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bankroll
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support financially; provide the money for
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a nuisance
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something which is annoying
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the authorities are simply trying [to get at]the artist any way they can.
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to criticise
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salvage
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(船隻, 貨物等的) 援救, 搶救
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infiltrator
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a person who secretly becomes part of a group in order to get information about that group
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espionage
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spying; the work of trying to learn the secrets of one country to pass on to another
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desecrating
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damaging and showing no respect for
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villains
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the bad people in stories
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sortie
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mission
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revellers
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people celebrating and having fun in a noisy way
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Mum’s bought Granddad a smartphone for Christmas. To be honest, I think he’s a bit [over the hill] for new technology like that.
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old and unable to do something.
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I haven’t planned anything just yet, but I do [have a few irons in the fire] that will keep me busy across the fortnight.
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to have a few different projects or potential ideas going on at the same time.
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ironmonger
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五金商
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flagship
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most important
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snapped up
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bought in large numbers very quickly
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Milaneses have been [basking in glorious sunshine] and temperatures well above the seasonal average.
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享受, 沉浸於..; 曬太陽
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statutory
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法定的
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perennial
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continuous
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pathogens
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small organisms that cause diseases
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ferret
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long-bodied furry mammal 白鼬, 雪貂
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lagoon
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鹹水湖; 潟湖; 沼, 池
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timbre
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quality of a sound(originated from French)
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reverberates
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echoes back
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a levy
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a tax
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mooring
the place where a boat is secured, or moored
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bulldozers
推土機;恐嚇者
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Esperanto
a universal language that was created to make it easy for everyone to learn to speak in the same way
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the commuter sprawl
the large and growing suburbs of a city from which people travel to work
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lowbrow tone
feeling which is not intelligent or sophisticated
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to go bust
to go bankrupt, to have no money to pay debts
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to shore them up
to support them
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The authorities regularly [get themselves worked up about] TV shows. They've just [taken a channel off air] for a whole month for showing a programme that had a negative impact on society.
become upset; stop a TV station from broadcasting
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gladiators
professional fighters in ancient Rome
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in droves
in large numbers
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circumvent
avoid, get past
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shirking
avoiding
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sham
phoney(fake or false)=bogus=not genuine
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vicars
(英國國教)教區牧師; (天主教)教皇代理人
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cornucopia
(old)a horn full of food and drink; (new)large, varied and magnificent collection
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If you want to succeed in your new job, you'll need to [hit the ground running], from day one.
to immediately work very hard on it to make it successful
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lease
租約, 租約的期限, 租約下的財物; a new lease of life -- a new, positive stage in your life
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pastor
牧師, 牧人; 粉紅椋鳥
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bereavement
死別; 喪親
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banal
something that is very ordinary and not interesting
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sucker
someone easily fooled or tricked into doing something
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straits
(常用複數) 貧窮; 窮困; 困難
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burrow
洞穴
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flank
防守側面; 位於...之側
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retribution
severe punishment for involvement in serious crimes
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pretentious
trying to appear to be important or special in order to impress other people
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equinox
date when day is the same length as the night
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solstice
when the sun is at the highest or lowest position relative to the equator
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a glut of
an excessive amount
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illegible scrawl
unreadable writing
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ambidextrous
of the ability to use both hands with equal skill
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tally
number
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windfall
unexpected gain
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sac
(動植物)囊; 袋
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twig
細樹枝;(主英)察覺,注意;潮流
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genus
scientific term for a group of animals with the same characteristics
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decoys
something made to look like something else as a form of protection or as trap
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appendages
附屬物
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rather/well chuffed
to be pleased with life
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agoraphobia
曠野恐懼症
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arachnophobia
arachnoid 蜘蛛網的
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wistfully
sadly
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hitherto
up to now
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wormed her way into
seduced (scheming woman who wormed her way into the affections of Britain's future king.)
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be festered
become worse because they have not been dealt with
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heaving
very busy
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to beef up
to become big and strong
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weedy
weak
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breadth
寬度
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revellers
people celebrating and having fun in a noisy way
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imminent
即將發生的; 逼近的
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standoff
a situation in which agreement does not seem possible
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shrouded in secrecy
with very little information about it made public (shroud: partly hidden or covered)
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reprimand
official statement of disapproval of someone's actions (譴責,懲戒)
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carefully choreographed piece of window dressing
an opportunity for propaganda which has been arranged so that on the surface it looks like progress is being made but in reality nothing is changing
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sporadic
irregular, happening in different places but not everywhere (零星的)
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looters
people who steal things from shops and houses during a riot
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poignant
causing a strong emotional feeling
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tended by
looked after by
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inmate
prisoner
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to cash in on
to take advantage of a connection or association with a person or event, often for financial gain
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to stall
to stop flying forward and begin to lose height because there is not enough speed for the wings to keep the plane in the air
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schadenfreude
a good feeling when something bad happens to someone else
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compatriots
people of the same nationality
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to gloat
to feel or show pleasure at someone else's bad luck
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perpetrators
people who commit crimes
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cockpit
駕駛座, 鬥雞場
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instalment
deciphering: discovering the meaning (of something)
starchiness: carbohydrate content
one of a series, the finale of: the last in a series
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deciphering
discovering the meaning (of something)
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starch
澱粉; 拘泥, 生硬; 剛毅, 魄力
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to trek
to make a slow and difficult journey
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trickle
tiny flow of liquid
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ravines
very narrow valleys
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citadel
fortress
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frugal
careful with spending
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embroiled in
involved with something difficult or complicated
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to cement
to make a relationship stronger
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reminiscent of
bringing back memories of
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racketeers
people who make money from illegal activities
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fuelled unrest
increased an uneasy or troubled situation
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a grimace
a twisted facial expression that shows distaste or disgust
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numismatist
a collector and student of coins
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a nuisance
something that causes annoyance or inconvenience
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stipend
津貼
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partisan
堅決支持者
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rehabilitation
process of recovery
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shard
(陶瓷) 碎片
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extravagance
鋪張浪費; 放肆的言行
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ethos
values or belief
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frugal
more economical (in relation to money)
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convoluted
complicated
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abattoirs
buildings where animals are killed for their meat
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excrement
solid human bodily waste
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muck
solid animal waste, dirt
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grenade
手榴彈
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diaspora
communities of a particular nationality who no longer live in their home country
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antiseptic
substance used to kill bacteria and prevent illness
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derogatory
offensive and not showing respect
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cub
幼獸, 不懂規矩的年輕人
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bijou
small and elegant (in French this means 'jewel')
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panoramic
a good view of the surrounding area
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lurking
hiding and waiting to do something bad
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clambered out
climbed out
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contortionist
person who can bend parts of their body into awkward positions, sometimes with the aim of fitting into a very small space
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terse
short and angry
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impunity
protection from punishment
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syndicate
(黑社會)企業組織
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spiked
drugged
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relegated
here, moved down from one football league to the one below it
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spindle
a thin, wooden rod around which something turns (the spindles of her limbs hand-turned and glossvarnished)
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emotional incontinence
inability to control one's emotions
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scant
mere, barely (a scant generation ago)
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shop-window mannequin
a life-sized doll used to display clothes in shop windows
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exorbitant
extremely high
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rogue
unconventional, not normal
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evict
force someone to leave somewhere
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cremated
burned as part of a funeral ceremony (of a dead person's body)
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grizzled
having grey hair and looking old
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jargon
words that are specific to a particular group of people or topic
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legions of
large numbers of
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the last bastion
the final supporter, the last safe place
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overtones
suggested qualities or characteristics, which are not displayed openly
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in relays
in teams, each person ran part of the distance
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austere
severe or strict
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intercept
攔阻
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forensic
法庭的, 法醫的; 辯論的
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welts
area of raised skin, red in colour, sometimes caused by an insect bite
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to spar
to fight or argue in a gentle, playful and unaggressive way
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gridlock
a situation where there are so many vehicles on the road that none of them can move
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a maelstrom
a situation that is confusing and chaotic
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gas-guzzling
using a lot of fuel
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hefty
large
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grandeur
(nature) impressive beauty
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a precursor to
something which happens before something else and is connected to or related to that later event
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wide swathes
large parts...eg.wide swathes of Japanese industry are working at well below full capacity due to power shortages
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to scour
to search thoroughly (along)
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crusader
改革社運人士
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an archer
someone who fires arrows with a bow (Example: Robin Hood is famous for being an expert archer.)
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comrade; comradeship
友情, 友誼
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salutes
致意, 致敬; 行禮
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initiative
a project designed to achieve something or solve a problem
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audacious
showing extreme confidence and willingness to take risks and offend people
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steely determination
refusing to stop trying to do something, even though it is very difficult
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belligerent
always unfriendly and wanting to argue
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velvety
smooth and soft like the the material velvet
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globules
small balls of liquid
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scaffold
structure that helps something to keep its shape
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dented
here, damaged -- they clearly have dented the Libyan government forces' morale
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the coalition countries
the foreign nations (including the UK and France) whose armies are fighting together in Libya; coalition: union or combination (of political groups or parties)
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brunt
force
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staving off
preventing or avoiding
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lapses
small mistakes or failures
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lapses
small mistakes or failures
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levelled
made against them
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pseudonyms
names which are different to your own, used to hide your real name
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foiled
prevented or stopped (something) from happening
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shoal
large group of fish, swimming together
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parasites
plants or animals that live in or on other plants or animals and feed on them
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tawny
yellowish-brown
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a camouflage advantage
a better disguise or way of hiding
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plumage
feather
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endowed with
supplied with
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pitted… against
matched with or set up to compete against (the programme's producers pitted two of their most successful contestants ever against a computer.)
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nuances in language
slight differences in what certain words or phrases mean
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clout
power and influence
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political constituency
here, group of people who are politically active and like to have their opinions heard by government
mired: caught up (the economy is mired in deflation.)
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subsidise
pay money for the benefit of (they will subsidise the less well-off.)
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repatriate
sent back to their own countries
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dupe
trick
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ambivalence
conflicting approach (Indeed Egypt's importance explains the fundamental ambivalence in US policy; the advocacy of democratic change often)
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advocacy of
public support for
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be flanked (by)
accompanied on his left and right sides (by)
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perilous
very dangerous (embarking on ever more perilous long-distance journeys.)
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standing ovation
a period of clapping from an audience on their feet (The actress received a round of applause and a standing ovation)
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punters
members of the public or customers
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lethargic
lacking in energy
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anorak
coat that protects the wearer against rainy weather
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fads
activities or items which are very popular for a brief period of time
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scrap heap
a pile of discarded metal or rubbish
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heralded
a sign that something positive is about to happen (The experiment heralded a new era)
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egalitarian
belief that people have the same importance and should have the same rights and opportunities. (keep the egalitarian spirit of the web intact and the medium free to use.)
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moratorium
stopping an activity for an agreed amount of time
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snobbery
behaviour and attitudes held by snobs (people who think they are better than others)
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an obituary
here, a notice letting people know how polar bears in this area lived and died. (would be published if they died)
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defunct
not operating or in business any more
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outset
beginning
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tussle
fight or competition
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candid
honest or very revealing
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uncensored
Not examined, or given a rating for inclusion of improper or inappropriate material
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haemorrhage of information
sudden or rapid release of a large amount of data
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untimely
inappropriate or unfortunate in its timing (President's untimely assertion that ...)
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plenary session
the opening meeting (plenary: 完全的, 充分的; 全體出席的)
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hammock
a swinging bed made of cloth or rope
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stoic
calm, 冷靜的, 麻木的
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to scamper
to run with quick short steps
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barricades
structures which stop movement through an area or a road
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lacklustre
uninspiring or jaded. (despite a lacklustre campaign.)
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neutralised
stopped or prevented from exploding
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presiding over
leading or managing (who is presiding over the initiative...)
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entente
agreement or alliance
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envisages
works on the assumption of
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havoc
chaos and confusion
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havoc
chaos and confusion
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stiletto heels
shoes with high, narrow and pointed heels
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lot
object being sold in auction (the bidding was brisk for lot 358 -- item 358)
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facade
front of the building
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bunker
underground shelter with strong walls to protect the people inside it from bullets or bombs
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imminent
forthcoming or about to happen
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scuppered
wrecked or spoiled (the eleventh hour resignation of top editors has scuppered Wednesday's launch.)
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rift (between)
breakdown in the relationship between two people
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indictments
formal statements accusing someone of something wrong
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phantom
unreal
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mirage
something that you think you can see but doesn't exist
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racketeering
acquiring money by illegal means
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gaping ecological void
very wide ecological area of empty space (void: empty space)
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gorge
a deep, narrow valley
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torso
the main part of the body, not including the head, arms or legs
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referendum
vote by the people of a country on an important issue, in this case, to change the constitution
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predicament
difficult situation
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waging
starting and continuing a fight (wage a campaign)
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insolvent
not having enough money to pay debts (bankrupt)
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synesthesia
the name we give a neurological condition where two or more senses (sight, sound, smell, taste or touch) are mixed up or confused
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supple
easy to bend, not stiff
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protocol
accepted way of behaving at official occasions
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convened
organised an official meeting (of)
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lenient
not as strict as expected
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atrocities
terrible, cruel and violent acts, often associated with wars
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vociferous
spoken with great energy and determination, expressing views loudly and many times
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contentious
causing disagreements or arguments
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palaeontologists
scientists who study fossils
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lurch
unexpected movement
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surreal
very strange, weird, bizarre
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tourniquet
a strip of cloth which is tied tightly round an injured limb, i.e. arm or leg, to stop it bleeding
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tenements
large buildings divided into apartments, usually in a poor area of the city
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sabotage
intentionally to stop something happening; 阻礙, 破壞, 推翻, 顛覆
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a torpedo
an explosive weapon that travels underwater and is used to attack ships
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pagan
異教徒, 無教徒
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wrath
報復,殘酷 (invoke enough divine wrath: make God or a god very angry)
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desecrated
褻瀆 (the graves are being desecrated: the places where dead bodies are put are being not treated properly or with enough respect)
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ephemeral
lasting only for a short time (ephemeral art)
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intrepid
very brave, showing no signs of fear
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a swashbuckler
a person who behaves in a brave and exciting way
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decree
official statement that something must happen
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pungent
strong, powerful and very distinctive
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a bonanza
a large amount of something good
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a shrewd bet
a clever investment
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expats
people who currently live in other countries; 'expats' is short for 'expatriates'
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emaciated
thin and weak because of extreme hunger or illness
