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- a resolution to impose sanctions on DPRK
- the threat of trade sanctions
- a newspaper run by citizens without the sanction of the government
## 11th, October
+ tone
> (n)how firm and strong your muscles or skin are
- A regular brisk walk will improve muscle tone.
+ brisk
> (adj)quick and full of energy</br>
> (adj)quick, pratical, and showing that you want to get things done quickly</br>
> (adj)trade or business that is brisk is very busy, with a lot of products being sold</br>
> (adj)weather that is brisk is cold and clear
- They set off at a brisk pace.
- Her tone of voice is brisk.
- The public bar was already doing a brisk trade.
- a typically brisk winter's day on the south coast
+ conceivable
>(adj)able to be believed or imagined
- It is conceivable that you may get full compensation, but it's not likely.
- We were discussing the problems from every conceivable angle.
- Conceivably, interest rates could rise very high indeed.
+ subconscious
>(adj)subconscious feelings, desires, etc are hidden in your mind and affect your behavious, but you do not know that you have them
- a subconscious fear of failure
- Subconciously, he blames himself for the accident.
+ acclaim
> (v)to praise someone or something publicly.</br>
> (n)public praise for something or someone
- His work was acclaimed by art critics.
- Their recordings have won great acclaim.
+ hooray
> shouted when you are very glad about something
+ sober
> (adj)not drunk</br>
> (adj)serious, and thinking or making you think carefully about things.</br>
> (adj)plain and not at all brightly coloured
- He's a nice guy when he's sober.
- a sober, hard-working yound man
- It was a room filled with sober faces.
- He dressed in sober grey suits.
+ hitherto
> (adv)up to this time
- a species of fish hitherto unknown in the west
+ damn sb with faint praise
> (v)to praise someone so slightly that it suggests you do not really adimre them
- He was so jealous of his colleague's talent that he tried to damn him with faint praise.
+ inferior
> (adj)not good, or as good as someone or something else, opp superior</br>
> (adj)lower in rank
- I felt inferior among all those academics.
- wine of inferior quality
- Their performance was inferior to that of other teams.
- an inferior court of law
- He refused to accept a job of inferior status.
+ philharmonic
> used in the names of musical groups, especially orchestras
- He will condcuct the Berlin Philharmonic in the final concert of the season.
- the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
+ vibrant
> (adj)full of activity or energy in a way that is exciting and attractive, lively</br>
> (adj)a vibrant colour is bright and strong
- Tom felt himself being drawn towards her vibrant personality.
- a painting full of vibrant reds and blues