She waited for me at the top of the stairs.
There were cherries on top of the cake.
We reached the top of the mountain in just under 6 hours.
When I went to the top of the castle, I c[ould] see [a] beautiful view of Edinburgh. (Key English Test; A2; Chinese)
a black/striped top
I need a top to go with these pants.
I like wearing formal clothes but at a party I usually wear jeans and a nice top. (Preliminary English Test; B1; German)
a bottle top
I can't find the top for this container.
You should know that all the garbage you have should be left downstairs in the gray container with the red top. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Spanish)
On top of all this bad luck, he lost his cell phone.
And then, on top of everything else, her car was stolen!
On top of everything, the weather was bad and the se[a] was so cold that I couldn't swim. (First Certificate in English; B2; Polish)
At forty he was already at the top of his profession.
Besides she climbed [to] the top of her profession, when no one expected her to. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; French)
I had just won a major tournament and I was feeling on top of the world.
I felt like I was on top of the world and nothing could take that happiness from me. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Greek)
I've searched the house from top to bottom and still can't find it.
Very often we can see someone in black, from top to bottom, or in white. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Chinese)
There's a dirty mark on the top left-hand corner of the photo.
The offices are on the top floor of the building.
He was standing on the top rung of a ladder.
My bedroom is quite big and on the top floor. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Turkish)
He's one of the country's top athletes.
So what would be your top choice for a vacation?
As a chess player, he's among the top 10% in the country.
top jobs
top universities
In the future I hope to be a cloth[es] designer or a top model. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Spanish)
The song topped the charts for five weeks.
It was in summer 1993 when Paul McCartney proved once again that he still is topping the bill. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; German)
Then, to top it all off, they found themselves locked out of their own house.
It all happened that day when somebody brought me huge and heavy documentation … So many new and uncommon words, definitions of the equipment that enterprise has on stock, so m[uch] law and legal terminology! And the thickness of all that to top it off! (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Polish)
lemon tart topped with cream
Again leave some room for the [desserts], displayed on a tray: cream caramel topped with hazelnut ice cream or a slice of chocolate tart. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Spanish)
We topped off the day with a fantastic meal at Bruno's.
To top everything off, in Europe you now have one currency which means easy payments, wherever you are. (International English Language Testing System; C1; Afrikaans)
