ONE. A laundry list of words - to increase:
1.august
: someone/sth that is dignified and impressive ,also and meaning that the eighth month of the year.
e.g.Being so near the august person of the Empress, he was overcome with awe.
2.augment
:make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it.
The money augmented his fortune-> Good fortune is good LUCK!
3.auction/auctioneer
: a process with increasing
An auction is a public sale where goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.
: -eer, a person that does...
e.g. the auctioneers are violating a code of practice by dealing in stolen goods.
4.authority n.
authorize v.
:to give power or permission to (someone or something)
authoritative adj.
: having the quality of...
authoritarian n.
: a person having the quality of...
5.auxiliary
:available to provide extra help, power, etc., when it is needed
TWO: A laundry list of words - to beat:
1.go (in) bat for:
e.g. going in bat for the accused.
2.rebate n.
:to beat down back from a payment .A rebate is an amount of money which is paid to you when you have paid more tax, rent, or rates than you needed to.
e.g we can say refund as the meaning as it.
3.a battalion of
:a large organized group of soldiers ora large organized group of people who act together
4.battery /recharge one's batteries
e.g he wanna recharge his batteries and come back feeling fresh an d positive.
5.debate /open to debate debatable adj.
=discussion, argument,
6.rebel
:a person who opposes or fights against a government
to beat against...
e.g.she rebelled at the unwelcome suggestion.
7.belligerent
A belligerent person is hostile and aggressive.(US)
The sharing of knowledge, the spirit of encouragement.
By Joel Jiang (江东敏)