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longevity long life or the long time that something lasts:
The ancient Chinese claimed that garlic promoted longevity.
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Honya Clubの過去一年間の売上で,TOEIC公式問題集5が第85位に入っていました。

ラジオ英会話(2013年12月3日)

attempted murder/suicide/rape etc an act of trying to kill or harm someone,
kill yourself etc: He plead guilty to attempted murder.

burglary the crime of getting into a building to steal things:
Burglaries have risen by 5%.  Most burglaries happen at night.
burgle to go into a building and steal things [syn] burglarize AmE

apprehend if the police apprehend a criminal, they catch him or her
[syn] arrest: The police have failed to apprehend the culprits.
culprits the person who is guilty of a crime or doing something wrong:
Police finally managed to catch the culprit.

catch sb red-handed to catch someone at the moment when they are doing
something wrong: Tommy was caught red-handed taking the money.

nab informal to catch or arrest someone who is doing something wrong:
The police nabbed him for speeding.

I'll say! used to say yes to a question, in a strong way

例文にpolice, something wrongが頻出ですわ。英検界ではともかく,TOEIC界ではありえませんわ。

英語5分間トレーニン(2009年12月3日ロールプレイ)

A: Are you watching anything important?
B: No, not really. Why?
A: I'd like to vacuum the living room carpet.
B: No problem. Go ahead.

vacuum to clean using a vacuum cleaner
vaccum cleaner a machine that cleans floors by sucking up dirt
[syn] Hoover(TM) BrE 

A: Tommy, are you crying?
B: (Sniff) I'll be OK in a second.
A: Oh, Tommy. Let's talk it out.
B: I was just stifling a sneeze.... HACHOO!!

talk sth <-> out informal to discuss a problem thoroughly in order to solve it:
We need to spend a little time talking this out.

A: What's that gadget on the kitchen counter there?
B: That's a juicer.
A: You use it to make juice?
B: Well, what do you think? It's called a“juicer.”

 
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