house —— building, dwelling, lodge ancient —— aged, antique, elderly business —— job, affair, trade protect —— defend, shield, ensure misleading —— deceptive, delusive, delusory emotion —— sentiment, excitement, sensitivity measure —— compare, rank, estimate, appraise reduce —— cut back, lower, decrease growth —— development profession —— career increase —— add to, raise, enlarge, expand progress —— advance, proceed, go ahead technology —— skill, technique highway —— road, freeway, expressway associate —— join, connect, combine, unite method —— way, manner, plan, form, design, arrangement convenience —— comfortable profit —— gain, benefit, advantage, proceeds research —— delve, inquire, hunt, look into experiment —— test, prove, research incident —— happening, event, occurrence, affair argument —— dispute, controversy fault —— mistake, error, defect, flaw, misdeed rubbish —— waste, trash, garbage decision —— condusion, determination stress —— force, strain, tension, pressure crisis —— emergency, critical, piont automobile —— motorcar, lorry, truck, car, bus, coach recreation —— play, amusement, pleasure, pastime forbid —— stop, pronibit, prevent benefit —— caitalize, profit elder —— older, senior material —— substance, stuff, matter individual —— single, separate, personal reason —— cause, logic, explanation underwater —— deep-sea average —— [普通的]:usual, ordinary, passable regulate —— [管理]:manage, direct, handle, control [调整]:adjust, remedy, rectify, correct although 表转折 —— despite, but, however, in fact, indeed possess 拥有 ——own, have, hold, control, maintain, occupy promotion 促进,提升,提拔 —— advancement, forwarding, improvement, rise, better...