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cover-up : to hide
The President says he has nothing to hide but we suspect a cover-up
illicit : forbidden, secret, illegal
The buying and selling of illicit drugs in high schools has to stop.
alibi : evidence that you were somewhere else when a bad thing happened 알리바이
He has a cast-iron alibi; he was getting married whe the murder was committed.
lucrative : profitable 돈벌이가 되는
Selling ice-cream in the middle of winter isn't exactly a lucrative business
brisk : lively (active, past and energic)
It's good for your health to take a brisk walk after supper
bogus : fake
This ID is bogus; I'm afraid I'm going to have to put you under arrest.
fielded : deal with (a series of questions)
I fielded questions about the project for at least an hour
give someone away : to reveal a secret, to betray someone : 비밀을 말하다
My husband says he's going to call you and check that I was with you last night; please don't give me away.
immoral : not fitting society's standards of good behaviour
Some people think that making a profit from health-care is immoral
unrepentant : not sorry(for something you did wrong)
I told him he should apologize to his sister for breaking her doll but he was completely unrepentant
dodge : to avoid something by a sudden quick
The soldier ran towards the building, dodging bullets as he went
to spare something(pain) : to avoid hurting someone
I wanted to spare you the pain of finding out about my affair but I can't keep it a secret any longer
be on target : to be on the correct course to meet a goal
We are on target to meet our sales goal for this year.
take a breather : to take a break, a rest
We've been playing tennis for almost an hour; I need to take a breather.
a guilty conscience : to feel bad because you did something wrong : 마음에 꺼리끼는
be able to/can live with yourself : to keep your self-respect
I couldn't live with myself if I didn't return all the money I borrowed from you.
The President says he has nothing to hide but we suspect a cover-up
illicit : forbidden, secret, illegal
The buying and selling of illicit drugs in high schools has to stop.
alibi : evidence that you were somewhere else when a bad thing happened 알리바이
He has a cast-iron alibi; he was getting married whe the murder was committed.
lucrative : profitable 돈벌이가 되는
Selling ice-cream in the middle of winter isn't exactly a lucrative business
brisk : lively (active, past and energic)
It's good for your health to take a brisk walk after supper
bogus : fake
This ID is bogus; I'm afraid I'm going to have to put you under arrest.
fielded : deal with (a series of questions)
I fielded questions about the project for at least an hour
give someone away : to reveal a secret, to betray someone : 비밀을 말하다
My husband says he's going to call you and check that I was with you last night; please don't give me away.
immoral : not fitting society's standards of good behaviour
Some people think that making a profit from health-care is immoral
unrepentant : not sorry(for something you did wrong)
I told him he should apologize to his sister for breaking her doll but he was completely unrepentant
dodge : to avoid something by a sudden quick
The soldier ran towards the building, dodging bullets as he went
to spare something(pain) : to avoid hurting someone
I wanted to spare you the pain of finding out about my affair but I can't keep it a secret any longer
be on target : to be on the correct course to meet a goal
We are on target to meet our sales goal for this year.
take a breather : to take a break, a rest
We've been playing tennis for almost an hour; I need to take a breather.
a guilty conscience : to feel bad because you did something wrong : 마음에 꺼리끼는
be able to/can live with yourself : to keep your self-respect
I couldn't live with myself if I didn't return all the money I borrowed from you.
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