interest

The subject may be full of interest to you,

but it holds no interest for me.

interfere

It's unwise to interfere between husband and wife.

interior

This is a house with a classical exterior and a modern interior.

intimidate

He intimidated the witness into silence.

invisible

We don't know

whether unknown civilizations occur on the distant stars

that are invisible to the naked eye.

justification

I can see no justification for dividing the company into smaller units.

knowledgeable

As a financier she was knowledgeable about the stock market.

lag

Prices are rising sharply,

while incomes are lagging far behind.

Latin

Italian,

French and Spanish are Latin languages.

launch

Early Bird,

the world's first commercial communication satellite,

was launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida in 1965.

lease

When does the lease expire?

left-wing

He belonged to the left-wing group.

liberal

Modern people have a liberal attitude to divorce and remarriage.

literary

His style is a bit too literary for my taste.

location

He is responsible for the location of the missing yacht.

luxury

We can't afford many luxuries.

mainstream

This has been the mainstream in the development of

Sino-US economic and trade relations.

massive

A massive wall in the front and an evil cat in the back,

the poor mouse didn't know what to do.

master

Money is a good servant but a bad master.

mechanism

The watch made in Switzerland works well all the way,

the mechanism seldom going wrong.

mediate

The foreign mission mediated between the two countries

which are at war.

mess

Don't mess with my mind.

minor

There is no point arguing any further.

Why not put aside minor differences to seek common ground on more important matters?

nationwide

A nationwide effort must be made to curb pollution.

neglect

He neglected to write and say “Thank you”.

notify

Have the authorities been notified of this?

objective

Now, my sole objective of memorizing English words

is to get good marks

in the College English Test Band 6.

observation

If you are careful enough in your observation,

you may notice that there are not a few companies and individuals

that engage themselves in handling EMS,

who are actually not licensed to do so.

observe

I didn't make our children observe the social graces

because I don't know enough about them myself

to notice the violations.

offensive

Don't glare at wild animal's eyes.

That will be taken as an offensive gesture.

ongoing

Our country faces an ongoing rate of 5% to 10% unemployment.

opposite

In England you must drive on the opposite side of the road to the rest of Europe.

optimistic

She's not optimistic about the outcome.

parade

Some audience began to scream

when Italian football team paraded the football field.

participant

All the participants in the debate had an opportunity to speak.

pattern

The illness is not following its usual pattern.