Kingsway English Flashcards
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Categorised
Changes
Reactions
Advantages
Benefits
Quicky
Rapidly
End
Terminate
Obtained
Deactirate
Flavours
I like to drink all kind of tea - Western,Chinese and Japanese - because of their different flavours.
Tastes
Aroma
I usually drink tea after lunch, to aid digestion as well as to enjoy its aroma.
Pleasant smell
Supposed
It is also supposed to have a calming effect.
Believed
Definitely
I find that drinking tea dose relax me so that is definitely good for my blood pressure.
Certainly
Frank
To be frank, I have not actually felt these healthy effects yet.
Honest
Stimulation
Challenge
Suitable
Appropriate
Important or Meaningful
Significant
Seen as a whole
Holistic
Point of view
perspective
Sharing another’s feeling
Empathy
Instantly
My first son took to building blocks instantly.
Immediately
Observed
I have observed how very creative children can be with just a collection of building blocks
Seen
Interaction
I also want toys to encourage good interaction with other children so I make it a point to avoid toys which introduce violence into their play, such as swords, knives and guns.
To act and affect each other
Functions
As a result, he started collecting these toys and learnt their names and functions.
How things operate
Self-esteem
I also introduced him to hero figurines and played with him using the figurines as role models to increase his self-esteem.
Self-worth
Large number
Mass
Worry
Damage
Harm
Serious
Put stress on
Concern
Severe
Strain
To know
Aware
Lamenting
I even wrote to the Straits Times Forum page lamenting that schoolbags have been getting heavier over the years despite the increasing use of technology in the classroom.
Expressing regret
Wholly
I feel it is better to be wholly textbook based.
Completely
Distracted
He tells me that it better to bring both as the teacher may sometimes choose to use the textbook instead, if he finds the boys getting too distracted by the games on the tablet.
Unable to concentrate
Hunching
I realise that if she starts hunching because of the heavy bag, it will ruin her posture and even give her backache.
Bending forward and down
Investment
Sure it’s expensive but it’s an investment that I feel is necessary, given the weight of her bag.
Spending for a serious purpose
Showing something favourably
Showcase
Preventing loss of something
Conserving
Of or for cooking
Culinary
Inportant
Significant
To make less severe
Alleviate
Find out more about something
Explore
Ailments
She is a traditional women who does not believe in going to the doctor for common ailments like coughs and colds and mild allergies.
Slight illnesses
Mild
She is a traditional women who does not believe in going to the doctor for common ailments like coughs and colds and mild allergies.
Not severe
Wonder
Petai is considered a medicinal wonder.
Something remarkable
Consider
Some people also consider it a ‘Brain Food’.
Regard
Toxic
Plants can be sources of powerful chemicals that can be toxic to the liver.
Poisonous
Special
Distinctive
Considered
Deemed
Give out
Distribute
Birth
Emergence
Bought
Purchased
Cleanliness
Hygiene
Dominant
Popular
Associated
Related
Condemned
Expressed happiness
Facade
Lie
Abandoned
Thrown away