a great deal/a good deal/a deal,a great deal of/a good deal of/a deal of 1
a half,half a/an 1
a kind of,kind of,of a kind 1
a bit,a bit of a 1
a lot,a lot of/lots of/lots and lots of 2
a number of,numbers of,the number of 2
a score of,scores of 2
a second time,for the second time 3
accept,except 3
accident,incident 3
act as,act for 4
according as,according to 4
act,action 4
adapt,adept,adopt 5
add to,add…to,add up to 5
advance,advanced,advancement 5
advice,advise 6
affect,effect,effects 6
after/in a while,for a while/little 6
agree to,agree with 7
aim at,aimed at,aim for 7
alive,living,live 8
all but one,all except ore 8
alike,like 8
all one's life,in life 9
all right,That's all right,That's right 9
all right to,all right for 10
all together,altogether 10
all ways,always 10
almost,most 10
alone,lone,lonely 10
along with,together with 11
aloud,loud,loudly 11
answer for,answer to 12
angry at,angry with 12
already,all ready 12
any more,no more 13
anyone,anybody 13
anything but,anything of,anything like 14
argue,argument 14
around,round 14
arrive at,arrive in 15
as a whole,on the whole 15
as…as;so…as;as…,so 16
as…as any,as…as ever 16
as far as,so far as,so far 16
as it were,as it was,as it is 17
as if,as though 17
as much,as many,like so many 18
as well,as well as 19
ask after,ask about 20
asleep,sleeping,sleepy 20
at all,after all 20
at an end,at the end(of),by the end of,in the end 21
at night,in the night,by night,on the night 21
at table,at the table 22
at that time,at no time,at the same time 22
at the back of,in the back of,on the back of 22
at the top of,on(the)top of 23
at the same speed,at speed,at a speed of,with speed 23
at the beginning(of),in the beginning 23
at times,at all times,all the time 24
award,reward 24
backward,backwards 24
baggage,luggage 24
base,basis,basic 25
bath,bathe 25
be afraid of doing sth.,be afraid to do sth.,be afraid that 26
be anxious for/about,be anxious to do 26
be born in,be born of 26
be covered by,be covered with 27
be busy at/about/over/with,be busy(in)doing sth 27
be careful of,be careful with,be careful in doing 27
be delighted,be delighted with 28
be disappointed in/at…,be disappointed with…,be disappointed of 28
be engaged in doing,be engaged to sb 28
be familiar to sb.,be familiar with sth.(sb.) 28
be famous for,be famous as 29
be filled with,be full of 29
be glad to,be glad that 29
be good for,be good to,be good at 30
be in sight,be in/within sight of 30
be gone,have gone 30
be late,come late 31
be made into,be made out of 31
be made up of,be made of/from 31
be on strike,go on strike 32
be pleased with/about,be pleased by,be pleased at,be pleased to do 32
be prepared for,be prepared to do 32
be/get ready for,be ready to do 33
be responsible for,be responsible to 33
be satisfied of,be satisfied with 33
be strict with sb.,be strict in sth 33
be to do,be going to,be about to do 34
be/feel sure about,be/feel sure of,be sure to do 34
be usefull for,be useful to 35
bear,born,borne 35
because,because of 36
before long,long before 36
begin to do,begin doing 37
believe,believe in 37
belong to,belong in 38
beloved,lovable,lovely 38
beside,besides 38
bicycle,cycle 39
better,best 39
blind,blinded,blinds 40
blond,blonde 40
bloom,blossom 41
Britain,British 41
burned,burnt 42
by half,by halves 42
by the way,by way of 43
by then,till then,since then 43
by this means,by no means 43
catch(a)cold,have(a)cold 44
cannot but,can but 44
can not,cannot,can't 44
childish,childlike 45
Chinese,China,China's 45
classic,classical 45
cloth,clothe,clothes,clothing 46
compare to,compare with 47
confidant,confident 47
consist in,consist of 47
damage,damages 48
cross,across 48
credible,creditable,credulous 48
continual,continuous 48
constructional,constructive 48
dare do,dare to do 49
dead,deadly,deathly 49
deep,deeply 49
defective,deficient 50
defensible,defensive 50
delighted,delightful 51
depart,part 51
dependence,dependency 51
devote…to,devote to 52
die of,die from,die for 52
dependent,dependant 52
depth,depths 52
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direct,directly 53
disable,unable,enable 53
disclose,unclose 54
discover,uncover 54
disinterested,uninterested 55
distrust,mistrust 55
do wrong,do sb.wrong 55
drunk,drunken,drunkard 56
each other,one another 56
dreadful,dread 56
drawing-room,living-room,sitting-room 56
easy,easily 57
eatable,edible 57
economic,economical,economics,economy 58
either,neither 58
elder,older 59
electric,electrical 60
else,else's 60
emigrate,immigrate,migrate 60
end,ending 61
entrance,entry 62
ensure,insure,assure,reassure 62
envelop,envelope 63
equipped with,equipped for 63
especial,special,espccially,specially 63
even,even though/if,even so 64
ever so,ever such,never so 64
every day,everyday 65
everyone,everybody,every one,anyone,anybody,any one,everything,every thing 65
exact,exacting 66
except,excepting,excepty for 67
exciting,excited,excitable 68
exhausted,exhausting,exhaustive 68
extended,extensive 69
expense,expenses 69
farther,further 70
feed…to,feed…on 70
few,a few 71
fight for,fight against,fight with 71
fill,full 71
first,firstly,at first 72
fish,fishes 72
folk,folks 73
food,foods,foodstuff(s) 74
foot,feet 74
forever,for ever 75
for a time,at a time,at one time 75
forget to do,forget doing 76
formally,formerly 76
forward,forwards 76
for oneself,by oneself 76
from then on,from now on 77
from…to,from…till 77
fruit,fruits 77
furnish… with,furnish…to 78
future,in future,in the future 78
general,generally 79
gentleman,man 79
get along,get along(on)with 80
get,got,gotten 80
get doing,get something/somebody doing 81
get done,get something done 81
get on,get on with 82
give in,give up 82
go to sleep,go to bed,be in bed 83
gold,golden 83
good,goods 83
graduate from,be graduated from 84
grateful,thankful 84
had rather,would rather 85
had better,had best 85
happen to(do),happen to(sb.or sth.) 86
hard,hardly 87
have mercy on,have pity on 87
have nothing to do,have nothing to do with 87
have something done,have somebody do,have somebody doing 88
have to,have got to 88
have to do sth.,have sth.to do 88
health,healthy,healthful 89
hear from,hear of 89
high,highly 90
how ever,however 91
history,histofical,historic 91
how about,what about 91
how soon,how often,how long 92
I like,I'd like 92
if any,if ever,if anything 92
if only,only if 93
imaginary,imaginative 93
in,into 94
in a voice,in voice,with one voice 94
in charge(of),in the charge of 94
in order that,in order to 95
in course of,in/during the course of 95
in front of,in the front of 95
in possession of,in the possession of 96
in/at school,in/at the school 96
in spite of,in despite of 96
in the air,on the air 96
in the darkness,in the dark 97
in the distance,at a distance 97
in the field,on the field 97
in the street,on the street 97
instead,instead of 98
industrial,industrious 98
in time,on time 98
in the west of,on the west of,to the west of 98
interested,interesting 99
join,join in,join together 99
just,just now 99
keep in touch with,get intouch with 100
keep house,keep(to)the house 100
kind,kindly 100
know about,know of 100
last,latest 101
late,lately 101
laugh at,laugh over 102
later,latter,latterly 102
laugh,laughing,laughter 102
learn of,learn…from,learn by 103
learned,learnt 103
leave,leave for 104
leave…with,leave…to 104
let's,let us 104
little,a little 104
look around,look about 105
loose,loosen,lose 105
loss,lost 105
many,the many,many a,a good many 106
lovely,lovable 106
marry,be married(to),marry…to 107
may well,may as well…as,might as well…as,may as well 107
means,mean 108
meet,meet with 108
Miss,miss 109
most,the most,mostly 110
Mr.,Mrs 110
much more,much less 111
namely,by name 112
near,nearly 112
much more…than,many more…than 112
near by,near-by,nearby 113
need to,need to do,need doing 113
neither,neither…nor 114
next,the next 115
no better than,not better than 115
no less than,not less than 115
no less…than,not less…than 116
no more than,not more than 116
no more…than(or not…any more than),not more…than 116
not all,all…not 117
none,no one 117
no/none other than,no other…than 117
not enough…to,enough…not to 118
not only…but,not…but 118
not…or,not…and 118
not so…but,not such a…but 119
not so much…as,not so much as 119
nothing but,nothing like 119
nothing less than,nothing more than 119
now and then,now-then,now then 120
O,oh 120
on earth,in the earth 121
of one's own,one's own 121
officer,official,officious 121
on fire,on the fire,inthe fire 122
on the contrary,to the contrary 122
on the tree,in the tree 122
on the(one's)way,in a way,in one's way 123
one day,some day,the other day 123
only too…(to),all too,but too 123
onto,on to 124
out of question,out of the question 124
paper,papers 125
over and over,over again 125
outwards,outward 125
park,parking 126
part of,a part of 126
pass by,pass through 126
past,passed 127
pay for,pay off 127
play,play with 127
plenty of,in plenty 128
point at,point to,point out 128
possible,probable 128
principal,principle 129
production,produce,product 129
prepare,prepare for 129
quiet,quite 130
railroad,railway 131
rain,rains,rainfall 131
raise,rise,arise,arouse,rouse 131
rather than,rather…than 132
real,really 132
run out,run out of 133
satisfaction with,with satisfaction 133
respectable,respectful,respective 133
remember doing,remember to do 133
say sorry to,be sorry to,be sorry for 134
search,search for 134
see sb.doing,see sb.do,see sth.done 134
select,elect 135
separate…from,separate…into 135
shoot,shoot at 135
shout at,shout to 135
sit,seat 136
so as to,so…as to 136
so do I,so I do,I do so 136
so…that,so that 136
spend…on,spend…in 137
some time,sometime,sometimes 137
stop to do,stop doing 138
struggle for,struggle against 138
surprised by,surprised at 138
take part in,take the part of 138
Thank you;No,thank you 139
though,although 139
till,until 139
time,times 140
together,altogether 141
try one's best,do one's best 141
twenty-one,one-and-twenty 142
under arms,under one's arm,in one's arms 142
TV,TV set 142
try doing,try to do 142
up and down,ups and downs 143
upward,upwards 143
use,usage 143
used to,be used to 144
wait,await 145
wake(up),waken(up),awake,awaken 145
warn sb.of,warn sb.against 146
what's wrong with…,what's the matter with 146
with words,in word,in a word 146
worry about,be worried about 147