1. pick up
It's easier to pick up English when among Englishmen.
pick up mushrooms
She had a brain tumor, unfortunately we didn't pick up.
I find it very difficult to pick up languages, it takes me lots of practice.
As I was staying at my friends' in London, I tried to pick up some English slang.
I have to pick up Brad at Jeff's after dinner. / 2. If you're in, pick up.
Don’t forget to stop by EnglishClass101.com and pick up the lesson notes.
i spent a month in Florence and was able to pick up quite a bit of italian
The number of applicants will pick up during the autumn.
I dropped Sara off at school. - I picked Sara up from school. / Can you please pick up my dress from the cleaners on your way home? / If you're in, pick up. / Please come back here and pick up your jacket.
You will probably pick up more of the meaning with each listen.
How long should it take to learn English? The answer depends on many things, such as your motivation and your age. But you’re never too old to pick up some tips to speed up your learning.
Let's pick up where we left off yesterday.
We’re hoping that things will pick up in the next quarter. This quarter has been terrible.
if a business or social situation picks up. If the wind pick up it becomes stronger
Inglês palavra "collect"(pick up) ocorre em conjuntos:
FCE - podręcznik, unit 2słownictwo-test semestralny2. raise money
More than 30 million red poppy badges are sold in Britain every year to raise money for people who have been injured or lost their lives serving the country.
How are we going tio raise money?
to raise money for charity
This is an organization that can raise money across border.
Inglês palavra "collect"(raise money) ocorre em conjuntos:
FCE - podręcznik, unit 43. collection
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
Ömer has a CD collection.
Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.
Pleased with The Pilgrim's Progress, my first collection was of John Bunyan's works in separate little volumes.
Even if the collection is not what I expected, I must be appreciate his effort.
I don't have a stamp collection, but I have a Japanese postcard collection that I could use as an excuse to invite him.
But a collection of facts is not science any more than a dictionary is poetry.
The collection was very successful. It raised £ 3.500.
If you ever decide to sell your old record collection, I want first dibs!
In the official question collection it is explained as being "passive voice of the present continuous tense".
He organized the university's butterfly collection so meticulously that it is now fully machine-searchable.
Moreover it's difficult to get rubbish out for garbage day because the collection time is too early.
Seeing my collection of frogs would make your hair stand on end.
Imogen of the Internet, having seen Flickr's entire photo collection, will never take the scenic route again.
Inglês palavra "collect"(collection) ocorre em conjuntos:
Moja pierwsza lekcja4. collection c
5. raised
His statement raised havoc.
We were shocked when the landlord raised our rent by $200.00 a month.
Blind people read by touching, using a system of raised dots called Braille.
Buddha, impressed by the rabbit's efforts, raised him unto the moon and set him in that form forever more.
In early youth, as we contemplate our coming life, we are like children in a theatre before the curtain is raised, sitting there in high spirits and eagerly waiting for the play to begin.
The government made an announcement to the effect that taxes would be raised.
Walakum-us-Salam, Al-Sayib! Dima replied, but raised the volume on his phone this time, so as to avoid making this a duplicate sentence. "What are you up to these days?"
Participating in the general meeting raised my awareness of the new technologies in data transportation.
The extra effort raised his blood pressure above normal.
Let’s elaborate a little on the problem that was raised in the previous example
In honor of all the hard work we raised a toast to our first day in our new home!
Rulers who posses the Way are raised by heaven, supported by the earth and assisted by the spirits.
Fixed prices in Japan are abnormally raised.
Many members dropped out of the club when the dues were raised.
It is estimated that only a few hundred pandas remain, with a small number of them being raised in zoos in China and abroad.
6. collectors
We're trying to avoid the bill collectors.
Don't tell me it was really a demand for money from debt collectors?
7. about
Think about it.
Something you should know about me is that I spend a lot of time reading.
Tom asked Mary to see about getting front row seats at the Lady Gaga concert.
Didn't you know that he passed away about two years ago?
How far is it from here to your school? "It's about ten minute's walk."
Sooner or later, every parent has to have a talk with their children about the birds and the bees.
I asked many people about the store, but no one had heard of it.
Complaining about something is one way to adapt yourself to a new environment.
Even when she thought about something else, ideas of death returned to her mind.
He wasn't about to pass up that once-in-a-lifetime chance.
Prime numbers are like life; they are completely logical, but impossible to find the rules for, even if you spend all your time thinking about it.
We argued with each other about the best place for a holiday.
A mysterious legend has been handed down about this lake.
Sorry, but it all came about so suddenly that I haven't got a handle on the situation yet.