2012.07.31

embarked
=>to go onto a ship

We embarked at Liverpool for New York.

granularity
We need greater granularity in a number of key areas of the data.

fine-grained
coarse-grained

dice

revolve around
My life revolves around my job.
The earth revolves round the sun.

integral
=>necessary and important as a part of, or contained within, a whole
The kitchen is an integral part of a house.
He's an integral part of the team and we can't do without him.

dedicated
=>believing that something is very important and giving a lot of time and energy to it
a dedicated father/teacher
She's completely dedicated to her work.
The Green Party is dedicated to protecting the environment.
=>specialized designed to be used for one particular purpose
a dedicated computer
a dedicated sports channel

side effect
=>an unpleasant effect of a drug that happens in addition to the main effect
Does this drug have any side effects?