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 Ex1 : 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 . 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