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Worthy:worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse 配得上 [Syn]matching [Col]worthy of?值得，配得上 [同根]worthwhile?值得做的 worthful?有价值的 [Eg]In truth,?any?news?worthy?of?knowing?will find?its?way?to?you?through?others.? [原文]I hope he proves... worthy of your kindness. make do with: 勉强应对 [Syn]make out [Eg]Yes,?I?can?make?do?with?these?tools. [原文]So I had to make do with going over to the Taheris with Baba for dinner. Cast glances at :看向，瞥向 [Syn]glance [Eg]One morning,?I?cast?glances?at?the?headlines?of?the?newspaper. [原文]Soraya and I looked down, solemnly respectful, casting only sideway glances at each other. dedicate oneself to: 致力于 [Eg]She has dedicated herself to the cause of education. [原文]Soraya dedicated herself to taking care of my father. On ones own terms： 根据自己的主张，不妥协 [Eg]a?building?on?childrens?ownterms.? [原文]But even then, he had lost on his own terms. Considerable: arge or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree adj.大量的 [Syn]much [同根]considerably?相当地 consideration?考虑 [Eg]It will?cost?considerable?time?to?lacquer the?old?furniture. [原文]a considerable collection of classical ghazal tapes by Afghan and Hindi singers Diplomatic:skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people adj. 外交的 [Syn]foreign [同根]diplomatically?在外交上 [Eg]He?will?go?far?in the?diplomatic?service. [原文]Unlike the general’s guarded and diplomatic manners Expose: expose or make accessible to some action or influence vt. 揭露，揭发 [Syn]reveal [同根]exposure?暴露； [Eg]The?corrupt?official?bought off?those who?might?expose?him. [原文]I hadn’t grown up around women and had never been exposed firsthand to the double standard with which Afghan society sometimes treated them. Excuse: accept an excuse for v.借口 [Syn]reason [Col]excuse oneself?v. 为自己辩解 excuse for?借口 in excuse of?为……辩解 [同根]excusable?可原谅的 [Eg]Excuse?her?bad?manners.? [原文]After the general excused himself to meet some friends in Hayward.. In ones presence: 当着某人的面 [Eg]Then?another?devata?exclaimed?in?the Blessed?Ones?presence: Wh