Time magazine

Chen P. (Taiwan)
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  1. stifle
    impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  2. ferret out
    search and discover through persistent investigation
  3. venture capital
    wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises
  4. cull
    remove something that has been rejected
  5. infrastructure
    the basic features of a system or organization
  6. shoring up
    the act of propping up with shores
  7. prospect
    the possibility of future success
  8. soar
    rise rapidly
  9. harness
    an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal
  10. prospect
    the possibility of future success
Created on Thu Aug 20 03:02:17 EDT 2009 (updated Thu Aug 20 05:01:04 EDT 2009)

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