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wrap sth <-> up informal to finish a job, meeting etc:
We're hoping to wrap up the negotiations this week.
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今日,昼食を兼ねた忘年会で,年内のイベントは全て終了しました。
フジテレビで放映されたスケートを見てしまいました。


英語リスニング入門 (January 17, 2005)

Good News from Last Year

stunt something that is done to attract people's attention, especially in
advertising or politics:
Todd flew over the city in a hot air balloon as a publicity stunt.

savvy AmE informal someone who is savvy is clever and knows how to deal
with situations successfully: savvy consumers 

amass if you amass money, knowledge, information etc, you gradually
collect a large amount of it:
For 25 years, Darwin amassed evidence to support his theory.

go off to explode or fire: The bomb went off at 6.30 this morning.
Fireworks were going off all over the city.
The gun went off and the bullet went flying over his head.

mob if people mob a famous person, they rush to get close to them and
form a crowd around them:
Fans ran onto the pitch and mobbed the batsman.


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