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mind-bending

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((口))感覚を麻痺（まひ）させる；印象の強烈な；難解な

mind-bending - (chiefly of a hallucinogenic drug) influencing or altering one’s state of mind.

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slap the taste out of your mouth

Boy, if you don’t stop hitting your sister I am going to slap the taste out of your mouth.

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  • 〈話・俗〉（人）を［に］思い切りびんたする、（人）に強烈なびんたを食らわす、（人）の頬［横っ面］を思い切りひっぱたく［平手打ちする］、（人）の頬［横っ面］に強烈な平手打ちを食らわす◆【直訳】（人）の横っ面を思い切りひっぱたいて口から味覚を奪う（失わせる）

◆【用法】文字どおりに、相手の頬をひっぱたく動作を表す場合もあるが、相手の不適切な行為を制止するための警告・脅し文句・誇張表現として用いられる場合もある。

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face someone down

Putin is a bully. We have to face him down. (7th Republican Debate)

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face down

〔人をにらみつけて〕脅す、威圧する、屈服させる、射すくめる

～に勇敢に立ち向かう

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resumption

They have affirmed the resumption of their formal meetings, as well as a new Lambeth Conference of all Anglican bishops in 2020.

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  • 〔失ったものを〕取り戻す［回復する］こと
  • 〔やめたことを〕再開する［再び始める］こと
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intractable

Others, claiming inside knowledge of the goings on in Welby’s circle, ominously reported that he was ready to “dismantle” the Communion altogether, in view of intractable divisions among its members.

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  • 〔人が〕強情な、頑固な、歩み寄らない
  • 〔病気などが〕難治性の
  • 〔問題などが〕解決困難な、手に負えない、扱いにくい
  • 〔金属などが〕加工しにくい
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keep a cool head

What we need to do is to keep a cool head.

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keep a cool head

〔困難な状況でも〕冷静を保つ

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point blank

at point blank range

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  • 的に真っすぐに狙いを定めた、真っすぐの、直射の、至近距離からの
  • 単刀直入の、率直な、はっきりとした、あからさまな、包み隠さない、露骨な、腹蔵のない、あけすけの
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tailwind

You are early. Tailwinds.

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追い風、順風

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eat someone’s dust

eat someone’s dust

You better move fast before you eat his dust.

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  • 〈米俗〉（人）に後れを取る
  • (idiomatic, informal) To be outrun.
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double-blind

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〔聴き比べ・味比べなどが〕ダブル・ブラインドの、試験担当者にも正解が知らされてない

double-blind - denoting a test or trial, especially of a drug, in which any information that may influence the behavior of the tester or the subject is withheld until after the test.

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deluge vs dirge

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deluge

  • 大洪水、大氾濫
  • 大雨、土砂降り
  • 〔殺到する〕大量の～、〈比喩的に〉氾濫する～
  • 《the Deluge》《聖書》ノアの大洪水◆ノアの箱舟に乗ったノアの家族、つがいの動物たち以外の地球上の全ての生き物を滅ぼした大洪水。
  • a severe flood

dirge

  • 葬送歌、哀歌、悲歌
  • a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite
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guilt trip

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guilt trip

  • When someone tries to make you feel guilty for thinking/feeling/doing things a certain way.
  • 《a ～》罪悪感
  • 《a ～》他人に罪悪感を抱かせる［抱かせようとする］言動◆嫌み・しおらしいせりふ・自分の受けている被害の強調など。特に、相手を申し訳ない気分にさせて結果的に行動を操ろうとするもの。
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in plain sigh

I guess you are out there hiding in plain sight.

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丸見えで、よく見える状態で

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finger splint

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指の添え木

I love a man who keeps a finger splint handy for emergencies.

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dying declaration

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臨終の供述

dying declaration - In the law of evidence, the dying declaration is testimony that would normally be barred as hearsay but may nonetheless be admitted as evidence in certain kinds of cases because it constituted the last words of a dying person.

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blow over

I’m gonna keep my mouth shut and hope it will blow over.

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  • 〔風などが〕吹きやむ
  • 〔嵐・怒りなどが〕静まる、収まる
  • 〔嵐・危機などが〕過ぎ去る
  • 〔悪い事態がなどが〕解消される、丸く収まる、収拾する

It will all blow over by tomorrow. : 明日になれば丸く収まってるだろう。

  • 〔うわさなどが〕忘れ去られる、消える
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fingernail beds

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爪床

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funny bone

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(ひじ先の)尺骨の端 《打つとしびれる感じがする》.

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ludicrous

Madame Secretary, the whole thing is ludcrous

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〔ひどく〕滑稽な、冷笑を招くような、ばかげた

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tee up (someone)

So you want me to tee him up, so you can interrogate him.

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  • 〈話〉準備する、用意する、手配する、〔約束を〕取り決める、〔～の日時を〕設定す【同】arrange ; organize ; set up ; prepare
  • make detailed arrangements or preparations
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take stock in vs take stock (of)

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take (put) stock in

  • ～の株を買う
  • ～を重んじる、信用［信頼］する

take stock (of)

  • 〔資産を〕見積もる
  • 〔方策を〕評価する、詮索する
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get bogged down (in)

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  • 泥沼にはまり込む、動きが取れなくなる、行き詰まる
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scrapper

scrap (v)

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She’s a scrapper. = a fighter〈俗〉けんか好きの人、プロボクサー

scrap

【名詞】〔殴り合いの〕けんか

【自動】〔殴り合いの〕けんかをする

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casing it for robbery

A 72 year-old man is casing a armed car?

I was casing the joint.

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  • 〈話〉〔犯罪の準備などで〕～を調べ上げる
  • (informal) reconnoiter (a place) before carrying out a robbery
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top off (your coffee cup)

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  • 《主に米国で用いられる》〈ガソリンタンクなどを〉いっぱいにする
  • to fill up a container
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shine someone on

“Where were you last Friday? You never called me back. I hate it when you shine me on like that.”

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Shining me on

Shine me on - To ignore someone or continuously not follow through with an engagement.

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a creature of habit

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  • 習慣に縛られている人
  • 習慣の生き物
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You are off to an early start

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早いスタートを切る、良い出足を見せる、早く始まる、早期に幕が開く

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look over her shoulder

  • I looked over my shoulder to make sure the lane I want to use is clear.
  • I don’t want to live looking over my shoulder.
  • He was paranoid. He kept looking over his shoulder.
  • The foreman was constantly looking over my shoulder.
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  • 自分の肩越しに見る、後ろを振り返る［気にする］
  • 不安に感じる、ビクビクする

◆背後から危険が迫っているのではないかと心配して、肩越しに振り返ること。転じて、実際に振り返るわけではないが「自分の身に悪いことが起きるのではないか」と不安に思うこと。

  • 《look over someone’s shoulder》（人）のやっていることを監視する［後ろからのぞき込む］◆見張られる側にとって居心地の悪い状況を暗示する。

(訳文）

  • 肩越しに振り返って、目で見て、移りたい車線が開いているのを確かめた。
  • 私はビクビクしながら生活することを望みません。／おびえながら暮らすなんて嫌です。
  • 彼はパラノイア状態で、いつも何かにおびえていました。
  • 作業長は常に私を監視していた。
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We don’t get a lot of contract killings up this way

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  • 契約殺人
  • 請負殺人
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deploy

Could someone sustain that kind of injuries if the car’s front and side airbags deployed?

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【(エアバッグなどの)装置】を作動する.

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antagoize

antagonize the entire lawforce agency

He antagonized many people with a scathing campaign against the popular politician.

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  • ～に敵意を抱かせる、～を敵に回す、～に敵対する、～の反感を買う

【訳文】彼は人気のある政治家に反対する痛烈な運動を行って多くの人々の反感を買った。

  • 《生化学》～に拮抗する
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popped

I just heard on the radio. Your girl got popped.

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  • 〈米俗〉逮捕された
  • 〈米俗〉酔っぱらった
  • to get hit up by the police.
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pervious (to)

pervious to your charm

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  • 〔物質が液体・気体などを〕通すことのできる、透過させる
  • 〔人が意見・議論などに〕心を開いた
  • 〔人が道理などを〕理解する
  • 〔人の性格が〕親しみやすい、取っ付きやすい
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take their gloves off

Take the gloves off and get it done.

  • We have waited patiently long enough; now it’s time to take off the gloves.
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  • 〔勝負・議論などに〕本気で立ち向かう◆【語源】ボクシング用のグラブを取り外して素手で殴ろうとする様子から。

【訳文】われわれは十分に耐え忍んだ、さあ今こそ立ち上がる時です。

  • to argue or compete without controlling your actions or feelings;
  • to start fighting or arguing in a more determined way
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give someone the slip

The guy found the bug we planted and gave us the slip.

  • We gave Mary the slip when she went to the lady’s room to powder her nose.

We were on his tail until he gave us the slip. I can give her the slip in no time at all.

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  • ～からするりと逃げる
  • to escape from a pursuer.

【訳文】メアリーがトイレに立ったすきに、私たちは彼女をおいて逃げた。

We were on his tail until he gave us the slip. I can give her the slip in no time at all.

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Shannon limit

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  • シャノン限界

本発明の移動通信システムにおけるデータ伝送方法は、シャノン限界を拡張する伝送路マルチ化の手段と、干渉限界を拡張する干渉低減手段とを備えたことを特徴とする。

The Shannon limit or Shannon capacity of a communications channel is the theoretical maximum information transfer rate of the channel, for a particular noise level.

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not by a long shot

Did I win the race? Not by a long shot.

Not by a long shot did she complete the assignment.

  • “I guess the mess is over.” “No, it’s not over. Not by a long shot.”
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  • 全然～でない、絶対に～でない◆【類】never
  • not by a great amount; not at all.

【訳文】「混乱は終わったみたいだね」「まだ全然終わってないよ」

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call into doubt

call into question

The report’s findings call into question the safety and effectiveness of all such drugs

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  • ～に疑念を投げ掛ける
  • to cause a feeling of doubt about something
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butt in

What are you? Ex-military guy? or one of those blackwater guy? When you butted in, we were in the middle of a negotiation.

butt in on

butt in on someone’s conversation

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  • 〔他人のこと〕に干渉する［横やりを入れる・余計な世話を焼く・おせっかいをする・口を差し挟む・差し出口をする・口出しする・口を出す・出しゃばる］
  • take part in a conversation or activity, or enter somewhere, without being invited or expected.

butt in on

～に口ばしを挟む、〔人の話〕に割り込む

butt in on someone’s conversation

（人）の話にくちばしを入れる

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the bane of …

bane of my existence-

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  • [the bane] 〔人・組織などの〕破滅[災い，不幸]のもと
  • a cause of great distress or annoyance
  • 〖通例the ～ of〗やっかい[破滅]のもと, 悩みの種 - - ▸ the bane of A’s life [existence]
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call off the dogs

The only way to call off the dogs is to find out who hired them.

The bank has agreed to call off the dogs until we can get the business up and running again.

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  • （人が）誰かを非難したり攻撃しようとするのを止める
  • to stop attacking or criticizing someone

The bank has agreed to call off the dogs until we can get the business up and running again.

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bounty

put a bounty on him

Someone trying to collect the bounty on Anna and Eric

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  • 〔人捜しなどの〕報奨金、懸賞金
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in the comfort of one’s home

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  • 自宅にいながらにして
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make an attempt on someone’s life

A group of the legionaries made an attempt on Maria’s life.

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  • （人）を殺そうとする
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reprise

Prison Break Season 5 has officially been confirmed by Fox, but a release date has not yet been shared. Series regulars Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell will reprise their roles.

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  • 《音楽》〔主題を〕反復する、再現する
  • ～を繰り返す、～を再開する
  • to repeat (a piece of music or a performance).
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diadem

You will be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

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名詞

  • 〔王権の象徴としての〕王冠
  • 王権、王の威厳
  • ダイアデム◆宝石で飾られた帯状の髪飾り。

他動詞

  • 王冠で飾る
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one for the books

Powerball prank is one for the books.

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  • 特筆すべき［並外れた］偉業［成果］、特筆すべき［異例の］出来事◆【用法】単数形のbookが用いられる場合もある。
  • an occurence so incredible that will surely be remembered for years to come.
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grit

trounce

Jeremy trounced me in court. He said I had grit.

He displayed the true grit of the navy pilot.

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grit

  • 〈話〉〔困難に立ち向かう〕根性、気概、ガッツ
  • courage and resolve; strength of character

trounce

  • うんと殴る、けなす、こき下ろす、完全に負かす
  • defeat heavily in a contest
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short out

The doors are stuck and the windows are shorted out.(car is in water floating)

I cannot figure out why your car won’t start, something must be shorted out.

  • He had borne his boring task for a long time but finally shorted out.
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  • 《電気》ショートする
  • かんしゃくを起こす、キレる
  • 彼はつまらない仕事に長いこと耐えていたが、ついに堪忍袋の緒が切れた。
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troll

The result, the report says, is the “proliferation of biased narratives fomented by unsubstantiated rumors, mistrust and paranoia.” The authors specifically studied trolling — the creation of highly provocative, often false information, with the hope of spreading it widely.

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  • インターネットの掲示板・チャット・メーリングリストなどで、単に多くの反応を得たいとか、場を荒らして面白がることを目的とするばかげた［議論の火種となる］投稿（をする人）
  • 〈俗〉〔インターネットの掲示板・チャット・メーリングリストなどで〕釣りをする、挑発的メッセージを投稿する
  • ​make a deliberately offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them
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protract

Newman’s path to sainthood has been a curiously protracted one, especially when compared to the unusually swift canonisations of Josemaria Escriva, de Balaguer the founder of Opus Dei, and of Mother Theresa of Calcutta.

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  • 〔時間的に～を〕延ばす、延長する
  • 《解剖》〔体の一部を〕突き出させる、前に出させる◆【対】retract
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streamline

The documentation in support of Newman’s cause was not sent to Rome until 1958, sixty-eight years after his death. This, of course, was well before the canonization process was streamlined in 1983 under Pope John Paul II. But it took another 43 years before Newman was declared Venerable by the same pope in 1991. The likely reason is that Newman wrote so much, was himself the recipient of voluminous correspondence and the subject of more than a half a century of written public commentary.

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  • 無駄をなくして合理化する、簡素化［効率化・能率化］する、能率的にする、縮小改編する、整備する
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invective

beneath (one’s) dignity

However – to act as if every Episcopal and Anglican blog is another forum where we can cast invective against those who disagree is beneath dignity. More dangerously, it is against the expressed prayer of Christ for unity.

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  • 〈文〉毒舌の、悪口雑言の
  • 品位にふさわしくない、品位［沽券・威信・体面・顔］に関わる
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asphyxiate

/æsfɪ́ksièɪt/

The machine tried to asphyxiate you.

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  • ～を窒息させる
  • 窒息する
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journey

The procession will journey the entire length of the large street leading up to St. Peter’s.

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  • ～を旅する、～への旅に出掛ける
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Kurdish

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  • the Iranian language of the Kurds
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split hairs

  1. I don’t want to discuss this any further if you are going to split hairs.
  2. Don’t split hairs over whose turn it is to clean the apartment. Let’s work together.
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  • 髪をかきむしる、髪をかきむしって悩む、嘆く、もう嫌だ
  • 細事［ささいなこと・つまらないこと］にこだわる、細かいことをくどくど言う、必要以上に細かいことまで話し合う、細かな詮索をする、重箱の隅をようじでほじくる、末節にこだわる、屁理屈を言う、無用な区別立てをする
  • to quibble; to try to make petty distinctions.
  1. あなたが、つまらないことにこだわるなら、この件についてもう話し合いたくない。
  2. 部屋の掃除の順番は誰かなんて細かいことは言わないで、みんなで一緒にやろう。
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take a shine to

Fanny took a shine to you.

  1. Luckily, one of the other girls named Lisa takes a shine to me so at least I have somebody to talk to.
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  • ～を気に入る
  • ～にひとめぼれする
  • to develop a liking for
  1. リサという名の女の子が僕を気に入ってくれて、何とか話相手だけは見つかった。
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duke it out (over sth)

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  • 〈米話〉決着がつくまで殴りあう
  • to have a fistfight.
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make no bones about

no bones about

(The president and I) there are no bones about our differences of opinion.

  1. She left her husband and now she’s living with a new guy. But she makes no bones about it.
  2. The teacher made no bones about his expectation.

William: Melbourne is the greatest city in Australia.
Joanne: Yes, no bones about it!

Informed Person: Make no bones about it, political leaders must rise above their preconceptions if this world shall ever know peace.

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  • 〔人がどう思おうと〕～をためらわないで［率直に］話す、～を正直に認める
  1. あの人、旦那さんを捨てて、今では新しい男と暮らしてるんだって。でも本人は隠そうとしてないみたいよ。
  2. その教師は自分が期待をかけていることをはっきりと言った。
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balmy

It’ll be a balmy day.

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  • 爽やかな、芳香の、香りの良い、穏やかな、芳香のある、芳しい (of weather) plesantly warm
  • 頭がおかしい［変で・どうかして］、気が狂って［違って］、正気でない、正気を失って、発狂して、まともじゃない、常軌を逸した
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talk shop

  1. Everybody avoids her because she’ll talk shop when she meets you.
  2. Let’s have a shop talk.

At the party I met someone else who studies what I do and we spent the whole night talking shop and drove everyone else away.

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  • 所かまわず仕事(商売)の話をする
  • to discuss work, especially of a technical, jargon - filled nature.
  1. 彼女に会うと所かまわず商売の話をするので、皆が避けている。
  2. 職業上の情報交換をしましょう。
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get under way

  • My crews are anxious to get under way
  • The ​Democratic ​convention gets ​underway ​tomorrow in Chicago.
  1. Those talks got under way.
  2. Too many new projects have gotten under way this month.
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  • 始まる、軌道に乗る、船出する、実行される
  • to ​begin to ​happen
  1. その話し合いが行われた。
  2. 今月に始まったプロジェクトが多過ぎます。
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dote (on you)

another girl who dotes on you

The world is full of people who dote on their pets.

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  • ～を溺愛する
  • to love someone or something a lot, sometimes foolishly or too much
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throw caution to the wind

  1. In our life, sometimes we have to throw caution to the winds.

While he completely agrees with what Pope Francis said, Graham says government leaders should’nt throw caution to the wind and “compromise our national security.”

The founders of the American-based fast-food chain, McDonald’s, decided to throw caution to the wind when they established their original franchises in the 1930s, during the Great Depression.

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  • 慎重さを忘れる、非常に不注意になる、無謀になる◆単数形のwindが使われる場合もある。
  • 思い切ったことをする
  • to disregard any risk or potential disaster when undertaking any enterprise, venture, etc.

◆単数形のwindが使われる場合もある。

  1. 人生には、思い切った決断をするべき時がある。
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build a bridge to (someone)

“Are they not Christian either? My advice to the Pontiff — reach out and build a bridge to Donald Trump

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〜への懸け橋を築く

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clap-trap

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absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas:

Any casual study of the different world religions will show you that they are not all equal. Some are superior to others simply from a huma perspective. This is sentimental claptrap.

such sentiments are just pious claptrap.

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reversion to

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U.S. nuclear weapons were deployed on Okinawa prior to Okinawa’s reversion to Japan on May 15, 1972.

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The Catholic faith is not an ideology or a political party, but many Catholics are í_deologues_ or partisans. The run-in between Donald Trump and the pope provides a perfect example.

ideologue — /áɪdiəlɔ̀ːɡ|-lɔɡ/ an adherent of an ideology, especially one who is uncompromising and dogmatic:a conservative ideologue.

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run-in

a disagreement or fight, especially with someone in an official position.

“a run-in with armed police in Rio”

synonyms: disagreement, argument, dispute, altercation, confrontation, contretemps, quarrel; More

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The Prayer Book book is moving rapidly toward being. We’re working up cover art concepts now, and I’m still dragging my feet as to whether the last chapter needs a transitional paragraph to start it out.

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drag my feet

to act or work with intentional slowness, deliberately hold back or delay.

For example, The British had been dragging their feet concerning a single European currency.

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downtrodden

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down·trod·den

ˈdounˌträd(ə)n/

adjective

oppressed or treated badly by people in power.

“a downtrodden proletarian struggling for social justice”

synonyms:oppressed, subjugated, persecuted, repressed, tyrannized, crushed, enslaved, exploited, victimized, bullied; More

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proletarian

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a member of the proletariat.

synonyms: working-class person, worker, blue-collar worker, plebeian, commoner, man/woman/person in the street;

derogatoryprole

“disaffected proletarians”

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develop a taste for

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If Julia develops a taste for cuddling the downtrodden, I’ll just put my foot down.

Tried that once. Just got a sore foot

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put my foot down

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put one’s foot down (about someone or something)

Fig. to assert something strongly.

The boss put her footdown and refused to accept any more changes to the plan.

If Julia develops a taste for cuddling the downtrodden, I’ll just put my foot down.

Tried that once. Just got a sore foot

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take you to task

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I’m not taking you to task.

take someone to task

to scold or reprimand someone.

The teacher took John totask for his bad behavior. I lost a big contract, and the bosstook me to task in front of everyone.

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have a bleeding heart

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You are breaking off our engagement because you had a bleeding heart?

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jettison

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jettison the whole hull

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春一番

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the first warm windstorm

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Japan Meteorological Agency

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Japan Meteorological Agency

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force the cancellation of flights

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The storm has forced the cancellation of more than 60 commercial flights— mainly at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.

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be on the alert against

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Meteorologists are calling on people to be on the alert against strong winds, high waves and avalanches.

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secure a country-wide cease-frie

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Earlier on Friday, concerned countries agreed to secure a country-wide ceasefire hopefully in a week, except for attacks on the Islamic State militants and other extremists.

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shell (Kurdish fighters)

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shell - bombard with shells. “the guns started shelling their positions” synonyms: bombard, fire on, shoot at, attack, bomb, blitz, strafe “rebel artillery shelled the city” Turkey has shelled Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says it was in response to provocation.

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átrophy

Mother is now bedridden, her body is atrophied and she has to rely on others.

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gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect.

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grating

Her voice, much to my surprise, was not so grating; it’d beome inviting—she was talking to my heart.

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grat·ing

sounding harsh and unpleasant.

“her high, grating voice”

synonyms: scraping, scratching, grinding, rasping, jarring

irritating.

“a smarty-pants tone that I found grating”

synonyms: irritating, annoying, infuriating, irksome, maddening, displeasing, tiresome;

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multiple sclerosis

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多発性硬化（症）

多発性硬化症は、脳や脊髄、視神経のあちらこちらに病巣ができ、様々な症状が現れる病気です。MSになると多くの場合、症状が出る「再発」と、症状が治まる「寛解」を繰り返します。

なお、多発性硬化症は英語で“Multiple（多発する）Sclerosis（硬化）”といい、その頭文字をとって“MS（エムエス）”と呼ばれています。MSは厚生労働省が指定する「特定疾患」の1つです。

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reprisal

/ripráɪz(ə)l/

He asked me to suppress his name for fear of reprisal.

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an act of retaliation

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For the next 30 mins, Mother uncorked the rage she’d been holding down for years.

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uncork - to release

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protracted

On the drive home, poor Rebecca was treated to a protracted rant colorfully citing examples of the above.

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protracted - lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.

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sprightly

“Well… you ready to come down here? a sprightly voice on the other end asked?

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spright·ly

ˈsprītlē/

adjective

(especially of an old person) lively; full of energy.

“she was quite sprightly for her age”

synonyms: spry, lively, agile, nimble, energetic, active, full of energy, vigorous, spirited, animated, vivacious, frisky;

informalfull of vim and vigor

“sprightly Irish folk dancers”

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cyanosis

ˌsīəˈnōsəs/

noun

MEDICINE

a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood.

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transpo

any form of transportation: car, plane, motorcycle weed, lsd, sex, etc -anything that gets one from point a to point b!!

that bitch was QUALITY transpo!!

got me some new transpo!

lets’ take my transpo! aint’snt got no transpo!

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Don’t steal my thunder.

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