Daily Vocabulary(2007/01/05)

3301.preoccupation(没頭、夢中にさせるもの、気を取られていること、夢中、最大の関心事）
His preoccupation with video games is the cause of his poor grades.
3302.umbilical cord（へその緒、臍帯｛さいたい｝、命綱）
Perhaps another factor is cell phones which function virtually as umbilical cords.
3303.stay in touch (連絡を絶やさない、連絡を取り合う）
It is become so much easier to stay in touch.
3304.boil down(要約する、ずばり言う）
Please boil down what you want to say to its essentials.
3305.intensify(強まる、増大する、激しくなる、激化する、活発化する）
We will intensify our effort to sell that product.
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