* projects:
government-subsidized housing developments
ex> The last of the Regent Park projects
is currently being demolished in eastern Toronto.
Note> The projects is usually a group of dirty buildings made for really
poor/homeless people to live in. Projects
are dangerous, very dirty, filled with gangsters and drug dealers, and such.
* believe
in one: to have confidence in one’s abilities and potential
ex> I am who I am today because you believed
in me and helped my confidence grow.
* much
less: so the following is even less likely
ex> He couldn’t even afford a bicycle
back then, much less a car that would impress a doctor’s daughter.
* exceed:
to go beyond a limit; be greater than or superior to
ex> Be sure not to exceed the
recommended daily intake for selenium.
* single-minded:
having one primary goal
ex> Mary’s single-minded
nature sometimes made her ignore the feelings of others.
* determination:
the desire to try to achieve; the act of making a decision
ex> With a look of determination,
Jason got up again and took another run at the wall.
* welfare: 복지
Even though this word is frequently
synonymous with health and well-being, it can have negative connotations in
North American English, where there is culturally-induced shame associated with
receiving government financial assistance.
ex> You were raised by a single
mother under difficult financial circumstances. Was she ever on welfare?
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