interest
The subject may be full of interest to you,
but it holds no interest for me.
interfere
It's unwise to interfere between husband and wife.
interior
This is a house with a classical exterior and a modern interior.
intimidate
He intimidated the witness into silence.
invisible
We don't know
whether unknown civilizations occur on the distant stars
that are invisible to the naked eye.
justification
I can see no justification for dividing the company into smaller units.
knowledgeable
As a financier she was knowledgeable about the stock market.
lag
Prices are rising sharply,
while incomes are lagging far behind.
Latin
Italian,
French and Spanish are Latin languages.
launch
Early Bird,
the world's first commercial communication satellite,
was launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida in 1965.
lease
When does the lease expire?
left-wing
He belonged to the left-wing group.
liberal
Modern people have a liberal attitude to divorce and remarriage.
literary
His style is a bit too literary for my taste.
location
He is responsible for the location of the missing yacht.
luxury
We can't afford many luxuries.
mainstream
This has been the mainstream in the development of
Sino-US economic and trade relations.
massive
A massive wall in the front and an evil cat in the back,
the poor mouse didn't know what to do.
master
Money is a good servant but a bad master.
mechanism
The watch made in Switzerland works well all the way,
the mechanism seldom going wrong.
mediate
The foreign mission mediated between the two countries
which are at war.
mess
Don't mess with my mind.
minor
There is no point arguing any further.
Why not put aside minor differences to seek common ground on more important matters?
nationwide
A nationwide effort must be made to curb pollution.
neglect
He neglected to write and say “Thank you”.
notify
Have the authorities been notified of this?
objective
Now, my sole objective of memorizing English words
is to get good marks
in the College English Test Band 6.
observation
If you are careful enough in your observation,
you may notice that there are not a few companies and individuals
that engage themselves in handling EMS,
who are actually not licensed to do so.
observe
I didn't make our children observe the social graces
because I don't know enough about them myself
to notice the violations.
offensive
Don't glare at wild animal's eyes.
That will be taken as an offensive gesture.
ongoing
Our country faces an ongoing rate of 5% to 10% unemployment.
opposite
In England you must drive on the opposite side of the road to the rest of Europe.
optimistic
She's not optimistic about the outcome.
parade
Some audience began to scream
when Italian football team paraded the football field.
participant
All the participants in the debate had an opportunity to speak.
pattern
The illness is not following its usual pattern. |