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calamity

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엄청난 (자연)재해, 재난

=disaster, catastrophe
apocalypse (거창)

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call on 누구 to do s/t

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publicly saying that you want to do s/t

They are calling on the President to stop offering food aid to the North.

[ratchet up] [ratchet down]

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call the shots

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(한 선생. 나 부탁 좀 해도 돼? )

명령만 내리십시오.

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canvass

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선거운동에서 유세활동하다
canvassers : 기호 1번 누구입니다. 라고 선거운동하는 사람

encourage ppl to vote for s/o or support s/t.

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cap

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(환경이야기할 때 많이)

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capsize

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배에다가만 쓰는 말. 뒤집어지는 것. vi/ vt.

The 30-foot waves capsized the ship minutes after it left.

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carbon footprint

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탄소발자국 - 온실가스 배출지표

한 사람이 태어나서 죽을 때 까지 남기는 탄소를 중심으로 계산한 환경에 미치는 위해

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carcass

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동물사체

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carcinogen

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발암물질

cancer-causing substance

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cater to

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원하는 사람에게 제공하다 / 기업이나 가게가 특정 고객을 타겟으로 삼는 것

우크라이나 식당 caters to the girls in their 20s.

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cause for concern

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걱정거리

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12
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cerebral palsy

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뇌성마비

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chamber music

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실내악

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champion (v.)

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믿음이나, 정치적 목표, 사람들을 공개적으로 support하고 defend

He is doing all he can to champion of human rights

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champion (n.)

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어떤 가치나 대의명분을 수호하려는 자

He is a champion of human rights (인권운동가)

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on course to

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If you are attending his classes, you’re well on course to the GSIT.

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off course (on course의 반댓말)

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The big bird hit the 2-seater, pushing it off course.

제 경로에서 벗어나게 만들어.

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have a change of heart

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마음을 바꾸다

He’d been studying there for over 2 years, so his change of heart came as a shock to everyone who knew him.

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changeover

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사용하는 제도나 시스템의 전환

에듀파인 ->케이에듀파인

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channel

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They channel money into corporate investment.
경제살리기 위해서 정부차원에서 삼성에게 몰아줬던 혜택같은..

n. the English channel 영국해협

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21
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charlatan

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신분을 속여서 사기치는 사람
돌팔이의사
I know a charlatan when I see one.

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check on something

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~이 잘 있나 확인

Let me quickly check on him.
동주 공부 잘 하고 있나 ~

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chew over

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계획하거나 고려하고있는 사항을 골똘히 생각하다, 곱씹다.

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have a chilling effect on

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잘 되고 있는 걸 갑분싸

e.g.) mobile phone산업이 잘 되고 있었는데 정부에서 mobile phone에 세금부과 -> 세금이 mobile phone시장에 chilling effect가져옴.

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chronicle

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n. 연대기
v. 연대순으로 기록하다.

The series chronicles the everyday adventures of two girls.

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churn out

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공산품을 대량으로 찍어내다.
인력을 많이 배출하다

GSIT churns out professional interpreters every year.

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27
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crank out

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GSIT churns out professional interpreters every year.

품질이 낮은 것을 맣이 배출하는 느낌

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churn

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My stomach is churning.

Make sure to gently churn the soup for at least half an hour.

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circumscribe

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(권리,자유 등을) 제한하다.
limit의 의미

circa 2010 = around 2010

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30
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circumvention

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우회, 계략으로 속임

a vibrant community of engineers from SF to Beijing have collaborated on circumvention technologies to shield dissidents from surveillance.

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dissident

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압제정권에 반대하는 반체제 인사들.

안보이는 곳에서 몰래 사람들을 리드하는 사람(e.g. 김구선생)

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clamber

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v. 엄청난 노력을 가지고 힘들게 기어올라감

climb과 비슷하지만 더욱 힘들게 올라가.

Workers start pollinating date trees- which means clambering all over the bats’ roosts.

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33
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class action 
(class action lawsuit)
A

집단소송

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clemency

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(처벌 대상에 대한) 관용, 관대한 처분
legal한 상황에서 clemency라는 단어가 많이 쓰임.

판사가 clemency를 베풀어 형량을 줄여주다..
[show mercy]

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35
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a. clement

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맘이 후하고 자비를 잘 베푸는

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clog

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파이프나 튜브를 꽉 막다
The rest is clogged with malted hops and bong residue.

[clogged arteries]
[clogged roads] ->heavy traffic

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coalesce

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(더 큰 덩어리로) 합치다 = gather

The passersby soon coalesced into a huge group of protesters.

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cockpit

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비행기 조종석, 레이싱카의 운전석

cocky 잘난척 하는 사람

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39
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codify

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사람들 사이에서 이미 통용되는 규율을 문서화하다.
(체계화)

We need to codify the knowledge and experience that’s been obtained through years of work.

40
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coin

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새로운 단어나 표현을 만들어내다

neologism (신조어)
newly-coined word

41
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collateral

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부수적인/ collateral damage 부수적 피해
chemotherapy -암세포 죽이기 위해 독극물 몸에 넣으면 암세포뿐만 아니라 정상세포도 죽여. or 전쟁 중 민간인 사망

n. collateral (돈 빌리거나 집 살 때) 담보

42
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collective (n.)

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공동사업체

collective action 단체행동, 공동의 행동

43
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colonoscopy

A

대장내시경

The best way to survive colorectal cancer (결장암) is having regular colonoscopies.

44
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come across

A

run into
run across
bump into

45
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come into fashion

=go into fashion, come into vogue

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유행하게된다.
Airpods are in fashion.

go out of fashion

46
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come on the heels of something

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어떤 일이 일어나고 바로 다음에 일어나다.

The latest downpour comes on the heels of an unprecedented drought.

47
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downpour

A

폭우

48
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come to light

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지금까지 숨겨져있거나 밝혀지지 않았다가 밝혀지다.

discover

49
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come to pass

A

happen

계획이 있었는데 그 계획이 실현되다, 어떤일이 벌어지다.
It may come to pass that she dumps you and chooses to live on her own. I never thought that it would actually come to pass.

50
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come to terms with something

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어렵거나 문제가되는 사항을 이해하고 받아들이는 노력을 하다.

It took me 46 years to come to terms with the fact that I am ugly and there’s nothing I can do about it.

51
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commonplace

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널리고 널린.

usual

52
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compost

A

퇴비

plant-based fertilizer

53
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manure

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거름 - 동물사체, 배설물, 인분

54
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concede

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  1. 한 발 물러서 양보하다. (n. concession)

I make concessions on the deal. (협상시 내가 깍아주기로함)

  1. 무엇이 true라고, correct하다고 인정하다. (admit)
55
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concerted

[concerted efforts]

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(특히 둘 이상의 사람·국가 등이) 합심한, 결연한- 다각적으로 전체가 다 참여하는 느낌..

모든걸 고려한 통합적인 - concerted policy

[make concerted efforts] 공동으로 노력하다

56
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adj. condemned

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사형언도를 받은사람

He was condemned to death.
사형언도를 받다.

57
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the Confederacy

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미국 남북전쟁 남부

cf. the Union
남북전쟁당시 북부

58
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conjure up

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생각, 이미지, 기억, 걱정거리 등을 떠올리다

Such mindless remarks he spews out conjure up the bad memories

59
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connect the dots

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내가 찾아낸 정보를 연결해보고 전반적 상황 알아내다.

60
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consolidate

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market consolidation 시장 통폐합

현대와 기아가 합병느낌

61
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consummate

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부족한 것이 하나도 엇는 완성형 느낌의.

트럼프가 a consummate deal-maker

62
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containment

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타국의 무력에 대한 견제

[containment policy] 봉쇄정책

63
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contentious

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엄청나게 논쟁의 소지가 많은.

a bone of contention 논란이 많은 문제

64
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conundrum

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해결하기 어려운 문제

in a predicament, in a fix

65
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conurbation

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몇몇 지역을 묶어서 덩어리로.

성남,하남,광주처럼 광역도시권

66
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converse with

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(굉장히 formal)

to have a conversation with someone

67
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conviction

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  1. 확고한 신념
    She holds deep religious convictions.
  2. 유죄판결
    He was convicted of murder.
    he is an ex-con (유죄판결전력있는 사람)
68
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cooling-off period

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본격적으로 법이 발효되기 전에 유예를 두는 기간

  1. 보험가입시 철회가능기간
  2. e.g.) 경찰서장 출신이 퇴직후 바디캠 회사 입사 안되는 기간
69
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cooperative

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  1. 협력적인 사람의 성향
    e. g.) He was not being very cooperative in the investigation, and is turned out that he was the suspect’s brother.
  2. 서로돕는 사람들의 모임 (=조합)
70
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corral

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n. 가축 가둬두는 울타리
v. 말이나 소를 몰아서 corral로 넣다.
corral A into B

71
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cost an arm and a leg

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very expensive

72
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cottage industry

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가내 공업

73
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cough up

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  1. 기침하다
    droplets can make their way into other people’s lungs.
  2. 싫지만 돈을 억지로 토해내다
74
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counter

A

반박하다

It is hard to counter his argument that Korean politicians are the laziest in the world.

75
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counterweight

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~에게 대적할만한 세력

Xiaomi is increasingly providing a powerful counterweight against the number one provider of headsets, Samsung.

76
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coup de grace

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숨통을 끊어놓을 수 있는 한방, 최후의 일격

This is a ‘coup de grace’ to job applicants already down and out.

77
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down and out

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정신적, 신체적으로 지쳐서 녹초가되다.

He is now down and out after all the arduous work that He’s done for the last 2 years.

78
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courtesy of s/o

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~덕분에, ~가 제공한

The ancient statue is on display here by courtesy of the Louvre Museum.

79
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courtesy

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n. 공손함, 정중함 politeness

80
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courtier

A

왕 옆에서 보필하는 사람

court :옛날 왕정시대의 궁

81
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covenant

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(특히 정기적으로 일정액의 돈을 주겠다는) 약속[계약]

82
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crack down on s/t

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공권력을 사용하여 불법적 활동을 단속하고 탄압하다.

= clamp down

n. crackdown = clampdown

83
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cramped

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좁고 꽉끼는 (양계장 생각)

84
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wriggle room

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운신의 폭 , 여력

85
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crash course

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단기집중, 속성

86
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prospective

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Mr.Han teaches prospective translators

87
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credulous

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gullible

너무 잘 믿는

88
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crisscross

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v. If a person or thing criss-crosses an area, they travel from one side to the other and back again many times, following different routes

Paula Faris will be crisscrossing the country this week.

89
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crook

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n. criminal, 사기꾼

a. crooked 비뚤어진

90
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crow

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마구 자랑하며 떠드는

He won’t stop crowing about his victory.

91
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culpable

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과실이 있는, 비난받을만한

나쁜일이 일어났으 ㄹ때, 그 일이 누구 탓이다 라고 하는 것.

92
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mother of all ~~

A

최고의 무엇!

He is the mother of all guitar players.

93
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cut corners

A

꼼수쓰다.

원래 A를 생략하면 안되는데, 편리와 속도를 위해 꼭 해야하는 일인 A를 생략하는 것.
e.g.) 부실공사

94
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put s/t on the back burner

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We cut corners putting morality and ethical values on the back burner.

95
Q

cut it

A

그 정도면 충분히 됐어. 특히 부정어랑 함께 쓰임.

Learning on the job shouldn’t cut it anymore.
일하면서 배우는 것은 더이상 충분치 않아. 그정도 가지고는 안돼.

96
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cut-throat

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눈감으면 코 베어갈 정도로 경쟁이 심하고 삭막한, 치열한

[cut-throat competition]
[cut-throat society]
[cut-throat world of politics]

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