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pioneer 개척자, 선구자
- George Balanchine is considered a pioneer of contemporary American ballet.
- It is not easy to be a pioneer - but oh, it is fascinating!

bribe 뇌물
- He was being investigated for receiving bribes.
- Do not tempt others by offering bribes or demean yourself by accepting bribes

* demean (신분, 품위를)떨어뜨리다

decoy 미끼, 유인장소, 꾀어내다
- The officer acted as a decoy to catch the murderer
* act as a decoy : 미끼 역할을 하다.
- Swindlers decoy a customer to open a false bank account.

parasite 기생, 기생충
- One of the ways the parasite spreads is through fecal matter
- I think we have more machinery of government than is necessay, too parasites living on the labour of the industrious.

* machinery 기계류, 장치, 조직, 기관
* industrious 근면한

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coy 수줍은체 하는 cf. shy 수줍은, 숫기없는 modest 겸소한, 신중한, 정숙한
- She gave him a coy smile
- Stop being coy

adamant 단호한, 불굴의
- I am very adamant about keeping my parivate life private.
- He was admant that he was not going to quit.

scandal 추문, 불명예
- Magazines are full of gossip and scandal.
- They insisted that they are innocent of an alleged money laundering scandal.

* insist 강요하다, 우기다, 주장하다
* alleged (증거없이) 주장된

ruminate 심사숙고하다, 반추하다
- A critic is a reader who ruminates. Thus, he should have more than one stomach.
- Ruminating about the darker side of life can fuel depression

* fuel 연료/자극하다, 부채칠하다

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ubiquitous 어디에나 존재하는
- The signs of capitalism are already ubiquitous in tourist attractions in China.
- Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days.

escape 달아나다, 벗어나다 escapist 현실도피자
- Most of the young offenders escape punishment.
- No one can escape his destiny.

jeopardy 위험, 유죄가 될 위험성
double jeopardy : 일사부재리의 원칙
- My job is in jeopardy.
- Your fearless action can put your life in jaopardy.

lunatic 정신이상의, 미친/미치광이
- Officers will crack down on lunatic motorists.
- Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.

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