Move : an action that you do or need to do to achieve it Act : a thing that sb does Gesture : a thing that you do or say to show a particular feeling or intention Feat : an action of pie
Trang 1Move : an action that you do or need to do to achieve it
Act : a thing that sb does
Gesture : a thing that you do or say to show a particular feeling or intention Feat : an action of piece of work that needs skill, strength or courage
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Advertisement/commercial/promotion/advert/trailer
Advertisement :a notice, picture ỏ film telling people about a product, job or service
Comercial : an advertisement on television or on the radio
Promotion : a set of advertisements for a particular product or service
Trailer : a series of short scenes from a film, shown in advance to advertise it
Admit/acknowledge/concede/confess/grant/allow/grant
Admit : to agree, often unwillingly, that sth is true
Acknowledge : to accept that sth exist, is true or happened
Confess : to admit sth that you fell ashamed or embrassed about
Allow : to agree that sth is true or correct
Grant : to admit that a statement or claim is true, usually while denying that a greater claim is true
Afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed/paranoid/apprehensive
Afraid : (not before noun) feeling fear, worried that sth bad might happen
Trang 2Frightened : feeling fear, worried that sth bad might happen
Alarmed : ( not before noun ) afraid that sth dangerous or unpleasant might happen
Paranoid : afraid or suspicious of other people and believing that they are trying to harm you in a way that is not reasonable
Apprehensive : slightly afraid that sth bad might happen
Agree/approve/consent/acquiesce
Agree : to say that you will do what sb wants or that you will allow sth to happen Approve : to offically agree to a plan, suggestion or request
Consent : to agree to sth or give your permission for sth
Acquiesce : to accept sth without arguing, even if you do not really agree with it
Angry/mad/indignant/cross/irate
Angry : feeling or showing anger
Mad : ( not before noun ) angry
Indignant : feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you or sb else has been treated unfairly
Cross : rather angry or annoyed
Irate : very angry
Arificial/synthetic/false/man-made/fake/imitation
Aritificial : made or produced to copy sth natural, not real
Synthetic : made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals
False : not natural
Man-made : made by people
Fake : make to look like sth else
Trang 3Imitation : (only before noun ) made to look like sth else, not real
Beat/batter/pound/pummel/lash/hammer
Beat : to hit sb/sth a lot of times, especially very hard
Batter : to hit sb/sth hard a lot of times, especially in way that cause serious damage
Pound : to hit sb/sth hard a lot of times, especially in a way that cause serious damage
Pummel : to hit sb/sth a lot of times, especially with your fists
Lash : to hit sb/sth a lot of force
Hammer : to hit sb/sth a lot of times, in a way that is noisy or violent
Bill/statement/account/invoice
Bill : a list of goods that you have brought or services that you have used, showing how much you owe, the price or cost of sth
Statement : a printed recoed of money spent, received
Account : an arrangement with a shop or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time
Invoice : a bill for goods that sb has bought to work that has been done for sb
Bitter/pungent/sour/acrid/sharp/acid
Bitter : strong and usually unpleasant,(of food or drink) having a bitter taste Pungent : strong and usually unpleasant,(of food or smoke) having a pungent smell or taste
Sour : bitter like the taste of a lemon or a fruit that is not ripe
Acrid : strong and unpleasant, ( of smoke) having an acrid smell
Border/boundary/line/frontier
Trang 4Border : the line that seperates two countries or areas, the land near this line Boundary : a line that marks the edges of an area of land and seperates it from other areas
Line : an imaginary boundary between one area of land and another
Frontier : the line that seperates two countries or areas, the land near this time
Boring/dull/tedious/uninteresting/dry
Boring : not interesting, making you feel tired and impatient
Dull : not interesting or exciting
Tedious : lasting or taking too long and not interesting, so that you feel bored and impatient
Uninteresting : not attracting your interest or attention
Dry : boring because it lacks human interest
Bottom/base/foundation/foot
Bottom : the lowest parts of something
Footnotes are given at the bottome of each page
Base : the lowest part of sth, especially the part or surface on which it resrs or stands
Foundation : a layer of bricks, concrete the forms the solid underground base of a building
Foot : the lowest parts of sth ( more limited you than bottom, e.g hill/mountain, step/stairs, pages)
I At the foot of the pages, there’s a demonic symbol written by unknown
Break/rest/breather/respite/time out
Trang 5Break : a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest or eat Rest : a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity Breather : a short pause in an activity to rest or relax
Respite : a shoer breatk from sth unpleasant or difficult
The drug brought a brief respite from the pain
Time out : time for resting or relaxing awat from your usual work or studies
Brilliant/fluorescent/luminous/vivid/vibrant
Brilliant : very bright
Fluorescent : producing bright light by using some forms or radiation, appearing very bright when light shines on it, that can be seen in dark
Luminous : shining in the dark, very bright or too bright
Vivid : bright and strong, emphasizes how bright the colors is
Vibrant : bright and strong, suggest a more lively and exciting colour or
combination of colours
Broken/out of order/broken-down/on the blink
Broken : that has been damaged or injured, no longer whole or working correctly Out of order : ( not before noun ) ( of a working machine ) not working correctly Broken-down : ( usually before noun ) in a very bad condition, not working correctly, very tired and sick
A broken-down old horse
On the blink : ( of a working machine ) not working correctly, more informal
Building/property/premises/complex/structure/block/edifice
Builiding : a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls
Trang 6Property : a building or buildings and the surrounding land, lands and buildings Premises : the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses
Structure : a thing that is made of several parts especially a building
The pier is a wooden structure
Block : a tall building that contains flats or offices, a building that forms part of a school, hospital, and is use for a particular purpose
Edifice : a large impressive building
Build/construct/assemble/erect
Build : to make sth, especially a building, by putting part together
Construct : to build sth such as a road, building or machine
The cup is easy to assemble
Assemble : to fit together all the separate parts of sth such as a piece of furniture
or a machine
Erect : to build sth, to put sth in position and make it stand upright
Police had to erect barriers to keep the walkers back
Burn/char/blacken/scald/scorch/singe
Burn : to damage, injure, destroy or kill sb/sth with fire , heat or acid,
Char : ( usually passive ) to make sth black by burning it, to become black by burning
The bodies has been chared beyond recoginition
Blacken : ( often passive ) to make sth black, not only by burning but also from smoke or sth
Scald : to burn part of your body with very hot liquid or steam
Scorch : to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot
Trang 7I scorched my dress when trying to iron it
Singe : to burn the surface of sth slightly, usually by mistake
He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette
Call/cry out/exclaim/blurtout/burst out
Call : to shout or say sth loudly to attract sb’s attention
Cry out :to shout sth loudly, especially when you need help or are in trouble Exclaim : to say sth suddenly and loudly, especially because of a strong emotion Blurt out: to say sth suddenly and without thinking carefully enough
Burst out : to say sth suddenly and loudly, especially with a lot of emotion
He blurted out the answer without thiking
I heard you call, and come as promised
Campaign/battle/struggle/drive/war
Campaign : a series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or political aim
Battle : a competition or argument between people or groups of people, trying to win power or control, , which is sometimes not nescessary, just desirable
Struggle : a competition or argument between people or groups of people, trying
to win power or control, which is nescessary
Drive : an organized effort by a group of people to achieve sth
War : an effort over a long period of time to get rid of or stop sth bad
She finally won the the legal battle for compensation.
The economic drive must be done by our own hands, not others
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Trang 8Care : attention or thought that you give to sth that you are doing so that yo will
do it well and avoid mistakes or damage
Caution : care that you take in order to avoid danger or mistakes, not taking any risks
Prudence : being sensible and careful when you make judgements and decisions, avoiding unnecessary risks
Discretion : care in what you say or do, in order to keep sth secret or to avoid causing embarrassment or difficulty for sb
Wariness : care when dealing with sb/sth because you think there may be a danger
or problem
Her wariness of him turned to deepest mistrust
As a matter of prudence, keep a record of all your financial transactions
Certain/bound/sure/definite/assured
Certain : that you can rely on to happen or be true
Bound : (not before noun ) certain to happen, or to do sth
Certain : certain to happen or be true, that can be trusted or relied on
Definite : certain to happen, that is not going to change, informal
Assured : certain to happen
They are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced
Is it definite that he’s leaving Oh hell !
Cheap/competitive/budget/affordable/reasonable/inexpensive