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B. After the earthquake in Crete, the water tower leans more than 15 degrees to the right.
D. The voters are leaning toward the mayoral candidate with more government experience.
Explanation:
A, C, and E are wrong. They use 'lean' as a noun, but lean (not as slang) is a verb and adjective.
Most of the people in a third world country who deals with a lot of tourists or foreigners can relate to this. There will always be a language barrier that you should be wary of. I had worked as a tour-guide once and I had Japanese customers with me. As you may know, most of Japanese people have a hard time speaking in or understanding English and if they don't, they somehow find it difficult to pronounce some words. As a tour-guide, I need to speak slowly and clearly so that they will be able to understand every word that I say. In turn, they respond and ask questions to me which means that they are hesitant to do so.
Based on how the question is worded, I'd say B: Functional.. because tasks and skills are functions that a person can perform.
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How hotly the sun shone overhead!