listen to ----> follow
look after ----> take care of
look at the manual ----> read the instruction
look for a bigger apartment ----> has too much furniture
look for a needle in a hay stack ----> be hard to find
look on with ----> share
look over // proofread ----> check // review // look through
Look who's talking. ----> He should follow his own advice.
lose ----> shed
lose one's voice ----> unable to talk
lose track of time ----> not realize what time it is
lost ----> misplace
love // lover ----> like
love to fish ----> enjoy go fishing
Lucky you! ----> wish
magnate // millionaire ----> wealthy developer
mail ----> write
mail carrier ----> deliver
main tool ----> strong effect
make a come back ----> win
make a mess of ----> screw up
make a point of taking a close look ----> inspect sth. more carefully
make a profit ----> make any money
make any difference to sb. ----> sb. probably won't do
make do with what sb. have got ----> do with the material available to sb.
make ends meet // live within one's income ----> low salary
make friends ----> meet people
make fun of ----> laugh at
make it ----> succeed
make me promise ----> I had to promise
make new friend in on time ----> adapt easily
make one's flight ----> catch one's flight
make some sketches ----> do some artwork
make sure ----> confirm
make the wrong turn ----> go the wrong way
make yourself at home ----> should get comfortable
manage to do sth. after all ----> have difficulty
manage to handle all that ----> do so many things
many ----> most
many ----> different
many miles away ----> far from
many miles away ----> far
mark ----> grade
meat each other half way ----> reach a compromise
mess // worse ----> clean
might have found ----> missed
mild // different ----> cold
mind ----> bother
minority ----> few
misread the price tag ----> not read the amount correctly
miss coming to one of sth. // only once or twice at the most ----> come to most of sth.
miss one's first class ----> oversleep
mix up ----> confuse
money seems to burn a whole in one's pocket ----> not have enough money
more ----> additional
more detailed explanation ----> addition information
more expensive ----> cost mare than
more letters ----> has written a lot of letters recently
more passive ----> less active
more time ----> very time-consuming
move off ----> not live in
move to ----> location changes
mow the lawn ----> cut the grass
much the same as last ----> change little
mugs, bowls, and ladles ----> storage
must ----> necessary
must have been sleeping ----> was probably asleep
My goodness! ----> be amazed at
My legs have fallen asleep. ----> My legs are numb.
mysteriously ----> accidental
mystery ----> surprise // surprisingly
naturally // spontaneously // not planned in advance ----> individual self expression
nay ----> does not
nearly finished ----> barely started
necessary ----> facilitate
need one more class to complete one's schedule ----> sign up for (course)
nervous // shake all over ----> extremely anxious
never mind ----> disregard
never realize ----> mistake
never retouched his prints or made copies of them ----> be unique
new ----> another/different
next ----> following // right away
next month ----> at a late date
next term // next time ----> in the future
next year too ----> continue
nice ----> good
nice // exist only in one's imagination ----> exceptionally good
nightmare ----> avoid
no end in sight ----> for a while
no one can dispute the fact ----> undeniably
no one is unwilling ----> everyone agree
no pushover ----> very strict
nobody ... not ----> everybody
not ... all ----> share
not ... alone ----> someone assist
not ... amuse ----> serious
not ... any major revisions ----> only a few changes
not ... be up to // fill in for sb. ----> replace // substitute
not ... both ----> only one
not ... clean ----> dirty
not ... think of ----> disagree
not ... trouble ----> well
not a single cloud ----> sunny
not as much as experts have predicted ----> not as bad been anticipated as had
Not at all. ----> Not a bit of it.
not be compatible ----> reject
not care for ----> dislike
not count sb. out yet ----> sb. may still be able to do sth.
not discourage/keep/prevent sb. from doing sth. ----> want sb. to continue sth.
not do sth. until ... ----> do sth. later
not everyone ----> some people
not full ----> vacant
not give up ----> continue
not go unrewarded ----> be well repaid
not have the time ----> too busy
not hold the grudge // forget ----> forgive people
not let it show ----> hide his feelings
not likely // not much chance of that ----> doubt
not likely rebroadcast ----> miss the chance
not make much money // a small stipend ----> not pay very well
Not much chance of that. ----> probably not do sth.
not much longer // make time for sth. ----> go to someplace soon
not much of a sth. fan // far from ... favorite ----> not like sth.
not one student ----> nobody
not oversleep // catch the flight // wake up call // front desk ----> hotel staff
not play very well ----> poor play
not really like ----> be dissatisfied
not recognize sb. ----> Sb. looks different. |
