a. strictly odd or queer in appearance or style; fantastic

unparalleled

a. too great to be equaled 舉世無雙的

liquidate

vt. terminate the operation of (a commercial firm, etc.) by assessment of liabilities and appropriation of assets for their settlement 清算

yacht

n. a small ship used for pleasure trips

arduous

a. requiring great physical or mental effort; difficult to accomplish

goodly

a. considerable

pensioner

n. a person who receives a regular payment, not wages, from a government, company, or patron

pension

n. a regular payment to a person of a specified sum of money which is not wages

proportion

n. the size or amount of one thing when compared to the size or amount of another; (pl.) size or extent 比率，比例；大小

inexhaustible

a. existing in such large amounts that it can never be finished or used up

insupportable

a. unbearable

marital

a. of or relating to marriage

confession

n. admission (of one's weakness, fault, sin, etc.) 坦白；懺悔

incarcerate

vt. confine or imprison 幽閉；監禁

unamiable

a. ill-natured, ungracious

spouse

n. a wife or husband

scheme

n. a plan for doing sth.

visit

vt. inflict (punishment) for (wrongdoing); avenge 降罪于，懲罰

lifework

n. the work to which one's life is devoted; most important work of one's life

fanatically

ad. excessively

meticulous

n. extremely careful; with great attention to detail

double-check

n. the act of checking again; verifying

shrewd

a. clever in judgment, esp. of what is to one's own advantage

dissatisfy

vt. fail to satisfy; displease

greed

n. a selfish desire to get more and more of sth. 貪婪

greedy a.

expand

v. make or become larger

grievance

n. a complaint or cause for complaint, esp. when one feels one has been unfairly treated

immature

a. not mature; not full-grown

frivolous

a. not serious or sensible in content, attitude or behaviour 不嚴肅的，輕浮的

foresee

vt. see or realize in advance

slip

n. a usu. slight mistake

elapse

vi. (of time) pass by

awesome

a. inspiring fear or dread

sweetheart

n. a person whom one loves

accusation

n. a statement that one has done sth. wrong

accuse vt.

rumor

n. news or information which is passed from person to person but has not been proven to be true

freezer

n. a large fridge in which supplies of food can be stored at a very low temperature; deep freeze

mandatory

a. required by law; compulsory 依法的；強制性的

choke

vt. block or clog up (a passage, street, etc.)

transport

n. the act of carrying (goods or people) from place to place

Congress

n. the elected law-making body, e.g. of the US 立法機構，如美國國會

warehouse

n. a house or building where merchandise is stored

dehydrate

vt. cause to lose water 使脫水

Phrases & Expressions

in brief

in short; to sum up

as far as

to the distance, point or degree that

for one

as the first of several possible examples

dry off

make or become dry

stop dead in one's tracks

stop very quickly or with great force

be bound up with

be closely connected with or related to

first and last

always and chiefly

put away

put in the right place or out of sight

die down

come slowly to an end; grow slowly less or weaker

on the track of

looking for, trying to find

earn/make a living

support oneself

at that

in addition; also

be caught in

be involved in

to the point where

to the extent that

play around

spend time playing, fooling or joking instead of being serious or working

settle down

marry; begin to live a stable life

take with a grain of salt

accept or believe only in part

go through

be approved or accepted

Proper Names

Zeritsky 齊里斯基

Ann Griffith 安.格里菲斯

Los Angeles 洛杉機

Fred C. Graham 弗雷德.C.格雷厄姆

John A. Monahan 約翰.A. 莫納漢