Japanese begin annual whale hunt

oppose Hide phonetics
verb [T]
to disagree with something or someone, often by speaking or fighting against them:
The proposed new examination system has been vigorously opposed by teachers.
Most of the local residents opposed the closing of their hospital.
[+ ing form of verb] I would certainly oppose changing the system.
chống đối

breed Hide phonetics
verb bred, bred
1 [I or T] to keep animals for the purpose of producing young animals in a controlled way, or (of animals) to have sex and reproduce:
Terriers are bred for their fighting instincts.
The blackbird, like most birds, breeds in the spring.
His main income comes from breeding cattle.
sự sinh sản

proceed Hide phonetics
verb [I]
1 SLIGHTLY FORMAL to continue as planned:
His lawyers have decided not to proceed with the case.
Preparations for the festival are now proceeding smoothly.

2 proceed to do sth to do something after you have done something else:
She sat down and proceeded to tell me about her skiing holiday.
HUMOROUS He told me he was on a diet and then proceeded to eat a plateful of chips!

3 FORMAL to move forward or travel in a particular direction:
Passengers for Madrid should proceed to gate 26 for boarding.
theo đuổi

bureaucracy Hide phonetics
noun [C or U] MAINLY DISAPPROVING
a system for controlling or managing a country, company or organization that is operated by a large number of officials who are employed to follow rules carefully:
I had to deal with the university's bureaucracy before I could change from one course to another.
wan lại,công chức

lobby (PERSUADE) Hide phonetics
verb [I or T]
to try to persuade a politician, the government or an official group that a particular thing should or should not happen, or that a law should be changed:
Small businesses have lobbied hard for/against changes in the tax laws.
[+ to infinitive] Local residents lobbied to have the factory shut down.
[+ object + to infinitive] They have been lobbying Congress to change the legislation concerning guns.
vận động hành lang

fuss (FEELING) Hide phonetics
noun [S or U]
a show of annoyance, anxiety, dissatisfaction or excitement, usually one which is greater than the situation deserves:
She made such a fuss when Richard spilt a drop of wine on her blouse!
It's all a fuss about nothing.
I don't see what the fuss is about - he seems like a fairly ordinary looking guy to me.
We tried to arrange a ceremony with as little fuss as possible.
sự ồn ào

bold (BRAVE) Hide phonetics
adjective
brave; not fearing danger:
She was a bold and fearless climber.
The newspaper made the bold move/took the bold step of publishing the names of the men involved.
dũng cảm

eventual Hide phonetics
adjective [before noun]
happening or existing at a later time or at the end, especially after a lot of effort, problems, etc:
The Dukes were the eventual winners of the competition.
Although the original budget for the project was $1 billion, the eventual cost is likely to be 50% higher.
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