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Commonplace

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Something usual or normal.

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Demonstration

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A public meeting or march protesting against something or expressing views on a political issue.

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Obligation

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The feeling of responsibility

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Probability

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Facts / Very likely to happen

Likeliness something will happen

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Possibility

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Something that can happen in the future

Likeliness something will happen

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Probable

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Very likely to happen

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Possible

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Can happen

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Temple

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A building devoted to the worship, or regarded as the dwelling place, of a god or other objects of religious reverence.

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mold

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n. frame
v. to shape
n. overgrown

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Courier

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a person/thing that carries news, massages, etc.

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Executive

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administrative

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Cater

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key-ter

v.1. To provide what is needed,
Ex.: “the school caters for children with learning difficulties”

v.2. To provide food and drink for an event.
Ex.: He catered a lunch for 20 people.

  1. with object
    Ex.: To cater for the banquet (bang·kwuht)
  2. without object
    Ex.: To cater a party
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Irritate

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v.1. to annoy, to excite to impatience or anger
Ex.: She knew that her going in during the night at an unusual hour would irritate him.

v.2 to cause inflammation or discomfort in a part of body - pain
Ex.: “I’m afraid it will irritate your wound.” She reasoned.

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Circumstance

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n. Situation

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Initiative

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ih-nish-ee-uh-tiv

adj. The nature to take the first step.
Ex.: He is an initiative person.

n. The act of taking the first step.
Ex.: Like or not, we need to take the initiative and set the record.

Initiative is the ability to be resourceful and work without always being told what to do.

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Compensation

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n.

something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering.

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Demonstrate

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v.

Prove, show, express

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Threaten

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v.

Warn that you may punish somebody if they don’t do what you want.

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Flattery

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n.

Saying good things about somebody you may not mean.

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Fare

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n. The money a passenger at a public transportation has to pay.

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Clamber

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to climb with both hands and feet,

to climb with effort or difficulty

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Receptionist

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a person employed to receive and assist callers, clients, etc., as in an office.

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Comprehension

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The action or capability (kei·puh·bi·luh·tee) of understanding something

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Conditional

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dependent on, based on, tied to

Ex.: The consortium has made a conditional offer.

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Reluctance

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Unwillingness to do something,
Lack of enthusiasm
Disinclination

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Instruction

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Order

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Cutback

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n. The action of reducing something, to reduce something

+ After the trees have been cutback, we will be able to see more of the garden from the living room.

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Drought

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a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops.

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Eventually

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Finally

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Dwell

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v.1. Think, speak, or write at length about (a particular subject, especially one that is a source of unhappiness, anxiety, or dissatisfaction).
Ex.: I’ve got better things to do than dwell on the past.

v.2.(formal) Live in or at a specified place.
Ex.: Groups of gypsies still dwell in these caves.

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Worship

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The feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for deities.

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Polytheism

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The worship of or belief in multiple deities.

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Regard

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consider or think of (someone or something) in a specified way.

Ex.: In sane moments we regard only the facts, the case that is.

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Protest

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n.Expression or feeling of disapproval, Opposition or disagreement. / Objection

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Reverence

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n. Deep respect for someone or something.

Ex.: Everything her father did inspired her with reverence and was beyond question.

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Devote

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v. Give all or a large part of one’s time or resources to a person, activity or cause.
Ex.: I wanted to devote more time to my family.

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Banquet

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n. party / gathering

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Detonation

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n. Explosion (of a bomb, explosive device, gas, liquid or solid)

(verb form: detonate)

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Percussion

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n.1. crash, smash
Ex.: The explosion created a percussion that broke the windows.
Ex.: It is very difficult to detonate by percussion.

n.2. a group of music instruments (including: drums, bells, rattles, etc.)

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Assemble

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n.1. (of people) get together in a place for common purpose.
Ex.: A crowd has assembled outside the gates.

n.2. Fit together the component parts of a machine or another object.
Ex.: my new machine is being assembled and my old one dismantled.

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Dismantle

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v. Take a machine or structure to pieces.

42
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Urge

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v. Try earnestly and persistently to persuade (someone) to do something

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Earnestly

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Seriously

44
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Persistent

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continuous

45
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Wildlings

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wild animals or plants

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Quarrel

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n. a temporary disagreement between friends.

47
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Twilit

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adj. Dark

48
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Suppress

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v. Forcibly put an end to, doing something forcibly

Ex.: Angry as she was, she couldn’t suppress a smile.

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Veteran

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n. a person who has had a long experience in a particular field
Ex.: a veteran of two world wars.

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Cloak

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Aba

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Accustomed

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adj. Being used to.

Ex.: He was not accustomed to being made light of.

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hackle

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n. Erectile hair on the back

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rustle

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v/n. Swish (of dry leaves)

54
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hellbent

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adj. Determined to achieve something at all costs.

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Drowsiness

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n. The feeling of being sleepy

56
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Slender

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adj. gracefully thin

57
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insofar

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adv. to the extent that

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Back (v)

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v. Support

Ex.: I will always back this political no matter

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Determine

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v. Decide
Ex.: The type of job I will find determines the house I would buy.

adj. determined

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Funds

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n.(plural). Available money, given money, donated money, Allotted money, money that is donated and is used for specific purpose.

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Death penalty

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n. determined to be guilty, and the state will execute.

Ex.: The criminal was sentenced to life in prison instead of death penalty.

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Execute

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v. more formal word for kill.

Ex.: the criminal was executed at exactly 12:01am

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Advocate

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n.(advokit). Supporter
Ex.: The candidate is not an advocate of reducing taxes.

v.(advokeit). Give support to / speak or write publicly in favor of something
Ex.: The candidate does not advocate for reducing taxes.

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Advocate

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n.(advokit). Supporter
Ex.: The candidate is not an advocate of reducing taxes.

v.(advokeit). Give support to / speak or write publicly in favor of something
Ex.: The candidate does not advocate for reducing taxes.

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Communism

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n. a political system in which the government controls the production of all food and goods, and there is no privately owned property.
adj. Communist

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Capitalism

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n. an economic and political system in which businesses belong mostly to private owners, not to the government.
adj. Capitalist

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Wealth

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n. a large amount of money, property etc that a person or country owns.
Ex.: The country’s wealth comes from it’s oil.
Ex.: The purpose of industry is to create wealth.

The distribution of wealth: the way wealth is divided among the people of a country or society

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Socialism

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n. an economic and political system in which large industries are owned by the government, and taxes are used to take some wealth away from richer citizens and give it to poorer citizens.
adj. Socialist

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Democracy

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n. a government selected by votes, the candidates come from the people.

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Party

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n.(Political). a political organization with particular beliefs and aims, which you can vote for in elections

Ex.: The politician’s party really cares about reducing pollution.

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Elect

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v. to choose someone for an official position by voting.

Ex.: She was not elected for the position as she was not popular enough.

n. election
adj. elected

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Parliament

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n. A group of party leaders that discuss and argue about changes in the government and law.

Ex.: Parliament will vote on the new law next week.

USA = Congress / Senate
Britain = Chamber of Lords
73
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Take place

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phrasal. occur/happen

Ex.: The police have closed the area behind the building. Something terrible must have taken place.

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Campaign

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v.
Ex.: The politician has been campaigning for the past seven months.

n.
Ex.: His campaign has been very successful.

syn. running
Ex.: Running for president.

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Debate

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n. discuss

Ex.: There were three political debates between Clinton and Trump.

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Publicity

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n. Printed or spoken or broadcast information about a person or event. When the news is there and recording something. (Not necessarily paid for.)
Ex.: Her actions received a lot of publicity from local, national, and even international media!

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Withdraw

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v. remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position. / remove / pull out / take out
Ex.: Ruth withdrew her hand from his.

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Commit

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v.
Ex.: I don’t want to tell you if I have ever committed a crime or not.
Ex.: Positive = I will commit to my marriage. (be faithful to/be responsible for/be loyal to)
Ex.: The new law was committed to paper. (legal/formal)
I have committed myself to a mental facility. (voluntarily seeking help/treatment)

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Inmate

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n. someone who is kept in a prison / prisoner
Ex.: The prison’s inmates all wear orange.
Ex.: In 1989, he said, 31 inmates escaped.

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Death row

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n. Criminals who have been sentenced to death wait to be executed in a special part of a prison called death row.

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Sloppy

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adj.1. not done carefully or thoroughly / careless / untidy / dirty
Ex.: The investigation was rather sloppy. As a result, the person responsible for the crime was never found.

adj.2. expressing feelings of love too strongly and in a silly way.
Ex.: The movie has a sloppy romance.

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Controversial

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adj. Causing a lot of disagreement because people have different strong opinions about the subject being discussed.
Ex.: The movie about wrongly-accused criminal was very controversial. Many people were angered by it.

83
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Controversy

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n. an argument that involves a lot of people and continues for a long time.
Ex.: a political controversy in the media.

  • controversy over/about
  • to cause controversy
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costly

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adj. very expensive

Ex.: The campaign is very costly for us to consider.

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lay off

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phrasal v.
1. to stop employing someone because there is nothing for them to do.
2.(informal). to stop annoying someone.
Ex.: Just lay off! will you?
3.(informal). to stop doing something.
Ex.: I think you better lay off alcohol.
Ex.: I had to lay off running for several months.

86
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sentence (v)

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v. to declare the punishment decided for the criminal.

Ex.: The murderer was sentenced to death by the judge.

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appeal

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n. an important and urgent request
Ex.: The police have issued a new appeal for information.
Ex.: The girl’s family have made a public appeal for help
to try and catch her killer.

v. to make a serious and urgent request.
Ex.: Police are appealing for information of the incident.

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Parole

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n. permission for someone to leave prison, on the condition that they promise to behave well.
Ex.: She was released in parole after two years.

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Prosperous

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adj.(formal) rich and successful

Ex.: She lives in a more prosperous part of the country.

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Restriction

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n. a rule or law that limits what people can do.

Ex.: The restrictions in the country for downloading is quiet strict.

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Impose

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v. force something or someone to be accepted.

92
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Vital

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adj. extremely important and necessary for something
to succeed or exist
Ex.: You’re a vital asset and the director knows it.

syn. crucial

93
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Shrink

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v. to become or to make smaller in size, value, etc.

Ex.: My sweater shrank when I washed it.

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Baby Boomer

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n. someone born during a period when a lot of babies were born, especially between 1946 and 1964
Ex.: Baby boomers were born after WW||

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Devastate

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v. to make someone feel very sad and shocked, to damage something very badly or completely
Ex.: Rob was devastated by the news of her death.
Ex.: The city center was devastated by the bomb.

adj: devastating

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Headquarters

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n. the main building or offices used by a large company or organization

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Representative

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n. someone who has been chosen to speak, vote, or make decisions for someone else

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Poverty

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n. The situation or experience of being poor.
Ex.: Although the country has plenty of natural resources, it still has quite a lot of poverty.

n.(formal) lack of quality

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govern

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v. to rule (a country, organization, etc.)

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Grizzle

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v. to cry fretfully (of a child)

adj. Having dark and white hair mixed (of hair of fur)
Ex.: grizzle-hair

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