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Vocabulary of Book Two budget v/n.---to budget her time ; a family budget charge v.---to charge $200 a night for a single room acute a.---acute hearing / acute pains interact v.---to interact well with other children interaction n.---interaction between teacher and students assess v.---to assess the value of the house conduct v.---to conduct electricity/an experiment obtain v --- to obtain a scholarship efficient a--an efficient secretary competent a.---be competent for the task fulfill v.---to fulfill a promise / one’s dream clash v/n---to clash with the police a clash of interests/opinions/ cultures tradition n.---cultural tradition; Chinese tradition distress v/n.---The bad news distressed us. Her leaving home is a great distress to her family. devise v.---to devise a new instrument reject v.---to reject one’s offer of help utilize v.---to utilizing solar energy/ nuclear power hostile a.---be hostile to sb. recognition n.--to change beyond/out of recognition temporary a.---a temporary job symptom n.---symptoms of flu distinction n.---to make a distinction between right and wrong appreciate v.---to appreciate music / sb’s help acquisition n.---His latest acquisition is a sports car. alleviate v.---to alleviate pain considerable a.---a considerable amount of money promising a.--- a promising future amusing a.---an amusing guy anniversary n.---wedding anniversary gratitude n.---to express my gratitude to him for his help massive a.---a massive change /massive destruction fatigue n.---physical and mental fatigue indifferent a.---be indifferent to rebel v.---to rebel against his parents rebellious a.---rebellious spirit/teenagers swear v.---swear at sb./swear to tell the truth persist v.---persist in working frown v.---frown on such a proposal ranking n.---some high-ranking officials sacrifice v/n---to sacrifice one’s health for one’s work; to make sacrifi