familiar
I'm on familiar terms with the bank manager.
fantasy
Stop looking for the perfect job—it's just a fantasy.
fault
All men make faults.
feasible
It's not feasible to follow your proposals.
file
Please file this paper away,Miss Mary.
finance
Are the firm's finances sound?
forestry
The covering of forestry in our town is sixty percent.
formal
The job does not require any formal training.
format
The format of the meeting was such that everyone could ask a question.
fortune
This woman claims to be able to tell your fortune.
fraction
The car stopped within a fraction of an inch of the wall.
frontier
It is very dangerous to go to the frontier
between Iraq and Kuwait during the war.
gaze
In those boring lectures,
many students just sat gazing through the classroom window.
gear
She is not used to driving a car without automate gears.
gentle
A gentle wind gets rid of my annoyance.
glance
It was said that Hua Tuo,
the well-known Chinese doctor in ancient times,
could tell whether a person was ill with only one glance at his face.
glow
The fire cast a warm glow on the walls.
grief
His marriage to someone outside their faith was a great grief to his parents.
rip
The brakes failed to grip and the car ran into a wall.
gross
What I want to know is net profit,
not gross profit.
guard
A big dog guarded the house.
harness
Some Scientists are working hard at how tide can be harnessed to produce electricity.
hinder
The examination-oriented education system hinders the development of students,
since it forces them to concentrate on scores only.
humble
It has been an American ideal to rise from a humble beginning to a better position.
illegal
Except the Netherlands,
all the European nations consider euthanasia illegal.
immune
We sometimes think humans are uniquely vulnerable to anxiety;
but stress seems to affect the immune defenses of lower animals too.
inform
He informed the police that some money was missing.
inherit
She inherited her mother's good looks and her father's bad temper.
injury
Excessive dosage of this drug can result in injury to the liver.
inner
Satisfy the inner man of you.
input
The input of additional resources into the project has come.
inquiry
“How do I apply for this license?”
“You want inquiries.”
inside
They usually return the manuscript inside of (or inside) a month.
intensity
I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue. |