Abandon The match was abandoned because of bad weather.
　　cross out?? wipe out? desert/forsake/ leave / depart? / discard / relinquish /
　?　　surrender? /withdraw?
　　abide We have to abide by the rules of the game.? (abide? observe? discover? a
　　dapt)
　　Her fame will abide for sure.? Last/endure/ continue/persist/remain/stay

　　You have to keep ______ with the times.?
　　Abreast/ fit in with

　　absorb? He was absorbed in a book and didn t hear you call.
　　engage/occupy/bend over/ be busy with

　　abundant/rich? The rivers and forests of the New World were abundant in fish a
　　　nd game

　　　　access? In many schools, students don t have sufficient access to the library.

　　Way/approach/solution/answer/
　　Accessible/available/handy/ready/convenient/obtainable/at hand

　　His words are never in _____ with his deeds.? (situation?? accordance?? accord
　　ing?? fit)
　　I m in agreement with Mr. Moore.? in agreement with/ be compatible with /compl
　　y with /conform? to/be in proportion to

　　account? He asked no one s advice; he did it on his own account? independently

　　You have to take everything into account/consideration. Attention/regard/respe
　　ct/mind
　　Give us an account of what happened.? Story/reason/information/description/tal
　　e/statement
　　He has been asked to account for his absence. ( describe? tell? relate? answer
?　　for? say? explain?? explicate)

　　acquire?? to acquire a good knowledge of English.? Attain/obtain/gain/earn/sec
　　ure

　　active? He is very active in politics.??
　　Energetic/spirited/lively/dynamic/excited/enthusiastic

　　adapt? To our delight, she quickly adapted (herself) to the situation.
　　Adjust/accommodate/alter/vary/arrange/modify/make fit

　　accustom? She is ______to living in comfort.? (accustomed/used?? addict? be fa
　　miliar with)

　　admit? It will take you half an hour to get to the station, allowing for traff
　　ic delays.?
　　(allow/admit/accept/permit/receive/confess/ acknowledge/adopt)

　　adequate Their earnings are barely adequate to their needs.
　　enough/sufficient/satisfactory/plenty/ample

　　advantage? The great advantage we have over them is that they are short of mon
　　ey.
　　Benefit/gain/upper hand? interest/profit/harvest/crop/earnings/returns

　　Aim? His aim is to win the game.?
　　Purpose/intention/goal/end/target/objective/motive/destination

　　Amass? He amassed a great fortune in twenty years.?
　　Accumulate/assemble/gather/increase/collect/compile/heap up/store up
　　Mass/bulk/quantity/load/amount/volume/accumulation/pile/heap/crowd/multitude/p
　　ack/gang
　　Figure/digit/measure
　　ambitious? These young men were ambitious for success and money.
　　Eager for/longing for/ hopeful for/wish for/crave for/be set on/be bent on/be
　　intent upon

　　amount? His debt now amounts to 1,000 pounds.?
　　Add up to/approximate/total/sum up?
　　The future of her marriage is supposed to be decided by the amount of money.

　　sum/measure/quantity/price/value

　　angle? Try looking at this affair from a different angle. aspect/view/point of
　　?view/opinion/belief/attitude/impression/notion/idea/thought/conception/judgme
　　nt/theory/outlook

　　announce? He had to announce the death of Johnson before the board.
　　Proclaim/broadcast/report/state/declare/notify/tell/make known

　　anticipate? A good general can anticipate what the enemy will do.
　　expect/ look forward to/await/foresee/hope for

　　anything but The hotel is anything but satisfactory. Not at all

　　The apparent things might not tell of the truth.
　　apparent obvious seeming evident clear plain

　　apart? Apart from his nose, he is quite good-looking.?

　　Apart from the injuries to his face and hands, he broke both legs.