55-56 ANKI

Sterling and Walcott scored a goal apiece. The largest stones weigh over five tonnes apiece.

He's always mocking my French accent. The other children mocked her, laughing behind their hands. The new exam mocked the needs of the majority of children.

Mock horror/surprise. A mock election.

The cynics and the mockers and the doubters can say what they like.

She couldn't stand any more of their mockery. His smile was full of mockery. It was a mockery of a trial.

Her voice was faintly mocking. She did her best to ignore his mocking expression.

They chattered away happily for a while. He chattered excitedly to his friends. Her teeth chattered as she dressed. The only sounds we could hear were the birds chattering in the trees.

She hardly said a word until she was two, but now she's a little chatterbox.

A strenuous climb. The ship went down although strenuous efforts were made to save it. The plan has met with strenuous opposition.

Crowds gathered in the vicinity of Trafalgar Square. There is no hospital in the immediate vicinity.

In the realm of literature. At the end of the speech he seemed to be moving into the realms of fantasy.

She took a justifiable pride in her son's achievements.

I can see no possible justification for any further tax increases. He was getting angry—and with some justification.

The board completely disregarded my recommendations. Safety rules were disregarded.

Their reckless disregard for human life. She shows a total disregard for other people's feelings.

The paint was brittle with age. She had thin, brittle, permed hair. A brittle temperament. A brittle laugh. ‘Not at all,’ she said in a brittle voice, avoiding his eye.

The hardness and brittleness of coal. The growing brittleness of the country's economy. There was some brittleness in his tone.

These plates chip easily. The fossils had been chipped out of the rock.

This mug has a chip in it. Chips of wood.

She stood up and brushed the crumbs from her sweater. I managed to pick up a few crumbs of useful information.

The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade. Large classes dilute the quality of education that children receive.

You could see bare wood where the paint had flaked off. His skin was dry and flaking. Flake the tuna and add to the sauce.

There are huge problems in our inner cities.

She looks great in these high-waisted pants.

A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. The council has tried to get them evicted. To face eviction from your home.

He dwelt in a ruined cottage on the hillside. For ten years she dwelled among the nomads of North America. The gorillas dwell in the high rainforests of Rwanda.

Apartment dwellers are still primarily couples and singles.

The development will consist of 66 dwellings and a number of offices. An application to convert the old barn into a dwelling. Ancient cliff dwellings.