Phrases
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heavy rain warning; torrential rainfall warning
A warning of a heavy rain issued by the national weather service when it is expected to become dangerous.
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heavy rain warning; torrential rainfall warning
A warning of a heavy rain issued by the national weather service when it is expected to become dangerous.
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respiratory organ
An organ in charge of breathing in the bodies of animals or humans.
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marriage registration; report of marriage
An act of reporting a man and woman's matrimony to the relevant authority to be legally recognized as a married couple.
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home shopping
An act of choosing goods on television or the Internet at home and buying them by phone or online.
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thermal power generation
A method of power generation that works by converting the thermal energy obtained from coal, oil, natural gas, etc., into electricity.
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video call; video calling phone
A phone that allows one to have a face-to-face conversation with another over the screen.
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video chat
An act of having a face-to-face chat over the monitor using a camera connected to a computer.
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fossil fuel
A substance used as fuel today, formed by organisms from ages ago being buried and fossilized under the ground.
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monetary value; value of money
The power held by a certain currency to buy goods or manpower, etc.
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chemical reaction
A process in which a chemical reaction occurs between two or more substances, causing them to change into another matter.
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synthetic fabric; synthetic fiber
A fabric made by chemical processes with oil, coal, natural gas, etc., as a raw material.
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chemicals; chemical agents
Chemicals used to perform experiments in fields of physics and chemistry.
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environmental pollution
A phenomenon in which the natural environment is destroyed by resource developement or becomes polluted because of exhaust from cars, waste water from factories, etc.
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golden section
When dividing a line into two, a state of making the ratio of the longer part to the whole, and the smaller part to the longer part the same.
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AIDS; acquired immune deficiency syndrome
An infectious disease with a high mortality rate, which is caused by a virus which leads to losing the immune function of cells in the body.
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acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS
An infectious disease with a high mortality rate, which is caused by a virus which leads to losing the immune function of cells in the body.
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mobile phone; cellular phone
A portable, wireless phone with which one can make or receive phone calls.
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black and white photograph; monochrome photograph
A photograph using a combination of brightness and darkness of black.