(1) honest to God, Mary, I'm not joking. (2) I didn't mean it, honest! (3) It's quite a struggle to make an honest living .
honest [ˈɒnɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.诚实的；坦诚的；老实的；辛勤挣得的；
vi.宣布参加竞选；当播音员； vt.宣布；述说；声称；预告；
n.农民；农夫；佃农；粗俗的人；
n.宽慰，安心；免除，减轻；救援物资；代班人；
(1) The body was interred at the cemetery. (2) Bells pealled at a ground breaking for a planned Katrina Memorial at a cemetery. (3) A [ w ] decomposed [ w ] corpse was found this morning at Arlington National [ w ] cemetery .
(1) The two groups agreed to cooperate with each other. (2) They had cooperated closely in the planning of the project. (3) Their captors told them they would be killed unless they cooperated.
(1) He always has at least two bodyguards in attendance. (2) Several heads of state were in attendance at the funeral. (3) There was an attendance of 42 at the meeting.
attendance [əˈtendəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.生物学；生物；
adj.优越的；杰出的；例外的；独特的； n.超常的学生；
n.出席，参加；出席率；出席者，出席人数；
vt.攀登；继承；占领； vi.上升；爬坡；追溯；
(1) The success or failure of the plan depends on you. (2) The attempt was doomed to failure . (3) All my efforts ended in failure .
failure [ˈfeɪljə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.使有资格；给…定名；给与…权利；称做；
vi.起泡沫；吐白沫； n.泡沫；泡沫材料，泡沫状物； vt.使起泡沫；使成泡沫状物；
n.失败，不及格；缺乏，不足；破产，倒闭；失败的事，失败者；
vi.抱怨，诉苦；申诉，控诉，抗议； vt.诉说，申诉，控告[后面常跟从句]；
(1) We should take some comfort from the ability of the judicial system to fight back against corruption. (2) The teenage attackers fled when the two men fought back... (3) He is still fighting for his life in hospital.
(1) Their early arrival was just an accident. (2) It is no accident that men fill most of the top jobs in nursing. (3) an accident of birth/fate/history (= describing facts and events that are due to chance or circumstances)
accident [ˈæksɪdənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.权威；权力；学术权威；[复数]当权者；
n.意外事件；事故；机遇，偶然；附属品；
vi.皱眉；怒视； vt.皱眉表示；对…沉下脸； n.愁容；怒容；
n.间隔；幕间休息；（数学）区间；
(1) cooperative activity is essential to effective community work. (2) Employees will generally be more cooperative if their views are taken seriously. (3) a cooperative farm
(1) Who is in command here? (2) He looked relaxed and totally in command of himself . (3) For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life.
(1) They are in direct contact with the hijackers. (2) His death was a direct result of your action. (3) We are looking for somebody with direct experience of this type of work.
(1) Beware of dishonest traders in the tourist areas. (2) I don't like him, and it would be dishonest of me to pretend otherwise. (3) You have been dishonest with me...
(1) ‘Are you really an artist? ’ Sara asked curiously. (2) His clothes were curiously old-fashioned. (3) curiously enough, a year later exactly the same thing happened again.
(1) a candid statement/interview (2) Nat is candid about the problems she is having with Steve... (3) I haven't been completely candid with him.
candid [ˈkændɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.城堡，堡垒；象棋中的车； vt.把…置于城堡中；（下国际象棋时）用车护（王）；
adj.率直的，坦白的；公正的；偷拍的；
vi.合作，配合，协助； v.合群；互助；结合；
vi.脸红，惭愧；变红；害臊，怕羞； n.脸红，红色；<古>一见，一瞥；
(1) She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death. (2) A dropped cigarette is being blamed for the fire. (3) Police are blaming the accident on dangerous driving.
(1) to pay sb a compliment (= to praise them for sth) (2) ‘You understand the problem because you're so much older. ’ ‘I'll take that as a compliment ! ’ (3) It's a great compliment to be asked to do the job.
(1) Your opinion will not affect my decision. (2) The south of the country was worst affected by the drought. (3) The condition affects one in five women.
(1) There was growing criticism of the government's conduct of the war. (2) The guide conducted us around the ruins of the ancient city. (3) He conducted himself far better than expected.
(1) Take the coast road─it'll be less of a haul (= an easier journey) . (2) Our camp is only a short haul from here. (3) They began the long slow haul to the summit.
(1) His teachers are full of praise for the progress he's making. (2) She wrote poems in praise of freedom. (3) His latest movie has won high praise from the critics.
(1) a report produced by the government in cooperation with the chemical industry (2) We would like to see closer cooperation between parents and schools. (3) We would be grateful for your cooperation in clearing the hall as quickly as possible.
(1) Their change of policy brought about a reconciliation with Britain. (2) the reconciliation between environment and development (3) ...an appeal for reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants...
reconciliation [ˌrekənsɪliˈeɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.市长；镇长；（英格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰由议员选举产生的）镇长；（民选的）市长；
n.恭维；敬意；道贺，贺词；致意； vt.向…道贺；称赞；向…致意；
n.和解，调停；一致；服从，顺从；和谐；
n.堡垒，要塞；<美>边界贸易站； v.设要塞保卫；
(1) Sheila will inherit everything in the event of his death. (2) In that event, we will have to reconsider our offer. (3) In the event of an accident, call this number.
event [ɪˈvent] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.谦虚的，谦逊的；适度的，适中的；端庄的；羞怯的；
n.瑕疵，毛病；欠缺，缺点； vi.叛逃；背叛；
vt.<文>征服；战胜；克服；抑制；
n.事件，大事；活动，经历；结果；运动项目；
(1) She drew away and did not smile... (2) When we drew level, he neither slowed down nor accelerated. (3) He drew his chair nearer the fire...
(1) Reports conflicted on how much of the aid was reaching the famine victims. (2) These results conflict with earlier findings. (3) conflicting emotions/interests/loyalties
(1) (British English,formal)Are you being attended to, Sir? (= for example, in a shop) (2) A nurse attended to his needs constantly. (3) I have some urgent business to attend to.
(1) They made their way to a graveyard to pay their traditional respects to the dead. (2) This had once been the greatest port in the world, now it was a graveyard of rusting cranes. (3) Europe has been the graveyard for American golfers recently.
(1) A deceitful peace is more hurtful than an open war. (2) She can not accuse me of showing one bit of deceitful softness. (3) Analogy may be a deceitful guide.