bring up
1.My parents brought me up to respect others.
2.He brought up a question for discussion.
Scene
1.He described the scene to me.
2.He re-acted the scene in his imagination.
Permit
1.Smoking is not permitted.
2.The parliament permits women to vote.
stare
1.It's impolite to stare at a girl.
2.He kept away the sunlight that stares with his hand.
Spot
1.There is no sign of any games and I only spot one child
2.Turner inherited the right to fish at this spot from his father.
Account
1.She has many virtues accounted to her.
2.This report will be accounted by the committee.
Seek
1.He went forth and seek his fortune.
2.The enemy will invariably seek opportunities to assert himself
contrary
1.If not, name one area where you believe Israeli actions are contrary to US interests.
2.On the contrary, philosophy properly understood is what comes into being when one has achieved full recognition of a preexisting error.
Indeed
1.So we make buildings that require very little heating in the winter or indeed very little cooling in the summer.
2.Indeed, we gave birth to an entirely new concept in man's relation to man.
go ahead
1.You go ahead and tell him that I'm coming.
2.The teacher told the students not to go out of yet, but Tom went ahead and left the room.
by accident
1.Stephen's condition was diagnosed by accident, after going to the doctor with a persistent cough.
2.I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice
stare at
1.Every time we stopped, everybody would stare at me
2.You have turned your inner misfit inside out, for the world to gawk and stare at.
account for
1.Corporations account for 70 percent of Premiere's business for Super Bowl packages, says Tuchman
2.How do you account for the accident?
on the contrary
1.Nothing wrong with this kind of migration, on the contrary
2.On the contrary, they protect them and help if there are any difficulties.
take a chance
1.If you find yourself avoiding new opportunities and disregarding problems it’s time to take a chance.
2.If in doubt, discard the food rather than take a chance of contracting a foodborne illness.
in rags
1.A father cannot for his own credit let his son go in rags.
2.He was dressed in rags. He died four days later in a hospital.
as for
1.As for me, I teach art
2.Yet France may raise the age limit for beer and wine sales to eighteen, the same as for hard liquor there.
birthplace
1.Asia is the birthplace of the great religions of the world.
2.Some of Philadelphia's other nicknames are The Quaker City, The Cradle of Liberty and The Birthplace of America
novel
1.He identifies with the heroine of the novel.
2.Would you like to read and criticize my new novel?
Adventure
1.I like the feeling of adventure.
2.The children were charmed by the sailor's tales of adventure.
phrase
1.It's difficult to tick off in a phrase
2.He hashed a phrase in order to colour the sentence.
author
1.The author bared his heart to the world
2.I seem to recognize the quotation, but I cannot pin it down to its author.
wander
1.You might wander from the subject if you don't pay close attention
2.Half the time I wander around looking for something I can't remember what it is.
Pavement
1.Excuse me. Falling into the pavement.
2.Inertia carried the car to the pavement.
Businessman
1.A businessman will grasp at any chance to make a profit.
2.His parents are so rich that he can just play at being a businessman.
ahead
1．You have to work hard to keep ahead in your class.
2．He could discern a faint light ahead in the forest
bay
1.Is it near Wood Bay?
2.The ships in the bay present a beautiful sight.
fault
1.Why fasten on me? It's not my fault
2.He raved about the unjust punishment made by the manager regarding his fault.
Passage
1.How do you read this passage?
2.We threaded through the narrow passage.
embassy
1.You have to visit the consulate or embassy
2.Explosive shells torn into the walls of the embassy
Patience
1.The work demands patience.
2.My patience is almost worn away by their endless quarrel.
Envelope
1.She popped the letter into the envelope.
2.She tucked the letter into the envelope.
unbelievable
1.It is unbelievable, but I like that.
2.The photographer uses the moving of light and excellent camera technique to create this unbelievable photo
Steak
1.The steak burned around the edges.
2.The steak was so tough that he couldn't eat it.
pineapple
1.I like canned pineapple and peaches.
2.It was basically a cheeseburger but with a slice of pineapple instead of meat.
Dessert
1.They dillydallied with dessert.
2.Dessert is not seen as an essential part of the meal, but as something extra.
amount
1.Any amount, great or small, will be appreciated.
2.They were daunted by the amount of work still to be done.
rude
1.I can't tolerate that rude fellow
2.He disdained to answer her rude remarks.
manner
1.Her hospitality thawed out his aloof manner.
2.It's an engaging manner that easily deceives
scream
1.Her scream brought me up short.
2.And then an ecstatic scream of joy; and then , alas !
genuine
1.How about some genuine enthusiasm?
2.There is no genuine Maya tradition behind any of this.
rag
1.Sometimes all it takes is a wipe with a damp rag.
2.The witch that came To wash the steps with pail and rag Was once the beauty Abishag, The picture pride of Hollywood.
bow
1.They refused to bow force
2.He tried to bow his fiddle but always missed.
barber
1.His father apprenticed him to a barber.
2.We have the same barber, but not much else in common.