Daily Vocabulary(2007/06/22)

4141.matter-of-factly(事もなげに、当然のことのように）
I think the only solution, Tom, is to speak matter-of-factly with the girl at a time when her boyfriend isn't visiting.
4142.the top of the heap(頂上）
In thr struggle for survival,very few companies make it to the top of the heap.
4143.put across(～を効果的に伝える、～を力強く表現する）
He doesn't know how to put his suggestions across very clearly.
4144.pecking order(序列、上下関係）
It's because of the pecking order that I have to reprimand you.
4145.immense(非常に大きな、巨大な、広大な）
They couldn't move the immense rock.
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