) Persons

a arm of workmen/assistants/unemployed men

a group/crowd/throng/multitude/concourse/people/savages/girls/journalists

a galaxy of beauties/talents/film stars

a gang of workers/slaves/prisoners/thieves/robbers/devils/swimmers/ convicts/criminals

a mob of thieves/rioters/hooligans/gangsters/angry women

a posse of police

a party of soldiers/tourists

a band of robbers/gangsters/fugitives/Gypsies/bandits/

a bench of scholars/bishops/judges

a board of directors

a crowd of people/ school children/boys/players/spectators/applicants

a college of translators

a cloud of horsemen

a couple of partners/players

a regiment of soldiers

a troop of dancers/actors/horsemen/soldiers/welcomes/demonstrators/

a horde of savages

a tribe of Arabs

a mass of children/people

a pack of thieves/

a set of people/friends

2)Things

a bag of candy/money/groceries

a ball of fire/wool/string/paper

a bale of alfalfa/cotton/hay/paper

a bar of chocolate/iron/gold/soap/light/

a batch of bread/goods/caps/documents/books/letters/bread

a belt of trees

a block of ice/marble/wood

a bouquet of flowers

a bowl/sack of rice

a box of chocolate/biscuits /matches/chocolates

a bucket of milk/water/gasoline/

a bunch of grapes/keys/flowers/straw/chopsticks/dried noodles/bananas

a bundle of hay/sticks/shirts/firewood/straw/sticks/newspapers/magazines/ clothes

a burst of flames/tears/blood/energy/strength/sobbing/laughter/applause/energy/
sympathy/smoke/hail/thunder/gunfire/bomb

a cake of soap/ice/clay/mud/tobacco

a can of fish/oil/fruit/beer/tomatoes

a case of pins/pencils/soda/Chinese porcelain/preserved apricots

a cask of wine/beer/honey

a chain of mountains/events/strikes/thoughts/errors

a chest of drawers

a cloud of smoke

a clump of trees/bushes/grasses/lilac/

a cluster of houses/buildings/flowers/grapes/stars/grass/curls

a clutch of eggs

a coat of sugar/was/dust/ice/dirt/paint/

a collection of stamps/speciments/essays

a colligation of relics/curiosities

a couple of days

a cloud of dust/smoke/blood

a cup of tea/milk/sugar

a drop of oil/water/blood/rain/tear/dew/sweat

a field of snow/corn/ice/rice/wheat

a fit of pain/coughing/dizziness/rage/energy/madness/temper/despair/

a fleet of cars/ships/craft/buses/taxis/trucks/planes

a flight of steps/stairs/airplanes/arrow/imagination/fancy

a flood of rain/light/tears/anger

a galaxy of stars

a glass of beer/water/milk

a grain of salt/rice/sand/gold/wheat

a grove of trees

a gush of flood/water/oil/heat/enthusiasm/interest/laughter/anger

a gust of wind/rain/smoke/fire/rage

a hail of curse/blows/bullets/stones

a handful of earth/rice/candy/seeds/peanuts/beans/sand

a heap of stones/sand/snow/rubbish/stone/earth/manure/building material

a host of activities

a huddle of houses

a kind of matter/fruit/power/tea/

a layer of rock/bricks/clay/raw coal/stone/sand/paint/dust/snow/clouds

a line of people/trees/chairs/houses/desks

a load of cargo/vegetables/grave/wood/hay/fuel/sand

a loaf of bread

a lump of sugar/clay/bread/gold/lead

a mass of snow/stone/letters/ice/dough/ore/earth/clouds/colour/sand/ trees/green

a mountain of debts/letters/problems/products/records

a mouthful of water/soup/bread/fresh air/

a nest of beakers

a pang of headache/toothache/hunger

a pail of water/milk

a pair of vases/ear-rings/pillows/sofas/dancers/gloves/braces/glasses/ compasses

a pack (packet) of cards/lies/troubles/cars/artillery/tea/sesame/strawberries
needles/sweets/medicine powder/cigarettes

a package of cigarettes/towels/razor blades

a patch of ground/grass garden/plastic/earth/cloud/sunlight

a peal of bells

a period of good time/history/wonderful youth

a piece of paper/news/advice/furniture/meat/butter/bread/cloth/
music/steel/land/wood/coal/log/board/thread/evidence/leather/ice /glass/water/

a pile of clothes/stones/books/letters/logs/bricks/grass/grain/newspaper/ papers

a pinch of salt/soda/sesames

a pipe of crude petroleum/vegetable oil

a plate of fruit/fish/beef/meat

a puff of wind/hot air/vapor/dust/wet steam/smoke/wool/breeze

a pound of beef

a pot of water/candy/beans/jam #p#

a quiver of arrows

a range of mountains

a roll of film

a rope of pearls

a row of trees/seats/willows/house/books/soldiers

a rush of wind/sympathy/tense work/dizziness/

a sea of clouds/soap bubbles/troubles/work/difficulties/flame/blood/cheers/flowers

a series of events/experiments/victories/storms/contests/explosions/ earthquakes

a set of false teeth/rooms/furniture/works/cards/chess/notebooks/buttons/stamps/plates/
spoons/rules/drawers/bedding/furniture/tools/idea/stories/policies

a section of railway/pipe/essay/legend

a sack of potatoes/grain/flour/toys/cement/rice

a sheet of ice/frost/glass/tin/leather/water/snow

a sheaf of grain/wheat/arrows

a shoal of facts

a shower of sparks/abuse/applause

a sip of tea/wine/brandy/lemonade

a slice of cucumber/bread/meat/beef

a spasm of coughing/excitement/pain/laughter/temper/ grief/sobs/industry

a spell of cold weather/coughing/dizziness

a stack of hay/straw/newspapers/wood/books/pies/dishes

a stretch of road/time/pipeline/wire/day/journey/speech/land/open
country/plain/scenery/water

a peck of dirty/interest/cream/dust/truth/gold

a sort of noise/inspiration/awe/love/material

a stack of books/newspaper/dishes bowls/paper

a stack of corn/wood/arms

a steam of cars/insults/abuse/curse/

a stream of blood/hot air/spring water

a string of beads/ pearls/lies/curse/prayers/complaints/excuses/questions/ cars/groan

a sum of money

a suck of wine/tea/smoke/milk

a suit of sails/clothes/

a suite of rooms/suite of apartments/

a wallow of water/beer/soda/brandy/

a team of players

a tract of grass

a trace of humour/smile/sadness/

a thread of light

a type of tobacco/rash/layout/pump/

3)Birds

a bevy of goose

a brood of chickens/birds/chicks

a cloud of birds/mosquitoes/flies/locusts/insects

a cost of hawks

a covey of partridges（鹌鹑）

a desert of lapwings

a dove of turkeys

a fall of woodcocks

a fight of doves/ birds/bees/sparrows/pigeons/ducks/swallow/cars/ship

a flock of geese/gaggle/chicken/brood

a gaggle of geese

a group of eagles/bees

a herd of cranes

a master of peacocks

a nest of swallows/wild birds/rabbits/thieves

a stand of plovers

a watch of nightgales

a wisp of snipes/straw/hay/grass

4)Animals

a band of dogs

a drove of cattle

a flock of sheep/goats/rabbits/hens/ducks/turkeys/birds/parrots/ sparrows/geese/crows

a furrow of pigs

a group of foxes

a head of cattle

a herd of cows/buffaloes/deer/ponies/swine/elephants

a kindle of kittens

a leash of hares

a litter of pups/pigs

a nest of rabbits

a pace of asses

a pack of hounds/wolves/dog/thieves

a pride of lions

a skulk of foxes

a sleuth of bears

a sounders of hogs

a stud of horses

a troop of monkeys

a yoke of oxen

5)Insects

a colony of ants