I'll accompany you to the airport.

My uncle lived in Washington, D. C. for two years.

Sydney is far from here.

a rich ruby port

On the surface the book consists mostly of a series of case histories.

She shuddered at the thought of snakes.

muggy weather

The bus fell off the cliff, killing all 10 aboard.

My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school

foods indispensable to good nutrition

She bore herself gracefully.

I'll be with you in a second.

This plan is impossible to accomplish.

He often uses the slightest thing as a pretext for a fight with anybody.

believed in witches and malign spirits

She imposed the work on him.

That idea never presented itself to me.

It takes 10 minutes to solve this problem.

He is father to the bride.

I have a dull ache here.

With the appearance of a promising new writer, the aging novelist fell from prominence.

worn threads on the screw

She bore no malice against you.

He dwells on his past failures.

Today, more and more people are changing jobs in order to get a better salary and higher social status.

There was something strange about her.

She managed to back up through the narrow driveway.

a thin soup

You are absolutely right.

A crystal chandelier was hanging over the table.

I have business with him.

He was dressed in a dark suit at the meeting.

Tourists have increased in number.

He managed to bluff his way through the job interview.

there was never a letup in the noise

What you said to her isn't accepted as a joke.

Don't talk so loud.

Tom has lived in New York since he was a child.

The words above the door of the theatre were a metre high.

His advice amounts to an order.