the Netherlands

She put down the receiver with a grimace. His mouth twitched in an involuntary grimace. Your twist told me that you didn't like my offer.

the car moved forward with a lurch. The man was drunk and he lurched towards me. My car lurched when I tried to start the engine.

Can you name some units of a computer?

barred by the passage of time under a statute of limitations, statute of repose, or procedural rule

He had his business ran by a deputy while he was gone. The boss is out of town and I, as his deputy, have to take care of the company

nude statue. statuesque

A halo surrounds the moon. Angels are commonly depicted wearing a halo over their heads

"People need to zone out for a bit to get back their concentration," he said in a statement.

She could not, by any stretch of the imagination, be considered a great actress.

Mobile phone companies usually tie customers into a minimum 12-month contract.

Our subcommittee looks into violations of human rights

What if I get along to the cops and tip them off? Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested the drug dealers. Following a tip-off from a friend, we sold all our shares in the company.

go toe-to-toe. We don’t have to go toe-to-toe with our competitors in every market.

Tom was sitting in a deckchair in his garden. We mustn't forget the beach chair when we go to the beach.

He makes these immodest statements of his own brilliance. showing an immodest amount of leg

Her husband is a salt, he's never home.

The problem with a private health servicesl is that only well-to-do can afford it.

Microsoft is a well-established tech company founded by Bill Gates.

Thanks to the workation in Spain I was able to work and relax at the same time.

He jogged his friend's elbow to get his attention. The horse jogged around the paddock. He slowed his pace into a jog.

I stayed until the end out of sheer obstinacy. the obstinacy of the human spirit

Human-like robots are a classic trope of science fiction.

The customs official beckoned the woman to his counter. "Hey you!" she called, beckoning me over with her finger. She's an excellent student, for whom a wonderful future beckons.

She often resorts to girlish coquetry to get her way.

The dejected players left the field. the dejected players slowly made their way back to the locker room, where they could mourn(grieve, agonize) their defeat in private

My friend Tom studies drama. He has always seen the stage as his future career.

Strict parental tutelage is necessary for troubled youngsters. Under the tutelage of Professor Roberts, the 900 delegates assessed and discussed the social market economy.

She was prey to sexual abuse during her childhood. worry preyed upon his mind. Too often elderly people are easy prey for swindlers and other criminals.

You must try not to be so judgmental about people.

He likes to probe about the universe and the meaning of life. Another space probe entered the orbit of Mars. The probe is nearly finished, we found the killer.

He sustained a severe head injury Most buildings sustained only minimal damage in the earthquake... during the car crash. I can't sustain this heat. There wasn't enough water to sustain them. The company has sustained heavy losses this year.

something on steroids. I'm taking steroids/I'm on steroids for my asthma.

He clenched his fist as if he wanted to hit me. After her comment, he clenched his jaw. He has a very strong clench.

pawnbroker's, pawnshop

Someone should tell him to use (a) deodorant. He sprayed deodorant under his arms to ward off an unpleasant scent/ odour of sweat.

I will refer you to a blood test. The decision to refer the bid to the commission will open the way for a foreign company to launch an offer.

You should crop your hair every month. This image is too big. Try to crop it. I observed the goat which was cropping the grass. I hope my apple trees will crop this year.

Amber is such a snot!

I'm a plant, not a ashtray.