Move/act/gesture/deed/feat

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 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
 Frightened : 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

 Imitation : (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
 Border : 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
 Break : 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
 Property : 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

 I 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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Care/caution/prudence/discretion/wariness/

Care : 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