Ad=advantage, Dis=disadvantage

Technology/ development

Drones, google street view cars

Era of innovation

Automation system

Without human intervention

Backward areas

Ad:

Technological advances

Leverage the best of science and technology to

Spur development

Dis:

Potential for misuse

Adj:

Commonplace

Far-fetch

Modern-day

Mixed-blessing

Environment/

Methane leak

Several droughts, hit/ strike

Exhaust fume

Contamination, contaminated

Phenomenon:

Struggle for survival

Evolutionary change

Growing/ booming population

Global biodiversity continuesits downhill slide

A safety hazard

Higher yields

The surge in the number of cars

Flooded with motor vehicles

Green issues

Respiratory disease

Heat stroke

Eco-friendly (vehicles)

Overrun the planet

Vegetable cover/ layer

Action:

Be fixed easily and inexpensively

Map the pollution

Cut the pollution

Regain diversity

Alleviate contamination/suffering

Teaching/ schooling/ personality/ success/ jobs/ holidays/ subjects/ time management/ plans

Online learning platform

An oasis of peace and sanity

Elite university

Tertiary education

Affordable and flexible ways

Materialistic value

Action:

Spread knowledge

Improve equality in education

Boost the spread of knowledge

Stimulate students

Impart knowledge

Draw attention

Disseminate knowledge

Piece of advice

Tips of information

Unconsciously influence children

Genes play a very profound significance

Pursuit of happiness

Effort:

Receive and retain

Exert enormous effort

Vocational training

Personal skills

Specific job skills

Go through/ undergo ordeal

Enhance crafts

Work hand in hand

Absorb knowledge

Apply to daily life, future

Interpersonal skills

Mental development

Inherited characteristic

Proper education

Better guidance

Good materials

Extended learning

Endeavor to

Every minute counts

Maximize your time

Optimize the use of our time

Use/ stimulate potential

Exert all the energies

Prioritize things when organize schedule

Work on it after setting it

Get their teeth into

Abstain from meet/ alcohol

Treat it as a luxury

Start with a clean slate, turn over a new leaf

Reflect ourselves/ our past transgression

Refrain from smoking

Look at self-improvement

Review our past mistakes

Confess our wrongdoings

Try to sharpen up in general

Reaffirm the best parts of ourselves, while leaving the dross behind

Meet society』s expectations and goals

Ad:

Motive

Advance their career

Innovative thinking

Increase self-worth

Independence and maturity

Receive appreciation from boss

Being recognized

Get reward

Be a better version of me

Boost energy and self-esteem when receive recognition

Healthy, harmonious relationship

Emit, exude healthy atmosphere among employees

Working accordingly

More productive

Living standard improve

Paid holidays, full salary

Become knowledgeable

Prepare us for the future

Fulfill tasks in the future

Competent

Equipped with the knowledge

Technical, vocational course, short courses, save money and energy

In demand jobs, housekeeping, waiter, nursing, caregiving

Intensive, wider study

Person of integrity

Productive

Hard-working, persevere, patient to themselves

Strong determination

Face challenge, never quit

Adept at facing new challenges

Boost self-esteem/ confidence

Guide them towards independence and maturity

Dis:

Not conducive to learning

Stressful

Irrelevant to our present situation

Confront difficulties

A necessary evil

Make a trade-off between work and personal lives

In vain

Fickle minded, shift plans

Inevitable circumstances

Mounting pressure creeps up on you.

Trigger a personal crisis

Unmotivated

Pressure on you to succeed

Self-esteem can self

Have little experience of negative emotions

pessimistic

Advice

Pieces of advice

Keep up to date

Blind area

Emotional aspect

Personal crisis

The outsiders/onlookers see the most of the game.

on a wider scale

Ad:

Give a generous hand

Warm-hearted

Kindness within them

Sincere advice

Enlighten your mind

Reflect ourselves, our past wrongdoings

Advisable

More heads are better than one

Make breakthrough

spiritual guidance

offer you a sympathetic ear

Dis:

Bear malice

Conduct Antisocial behavior

Mistreated

Revenge

Take advantage of you, make profit from you.

In a dilemma

Lack of experiences in life, knowledge

Compete/ cooperate

Competitive/ cooperative

competition

Working individually

A great source of motivation

Outdo others

Healthy rivalry

Build self confidence

Push to work independently

Progress quickly

Competitive determination

cooperation

Set aside their own interest

Should not act as hero

Consider other people

Practice to socialize, interactive

Deal with different personality

Boost, develop own personality

sociable

Economy/ society/ city/ countryside

Remote village

Racial quotas

Criminal penalty

Peace of mind

Commute to work

Prison sentences

Rehabilitation of offender

Mail order

Chain store

Fundraising

Information surplus

Heavy smog

Air pollution

Noisy traffic

Noise pollution

Social platform

Live stream show

Economic strength

Social support

Ongoing popularity

Ad:

Lift out of poverty

Health insurance

Enhance our lives

Meet their standards

Sense of well-being

Derive a sense of satisfaction from

Combat crime

Augment their income

Worthy cause

Additional income

Alleviate (burden on family/ poverty/ problem)

At a low cost

Aggressive goal

Hold considerable promise

Overcome challenges

A promising future

Every minute counts

Social harmony

Shared experiences

Dis:

Generation gap

Racial bias

Underrepresented groups

Lousy job

Financial constraints

Idle pastime

High-density area

Substandard housing

Early employment

Under (unpleasant/ unhealthy/…) circumstances

Overlook difficulties

The hustle and bustle of city life

Excessive hours of watching TV

Sedentary

inactivity

Become habitual

Are bombarded with media reports

Handle/ combat:

Citizens be empowered to take actions

Governments tighten the regulations

Build effective order

Impose punishment/ fine/ penalty

Take precedence over

Budget expenditure on

Result:

Have the near-term impact

A remarkable achievement

Emotion/personality:

Kindness

Honesty

Loyalty

Person of integrity

Ad:

vibrant

Perk you up

Chill out

Unwind

Lively

Active, inactive

Vigorous

Sociable

Hard-working

Dedicated

Passionate

Self-reliant

Optimistic

Careful

Nimble fingers

Altruistic

Dedicated

Admirable

Content

Beauty in aging

Rejoice

Virtuous

Find something to passionate about

Enjoy the here and now

Carefree

Light-hearted

Dis:

Reckless

Idle

Imperfections

Down in the dumps

Miserable

Self-doubt

Open themselves up to more rejection

Feelings of depression

Stretch the truth

Handwriting:

Computer: presentable, font you want, quick, edit

Paper: personal touch, impact to the receiver

Food/ party

Finger food

Heavy meals and drinks

Childhood obesity

Dis:

Processed food containing high levels of fats and sugars

Dietary choices

High-rise building, no space, cause noise

Splurge money on, impractical

AD:

Fresh wholefood

Balanced meals

Catch up with friends

Family business

retirement

Ad:

Overall stability

family position determines who leads the business, longevity in leadership

greater sense of commitment/ accountability

(impossible to generate in non-family firms)

a better understanding of the industry, organization and jobs

more effective sales and marketing

flexibility

wear several different hats

take on tasks outside of their formal jobs, ensure the success of company

decreased cost

contribute their own finances to ensure the long-tern success

DIS:

Family conflict,

Deep-seated, long-lasting bitter fights and quarrels

Affect every single person within the firm and can draw divisive lines.

Difficult to solve, result in difficult endings.

Unstructured governance,

Are reluctant to let outsiders into

People who are lack the skills, education, or experience

Tourists/ buildings/ historical sites/ facilities/ equipment

Visiting quotas

Deterrent

Tighten regulation

Viable

Far-reaching effects

Densely-populated areas

Heritage of countries

Action:

Restore

Refurbish

Replenish

Renovate

Redecorate

repair

Public has responsibility to keep it safe and clean

Ad:

Improve the popularity

Wipe thoughts away

Sophisticated

Updated

Well maintained

Dis:

Adversely affect

Fragile, vulnerable

A safety hazard

Affect local environment

Cannot be recover

Worn out

Dilapidated

Deteriorate

Obsolete

Sports/ nature

Ad:

Close to nature

Fresh air, sunshine

Dis:

Weather constraints

Risky, water sports

Books/ novels/ fictions/ news

Youth-oriented

Ad:

Vividly, feel the situation through words

Expressive

Escape the reality, enjoy the character

Vivid pictures

Dis:

Violent

Lies

Ad:

White lies

To kids: suit their age

Trivial

Dis:

Cover up what they have done,

Lie again

Form the habit to tell the lie

Stretch the truth

Catfishes

Deception

defraud

Appearance

Nose: big, little, short, long, large, straight, thin, crooked, pointed, sharp, aquiline, flattened, snub, bulbous, turned-up.

Action:

Alter face, lips, change the shape

transformation

Ad:

Flawless skin

Good figure

Neat and clean

Items/ charity

Second-hand shop

Charity begins at home

Ad:

Usable

Relieve hardship

Serviceable

Win-win situation

Pursue their charitable aim

Durable

Declutter

Assuage consumer guilt

Save space from landfill

Dis:

Wear and tear

Wasteful

Needy

unwanted

?:

Flying colors

Know the drill

Mixed blessing

A necessary evil

Make a trade-off between

Throw the baby out with bathwater

Make a killing

All the rage

Take a part for the whole, defy generalization

Take a leaf out of the book of

Eat out time/energy/profit

The hustle and bustle of everyday life

Snap up

??:

is bound to happen

the same cannot be said of

be considered on a case-by-case basic=it depends

we should always bear in mind that

are on the rise and here to stay, (gone are the day when)

a last resort, not a first line of defense

Hardly a week goes by without

ADJ:

Striking

Diverse=different=varied

Astounding

Promising, a promising future

Viable, a viable way/ solution/ measure

Prevalent, a prevalent view

Deep-seated

Long-lasting

Far-reaching

Unwilling=reluctant

Visible

Accessible

Habitual

inactive

V:

Merit=deserve

End up

Handy=convenient

Encourage=advocate among

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