Phrases
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solar power generation
A method of generating power which converts solar heat into electricity.
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solar house
A house built to use solar energy to warm the indoor temperature or heat water.
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civil engineering project
A construction project to change land, stream, etc.
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rite of passage
A ceremony such as a birth, coming-of-age, wedding, death, etc., that a person must go through at a transition to a new state in life.
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communications satellite
An artificial satellite made to send back radio waves sent from the earth after reflecting or amplifying them, so that people can communicate with others who are far away.
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mail order
An act of selling goods after taking orders though such communication means as mail, telephone, the Internet, etc.
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transport company; forwarding agency
A company providing the service of carrying cargo, and taking money for the service.
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Tong-il Silla
unified Silla: Silla since 676 AD, when the Silla Kingdom unified the three kingdoms of the Korean Peninsula; the Silla Kingdom defeated the Baekje and Goguryeo Kingdom, in a joint attack with the Tang Dynasty of China, and unified the three kingdoms after driving out the Tang army; the Unified Silla Kingdom collapsed when it surrendered to Wang Geon of the Goryeo Dynasty in 935 AD.
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restricted area; control zone
An area which is off limits to unauthorized personnel, due to a certain policy or purpose.
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independent special investigation team; independent special prosecutor
a temporary investigative body, organized at the request of the congress, which has independent authority and is in charge of investigating a charge of corruption or illegality of a high-ranking official: Or a prosecutor who is in charge of such an investigation.
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special amnesty; special pardon
An act of keeping a specific, convicted offender from being punished.
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special excise tax
A tax levied to reduce the consumption of certain expensive goods and to distributed the burden of taxation more fairly.
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extracurricular activity
An educational activity that is done in addition to the ones specified in a school curriculum.
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special education
The education for children with a physical or mental handicap or specially-talented children.
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special forces unit
A military unit trained to carry out special missions.
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a crop for special use; cash crop
A crop such as tobacco, tea, cotton, etc., which is put to some special use and is not used for food; or a plant such as sesame, rape, etc., that can be eaten after being processed.
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scoop; exclusive news
An important article that is printed in a certain newspaper or magazine only.
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ripple effect
The effect of something on another areas, as it spreads.
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pipe organ
A musical instrument made by placing many pipes, in different sizes and lengths, in order of musical notes, and which produces sound as air is sent into these pipes.