Vocabulary:
handmade: (adj.) /ˌhændˈmeɪd/ made using the hands rather than a machine.
Examples:
Handmade products are becoming increasingly popular. Handmade chocolates/paper/shoes.
constraint: (noun) /kənˈstreɪnt/ something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits. (syn: limitation; restriction)
Examples:
Financial constraints on the company are preventing them from employing new staff.
In Egypt, the biggest constraint on new agricultural production is water.
resolution: (noun) /ˌrez.əˈluː.ʃən/ an official decision that is made after a group or organization has voted.
Examples:
The United Nations passed (= voted to support) a resolution to increase aid to developing nations. The resolution was carried by 210 votes to 160.
broad: (adj.) /brɔːd/ including many types of things; general.
Examples:
The magazine covers a broad range of subjects.
He explained it in very broad terms.
focus: (verb) /ˈfəʊ.kəs/ to direct attention toward something or someone; to concentrate.
Examples:
Tonight’s program focuses on homelessness.
The company's chief executive is moving to a new corporate headquarters in Dubai to focus on business in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia.
fuzzy: (adj.) /ˈfʌz.ɪ/ not clear.
Examples:
The basic facts of the story are starting to emerge though the details are still fuzzy.
Is the picture always fuzzy on your TV?
devote: (verb) /dɪˈvəʊt/to give all of something, especially your time, effort, or love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person.
Examples:
He left the Senate to devote more time to his family.
She has devoted all her energies/life to the care of homeless people.
range: (verb) /reɪndʒ/ to have an upper and a lower limit in amount, number, etc./ to limit. (يتراوح)
Examples:
Dress sizes range from petite to extra large.
Prices range between $50 and $250.
mailbox: (noun) /ˈmeɪl.bɒks/ in the US, a box outside a person's house where letters are put.
flier/ (US)flyer: (noun) /ˈflɑɪ·ə(r)/ a piece of paper containing an advertisement or information, usually given out to people walking by.
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