7.formula (pl. formulas/formulae): 公式，方程式，分子式；配方，处方；解决问题的方法或方案
the formula for a new drug
the formula for the washing powder
There is no magic formula for a perfect marriage. They're trying to work out a peace formula. a formula for the withdrawal of US forces 表示“解决问题的方法”还有： approach:
adopt/take a pragmatic approach to the problem measure:
adopt/take drastic measures to counter terrorism vehicle:
a new vehicle for advertising avenue:
We have explored every avenue towards/to peace. open sesame:
Academic success is not always an open sesame to a well-paid job. resort: （不得已的方法，最后的手段））
The conflict can be resolved without resort to violence.
8.devise 设计出，想出，构思出
The cartoon character Mickey Mouse was devised by Walt Disney in 1928. 近义词： conceive
come up with
A) Very few people come to it.
B) A good name hasn't been found for it.
C) People don't like climbing the stairs to get there. D) She has decided to phone the ticket office.
Script:
A: What had they decided to call the stadium? B: No one has come up with a good name.
Q: What does the woman say about the stadium? Answer: A good name hasn't been found for it.
fabricate/concoct an excuse 捏造出一个借口 coin
The term 'black hole' was coined in 1969. formulate 详细制定
formulate a policy/plan 详细制定出一个政策/计划
9.the good-bad man
good-bad man: an individual in conflict with himself oxymoron 矛盾修饰法 bad-good news
a cold warm embrace True Lies sick health sweat sorrow a damned saint a beautiful tyrant an honorable murder
10.accidental-noble outlaw 电影 [$i$]The Fugitive[$/i$] incidental 附带的 incidental expenses 杂费
incidental music for the movie 配乐 incidentally 附带地，用于信末
an individual in conflict with his environment
11.suspect
I suspected him of lying. We made him monitor/king. The statistics are suspect.
12.vivious: wicked, evil, malicious a vicious circle 恶性循环 a virtuous circle 良性循环 a malignant tumor 恶性肿瘤 a benign tumor 良性肿瘤
13.in short in brief in summary to sum up to summarize
14.in conflict with... 与??有冲突 inflict sth. on sb. afflict sb. with sth.
be afflicted with/by sth.
15.contemporaries
contemporary: 同时代的人
counterpart: 与自己地位相当的人
Chinese President Hu Jintao and his American counterpart George W. Bush agreed to establish a strategic partnership.
16.Old west 背景知识：
Hart was born in 1870, just after the end of American Civil War in 1865.
After the Civil War, slavery was abolished, four trans-continent railroads were built, and American economy was rapidly developed.
Meanwhile, the Wild West was fading away.
17.was firmly rooted in
The conflict in this area was rooted in history and religion. be embedded in... be entrenched in... be ingrained in...
a deep-seated faith in god a deep-rooted bad habit 起源于：
have its roots in... stem from... originate in...
Printing has its roots in China /stems from China/originates in China.
18.join hands
be more absurdly romanticized= be romanticized in a ridiculous fashion join hands=co-exist
19.accustomed to
be accustomed to sth. 习惯于?? be used to sth./to doing sth.
the elements: 自然力，特别是指坏天气。 fight/battle against the elements fight/battle against the odds bewilder=confuse
20.Overcame
outsider: n. 局外人
disinherit: vt. 剥夺某人的继承权
消灭，击退： 镇压，平定： overcome 击败，战胜 suppress 同义： quell Repel crush Repulse squash Put...to flight Rout Annihilate
21.decade 十年 century 世纪 millennium 千年
22.escape from... 逃离?? flee 被迫逃离 abscond: 潜逃 abscond from...
He absconded from the country. Abscond with money 携款外逃 elope with sb. 私奔
23.live by
aggression: 侵略 war: 战争
hypocrisy: 虚伪
chicanery: 欺诈，欺骗 anarchy: 无政府状态
impending: 坏的事情（临头的） immolation: 杀戮 code: 准则 live by: 按照??生活
I have always tried to live by my faith.
put down
接的宾语通常为: he rebellion 叛乱uprising 起义