91. stícky fíngers 도벽, 좀도둑질; have sticky fingers 손버릇이 나쁘다[도벽이 있다] People who have sticky fingers often steal other's properties. 도벽이 있는 사람들은 다른 사람들의 소유물을 종종 훔친다.
92. amiss[əˈmɪs] 잘못된 She sensed something was amiss and called the police.
그녀는 뭔가가 잘못됐음을 감지하고 경찰을 불렀다.
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93. near miss 위기일발[일촉즉발](의 상황) He should have won the match—it was a near miss.
그가 그 시합에서 거의 이길 뻔했어. 니어미스였지. A near miss, but nobody hurt. 위기 일발이였지만, 누구도 다치지 않았다.
94. as[əz 강형 æz] 접속사 -이긴 하지만 Happy as they were, there was something missing.
그들은 행복하긴 했지만 뭔가가 부족했다. Try as he might, he couldn’t open the door.
아무리 애를 써도 그는 그 문을 열 수가 없었다.
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95. cumbersome 크고 무거운, 다루기 힘든; 복잡하고 느린, 번거로운; 길고 복잡한 cumbersome machinery 크고 무거운 기계류; cumbersome legal procedures 복잡하고 느린 법률 절차
The organization changed its cumbersome title to something easier to remember. 그 단체가 거추장스러운 명칭을 더 기억하기 쉬운 것으로 바꿨다. The sleeves are too long and rather cumbersome.
소매가 너무 길어서 걸리적거린다. Cumbersome structures make large organizations grow complex.
거추장스러운 구조가 대기업을 더 복잡하게 만든다. It's a real hassle[quite cumbersome] to wire money abroad. 외국으로 송금하는 일은 매우 번거롭다. She is reluctant to wear hanbok because she thinks it's cumbersome. 그녀는 거추장스럽다는 이유로 한복 입기를 꺼린다
96. troublesome (오랫동안) 골칫거리인, 고질적인; annoying, irritating a troublesome cough/child/problem 고질적인 기침/골칫거리 아이/골치 아픈 문제
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97. by[in] virtue of …에 의해서, …의 힘으로; ~ 덕분에[때문에]; because of something; I was invited to a party at the embassy simply by virtue of being British. She got the job by virtue of her greater experience. 그녀는 더 뛰어난 경력 덕분에 그곳에 취직이 되었다.
cf. virtue is its own reward 선행은 (그것을 했다는 것) 그 자체가 보상이다.
98. virtuous [vɜːrtʃuəs] 도덕적인, 고결한; 우쭐한 a wise and virtuous man 현명하고 도덕적인 남성
She lived an entirely virtuous life. 그녀는 전적으로 고결한 삶을 살았다. He was feeling virtuous because he had finished and they hadn’t. 그는 자기는 끝을 내고 그들은 그러지 못했으므로 우쭐한 기분이었다. virtuous; morally good; having or showing virtue; a virtuous man[woman
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99. virtuous circle; If you describe a situation as a virtuous circle, you mean that once one good thing starts happening, other good things happen, which cause the first thing to continue happening. Exercise creates its own virtuous circle. You feel so good you want to continue. ...a virtuous circle of investment and growth.
100. vicious circle; a repeating situation or condition in which one problem causes another problem that makes the first problem worse — called also vicious cycle; We're trapped in a vicious circle. a difficult situation or problem where one thing makes another thing happen, which then makes the first thing happen again
He spends too much on drink because he's worried about his financial problems, and so the situation gets worse and worse. It's a vicious circle.
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