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The sick child's mother implored the doctor to come immediately.

1. implore (v.) [ formal ] to ask someone to do something, in a very emotional way, because you want it very much

    Example: Don't leave me! , she implored.

How paradoxical that neither is able to perceive that no one likes being nagged.

2. perceive (v.) [ often passive ] to understand or think about something in a particular way

    Example: School heads perceive their roles in different ways.

    perceive sth/sb as sth

    Example: Computers were often perceived as a threat.

    perceive sb/sth to be sth

    Example: politicians who are generally perceived to be corrupt

    (v.) [ formal ] to notice or realize something

    Example: He quickly perceived the truth.

    +that

    Example: The doctor had perceived that something was troubling her.

When I tried to pour oil on troubled waters, bothe the angry husband and his wife stopped their quarrel and began to attack me.

3. quarrel (n.) an agreement, especially one about something unimportant between people who know each other well

    Example: petty quarrel 小爭吵

    + about/ over

    Example: We had the usual family quarrel about who should take the dog out.

    + with

    Example: He's had another quarrel with Jamie.

The teacher continually badgered the pupil for the missing assignments.

4. pupil (n.) someone, especially a child, who goes to schoolor who has lessons in a particular subject

    (n.) the blacd round part in the middle of your eye

With his expertise in technology, my uncle is able to earn a good salary.

5. expertise (n.) special skill or knowledge that you get from experience, training, or study

    Example: technical/ professional/ medical expertise

    + in

    Example: The company is keen to develop its own expertise in the area of computer programming.