1. essential to/for 必不可少
eg.: Water is essential for/to living things.
水對於生物是必不可少的。
2. even if/though 即使，雖然，儘管
eg.: Even if I fail this time, I would try again.
即使這次失敗了，我還要再試試。
3. even now/then 即使到 這時
eg.: Even now I find it hard to believe that he lied.
即使是現在，我發現很難相信他說謊了。
4. even so 儘管如此，然而，不過
eg.: It was raining, but even so we had to go out.
天在下雨，儘管這樣我們也不得不外出。
5. ever so 非常，極其
eg.: He's ever so rich.
他很富有。
6. ever since 從那時起，自那時以來
eg.: He has disappeared for ever since then.
從那以後，他就永遠地失蹤了。
7. every now and then 時時，偶爾，間或
eg.: She looked out of the window every now and then.
她不時向窗外探望。
8. every other 隔，間；所有其他的（人或事物）
eg.: They visit us every other week.
他們隔周到我們這兒來。
9. every so often 時時，有時
eg.: I meet him at the club every so often.
我有時在俱樂部碰到他。
10. every time 每次，每當
eg.: The roof leaks every time it rains.
每當下雨的時候屋頂就漏雨。
11. except for 除了……外
eg.: I can answer all the questions except for the last.
所有的題我都會答，只是最後一題不會。
12. expert at/in/on 善於，熟練於……
eg.: I'm not expert at that.
那方面我不在行。
13. face to face 面對面地
eg.: His ambition was to meet his favourite pop star face to face.
他嚮往的是要面對面地見見他心目中的流行歌星。
14. face up to 勇敢地對付，面對事實
eg.: It is a fact that must be faced up to.
這是必須正視的事實。
15. fade away 逐漸凋謝，慢慢減弱；散開
eg.: The sound of the cheering faded away in the distance.
歡呼聲在遠處逐漸消失了。
16. fail in 失敗；缺少
eg.: I passed in maths but failed in French.
我數學及格，但法語不及格。
17. fair enough 很好，說的對，有道理
eg.: Fair enough, I think that's a very reasonable price.
有道理，我認為那是非常公道的價格。
18. fair play 公平比賽；公平條件
eg.: I merely wish fair play from you.
我只希望你辦事公平。