... feat of endurance They are capable of
amazing feats of endurance. the limit/limits of your en-
durance She was almost at the limits of her endurance.
powers of endurance The task was a test of ... PREP.
for- in
The back of the garment is split for ease in
walking.
for- of
The whole machine is designed for ease of
use.
with -
They passed the exam with ease.
I -
of
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UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.
It furthers the University's objectiv...
... for
admiration for his
work
• PHRASES
a gasp of admiration
The picture was greet-
ed with gasps of admiration.
have nothing but admir-
ation for sb/sth
I have nothing but admiration for the way
she ... force
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advance
adoption
noun
1of child
• VERB
+
ADOPTION
offer sb for, place sb for, put sb
up for
She has decided to put the child up for adoption.
I
be available for
W...
... weeks before departure.
I
pay r
II
pay the balance
later.
I
use The balance of the proceeds will be used for
new equipment. I bring forward, carry forward the bal-
ance brought foruxirdfrom. thepreuious ... benefit.
with/without the - of
managing to work without the bene-
fit of modern technology
I -
for
the benefits for companies
-from
the benefits from tourism
-e
of
the be...
... the- (of)
The wind is coming from the west.
to the- (of)
Oxford is to the north-toest of London.
towards the-
Towards the north the woods turn into pine forests.
Which way is>?
Which way is west?
Please ... city
be/lie -of
Brighton is south of London.
east, etc.
Thefarm. lies 60kilometres north-east of Cape Town.
come, drive, fly, go, run, travel, walk-
From Fort William driv...
... their of-
fices. -
of
The Official Secrets Act was amended to allow
greater freedom of information:
• PHRASES freedom of choice, freedom of expres-
sion/speech, freedom of movement, freedom of the
press
freelance
adj., ... rather' indeed
He was indeed fortunate in
histrieruis.
• PREP.
for
It wasfortunate for us that the rain stopped.
in
Wearefortunate in having quite a...
... VERB
+
GRASP
slip from
As she jumped forward, the
ball slipped from her grasp.
I
prise sth from, rip sth
from, snatch sth from, wrench sth from, wrest sth from
She wrenched the bottlefrom his grasp.
• ... wine
had brought a warm glow to her cheeks.
3feeling
• ADJ.
rosy, warm
• VERB
+
GLOW baskin,bathein,feeIShebathedinthe
warm glow offirst love.
• PREP.
-of
Hefelt aglow ofpride as...
... the heart
a change of
heart
(=
a change of attitude)
He could have a change of
heart and settle down tofamily life.
from the bottom of
your heart
I begyou .from the bottom of my heart, to spare
his ... heights of Everest.
I
be afraid of, have no head
for
I
have a head for
A steeplejack has to have a good
head for heights.
• PREP.
from a-
The pattern of the ancientfie...
... action of forces. Cơ học
2. More broadly, the branch of physics which seeks to formulate general rules for
predicting the behavior of a physical system under the influence of any type of interaction ... which he called c. This constant speed was 300,000 km/sec (186,000 mi/sec) and
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was the speed of electromagnetic waves, including light waves. This feature of Maxwell&ap...