3054457 The best way to learn a foreign language is to go live in a country where it's spoken. WestofEden 682150 The roadblock is only temporary. It will be removed when the construction is finished. Source_VOA 238870 They fed me a line about Monday being a holiday, so I took the day off, and it wasn't. Zifre 2639584 Tom didn't make it to the station in time to catch the train he was planning to catch. CK 2958114 Tom shook up a can of beer and then walked into the living room and handed it to Mary. CK 65543 When it comes to my supervisor, he's very inconsistent, so we never get any work done. CM 954672 Why don't we just reformat the hard disk? You've been having a lot of trouble with it. CK 544637 Wouldn't it be great if a gender-neutral pronoun for "he" or "she" existed in English? CK 27763 It has been raining since the day before yesterday, but it may clear up this afternoon. CK 36104 People who are constantly copying others do it because they can't think for themselves. TRANG 44046 That report was important because it pointed out all the errors the committee had made. CM 27772 The amount of paper produced by a country is closely related to its cultural standards. NekoKanjya 1326206 The clouds are getting darker and darker and it's beginning to look like it might rain. CK 45622 The twins look so much alike it's next to impossible to distinguish one from the other. CK 3350308 Tom doesn't like it when people invade his personal space by standing too close to him. patgfisher 1090362 I appreciate it when a native speaker tries to help me sound more like a native speaker. CK 2986058 I think Tom might recognize Mary, even though it's been a long time since he's seen her. CK 2079800 If I can get a book from the library, it saves me from having to buy it in the bookshop. Shishir 268514 Information is sometimes held back from patients when it is thought it might upset them. CM 2889900 It hurt so much I could have screamed, but I gritted my teeth and bravely bore the pain. patgfisher 64804 It was boredom that Aldous Huxley considered one of the most dangerous human conditions. CM 456191 It's a good idea to study the language and culture of the country you're going to visit. lukaszpp 281413 Japanese women marry at 26 on average. It is no mystery that the birthrate is declining. CK 20523 She knew what it was like for married women to look after houses, husbands and children. CK 67729 When you rely on the team too much, it may reduce your individual competitive instincts. CM 667965 Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. CK 1353027 As soon as you're finished looking at the "kairanban," please give it to the next person. CK 240703 Computers are certainly playing an important role in our life, whether we like it or not. CK 2789921 I don't know how I managed to do that. The main thing is that I was able to do it at all. patgfisher 2889786 I was supposed to do a course on how to avoid procrastination, but I kept putting it off. patgfisher 2079801 If I can get a book from the library, it saves me from needing to buy it in the bookshop. Shishir 1955523 If it's okay with you, I'd like to take it slow. I really don't want to rush into things. _undertoad 327253 It is essential that some kind of compromise be reached between Pyongyang and Washington. CK 682201 It is illegal in the United States for law enforcement to use torture to get information. Source_VOA 274546 It made Grandfather's day when his granddaughter gave him a picture she had drawn of him. CM 327816 It would be presumptuous to call myself his replacement, but I could offer some guidance. CM 327691 It's simply that I don't really understand what an "oddball" is when said by a Mixi user. CK 954113 It's very unlikely that a serious art collector would ever buy anything from that source. CK 55342 Our company has never had that kind of system, and it's never made us feel uncomfortable. CK 3076545 The flour was past its use-by date, so the cake only rose half as much as it should have. patgfisher 2744505 The sky is clear and the wind is refreshingly cool. It's a perfect day to spend outdoors. CK 3023522 Tom knew it was safer to walk on the sidewalk, but he walked down the center of the road. CK 41472 When someone speaks with such rhetorical flourish, it starts to sound like they're lying. CM 22461 When the accountant was arrested, rumour had it that it was for his creative bookkeeping. Zifre 528323 I always thought that a stroke was one of nature's ways to tell you that it's time to die. fanty 277255 I don't think it's always right for local governments to submit to the central government. CM 3171172 I have been meaning to go to Berlin, but keep putting it off, I´ll get around to it soon. davearms 2639578 I know it's hard to find the time, but could you proofread this for me before next Monday? CK 879752 I've heard that you don't eat green leafy vegetables. You say that it is food for animals. alexmarcelo 240877 If it had not been for antibiotics, medicine would not have made such remarkable progress. CK