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Words 1.2 used or owned by only one person or group, and not shared with anyone else. Eg: They have exclusive use of the meeting room. The real estate has exclusive right to sell the house. An exclusive agency Words . If two things are mutually exclusive, they can’t exist together. Eg: There is no reason why these two functions should be mutually exclusive. 3. exclusive of sth. : not including/ excluding eg: Sales, exclusive of this month, has amounted to one million dollars Words be soft / easy on sb.(infml) to be less severe, to act or proceed with caution, eg: The management should be soft/easy on layoffs.(妥善对待 ). c.f. go easy on sb.: used to tell sb. not to punish or treat a person too severely eg: Go easy on these little children and let them enjoy themselves more. Go easy on her. After all , she isn’t a professional player. Words go easy on sth.: to avoid using too much of sth. eg: I suggested to him that he should go easy on publicity for a while. Go easy on the cake. There isn’t much left. Words convict: v. (a jury or a judge ) declare in the law court that sb. is guilty of a crime. convict sb. of (a crime) eg: The fingerprints found on the gun was used to convict her of murder. He has been convicted of robbery Words a convicted murderer convict: n. a person who is convicted and is being punished in prison. conviction: n. Words have charge of : have responsibility for sth. eg: His mother died several years ago and he had charge of his younger sister when his father left home. In charge of / in the charge of / leave in charge of (交由某人管理)/ take charge of sth. (负责管理/照顾) Eg: He will take charge of all arrangements. Words dismiss 1) (from) to refuse to consider (a subject or idea) seriously不考虑，轻率地说 Eg: He just laughed, and dismissed the idea as impossible. 2) (from) to remove from a job解雇，使离职 Eg: If you are late again you’ll be dismissed from your job. Words 3) (from) to send away or allow t