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vested interest

• a personal reason for wanting something to happen, especially because you get some advantage from it
• She thinks that lawyers have a vested interest in making the legal process move slowly.
• Vested interests (= People with a vested interest) are opposing the plan.

make one's appointment vs. keep one's appointment

• make an appointment
• set up an appointment

put in for something

• to officially ask for something
• = apply
• Are you going to put in for that job.

dispose of

• to get rid of somebody/something that you do not want or cannot keep
• It is very difficult to dispose of nuclear weapon.
• to deal with a problem, question or threat successfully
• That seems to have disposed of most of their arguments.

cash on delivery, collect on delivery, payment upon delivery

• payment for goods will be made when the goods are delivered.

on the wane

• becoming smaller, less important or less common
• = declining
• There are signs that support for the party is on the wane.
• on the wane of power
• on the wane of popularity

at one's earliest convenience

• as soon as possible
• Please send it to me at your earliest convenience.

to the point

• dealing only with the important subject or idea, and not including any unnecessary discussions
• Her comments were brief and to the point.
• come to the point
• keep to the point

in a timely manner, in a timely fashion

• as quickly as is reasonable in a particular situation
• We aim to settle all valid claims in a timely manner.
• http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/timely

rake in

• to earn a lot of money without trying very hard
• Lou's been raking in the dollars since he opened his business.
• If someone opened a burger bar, they'd really rake it in.

the final/last word

• the power to decide whether or how to do something
• The final word on policy determination belongs to the committee.
• She has the final word on whether policies are put into action or not.
• the last statement or speech in a discussion or argument:
• The last word must go to Nick, who has organized the whole project.

do one's bit

• to make one's expected contribution
• Everyone should do their bit for the environment.
• 'do one's bit' from Answers.com

job security

• the probability that an individual will keep his or her job
• A job with a high level of job security is such that a person with the job would have a small chance of becoming unemployed.

not far distant future

• Business & Finance: Not Far Distant Future

be shaping up to be

• Is Christmas Shaping Up to be a Disappointment for Retailers?
• 2009 shaping up to be a “normal” temperature year in the USA
• This is shaping up to be a semester where students will have to worry about the flu as well as their grades.
• It's shaping up to be a pretty big party.

average Joe

• Average Joe from Wikipedia
• Average Joe isn't the only one concerned.
• average Joe, ordinary Joe, average Jane, ordinary Jane

freak out

• Monica's gonna totally freak out. (from Friends)

fall for

• I'm not falling for those tears.
• I'm not falling for Republican tactics any more.
• Behind me? I'm not falling for that one.

in tough environment

• Dart Group's profits fall in tough environment

far outside

• @todo

continued from previous page

• http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/health/breast-changes/key2.htm

make it a rule to

• http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/quotes/favourite/katherine_mansfield/make_it_a_rule_of_life_9952

Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy, you can't build on it it's only good for wallowing in.

consistent with expectations

• Intel Q4 business consistent with expectations

라벨: English

decadence

• behaviour, attitudes, etc. which show a fall in standards, especially moral ones, and an interest in pleasure and enjoyment rather than more serious things
• 타락, 퇴폐
• http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/decadence

attire

• = clothes

corrosion

• the gradual destruction of metal by the effect of water, chemicals etc or a substance such as rust produced by this process
• Check for signs of corrosion.
• Clean off any corrosion before you applying the paint.
• http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/corrosion

itinerary

• a plan of a journey, including the route and the places that you visit
• Visits to four differenct countries are included in your itinerary.
• http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/itinerary

dividend /′dividend/

• an amount of the profits that a company pays to people who own shares in the company
• http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/dividend#dividend__1

patron

• a person who uses a particular shop/store, restaurant, etc
• http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/itinerary

forfeit

• to lose something or have something taken away from you because you have done something wrong
• These people have forfeited the right to live in society.
• http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/forfeit

abate

• to become less strong; to make something less strong
• The storm showed no signs of abating.
• Growth is not expected to abate.
• http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/abate

affix

• to stick or attach something to something else
• Affix the stamp to the envelope.
• http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/affix

solicit

• to try to get something or persuade somebody to do something
• They were planning to solicit funds from a number of organizations.
• Volunteers are being solicited to assist with the project.
• http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/alleviate

curb

• to control or limit something, especially something bad
• = restrain
• He need to learn curb his temper.
• http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/curb

distract

• to take somebody's attention away from what they are trying to do
• It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth.
• http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/distract

inaugurate

• to introduce a new public official or leader at a special ceremony
• to officially open a building or start an organization with a special ceremony
• http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/inaugurate

moral, morale, vs. mortal

moral

• concerned with principles of right and wrong behaviour

morale

• the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular time

mortal

• that cannot live for ever and must die
• We are all mortal.
• causing death or likely to cause death; very serious, = fatal
• a mortal wound
• a mortal danger

dip

• a decrease in the amount or success of something, usually for only a short period
• = fall
• a sharp dip in profit.
• a dip in sales.
• a dip in prices.

proceed vs. precede

proceed

• to continue doing something that has already been started, to do something next
• to do something next, after having done something else first

precede

• to happen before something or come before something/somebody in order
• It had happened during the preceding year.
• to go in front of somebody
• She preceded him out of the room.

contend, content, contents vs. consent

• contend : to say that something is true, especially in an argument , to compete against somebody in order to gain something
• content : happy and satisfied with what you have
• contents : to agree to something or give your permission for something, = agree

defy

• impossible or almost impossible to ~
• defy description
• defy explanation
• defy solution
• defy comparison

hard-line

• having extreme political beliefs, and refusing to change them
• a hard-line Marxist

hard-line

• having extreme political beliefs, and refusing to change them
• a hard-line Marxist

exquisite

• extremely beautiful and very delicately made
• the most exquisite craftsmanship
• They are also bottled in specially-designed exquisite glass containers.

brew

• to make beer
• Until recently makgeolli has been brewed with imported rice or wheat which is just one-forth the price of freshly harvested Korean rice.
• to make a drink of tea or coffee
• freshly brewed coffee

round-the-clock

• happening all the time, both day and night:
• round-the-clock medical care

cold call

• to telephone or visit someone you have never met before and try to sell them something
• 'cold calling' in Wikipedia

strangle

• to kill someone by pressing their throat with your hands, a rope etc
• The fact that she was strangled may hint to the motive.

strut

• to walk proudly with your head high and your chest pushed forwards, showing that you think you are important
• I strutted around Chicago as if I were really somebody.

grief-stricken

• without being paid
• As grief-stricken family make funeral preparation,

voluntary

• without being paid
• She does a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross.
• without being forced

vulnerable

• someone who is vulnerable can be easily harmed or hurt:
• a place, thing, or idea that is vulnerable is easy to attack or criticize

legitimate

• fair or reasonable:
• acceptable or allowed by law:
• Their business operations are perfectly legitimate.

keepsake

• a small object that you keep to remind you of someone [= memento]

prom

• a formal dance party for high school students, often held at the end of a school year

righteous

• morally good and fair:

downright

• used to emphasize that something is completely bad or untrue:
• It's downright disgusting.
• It could be downright dangerous.
• That's downright lie.

plain (adverb)

• used to emphasize an adjective, usually one referring to a bad quality:
• It's just plain crazy to spend all your pay as soon as you get it.
• The food was just plain terrible.
• The volume was just plain annoying.

ellipsis

• the sign (...) used in writing to show that some words have deliberately been left out of a sentence

obesity

• Obesity spreads through friends and through spouses and through siblings.

spouse

• Obesity spreads through friends and through spouses and through siblings.

butler

• the main male servant of a house

shelter

• a place to live, considered as one of the basic needs of life:
• a building where people or animals that have nowhere to live or that are in danger can stay and receive help

라벨: English

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