- to spark off (the bomb attack sparked off a new face of violence)
- to smuggler (millions of American cigarettes are smuggled into Russia)
- to go easy on (you should go easy on the whisky)
- a rough sketch (give me a rough sketch of what you intend to do)
- to side with/against (Gordon Brown clearly does not side with his European counterparts as far as social reforms are concerned)
- sizeable (there is a sizeable upturn in exports)
- Opposite can also refer to having the reverse meaning of something. In this situation « opposite » is still an adjective but not a preposition.
- [ He had his sons taught Latin / He [ had / made ] his sons study Latin ]
- [ How long did they [ have / make ] you wait ? / How long have they made you wait ? / How long did they keep you waiting ? ] .
- [ The earthquake made the water level rise / The earthquake brought about the rise of the water level ] .
- commensuratei.e. Many people may not find the rewards commensurate with the time and effort required.
- an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree
- a stone or post at the side of the road that shows the distance to various places, especially to the nearest large town
- to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen:
- to find someone or something attractive and pleasant to look at
- something that you say, write, or give that shows your respect and admiration for someone, especially on a formal occasion
- only for one person or group and not for everyone
- skill in starting new businesses, especially when this involves seeing new opportunities
- the person you are married to or living with as if married to them, or the person you are having a sexual relationship with:
- relating to or describing someone's country or place of birth or someone who was born in a particular country or place