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 tribunal   noun

    a type of court that is given official authority to deal with a particular situation or problem

    The case of your redundancy will be heard by an inadequate tribunal.

taunt   verb

　to try to make someone angry or upset by saying unkind things to them

  The children taunted him about his weight.

humilate  verb

  to make someone feel ashamed or stupid, especially when other people are present

  Her boss humilated her in front of colleges.

bully  verb

   to threaten to hurt someone or frighten them, especially someone smaller or weaker

   My children were bullied when they were childhood.

fund  noun

   an amount of money that is collected and kept for a particular purpose

   The house fell into disrepair until a restoration fund was set up.

launch  verb

   to start something , usually something big or important

   The organization has launched a campaign to raise the fund.

deploy  verb

    to organize or move soldiers ,military equipment etc so that they are in the right place and ready to be used

    This is a NATO’s decision to deploy cruise missles.

parliament  noun

    the group of people who are elected to make a country’s laws and discuss important national affairs

     They demanded a free parliament and press.

whizz  verb

     to move very quickly , often making a sound like something rushing through the air

     An ambulance whizzed past.

majesty   noun

     used when talking to or about a king or queen

    The prime minister is here to see you, your majesty.

molest   verb

     to attack or harm someone, especially a child by touching them in a sexual way or by trying to have sex with them

bizarre    adj

      very unnusual or strange

      It was a bizarre coincidence.

emergency  noun

     an unexpected and dangerous situation that must be dealt with immediately

     Dealing with emergency is crucial.

resuscitate    verb

      to make someone breath again or become conscious after they have almost died

       Doctors managed to resuscitate him.

residence  noun

      a house , especially a large or official one

       That is the ambassador’s official residence.

mumble    verb

      to say something tooquietly or not clearly enough ,so that other people cannnot understand you

       I cannot hear what you are saying because you are mumbling.

utterance  noun

      something you say

      Politics are generally judged by their public utterances.

address   verb

       if you address an envelope, package etc , you write on it the name and address of the person you are sending it to

       That letter was addressed to me.

process   noun

     a series of actions that are done in order to achieve a particular result

    Repetition can help the learning process.

osteoporosis   noun

    a medical condition in which your bones become weak and break easily

    The risk of developing osteoporosis is increasing.

fracture  noun

    a crack or broken part in a bone or other hard substance

    You can see the fractured shoulder.

rectify  verb

     to correct something that is wrong

      I did my best to rectify the situation, but the damage is already done.

void   noun

      a feeling of great sadness that you have when someone you love dies or when something is taken from you

     Workling hard helped to feel the void after his wife died.

postmortem   noun

    medical examination of a dead body to find out why the person died

   Postmortem is one of the important tests.

painkiller   noun

    a drug which reduces pain

    Taking too much painkillers is bad effects to your health.

heart attack  noun

    when someone’s heart suddenly stops working correctly, sometimes causing death

   My grand parents were died because of the heart attack.

diabetes  noun

    a serious medical condition in which your body cannot control the level of sugar in your blood

    Mary is suffered from diabetes for a long time.

consumption  noun

    the amount of something that someone uses , eats or drinks

   Consumner who is nice to greenery is needed today.

credible  adj

    able to be trusted or believed

    There is credible evidence that she did a crime.

point out

    to show something probably exists , is happening, or is true

    He points out the figure of the research.

moderation  noun

   If you do something in moderation, you do not do it too much.

   Tom drink alchol in moderation now.

set to

   to start working

   Jone sets to do her homework.

autopsy  noun

   a medical examination of a dead body to discover the exact cause of death

  Autopsy is one of the important process.

debt  noun

    an amount of money that you owe someone

    She is working in a bar to try to pay off her debts.

trial  noun

    a test of something new to find out if it is safe ,works correctly, etc

    A trial is crucial to us.