1. opposing
I am willing to go on record as opposing nuclear tests.
The opposing team did not put up much of a fight, so we won hands down.
He joined the opposing team.
After the second innings, the opposing pitcher recovered too, and it turned into a pitching duel.
We have carried the day, Sir! exclaimed the adjutant to the general as the heavy cavalry smashed through the opposing lines.
It would demoralize the opposing team to give it the razz from the spectators' side.
They are strongly opposing my proposal.
Angielskie słowo "oppose" (opposing) występuje w zestawach:
kolokwium 2 magisterskieWord Formation (Year 3)2. agree
We agree.
I agree on an emotional level, but on the pragmatic level I disagree.
If you agree to buy 3,000 of them, we'll give you a 3 percent discount.
I was unwilling to agree to the proposal, but it seemed that I had no choice.
I agree with the ban in principle, but in practice it will be extremely difficult.
By signing a contract, you agree to certain terms and conditions.
Britain was in no hurry to agree on a peace treaty.
When we hear of a divorce we assume that it was caused by the inability of those two people to agree upon fundamentals.
While they don't agree, they continue to be friends.
It is impossible, you know, to make him agree.
Therefore, for any text you hold the copyright to, by submitting it, you agree to license it under the Creative Commons Attribution License 2.0 (fr).
Most students agree with the proposal, and made a list of arguments in favour of it.
He nodded as much as to say, I agree.
Certainly if someone is _that_ beautiful you'd draw back from approaching her. "Thought you'd agree."
If you would agree to answer some of the questions below, I would be extremely grateful.
3. counter
It's at that counter.
See that guy over there at the counter drinking whisky? He's pretty much my type.
Throat and nose membranes hurt by dry air allow cold viruses to enter more easily. It is important to carry out sensible counter plans against the cold with heaters and against the dryness with humidifiers.
Registration for the first visit is at Counter No.1.
The flow of evacuation events from occurrence of a large earthquake to the conclusion of emergency counter measures.
To keep holding the barrier up is just to wait for death! So we're going to go out past the wall and counter attack the enemy, you ready!?
In the Tokyo stock market, stocks of about 450 companies are traded over the counter.
When the counter value reaches the assigned 'lucky-number' it displays a congratulatory message.
Pac-Man, when a certain condition is reached, can counter attack and eat the monsters chasing him.
a counter attack
This counter helps to count how many calories are in your favourite food.
At the newsagent’s; you go to the counter to buy a newspaper and they offer to sell you a L1 chocolate bar.
The USA sent extra troops to counter the rising violence in Afghanistan.
He counters well and makes his point.
An Englishman, a Belgian and a Dutchman enter a pub and sit down at the counter. Says the barkeeper, "Wait a minute, is this a joke or what?"
4. disagree
Let's agree to disagree.
If you disagree with him, he is liable to get angry.
Just for the record, I totally disagree with this decision.
Some people think that it is difficult for a native speaker of English to learn Chinese, but I disagree.
I agree on an emotional level, but on the pragmatic level I disagree.
They consider it impolite to disagree with someone they don't know very well.
I disagree!
Who shall decide when doctors disagree?
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
I will listen to you, especially when we disagree.
I beg to differ, as I disagree with your analysis of the situation.
historians often disagree
She can't stand when people disagree with her.
Mark thinks his jokes are funny, but Fiona disagrees.
5. take on
England will have to take on Germany to get through to the finals.
I'm always up for a challange and I often take on the most ridiculous ones.
They’re going to take on ten new interns at Radio London. Why don’t we apply?
Friendship with the same sex take on great importance.
Our company wants to take on two new programmers.
In adolescence, friendships with the same sex take on (acquire) great importance.
take onnew challenges
It's a command and a requirement that you must take on now!
I don't want to take on too much work.
The school decided to take on two drama teachers.
I take on this challenge.
Don't take on too much work. You'll be exhausted.
No one else can take on that responsibility.
Angielskie słowo "oppose" (take on) występuje w zestawach:
phrasal verb/formal6. go against
Angielskie słowo "oppose" (go against) występuje w zestawach:
Formal informal7. to disagree with a plan or activity and to try change or stop it
8. the opposite
quite the opposite, it was absolutely unexpected