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enthusiastic
mentees
proper
briefly
scheme
rope
overwhelm
enurmous
institution
wealthier
massive
sprawling
quintessential
arcade
thriving
staples
stall
bric-a-brac
crafts
claustrophobic
frenetic
uninspired
resolutely
bargain price
vintage
crowed
towards
used to say that someone or something moves, looks, faces etc in the direction of someone or something
He noticed two policemen coming towards him.
All the windows face toward the river.
He was standing with his back towards me.
entail
to involve something as a necessary part or result
A new computer system entails a lot of re-training.
Some foreign travel is entailed in the job.
entail doing something
The journey will entail changing trains twice.
مستلزم
commitment
a promise to do something or to behave in a particular way
Are you ready to make a long-term commitment?
commitment to
Our company has a commitment to quality and customer service.
تعهد
made up
تشکیل شده از
pace
the speed at which something happens or is done
pace of
The pace of change in our lives is becoming faster and faster.
at a steady/slow etc pace
Public spending continues to rise at a steady pace.
سرعت ، گام
submission
the state of being completely controlled by a person or group, and accepting that you have to obey them
force/frighten/beat etc somebody into submission
Napoleon threatened to starve the country into submission.
in submission
His head was bowed in submission.
تسلیم
much up to you
depend on you
gained
to obtain or achieve something you want or need
gain control/power
Radical left-wing parties gained control of local authorities.
After gaining independence in 1957, it was renamed ‘Ghana’.
gain a degree/qualification etc
He gained a doctorate in Chemical Engineering.
کسب کردن
assessing
to make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it
SYN judge
assess the impact/extent/effectiveness etc of something
a report to assess the impact of advertising on children
assess what/how etc
The technique is being tried in classrooms to assess what effects it may have.
be assessed as something
Many of the adults were assessed as having learning difficulties.
radically
if something changes radically, it changes a lot in an important way
The situation is radically different from that of ten years ago.
a radically new approach to the problem
کاملا ، رادیکال
distance
the amount of space between two places or things
distance from/between
the distance from Chicago to Detroit
Measure the distance between the two points.
The cottage is some distance (=quite a long distance) from the road.
فاصله ، راه دور
likewise
in the same way SYN similarly
Nanny put on a shawl and told the girls to do likewise.
[sentence adverb]
The clams were delicious. Likewise, the eggplant was excellent.
to cut corners
ندیده گرفتن حواشی
scarce
if something is scarce, there is not very much of it available
Food was often scarce in the winter.
There was fierce competition for the scarce resources.
autonomy
freedom that a place or an organization has to govern or control itself
SYN independence
campaigners who want greater autonomy for Corsica
2 the ability or opportunity to make your own decisions without being controlled by anyone else SYN independence
discipline
a way of training someone so that they learn to control their behaviour and obey rules
The book gives parents advice on discipline.
serious discipline problems in the police force
stimulates
to encourage or help an activity to begin or develop further
OPP suppress
stimulate growth/demand/the economy etc
the president’s plan to stimulate economic growth
suppress
to stop people from opposing the government, especially by using force
The uprising was ruthlessly suppressed.
سرکوب
booklet
a very short book that usually contains information on one particular subject → leaflet
a free booklet on drug abuse
جزوه
abuse
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