（格式）单词: 例句~可能存在问题的单词（粘连或拼写错误？） an early/a late night: You've been having too many latenights recently.~latenights applaud: The crowd applauded (him/the perfomance) for five minutes.~perfomance at one's own risk: Persons swimming beyond this pointdo so at their own risk~pointdo ballet: Have you seenthis ballet before?~seenthis bar: Poverty bars the wayto progress.~wayto beat: givesb/get a good beating~givesb beating: givesb/get a good beating~givesb be in/fall into/get into the habit of doing sth: I've got into the habit of switching on the TV as soon as I gethome.~gethome body: A government body is investigatingthe problem.~investigatingthe bomb: a letter-bomb aparcel/car bomb~aparcel by profession: She is a lawyerby profession.~lawyerby byword: His name has becomea byword for cruelty.~becomea calculate: Our calculations show that the firm made a profit of over1000000 last year.~over1000000 calculation: Our calculations show that the firm made a profit of over1000000 last year.~over1000000 carry: Power carries great responsibilty.~responsibilty cast: He cast about desperately for something tosay.~tosay cast about/around for sth: He cast about desperately for something tosay.~tosay chuckle: He chuckled (to himself) as he read the newpaper.~newpaper cock-eyed: a cock-eyedscheme~eyedscheme come: She came at mewith a 'rolling-pin.~mewith come at sb: She came at mewith a 'rolling-pin.~mewith conclusion: In conclusion I'd like to saythat...~saythat concrete: The police have nothing concrete togo on.~togo considering: You've done verywell, considering~verywell convoy: parents taking it in turns to convoy children to and from school while the attacker was on the losse~losse courage: It was courageous of her to opposeher boss.~opposeher courageous: It was courageous of her to opposeher boss.~opposeher courtly: the old gentleman's countly manners~countly date: My date is meeting me atseven.~atseven determine: We determined on an early start/(that) we'd makean early start.~makean dislocate: Flights have been dislocated by thefog.~thefog dismiss: workers who havebeen unfairly dismissed~havebeen disprove: The allegationshave been completely disproved.~allegationshave embalm: The Egyptians used to embalm the bodies of their deadkings and queens.~deadkings embarrass: He's an embarrassment to hisfamily.~hisfamily embarrassment: He's an embarrassment to hisfamily.~hisfamily encourage: This year's sales figures are veryencouraging.~veryencouraging entertain: amost entertaining guest~amost entertaining: amost entertaining guest~amost examination: After further examination by the prosecutionthe witness was allowed to leave the court.~prosecutionthe exposure: Her new filmhas had a lot of exposure on television recently.~filmhas exultation: the exultaion of the winner~exultaion eye: Ladies and gentlement! Before your very eyes I will cut this man in half, ' said the magician.~gentlement father: The responsibilites of fatherhood are many.~responsibilites fatherhood: The responsibilites of fatherhood are many.~responsibilites fire: There was continous firing to our left.~continous firing: There was continous firing to our left.~continous first: the first signs that winter isapproaching~isapproaching fly: He had flowers specially flown in forthe ceremony.~forthe follow: follow a legalcareer~legalcareer further: The museum isclosed until further notice~isclosed gamble in sth: gamblein oil (shares)~gamblein genealogy: agenealogical table/tree~agenealogical give umbrage; take umbrage (at sth): He tookumbrage at my remarks and left.~tookumbrage glance: I glanced up to see who had comein.~comein go: If you go on drinking like this you'll make youself ill.~youself golden: findthe golden mean between drunkenness and total abstinence~findthe good humour: a man of greatgood humour~greatgood go on doing sth: If you go on drinking like this you'll make youself ill.~youself Grecian: hishandsome Grecian profile~hishandsome guide: We engaged a guide to show us the way across the mountians.~mountians guinea-pig: localresidents who were unwitting guinea-pigs in the government's nuclear power programme~localresidents habit: I've got into the habit of switching on the TV as soon as I gethome.~gethome habitation: wildlifeundisturbed by human habitations~wildlifeundisturbed hand: I still have somemoney in hand.~somemoney hand: The demonstratorhad handcuffed herself to the railings.~demonstratorhad handcuff: The demonstratorhad handcuffed herself to the railings.~demonstratorhad handcuffs: The demonstratorhad handcuffed herself to the railings.~demonstratorhad happy: Are you happy in your work/withyour life?~withyour hard: Heroin and cocaineare hard drugs.~cocaineare hard drug: Heroin and cocaineare hard drugs.~cocaineare hardship: bear/suffergreat hardship~suffergreat hat: I must say I take my hat off to him I neverthought he would get into the first team.~neverthought hatchet: Two newspapers did avery effective hatchet job on the Prime Minister's achievements.~avery hatchet job: Two newspapers did avery effective hatchet job on the Prime Minister's achievements.~avery head: a head-oncrash~oncrash head-on: a head-oncrash~oncrash hopeful: Many a young hopeful went toHollywood.~toHollywood hurrah, hurray, hooray: Hurrah for theholidays!~theholidays hurry: I don't mindwaiting I'm not in any particular hurry.~mindwaiting ie: Hot drinkstea and coffee, are charged for separately.~drinkstea illusion: We're left with few illusions about ourally.~ourally imminent: An announcement of further cuts in government expenditureis imminent.~expenditureis impeach: The committeedecided to impeach the President.~committeedecided impractical: an academically cleverbut totally impractical young man~cleverbut improbability: the improbablity of his being recaptured~improbablity improbable: the improbablity of his being recaptured~improbablity in conclusion: In conclusion I'd like to saythat...~saythat increment: Your salary will be 12000 a year, withannual increments of 500~withannual indemnity: The victorious nations are demanding huge indemnitiesfrom their former enemies.~indemnitiesfrom inebriated: inebriated (uncontrollably excited) by his success~uncontrollably inescapable: be forced to the inescapable conclusionthat he is a liar~conclusionthat in essence: The two arguments are inessence the same.~inessence inferior: make sbfeel inferior~sbfeel inflate: control/curbinflation~curbinflation in hand: I still have somemoney in hand.~somemoney inherit: a youngman inheriting an estate, a title, etc (from his father)~youngman inimical: actions that are inimical to friendly relations betweencountries~betweencountries in no hurry/not in any hurry: I don't mindwaiting I'm not in any particular hurry.~mindwaiting in principle: They have agreed to the proposal inprinciple but we still have to negotiate the terms.~inprinciple inscribe: inscribe verses on a tombstone/inscribe a tombstonewith verses~tombstonewith inside out: My umbrella has blown insideout.~insideout insignificant: reduced toinsignificance~toinsignificance inspire: act like aman/woman inspired~aman inspired: act like aman/woman inspired~aman instrument: a surgicalin strument~surgicalin intangible: the intangible value of agood reputation~agood integrate: the integration of black children into the school system inthe Southern States of America~inthe integration: the integration of black children into the school system inthe Southern States of America~inthe interchange: True synonymsare entirely interchangeable (with one another).~synonymsare interchangeable: True synonymsare entirely interchangeable (with one another).~synonymsare in the long run: In the long run pricesare bound to rise.~pricesare judge: As far as I can judge, they are all toblame.~toblame judgement, judgment: The judgementwas given in favour of the accused~judgementwas kill: The huntersbrought their kill back to camp.~huntersbrought kindly: give sbsome kindly advice~sbsome kiss: kiss the children goodnight~goodnight knock: a knock-outtournament~outtournament knock-out: a knock-outtournament~outtournament ladyship, Ladyship: their ladyships~ladyships land: On land the turtle is ungainly, but in the water it isvery agile.~isvery laughter: ahouse full of laughter~ahouse layer: apoor, good, etc layer~apoor leave: Although talks have broken down the door has beenleft open.~beenleft leave the door open: Although talks have broken down the door has beenleft open.~beenleft let: He lets (out) his house to touristsduring the summer.~touristsduring lethargic: Hot weather makesme lethargic.~makesme lethargy: Hot weather makesme lethargic.~makesme line: One of thesoldiers is out of line.~thesoldiers long: In the long run pricesare bound to rise.~pricesare lusty: lusty youngstersat play~youngstersat make: He was made spokesmanby the committee.~spokesmanby manoeuvre, maneuver: These shameful manoeuvreswere aimed at securing his election.~manoeuvreswere manoeuvre, maneuver: manoeuvre the conversationround to money~conversationround manuscript: submit a manuscript toan editor~toan market: a highly marketable newproduct~newproduct marketable: a highly marketable newproduct~newproduct mastery: demonstratea mastery of Arabic~demonstratea mastery: She showedcomplete mastery in her handling of the discussion.~showedcomplete materialism: amaterialistic person, theory, society~amaterialistic measurable: There's been a measureable improvement in his work.~measureable meter: anexposure meter~anexposure minute: I never suspected for a minute that youwere married.~youwere mirth: Her funny costumecaused much mirth among the guests.~costumecaused more: I know many more people who'd liketo come.~liketo need: What that child needs (deserves) is agood spanking.~agood not for a/one minute/moment: I never suspected for a minute that youwere married.~youwere oath: There is a standard form of oath used in lawcourts.~lawcourts on the telephone: They've just moved and they're not on the telephoneyet.~telephoneyet onward, onwards: The shop is open from lunchtimeonwards.~lunchtimeonwards oppress: The people are oppressed by the military goverment.~goverment oral: orally administereddrugs~administereddrugs orally: orally administereddrugs~administereddrugs order: The officer commandedhis men to open fire.~commandedhis out of line (with sb/sth): One of thesoldiers is out of line.~thesoldiers pack up: My car has packedup.~packedup palpitate: I get palpitationsif I run too fast.~palpitationsif parity: The two currencieshave now reached parity~currencieshave parsimony: aparsimonious old man~aparsimonious partial: He's (rather) partial to a glass of brandyafter dinner.~brandyafter pedagogue, pedagog: apedagogically accepted method of testing students' knowledge~apedagogically pedagogy: apedagogically accepted method of testing students' knowledge~apedagogically persist: His persistence was rewardedwhen they finally agreed to resume discussions.~rewardedwhen persist: Despite persistent denials, the rumour continued tospread.~tospread persistence: His persistence was rewardedwhen they finally agreed to resume discussions.~rewardedwhen persistent: Despite persistent denials, the rumour continued tospread.~tospread pick: It was foolish of you to pick a fight with a heavyweightboxing champion!~heavyweightboxing pick a fight/quarrel (with sb): It was foolish of you to pick a fight with a heavyweightboxing champion!~heavyweightboxing place: He tried to kiss her but she quickly puthim in his place.~puthim place: He was reponsible for placing the winners.~reponsible play: She played up her past achievementsjust to impress us.~achievementsjust play sth up: She played up her past achievementsjust to impress us.~achievementsjust plunge: plunge a rod into a blockeddrain to clear it~blockeddrain point: The first twofigures after the decimal point indicate tenths and hundredth srespectively.~twofigures point: The first twofigures after the decimal point indicate tenths and hundredth srespectively.~srespectively poison: the poisonous doctrine of racialsuperiority~racialsuperiority poisonous: the poisonous doctrine of racialsuperiority~racialsuperiority polish: an unsophisticated country fellowwho completely lacked polish~fellowwho pop across, down, out, etc: He's just poppeddown the road to the shops.~poppeddown poppycock: He dismissed the official explanationas complete poppycock.~explanationas postpone: Let's postpone making adecision until we have more information.~adecision pre-arrange: Run to your positionswhen you hear the prearranged signal.~positionswhen predominate: A smallgroup has begun to predominate in policy-making.~smallgroup prefer: Their father prefers them to be homeearly.~homeearly prefer: I prefer walkingalone.~walkingalone prefer: She wanteda cake, preferably one with chocolate icing.~wanteda preferable: She wanteda cake, preferably one with chocolate icing.~wanteda preferably: She wanteda cake, preferably one with chocolate icing.~wanteda prejudice: development sprejudicial to the company's future~sprejudicial press: The company issued a press release to try to stop speculationin its shares.~speculationin press: a pressing invitation todinner~todinner pressing: a pressing invitation todinner~todinner press release: The company issued a press release to try to stop speculationin its shares.~speculationin prevalent: Is malaria still prevalent among the populationhere?~populationhere price: Loss of independencewas a high price to pay for peace.~independencewas principal: I must consult my prinicipals before agreeing to your proposal.~prinicipals print: The events printed themselveson her memory~themselveson prior: You need no prior knowledge to be able to do thistest.~thistest profession: She is a lawyerby profession.~lawyerby proficient: proficient in theuse of radar equipment~theuse profile: the profile of the toweragainst the sky~toweragainst promiscuous: piled upin a promiscuous heap~upin promote: The organizationworks to promote friendship between nations.~organizationworks prone: The childis rather accident-prone.~childis propinquity: The neighbours lived in close propinquity toeach other.~toeach prospect: a magnificient prospect of mountain peaks and lakes~magnificient provided, provided that, providing, providing that: Provided we get good weather it will be a succesful holiday.~succesful provisional: The meeting has been provisionally arranged for3.00 pm next Friday.~for3 provisionally: The meeting has been provisionally arranged for3.00 pm next Friday.~for3 punch: The negotiators seemed punch-drunk after another all-nightsession.~nightsession punch-drunk: The negotiators seemed punch-drunk after another all-nightsession.~nightsession punish: Giving false informationis a punishable offence.~informationis punish: The punishment should fit (be appropriatefor) the crime.~appropriatefor punishable: Giving false informationis a punishable offence.~informationis punishment: The punishment should fit (be appropriatefor) the crime.~appropriatefor purvey: butcherswho have purveyed meat to the royal household for generations~butcherswho put: I'm beginningto feel just a little put-upon.~beginningto put sb in his (proper) place: He tried to kiss her but she quickly puthim in his place.~puthim put sb off: Don't beput off by his gruff exterior; he's really very kind underneath.~beput put-upon: I'm beginningto feel just a little put-upon.~beginningto quintessence: He is the quintessence oftact and politeness.~oftact reason: Give me your reasons for going/the reasons foryour going.~foryour reasonable: discuss the matter calmlyand reasonably~calmlyand reasonably: discuss the matter calmlyand reasonably~calmlyand redeem: redeem hostagesfrom captivity~hostagesfrom relocate: The company is to relocate its headquarters in theMidlands.~theMidlands repetition: a repetitivejob, tune~repetitivejob repetitious, repetitive: a repetitivejob, tune~repetitivejob represent: He represented himself as anexpert.~anexpert representative: Is a questionnaire answeredby 500 people truly representative of national opinion?~answeredby reproduce: study reproductionin shellfish~reproductionin responsibility: have, showa sense of responsibility~showa resumption: a resumption of hostilities, activites, negotiations~activites resurface: resurfacingwork on the motorway~resurfacingwork retard: retard thespark~thespark rhyme: a story toldin rhyme~toldin rhythmic, rhythmical: the rhythmictread of marching feet~rhythmictread ride: You ride in the back (of the car) with yourbrother.~yourbrother right: onthe right wing of the Labour Party~onthe right wing: onthe right wing of the Labour Party~onthe rigour, rigor: rigorousattention to detail~rigorousattention ring: ring for the maid, for roomservice, etc~roomservice ripe: rarefig ripe judgement, scholarship~rarefig risk: Persons swimming beyond this pointdo so at their own risk~pointdo rivet: I was absolutely riveted by herstory.~herstory sadism: a sadisticteacher~sadisticteacher say: Say no more! How much do you wantto borrow?~wantto say no more: Say no more! How much do you wantto borrow?~wantto scavenge: tramps scavenging throughdustbins~throughdustbins scavenge: a tramp scavengingin dustbins for food~scavengingin scratch: Her hands were covered with scratches from thethorns.~thethorns search: Search your heart and ask if you're not equally toblame.~toblame search one's heart/conscience: Search your heart and ask if you're not equally toblame.~toblame segregate: Why should the handicappedbe segregated from the able-bodied?~handicappedbe self-starter: The advertisementread 'Young self-starter wanted as salesperson'.~advertisementread self-sufficient: a countryself-sufficient in coal~countryself sentence: She has served her sentence, and will nowbe released.~nowbe service: You will get good service from thistypewriter.~thistypewriter service: the marriage, burial, com munion, etc service~munion settle: Wait until all the excitementhas settled.~excitementhas sever: sever relationswith sb~relationswith shamrock: wearingsome shamrock on his lapel~wearingsome short: The days get shorter as winterapproaches.~winterapproaches simplicity: a character marked by franknessand simplicity~franknessand situation: get into/out of adifficult situation~adifficult skeleton: ape skeletons inthe museum~inthe skilful, skillful: skilful atinventing excuses~atinventing slack: Don't get slack about doing yourexercises.~yourexercises slack: Slack off/up as youapproach the junction.~youapproach slack off/up: Slack off/up as youapproach the junction.~youapproach slap-up: a slap-updinner at an expensive restaurant~updinner slaughter: slaughter pigs by humanemethods~humanemethods smear: We smeared cream on our faces/smeared our faceswith cream.~faceswith snip: a patchworkquilt made of snippings from old clothes~patchworkquilt snipping: a patchworkquilt made of snippings from old clothes~patchworkquilt splendour, splendor: the spendours of Rome~spendours splinter: The windscreen cracked but didnot splinter.~didnot staid: I was surprisedto see him at the jazz club; I always thought of him as a rather staid old gentleman.~surprisedto -storeyed, -storied: a six-storeyedbuilding~storeyedbuilding storey, story: a six-storeyedbuilding~storeyedbuilding stumble across/on sb/sth: Police investigating tax fraud stumbledacross a drugs ring.~stumbledacross subordinate: In her book, she subordinates this issue to more generalproblems.~generalproblems sully: I wouldn't sully my hands by acceptinga bribe.~acceptinga sun: sendinga space probe to the sun~sendinga suppurate: asuppurating sore~asuppurating sweep: Give the rooma good sweep.~rooma sync, synch: The film's sound-trackis out of sync/not in sync with the picture.~trackis take: We were simply taken apart bythe opposition.~bythe take: Two chicken curriesand rice to take away, please.~curriesand take: The reporterstook down the speech.~reporterstook take: He was homeless, so we tookhim in.~tookhim take one's hat off to sb: I must say I take my hat off to him I neverthought he would get into the first team.~neverthought take one's time (over sth/to do sth/doing sth): You certainlytook your time getting here!~certainlytook take sb in: He was homeless, so we tookhim in.~tookhim take sb/sth apart: We were simply taken apart bythe opposition.~bythe take sth away: Two chicken curriesand rice to take away, please.~curriesand take sth down: The reporterstook down the speech.~reporterstook talk: We finally managedto talk them over/round (to our way of thinking).~managedto talk sb over/round (to sth): We finally managedto talk them over/round (to our way of thinking).~managedto tap: He tapped the box with astick.~astick team: The success of the projectwas largely the result of good team-work.~projectwas team-work: The success of the projectwas largely the result of good team-work.~projectwas tear sth down: They're tearingdown these old houses to build a new office block.~tearingdown technology: recent advancesin medical technology~advancesin telephone, phone: You can always reach (contact) meby telephone.~meby telephone, phone: They've just moved and they're not on the telephoneyet.~telephoneyet temperament: He's avery temperamental player~avery temperamental: He's avery temperamental player~avery tentative: makea tentative suggestion, proposal, plan, etc~makea terrified: I'm terrifed at the prospect of being alone in the house.~terrifed terrify: I'm terrifed at the prospect of being alone in the house.~terrifed test: adriving-test~adriving test: testing nuclear weaponsunder the sea~weaponsunder than: There was more whiskyin it than soda.~whiskyin the: The atmosphere wasstuffy.~wasstuffy the golden mean: findthe golden mean between drunkenness and total abstinence~findthe theme: The theme of our discussionwas 'Europe in the 1980's'.~discussionwas theoretical: Lendl's strength onclay gives him a theoretical advantage.~onclay therapy: a speechtherapist~speechtherapist thereby: They paid cash, thereby avoiding interestcharges~interestcharges thing: I haven't a thing to wearI have no suitable clothes.我没有可穿的衣服。~wearI think: Who would havethought to find you here?~havethought thought: He spentseveral minutes in thought before deciding.~spentseveral thought: 'How will we findthe house if we don't know the address?' 'That's a thought.'~findthe though, tho': I'll try to come, thoughI doubt if I'll be there on time.~thoughI through, thru: I tried to ring youbut I couldn't get through~youbut throw: The speaker was completely thrown by theinterruption.~theinterruption thrust: She is rather annoyedat having three extra guests suddenly thrust on her.~annoyedat thrust sth/sb on/upon sb: She is rather annoyedat having three extra guests suddenly thrust on her.~annoyedat thumb: givesb/sth the thumbs up~givesb thumbs up/down: givesb/sth the thumbs up~givesb thunder: He unleashed a thunderbolt by announcinghis resignation~announcinghis thunderbolt: He unleashed a thunderbolt by announcinghis resignation~announcinghis ticker: reading the stockmarket prices off the ticker-tape~stockmarket ticker-tape: reading the stockmarket prices off the ticker-tape~stockmarket ticket: You must present your library ticket every time youborrow books.~youborrow tier: a wedding-cakewith three tiers/a three-tier wedding-cake~cakewith time: You certainlytook your time getting here!~certainlytook tinder: There is much racial unrest in the community and the wholeplace is a tinder-box~wholeplace tinder-box: There is much racial unrest in the community and the wholeplace is a tinder-box~wholeplace tingle: The slap she gave him made hischeek tingle.~hischeek tingle: fingerstingling with cold~fingerstingling toe: Thanks to thiscontract the firm gained a toe-hold in the European market.~thiscontract toe-hold: Thanks to thiscontract the firm gained a toe-hold in the European market.~thiscontract together: He's incredibly together forsomeone so young.~forsomeone tone: answerin a toneless voice~answerin toneless: answerin a toneless voice~answerin tongue: a narrow tongue of land (promontory) juttingout into the sea~juttingout tongue: Their scandalousaffair has really set tongues wagging.~scandalousaffair tongues wag: Their scandalousaffair has really set tongues wagging.~scandalousaffair torment: be ingreat torment~ingreat torrent: rainfalling in torrents~rainfalling to the prejudice of sth: to theprejudice of sb's rights~theprejudice tot up to sth: The bill tottedup to almost 40.~tottedup touch: One of the branches was just touching thewater.~thewater tour: The play will tour the provincesnext month.~provincesnext towards, toward: The local people are always very friendly towardstourists.~towardstourists trade: She's alawyer by profession.~alawyer trade: He's a carpenterby trade.~carpenterby tranquil: the tranqullizing effect of gentle music~tranqullizing tranquillize, tranquilize, tranquillise: the tranqullizing effect of gentle music~tranqullizing transcribe: a pianopiece transcribed for the guitar~pianopiece translucent: lavatorywindows made of translucent glass~lavatorywindows trash: He thinks most modern artis trash.~artis tray: Take her somebreakfast on a tray.~somebreakfast treasure: treasure sthup in one's heart~sthup trench: The workmendug a trench for the new water-pipe.~workmendug trip: The lawyer was tryingto trip the witnesses up~tryingto trip (sb) up: The lawyer was tryingto trip the witnesses up~tryingto triumph: The winningteam returned home in triumph.~winningteam truth: There's no truth/not aword of truth in what he says.~aword TT: the TT motorcycle races on theIsle of Man~theIsle tune: My car needsa tune-up.~needsa tune-up: My car needsa tune-up.~needsa turf: anewly-turfed lawn~anewly turn: The American market turned roundsharply a week ago.~roundsharply turn round; turn around: The American market turned roundsharply a week ago.~roundsharply twist: The telephone wirehas got twisted~wirehas umbilical cord: By leavingmy parents' home, I cut/broke the umbilical cord.~leavingmy umbilicus: By leavingmy parents' home, I cut/broke the umbilical cord.~leavingmy unbalance: Her death had an unbalancing effecton Joe~effecton uncharted: Our researchis sailing into uncharted waters/seas~researchis under: It tookus under an hour.~tookus under/before one's very eyes: Ladies and gentlement! Before your very eyes I will cut this man in half, ' said the magician.~gentlement underfoot: The snow underfoot wassoft and deep.~wassoft underplay: underplay certainaspects, factors, elements, etc~certainaspects undo: Your buttons areall undone.~areall undone: Your buttons areall undone.~areall undoubted: The paintingis undoubtedly genuine.~paintingis undoubtedly: The paintingis undoubtedly genuine.~paintingis unending: the unending struggle betweengood and evil~betweengood universal: It is universally acknowledgedthat...~acknowledgedthat universally: It is universally acknowledgedthat...~acknowledgedthat unknown: The side-effects of the drug are as yet unknown (toscientists).~toscientists unleash: He unleashed a torrent of abuse againstthe unfortunate shop assistant.~againstthe unnecessary: It's unnecessary to cooka big meal tonight.~cooka unreserved: We alwayskeep a few unreserved tables.~alwayskeep unsettle: feel unsettled in one's newsurroundings~newsurroundings unsettled: feel unsettled in one's newsurroundings~newsurroundings until, till: It maylast till Friday.~maylast until, till: Nothing happeneduntil (before) 5 o'clock.~happeneduntil utilitarian: The student accommodationis strictly utilitarian.~accommodationis valour, valor: displaygreat valour~displaygreat velocity: Gazelles can movewith astonishing velocity.~movewith verisimilitude: These flower illustrationsshow the artist's concern for verisimilitude.~illustrationsshow vicissitude: battlingagainst the vicissitudes of life~battlingagainst victimization, victimisation: The strikersagreed to return to work provided there would be no victimization of their leaders.~strikersagreed victimize: Union leaders claimed that somemembers had been victimized (by being dismissed) for taking part in the strike.~somemembers victimize: The strikersagreed to return to work provided there would be no victimization of their leaders.~strikersagreed video: The firm produceda short promotional video.~produceda view: She was soon lost from view amongthe crowd.~amongthe vigour, vigor: avoid vigorousexercise, exertion, etc~vigorousexercise virtue: feel virtuous at/abouthaving done the washing-up~abouthaving virtuous: feel virtuous at/abouthaving done the washing-up~abouthaving vitiate: The serum is vitiated byexposure to the air.~byexposure volcanic: The French Revolution was a volcanic upheavalin European history.~upheavalin volcano: The French Revolution was a volcanic upheavalin European history.~upheavalin volume: Volumes of black smoke poured fromthe chimney.~fromthe voluntary: The prisonermade a voluntary statement.~prisonermade wild: wild roses, strawberrries~strawberrries work: I work out regulary to keep fit.~regulary work out: I work out regulary to keep fit.~regulary year: a yearly conference/a conferenceheld yearly~conferenceheld yearly: a yearly conference/a conferenceheld yearly~conferenceheld yoghurt, yogurt, yoghourt: acarton of yoghurt~acarton young: The young in our society need careand protection.~careand young: How are the youngsters (yourchildren)?~yourchildren youngster: How are the youngsters (yourchildren)?~yourchildren zero: The thermometer fell to zero lastnight.~lastnight zero: zero growthin industrial output, the economy, population~growthin zero growth: zero growthin industrial output, the economy, population~growthin zest: He entered into our plans withterrific zest.~withterrific beggar: a nation beggaredby crippling taxes~beggaredby bellicose: abellicose nation, nature~abellicose clipper: (a pair of) nailclippers~nailclippers commit: We're looking for someone with a real sense of commitmentto the job.~commitmentto commitment: We're looking for someone with a real sense of commitmentto the job.~commitmentto compliment: One likes to hear complimentson one's appearance.~complimentson concession: special concessionson all bus fares for old people~concessionson confident: He isconfident of victory.~isconfident confound: It's confoundedlyhot~confoundedlyhot confounded: It's confoundedlyhot~confoundedlyhot confoundedly: It's confoundedlyhot~confoundedlyhot converge: convergentlines, opinions~convergentlines convergent: convergentlines, opinions~convergentlines dismember: The victim's dismemberedbody was found in a trunk.~dismemberedbody drip: Water is drippingfrom the pipe.~drippingfrom encouraging: This year's sales figures are veryencouraging.~veryencouraging essence: meatessences~meatessences essence: The two arguments are inessence the same.~inessence fit: The punishment ought to fitthe crime.~fitthe gamble: gamblein oil (shares)~gamblein gas: agas balloon~agas genealogical: agenealogical table/tree~agenealogical general: a generallowering of standards~generallowering good: a man of greatgood humour~greatgood greasy: He greeted me with a greasysmile.~greasysmile harmonize: colours that harmonizewell~harmonizewell ideal: idealweather for a holiday~idealweather ignorant: His ignorantbehaviour at the dinner table caused much embarrassment.~ignorantbehaviour illiberal: illiberalhelpings of food~illiberalhelpings imitation: imitationleather, jewellery, etc~imitationleather immaculate: animmaculate performance~animmaculate impact: an impactedwisdom tooth~impactedwisdom impacted: an impactedwisdom tooth~impactedwisdom impassioned: an impassionedplea for mercy~impassionedplea impede: The development of the project was seriouslyimpeded by a reduction in funds.~seriouslyimpeded improve: cause a distinct/significant/marked improvementin working conditions~improvementin improvement: cause a distinct/significant/marked improvementin working conditions~improvementin inaugurate: Concorde inaugurateda new era in aeroplane travel.~inaugurateda indicator: an arrivalsindicator~arrivalsindicator indigenous: Kangaroos are indigenousto Australia.~indigenousto infernal: aninfernal nuisance~aninfernal inflation: control/curbinflation~curbinflation ingratiate: She tried to ingratiateherself with the director, in the hope of getting promotion.~ingratiateherself in loco parentis: I stand towards her in loco parentis.~parentis inside: My umbrella has blown insideout.~insideout insignificance: reduced toinsignificance~toinsignificance instrument: a surgicalin strument~strument instrument: an opticalinstrument~opticalinstrument joker: I don't want that jokerin my sales team.~jokerin karate: akarate chop~akarate loop: The plane flew round and round in wideloops.~wideloops ludicrous: a ludicrousidea~ludicrousidea ludicrous: His trousers wereludicrously short.~wereludicrously ludicrously: His trousers wereludicrously short.~wereludicrously lumber: He got lumberedwith the job of finding accommodation for the whole team.~lumberedwith maiden: her maidenlyshyness~maidenlyshyness maidenly: her maidenlyshyness~maidenlyshyness main: She mainlinedheroin (into a vein in her arm).~mainlinedheroin mainline: She mainlinedheroin (into a vein in her arm).~mainlinedheroin mania: He's maniacalabout sex.~maniacalabout maniac: He's maniacalabout sex.~maniacalabout maniacal: He's maniacalabout sex.~maniacalabout margin: a marginallybigger area~marginallybigger marginally: a marginallybigger area~marginallybigger measure: There's been a measureable improvement in his work.~measureable municipal: municipalaffairs, elections~municipalaffairs night: You've been having too many latenights recently.~latenights nimble: a lad with nimblewits~nimblewits nut: nuttycake, chocolate, etc~nuttycake nutty: nuttycake, chocolate, etc~nuttycake onward: The shop is open from lunchtimeonwards.~lunchtimeonwards opera: the operaseason~operaseason opposite: She had always dreamed of appearingopposite Olivier.~appearingopposite outclass: I was outclassedfrom the start of the race.~outclassedfrom outstanding: outstandinglygood~outstandinglygood outstandingly: outstandinglygood~outstandinglygood pack: My car has packedup.~packedup palpitation: I get palpitationsif I run too fast.~palpitationsif parsimonious: aparsimonious old man~aparsimonious paternity: He deniedpaternity of the child~deniedpaternity pedagogically: apedagogically accepted method of testing students' knowledge~apedagogically pension: a pensionablejob, position, post, etc~pensionablejob pensionable: a pensionablejob, position, post, etc~pensionablejob perambulate: perambulateafter lunch~perambulateafter perennial: aperennial problem~aperennial personal: Will you do it for me as a personalfavour?~personalfavour persuasive: apersuasive manner~apersuasive poise: Combined Breweries arepoised to (about to) take over the British Beer Company.~arepoised poised: Combined Breweries arepoised to (about to) take over the British Beer Company.~arepoised pop: He's just poppeddown the road to the shops.~poppeddown possessive: possessiveparents~possessiveparents possible: a possiblesolution to the dispute~possiblesolution preach: What did he preachabout/on?~preachabout precipitate: The clouds precipitate/are precipitatedas snow in winter.~precipitatedas prejudice: to theprejudice of sb's rights~theprejudice prejudicial: development sprejudicial to the company's future~sprejudicial present: the past, the presentand the future~presentand pretension: a poet with serious pretensionsto literary greatness~pretensionsto principle: They have agreed to the proposal inprinciple but we still have to negotiate the terms.~inprinciple print: The publisher has printed10000 copies of the book.~printed10000 probation: There's a three-month period of probation/probationperiod for new recruits.~probationperiod proceed: I was proceedingalong the High Street in a northerly direction when...~proceedingalong productive: It wasn't a very productivemeeting.~productivemeeting productive: I spent a very productivehour in the library.~productivehour profess: professIslam~professIslam professional: a professionalboxer, footballer, golfer, tennis player, etc~professionalboxer professor: She was madeprofessor at the age of 40.~madeprofessor proficient: proficientat operating a computer terminal~proficientat profound: a profoundsigh, silence, sleep, shock~profoundsigh profound: a profoundawareness of the problem~profoundawareness profound: a profoundthinker~profoundthinker progressive: Her condition is showing aprogressive improvement.~aprogressive promise: We received manypromises of help.~manypromises promotion: a promotionaltour by the author~promotionaltour promotional: a promotionaltour by the author~promotionaltour provision: a provisionmerchant~provisionmerchant psychedelic: psychedelicmusic~psychedelicmusic punctuate: He punctuatedhis remarks with thumps on the table.~punctuatedhis pure: pureart~pureart puritan: pursue vice with puritanicalzeal~puritanicalzeal puritanical: pursue vice with puritanicalzeal~puritanicalzeal put: Don't beput off by his gruff exterior; he's really very kind underneath.~beput putrescent: a putrescentcorpse~putrescentcorpse realize: Can these bonds berealized at short notice?~berealized redistribute: redistributejobs, power, land~redistributejobs report: reliable, conflicting, detailedreports~detailedreports represent: The firm needs more representationin China.~representationin representation: The firm needs more representationin China.~representationin reproduction: study reproductionin shellfish~reproductionin resistance: break down, overcome, put an end to armedresistance~armedresistance resound: resoundingcheers, shouts, laughs~resoundingcheers resounding: resoundingcheers, shouts, laughs~resoundingcheers reversal: His luck suffered a cruelreversal~cruelreversal reward: a rewardingfilm, study, trip~rewardingfilm rewarding: a rewardingfilm, study, trip~rewardingfilm rheumatism: contract, developrheumatism~developrheumatism rhythm: the rhythmictread of marching feet~rhythmictread riddle: They areriddled with disease.~areriddled ride: It's a ten-minuteride on the bus.~minuteride ride: Can I hitch a ridewith you?~ridewith rigorous: rigorousattention to detail~rigorousattention sadist: a sadisticteacher~sadisticteacher sadistic: a sadisticteacher~sadisticteacher simian: a simianappearance, posture, movement~simianappearance sin: asinful waste of good wine~asinful sinful: asinful waste of good wine~asinful single: asingle fare, ticket, etc~asingle six: a sixfoldincrease~sixfoldincrease sixfold: a sixfoldincrease~sixfoldincrease slop: I dropped the bucket, and water sloppedout (of it).~sloppedout sloppy: a sloppyworker, writer, etc~sloppyworker sluggish: These tablets make me feel rathersluggish.~rathersluggish smuggle: This cave was used by smugglersin the eighteenth century~smugglersin smuggler: This cave was used by smugglersin the eighteenth century~smugglersin snap: She showed us her holidaysnaps.~holidaysnaps solemn: asolemn funeral procession~asolemn southerly: southerlybreezes~southerlybreezes span: His knowledgespans many different areas.~knowledgespans specious: a speciousargument~speciousargument spot: a tablespotted with ink~tablespotted start: His eyes almost startedout of his head~startedout strain: astrained laugh~astrained strained: astrained laugh~astrained stumble: Police investigating tax fraud stumbledacross a drugs ring.~stumbledacross style: write in housestyle~housestyle substantiate: Can you substantiateyour accusations against him?~substantiateyour summer: In (the) summerwe go on holiday.~summerwe summer: a summeryday~summeryday summery: a summeryday~summeryday superlative: She plays the mandolin superlativelywell.~superlativelywell superlatively: She plays the mandolin superlativelywell.~superlativelywell swindle: swindlean insurance company~swindlean sympathetic: a sympatheticlook, smile, remark~sympatheticlook tear: They're tearingdown these old houses to build a new office block.~tearingdown technical: thetechnical terms of chemistry~thetechnical teem: His mind is teemingwith bright ideas.~teemingwith teeter: The drunken man teeteredon the edge of the pavement.~teeteredon terminal: His illness isterminal~isterminal terminal: terminalcancer~terminalcancer terrible: a terriblewar, accident, murder~terriblewar test: a well-testedremedy~testedremedy than: Nobody understands the situation betterthan you.~betterthan that: It isn't all thatcold~thatcold therapist: a speechtherapist~speechtherapist thorough: That woman is a thoroughnuisance.~thoroughnuisance thread: threada needle (with cotton)~threada thumb: a well-thumbedcopy~thumbedcopy to: I intendedto go but forgot to.~intendedto together: a reallytogether organization~reallytogether topple: The explosiontoppled the old chimney.~explosiontoppled tot: The bill tottedup to almost 40.~tottedup track: a muddytrack through the forest~muddytrack track: a single/doubletrack~doubletrack track: trackracing~trackracing track: a sixteen-tracktape recorder~tracktape traitor: traitorousconduct~traitorousconduct traitorous: traitorousconduct~traitorousconduct transaction: transactionson the Stock Exchange~transactionson transfer: He has transferredfrom the warehouse to the accounts office.~transferredfrom transition: a transitionalstage~transitionalstage transitional: a transitionalstage~transitionalstage translate: It's time to translateour ideas into action.~translateour treat: Her son's visits are a greattreat for her.~greattreat tremendous: He's a tremendouswalker~tremendouswalker trend: trendyclothes~trendyclothes trendy: trendyclothes~trendyclothes triple: The plan has a triplepurpose~triplepurpose triple: tripletime~tripletime triple: a triplemurderer~triplemurderer true: atrue patriot~atrue trumpet: He's always trumpetinghis own opinions.~trumpetinghis type: typewrittenpages, letters, manuscripts~typewrittenpages typewritten: typewrittenpages, letters, manuscripts~typewrittenpages umbrage: He tookumbrage at my remarks and left.~tookumbrage unabashed: Tim appearedunabashed by all the media attention.~appearedunabashed unabated: The gales continuedunabated.~continuedunabated unbridled: speak with anunbridled tongue~anunbridled unmask: The revellersunmasked (took off their masks) at midnight.~revellersunmasked unravel: The mysteryunravels slowly.~mysteryunravels unsettle: anunsettled stomach~anunsettled unsettled: anunsettled stomach~anunsettled up: We're going upto Edinburgh soon.~upto upstairs: the familiesupstairs/the upstairs families~familiesupstairs utilize: utilizethe available tools, resources~utilizethe vague: He pointed vaguelyin my direction.~vaguelyin vaguely: He pointed vaguelyin my direction.~vaguelyin value: have a high energy, nutritionalvalue~nutritionalvalue variable: Temperature was a variablein the experiment.~variablein verbatim: report a speechverbatim~speechverbatim vermin: a room alive/crawling withvermin~withvermin vest: the powersvested in a priest~powersvested victual: victuala ship~victuala vigorous: avoid vigorousexercise, exertion, etc~vigorousexercise vim: Put morevim into your acting!~morevim vindicate: Subsequent events vindicatedhis suspicions.~vindicatedhis virginal: virginalinnocence~virginalinnocence vital: vitallyimportant, necessary, etc~vitallyimportant vital: We are vitallyconcerned to win public support.~vitallyconcerned vitally: vitallyimportant, necessary, etc~vitallyimportant vitally: We are vitallyconcerned to win public support.~vitallyconcerned yacht: a round-the-worldyachtsman~worldyachtsman yachtsman: a round-the-worldyachtsman~worldyachtsman yield: Building societies' investment accountsyield high interest.~accountsyield