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1
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Go no further

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to not be told to anyone else
Don’t worry, what you’ve told me will go no further

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Uptake

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the action of taking up or making use of something that is available.
“the country’s uptake of electronic banking technology” 利用

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Catapult

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hurl or launch (something) in a specified direction with or as if with a catapult.
“the explosion catapulted the car 30 yards along the road”

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Inclusive

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aiming to provide equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized, such as those having physical or intellectual disabilities or belonging to other minority groups.

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Ejaculate

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(of a man or male animal) eject semen from the body at the moment of sexual climax.
synonyms:
emit semen · climax · [more]
dated
say something quickly and suddenly.
““Indeed?” ejaculated the stranger”
synonyms:
exclaim · cry out ·

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Breakwater

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Barrier to protect harbour

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Red handed

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In the act 現行犯

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Knockon effect

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Secondary effect

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Dire

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Warning

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Driven

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Very hardworking

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Speaking in tongues

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Speak in unknown languages

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Thrill to

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Become greatly excited

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Neat freak

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Always want things yo be orderly, clean

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But now I kind of see ー

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ーしか見えないんだけど

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Tippy top

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本の先っちょ

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Its been a steep learnjng curve though

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Must learn a lot

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Stay put

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Without moving
“Everybody stay put!”

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Dont put me on the spot

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困らせないでくれ

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Out of the picture

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No longer involved

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Be your own kind of beauty

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自分らしくあれ

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Clawback

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Recovery of money 金の回収　取り戻す

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Thick skin

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Ability to keep from getting ipset by others saying 神経がずぶとい

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Forthcoming

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Available, planned

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Put on airs

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Pompous, self important

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Mock

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Ridicule

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On the horison

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Become apparent

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Setback

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reversal or check in progress.
“a serious setback for the peace process”
synonyms:
problem · difficulty 

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Animosity

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Strong hostility

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Two cents

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someone’s opinion about something, esp. when it was not asked for or wanted:
If the changes are going to affect me, then I want to put my two cents in.
自分の勝手な意見

In the biblical episode, several wealthy temple patrons donate large sums of money, while a poor widow places just two small coins into the offering

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It is what it is

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Situation cannot be changed

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Youre closed off

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Prevent access you

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Rooting for

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Support

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Genital

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relating to the human or animal reproductive organs.
“conditions of the lower genital tract”

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Microblogging

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the activity or practice of making short, frequent posts to a microblog.
“microblogging allows anyone with something to say to find an audience”

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To name a few

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Giving only these as examples, even though more could be cited.
‘the ingredients used are drawn from nature—avocado, lemongrass, and camomile to name a few’

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Sequest

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to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude. to remove or separate; banish; exile. t

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Garner

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gather or collect (something, especially information or approval).
“the police struggled to garner sufficient evidence”

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Throw lights on

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help to explain (something) by providing further information about it.

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Saga

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a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic.
“a figure straight out of a Viking saga”

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Fetish

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form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc.
“Victorian men developed fetishes focusing on feet, shoes, and boots”

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Cartel

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an association of manufacturers or suppliers with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level and restricting competition.
“the Colombian drug cartels”

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Grotesque

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comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
“grotesque facial distortions”

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Upheaval

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a violent or sudden change or disruption to something.
“major upheavals in the financial markets”

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Sit around

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to spend time doing nothing useful He sits around and does nothing while I do all the work.

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Manifestation

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an event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something, 〜の証拠だ
especially a theory or an abstract idea.
“the first obvious manifestations of global warming”
the action or fact of showing an abstract idea.
“the manifestation of anxiety over the upcoming exams”

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Sequence

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a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
“the content of the program should follow a logical sequence”

47
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Flurry

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a sudden short period of commotion or excitement.
“there was a brief flurry of activity in the hall”
Similar:
burst
outbreak
spurt
fit
spell
bout
rash
blaze
eruption
spot
fluster
fuss
bustle
whirl
stir
ferment
hubbub
commotion
hustle
tumult
agitation
disturbance
furor
perturbation
state of anxiety
panic
to-do
flap
pother
a number of things arriving or happening during the same period.
“a flurry of editorials hostile to the administration”

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Flail

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wave or swing or cause to wave or swing wildly.
“his arms were flailing helplessly”

〈腕が〉振り回る，〈脚が〉ばたばたする

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Zip through

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to deal with or complete something very quickly. I zipped through the first three questions in ten minutes.

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Prospect

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the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring.

.
a person regarded as likely to succeed or as a potential customer, client, etc.
“clients deemed likely prospects for active party membership”

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Edged out

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to slowly become more successful, popular,

“Portugal edged out Holland in the semi-final”
2.
remove a person from an organization or role by indirect means.
“she was edged out of the organization by the director”

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Asteroid

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small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging in size from nearly 600 miles (1,000 km) across (Ceres) to dust particles, are found (as the asteroid belt ) especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, though some have more eccentric orbits, and a few pass close to the earth or enter the atmosphere as meteors.

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Listen up

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listen carefully; pay attention.
“hey everybody, listen up!”

54
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Let me be real for a second

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It includes a warning that what the person is about to say might be unusually blunt, might hurt the listener’s feelings or surprise them.

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Epitaph

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a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.

そこに埋葬されている人を追悼する墓石または記念碑に刻まれた銘

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Longitudinal

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running lengthwise rather than across.
“longitudinal muscles”

57
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Overshadow

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to cause someone or something to seem less important or less happy:
Karen has always felt overshadowed by her famous elder sister.

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keep (one’s) ears open

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To remain alert in order to listen for something.

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Good luck scoring a night in that room!

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Score : gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game:
“McCartney scored a fine goal” · [more]
synonyms:
get · gain ·その部屋の予約が取れれば良いですね

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I have to make a life for myself

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自分の道は自分で切り拓け

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Exemplify

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be a typical example of.
“rock bands that best exemplify the spirit of the age”
synonyms:
typify · epitomize 

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Untouched before

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以前は手付かずだった

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this problems off our hands

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一旦は問題が手から離れますが

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A kick in the butt

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〈卑俗〉〔暴力で人を〕罰する、負かす、やっつける
表現パターンkick ass [butt]
〈卑俗〉〔敵に〕勝つ
表現パターンkick ass [butt]
〈卑俗〉〔試験などで〕良い［いい］成績を収める
・We kicked ass [butt] on the physics test. : 物理のテストでいい成績を収められました。
表現パターンkick ass [butt] forceful gesture or message of some kind (usually delivered with good intentions) that acts as motivation to the (previously unmotivated) recipient.

If you give someone a kick in the butt, you do or say something to try to stop him or her being lazy.

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Villain

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a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.

66
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Accration

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the process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.

the accretion of sediments in coastal mangroves”
Similar:
accumulation
collecting

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Shy away

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avoid, evade, or neglect something.

They never shied from publicity. She shies away from making any predictions.

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Eclectic

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deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
“universities offering an eclectic mix of courses” · [more] 良いとこ取りする

including many different styles or methods:色んなものを包括した
Pilard, who takes an eclectic approach to identifying cheap stocks, invests in small and midsize companies, as well as large ones.

synonyms:
wide-ranging · wide

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Whatnot

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何やかや,いろんなもの…

70
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Holy grail

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thing that is eagerly pursued or sought after.
“a cure for the common cold is the medical holy grail” · [more]
synonyms:
ambition · aspiration 

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Give us a shout

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get in touch with someone.
“when you’re passing back, give me a shout”

72
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Clergy

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the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church.
“all marriages were to be solemnized by the clergy”

73
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upstart

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a person who has risen suddenly to wealth or high position, especially one who behaves arrogantly.
“the upstarts who dare to challenge the legitimacy of his rule”

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Invert

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put upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement.

75
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With open arms

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with great affection or enthusiasm.

76
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Im heading out

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Ill go out

77
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Rocket science

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Difficult

78
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Pick me up

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something that stimulates or restores

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Eradicate

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destroy completely; put an end to.

80
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Race through

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To run or move very quickly or frantically through some place or thing

81
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Take heart

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To be encouraged 元気を出して

to gain courage or confidence : to begin to feel better and more hopeful. Take heart; things will get better

82
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Betterment

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the improvement of something.
“they believed that what they were doing was vital for the betterment of society”
Similar:
improvement
amelioration

83
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Cold shoulder

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show of intentional unfriendliness.
“why is even his own family giving him the cold shoulder ?”

84
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Bonker

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Crazy mad

silly or stupid:
She must be bonkers to do that.

85
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Up sticks to

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Move

86
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Boardwalk

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a wooden walkway across sand or marshy ground.

87
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Throwback

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a reversion to an earlier ancestral characteristic.
“the eyes could be an ancestral throwback”

  • 投げ返し、あと戻り、逆転、先祖返り、先祖返りの例
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Dial into

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access a computer system or service remotely

89
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Set in

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of something unpleasant or unwelcome) begin and seem likely to continue.
“tables should be treated with preservative before the bad weather sets in”
Similar:
begin
start
arrive

90
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Supress

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forcibly put an end to.
“the uprising was savagely suppressed”
Conquer

91
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Bouncer

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a person employed by a nightclub or similar establishment to prevent troublemakers from entering or to eject them from the premises.

92
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Innate

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Innorn , natural

93
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Run the gauntlet

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go through an intimidating or dangerous crowd or experience in order to reach a goal. さまざまな人・集団・方々から〕批判［攻撃］を受ける、怒りを買う
“they had to run the gauntlet of television cameras”

94
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Grungy

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grimy; dirty.
“a dark and grungy basement”

95
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Bust

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an occasion when police arrest people who are thought to have broken the law:
drugs bust In their latest drugs bust, police entered a warehouse where cocaine dealers were meeting.

a woman’s breasts, or the measurement around a woman’s breasts and back:
I couldn’t find any blouses in my bust size.

96
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Expropriation

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the act of taking away money or property, especially for public use without payment to the owner, or for personal use illegally: The need for expropriations could delay construction by up to nine months.

97
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Balmy

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of the weather) pleasantly warm.
“the balmy days of late summer”
Similar:
mild
gentle
temperate

98
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Tease
Only a tease

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they like laughing at people or making jokes about them

99
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Edge up

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move or creep up toward someone or something very slowly, cautiously, or furtively. Usually followed by “to.” I edged up to the singer and nervously asked

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