1. good, well：
good形容詞，
well副詞，
但指身體狀況是形容詞
He is well again.
2. hard, hardly：
hard努力，
hardly幾乎不
work hard
I can hardly believe it.
3. late, lately：
late遲，晚，
lately最近，近來
I haven't seen him lately.
4. living, alive, live, lively：
living, alive, live均為活著的，
living定表均可，
alive定表均可，定語後置，
live只能做定語，
lively意為活波的
all the living people
=all the people alive
5. excited, exciting：
excited使人興奮的，
exciting令人興奮的
I'm excited.
The news is exciting.
6. deep, deeply：
deep具體的深，
deeply抽象的深，深深地
deeply moved,
dig deep
7. before long, long before：
before long不久以後，
long before很久以前
not long before
= before long
8. instead, instead of：
instead是副詞，放在句首或句末，
instead of是介詞短語，放在句中
He didn't see a film.
Instead he watched TV.
He watched TV instead of seeing a film.
9. too much, much too：
too much 後接不可數名詞，
much too後接形容詞
much too heavy
10. raise, rise：
raise及物動詞，
rise不及物動詞
The sun rises in the east.
11. bring, take, carry, fetch：
bring拿來，
take帶走，
carry隨身攜帶，
etch去回這一往返動作
fetch a box of chalk
12. spend, take, pay, cost：
spend人做主語，花錢，花時間;
spend…on sth./in doing sth;
take物做主語，花時間;
pay人做主語，花錢，
pay for; cost物做主語，花錢
13. join, join in, take part in：
join加入某個組織，併成為其中的一員；
join in參加小型的活動,
join sb. in；
take part in 參加大型的活動
He joined the army five years ago.
14. leave, leave for：
leave離開，leave for前往
He left Beijing for Shanghai.
15. used to, be used to：
used to過去常常，
be used to習慣於，後接sth./doing sth.；
被用來，後接 do sth.
He is used to getting up early.
16. win, lose, beat：
win後接sth.，反義詞為lose,
beat後接sb.
win the game, beat them
17. live on, live by：
live on以…為主食，
live by靠…謀生
live on fish/ live by fishing
18. lose, miss：
lose失去（具體的物體），錯過
sth. is lost, lose the chance；
miss 想念，錯過
sth. is missing,
miss the chance
19. be tired of, be tired with/from：
be tired of厭煩…，
be tired with/from因為…而累了
be tired with/from running 800 meters
20. care about, care for：
care about關心，計較，在乎，一般多用於否定句中；
care for關心，照料，喜歡，願意
He doesn't care about his clothes.
I don't care for movies.