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** 친척 a member of your family (=relative)

eg. All our friends and relaitons came to our wedding.
eg. This stranger must be a relation.
(From "Aladdin and the wonderful lamp")

my eg. I didn't know that word "relation" has a meaning of "relative"

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[linking verb] literary used for saying that a feeling gradually starts to exist
= become

eg. The nights were growing darker.
eg. Mr.Kim was growing bored.

eg. He grew so sad about it, that at last he fell ill and died.
eg. They walked so fast that Aladdin began to grow weary.
eg. Now Aladdin did not grow proud of his great riches.
(From "Aladdin and the wonderful lamp")

my eg. I usually grew tired after having work.

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** dire need : 절실한 필요
** dire situation : 심각한 상황
** dire condition : 비참한 상황
** dire circumstances

Eg. Unless it's under dire circumstances, try your very best to avoid candcelling plans with a friend.

My eg. I'm afraid that I would get into dire situation in near future.

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힐러리 클린턴 미국 국무장관이 26일 유엔 총회에서 중동지역에 대해 말하다 “중동은 ‘fair-weather friend’를 사귀지 말라”라는 취지의 발언을 했다.

사전을 찾아보니 ‘fair-weather friend’는 ‘A friend who is only a friend when circumstances are pleasant or profitable. At the first sign of trouble, these capricious, disloyal friends will drop their relationship with you’라는 뜻이란다. ‘기브 앤 테이크’로 만나는 친구, 내가 어려움에 처하거나 누군가의 도움이 필요할 때 정작 나몰라라하는 친구라고 번역할 수 있겠다

eg. He's a fair-weather friend. 그는 좋을 때만 친구이다
my eg. You can get to know who is fair-weather friend as you see him or her long time.

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v. to obey a rule or follow an accepted pattern.

** conform to~ : ~을 따르다, 순응하다
** conform with~ : ~와 일치하다

eg. no conforming to mainstream society. Standing up to authority
eg. We all must conform to our society to a certain extent. 우리는 모두 어느 정도는 사회에 순응해야 한다.

my eg. I need to teach my studenst conform to school regulations.

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eg. We live in a harsh and intense world. 우리는 거칠고 치열한 세상에 살고 있다.

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v. intense bargainig over the price of goods

eg. We haggled a bit and settled on a price that seemed reasonable to us.

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eg. Others on the trip had received suggested immunization before leaving.

My eg. I remember I took an immunization before leaving for Africa in 2003.

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n. the feeling of worry that something bad might happen(=anxiety)

eg. However, others on the trip with me felt some apprehension about getting sick.

my eg. I think all of non-native English teachers feel some kind of apprehension for their English speaking ability, which is getting worse and worse.

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