effective action words and power phrases

... one’s words stick in one’s throat → put in a good word (for someone ) → put words into someone’s mouth → take the words (right) out of one’s mouth → true to one’s word → twist someone’s words ... the word n an order; a command (No plural Treated as singular.) n news; information (No plural Treated as singular.) wordy ["w#d i] adj having too many words; using more words than necessary to ... international network of data storage, transfer, and its visual and audio display, designed to be accessed through a computer connection (Abbreviated WWW and the Web.) worldwide ["w#ld "waId] adj found...

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:17

... way into everyday use in the English language, and the more important it is to learn these words and their meanings Many of the foreign words and phrases in this chapter have been adopted into ... Help for more review and practice JUST IN TIME LESSON—FOREIGN WORDS Unlike business, legal, or technical terms, which tend to appear in specific contexts, the foreign words and phrases you are about ... answered 1–3 questions correctly, it’s time to expand the number of foreign words and phrases in your vocabulary Study the lesson that follows carefully, and the practice quiz on a separate sheet of...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 17:20

... learners can not only understand these words and phrases but also understand whole texts, writers’s ideas - to help many readers and learners take part in reading of words and phrases in quotation marks ... and analyze words and phrases of this study is to help English- Vietnamese learners and readers written in quotation marks from “The Economist”, “The Business” in understand these words and phrases ... Europe 4.2.1.3 Words and Phrases in Quotation Marks Relating to Culture 4.2.2 Semantic Features of Words and Phrases in Quotation Marks in Vietnamese Economic Magazines 4.2.2.1 Words and Phrases in...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:18

... Glossar y of ords Wor ds and Phrases Phrases This glossary has been developed in cooperation with numerous professional translators and editors Its purpose is to establish high standards for the quality ... translation of federal tax terminology It must be noted that invention and compromise are always involved in selecting words and phrases to describe certain tax concepts that may have no precise equivalent ... period chu kỳ kế toán accounts payable tài khoản chi trả A abandoned spouse vợ/chồng bị bỏ rơi abandonment bỏ rơi; việc đem bỏ abandonment clause điều khoản hợp đồng pháp lý cho phép bồi thường...

Ngày tải lên: 16/01/2014, 23:20

Ngày tải lên: 27/03/2014, 12:21

... (with April Carter and Michael Randle) People Power and Protest since 1945: A Bibliography of Nonviolent Action (Housmans Bookshop, 2006) and edited People Power: Unarmed Resistance and Global Solidarity ... Clark, and Michael Randle, People Power and Protest Since 1945: A Bibliography of Nonviolent Action (London: Housmans Bookshop, 2006); updated on www.civilresistance.info; and Roland M McCarthy and ... resistance is one form of power Indeed, the terminology and literature of civil resistance is suVused with the language of power: hence terms such as ‘people power and ‘social power , and book titles...

Ngày tải lên: 11/06/2014, 10:33

... closing and opening of the eyes iv [for a light] to flash on and off quickly tv to close and open one’s eyes quickly iv [for one’s eyelids] to close and open quickly tv to turn a light on and off ... ["boT] adj one and one other; the two [people or things] (See also each and every.) pron one thing or person and another thing or person; the two things or people → burn the candle at both ends ... past tense and past participle of bind adj tied up; fastened; glued into covers iv to jump; to leap forward; to bounce up n an upward jump; a forward jump → by leaps and bounds bound hand and foot...

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... administration; the offices in Q and the government leaders working in Q (Sometimes capitalized.) civil ["sIv @l] adj of or about citizens and their government, activities, rights, and responsibilities adj ... kindness, and generosity shown toward other people (No plural.) n an organization that helps people in need charm ["tSarm] n a pleasing, attractive personality trait (Plural only for types and instances.) ... at a later time check in (at something ) to go to a place and record one’s arrival check in on someone or something to go into a place and make sure that someone or something is all right check...

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... of the sun to the setting of the sun from hand to hand from one person to a series of other persons; from one person’s hand to another person’s hand, and so forth from pillar to post from one ... body of water] to get cold and form a layer of ice on top freeze up [for something] to freeze and stop functioning [for someone] to become frightened and anxious, and be unable to continue with ... types and instances.) n a naturally occurring vapor that will burn and is used for cooking and heating (No plural.) n gasoline, the liquid made from petroleum that is used to operate motors and...

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... grand ["grAnd] adj impressive; magnificent (Adv: grandly Comp: grander; sup: grandest.) n a thousand dollars (Slang No plural.) → (as) busy as Grand Central Station grand total ["grAnd "tot @l] ... ruin; to become ruined; to deteriorate go to rack and ruin and go to wrack and ruin to become ruined (The words rack and wrack mean “wreckage” and are found only in this expression.) go to seed ... hammer and tongs Go to fight someone or something hammer and tongs go at it tooth and nail Go to fight someone or something hammer and tongs go away to leave (Often a command.) go away empty-handed...

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... hand → eat out of someone’s hand → fold one’s hands → force someone’s hand → from hand to hand → get one’s hands dirty → get the upper hand (on someone ) → go away empty-handed → have clean hands ... someone’s hands → bite the hand that feeds one → bound hand and foot → by a show of hands → can’t see one’s hand in front of one’s face → close at hand → come away empty-handed → dirty one’s hands ... one’s hand to the plow → shake hands → shake someone’s hand → show one’s hand → sit on its hands → sit on one’s hands → soil one’s hands → take the law into one’s own hands → tie someone’s hands...

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... defensive position have one’s cake and eat it too and eat one’s cake and have it too to enjoy both having something and using it up have one’s ear to the ground and keep one’s ear to the ground ... shoulders to have common sense; to be sensible and intelligent have a green thumb to have the ability to grow plants well have a handle on something and get a handle on something to have or get control ... heart of gold to be generous, sincere, and friendly have a heart of stone to be cold, unfeeling, and unfriendly have a hold on someone to have a strong and secure influence on someone have a...

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... high as the sky → act high -and- mighty → hold someone in high regard → hunt high and low for someone or something → leave someone high and dry → run high → search high and low for someone or something ... hold on to wait (Often a command.) to be patient (Often a command.) hold on (to someone or something ) Go to hang on (to someone or something ) hold one’s ground Go to stand one’s ground hold one’s ... make leather → go into hiding → neither hide nor hair hide one’s head in the sand Go to bury one’s head in the sand hide one’s light under a bushel to conceal one’s good ideas or talents (A biblical...

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... for and kill animals for food or for sport iv to search for and kill animals as in Q hunt for someone or something to search for someone or something hunt high and low for someone or something and ... husband ["h^z b@nd] n a married man; the man that a woman is married to hush ["h^S] n silence; quiet; calm (No plural.) tv to cause someone or something to be calm and quiet iv to become calm and ... the mark of punctuation (-) (It is placed between the parts of some compound words, between the words in certain phrases, or between syllables where a word has been split between two lines of...

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... adj smart; able to learn and understand things well (Adv: intelligently.) intensity [In "tEn s@ ti] n the degree or amount of power or strength (Plural only for types and instances.) intent on ... the entrance and growth of diseaseproducing organisms in the body (Plural only for types and instances.) n a disease caused by Q inferior [In "fIr i #] adj lower in amount, rank, power, quality, ... ability to observe and identify things that are important (No plural.) n a statement showing that one has observed and identified something important insist (up)on something to demand something inspect...

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... types and instances.) is [Iz] iv a form of be, used in the present tense of the third-person singular, that is, with he, she, it, and singular nouns (Reduced to ’s in contractions.) island ["aI ... a piece of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent n something that is completely surrounded by something else (Figurative on Q.) → desert island isle ["aIl] n an island isn’t ["Iz ... member of an organization join hands [for people] to hold hands so that each person is holding the hands of two other people; [for two people] to hold each other’s hands Join the club! an expression...

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... of the land → live off the fat of the land → on land the land of Nod sleep (Humorous From the fact that people sometimes nod when they are falling asleep This is a pun, because the land of Nod ... character, personality, and behavior are recognized and understood knuckle ["n^k @l] n the joint between the bones of a finger or the joint between a finger and the hand 313 TLFeBOOK L lab ["lAb] ... someone or something like the palm of one’s hand know someone or something like the palm of one’s hand and know someone or something like the back of one’s hand; know someone or something like a book...

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... singular.) left-hand ["lEft hAnd] adj left; on, to, or at one’s left side (Prenominal only.) left-handed ["lEft hAn dId] adj favoring the use of the left hand (Adv: left-handed or lefthandedly.) adj ... person leave someone for dead to abandon someone as being dead (The abandoned person may actually be alive.) leave someone high and dry to leave someone unsupported and unable to maneuver; to leave ... surface or in a flat position (Compare this with R and lie E Past tense and past participle: laid.) tv., irreg [for a 318 TLFeBOOK lead hen] to produce and deposit an egg lay a finger on someone or...

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... one’s teeth to lie boldly, obviously, and with no remorse lied ["laId] past tense and past participle of lie W life ["laIf] n the power that causes plants and animals to exist, in general (No ... take something lying down lie down to recline lie fallow [for land] to remain unused [for a skill and talent] to remain unused and neglected 327 TLFeBOOK lie in lie in [for a woman] to lie in ... time between the time of one’s birth and one’s death or between the time of one’s birth and the present (Plural: lives.) n., irreg the activities, experiences, and habits of a person n excitement;...

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... someone gerous is about to harm one (Usually a command.) look back (at someone or something ) and look back (on someone or something ) to gaze back and try to get a view of someone or something to ... fast and loose (with someone or something ) loosen someone or something up to make someone’s muscles and joints move more freely by exercising them to make someone or a group more relaxed and ... area of land; a share of land; a piece of property → cover a lot of ground → draw lots → get a lot of mileage out of something → have a lot going (for one ) → job lot → parking lot a lot and lots...

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20