Set Phrases

literallyperson of bad credit standing

A person who has a disadvantage in financial transactions because he/she was not able to pay back a bank loan or credit card charge.

literallycredit card

A card with which one can pay for the goods or services one purchased after a certain period.

literallynew hire; new employee

The employee who is newly hired by a company.

literallybody age

Age is a measure of physical health or aging.

literallyphysical disability; physical handicap

A state in which a part of the body does not function properly.

literallyphysically handicapped person; disabled person

A person whose part of the body does not function properly, making it difficult to live or work.

literallynew religion; newly-risen religion

A newly-created religion.

literallyvocational school; trade school

A high school providing practical job education in agriculture, business, industry, etc.

literallyfull morpheme

A morpheme indicating an actual meaning such as a specific subject, action, state, etc.

literallyorgan of consultation; deliberative body

An organization which a national institution or administrative body, etc., consults for a certain matter.

literallyheart failure; heart attack

The state in which a heart suddenly stops.

literallycardiopulmonary resuscitation

A treatment method to restore normal movement of the heart and lungs.

literallyduodenal ulcer

A disease in which the mucous membrane of one's duodenum is worn out by stomach acid.

literallyArabic numerals

The ten numbers of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

literallyUnited Arab Emirates

A country bordered by the Persian Gulf in western Asia; it is a federation composed of seven countries and a major producer of oil; its official language is Arabic and its capital is Abu Dhabi.

literallyidol group

A group made up of young singers who are mainly popular among young people.

literallymorning person

A person who has the habit of waking up early in the morning.

literallysecurity; security assurance

An act of protecting the security of a nation and its people from external threats or invasions.

literallyalcohol addiction

Addiction resulted from drinking alcohol too much for a long time.

literallyalcoholic

A person who cannot give up drinking alcohol because he/she has been drinking habitually.

literallyfront kick

In Taekwondo, a martial art of Korea, the skill to raise one's knee and kick forward.

literallydifficulties; obstacles

An item or content that becomes an obstacle to doing something.

literallynight school

An educational institute that has the facilities and curriculum suitable for students who study evenings and nights.

literallywild animals

Animals that are born and grow up on their own in the mountains or fields.

literallynursing teacher

A teacher at school, who takes care of sick students and teaches them how to keep good health.

literallyfinal ending

An ending of a word that comes last when a verb, adjective, or predicative particle is conjugated.

literallymass media; press

An institute that provides news, information, opinion, etc., such as a newspaper company, magazine company, broadcasting station, etc.

literallylanguage proficiency; linguistic ability

The ability with which a language speaker can make numerous grammatical sentences.

literallylanguage execution

The state of actually using a language in a specific situation.

literallylanguage art

The art which uses a spoken or written language as a means of expression such as a poetry, novel, drama, etc.

literallyspeech disorder; speech impediment

A symptom of a disease with which one cannot pronounce or understand words accurately.

literallyspeech function

An activity used to understand and express something in a spoken and written language.

literallyleisure life

A life where one does not work or engages in hobbies during free time.

literallyopinion poll

Surveying people's opinions on national or social issues by phone or questionnaire.

literallyfeminist movement

A social movement to preserve the rights of women, and to raise their political, social, and economic status.

literallygirls' high school

A high school where only female students attend.

literallywomen's college

A university where only female students attend.

literallygirls' middle school

A middle school where only female students attend.

literallygirl friend

A woman with whom a man is in a romantic relationship.

literallytraveler's check

The check one can use in a foreign country, instead of cash, while travelling abroad.

literallyconnective ending

The ending of a word that connects to the next word, by being attached to the stem.

literallydemonstration class

Classes that are given by teachers in front of an audience, to come up with efficient methods of teaching.

literallypension plan

The system to secure one's livelihood in which one or one's family can receive a fixed amount of money when one cannot make money as a result of being too old or dead.

literallytownhouse; row houses

A shared building in which several households can have their own places and live separately.

literallyyear-end tax adjustment

An act of calculating excessively-paid or insufficiently-paid taxes in one's total tax amount for the year.

literallyromantic novel; love story

A novel dealing with the love between a man and woman.

literallytropical climate

The climate of a tropical region, where it is very hot and rains a lot year round.

literallytropical region

A region with a tropical climate where it is hot and rains a lot.

literallyvideo call

A call made while looking at the other person's face on the screen.

literallyvideo conference

A meeting held while viewing the other party on the screen of a network-connected communication device.