1.nevertheless [nevəðə'les] 
adv. 然而，不过；虽然如此conj. 然而，不过
Nevertheless, the difference should not be ignored.  然而，这样的差距不应被忽略。

2. radical  ['rædɪk(ə)l] 
adj. 激进的；根本的；彻底的
The country needs a period of calm without more surges of radical change. 这个国家需要一段平静的时期，不再有重大变化所引发的动荡。

3. sufficient [sə'fɪʃ(ə)nt] 
adj. 足够的；充分的
The money to build the power station ought to have been sufficient.  建设电站的资金本该足够了。

4. extend [ɪk'stend] 
v. 延伸；扩大；推广；伸出；给予；使竭尽全力；对…估价
The service also extends to wrapping and delivering gifts. 这项服务还包括包装及递送礼物。

5. guarantee [gær(ə)n'tiː]  
n. 保证；担保；保证人；保证书；抵押品vt. 保证；担保
Surplus resources alone do not guarantee growth. 仅有富足的资源并不能确保发展。

6. pledge  [pledʒ]  
n. 保证，誓言；抵押；抵押品，典当物vt. 保证，许诺；用……抵押；举杯祝……健康
The meeting ended with a pledge to step up cooperation between the six states of the region. 会议以加快该地区6个州之间合作的承诺结束。

7. convention [kən'venʃ(ə)n] 
n. 大会；惯例； 约定；协定；习俗
It's just a social convention that men don't wear skirts. 男人不穿裙子仅仅是一个社会习俗。

8. conventional [kən'venʃ(ə)n(ə)l]  
adj. 符合习俗的，传统的；常见的；惯例的
The conventional practice flourishes in the United States.  这种常规做法在美国很盛行。

9. expect [ɪk'spekt] 
v. 期望；指望；认为；预料
The talks are expected to continue until tomorrow. 会谈预料将持续到明天。

10. expectation [ekspek'teɪʃ(ə)n]  
n. 期待；预期；指望
Their hope, and their expectation, was that she was going to be found safe and that she would be returned to her family.
他们的希望和期盼是她被找到时安全无恙并被送回她家。