1 counter-intuitive does not conform to intuition n
2 insight, in-depth understanding of n eg. the project wocould give scientists new insights into what is happening to the Earth's atmosphere. this project will allow scientists to have an updated and in-depth understanding of the Earth's atmospheric conditions.
Eg. He is a man with considerable insight. He is an insightful person.
3 skid slide, slide v eg. the car pulled up too fast and skidded on the dusty shoulder of the road. Because the brakes are too fast, the car slide to the dusty shoulders
The irreparable eg. His career is on the skids. His career is getting worse and worse.
4 schooling School Education eg. A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area. The opportunities for children to gain school education vary greatly from region to region
5 lust desire, lust eg. His lust for her grew until it was overpowering. His desire to possess her physically becomes unmanageable.
6 In the same way similarly, the production process of ADV eg. sheep's milk is produced in much the same way as goat's milk. goat's milk is similar to that of goat's milk.
7 quaint is strange. The ancient concept of adj eg. That's how concepts like general welfare start to sound quaint. In this way, the concept of public welfare has become obsolete in this era.
8 mind you pay attention to eg. Mind you, a half-cost suit still cost $400. You know, it costs $400 for a pair-price suit.
9. Replace v eg. They were substituting violence for dialogue with substitute. They are replacing conversations with brute force.
Substitute n eg. She is seeking a substitute for the very man whose departure made her cry. The man's departure left her sad, and she was trying to find someone to fill the gap.
10 whim: we decided, more or less on a whim, to sail to Morocco. We decided to sail to Morocco.
11 moderate mild, moderate eg. while a moderate amout of stress can be beneficial, too much stress can exhaust you. moderate stress is good, but the stress is too high to crush people.
12 moderate ease, reduce the sense of urgency of V eg. Amongst relief workers, the immediate sense of crisis has moderated somewhat. The sense of urgency of rescuers has been diminished.
13 on behalf of for the benefit of... eg. He spoke on behalf of the plan.
He defended the plan.
On behalf of EG. At the airport he read an address of welcome on behalf of the association. At the airport, he gave a welcome speech on behalf of the association.
Lesson 81-82 are they true