| balcony | 阳台，楼厅，楼座 | Richard was smoking on the baclony |
| complex | 复杂的，总和的，综合体 | This increasingly high level of education is probably a necessary, but not a sufficient condition for the complex political systems required by advanced economic performance |
| restless | 得不到休息的，不平静的，不安的 | The father spent a restless night worrying about his lost son |
| publication | 出版物，发型，公布 | The editor had no manuscripts with that publication |
| herb | 药草，香草，草本植物 | The posies were bunches of herbs supposed to ward |
| glamour | 美丽，诱惑力 | Mary was facinated by the glamour of Hollywood |
| laser | 激光 | |
| maintenance | 维持，保持，保养 | I can't even afford the cost of repairs and maintenance of the car |
| allocate | 分配，分派，拨给 | The donation of one milllion dollars has been allocated to the disaster areas |
| ashamed | 羞耻的，惭愧的，害臊的 | I felt ashamed of my own cowardice |
| series | 一系列，连续，丛书 | The comic strip stories are a series of art works |
| stern | 坚决的，坚定的 | Morris has a stern resolve to conquer any problems |
| demonstrate | 论证，证实 | Alvarea's experience demonstrates the importance of finding ways to diffuse stress before it threatens your health and your ability to function |
| mechanical | 机械的，机械制造的 | There was no sudden mechanical failure before the jet plunged into the ocean |
| slam | 砰地关上，猛烈抨击，猛力拉 | Peter slammed the door and left home hurriedly |
| flap | 垂下物，帽檐，袋盖 | I tied the tent flap close to keep out the rain |
| deserve | 应受，值得 | The great interest in exceptional children shown in public education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities |
| levy | 征收，税款，征兵 | To levy an environmental protection tax on enterprises will increase their costs |
| former | 以前的，在前的 | The English, the Germans, and the French were investing in Britains's former colony |
| quantitative | 数量的，定量的 | We should do a proper quantitative analysis of this problem |
| erroneous | 错误的，不正确的 | His economic predictions are based on some erroneous assumptions |
| privilege | 特权，特许，优惠，给予特权 | It is a human nature in the West that a grat many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white collar workers |
| astronomy | 天文学 | Peter claims to be an experi in astronomy, but in actual fact he is quite ignorant of the subject |
| cassette | 盒子，盒式磁带 | Mary put all her jewellery in cassette |
| gene | 基因 | The study also found that the genes for smell were something shared in friends but not genes for immunity |
| deficit | 赤字，逆差 | a budget deficit |
| obstacle | 阻碍，干扰 | The high tax puts obstacles in the way of the company trying to develop trade overseas |
| coarse | 粗糙的，粗劣的 | The farmer wore an old jacket made of coarse cloth |
| digest | 消化，吸收，摘要 | The small stones can help birds to digest |
| leak | 漏，泄漏，漏洞 | The cottage leaks whenever it rains |
| backward | 向后的，落后的，迟钝的 | The backward economy blocks the development of this country |
| pedal | 踏板，踩踏板 | The riders pedaled their bicycles slowly up the hill |
| galaxy | 星系，银河，一群 | A galaxy is a giant family of many millions of stars |
