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Binoy:
Word-45 (26-02-12)
arrears (noun)
বকেয়া টাকা; money that is owed and should already have been paid
rent/mortgage/tax arrears
interest paid in arrears
The arrears rates are only tiny.
The president of our board is in arrears on his maintenance.
Interest on arrears would not be considered for this calculation.
British regulators have fined executives for misreporting figures on loan arrears.
Idioms:
in arrears
বকেয়া পড়েছে এমন; situation in which money should have been paid in the past
My account is badly in arrears.
We’re two months in arrears with the rent.
They are in arrears on/with their mortgage payments.
get/fall into arrears
বকেয়া পড়া; to be late in paying money that you owe:
They fell into arrears on their mortgage repayments.
If you fall into arrears with these payments, the consequences are bad.
Getting into rent arrears can be distressing and you can end up losing your home.
Note: The noun 'arrears' ends with ‘s’ (plural marker), but it can be used as a singular or plural noun. For example: The arrears has/have been too heavy by now.
Binoy:
Word-46 (27-02-12)
ascend (verb) [… to sth] [ant. descend]
আরোহন করা বা উঁচুতে ওঠা; to climb, rise or move up
Mist ascended from the valley.
The air became colder as we ascended.
The path started to ascend more steeply.
He ascended to the peak of sporting achievement.
Her heart was thumping as she ascended the stairs.
They slowly ascended the steep path up the mountain.
He eventually ascended to the position of chief executive.
The divers have begun to ascend to the surface of the water.
There's a long flight of steps ascending to the cathedral doors.
Derived words:
ascent/ascension (noun)
আরোহন বা উঁচুতে ওঠা; the act of ascending
her ascension to the throne
the first ascent of Mount Everest
The rocket steepened its ascent.
We struggled up the slippery ascent.
The cart began its gradual ascent up the hill.
His ascent to power was rapid and unexpected.
She made her first successful ascent of Everest last year.
ascendancy/ascendency (noun) [… over sb/sth]
শক্তিমত্তা বা সফলতা; a position of power, strength or success
moral/intellectual ascendancy
The opposition party was in the ascendancy.
They are in danger of losing their political ascendancy.
Supporters of the proposal are currently in the ascendancy over its opponents.
ascending (adjective)
বর্ধনশীল; increasing in size or value
I shall list my objections to the plan in ascending order of importance.
Phrases:
ascend the throne
সিংহাসনে আরোহন করা; to become queen or king
Queen Elizabeth ascended the throne after the death of her father.
in the ascendant
ক্রমাগত সফলতা বা শক্তি অর্জন করছে এমন; increasingly successful or powerful
He's very much in the ascendant in Hollywood.
Binoy:
Word-47 (28-02-12)
aspire (verb) [… to]
তীব্রভাবে আকাঙ্ক্ষা করা; to have a strong desire to achieve or to become sth
She aspired to a scientific career.
He aspired to be their next leader.
As a child, he aspired to be a great writer.
Few people who aspire to fame ever achieve it.
Derived words:
aspiring (adjective)
উচ্চাকাঙ্ক্ষী; wanting strongly to achieve a position of importance
an aspiring actor/politician/writer
Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day.
He came from an aspiring working-class background.
aspirant (noun) [… to/for sth]
উচ্চাকাঙ্ক্ষী ব্যক্তি; a person with a strong desire to achieve a position of importance
an aspirant to the throne
aspirants to the title of world champion
aspiration (noun) [… for sth / … to do sth]
তীব্র আকাঙ্ক্ষা; a strong desire to have or do sth
I didn’t realize you had political aspirations.
He has never had any aspiration to earn a lot of money.
I've never had any political aspirations.
It's a story about the lives and aspirations of poor Bangladeshi immigrants.
aspirational (adjective)
তীব্র আকাঙ্ক্ষামূলক; wanting very much to improve one’s social status
Trendy attires have become aspirational status symbols, especially among the young.
Binoy:
Word-48 (29-02-12)
atone (verb) [… for sth]
প্রায়শ্চিত্ত করা; to do something that shows that someone is sorry for something wrong
to atone for a crime
You have to atone for this sin.
The country's leader has expressed a wish to atone for his actions in the past.
Derived word:
atonement (noun)
প্রায়শ্চিত্ত; the act of atoning
to make atonement for his sins
Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement
He said that young hooligans should do community service as atonement for their crimes.
Binoy:
Word-49 (01-03-12)
audacious (adjective)
উদ্ধত; showing a willingness to take risks or offend people
an audacious decision
an audacious remark/suggestion
He described the plan as ambitious and audacious.
Derived words:
audaciously (adverb)
উদ্ধতভাবে; in an audacious way
He acted audaciously in that situation.
Teachers were irritated by his audaciously bad behavior.
audacity (noun) [+ to infinitive]
ঔদ্ধত্য; state of being audacious
He had the audacity to say I was too fat.
He had the audacity to blame me for his mistake.
It took a lot of audacity to stand up and criticize the chairman.
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