they're heated. He wanted a sweet, pliable, obedient wife.

an instantaneous response/reply/reaction. The death of the crew was instantaneous.

I felt a shiver of pleasure, I was shivering as if I had a fever. He shivered with cold in his thin cotton shirt. Your creepy look makes me shiver.

The prisoner evaded questioning by pretending to be sick. The police have assured the public that the escaped prisoners will not evade recapture for long. An Olympic gold medal is the only thing that has evaded her in her remarkable career.

The dog lay drooling on the mat. Roz and I sat by the swimming pool, drooling over all the gorgeous young men.

The man's face was severely lacerated in the accident.

He told me that the fort was still congested with market streets and houses in the 1920s.

He has relinquished his claim to the throne. She relinquished control of the family investments to her son. She relinquished her hold/grip on the steering wheel.

When the time came to approve the proposal, there were one or two voices of dissent. It can be hard to be a dissenter in the midst of a war conceived of as unconditional.

Dispossessed people have had their property taken away from them.

She has a mischievous sense of humour. I think these rumours are mischievous.

Do not impose your standpoints on me. I'm not going to adjust to your ideas."I have to put aside my emotions," he says, "and consider it from a professional standpoint."

The court heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession.

demolish a theory, He completely demolished all her arguments. A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built.

The burial grounds was filled with mounds. a mound of potatoes/papers

Bacteria produce distinctive, luminescent signals as detected by a photometer. A selection of Duwek's luminescent work printed on canvas is on display until Saturday at the gallery in Atlanta. LUMINESCENT GLOWWORMS

calcium carbonate deposits, mineral/oil/coal deposits, Decant the wine carefully, so that you leave the deposit in the bottom of the bottle.

The exhibition juxtaposes Picasso's early drawings with some of his later works.

astounding limestone deposits

an astounding fact/decision/revelation, an astounding (= very great) victory/achievement/success

The rim of the cup was chipped and broken. My reading glasses have wire rims. The martini glass was rimmed with sugar.

She's a millionaire in her own right. The astounding waterfall is worth a trip in its own right

They work in adjacent buildings. They lived in a house adjacent to the railway.

After two helpings of dessert, Sergio was at last replete. Replete with sulfur springs

There was a water reservoir here once. The site is replete with sulfur springs, volcanoes, geysers, ACIDIC POOLS

Soviet drilling rig and the noxious gases, which had been lit on fire, created the "door to hell"

The floor is likely to give way, for it's quite old. I had to give way in order to save my job. You have to give way to this car.

They died from inhaling noxious fumes.

a saline drip

That dazzle the eyes. I was dazzled by his charm and good looks. He was dazzled by Rome’s architectural treasures.

She made one or two snide remarks about their house, which I thought was a bit unnecessary.

He has few close friends, but numerous acquaintances. I have been well-aquatinted with Gandalf since i found an opportunity to look into his eyes under his bushy eyebrows

Thousands of fugitives are fleeing from the war-torn area.

This minor glitch has turned into a humungous problem for the airline.

We'd expected a few glitches, but everything's gone remarkably smoothly

His address was inspiring. The president addressed the nation. The government tries to address the issue of black economy. Secondary materials allow us to adress this reconstruction as long as the precautions are respected

I think it deserves greater dedication on the part of scholars of Religious studies

There is no correlation here between time and culture.

The police are hoping that the violence will soon subside. As the pain in my foot subsided, I was able to walk the short distance to the car. There is a danger that many homes will subside because of the drought.

The Agreement is not perfect but does herald some serious progress. The president's speech heralds a new era in foreign policy. This drug has been heralded as a major breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer.

Could you run an errand for me? Errand boy. I'll meet you at six, I've got some errands to do/run first.

She implored her parents not to send her away to school.

Trevor is in jail because he carried the can for his brother

I condensed ten pages of comments into/to two.

With one blow of the knight's axe, he clove the rock in twain (= into two pieces). The corpse of a giant oak cleaved in two