1、words mood be in good/bad moods combination a combination of dramma,dance and music do the trick play tricks on The trick to cook the dish is to be patient.tricky Something is tricky to explain creamy flavour The yogurt comes in different flavours.greedily greedy greed Nothing could satisfy her gree
2、d for power.gently gentle gentleness dessert desert association National Basketball Association The book was published in association with the Oxford Press.associate I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood.vary The quality of students work varies considerably.What time do you start
3、work?It varies.variety various variant link Police suspect there may be a link between the two murders The video cameras are linked to a powerful computer.emotion She was overcome with emotion emotional needs/issues He tends to get emotional on these occasions.saucer native be native to salty sour a
4、 sour flavour cry out for Fear seized her,but she didnt panic and cry out for help.relieve relieve the symptoms of a cold relieve anxiety/guilty/stress relieve poverty Let me relieve you of some of your bags.bond A bond of friendship has been forged between them.the special bond between mother and c
5、hild.security national/airport security a sense of security/insecurity generate generate electricity/heat/profit/new ideas calorie calorie deficit digest digestionSome books are to be tasted,others to be swallowed,and some few to be chewed and digestedlowerHe lowered his voice to a whisper.With her
6、head _,she didnt say a word.enhanceenhancementenhance the reputation of the companylowered throw oneself to impress impress sb with sth impress sth on sb He impressed her with his sincerity.impression impressive atmosphere He can create an atmosphere_ we can express ourselves freely.where bitter a b
7、itter taste a bitter dispute bitter tears bitter cold bitterness loose a loose button/shirt/translation set loose rivers of sweat damp a damp climate dampen humid dump dumb lamb lame bumpexpand expansion expand your vocabulary/businiess Can you expand on that point?multiple multi-media multi-culture
8、 multi-task multi-national plain a shy plain girl plain English plain and simple plain food/yogurt make it plain He made it plain that we should leave as plain as the nose on your face n.slice a slice of bread slice the cucumber thinly The ship sliced the water.property the physical/chemical propert
9、y of the substance The building is the governments property.a property developerappropriatebe appropriate for/toinappropriateJeans are not appropriate for a formal party.He was accused of appropriating fundsestimateIts estimated thata rough/conservative estimate evaluateassessconsume consumption con
10、sume lots of alcohol/fuels The hotel was quickly consumed by fire.Rage consumed him.He was consumed with guilt hit the spot a black skirt with white spots His jacket was covered with spots of mud.She stood rooted to the spot with fear.on the spot He answered the questions on the spot.put sb on the s
11、pot I soon spotted what the mistake was.essential an essential ingredient/component be essential to Money is not essential to happiness.Its essential that sb(should)essenceinnovationan age of technical innovationinnovateinnovativestimulatestimulate economy/demand/employmentstimulationIt is a complex
12、ing yet stimulating book delicate delicate patterns/teacups/hands/prblems The eye is one of the most delicate organs of the body.dedicate be dedicated to have an appetite for emphasis lay/put/place emphasis on emphasize wrapper dumpling wrappers edge two-edge sword They had brought the country to the edge of disaster.The game had the crowd on the edge of their seats.have an edge over apart fall apart tell apart apart The two houses stood 500 metres apart.live apart take apart fall apart tell apart
