Statement

The White House has issued a statement.

The government will put out a new statement tomorrow. 

greet

 She rose to greet her guests.

You are very good to greet me in this public fashion.

Association

Soon afterwards he joined the work of the peasants association.

 I broke away from the association ten years ago. 

Dormitory

The boys were settled in their dormitory. 

 I want to go back to the dormitory now. 

canteen                

 Finally he decided that the safest place was the canteen.

He looked round the canteen again. 

Flight

 Our flight eventually left five hours late.

I've booked you on a direct flight to Paris. 

Curious

They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.

 He is curious as to what we are going to do.

Curiously

She felt curiously content.

He looked curiously at the people. 

Cheek

 He kissed her lightly on the cheek.

She kissed the child on the cheek. 

Defence

The Yanshan Hills provide a natural defence for Beijing.

 He killed the attacker in self - defence .

Major

Unemployment is a major cause of poverty.

We don't anticipate any major problems.

misunderstand          

Don't misunderstand what I'm trying to say.

 I think the couple misunderstand each other. 

Misunderstanding

He was the unknowing cause of all the misunderstanding.

There seems to be a misunderstanding between us.

dash           

 Don't dash stones! It's dangerous.

They could make a dash into the valley, secure their man.

Adult

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

He is adult in behaviour. 

Spoken

He had spoken to Emma only briefly .

 I've spoken to the manager about it.

Unspoken

The words were left unspoken.

 I came to understand the unspoken words in his work.

Crossroads

At the next crossroads, turn right.

The traffic policeman took his stand at the crossroads.

Facial

I practiced facial expressions.

You can tell that people are joking by observing their facial expressions.

Function

The function of the ear is to listen.

Conservation programs cannot function without local support.

Truly

She was a truly remarkable woman.

You must speak truly.

False

A whale is a fish. True or false?

What you hear about may be false; what you see is true.

Anger

Jim was able to hold back his anger and avoid a fight.

 Her face was flushed(涨红) with anger.

Fist

He struck me with his fist.

He hammered at the door with his fist

Yawn

He got up with a stretch and a yawn.

Her yawn suggests that she is sleepy. 

Subjective

This is a subjective judgement of her abilities.

Be careful to avoid being subjective and one - sided. 

Hug

Shane's father said as he gave him a hug.

She gave her son a hug and put him to bed.

Rank

 He was reduced in rank. 

He was promoted to the rank of captain.

Cassette

He inserted a cassette into the machine.

The cassette player and the tapes.