I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ direct , exact
▪ approximate , closest ( esp. AmE ), nearest ( esp. BrE ), rough
▪
the nearest ~ we have to a carnival
▪ contemporary , modern , modern-day
▪
the modern ~ of the Roman baths
▪ moral
▪
The campaign says that hunters are the moral ~ of murderers.
▪ aural , visual
▪
These drawings are the visual ~s of stage whispers.
▪ verbal
▪ architectural , cinematic , journalistic , literary , musical , sporting ( esp. BrE ), etc.
▪ digital , electronic , online
▪
the online ~ of the telephone
▪ female , male
▪ American , British , etc.
▪ cash ( business )
▪
The company has $43.8 million in cash and cash ~s.
VERB + EQUIVALENT
▪ be , be considered , represent
▪ become
▪ have
▪
a word which has no direct ~ in English
▪ produce , provide
▪ earn , receive
▪
each sponsor received the ~ of £1millon worth of advertising.
▪ pay (sb)
▪
He's only paid the ~ of $200.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
There is no exact male ~ for witches.
▪ ~ in
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It is the approximate ~ in height to the Matterhorn.
▪ ~ of
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This qualification is the ~ of a degree.
▪ ~ to
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This concert hall is the American ~ to London's Albert Hall.
II.
adj.
VERBS
▪ be , seem
▪ become
ADVERB
▪ exactly , precisely
▪ almost , essentially , practically
▪ approximately , broadly , more or less , roughly
▪
the price we would pay elsewhere for a broadly ~ house
▪ logically , mathematically
▪ morally
PREPOSITION
▪ in , to
▪
These first computers were ~ in power to a modern calculator.
Equivalent is used with these nouns: ↑ amount , ↑ proportion , ↑ size