Easier English Basic Synonyms

soaking
very wet
Don’t let the dog into the kitchen – he’s soaking 
or
 he’s soaking wet.
waterlogged
relating to ground that is full of water, so the surface stays wet for a long
time
After so much rain, the pitch is waterlogged. 
쑗
 Most plants cannot grow in
waterlogged soil.
Antonym:
dry
containing little or no water
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work
noun
Synonyms: work, labour, drudgery, graft
work
things that you do using your strength or your brain
There’s a great deal of work still to be done on the project. 
쑗
 There’s too
much work for one person. 
쑗
 If you’ve finished that piece of work, there’s
plenty more to be done. 
쑗
 Cooking for two hundred people every day is
hard work.
labour
work, especially hard physical work
Does the price include the cost of labour?
drudgery
boring work that you do not enjoy
Most of the work in the office is sheer drudgery.
graft
(
informal
) very hard work that needs a lot of energy
She has succeeded through sheer hard graft.
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worry
noun
Synonyms: worry, anxiety, problem, responsibility, burden
worry
something that makes you anxious
Go on holiday and try to forget your worries.
anxiety
nervous worry about something
Her anxiety about her job prospects began to affect her health. 
쑗
 The cost
of the treatment is one of my main anxieties.