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| eager |
・She is eager to go abroad. |
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・They are eager for peace. |
| earn |
・Coal mine workers earn money, at the cost of their health. |
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・She earns her living by teaching Japanese. |
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・He spent all the money that he had earned. |
| effect |
・The cold medicine soon took effect, and my spell of coughing stopped. |
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・This new law seems to be of no effect, in eliminating traffic accidents. |
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・The law is still in effect. |
| effective |
・The government came up with an effective economic policy. |
| effectively |
・It is effectively impossible. |
| efficiency |
・Introducing assembly lines improved efficiency, at Henry Ford's automobile plant. |
| efficient |
・Upright walking was a more efficient way of moving around the grassy plains. |
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・Why is a fish efficient at moving through the water? |
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・Tom is efficient in everything. |
| effort |
・In spite of all our efforts, nothing came of our search. |
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・We make every effort to answer all your questions. |
| elect |
・We elected him mayor. |
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・Who will be elected President next? |
| element |
・Sumo is full of many traditional elements. |
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・Oxygen is an element of air. |
| elementary |
・It's elementary, my dear Watson - the butler killed him. |
| embarrassment |
・His speech caused embarrassment among the people present. |
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・Her face turned red with embarrassment. |
| emigrate |
・They hoped to emigrate to another country. |
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・The family emigrated from China to Japan. |
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・Quite a few Japanese emigrated to Brazil during the postwar years. |
| emotion |
・I felt a rush of emotion to hear the truth. |
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・Unable to contain her emotions, Ellen burst into tears. |
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・Man is said to be a creature of emotion, not of reason. |
| emotional |
・He quit his job for emotional reasons. |
| emphasis |
・Not much emphasis should be placed on people's appearance. |
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・The teacher put much emphasis on the necessity of everybody's cooperation. |
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・He put emphasis on the necessity of immediate action. |
| emphasize |
・The philosopher emphasized the importance of number. |
| employ |
・Companies that employ people with disabilities are entitled to subsidies. |
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・He is employed at the factory. |
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・The big enterprise employs a great number of workers every year. |
| employment |
・The economy isn't doing well - for one thing, employment is going down. |
| emptiness |
・We are traveling through the dark emptiness of space on board a spaceship called Earth. |
| empty |
・I turned my pockets inside out, to show they were empty. |
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・Left alone, I felt angry and empty. |
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・All the bottles were left empty after the party. |
| enable |
・Your help enabled me to finish the work. |
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・Airplanes enable us to go there in a day. |
| encourage |
・My professor encouraged me to continue the research. |
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・The increased population encourages investment in farming. |
| end |
・The governor has achieved his political ends. |
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・The war came to an end. |
| engage |
・He is engaged in writing a novel. |
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・Tom is engaged to Mary. |
| enormous |
・Deep seas are the domain of whales, strange fish, and enormous squid. |
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・He has accumulated an enormous debt, and doesn't know how to repay it. |
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・Gold coins of enormous value were discovered in the sea. |
| enormously |
・This play interests me enormously. |
| enthusiasm |
・The city was burning with Olympic enthusiasm. |
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・He took part with enthusiasm in physical training. |
| entire |
・The entire operation of the company was computerized five years ago. |
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・The guest thanked the entire staff of the hotel, for their hospitality. |
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・We felt like hearing the entire story of the accident. |
| environment |
・Rachel Carson was the first to warn that pesticides can damage the environment. |
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・Cross-cultural communication skills are needed in today's business environment. |
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・He lived in a favorable environment during his boyhood. |
| environmental |
・Our indifference to the environment will lead to environmental destruction. |
| equal |
・Everyone is equal under the law. |
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・Any perfectly square shape has four equal sides. |
| equator |
・About half of all kinds of plants and animals live near the equator. |
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・The climate of areas along the equator seems very hard for animals. |
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・Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, is right on the equator. |
| escape |
・Having a picnic is the escape from city life. |
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・His name escapes me. |
| especially |
・I like sports, especially tennis. |
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・It is especially cold today. |
| essence |
・A cook ought to know the very essence of each of the materials he uses. |
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・In essence, all mental operations use some language. |
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・A cook must understand the essence of each ingredient. |
| essential |
・Scissors are an essential tool for hairdressers. |
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・Fundamental human rights are essential for the protection of human dignity. |
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・Imagination is essential to human action. |
| essentially |
・His opinion was essentially right. |
| establish |
・It is important to establish relationships with other people. |
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・He feels a need to establish a new political organization. |
| estimate |
・He estimates possible losses at $10,000. |
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・They estimate that the number of plant and animal species on earth, is close to four million. |
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・It's impossible to estimate his abilities yet. |
| eternal |
・People believed in eternal happiness. |
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・She is my eternal friend. |
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・There's no such thing as eternal life. |
| event |
・The discovery is quite an event. |
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・Put these events in chronological order. |
| eventuality |
・In case of an eventuality, please contact the nearest police. |
| eventually |
・Eventually I found his house. |
| evidence |
・The evidence is very clear. |
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・There is enough evidence to support this theory. |
| evident |
・Americans' lack of fitness is evident, in their ever-expanding waistlines. |
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・It is evident that he loved both countries. |
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・It's evident that the ancient "Jomon" people ate seafood, because of the many shells that they left behind. |
| evil |
・We hate their evil deeds. |
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・He has an evil idea. |
| evolution |
・Charles Darwin first put the Theory of Evolution into clear, understandable terms. |
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・Natural selection has come about over the course of evolution . |
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・Human evolution is on a course different from the other animals'. |
| evolve |
・Language is evolving constantly. |
| exact |
・If you give me your exact arrival time, I'll pick you up at the airport. |
| exactly |
・He was born exactly a year after his grandfather's death. |
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・Exactly twenty people were present. |
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・The train arrived at Tokyo Station exactly at seven. |
| except |
・We work every day except Sunday. |
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・All the students were present except John. |
| excess |
・My uncle smokes to excess. |
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・He lives luxuriously in excess of his income. |
| exchange |
・I have received the wrong item, so please exchange it for the correct one. |
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・The government paid cash to the natives in exchange for their land. |
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・Please exchange yen for dollars. |
| exclaim |
・Both of us exclaimed at the same time in surprise. |
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・She exclaimed at the top of her voice. |
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・Japanese people often exclaim "Oishi!" in appreciation of a beautiful meal. |
| exclusive |
・This computer is for my exclusive use. |
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・The price, exclusive/excluding of tax, is $2,000. |
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・Many of these beaches are open to the public, but some are exclusive. |
| executive |
・In my company, the executives usually fly First Class, but I have to fly Economy. |
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・All senior executive officers of the firm will come to the next meeting. |
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・The next executive meeting will be held on the top floor. |
| exercise |
・He could not exercise because of injury. |
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・You should do some exercise to lose your weight. |
| exhibition |
・The art exhibition was canceled. |
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・We were invited to a tennis exhibition. |
| exist |
・Does God exist? |
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・We cannot exist without air. |
| existence |
・This club has been in existence since 1948. |
| expect |
・I've been expecting you. |
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・We could not expect him to come. |
| expenditure |
・Managers decided to reduce business trip expenditures, by half. |
| expense |
・We made jokes at the expense of her husband. |
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・Education expenses have shown a gradual increase for the past five years. |
| experience |
・Work experience in a related field is preferable for this position. |
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・They experienced great hardship in the desert. |
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・It is good experience to meet different people. |
| experiment |
・The outcome of the experiment was similar to the hypothesis. |
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・There are many people who refuse to experiment with new approaches. |
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・Galileo proved his theory by experiment. |
| explain |
・The author explains her aims in the preface of the book. |
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・I explained why I was absent. |
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・Would you explain the meaning of this word? |
| explanation |
・The technician gave an explanation of the new equipment. |
| exploration |
・Exploration of caves attracts people's curiosity. |
| explore |
・How do you explain strange things have happened to those who explored the graves of ancient Egypt? |
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・The planet Uranus hasn't been explored in depth, because it's too far away. |
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・The adventurers are going to explore the cave tomorrow. |
| export |
・This country used to export lumber. |
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・Japan exports manufactured goods. |
| expose |
・The reporter was exposed to danger. |
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・The police exposed his plot. |
| exposure |
・The monument has decayed from exposure. |
| express |
・With a finite number of words, we can express an infinite number of ideas. |
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・You have to pay an extra charge, to take a limited express train. |
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・Everybody can express an opinion. |
| expression |
・This crown encrusted with jewels is beautiful beyond expression. |
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・Most dictionaries don't include common slang or colloquial expressions. |
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・He could not give expression to his gratitude for her help. |
| extend |
・He extended his business to overseas. |
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・In response to our customers' requests, we will extend our sales period until Monday. |
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・The road is to be extended to the next city. |
| extent |
・Not realizing the extent of the work, Jane had to work 7 days a week, for 6 months. |
| external |
・This medicine is for external use. |
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・His uncle is well-versed in external affairs. |
| extinct |
・The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is a list of nearly extinct animals, you know. |
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・Her hope was extinct. |
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・The elephants in Africa are in danger of becoming extinct. |
| extraordinary |
・Extraordinary effort and involvement was required of him to perform the task. |
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・It was extraordinary that he didn't appear. |
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・The mathematician's efforts were extraordinary. |
| extreme |
・The movie was banned for its extreme violence, a short time after its release. |
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・My parents were happy in the extreme. |
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・Extreme summer heat made the asphalt soft. |
| extremely |
・He looks extremely elegant to me. |
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