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June 19&20, 2004 swivel (SWIV ul) The verb swivel means to turn suddenly in a particular direction or to turn around a central point. Deco fired in a low cross to the feet of Maniche and the Porto midfielder swiveled to shoot low past Ovchinnikov. He swiveled in his chair to check the printouts. Yao swivels his little head, working hard to take all of us in with his enormous dark eyes. The crew swiveled the vehicle's 120mm cannon form side to side as they approached. June 18, 2004 eavesdropping The noun eavesdropping refers to secretly listening to or spying on the private conversations of others. The verb form is eavesdrop. The government faced mounting criticism yesterday following the discovery of suspicious eavesdropping microphones in the pressroom of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry. The case involved government wiretapping and eavesdropping. Most of the information on terrorist networks came from electronic eavesdropping. Some writers routinely eavesdrop to get realistic dialog for their stories. June 17, 2004 rivalry (RAI vul ri) The noun rivalry refers to competition or fighting between people, business or organisations who are in the same area or want the same things. The intense rivalry between the Dutch and the Germans will put Rudi Voeller's men under even more pressure. The two countries were locked in a long and bitter rivalry over their border regions. Their intense rivalry was born the night that El Guerrouj set his mile record with Ngeny beating the previous standard in the same race. There is a fierce but friendly rivalry each time to two clubs meet. June 16, 2004 crestfallen (KREST fall un) The adjective crestfallen means to appear very sad and disappointed. David Beckham looked crestfallen after missing his penalty attempt against France. The Belgian cyclist caught the crestfallen Kelly who had started a minute ahead of him. The president admitted his defeat before a group of crestfallen party leaders. Instead of being crestfallen as less secure artists would have been, he took the criticism with good humour. June 15, 2004 gifted (GIF tid) The adjective gifted refers to the natural ability to do something well. A gifted child is a child who is much more intelligent or talented than the average. Good news is just around the corner for gifted and talented students, as the Education Ministry is only a few steps away from realising a plan that would hand young geniuses extra financial support for pursuing their studies at schools and universities overseas. They described him as a gifted athlete and a loving family, not at all like his character in wrestling matches. They all knew he was a gifted debater and that is why his poor performance was so surprising. The younger Eduard, gifted in music and literature, would eventually die in a Swiss psychiatric hospital. June 14, 2004 replica (REP la ka) The noun replica refers to a very good or exact copy of something. Pattani MPs and local residents will ask the Fine Arts Department to forge a replica of Phya Tani cannon, if their request for the return of the ancient cannon is rejected. You can buy a replica, but there is nothing like having an original gold medal. The park has a one-third-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower. He was admiring a one-metre replica of the famous ship. Click here to see our words in the news for the previous week. Return to our home page |© The Post Publishing Public Co., Ltd. All rights reserved 2004 | Last modified: June 21, 2004