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I owe you big time

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Appreciated very much

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Psychosomatic

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Psychological

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Cradle

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the object that you put a phone, camera, etc. into in order to recharge (= put power into) its batteries

small bed for a baby, especially one that moves from side to side:

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Catch a whiff

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Receive very small amount of information

to smell something for a moment only.

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Knock up

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make a woman pregnant.
“he knocked her up and left her”

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Marching orders

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Institutions from supervisors

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Leg up on

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Relax

The company has a leg up on the competition thanks to the recent publicity

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Cease and desist

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A cease and desist is a written notice demanding that the recipient immediately stop an illegal or allegedly illegal activity. It may be an order or injunction issued by a court or government agency or a letter from an attorney. A cease and desist order or injunction has legal power.

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For starters

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First

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Section off

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Separate

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Tireless

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Having great effort

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Mums the word

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Keep quiet

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Pull down

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Demolish

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Brazen

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Bold without shame

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Muck

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mud, dirt, or a sticky natural substance such as animal waste:
There was green muck at the bottom of the boat.
You’re treading muck into the carpet with your dirty shoes!

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More than meets the eye

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If there is more to something than meets the eye, it is more difficult to understand or involves more things than you thought at the beginning.

when you think a situation is not as simple as it seems to be.

思ったより複雑難しい😓

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Get around

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Deal with the problem

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Wazoo

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A lot of

A person’s buttocks or anus.

I told him to take his stupid idea and shove it up his wazoo.

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Bedside manner

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doctor’s approach or attitude to a patient:
“my reputation for a sympathetic bedside manner” 

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Get out of my system

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Get rid of anxiety

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Imperative

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Important

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Predicate

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Base, establish

found or base something on.
“the theory of structure on which later chemistry was predicated”

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Name of the game

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本質. the basic goal or purpose of an activity. When all is said and done, in business, profit is the name of the game. 実際、現実はそんなもんだよ

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Go with the flow

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To do what the other people are doing , following

be relaxed and accept a situation, rather than trying to alter or control it.

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Meat and potatoes,
basic and essential aspects. "the club's meat and potatoes remains blues performers"
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Spur of the moment
Done without planning in advance
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Moment of truth
A time person is tested
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Back down Back out
Give on , surrender 後へ引く、後退する、退却する、引き下がる ・I'm not backing down until you admit
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Incumbent
the holder of an office or post 現職｛げんしょく｝の、現任｛げんにん｝の、在職｛ざいしょく｝の・The incumbent mayor won the election. : 現職 occupant
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Toil
Hardworking
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Bagging out
criticize or laugh at someone or something in an unkind way: Stop bagging her out - she's doing her best.
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Slayer
Killer
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Encompasses
Surrounded
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What am I on?
What am I doing?
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Here’s to ——
Used when proposing a toast to indicate purpose of toast
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Complicit
共犯
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Cover up
隠す
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Preside
Chair, take positions, guide
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Slice into strips
細長くスライス
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runny
水多い
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Cardinall
Very important
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Vanish
Disappear
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Stop bugging me
Don’t disturb
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That’s the case
Yes
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I’m craving human touch
a strong feeling of wanting something: I have a craving for chocolate. 人間味を求めている Touch starvation refers to a sense of longing for physical contact
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Ramp up
Intensified
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Let him clear
追っかけるな
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Caught off guard
Surprisingly
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Be in someone’s debt
grateful for something someone did for you: I’m in the senator’s debt for getting my husband a visa.
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Land sakes
land sakes. (chiefly US, somewhat dated and rustic) An expression of surprise or dismay
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Good grief
やれやれ
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Disrupt
Interrupt 破壊する　覆す
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Getting through school
Graduate
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Social standing
地位
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Root out
根絶する
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It’s a safe bet
〜は確実でしょう
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Dismissal
Fire
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Fall out of hair
Hair also symbolizes power, and if you dream of your hair falling out, it may mean you are losing control and feeling powerless in some areas of your life.
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Pasty
1.Pale of someone's face or skin) very pale and unhealthy looking: He's an unattractive man with long greasy hair and pasty skin. 2. piece of food made of pastry filled with meat, vegetables, or cheese: a cheese-and-onion pasty
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Get off on
to find something exciting, especially in a sexual way: Dave likes power - he gets off on it
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Go for
目標にする
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There’s no point that
〜は無駄な事だ
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Freak out
to become or cause someone to become extremely emotional: He freaked out when he heard he'd got the job. This song just freaks me out whenever I hear it.興奮する
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Wonkey
Unstable
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Just for the heck of it
For no particular reason
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Gain momentum
Become popular
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Headshot
顔写真
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Shun away from
Escape
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Phase out
Act of discontinue
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Auction off
Sell by auction
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Collectively
Unitedly, together
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Clobbered
Beat, punched
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Hype
promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its benefits. 誇大広告｛こだい こうこく｝、刺激的｛しげき てき｝な宣伝｛せんでん "an industry quick to hype its products"
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Side bar
Short article
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Romanticize
to talk about something in a way that makes it sound better than it really is, or to believe that something is better than it really is: Stop romanticizing! Nothing's that perfect.
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Snuck it in
Sneak it in こっそり
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Disband
Breakup disband 【他動】〔組織・議会などを〕解散する 【自動】〔組織・議会などが〕解散する
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Step up
To increase improve, to give extra effort
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Gig economy , gig worker
Short term contract , freelance A gig economy is a free market system in which temporary positions are common and organizations hire independent workers for short-term commitments
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Colossal
Extremely large
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Buy in
Agreement to support
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Incremental
Increase , additional
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Sorry, I’m getting diverted
ちょっと話が逸れますが
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be Poised to
ready to do a particular thing at any moment: The company is poised to launch its new advertising campaign. ～する態勢にある」「～する用意ができている」「～する構えだ」という意味
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To hear cricket
Silence
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Narrative
Story, tale a story or a description of a series of events: It's a moving narrative of wartime adventure.
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Unwind a little
Relax a little
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Home turf
My territory
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Well played
Well done
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Countermove
Move or action made in opposition to another
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Hillbilly
1. DEROGATORY•INFORMAL an unsophisticated country person, as associated originally with the remote regions of the Appalachians. 2. old-fashioned term for country music. "he played sweet hillbilly guitar"
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A run of your stocking
ストッキングが伝線してるよ
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Nice try
Good effort to do something
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Interject
Throw in, say abruptly
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I don’t mean it
本心じゃないよ、本気じゃないよ
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Sign off
to stop doing your work or a similar activity for a period of time: As it's Friday, I think I'll sign off early today. 1. conclude a letter, broadcast, or other message. "he signed off with a few words of advice"
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Very well....
(渋々) 承知しました
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Abbey
the building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns. synonyms: monastery · convent · priory · cloister · friary · [more] a church or house that was formerly an abbey.

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