buy ----> purchase
by all means ----> definitely
by leaps and bounds ----> quickly
by mail // through the mail ----> in writing // write to
by the time ----> overdue
by tomorrow ----> quick
cake // chocolate ----> dessert
call an agency ----> hire someone
call for an appointment // on one's calendar ----> schedule
call it a day ----> not need to do sth. today
call off ----> cancel
can do it with one's eyes closed ----> memorize every part of
can find only one ----> can't find one
can hardly breathe ----> be bothered
can hardly contain oneself ----> be beside oneself
Can you believe it? ----> unbelievable
cancel ----> not do sth. // call off // stop
cancer // doctors and dentists ----> medical // medicine field
can't // out of the question ----> not be able to
can't afford a lot ----> select an inexpensive gift
can't believe ----> be surprised
can't do (A) until do (B) ----> be not ready to do (A)
can't fit it in ----> be too busy to do sth.
can't make any sense out of sth. ----> find sth. confusing
can't make heads or tails of sth. ----> don't understand sth. at all
can't put it down ----> interesting
can't stick around ----> have to go
can't stop doing // day and night ----> constantly
can't tell sth. apart ----> sth. seem identical
can't wait to see the look on one's face ----> be anxious to see one's reaction
care ----> concern
cash ----> money
cash a check ----> get some money
cassette ----> record
catch cold ----> get sick
catch sth. when sth. opens in someplace ----> see sth. when sth. go to someplace
catch up on ----> make up
challenge // get stuck ----> solve
chance ----> time
change ----> not ... same // different // new
change one's mind after all ----> had previously said
change ones' seats ----> from a different row
check ----> look in // inspect // repair
check out ----> find out
check out // reference book ----> inaccurate
check sth. with ----> call
check with sb. ----> ask sb.
chewing gum magnate // purchased the island for three million dollars ----> a wealthy developer
chilli ... hot ----> spicy
choose ----> select
choose ----> decide
chop down ----> cut down
class ----> course
clean out the refrigerator // fix a snack // not many leftovers ----> eat all the food
clean up ----> put in order
clear out ----> remove
climate ----> weather
clinic ----> infirmary
close ----> miss
coat // sweater // late tonight ----> be cool in the evening
coffee ----> drink
cold ----> warm
cold // Arctic temperature ----> winter
collect ----> hunt
collect and take ----> pick up and deliver
combine with (A) to do any good ----> by oneself (B) be not useful
come a long way ----> improve
come along ----> progress
come and watch ----> enjoy
come back ----> return
come down with the flu ----> become ill
come handy ----> benefit
come in handy ----> be useful
come into money/a fortune/a legacy ----> receive money
come right out and ask sb. ----> confront sb. directly
come to ----> attend // go to see
come up with ----> find
community college ----> different school
competition ----> contest
completely assembled // only partly ----> finish putting them together
completely unhindered // a single region ----> economically unified
completely unknown ----> totally new
components ----> parts
computer division ----> computer department
concentrate on doing one's school work ----> spend one's time studying
concentrate on one exhibit for the day ----> see only a part of the museum in a day |
