1. hear from (=receive a letter from) 收到某人来信

    hear of/about 听说，了解

2 be dying to do sth    非常想做某事（想得要死）

   be dying for sth   非常想要得到某物

   He was dying for a new house/ to buy a new house.

3. be made from   由……制造（看得见原材料）

　be made of        由……制造（看不见原材料）

　be made in      产于某地

４. up to   达到；由……负责

　He can earn up to 5000 yuan a month.

    It's up to you .

5. for sure   确定，无疑地

    No one knows for sure what happened,

6. come across (=meet with) 偶然遇到

7. be relevant to 和……相关

8. make a /no /little ... difference 对……有/没有/少量影响

9. stick out    伸出；突出

    She stuck her tongue out at me.

10. get through    通过；（电话）接通； （考试）及格

11. adjust   调整；适应（adjust to =adapt to)

    He adjusted his tie before entering the classroom.

12. dry up    （河流、湖泊等）干涸，使变干

      dry out    （土壤，皮肤等）变干，干透

12. in need (of sth) 需要某物

     I was in great need of money.

13. participate in /join in /compete in /take part in   ... 加入……活动

     join    加入（某个组织、团体或个人）

14. operate   操作，运行   operate a machine

                     动手术 to operate on a patient

15. privilege   殊荣，特权 （可数） It was a privilege to see you.

                      荣幸，荣耀（只用单数形式）