A 1
1．able，capable，competent，qualified 1
2．absurd，unreasonable，foolish，senseless，silly，stupid，muddle-headed，ridiculous，farcical，ludicrous，crazy 3
3．active，brisk，lively，sprightly，vivid，dynamic，animate，animated，energetic，vigorous，strenuous 7
4．a day or two，one or two days 9
5．a few days ago，a few days before 10
6．all right，That’s all right，Thats right 10
7．ancestor，forbear，forefather，progenitor 12
8．ancestry，descent 14
9．answer，respond，reply，rejoin，retort，riposte，return 14
10．arrive safe；arrive safely 19
11．artificial，man-made 19
12．ask，beg，pray，crave，demand，exact，require，request，claim，entreat，beseech implore，solicit 20
13．assemble，gather，muster，call together，fall in，line up，convoke 26
14．at birth，by birth 28
15．at court，in court 29
16．a sort of，of sorts，of a sort，sort of，out of sorts 29
17．at 10 a．m．，at ten in the morning 30
18．attic，loft，garret 30
19．attract，lure，allure，tempt，entice，seduce，draw on 31
20．A—1，first-class，first-rate 33
B 34
21．bare，naked，nude，uncovered 34
22．barrack（s），quarters 35
23．bath，bathe 36
24．bay，gulf，inlet 37
25．beat，hit，strike，flog，smite，lick，thrash，pat，tap，crack，clout，bat 38
26．be bound for，be bound to（do） 43
27．be determined to do，make up one’s mind to do 43
28．begin by，begin for，to begin with（＝first of all）， 44
begin with 44
29．believe，trust 44
30．before，ere 45
31．because of，on account of，by（in）virtue of，owing to，due to，by right of，in consequence of 45
32．be like，resemble，be similar to 48
33．belittle，despise，contemn，disdain，scorn，look down upon（on），minimize，underrate，underestimate 48
34．be responsible for，be responsible to 50
35．be used to，get used to，become acclimated to，be（get）accustomed to 51
36．blame，rebuke，reprove，censure，accuse，condemn，reproach，reprimand，upbraid，chide，scold，disparage，denounce 51
37．blow，box，cuff，knock，punch，rap，slap，stroke，buffet，smack 56
38．bodily，corporal，corporeal，physical 59
39．bookstore，bookshop，bookstall 60
40．brass，copper，bronze 61
41．brave，bold，courageous，daring，fearless，gallant，heroic，plucky，valiant，valorous，intrepid，dauntless 62
42．break away，break off 66
43．brotherly，fraternal 67
44．brothers，brethren 67
45．business，occupation，profession，pursuit，avocation， 68
vocation，calling，trade，craft，employment 68
46．buy，purchase，shop 71
47．by all rights，by right（s），by right of 73
48．by ten o’clock；till ten o’clock 73
49．by sea，by the sea 74
50．by the name of，in the name of，under the name of 74
51．by the square，on the square 75
C 75
52．cannot but（do），can but（do），cannot…too 75
53．catch，seize，capture，arrest，pinch，apprehend 76
54．cause，reason，ground，motive 78
55．centre，middle，heart，midst，core 80
56．chance，opportunity，occasion，opening 82
57．change，alter，convert，transform，modify，turn，become 83
58．charming，tempting，temptational，seductive，attractive，alluring，enticing，captivating 87
59．chatter，chat，prattle，babble，harp on 88
60．cheat，swindler，impostor，trickster，sharper，deceiver，deluder，defrauder 90
61．cheat，deceive，mislead，delude，beguile，betray， 91
double-cross，swindle，defraud，cozen，overreach，impose，fleece，con，victimize，dupe 91
62．chest，breast，bosom 97
63．choke，suffocate 98
64．choose，select，pick，elect，cull 99
65．city，town，metropolis，capital，municipality 102
66．class，lesson，lecture 103
67．clear，distinct，evident，manifest，obvious，plain，apparent，patent，palpable，conspicuous，explicit，perceptible，transparent，translucent，lucid，pellucid，diaphanous，limpid 103
68．close，near 110
69．clumsy，awkward，stupid，ungraceful，ungainly，cumbersome 111
70．coach，cart，cab，carriage，hansom，chariot，waggon 113
71．compose，form，frame，construct，make，make up，fashion，be composed of，be made up of，constitute，build（up），shape，mould，mold，raise，erect，rear 115
72．concept，conception，notion，idea，thought，impression 119
73．confine，limit，restrict，restrain 123
74．cook，chef 124
75．course，curriculum 124
76．cosmonaut，cosmonette，astronaut，spaceman 125
77．cosmos，universe 126
78．crime，guilt，sin，sinfulness，offence，vice，transgression，evil，wrongdoing 126
79．criminal，offender，culprit，prisoner，sinner，transgressor，wrongdoer，malefactor，outlaw 130
D 133
80．deed，act，action，performance，behaviour，conduct 133
81．defeat，conquer，overcome，vanquish，subjugate，tame，subdue，beat，lick，surmount 137
82．desolate，desert，barren 141
83．devote oneself to，be devoted to，be absorbed in 142
84．dictionary，onomasticon，gazetteer，synonymicon，lexicon，wordbook，glossary 142
85．die，die of，die from，to be dead，decease，perish，depart，succumb to，pass away，bite the dust（ground），kick the bucket，pass out，pass，pass on，pass over，kick off，go，be gone，endup，sleep with one’s fathers，fail on sleep 144
86．differentiate，distinguish，discriminate，discern，tell…from，tell（know）…apart，know…from 150
87．diligent，industrious，assiduous，sedulous，hard-working，studious， painstaking 152
88．discussion，controversy，argument，debate，argumentation 154
89．divide，distribute，apportion，allot，assign，allocate，share 156
90．do，act，behave，perform，conduct，execute 159
91．donkey，ass，burro 163
92．draw，pull，drag，tug，haul，tow 164
93．due to，owing to 167
E 169
94．eager，greedy，keen，anxious 169
95．early and late，early or late 169
96．economy，stint，frugality，thrift 170
97．effect，result 171
98．eject，discharge，exclude，drain，emit，send out 171
99．emigrant，immigrant，migrant，immigration 173
100．enemy，foe 174
101．English，the English 175
102．enliven，animate，invigorate，liven up，stimulate 176
103．enough，sufficient，adequate，ample，plentiful，plenteous，abundant，copious 177
104．enter into，enter on（upon） 181
105．entrance，entry，inlet 182
106．err，blunder，make mistakes，do（be）wrong，make errors，commit errorrs，make（commit）blunder 182
107．estimate，appraise，reckon，assess，guess，evaluate，value 184
108．eternal，everlasting，perpetual，permanent，perdurable，durable，stable 186
109．except，but，except for，besides，apart from，in addition to，aside from 189
110．exit，exeunt 192
111．expect，anticipate，hope，await，dream，foresee，wish（for），look forward to，look for，desire，yearn for 193
112．explain，expound，define，illuminate，explicate，interpret，illustrate 197
113．express，indicate，show，manifest，denote 199
F 201
114．false，fake，untrue，incorrect，lying，phoney（phony），spurious，counterfeit，bogus，sham，dishonest，mendacious，untruthful，wrong，deceitful，traitorous，treacherous，perfidious 201
115．far，distant，remote，removed，inaccessible 208
116．farmer，peasant，peasant farmer，peasantry，agriculturist， 211
tenant，tenant farmer，tenanty，farm worker，farm labourer，a hired hand，farmhand 211
117．feeling，emotion 214
118．finish，complete 214
119．fit，proper，com？tible，fitting，appropriate，suitable，meet，apt，becoming，happy，felicitous 215
120．flag，banner 220
121．flat，level 221
122．flower，blossom，bloom 221
123．fog，mist，haze 222
124．football，soccer，Rugby，rugger 224
125．for all I care，for all I know 225
126．forget，leave 225
127．friend，pal 226
G 227
128．gate，door 227
129．gather，collect 227
130．get，gain，win，obtain，earn 228
131．get along with，get on with 230
132．get down，get down to 230
133．give one’s hand to sb．，give sb．a hand 230
134．give sb．a sack；give sb．the sack 231
135．glove，mitten，mitt，muffle，gauntlet 231
136．go through with，go through 232
137．go to sea；go to the sea 233
138．good and，nice and 233
139．grill，bake，broil，roast，toast，stew，barbecue 234
140．group，crowd，herd，flock，drove，pack，swarm，cluster，school，shoal 237
H 241
141．habit，custom，wont，manners，usage，practice 241
142．hand down（to），hands down（＝without difficult，very easily） 245
143．hand in hand，hand to hand 245
144．hand up，“hands up！” 246
145．hardly，barely，scarcely，narrowly，nearly，almost，not quite，all but 246
146．hark，listen，hearken，harken 249
147．harmonica，mouth-organ 251
148．have，own，possess 251
149．have an eye for，have an eye to 252
150．hazard，risk，danger，threat，jeopardy，menace，peril 253
151．healthy，healthful 256
152．heavenly，celestial 257
153．heavy，weighty 257
154．height，altitude 258
155．help，aid，assist 259
156．high，highly 260
157．high，tall 261
158．hinder，impede，hamper，obstruct，encumber 261
159．historic，historical 263
160．hole，hollow，pit，cave，cavern，cavity，excavation，den，cellar，cell 263
161．hung，hanged 268
I 269
162．idea，opinion，notion，thonght 269
163．identify，recognize，make out 271
164．individual，personal，private 272
165．if only，only if 273
166．immediately，directly，promptly，at once，instantly，instantaneously，straightway，right away，right off（now），on the instant，in an instant 274
167．in a crowd，in crowds 277
168．in advance，on the advance 277
169．in a minute，to the minute 278
170．in and out，the ins and outs 278
171．in a word，in short，in brief，all in all 279
172．inefficient，incompetent 279
173．in front of，in the front of 280
174．injure，spoil，damage，mar，hurt，harm，wound，impair，deteriorate 280
175．in the sun，under the sun 284
176．in the field，in the field of，on the field 284
177．in these days，in those days 285
178．in（the）face of，on the face of it 285
179．in top，on top 286
180．in town，on the town 286
181．in use，of use（＝useful） 287
182．in view，on view，in one’s view，in view of，with a view of，with a view to 287
183．in kind，in a kind 288
184．in（a）line，in one’s line，on the line 288
185．in nature，in（of）the nature of，by nature 289
186．innocent，guiltless，without guilt 289
187．in one’s way，on the way 290
188．in open，in the open，into the open 290
189．in person，in the person of，on one’s person 291
190．in point，in point of，at the point of，on（upon）the point of 292
191．island，isle，islet，archipelago，peninsula 292
J 294
192．join，combine，unite，connect，link 294
193．joke，jest，fun 296
194．journey，travels，travelling，trip，tour，voyage 298
195．jump，leap，spring，bound，bounce，hop，skip，gambol，vault 300
K 304
196．kind，sort，type，species，make，nature，variety 304
197．kind of，of a kind，of thekind 307
198．knoll，mound，hill，mountain，mount 307
L 310
199．lately，recently，of late，late 310
200．laugh，smile，grin，giggle，snigger，chuckle，titter，snicker，guffaw，howl，roar，simper，smirk，snort，crow，chortle，cackle，burble，sneer，gurgle，beam 311
201．lawyer，attorney，solicitor，barrister，advocate，proctor，attorney-at-law，barrister-at-law，counselor 317
202．lessen，diminish，abate，decrease，reduce 320
203．letter，character 322
204．likeness，resemblance，similarity 323
205．limit，boundary，bound（s），border，frontier，barrier，confines 324
206．list，catalogue 328
207．look，seem 329
208．look as if，look like 330
209．look，see，watch，regard，eye 330
210．look over，look through 331
211．look up，look up to 332
212．lose heart，lose one’s mind 332
213．lose，miss 333
M 333
214．make believe，make certain（＝make sure）， 333
make sure 333
215．make，manufacture，produce，turn out，forge，fabricate，create 334
216．many，many a，much，numerous，a lot of，lots of，plenty of，abundance of，a number of，a large number of，a great number of，numbers of，a great many，a good many，a great deal of，great（large）quantities of，a large quantity of 339
217．map，atlas，chart 346
218．march，move，advance，go，walk 347
219．mass，mob，rabble 348
220．massacre，butcher，slaugbter，Kill，slay，murder，assassinate 349
221．mind，soul，heart，spirit 351
222．mistake，error，fault，defect，flaw，drawback，blunder，boner，boo-boo，faux pas，goof，slip，failing，foible，fallibili？y，oversight，crack，fallacy 352
223．modif？，？t 359
N 360
224．nearby，near-by，near by 360
225．news，tidings，information 361
226．no less than，not less than 362
227．no matter how， on any account，on every（all）account 363
228．no more than，not more than 363
229．a number of，the number of，numbers of，the numbers of，number of 364
230．no better than，not better than 366
231．none，no one 366
232．nothing the matter（with），nothing wrong（with） 368
233．novel，novella，story，fiction，remance，fable，tale，legend，allegory，saga，yarn，novelette，narration，narrative 369
234．now and again，now and then 374
235．now，just now 374
O 375
236．obey，submit，be subordinated to 375
237．of a day，of the day 376
238．of no account，on no account 377
239．older，elder 377
240．on board，on the board 378
241．on behalf of，in behalf of 378
242．on business，in business 379
243．once again，once and again 379
244．on duty，off duty 380
245．on earth，on the earth 380
246．one，man 381
247．one after another，one after the other 381
248．on earth，in the world，ever，the devil 382
249．on either side，on both sides 383
250．on fire，on the fire，in the fire 384
251．on Sunday last，last Sunday 385
252．on the point of，in point of 385
253．on the right（or better，bright）side of，on the wrong（or shady）side of 386
254．on this side of，on the side of，on one’s side，on one side，on the side，on side 386
255．on（the）top of，on top 387
256．on watch，on the watch 388
257．opposite，contrary 388
258．or，otherwise 389
259．order，command 389
260．originate，stem from 390
261．other，another 391
262．ought to，should 392
263．out of question，out of the question 393
264．owe，owe…to 394
P 395
265．pain，ache，smart，hurt，stab，stitch，pang，split，sore，painful，irritate 395
266．parcel，packet，package，pack，bundle，bale 400
267．pass，elapse 402
268．pass by，pass away，pass out 403
269．people，the people 404
270．picture，painting，drawing 405
271．piece，bit，cut，slice，scrap，strip，fragment 406
272．play，play at，play with 407
273．pleasant，agreeable，pleasing，pleased，glad，delightful，delighted，delightsome，delicious，cheerful，cheery，cheering，merry，mirthful，gay，jolly，joyful，joyous，jovial，jocund，blithe，comfortable，snug 409
274．plough through，plough the sand（s） 418
275．poem，poetry，verse，poesy 419
276．polite，civil，courteous，mannerly，well-mannered 420
277．poor，impoverished，poverty-stricken，penurious，indigent，needy，destitute，penniless，impecunious，hard up，deprived，underprivileged 421
278．port，harbour，haven 424
279．possessive，genitive 425
280．power，force，strength 426
281．prepare，get ready 427
282．prepare，prepare for，be prepared 428
283．present，gift，bonus，grant，gratuity，largess，tip 429
284．price，cost expense 433
285．problem，question 434
286．product，production，produce 435
287．propose，suggest 436
288．provide，provide for 436
289．punish，chastise，chasten，castigate，penalize，discipline，inflict 437
290．put on，wear，dress，dress up，don，clothe，pull on，have on 439
291．puzzle，perplex，bewilder，confuse，embarrass 443
Q 446
292．quick，fast，rapid，swift 446
293．quiet，silent，still，calm 448
294．quite a，a quite 449
R 450
295．race，nation，people 450
296．rare，scarce 451
297．reach，reach to，reach for 452
298．read，read of 453
299．real，true 454
300．recall，remember，remind，keep in mind 454
301．recover，restore 457
302．repair，mend，fix 458
303．replace，substitute，supersede，supplant，displace，take the place of，in place of，instead of 459
304．rely on（upon），depend on（upon），rest on 462
305．require，need，want，lack 464
306．result in，result from 466
307．rich，wealthy，affluent，opulent，well-to-do 466
308．riches，wealth 467
309．right，correct 468
310．riot，mutiny，sedition，revolt，rebellion，uprising，insurrection，revolution，coup d’e’tat，putsch，outbreak 469
311．rise，raise 473
312．rival，match，emulate，compete，contend，vie 474
313．room，dwell，reside，lodge，put up，inhabit，live，occupy 476
314．round，around，about 479
S 480
315．salary，pay，charge，wage，hire，allowance，fee，emolument，screw，remuneration 480
316．sample，specimen，pattern 484
317．scarce，rare 485
318．scissors，shears，clippers 485
319．seat，sit 486
320．send for，send off，send sb．for sth 487
321．separate，divide 488
322．sex，gender 489
323．sleep like a top，sleep like a log 489
324．slogan，motto，saying，adage，proverb，maxim，precept 490
325．small，little 491
326．so，neither 492
327．so as to，such（…）as to，so…as to 494
328．some time，sometime，sometimes 494
329．some，any 495
330．so that，so（such）…that 496
331．sound，noise，voice，tone 498
332．speak， talk，say，tell 499
333．speech，address，talk 501
334．speed，velocity 502
335．sport，game 502
336．spot，site 503
337．stable，barn 504
338．star，planet，meteor，meteorite，comet，constellation 504
339．stay，sojourn，remain，wait，abide，stop，tarry，linger 507
340．stop doing sth．，stop to do sth 510
341．strait，channel 511
342．strange，bizarre，queer，surprising，odd，curious，singular，exotic，outlandish，eccentric，quaint，grotesque 512
343．street，road，way，path，avenue，lane，route，passage，highway，motorway，expressway，clearway，drive，crescent，boulevard，sidewalk，short-cut，trail 517
344．stumble，stutter，stammer，falter 522
345．subject，course，curriculum，class，lesson 524
346．subway，underground 526
347．suddcnly，all of a sudden，on a sudden，all at once，abruptly，unexpecredly 527
348．sweepingly， thoroughly，completely，fully 528
349．suit，suite 529
T 530
350．tak eleave of，ask for leave 530
351．take，bring，carry，fetch 530
352．teach，instruct，indoctrinate 531
353．teach school，teach in a school 533
354．term，semester 533
355．thank you for，thank you to 534
356．the best part of，the better part of，a great part of，the greater part of 535
357．the reason that，the reason why 535
358．the other day，some day，one day 536
359．thesis，dissertation，treatise，paper，essay，article，composition，theme，monograph，discourse 537
360．this day，this day week 541
361．throw，cast 542
362．till，until，by，before，up to 543
363．tomorrow is，tomorrow will be 545
364．too…to，only too…to 546
365．total，whole，entire 547
366．towards，toward 548
367．transit，transport，transportation，conveyance 548
368．tremble，shake，shiver 549
369．trumpet，bugle 550
370．try to（do），try and（do），try（doing） 551
371．turmoil，chaos，disturbance，agitation，trouble，turbulence，tumult，uproar，fuss，commotion，upheaval 552
372．turn a new leaf，turn overa new leaf 554
U 555
373．under，below，beneath，underneath，down 555
374．unless，if…not 557
375．use，employ，utilize 558
376．used to，be used to 559
V 560
377．vacation，holiday（s） 560
378．very good，very well 561
379．very，quite 562
380．very，much，so，quite 562
381．view，landscape，scenery，scéne，sight，prospect 563
382．visit，visit with 565
W 566
383．wait，await 566
384．wake，awake，waken，awaken 567
385．want，wish，desire，long 568
386．water，the water，the waters 570
387．waterfall，cataract，cascade 570
388．welcome，welcomed 571
389．wet，damp 572
390．west，western 573
391．wharf，pier，dock，quay，levee 573
392．whatever，no matter what 575
393．when，while，as 576
394．whether，if 577
395．who，what 578
396．wind，windstorm，storm，breeze，gust，flaw，puff，gale，blast squall，tempest hurricane，typhoon，tornado， whirlwind，twister，cyclone，vortex，monsoon，zephyr，draught，dust-devil，willy willy，snorter，windblast，sandstorm 579
397．with a pencil，in pencil，with ink，in ink 587
398．wood，timber，lumber 588
399．work，job，task，labour，toil 589
400．wound，injure，hurt，harm 591
401．worth，worthy 592
402．write，describe，scribe，compose，scribble，depict 594
Z 596
403．zero，aught，cipher，naught，nil，nought，nothing，null，zip，nix，nilch 596