281. leak: gas leaking slowly from the pipe; leak classified information to a reporter
fix the leak in the roof
282. lean: lean against the railing; lean on others for support;
lean meat; a lean diet
283. lessen: lessen our chances of winning the championship; lessen him in her eyes
284. license: license him to practice as a doctor;
academic license; business license
285. linger: linger on the street; linger away the whole summer at the beach
286. locate: locate an agent in shanghai; locate the site of the old cinema
287. lodge: lodges in my friend’s house; lodge his relatives for a week
288. lubricate: lubricate the gears of a car
289. magnify: a microscope that can magnify objects; magnify the difficulties they met;
290. maintain: maintain good relations; maintain a family; maintain the machines
291. manifest: manifest his disregard for personal safety; manifest much interest in his studies;
be manifest at a glance; their manifest failure to modernize their factory
292. manipulate: manipulate stock prices; manipulate various controls;
manipulate the firm’s financial records;
exchange rate manipulation; manipulation of accounts
293. manufacture: manufacture various trucks; manufacture wool into cloth
home manufacture; an important foreign manufacture
294. mean: what do you mean by saying that? mean much to all of us;
a mean businessman; a mean motive; mean velocity
annual mean; proportional mean
295. meditate: meditate a change in the Office arrangements; meditate on his misfortunes
296. melt: melt the snow on top of the mountains away; melt sugar in water
297. merge: merging two sets of data; plan to merge some small businesses
298. migrate: birds that migrate to find warmer weather; migrate abroad for higher salary
299. mingle: mingle water and alcohol; mingle with the people from other countries
300. modify: modify the terms of a contract; modify her hard stand on the issue
