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youngster [ˈjʌŋstə] N

gangster [ˈgæŋstə] N

sinister [ˈsınıstə] ADJ

tungsten [ˈtʌŋstən] N CHEM

tungsten
钨 wū
▶ tungstenic [tʌŋˈstenık] ADJ

banister [ˈbænıstə] N

canister [ˈkænıstə] N

I . minister [ˈmınıstə] N

3. minister:

minister
牧师 mùshī

II . minister [ˈmınıstə] VB intr

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semester [sıˈmestə] N mainly Am

spinster [ˈspınstə] N

chorister [ˈkɒrıstə] N

polyester [ˌpɒlıˈestə] N CHEM

songbird [ˈsɒŋbɜːd] N

tongue-twister N

cloister [ˈklɔıstə] N

disaster [dıˈzɑːstə] N

disaster
灾难 zāinàn
disaster
灾祸 zāihuò
▶ disastrous [dıˈzɑːstrəs] ADJ
▶ disastrously ADV

dumpster [ˈdʌmpstə] N

I . register [ˈredʒıstə] N

II . register [ˈredʒıstə] VB trans

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III . register [ˈredʒıstə] VB intr

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stepsister [ˈstepˌsıstə] N

administer [ədˈmınıstə], administrate VB trans

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postmaster (postmistress) [ˈpəʊstˌmɑːstə, ˈpəʊstˌmıstrıs] N

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He eventually earned his way as an itinerant songster, entertaining local populaces as well as railway employees.
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The beefed-up, all-male choruses may attract more females to the areas where the songsters hang out.
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Black and white musicians shared the same repertoire and thought of themselves as songsters rather than blues musicians.
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The male is the main songster and engages in bouts of song lasting for a minute or more.
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Consequently, the monophyly of the individual songster lineages themselves was increasingly being questioned.
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Records of the diminutive garden songster, the wren, were also well-below normal, consistent with a recent downturn in gardens.
www.wildlifeextra.com
Later, as the guitar became more widely popular, the songsters often accompanied themselves.
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The legendary songster and his family have asked for privacy at this sad time in their lives.
www.ibtimes.com.au
As entertainers, songsters had the task of enticing a public, to whom the concoctions were then offered.
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It is one of life's cruel jests that one-hit wonders live richly, while the sad-eyed songster with wonderful tunes by the dozen struggles along.
www.theglobeandmail.com

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