conundrum

co‧nun‧drum [countable]

1 a confusing and difficult problem:

the conundrum of our purpose on earth

2 a trick question asked for fun [= riddle]

The conundrum is whether people understand my english or not.

That conundrum is too difficult for me to answer.

remarkable

re‧mark‧a‧ble

unusual or surprising and therefore deserving attention or praise:

She has made remarkable progress.

a remarkable coincidence

remarkable feat/achievement/accomplishment

It's a remarkable achievement for the company.

it is remarkable that

It is remarkable that women did not have the vote until that time.

remarkable for

His drawings are remarkable for their accuracy.

He's a remarkable man.

she has remarkable voice.

korean has mad remarkable progress in economic.

enormous

e‧nor‧mous

very big in size or in amount [= huge]:

an enormous bunch of flowers

an enormous amount of money

The team made an enormous effort.

He has an enormous wealth.

I saw a enormous whale in the picture.

conceal

con‧ceal [transitive] formal

1 to hide something carefully:

The shadows concealed her as she crept up to the house.

The path was concealed by long grass.

a concealed weapon

2 to hide your real feelings or the truth:

She tried to conceal the fact that she was pregnant.

conceal something from somebody

She was taking drugs and trying to conceal it from me.

—concealment noun [uncountable]

deliberate concealment of his activities

Do not conceal the truth from me.

She was trying to conceal her nervousness.

atmosphere

at‧mo‧sphere

1 [uncountable and countable] the feeling that an event or place gives you:

The hotel had a lovely relaxed atmosphere.

The atmosphere at home was rather tense.

atmosphere of

An atmosphere of optimism dominated the conference.

2 [uncountable] if a place or event has atmosphere, it is interesting:

The castle was centuries old and full of atmosphere.

The match was lacking in atmosphere.

3

 the atmosphere

the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth

4 [countable] the mixture of gases that surround a planet

5 [countable usually singular] the air inside a room:

a smoky atmosphere

The club has a great atmosphere.

The atmosphere of the region is by polluted by radioactivity

narrow

nar‧row

1

not wide

measuring only a small distance from one side to the other, especially in relation to the length [≠ wide; ↪ broad]

narrow street/road/path etc

a long narrow road

the narrow passage between the cottage and the house

his narrow bed

The stairs were very narrow.

a long, narrow band of cloud

2

 narrow escape

a situation in which you only just avoid danger, difficulties, or trouble:

A woman had a narrow escape yesterday when her car left the road.

He was shaken by his narrow escape from death.

3

 narrow victory/defeat/majority/margin etc

a win etc that is only just achieved or happens by only a small amount [↪ slim]:

The president won a narrow victory in the election.

He persuaded a narrow majority of the party to support the government.

Scotland eventually won the match by the narrow margin of 5-4.

4

ideas/attitudes

a narrow attitude or way of looking at a situation is too limited and does not consider enough possibilities:

You've got a very narrow view of life.

Some teachers have a narrow vision of what art is.

➔ narrow-minded

5

 narrow sense/definition

a meaning of a word that is exact or limited:

I use the word 'neighbour' in its more precise or narrower sense.

6

limited

limited in range or number of things:

The company offered only a narrow range of financial services.

—narrowness noun [uncountable]

➔ narrowly, narrows

 ; ➔ the straight and narrow

 at straight3(2)

we take a walk through a long narrow road.

I was win by a narrow margin.

vague

vague

vague

1 unclear because someone does not give enough detailed information or does not say exactly what they mean:

The governor gave only a vague outline of his tax plan.

vague about

Julia was vague about where she had been and what she had been doing.

2 have a vague idea/feeling/recollection etc (that) to think that something might be true or that you remember something, although you cannot be sure:

Larry had the vague feeling he'd done something embarrassing the night before.

3 not having a clear shape or form [= indistinct]:

The vague shape of a figure loomed through the mist.

I have vague fear of him.
My vague fear crystallized into a reality.

daub

daub [transitive]

to put paint or a soft substance on something without being very careful:

He daubed some paint on the wall.

David is daubing his room.

compress 1 verb  Related topics: Computers com‧press 1 [intransitive and transitive] to press something or make it smaller so that it takes up less space, or to become smaller: Light silk is best for parachutes, as it compresses well and then expands rapidly. Isobel nodded, her lips compressed. compress something into something Snow falling on the mountainsides is compressed into ice. The miners used rock drills and compressed air to drive through hard rock. 2 [intransitive and transitive] to make a computer file smaller by using a special computer program, which makes the file easier to store or send, or to become smaller in this way: The program compresses any data saved to the disk. 3 [transitive] to write or express something using fewer words[= condense] compress something into something In this chapter we compress into summary form the main issues discussed so far. 4 [transitive ] to reduce the amount of time that it takes for something to happen or be done compress something into something Many couples want to compress their childbearing into a short space of time in their married life. compressed your file and upload it. His lips compressed because he was sad.