IE1: Izumi’s Blog

transfer  verb

  to move from one place school, job, etc to another or make someone do this especially within the same organization

  Tom transferred from basketball team to badminton team.

fee  noun

  an amount of money that you pay to do something or that you pay to a professional person for their work

   The healthclub charges an annual membership fee.

spectacular 　adj

   very impressive

   I mede a soectacular success in this championship.

spectator noun

  someone who is watcing event or game

  The singer attracted hundfreds of spectators.

commodity   noun

   a product that is bought and sold

   Commodity prices today fell sharply.

anonymous  adj

   unknown by name

   This poem is written by the annonymous author.

aisle  noun

   a long passage between rows of seats in a church, plane, theater, etc, or between rows of shelves in a shop

   Please be quiet in the aisle.

bin  verb

   to throw something away

   You should bin these papers later.

shove   verb

   to push someone or something in a rough or careless way, using your hands or shoulders

   Everyone was pushing and shoving to see the princess.

diaper  noun

   a piece of soft cloth or soft paper that is put between a baby’s legs and fastened around its waste to hold liquid and solid waste

   Wait a minute while I changed her diaper.

funeral  noun

   a religeous ceremony for buying or celemonating someone who has died

   The funeral of my mother would be held tomorrow.

practice  noun

    something that people do often, especially a particular way of doing something or a social or religeous custome

   The volunteer team will do the practice of dumping waste into the sea.

session  noun

   a period time used for a particular activity, especially by a group of people

   There are some question-and-answer sessions, so please answer them if you have time.

navy  noun

   the part of a country’s military forces that fight at the sea

    He was in the British Navy a few years ago.

gala  noun

    a public entertainment or performance to celebrate a special occasion

    The Society’s Gala dinner will be held.

coal  noun

   a hard, black mineral ehich is dug out of the ground and burnt to produce heat

   Put some coal on the fire.

urge  verb

   to strongly suggest that someone does something

   Trina urged us to do the book report.

grip   noun

   the way you hold something tightly, or your ability to do this

   He released his grip and stepped back.

drought  noun

   a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live

   There are a long drought in the Sahara desert.

priority  noun

   the thing you think is most important and that needs attention before anything else

   The club’s priority is to win the match.

proceeding   noun

 　an event or a series of things that happen

   We watched the proceedings in the street below.

mull over

    to think about a problem,plan,etc for a long time before making a decision

    He is mulling over the proposals before making any choices.

pathway  noun

    a series of nerves that pass information to each other

    This is pathway between two pathways.

assimilate   verb

    to completely understand and to begin to use new ideas, information etc

    It willtake time to assimilate all these facts.