(new words)
vie [va'i] vi
to compete with other people to achieve or obtain something
Architects vie to design the new town hall.
Mr.McCain and Mr.Obama tries to vie for seats.
unilaterally uni・lateral adv
done by one member of a group or an organization without the agreement of the other members
The police unilaterally call off the search.
Some companies slashed pay unilaterally.
ratify [rae'tэfa`i] vt
to make an agreement officially valid by voting for or signing it
The president signed the treaty, but the Congress failed to ratify it.
Lots of countries ratified Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1997.
woe [wo'u] n
the troubles and problems that sb has
The man lived a life full of woe.
A man is well or woe as he thinks himeself so.
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