1. straighten
Tom is likely to end up in prison if he doesn't straighten up.
Straighten up.
Let's straighten out the desk.
Her hair is naturally curly but she always straightens it.
She straightened her hair.
I want you to straighten up the environment a little more.
We will try to correct it in order to straighten out our finances.
2. extended
He extended his right arm.
The workers complained when their working hours were extended.
The subway line is going to be extended out this way.
Tokyo was really wonderful and the welcome the Japanese extended to us was also just as wonderful.
Recently, the increasing diversity of computer use has extended far beyond the realms of the office.
an extended warranty
He won the race easily without being fully extended.
The impudent child extended her legs across my lap.
Recently communism has extended its power.
Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things.
From Sendai I extended my journey to Aomori.
As he unhesitatingly extended his arm towards me, he came to touch my private areas.
He extended the knowledge of biochemistry.
Which words does he use to describe the use of e-cigarettes for an extended period of time?
Conversely, engaging in extended practice may influence how genes are turned on and off in the body.
3. erect
this building was erected in the twenties
to stand erect
A memorial to her was erected after her death.
the definition of erect is standing straight up. A groundhog standing erect. How does one erect a tent?
The police have erected barriers on all roads in order to catch the escaped prisoners.
We're going to erect a large maruqee for the wedding, so we can keep the guests dry if it rains.
the building was erected in 1845
Ned held the flag erect.
Nobody intends to erect a wall.
Anglais mot "wyprostowane"(erect) se produit dans des ensembles:
medical english4. straight
straight hair
She was born with underdeveloped lungs, but eventually a few steroid shots set her straight.
With a high, closed collar, figure-hugging cut, and large slits at either side of a straight skirt, the qipao is unique in its ability to communicate both modesty and sensuousness.
It is characteristic of the fork ball, one of baseball's change-ups, that a ball that flew straight will drop suddenly just before the batter.
Ronpari is a word that designates those whose eyes don't look straight, but in different directions to the left and right, as if they were looking at Paris and London.
Taking into account the time I'd just spent napping, I'm really picking up the sense that this time's exam really won't be straight forward.
In a time-bound society time is seen as linear- in other words as a straight line extending from the past, through the present, to the future.
I was flabbergasted to hear that she died of a drug overdose. She always seemed like such a straight arrow to me.
Go straight, then take the second street to the left and turn immediately again to the right. That will be Karlova Street and then you should keep going straight across Charles Bridge to Mostecka Street and on to Malostranské Square.
Ah, y-yes ... Sorry, Coz. "Hey! You might be my relative but here I'm your senior and a doctor. Keep things straight while you're in the hospital!"
I didn't know what was what. The inside of my head had gone to panic mode and I couldn't get things straight.
Tim produced a perfect alveolar trill for a straight minute. The rest of the Spanish class envied and despised this vulgar display of power.
Just how tiresome was it to argue straight against the phrase "Don't blindly follow America's lead!"