Archive for the ‘Words’ Category

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A 12

July 18, 2008

 

Session 12

 

Emotional=sensitive=moving=touching=arousing

Decisive=determine=certain=influential=critical=strong minded

Environment=atmosphere=surrounding=location=situation

Employee=member of staff

Misuse=take advantage=abuse=exploitation

Progress=promote=advance

More professional

Incisive=decisive=determined

Otherwise=other than this=or else=if not

Disregard=not to count=ignore=take no notice of

To deal with their work

Majority=most of

Different=various=dissimilar=diverse=unlike

Involve=engage=entail absorb=require

Go deep in their heart

Happen=occur=take place

Expanded=develop=prolonged=extended=delayed

Require=need=necessitate=entail=involve

No big deal

Witness=see=observe=view

Providing=under the condition

Position=place=location=situation

Last word=final word

Equal=the same=equivalent=identical

Single=unmarried

Pattern=prototype=outline=sample=blueprint=model

exert=enforce=put forth=apply=make use of

Bring up=nurture=raise

Shape=mold=form

Doing=action=behavior

Explode=burst=blow up

She’s ready to burst

House chores=work done at home

Skepticism=disbelieve=doubt=uncertainty

Ceiling=upper limit=maximum=top limit

Bachelor house

Interrupt=bother=disturb=stop=suspend=intrude

Scary=frightening=creepy=terrifying=daunting

Comprehend=perceive

Untidy=messy=unarranged

Prove=show=verify=ascertain=provide evidence

Jewish

I pity him=I feel sorry for him

Pass out=get unconscious=get insensible

Strangle=choke=squeeze the life out of

Salary=pay=income=wage=earning

Stranger=alien=foreigner=outsider

Contract=agreement=treaty=bond

Fiscal year=financial year

Accountant=a person who does the accounting

Bookkeeping

Financial situation

Cooperate=help=assist=lend a hand=oblige

Train=educate=instruct=guide=prepare

Neat and arrange

Responsibility=job=duty=task=accountability

Move=transfer

Register=sign up

He told me

Principal of the high school=the head of the high school

Science stream

Discipline=authority=regulation=order=control

Utility bill=telephone, water or gas bill

Specify=allocate=allot=detail=denote

Age difference

Be indifference=to be unresponsive=

Jurisprudence

Burn

let go=quit=give up=abandon

inexperienced=do not have enough experience

spend time on

they can handle themselves

far away city

major=main=foremost

it’s worthy=t=it’s valuable

physical and mental ability

what should he do?

Force=compel=induce=require

Dorm=dormitory

Short cut=a short way

Hard working student=studious student

Accessible=available=at hand

 

 

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A 14

July 18, 2008

 

Session 14

Sensitivity=compassion=sympathy=understanding

Lung

Advertisement=ads=commercial=classified ad

Breath in and out

Pregnant=with a child=expecting

Fetus=baby in the belly

None o f us

Wound=injury=lesion=cut=gash

Cancer=tumor=malignant cell

Warning label

Heavy smoker

If they are caught smoking,

Campus=area of a university

Light=mild

No one can smoke

Forbidden = prohibited=not allowed=illegal

Count=important

Long term effect

Inflict=impose=wreak

Lack of appetite=not to have the feeling to eat

Malnutrition=undernourishment=starvation

Substance=material=matter=stuff

Solve=resolve=unravel=work out

Addictive

Severe=hard=serious

Addicted=used to some

Previously=before

Thirst=need for liquid=dryness

Quench the thirst

Lemon

Military service

Plant=cultivate

In one period of time

Syrup=some kind of sweet liquid drink

Sedative=tranquilizer=soothing

It drops the blood pressure

Low blood pressure

Pass out=to be unconscious

Ban=forbid=prohibit=disallow

Parliament

Unemployed=not having a job

Fake job=not a real job

Tobacco

Athlete=sportsman

Peak=top=tip=climax

Explode=burst=blow up blast

Masculine # feminine

Miserable=unhappy=fed-up=depressing

Heavy penalty

Prohibit=forbid

Import # export

Smuggle=to bring something into the country illegally

Legal # illegal

Financial loss

Tax=duty=levy

Allocate=allot=distribute=assign

Nowadays=these days

Unrelated=not related

Relative=next of kin=family member

Bank draw lots

Saving account

On the other hand

Execute =carry out=perform=implement

Supervise=oversee=manage=control

Dictatorial=dogmatic=arrogant

Smugglers=people who smuggle things

Mafia

Scary=awful=frightening

Beggar=tramp=drifter

Tar

Permit=license=certificate=authorization

Lend=let somebody borrow=provide=contribute

 

 

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A 13

July 18, 2008

Session 13      

 

 

Attempt

Terminal disease=disease that takes to death

Air pollution -  sound pollution 

hazardous=perilous

Excavator=digger

Destination

Substance called ………..

Need=require=necessitate

Written

They are only written

Clergy man

Opium

Foster=adopt       -      they foster this idea

Substitute=instead of

Disease free

Policy

Abandon=stop=quit=give up

Curious

Criminal=outlaw=illegal

Drug traffic

Prevalent=wide spread=common

Smuggler=drug dealer

Death penalty without a trial

Unemployed=having no job

Drug does not fit the taste

Sore throat

Invade=attack=assault=raid

Getting a good night sleep=sleeping tight

Important=significant

Do=perform=carry out=function

On your own=by yourself

Recharge=replenish=renew

During sleep=while sleeping

Your best=your utmost

I’ll do my best= I’ll do my utmost

Lack=deficient=not having enough

Simple=easy=uncomplicated=trouble-free

Task=work=duty

impair=damage=spoil=harm

concentration=focus

alertness=awareness=consciousness

increase=provoke=promote=exhort

chance=opportunity=prospect

accident=crash=collide

fight=defend against

repair=fix=renew=replenish

need=require=necessitate=oblige

groggy=tired=dizzy=faint=fatigue=sluggish

drowsy=sleepy=dozy=snoozing

frequently=often=off and on

recommend=suggest=advise=propose=give an opinion

per=every=each

that count=that is important

uninterrupted=continuous=continual=never-ending

restful=peaceful=quiet=tranquil

common=usual=prevalent

cause=factor=aspects

survey=research=assessment

habit=custom=tradition

function=perform=do=act

due to = because of

tip=points=hints=clue

charity=donation

avoid=ignore=reject

substances=material

disturbances=interruption=interference=irritation=bother

keep you awake #  keep you asleep

in moderation=balance

regular exercise = normal exercise # strenuous exercise

meal=food=serving

uncomfortable = inconvenience

anxiety=stress=pressure

persist=continue

consult=get advice=discuss with=confer with

insomnia=not being able to sleep at night

graduate =to finish a level of education

in addition=besides=moreover

fiction # nonfiction

submit =turn over=surrender=given in

communication = message=statement=consultation

ancient =old=antique=prehistoric=old-fashioned

introduce=familiarize=commence

unfortunate=sorrowful=woeful

legend=fable=myth=tale

amazing=astonishing=astounding=marvelous

writer=author

show=imply=demonstrate=illustrate

imagination=mind’s eyes

hunchback

under the condition

apologize=to say sorry

appear=seem=emerge=come out

live=to show something on tv direct on location

expression=look=face=illustration=set phrase

except you

I can’t fight you

Adult =mature=fully developed

Mean=nasty=unkind=cruel

Confuse=puzzle=baffle=bewilder

Be cheated=be tricked=be deceived

Cheat=trick=beguile=con=deceive

Curse=swear on = irritation

Swear on

Stink=smell horrible=very bad smell

Pot=container used for cooking

Cantaloupe

I resorted her

Eternal # internal

Common=usual=ordinary=widespread=frequent

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B 19

July 8, 2008

Session 19

 

Deficient=lacking=scarce=underprovided=defective=flawed=imperfect

Hassle=obstruction=hurdle=bother=annoyance=aggravation

Means=manner=approach=measures=process

It’s his specialty

Prevalent=common=widespread

Further information=extra information

/juno/ do you  ..?

Fine points

Ecology=environmental science

Perilous=dangerous=unsafe=hazardous

Cautious=careful=watchful=alert=precautious

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B 18

July 8, 2008

Session 18

 

Tired-look=to look exhausted

Wandered=travel without destination=stroll somewhere

Well-fed belly=fat full tummy or stomach

To be well taken care of

Calmly=peacefully=silently=not stormily=quietly

Pat=tap=touch as to comfort

Give…….. pats

Curl=curve and coil=twist=bend

Greet=to address somebody courteously=make an acquaintance=salute

Resume=continue something=recommence=pick up where you left=restart

Curious=eager to know something=too inquisitive=peculiar=remarkable

Aware=knowing something=conscious=alert=attentive

Catch up

Recent=latest=contemporary=up to date

Essential=necessary=important=crucial

Conclusion=final part of something=closing argument=closing stages=wrapping up

Humanizing=civilizing=improving

Instinct=strong natural impulse=biological drive=nature=intuition

Appropriate=fitting=suitable=proper=correct

Compassion=sympathy=concern=kindness

Reclaim=claim something back=get back=retrieve=recover

Holding=belonging=investment=asset

Intervention=interference=action affecting another’s affair=involvement

Set up=establish=erect something=plan something=cause someone to be blame

Decline=drop down=weak

Expand=enlarge=stretch

Include=contain = comprise=embrace

Union=integration=united

Siding=to support

Invade=attack=to enter a country by military force=enter and spread through something=grow rapidly and harmfully=occupy=infect

Evaporating=steaming away=omit=disappearing

Exchange=change=convert

Terribly=awfully=horribly

Starvation=hunger

Civilian=non military

Turbulent=chaos=haphazard

Culminate=made=cause

Despair =misery=desolated

Coup=coup-de-tart

Motivate=provoke=encourage

Rule=govern

Shift=convert=move=switch

Improvement=recovery=development

Rising=improving=increasing

Stable=fit

Interest rate=profit rate

Rapidly=very fast

Proudly=with pride=arrogantly

Hosted=entertained

Attended=participated

Broadcast=telecast

Independence