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legal--Why shouldn't I take a holiday? It's perfectly legal.
licence--Why give these people licence to enter the place at will?
principle--It would be against my principles to lie to you.

consult - 1,She is a consulting engineer.
2,You could consult with your partners to make a decision.
customer inquiry form - When will you hand in the customer inquiry form.
catalog - Can you catalog all the customer inquiry forms.
collaborate - Time and incidents had played along, had seemed to collaborate with me.
colleagues - By October 23 my colleagues and I had been in motion for over two weeks.
present - 1,Were you present when the news was announced?
2,I present my apologies for the accident sincerely.

commencement - Received the Bachelor of Arts degree at commencement.
recruiters - Recruiters are welcomed even at elite universities.
wisdom - She had acquired much wisdom during her long life.

assurance -- He gave me an assurance that it would be ready by Friday.
query -- I have several queries about the work you gave me.
obstacle -- Not being able to pass his mathematics exam proved an obstacle to his career.
conjunction -- We are working in conjunction with the police.
vehicle -- Art may be used as a vehicle for propaganda.
invoice -- He told me to invoice him for an order.
estimate -- Could you help me to estimate the antique.

assets--For accounting treatment, assets are normally divided into cur- rent assets, long-term investments, fixed assets, intangible as- sets, deferred assets and other assets.

maintenance--A maintenance manual gives diagrams and instructions for repairing your car.

replicate--Computer viruses replicate like bacteria to spread from machine to machine.

reshuffle--It's amusing to watch members jockeying for the Prime Minister's attention prior to Cabinet reshuffle.

utilizes--How can we <em>utilize</em> his knowledge and skill to our advantage?

withdraw--1. He talked to us for an hour and then withdrew.
2. You are allowed to make two withdrawals a month from the account.

clarify--1. It requires of us great efforts to clarify sewage in cities.
2. I hope that what I say will clarify the situation.

assume--1. I made a mistake and I will assume responsibility for it.
2. I assumed you can speak French fluently.

evaluation--A new appraisal or evaluation for this company.
dilemma--Faced with the dilemma, he opted for soldiering on.
sprawl--He was sprawling in the sofa in front of the TV.
colloquium--However, there were two disagreements among some Asian and European participants at the colloquium.

crisps--1. This machine puts the crisps in their bags.
2. Prof. Smith give a crisp speech yesterday.
directory--He thumbed through the directory to look for her number.
scissor--Scissor an article out of a newspaper.
adhesive--Could you buy a roll of adhesive tape for me?
stuck(stick)--We were stuck in a traffic jam for an hour.

brochure--I'll send you the advertising brochure right away.
schedule--We've already finished the work anterior to the schedule.
ubiquitous--Is there no escape from the ubiquitous cigarette smoke in restaurants?

hype--There was a big media hype for that new movie.
embed--arrow embedded itself in the wall.
gesture--We all dislike her for her imperious gesture.
retort--He retorted that it was my fault as much as his.
occasionally--Both of the poets occasionally capture the modern manner.

abbreviate--In writing, the title 'Doctor' is abbreviated to 'Dr'.
excerpt --The following excerpt is from a paper by M.W.A.Provis.
spark --1.He hasn't a spark of generosity in him.
2.The exhaust pipe shot sparks.
vice--Virtue and vice are two different things: the former leads to peace, the latter to misery.
manufacturer--They bought the machine directly from the manufacturer.
unprecedented--We are seeing unemployment on an unprecedented scale.

mysteriously--Mysteriously, there was no answer when I rang.
investigation--We had better make an investigation of this strange event.
rank--The winning horse was a rank outsider.
disruptive--A few disruptive students can easily ruin a class.
relate--1. She related (to them) how it happened.
2. It is difficult to relate cause and effect in this case.

complex--higher mathematics is a complex course.
recurrence--He was aware of the possibility of a recurrence of his illness.
detect--In most cases, you shoul detect this machine by Auto Detect.
vulnerable--Cyclists are more vulnerable than motorists.

caution -- I would caution against undue optimism.
fatal -- A mistake now would be fatal to our success.
shortcut -- You could find a shortcut to finish this task.

alternate -- A pattern of alternate circles and squares.
emphasize -- Must emphasize that this is not my problem.
execute -- Could you tell me when will you execute this command.

placeholder -- What placeholder character do you want the field to display?
reside -- Supreme authority resides in the President/State.
monitor -- Monitor a patient's pulse.

volume -- An encyclopedia in 20 volumes.
manually -- Add code manually to handle UI events.
query -- The minister was queried about his plans for the industry.

compose -- She began to compose (songs) at an early age.
navigate -- He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic alone.
collapse -- His health collapsed under the pressure of work.

diagnose -- If you sick, don't try to diagnose yourself.
specify -- Please specify what is the leader need.
troubleshooting -- He is an expert at troubleshooting.