1 adjust

adjust (oneself) to (doing) sth 使（自己）适应（做）某事

2 advance

make great advances 取得很大进展

technological / scientific / medical advances 技术 / 科学 / 医学上的进步

in advance (of ) 提前 (于……)；预先 (于……)

3 advantage

a big / considerable / great advantage 大的/很大的优势

have the advantage of 有……的优势

take advantage of 利用

4 advice

a piece of advice 一条建议

ask / seek sb's advice 征求某人的意见

accept / follow / take sb's advice 接受某人的意见

5 advise

advise sb to do sth 建议某人做某事

advise doing sth 建议做某事

advise (sb) that … (should) do sth 建议某人某事

advise (sb) on sth 在……方面建议某人

6 affair

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 外交部

current / international / business affairs 时事 / 国际事务 / 商务

have an affair with sb 与某人有暧昧关系

a love affair 风流韵事；酷爱；热爱

7 afraid

(be) afraid of 害怕；担心

(be) afraid to do sth 害怕做某事；担心做某事

(be) afraid (that) 担心

I'm afraid 恐怕；很遗憾

8 after

after all 毕竟；终究

9 again

again and again 再三地；反复地

10 against

against one's wishes / will 违背某人的意愿

against the law 违法