40.6

hardly a day goes by that you

happens almost every day

with you this happens almost daily

can hardly wait

almost cannot wait

almost can’t wait

40.7

hardly ever

almost never

he is feeling so bad

that he can hardly drive

he almost never felt this bad before

he hardly ever felt this bad

40.8

he has never felt this bad before

almost never

it is almost the first time he feels this bad

we don’t talk anymore

we almost never talk anymore

we have not been talking to each other anymore

40.9

lately we have not spoken to each other much

hardly speak to one another anymore

you and I hardly speak to each other anymore

a hard life is the life full of hardship

hard can mean unkind testing

powerful or sometimes even fast

40.10

it may be hard to do a whole number of things

hard to find

hard to say

hard to tell

hard to get

hard to believe

hard to imagine

40.1.

EXTERNAL

external power

external drive

external sources

external hard drive

external means happening outside or located outside

external relations

EXTERNAL

40.2

DRIVE

to drive a car

do you know how to drive

in England and Japan

they drive on the wrong side of the road

a driver is someone driving

a driver is also a software component

that lets the operating system communicate with the hardware

to install a driver

DRIVE

40.3

HARD

hard is not easy

hard work

hard time

to try hard

to be hard at work

or be working hard

HARD

40.4

HARDNESS HARDSHIP

hardness of a certain material or person

is a feature of that material or person

hardness can be tested

hardship is a test by itself

materials are tested for hardness

persons are tested with hardships

the harder the material

the greater the hardness

the harder the hardship

the harder the test

HARDNESS HARDSHIP

40.5

HARDLY

hardly means almost not

hardly working

not at all working

let alone working hard

hardly ever happens

hardly anyone does it anymore

can hardly see it

almost cannot see it

are you hard at work ?

or are you hardly working?

hardly a day goes by

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41.206

come across someone is to encounter them

to happen upon them

to come upon them

to bump into them

to stumble upon them

to run into them

to chance on them

to meet with them

41.207

she comes across as a real professional

she communicates like a real professional

she clearly is a real professional

she is perceived as a real professional

COME ACROSS

41.208

RAIN DROPS

that is a start that is something

you are the only person who knows

I did not realize you were so unhappy

I did not realize you were so unhappy

no social life

it is about to go down

41.209

When do you need this by?

could I be happier

yeah yeah who could not

the car is over there

it’s been years

it has been years

since I’ve been here

since I have been here

41.210

what are we looking at?

what’re we looking at?

what are you looking at?

what’re you looking at?

whacha lookin’ at?

it’s been years since I’ve been here

RAIN DROPS

41.201

college education

higher learning

middle school

high school

junior high school

elementary school

41.202

college of liberal arts

professional school

school of science

alma mater

varsity team

boarding school

COLLEGE

41.203

COME ACROSS

come across that can mean

to meet with someone by chance

AS IN I came across him on my way home

I ran into him on my way home

I saw him on my way home

I met him on my way home

I met with him on my way home

41.204

come across used as a figure of speech

come across used figuratively

means to clearly look a certain way

AS IN she comes across as a real professional

she comes off as a real professional

come across relative to the life experience

means to have previously experienced it

41.205

I have never come across anything like this

I have never experienced anything like this

I have never seen nor heard anything like this

across simply means

from one side to the other

AS IN I used to live across from them

across the road from them

back in the day

41.196

provide a basis for

form the basis of

establish the basis for

open the door to

establish the foundations

establish a basis for

prepare the groundwork

provide a framework for

set the course for

open the way for

41.197

paving in general is making the road better

and easier to pass

in Britain a pavement is a way alongside a bigger road

cars would go on the road

and people would go on the pavement

known in the US as a sidewalk

pavers are individual pieces of the pavement

PAVE THE WAY

41.198

COLLEGE

from Latin ‘co-legare’ choose together with

college is a higher education establishment

a college is a body of students and professors

and also the buildings to house it

high school and college

both two- year and four-year colleges

your major in college

41.199

how is a college different from a university?

colleges are generally smaller

colleges focus on the undergraduate studies

universities are larger institutions

institutions that offer both undergraduate

undergraduate and graduate degree programs

41.200

private college

art college

college degree

college is a school

college is a university

college is an academy

college is an institute

college campus

campus life

41.191

ensure is to reaffirm

reaffirm the unity

reiterate the tranquility

maintain the commitment

ensure is to obtain

obtain the promise

41.192

ensure is to convince

convince of the importance

convince of the truth

persuade of the necessity

satisfy the curiosity

animate the spirit

induce the extasy

ENSURE

41.193

PAVE THE WAY

from Latin ‘pavire’ to tread down

pave the way is a figure of speech

it describes leading preparing

being first to do something

AS IN this research paved the way

to developing a line of new medications

41.194

you pave the way

for others to continue down the same road

to produce even better things or ideas

good professors pave the way

for their students’ better professional life

research and development

41.195

can pave the way to a higher market share

for a company that does the R&D

pave the way is to set the stage

lay the groundwork

lay the foundation

lay the ground

41.186

ENSURE

from French ‘en seur’ make sure

to ensure is to make certain of it

to ensure that the standards are met

the goal is to ensure

the best possible outcome

designed to ensure

ensure that we do it on time

41.187

ensure is to guarantee

guarantee security

ensure is to secure

secure the guarantees

ensure is to verify

verify the existence

41.188

ensure is to prevent

prevent the tragedy

ensure is to confirm

confirm the position

ensure is promise

promise the future

41.189

ensure is to avert

avert the catastrophe

ensure is to determine

determine the best solution

ensure is to permit

permit the establishment of security

41.190

to ensure is to promote

promote peace and quiet

peace and tranquility

peace and silence

peace and calm

ensure is to calm

calm the mind

calm the situation

calm the spirit

calm the nervous system

41.181

in terms of policy

political figure

political activist

political leaders

POLITICAL

41.182

TIME OFF

time off is time away from work

or any other activity

no matter if you work full-time or part-time

you cannot be working the whole time

you can’t be working the entire time

you can’t be working all of the time

41.183

people need the time off

people need time away from work

people need to make time for getaways

make time for themselves

some think taking time off helps creativity

taking time off is a must

41.184

time off is free time

vacation or pause

take a day off

take a week off

take a year off

take a sabbatical

41.185

time off is downtime

time off is recreation

liberty or relaxation

interruption or interval

time off is break time

a period of personal recreation

time off doesn’t kill you

time off gives you time to kill

TIME OFF

41.176

period is duration

period is interval

period is epoch

period in seconds

period in minutes

period in hours

period in days

period is cycle

period is generation

period is conclusion

period at the end of a sentence

PERIOD

41.177

POLITICAL

from Greek ‘polis’ city

political parties

political power

parts of the political system

the politics of today

all sides of the political process

politically a long payback period

41.178

politics is the sum of individual policies

a policy is a program

relating to a particular field

a particular field of human activity

political programs become government policy

when that political party comes to power

political program becomes governmental program

41.179

at the political level

partisan politics

in political terms

political perspective

political point

arguments became politicized

dysfunctional and politicized

41.180

in terms of politics

diplomatic policy sentiments

areas of politics

political opinion

elected official

from a policy perspective

from a political perspective

41.171

FOR ONCE

for once is for the first time

after many times

when it did not work out

for once it did work out

for once means for a change

tell me the truth for once

41.172

tell me the truth for a change

tell me the truth

even if it is for the first time

tell me the truth

so we can figure this out once and for all

41.173

once and for all means permanently

definitely or finally

it means for eternity

once and for all means eternally

absolutely or certainly

it means completely

once and for all means conclusively

in the conclusive manner

decisively

in the definitive manner

41.174

conclusive results

conclusive evidence

conclusive proof

once and for all means irrevocably

irrevocable is not revocable

irrevocable is ultimate

for once is for the first time ever

for the very first time

for once is at long last

FOR ONCE

41.175

PERIOD

from Greek ‘peri hodos’ going around

period is an amount of time

comparing that period to this one

both the short and the long periods

for a specified period

periods ranging from a few seconds

to several weeks