Deadly Floods, Landslides Hit Japan
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toilet – n. water-powered device for removing body waste
stockpile – n. large supply of goods or materials
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Serena Williams One Step Closer to First Tennis Title as a Mom https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/4475253.html
Grand Slam
n. the four most important yearly tennis events (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open)
title
n. the status or position of being the champion in a sport or other competition
era
n. a period of time that is associated with a particular quality, event, person, etc.
tournament
n. a sports competition or series of contests that involves many players or teams and that usually continues for at least several days
rank
v. to place (someone or something) in a particular position among a group of people or things that are being judged according to quality, ability, size, etc.
seeded
adj. player or team that is ranked as one of the best in a competition (such as a tennis tournament) in order to be sure that the best players or teams do not play against each other in the early part of the competition
abandon
v. to stop doing or having (something) : to give up (something) completely
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