1. addict  ['ædɪkt (for n.); əˈdɪkt (for v.)]  
n. 有瘾的人；入迷的人vt. 使沉溺；使上瘾
She is a TV addict and watches as much as she can. 她是一个电视迷，看尽可能多的电视。

2. scale [skeɪl] 
n. 规模；比例；鳞；刻度；天平；数值范围v. 衡量；攀登；剥落；生水垢
However, he underestimates the scale of the problem. 然而，他却低估了问题的严重性。

3. circumstance [ˈsɜːkəmstəns] 
n. 环境，情况；事件；境遇
The strategy was too dangerous in the explosive circumstances of the times. 在当时爆炸性的形势下，这一战略太危险了。

4. threaten ['θret(ə)n]
v. 威胁；恐吓；预示
He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town. 他说军官们已威胁要摧毁这座小镇。

5. reject [rɪ'dʒekt] 
vt. 拒绝；排斥；抵制；丢弃n. 被弃之物或人；次品
The government is expected to reject the idea of state subsidy for a new high-speed railway. 预期该政府不会同意向一条新建高速铁路提供国家补助的意见。

6. occur  [ə'kɜː]  
prep. 尽管，不管
vi. 发生；出现；存在
The crash occurred when the crew shut down the wrong engine. 机组人员关错发动机后就坠毁了。

7. incur [ɪn'kɜː]  
vt. 招致，引发；蒙受
The government had also incurred huge debts. 政府也已承受了大笔债务。

8. impersonal [ɪm'pɜːs(ə)n(ə)l] 
adj. 客观的；非个人的；没有人情味的；非人称的
We must be as impersonal as a surgeon with his knife. 我们必须像拿着手术刀的外科医生一样不受个人感情影响。

9. interpersonal  [ɪntə'pɜːs(ə)n(ə)l] 
adj. 人际的；人与人之间的
Training in interpersonal skills is essential. 各种人际交往技巧的训练是非常必要的。

10. individual  [ɪndɪ'vɪdjʊ(ə)l] 
adj. 个人的；个别的；独特的n. 个人，个体
The interests of the collective lie before the interests of the individual.  集体利益重于个人利益。