13-14 anki

I enjoyed the film, but I couldn't follow all the intricacies of the plot. the intricacy of the needlework

Most of his students aspired to a career in business. We aspire to become full-service providers to our clients.

I knew him when he was an aspiring young law student. aspiring entrepreneurs/executives/homeowners

There are three world-class tennis players contending for this title. He's contending against someone with twice his experience. The lawyer contended (that) her client had never been near the scene of the crime.

Now aged 42, he is no longer considered a serious contender for the title.

He seems fairly content with (his) life. They're content to socialize with a very small circle of people.

Our dog leads a happy and contented life.

What did you think of the BBC's election coverage? There's a good arts coverage in the newspaper, but not much political commentary. These books give very good grammar coverage. There is no coverage for expenses under $5 000.

Life was transformed by the advent of the steam engine.

The manager said that the team's win on Saturday would be a spur to even greater effort this season. His speech was a powerful spur to action.

Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth. Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed. He spurred his horse on and shouted "Faster! Faster!"

Some of the arguments in favour of shutting the factory are questionable and others downright spurious. One of these is the correct key, the rest are spurious. That particular set is spurious, because I already have the real ones."

I certainly don't agree with his assertion that men are better drivers than women. Demonstration was an assertion of sth

I really must assert myself more in meetings. She very quickly asserted her authority over the class. He asserts that she stole money from him. She very rarely asserts her authority over the children.

The demand for food in the war zone now far outstrips supply. Group sales were up 6% to $5.8 billion, outstripping Wall Street expectations of $5.47 billion. Credit card complaints outstrip all other bank-related grievances.

His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him. The review that I read said that it was "a thoughtful and profound film". "That was very profound of you, Steven." You're touching on a very profound question.

the profundity of his remarks. We would sit up all night exchanging profundities.

I could hear the old man behind me wheezing. I know when I've been smoking too much because I start to wheeze when I run for a train.

As a part of their latest marketing wheeze they're giving away tickets for the concert.

The legislature has put a curb on outsourcing state contract work. You must try to put a curb on your bad temper/spending habits.

The government should act to curb tax evasion. You really need to curb your spending. The police are trying to curb under-age drinking.

The sun was glaring right in my eyes. She glared angrily at everyone and stormed out of the room.

She gave me a fierce glare. Tinted windows will reduce the glare/the sun's glare. This screen gives off a lot of glare.

glaring errors. a glaring injustice. glaring light. glaring colours

After several years of strong growth, the laptop market is downshifting to a slower. The Government is also keen to encourage people over the age of 50 to downshift, working shorter hours and supplementing their earnings by drawing partial pensions.

Pick the chair up instead of dragging it behind you! I really had to drag myself out of bed this morning. She's always dragging sex into the conversation. The first half of the movie was interesting but the second half dragged (on).

Filling in forms is such a drag! I've got to go to the dentist again - what a drag! Engineers are always looking for ways to minimize drag when they design new aircraft. Taking a deep drag of/on his cigarette he closed his eyes and sighed. A man in drag