a couple two things or people of the same kind: a small number of things a good[great] deal a large quantity of something [= a lot] a pile...
G.D.P. abbr. total goods and services produced by nation during one year excluding payments on foreign investments G.N.P. abbr. total valu...
sacrifice /sæ'krəfàis/ n1. something good that you must stop having in order to achieve something n2. an animal that is killed and of...
R&D abbr. department in a company that develops new products radical /ræ'dikəl/ n. one who holds extreme views or advocates extrem...
ubiquitous /ju:bíkwətəs/ adj. found or existing everywhere ugly /ʌ'gli/ adj. not pleasant to look at ulcer /ʌ'lsər/ n. a painful inf...
weaken /wí:kən/ v. to become less strong or powerful, or to make someone or something less strong or powerful wealth /wélθ/ n. a large amoun...
age /éiʤ/ n. the number of years that someone has lived, or that something has existed: a period of history: when something is old age /éi...
resemble /rizémbl/ v. to be similar to; to be akin to; to look like; to have a similar appearance to resent /rizént/ v. to be indignant at...
across /əkrɔ(:)s/ adv.prep. from one side to the other of something with clear limits, such as an area of land, a road or river across /ək...
contribute /kəntríbju:t/ v. to add to; to donate, to give contribution /kɑ`ntrəbjú:ʃən/ n. the act of giving for a common purpose contrive...