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Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) KSc~GP_
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) RyuEHpN}
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) ~T 02._E
Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? &$F[/[Ds+
ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look `E W!-v)
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury Fc'[+L--Q
Antonyms and opposites: <Y>3
teacher: student; vanity: decency BC({ EE~R)
Hypernyms/hyponyms: Szts<n5
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils G#0,CLGN^
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant Nd!c2`
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet iNJAZ6@+
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant K_#UZA< Y
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Examine: scrutinize, look at, observe, study, look over, pass under review, give an examination, check up on, think … over, investigate, explore, look into, go into, probe, see into, question, inquire, turn over JYV\oV{
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better b[srG6{ &
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It is -à I do/I am I am /do -à It is iBoEZEHjw
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I love you --- You are loved by me 5B*qbM
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11. Make it a piece of cake N9]xJgTze
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1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) pjN:Y]
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) l>7r2;
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N ?N>pZR
Stop : (cease, leave off) put a stop to, call a halt to, bring …to a close, get it over with, wind up, come to a stop, come to a standstill draw to a close 2EfflZL3
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to ({M?Q>s
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of U3F3((EYJ
13. Repudication: repudiate, reject, renounce, deselect, close out, leave out, disapprove, deny, passy, pass up, waive, ignore, wave aside, brush away/aside, refuse to consider, dismiss, disregard, shove away, repulse, repel, rebuff, disdain, scorn, raise one’s eyebrows at }-p,iTm
Manifestation: show, appear, become evident, present itself, reveal, unfold, exhibit, display, set forth, make plain, bring out, bring to notice, expose to view, bring into view, come into the open, surface, assert oneself RH1uVdJ1
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far "H1
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Improvisation: act on the spur of the moment, obey one’s impulse, let oneself go, go offhand, come out with, blurt out, let slip out, say what comes uppermost, say the first thing that comes into one’s head/mind, improvise, extemporize, invent, make it up as one goes along, scrap the plan, knock off <Tx C!{<
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation `o
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Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare >Z\BfH
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N GZ8:e3ri
It is bad manners to: it is rude to IKcKRw/O$
It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law B*,?C]0{
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting (X}@^]lpa
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt 1V%'.l9
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money |(ocD
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17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller &iSD/W
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive >5Lexj
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual 9$O@`P\
18. Rule 5: A2P DJP6TFT&G
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) >n!ni(
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) ?63&g{vA
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) HXks_ix )
Useless: of no use (I …?) ~L4eZ
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms Fu)Th|5GZ
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Poor: in want of money, down at the heel, out of funds, without a penny to bless oneself with, in the red, in reduced/narrow circumstances <k]qH-v4
Cheap: low-priced, on the cheap, at small cost, at a low price, at budget prices, at piggy-bank prices, at cost, at reduced rates, at a bargain, for a song ^?"^Pmw
20. Different: in a different manner, ina nother way, other than, on the other hand, in other respects, at variance, in disagreement, in conflict with, on the contrary, of another sort, at odds e|'N(D}h*
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus 2k1aX~?
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A ]k+m=OR{/
It is Wonderful: I stare openmouthed, It open one’s eyes, I rub one’s eyes, I hold ones breath, I not know what to say, I not believe one’s eyes/ears/senses, I marvel at, I am seized with wonder @]'SeiNp
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with +Me2U9
I am/It is progressive: I/It make progress/advance, go forward, get along, get ahead, gather way, gain ground, make my way, under way o&-L0]i|
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn 2QayM?k8
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve c8DZJSO
Cheap: cost little, not cost anything, can afford, find it inexpensive, find it within one’s means, get one’s money’s worth, buy at a bargain [7W(NeMk
23. Different: vary from, differ from, stand apart, be distinguished from, deviate from, disagree with, conflict/contrast with, clash with, not be like, bear no resemblance to UR3 $B%i
Ignorant: know nothing, not know any better, labor in darkness, have a lot to learn, have no idea/notion of, not have the slightest/faintest idea 0kLEBoOh
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses 3] 76fF\^[
Actions: what we do ((MLM3zJ
Habitat: where animals/we live kuS/S\Z5K
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Cultivation: the way we are educated ~_ P YNY`"
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought jA`a/vWu
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … @"8R3BN
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters s4t0f_vj
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Confession: what we say to the priest in regret A1_ J sS
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical 'ZnIRE,N
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen E`xU m9F
26. Knowledge: what we know :p-Y7CSSu
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people Z"tQpJg
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of GqUSVQ
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists 1xTTJyoq
Choice: what you do and not do )zJ=PF
Rules: what are should/told to do r/AHJU3&eY
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate ")M;+<c"l
Maturity: when you grow up ;Qa;@
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words 4}-#mBV]/
Car: automobile kaFnw(xa
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Management: boss V^En8
Asylum: mental hospital oh\1>3,Ns
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation o}~3JBnT
Air pollution: dirty air *Nlu5(z
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West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school dS$ji#+d$
References: dictionaries Hsl{rN
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today Dl\d_:+
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues F^rl$#pCS
Drugs: illegal substances 7;xKy'B\
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms z!CD6W1n
Poor performance in class: limited success in class e?<D F.Md+
Backward students: less-intelligent MPvWCPB
Death penalty: capital punishment \)R-A
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Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged @?/\c:cp
Fail: fall short of (success/target) iQ{z6Qa
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30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility $8@+j[>
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child
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Make love: sleep with @dV9Dpu
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One-room apartment: studio apartment ^0Q'./A{&
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Teacher: educator _BwKY#09Zp
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom i[_|%'p
Tramp: the homeless wA",SBGX
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The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. EW9b*r7./
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. P'F~\**5
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. <S{7Ro
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. E[*0Bo]
The most important things in life aren't things. Dt|fDw$]D
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. 1b+h>.gWar
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. feN!_-
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The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. l# BZzJ?~
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. HSC6;~U
Fiction has to make sense. UeNF^6sWu0
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. 5f{wJb2
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36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. SlT7L||Ww
Dead men tell no tales. ;xI0\a7
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. ]6q*)q:`
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Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. xlk5Gob*
Beggars can't be choosers. Eny!R@u7q
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37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. 0yKhp:^
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. 2zM-Ob<U`
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. ?o8a_9+
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. &D^
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With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. IE|,~M2
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. vyujC`61d
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No sooner than: just as/upon zWJKYF qK
No worse than: as good as |K6nOX!i
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41. Rather than: instead of ~R)1nN|
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from a!&bc8J7
As well as: together with, with Z`|> tbOfZ
Similarly: likewise, coupled with ,=yOek}
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42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, zI(xSX@
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Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, e#K rgUG
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43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively
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in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently :{x!g6bK@
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless ux%&lff
44. By and large: in brief, in conclusion, on the whole, in short, in summary, in the final analysis, in the long run, on balance, to sum up, to summarize, finally