1.man-："hand"
ex: manicure 修指甲, manual(adj) 手工的, manner(n.) 禮貌, manipulate

2.brunch 早午餐

3.the Great Wall 萬里長城

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1.thrift(n.)
a. careful use of money so that it is not wasted
b. a business like a bank that is used for saving money
ex: Through hard work and thrift they sent all of their children to college.

2.substantially(adv.)
a. by a large amount or degree
b. very strongly made or built
c. in the most important or basic way
ex: We have substantially increased the number of courses.

3.prospect(n.)
a. the possibility that something will happen in the future
b. an opportunity for something to happen
c. someone or something that is likely to succeed or to be chosen
ex: She is excited by the prospect of returning to school.

4.coherent(adj.)
in which all the different parts fit together in a sensible or pleasing way
ex: The writer presents this complex character as a coherent whole.

5.allocate(v.)
to officially give something to someone, or to decide that something can be used for a specific purpose
ex: Our task is to decide the best way to allocate scarce resources.

6.solely(adv.)
involving nothing except the person or thing mentioned
ex: They were interested solely in schemes that would make a lot of money.

7.surveillance(n.)
the process of carefully watching a person or place that may be involved in a criminal activity
ex: The police kept both men under surveillance for several months.

8.arbitrary(adj.)
not based on any particular plan, or not done for any particular reason
ex: The selection of the 100 participants was completely arbitrary.

9.subsidize(v.)
to pay some of the cost of goods or services so that they can be sold to other people at a lower price
ex: The government has said it will no longer subsidize public transport.

10.unanimous(adj.)
a unanimous decision, vote, agreement etc is one that everyone agrees with and supports
ex: The board made a unanimous decision to reject the recommendations.

11.fragment(n.)
a. a small piece of a larger object that has broken, often into a lot of pieces
b. a small part of something larger
ex: The vase hit the wall and shattered into fragments.

12.terminate(v.)
if something terminates, or if you terminate it, it ends or you stop it
ex: The military operation was terminated in 1969.

13.marginal(adj.)
a. not very important
b. very slight or small
c. not included in the main part of society or of a group
ex: His reading and writing abilities are marginal.

14.warranty(n.)
a company's written promise to repair or replace a product that you buy from them if it breaks or does not work, usually for a specific period of time after you buy it
ex: The stereo came with a three-year warranty.

15.surplus(n.)
a. more of something than is necessary
b. an amount of money or goods that is left because a country or business has more than it needs
ex: Keep one cup of the liquid and throw away the surplus.

16.incorporate(v.)
a. to add or include something as a part of something else, for example as a part of an arrangement or a document
ex: The course incorporates a strong German language element.

17.notably(adv.)
a. used for introducing a good example of something
b. in a way that is unusual or interesting, or more than you would expect
ex: Some subjects are very popular, most notably the sciences.

18.solitude(n.)
a state or situation in which you are alone usually because you want to be
ex: She wished to work on her novel in solitude.

19.compelling(adj.)
a. interesting or exciting enough to keep your attention completely
b. able to persuade someone to do something or persuade them that something is true
ex: There was compelling evidence in her defence.

20.radiate(v.)
a. to show a particular feeling or attitude in your expression or behaviour
b. to produce energy in the form of electromagnetic waves such as heat, light, or radio waves
c. if lines, paths, or roads radiate from a central point, they spread out from it
ex: Nervous tension was radiating from her.

21.outright(adv.)
a. without hiding your feelings
b. used for emphasizing that something happens or is done completely at one time or in a single process
ex: I told them outright that they had to leave.

22.envisage(v.)
to have something as a plan or an intention
ex: The plan envisaged the creation of regional councils.

23.reverse(v.)
a. to change the order or development of events, a process, or a situation to be the opposite of what it was
b. to go backwards in a vehicle, or to make a vehicle do this
c. to turn something so that the part that is usually on the outside is on the inside
d. to exchange your activities or status with that of another person 
ex: The new government set about reversing previous policies.

24.unprecedented(adj.)
never having happened or existed before
ex: The flood waters have risen to unprecedented levels.

25.contradiction(n.)
a difference in two or more statements, ideas, stories etc that makes it impossible for both or all of them to be true
ex: They appeared unaware of the contradictions in their argument.