Archive for June, 2008

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C 14

June 30, 2008

 

session 14

 

 attend =entertain=

have fun=to have a good time=to enjoy

repeated=to do again=continual

nowhere is like home

luxirious=very expensive

rich=wealthy=affluent=prosperous=well-to-do

insist on=persist=be firm=persevere

work,work,work and no play

assistant=helper=supporter=aide

lawyer=legal representative=attorney

secretary

office manager

spring=a season after fall

eventhough=though=although

palm trees

sugar cane

 

corn farm

citrus

under construction=is being created=is being made

compare=contrast=put side by side

location=site=spot=scene=place=position

pay attention=notice=concentrate=consider

discomforting # comforting

historical=past=chronological

forbidden=not allowed=prohibited=banned=outlawed=illegal

nuclear energy station

spirit=soul=inner self=chi=essence=guts=courage

personal idea=individual impression

by myself=on my what

one year later

it’s easier

responsibility=blame=liability=accountability=

problem free

pilgrimage=to go on a holy trip

bakery=a place that sell bread

in such a way that

tolerate=stand=bear=abide=endure=stand for=put up with

stretch=extend=broaden=make bigger=drag out=prolong

imitate=impersonate=try to be like=mimic=do an impression of

interfere=get in the way=disturb=intervene=get involve=obstruct

pants=trousers

quiet=silent=calm=hushed=tranquil=no noisse=peace

strait of Hormoz

sleeping bag=a bag that you you sleep in

crocodile=alligator

stingy=misery=tightfisted=penny-pinching

cave

grudge =feeling of resentment=complaint=ill will=bitterness

go astray=to go the wrong way=off course=off track

memory=recollection=recall=rememberance

 

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A 9

June 30, 2008

 

Session 9

 

Colleague=coworker=associate=collaborator

Prophet

Full of anxiety=full of nervousness or worry or unease or fretfulness

Philosophy

Separately=unconnectedly=independently=alone

I don’t like to put the guest up for the night

Arrange=harmonize=organize=coordinate

Sole mate=one and only companion

Intention=purpose=aim=objective

Divorce=separate=split=split-up=break up

Under the condition

The parents blame them

Put the blame on=to put the fault on

Strict to life=hard and tough to life

Prove=establish=provide evidence

Difference=dissimilarity=disparity=diversity=distinction

Mature=grow=adult

Unavoidable=inevitable=preordain

Class difference

In such a way

Exist=survive=subsist=continue living

Childish=childlike=immature=foolish

Devour=eat greedily=consume=gulp down=overcome

Nomad=traveler=wanderer=drifter

Initially=at fist=originally=firstly=primarily=to begin with

It was not long ago

From the beginning

Represent=stand for=signify=speak for=denote

Stink=smell horrible=unpleasant odor=horrible smell

Elevator=crane=pulley

Situation=state of affair=circumstances=state=condition

Insist=be firm=persevere=claim=vow

Pay attention=notice=concentration=focus

Make ta’rof

Friendship=companionship=familiarity

Next meal

Meal=serving of food=mealtime

Disrespect=disregard=lack of respect

Leftover=extra=spare=available

We have leftover

Waste=leftover=excess=surplus=unwanted=discarded

Frank=honest=blunt=truthful

As a whole=totally

Unless=except=but for

Picky=particular=finicky=selective=hard to please

Entertain=amuse=have company=have guests

It’s very nice of you=It’s very kind of you

Suitor=a boy who comes to propose marriage

Family planning

Put the blame on someone

 

 

 

 

 

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A 8

June 30, 2008

 

 

session 8

 

by the time

to be fresh=to be clean=to be new

it takes

useful=helpful=practical=functional

short break=recess=vacation=time off

in our days

dismiss=send out=fired

drag=pull=draw=tow

once a week

schedule=plan=program=timetable

unorganized=unscheduled=messed up=haphazard

exhausted=tired=worn out=fatigue

he was sleepy=I was drowsy=I was sluggish

impolite # polite

rude = impolite

discord=mess=haphazard

consume=take up=utilize=use up

badly trained=poorly trained

keep talking

don’t catch

require=need

somehow=one way or another=by hook or by crook

in such a way that

moustache

period=time=era

long straight hair

red Indian

strict=tough=severe

make any mistake

mistake=error=fault=misstep

go after=follow=chase

frozen=ice-covered=freezing=cold

how far was it?

Half an hour

Contrary to her, I ………

National anthem

Emperor=monarch=royal leader

Green grocer=a person who sell vegetable

Means=device=way=method=course

Salary=pay=income=earning

Low=little

What are they?

Supervisor=manager=administrator=superior=boss

nurse’s aid

nothing is important but ….

He has long face= he frowns

Progress=develop=improve=grow

Admire=like=adore=appreciate

Significant=important=major=noteworthy

Daily expenses=money spent daily

Uneducated=illiterate=unqualified=unskillful

 

 

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B 14

June 30, 2008

 

Session 14(REV)

 

civil war=internal war of a country

love at first sight

attribute=quality=trait=characteristic=aspect=feature=point

consequence=result=effect=outcome=upshot

beloved=the person you love

passion=obsession=excitement=enthusiasm

obsession=mania=fascination=passion

prior to=previous=preceding=past=former

elevate=raise=lift up=promote=advance=improve

level=rank=stage=altitude

got to know=to get familiar=get acquainted

rainbow

probe=spy=search=investigate=explore=check out

argue=quarrel=dispute=fight

talk with my hand

eldest=oldest

profound love

small talk=simple talk used to start a conversation

vocational education

what’s your ambition? What do you want to be?

 

 

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B 13

June 30, 2008

 

session 13(REV)

 

unilateral=one sided

self confidence=self assurance=self reliance=self believe

self esteem=high regard or admiration for oneself

motivation=provoke=stimulate=inspiration=impulse

convene=start=set up=arrange=organize

capital=the money that you have in mind

prerequisite=precondition=requirement=must

spiritual support

bond=tie=link=connection=relationship

utterly=completely=totally=absolutely=entirely=fully

narrow=thin=slender=slim=fine=slight=restrict=limit

inevitable=unavoidable=certain=predestine

optimistic=to have positive idea

tag=label=mark=ticket=attach a label

triggering factor=motivating factor=stimulating aspects

roll your profit=turn over

familiarize=generalize=make acquainted=make known

principal=fundamental=foremost=primary

do you get me?

Potentially

Nourish=feed=nurture=cultivate=foster=support=promote

I don’t know how to put it.

Money talks

For instance=let say

Turn into a…….

Approach=method=advance=loom=move toward=draw near

Peace=tranquility=calm=quiet=serenity=harmony

Provoke=aggravate=inflame=incite=trigger=stir=stimulate

Ultimate goal

Absolute=final

Attempt=struggle=try=effort=endeavor

Gap=distance=breach=opening

Gigantic=enormous=immense=huge=oversize=extremely large

Achieve=accomplish=attain=get=reach=realize

I have a hectic schedule a head of me.

Wealth=affluence=fortune=assets=holding=riches

Bestow=give=grant=confer=present

Speak with my hand

Hands up=submit=freeze

Even up

We dutch

To sum up=to conclude

Depend on=deal with

Integrated=included=incorporated