Their blood types are not compatible, so we cannot use his blood.
The computer software isn’t compatible with your operating system.
Levine said he is lucky he and his roommate are compatible.
His preoccupation with sports is affecting his grades.
He rapidly rose in the corporate hierarchy.
The threat of inflation is diminishing.
A single-payer system would diminish the bureaucratic cost of health.
After a month-long siege, they gave themselves up to federal agents.
The town was under siege.
Even my brain is weary tonight!
Provisions had to be flown in by helicopter
When designing buildings in California, you have to make some provision for earthquakes.
Ample provisions for aircraft stability have been made.
It’s a nuisance filling out all these forms.
I asked to leave the room, and the teacher gave his consent.
precious memories
Children are our most precious resource.
a grape vine
pea vines
Lungren, a fiscal conservative when it comes to spending taxpayers’ money, is frugal in his personal life as well
The precise recipe is a closely guarded secret.
Years of doing this research had made her very precise in her working methods.
There was a good turnout for the meeting – twelve of us, to be precise.
My little boy fell off his bike and has a bad bruise on his shoulder
a fluffy mohair sweater
Beat the eggs and sugar together until they are light and fluffy.
My husband snores so loudly it keeps me awake at night.
The windows rattled when the wind blew.
Manny slammed the door, rattling the cups on the shelf.
She entered the political arena as a young woman.
a sports arena
Chad stirred the thick paint in the buckets.
Add tomatoes, stir, and bring to boil.
Let the rice sit, and then stir it up.
Cold air stung Jack’s lungs.
The soap made his eyes sting.
Managers were stung by criticism from environmentalists.
Why do bees sting?
The cherry tree is beginning to blossom.
fig. She has really blossomed recently (= become more confident and successful).
