I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ different , same , similar
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She does the same ~ of work as me.
▪ all , another , any , some , various
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You need some ~ of cover over it to protect it from the rain.
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We stock various ~s of lawnmower.
▪ each , every
▪ certain , distinct , exact , particular , special , specific
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Certain ~s of food are unsuitable for small children.
▪ best , good
▪ bad , worst
▪ right , wrong
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Be sure to eat enough of the right ~ of food.
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This is the exact ~ of thing I want.
▪ common , normal , typical , usual
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I'm a fairly normal ~ of guy.
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Prostate cancer is the most common ~ of cancer in men.
▪ new
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the need for a new ~ of leadership
▪ favourite/favorite
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Musicals were her favourite/favorite ~ of movie.
▪ funny , odd , peculiar , strange , weird
▪ rare , unique
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They played a truly unique ~ of punk rock.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
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The regions differ in size, but not in ~.
▪ of a ~
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You're making progress of a ~ (= some progress, but not very much, or not of the best type) .
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They're two of a ~ (= very like each other) —both workaholics!
▪ of … ~
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books of every ~
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music of different ~s
▪ of its ~
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The new school was the first of its ~.
▪ ~ of
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a special ~ of oil
PHRASES
▪ a/the ~ of thing
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Do you know the ~ of thing I mean?
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They sell all ~s of things.
▪ a … kind of way
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I missed him, in a funny ~ of way.
▪ nothing of the ~
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‘I was terrible!’ ‘You were nothing of the ~!’
▪ nothing of that ~ , something of that ~ , something of the ~
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‘He's resigning.’ ‘I'd suspected something of the ~.’
II.
adj.
VERBS
▪ be
▪
She was endlessly ~ and sympathetic.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ especially , genuinely , most , particularly
PREPOSITION
▪ of
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It really was most ~ of you to help.
▪ to
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My boss has been extremely ~ to me.
Kind is used with these nouns: ↑ act , ↑ deed , ↑ face , ↑ fate , ↑ gesture , ↑ gift , ↑ heart , ↑ invitation , ↑ lady , ↑ man , ↑ manner , ↑ offer , ↑ person , ↑ regard , ↑ remark , ↑ soul , ↑ thought , ↑ woman , ↑ word