Paraphrasing Groups
A
acceptable
fair, reasonable, unacceptable, unreasonable, unfair,
accident
unexpected
acknowledge
recognise,
achieve
accomplish, complete,
actually
in fact,
allow
enable
annoy
aggravate
apply
adopt, enact, implement, tack actions, tack measures,
except for
apart from, in addition to, besides,
arrive
hit, advent,
B
because
on account of sth, account (to sb) for sth,
C
care
mind,
change
adjust, modify
collect
accumulate, pile up,
competitor
antagonist,
consider
take sth into account / take account of sth,
contain
hold,
control
hold
D
describe
explain, description, account of,
develop
cultivate,
do
turn/use sth to good account,
E
extra
added, additional,
F
form
account for sth,
G
give
provide, offer, afford,
H
have
hold,
I
important
be of no/little account,
increase
aggravate,
J
K
keep
hold,
L
learn, know, understand
assimilate, master, study, study under sb = learn from sb , penetrate, absorb, attune, grasp, work sb out, read, reading = understanding, take in someone,
look, see, watch
take in something,
M
many, some, a lot of
abundant, abundance, ample, affluent, plenty of, plentiful, substantial, a large/great number of,
N
O
obvious
apparent,
old
ancient, aged,
P
Q
R
reach
access, accessible, reachable,
realise
remember
bear/keep sth in mind,
right
accurate, correct
S
say
by/from all accounts,
see
perceive,
should
on no account,
skilled
accomplished,
stupid, silly
absurd, ridiculous, adolescent, nonsense, make (a) nonsense of sth, not stand any nonsense, weak-minded, laughable, insane, empty-headed, drink, laugh, etc. yourself silly,
success (n.)
hit,
T
take
grasp,
teach
train,
think, see, view
hit, perceive, make sth/sb of sth/sb, go over sth in your mind / turn sth over in your mind, account,
U
unclear
ambiguous, vague,
V
W
worry
anxiety,
Z
Y
yearly
every year, annually,
Z