Most Common English-Chinese Synsets (1-703)

be
[have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)]

person, individual, someone
[a human being]

be
[be identical to; be someone or something]

say, tell, state
[express in words]

not, non
[negation of a word or group of words]

group, grouping
[any number of entities (members) considered as a unit]

have, have got, hold
[have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense]

make, do
[engage in]

location
[a point or extent in space]

be
[occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere]

woman, adult female
[an adult female person (as opposed to a man)]

man, adult male
[an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)]

seem, look, appear
[give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect]

be, exist
[have an existence, be extant]

use, utilize, utilise
[put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose]

be
[happen, occur, take place]

be small, be little
[limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent]

be large, be big
[above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent]

see
[perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight]

be other
[not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied]

be same
[same in identity]

begin, get down, get
[take the first step or steps in carrying out an action]

ignore
[be ignorant of or in the dark about]

know, cognize, cognise
[be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about]

also, too, besides
[in addition]

just, merely, simply
[and nothing more]

become, get, go
[enter or assume a certain state or condition]

leave, go forth, go away
[go away from a place]

come, arrive, get
[reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress]

stay in place
[be stationary]

go, move, travel
[change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically]

never, ne''er
[not ever; at no time in the past or future]

always, ever, e''er
[at all times; all the time and on every occasion]

make, get
[give certain properties to something]

less, to a lesser extent
[used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs]

more, to a greater extent
[used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs]

year, twelvemonth, yr
[a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days]

lack, miss
[be without]

have, feature
[have as a feature]

be few
[a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a''; a small but indefinite number]

be many
[a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as'' or `too'' or `so'' or `that''; amounting to a large but indefinite number]

try, seek, attempt
[make an effort or attempt]

want, desire
[feel or have a desire for; want strongly]

then, so, and so
[subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)]

be new
[not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered]

be old
[of long duration; not new]

even
[used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected]

prevent, keep
[stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state]

let, allow, permit
[make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen]

be no
[quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of]

be all
[quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class]

there, at that place, in that location
[in or at that place]

here
[in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is]

think, believe, consider
[judge or regard; look upon; judge]

obviate, rid of, eliminate
[do away with]

provide, supply, render
[give something useful or necessary to]

man, serviceman, military man
[someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force]

come, come up
[move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody]

go, go away, depart
[move away from a place into another direction]

necessitate, ask, postulate
[require as useful, just, or proper]

make, create
[make or cause to be or to become]

put, place, set
[put into a certain place or abstract location]

keep, hold, maintain
[keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"]

youth, young person, younker
[a young person (especially a young man or boy)]

so
[to a very great extent or degree]

happen, hap, go on
[come to pass]

differ
[be different]

be, equal
[be identical or equivalent to]

stand, stand up
[be standing; be upright]

sit, sit down
[be seated]

no longer, no more
[not now]

still
[with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation]

manner, style, mode
[how something is done or how it happens]

have, experience, receive
[go through (mental or physical states or experiences)]

now
[in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events]

get out, exit, go out
[move out of or depart from]

again, once again, once more
[anew]

be last
[coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining]

be first
[preceding all others in time or space or degree]

think, suppose, opine
[expect, believe, or suppose]

entirely, exclusively, solely
[without any others being included or involved]

hear
[perceive (sound) via the auditory sense]

look
[perceive with attention; direct one''s gaze towards]

however, nevertheless, withal
[despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)]

get, acquire
[come into the possession of something concrete or abstract]

very, really, real
[used as intensifiers; `real'' is sometimes used informally for `really''; `rattling'' is informal]

be some
[quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity]

eye, oculus, optic
[the organ of sight]

find, observe, detect
[discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of]

say, allege, aver
[report or maintain]

ask, inquire, enquire
[inquire about]

people
[(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively]

kind, sort, form
[a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality]

constitute, represent, make up
[form or compose]

be bad
[having undesirable or negative qualities]

be good
[having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified]

help, aid, assist
[give help or assistance; be of service]

exclude
[lack or fail to include]

include
[have as a part, be made up out of]

almost, about, most
[(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but]

continue, go on, proceed
[continue a certain state, condition, or activity]

discontinue
[come to or be at an end]

become, turn
[undergo a change or development]

lie
[be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position]

remain, stay, rest
[stay the same; remain in a certain state]

change
[undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one''s or its original nature]

understand, realize, realise
[perceive (an idea or situation) mentally]

cause, make, do
[give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally]

idea, thought
[the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about]

time, clip
[an instance or single occasion for some event]

rarely, seldom
[not often]

be young, be immature
[(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth]

be old
[(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age]

hand, manus, mitt
[the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb]

ride
[be carried or travel on or in a vehicle]

walk
[use one''s feet to advance; advance by steps]

expect, anticipate
[regard something as probable or likely]

enter, come in, get into
[to come or go into]

sell
[exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent]

buy, purchase
[obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction]

night, nighttime, dark
[the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside]

day, daytime, daylight
[the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside]

be little, be slight
[(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a'') at least some]

be much
[(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent]

be born
[come into existence through birth]

die, decease, perish
[pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life]

head, caput
[the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains]

perhaps, possibly, perchance
[by chance]

feel, find
[come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds]

consider, see, reckon
[deem to be]

child, kid, youngster
[a young person of either sex]

effect, consequence, outcome
[a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon]

show, demo, exhibit
[give an exhibition of to an interested audience]

therefore, hence, thence
[(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result]

have, own, possess
[have ownership or possession of]

now, today, nowadays
[in these times]

determine, find, find out
[establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study]

do, perform, execute
[carry out or perform an action]

learn, hear, get word
[get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally]

infrequently
[not many times]

often, frequently, oftentimes
[many times at short intervals]

face, human face
[the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear]

see, find, witness
[perceive or be contemporaneous with]

be low
[less than normal in degree or intensity or amount]

be high
[greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount]

tell
[let something be known]

up, upwards, upward
[spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position]

down, downwards, downward
[spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position]

forget, block, blank out
[be unable to remember]

remember, recall, retrieve
[recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection]

wife, married woman
[a married woman; a man''s partner in marriage]

husband, hubby, married man
[a married man; a woman''s partner in marriage]

turn
[change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense]

feel, experience
[undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind]

least, to the lowest degree
[used to form the superlative]

most, to the highest degree
[used to form the superlative]

excessively, overly, to a fault
[to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits]

give, afford, yield
[be the cause or source of]

give
[cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense]

entirely, completely, wholly
[to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole'' is often used informally for `wholly'')]

partly, partially, part
[in part; in some degree; not wholly]

be less
[(comparative of `little'' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree]

be more, be more than
[(comparative of `much'' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree]

day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period
[time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis]

mother, female parent
[a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)]

father, male parent, begetter
[a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)]

be impossible
[not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with]

be possible
[capable of happening or existing]

friend
[a person you know well and regard with affection and trust]

program, plan, programme
[a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished]

be different
[unlike in nature or quality or form or degree]

be same
[closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree]

find, happen, chance
[come upon, as if by accident; meet with]

choose, select, take
[pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives]

forget, bury
[dismiss from the mind; stop remembering]

remember, think of
[keep in mind for attention or consideration]

soldier
[an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army]

ask
[make a request or demand for something to somebody]

be easy
[posing no difficulty; requiring little effort]

be difficult, be hard
[not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure]

be short
[primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration]

be long
[primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified]

talk, speak
[exchange thoughts; talk with]

time
[a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something]

house
[a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families]

build, construct, make
[make by combining materials and parts]

cause, induce, stimulate
[cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner]

stop, cease, discontinue
[put an end to a state or an activity]

continue, uphold, carry on
[keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last]

lose
[fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense]

keep, hold on
[retain possession of]

bring, take, convey
[take something or somebody with oneself somewhere]

disprove, confute
[prove to be false]

prove, demonstrate, establish
[establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment]

part, portion, component part
[something determined in relation to something that includes it]

disappear, vanish, go away
[get lost, as without warning or explanation]

appear
[come into sight or view]

just, exactly, precisely
[indicating exactness or preciseness]

problem, job
[a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved]

area, country
[a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)]

unusually, remarkably, outstandingly
[to a remarkable degree or extent]

usually, normally, unremarkably
[under normal conditions]

be unimportant
[not important]

be important, be of import
[of great significance or value]

get, have, let
[cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition]

nothing, nil, nix
[a quantity of no importance]

achieve, accomplish, attain
[to gain with effort]

come
[come to pass; arrive, as in due course]

slowly, slow, easy
[without speed (`slow'' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'')]

rapidly, quickly, speedily
[with rapid movements]

unnaturally
[in a manner at variance with what is natural or normal]

of course, naturally, course
[as might be expected]

regiment
[army unit smaller than a division]

later, subsequently, afterwards
[happening at a time subsequent to a reference time]

be single, be individual
[being or characteristic of a single thing or person]

be common
[belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public]

end, stop, finish
[have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical]

begin, start
[have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense]

boy, male child
[a youthful male person]

live, populate, dwell
[inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of]

decide, make up one''s mind, determine
[reach, make, or come to a decision about something]

know
[know how to do or perform something]

reach, make, attain
[reach a destination, either real or abstract]

effort, attempt, endeavor
[earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something]

pay
[give money, usually in exchange for goods or services]

do, perform
[get (something) done]

water, H2O
[binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent]

antitype
[an opposite or contrasting type]

type
[a subdivision of a particular kind of thing]

mind, head, brain
[that which is responsible for one''s thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason]

permit, allow, let
[consent to, give permission]

forbid, prohibit, interdict
[command against]

Earth, earth, world
[the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on]

number, figure
[the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals]

take, lead, direct
[take somebody somewhere]

reduce, cut down, cut back
[cut down on; make a reduction in]

especially, particularly, peculiarly
[to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common]

receive, have
[get something; come into possession of]

push, force
[move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"]

pull, draw, force
[cause to move by pulling]

be short
[(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length]

be long
[primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified]

be specific
[(sometimes followed by `to'') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique]

be general
[applying to all or most members of a category or group]

school
[an educational institution]

country, state, nation
[a politically organized body of people under a single government]

miss
[fail to attend an event or activity]

attend, go to
[be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.]

take
[take into one''s possession]

give
[transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody]

hold, have, throw
[organize or be responsible for]

add
[make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of]

take away, take out
[take out or remove]

answer, reply, respond
[react verbally]

know
[be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt]

probably, likely, in all likelihood
[with considerable certainty; without much doubt]

call, name
[assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to]

get, receive, find
[receive a specified treatment (abstract)]

United States, America, United States of America
[North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776]

write, compose, pen
[produce a literary work]

need, want, require
[have need of]

disbelieve, discredit
[reject as false; refuse to accept]

believe
[accept as true; take to be true]

about, approximately, close to
[(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct]

contain, incorporate, comprise
[include or contain; have as a component]

go, move, proceed
[follow a procedure or take a course]

hour, hr, 60 minutes
[a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day]

then
[in that case or as a consequence]

be American
[of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture]

increase
[become bigger or greater in amount]

decrease, diminish, lessen
[decrease in size, extent, or range]

word
[a unit of language that native speakers can identify]

obtain
[come into possession of]

report, describe, account
[to give an account or representation of in words]

speak, talk, utter
[express in speech]

earth, land, dry land
[the solid part of the earth''s surface]

room
[an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling]

read
[interpret something that is written or printed]

end, terminate
[bring to an end or halt]

start, begin, lead off
[set in motion, cause to start]

sit down, sit
[take a seat]

rise, arise, uprise
[rise to one''s feet]

like, wish, care
[prefer or wish to do something]

fight, contend, struggle
[be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight]

indicate, point, designate
[indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively]

time
[an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)]

body, organic structure, physical structure
[the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)]

be white
[being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light]

be black
[being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light]

note, observe, mention
[make mention of]

study, analyze, analyse
[consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning]

be late
[being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time]

think, cogitate, cerebrate
[use or exercise the mind or one''s power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments]

state, province
[the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation]

city, metropolis, urban center
[a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts]

government, authorities, regime
[the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit]

return
[go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before]

rise, lift, arise
[move upward]

means, way, agency
[how a result is obtained or an end is achieved]

immediately, instantly, straightaway
[without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening]

a little, a bit, a trifle
[to a small degree; somewhat]

be fractional
[constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety]

be whole
[including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete]

open, open up
[cause to open or to become open]

close, shut
[move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut]

understand
[know and comprehend the nature or meaning of]

figure, fig
[a diagram or picture illustrating textual material]

ever, of all time
[at any time]

explain, explicate
[make plain and comprehensible]

enough, plenty
[as much as necessary]

already
[prior to a specified or implied time]

stare, gaze
[look at with fixed eyes]

shout, cry, shout out
[utter a sudden loud cry]

remove, take, take away
[remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract]

opportunity, chance
[a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances]

tree
[a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms]

run
[move fast by using one''s feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time]

use, usage, utilization
[the act of using]

period, period of time, time period
[an amount of time]

look for, seek, search
[try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of]

arm
[a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb]

process, procedure
[a particular course of action intended to achieve a result]

battle, fight, conflict
[a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war]

be worst
[(superlative of `bad'') most wanting in quality or value or condition]

be best
[(superlative of `good'') having the most positive qualities]

refuse, reject, pass up
[refuse to accept]

accept, take, have
[receive willingly something given or offered]

kill
[cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly]

century
[a period of 100 years]

week, hebdomad
[any period of seven consecutive days]

purpose, intention, intent
[an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions]

horse, Equus caballus
[solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times]

soon, presently, shortly
[in the near future]

refer, pertain, relate
[be relevant to]

information, info
[a message received and understood]

poorly, ill, badly
[(`ill'' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well]

well, good
[(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good'' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'')]

spend, pass
[pass time in a specific way]

wait
[stay in one place and anticipate or expect something]

parent
[a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian]

comrade, companion, fellow
[a friend who is frequently in the company of another]

child, kid
[a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age]

place, spot, topographic point
[a point located with respect to surface features of some region]

sometimes
[on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always]

job, occupation, business
[the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money]

once, one time, in one case
[on one occasion]

forward, forwards, frontward
[at or to or toward the front]

back, backward, backwards
[at or to or toward the back or rear]

seem, appear
[seem to be true, probable, or apparent]

put
[cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation]

mention, advert, bring up
[make reference to]

door
[a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle]

mean, entail, imply
[have as a logical consequence]

mean, intend
[mean or intend to express or convey]

teach, instruct, learn
[impart skills or knowledge to]

tell, order, enjoin
[give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority]

wage, pay, earnings
[something that remunerates]

answer
[the speech act of replying to a question]

question, inquiry, enquiry
[an instance of questioning]

certainly, surely, sure
[definitely or positively (`sure'' is sometimes used informally for `surely'')]

complete, finish
[come or bring to a finish or an end]

weep, cry
[shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain]

laugh, express joy, express mirth
[produce laughter]

moment, minute, second
[a particular point in time]

form, word form, signifier
[the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something]

road, route
[an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation]

much
[to a great degree or extent]

be unavailable
[not available or accessible or at hand]

be available
[obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service]

abolish, get rid of
[do away with]

establish, set up, found
[set up or found]

offer
[make available or accessible, provide or furnish]

meet, encounter, run into
[come together]

love
[have a great affection or liking for]

hate, detest
[dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards]

son, boy
[a male human offspring]

daughter, girl
[a female human offspring]

method
[a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)]

study, survey
[a detailed critical inspection]

be public
[not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole]

be private
[confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy]

lift, raise, elevate
[raise from a lower to a higher position]

lower, let down, take down
[move something or somebody to a lower position]

discuss, talk about, discourse
[to consider or examine in speech or writing]

write
[communicate or express by writing]

face, confront, face up
[deal with (something unpleasant) head on]

avoid
[stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something]

name
[a language unit by which a person or thing is known]

level, degree, grade
[a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality]

action
[something done (usually as opposed to something said)]

admit, acknowledge
[declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of]

deny
[declare untrue; contradict]

percent, percentage, per centum
[a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)]

be false
[not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality]

be true
[consistent with fact or reality; not false]

take
[carry out]

lose
[miss from one''s possessions; lose sight of]

find, regain
[come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost]

feel, sense
[perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles]

for example, for instance, e.g.
[as an example]

here
[in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail]

back
[in or to or toward a former location]

promote, advance, boost
[contribute to the progress or growth of]

consider, take, deal
[take into consideration for exemplifying purposes]

wear, have on
[be dressed in]

side
[a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location]

temperature
[the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)]

be unable
[(usually followed by `to'') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how]

be able
[(usually followed by `to'') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something]

prove, turn out, turn up
[be shown or be found to be]

make, produce, create
[create or manufacture a man-made product]

release, let go of, let go
[release, as from one''s grip]

hold, take hold
[have or hold in one''s hands or grip]

learn, larn, acquire
[gain knowledge or skills]

God, Supreme Being
[the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions]

case, instance, example
[an occurrence of something]

matter, thing, affair
[a vaguely specified concern]

surface
[the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary]

work
[activity directed toward making or doing something]

be past
[earlier than the present time; no longer current]

result, lead, leave
[have as a result or residue]

describe, depict, draw
[give a description of]

future, hereafter, futurity
[the time yet to come]

past, past times, yesteryear
[the time that has elapsed]

woods, forest, wood
[the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area]

foot, human foot, pes
[the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint]

car, automobile, auto
[a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine]

lie
[be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position]

win
[be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious]

lose
[fail to win]

moment, minute, mo
[an indefinitely short time]

minute, min
[a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour]

girl, miss, missy
[a young woman]

society
[an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization]

then
[at that time]

be unnecessary, be unneeded
[not necessary]

be necessary
[absolutely essential]

man
[the generic use of the word to refer to any human being]

reason, ground
[a rational motive for a belief or action]

religion, faith, religious belief
[a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny]

war, warfare
[the waging of armed conflict against an enemy]

animal, animate being, beast
[a living organism characterized by voluntary movement]

away, off, forth
[from a particular thing or place or position (`forth'' is obsolete)]

before, earlier
[earlier in time; previously]

be dead
[no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life]

be alive, be live
[possessing life]

be, follow
[work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function]

like
[find enjoyable or agreeable]

dislike
[have or feel a dislike or distaste for]

morning, morn, morning time
[the time period between dawn and noon]

officer, military officer
[any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command]

street
[a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings]

be minimal, be minimum
[the least possible]

be maximum, be maximal
[the greatest or most complete or best possible]

be cold
[having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration]

be hot
[used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning]

tell, recount, narrate
[narrate or give a detailed account of]

fact
[a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred]

human body, physical body, material body
[alternative names for the body of a human being]

be complex
[complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts]

be simple
[having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved]

be worse
[(comparative of `bad'') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability]

be better
[(comparative of `good'') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another]

withdraw, retreat, pull away
[pull back or move away or backward]

advance, progress, pass on
[move forward, also in the metaphorical sense]

send, direct
[cause to go somewhere]

suggest, propose, advise
[make a proposal, declare a plan for something]

sun, Sun
[the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system]

at all, in the least, the least bit
[in the slightest degree or in any respect]

express, show, evince
[give expression to]

assume, presume, take for granted
[take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof]

change, alter, modify
[cause to change; make different; cause a transformation]

ago
[in the past]

really, truly, genuinely
[in accordance with truth or fact or reality]

be social, be societal
[relating to human society and its members]

wall
[an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure]

lie down, lie
[assume a reclining position]

foot, ft
[a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard]

rather, instead
[on the contrary]

be short, be little
[low in stature; not tall]

be tall
[great in vertical dimension; high in stature]

be early
[at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time]

realize, recognize, recognise
[be fully aware or cognizant of]

doctor, physician, doc
[a licensed medical practitioner]

region, part
[the extended spatial location of something]

so
[in a manner that facilitates]

hide, conceal
[prevent from being seen or discovered]

show
[make visible or noticeable]

agree, hold, concur
[be in accord; be in agreement]

disagree, differ, dissent
[be of different opinions]

smile
[change one''s facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure]

actually, really
[in actual fact]

be narrow
[not wide]

be wide, be broad
[having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other]

be abnormal, be unnatural
[not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm]

be normal
[conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal]

be fewer
[(comparative of `few'' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of]

be more
[(comparative of `many'' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number]

give
[convey or reveal information]

take away, bear off, bear away
[remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state]

get, bring, convey
[go or come after and bring or take back]

material, stuff
[the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object]

one, 1, I
[the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number]

voice
[the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person''s speech]

watch
[look attentively]

precede, lead
[move ahead (of others) in time or space]

follow
[to travel behind, go after, come after]

visualize, visualise, envision
[imagine; conceive of; see in one''s mind]

money
[the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender]

somewhat, slightly, more or less
[to a small degree or extent]

be fewest
[(superlative of `few'' used with count nouns and usually preceded by `the'') quantifier meaning the smallest in number]

be most
[(superlative of `many'' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the'') quantifier meaning the greatest in number]

be incomplete, be uncomplete
[not complete or total; not completed]

be complete
[having every necessary or normal part or component or step]

idle, laze, slug
[be idle; exist in a changeless situation]

work
[exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity]

continue, go on, carry on
[continue talking]

base, establish, ground
[use as a basis for; found on]

know
[be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object]

data, information
[a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn]

film, movie, picture
[a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement]

function, purpose, role
[what something is used for]

difference
[the quality of being unlike or dissimilar]

sameness
[the quality of being alike]

work, piece of work
[a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing]

arise, originate, rise
[come into existence; take on form or shape]

join, fall in, get together
[become part of; become a member of a group or organization]

take, occupy, use up
[require (time or space)]

announce, denote
[make known; make an announcement]

accept, consent, go for
[give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to]

refuse, decline
[show unwillingness towards]

grow, turn
[pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become]

cost
[the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor]

student, pupil, educatee
[a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution]

direction, way
[a line leading to a place or point]

fearlessness, bravery
[feeling no fear]

fear, fearfulness, fright
[an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)]

leg
[a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle]

age
[how long something has existed]

rifle
[a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore]

finally, ultimately, in the end
[as the end result of a succession or process]

be low
[literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension]

be high
[(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'')]

be uncertain, be unsure, be incertain
[lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance]

be sure, be certain
[having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured]

fail, go wrong, miscarry
[be unsuccessful]

succeed, win, come through
[attain success or reach a desired goal]

imagine, conceive of, ideate
[form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case]

carry, transport
[move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one''s hands or on one''s body]

worsen, aggravate, exacerbate
[make worse]

writer, author
[writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)]

family, household, house
[a social unit living together]

cathode
[a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device]

anode
[a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device]

so
[in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied]

unreasonably, immoderately
[to a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation]

pretty, reasonably, moderately
[to a moderately sufficient extent or degree]

rather, kind of, kinda
[to some (great or small) extent]

be latter
[referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)]

be former
[referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)]

watch, observe, follow
[follow with the eyes or the mind]

indicate, bespeak, betoken
[be a signal for or a symptom of]

condition, status
[a state at a particular time]

patient
[a person who requires medical care]

suddenly, of a sudden, all of a sudden
[happening unexpectedly]

obviously, evidently, manifestly
[unmistakably (`plain'' is often used informally for `plainly'')]

hardly, barely, just
[only a very short time before]

be present
[temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration]

involve, regard, affect
[connect closely and often incriminatingly]

start, go, get going
[begin or set in motion]

stop, halt
[come to a halt, stop moving]

regard as, think of, repute
[look on as or consider]

thing
[a special situation]

window
[a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air]

gun
[a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)]

be weak
[wanting in physical strength]

be strong
[having strength or power greater than average or expected]

be empty
[holding or containing nothing]

be full
[containing as much or as many as is possible or normal]

be close
[at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other]

be distant
[separated in space or coming from or going to a distance]

tend, be given, lean
[have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined]

approach, near, come on
[move towards]

await, expect, look
[look forward to the probable occurrence of]

employer
[a person or firm that employs workers]

employee
[a worker who is hired to perform a job]

center, middle, centre
[an area that is approximately central within some larger region]

cell
[any small compartment]

training, preparation, grooming
[activity leading to skilled behavior]

be near, be close, be nigh
[not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances]

be far
[located at a great distance in time or space or degree]

fail, neglect
[fail to do something; leave something undone]

prevent, forestall, foreclose
[keep from happening or arising; make impossible]

produce, bring forth
[bring forth or yield]

play
[participate in games or sport]

recommend, urge, advocate
[push for something]

month, calendar month
[one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year]

day
[some point or period in time]

story, narrative, narration
[a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program]

size
[the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)]

expression, look, aspect
[the feelings expressed on a person''s face]

work, operate, function
[perform as expected when applied]

malfunction, misfunction
[fail to function or function improperly]

add, append, supply
[state or say further]

improve, better, amend
[to make better]

today
[the present time or age]

hate, hatred
[the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action]

love
[a strong positive emotion of regard and affection]

voice, vocalization, vocalisation
[the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract]

run, go, pass
[stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point]

accomplish, carry through, execute
[put in effect]

testify, bear witness, prove
[provide evidence for]

assume, acquire, adopt
[take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect]

rate
[a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit]

form, pattern, shape
[a perceptual structure]

plant, works, industrial plant
[buildings for carrying on industrial labor]

be economic, be economical
[of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth]

fill, fill up, make full
[make full, also in a metaphorical sense]

empty
[make void or empty of contents]

wake
[be awake, be alert, be there]

sleep, kip, slumber
[be asleep]

situation, state of affairs
[the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time]

nonmember
[a person who is not a member]

member, fellow member
[one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)]

town
[an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city]

community
[a group of people living in a particular local area]

stress, emphasis, accent
[the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)]

election
[a vote to select the winner of a position or political office]

indeed, so
[in truth (often tends to intensify)]

consider, study
[give careful consideration to]

comment, notice, remark
[make or write a comment on]

decrease, lessen, minify
[make smaller]

increase
[make bigger or more]

life
[a characteristic state or mode of living]

degree, level, stage
[a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process]

enemy
[an opposing military force]

letter, missive
[a written message addressed to a person or organization]

on, along
[with a forward motion]

close, close up, fold
[cease to operate or cause to cease operating]

traverse, track, cover
[travel across or pass over]

gather, collect, garner
[assemble or get together]

spread, distribute
[distribute or disperse widely]

mg, milligram
[one thousandth (1/1,000) gram]

expenditure, outgo, spending
[money paid out; an amount spent]

smoke, fume
[a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas]

pressure, pressure level, force per unit area
[the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)]

attitude, mental attitude
[a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways]

value
[a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed]

shoulder
[the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm]

powerlessness, impotence, impotency
[the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble]

range, scope, reach
[an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"]

course, course of study, course of instruction
[education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings]

first, firstly, foremost
[before anything else]

do, fare, make out
[proceed or get along]

ignore
[fail to notice]

note, notice, mark
[notice or perceive]

hope, trust, desire
[expect and wish]

care
[feel concern or interest]

cover, treat, handle
[act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression]

army, regular army, ground forces
[a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state]

list, listing
[a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)]

most
[very]

apparently, seemingly, ostensibly
[from appearances alone]

be unlikely
[has little chance of being the case or coming about]

be likely
[has a good chance of being the case or of coming about]

be, embody, personify
[represent, as of a character on stage]

survive, live, last
[continue to live through hardship or adversity]

work, do work
[be employed]

abstain, refrain, desist
[choose not to consume]

consume, ingest, take in
[serve oneself to, or consume regularly]

suppose, say
[express a supposition]

include
[consider as part of something]

exclude, except, leave out
[prevent from being included or considered or accepted]

leave
[go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness]

spirit, tone, feel
[the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people]

nonexistence, nonentity
[the state of not existing]

nonbeing
[the state of not being]

existence, being, beingness
[the state or fact of existing]

number
[a concept of quantity involving zero and units]

universe, existence, creation
[everything that exists anywhere]

element, component, constituent
[an abstract part of something]

interest, involvement
[a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something]

power, powerfulness
[possession of controlling influence]

price, cost, monetary value
[the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)]

shape, form, configuration
[any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)]

at most, at the most
[not more than]

at least, at the least
[not less than]

be dissimilar
[not similar]

be similar
[marked by correspondence or resemblance]

wonder, inquire, enquire
[have a wish or desire to know something]

grow
[become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain]

church, Christian church
[one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship]

defeat, licking
[an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest]

victory, triumph
[a successful ending of a struggle or contest]

feeling, impression, belief
[a vague idea in which some confidence is placed]

office, business office
[place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed]

experiment, experimentation
[the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation]

event
[something that happens at a given place and time]

far
[to a considerable degree; very much]

fall, descend, go down
[move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way]

ascend, go up
[travel up, "We ascended the mountain"]

enjoy, bask, relish
[derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in]

eat
[take in solid food]