cigarette

She lit a cigarette.

The product looks and burns like a regular cigarette.

 

alcohol 

He was too high on drugs and alcohol to remember them.

He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

 

alcoholic 

He showed great courage by admitting that he is an alcoholic.

It is very alcoholic, sometimes near the strength of port.

 

adolescent

He spent his adolescent years playing guitar in the church band.

A little adolescent rebellion is commonly believed to be healthy.

 

adolescence 

It's a retreat into the adolescence they never really had.

There was a lot of unhappiness in my adolescence.

 

tough 

We'll face a tough fight in the upcoming election.

She is tough, unwilling to take no for an answer.

 

addicted

addicted to 

I went through about four years of being addicted to video games.

She had become addicted to golf.

 

accustom

It took him a while to accustom himself to the idea.

She could not accustom herself to a hot climate.

 

accustomed 

accustomed to

Possibly we are accustomed, biologically speaking, to this background radiation.

He was not accustomed to political or philosophical discussions.

 

withdrawal

The charity says it wants a withdrawal of the comments.

Withdrawal from heroin is actually like a severe attack of gastric flu.

 

automatically

Don't automatically accept the solicitor recommended by the broker.

Certain kinds of property are transferred automatically at death.

 

quit

Police were called when he refused to quit the building.

It's not easy to quit smoking cigarettes.

 

lung

Lung cells die and are replaced about once a week.

There is an acknowledged risk of lung cancer from radon.

 

pregnant 

The number of women who become pregnant after adopting children is legion.

Pregnant women who are heavy drinkers risk damaging the unborn foetus.

 

abnormal 

The abnormal bleeding is your body's own red flag of danger.

Is the child abnormal in any way?

 

breathless

I was a little breathless and my heartbeat was bumpy and fast.

We were breathless with anticipation.

 

unfit 

Most of the wine was unfit for human consumption.

He had a third examination and was declared unfit for duty.

 

packet 

He had smoked half a packet of cigarettes.

Someone was seen depositing a packet.

 

chemist

She worked as a research chemist.

A chemist can separate a medicine into its components.

 

comprehension 

The teacher set the class a comprehension test.

The course also features creative writing exercises and listening comprehension.

 

etc (etcetera) 

She knew all about my schoolwork, my hospital work etc.

Remember to take some paper, a pen, etc.

 

appendix 

There is an appendix at the back of the book.

Most of those should end up in web appendix.

 

illegal 

Discrimination by employers on the grounds of race and nationality was illegal.

The police ran a sting operation to crack down on illegal guns.

 

pill 

The boy spat out the pill after eating off its sugar coating.

Take a pill every three hours.

 

survival

Life became a struggle for survival.

The old man was a survival of a past age.

 

sex

The new technique has been used to identify the sex of foetuses.

She disguised her true sex under a man's garment.

 

needle

She passed the needle through the rough cloth, back and forth.

He had become infected with Aids from an improperly sterilized needle.

 

male 

We were in the same college, which was male-only at that time.

In male company, perhaps he did overstep the bounds of propriety.

 

female 

Each female will lay just one egg in April or May.

She gives a stirring performance as a strong spirited female.

 

prejudice 

He does a very clever riff on the nature of prejudice.

I've spent a lifetime fighting against racism and prejudice.

 

judgement 

A tide of emotion rose and clouded his judgement.

I respect his judgement and I'll follow any advice he gives me.

 

disco 

A sit-down dinner was followed by a disco.

Fridays and Saturdays are regular disco nights.

 

abortion 

The abortion arose from an accidental fall.

His plan proved an abortion.

 

cigar 

He paused to stub out the butt of his cigar.

He reached into his breast pocket for his cigar case.

 

embarrassed

He looked a bit embarrassed.

She was embarrassed at showing her fear so nakedly.