1. it
It is raining.
If we can just make it through one more month, we'll be sitting pretty.
It already faced a strong fight against the European Allies.
How much is this handkerchief? "It is ninety-five cents."
Never choose a vocation just because it is popular or sounds interesting.
He soon grows tired of a thing regardless of how much he liked it to begin with.
If it had not been for antibiotics, medicine would not have made such remarkable progress.
The bill was passed by a majority, although the Socialist Party was strongly opposed to it.
Give me something to write with. "Will this do?" "Yes, it will do."
I don't mind lending you the money provided you pay it back within a month.
I think we'll make it in time if we don't get stuck in a traffic jam.
There was something written on the stone, and they tried to make out what it was.
The iPad would be a perfect solution for me if it could properly display web pages with Flash content.
It's not as difficult to find a native speaker to help you with your language studies as it used to be.
Even though my friend was a vegetarian, I didn't tell him that the soup had some meat in it.
Inglês palavra "to"(it) ocorre em conjuntos:
100 najczęściej używanych angielskich słów100 najważniejszych słówek angielskiLekcja wygenerowana z obrazkaLekcja wygenerowana z obrazkaLekcja wygenerowana z obrazka2. this
This is life!
This book says the earliest man-made bridges date back to the New Stone Age.
This article is critical of the way investigations are being made into the matter.
This expressway connects Tokyo with Nagoya.
This old French table is a very valuable piece of furniture.
Is there a public toilet in this building?
Will I get to the station if I take this road?
This program has both downloading and uploading capabilities.
The curry at this restaurant is good.
Though grammatically there is nothing wrong with this sentence, I doubt if anyone would actually ever use it.
Before this car, I drove a Nissan.
If you continue to take this herbal medicine, it will do you good.
Can I have this box carried upstairs?
Women work on equal terms with men in this firm.
This beautiful house is so expensive that we can't buy it.
Inglês palavra "to"(this) ocorre em conjuntos:
Live Beat 1 (A1): 1A. I'm OK - VocabularySteps in English (Welcome)1000 najpopularniejszych angielskich słówCallan stage 1 lesson 1ANGIELSKI - lekcja 3 i 43. want
I want.
If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn.
You want answers to questions you shouldn't ask.
You may write in any language you want. On Tatoeba, all languages are equal.
We want an assistant, preferably someone with experience.
Tomorrow we go to school to sign up for the classes we want to take.
If you want to learn a foreign language well, you should speak that language with native speakers as often as you can.
Smaller classes mean a higher standard of education, and that's what we want for our kids.
Now that I am well again, I want to study space science in college.
I have a ball-point pen, but I want another.
You say you want to visit Tom? Why in the world would you want to do that?
You might want to come over and play poker with me and my friends next Friday evening.
Tom invited me to Mary's party even though she didn't want me there.
In any case I just want to make clear that the fact that these are not normal people.
I'm tired. I just want to go on the teacup ride and take it easy.
Inglês palavra "to"(want) ocorre em conjuntos:
Angielski unit 8 - infinitives / -ing formDopisz końcówkę do słowa, np. ing, to (verb) lub "...Gerunds and infinitivesczsowniki, ing, tokiedy to kiedy ING4. agree
We agree.
I agree on an emotional level, but on the pragmatic level I disagree.
If you agree to buy 3,000 of them, we'll give you a 3 percent discount.
I was unwilling to agree to the proposal, but it seemed that I had no choice.
I agree with the ban in principle, but in practice it will be extremely difficult.
By signing a contract, you agree to certain terms and conditions.
Britain was in no hurry to agree on a peace treaty.
When we hear of a divorce we assume that it was caused by the inability of those two people to agree upon fundamentals.
While they don't agree, they continue to be friends.
It is impossible, you know, to make him agree.
Therefore, for any text you hold the copyright to, by submitting it, you agree to license it under the Creative Commons Attribution License 2.0 (fr).
Most students agree with the proposal, and made a list of arguments in favour of it.
He nodded as much as to say, I agree.
Certainly if someone is _that_ beautiful you'd draw back from approaching her. "Thought you'd agree."
If you would agree to answer some of the questions below, I would be extremely grateful.
Inglês palavra "to"(agree) ocorre em conjuntos:
Uni 53-55 to/ing/Object...introductory verbskiedy to kiedy INGverb pattrens5. refuse
She will probably refuse to follow his advice, because she doesn't like him.
Tom didn't have the courage to refuse to do what Mary asked him to do.
Never choose a vocation just because your friends are in it, nor refuse another just because your worst enemy is in it.
Don't refuse me.
Most people will refuse to admit they've made a mistake.
This noise is something which I refuse to put up with.
When Sony came back with a 2 billion bid, CBS could not refuse.
When children are ordered to do a certain thing by such adult standards, they frequently refuse to follow the instructions for no other reason than that they have been told to do so.
1. That's an offer I can't refuse. / 2. You know I can't refuse you anything.
The head teacher refused the students permission to have a party in the school hall.
(turn) My neighbour refused ... down the music and I had to call the police.
Even if they refuse, you can take a bottle of good wine with you.
no business will refuse to supply a good customer. she refused a cigarette
His request was refused.
She may well refuse to speak to you because she's in a very bad mood.
6. decide
Tom can't decide.
When you decide which plan you want, please notify us in writing.
Would you mind making an extra cup of coffee whenever you decide to have some?
If you decide to come to America, please let me know as soon as possible.
Let's decide what needs to be decided, then let's split into two teams, OK?
There are merits and demerits to both your opinions so I'm not going to decide right away which to support.
Whichever highway you decide on, it will be crowded with cars and trucks.
Here I decide, without hesitating, to take the alternative route.
We'll most likely go, but we'll decide once we see what the weather is like.
All are fated to die. However, you can't decide how and when you die.
If a high hill stood between A and B, it was important to decide whether the line should climb over it, pierce it with a tunnel, or make a detour to avoid it.
I had been at a loss as to what career to decide on, but your advice has helped me to see the light regarding my future.
Man plans things, but the gods decide.
If you ever decide to sell your old record collection, I want first dibs!
7. offer
Besides lending books, libraries offer various other services.
The flimsy stalls in this restroom offer very little privacy.
It would be presumptuous to call myself his replacement, but I could offer some guidance.
to offer
Amsterdam offers an entirely unique atmosphere of freedom and entertainment.
I may not have much to offer in the way of learning or ability, but I want to do whatever I can for us all and humbly ask for your favor.
Further investigation will offer many opportunities to obtain more valuable knowledge of the ocean.
I wouldn't rule out the possibility of moving to another country if I get a good job offer.
Be careful when you shop, because some sales people will try to take advantage of you and offer you an expensive price.
The Waterfront's success could mean that other cities soon follow, creating areas that offer people a new kind of city living, with all the benefits and none of the stress, noise and pollution of crowded centres.
They offered me a job / promotion. She was offered a job in Singapore but turned it down. He offered to get me a cab.
"Would you like me to tell you more about the charity" He offered to tell me more about the charity.
they'll all be offered the chance to 'get chipped' if they wish
When you finally decide on our offer you can pay one hundred dollars per person and we shall hold the reservation.
8. hope
Never lose hope.
This note summarizes some information that we hope to discuss at the meeting in San Francisco.
What did he tell you about his hope?
We're going to eat a lot tonight so I hope you're not on a diet.
We hope you will understand the difficult circumstances we're working under.
She was unable to completely give up her hope of marrying him.
As always, I could only hope the police wouldn't stop me.
Let us hope the world will never be on the brink of a nuclear war.
Since there are usually multiple websites on any given topic, I usually just click the back button when I arrive on any webpage that has pop-up advertising. I just go to the next page found by Google and hope for something less irritating.
I have been taking ballet lessons since I was three and hope to be a ballerina.
The meeting was called off as there was no hope of agreement on either side.
Hope of finding the child alive is fading rapidly.
I hope that the jet lag isn't going to disturb my sleep schedule too much.
I hope to soon know much more than a few sentences in Dutch.
I realize I may not be the most desirable man in the world, but I still hope you'll consider going out with me.
9. promise
Eisenhower kept his promise.
He was a writer who had never lived up to the promise of his first novel.
A promise given under a threat is worthless.
Tom agreed to marry that man's daughter with the promise that he'd inherit the man's business.
They promise us the moon, but I suspect we can wait for the fulfillment of those promises till hell freezes over.
I realized one month had passed without my making good my promise.
There are conditions under which breaking a promise or telling a lie are acceptable.
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.
There is no dream of man which atomic power does not promise a chance to attain.
The whole county is favoring critical budget revisions which promise to protect education.
(help) Sarah always promises ... me in the kitchen but she never does.
The promise of permanent employment is almost non-existent today.
You promised me: "we will finish English early."
It was noticed after more than a month that that promise had not been carried out.
10. choose
Choose one.
Those who choose not to read have no advantage over those who can't read.
If you want to sound like a native speaker, it's easier if you choose one dialect and stick with it. Native speakers don't usually mix dialects in everyday speaking.
The best way to really know a person is to see how he behaves when he is absolutely free to choose.
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one.
Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.
The best thing in the world for a man is to choose a good wife, the worst being to mistakenly choose an ill-suited one.
Would you send, by real mail, some brochures that will help me to choose a hotel?
One of the important differences between Japanese and Americans is that Japanese tend to choose a safe course in life, while Americans choose to explore and challenge life.
When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said, it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.
Those who choose to retire can do so as early as sixty-two, although starting to draw their Social Security distributions at that age would mean that the payments would be reduced by twenty percent.
Choose three words or phrases relating to your topic that other students might find interesting and useful and present them to the class.
I was surprised to come across vending machines that sell cans of coffee, where you can even choose between hot and cold ones.
Inglês palavra "to"(choose) ocorre em conjuntos:
Prepositions ANG11. plan
What's the plan?
In the light of what you told us, I think we should revise our plan.
Allied military leaders found a way to defeat the Japanese plan.
Today, I plan to talk about the importance of sports in modern society.
At first I thought I liked the plan, but on second thought I decided to oppose it.
It looks like I'm outnumbered here. I hate to do it but I'll withdraw my plan.
Nobody can prevent this plan from being carried out.
Plan for the future because that's where you are going to spend the rest of your life.
The plan announced Tuesday calls for $54 billion in tax cuts.
Don't tell Tom about what we plan to do next weekend.
You should plan to leave between 6:00 and 7:00.
If you plan well, you can spend less time doing unnecessary things and get the work done faster.
The boy's plan was to study medicine and return to Saint Croix as a doctor.
Unless I hear from you, I'll plan to meet you at five.
His plan seemed to be too difficult, but before long it proved to be feasible.
12. manage
No matter how much you try to convince people that chocolate is vanilla, it'll still be chocolate, even though you may manage to convince yourself and a few others that it's vanilla.
Don't worry, I'll manage. / I tried many times and finally I managed.
I can't manage.
Japanese cameras, cars, and hi-fi equipment are used widely abroad, and few modern industries can manage without advanced electronic equipment developed in Japan.
Smokers are as aware as anybody else of the disadvantages of their hobby, but manage to live with that knowledge for two main reasons.
If speakers regularly mean something other than what they say, how is it that people manage to understand one another?
Although I broke test tubes and played about with chemicals for fun, I did occasionally manage to obey the teacher's instructions as well; repeating experiments that others had long ago undertaken.
As the proverb goes, “To manage a household and maintain relationships, you cannot do without money.”
When you use the last sheet, don't think: "The person after me will manage just fine."
I'm find it hard to manage my time, because I have so much to do.
I do not think it will come to that. I believe there are ways to manage the situation.
The other essential person you need to meet is Rosie, who manages the café.
utrzymać się How can anyone manage on such a low income? zarządzać He's no good at managing his money. Anyway, we managed to get there on time.
You make all the decisions on how to manage your business. To manage a business means to have control of how you run that business.
A prisoner is more obsessed with the idea of escaping than his warden by the idea of watching over him. Thus, a prisoner will always manage to escape.
13. pretend
Tom wondered if he should pretend to appreciate the dinner Mary made for him.
Even if you know the truth, you had better pretend otherwise at present.
Don't pretend
for you i could pretend like i was happy when i was sad
If she finds out that that uniform was one I bought to get my former girlfriend to be a pretend 'high school girl' ...
Everyone knows that theatre is a world of let's pretend.
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
The neighborhood has been gentrified. Now it's teeming with pretend hipsters slurping skinny lattes at Starbucks. They gather round coffee and free Wi-Fi like bees round a honeypot.
People sometimes pretend to be deaf when they hear a question they don't want to answer
He doesn’t pretend to enjoy the work, but he says that the atmosphere is much nicer than in the Houses of Parliament.
If you feel pain it means that you didn/t pretend.
I thought he was very rude when he pretended not to hear me.
Did you ever pretend to be ill so you didn't have to go to school?
Pedantry is properly the over-rating of any kind of knowledge we pretend to.
14. afford
She affords cake and milk to our house. The round-the-world trip afforded me unforgettable experiences.
I never for a moment imagined I'd be able to afford to live in such a fancy house.
Whenever she goes shopping, she ends up buying more than she can afford.
I can afford
Don't get upset about small things. Try to think of things like a rich person who can afford not to argue.
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.
We must consider the question of whether we can afford such huge sums for armaments.
By pooling their money, they were able to afford a new computer for the office.
It was a purchase which he could not possibly afford.
We don't give discounts, the woman said sternly. "Regardless how small. Now, please take off the suit if you can't afford it."
Since neither one of us could afford to take the other to the movies, we went Dutch.
I can't afford it. afford to pay something. affordable. be able to afford something
He took a job abroad with an insurance company and earned so much that he could afford to retire aged 37.
With his characteristic sense of humour he told our Japanese hosts that when he was growing up his family was poor and had to survive on rabbit meat but at least they could afford a fork! Mr.
B1 to have enough money to buy something or enough time to do something: I can't afford a new computer. [+ to do sth] Can we afford to go away? Can we afford it? (Czy stać nas na to?)
15. seem
You seem distant.
Though Tom's English seems quite good at times, he doesn't seem to know his limitations and it's impossible to convince him that he's wrong when he makes a mistake.
He seems to be an intelligent person. / He seems to be intelligent. / He seems an intelligent person.
I may seem confident, but I get extremely nervous speaking in front of people. My hands tremble, I get all tongue-tied, and sometimes I don't even know what I'm saying myself.
We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible.
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."
Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster.
They move from place to place, often change jobs, divorce more frequently, and take economic and social risks which seem dangerous.
The people all praised the emperor's clothes without telling him the truth so as not to seem stupid, until a little boy said, "The emperor is naked!"
Japanese seem to prefer picking a marriage partner as much like themselves as possible, finding a job that provides security and slow but steady advancement, and putting money in the bank.
The real, biological nervous system is highly complex and includes some features that may seem superfluous based on an understanding of artificial networks.
You guys seem to think your proposal is far and away the best, but as far as I'm concerned it's all six of one and half-a-dozen of the other.
Visualization, a favorite tool of the psychologist, cannot solve all problems, but many so-called positive thinkers seem to think that it can.
On the other hand, there seem to be those among young folk who, while touching on Buddhism, have started to think of it as a vital spiritual support.
For, as blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
16. go
I go.
If you're tired, why don't you go to sleep? "Because if I go to sleep now I will wake up too early."
All things considered, I think you should go back home and take care of your parents.
If you can't go to an English-speaking country to study, perhaps you can find an English native speaker living nearby that can help you learn English.
After school, Tom usually sticks around as long as he can because he doesn't want to go home.
I was just wondering if any of you are planning to go to our high school reunion this weekend.
After school, I go to an English school to practice English conversation.
Thousands of dollars in scholarships go unclaimed each year.
If there is nothing near them that needs doing, they are sure to go and find something.
You can go out and play as long as you stay in the yard.
After a long argument, I finally persuaded her to go camping.
From the moment he arrived there, he kept on bothering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home.
Maybe I'll go, and maybe I won't.
I'll give you our answer after we go into your proposal in greater detail.
For the best fried chicken in Gulfport, go to Grandma's Kitchen.
Inglês palavra "to"(go) ocorre em conjuntos:
przyimki I inne17. it is
it is only a matter of time
Inglês palavra "to"(it is) ocorre em conjuntos:
Superstitions forces airline logo changeAnna Wróbel Zabawki, przedmiotyunit 2 english Quest 318. need
I need time.
If there's anything else you need, just let me know.
If you want to study in the United States, you need to get a student visa.
The cheap prices tempted me to buy things I didn't need.
Hikers need to carry a compass with them to find their way through the woods.
Since it's not the rainy season, there's no need for an umbrella.
He never turns his back on a friend in need.
Take your time. I know you need a couple of days to reflect on it.
Those who are suffering from hunger in Africa need urgent help.
A formula is very convenient, because you need not think about it.
I'm stuck in a rut in my boring job and need to do something new.
To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.
Calculate how much money we will need next year.
We got this chair for nothing because the lady next door didn't need it anymore.
I read in the newspaper recently that the crops really need rain.
19. expect
Office managers expect accuracy, efficiency, and dedication.
I expect you can tell from the quoted text, but this is a book written in a colloquial style.
Don't expect anything.
I may be playing the devil's advocate, but I have to ask, what are we going to do if we don't get all the customers we expect?
Just what you'd expect of a young lady, you certainly weren't left to live as you pleased.
I don't understand how in the world they can take your stuff for safekeeping, but then the post office guy has the nerve to tell you "Sorry, we lost it" and expect that to be the end of it.
You can't seriously expect that they won't recognize you in that disguise. That lopsided, dime store moustache is a dead giveaway!
I have these little habits that show themselves when I least expect it, so I have to watch myself.
We cannot expect to have halcyon days until we get safely through the crucial period in life.
He's on the playground, surrounded by 12-year-olds twice a day, five times a week! How do you expect him to be mature?
I expect you've chanted "kuwabara kuwabara" after a lightning flash, or have seen somebody do so.
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.
In addition, they expect you to be hardworking, driven and have an outgoing personality with the ability to build rapport quickly.
Air traffic controllers in France are on strike this week so expect a bit of trouble there.
The Venus de Milo is only what's to be expected if you will go on biting your nails.
20. that
Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.
That is intriguing.
It is actually true that the less money you have, the less you worry.
Nobody knew that Tom was the person who contributed most of the money.
It's unlikely that anyone other than Tom would be interested in buying this.
That village has changed a lot from how it was 10 years ago.
It was not until I got off the bus that I realized I had left my umbrella.
I like to feel sad. I know that most people try to avoid any kind of sad feeling. But I think that is wrong.
The other day when I stopped by at a friend's house, it wasn't my friend that came out of the front door, but her husband.
How are you and your wife doing, now that the birds have all flown the coop?
It's my fault that the cake was burned. I was talking on the phone and didn't notice the time.
I've been so busy this past week that I've hardly had time to relax.
That girl couldn't take things down in longhand, let alone shorthand.
A study reports that 53,000 Americans die each year as a result of secondhand smoke.
The government will provide interest-free loans to firms that participate in the program.
Inglês palavra "to"(that) ocorre em conjuntos:
angielski sprawdzianall day wordszestaw podstawy 12TP, 16.10.201521. would like
I would like invite You
I would like to play computer games.
I would like to ask you a question/ I would like some tea.
Julia would like to meet you.
I would like to have a good dinner, good coffee with a cake.
I would like to go to Thailand. Would you like to go to Thailand.
22. appear
Problem appeared.
That's because they're the classic places for 'something' to appear. Like the grand piano that plays by itself, the human anatomical model that moves by itself ...
At no period of our ancient history does there appear to have been greater attention paid to the culture of the female mind than during the age of Elizabeth and at no time has there existed a greater number of amiable and respectable women.
The sun is currently in a period of low activity but even so large sunspots occasionally appear.
The mountains, too, at a distance appear airy masses and smooth, but seen near at hand, they are rough.
The collaboration between these somewhat eccentric men was filled with strain and compromise on both sides, but in the end they appear to have gotten on well.
Japan may appear to be peaceful and tranquil on the surface but the fact is that there are a lot of deep-rooted problems.
All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.
You're not a serious mathematician unless you crumple up a piece of paper in frustration every twenty minutes, look off into space, and appear to be questioning your very existence.
Religion, which should most distinguish us from the beasts, and ought most particularly elevate us, as rational creatures, above brutes, is that wherein men often appear most irrational, and more senseless than beasts.
Objectivity may be threatened or appear to be threatened by undue dependence on any audit client or group of connected clients.
The seventy disciples received the teaching of Confucius in the oral form, for words that satirize, criticize, praise, conceal, suppress, or ridicule cannot appear in writing.
Inglês palavra "to"(appear) ocorre em conjuntos:
przyrostki too23. learn
I will learn.
It takes only a short time to learn how to explain things to students. It takes much longer to learn when not to.
If a man wants to learn to sound like a native speaker of Japanese, he shouldn't only learn Japanese from women. The reverse is true for a woman.
To reduce misunderstandings we should learn the techniques for communicating successfully.
Irene Pepperberg, a researcher at Northwestern University, is discovering that a parrot can not only mimic people but also learn the meaning of words.
There will always be things I will never learn, I don't have eternity before me!
The first great lesson that a young man should learn is that he knows nothing.
At the age of six he had learned to use the typewriter and told the teacher that he did not need to learn to write by hand.
Some people think that it is difficult for a native speaker of English to learn Chinese, but I disagree.
Since I live near Canada, I'd prefer to learn the kind of French spoken in Canada.
I'm a non-native speaker of English and realize there is a lot that I still need to learn.
The mandatory character of schooling is rarely analyzed in the multitude of works dedicated to the study of the various ways to develop within children the desire to learn.
If you can't go to an English-speaking country to study, perhaps you can find an English native speaker living nearby that can help you learn English.
I studied English very hard every day, but I didn't learn a lot.
You cannot learn the truth unless you hear what both parties have to say.
24. try
I try.
These jeans feel too tight. May I try on another size?
I can't remember her address no matter how much I try.
Try not to spend so much time complaining about things you can't change.
Looks delicious. Think I'll try some.
To improve your fluency, you should try speaking with native speakers as often as you can.
Cats are like girls. If they talk to you it's great, but if you try to talk to them, it doesn't go so well.
A brewery we finance has made a new sweet sake and brought some to us asking us to try it.
The reason for your failure is that you did not try hard enough.
I want to try my best for as long as I am physically able to.
Your dream of becoming a baseball player will come true if you try hard.
If you give it a try, you will find this game very exciting.
I like to feel sad. I know that most people try to avoid any kind of sad feeling. But I think that is wrong.
You must think it's impossible, but could you at least give it a try?
No matter how much you try to convince people that chocolate is vanilla, it'll still be chocolate, even though you may manage to convince yourself and a few others that it's vanilla.
Inglês palavra "to"(try) ocorre em conjuntos:
word patterns12/1425. tend
I don't like coffee too much, but I tend to have a cup once in a while.
Companies with diversified holdings tend to weather economics shocks better.
Women tend to
In nostalgic moments we may tend to think of childhood as a time of almost unbroken happiness.
In Japan you tend to use your personal seal, but actually a signature would often suffice.
Bears also tend to sleep more during the day than at night, although in the summer, with twenty-four hours of light, this does not apply.
I want to disappear somewhere! I tend to feel like that in sultry summers.
One of the important differences between Japanese and Americans is that Japanese tend to choose a safe course in life, while Americans choose to explore and challenge life.
Men have a longer ring finger than index finger, while both fingers tend to be the same length for women.
To the chagrin of many Western composers, steel drums, or steelpans, tend not to be fully chromatic.
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.
Many Americans are uncomfortable with silence, and they tend to regard silence in a conversation as a signal that they need to start talking.
Wan, with wilted brown leaves, the plants seemed as depressed as the people who tended them.
I think people who shoot their victims tend not to strangle them and vice versa.
Hence, he said that laws against racial and religious insult tend to backfire, noting that while such laws are ostensibly on the books to protect social harmony, they have the opposite effect.
Inglês palavra "to"(tend) ocorre em conjuntos:
FCE - podręcznik, unit 926. fail
It looks like the peace talks are failing.
All right, do it your own way, but don't blame me if you fail.
I've failed.
Right now my score in Cooking is about 45 out of 100. Great isn't it? That's not a fail!
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
In North America it is against the law to fail to fasten your seatbelt.
Causing competitors to fail, obtaining confidential information, something that big business just can't do without - high risk but at the same time high return work.
Given our interdependence, any world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will inevitably fail. So whatever we think of the past, we must not be prisoners of it.
enterpreneurs fail
It's a perfect strategy, it can't fail
"Movies that are badly made usually fail at the box office."
when something such as a machine or an important part of your body fails, it stops working properly
Promise you will never fail me. What happens if a player fails to turn up for a game?
Well-trained dogs rarely fail to follow instructions.
The time would fail me if I were to recite all the big names in history whose exploits are perfectly irrational and even shocking to the business mind.
27. that's
If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn.
That's true.
At the end of the class, the teacher said, "That's enough for today."
Just go in and tell the boss you want a raise. "That's easier said than done."
I've heard it said that it's harder to please a woman than to please a man. I wonder if that's true.
I'm a vegetarian, so I'd rather not have meat, if that's okay.
A really perceptive person can figure out a whole situation with just a few clues. That's the kind of person I want you to become.
They say that in America anyone can become president, but perhaps that's not really true.
You don't look like each other. "That's because we're fraternal twins."
If I remember correctly, that's the song Tom sang at Mary's wedding.
Smaller classes mean a higher standard of education, and that's what we want for our kids.
Do you have a room that's a little cheaper?
You may be able to pass unnoticed in a city, but in a village that's not possible.
No, that's not the right way. You have to turn it the other way round.
Plan for the future because that's where you are going to spend the rest of your life.
Inglês palavra "to"(that's) ocorre em conjuntos:
lesson 4 let's be niceróżne słówka28. ask
Ask me anything!
Well, I'll surely ask again.
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
I immediately wrote a letter to ask her, but she did not reply.
People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.
If you ask me, reading comics is a complete waste of time.
He took my umbrella without bothering to ask.
If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.
He's the last person I would ask help from, because he is completely unreliable.
Our section chief always makes a face at me when I ask him for something.
Why ask me? Wouldn't it be better to do it yourself?
I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.
Obviously, Tom had a lot on his mind, but I had no choice but to ask him to spend some time helping us with our problems.
Ask and you shall receive.
People sometimes ask me what I'm going to do when I retire.
29. addicted
She was addicted to the relationship with the wrong man.
Many criminals in America are addicted to drugs.
A person who is addicted to work is called a workaholic.
When I was a boy, I was addicted to reading detective stories.
Something you should know about me is that I'm addicted to computer games.
He's addicted to gambling.
I'm addicted to translating sentences from French into English on Tatoeba, and Spanish is tempting me sorely.
It's not an exaggeration to say that Mrs. Smith is addicted to TV.
I'm addicted to Tatoeba.
Mary is addicted to drugs.
It is, I think, an indisputable fact that Americans are, as Americans, the most self-conscious people in the world, and the most addicted to the belief that the other nations of the earth are in a conspiracy to undervalue them.
It did not take James very long to get addicted. He's addicted to computer games.
You're addicted to Netflix. You need to go outside!
to be addicted to something
My kids are addicted to surfing the internet.
30. forget
Forget it.
When we are together, I forget all the unhappy times we've had.
When I have a lot on my mind, sometimes I forget to eat.
What kind of person would forget to pick their children up after school?
His cousin, whose name I forget, was a nurse.
He is likely to have a book and a cracker at his meals--and then forget to eat the cracker!
Is it harder to forgive or to forget?
Forget your troubles for a while and come and have dinner with us.
If you want to go, then go. If you don't want to, then forget about it.
Forget it. It's not worth it.
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you.
Susie is so constituted that she cannot forgive and forget things.
Forget the anxieties of life and learn to relax.
Forget it. He is our mutual friend, after all.
Could I be going soft in the head? I forget things so easily these days.
31. deserve
Many people argue that these stars deserve their earnings for a number of important reasons.
deserved victory
He was bored with his wife, an excellent woman he didn't deserve.
A son who could not learn to paddle his own canoe does not deserve to inherit his father's fortune.
I haven't bought a pair of shoes for six months; I deserve a new pair so I think I'll go buy them!
Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
You're always lying- that's why people don't take you seriously. You get what you deserve.
People who are made much of by the public are not always those who most deserve it.
/dezerw/ * You deserve a rest *have earned sth because of your good or bad actions or behaviour (+ to be..He deserves to be promoted)
(get) Kim deserves ... the job. She's a very strong candidate.
She was the best singer in the competition and really deserved first prize
If anyone deserves to be wrapped up in seaweed and buried in mud, it's you.
After torturing a fortune-teller by tickling him to death for several hours, Christopher Columbus placed the noob toy in a treasure chest with the inscription: "To the great pirate of the future Al-Sayib: Noobs always deserve it."
32. threaten
Don't threaten me.
Do you want to threaten sanctions or not?
Creatures are threatened with extinction
Region's leader threatens to declare independence
We watched the enormous thunderclouds come closer and threaten the land.
this sort of reality often threatens us
Thus, they cannot be detected by other animals that threaten them.
It is only through knowledge that we, as a nation, can cope with the dangers that threaten our society.
Legal changes threaten online sales in digital commerce.
Mr Bean denies any suggestion the he has threatened to resign if Mr A did not go
Have you ever been threatened with dismissal at work? No, I have never been threatened with dismissal at work.
(call) The teacher threatened ... my parents and tell them what I had done.
Polluted rivers threaten the existence of fish that live in them.
He threatened the staff with a gun and demanded money.; His knee problem is threatening his cycling career.
The dairy farmers wanted better prices and threatened to go on strike.
33. help
Help yourself.
Tom and Mary are both very kind and will help anybody who asks.
I told her that if I could be of any use I would be glad to help.
Unable to accomplish the task by himself, he turned to me for help.
I wish I could figure out how to convince Tom to help us.
If you can't go to an English-speaking country to study, perhaps you can find an English native speaker living nearby that can help you learn English.
Could you stick around after the party and help me clean up?
He had gone there to help garbage workers strike peacefully for better pay and working conditions.
Not only did he refuse to help me, but also he scolded me.
Will you have a little time this weekend to help me with my French?
He's the last person I would ask help from, because he is completely unreliable.
Pigeons can find their way home with the help of the Earth's magnetic field.
Defensive driving can help you avoid accidents.
She wanted to lose weight and she thought smoking would help her.
Vaccinations help prevent childhood diseases.
34. wish
What's your wish?
If you wish us to reserve an alternative room, please let us know immediately.
I sometimes wish I could live a quiet retired sort of life but I doubt I could stand it for more than a few days.
All you ever do is nitpick. I wish you could say something more constructive.
It's an American tradition to make a wish on your birthday.
Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.
It seemed like a nice idea at the time, but I wish I hadn't done it.
I wish I'd kept up my Chinese. I need it for my job.
The music next door is very loud. I wish they would turn it down.
If you wish to be happy, learn to be content with your condition in life.
Make a wish.
No matter what your profession, or how happy you may be in it, there are moments when you wish you had chosen some other career.
I'm not rich, nor do I wish to be.
She has gone against her father's wish and sold their collection.
Have you seen a shooting star? So make a wish.
35. can't afford
I can't afford to buy a Ford.
I can't afford to buy that car.
I lost my job so I can't afford to buy a new microwave oven.
I love those shoes, but I just can't afford them!
She earns little money and she can't afford own flat.
I can't afford to buy it
I can't afford to buy a new car
36. happen
If you know that something unpleasant will happen, that you will go to the dentist for example, or to France, then that is not good.
what's happening?
He was so healthy up to the minute of his sudden death. You really never know what might happen next.
Suppose there was a worldwide oil shortage in ten years' time. What would happen to the industrialised countries?
If a tree falls in a forest and nobody hears it, did it happen? If a man speaks his mind in a forest, and no woman hears him, is he still wrong?
There are many uses of the 'present tense' of Japanese grammar which indicate things yet to happen.
How does it happen that you were not eaten up with all those hundreds and trillions of cats?
I'm sorry, but do you happen to have the key to that machine over there? My croissant is stuck.
I just got a great job because of an introduction from a friend. Sometimes things happen when you least expect it.
Wealth comes to those who make things happen, not to those who let things happen.
That shan't happen again, Fortunatus said to himself, and they started to ride at each other again. This time, Fortunatus's spear met his foe so powerfully that he flew from his horse like a ball and lay dead on the earth.
(be) Tom happened ... at Alan's when I called in so I invited him to our party as well.
To my chief strategist, David Axelrod, who's been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics! You made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.
37. talk
Don't talk!
Cats are like girls. If they talk to you it's great, but if you try to talk to them, it doesn't go so well.
Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know.
Many things are easy to talk about, but difficult to actually carry out.
He needs a few jokes to lighten up his talk.
He expected that their talk was going to be long.
Talk like that will raise suspicion.
Talk about the weather, the food at the party or your favorite drink.
He's shy, and never speaks unless spoken to. You have to talk to him.
The talk between labor and management yielded no definite results.
Tom and Mary always talk about the same old things. It gets kind of boring.
You can talk until you're blue in the face, but you'll never convince me.
If you heard him talk, you would suppose he was the master of the house.
She doesn't talk much, but once she does speak she is eloquent.
Can you take notes for me during the professor's talk?
38. tell
Don't tell me.
My love for you won't let me tell you everything. Some things are better left unsaid.
The twins were so alike that it was difficult to tell them apart.
Didn't you tell me yesterday that you and your boyfriend had broken up?
Let me tell you what's going to happen if you don't start behaving yourself.
Selena Gomez and the Scene also had good luck with their first album, "Kiss and Tell." It has sold more than a million copies around the world.
A good poker player can tell when someone's bluffing.
Can you tell us about your experience in developing technical materials?
Find things out for yourself instead of having a parent or a teacher tell you.
If anyone comes in my absence, tell him that I won't come back till evening.
If you go anywhere, you had better tell your mother first.
If I wanted to scare you, I would tell you what I dreamt about a few weeks ago.
It never occurred to me that he might tell a lie.
The way he talks and acts, you can tell he's a redneck.
Can you tell the difference between an American and a Canadian?
Inglês palavra "to"(tell) ocorre em conjuntos:
IELTS - slowka39. attempt
It's my first attempt.
1. But, it- it was just our first attempt. / 2. Dylan, it was only your first attempt. / 3. You're confessing to the robbery and the murder attempt. / 4. Surely, you're not going to attempt this. / 5. I felt I should attempt one.
Charles Moore created Forth in an attempt to increase programmer productivity without sacrificing machine efficiency.
Despite the government's protection, he was the victim of an assassination attempt which killed him.
It is more time-efficient to do several tasks sequentially than attempt to do them simultaneously.
More recently, some hutongs have been designated as protected areas in an attempt to preserve this aspect of Chinese cultural history.
The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.
Excessive reliance on monetary policy an attempt to curb inflation could unnecessarily constrain credit and hence business.
For some reason it didn't go well, shot down at every attempt, and he led a sad "History of no girlfriend = Age" life.
Imogen of the Internet, in an attempt to save the earth, sketches exclusively in oekaki chatrooms instead of on paper.
They execute endless practice runs and then review their in‐flight decisions, attempting to hone their minds to select the best approach to any given scenario, particularly those that involve the use of deadly force.
What expression does she use to describe the act of attempting to start a conversation with someone
Barbara is attempting to run faster than ever, and I think she’s going to do it.
My brother just made an attempt on my life by offering me 1.5 kilos of licorice. He knows well that I'll die if I eat all that at once.
40. intend
I intend to go there.
It should be noted that Dole did not intend to change the configuration of the communication protocol.
From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.
I don't intend to flatly reject suicide, but I really wish parents would not make their children join in with them.
Although we may intend to judge a person on the basis of his or her personal qualities, they are not visible at first sight.
Brian is mad because Chris obviously does not intend to return the money.
Evidence that Harrison did not intend this work to be a parody can be seen in his letter to Mrs. Evans.
I intend to leave tomorrow, so I'd like to have an early morning call.
writeen or spoken agreement intended to be enforceable by law
What do you intend to do? (Co zamierzasz zrobić?) May I ask how long you intend to stay here? (Czy mogę spytać jak długo zamierzacie tu zostać?
I didn't intend her to hear the conversation. They intend to go to Croatia next year.
I intended it as a surprise so I didn’t say anything.
We finished later than we had intended.
Words often have several different meanings and we can tell which meaning is intended only by seeing how the word is used.
If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make them out of meat?
41. belong
The Japanese tend to identify themselves with the group they belong to.
When you’ve finished, put the cassettes back where they belong.
I belong to Adam.
Any industrial property rights relating to the Product Specification shall belong to ABC Inc.
Who do you belong to? Wrapped around his feet was a small cat. It was a fluffy grey striped cat.
Humans are amphibians — half spirit and half animal.... As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time.
The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.
Any result obtained through the execution of the Commissioned Business shall belong to each party hereto.
I don't want to belong to the elite at all. It's already enough for me to be the best.
You belong in a better place than this.
In fact history does not belong to us but rather we to it. Long before we understand ourselves through the process of self-examination, we understand ourselves in a self-evident way in the family, society, and state in which we live.
The world is divided into people who do things and people who get the credit. Try, if you can, to belong to the first class. There’s far less competition.
We want to check and correct in priority sentences that do not belong to anyone.
I belong here with you, not down south.
I would never want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member.
Inglês palavra "to"(belong) ocorre em conjuntos:
FCE - podręcznik, unit 1042. contribute
Everyone is free to contribute.
This inefficiency is a result of the animal's large body and massive legs and feet, which contribute a sideways motion to its walk.
Working, healthy people contribute to the reduction of medical expenses, the rise of the eligible age for benefits, and the curtailment of their costs.
Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake; even pin-money will go a long way.
As a similar feature it is noted that students engaged in fund-raising activities rarely contribute money they have earned themselves.
Since many organizations are putting effort into recycling in order to restore the natural environment, why won't you contribute to reforestation?
Do my English homework or not do my English homework and contribute to Tatoeba, that is the question.
I contributed to a website called Wikileaks, where anonymous volunteers leak confidential government information or hack into computer files worlwide and put them on the Internet.
Fiftywordstories.com is a website to which people from all over the world contributefifty-word stories in English.
Everyone contributed towards Paul’s leaving party by bringing food and soft drinks.
It's a work group and as much as you hate such tasks, you still should contribute to it. Everyone has to do their part.
Each partner has to decide how much money he or she is going to contribute to the partnership. Contribute means the same as invest.
Aren't you going to contribute towards Jack's leaving present? She contributes to several magazines.
Although several factors contribute to this difference, the shape of the wing is the principal.
43. demand
How to meet future energy demand is a big question we must consider.
to demand
Decency, security, and liberty alike demand that government officials shall be subjected to the same rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen.
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."
This new model of car is so popular that they have had to open a new factory to meet the demand.
The current imbalance between supply and demand is considered to reflect structural changes on the demand side, rather than being a cyclical phenomenon.
In Japan there are a lot of translations from English to Japanese and from Japanese to English, but there isn't much real demand for Japanese to Spanish or Spanish to Japanese.
As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce.
I'm afraid this sounds like a demand, but could you return the money I lent you the other day?
They vote in secret, may seek public office, and may demand the removal of public officials who behave improperly.
What Microsoft is launching is a beta version of its "NetShow streaming server"; it supplies video and audio on demand.
Sales at the company zoomed thanks to brisk export demand, but profit did not keep up because of intense competition.
"I want to know who threw away the batteriries." He demanded to know who threw away the batteriries
Women should demand more respect. (Kobiety powinny domagać się większego szacunku.) Who gave you the right to demand anything? (Kto dał ci prawo, żeby czegokolwiek żądać?)
According to the author Joe Marconi, books that are labeled "Harvard Classics" can demand twice the price.
44. claim
He claimed that...
We want to claim damages. Lots of people claim to have seen alien space craft in the night sky, but we are still not sure if it's true.
One of our representatives will handle your claim.
The war claimed millions of lives. No terrorist attack in history had claimed so many lives.
I will be waiting for you at baggage claim.
The President cannot make clouds to rain and cannot make the corn to grow, he cannot make business good; although when these things occur, political parties do claim some credit for the good things that have happened in this way.
The incumbent's rival is taking issue with the claim that crime was reduced by 50% under the current administration.
The only reason why Ferdinand Magellan could claim to be the first man to sail across all of the world's meridians was because Christopher Columbus had chosen to swim.
American Indians have a fair historical right to claim they got a raw deal from the government.
The claim of community involvement is just window dressing; City Hall will do what it wants to anyhow.
. It's strange that he didn't claim anything for damages. (To dziwne, że on nie domagał się niczego za zniszczenia.) She claims half of my estate. (Ona rości sobie prawo do połowy mojego majątku.)
I claim that the truth will always be reveiled. And it will always defend.
An employee shall be entitled to make a claim for repair of damage caused by the employer.
My mother-in-law is a stubborn and claim person.
Poland has a claim to Germany because Germany to destroy Poland during Second World War. I have a claim from My friends.
45. mean
He is mean.
If you raise an eyebrow, it can mean "I want to have sex with you", but also "I find that what you just said is completely idiotic."
When my doctor told me to eat more vegetables, he didn't mean French fries.
The plants' mean height was 10,3 centimetres but some of them were as high as 15 centimetres.
He’s not very nice. He can be quite mean.
I mean it's just another manifestation of internet addiction really.
They don't use 'celeb' to mean 'rich man' over there. By which I determine that you are Japanese.
Although it's "Mac OS X", that doesn't mean that the Mac OS code itself has been upgraded to a new version.
The Waterfront's success could mean that other cities soon follow, creating areas that offer people a new kind of city living, with all the benefits and none of the stress, noise and pollution of crowded centres.
Did you know that when you say "America", it can mean the USA or the continent of both Americas?
It's written abazure (bitch). Surely this must mean a slut?
What do we mean by "global optimization"? It's kind of like if I gave you a pair of binoculars and told you to find me the highest mountain in the world, using only your eyes.
Being "really busy" does not mean running around and acting like you don't have time for anyone or anything.
In particular, it is customary for actual examples of use of the harmonic mean to generally cover "average speed," and explain no further than that.
46. use
He compiled a Japanese folklore anthology for use in schools.
I use Firefox.
Even though computer programmers may use semicolons every day, nowadays most people only use semicolons for emoticons.
In all likelihood, you will pass the entrance exam if you use this textbook.
Time is a precious thing, so we should make the best use of it.
Recently there are a lot of young people who don't use respectful language to their superiors.
At the age of six he had learned to use the typewriter and told the teacher that he did not need to learn to write by hand.
If it's badly insulated, it won't warm up regardless of how much heating you use.
That knife was so blunt I couldn't use it to cut the meat so I had to rely on my pocket knife.
In the end, because of the disease, he became unable to walk and had to use a motorized wheelchair to get around.
The USSR will only use air strikes in the country as a last resort.
It is illegal in the United States for law enforcement to use torture to get information.
I used to use Twitter, but then found it a bit boring, so I stopped using it.
Instead of using disposable chopsticks, it's better to use plastic chopsticks that you can wash.
Even at the end of the nineteenth century, sailors in the British Navy were not permitted to use knives and forks because using them was considered a sign of weakness.
47. of
Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.
How nice of you!
Of course.
It took me more than two hours to translate a few pages of English.
A box of chocolates
We were sitting peacefully at dinner, when all of a sudden the lights went out.
To the best of my knowledge, this chemical will prevent germs from breeding.
Eat a live frog every morning, and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.
Genes consist of a specific sequence of DNA.
Carpentry and bricklaying are examples of manual labor.
By the age of seven, he had already made his own bow and arrows.
When we started out in 2009, I was convinced that our store would become one of the best in the city.
I'm very particular about what kind of people I invite into my house.
If a man wants to learn to sound like a native speaker of Japanese, he shouldn't only learn Japanese from women. The reverse is true for a woman.
Something you should know about me is that I half of what I say is meaningless.