take part (in sth) to do an activity with other people take place to happen take sb by surprise To take someone by surprise means to do some...
taper /téipər/ n. a very thin candle or a very thin strip of wood, used especially in the past for lighting candles, fires, etc. v. to becom...
analyze /æ'nəlàiz/ v. to examine the details of something carefully, in order to understand or explain it ancient /éinʃənt/ adj. from ...
satisfy /sæ'tisfài/ v. to please someone by giving them what they want satisfying /sæ'tisfàiiŋ/ adj. making you feel pleased by pro...
regress /rigrés/ v. to move backward; to go back; to return to a previous condition regretful /rigrétfəl / adj. feeling, expressive of, or...
sell something off 1. to sell all or part of a business or industry, often at a low price 2. to charge a low price for something to encoura...
tolerant /tɑ'lərənt/ adj1. having the ability to bear something unpleasant or annoying, or to keep going despite difficulties adj2. will...
transport /trænspɔ':rt/ v. to move people or things from one place to another transportation /træ`nspərtéiʃən/ n1. the movement of peopl...
vacancy /véikənsi/ n1. a room that is not being used in a hotel n2. a job that is free for someone to do vacant /véikənt/ adj1. Somewhere th...
ubiquitous /ju:bíkwətəs/ adj. found or existing everywhere ugly /ʌ'gli/ adj. not pleasant to look at ulcer /ʌ'lsər/ n. a painful inf...