45 authority n 1 ha 死 the 硼 0 ⅱ decide 協 pe 0 れ研 i れ 0 砒れ 0 authorization, right' power, might, sanction, influence force' con な 01 , charge, prerogative, jurisdicti011' rule, command, dominiom sovereigntY' ascendancy, supremacy; infsay-so. 2 an 側 th0 0 れ ec 0 expert, specialist' professional, master, scholam adept' pun- dit;i 可 walking encyclopedia, bible. 3 0t - ing authoHties used source, reference documentation, bibliographY' citation' quotation, quote, excerpt' passage. 4 ha his 皿 thO 0 は permission, authoriza- tion, sanction, licence, warrant; infsay-so. 5 ha 怩 on theirauthoHtythat 市 were there testimony, evidence, attestation• sworn statement, declaration, avowal, deposition, profession. authorize v authoHze them 加 represent give authority tO' entitle, enable, accredit, license, certifr validate. 2 側 0 記 the give authorityl permission for, permit, allOW' approve give one's assent tO, agree tO' sanctiom rati- , warrant, give leave for, countenance accede to; i 可 give the green light tO' the go-ahead r. autobiogra phy n memoirs ; life-story, diary, journal. autocratic adj despotic, dictatorial, tyran- nical, domineering, lmperious, OmniPO- tent, all-powerful, absolute, Draconiam oppressive, high-handed; infbossy. autograph n get れ 0 は 0 内硼加 aph signa- ture, inscription, mark, X. autograph v 側 t0 叩 h ロ ro am 皿 attach one's signature, initial' countersigm mark, put one's cross/X. automatic adj 10 れ 0 砒 om 砒 ic washing machine automated, mechanized, mechani- cal, push-button, robotic, self-activating, self-regulating, self-directing, self-pro- pelling. 2 側砒 om ロ c 祀 0 は iO れ instinctive' spontaneous, reflex, natural, mechanical. 3 promotion 0 リ tom ロ翫 inevitable, routine, certain, assured, unavoidable, sary. autonomy n the peoplefoughtfor 0 0 れ 0- mylthe 0 れ gai れ ed 硼れ omy independ- ence, self-determination, autarchy; self- sumciency, individualism. available adj tickets ロⅡ 0 Ⅷ i 厄 b unoccu- pied, free, untaken, vacant' usable' employ- able, ready; accessible, obtainable' at hand' convenient. a ut avarice n she tumed tO ctime 梔 ca リ記可 0V0 ⅱ偬 greed, acquisitiveness, terialism; selfishness, self-interest, ness, miserliness. average n she calculated the average mean, median, midpoint, centre ; norm, standard' yardstick, 11ile. average adj 1 the team ay 記 0 れ average ga 川引 the house was 明 average size ordinary, normal, typical, everyday; common, wide- spread, prevalent. 2 she WTOte average お say 引 his ab ⅲ以 was れ 0 better 側 average mediO- cre, moderate, unexceptional; second-rate, banal; pedestrian. aversion n she had 明 ave iO れ tO spiders ave パ iO れ t0 work became 0 problem dislike, dis- taste, hatred, repugnance; avoidance, eva- sion, shunning, reluctance, un 、 villingness. avid adj she was 0 れ avid readerl he was 0 れ avid れ keen, eager, enthusiastic, partial tO' fond Of, fewent, zealous, passionate about; infcrazy about, mad about. a 0 馗 v tHed t0 0 滬 p ロれ g 地 x lhe avoided her ⅲ the 「 t shun, keep away 仕 om , eschew, steer clear Of; evade, hide 丘 om , elude, shirk, dOdge; abstain 朝 om , refrain 丘 om , h01d back 仕 om. aware adj 1 he was 0W0 祀 t 0 e 襯 lshe was 0W0 祀 hO li conscious Of' informed of, familiar with, sensitive to; i 可 clued up 0 Ⅱ , ⅲ the 10W. 2 he was 0W0 祀可 e movementlthe watchme れ were wa. ツ s 0W0 awake, watchful, vigilant, alert, cautious• paying attention. awe n she gazed ⅲ aw 引 they werefilled with awe amazement, wonder, astonishment, stupefaction; reverence, tion; dread, fear. awful adj 1 she had 聞 0 “比硼 g 川 his れ coatlooked 0 呶 nasty, unpleasant' distres s- ing, troublesome, horrible; severe; ugly, unattractive, foul' disgusting. 2 the の啝ゆ ow 可 gods lthe の啝ゆ可 the high ptåestess awe-insplring, awesome venerable, demanding respect' admirable• lmpressive, authoritative, daunting. awkward adj the ロ p. 0i れ t 襯 e れ t was 砒 0 れ awkward time inconvenient, diffcult' prob- lematic; unhelpful, annoymg, obstructive vexatious, perverse. 2 the 'tn 僞 t had 明 明 awkward child clumsy, ungainly. inele- gant, inept, gauche; lumbering out Of pro- portion, unwieldy. awry adj the stom ロ thefence 0 写 10P - sided, uneven, unequal, asymmetrical' askew, crooked.

tralian bush brush, s ( 口市 land, scrub, the wild; backwoods bushy adj thick, shaggy, 血 z , flu$r, luxu- riant, unruly, rough ・ business n 1 what business ⅲ occupa- tion, line, profession, career, trade, work, employment, jOb, pursuit, vocation, m i 催 . 2 面 b リ si れ 5 with the French trade, trading, commerce, traffcking, buying and selling, merchandizing, bargaining; dealings, transactions, proceedings. 3 0 “れ g her 0 m business rl Ⅱ , company, concern, enter- prise, organization, corporation, establish- ment, house, shop, venture, industry. 4 that's れ 0 れ e 可 yo な「 business concern, affair, responsibility, duty, function, task, assign- ment, obligation, problem. 5 the m 朝れ れ ess 可 e meeting matter, subject, topic, POint ofdiscussion, theme, issue, question, problem, thesis. 6 化 was 0 liar busi れ ess affair, matter, thing, case, set ofcircum- stances, issue. businesslike adj businesslike ha ⅵ側 r professional, effcient, methodical, system- atic, orderly, organized, well-ordered, prac- tical, pragmatic, thorough, painstaking, meticulous , correct. 2 0 b ⅲ 0 た ma れ ce ofthe 刎ロア workaday, routine, pro- saic, down-to-earth, conventional, unimaginative. bust n 0 wo 襯れ with 0 large bust chest, breasts, bosom, torso;infboobs, tits, knockers. 2 0 bust 可 J ⅵⅲ 5 C 覊「 sculp- tured/cawed head and shoulders, head and shoulders. bust v ユ市 the 襯 ac れ e break, fracture, burst, rupture, crack. 2 the h him bankl ・ upt, ruin, impoverish, pauperize, break. 3 the ア 0 ce busted him arrest, capture, catch, seize, raid;infcollar, cop, nab. bust adj go bust become bankrupt, fail, be ruined, become insolvent, break. bustle v 1 bustle 硼 e to 0 れ d 介 0 hurry, rush, dash, scuttle, scurry, hasten, scamper, scramble, flutter, fuss 靆可 tear. 2 e the 曲 i れ out hurry, rush, hasten, speed up, push. bustle n the bustle 可 t ma ⅸヰ回 0 化 activity, flurry, hurly-burly, stir, busyness, brisk- ness , ( 01 Ⅱ 1 Ⅱ Otion , tumult, excitement, agl- ねⅱ on , fuss; i 可 tO 0 ; 蹴 pother. busy adj 1 the 面は 0 busy occupied, engaged, Working, at work, on duty, ⅲ a meeting, otherwise engaged. 2 702- れ g 叩 g00 ホ occupied ⅲ , engaged ⅲ , employed ⅲ , involved ⅲ , absorbed ⅲ , engrossed ⅲ , preoccupied with, working at, labouring at, toiling at, slaving at. 3 0 わ y day active, energetic, strenuous, 血Ⅱ , hectic, exacting, bustling. 4 僞 bees active, energetic, industrious, lively, tire ・ less, restless; infon the go. 5 砒 te " ornate, overelaborate, overdetailed, over- decorated, cluttered, fussy. 6 0 b リ 0 woma れ interfering, meddlesome, meddling, PIYing, inquisitive, snooping; infnosy, sn(X)py. busy v himselfin the garden occupy, engage, employ, absorb, immerse, engross, involve, interest. busybody n meddler, interferer, snooper, PIY, mischief-maker, troublemaker, gossip, scandalmonger, muckraker; inf nosy parker. but CO 可 she's ill but she's going neverthe- less, yet, still, however. 2 he went but she did れ 0t on the Other hand, on the ( on a . 3 れれ ot choo but 加面れ Other than, other- wise than, except. but prep ユ e 0 れ e but him except, with the exception Of, excepting, Other tham exclud- ing, bar, barring, save. 2 butfor the rain he would have gone without, except for, bar- ring, notwithstanding. but adv we ca れ but tty only, just, simply, merely. butch adj mannish, masculine, lesbian. butcher n 1 buy 立 om the 比 h meat merchant, meat seller, meat retailer. 2 the g 印 was 0 t 朝 slaughterer, murderer, mass murderer, slayer, killer, serial killer, homicide, homicidal maniac, bloodshed- der. butcher v ユ t 市れ g ca 用に slaughter, cut up, up, jOint, slice prepare, dress. 2 butcheting the enemy slaughter, s lay, mas- sacre, murder, Ⅱ , put tO death, extermi- nate, liquidate, assassinate, put tO the sword, cut down, destroy. 3 butcher the 0 れ 0 CO れ ce の加 t 市 the piece ofjoinety botch, make a botch/mess Of, wreck, ruin, spoil, bungle; i 可 make a hash Of, louse up, screw up, ul up. butchery n ユ he's 地に e れ叩比 he ヴ meat selling, meat retailing, butchering. 2 tribes れ 0 d r ei 「比 he ヮ lthe 比 he ヮ 0fthe にれ em. slaughter, massacre slaying• mur- dering, murder, mass cide, b100d shedding. buttl n the れ研ロれ handle, shaft, hilt, haft. 2 the 可 0 cigarette stub, end, tail- end, remnant; i 可 fag-end. 3 Ⅲれ g 0 れ his b リ bottom, buttocks. butt2 n the 可 his j お scapegoat, dupe, target, victim, laughing-stock, object' sub- ject.

wonder ・ work wonder v 1 she wondered what tO 面 next lhe WO れ化 d where 5 came 立 om think, specu- late, C011Jecture, ponder, meditate, reflect, deliberate, muse, ask oneself, puzzle, be curious about, be inquis itive about; inf cud- gel one's brains about. 2 1 WO れ d ッ側 didnt walk out be surprised, express surprise, find it surprising, be astonishedlamazed. 3 wo れ dered the 硼可市 e 曲 marvel, stand amazed, stand ⅲ awe, be dumb- founded, gape, stare, goggle, 100k agog; inf be flabbergasted, gawk, gg 厄 . wonderful adj 1 the church ceiling was WO れ - derful tO 梔 hO mawellous , awe-insplring, awesome, remarkable, extraordinary, phe- nomenal, prodigious , miraculous' fantas- tic, amazing, astonishing, astounding• surprising, incredible, unprecedented, unparalleled, unheard-of; wondrous. 2 0 wonderful moth 聞 0 ヤ yer superb, mar- vellous , magnificent, brilliant, sensational, stupendous , excellent, first-rate, outstand- ing, terrific, tremendous , admirable, very good; inf great, super, fantastic, smashing ripping, fabulous, tiptop, AI' wizard' bad, wicked. WO adj wont tO get 叩 late accustomed, ⅲ the habit ( 00 , used, given. wont n れ is their wont tO rise custom, habit, routine, practice, way, rule, conven- ⅱ on. wonted adj work with his wonted ⅲ d 立硼 s - ness cus tomary, accustomed, habitual, usual, normal, routine, regular, 】Ⅱ 10n , frequent, familiar, conventional. W00 v ユ W00 the daughter 可 0 川 i Ⅲ佩ⅲ ( ou , pay courtlsuit tO, seek the hand Of' pursue, chase after, set 0 れ e ' S cap at, make love tO. 2 woofame seek, seek tO winlgain, pursue, chase after. 3 W00 the voters seek the supportlfavour Of. 4 s お川 en WOOi れ g 加曲 0 e ⅲ亡 0 れ g their g00 ホ impor- tune, press, urge, entreat, beg, implore• supplicate, solicit, coax' wheedle. WOOd n 1 g00 ホ made 可 W00d timber. 2 WOOd for t firewood, kindling, 血 el. 3 gofor 0 W' i れ the WOOd / W00 ホ forest, woodland, copse. thicket, coppice, grove; trees. wooded adj woody, forested, tree-covered, tree-clad, timbered, sylvan. wooden adj 1 woode れ血硼 s made of wood, 0f wood, WOOd, woody, timber. 2 0 WOOden pe 0 " れ 0 れ化 stiff, stolid, stodgy, expressionless, graceless, inelegant, ungainly, gauche, awkward, clumsy, mal- adroit. 3 wearing 0 WOOd 印 expressionl him ロ WOOden ー expressionless, inexpres- sive, blank, deadpan, empty, vacant, vacu- eless. SDiritless, unanimated, emotionless' unresponsive. 4 children seeming completely wood stupid, thick, dense, dull' dull- witted, slow, slow-witted, doltish, witless, obtuse, dim-witted. W06 n ユ 5 印 %dth ditty WOOI fleece, hair, coat. 2 knit the WOO 日れ 0 sweateryarn. wool-gathering n daydreaming, dreaming, reverie, musing, abstraction, preoccupa- tion, absent-mindedness, inattention. woolly adj ユ聞 im ロ with wo ッ coats fleecy, fluffy, shaggy, hairy, r , flocculent. 2 weari れ g WOOlly gam 旧廰 made Of W001 , 0fW001 , W001. 3 0 WOOIIY IV がけ 血 z , blurred, hazy, cloudy, foggy, indis- tinct, unclear, ill-defined. 4 0 wo d ( tionl woolly thoughts vague, hazy, indefinite, muddled, confused, disorganized. word n 1 what's 側 0 市 wordforfame? term, expression, name. 2 he said れ Ot 0 word remark, comment, statement, utterance, expression, declaration. 3 she ga 怩 him her word that she would be p 祀 5 明 t word Of hon- our, solemn word, prormse, pledge, assur- ance, guarantee, undertaking, VOW, oath. 4 ha 怩 0 word the t 曲 chat, talk, con- versation, discussion, téte-å-téte, consulta- tion, exchange ofviews; i 可 confab, chit-chat, POW-WOW. 5 they have had word his death news, intimation, notice, commu- nication, information, intelligence; tidings ; message, report, account, ( 0 Ⅱ 11n ⅡⅡ lq Ⅱき , dispatch, bulletin; inf gen, low-down. 6 word has it that he 0 5 rumour, talk, hearsay, gossip;infgrapevine. 7 怩 the word 知れ command, order, signal, go- ahead, thumbs up; infgreen light. 8 the king's word law command, order, decree, edict, mandate, bidding, will. 9 0 リ r word れ OW m リ梔 success slogan, watchword, pass- word, catchword. a WO 朝 0 word he's 川面ⅲ short, ⅲ a nutshell, briefly, tO put it briefly, succinctly, concisely. WO ー fO ト word verbatim, literal, exact, precise, accu- rate, close, faithful, strict, undeviating. word v word the c 硼れ t differently express, phrase, couch, put, say, utter, state. words npl 1 the wo 「ホ ofthe so れ叩可 が ay lyrics, libretto, b00k, text, script. 2 5 has had words with her angry talk, argu- ment, disagreement, row, altercation. wordy adj 0 wordy descnption long-winded, verbose, loquacious, garrulous, voluble, prolix, protracted, discursive, diffuse, ram- bling, digressive, maundering, tautological, pleonastic. WO 水 n 1 れ市れ g 0 h 硼記 i れ vo ⅳ 0 lot 可 wo ⅸ e 迂 0 は , exertion, labour, toil, slog, sweat, drudgery, trouble, industry; travail; inf 902

price ・ prlmarily price v ア化 the items 砒臼 0 each fix the price Of, set the price Of, COSt, value, rate, evalu- ate, assess, estimate, appraise, assay. priceless adj 1 priceless jewels beyond price, without price, Of incalculable value, of incalculable worth, of inestimable value, of inestimable worth, invaluable, precious, rare, incomparable, expensive, COStly, rich, dear, irreplaceable, treasured, prized, worth its weight ⅲ gold, worth a king's ransom. 2 hO れお口 pticeless ⅵ beyond pnce, without price, ofincalculable worth/ value, Of inestimable value/worth, invalu- able, precious , rare, treasured, prized, cher- ished, worth its weight ⅲ gold, worth a king's ransom. 3 hisjokes are cel hilari- ous, extremely amusing, very funny, comic, riotous , side-splitting, rib-tickling; inf killingly funny, a scream, a hoot. 4 0 し ing pnceless in that hat absurd, ridiculous, comical, hilarious , extremely amusing, funny;i 可 a scream, a hOOt, killingly funny. prick n ユ give s れ g ロ prick with 0 sharp れ記引 e jag, jab, stab, nick, wound. 2 see the ⅱⅸ 0 れ the イåce puncture, perforation, hOle, pinhole, nick, wound. 3 feel prick 0 れ the 覊 0 化 0fthe s れ prickle, sting, smart- ing, tingle, tingling, pain. 4 the c Ofhis CO れ scie れ記 pricking, pang, twinge, gnawmg. 5 0 stick with a 厳は 0 記 - sh お with pricks spike, thorn, barb, spine, prong, tine. prick v 1 ⅱⅸ the b loo れ with 0 れ記 d ゆ戓 the bOiI with 0 steHIized れ eedle pierce, punc- ture, perforate, make a hOIe ⅲ , put a hole ⅲ , stab, nick, gash, slit, bore, spike. 2 she 2 ビ d h れ g 昨 0 れ 0 れ記 d thorns pncked her ba legs jag, jab, stab, nick, wound. 3 his eyes ga れ tO を戓ⅲ the smoke sting, smaft, tingle. 4 his conscience と ega れ tO 2 ⅸ him distress, cause distress tO, trouble, worry, gnaw at, cause pain tO. 5 ambition pncked him 0 れ tO 部 t 昨 e. 0 な goad, prod, urge, spur, prompt, incite, push, propel. prickle n 1 the ア c お 0 れ the branches ofthe rose-tree thorn, needle, barb, spike, point, spine, spur. 2 el pnckle 0 れ her s れ prick- ling sensation, tingle, tingling sensation, tingling, sting, stingmg, s marting, itching, creeping sensation, goose-pimples , formi- cation, paraesthesia, pins and needles. p 0 紀 e v ユ his scalp ga れ to 戓 tingle, sting, smart, itch, have a creeping sensa- tion, have goose-pimples, have pins and needles. 2 the rough WO ⅱ戓 d his skin make something, tingle, sting, make some- thing smart, make something itch. prickly adj 10 pHckly branch spiky, spiked, thorny, barbed, bristly, spiny, pronged. 2 0 636 ⅱⅸツ謝れ g ⅲⅲ 5 scalp prickling, tingling, stinging, smarting, itching, itchy, creeping, crawling. 3 the 0 man's rather 0 戓収 0 た 0 は cantankerous, irascible, irritable, bad- tempered, touchy, edw, fractious, tetchy, peevish, glllmpy, snappish, snappy; inf ratty, stroppy, shirty. 4 pHckly s ゆ市 k problems diffcult, troublesome, vexatious, tough, complicated, complex, intricate, involved, 10t , thorny, ticklish, tricky. prlde n 1 his ptide was h 材 her com襯印な 0 れ his 厄ⅸ可ⅲ self-esteem, self-respect, ego, amour propre, self-worth, self-image, self-identity, feelings , sensibilities. 2 れ収 可 2 d 引胆乖 d wfth pride at his achieveme れ t conceit, vanity, arrogance, haughtiness, self-importance, self-conceit, self-love, self- glorification, egotism, presumption, hau- teur, superciliousness, disdain;inf big-headedness, swollen-headedness. 3 地 e pHde ⅲ his work satisfaction, gratification, pleasure, joy, delight. 4 れ化 she WO れ the singing competition she な the ⅱ 可 t s 朝 0 pride and joy, prize, jewel, jewel in the cro 、 flower, gem, treasure, glory. pride v pride 0 れ es 可 f 0 れ she prided e 0 れ her 〃れはリ ali 収 be proud Of oneself for, take pride ⅲ , take satisfaction ⅲ , congratulate oneself on, flatter oneself on, preen oneself on, give oneself a pat on the back for, revel ⅲ , g10 ⅲ , exult ⅲ , boast about, brag about, crow about. prlest n clergyman, minister, vicar, ecclesi- astic, cleric, churchman, churchwoman, man/woman Of the clOth, man/woman Of God, father, padre. prig n puritan, killjoy, Mrs Grundy, Grundy; infgoody-goody, Goody Two-Shoes, holy Joe, holy Willie. priglsh adj pn-ldish, puritanical, prim, strait-laced, stu$r, starchy, self-righteous , sanctimonious , narrow-minded, censon- ous ; inf holier-than-thou, goody-goody, Grundyish. prim adj t002 ⅱ襯 0 れ dprop 加 jo ⅲⅲ t ルれ 可 the 0 y proper, demure, formal, precise, stl$, starchy, strait-laced, prudish, prissy, old-maidish, priggish, puritanical; inf school-marmish, schoolmistressy. prima donna n diva, leading lady, star. primarily adv his ro p ⅱ襯 0 ⅶアロれ adminis- trative 0 れ e basically, essentially, ⅲ essence, fundamentally, ⅲ the first place, first and foremost, chiefly, mainly, ⅲ the main, principally, mostly, for the most part, on the whole, predominantly, predominately.

waylay ・ wear drifting, nomadic, itinerant, penpatetic, 0 Ⅱ the move/go. waylay v ユ the highwaymen waylaid them lie ⅲ wait for, ambush, hOld up, attack. 2 she way 厄滬 the h “ tO ask 0 砒 her child accost, stop and talk tO, intercept, pounce 0 取 , S 、 00P dO 、 n on. wayward adj ユ wayward れ靃印 wilful, self- willed, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, pewerse, contrary, uncoopera- tive, refractory, recalcitrant, contumacious, unruly, ungovernable, unmanageable, incorrigible, intractable, diffcult, fractious , disobedient, insubordinate. 2 wayward 角れ - cies/youngster c 叩 ( 10 Ⅱ s , whimsical, fickle, inconstant, changeable, changeful, vari- able, erratic, unpredictable, unstable, mer- ⅱ al , volatile, flighty. weak adj lfeeling weak ロ尹れお引加 0 weak tO w 慊 weakly, frail, fragile, delicate, fee- ble, infirm, shaky, debilitated, incapaci- tated, ailing, indisposed, decrepit, puny, faint, enewated, tired, fatigued, exhausted, spent, worn out. 2 t00 weak tO sta れ d 魃 2 tO his enemies/uife cowardly, pusillanimous, timor- ous, timid, spineless, ineffectual, useless, inept, effete, powerless, impotent, namby- pamby, SO infyellow, weak-kneed. 3 weak eyes/eyesight defective, faulty, poor, inade- quate, deficient, imperfect, substandard, lacking, wanting. 4 weak excuses unsound, feeble, flimsy, lame, hollow, pathetic, unconvmcmg, untenable, implausible, unsatisfact01Y. 5 0 w 印 sou れ d/signal faint, 10W , muffled, stifled, muted, scarcely audi- ble. 6 0 weak light faint, dim, pale, wan. 7 weak co. ガ unders trength, dilute, diluted, watery, waterish, thinned down, thin, adul- terated, tasteles S, flavourless , insipid;inf wishy-washy ・ weaken v 1 the illness had weakened her enfeeble, debilitate, incapacitate, sap one's strength tire, exhaust, wear out. 2 weaken theforce Ofthe argument lessen, reduce, decrease, diminish, moderate, tem- per, s 叩 . 3 theforce Ofthe stom w 田れ記 abate, les sen, decrease, dwindle, diminish, ease up, let up. 4 weaken the m 明 t impair, undermine, invalidate. 5 they 域 記 d tO help but weakened later relent, give in, acquiesce, yield, give way, accede, come round. 6 tOO much 襯 i weakened the CO. 記 dilute, water down, thin, adulterate. weakling n coward, mouse, milksop, namby-pamby; inf wimp, sissy, drip, wet, doormat, chicken, yellow-belly, fraidy-cat, scaredy-cat. weakness n ユ the weakness Ofthe invalid frailty, fragility, delicateness, delicacy, feebleness, infirmity, debility, incapacity, indisposition, decrepitude, pumness. ener- vation, fatigue. see WEAK 1.2 despise his weak- ness cowardliness, timidity, ineffectuality, ineptness, powerlessness, impotence. see WEAK 2.3 the weakness h eyesight defectiveness, faultiness, inade- quacy, deficiency. see WEAK 3.4 the weak れ ess 可 the excuses unsoundness , feebleness , flim- siness, lameness, untenability, implausibil- ity. see WEAK 4.5 the weakness Ofthe sound/ s れ faintness, 10W intensity, mutedness. see WEAK 5.6 the weakness 0fthe light faint- ness, dimness. see WEAK 6.7 the weakness 可 the CO. 記 diluteness , wateriness , thinness , tastelessness, flavourlessness;infwishy- washiness. 8 extravagance 0 れ e 可 h 件 weak- nesses weak point, failing, foible, fault, flaw, defect, shortcoming, imperfection, blem- ish, Achilles' heel, chink ⅲ one's armour. 9 she has 0 w 印お s for chocolate SO れ spot, fondness, liking, love, passion, partiality, preference, penchant, predispos ition, predilection, leaning, inclination, prone- ness , proclivity. wealth n 1 ロ襯僞 s wealth money, cash, capi- tal, treasure, fortune, finance, property; riches , assets , possessions , resources , goods , funds ; inf wherewithal, dough, bread. 2 叩可 w 比 h richness, money, amuence, prosperity, substance; means. 3 0 wealth 可 b 砒一はリ引 0 w 可 叩 0 れⅲ es mas s, abundance, profusion, copiousness, plenitude, amplitude, bounty, cornucopla. wealthy adj 1 wealthy 叩 travelling ro rich, well 0 圧 well-to-do, moneyed, afflu- ent, prosperous , Of means , Of substance ⅱ可 well-heeled, rolling ⅲ it/money, ⅲ the money, made Of money, filthylstinking rich, loaded, flush, on easy street, quids ⅲ . 2 wealthy 硼れ市れ gs rich, opulent, lavish, luxurious, sumptuous, splendid, magnifi- cent. wear v 1 wear 加側 t$ ー clothes be dressed ⅲ , dress ⅲ , be clothed ⅲ , cloth oneself ⅲ , have on, put on, don, SPO . 2 she WO 化ロれ anxious expression have, as sume, present, show, display, exhibit. 3 he wa れな tO 0 怩 schOOl とリ t his parents wont wear れ tolerate, stand for, put up with, countenance, accept, allow, permit, brook;i 可 stomach. 4 れ d ロれ d rain have wom the 加戓 erode, cor- rode, abrade, wash away, rub away, rub down, grind away, wear down. 5 the carpet starti れ g tO wear become worn, shOW signs Of wear, wear thin, fray, become thread- bare, go intO hOles. 6 she wom the whole expenence fatigue, tire, weary, exhaust. see Ⅵ旧駅 v wear out 2.7 this tp has wom well 890

)rotuberant ・ 0 ⅵ nci rotuberant adj protuberant stomach/eyes bulging, swelling, swollen, jutting, jutting out, protmding, protrusive, prominent, bulbous , gibbous. roud adj ユ proud e れなゆ印 ts 側 d 可 their daughter's achievement pleased (with), glad (about/at), happy (about/at/with), satis- fied (with), gratified (at), content (at), appreciative ( 00.2 they were poor but 側 d self-respecting, dignified, independent. 3 he used tO 立叩 0 れ d 平 e to 0 〃 the villagers but he 5 become 怩ワ proud 0 れ d s them a な 0- gant, conceited, vain, self-important, ego- tistical, boastful, haughty, disdainful, scornful, supercilious , snobbish, imperl- ous , overbearing, lordly, presumptuous, overweening, high-handed; inf high-and- mighty, stuck-up, uppity, snooty, toffee- nosed, highfalutin. 4 was 0 proud day when they wo れ the 2 gratifying, satisfying, happy, memorable, notable, red-letter, g10- rious, mawellous. 5 the ゆ was ロ proud sight Ⅲれ g intO h 市硼 r magnificent, splen- did, grand, noble, stately, imposing, maJ es- tic, august. e v 1 0 怩 that was the murderer pro- duce/submit proof, produce/submit evi- dence, establish evidence, determine, demonstrate, shOW beyond doubt, substan- tlate, corroborate, verifr, validate, authen- ticate, confirm 2 prove the new drug ツ 0 れ g 四叩 havi れ g tO prove themselves put to the test, test, tIY out, put tO trial. 3 the 川 mo 社 r proved to co な e は be found, turn out. be proved she was proved the れれ emerge, come out, end up. 「 0 e ー b n saymg, adage, maxim, saw, 1X10m , aphoris m, gnome, dictum, apoph- thegm ・ ′ 0 e ー bi adj ⅲⅵ h pro 怩 i m 田ル we did れ Ot herfor 0 CO れ t tiO れ tO the : h ロ収 legendary, notorious , infamous , famous, famed, renowned, well-kno 、 acknowledged, accepted, traditional, time- honoured. rovide v ユ providefood and d ⅱれ r the trav- e パ lprovide them with 0 carfor their holiday ;upply, furnish, equip, accommodate, pro- nsion, outfit. 2 the j0b provides ample scope 阮 promotio れ lthe novel provides ロれ insight intO 加 problems Ofthe age give, bring, afford, present, Offer, accord, yield, impart, lend. 3 the contract provides that the tenants 0 で平 0 れ si e for h 側 r 印 stipulate, lay 10 、 , give as a condition, require, state, 氾 eci . provide against provide agai れ st 0 フ OW 昨 cut れ g stocks 可田れ d make prousion for, take precautlons against, 650 forearm oneself against. p 「 0 ⅵ de for ユ pro- videfor his ⅲロれ d children support, main- tain, keep, sustain, take care Of, care for, 100k after. 2 the organizers oftheféte tO ア ro ⅵ r e ワ”明地 i 収 allow for, pre- pare for, make preparations for, be pre- pared for, anticipate, arrange for, make arrangements for, get ready for, plan for, make plans for. provided, provided that co 可 we 0 祀 going 0 れ holiday, provided we have にれ 0 リ gh 襯 0 れ lthe ロ ) ′ⅲ梔 held 0 可 d00 provided that it れ Ot raining providing that, on condition that, if, as long as, given, with the provl- sion/proviso that, contingent upon, 0 Ⅱ the assumption that. providence n 1 担立 have to t 川立 in providence GOd'S will, divine intervention, destiny, fate, fortune. 2 ⅸ ofprovidence has brought ⅲ襯 tO his present state foresight, fore- thought, far-sightedness, prudence, judge- ment, judiciousness, Shre 、 &/dness, circumspection, wisdom, sagacity, caution, care, carefulness, good management, care- 血 1 budgeting, 山ⅱ貴 , thriftiness , economy, canniness , frugality. provident adj it was provident ofthem 加地 out ロ ccid 明ⅱれ ra れ化 lprovident 叩 provid- ⅲ g 「 their 0 age far-sighted, prudent, judicious, shrewd, circumspect, wise, saga- CIOIIS , cautious, careftll, thrifty, canny, eco- nomical, frugal. providing, providing that co 可 provided, provided that, on condition that, if. see PRO- VIDED. province n 1 the administrative ce れ tre ofthe province state, territ01Y, reglon, area, dis- trict. 2 市砒ア 0 ofthe businessis れ ot my province lits 硼 my province area Of responsibility, sphere Of action, area Of activity, field, busines s, line Of busines s, line, charge, concern, duty;inf pigeon. 3 ⅲ the prmdnce OfE れ glish literature discipline, field, speciality, area. p 「 0 ⅵれ ci adj 1 pro ⅵれ ci rather 市 0 れ national/central govemment state, regional. 2 provincial れ′平叩 e / な s s non-national, 10Ca1 , parish-pump. 3 怩ⅲ the dty and dO 0 れ 2r0 ⅵれ ci 0 化 non-metropolitan, non-city, outlying, small-town, rural, coun- tIY, rustic, backwood, backwater; inf one- horse, hick. 4 she g ホ e 碼 sophisticated れ d most 可 h co 阨ロ記 s provincial unsophisticated, parochial, lim- ited, small-minded, insular, inward- 100 Ⅱ g , illiberal, narrow, narrow-minded,

セ a 可・ treat age, sightsee. 2 light travelsfaster than 5 側れ d lnews travelsfast proceed, progress, advance 、 be transmitted, carry. 3 travel the h Ofthe CO れ t ワ journey, cross, traverse, cover, 、 &rander, ramble, roam, rove, range, wend, make one's way over. 4 the driver/car was ce れ travelling speed, go fast/rapidly, drive fast, go at breakneck speed;inf go hell for leather, go like a bat out ofhell, tear up the miles. 5 he travelsi れ perfume sell, be a representative/agent for;inf reD for. セ a 可 n the co oftravel travelling, journey- ing, touring. セ a 可ー n 1 h da アが breig れ travellers jour- neyer, tripper, tourer, tourist, excursionist, explorer, passenger, voyager, holiday- maker, sightseer, globe-trotter. 2 have ロ j0b 碼 traveller sales representative, agent, travelling salesman, commercial traveller; infrep, sales rep. 3 travellers 襯 0 ⅵれ g 介 om camp tO ( am gypsy, nomad, migrant, wan- derer, wayfarer, tramp, vagrant; travelling people/folk. travelling adj ユ 0 travelling drcus itinerant, peripatetic, moung, mobile. 2 travelli れ g ア e 叩 be itinerant, peripatetic, nomadic, migrat01Y, migrating, wandering, roaming, roving, wayfaring, unsettled, restles s , on the move/go. travels nplshe ア 0 比 0b0 砒 her travels jour- ney, journeying, trip, tour, expedition, excursion, voyage, sightseeing, explo- ration, 、 A/andering, roaming, ramble, ram- bling, peregrination, inf globe-trotting. traverse v 1 traversing the 売記れ cross, go across, travel over, journey over, make one's way across, pass over, wander, roam, range. 2 beams traversing the ceili れ g go across, lie across, stretch across, extend across, cross, cut across, bridge. 3 traverse ロ″ aspects 0fthe 切 e は consider, examine, check, study, review, investigate, inspect, scrutinize, 100k intO, lOOk over, scan, over, take StOCk Of. travesty n the was 0 travesty ofjustice misrepresentation, distortion, perversion, corruption, poor lmitation, mockery, par- Ody, caricature, sham, burlesque, satire, lampoon, take-off; inf send-up, spoof. travesty V travesty the so rn れ occ i0 れ mis- represent, distort, pervert, mock, ridicule, deride, make fun of, parody, caricature, burlesque, satirize, lampoon, take 0 ⅲ工 send up, spoof. treacherous adj 1 betrayed 0 treacherous リ OW 昨 traitorous , back-stabbing, double- crossing, double-dealing, dis loyal, faithless , unfaithful, perfidious , duplicitous , deceit- 840 prise, celebration, entertainment, amuse- treat n 1 think 0 treatfor her birthday sur- away, salt away; infstash away. hoard, store up, lay by, stow away, squirrel value, prlze, save, collect, accumulate, h01d dear. 3 比田肥 the souvenirs ofholidays worship, revere, venerate, dOte on, pnze, treasures her ch れ靃明 adore, cherish, love, store by, think highly Of, hold dear. 2 she value, place great value on, prize , set great treasure v ユ she 比印 s their. 飾eれホhゆ housekeeper. treasure paragon, household/domestic help, cious, pnze, paragon. 4 advertisi れ g for 0 jewel, jewel ⅲ the crown, gem, pearl, pre- ling, pride and joy, apple Of one's eye, masterpiece. 3 she's herfather's リ dar- gold, money, cash. 2 0 な比 e 社 r valuable, wealth, fortune, hoard; jewels , gems , coins, gloating over his 比 riches, valuables; treasure n 1 れ d buried 比田 miser subversive, muunous, rebellious. disloyal, faithless, perfidious , seditious , treasona ble adj traitorous , treacherous , subversion, mutiny, rebellion, lese-majesty. ness , perfidy, disaffection, sedition, ousnes s, treachery, disloyalty, faithless- treason n high treason; betrayal, traitor- footfall, walk, tramp. tread Ofthe people 材地 i step, footstep, tread n walk with 0 h リ / s t 恤 e the gate, quell, crush. oppress, repress, suppress, subdue, subju- 比田 d 0 れ the ⅵ〃ロ ge パ ride roughshod over, trample, tramp, stamp, press. 5 0 5t0b0 な ten, press down. 4 比田 d mud intO the catpet on, step on, stamp on, squash, crush, flat- grapesl t the corn dO trample, tramp step out, trek, march, trudge, plOd. 3 tread thelong road home walk, hike, tramp, stride, walk, step, go, pace, march, tramp. 2 tread v 1 tread so. 川ア so れ ot to wa the り timing. falseness, untrustworthiness ⅱれ工れ 0- deceitfulness, deception, false-heartedness , perfidiousness , treason, duplicity, deceit, lessness, unfaithfulness, perfidy, crossing, double-dealing, disloyalty, ね i 山 - traitorousness , back-stabbing, double- treachery n the treachery ofhis bestfiend ice-covered, slippery. hazardous, dangerous, unsafe; flooded, icy, dicey. 3 r00 ホ which are treacherousin れ t ardous , dangerous , perilous , deceptive ⅱ可 pendable, unstable, unsafe, risky, haz- treacherous precarious, unreliable. unde- timing. 2 the w 市 CO れ d ⅲ 0 れ s れ加 worthy, unreliable, undependable;inftwo- 1 , false-hearted, false, untrue , untrust-

891 wear tO a frazzle. 2 the repetitivejob w 田ⅱ tire, exhaust, drain, wear out 靆可 knacker, weary v 1 the hard work wea ぉ them fatigue, sick and tired. less, lethargic; infbrowned-off, cheesed-om up, discontented, jaded, uninterested, list- thejob lthe dulljob makes her w ヮ bored, fed tedious, dull. see WEARISOME. 3 she is w 田可 irksome, tiresome, laborious , boring, tiring, exhausting, wearing, trying, taxing, t 碼国 w 印ワ jO 材 weansome, fatiguing, bushed, knackered. 2 the w 田ワ hours/ ⅲ , done ⅲ , fagged out, pooped, whacked, tired[beat, dead on one's feet, dog-tired, all worn, worn out, spent, wearied; infdead work fatigued, tired, exhausted, drained, weary adj 1 w 田砒 the end 可 0 day's drum, routine. dull, uninteresting, monotonous , hum- wearing, trying, irksome, boring, tedious, fatiguing, tiring, exhausting, draining, wearisome adj weatisotne tasks/journeys exhausting, draining, stressful, enenzating. dren wearing fatiguing, tiring, wearying, wearing adj ha 怩 0 w 田れ g 面ア第れ d the 朝ル tude, languor, listlessness, lethargy. tiredness, exhaustion, enervation, weariness n 覊ガⅱ g 介 0 襯 w ⅱれお s fatigue, damage. abrasion, deterioration, degeneration, erosion, detrition, attrition, COITOS10n, 3 showi れ g signs ofwear and tear use, friction, clothes , garments, outfits : inf gear, clobber. wear clothing, attire, apparel, wardrobe ; sewice, employment. 2 “に aw れれ t 鉱 wear n ユ clothes/itemsfor everyday wear use, knacker, wear tO a frazzle, poop. weaken, enfeeble, prostrate, enewate 靆可 weary, exhaust, drain, strain, stress, jOb has quite wom her out wear, fatigue, tire, threadbare, fray. see 、献 v 5.2 the children/ out their c10 市お quickly wear thin, make move on, roll on. wear out ユ children wear wane. wear on & time WO 0 れ pass, go by, crease, diminish, disappear, subside, ebb, strength, fade, peter out, dwindle, de- lose effectiveness/effect, lose intensityl efface, fade. 2 the れ ovel 収 will S00 れ wear 0 1 wear the ア 0 川 offthe plates rub away, undermine 靆可 chip away at. wear 0 come, slow ツ reduce/diminish, erode, their s れ ce / 叩 s ⅲ 0 れ gradually over- abrade, rub down. see WEAR v 4.2 wear dO 既 dO wear, wear away, erode, corrode, 4. wear down 1 the 立 s れロ怩 CO 襯 e wom erode, corrode, abrade, rub away. see 、Ⅶ v away the 印 s have become worn aw wear, stand up tO wear, prove durable. wear last, endure, hOld up, survive, bear up, wear ・ wedge him bore, irk, make fed up, make discon- tentedljaded. see 、駅 Y adj 3.3 she weatied 可 living 0 囲 d grow weary, tire, get bored, have enough, grow discontentedlj aded. 5 WEARY adj 3. weather n what's the weather like? meteoro- logical/atmospheric conditions ; tempera- ture, raininess, ClOUdineSS, humidity, windiness. under the weather belOW par, unwell, not well, 0 仕 COlour, out Of sorts , indisposed, ailing, ill, sick; i 可 poorly, seedy, groggy, hung over ・ weather v ユ weather the WOOd dIY, season, expose, expose tO the elements. 2 WOOd weathering welll rocks weathered り 5t0 ↑ s be exposed, undergo change, erode wear' bleach, colour, become discoloured. 3 weather the stom/recession comelget through, survive, withstand, livelpull through, bear up against, stand, endure ride out, rise above, surmount-, overcome, resist; infstick out. weave V ユ weave thread intO clOth ー w 怩 OW - ers intO ga 月れホ interlace, intertwine, inter- work, intertwist, twist together, entvvine, braid, plait, interknit. 2 w 怩 0 stOty tO accountfor his m 催 e 川明お make up, fabricate, put together, constluct, invent, create, ( 0 Ⅱ - trive. 3 weave ⅲ and 0 Ofthe crowds zigzag, Wind, criss-cross. web n 10 design composed ofwebs interlac- ing, lacework, lattice, latticework, mesh, net, netting. 2 0 web oflies/deceit network, tissue, tangle, 10t , complex. wed v ユ they wed 加 tno な OW get married, marry, become man and wife;infget hitched/spliced, tie the 10t. 2 she weds れ i 襯 tomo OW marry, take as one's wife/ husband. 3 th 0 囿 minister wed t 襯 marry, JOin ⅲ matrimony, make unite; i 可 hitch. 4 the 0 ha been ⅵた ロ野 weddedforyears unite, jOin, merge, amalgamate, fuse, link, ally. 5 he is wedded to his work dedicate, devote. wedded adj wedded married, marital, matrimonial, connubial, ( 0 可Ⅱ gal , nuptial. wedding n weddinglmarriage ceremony, marriage ; nuptials , espousals. wedge n 1 insert 0 wedge tapered b10 ( k. 2 0 wedge 可 e お蜘 ake tapered piece, chunk, lump, block;infwodge. wedge v 1 wedge 四ⅲ g material 「硼れ d the vase in the bOX thrust, s 加圧 pack, ram, force, cram, squeeze, jam. 2 the ad 社虧 wedged the 曲れ d ⅲ block, jam, squeeze, crowd, pack. 3 wedge the door 叩印 secure fasten.

ment, declaration, assertion, protestation, affrmation, profession, submission, allega- ⅱ on. 3 her academic record was 0 testimony 加 her ability proof, evidence, verification, cor ・ roboration, support; demonstration, mani- festation, indication. testy adj tetchy, touchy, irritable, irascible, petulant, cross, ill-tempered, crotchety, crabbed, snappish, quellllous. see TETCHY. tetchy adj touchy, irritable, irascible, petu- lant, peevish, cross , ill-tempered, crotchety, grouchy, grumpy, crabbed, testy, cantan- kerous , crusty, peppery, snappish, queru- lous , fractious. téte-å-téte n chat, dialogue, conversation, duologue;inf confab , rap. tether n the go 砒 bro 介介 0 襯 its tether rope, cord, chain, lead, leash, line. tether v tether the go 砒 to 0 stake tie, tie up, fasten, secure, chain, rope. text n れ化ⅵれ the text 可 t と 0 to the index main bOdy, content, main matter. 2 平 0 れ s ル the text Ofthe book, れ ot 「 the illustrations words; wording. 3 the 平田 t00 COV 0 リ S れ S his text theme, subject matter, subject, matter, topic, issue, point, motif. 4 the x な chosenfor thefuneralsetvice passage, verse, paragraph. 5familiarize yourselfwith some Ofthe texts fO term れ s textbook, bOOk, set bOOk. texture n 1 the x 抛可 h skin feel, touch, appearance, surface, 墅 a ⅲ . 2 b ⅱ 0 工Ⅷ ing texture weave, structure, composition, constitution, constituency. thank v thank themfor 市 e ⅳ世 es 明 e ゆ 0 r / extend thanks tO, expres s/show gratitude tO, shOW appreciation tO. thankful adj she was th 明 k. け 0 reach home grateful, appreciative, pleased, relieved. 2 she was th ロれけ 0 themfor taki れ g her ⅲ grateful, indebted, obliged, under an obligation, beholden. thankless adj 1 thankless children ungrate- 血 1 , unthankful, unappreciative, ungra- cious, unmannerly. 2 市聞地 s unappreciated, unrewarded, unrewarding, unacknowledged, vain, ⅲ vain, fruitless, useless. thanks nplexpress thanksfor their help grati- tude, gratefulness, appreciation, ac 10W ト edgement, recognition. thanks tO thanks his late ロⅲ v we missed the と as a result Of, because Of, owing to, due to, through, by reason Of. thanks interj thank you, many thanks, thank you kindly, much obliged, much thaw v 1 thefrozen juice thawed defrost, unfreeze, melt, soften, IiqueW. 2 砒 shi was 怩 0 可 but she S00 れ thawed become friendly/genial/sociable, relax, loosen up, become responsive. theatre n 1 s theatre 砒 college drama, dramatic art, dramaturgy, the stage, show business, thespian art; infshow biz. 2 the けリ re theatre hall, room. 3 the theatre 可 warlthe theatre ofcivil discord scene, field, place Of action. theatrical adj 1 theatricalperfonnances/ careers dramatic, stage, dramaturgical, show-business, thespian; infshow-biz. 2 theatncal gestures dramatic, melodra- matic, histrionic, emotional, exaggerated, overdone, ostentatious , s hO ツ , affected, mannered, stilted, unreal, forced, stagy; 加 hammy. theft n do れ efor theft theft 砒 the b00 h 叩 steahng, robbery, thieving, thievery, bur- glary, larceny, misappropriation, pilfering purloining, shoplifting, embezzlement, swindling, fraud; inf swiping, nicking, rip- 0 圧 knocking-off theme n 1 the theme ofthe speech topic, sub- ject, subject matter, matter, thesis, text, argument, burden, idea, keynote. 2 th themefrom the 1VseHes theme song, melod) tune, air, leitmotif. 3 the theme 可 the れ dress ball motif, leitmotif, unifring idea. 4 stude れ ts wnting themes ⅲ Fre れ ch essay, composition, paper, dissertation. then adv we we れ t home then at that point, at that time/moment, on that occasion. 2 om the れ 0 れ he was ill that point, that time/moment, that occasion. 3 she went 0 川 the れ went next, after that, afterwards , subsequently, later. 4 she has the washing 知 dO and the れ there's the cooking ⅲ addition, alSO, besides, as well, moreover. 5 ツ 0 ' re tired? the れ 0 リ must go home in that case, that being the case, that being SO, under those circumstances. 6 0 リ r hero then receivei the hand 可 the アⅱれ化 ss so, therefore, thus , consequently. theological adj religious, scriptural, divim hOly, ecclesiastical, doctrinal, dogmatic. theoretical adj 1 theoreticarsciences not practical, conceptual, abstract. 2 ロ theoreti- cal 砒 i0 れ hypothetical, ( 0 可 ectural, sup- POS itional, speculative, notional, postulat01Y, as sumed, presumed. theorize v formlevolve a theory, speculate , con. 」 ecture, suppose, hypothesize. theory n 1 0 れ e 可 m ア pet theoHes hypothesis, thesis , conJecture, supposition, specula-

melt away, dissolve, disperse, dissipate, dematerialize, evanesce. e apo 0 れ n 1 the ev 叩 ora 寘 0 れ可 wa r vaponzing, volatilization. 2 the 叩 oratiO れ 可 the ⅵ 5i0 れ vanishing, fading, disappear- ance, dispersal, evanescence. see APORAI モ 3. evaslon n 1 the io れ ofthe enemyl asiO れ ofone's e Ofthe work avoidance, dodging, escape, eluding, elusion, sidestepping, cir- cumvention, shunning, shirking; inf duck- ing, the go-by. see EVADE 1.2 skilled 砒 iO れ subterfuge, deception, trickery, cunning, prevarication, quibbling, equivocation, dodging, hedging, fencing, fending, parry- ing, skirting round, fudging; infducking, flannel, waffle. evasive adj 1 ⅳ e tactics avoiding, dodg- ing, escaping, eluding, sidestepping, shun- mng, shirking. see EVADE 1.2 evasive replies prevaricating, quibbling, equivocating, equivocal, parrying, fudging, indirect, roundabout, circuitous , oblique, cunmng, a 血 1 , casuistic; inf flannelling, waffling, cagey ・ eve n 1 0 れ the eve Ofthe election evemng before, night before, day before, period before. 2 ロ m 川 eve evemng, night. even adj 10 れ印げåce level, flat, plane, smooth, uniform, flush, true. 2 0 れ tem- 0 地 / c 祝側「ル r 田 th ⅲ g uniform, constant, steady, stable, consistent, unvarying, unchanging, unwavenng, unfluctuating, regular. 3 e れ am 硼れ t 引印 chances 可 c - 記 SS equal, the same, much the same, iden- tical, like, alike, similar, to the same degree, comparable, commensurate, corre- sponding, parallel, 0 Ⅱ a par, on an equal footing, evenly matched ; inf even steven. 4 the players/scores 0 祀 even all square, drawn, tied, level, level pegging, neck and neck, nip and tuck, neck and crop; ⅲ工 even steven. 5 可 0 れ印市平 OS ⅵ 0 れ even- tempered, equable, placid, serene, well- balanced, composed, calm, tranquil, ( 001 , unperturbable, unexcitable, unrumed, unflappable, peaceful. get even haveltake one's revenge, be revenged, revenge one- self, even the score, settle accounts, get one's own back, give as good as one gets, return tit for tat, pay someone back, recip- rocate. get even wlth have/take one's revenge on, be revenged on, revenge one- self on, get one's own back on one, repay. even adv ユ印 co 滬昨 yet, still, more so, all the more, all the greater, tO a greater extent. 2 明 0 kid ca れ面川明 the teacher laughed unexpectedly, paradoxically, sur- prisingly. 3 she was 0 竑 ra けⅳ e , beautiftl 明 indeed, tO be sure, you could say, possibly, more precisely, veritably. 4 ー could れ Ot e れ get 叩 at all, not quite, SO much as, hardly, barely, scarcely, no more than. even as e れ we 平 e 砒 at the very time/moment that, just as, as, exactly when, while, whilst, during the time that. even SO e れ SO I sh ロⅡ 0 e れ d nevertheless, nonetheless. all the same, despite that, ⅲ spite Of the fact, be that as it may, still, yet, notwith- standing. even v ユ e れ 0 砒 the mp m は io れ s smooth, level, flatten, make flush, plane. 2 印叩 the 市昨 e れ偬ⅵれ wages make equal, make the same, make uniform, make ( 0n1- parable, balance up, standardize, regular- ize, equalize. even-handed adj fair, just, impartial, unbi- ased, unprejudiced, non-partisan, non- discriminatory, disinterested, dispassion- ate, equitable. evening n 1 go out i れ the evening late after- noon, night, close Of day, twilight, dus k, nightfall, sunset, sundown; 蹴 eve, even, eventide. 2 the evening herlife lthe evening Ofthe 印 ss 側化 close, end, declining years, last/latter part, epilO 部肥 . event n ユ sudden death is ロ sad 印 t lthe ga た den patty was 0 successful event occasion, affair, business , matter, happening, occur- rence, episode, experience, C1rcumstance, fact, eventuality, phenomenon. 2 track eve れ tsl thejavelin e competition, contest, game, tournament, round, bout, race. 3 ⅲ the event he WO れ end, conclusion, out ( 01 e , result, upshot, consequence, issue, termi- nation, effect, aftermath. at a events ⅲ any event, at any rate, ⅲ any case, any- how, anyway, whatever happens, come what may, regardless, regardless ofwhat happens , willy-nilly. eventfu ー adj busy, event-filled, action- packed, んⅡ , lively, active, lmportant, note- worthy, memorable, notable, remarkable, outstanding, fateful, momentous , signifi- cant, crucial, critical, historic, consequen- tial, decisive. eventual adj final, end, closing, conclud- ing, last, ultimate, later, resulting, ensu- mg, consequent, subsequent. eventuality n event, occurrence, happen- ing, case, contigency, chance, likelihood, possibility, probability. eventually adv ⅲ the end, at the end Of the day, ultimately, ⅲ the long run, finally, 、 all iS said and done, one day, some day, sooner or later, sometime.