Daily Vocabulary(2007/11/30)

4931.every bit(あらゆる点で、全部、みんな、全く）
With this particular picture, it took every bit of his producing talent.
4932.way back when(かつては、～の大昔｛おおむかし｝に）
My own parents decided way back when that there is no place like home.
4933.genteel(上品ぶった、気取った、上流社会の、優雅な）
They are a genteel family who have been here for years.
4934.status quo(現状維持、そのままの状態、体制）
It's no use fighting the status quo.
4935. breathe (呼吸する、息をする）
The train was so crowded I could hardly breathe.
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