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audience

spectators

viewers

sightseers

onlookers

witness

Meaning

A group of people watching or listening to a play, concert, film ets.

People who watch sth, especially a sporting event

People who watch television

People who visit places of interest as tourists

People who watch sth happening without getting involved

A person who sees event and is able to tell other people what happened

Example

The audience was respectful of the speaker’s opinion.

The final game attracted a crowd or over 10,000spectators.

A weekly show aimed at teenage viewers.

In Rome, they have hordes of sightseers every summer.

A crowd of fascinated onlookers was watching the concert.

She witnessed our wedding.

big

huge

enormous

vast

Meaning

Of a large size

Of a very large size

Of an extremely large size

Extremely big, extremely wide

Example

I don’t want a small car – I want a big one.

The concert was a huge success.

The house is absolutely enormous.

Vast areas of a farmland.

competition

contest

match

game

Meaning

An event in which several teams or people compete with each other

Any event or situation in which people compete with each other

A single occasion when two teams or players compete with  each other in a sport

An activity in which people compete with  each other using skill, strength or luck

Example

He won the first prize in the photography competition.

A beauty contest

We watched the football match on TV.

She’s not very good at games like chess.

good-looking

attractive

beautiful

handsome

lovely

pretty

Meaning

Having an attractive face

With pleasant physical features, or pleasant to look at

Physically very attractive, or pleasant to look at

A handsome man or a boy has an attractive face

Very pleasant to look at

A pretty woman or a girl has face that is quite attractive

Example

His sister is a very good-looking girl.

They found the mountain scenery very attractive.

We have three beautiful daughters

Her boyfriend is very handsome.

She looks lovely in that dress

Her daughters are very pretty.

hard

difficult

awkward

tough

tricky

Meaning

Not easy

Not easy to do or to achieve

Hard to use, deal with or carry out because of shape, size or position

Requiring a lot of effort, bravery or confidence

Requiring a lot of skill, patience or intelligence

Example

Some of the questions were very hard.

Finding a parking space is difficult on Saturdays.

I find the handle rather awkward to hold comfortably.

She’s very good at taking tough decisions.

Getting the wire through the little hole is quite tricky.

perfect

ideal

fine

special

Meaning

The best possible person or thing for sth

Sunny and dry (for weather)

Not ordinary or usual

Example

Upgrading your computer seems the ideal solution.

Is your room all right? Yes, fine, thanks.

The children can only stay up late on special occasions.

reliable

responsible

reasonable

respectable

Meaning

Sb or sth that can be trusted to work well or behave in a desirable way

Having control or authority over sth or sb

Quite good, fair, sensible

Having or deserving the respect of other people

Example

My car’s not as reliable as it used to be.

The Council of Ministers is responsible to the Assembly.

Be responsible! We can’t work late every night.

Go and make yourself  look  respectable

small

tiny

minute

miniature

microscopic

Meaning

Not large in size or amount

Very small

Extremely small

Much smaller than the usual size

Extremely small, or so small that you need to use a microscope to see it                                                                                                                                   

Example

The house is too big for us, so we’re selling it and buying a smaller one.

The black spot is so tiny you can hardly see it.

A minute piece of dust must have got into the watch.

He has a miniature camera.

It was a microscopic mark and didn’t spoil the appearance of the table.

teach

educate

train

coach

instruct

tutor

Meaning

To show someone how to do something

To teach someone in a school or college, or give them information that they need

To teach someone or an animal how to do a particular activity

To give private lessons to someone in a particular sport, subject or activity

(formal) to show someone how to do something

( formal) to teach a small group of students

Example

She taught me how to dance.

She was educated in Switzerland.

She’s being trained to be a bus driver.

He coaches young footballers.

We were all instructed in the use of the fire safety equipment.

She earns extra money by tutoring foreign students in English.

want

wish

long

desire

Meaning

To hope that you will do something, that something will happen, or that you will get something

To want something to happen

To want something very much

(formal)  to want something

Example

She wants a new car for her birthday.

She sometimes wised she could live in the country.

I’m longing for a cup of tea.

Most of us desire a large comfortable home.