intensify
APEC must build on these successes
and give a new dimension to its intensified cooperation
in the future.
interpret
Poetry helps us to interpret life.
means
Traditionally,
it is what the language means,
but not what people mean by the language,
that counts.
monitor
The plane arrivals and departures are shown
on large monitors.
persist
You can never expect to master the heart
that persists in leaving.
plunge
The news plunged us into despair.
popularity
Western music is steadily gaining in popularity.
position
He's got a good position with an oil company.
previous
Aren't you rather previous in assuming I am going to pay?
priority
I have priority over you in my claim.
privilege
Age has its privileges in America,
and one of the more prominent of them
is the senior citizen discount.
recreation
Karaoke is many young people's favorite recreation.
regardless
I protested,
but she carried on regardless.
reserve
These seats are reserved for old and sick people.
resolve
He resolved on an early start.
reverse
Writing is reversed in a mirror.
sacrifice
The sacrifice of time is the costliest of all sacrifices.
salary
Computers engineers in IBM have very good salaries.
secretary
The secretary made a note of the proceedings.
sense
You become a prisoner in a sense
when you become addicted to any substance,
including caffeine.
stable
Markets are flourishing and prices are stable.
stock
Do we have any of these items in stock?
sustain
The optimism that helped sustain Iraqis
during the first few years of the war
has dissolved into widespread fear,
anger and distress.
trend
There is an undesirable trend nowadays
to make films showing violence.
abnormal
They do not think such an abnormal phenomenon will last long.
abolish
Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States.
accelerate
Does your heartbeat accelerate
when you see the person of your heart?
accommodation
The accommodations at this hotel are first-class.
accordance
Russia president Putin stressed
that the energy tariffs should be raised gradually
and in accordance with the growth in people's income.
agenda
The question of salary increase is high on the agenda.
alert
Although he's over eighty his mind is still remarkably alert.
ambition
When he was young,
Liu Bang filled himself with ambition to become powerful.
ambitious
China launched its second manned space mission,
sending two astronauts into orbit as it opened a new chapter in its ambitious drive
to become a global space power.
appearance
He is making his first appearance at a local theatre. |