take sides

take sides: choose to support a particular opinion or person

• I don't want to take sides when you two argue - I think you're both right!

take place

take place: occur

• The meeting took place in New York City.

take a look

take a look: read or consider something quickly, especially in order to decide what to do

• Can you take a look at this proposal so we can discuss it in the meeting?

take care

take care: pay close attention to make sure something bad, like an accident, doesn't happen

• The roads are really icy, so take care driving.

BREAKTHROUGH

BREAKTHROUGH

• The invention of penicillin was a breakthrough in the treatment of many diseases.
• I believe that marrying him was a breakthrough in my life. It changed everything for better.

CROWD

CROWD

• The city parade drew crowds of people eager to take part in it.
• There were crowds of people at the cinema when James Bond returned to the big screen in "Quantum of Solace".

AFTERWARDS

AFTERWARDS

• She took a shower and then she went to bed soon afterwards.
• The weather in England changes fast. It is sunny in the morning and soon afterwards it starts raining.

TO ERASE

TO ERASE

• I couldn't erase the stain from the wall. It was too big.
• All of my songs were erased when I restarted the computer. I need to have it repaired.

TREASURE

TREASURE

• There are many wonderful art treasures in the National Gallery.
• The pirates could finally stop robbing ships when they found treasure.

PARTICULAR

PARTICULAR

• There was nothing of particular importance at the meeting. I might have stayed at home.
• In this particular case I decided to go to bed earlier.