Q-Eng

ほぼ1年ぶりのトピックとなりました。
（どれだけサボっちゃったんでしょう・・・汗）

私ごとですが、金・土連続でパートのお仕事を10時間つめこみでしたので、
金曜の午前中はエンジンかかりませんでした。

ヒマになりましたもので、とお声をおかけしましたら、
「言いだしっぺ」の自分が、スカイプに入れず、えるままにすっかりお世話になってしまいました、
そして30分もチコクしてすみませんでした＾＾；；；

ご参加くださったみなさまがた、ありがとうございます、久しぶりで楽しかったデス！

それぞれが、お時間のあるときにまたお願いいたしますー。

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1gadget=

a small piece of equipment that does a particular job

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2cordon=

a line of police, soldiers, vehicles, etc. positioned around a particular area in orderto prevent people from entering it

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3assembly=

[C or U] a meeting in a school of several classes, usually at the beginning of the school day, to give information or to say prayers together

one of the two parts of the government that makes laws in many US States

[C] a group of people, especially one that meets regularly for a particular purpose, such as government, or, more generally, the process of coming together, or the state of being together

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4convention= 

[C] a common way of showing something inart or writing

[C or U] a usual or accepted way of behaving, especially in social situations, often following an old way of thinking or acustom in one particular society

In many countries it is the/a c********* to wear black at funerals.

[C] a large formal meeting of people who do a particular job or have a similar interest, or a large meeting for a political party

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5controversy=

a lot of disagreement and argument about something

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6core=

the most important part of something

the hard centre part of fruits such as apples, containing the seeds

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7consensus=

a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people

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8developer=

a person or company that makes money from buying land, building new houses, offices, etc., or by changing existing buildings to sell or rent

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9contractor=

a person or company that arranges to supply materials or workers for building or for moving goods