Stand: China’s balance of trade stands at $ 2 billion in surplus in the first quarter. Inflation now stands at two-digit level. I wonder if any romance could stand the test of time. Let me stand you an ice-cream. SARS- infected People still stand a chance for life. -Stand down, Mr. Slade. - I am not quite finished

feel: I like the feel of the velvet. get a feel of : become used to You’ll get a feel of campus life. He was caught red-handed feeling up a girl on the bus.

          

bumper: braking ignition steering internal-combustion suspension system exhaust system safety-belt air-balloon convertible 4-wheel drive (4x4), sedan, saloon, limousine chauffer

gross: Gross nation pruduct He found guilty of gross negligence and embezzlement. He becomes really gross as he comes to his middle age.

poise: He was well regarded as a man of poise and taste. We were astonished at the ballerina’s graceful poise in playing pirouette. I poiseed an egg on the the edge of the glass. Poised: The war-torn country was poised between falling apart and permanent fighting among the war-lords. PLA are poised for a full- scale amphibious assault against Japan. The lioness waited in the bush, poised to cut the throat of an unlucky