hostess[ˈhəʊstəs]
n. 女主人
The host and hostess circulated among their guests.
devote[dɪˈvəʊt]
vt. 献身;奉献;把…专用于
He started to study ecology and decided to devote his whole life to the science.
threat[θret]
n. 威胁,恐吓;凶兆
Pollution poses a threat to the continued existence of this species.
failure[ˈfeɪljə]
n. 失败;失败的事;失败者
Production in the factories stopped because of frequent power failures.
beginner[bɪˈɡɪnə]
n. 初学者,生手,新手
He's not bad for a beginner.
playground[ˈpleɪgraʊnd]
n. 操场,运动场
The children were out in the playground letting off steam.
taste[teɪst]
n. 味觉;体验;滋味
I thought his jokes were in very poor taste.
notice[ˈnəʊtɪs]
n. 通知;注意
It was Susan who brought the problem to our notice.
silence[ˈsaɪləns]
vt. 使沉默;使安静
We interpreted his silence as a refusal.
sink[sɪŋk]
vi. 下沉;沉没;下降
So realize if it doesn't quite sink in today, not a problems in terms of these low level details.