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NATIONAL

a/the national flag

a/the national government

a national holiday

a national monument

a national park

national consumption

national pride

national reconstruction

national service

a/the national anthem

a national assembly

 

NATURAL

a natural disaster

natural resources

natural childbirth

natural gas

natural history

natural selection

the natural environment

 

NAUTICAL

a nautical mile

 

NEAR

a near miss

the near future

  

NEIGHBORING

 

NERVOUS

a nervous breakdown

a nervous disorder

a nervous wreck

nervous exhaustion

 

NEW

a new car

a new idea

a new look

a new moon

 

NEXT

next door

next month

next summer

next week

next year

 

NON-PERFORMING

a non-performing loan

 

NOMADIC

a nomadic lifestyle

 

NON-STOP

a non-stop flight

  

NON-VERBAL

non-verbal communication

 

NORMAL

 

NORTH

North American

North Korea

the North Pole

the North Star

 

NORTHERN

northern Australia

the northern hemisphere

Northern Ireland

 

NOTED

a noted authority

 

NOTIONAL

 

NUCLEAR

nuclear power

a nuclear family

a nuclear reactor

a nuclear war

a nuclear warhead

a nuclear winter

nuclear energy

nuclear fission

nuclear fusion

nuclear non-proliferation

nuclear warfare

nuclear waste

  

NUMERICAL

 

NURSING

a nursing mother

 

NUMEROUS

numerous tests

  

OBJECTIVE

an objective viewpoint

 

OBSERVATIONAL

 

OBSERVED

 

OCCASIONAL

an occupational hazard 

occupational therapy 

 

OCCUPIED

occupied territory

 

OCEAN-GOING

an ocean-going liner

 

OFFICIAL

an official announcement

 

OLD

old age

an old flame”

an old hand

an old man

an old woman

an old master

  

OLYMPIC

The Olympic Games

 

OPEN

the open air

an open door

an open invitation

an open letter

an open mind

an open prison

an open question

an open secret

an open sesame

an open verdict

open access

open arms

open water

the Open University

 

Exceptions:

open day    (contrast stress; Type 1 - a type of day)

open season   (contrast stress; Type 1 - a type of season)

 

 

OPPOSITE

somebody's opposite number

the opposite viewpoint

the opposite building

 

OPTICAL

an optical illusion

 

OPTIMUM

 

OPTIMISTIC

 

OPTIONAL

 

OPULENT

an opulent lifestyle

 

ORAL

oral hygiene

oral history

 

ORCHESTRAL

 

ORGANIZED

organized crime

 

ORIGINAL

an original idea

 

ORNAMENTAL

 

OUTDOOR

an outdoor swimming pool

 

OUTER

outer space

 

OUTGOING

 

OUTSTANDING

an outstanding performance

an outstanding talent

outstanding ability

outstanding cinematography

 

OVERBEARING

an overbearing manner

 

OVERDRAWN

an overdrawn account

 

OVERHEAD

an overhead projector

an overhead railway

 

OVERSEAS

overseas study

 

OVERWHELMING

 

PAID

a paid holiday

 

PAINTED

 

PARALLEL

parallel parking

parallel processing

 

PARKED

a parked car

 

PARTIAL

a partial eclipse

a partial payment

 

PARTICULAR

 

PART-TIME

a part-time job

 

PAST

 

PATERNAL

my paternal grandfather

 

PEAK

peak oil

 

PEELED

a peeled banana

 

PENETRATING

a penetrating analysis

 

PERFECT

a perfect fit

a perfect match

a perfect score

perfect pitch

a/the "perfect storm"

 

PERFORMING

a performing bear

the performing arts

 

PERIODIC

the periodic table (in chemistry)

 

PERIPHERAL

peripheral vision

 

PERSIAN

a Persian cat

 

PERSONAL

a personal ad

a personal allowance

a personal assistant

a personal attack

a personal ad

a personal computer

a personal identification number (PIN)

a personal organizer

a personal pronoun

a personal trainer

personal effects

personal property

a personal video recorder (the noun is Type 1, "video recorder")

 

PESSIMISTIC

a pessimistic outlook

 

PHILOSOPHICAL

a philosophical discussion

 

PHRASAL

a phrasal verb

 

PHYSICAL

physical attraction

physical education (= P.E.)

physical fitness

 

PHYSIOLOGICAL

 

PICTURESQUE

a picturesque view

 

PIPED

piped music

 

PITCHED

a pitched battle

 

PLAIN

plain sailing

 

PLASTIC

plastic surgery

 

POACHED

a poached egg

 

POETIC

poetic justice

poetic licence (American spelling is "license")

 

POLAR

a polar bear

the polar ice-cap

 

POLISHED

a polished performance

 

POLITE

polite conversation

polite society

a polite request

 

POLITICAL

political correctness

Political Science

a political prisoner

 

POOR

poor quality

"Poor thing"

 

POPULAR

the popular press

 

POSITIVE

a positive example

a positive outlook

positive discrimination

 

POTENTIAL

a potential leader

potential energy

 

PRACTICAL

practical results

a practical idea

a practical joke

 

PRECIOUS

a precious metal

(a) precious stone

  

PRECISE

a precise measurement

 

PREGNANT

a pregnant silence

a pregnant woman

 

PREPARED

a prepared answer

 

PRESIDENTIAL

the presidential palace

 

PRESIDING

a/the presiding officer

 

PRESSING

a pressing engagement

 

PRETTY (1)

a pretty dress

a pretty girl

 

PRETTY (2)

Note: the second word here is an adjective: the word "pretty" here is an adverb that modifies an adjective.

pretty bad

pretty cheap

pretty funny

pretty good

pretty new

pretty old

pretty young

 

PREVAILING

the prevailing wind

 

PRIME

a prime cut

a prime number

a Prime Minister

prime time

a prime mover

the prime rate

 

PRINCIPAL

the principle part(s)

 

PRIVATE

private enterprise

private tuition

a private company

a private detective = a private eye

a private secretary

 

PROBLEMATIC(AL)

 

PROCESSED

processed food

 

PROFESSIONAL

a professional musician

a professional tennis player

professional wrestling

professional development

 

PROGRAMMED

programmed instruction

 

PROMISING

a promising future

 

PROPORTIONAL

proportional representation

a proportional split

 

PROTECTED

a protected species

 

PSYCHOLOGICAL

psychological damage

psychological warfare

 

PUBLIC

public affairs

a public body

a public performance

public funds

public relations

public transport

public transportation

public works

a public convenience

a public company

a public library

a public servant

public speaking

 

PURE

pure gold

pure silk

pure chance

 

PUZZLED

a puzzled expression

 

 

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