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1
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Vanish

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disappear suddenly and completely.
“Mary vanished without a trace”

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Alias

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1.
a false or assumed identity.
“a spy operating under the alias Barsad” 別名、仮名、偽名　エイリアス

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Take a breath

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to pause and rest (US) I’ve barely had time to (stop and/to) take a breath since they got here. (British) I’ve barely had time to draw breath since they got here.

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Fuck off

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of a person) go away.
2.
BRITISH
make someone angry

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Take for granted

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fail to properly appreciate (someone or something), especially as a result of overfamiliarity.
“the comforts that people take for granted”
2.
assume that something is true without questioning it.
“those companies challenged beliefs that everyone else took for granted”

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Take a cue from

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to do what is done or suggested by (someone or something) Take a cue from the experts and get your taxes done early this year. We should take our cue from their example.

～からヒント［手掛かり・きっかけ］を得る、～をきっかけにする

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Exquisite

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extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
“exquisite, jewellike portraits”

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Kick the bucket

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To die

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Two-way star

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二刀流スター

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Goes against we thought

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〜に反して

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Ace up their sleeves

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a powerful and often secret weapon, advantage, etc., that can be used if it is needed

“the prime minister has several other aces up his sleeve”

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Rack up

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accumulate or achieve something, typically a score or amount.
“Japan is racking up record trade surpluses with the United States”

rack upとは。意味や和訳。(他)((略式))1 〈多数・大量のものを〉積み重ねる，〈多くの利益・損失を〉重ねる，〈得点・勝敗などを〉積み重ねる

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Phenom talent

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Very talented

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Cheat codes

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Cheat Codes use to refer just to entering in a sequence of inputs either buttons from a controller or characters from a keyboard used to change the way your games are played.

ビデオゲームやコンピューターゲームのプログラムの一部で、裏技のような操作を可能にするためのもの。 典型的 には、開発時のテストやデバッグ作業のために存在し、隠しコマンドによって実行される

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Roaster

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list or plan showing turns of duty or leave for individuals or groups in an organization.
“next week’s duty roster”

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Prospective

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1.of a person) expected or expecting to be something particular in the future.
“she showed a prospective buyer around the house”
2. likely to happen at a future date; concerned with or applying to the future.
“a meeting to discuss prospective changes in government legislation”

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Cliffhanger

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a story or a situation that is exciting because its ending or result is uncertain until it happens:

続きを気にさせるような終わりの場面

Many of Hitchcock’s films are real cliffhangers.
It looks as if the election is going to be a cliffhanger.

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Immense

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Huge big

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Defect

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1.abandon one’s country or cause in favor of an opposing one.
“he defected to the Soviet Union after the war”
2. a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack.

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Humility

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Humble modesty

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Cardinal

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1.
a leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals are nominated by the Pope, and form the Sacred College which elects succeeding popes (now invariably from among their own number).
“his appointment as cardinal”

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Embroiled

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To involve in a difficult situation

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Up to

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Follow

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Make believe

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the action of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are.
“she’s living in a world of make-believe”

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Guys and guile

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Sly or cunning intelligence

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Soul searching

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deep and anxious consideration of one’s emotions and motives or of the correctness of a course of action.
“my conclusions required a great deal of soul-searching”

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Jelly

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Being jealous, or hating

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Cash in the barrel

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is an American idiom that means immediate payment, payment without any delay

They won’t extend credit; it’s cash on the barrelhead or no sale

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get something out of one’s system

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get rid of a preoccupation or anxiety.
“she let her get the crying out of her system”

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Born yesterday

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naive; inexperienced

You can’t fool me with that old trick–I wasn’t born yesterday

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Head in the sand

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unwilling to recognize or acknowledge a problem or situation

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Take five

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take a five (or ten) minute break before resuming work or another activity.

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Sprite

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Computer graphic as a single entity

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Let up

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of something undesirable) become less intense or severe.
“the rain’s letting up—it’ll be clear soon”

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Slap

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put or apply (something) somewhere quickly, carelessly, or forcefully.
“he slapped a copy of the paper on to her desk”

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Poster child

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a child who has a particular disease and is shown in posters to raise money to help fight that disease. 2. : a person who represents or is identified with something (such as a cause or product

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Sugarcoat

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make superficially attractive or acceptable.
“you won’t see him sugarcoat the truth”

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There’s no way around it

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a way of dealing with or avoiding a problem: There’s no way round this problem.

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At odds with

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in conflict or at variance.
“his behavior is at odds with the interests of the company”

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Mogul

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an important or powerful person, especially in the motion picture or media industry.
“the Hollywood movie mogul, Sam Goldwyn”

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Off the bat

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Instantly, immediately, as in I can’t tell you how many right off the bat, but I can find out. This term alludes to a baseball being hit by a bat.

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Capitulate

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cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender.
“the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces”

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Bang for the buck

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value for money.
“this cross between a sports car and a family sedan gave them a lot of bang for their buck”

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Propensity

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an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
“a propensity for violence”
Similar:
tendency

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Vibrant

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full of energy and enthusiasm.
“a vibrant cosmopolitan city”

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Vivid

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producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.
“memories of that evening were still vivid”
of a color) intensely deep or bright.
“the rhododendron bush provides a vivid splash of mauve”

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Hedonistic

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living and behaving in ways that mean you have as much pleasure as possible, according to the belief that the most important thing in life is to enjoy yourself:
Had Raphael been alive today, his hedonistic lifestyle would have generated as many headlines as his outstanding art.

epicureanism

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Melange

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mixture; a medley.
“a melange of tender vegetables and herbs”

49
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cut back on

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reduce the amount or quantity of something, especially expenditure.
“they’ve cut back on costs”

50
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Festooned

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adorn (a place) with ribbons, garlands, or other decorations.
“the room was festooned with balloons and streamers”

51
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Skinny dipping

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to swim in the nude.

52
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Taking the place of

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To replace

53
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Guild

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a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.

ECOLOGY
a group of species that have similar requirements and play a similar role within a community

an association of people for mutual aid or the pursuit of a common goal.

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Precision

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the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate.
“the deal was planned and executed with military precision”

55
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Among others

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indicate that there are several more facts, things, or people like the one or ones mentioned, but that you do not intend to mention them all.

数ある中で, 中でも, (ほかにもあるが)中に加えて. 用例. Among others there was Mr. A. その中に A 氏もいた.

He moved to England in 1980 where, among other things, he worked as a journalist.

56
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Cliches

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決まりきった文句　

57
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The second you hired me

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the next after the first あなたが雇ったら直ぐに

58
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Shed light on

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help to explain (something) by providing further information about it.
“no one could shed any light on the mysterious car accident”

59
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Constable

A

peace officer with limited policing authority, typically in a small town.
BRITISH
a police officer.
SIMILAR:
police officer
policeman

60
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every now and then

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時には

61
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No not again

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またかよ〜

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Having me around

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私のそばにいる

63
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reek
Reeky

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Having a strong smell

64
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Abrupt halt

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Sudden stop

65
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Turnpike

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Collector 料金所

66
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Pull up his sock

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靴下を引き上げる

67
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wheedle

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use flattery or coaxing in order to persuade someone to do something or give one something.

I tried different approaches - I wheedled, threatened, demanded, cajoled.

口車｛くちぐるま｝に乗せて人から〕金を巻｛ま｝き上げる［だまし取る］ · 〔人をおだてて～を〕巻｛ま｝き上げる、だまし取る.

68
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Weasel

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2.
a deceitful or treacherous person.

69
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Pine

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1
: to lose vigor, health, or flesh (as through grief) : LANGUISH
2
: to yearnしきりにしたがる intensely and persistently especially for something unattainable
they still pined for their lost wealth

yearn intensely and persistently especially for something unattainable
they still pined for their lost wealth

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Twist

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change in the way in which something happens:
The story took a surprise twist today with media reports that the doctor had resigned.
The incident was the latest twist in the continuing saga of fraud and high scandal in banks and stock brokerages.

71
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Kick

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a strong feeling of excitement and pleasure:
I get a real kick out of winning a race.

a strong or spicy taste :
Try adding ginger or chilli for a bit of a kick.

72
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Spice up

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to add excitement or interest to (something). 話を面白くするためヤンチャなことを言うと、、、

73
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Sacked by, over

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Fired from the job

～を解職された、～を解かれ

74
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Get her totally hooked

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虜にさせる

75
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Liken

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point out the resemblance of someone or something to.
“they likened the reigning emperor to a god”

76
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Green young girl

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Lacking in adult experience or maturity. Naive virgin girl
Usage example: a new pitcher who’s pretty green, even by rookie standards

77
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Unprovoked

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of an attack, or a display of aggression or emotion) not caused by anything done or said.
“acts of unprovoked aggression”

unprovoked attack いわれのない攻撃.

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Brink

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an extreme edge of land before a steep or vertical slope.
“the brink of the cliffs”

79
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Got burned

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手痛い目に合う

80
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Unicorns

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A startup company worth more than $1bil

81
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Rank and file

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the ordinary members of an organization as opposed to its leaders.
“the rank and file of the Labor party are dissatisfied”

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Unfathomably

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incapable of being fully explored or understood.
“her gray eyes were dark with some unfathomable emotion”

83
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Enigmatic

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difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
“he took the money with an enigmatic smile”

84
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Invaluable

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extremely useful; indispensable.
“an invaluable source of information”

Invaluable

85
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Dip the toe

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you start doing that thing slowly and carefully, because you are not sure whether it will be successful or whether you will like it

86
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Etched into one’s memory

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to be something that you will continue to remember: The scene will be etched on my memory forever.

刻み込まれた 刻印された. cut or impressed into a surface. 表面に切り込ま

87
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So what’s the big deal?

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It’s NOT a thing considered important.
“they don’t make a big deal out of minor irritations”

88
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Lest you rankle the locals

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Rankle - of a comment or fact) cause continuing annoyance or resentment.
“the casual manner of his dismissal still rankles

89
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Eat away

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wear something away; gradually erode something.
“the bacteria produce an acid that eats away the enamel coating that protects teeth”

90
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Lest

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with the intention of preventing (something undesirable); to avoid the risk of.
“he spent whole days in his room, headphones on lest he disturb anyone”

91
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Finger lick in

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Delicious

92
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Bummer

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Disaster

93
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Stock up

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to get a large quantity of something for later use

94
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Beat yourself up

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reproach or criticize oneself excessively.
Similar:
assault
attack

95
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Crash diet

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a weight-loss diet undertaken with the aim of achieving very rapid results.
verb

96
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Don’t feel too bad for

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Sympathy

97
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More likely than not

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It means that there is a ‘more than 50% probability’. Another way to say the same thing is ‘most likely’. Examples: More likely than not the flight will be on time.

98
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In one setting

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At once

99
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Good bet

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Something that is certain to occur

100
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Obnoxious

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Extremely unpleasant

101
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In the swing of

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Fully involved in

After a while, she got into the swing of her new job. I’ve been away on vacation but I should be (back) in the swing of things in a few days.

102
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Squishy

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Soft & moist

103
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Detract

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diminish the worth or value of (a quality or achievement). 名声｛めいせい｝などを〕損｛そこ｝なう
“these quibbles in no way detract from her achievement”

104
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Walk me through

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Guidance

105
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Round up

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systematic gathering together of people or things.
“each spring, there was a mass roundup of cattle”
一斉検挙

106
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That’s been said

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Having said that

107
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Harp

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Talk persistently

108
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Go under

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To fail to , lose money

109
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Plunderer

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略奪者、盗賊 someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) synonyms: despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, raider, spoiler.

110
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Feign

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pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).

to pretend to have a feeling or condition: He feigned sickness so he wouldn’t have to go to school.

111
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Step on toes

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to do something that upsets or offends (someone) You might step on the toes of some important people with this project.

112
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Conjure up

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Come to mind

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