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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) zl^ %x1G
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) O]3$$uI=QE
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) 6Ri+DPf:
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) Iv+JEuIi
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ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look KSDz3qe
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury fE`p
Antonyms and opposites: E+z),"QA
teacher: student; vanity: decency Q\Wh]=}
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Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils idsBw!DB
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant t2x2_;a
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet HQ /D )D
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant gy5 ^JL
8. V2V f/xQy}4+~E
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 5 EhOvt8
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better \k4tYL5
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It w#6)XR|+,.
There are only three patterns that we should learn: #`]`gNB0Yg
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I am -à I do I do --à I am { 9:vq|
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I love you --- You are loved by me Mi~x(W@}3
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11. Make it a piece of cake g^l~AR
In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! 'XJqh|G
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) XX7zm_>+
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) 9dVHh?E
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N bL`>#M_^
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 ?;]Xc~
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to z0H+Or
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of uc{s\_
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 4A`U [r_>D
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 L35]'Jua
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far !J&UO/q.
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 kyi"U A82
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation 4|&_i)S-Y
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare XuoyB{U
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N 00B,1Q HP
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It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law I
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It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting Up1n0
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt 8d?%9# p-)
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money C);3GPp
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller O7]kcA
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive KVevvy)W
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual /PVx
18. Rule 5: A2P 2#
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) 'rNLh3
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?)
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Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) Fh/psd
Useless: of no use (I …?) ^RE[5h6^q
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms $ y(Qdb
19. Adj. à prep. t3 3\f<e
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 s{OV-H
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 ay
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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 qpQiMiB#g'
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus w`EC6ZN
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A 6"[J[7up
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 ahdwoB
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with j<QK1d17
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 p-m\0tQ
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn D^xg2D
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve -'}#j\
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 yRi5t{!V
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 $> ;|
Ignorant: know nothing, not know any better, labor in darkness, have a lot to learn, have no idea/notion of, not have the slightest/faintest idea wy^mh.= UX
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses mG1!~}[
Actions: what we do |'lNR)5
Habitat: where animals/we live <>( v~a]
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … V
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Cultivation: the way we are educated j >`FZKxp
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought G O"E>FyB
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … P
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Postage: the money we pay to post our letters m;nH
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Confession: what we say to the priest in regret [VL
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Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical ~.6% %1?
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen g6x
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26. Knowledge: what we know ,S
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Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people 4]E1x l
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of 9':Hh'
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists Hq~
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Choice: what you do and not do O>I%O^
Rules: what are should/told to do 1d842pt
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate Pf;RJeD
Maturity: when you grow up )iVuac]E++
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Car: automobile _RS
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Infant: baby JaR!9GVN7
Management: boss K{9Vyt9,$
Asylum: mental hospital 8M,z#D
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Cars: vehicles, means of transportation /1m+iM^V
Air pollution: dirty air kpy)kS
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 qVO,sKQ{
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others i7rk%q
28. Universities: higher education institutions 5Vdy:l
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school O2f-{jnTz,
References: dictionaries ,1.Td=lY$
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today UZ6y3%G3^
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues c>T)Rc
Drugs: illegal substances 0bD\`Jiv,
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms rmFcSolt,f
Poor performance in class: limited success in class iSfRo31
Backward students: less-intelligent K|Xe)
Death penalty: capital punishment 3hEbM'L
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged hBifn\dFr
Fail: fall short of (success/target) dB QCr{7
Fire: lay off, downsize d+5v[x~'
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30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility I47sq z7
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child gR_Exs'K
Make love: sleep with r%>7n,+o
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Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged 79k+R9m
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Teacher: educator ^X"x,8}&V
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom -q
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Ugly: plain, homely YM
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Venereal disease: social disease Kw:%B|B<T
Wrong: improper 3;!!`R>e
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity r]aI=w<(f
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The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. U]9k,#
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Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. 4AF.KX7
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. SO<9
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The most important things in life aren't things. QHnC(b
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. 6*
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A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. : JSuC
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The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. /bo`@ !-#
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. [N<rPHT
Fiction has to make sense. L@ejFXQg
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35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. MN:LL
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William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. ,K|UUosS-#
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. /a6i`
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. J6<O|ng::
Dead men tell no tales. QUh`
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All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. "^Y zHq6
All that glitters is not gold. POX{;[SV
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Beggars can't be choosers. aP"!}*
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37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. m1xR uj]
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. wxT(ktE
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. 4=N(@mS
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. )t CNp
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. xJA{Hws
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. w6pXF5ur>
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No better than: as bad as 9}H]4"f7
No sooner than: just as/upon | IS$Om
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Less interesting: duller G.PRPl
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Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from sz%_9;`dpL
As well as: together with, with l,zhBnD
Similarly: likewise, coupled with $g/h=w@
Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, 5G$
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Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, TQ5kM
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43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively q'TIN{\.{
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently
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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