Dictionary

absurd; ridiculous

personal strength; one's special ability or strong points

firm; decisive

to stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits; to inspire

base; mean; contemptible

must; to need to; to be sure to

to endorse; to support

to anticipate; to expect; expectations

chairman of the board of directors

distinctive flavor; distinctive style

grade; class; quality

to concede; to give in; to yield

busy; bustling

custom; tradition; local tradition

narrow

arrangement; composition; layout

to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle

canyon; gill; ravine

oral cavity

ruins

to retort; to refute

to expel; to deport; banishment

to blame; to rebuke

to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts)

to recognize; to identify

to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach

error; fault; (law) negligence

to swear an oath (of office); to make a vow

to stir; to agitate

to be proficient in; to master (a subject)

shore; seaside

interest rates; interest rate

justice; fairness; public highway

corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot

to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down

(coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought

to get into a habit; to become addicted

to monopolize

to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit; to mine

opinion; view; understanding

(of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing; to mull over (an issue)

to expose; to bring to light; to disclose

troop arrangement; battle formation; lineup (of a sports team etc)

to sell well; bestselling; chart-topping

to choose; to pick; to sort out

subsidiary; auxiliary; attached

suitable; appropriate

to surrender; to succumb; to yield

to defend; to uphold; to safeguard

(of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up