UPPER- INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST

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WORD HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB COLLOCATION
to be forced to abandon to abandon stg
1 Abandon abandon abandonment abandoned completely/entirely
2 Absorb absorb absorbent to absorb quickly/rapidly
to be abused
emotionally/physically/sexually/verbally
3 Abuse abuse abuse abuser abusive to be/become abusive
4 Accelerate accelerate acceleration quickly accelerate rapid acceleration

accomplish successfully /easily become

5 accomplish accomplish accomplishment accomplished accomplished great/significant accomplishment
take sth into account bank account
accountability to be accountable for sth to
6 Account account accountable make/hold sb accountable
to acquire knowledge/skills language
7 Acquire acquire acquisition acquisition
effective/firm/strong action
8 activate action active actively become/keep active
adaptation to adapt successfully/well to be adaptable
9 Adapt adapt adaptability adaptable highly/very adaptable
adequacy adequate adequately adequacy of sth to be/seem
10 Adequate/Inadequate inadequacy inadequate inadequately adequate for sth
to admit doing sth to admit that +
sentence to admit honestly/openly/freely
to refuse to admit to be willing to
11 Admission admit admission admit
to adopt a baby/child to adopt a new
12 Adopt (idea) adopt adoption adopted approach

13 adverse adverse adversely adverse condition/impact adversely affect sth

to handle an affair to deal with an
affair current affairs
national/international affairs
affair European/foreign affairs to have an affair with
14 Affair affairs sb secret/love affair

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to aim for/at sth to aim to do sth

15 Aim aim aim aimless aimlessly the aim of sth main/primary aim
16 Aircraft aircraft
allocate something for/to something
Allocate allocate allocation
17 allocate time/money
amusing to amuse sb with sth to be/look amused
18 Amuse amuse amusement amused amusement park
to analyze carefully/in depth/scientifically
19 Analyze analyze analysis detailed/thorough analysis
to be/look ancient extremely/very
20 Ancient ancient ancient

21 Anticipate anticipate anticipation to anticipate a problem in anticipation of sth

anxiety about/at/over sth to cause/lead
to/suffer from anxiety to
feel/look/sound anxious
extremely/very/desperately anxious
22 Anxiety anxiety anxious anxiously to be anxious about sth
23 Anyhow anyhow
to be/become/seem apparent
24 Apparent apparent apparently to be apparent that + sentence

to appeal to sb/sth to appeal for/to sth

to have/lose appeal great/special/strong/ appeal
25 Appeal to appeal appeal desperate/urgent appeal for sth
26 appliance appliance modern/electrical appliance
potential applicant attract applicants job
27 applicant apply applicant applicants

to really/fully appreciate to deeply/greatly

appreciate to
have/show/develop appreciation
deep/great/real appreciation to
express/show appreciation a
28 Appreciate appreciate appreciation appreciative appreciatively lack of appreciation appreciative audience
Approach approach somebody for something
approach a problem /task the approach
29 approach approach approachable of something
30 Approximate arrow approximate time of sth

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31 Arrow (symbol) approximate approximately to follow the arrows

32 artifact cultural artifact Egyptian artifacts
33 Aside aside to put sth aside aside from
all aspects of sth in every aspect of
sth key/crucial aspects to
34 Aspect aspect have/focus on/study an aspect

to assist greatly/actively great/invaluable

assistance to give sb assistance
assistance to offer (sb) assistance to have/hire an
35 Assist assist assistant assistant a personal/shop assistant

to be associated with stg to associate sth

with sth a business/political associate
associate (inter)national/voluntary association
36 Associate associate association association between sth and sth
to be/look/seem astonished
astonished astonished at/by sth really/truly
37 Astonish astonish astonishment astonishing astonishingly astonishing
38 Atom atom
to attend regularly to attend a
39 Attend attend attendance concert/meeting
40 Available availability available to be/become available
to be awarded sth for sth award for sth
41 Award award award to receive/win award

aware to have awareness a lack of

42 Aware /Unaware awareness unaware awareness to be/become aware of sth
to give/provide background info
43 Background info background info general/cultural/economic background
44 Bad-tempered bad-tempered to be/seem/sound bad-tempered
45 Balance balance balance balanced to be well balanced
to go/be/become bankrupt to face/escape
46 Bankrupt bankruptcy bankrupt bankruptcy
to be completely bare to be barefoot
bare to be barely alive
47 Bare barefoot barely barefoot to walk barefoot

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to fight in a fierce battle to win/lose a battle

to win a battle against sth
48 Battle battle battle constant/long/ongoing battle
49 beam beam a laser beam
to beg for sth to beg sb (not) to
50 Beg beg beggar do sth
51 Beyond beyond to be beyond sb's control

political/gender/racial etc bias be

52 Bias bias biased unbiased biased against/towards/in favour of something
biodiversity conservation/loss   components of 
biodiversity a threat to the
53 biodiversity biodiversity biodiversity
to be/feel bitter about sth
to feel/show bitterness to be bitterly
54 Bitter bitterness bitter bitterly disappointed about sth
to boast about/of sth to boast that +
sentence to boast proudly a
55 Boast boast boast proud/empty boast
56 Branch branch branch of a bank branch of a tree
57 Brand brand a leading/top/famous brand
58 Brick brick a brick wall/building

to burn to death to be burnt to death

a nasty/severe burn a first-/second-/third-
59 Burn burn burn burning degree burn a burn mark
to bury sb alive to be buried alive
to be buried in a cemetery buried treasure
to attend a burial to go to a burial
a Christian burial a burial
60 Bury bury burial ceremony/service
buyer
61 Buyer and seller seller a potential/prospective buyer
62 Cabinet cabinet cabinet member/minister
to campaign actively/strongly to
campaign for/against sth
a big/huge/long campaign to start/run/organize
campaign a campaign an
63 Campaign campaign campaigner effective/successful campaigner

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breast/lung/skin cancer to suffer from/have

cancer to die from/of cancer cancer
64 Cancer cancer victim
65 Candidate candidate
Capable capability capable be capable/incapable of (doing) something a
66 incapability incapable very capable lawyer
67 Capacity capacity to have/increase capacity
68 Cape cape
69 Cardboard cardboard cardboard box
70 cast cast supporting cast
on a casual basis casual clothes
a casual manner casually dressed
71 casual casual casually people
72 Cattle cattle cattle farm
considerable/great caution to be/become
73 Caution caution cautious cautiously cautious
celebration a big/special celebration to have/hold a
74 Celebrate celebrate celebrity celebration
censorship of the press strict censorship 
75 censor censor censorship impose/abolish censorship
76 Chain chain chain a chain reaction
great/natural charm to have/possess
charm to be extremely charming to look
77 Charm charm charm charming charmingly very charming
78 Chase chase chase to chase after car/police chase

chemical chemistry to produce chemicals to be exposed to

79 Chemical chemist chemical chemicals
80 Chest chest chest of drawers treasure chest
81 Chimney chimney
82 chunk chunk a chunk of text a substantial chunk of profit
favourable/difficult/unforeseen circumstances
under/in circumstances due to
83 Circumstance circumstance circumstances
law-abiding citizen good/responsible
citizen full/dual citizenship to
citizen have/hold citizenship to apply for/lose
84 Citizen citizenship citizenship

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to falsely/rightly claim false claim

to make a claim to
85 Claim claim claim accept/deny/reject a claim
86 Clarify clarify clarification to fully clarify clarification of sth
to classify by/according to sth
to classify into groups classified
87 Classify classify classification classified material/information
88 Client client
89 Close close close close closely closely related listen closely
coherence coherent
90 Coherent/ Incoherent incoherence incoherent to have/lack coherence to be coherent
a series of strange/amazing coincidences            
91 coincidence coincidence by coincidence
92 collective collect collection collective a collective decision
column newspaper/daily column a weekly column on
93 Column columnist sth
to combine successfully perfect/right
94 Combine combine combination combination in combination with sth
come up with a plan come up with
ideas come up with the cash
95 come up with come up with come up with an excuse

to command sb to do sth to give command

to be under the command of sb
command to be in command army/navy/police
96 Command command commander commander
to comment critically/unfavourably to
comment about/on sth to sb
to have/make a comment about/on sth
97 Comment comment comment a brief/favourable/negative/critical comment
international/national commission
to set up/establish a commission
98 Commission commission the commission for/on sth
to commit suicide/a crime to show/lack
commitment complete/full/lifelong
commitment to be/feel
committed to sth to be deeply/highly
99 Commit commit commitment committed committed
companion a good/entertaining/constant companion
100 Companion companionship to seek/need/enjoy companionship

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great/extreme complexity to be/look complex

101 Complex complexity complex to be extremely/highly complex
to complicate greatly/enormously to
be/look/seem complicated to be
102 Complicate complicate complicated very/highly/incredibly complicated
103 Component component

composition to write a composition to compose music

104 Composition compose composer a famous/leading/successful composer
to fully concentrate on/upon sth
deep/great concentration to require
concentration to lose concentration to
105 Concentrate concentrate concentration concentrated be totally concentrated
to understand/grasp a concept
106 Concept concept abstract concepts
107 Conclude conclude conclusion come to a conclusion / in conclusion
to conduct survey/research to conduct
108 Conduct conduct independently
to attend/go to/organize a conference
109 Conference conference (inter)national/annual/press conference
to confess freely/openly to confess to sth
detailed/full/honest/signed confession
110 Confess confess confession to sign/make/obtain a confession
to congratulate warmly to congratulate
for/on sth congratulations on/upon sth
congratulations to sb on sth
to express/extend/give congratulations
111 Congratulate congratulate congratulations deepest/sincere/hearty congratulations
conqueror
112 Conquer conquer conquest military conquest
to lose/regain consciousness to be
conscious consciously highly/very conscious of sth
113 Conscious /unconscious consciousness unconscious unconsciously to be/seem/become conscious
to have
catastrophic/devastating/dangerous/severe
consequences to have/lead
114 Consequence consequence consequent consequently to/suffer consequences
conserve energy/strength energy,
115 conserve conserve conservation environmental, forest conservation

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to consist of to consist
116 Consist (of) consist entirely/mainly/largely of sth

railway construction construction work

to begin massive construction
117 Construct construct construction constructive constructive advice/criticism
to protect/satisfy consumer to
consumer boost/increase/reduce consumption
consumption high/low consumption
118 Consume consume consumerism alcohol/cigarette/food consumption
119 Contemporary contemporary contemporary music
120 Contrary contrariness contrary contrarily on the contrary
121 Convert convert conversion to convert into sth conversion chart
to cooperate fully/closely close/full
122 Cooperate cooperate cooperation cooperative cooperatively cooperation ask for/call for cooperation

123 Cope (with) cope cope with to cope well/easily

124 Copper copper to mine/produce copper
a court case, go to court, take somebody to
125 Court court court, bring somebody/something to court
corn ripe/green corn to grow/harvest
126 Corn sweet corn corn
127 Council council council meeting/member
128 Counter (argument) counter-argument a have counter-argument
to cover objectives
newspaper/press/media coverage
129 Coverage cover coverage to have/receive coverage
coward
130 Coward cowardice cowardly
to crash into sth to
hear a deafening/loud/terrible crash
a crash of thunder the crash of the
waves to cause a serious/fatal crash
131 Crash crash crash crash happens/occurs crash kills sb
economic/financial/family crisis
mid-life crisis to be faced with a
132 Crisis crisis crisis to go through a crisis
crisp
133 Crisp crisp crispy a packet of crisps crisp apple/pastry

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Criteria (pl)
134 Criteria Criterion(sg)
to criticize bitterly/severely to be widely
criticized harsh/heavy criticism to
criticism express/make criticism about/against sth
135 Critic criticize critic critical critically to be/become critical
to prove/become crucial
136 Crucial crucial crucially crucial for/to
to be/become cruel
extremely/very/deliberately cruel
to show cruelty towards/to sth or sb
137 Cruel cruelty cruel extreme/great/animal cruelty
domestic/foreign currency to change currency
138 Currency currency currency rise/fall
a sharp/tight curve to make/form a
139 Curve curve curve curve
damp
140 Damp dampness damp to be/smell/look damp
to deal with sth to deal
quickly/effectively with sth a
business deal to do/make a deal
141 Deal deal deal a deal between sb and sb
Debate debate about / on debate between
142 debate debate debatable have a debate

debt to have/owe debt big/huge/serious

143 Debt debtor debt to go/get into debt
dental/tooth decay signs of decay
a smell of decay to
144 Decay decay decay cause/stop/reverse decay
to deceive easily to be
145 Deceive deceive deception deceptive very deceptive
to decline politely to decline in
importance/size steep/steady/sharp
146 Decline decline decline decline in sth
degrade into something degrade air/water
147 degrade degrade quality
148 Delay delay delay to cause/lead to delay long delay
149 Deliberate deliberate deliberately a deliberate attempt

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to be/seem delightful
delightful to be/feel/look delighted at sth
150 Delight delight delighted to be greatly/highly delighted
western democracy believe in democracy make
151 democracy democracy democratic progress towards democracy
to clearly demonstrate to sb
to peacefully demonstrate against/for sth
to give sb a demonstration to organize/hold a
street demonstration a
big/peaceful/protest demonstration
demonstration to clash with/disperse demonstrators
152 Demonstrate demonstrate demonstrator an anti-government demonstrator
dense forest high/low density measure
153 dense density dense density

to deny firmly/strongly/consistently
154 Deny deny denial in denial firm/strong denial
155 Deposit deposit give/leave/pay a deposit
to descend from sb/sth
to be descended from sb/sth
distant/remote descendant to be a descendant
156 Descend descend descendant of sb
to greatly desire sth
to have/express a desire for sth
a burning/strong desire to be/become/seem
desirable desirable a desired
157 Desire desire desire desired effect/result

to feel sheer/growing desperation about/at sth

to be in desperation to do sth out of
desperation to
158 Desperate desperation desperate desperately be/look/feel desperate

detection
159 Detect detect detective
a balanced/good/healthy diet
to have a diet strict/weight-loss
diet to follow/go on a diet to be on a
160 Diet diet diet diet

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to differ considerably/enormously/greatly
to differ from sth to differentiate
clearly to differentiate between sth and sth
to be/appear different to be
very/significantly different
differ big/huge/political difference between sth/sb
161 Differ differentiate difference different differently difference in sth
be in a dilemma face a dilemma
resolve a dilemma create a
dilemma put somebody in a
162 Dilemma dilemma dilemma
to add a new dimension to sth
163 Dimension dimension essential/important dimension
to dip into to dip into now and
164 Dip (into) dip then
disadvantageous, disadvantage someone, have the/an advantage,
advantageous, be at a disadvantage
disadvantaged,
165 Disadvantage disadvantage disadvantage advantaged
to impose/enforce discipline
to have/lack discipline strong/harsh
discipline
166 Discipline discipline disciplined a disciplined army
to have/suffer/experience discomfort
to complain of discomfort great/severe
167 Discomfort discomfort discomfort
168 disorder disorder mental/ a blood disorder
to cause/lead to a growing dissatisfaction
among people
dissatisfaction about/over sth
deep/increasing/public dissatisfaction
to feel/have satisfaction complete/deep/great
satisfaction
dissatisfy dissatisfaction dissatisfied to be/feel dissatisfied with sth
169 Dissatisfy/Satisfy satisfy satisfaction satisfied to be/feel satisfied with sth
to distinguish clearly/easily to distinguish
between sth and sth to be
distinguishable clearly distinguishable a
170 Distinguish distinguish distinguished distinguished writer

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to distribute fairly/equally equal/regional

171 Distribute distribute distribution distribution

serious/major/considerable disturbance
to cause disturbance to be/become
disturbing disturbing very/extremely/slightly disturbing
172 Disturb disturb disturbance disturbed to be/become/seem seriously disturbed
great/wide/immense diversity
ethnic diversity to create/protect
173 Diverse diversity diverse diversity to be/become diverse

174 Domestic domesticate domestic domesticated domestic market/ economy/pets

175 donate donate donation make a donation donate something to charity

176 dose-dosage dose-dosage recommended dosage
177 Dot (punctuation) dot a pattern of dots
178 Dozen dozen dozens of sth
179 draught draught a severe draught
drawback of/to (doing) something
main/major/real/serious drawbacks
minor/slight drawbacks potential
180 drawback drawbacks

a powerful/strong drug to be on/take drugs

illegal/dangerous drugs to inject drugs
181 Drug drug drug user/addict
a dull place/person to
appear/be/seem/look dull
182 Dull dull extremely/disappointingly dull

183 Duty duty to have a duty to be on/off duty

184 Dynamic dynamism dynamic a dynamic teacher/leader

strong/weak economy developing/growing

economic economy economic growth/policy
185 Economic economy economical economically to be/seem economical
edition latest/first/limited edition to appear
186 Edition editor in an edition

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to make an effort to do sth

physical/mental/intellectual effort
187 Effort effort effortless to be/look effortless
to elect annually/democratically/freely
to be elected fair/democratic
election election takes place
188 Elect elect election election campaign
189 Elsewhere elsewhere
severe/total/slight embarrassment
to feel/hide embarrassment
to blush/flush with embarrassment
embarrassing to be embarrassing to be feel/look
190 Embarrass embarrass embarrassment embarrassed embarrassed about sth
to increase employment
employment opportunities/possibilities/prospects
unemployment full-time/part-time employee
employer employed to recruit an employee to be
191 Employ employ employee unemployed temporarily/permanently employed
192 Enclose (attach) enclose enclosure enclosed to enclose completely/fully/totally
to be likely to encounter a
193 Encounter encounter encounter chance/unexpected encounter
to be highly endangered endangered
194 Endanger endanger endangered species/plants
195 Enhance enhance enhancement
enquire enquiry to enquire about to carry
196 Enquire (about)/ Inquire inquire inquiry out/conduct enquiry
197 Entire entire entirely
to envy greatly to show extreme
198 Envy envy envy envious envy to be envious

to equip with sth to be equipped with

199 Equip (with) equip equipment equipped sth office/scientific equipment well equipped
the problem of soil erosion
serious/severe erosion the
rate of erosion
200 Erosion erosion cause/lead to erosion
estate
201 Estate real estate real estate agency/agent
202 Ethics ethics ethical/unethical (un)ethically personal/ business medical ethics

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to fully/carefully/thoroughly evaluate
203 Evaluate evaluate evaluation evaluation process
204 Eventually eventual eventually
to look for/have evidence clear/strong
205 Evidence evidence evidence
206 Evil evil evil to be/look/seem evil

207 Evolution evolve evolution to evolve gradually/rapidly to evolve from sth

to exaggerate greatly great/slight
208 Exaggerate exaggerate exaggeration exaggerated exaggeratedly exaggeration exaggerated reports
fully/ properly examine careful/
209 Examine examine examination detailed/ full examination
210 Exclude exclude to be excluded from sth
to be exclusive to sth an exclusive
211 Exclusive exclusive private club
really/still exist to continue to exist
212 Exist exist existence to deny/doubt existence
expected great/high/low expectations
213 Expected expect expectation unexpected to have/hold expectations expected result
export export
214 Export/Import import import the export/import of sth
to be directly exposed to sth
to clearly/fully expose sth
215 Expose expose exposure high/massive/excessive exposure
to express well/fully/clearly a
clear/effective/powerful expression
216 Express express expression to use a common/outdated/slang expression
217 Extent extent to some extent to a great extent
external
218 External/Internal internal externally internally
a brief/short/long extract from sth
219 Extract extract natural/herbal extract extract of sth
to appear/be/look extraordinary
220 Extraordinary extraordinary extraordinarily to find sth extraordinary

to be/seem/sound extreme very/a bit/a

little/quite extreme in
221 Extreme extreme extremely extreme cases extreme pain/wealth
a main/significant/crucial factor
222 Factor factor to consider a factor

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223 Faint faint to be about to faint

to have faith in sth to lose faith
absolute/complete/total faith
224 Faith faith faithful faithfully to be very faithful
225 Fancy fancy fancy fancy dress
body fat to break down/lose
body fat to cut down
fatty on fat to be high/low in fat to
226 Fat fatten fat fattening fat be/feel/look fat

227 fatal fatal fatally injured fatally fatal disease/accident/mistake

a dreadful/terrible/cruel fate
a common/usual fate to hold/have sb's
fate in your hands to
228 Fate fate leave/put your fate in sb's hands
suffer from fatigue extreme/severe/mental
229 fatigue fatigue fatigue
to be all/entirely your fault a faultless
230 Fault fault faultless performance

deep/great/terrible fear to
experience/have/feel fear
the fear of sth
to really fear to be/appear/look
fearful fearful to be extremely/very fearful about
231 Fear fear fear fearless fearfully sth to be/seem fearless

232 Feather feather to be as light as a feather feather pillow

to regularly/rarely feature
essential/important/key/main features
233 Feature feature feature to have features
234 Fed up fed up be/get fed up with
the federal government federal
235 Federal federal agency/agent/employee
to breast-feed to feed
236 Feed feed food properly/well to feed with

237 Fence fence a garden/electric fence to build a fence

fertile land remain fertile a
238 fertility fertility fertile highly fertile soil fertility rate

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to figure that + sentence

to figure out according to the
figures a dominant/legendary figure
239 Figure figure figure to have/keep a good/beautiful figure

240 Finance finance finance financial financially to finance largely/partially a financial adviser
to flash sth at sb to notice/see a
241 Flash flash flash bright flash
to have flexibility to have
considerably/enormous/great flexibility
flexible to be/seem flexible to be
242 Flexible/ Inflexible flexibility inflexible extremely/highly flexible
243 Flour flour
to forbid strictly
244 Forbid forbid forbidden to be forbidden from doing sth
to formulate plan/legislation
245 Formulate formulate formulation to formulate carefully
246 Forgetful forget forgetfulness forgetful, forgetfully
247 Forthcoming forthcoming to be forthcoming

to have ill/good fortune to bring sb fortune

to make a fortune fortune-teller
to be fortunate to do sth It is/was fortunate
fortunate fortunately that + sentence to be/seem
248 Fortunate/ Unfortunate fortune unfortunate unfortunately fortunate
to be founded in + year original founder
founder to set up/establish foundation
249 Founder found foundation a charitable/private foundation
250 fragment fragment fragments of something
to frame sth a picture/window
251 Frame frame frame frame
to really frighten to frighten sb to
death to be shaking with fright to
frightening be/look/seem frightening/frightened to be
252 Fright frighten fright frightened very/terribly frightened
get frustrated (with/at), be frustrated with/at,
253 Frustration frustrate frustration frustrating, frustrated in/with frustration
fulfill responsibilities/requirements derive
254 fulfill fulfill fulfillment fulfillment from sth

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to fund largely/partially to have limited

funds to allocate/raise funds
255 Fund fund fund government/private/public funds
256 Furthermore furthermore
to gamble on sth a
gamble big/huge/desperate gamble
gambling compulsive/illegal gambling a
257 Gamble gamble gambler compulsive/heavy gambler
258 Gear gear fishing/camping gear
gender differences/inequality gender
259 Gender gender identity/role
genetically modified food genetic
260 Gene gene genetics genetic genetically disorder/defect/inheritance
generation to generate electricity electricity/gas
261 Generate generate generator generation electrical generator

to show extraordinary/great/unusual generosity

to take advantage of generosity
to be/become/seem generous
exceedingly/exceptionally/extraordinarily/incredi
262 Generosity generosity generous generously bly generous
to be/look genuine to be
completely/perfectly genuine
to show genuine interest
263 Genuine genuine genuinely to be genuinely interested in sth
264 gesture gesture make a gesture

across the globe around the globe

globe global language global warming
265 Global globalisation global globally to compete globally
266 Glory glory glorious gloriously the glory of sth
to believe in God to
god worship/pray to/thank God
267 God goddess to have faith in God

government to govern well to elect governor

268 Govern govern governor governmental a governmental decision about sth
a gradual change/improvement to
269 Gradual gradual gradually gradually change sth
270 Grant grant to grant sb sth

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to be/feel/look grateful to be
grateful to sb for sth to be
271 Grateful grateful gratefully deeply/enormously/extremely grateful
272 Grave grave a grave mistake
pure/sheer greed to be driven by
273 Greed greed greedy greedily greed
to be overwhelmed with guilt
to feel/look guilty about sth
to feel extremely/incredibly guilty
274 Guilt guilt guilty guiltily to find sb guilty of sth
gun
gunfire to be armed with a gun to
275 Gun gunshot carry/have a gun
276 Hammer hammer to hit sth with hammer
277 Handful handful a handful of sth
278 Handle handle to handle sth
to harm seriously/deliberately/physically
to cause/do harm
considerable/great/serious harm
to be/become harmful extremely/very
harmful harmful to be/appear/look/sound
279 Harm harm harm harmless harmless

280 Heaven heaven heavenly to go to heaven a heaven on earth

to hesitate a little/a moment
to hesitate about sth a
brief/slight/momentary hesitation
281 Hesitate hesitate hesitation a moment of hesitation
282 Highly height high highly
283 hint hint hint a clear/strong hint give sbd a hint
284 Homeless homelessness homeless to be/become/end up homeless
to be/feel honoured
honoured deeply/greatly/truly honoured
285 Honour honour honour honourable to be very/completely honourable
286 Horn horn
to contain humour to be/look
humorous extremely/very/quite/slightly
287 Humour humour humorous humorously humorous
the arrival of a hurricane
288 Hurricane hurricane hurricane+blow

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to ignore completely/totally/consistently
to be widely ignored to ignore the
fact that + sentence
complete/total ignorance ignorance
about sth to show ignorance
to live in ignorance
to be ignorant of sth to
be/appear/seem ignorant
289 Ignore ignore ignorance ignorant completely/entirely/totally ignorant
to illustrate well/nicely
good/excellent/perfect illustration
290 Illustrate illustrate illustration to give/provide an illustration
to create a positive/negative/macho image
291 Image image to improve image
292 Immediate immediate immediately immediate response/effect

immigration policy/control illegal

immigration to control
immigration an
illegal/foreign immigrant to
accept/deport immigrants
immigrant population illegal/ foreign immigrant
immigration illegal/ large-scale/ immigration
immigrate immigrant immigration rules/ officer/ service
migrate migrant immigrate from / to
293 Immigrant emigrate migration
to protect/strengthen morality
traditional/social morality moral
morality moral standards/values to be/seem/sound immoral
294 Immoral /moral immorality immoral to consider sth as immoral

be immune to sth become immune/remain

295 Immune immunity immune immune have immunity to sth
to impact on sth to have/create
an impact to have a
296 Impact impact impact big/considerable/dramatic/enormous impact

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to implement fully/properly to be
forced/obliged to implement
to implement successfully/effectively
to implement a law/system/plan
Implement (a effective/successful/complete/full
297 law/system/plan) implement implementation implementation
to clearly/usually imply to have a
clear/obvious implication
the implication is/was that + sentence
to have/understand/assess implications
to have serious implications for sth
to have considerable/crucial/enormous
298 Imply imply implication implications
to impose sth to impose on sb
299 Impose impose to impose a ban/tax
to impress sb with sth to really
impress an attempt to impress
to form/gain/get/have a strong impression
about sth/sb to have the
impression that + sentence
to make a bad/good/wrong/right impression
to make/create/leave a lasting impression
impressive an impressive performance/view to
300 Impress impress impression impressed impressively be/feel/seem impressed about sth
Incident Incident , incidence
301 incidental incidentally major, serious incident
a steep incline to be inclined towards
302 Incline incline inclined sth
to have/receive income
high/large/low/small income
303 Income income to depend on income

to complete on schedule/on time

to complete successfully
completion date
complete to be/seem complete to be/remain
304 Incomplete/ Complete complete completion incomplete completely incomplete to leave sth incomplete
to cause inflation to raise
inflation high/moderate/low
305 Inflation inflation inflation rising inflation

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inheritance from sb large/

306 Inherit inherit inheritance small inheritance
307 Initial initial initially
to injure badly/severely/seriously
to cause injury to suffer from
injury bad/terrible/severe
injury a risk of injury
to be/lie injured to be
308 Injure injure injury injured badly/slightly/fatally injured
309 Innate innate innately an innate quality/ability
to be convinced of sb's innocence
to be innocent to be
310 Innocent innocence innocent innocently completely/entirely innocent of sth
to receive/get input to provide input
311 Input input data/computer input
to inspect carefully/closely/thoroughly
inspection to conduct careful/close/detailed inspection
312 Inspector inspect inspector school/tax inspector

great/sheer inspiration to
find/get/gain inspiration to give
sb inspiration to lack inspiration
an inspirational talk to
be/seem inspiring to be
inspirational deeply/very/really inspiring to
inspiring be/feel inspired to feel
313 Inspiration inspire inspiration inspired inspired to do sth
an instant success instant
coffee instant
314 Instant instant instantly messaging
first instinct have a deep/powerful/strong instinct
315 Instinct instinct instinctive instinctively for sth totally instinctive
a mental institution a
financial/research/educational institution
316 Institution institution institutional the institution of marriage
317 Insufficient/Sufficient insufficient/sufficient insufficiently/ sufficiently prove insufficient

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to insult publicly a
bad/terrible/deliberate insult to sb
to be/seem/sound insulting to
be very/highly/quite insulting
insulting an insulting remark to be/feel
318 Insult insult insult insulted deeply insulted

to insure sb/sth against sth to ensure that +

sentence to get
sth insured to be fully insured
long-term/short-term insurance
319 Insure/Ensure insure/ensure insurance insured to have/obtain insurance insurance policy
320 Intellectual intellect intellectual intellectually intellectual capacity human intellect
to have/demonstrate/show intelligence
considerable/great/high intelligence
intelligence test a child of low
intelligence to be/look/seem
intelligent to be extremely/highly
321 Intelligence intelligence intelligent intelligently intelligent

intentional intentionally to intend to do sth intention

322 Intend intend intention unintentional unintentionally to do sth intention of doing sth
intensive training/course
323 Intensive intensive intensively intensive care
to interfere directly/seriously to
interfere with/in sth to have a
right/no right to interfere
government/political interference
324 Interfere interfere interference to prevent/tolerate interference
interior design
325 Interior interior interior designer/decorator
to interpret correctly/wrongly/differently to
be hard/difficult to interpret
to make a interpretation
interpretation correct/right/valid/false/wrong interpretation
326 Interpret (understand) interpret interpreter to speak through an interpreter

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to invest in sth to decide to

invest to be willing to invest
to invest time/energy in sth
investment good/excellent/profitable investment
327 Invest invest investor a big/large/potential/prospective investor
to investigate carefully/closely to
investigation carry out/conduct an investigation
328 Investigate investigate investigator careful/close/detailed/extensive investigation
ironing to produce iron rusty iron
329 Iron iron iron to need ironing ironing board
powerful sense of irony seem ironic
330 Ironic irony ironic ironically ironically speaking
the rationale behind sth
rational a rational argument/debate/explanation
331 Irrational / Rational rationale irrational rationally to be/seem/appear irrational

to really irritate to slightly/easily

irritate to be/feel/look irritated
irritating deeply/visibly/a little irritated
332 Irritate irritate irritation irritated irritatingly an irritating habit
to raise/discuss an issue a
333 Issue (topic/subject) issue burning/critical/crucial issue
to judge sth correctly/rightly/wrongly
Don't judge a book by its cover.
to make a judgement about sth
to have good/bad judgement
judgement snap judgement an
334 Judge judge judge judgemental experienced judge
to ask for/want justice to get justice
to escape justice to bring sb to
335 Justice justice justice
to really/truly justify to give (sb)
justification to provide (sb with)
justification
considerable/sufficient justification
to be/seem justifiable to consider sth
justifiable to be
336 Justify justify justification justifiable economically/ethically/entirely justifiable
kidnapping,
337 Kidnap kidnap kidnapper

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great/natural/unexpected kindness
to show sb kindness to receive
kindness
kindness kind kindly to be (un)kind to sb to kindly offer
338 Kindness unkindness unkind unkindly sth
339 Kneel kneel knee to kneel down
340 Last last last last
341 Latter /Former latter/former latterly/formerly the former president/wife/employer
342 Launch launch launch the launch of the space shuttle
343 Lay lay to lay eggs to lay the table
to lead to sth to lead the way
a born/natural/charismatic leader
lead leader leading to show/provide effective/strong leadership
344 Lead mislead leadership misleading misleading information/statements
to fight to protect liberty to lose/win
345 Liberty liberty liberty
346 Literary literature literary
live a lively conversation/debate a lively
347 Lively liveliness lively child
to loan sth to sb a bank loan
to apply for/ask for loan a
348 Loan loan loan large/massive/long-term/short-term loan
to locate accurately/precisely the
precise/exact/specific location
locate location to show the location to dislocate
349 Locate dislocate dislocation a shoulder
logical logically to understand the logic behind sth
350 Logic logic illogical illogically to be/seem/sound (il)logical
Loyal extremely, very loyal show loyalty to, for,
351 loyalty loyal from
352 Lung lung lung cancer

mail to mail to sb
353 Mail mail e-mail junk mail voice mail
to maintain order to be difficult
to maintain to maintain
properly/well/poorly
annual/regular/routine maintenance
to carry out/need/require maintenance
354 Maintain maintain maintenance preventative/careful maintenance

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manual labour/work
instruction manual to
355 Manual manual manual manually check/consult a manual
to manufacture products to start to
manufacture large-scale/industrial
manufacture manufacturing
manufacturing big/large/leading manufacturer
356 Manufacture manufacture manufacturer car/food manufacturing

mass of sth
enormous/great/huge/large mass of sth
mass production/destruction mass
mass murderer a massive
357 Mass mass massive massively building massive debts
358 Mayor mayor to elect sb as mayor local mayor
take measures, adopt/introduce a measure, a
safety measure, a security measure, a
preventative/precautionary measure, a
359 Measure measure measure necessary measure
an effective/efficient means of, a useful means
of, the only means of, the best means of, an
important means of, a means of
transport/transportation, a means of
360 Means means communication
media coverage/reports/interest
local/national media
media news/print/visual media the medium
361 Media medium of instruction
modern/traditional medicine
to take medicine
powerful/strong medicine
362 Medical medicine medical medically medical advice/books
mental health/illness a mentally ill
363 Mental mental mentally person
not mind doing something, Never mind!, Do you
364 Mind mind mind....?

The Ministry of Education/Defence/Agriculture

ministry prime/chief minister to appoint sb as
365 Ministry minister minister

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minority
366 Minor/ Major majority minor/major to be/seem minor
a woman with a mission dangerous mission
367 mission mission complete a mission
368 mobility mobility mobile limited/increased mobility job/social mobility
to be in a good/bad mood cheerful/happy
mood to create a mood
369 Mood mood moody to be moody
moon
370 Moonlight moonlight bright/clear/pale moonlight

371 mortgage mortgage take out/pay off mortgage big/small mortgage

to make a motion circular
motion to be/remain
372 Motion motion motionless motionless
motor a large/powerful motor motor
motorist racing a busy
motorway motorway a powerful motorbike
motorbike/motorcycl police motorbike to
373 Motorist e ride a motorbike
to murder brutally to murder in cold
blood mass murder
terrible/vicious murder to
commit murder murder witness
374 Murder murder murder murderer mass/serial murderer
to nail sth to sth nail polish
to bite your nails
375 Nail nail nail sharp/long/manicured nails
to be/appear/feel naked
almost/completely/entirely naked
to be seen with the naked eye
376 Naked naked to be invisible to the naked eye
a nationwide campaign to carry out
377 Nationwide nationwide nationwide nationwide
378 Native native native Native American
to have/build a navy strong navy
379 Navy navy to join the navy

380 Needle needle long/sharp needle to use a needle

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social network
381 Network network television/computer network
382 Neutral neutral remain/stay neutral
383 Nevertheless nevertheless
384 Nonetheless nonetheless
to talk nonsense
385 Nonsense nonsense absolute/complete/pure/utter nonsense
386 Northern north northern
387 novice novice novice pilot/teacher/user
to object to sth objection
to/against sth to have/make objection
388 Objection object objection serious/strenuous/strong objection
observation to observe carefully/closely
389 Observe observe observer careful/close/detailed observation
390 Obstacle obstacle to overcome a main/major obstacle
391 Obtain obtain obtainable to obtain a degree
to remember occasions a special
392 Occasion occasion occasional occasionally occasion

to occupy the city

continuing/military occupation
to take up an occupation full-
time/dangerous occupation
occupied territory to be occupied
393 Occupy occupy occupier occupation occupied with sth to keep sb occupied with sth

to occur commonly/frequently to
be likely to occur a common
394 Occur occur occurrence occurrence to predict an occurrence
to be/feel/seem odd It's odd that +
395 Odd odd oddly sentence to find sth odd
to offend deeply/gravely/greatly to be
likely to offend major/serious offence
to cause/give offence a
persistent offender to
appear/be/seem offensive
offence offensive extremely offensive to feel/look
396 Offend offend offender offended offended

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to offer kindly/generously
a job offer to refuse/accept
397 Offer offer offer an offer
a dangerous/main opponent
398 Opponent opponent a political opponent

to oppose firmly/strongly to oppose doing sth

to express considerable/strong opposition
opposition the opposite of sth just/quite the
399 Oppose oppose opposite opposed opposite
to originate in + place to be
extremely/highly original
origin to have/display originality
400 Origin originate originality original originally great/startling originality in sth
401 Ornament ornament ornamental to be highly/very ornamental
402 Outcome outcome major outcome
manufacturing output, industrial output,
403 Output output agricultural output
to be outstanding to consider sth
outstanding particularly/really
outstanding to be
404 Outstanding outstanding outstandingly outstandingly successful
to overcome completely/successfully
405 Overcome overcome to overcome a main/major obstacle
an overseas student to live/work
406 Overseas overseas overseas overseas
to owe sb an apology/explanation to
407 Owe owe owe money
the pace of sth to
408 Pace pace increase/decrease/maintain pace
409 parade parade hold a parade fashion/colorful parade
parliament to approve sth current
410 Parliament parliament parliament
to be partial partially
411 Partial partial partially cooked
412 Particular particular particularly
passage
413 Passage passageway long/short/narrow passage

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to arouse/awaken passion grand/great

passionate passion to be passionate about sth
414 Passion passion passionless passionately a passionless marriage
to pause briefly to pause for a
moment to take a
415 Pause pause pause brief/momentary/short/long pause
416 Peak peak peak to reach a peak high/rocky peak
to live on state pension to get/receive a
417 Pension pension pension
to perceive clearly /easily/readily
to have/gain perception
418 Perceive perceive perception clear/common/widely-held perception
to be permanent to make sth
419 Permanent permanent permanently permanent
to permit legally to have/gain
permissive permission to be highly/extremely
420 Permit permit permission permissible permissive to be permissible
different/new/broader perspective
421 Perspective perspective to see things from a different perspective
during a phase to go through a
422 Phase phase phase
to investigate a phenomenon phenomenon to
emerge/occur
phenomenon (SG) common/universal/widespread phenomenon
423 Phenomenon phenomena (PL) phenomenal to be/become phenomenal
424 Pint (of beer/milk) pint pint of beer/milk
a portion of sth a generous/large
425 Portion portion portion to divide sth into portions
correct/exact position to change
position (un)comfortable/sitting position
to strengthen/achieve/reach position
426 Position position business/economic/financial position
the presence of sb/sth to be/remain
427 Presence presence present present
428 Previous previous previously
primary responsibility primary
429 Primary primary primarily school
430 primitive primitive primitively primitive tools/living conditions /society
basic/central principle to be against
431 Principle principle your principles

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medical/teaching profession
the lack of professionalism to lack
professionalism to be
profession strictly professional to deal with sth
432 Profession professionalism professional professionally professionally
to progress well/rapidly
slow/rapid progress to make
progress progress gradual/slow
433 Progress progress progression progressive progressively progression to be highly/very progressive
Prohibit Prohibit prohibit from impose, abolish ,
lift prohibitions prohibition
434 prohibition prohibitory against, of
435 Property property private/public property

436 pros and cons pros and cons pros and cons of sth pros of living in a big city
the prospect of sth
437 Prospect prospect prospective a prospective buyer
to punch hard/lightly to throw a
powerful/knockout punch a punch on the
438 Punch punch punch nose
439 Punctual punctuality punctual punctually to be punctual
to purchase sth to purchase
440 Purchase purchase purchase sth in advance cash/credit purchase
purity
441 Pure purify purification pure purely to purify water/the air purity of voice
to pursue a career in + a field
to pursue effectively/successfully
442 Pursue pursue pursuit the pursuit of happiness
to have/hold a qualification
formal/recognized qualification
to improve quality
qualification excellent/good/low/poor quality
443 Qualify qualify quality qualified to be qualified
to quarrel about/over sth to quarrel
bitterly/fiercely
to have a quarrel about sth to have a quarrel
with sb a serious/violent/family
444 Quarrel quarrel quarrel quarrelsome quarrel
445 Quote quote quotation to take a quotation

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to range from X to Y to range

enormously/widely to have range
broad/enormous/extensive range
446 Range range range a wide range of sth
to be/seem rapid
447 Rapid rapid rapidly rapid change/growth
448 Rarely rare rarely to be rare
449 Rate rate rate to go at a tremendous rate

450 Razor razor to shave with a razor electric razor

451 Rear rear rear rear door/window
to recover completely/fully/partially
to make a recovery
amazing/full/fast/slow recovery
to make a recovery from sth
452 Recover recover recovery to show signs of recovery
to reflect on sth
to reflect back
to gaze/stare at a reflection
clear/fain reflection to be highly
453 Reflect reflect reflection reflective reflective
a refugee camp be a refugee
454 refugee refugee arrive in a country as a refugee
455 Region region regional regionally a regional accent/dialect/newspaper
to regret doing sth to regret that +
sentence to regret deeply/greatly
to have/feel regret
regretful regretfully big/deep/great regret a regretful
456 Regret regret regret regrettable regrettably glance/smile
regulation to regulate carefully/closely
457 Regulation regulate regulator strict/tight regulation
458 Reject reject rejection to reject firmly
to release quickly/eventually/accidentally
459 Release release release early release from prison
relevance relevant to have/lack/lose relevance to
460 Relevant /Irrelevant irrelevance irrelevant be/seem/become relevant
to rely heavily/strongly on sth
to assess/ensure reliability
reliable high/poor reliability to be very
461 Reliable /unreliable rely reliability unreliable reliably reliable

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462 Remain remain remains remaining the remains of sth

remarkable
463 Remarkable unremarkable remarkably
an effective remedy for sth to
464 Remedy remedy need/take remedy
465 Reproduce reproduce reproduction reproductory reproductory organs
to have a worldwide reputation for sth
to destroy a reputation to have
reputable a good/bad reputation
466 Reputation reputation disreputable reputably to be highly/very reputable
family/close/obvious resemblance between sbd
467 resemble resemble resemblance and sbd closely resemble
468 resistant resist resistance resistant be resistant to sth couldn't resist sth
to restore confidence
to restore antiques
469 Restore restore restoration to be closed for restoration
to reveal that + sentence to be
470 Reveal reveal revealing deeply/highly revealing
to seek/want revenge to
get/have revenge sweet revenge
revenge attack/killing an act of
471 Revenge revenge revengeful revenge
to carry out/conduct revolution
successful/bloody/violent revolution
revolution breaks out/spreads
472 Revolution revolution revolutionary revolutionary changes
to reward generously/well for sth
to gain/get considerable reward
great/high/huge reward to be
rewarding to find sth
473 Reward reward reward rewarding rewarding
474 Ripe ripeness ripe to be/look/smell/taste ripe
to risk losing sth to take a
big/considerable/great/high risk
475 Risk risk risk risky to be very risky
role
476 Role role model to have/play a central/crucial/key role
rotate around sth the rotation of the Earth
477 rotate rotate rotation job rotation
478 Rotten rotten rotten fruit

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479 Rough roughness rough roughly

480 Rub rub rub to rub hard
to ruin completely/totally an ancient
481 Ruin ruin ruin ruined ruined castle
to rule justly to impose rule
rule to follow/observe/obey the rules
482 Rule misrule rule to break the rules
483 Rusty rust rusty rusty nails
484 Sack sack sack to get the sack
485 Sacred sacred a sacred object
to make sacrifice animal/human
486 Sacrifice sacrifice sacrifice sacrifice
487 Sake sake for the sake of sb/sth for sb's sake
488 Sample sample a sample of sth
to feel/gain/get satisfaction
satisfied complete/deep/great satisfaction
dissatisfied to be/feel/appear satisfied to be
satisfaction satisfying deeply/extremely satisfying
489 Satisfy satisfy dissatisfaction satisfactory satisfactorily to be/look satisfactory
safe
safe saving
490 Saving save safety savings safely to save the planet to save money
491 Scale scale a large-scale investigation
492 Scent scent scented to lose the scent
be highly/deeply sceptical about something
493 Sceptical/Skeptical sceptical/skeptical sceptically/skeptically have a sceptical attitude towards something
494 Secretary (of state) secretary

secure security measures/precautions

495 Secure /Insecure security insecure securely security alert national security
496 segment segment segment of the population
497 Seldom seldom
to select carefully to make
selection to be very/extremely
498 Select select selection selective selective
499 semi semi semi-final semi-detached semi-professional
sensitive to be/become sensitive
500 Sensitive insensitive sensitively deeply/extremely/highly sensitive
501 sensory sensory sensory problems/systems

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to have/employ a servant
502 Servant servant devoted/faithful servant
to be filled with shame to
bring/cause shame deep shame
shameful shamefully to be shameful/shameless
503 Shame shame shameless shamelessly shameful scenes
504 shareholder shareholder shareholder of a company
505 Shell shell sea shell
506 Silk silk silk dress/shirt
507 Silver silver
508 Simply simplify simplification simple simply

509 Slide slide slide to slide slowly/easily to show slide

510 Slope slope a steep slope
511 Smash smash smash
512 Smooth smoothness smooth smoothly to be/feel/look smooth
513 Somewhat somewhat
514 Source source the source of income/information
515 Southern south southern
516 Spare spare spare spare parts
to specialize in sth
local/regional speciality to be
517 Speciality specialize speciality specialized specialized in sth
518 Specify specify specification specifically to specify clearly/fully

to be spiced with sth heavily/highly

spiced to be/smell/taste spicy
519 Spicy spice spice spicy to be very/mildly/quite spicy
520 Spirit spirit
to spoil completely to spoil a child
with sth a
521 Spoil spoil spoiled spoiled child

522 sponsor sponsor sponsor(ship) major sponsor a sponsor for sth sponsor sbd
spray
523 Spray spray sprayer hair spray

to be badly/heavily/slightly stained
524 Stain stain stain stainless stubborn/dark stain stainless steel

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starve to death face starvation/die of

525 starve starve starvation starvation starvation wage/diet

to state clearly/exactly to be in a
good/healthy state a
state state of shock to make
526 State state statement statement brief/short statement
527 Statue statue a statue of sth
steady to be/seem steady
528 Steady /unsteady steadiness unsteady remarkably/very steady
529 Steam steam steam steaming to generate/produce steam
stainless steel to
530 Steel steel produce/manufacture steel
steep hill steep rise
to be/look steep to rise
531 Steep steepness steep steeply steeply
532 Steer steer to steer a car
to make/take/follow a step
533 Step step step big/considerable/huge/small step
to be stocked to stock
534 Stocks stock stocks plentifully/well/fully
heavy/hard stone precious
535 Stone stone stone
536 Straightforward straightforward to be/look straightforward
to strain hard to
537 Strain strain strain strained be/feel strained
to be/feel/seem strange a
complete stranger to behave
538 Stranger stranger strange strangely strangely
effective/good/successful strategy
539 Strategy strategy strategic strategically strategic planning
540 Stream stream stream

to strike hard/firmly
It struck me that + sentence
to be struck by lightning to go
on strike to be striking
541 Strike strike strike striking a striking resemblance
to have/suffer a stroke
542 Stroke stroke serious/minor/fatal stroke

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to struggle with sth to struggle

desperately/hard to
struggle badly great/life-and-
543 Struggle struggle struggle death struggle
544 Studio studio a recording studio
545 subjective subjective a subjective idea
to submit formally
546 Submit submit submission complete/total submission
to substitute for sth a substitute
547 Substitute substitute substitute teacher
548 subtract subtract subtraction subtract sth from sth
to suit fine/well to be
suitable for sb to be/look
suitable to be
549 Suitable suit suitable suitably suitably dressed
to survey carefully to carry
out/conduct a survey
detailed/extensive survey survey to
550 Survey survey survey find out sth
to suspect that + sentence to be
widely suspected
to have a suspicion that + sentence
the prime suspect to be/feel
suspicion suspicious to be suspicious about sth
551 Suspect suspect suspect suspicious suspiciously a suspicious-looking car/van
552 Sustain sustain sustainability sustainable environmentally sustainable
553 Swallow swallow to swallow quickly/accidentally
554 swap swap swap places
to swear at sb to use a
swear word a bad/strong/mild
555 Swear swear swear word swear word
sweat to sweat a lot/heavily to make sb
sweats sweat to drip /pour with sweat
sweatshirt heavy/cold sweat to be/feel/look
556 Sweat sweat sweater sweaty sweaty
557 Sweep sweep sweep up

an artificial sweetener
sweetness to be/smell/taste sweet to be
558 Sweet sweeten sweetener sweet very/extremely sweet to look terribly sweet

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to switch easily/readily a
sudden/immediate switch
559 Switch switch switch to make a switch
to sympathize really/deeply to
feel/have/express sympathy
deep/great/genuine sympathy
560 Sympathy sympathize sympathy sympathetic sympathetically to be sympathetic

561 Tail tail long/short tail to wag/wave tail

to target carefully/deliberately/particularly
to target sb to aim at a
target obvious/potential
562 Target target target target

to taste strongly/slightly to taste like

sth to taste
awful/bitter/horrible/delicious/good
to have a distinctive/pleasant/refreshing taste
tasty to be tasty/tasteless
tasteless to be very tasteful to be
563 Taste taste taste tasteful tastefully tastefully dressed/decorated
to tear badly/easily to burst into
tears to be in tears
564 Tear tear tear tearful tearfully to be/look tearful
to have a technique
effective/successful/simple technique
to be very/extremely technical
565 Technique technique technical technically technically advanced weapons

a bad temper to
566 Temper temper bad-tempered have/control/lose temper to be bad-tempered
a temporary job temporary
567 Temporary temporary temporarily housing
to tend to do sth to have a
568 Tendency tend tendency tendency to do sth
a tender kiss/look to feel/show
tenderness extreme/great/infinite
569 Tender tenderness tender tenderness

570 Terminal terminal terminally terminal cancer terminally ill

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571 Thanks to thanks to somebody/something

572 Thesis thesis to work on/write a thesis
a thirst for sth to quench your
thirst to feel
573 Thirst thirst thirsty thirstily thirsty
574 Thorough thorough thoroughly a thorough investigation
Threat Threaten Threatening threaten to do something threaten
somebody with something life-
575 threat threatening pose a threat
576 Throughout throughout
577 Tide tide high/low tide
tin a tin of beans/soup a biscuit/paint
578 Tin tin opener tin
579 Tone tone the tone of the author
580 Tornado tornado like a tornado
be on the track of sb/sth get off the track
581 Track track track track smth/sb down
to transfer sth from X to Y to make a
transfer massive/successful
582 Transfer transfer transfer transfer

583 Transform transform transformation to undergo a dramatic/amazing transformation

transparent plastic to be/look
584 Transparent transparency transparent transparent
585 Tray tray tea tray, food tray
586 Treasure treasure buried treasure
tremendous amount of sth tremendous
587 tremendous tremendous tremendously help/achievement
fair trial to bring sb to trial
588 Trial trial trial and error
589 Triangle triangle triangular
590 Trunk trunk tree trunk, the trunk of a car

to trust completely trust to exist

591 Trust trust trust trustworthy to be trustworthy
tuition fee
afford/pay the tuition
592 Tuition tuition school tuition
593 Typical typical typically to be typical of sb
594 Ultimate ultimate ultimately the ultimate aim/solution

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uncover
595 Uncover /cover cover to uncover evidence
596 Underneath underneath
597 Undo undo
forgettable to forget completely/entirely
598 Unforgettable forget unforgettable to be truly unforgettable
599 unintelligible unintelligible/intelligible intelligibly intelligible handwrting&speech
600 Union union The European Union
a unique opportunity
601 Unique uniqueness unique uniquely to be unique to sth
likely to be (un)likely to do sth It's likely that +
602 Unlikely unlikely sentence
to predict accurately/successfully to
predict that + sentence to make correct
predictable prediction to
603 Unpredictable predict prediction unpredictable be/seem predictable
suitable to be suitable for sb
604 Unsuitable unsuitable suitably to be suitably dressed
to be sure that + sentence to be unsure
sure about sth to be unsure of yourself
605 Unsure unsure surely to make sure that + sentence
wanted
606 Unwanted want unwanted to want badly/desperately
607 Upright upright to sit/stand upright
608 Upside (down) upside down upside down to turn sth upside down
a matter of great urgency
an urgent message to be increasingly
609 Urgent urgency urgent urgently urgent to be in urgent need of sth
valid
610 Valid invalid a valid argument
to vary widely to offer
great/huge variety
variety extreme/great/wide variability
611 Various vary variability various variously various reasons
612 verbal verbal verbal abuse/agreement
613 Victim victim helpless/innocent victim
famous/glorious/historic victory
614 Victory victory victorious a victorious army

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clear/good/excellent visibility
visibility visible visibly to be barely/hardly visible to be visible
615 Visible invisibility invisible invisibly to the naked eye
616 Volume volume volume of sth
to volunteer to do sth unpaid
volunteer voluntary
work/organizations to leave
617 Volunteer volunteer volunteer voluntary voluntarily voluntarily
vote to vote for sb to vote against
618 Vote vote voter sth to persuade voter
wander
619 Wander wander wanderer to wander slowly/aimlessly
to warn clearly/firmly to warn
constantly/repeatedly to warn that +
sentence to warn to do sth
to give (sb) a strong warning
620 Warn warn warning to receive a warning
to have/possess wealth
great/enormous wealth to be/look
621 Wealth wealth wealthy wealthy
a lethal/powerful weapon to use/carry
a weapon to be armed with a weapon
622 Weapon weapon nuclear weapons
to promote/improve welfare
623 Welfare welfare child/community welfare
624 Western west western
625 Wheat wheat to grow wheat

to whistle softly/cheerfully dog/police

626 Whistle whistle whistle whistle to blow whistle
willingness willing willingly to show/express willingness
627 Willing/ Unwilling unwillingness unwilling unwillingly to be (un)willing to do sth
628 Wipe wipe to wipe out sth
to wire properly
629 Wire wire wire wireless electrical wire
wise deep/great wisdom to be/look
630 Wisdom wisdom unwise wisely wise
631 Withdraw withdraw withdrawal

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to witness sth
eyewitness crucial/key
632 Witness witness witness witness
to wound badly
633 Wound wound wound bad/deep/serious wound

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