Let's practice English conversation.
I just got a great job because of an introduction from a friend.
Sometimes things happen when you least expect it.
Well, for the practical problem in the midst of those rumors flying around, i'm surprised they've been able to keep that club running.
Well, for the practical problem in the midst of those rumors flying around, i'm surprised they've been able to keep that club running.
She handed me the basket and i suggested i wait until i got home to open it, in case anyone was watching.
She handed me the basket and I suggested I wait until I got home to open it, in case anyone was watching.
If we are to judge the future of ocean study by its past, we can surely look forward to many exciting discoveries.
If we are to judge the future of ocean study by its past, we can surely look forward to many exciting discoveries.
Several years ago, in the course of being interviewed for a job, I was introduced to a competitor for the position.
His boosterism makes it sound wonderful, but I wonder if he understands how hard it's going to be to actually carry out.
His boosterism makes it sound wonderful, but I wonder if he understands how hard it's going to be to actually carry out.
The young man had been sitting in the drawing room alone with the girl for a long time, and it was getting late.
The young man had been sitting in the drawing room alone with the girl for a long time, and it was getting late.
You can go skiing if you like but for my part I prefer to stay home and read a novel.
You can go skiing if you like but for my part I prefer to stay home and read a novel.
The economic strength of a country lies not alone in its ability to produce, but also in its capacity to consume.
I'd like to say a word of thanks to all those gentlemen and ladies whose care I have been in.
I'd like to say a word of thanks to all those gentlemen and ladies whose care I have been in.
The speeding vehicle skidded and crashed head-on into the rear end of a truck.
The doctors say the dying man should have kicked the bucket hours ago.
Were he an ordinary man but he is still defying death.
The doctors say the dying man should have kicked the bucket hours ago.
Were he an ordinary man but he is still defying death.
That person has had an odd grin on his face for a while.
What do you suppose is behind it?
That person has had an odd grin on his face for a while.
What do you suppose is behind it?
His uncle went to Europe on business a week ago and he is now either in London or in Paris.
His uncle went to Europe on business a week ago and he is now either in London or in Paris.
It's only when I can't sleep at night that the ticking of the clock becomes loud enough to bother me.
In the US, it is common to give a present such as glasses or a coffee maker to the bride at weddings.
In the US, it is common to give a present such as glasses or a coffee maker to the bride at weddings.
As soon as we are born, the world gets to work on us and transforms us from merely biological into social units.
As soon as we are born, the world gets to work on us and transforms us from merely biological into social units.
I gave an answer.
That was way out in left field when the teacher caught me off guard and called on me.
An umbrella is useful in a mild rain, but when it rains cats and dogs, an umbrella is of little help.
Quick, let's get started on the project proposal while the idea is still fresh in our minds.
There's no time like the present.
Quick, let's get started on the project proposal while the idea is still fresh in our minds.
There's no time like the present.
She is in a temper because she missed her usual train in the subway and had to walk to work.
In the early part of my study.
I allude to work that had already been done on the psychology of crowd control.
People ask me why would you want to cherish a piece of junk like that?
But this little beauty means the world to me.
People ask me, why would you want to cherish a piece of junk like that?
But this little beauty means the world to me.
Miss Nicholas swam from Dover, on the English side, to France in eight hours and 58 minutes, then turned around and returned to England.
Miss Nicholas swam from Dover, on the English side, to France in 8 hours and 58 minutes, then turned around and returned to England.
The dining hall is directly adjacent to the lobby, or rather from where you are, it's just three steps away.
The dining hall is directly adjacent to the lobby, or rather from where you are, it's just three steps away.
His untimely statement has not only let the cat out of the bag, but also upset the apple cart for the peace move.
His untimely statement has not only let the cat out of the bag, but also upset the apple cart for the peace move.
If it continues to be stimulated, the skin's protective function causes thickening and it becomes stiff and hard, with pores that stand out.
If it continues to be stimulated, the skin's protective function causes thickening and it becomes stiff and hard, with pores that stand out.
I would like to stress that it is more convenient to control tariffs as a block rather than country by country.
If you are having temporary financial problems and it is the cause of your outstanding account, let us know about it.
If you are having temporary financial problems and it is the cause of your outstanding account, let us know about it.
He seems like a softy on the surface, but at the core he's got an iron will that makes him an extremely tough negotiator.
He seems like a softy on the surface, but at the core he's got an iron will that makes him an extremely tough negotiator.
No matter how learned one may be, he or she cannot be called a good person unless he or she has a sound mind.
No matter how learned one may be, He or she cannot be called a good person unless he or she has a sound mind.
Career opportunities.
Flex time, satellite offices and more childcare facilities are required to make women at home join the workforce.
Career opportunities, flex time, satellite offices and more child care facilities are required to make women at home join the workforce.
Well then, it becomes a matter of urgent concern to the lurkers of this mailing list, whether the guilty party confesses or not.
Well then, it becomes a matter of urgent concern to the lurkers of this mailing list, whether the guilty party confesses or not.
I'd rather go by train.
I have a license but no real driving experience, so I'm not very sure of myself behind the wheel.
I'd rather go by train.
I have a license but no real driving experience, so I'm not very sure of myself behind the wheel.
One morning at breakfast, we children were informed, to our utter dismay, that we could no longer be permitted to run absolutely wild.
However, as living standards gradually came to rise, more and more people began to have their own bathrooms at home.
However, as living standards gradually came to rise, more and more people began to have their own bathrooms at home.
The basis of this system is that the students must take turns in teaching.
They have to help each other.
The basis of this system is that the students must take turns in teaching.
They have to help each other.
I am sure that more flags were burned as a result of Congress passing that law than had ever been burned before.
I quietly take out my camera so as not to be noticed by my photographic subject and peek through the finder.
You're probably going to think this is a joke, but I was a punk rocker when I was a kid.
You're probably going to think this is a joke, but I was a punk rocker when I was a kid.
If an oversight is the reason why you have not paid, please send us the amount due and let us solve the problem immediately.
If an oversight is the reason why you have not paid, please send us the amount due and let us solve the problem immediately.
He would have been able to enter a good university easily if he had tried, but he entered a vocational school instead.
He would have been able to enter a good university easily if he had tried, but he entered a vocational school instead.
The impact of emmett's theory on physics has been widely discussed, but this is not my concern in this paper.
The impact of Emmet's theory on physics has been widely discussed, but this is not my concern in this paper.
The command of communication skills in multiple languages is essential to any company providing goods and services on the world market.
The command of communication skills in multiple languages, essential to any company providing goods and services on the world market.
I told the librarian that I needed the book for a report due on Friday, so she said she would call it in.
I told the librarian that I needed the book for a report due on Friday, so she said she would call it in.
You have our permission to include our software on condition that you send us a copy of the final product.
Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake.
Even pin money will go a long way.
Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake.
Even pin money will go a long way.
We look back on days gone by, if not always with affections, at any rate with a kind of wistfulness.
We look back on days gone by, if not always with affections, any rate with a kind of wistfulness.
I feel smart today to a degree that is in proportion to the amount of good rest I had yesterday.
I feel smart today to a degree that is in proportion to the amount of good rest I had yesterday.
Time after time I've invited them to come over and visit us, but time and time again they never come.
Time after time I've invited them to come over and visit us, but time and time again, they never come.
In Olympic competitions.
A gold medal is for first place, a silver medal for second and a bronze medal is for third place.
In Olympic competitions.
A gold medal is for first place, a silver medal for second and a bronze medal is for third place.
It's just if we have it every day, we're bound to get fed up with it.
I must increase the variety of my cooking.
It's just if we have it every day, we're bound to get fed up with it.
I must increase the variety of my cooking.
It was believed that the success of their crops depended on the way the players threw or kicked the ball during the game.
If we let our reasoning power be overshadowed by our emotions, we would be barking up the wrong tree all the time.
There must be equal pay for equal work, and where this is not the case, the abuse must be resisted at all costs.
There must be equal pay for equal work, and where this is not the case, the abuse must be resisted at all costs.
With this one exception, it is quite wrong to suppose that a simple culture will also have a simple language.
With this one exception, it is quite wrong to suppose that a simple culture will also have a simple language.
Isn't my boyfriend terrible?
He always takes me to see horror movies even though he knows I don't like them.
I hate it.
Isn't my boyfriend terrible?
He always takes me to see horror movies, even though he knows i don't like them.
I hate it.
But this did not stop him from using his mind and presenting his ideas at physics meetings around the world.
But this did not stop him from using his mind and presenting his ideas at physics meetings around the world.
What these acts said was that it was illegal to pay someone in anything other than coin of the realm.
Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently?
Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.
Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently?
Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.
When the school had no books or paper or pencils, she wrote the alphabet on the ground with a stick.
When the school had no books or paper or pencils, she wrote the alphabet on the ground with a stick.
I suppose that what we mean by beauty is that object, spiritual or material , which satisfies our aesthetic sense.
I suppose that what we mean by beauty is that object spiritual or material more often material which satisfies our aesthetic sense.
It seems from books that the colonizers and adventurers went sailing off to a new fine line, a new country opportunities, and so forth.
It seems from books that the colonizers and adventurers went sailing off to a new fine line, a new country opportunities, and so forth.
Freddy's been working the graveyard shift the past month, so he hasn't been able to see any of his friends who work normal hours.
Freddy's been working the graveyard shift the past month, so he hasn't been able to see any of his friends who work normal hours.
When the frame is finished, the spider fixes lines of silk across it, just like the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
When the frame is finished, the spider fixes lines of silk across it, just like the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
Tony realized that if he hired another crew, got more customers and did the job quicker and sloppier, he could make more money.
Tony realized that if he hired another crew, got more customers and did the job quicker and sloppier, he could make more money.
Now that i have finished this assignment, i want to go to sleep, but I have to go to school.
Now that I have finished this assignment, I want to go to sleep, but I have to go to school.
Jack once gave a helping hand to Robert, who was in trouble.
And now Robert, in turn, is of great help to Jack.
Jack once gave a helping hand to Robert who was in trouble, and now Robert in turn, is of great help to Jack.
Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake.
Even loose change will go a long way.
Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake.
Even loose change will go a long way.
I also need to get people to understand the real me.
My forceful behavior is one way I try to do this.
There is a matter that we would like to discuss urgently regarding club activities, so please come to the staff room.
Since their first appearance on Earth, men have gathered information and have attempted to pass useful ideas to other men.
Since their first appearance on Earth, men have gathered information and have attempted to pass useful ideas to other men.
Still others simply travel around America in recreational vehicles, seeing parts of the country they had been too busy to see before.
Still others simply travel around America in recreational vehicles, seeing parts of the country they had been too busy to see before.
Though this is a bulky book with over 1000 pages, I will have read it all by this time next week.
Though this is a bulky book with over 1000 pages, I will have read it all by this time next week.
Your technical manager arranged a meeting for 1 p.m. on April 6, but how about April 7 at 10 a.m.?
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I didn't know what was what.
The inside of my head had gone to panic mode and I couldn't get things straight.
The cost of living has risen so quickly that it is almost impossible for us to make both ends meet.
The cost of living has risen so quickly that it is almost impossible for us to make both ends meet.
A display is an appliance that displays video signal of still images and moving pictures produced by a computer or similar device.
A display is an appliance that displays video signal of still images and moving pictures produced by a computer or similar device.
After being out in the wind and rain for years and years, the walls of this apartment building are weather beaten and brittle.
After being out in the wind and rain for years and years, the walls of this apartment building are weather beaten and brittle.
I'm going to speak to you with utmost candor, so I want you to take everything I'm about to say at face value.
I'm going to speak to you with utmost candor, so I want you to take everything I'm about to say at face value.
Of course you'll catch a cold if you fall asleep under the kotatsu.
You have to learn to take care of yourself.
Of course you'll catch a cold if you fall asleep under the kotatsu.
You have to learn to take care of yourself.
Today's agenda concerns the re-election of the student council.
If anybody wishes to stand as a candidate, please raise your hand.
Today's agenda concerns the re-election of the student council.
If anybody wishes to stand as a candidate, Please raise your hand.
For a display where the data items increase and decrease, I think you are best making use of a spreadsheet program, not Access.
For a display where the data items increase and decrease, I think you are best making use of a spreadsheet program, not Access.
This is my little sister Sakiko.
She was born the same year as me and is now studying for her exams.
This is my little sister Sakiko.
She was born the same year as me and is now studying for her exams.
My grandfather was quite a learned man for his time and place, but he just wasn't cut out to be a businessman.
My grandfather was quite a learned man for his time and place, but he just wasn't cut out to be a businessman.
But whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's only Son.
But whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's only Son.
But she had not expected to cross an ocean, enter a new and romantic sounding country and find herself in exactly the same position.
But she had not expected to cross an ocean, enter a new and romantic sounding country and find herself in exactly the same position.
Irene Pepperberg, a researcher at Northwestern University, is discovering that a parrot cannot only mimic people, but also learn the meaning of words.
Irene Pepperberg, a researcher at Northwestern University, is discovering that a parrot cannot only mimic people, but also learn the meaning of words.
As I was taking leave of my friend, he said he would be glad to see me again before long.
As I was taking leave of my friend, he said he would be glad to see me again before long.
Not wanting to boast, but I've never gotten better than a 3 on my report card for Home Economics.
Out of 10 that is.
Not wanting to boast, but I've never gotten better than a 3 on my report card for home economics.
Out of 10, that is.
To tell you the truth, I'd tell Tony I'm going back to cutting the grass myself again next year, except for one thing.
To tell you the truth, I'd tell Tony I'm going back to cutting the grass myself again next year, except for one thing.
I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this, but wouldn't it be a good idea to stop smoking?
This time, so I don't run out of things to talk about, I'll write a list on the palm of my hand.
This time, so I don't run out of things to talk about, I'll write a list on the palm of my hand.
The seals surface more frequently then, so a bear's chance of catching one at a breathing hole is greater after nightfall.
The seals surface more frequently then, so a bear's chance of catching one at a breathing hole is greater after nightfall.
You could tell by the ear to ear grin that came to his face that he really had something to smile about.
You could tell by the ear to ear grin that came to his face that he really had something to smile about.
As far as possible, one should try to become on as close terms as possible with any sort of man.
As far as possible, one should try to become on as close terms as possible with any sort of man.
What I most noticed about my Canadian high school however, was the great respect shown by students toward their teachers.
What I most noticed about my Canadian high school however, was the great respect shown by students toward their teachers.
Wood is a disappearing resource in much of Africa and these stoves burn far less wood than the stoves currently in much use.
We are living in fear.
We are suffering.
We are not enjoying the sun and flowers.
We are not enjoying our childhood.
We are living in fear.
We are suffering.
We are not enjoying the sun and flowers.
We are not enjoying our childhood.
Essentially it's a one to one match, but the content of that match is a level so high as to be unthinkable to an ordinary person.
Essentially it's a one-to-one match, but the content of that match is a level so high as to be unthinkable to an ordinary person.
She could not accept the fact that she and her students had so much, while other people had so little.
She could not accept the fact that she and her students had so much, while other people had so little.
Although it is not a bad thing in itself.
In a lot of cases, many people are watching too much television.
Although it is not a bad thing in itself.
In a lot of cases, many people are watching too much television.
But light does not travel at the same speed through all materials.
It goes slower through some than through others.
The three organizations are the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
The three organizations are the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
Despite a large surplus in merchandise trade, the current account surplus is not so big due to a deficit in invisible trade.
If you want to do eye grabbing work, you have to put out something punchy at the outset.
Say what you mean directly.
If you want to do eye-grabbing work, you have to put out something punchy at the outset.
Say what you mean directly.
There is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back.
There is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back.
Location Check.
The parties involved themselves or their attendants should look over the place for the may I meeting in advance.
Location Check.
The parties involved themselves or their attendants should look over the place for the MEI meeting in advance.
The fact becomes self-evident if you take a look at the relation between this theme and those leading research on it.
The fact becomes self-evident if you take a look at the relation between this theme and those leading research on it.
At the risk of sticking my neck out, I think that if we do that, we're making a big, big mistake.
We accept making a reduction in price of 5 if this will help you to develop a new market for our products.
We accept making a reduction in price of 5 if this will help you to develop a new market for our products.
I'm never free from worry about my son.
Nowadays, he does nothing but play video games and never studies at all.
I'm never free from worry about my son.
Nowadays, he does nothing but play video games and never studies at all.
I always buy the English language books I come across at bookstores, but since I never read them, all they do is pile up.
I always buy the English language books I come across at bookstores, but since I never read them, All they do is pile up.
A man who angers easily should learn to count to 10.
It calms trouble like pouring oil on troubled waters.
A man who angers easily should learn to count to 10.
It calms trouble like pouring oil on troubled waters.
What you don't see and hear with your own ears and eyes might be true, but it might also not be true.
He was out of shape when he took a long hike with his sons, and he was stiff and sore the next day.
He was out of shape when he took a long hike with his sons and he was stiff and sore the next day.
In Japan you have the option when you enter a restaurant to sit in the smoking or non-smoking section.
In Japan you have the option when you enter a restaurant to sit in the smoking or non-smoking section.
The guard's truncheon hit air.
Off balance he regained his posture to see a metal mesh rubbish bin flying towards him.
The guard's truncheon hit air.
Off balance he regained his posture to see a metal mesh rubbish bin flying towards him.
Incidentally, that the gills of fish are bright.
Red is because there are many capillary vessels collected there.
The same is for lungs.
Incidentally, that the gills of fish are bright.
Red is because there are many capillary vessels collected there.
The same is for lungs.
Investing money in your home has some merit.
When it is time to sell it you can get more money.
Investing money in your home has some merit.
When it is time to sell it, you can get more money.
No one wants to have an accident.
The trouble is that people do not want hard enough to not have an accident.
I would appreciate it if you could find the time to see Mr Fukuoka or to introduce him to one of your associates.
If these tendencies continue, those aged 65 or more will account for a quarter of the population within 30 years.
If these tendencies continue, those aged 65 or more will account for a quarter of the population within 30 years.
You haven't fallen in love, have you?
I won't have it.
Having that man become my brother-in-law.
I absolutely hate that.
You haven't fallen in love, have you?
I won't have it.
Having that man become my brother-in-law.
I absolutely hate that.
Detailed design is the work of drawing up a diagram that is capable of being manufactured from the plan set in the baseline design.
Detailed design is the work of drawing up a diagram that is capable of being manufactured from the plan set in the baseline design.
Lisa is worn out with worry since he lost the only copy of the book he needed for his report.
Lisa is worn out with worry since he lost the only copy of the book he needed for his report.
Working healthy people contribute to the reduction of medical expenses, the rise of the eligible age for benefits and the curtailment of their costs.
Working healthy people contribute to the reduction of medical expenses, the rise of the eligible age for benefits and the curtailment of their costs.
The words Dr Hawking was choosing this morning would be printed out and sent to the publisher of his book.
The words Dr Hawking was choosing this morning would be printed out and sent to the publisher of his book the first that time of the month.
I seem to remember worrying that I was ill without telling anybody for two days.
The first that time of the month, I seem to remember worrying that I was ill without telling anybody for two days when the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him.
It was a sort of retributive justice.
When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him.
It was a sort of retributive justice.
I have installed Microsoft Office on my personal computer, so please use its file format when you send me the attachment.
I have installed Microsoft Office on my personal computer, so please use its file format when you send me the attachment.
Britain's currency crisis has turned into a political one over government failure to stop the pound from going into freefall.
Britain's currency crisis has turned into a political one over government failure to stop the pound from going into free fall.
Some kids start to carry on at a supermarket when they are not allowed to buy some candy or other treat.
As soon as they realized the mayor was on his way down, his critics started coming out of the woodwork.
As soon as they realized the mayor was on his way down, his critics started coming out of the woodwork.
Perception is based to a very large extent on conceptual models, which are always inadequate, often incomplete and sometimes profoundly wrong.
Perception is based, to a very large extent, conceptual models, which are always inadequate, often incomplete and sometimes profoundly wrong.
To this extent, it has the characteristics of a great complicated balance between plant life and lower forms of animal life.
To this extent, It has the characteristics of a great complicated balance between plant life and lower forms of animal life.
Looks, brains, reflexes, rich family, and for good measure, vice president of the student committee.
In other words, he's perfect.
Looks, brains, reflexes, rich family, and for good measure, vice president of the student committee.
In other words, he's perfect.
When I visited my hometown this summer, I found the city different from what it had been 10 years ago.
When I visited my hometown this summer, I found the city different from what it had been 10 years ago.
In my daily life, I take care in various ways of my body so as not to damage my health.
I'd stop worrying about it and take some action.
The anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face.
I'd stop worrying about it and take some action.
The anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face.
My grandmother used to go out for a walk almost every day, but now she seldom, if ever, goes out.
My grandmother used to go out for a walk almost every day, but now she seldom, if ever, goes out.
I would appreciate it if I had the opportunity to meet with Mr Brown again during his stay in Chicago.
I would appreciate it if I had the opportunity to meet with Mr Brown again during his stay in Chicago.
The reduction in obstetricians and gynecologists is a reflection of the decrease in births, thus reducing need for medical care.
I look for all the world like an athlete in this outfit, but the truth is I don't do any sports at all.
I look for all the world like an athlete in this outfit, but the truth is I don't do any sports at all.
Once you go ahead and start, even the tiresome work of adding and subtracting figures is interesting in its way.
Once you go ahead and start.
Even the tiresome work of adding and subtracting figures is interesting in its way.
Winning the competition is important, however fair play is more important.
You need to understand that winning is not the most important thing.
Winning the competition is important, however fair play is more important.
You need to understand that winning is not the most important thing.
I was going to hand in my application form to the boss today, but he beat me to the punch.
This TV was made 10 years ago and there are no parts available, so it is impossible to repair it.
This TV was made 10 years ago and there are no parts available, so it is impossible to repair it.
She has been on a diet for the past two months because she put on too much weight during the winter.
She has been on a diet for the past two months because she put on too much weight during the winter.
This drawing is less than great.
He needs to do something with the line here at the back of the leg.
This drawing is less than great.
He needs to do something with the line here at the back of the leg.
The crowd may be on the side of Luciano, but the champ has got the skill to win, and that's what matters.
The crowd may be on the side of Luciano, but the champ has got the skill to win, and that's what matters.
The stories which you will read in this book deal with some of the many problems which face young people.
The stories which you will read in this book deal with some of the many problems which face young people.
When I asked the college student if he regularly attended his school, he was at a loss for an answer.
When I asked the college student if he regularly attended his school, he was at a loss for an answer.
In the evening, I went out on safari again.
At night, I fell asleep hearing the grunting of the hippos.
I want you to search high and low for a writer who's just right for this project.
Leave no stone unturned.
I want you to search high and low for a writer who's just right for this project.
Leave no stone unturned.
When he gets up on stage to sing one of his out of tune solos, I get so nervous for him that I get sweaty palms.
When he gets up on stage to sing one of his out of tune solos, I get so nervous for him that I get sweaty palms.
Would you do me a favor by moving that chair over to the corner so I can sweep the floor?
The difficulties of the Japanese language prevent all but a handful of foreigners from approaching the literature in the original.
The difficulties of the Japanese language prevent all but a handful of foreigners from approaching the literature in the original.
That young man can't get the sort of jobs he wants and doesn't have any friends.
He's really at a loss.
That young man can't get the sort of jobs he wants and doesn't have any friends.
He's really at a loss.
You have to think of the example you're setting.
You'll never be able to lead if you don't set an example worth following.
You have to think of the example you're setting.
You'll never be able to lead if you don't set an example worth following.
Just one part of what he said got picked up by the media and took on a life of its own.
That is to say, a language is something that we learn and are taught, not something that we know by instinct.
That is to say, a language is something that we learn and are taught, not something that we know by instinct.
They dance in circles to communicate a short distance and shake their bodies and dart back and forth to indicate a longer distance.
They dance in circles to communicate a short distance and shake their bodies and dart back and forth to indicate a longer distance.
You kept putting off working on the fine details of this project, so it ended up lacking the finishing touches.
A mailbag from a single sender addressed to one recipient, as the name suggests is for delivering a bag of printed matter.
I'd like to have a girl the first time.
Look, they say first a girl, then a boy, don't they?
I'd like to have a girl the first time.
Look, they say first a girl, then a boy, don't they?
Extra special treatment is imperative to get the vessel through government red tape so that she can leave port on time.
Extra special treatment is imperative to get the vessel through government red tape so that she can leave port on time.
He didn't want to take today's test, so he made believe that he was sick and didn't go to school.
He didn't want to take today's test, so he made believe that he was sick and didn't go to school.
Jane is fat and rude and smokes too much.
However, Ken thinks she's lovely and charming.
That's why they say love is blind.
Jane is fat and rude and smokes too much.
However, Ken thinks she's lovely and charming.
That's why they say love is blind.
It's been so long since we've met.
Let's have a drink or two and talk about the good old days.
It's been so long since we've met.
Let's have a drink or two and talk about the good old days.
Early Man used his fingers and toes to count the animals he owned or the measures of grain he had stored.
An early man used his fingers and toes to count the animals he owned or the measures of grain he had stored.
I wonder if they don't have meetings anymore where strong words fly and everyone goes at each other tooth and nail.
I wonder if they don't have meetings anymore where strong words fly and everyone goes at each other tooth and nail.
He parted from me saying that he would see me the next day, but I have not heard from him since.
He parted from me saying that he would see me the next day, but I have not heard from him since.
I was assailed by the stupid but unshakable idea that if I was imprudent enough to move my hand, I'd be noticed.
I was assailed by the stupid but unshakable idea that if I was imprudent enough to move my hand, I'd be noticed.
And even outside these nations.
English is perhaps more widely used as a medium of international communication than any other language.
And even outside these nations.
English is perhaps more widely used as a medium of international communication than any other language.
Yesterday I found a tiny piece of land for sale in a quiet residential area and I immediately decided to buy it.
Stop trying to make us follow all these subtle cues.
I wish you would say what you want to say more clearly.
I get caught in the rain, I'm late for my date, and I lose my pocketbook.
It's just one thing after another today.
I get caught in the rain, I'm late for my date, and I lose my pocketbook.
It's just one thing after another today.
When I was playing video games in the living room, Mother asked me if I would go shopping with her.
When I was playing video games in the living room, mother asked me if I would go shopping with her.
Now just a minute there.
I hope you're not trying to tell me you're not going to pay the money back.
The only useful knowledge is that which teaches us how to seek what is good and avoid what is evil.
Please let me know immediately if you would like to set up an area of the conference room for your products.
Please let me know immediately if you would like to set up an area of the conference room for your products.
I thought that if we lined up benches in the garden as well, we could achieve quite a seating capacity.
When bears sleep or lie down, their postures depend on whether they want to get rid of heat or conserve it.
The greatest cause of stress for men is work, while for women, human relationships come at the top of the list.
The greatest cause of stress for men is work, while for women, human relationships come at the top of the list.
I'm patching things up for your mistake, so it's only natural that I get a reward appropriate to my labors.
I'm patching things up for your mistake, so it's only natural that I get a reward appropriate to my labors.
After the hatchet job my boss did on my proposal, I'm not sure how long I want to keep on working here.
After the hatchet job my boss did on my proposal, I'm not sure how long I want to keep on working here.
Among married couples, there has been an increase in divorce and separation, with the result that there are many more one-parent families.
As expectation increases that the dollar will weaken.
The foreign exchange market's reaction to US economic indicators has been fairly muted.
As expectation increases that the dollar will weaken.
The foreign exchange market's reaction to US economic indicators has been fairly muted.
The precision ratio is an index that indicates how many articles meet the search criteria out of all the articles retrieved.
The precision ratio is an index that indicates how many articles meet the search criteria out of all the articles retrieved.
After business came to a halt, many bathhouses added new facilities, such as saunas and exercise equipment, in an effort to attract customers.
After business came to a halt, many bathhouses added new facilities, such as saunas and exercise equipment, in an effort to attract customers.
This airport doesn't have as many flights as Incheon Airport and even looking from the observation deck at first there were no planes.
This airport doesn't have as many flights as Incheon Airport and even looking from the observation deck at first there were no planes.
Attention is focused on the potential for growth of the personal and industrial use garbage compactor market in relations to trends in law.
Attention is focused on the potential for growth of the personal and industrial use garbage compactor market in relations to trends in law.
Recently, what with this and that, I haven't been able to sing, so today I sang like there's no tomorrow.
Recently, what with this and that, I haven't been able to sing I so today I sang like there's no tomorrow.
I haven't heard anyone call him a late bloomer in a while, but I do wonder when he's going to grow up.
I haven't heard anyone call him a late bloomer in a while, but I do wonder when he's going to grow up.
Therefore, I'm giving up for now.
I'll still try to check out other possibilities but I think hopes are slim.
Therefore, I'm giving up for now.
I'll still try to check out other possibilities but I think hopes are slim.
With all the kerfuffle since this morning, I'd almost forgotten.
But we've still got the problem of the club members, haven't we?
With all the kerfuffle since this morning, I'd almost forgotten.
But we've still got the problem of the club members, haven't we?
He put up a brave and lone struggle, but up against such heavy odds he couldn't get his business plan accepted.
This skull and crossbones was named based on the world famous Captain Kidd, who was active in the late 17th century Britain.
This skull and crossbones was named based on the world famous Captain Kidd, who was active in the late 17th century Britain.
If I'm going to have a wedding ceremony, I want it to be the best ever so I have no regrets.
If I'm going to have a wedding ceremony, I want it to be the best ever so I have no regrets.
I had words with the manager of that store because he refused to refund my money for the TV set that wasn't operating properly.
I had words with the manager of that store because he refused to refund my money for the TV set that wasn't operating properly.
When the flight crew has their aircraft under control, everything is working normally, and yet it still crashes into the ground.
That's CFIT.
When the flight crew has their aircraft under control, everything is working normally, and yet it still crashes into the ground.
That's CFIT.
Hey, we're trying to have a serious discussion here, so I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't butt in so irresponsibly.
Hey, we're trying to have a serious discussion here, so I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't butt in so irresponsibly.
There was no fresh meat in the market today, so you'll have to content yourselves with something out of a tin.
There was no fresh meat in the market today, so you'll have to content yourselves with something out of a tin.
If you have a bone to pick with a person, tell it to his face instead of saying things behind his back.
My hair is messed up this morning.
At least lend me a hand mirror.
It should be shut in the drawer there.
My hair is messed up this morning.
At least lend me a hand mirror.
It should be shut in the drawer there.
You are always there for me.
So if you're ever in dire straits, just let me know and I'll come running.
You are always there for me.
So if you're ever in dire straits, just let me know and I'll come running.
From childhood i was fond of reading and all the little money that ever came into my hands was laid out in books.
From childhood i was fond of reading and all the little money that ever came into my hands was laid out in books.
The publication of the exam results over without incident.
For the time being, attention is naturally going to focus on the summer break, right?
The publication of the exam results over without incident.
For the time being, attention is naturally going to focus on the summer break, right?
I don't expect him to understand my innermost thoughts, but I wonder what I can do to get him to hold an interest.
I don't expect him to understand my innermost thoughts, but I wonder what I can do to get him to hold an interest.
When she saw the length he'd gone to get all dressed up, she couldn't help letting a brief chuckle escape.
When she saw the length he'd gone to get all dressed up, she couldn't help letting a brief chuckle escape.
Many men nowadays seem to have the feeling that in vast modern societies there is nothing of importance that the individual can do.
Dreams flew out of that box when it was opened, dreams of secrets written in disappearing ink and of overwhelming odors.
Dreams flew out of that box when it was opened, dreams of secrets written in disappearing ink and of overwhelming odors.
Uncontrolled, these forces may be dangerous and destructive, but once mastered they can be bent to a man's will and desire.
Uncontrolled, these forces may be dangerous and destructive, but once mastered, they can be bent to a man's will and desire.
A boy and a girl came in.
I spoke to the boy, who seemed to be older than the girl.
A boy and a girl came in.
I spoke to the boy, who seemed to be older than the girl.
The priest seems to make it a practice to climb on the underdog's bandwagon and persuade the other side to compromise.
The priest seems to make it a practice to climb on the underdog's bandwagon and persuade the other side to compromise.
A buyer's market is a market in which goods are plentiful, buyers have a wide range of choices and prices are low.
A buyer's market is a market in which goods are plentiful, buyers have a wide range of choices and prices are low.
In my social studies class, for example, there are often discussions that include the teacher as another member of the group.
There was however, a need for food to be carried from the bowl to the mouth, and chopsticks came along to meet that need.
There was however, a need for food to be carried from the bowl to the mouth, and chopsticks came along to meet that need.
If it hadn't been for Lindbergh's luck and his knowledge of flying, he could never have succeeded in crossing the Atlantic.
If it hadn't been for Lindbergh's luck and his knowledge of flying, he could never have succeeded in crossing the Atlantic.
At his final exam, Bob was really put through the ringer.
The test covered everything that was in the course.
At his final exam, Bob was really put through the ringer.
The test covered everything that was in the course.
I am very sorry that I have to ask you to change the meeting date to March 6 due to personal reasons.
If you whip the steering wheel around like that on a snowy road, the car is going to go into a slide.
If you whip the steering wheel around like that on a snowy road, the car is going to go into a slide.
At the bus stop, people waited in orderly lines but as soon as the bus pulled up, the line broke up.
At the bus stop, people waited in orderly lines but as soon as the bus pulled up, the line broke up.
If you are a member of a primitive community and you wish to produce say food, there are two things that you must do.
I held the fur coat close to my cheek and dreamt of the day I would be able to afford it.
I held the fur coat close to my cheek and dreamt of the day I would be able to afford it.
This is a basic factor that can even be said to be the common lot of man.
It certainly doesn't apply only to Germans.
When you start taking medicine, it begins working on symptoms like pain right away, but that doesn't mean that the ulcer heals right away.
When you start taking medicine, it begins working on symptoms like pain right away, but that doesn't mean that the ulcer heals right away.
It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation.
It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation.
First, they should have right ideas of things, ideas that are based on careful observation and understand causes of effects and their significance correctly.
But first they should have right ideas of things, ideas that are based on careful observation and understand causes of effects and their significance correctly.
They all have arms, legs, and heads.
They walk and talk.
But now there's something that wants to make them different.
They all have arms, legs, and heads.
They walk and talk.
But now there's something that wants to make them different.
However, if you're going to read people's blogs in order to write an interesting blog, you can do that right away.
However, if you're going to read people's blogs in order to write an interesting blog, You can do that right away.
He's likely to be late, so you'd better tell him again that the meeting time is 7, to make double sure.
He's likely to be late, so you'd better tell him again that the meeting time is 7, to make double sure.
The major result from recent investigations of Emmett's theory has been that it can be applied to biochemistry as well.
The major result from recent investigations of Emmett's theory has been that it can be applied to biochemistry as well.
The statistical data presented in her paper is of great use for us in estimating the frequency of the movement.
The statistical data presented in her paper is of great use for us in estimating the frequency of the movement.
We got an unexpected present from him.
I guess he felt a little obligated after what we did for him.
I haven't read both his novels, but judging from the one I have read, he seems to be a promising writer.
Banks will try to lend you an umbrella on a sunny day, but they will turn their backs on a rainy day.
Banks will try to lend you an umbrella on a sunny day, but they will turn their backs on a rainy day.
This is the first time I've worked as a coordinator, so I may not have the hang of it yet.
I didn't want to go. but she had been so kind to me that I couldn't but accept the invitation.
I didn't want to go, but she had been so kind to me that I couldn't but accept the invitation.
Instead of putting the car into gear, she put it into reverse, causing a great deal of damage to the storefront.
Instead of putting the car into gear, she put it into reverse, causing a great deal of damage to the storefront.
I had tried to avoid thinking that as much as possible, but as soon as I faced it I started to feel miserable.
I had tried to avoid thinking that as much as possible, but as soon as I faced it I started to feel miserable.
The other day I noticed I was driving around with the parking brake on.
It's a wonder the car would even move.
The LDP brought out a bill to raise taxes, but they met with such violent opposition that they backed down.
The LDP brought out a bill to raise taxes, but they met with such a violent opposition that they backed down.
I would like to put special emphasis on the concept that social ecology is the second school of contemporary environmentalism.
I would like to put special emphasis on the concept that social ecology is the second school of contemporary environmentalism.
Pet loss refers to the reactions of shock and anger that occurs in owners who have been bereaved of their pets.
Pet loss refers to the reactions of shock and anger that occurs in owners who have been bereaved of their pets.
No sooner had we finished working on one tough problem than the president sent us yet another straight from the top.
No sooner had we finished working on one tough problem than the president sent us yet another straight from the top.
Since her parents were busy at work all the time, she spent a lot of her time at her friend's house.
Since her parents were busy at work all the time, she spent a lot of her time at her friend's house.
This is to confirm the appointment we made to meet at your office at 10 AM on Monday, February 27th.
This is to confirm the appointment we made to meet at your office at 10 AM on Monday, February 27th.
This inefficiency is a result of the animal's large body and massive legs and feet, which contribute a sideways motion to its walk.
We are concerned about the further actualization of current problems among youth, such as truancy, dislike of school and lack of appropriate character development.
We are concerned about the further actualization of current problems among youth, such as truancy, dislike of school and lack of appropriate character development.
An experiment I would learn much later when studying the philosophy of science had to arise from a real dissatisfaction with existing knowledge.
The restraining role that the community once played is losing its force, as adults become reluctant to reprimand other people's unruly children.
They say you should consult the past if you want to learn about the future.
History has a lot to teach us.
They say you should consult the past if you want to learn about the future.
History has a lot to teach us.
He began to learn English when he was 12 years old, that is to say, when he entered junior high school.
He began to learn English when he was 12 years old, that is to say, when he entered junior high school.
Before we try to move up to the next level, I think we need to focus on keeping what we have.
Also, could you please contact me if you would like to present your opinion on any of the topics listed.
His utter failure at the last peace conference has taught him to arm himself to the teeth with new tricks and tactics.
His utter failure at the last peace conference has taught him to arm himself to the teeth with new tricks and tactics.
I need it by the morning of April 5 so it can be reviewed by other members prior to the meeting.
I need it by the morning of April 5 so it can be reviewed by other members prior to the meeting.
There's also the danger of unexploded bombs.
So they reported it to the police and the area was taped off to keep people out.
Service industries include communication transportation distribution, Finance and a host of other areas which do not involve production of goods.
Service industries include communication transportation distribution, Finance and a host of other areas which do not involve production of goods.
The best way to know what a country is like is to go and see it with your own eyes.
The best way to know what a country is like is to go and see it with your own eyes.
After all, different people have different ways of eating according to the kinds of food which they have traditionally eaten.
The launch which had been scheduled for this morning was postponed because of the illness of shuttle commander John Creighton.
The launch which had been scheduled for this morning was postponed because of the illness of shuttle commander John Creighton.
You must put up with your new post for the present.
I'll find you a better place one of these days.
You must put up with your new post for the present.
I'll find you a better place one of these days.
I don't know if you'd call it a hobby, but to stretch it a little, you could say music appreciation is my hobby.
I don't know if you'd call it a hobby, but to stretch it a little, you could say music appreciation is my hobby.
In 776 BC, the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks' chief, god Zeus.
In 776 BC, the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greek's chief, god Zeus.
During my last spring vacation, I took a job in a restaurant to help pay the costs of my trip abroad.
During my last spring vacation, I took a job in a restaurant to help pay the costs of my trip abroad.
Not knowing that Nancy had left him, I put my foot in my mouth by asking Paul how she was.
They rolled along the big road and they rolled along the little road until they were way out in the country.
They rolled along the big road and they rolled along the little road until they were way out in the country.
Last night John was completely drunk and she was walking along the lake and then she fell in the water.
Last night John was completely drunk and she was walking along the lake and then she fell in the water.
These children are born not of natural descent, nor the human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.
These children are born not of natural descent, nor the human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.
This book aims to provide an explanation of modern Japanese grammar that is as systematic and as easily understood as possible.
This book aims to provide an explanation of modern Japanese grammar that is as systematic and as easily understood as possible.
She looked at her flight of cranes hanging from the ceiling which her brother James had hung there for her.
She looked at her flight of cranes hanging from the ceiling which her brother James had hung there for her.
When I tried to move the desk, one of its legs made a jarring sound as it scraped across the floor.
When I tried to move the desk, one of its legs made a jarring sound as it scraped across the floor.
I'm going to Hawaii next week, so I have to go and exchange some yen for dollars at the bank.
From the look of the sky, the typhoon will probably be raging in all its fury about this time tomorrow.
From the look of the sky, the typhoon will probably be raging in all its fury about this time tomorrow.
Our teacher showed us different kinds of flowers and told us in passing that those flowers came from her garden.
Our teacher showed us different kinds of flowers and told us in passing that those flowers came from her garden.
The company faced a major interruption in business when a fire destroyed their archive of computer hard drives and optical disks.
Sales at the company zoomed thanks to brisk export demand, but profit did not keep up because of intense competition.
Sales at the company zoomed thanks to brisk export demand, but profit did not keep up because of intense competition.
When we arrived at the house, Chin and Chilla were sitting at the top of a broad flight of stairs.
When we arrived at the house, Chin and Chilla were sitting at the top of a broad flight of stairs.
The men's and women's singles final at Wimbledon are among the most exciting and popular sports events of the year.
The men's and women's singles final at Wimbledon are among the most exciting and popular sports events of the year.
I am a little bit afraid that he will not prepare anything because I have not seen a presentation of his with presentation material.
Parents try not to think about it, hoping that if they blot the children out, that faithful call or cable will never come.
Parents try not to think about it, hoping that if they blot the children out, that faithful call or cable will never come.
To persuade somebody that your recommendation is reasonable and wise, you have to give reasons and quote known examples and authorities.
To persuade somebody that your recommendation is reasonable and wise, you have to give reasons and quote known examples and authorities.
It was evening and already dark, but I saw a cat walking along a telephone wire.
Can they do that, cats?
It was evening and already dark, but I saw a cat walking along a telephone wire.
Can they do that, cats?
The current imbalance between supply and demand is considered to reflect structural changes on the demand side, rather than being a cyclical phenomenon.
The current imbalance between supply and demand is considered to reflect structural changes on the demand side, rather than being a cyclical phenomenon.
One of the most curious things that has forced itself on my notice is that there is no permanence in the judgment of beauty.
One of the most curious things that has forced itself on my notice is that there is no permanence in the judgment of beauty.
It's not as if an emissary from outer space will have slipped into school uniform and be loitering around seeking a partner.
It's not as if an emissary from outer space will have slipped into school uniform and be loitering around seeking a partner.
She is at her wit's end with her son.
He sometimes does not come home until 3 or 4 a.m.
She is at her wit's end with her son.
He sometimes does not come home until 3 or 4 a.m.
These two have completely different patterning, but no difference is seen in their internal morphology, so it seems that they are considered the same.
This movement has not yet achieved all its goals, but it has already had considerable impact in many areas of male-female relations.
This movement has not yet achieved all its goals, but it has already had considerable impact in many areas of male-female relations.
They came from all over the world to make their homes in this new land, which was thinly populated by Native Indians.
They came from all over the world to make their homes in this new land, which was thinly populated by Native Indians.
Don't give in to despair just because you didn't get into the college that was at the top of your wish list.
Don't give in to despair just because you didn't get into the college that was at the top of your wish list.
When meeting a person for the first time, be sure to pay attention to the distance placed between yourself and your partner.
When meeting a person for the first time, be sure to pay attention to the distance placed between yourself and your partner.
Beautiful women die young or so the saying goes.
If so, then my wife is going to live a long life.
Beautiful women die young or so the saying goes.
If so, then my wife is going to live a long life.
I think that against somebody like that, my seemingly clever techniques would be seen through, and then I would be defeated.
I think that against somebody like that, my seemingly clever techniques would be seen through, and then I would be defeated.
Working in a society gives women both hardship and achievement, but the daily chores at home don't seem to give them fulfillment.
Working in a society gives women both hardship and achievement, but the daily chores at home don't seem to give them fulfillment.
Gross national product is a nation's total output of goods and services during a given period of time, as measured in monetary value.
Gross national product is a nation's total output of goods and services during a given period of time, as measured in monetary value.
