A 12

 

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

 

 

A 14

 

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

 

 

A 13

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

A 11

 

Session 11

 

 

To blame=at fault

Personal work

At young age

Society=civilization=community

Encounter=face=meet=came across

Natural=usual=normal=ordinary=innate=inborn

Lazy=idle=sluggish=slothful

Teach=educate=tutor=coach=instruct

Expect=wait for=be expecting=anticipate=look forward to

Involve=engage=engross=absorb=entail=require

Avoid=keep away from=let alone=evade

Communication failure= unsuccessful communication

Literature=writing=prose

Narration=recitation=telling=description

 Border=frontier=boundary=margin=edge

Awareness=consciousness=alertness=wakefulness

Talkative=chatty=chatter box

House chores=house task=house work

Law=rule=principle=regulation=commandment

Rights=privileges=human rights=civil rights=constitutional rights

Take back=set back=retreat

Discussion=conversation=debate=argument

Got married=got wedded=matrimonial

Spend time on

/gade/

Image=picture=representation=likeness=impression

Effect=consequences=result=outcome=appearance

Get ready=be prepared

Nowadays=these days=presently

Run away=evade=escape=flee

Without

Internship=placement=position=job

Guilty=responsible=blameworthy=accountable=at fault

Increase=add up=boost=raise=intensify=strengthen

Share=split=divide up=contribute to=distribute=allocate

Superstitious idea=irrational thinking=illogical idea=credulous idea

Get stuck=get caught=get jammed

As she has said

On the contrary

Adjust=regulate=alter=change=fine-tune

Westernize

Prejudice=narrow mindedness=discrimination=injustice

Support=hold up=hold=bear=sustain=prop up

Reason and logic=good sense=intelligence=sense=wisdom=common sense

Oppose=go up against=resist=combat=counter=disagree with=contradict=differ

I can never be employed

Allow =permit=let=agree to=consent to=tolerate=

We lack security

Suitable=proper=appropriate=apposite=fitting=right=correct=as it should be

Attain=gain=reach=achieve=accomplish=get=manage

At random=randomly=arbitrarily=aimlessly=accidentally=by chance=indiscriminately

Aggressive=violent=hostile=destructively=assertively

Staff room=room allocated for employee

Decent =polite=honest=civilized=modest=virtuous=proper=suitable

Mascot=lucky charm=good luck charm=amulet

Talented=skilled=gifted=brilliant=capable artistic

Melt=dissolve=soften=thaw=defrost

This is not smoking speak

Convince=persuade=induce=prove to=sway=influence

 

 

 

A 10

 

Session10

 

Literature=writing=prose

Narration=telling=recitation=relating=describing

Hadith=narration from the prophets

Awareness=consciousness=alertness=wakefulness=attentiveness

Talkative=chatty=conversational

Psychologist

Time management

Announcer=presenter=broadcaster=telecaster

Exhibition=display=show=demonstration=exposition=presentation

Create peace=make calm=harmonize=tranquilize

Construction material=stuff used for building

Contrary=opposing=different=converse=dissimilar

Mass media

In brief=in short

Political interest or policy

Discord=haphazard

Announce=proclaim=make known=publicize=pronounce

Earthquake=underground eruption

Bad doing

Suicidal move=doing as to kill oneself

Deliberately=intentionally=on purpose=purposely=consciously

Election=vote=selection=choice

Vote=take part in an election=take part in a ballot=ballot=election

Spirit=strength=courage=character=strength of mind

Mine=places for excavation

Tax=duty=levy

Natural resources=raw material=minerals

Defraud=cheat=con

Pretend=make believe=imagine=act as if

Diamond=rhombus

Corruption=dishonesty=fraud=seize

Tempt=lure=entice=persuade

Fame=celebrity=renown=reputation

Avoid=keep away from=stay away from=let alone=evade=elude=prevent

Saturated=flooded=soaked=completely full

Politician=elected official

Prerequisite=requirement=precondition=qualification

Penetrate=go through=enter=break in=pierce

Throne

Determine=decide=settle on=conclude

Prevent=avoid=stop=preclude=nip in the bud

Revive=revitalize=renew=refresh=reinforce

Distribute=deal out=hand out=share our=dispense

Peak=hit the highest point=climax=tip=height=crowning