A Frequency Dictionary of American English

resident n

adj local, longtime, permanent, black, rural, poor, urban, medical, lifelong, low-income noun city, area, county, home, community, neighborhood, official, nursings village, park verb ·live, ·complain, ·vote, force, evacuate, ^oppose, urge_v ·fear, ·flee, encourage 29422 | 0.91 N

contract n

adj social, long-term, five-year, three-year, lucrative, one-year, four-year, two-year, private, exclusive noun government, service, ·extension, term, worker, ·negotiation, labor, breach, record verb sign, win, award, negotiate^ ·expire, offer, enter, renew, extend, guarantee

28924 | 0.92 N

gold n

adj Olympic, yellow, solid, pure, pale, heavy, liquid noun ·medal, silver, ·mine, ·rush, ^standard, ·medalist, ·chain verb win, wear, strike^ pan, paint, earn, shine, flash, dangle, gleam

28228 | 0.94

future j

noun research, generation, study, development, direction, plan, growth, teacher, need, president, use, success misc shall, current, include, prevent, examine, predict, possible, economic

28890 | 0.92 A

potential j

noun problem, benefit, impact, threat, risk, effect, conflict, source, customer, buyer, candidate, danger misc identify, because, future, reduce, environmental, actual, assess, negative

28743 | 0.93 A

presence n

adj military, strong, physical, human, mere, continued, very, foreign, significant, constant noun US, absence, troop, police^ ·mind, woman, other, ·region, stage^ verb feel, indicate^ maintain, sense^ establish, detect, reveaL, signal, demonstrate^ alert

28416 | 0.94 A

institute n

adj national, American, international, urban, medical, military, technical, independent noun research, ·health, ·technology, art, study, director, policy, cancer, science, enterprise^ verb fund, found, sponsor, establish, head, ·estimate, attends, graduate, direct, ·recommend 28475 | 0.93

screen n

adj big, small, blank, giant, tiny, flat noun computer, ·door, Tv_s, television, image, radar, video_v movie verb appear, show, fill, stare^ flash, display, watch, open, hit, flicker

28532 | 0.93 F

run n

adj long, short, earned, winning, presidential, successful, dry, wild noun home_v hit, fick, game, touchdown, record, average, mile, salmon, bulk verb make^ score, drive^ allow^ break, ·fail, end, finish, earn 28805 | 0.92 N

Chinese j

noun government, people, official, woman, leader, restaurant, food, student, culture, immigrant

29659 | 0.90 A

horse n

adj white, wild, dark, TroJan, dead, rocking, wooden, pretty noun race, man, farm, rider, cart, sea_v leg, ·manure, iron, animal verb ride, pull, lead, mount, gallop, shoot, feed, ·rear, kick, tie

28781 | 0.92 F

European j

noun union, country, community, state, nation, market, power, culture, commission, ally

29332 | 0.90 A

target n

adj easy, military, prime, specific, primary, favorite, main, moving, likely, Iraqi noun attack, .group, .audience, .area, ·population, .behavior, price, .practice, store, .market verb hit., become., set, meet., reach., identify, miss.

27852 | 0.95

willing j

noun risk, participant, worker, buyer, partner, seller, ally, accomplice, victim, suspension, executioner misc to, pay, take, more, give, accept, able, spend

27431 | 0.97

survey n

adj national, recent, geological, annual, nationwide, comprehensive, informal, completed noun result, data, percent, student, respondent, question, research, response, .instrument, health verb conduct, .show, ·find, complete, .indicate, include, report, base, respond., .reveal 29806 | 0.89 A

interested j

noun party, reader, art, person, politics, science, researcher, sport, individual, sex, scholar, topic misc more, very, become, seem, really, particularly, less

27018 | 0.98

chief n

adj assistant, Indian, tribal, senior, paramount, principal, acting noun .staff, police, bureau., commander., chairman., house., deputy., editor., crew., fire. verb name, appoint., elect., hail., resign, promote., .oversee, .preside, phone 28088 | 0.94

crowd n

adj large, small, huge, wild, angry, enthusiastic, silent, cheering, standing-room-only, thick noun people, street, noise, cheer, home, roar, .control, sellout., ·pleaser verb .gather, draw., attract., walk, push, .wait, scan., address., join, shout 28145 | 0.94 F

prison n

adj federal, private, secret, maximum-security, juvenile, Israeli, minimum-security, Vietnamese, visiting, nearby noun year., life, state., .sentence, time, .system, inmate, .term, month verb serve, send., release., spend., face., build, operate, house, commit, impose 28082 | 0.94 S

terms i

(in terms of) .of, both, define., cost, measure., value, difference, .economic, .relationship, .quality, impact, ·ability, express., performance

28708 | 0.92 S A

obviously r

well., very, mean, quite, concerned, .pleased, .upset, disagree, .drunk, .intelligent, talented

28720 | 0.92 S

basis n

adj regular, daily, case-by-case, individual, day-to-day, weekly, scientific, legal noun .race, case., decision, ·evidence, .fact, discrimination., day, cost, ·comparison, point verb provide., form., become., serve., select., judge, establish, discriminate., lay., define 28663 | 0.92 A

11. Sports and recreation

General and equipment (note that many of the most frequent terms are used much more in a non-sports context)

(point) n 170808, game 141129, team 129169, (win) ц^, (record) n 74769, (score) 57699, (shoot) 53006, ball 42625, league ₃₄₆₃₉, competition ₂₇₇₄₇, bike ₁₇₇₉₅, championship ₁₅₃52, (uniform) ₁₃₂₈₈, stadium ₁₂₁₈₆, tournament ₁₂₀₈₉, (medal) 8740, (final) n 8514, Olympics 7884, gym 6916, bicycle 6354, (saddle) 4543, trophy 4128, athletics 2921, World Cup ₂₈₉₈, golf club ₁₆₇₀, rink ₁₃₁₆, (freestyle) ₁₂₉₃, puck ₁₀₇₃, sailboat ₉₆₆, gymnasium ₉₃₈, finish line ₈₈₀, golf ball ₇₃₆, cleat ₆₉₇, racquet ₄₄₇, ice skates ₃₄₉, surfboard ₂₈₂, racecar ₁₃₆, hockey stick ₁₁₈