on he's れ g れ 0 れ tO cham his mo 市 - i れ北 w exaggerate, stretch the truth, overdO flatter, pay extravagant compliments, gwe fulsome praise, overvraise, soft-soap;inf pile it 0 Ⅱ , lay it on thick, lay it on with a trowel, sweet-talk.lay 0 1 lay 0 窈 ha 可 the WO ⅸ尾 e let go, make redundant, dismiss, discharge, pay 0 氏 i 可 sack, e. 2 lay 可れ れ g him stop, cease, desist 斤 om , refrain 斤 om , give up, discontinue, leave 0 圧ⅱル ish;infgive over; Amerquit. 3 厄ア 0 coh desist 朝 om , refrain 斤 om , give up, leave alone, leave 0 氏取 0t touch. lay on lay 0 れ 介 hm 印な provide, supply, furnish, give ・ lay 0 瞰ユア out the ア厄 spread out, set out, arrange, display, exhibit. 2 lay out 0 garden set out, arrange, plan, design. 3 ッ out 0 可 mo れ spend, expend, pay, dis- burse, contribute, give, invest; infshell out, fork 0 Ⅱ t. 4 ア out his 0220 れ印 t 10 ( k out, knock unconscious, 1 k down, 厄Ⅱ , flatten, prostrate;i 可 KO, kayo, 10Ck for SIX. lay adj 0 ッ h laic, laical, secular, non-clerical, non-ordained. 2 0 ア member 可市 e dub non-professional, amateur, non- specialist, dilettante. ね ya 瞰 n good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well, do-nothing, idler, loafer, lounger, shirker. wastrel, fainéant, sluggard, laggard; inf skiver, waster. layman, lay p 部 SO れ n he's 0 dealer; l'mjust 側 i れ t 鉱 d ) れ amateur, non-profes- sional, dilettante. lay-off n m 聞 0 ア -0 小砒 thefactoty redun- dancy, dismissal, discharge;infsacking, fir- YO n ユ layout 可 e h 側記 arrange- ment, geography, plan. 2 mag i れ内ツ - 0 リ t arrangement, design, format, formation. lay 200 LAYMAN ・ laze v れ g 団 day ⅲ the garden idle, dO nothing, 10 訌 , lounge, lounge about, 10 Ⅱ around, waste time, fritter away ⅱⅡ le. ーー ness n idleness, indolence, slothfulness, sloth, inactivity, inertia, letharu, languon remissness, laxity. see LAZY. lazy adj idle, indolent, S10 山血 1 , work-shy, inactive, inert, sluggish, lethargic, lan- guorous, listless, torpid, slow-moving, remiss, negligent, lax. leadl v ユ面 him the right 平 Ot guide, shOW someone the way, conduct, lead the way, usher, escort, steer. pilOt. 2 the d 印化 led him e he was れ cause, induce, prompt, move, incline, dispose, vail, bring round. 3 his ロ 0 れ led t0 d r cause, result ⅲ , bring on, call forth, pro- voke, contribute tO. 4 the r 時 0 れ at the head of, be at the front Of, head. 5 面 the countty/discussion command, direct, govern, rule, manage, be ⅲ charge Of, regulate, preside over, head, supewise, superintend, oversee;inf head up. 6 he was 面 i れ ga. the lap be ⅲ the lead, be ⅲ front, out ⅲ front, be ahead, be first, come first, precede. 7 ⅲ g thefield be at the front of, 反 ahead of, outdistance, out- run, outstrip, leave behind, outdO, excel, exceed, surpass, outrival, outshine, eclipse, transcend. 8 面 0 happ ⅱ have, live, pass, spend, experience, undergo. lead 0 ad 0 窈に da れ begin, start, start 0 圧 com- mence, open;infkick 0 圧 lead on he wont many her; he'sjust leadi れ g her 0 れ deceive, mislead, delude, hoodwink, dupe, trick, beguile, tempt, entice, lure, tantalize, inveigle, seduce; infstring along. lead the way ユ heled the way the 平 0t guide, con- duct, shOW the way. 2 the scie れホロ the way in 平 e development initiate things, take the first step, make a start, break ground, blaze a trail, lay the foundation, lay the first stone. lead up tO ad 丱の asking them for mo れヴ prepare the way for, pave the way for, open the way for, dO the groundwork for, work roundlup tO, make overtures about, make advances about, hint at, approach the subject 0f, introduce the sub- ject Of. 厄 a n 1 the 川れれⅲ thelead leading posi- tion/place, first place, advance position, van, vanguard. 2 the ad ⅲ the m ロⅸ first position, head place. forefront' pri- 111a , pre-eminence, advan- tage, edge, precedence. 3 0 ad 可 0 ア margm, gap, intewal. 4 祀 should ロけ 0 加 0 市 e example, model, pattern, standard ofexcellence. 5 she'sin thelead ⅲ the れ , leading ro 厄 , star/starring role, star part, title role, principal part. 6 she's/ he's d ⅲ the star, principal charac- ter, male lead, female lead, leading man, leading lady, hero, heroine. 7 dog'slead leash, tether, rein, cord, rope, chain. 8 we ha 怩れ 0 0 ホⅲ the 襯肝 d れ t clue, pointer, guide, hint, tip, suggestion, indica- ⅱ 0 Ⅱ , intimation, ⅱ 0 圧 a01 adj in the 面 s ⅲ 0 れ leading, first, top, foremost, 丘 0 Ⅱ t , head, chief, principal, main, most important, premier, para- mount, prime, primary. lead2 n 1 豆 0 to 惚 the depth weight, sinker, plummet, plumb, b. 2 remove the 面介 om the wou れ d lead pellet, shot, ammu-

wad n 10 wad 0 工胆町一 wa ホ可 co 加れ wo lump, mass, chunk, hunk, ball, plug, block. 2 0 wad 可れれ ot お bundle, ro Ⅱ . wadd ing n stufig, filling, packing, padding, lining ・ waddle v sway, wobble, totter, toddle, shuf- wade v 1 wade the stream ー wade 0 げ OSS the s れ OW ford, cross, traverse. 2 children wa 市れ g the stream paddle, splash about. 3 wade through 可アロ proceed with diff- culty, work one's way, plough (through), labour (through), toil/plug/peg away. wade 獗 ifwe all wade ⅲ wel い 00 れ getfinished set tO, set tO work, pitch ⅲ , buckle down, go tO it, put one's shoulder tO the wheel; inf get cracking, get stuck ⅲ . wade intO wade intO the bO ッ whO hit/cnticized his sister attack, set about, assault, launch oneself at;inf light intO, tear intO. waffle n れ was waffle so we didntleam 0 れ hi れ g meaningless talk/writing, padding, equivocation, prattle, jabbering, verbiage, logorrhoea; infwittering. waffle v 平 e e パ waffli れ g 0 れ to 0 bored 0 リ市 - 明 c 引 waffle udthout getting tO the 20 ⅲ t ram- ble, prattle, jabber, babble ; inf rabbit, witter. waft v av 時 wafting down the nverlsmells wa. 尹ⅲ g 食 om the kitchen float, glide, drift, be carried/bornelconveyed. 2 the ⅵれ d wafted theleaves tow ホ carry, bear, convey, transport, transmit. wagl n 1 ロ wag Ofthe 地れ swing, sway, vibra- tion, quiver, shake. 2 0 wag 0 工 the れ g wig- gle, wobble, wave. 3 0 wag Ofthe head nod, bob. wagl v the dog's れ wagged swing, sway, vibrate, quiver, shake, rock, twitch. 2 wag one'sfinger waggle, wiggle, wobble, wave. 3 wag 0 れ nod, b0b. wag2 n he's quite 0 wag wit, humorist, jester, jOker, jokester, comic, comedian, comedi- enne, wisecracker, punner. wage n 0 れロ IOW' wage pay, remuneratlon; wages, earnings. see WAGES 1. wage V wage war carry on, conduct, exe- cute, engage ⅲ , pursue, undertake, devote Ww wager n lay ロ wager that れ bet, gamble, stake, pledge, hazard; infflutter. wager v I wager that he 〃れ lay a wager, bet, place/make/lay a bet, lay odds, put money on, speculate. wages npl IOW wagesl CO 阨は 0 ' s wages pay, payment, fee, remuneration, sala-1Y, emolument, stipend; earnings. 2 the wages 可 sin recompense, requital, retribution; returns , deserts. wagish adj playful, roguish, impish, mis- chievous, joking, jesting, jocular, jocose, facetious, witty, amusing, entertaining, droll, whimsical. waggle v waggle 0 れ e ' s れ g / ル 0 om wig- gle, wobble, shake, sway, wag, quiver. waif n stray, foundling, orphan. wail n the wa 可 t b 昨田怩 d / 0b0 れ do れ ed i ト dren CIY Of grieflpain, lament, lamentation, weepmg, SOb, moan, groan, whine, ( 0n1- plaint, howl, yowl, ululation. wa v widows/children w ロれ g cry, lament, weep, SOb, moan, groan, whine, complaln howl, yowl, ululate. wait v ユ wait here stay, remain, rest, linger, tarry, abide. 2 ア側 1 リリ立れ怩 tO wait 0 れ d seel wait れ t れ you hearfrom him be patient, h01d back, stand by, bide one' s time, hang fire, mark time, C001 one's heels; infsit tight, hOld one's horses, sweat it 0 Ⅱ t. 3 wait his 0 加 await, wait for, look/watch out for, anticipate, expect, be ready for, be ⅲ readi- ness for. 4 wait 市れれ r him delay, post- pone, put 0 圧 h01d 0 圧 h01d back, defer. 5 waitfor him ー waitfor his ロⅲ v be ready, anticipate, expect. walt on wait 0 れ the din- れ鉱 guests act as a waiter/waitress tO, serve, attend tO. walt up wait 叩社れ蹴 his daughter retums stay up, stay awake, keep vigil. wait n ha 怩ロ wait oftwo れ硼 rt bus periOd Of waiting, intewal, stay, delay, hold-up. waiter, waitress n steward, stewardess, server, attendant. waive V 1 waive one's right to 0 pe relin- quish, renounce, g1Ve up, abandon, SUI•ren- der, yield, cede. 2 waive the 川 s set aside, forgo, disregard, ignore. 3 waive the decision リれ t れ tomo 打 OW postpone, defer, put 0 圧

「 speech, language, jargon;inflingo. see PARI.ANCE. pattem n ユ the pattem on the w ゆ ap design, decoration, motif, marking, orna- ment, ornamentation, device, figure. 2 立面ア the rats' 0 「 t m system, order, arrangement, method, sequence. 3 0 ⅲれ g 0 m design, guide, blueprint, model, plan, template, stencil, instruc- tions. 4 0 胆 m 可 e ga e model, ideal, exemplar, paradigm, example, archetype, prototype, paragon, criterion, standard gauge, norm, guide, yardstick, touchstone, benchmark. 5 0 b00k 可 x pattems sam- ple, swatch, specimen. pattem v 20 rn m on 5 鉱 modell mouldlstylelformlshape oneselfon. pattemed adj 胆 m carp / 曲 i れ 0 deco- rated, ornamented, figure pauclty n 0 四 ci 可 d 印“ scarcity, sparseness, sparsity, dearth, shortage, insumcieng, deficiency, lack, want, mea- greness, paltriness. paunch n d elo. れ g quite 0 ア 0 魃れ市 fatlpro- truding stomach/bellylabdomen, pot-belly, pot;infbeer-belly, corporation. 2 0 belt ro his 0 加 h stomach, belly, abdomen. pauper n 0 加 e 0 パ 0 れ , れ ow 0 20 2 or 爲 0 珥 penniless on , bankrupt 爲 0 Ⅱ , bankrupt, insolvent person, beg- gar, mendicant, down-and-out, homeless on. pause n 0 れ e 幼目れ g break, halt, cessation, stoppage, interruption, 1 ⅡⅡ , respite, stay, discontinuation, gap, inter- lude, intermission, interval, rest, delay, hesitation;inflet-up, breather. pause v pausefor 側 g 耻 stop, halt, cease, discontinue, break, take a break, desist, rest, hOld back, delay, hesitate, waver;inf let up, take a breather. pave v 20 怩に介 ont concrete, asphalt, flag, tile, tar, macadamize, floor. pave the way ー ? 叩 e wayforradical 朝 0 れ ge pre- pare for, prepare the way for, clear the way for, make preparations for, make provision for, get ready for, lay the foundationsl groundwork for, put things ⅲ order for, set the scene for. pa ・ m ・ n 0 car tn 側れ g the pavement foo ゆ a 山 , paved path, pedestrian way, walkway; Amer sidewalk. paw n 側 0 れ心 5 paw foot, pad, forepaw, hind paw. paw v accused 可四れ g 工師血 9 pa 部れ・ pa pawn v 20W 第 her れにの the rent deposit with a pawnbroker, put ⅲ pawn, give as security, pledge, mortgage;inf pop ー可 e 平 Amer hock, put ⅲ hock. pawn n members 可 s 地 who were ア 0 ⅵれ st f0 「 ? ow 件 in e は 001 , cat's-paw, instrument, puppet, dupe; inf stooge. pay v ュア himfor work done give payment tO, settle up With, remunerate, reimburse, recompense, reward, indemni&, requite. 2 胆 h 祠化ホア硼れホ「 his 記ハ北 pay out, spend, expend, lay out, part ⅶ山 , dis ・ burse, hand over, remit, render; infdish out, shell out, fork out, up. 3 ア 0 ) hi とな pay 0 圧 pay ⅲ血Ⅱ , settle, discharge, meet, clear, square, honour, liquidate. 4 pay the settle, f00t, defray, square, di: charge. 5 the ss, 0 ⅸ does れ 0t money, 反 profitable, make a profit, remunerative, make a return. 6 V t 襯にれ 20 れ g 鵬 e ms 可襯側 pay out, yield, return, produce, bring in;infrake ⅲ . 1 化 w 側 y 硼れ his ⅵ化 repay, advantageous tO, be ofadvantage tO, 反 Of benefit to, 反 beneficial to, 反 profitable t( 反 worthwhile to. 8 pay compliments give, bestow, extend, offer, proffer, render. 9 襯工催 what did pay back, punish, aveng oneselfon, get revenge on. pay back ュ 0 と物れ repay, pay 0 圧 give back, return, reimburse. 2 pay her backfor her treatment 可襯 pay, repay, punish, avenge oneselfon, get revenge on, retaliate against, settle a score with, get even with. pay 一 payfor th& れ北 es / 襯 e foot the bill for, settle up for, defray the cost 0 inj shell out for, fork out for, cough up r. 2 make him ? 「 his 襯地 s 反 punished for, pay a penalty for, suffer for, atone for, make atonement for, pay the price for, gel one's deserts for, take one's medicine for; infget one's comeuppance 危 r. pay 0 ユ 0 h debts pay, pay ⅲ血Ⅱ , settle, di: charge, meet, clear, square, honour, liquid ate. 2 四ツ offsome workers makeldeclare redundant, dismiss, discharge, lay 0 let go; infsack, fire. 3 his hard work 滬 0 meet with success, be successful, be e 価 - tive, work, get results, 反 profitable. pay 0 瞰 2 out 0 t 可襯 0 れ 0 れ the mortgage pay, spend, expend, lay out, part with, hand over, remit; inf dish out, shell out, fork out, cough up. pay up 叩催 pay, make payment, settle up, pay ⅲ血Ⅱ , meet 0 Ⅱざ S obligations. pay n g 就側 20Y0t に end 可 mo れ pay ment, salary, wages, earnings, fee, remu- neration, recompense, reimbursement,

put ・ put erate, interpret. word, express , phrase, frame, formulate, couch, say, utter, VOice, speak, state, pronounce, proclaim. 7 put tO good use ゆリ t them tO work set, apply, employ, use, utilize, assign, allocate, devote. 8 put tO death commit, consign, subject, con- demn, sentence, convict, doom. 9 1'd it 砒 acr おゆ t its WOtth E5(X) assess, evaluate, value, estimate, calculate, reckon, guess , measure, establish, fix, place, set;inf guesstimate. 0 put mo れ 0 れ 0 horse place, bet, wager, gamble, stake, ris k, chance, hazard. 胆い t to the committee set before, lay before, present, bring forward, forward, submit, tender, offer, proffer, put forward, set forth, advance, posit. 12 put the shot throw, toss, fling, pitch, cast, hurl, heave, 10b , let fly, shy. 13 put hisfist through the れ dOW thrust, drive, plunge, stick, push, force, lunge, knock, bang, smash, bash. put a 瞰ユ put ロ川襯硼 r about lput it 硼 t that he 's れ k 川 pt spread, bandy about, circulate, disseminate, make public, make known, give out, publicize, broadcast, propagate, announce, bruit. 2 ships れ g 側 t come/ go about, change course, alter course, change direction, turn round. put ac ross, put 0 e い c お s. 〃 put ロ伴 oss the message get acrosslover, convey, communicate, make clear, explain, express, spell out, make understood. clarifr. put 0 れ e ac ー 0 5 / 0 e ー 0 れ succeed ⅲ 2 リ朝 g 0 れ e 0 げ OSS 0 れ his rival trick, deceive, hoodwink, mis- lead, delude, fool, take ⅲ , dupe, lead 0 Ⅱ , outwit, bamboozle, steal a march on; inf pull a fast one on, con, make a sucker Of. put a 面 1 put 滬 e 工 (k)d, / 川 0 れ for 0 rainy da. put/lay by, put away, set/lay aside, save, reserve, keep ⅲ reserve, keep, put/lay down, store, stockpile, hoard, deposit, stow away, salt away, squirrel away. 2 2 砒 i the れ ew 平叩 set/lay aside, put tO one side, move tO one side, cast aside, discard, aban- don, dispense with, drop. 3 ア砒滬 e their 市昨印 c set/lay aside, forget, disregard, ignore, forget, discount, bury, consign tO oblivion. put away 2 away 工öod / 襯 0 れ for 0 rainy day putllay aside, put/lay by, setl lay aside, save, keep ⅲ resewe, store, stockpile. 2 put away the b00 put back, replace, set back,return tO itsltheir place, tidy away, tidy up, clear away. 3 aw 0 Ⅱ 0 リ gh な Ofhim setlput[lay aside, discard, cast aside, forget, disregard, get rid Of, rid oneselfof, jettison, consign tO Ob ⅱⅵ 0 Ⅱ . 4 砒 the 朝 m ⅲ al/m 明回四印 t ロ w put ⅲ prisonlmental hospital, confine, lock up, shut awaylup, commit, imprison, hospital- ize, institutionalize, certify;inf bang up. 5 ロ w q リ 0 れ蹴 i お可和 0d consume, eat, eat up, swallow, gulp down, devour, down, get down, gobble up, bOlt, wolf;inftuck away/into. 6 ア砒 away the enemylthe 呵 d dog had tO put away kill, dO away with, murder, slaughter, slay, dispatch, finish 0 圧 destroy, put down, put to sleep, put out 0f its misery; inf bump 0 圧 wipe out. put down 1 do 既 0 Ⅲ佩 crush, sup- press, quash, quell, stamp out, stop, repress, smash, extinguish. 2 を砒 their れロ tn dO 既 write down, put ⅲ writing, note down, make a note Of, jOt down, take down, set down, enter, list, record, regis- ter, 10g. 3 れ dO 既 ex mark down, set down, attribute, ascribe, impute, chalk up tO, blame on. 4 put dO c 可 ア 0 は lay down/aside, put aside, set aside, save, store. 5 put doum the 0 ⅲ川 put tO sleep, put out Of its misery, destroy, put away, dO away with, Ⅱ . 6 w 5 アリⅢれ g dO 既 his snub, disparage, deprecate, belittle, denigrate, deflate, slight, humili- ate, cmsh, mortify. put forward た ward 0 t 0 ワ物 is name w 砒工 01 認 d 角 ra 2 ra 部 lay before, set before, submit, present, suggest, advance, tender, propose, move, introduce, Offer, proffer, recom- mend, suggest, nominate, name. put 0 ユ砒 0 窈 t meeti れ g postpone, put back, defer, delay, adjourn, hold over, resched- ule, shelve; infput on ice, put on the back burner. 2 ? 砒 0 ガ his y ha ⅵ側月 the s 川謝 put her 0 discourage, dissuade, dis- hearten, distress, dismay, discomfit, Ⅱ 0 Ⅱ - plus, daunt, repel, offend, disgust, revolt, sicken, nauseate. 3 dont put the dHver 0 distract, divert the attention of, disturb the concentration Of, draw away, sidetrack. put 代 on he's れ ot hutt—he's ⅲれ g 0 れ pretend, play-act, make believe, exaggerate. put on 12 砒 0 れ her れ、 , れ dress ⅲ , get dressed ⅲ , cIOthe oneselfin, change into, slip into, don. 2 2 0 the g switch 0 Ⅱ , turn on. 3 put 0 れ tm220 蛇 r avel パ go 加 the air- 20 lay on, provide, supply, furnish, make available. 4 put 0 れ 0 Od 0 れ Ham stage, mount, present, produce. 5 she's れ Ot 覊 d ー sh 胆れ g 0 れ the grief feign, fake, sham, simulate, affect. 6 2 砒 mo れ 0 れ 0 加パ e place, lay, bet, wager. put 0 瞰 1 sheis e ロツ put out annoy, anger, irritate, exas- perate, infuriate, provoke, irk, vex, gall, disturb, perturb, disconcert, agitate, harass. 2 we do れ t w ロれい 0 砒側 out s 地 ing tO di れれ 0 が t ア y 硼ど硼 t inconve- nience, put (someone) tO trouble, trouble, bother, impose upon, discommode, incom- mode. 3 put out the extinguish. quench, douse, stamp out. 4 put out the ( 0 れ d extin- guish, blow out, snuffout, douse. 5 2 砒 0 砒 0 news r 印 0 0 れ the ki れ g's health bring out, issue, circulate, release, disclose, make 658

tear tO pieces , take 叩 a 靆可 10Ck , slate, slam. save v 肥 the childrenfrom death/da れ ger rescue, free, set free, liberate, deliver, snatch, bail out, salvage, redeem. 2 save them 介 om their sinful desires protect, s afe- guard, guard, keep, keep safe, shield, screen, presewe, conserve. 3 save 0 lOt 0 工 trouble prevent, obviate, forestall, spare, make unnecessary, rule out. 4 save SO れ肥 襯 0 れ / 刎 i put aside, set aside, put by, put away, lay by, keep, reserve, consewe, salt away, stockpile, store, hoard. 5 time 知 save れ Ot spend economise, practise, econ- omy, be thrifty, be frugal, budget, husband one's resources , cut COStS , cut expenditure, dra 、 in one'S horns. savings npl capital, assets, resources, resewes, funds, nest-egg. saviour n rescued children tha れ ki れ g their sav- iour rescuer, liberator, deliverer, emanclpa- tor, champion, knight ⅲ shining armour, GOOd Samaritan, friend ⅲ need. Saviour n wo れゆ 2 ⅲ g the saviour Christ, Jesus, Jesus Christ, the Redeemer, the Mes- siah, Our Lord. sa 0 ⅳね e n finesse, poise, aplomb, social graces, social skill, adroitnes S , accomplish- ment, style, tact, tactfulnes s , diplomacy, discretion, smoothnes S, urbanity, suave- ness; ーれ工 sa 、ツ . sa ou ー n 1 the vo 可介お h ra 平 be 行加ⅵれ her 襯 0 th taste, flavour, tang, relish, smack. 2 the savour offreshly-baked bread ⅲ the air smell, aroma, fragrance, scent, perfume, bouquet, Odour. 3 0 smile with ロ覊 VO 「可 me れロ偬ゆ 0 i 岱ⅵ市 0 savour 可愈れ at ⅵ sm hint, suggestion, touch, vein, tone. 4 0 ⅱ depHved ofsome 柄 savour enjoyment, joy, excitement, interest, zest, spice, piquancy. savour V savour the taste home-made s 側川覊 vo 肝 th の 0 可 eedo 襯 taste, enjoy, e 可 OY tO the 血Ⅱ / t0 the hilt, appreciate, delight ⅲ , take pleasure ⅲ , relish, revel ⅲ , smack one's lips over, luxuriate ⅲ . 2 ロⅵ - 砒 iO れ v れ g 可市 shO れお収 smack of, show signs Of, exhibit traces Of, suggest, be sug- gestive Of, be indicative Of, bear the hall- mark of.. savoury adj ユ覊 v 側 smel な 0 川 the kitchenl 地と厄 d 明 with v 硼ワ delights appetizing, mouth-watering, fragrant, flavoursome, palatable, tasty, delicious , delectable, lus- cious, toothsome; infscrumptious. 2 アた れ g 覊 v 硼ワ s れ tO sweets s alty, piquant, tangy, spicy. saw n 0 と 00 に可 0 saws saylng, proverb, dictum, gnome, apothegm, platitude, cliché. say v 1 refuse tO say his れ ame speak, utter, mention, VOice, pronounce, put intO 、 ord : give utterance tO, give VOice tO, vocalize. 2 ・・ lt's t00 e 明豆 v ど , he 覊滬 state, remark, announce, affrm, assert, maintain, declare, aver, allege, profess, avow; opine ; inf come out with. 3 findi れ g れ dij- 硼比知 5 hOW 0 れ e 角 els express, put intO words , tell, phrase, articulate, ( 01 Ⅱ mum - cate, make known, convey, reveal, divulge disclose. 4 say 0 s れ 0 poem recite, repeat, deliver, declaim, orate, read, perform, rehearse. 5 伽砒面 the insttuctions say? ind cate, specifr, designate, tell, give informa- tion, suggest. 6 1 would say it'sfour miles 介 om here estimate, judge, guess, hazard a guess , predict, speculate, conjecture, sur- m1Se, lmagme, assume, suppose, presume 7 0 旧 0 回 e said 加梔 dying state, suggest, allege, claim, put about, report, rumour, bruit, noise abroad. 8 襯乢 h 加覊滬ⅲ favour Ofthe idea propose, advance, bring forward, offer, introduce, adduce, plead. say n ユ e ワ 0 れ e bei れ g entitled to 0 say opin- ion, view, right tO speak, chance to speak, turn tO speak, VOte, VOice; inftwopence wor 山 . 2 叩新れ g れ 0 say ⅲ the decision share, part, influence, sway, weight, input that tO say afortnight, that な to s 肝 - teen d ロⅲ Other words, tO put it another way, tO rephrase it. tO say the least tO 覊 ) the t heis れ ot ロ good wo ⅸ to put it mildly, without any exaggeration, at the very least. saying n 0 旧れ gs 0 砒 the weather proverb, maxim, aphoris m, axiom, adage, saw, epigram, dictum, gnome, apothegm, platitude, cliché. 代 goes without saying 1 goes without れ g that he 〃 2 ロ y Of course naturally, it is taken for granted, it is understoodlas sumed, it is taken as read, it is accepted, it is unquestionable. scaffold n ユ 2 ⅲれ立ロれ di れ g 0 れロ 5 田加旧 scaffolding, frame, framework, gantry. 2 murderers going the sca. 加旧 gallows, gib ・ bet. sca 厄 1 n 1 scales 側 afish lamella, lamina, plate, squama. 2 ロ disease causing scales 0 れ the ⅲ flake, scurf, 血 r 血 r. 3 scale 0 れ 0 用 coatmg, coat, crust, incrus tation, covermg scaIe2 n weigh 佩 the scale scales, weigh- mg-machines , balance. scaIe3 n 1 0 れ the Richter scale oci s ( ロ graduated system, calibrated system, system, progession, succession, sequence, senes, ranking, regISter, ladder,

plough ・ plunder out 0f, make a blueprintlchart of, sketch out, outline. 2 刎 Ot the 盟 e ぶ s 0 れ the mark, chart, map. 3 れ 0 と回 0 れ g 0g0 ⅲ立 the Ki れ g take part ⅲ a pIOt, scheme, con- spire, parucipate ⅲ a conspiracy, intrigue, form an intrigue. 4 0t the King's do 工Ⅱ plan, hatch, scheme, construe, concoct, devise, frame, think up, dream up, con- ceive;i 可 cook up. plough v plough the field till, work, cultivate, break up, turn up. 可 0 社前彙 0 the car が 0 リ gh 困 int0 0 crowd 可叩 0 れ the 2 e - ment plunge intO, lunge intO, career intO, crash intO, smash intO, bulldoze into, hur- tle intO, drive ⅲ to. plough through plough through the mud plOd through, trudge through, clump through, push one's way through, forge one's way through, wade through, flounder through. 可 OY n 0 回 distract the teacher's ロ印 0 れ dOdge, ruse, scheme, trick, stratagem, manoeuvre, move. pluck v ユ 2 0 ro om the sh ゆ the buming 叩鉱介 om t 祀 pull, pull 0 卿 0 Ⅱ t , remove, extract. 2 p owe の川 0 per- fume ゆ戓妨群ⅵお r 扣 m gather, ( 01- le は , harvest, take ⅲ , pull, cull. 3 が乢 ki れ g 曜Ⅳ側 s ツ his ⅳゅん戓 i れ g 砒 her mo 市 ' 5 i は tug at, pull at, clutch at, snatch at, catch at, tweak; inf yank. 4 刎 the 5 ⅵれ g 可物 e guitar finger, strum, pick, plunk, thrum, twang. pluck n ロが社戓 togo ⅲ t れ - gle 0 courage, bravery, valour, heroism, intrepidity, fearlessness , mettle, nerve, backbone, determination, boldness, daring, spirit, audacity; inf gumption, grit, guts, spunk, bottle. plucky adj the 乢ア硼れ g 襯 0 れ怩 d his 工ⅱ d om drouming courageous, brave, valiant, valorous, heroic, intrepid, fearless, mettlesome, gritty, determined, bold, dar- ing, spirited, audacious ⅱ可 gutsy, spunky plug n ユ胆 ta 回材 g in 加印 t the wa ツ お C02 ⅲ g stopper, bung, cork, stopple, seal. 2 0 刎リ g 可 tob co cake, chew, twist, quid, wad. 3 give him 0 plugfor his book 側 the televisio れ 0 am 襯 e publicity, advertise- ment, commercial, promotion, puff, push, mention;infadvert, ad, y . plug v ユ刎 g the ho 厄加 t the w 砒 / escaping stop up, close 0 bung, cork, dam up, block, stopper, stopple, seal 0 圧 pack, stuff. 2 0 打 ted r 回ⅲ g his 創 e 襯ア shoot, shOOt down, gun down, put a bullet ⅲ , hit, take out, pick 0 圧 pot. 3 刎 g his れ oo 佩 0 回 ev ぶ 0 れ show publicize, promote, give publicity t0, advertise, give a puffto, puff up, push, give a push tO, give a mention tO, 614 write up, build up;infhype,hype up. plug away 社 g aw 砒れⅵ ga ー襯 t keepplugging aw his work tOil away at, labour at, soldier on with, slog away at, p10d away at, drudge away at, persevere with, peg away at, grind away at. plum adj get 0 mjob prize, first-class, choice, best, excellent. plumb adv ユ cliffs Hsing 叩回襯と食 om the 0 vertically, perpendicularly, straight up, straight up and down. 2 を化 d plumb the ( exactly, precisely, right, dead, slap; infbang, spot 0 Ⅱ . 3 plumb ア utterly, absolutely, completely, totally, entirely, wholly, quite, stark. plumb v が m と the 襯 y 5 可 ( om 朝 - れ 0 probe, search out, delve into, explore, scrutinize, investigate, inspect examine, sound out, go intO, ね thO Ⅱ 1 , unravel. plumb the ・ hs Of plumb the depths 可 5 ⅵ j which が川と d 印 可と地 s 比 reach the lowest possible level Of, reach the lowest H)int, reach the nadir plummet v ユ the 回 0 れ e plummeted the 側ねⅡ perpendicularly, ねⅡ headlong, plunge, hurtle, nosedive, dive, drop. 2 アⅱ化 5 m 川 e d ねⅡ steeply, plunge, tum- ble, nosedive, take a nosedive, op rapidly, go down. plump adj が襯ⅱホゆ m 叩 try- ing slim chubby, round, rounded, well- rounded, ofample proportions, rotund, buxom, stout, fat. fattish, obese, corpulent, fleshy, 祖 y , tubby, dumpy, d , roly- poly, well-covered; infwell-upholstered, beefy ・ plump v 1 plump 面 i れ 0 朝 0 作Ⅱ , op , flop, plonk, sink, collapse. 2 が mp the 市 sh 面 w 側 ~ 地と set down, deposit, plonk, dump. 3 children 2 m. れ gfo 「 0 day 砒 6 0 decide 0 Ⅱ , choose, pick, select, opt for, vote r. plunder v ユ印 em ツェ催 c れれ g the ⅶ - g rob, pillage, 18t , raid, ransack, rifle, strip, fleece, ravage, lay waste, despoil, spoil, spoliate, depredate, harry, maraud, sack, rape. 2 れ d 工 0 steal, thieve, rob, purloin, filch, make 0 価ⅶ山靆可 w k away/offwith, sname. plunder n ユ the れ d 可 t village plunder- ing, rob , robbing, pillaging, looting, raiding, ransacking, despoiling, laying waste, harrying, marauding, rapine. PLUNDER v 1.2 地 th 「刎れ d their camp stolen goods, loot, booty, spoils, pnze, pillage, ill-gotten gains 靆可 swag.

as ・ asperity ous, guileless, sincere, frank, unpreten- tious. as CO 可 1 she came we were ロⅵれ g just as, at the same time that, during the time that, at the time that, while, when. 2 1 must go hOtne as it'S late since, because, seeing that, considering that, on account Of.. 3 0 he is, he's healthy although, though, even if.. 4 do い口 y ⅲ the manner that, ⅲ the way that. 5 they ⅱ怩僞 their 卿 c お to did ⅲ the same manner that, 、 that, like. 6 the well-paid, do は 0 既ア e ロれ d acco れ地れお such as, like, for instance, for example, namely, viz. 7 硼 k れ OW, he's dead a fact which, that which. as for/tO on the subj ect Of, as regards , with reference tO, with regard tO, with respect tO. as 代 were SO tO speak, ⅲ a manner Of speaking, ⅲ a way. as yet until now, up tO now, up tO the present time. as prep ユ dressed ロ 20 ema れⅲ the guise Of, with the appearance of, ⅲ the character Of, SO as tO appear to be. 2 their employer I must sack them ⅲ the role Of, being, acting as, functioning as. ascend v climb, go/move up, mount, scale, rise, levitate, fly up, soar, slope upwards. ascendancy, ascendency n dominance, domination, control, power, authority, mastery, rule , command, supremacy, sway, sovereignty, the upper hand. ascendant, ascendent adj ascending, ris- ing, going up, climbing, mounting, on the way up, on the rise, gromng, increasing, flourishing, on the up and up, up-and- ( ommg. ascertain v find out, get to 10W , ferret out, establish, discover, learn, determine, settle, identifr, decide, verifr, make cer- ねⅲ , confirm; inf pin down. ascetic n 0 ascetic living 0 れ e in the 工 0 st recluse, hermit, solitary, anchorite, self- denier, abstainer, celibate, nun, monk, stylite, fakir, dewish, yo . ascetic ad 」 0 れ ascetic way self-denying, abstinent, abstemious , self-disciplined, aus- tere, frugal, rigorous , strict, moderate, temperate, celibate, Spartan, puritanical. a30 v attribute, assign, accredit, credit, give credit tO, put/set down to, chalk up to, lmpute, charge with, lay on, blame. ashamed adj 1 ashamed ofhis co れ d は humili- ated, consclence-stricken, SOITY, mortified, abashed, crestfallen, shamefaced, remorse ・ ん 1 , discomfited, embarrassed, distressed, sheepish, red-faced, blushing, with one's tail between one's legs. 2 ashamed to say ashen adj pale, pale-faced, pallid, wan, grey, grey-faced, white, colourles s, anaemic, washed out, bleached, ghostly, deathlike, livid, leaden. ashes npl 1 ashesi れ the grate cinders, embers; residue. 2 the city was 尹ⅲ h お rubble, ruin; ruins. 3 her h remams. ashore adv to/on the shore, on land, on dry land, on the beach, shorewards, landwards. aside adv 15 地れ d 滬 e tolon one side, to the side, alongside, 叩 a れ , away, separately, detached, ⅲ isolation. 2jOki れ g aside 叩 a , notwithstanding. aside n make 0 れ滬 e whispered/confiden- tial remark casual remark, soliloquy, monologue. asinine adj stupid, silly, idiotic, foolish, brainless , nonsensical, senseless , half- witted, fatuous, inane, imbecilic, moromc; ー可 daft, dopey, balmy, batty, nutty, dumb, gormless. ask v 1 ask her whyl ask her 0b0 砒れ inquire, question, put a question tO, query, interro- gate, quiz, cros s-examine, catechize; inf grill, pump, give the third degree tO. 2 asked 0 vo リ月に the bossfor 0 覊 request, demand, appeal tO, apply tO, peti- ⅱ 0 Ⅱ , call upon, entreat, beg, implore, beseech, plead, sue, supplicate. 3 0 致 them tO 市れ e invite, bid, summon. askance adv ユ ok 0 0 れ her れ eigh と 0 「 sideways, indirectly, obliquely, out Of the corner Of one's eye. 2 Ok 碼 0 れ化 their 岱 disapprovingly, mistnastfully, suspi- ciously, with distrust/doubt. askew adv/adj tO one side, sideways, at an oblique angle, awry, out Of 1 ⅲ e. asleep adj/adv 1 印 i れ bed sleeping, fast asleep, sound asleep. ⅲ a deep sleep, slum- bering, napping, cati. lpping, dozing, rest- ing, reposing, dormant, comatose ; ⅲ工 snoozing, dead tO the world, out like a light, kipping; 蹴ⅲ the arms ofM01Vheus. 2 襯 leg's 印 numb, without feeling, deadened, benumbed. aspect n ユ ok 砒 e ワ aspect ofthe problem feature, facet, side, angle, slant, viewpoint, standpoint, light. 2 0 ma れ %dth 化は appearance, 100k , expression, air, counte- nance, demeanour, bearing; features : mien. 3 the southem 0 平 e は Ofthe h 硼 direc- tion, situauon, position, location, expo- sure, outlook. 4 affording 0 田れ t ア e は 0 Ⅱ tlOOk , Vie 、 v, scene, prospect. asperity n harshness, sharpness,rough- ness, severity, acerbity, bitterness, acri- 38

diaphanous ・ diet contrasting, conflicting, contrary, counter, antithetical, antipodal. diaphanous adj sheer, fine, delicate, light, thin, silken, chiffony, gossamer, gauzy, cobwebby, translucent, transparent, see- through. diarrhoea n 100Se motions, looseness ofthe bowels;infthe skitters, the runs, the trots, gippy tummy, holiday tummy, DeIhi belly, Montezuma's revenge. diary n 1 れ ot 記 the meeting ⅲ her d ワ appointment/engagement book, personal organizer; Trademark Fi10fax. 2 0 d 可 her holiday day-by-day account, daily record, journal, chronicle, log, logbook, history, annal. diatri n tirade, harangue, verbal onslaught, stream Of abuse, denunclation, philippic, reproof, reprimand, rebuke, upbraiding; invective, vituperation, abuse, castigation, criticism, stricture ⅱ可 tongue- lashing, slating, knocking. dicey adj uncertain, risky, chancy, diffcult, tricky, dodgy, dangerous , ticklish; inf hairy. dic ky adj unsound, unsteady, unstable, unreliable, shaky, fluttery, weak, infirm, queer. dictate v ユ市け砒 e the letter read out, read aloud, speak, say, utter, recite. 2 市は 0 tenns prescribe, lay down, lmpose, set dO 、 n , order, command, decree, ordain, direct, pronounce, enjOin, promulgate. 3 wa. 市は砒ⅲ g 加 others give orders, order about, lay down the law, impose one's will bos s about, domineer, act the tin god; inf call the shots, throw one's weight around. dictate n 1 砒 the co 川 ma れ de 市は e order, command, decree, edict, ordinance, dic- tum, direction, bidding, charge, behest, pronouncement, mandate, requrrement, enJ0ining, injuction, ultimatum, promulga- tion. 2 the dictates 可 co れ säe れ化 code, guiding principle, law, rule, precept, dictum, anom, maxlln. dictator n absolute ruler, despot, autocrat, tyrant, oppressor. dictatorial adj 1 dictatorial government absolute, unlimited, unrestricted, arbi- trary, omnipotent, all-powerful, autocratic, totalitarian, authoritarian, despotic, tyran- nical, autarchic. 2 市け砒 0 ⅱ bosses tyranni- cal, despotic, oppressive, iron-handed, rmperious , overbearing, domineenng, perempt01Y, high-handed, authoritarian, dogmatic, high and mighty; inf bossy. dictatorship n 1 living ⅲ diffatorships autarchy, totalitarian state, absolute monarchy, reign Of terror. 2 r 0 旧れ against 市は砒 0 h ゆ absolute rule, despo- tis m, autocracy, tyranny, authoritarianism, totalitarianis m, absolutism. diction n 1 am 市 0 れ elo 硼 tio れ lessons enunciation, articulation, elocution, pro- nunciation, speech, intonation, inflection, delivery, fluency, rhetoric. 2 impressed the れ t ' s diction style, language, phraseology, phrasing, wording, usage, vocabulary, ter- minology, expres sion, idiom. dictionary n wordbook, vocabulary list, glossary, lexicon, concordance. dictum n 1 the ch ⅲれれ 0 れ ' s 市は社 m utterance, pronouncement, direction 、 lnjunction, assertion, statement, dictate, command, order, decree, edict. 2 the dictum has れ sayrng, maxim, axiom, proverb, adage, aphorism, saw, tmism, platitude, cliché. didactic adj 市面 c 0 記 instructive, instnnctional, educational, educative, infor- mative, informatiönal, edi$ring, preceptive, pedagoglc, propaedeutic, pedantic, moralis- tic, homiletic. die v ユ she died last night pass away, pass on, lose one's ⅱ厄 , depart this ⅱ厄 , expire , decease, breathe one' S last, meet one's end, lay down one's life, be no more, perish, go tO one's last resting-place, cross the Styx; infgive up the ghost, kick the bucket, push up the daisies, bite the dust, snuffit, croak, turn up one'S toes, cash one's chips, hop the twig. 2 hope died come to an end, end, vanish, disappear, pass , fade, fall away, dwindle, melt away, dissolve, sub- side, decline, sink, lapse, ebb, wane, wilt, wither, evanesce. 3 the 印創れ e died stop, halt, fail, break down, peter out, fizzle out, run down, fade away, lose power. 4 die 可 と 0 祀 dom ″ロ材 ght 催 collapse with, be overcome with, be overwhelmed/overpowered by, succumb tO. 5 she's dyi れ gfor w 砒国れ g to 5 記社 be eager, be desperate, long. die-hard adj ultraconservative, conserva- tive, reactionary, dyed ⅲ the W001 , intran- sigent, inflexible, immovable, unchanging, uncompromis ing, unyielding, indomitable, adamant, ⅱ d. dietl n 1 eat 0 h 田比 h ア diet selection of od , f00d and drink, od , fare; foodstuffs, pro- visions , victuals , comestibles, edibles, viands, rations, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, aliment. 2 go 0 れ 0 diet dietary regimenlregime, abstinence, period Of fasting, fast; restricted diet, crash diet. dietl v 市れ g 加 lose s ? 0 リれホ follow a diet, be on a diet, eat sparingly/selectively, abstain, fast, slim, reduce, lose weizht. 196

able, amenable, ⅲ the mood, compliant; inf game. 3 ⅲⅢれ g help cooperative, gladly given, cheerful, accommodating, obliging. ′ i 川れ g ツ adv ユ she we れ t with him Ⅲれ g ツー she was れ Ot forced voluntarily, Of one's own free will, ofone's own accord, by choice, by volition, spontaneously, unforced. 2 lll willi れ gly help you cheerfully, happily. with pleasure, readily, without hesitation, ungrudgingly, with all one's heart. ′ illingness n 1 their Ⅲれ g れ t0 readiness , eagerness , keenness , enthusi- asm, avidity. 2 their Ⅲれ g れ s tO accept 祀平 0 れ s ルⅢ readiness , preparedness , con- sent, agreeableness, amenability. see WILLING 川 l-power n will, strength 0f will, determi- nation, resolution, resolve, firmness Of purpose, purposefulness, doggedness, commitment, single-mindedness , self- discipline, moral fibre, pluck, mettle, ・ t, newe. 忙 v ユ 0 れ ts ⅵ旧れ g droop, wither, shrivel, lose freshness, sag. 2 叩旧れ g ⅲ the heat droop, sag, feel weaklfaint, languish. 3 their c 硼 rage / e " ⅲれ 0 寘 0 れ / 寸祀れ h %dlted whenfaced the enemy diminish, dwindle, lessen, OW less, flag, fade, melt away, ebb, wane, weaken, fail. lily adj crafty, cunning, a 血 1 , sharp, astute, shrewd, scheming, intriguing, shifty, , sly, guileful, deceitful, decep- tive, fraudulent, cheating, underhand;inf crooked, fly ・ /in v ユⅷれパ t prize achieve, attain, earn, gam, receive, Obtain, acquire, procure, get, secure, COllect, pick up, ( 0 Ⅱ away with, net; infbag. 2 れ the ba e / CO れ t に反 victO- rious in, be the ViCtor in, achieve ⅲ , come first ⅲ . 3 may the 立 5 滬 e れ be victorious , be the victor, gain the ⅵ ( tO , overcome, achieve mastery, the day' carry all before one, finish first, come out ahead, come out on top, succeed, triumph, prevail; infwin out. 4 she wo れ them り her b 田ーⅲれ their heatts charm, attract, lure, disarm. wln over/round れ the 0P205i - tionl Ⅷれ them 「硼れ d tO 側「 way ofthinking talk/bring round, persuade, induce, influ- ence, sway, prevail upon, convert. yin n their れ記ホ 0 れ victory, conquest, success , triumph. vince v れⅲ可 emb s 襯明 t grimace. start, flinch, blench, shrink, recoil, cringe, SClU1rm. vince n give 0 れ化可 pain grimace• start, w 01 n ユ 0 day almost entirely without wind air current, current/stream Of air; puff Of wind, light air/wind, zephyr, breeze, gust' strong wind, blast, gale, hurricane. 2 れ e 記 0 IOt な d tO the bagpipes breath, respiration; inf puff 3 0 ア om. 0 リ s fool Ⅱ可れ d empty talk, ね lk , babble, blather, blether, boasting, bluster, brag- gadocio; infhOt air, baloney, twaddle, gab' gas. 4 窈食 0 襯 0 0 meal flatu- lence, flatus, gas. 5 the deer have got our scent, smell, Odour. 6 there's れ d 可 0 i れ田 s 引可 0 5C0 れ d rumour, gos- sip, hint, suggestion, inkling, intimation; news, information, report, intelligence. the wlnd 記れ that 面れ da れ ci were ⅲ the ⅵれ d about tO happen, ⅲ the Offng, on the way, coming near, close at hand, approach- ing, impending, looming;infon the cards. wind2 n the 四 t れ has ma れホ winding, twist, turn, cuwe, bend, 100P , ( 0i1 , whorl, ( 0 取 volution. wind2 v 1 the road れホ the hill ovist, twist and turn, curve, bend, 100P , zigzag, snake, spiral, meander, ramble. 2 smoke れ市れ g 叩 intO the sky curl, spiral, wreathe, snake. 3 れ d the W00 日れ to twist, twine, ( 0i1 , wrap, ro Ⅱ . w down ユ the competitors れ記 d 加 wind d0 “ 0 尹 0 race unwind, relax, become less tense, ease up, calm down, ( 001 off 2 we 0 祀れ市れ g t " れ dO bring tO a close/end, make less active. 3 s 曲 00 ト wo ⅸれれ g d0 he 襯川 slacken 0 ease up, taper 0 圧 dwindle, diminish, les sen, decline, come tO an end/ close. wlnd up the ev 明な可 t 明ⅲ g wou れ d her 叩 gets wound 叩 e れ make tense, strain, make newous, work up, put 0 Ⅱ edge, agitate, fluster, discon- cert, discompose. 2 they arent setious— they're れ市れ g her 叩 tease, chaff, make 血Ⅱ of;infkid, have one 0 Ⅱ , pull one's leg, rib, rag, get a rise out Of. 3 it's time tO 叩 the meeting bring tO an endlconclusion, end, conclude, terminate, finish; infwrap up. 4 he has wound 叩 his と i れ e close down, dissolve, liquidate, put intO liquidation. 5 we wound 叩ⅲ 0 s 襯 0 Ⅱⅶ厄 end up, fin- ish, find oneself. winded adj breathless, out ofbreath, gasp- ing for breath, panting; infpuffed out, out ofpuff. w ね n piecelstroke of good luck, unex- pected gain, godsend, manna 仕 om heaven, bonanza, jackpot. wlnding adj 0 れ市れ g 加 twisting, twist- ing and turning, cuwing, bending, 100P ⅲ g ,

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.