dilemma
It put me in a difficult moral dilemma.
distress
Her death was a great distress to all the family.
drain
All of our best laid plans are down the drain.
economy
We will reduce taxes,
to recover the momentum of our economy
and reward the effort and enterprise of working Americans.
elaborate
Just tell me the plain facts and don't elaborate on them.
endure
Despite all the troubles that Japan's financial institutions are enduring,
commercial banks as a whole made $49.4 billion.
enrich
Reading enriches the mind.
enrol(l)
We enrolled him as a member of our club.
equivalent
The income loss to rich industrial economies
might be equivalent to just over 0.5% of GDP.
exceed
The price will not exceed $500.
excess
Don't carry your anger to excess.
expel
Two attaches at the embassy were expelled from the country,
for they had done something improper.
explicit
They got explicit warning not to go up the mountain at night.
extinguish
Smoking is forbidden,
Please extinguish your cigarette.
fascinate
The children were fascinated by the toys in the shopwindow.
fatal
The city of Tang Shan takes on a new look
that it hardly reminds people of the fatal earthquake
over thirty years ago.
fluctuate
The price of vegetables fluctuates according to the weather.
foresee
We should have foreseen this trouble months ago
and made provisions for it.
furnish
The shop furnishes everything that is needed for camping.
gamble
Many people visit Las Vegas to gamble their hard-earned money.
genetic
Do you believe that cancer is a genetic disease?
haul
The fishermen hauled the fish into the boat.
heave
We heaved with all our strength,
but could not move the rock.
historical
Pochontas is a real historical figure of the American Indians.
hostile
It's hard to believe that the two parties
who were kissing and hugging each other in the morning
suddenly became hostile
and began to speak daggers to each other.
humanity
Humanity is still in its youth.
imaginary
Anything imaginary is the product of an imaginative person's mind.
imagination
Use your imagination to find an answer.
inadequate
His income is inadequate to pay for it.
incident
The anti-war demonstration proceeded without incident.
incline
She inclined her head in prayer for the Iraqi who is suffering the war. |