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hardly - 거의 ~ 않다. ex)We hardly ever go out nowadays. live for - ~를 위해 살다. ex)All that I've been living for is gone. blame - 비난하다. 탓하다. ex)You can't blame it all on me! without - ~없이 ex)Faith without works is dead. get by - 살아남다. ex)It's very hard to get by on such a low income. 그렇게 적은 수익으로 생활하기란 여간 쉬운 일이 아니다. insane - 정신 나간, 비상식적인 ex)Are you insane? = Are you crazy? wonder - 궁금해하다. ex)'How is th..

10 words & 1 phrase a day will do your english good. vault - 금고 ex)His secret vault is beneath his house. imitate - 모방하다. 본 받다. ex)Small children learn by imitating their parents. prime minister - 수상 ex)The name of the current prime minister of England is ... neighbour - 이웃 ex)My neighbours are very freindly. specific - 구체적인 ex)Do you think you can be more specific? 좀 더 구체적으로 말해주시겠어요? sprain - 삐..

advert - 광고 ex)Most TV adverts last around 30 seconds. mankind - 인류 ex)"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." I think Neil Armstrong said that. middle - 중간 ex)I was woken in the middle of the night by a car alarm. hopeless - 희망이 없는 ex)The situation is hopeless. There's nothing that can be done. bitter - 쓴 ex)The lemon tastes very bitter. memorial - 기념의 ex)There will be a memorial ..

bruise - 멍 ex)I had a big purple bruise where the ball had hit my leg. order - 명령 ex)When the Titanic started sinking the captain gave the order to abandon ship. complain - 불평하다. ex)The service here is terrible. I will complain to the manager. meadow - 초원 ex)They wandered through the meadow picking wild flowers. curse - 욕하다. ex)Don't curse. It's unneccassary to use such bad language. distinguish..

farewell : 안녕 ex)They wished me a fond farewell as I was leaving. childhood - 어린 시절 ex)I have happy memories of my childhood before I grew up and had to get a job. mere - 단지 ex)It took her a mere 20 minutes to win the match. heal - 낫다. ex)He stayed in hospital while his wounds healed. mould - 곰팡이 ex)Oh, dear. That bread is too old. It's got mould growing on it. accumulate - 쌓이다. ex)If you don't ..

leak - 유출하다. ex)I want to know who leaked the story. result - 결과 ex)The traffic was very heavy and as a result I arrived late. permission - 허가 ex)You can't leave this building without permission. equivalent - 동등한, 상응하는 ex)The British House of Commons is roughly equivalent to the American House of Representatives. erase - 지우다. ex)You erased that message, didn't you? brief - 간단한. 짧은, (informal)요약하..

flawless - 흠이 없는, 무결점의 ex)That is a flawless plan. impeccable - 나무랄 데 없는 ex)Impeccable timing! - 절묘한 타이밍이군요. humiliate - 모욕하다. ex)I felt humiliated when the teacher laughed at my work. dizzy - 어지러운 ex)I feel dizzy in high places vicinity - 근처 ex)There's no bank in the immediate vicinity. deliberately - 고의적으로 ex)You deliberately disobeyed me. claustrophobia - 폐소공포증 ex)Q: What is worse than a gira..

neutron star - 중성자별 electron - 전자 (-) ex)Electrons have a negative electric charge. proton - 양성자 (+) ex)Protons have a positive electric charge. halo - 빛, 후광 ex)The halo around the sun is called the corona glisten - 빛나다. ex)Tears glistened in his eyes. eclipse - 식(蝕) ex)a total/partial eclipse of the sun preacher - 전도사, 전파자 doctrine - 교리 ex)The doctrine of the Trinity doesn't make sense. snowfla..

boast - 자랑하다. ex)I hate him. He's always boasting how clever and successful he is. generalisation - 일반화 ex)You can't make sweeping generalisation about French people if you've only been there for a day. stumble - (발이) 걸리다. ex)I stumbled on the stairs but didn't fall down. sphere - 구 ex)The earth is a sphere in terms of shape. despair - 절망 ex)He felt utter despair when he realised there is no hop..

tenant - 세입자 ex)The landlord evicted his tenant for not paying the rent on time. percentage - 부분 ex)Everyone pays a percentage of what they earn in tax. emphasis - 강조 ex)In English, we use the word 'indeed' to give extra emphasis to what we are saying. expansion - 확장 ex)The Chinese economy is in the period of expansion. barrel - 큰 통 ex)Good wine is stored in wooden barrels underground for many y..