Daily Vocabulary(2006/1/23)

1576.grumble(ゴロゴロ鳴る、うなる、不平を言う、不満を漏らす、ブツブツ言う）
The workers grumbled in anger about the new contract.
1577.focal point(焦点、中心）
I see the kitchen as the focal point of the house.
1578.traffic jam(交通マヒ、交通渋滞）
Places are plagued by traffic jam, high taxes and pollution.
1579.blow one's top(カンカンに怒る、興奮する）
Tom blew his top when he discovered the documents were missing.　
1580.outburst(爆発、ほとばしり、感情などがドッとあふれること）
The judge fined the man for his rude outburst during the trial.
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