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1)  Asymmetrical  adjective Not having both sides exactly alike; not symmetrical She preferred asymmetrical flower arrangement. 2)  Atheist  noun One who is without a God; one who denies the existence of God As an atheist, she objected to the nativity scene in the town square at Christmas. 3)  Atypical  adjective Not typical A classical concert performed by a rock group would certainly be atypical. 4)  Ambience  noun The surrounding atmosphere The long pictures on the walls and the paper lanterns gave the restaurants an Asian ambience. 5)  Ambiguous  adjective Uncertain; having two possible meanings From her ambiguous answer, I couldn’t tell whether she was complimenting or insulting me. 6)  Amphitheater  noun An oval or round structure with tiers of seats around an open space The Drama Department presented Antigone in the university’s amphitheater. ...

Psalm 91 New International Version (NIV) Psalm 91 1  Whoever dwells in the shelter  of the Most High      will rest in the shadow  of the Almighty. [ a ] 2  I will say of the  Lord , “He is my refuge  and my fortress,      my God, in whom I trust.” 3  Surely he will save you      from the fowler’s snare      and from the deadly pestilence. 4  He will cover you with his feathers,      and under his wings you will find refuge;      his faithfulness will be your shield  and rampart. 5  You will not fear  the terror of night,      nor the arrow that flies by day, 6  nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,      nor the plague that destroys at midday. 7  A thousand may fall at your side,      ten thousand at your right hand, ...

1.       tutelary : guardian; protecting. The archetypal demon of Japanese folklore had always had two faces, being not only a destructive presence but also a potentially protective and tutelary being. -- John W. Dower, War Without Mercy 2.       arcane : understood or known by only a few. Practitioners of this arcane art combine highly abstract mathematical deduction with some of the basic behavioral assumptions of micro-economics to produce theories of the behavior of voters, of representative assemblies, of bureaucracies, and even of courts. -- Jerry L. Mashaw, Greed, Chaos, and Governance 3.       rusticate : to go or send to the country. Ezra holds out in London, and refuses to rusticate. -- T. S. Eliot to Conrad Aiken, "21 August 1916", The Letters of T. S. Eliot: Volume I, 1898-1922 edited by Valerie Eliot 4.       fractious : tending to cause trouble;...

O. S.= off stage sound How to select actors in audition? basic elements: 1. 演員的口語表達, 2. 肢體柔軟度. 延展性 3. 領悟力. 反應 4. 態度 5. 要保護演員: 如何不讓他們心理受傷     (who should play the "ugliest" woman?)