Informal/Formal Flashcards
Formal Language instead Informal (67 cards)
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a lot of/load of/plenty of
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a great deal/numerous/several
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a bit
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Somewhat(before adj. or adv.)/ slightly
3
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to get together
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to collaborate with sbd on smth
4
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to start/to begin
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to initiate/to commence smth/v-ing
5
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big
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large(number/percentage), considerable
6
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thing
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device/object
7
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stuff
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material
8
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to find out
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to ascertain/discover
9
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to do again
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to repeat
10
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to do well
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to succeed
11
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to set up
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to establish
12
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to cut down on
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to reduce
13
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to go up
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to increase
14
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to come up with
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to create
15
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to look into
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to investigate
16
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to go up and down
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to fluctuate
17
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to bring up a question
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to raise a question
18
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to get ride of
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to eliminate
19
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to turn down smth
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to refuse
20
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to turn on smth
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to produce
21
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to take smth back
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to retract (a statement)
22
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to put off smth
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to postpone smth
23
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to put up with
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to tolerate
24
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to put away smth
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to save
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to put down smth
to attribute to
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to come about
to occur
27
to give up
to relinquish
28
to go back/give back
return to swh/smth
29
to give off smth
to produce(heat)
30
to give away
to betray
31
to carry out smth
to conduct
32
to seem
to appear
33
to climb
to ascend
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to help
to assist/aid
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to stop
to cease
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to use
to consume
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to shorten
to decrease/to abbreviate
38
to show
to demonstrate
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to go
to depart
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want
desire
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end
finish/terminate
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tell
inform
43
keep
preserve/retain
44
say no
reject
45
free
release/liberate
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to mend/to fix
to repair
47
to need
to require
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to live
to reside
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in the end
finally/ultimately
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at once
immediately
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at the same time
simultaneously/concurrently
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first
initially
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on and off
intermittenly
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mainly
principally/primarlyn
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next
subsequently
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again and again
repeatedly
57
so
therefor/ consequently
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understanding
comprehension
59
lack
deficiency
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chance
opportunity
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sweat
perspiration
62
house
residence
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sight
vision
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friendly
amiable
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whole
complete
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lively
energetically/animated
67
lucky
fortunate
