24 Flashcards
Bluff
try to deceive someone as to one’s abilities or intentions:虚勢を張る
“he’s been bluffing all along” · [more]
synonyms:
pretend · sham · [more]
Folksy
having the characteristics of traditional culture and customs, especially in a contrived or artificial way:
“the shop’s folksy, small-town image”
synonyms:
unsophisticated · unpolished · unrefined · plain · [more]
Pip
US
informal
an excellent or very attractive person or thing:
“it’s a pip of a story”
Get the lay of the land
learn the general situation or state of affairs,
Know What you’re settling for
落とし所を知る
Eager
熱くなる
So get in there
やってみなはれ
Draining
making you feel very tired:
つまらない
Reliving painful experiences can be emotionally draining.
Operating the heavy machinery is draining work.
Cascading
To occur in a sequence or successive stages: circumstances that cascaded into a crisis.
Setting off
- To ignite or cause something to explode.
Kids in the area have been setting off fireworks all night long.
The police set a small bomb off to force the door open. - To cause something to begin or occur.
The incident set off a series of protests that ultimately resulted in the law being changed.
Adding salt to the solution will set off a chain reaction, producing a great amount of heat and light. - To trigger or activate something.
If you open this door, it will set off the fire alarm.
The fire set off the sprinkler system.
Wrap my head around
To comprehend something that one considers challenging, confusing, or a foreign concept
は難しい事や複雑な内容を「理解する」こと
Shadow
follow and observe (someone) closely and secretly:
“he had been up all night shadowing a team of poachers”
synonyms:
follow · trail · track · [
Arguably
Probably
used to say that a statement is very possibly true even if it is not certainly true
He was arguably the greatest writer of his era.
Godforsaken
of places) not containing anything interesting or attractive, and far from other people:
Why would you come to this godforsaken place?
Gentrify
change the character of (a poor urban
vert
area) through wealthier people moving
improving housing, and attracting new
line
ole?
businesses, typically displacing current
inhabitants in the process: formerly
bohemian districts are being gentrified |
grov
play about the professional classes buyir
mal
up and gentrifying working-class housin!
Esoteric
very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge:
He has an esoteric collection of old toys and games.
synonyms:
abstruse · obscure · arcane · recherché · rarefied · recondite · abstract · difficult · [more]
Signature
closely and distinctively associated and identified with someone or something
a musician’s signature style
a chef’s signature dish
特徴ある オススメ出来る
Articulation
the state of being jointed:
“the area of articulation of the lower jaw”
接合すること；接合部；《動物・植物》関節
2 ((形式))（言葉を）はっきり発音すること；《音声学》アーティキュレーション（◇各音を明瞭めいりょうに出すこと）
2a ((形式))（考え・感情などを）明確に表現すること≪of≫
High-fidelity
the reproduction of sound with little distortion, giving a result very similar to the original:
“high-fidelity speakers”
Fiderity
faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support:
“he sought only the strictest fidelity to justice”
synonyms:
loyalty · allegiance · obedience · constancy · fealty · homage · staunchness · fastness
sexual faithfulness to a spouse or partner.
synonyms:
faithfulness · loyalty · constancy · [more]
the degree of exactness with which something is copied or reproduced:
“the 1949 recording provides reasonable fidelity”
synonyms:
accuracy · exactness · exactitude · precision
Here’s the cool part
ここがすごいところなんです。
Malleable
of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking:
“a malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet”
synonyms:
pliable · ductile · plastic · pliant · soft · workable · shapable · moldable · tractile · tensile
easily influenced; pliable:
“Anna was shaken enough to be malleable”
synonyms:
easily influenced · suggestible · susceptible · [more]
Generic and inefficient
曖昧で意味がない
Dabble
Take part in superficially
to take a slight and not very serious interest in a subject, or try a particular activity for a short period:
He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school.
She dabbled with drugs at university.
take a slight and not very serious interest in a subject, or try a particular activity for a short period:
He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school.
Good call
used to express approval of a person’s decision or suggestion.
“So you asked her to leave? Good call”
Apathetic
Indifferent
Reclusive
Solitary isolated
Swamped
Very busy
Nifty
Effective skillful
Die down
Become less strong
Optimal
Best
Real deal
someone or something that is very good and has all the qualities that people say they have:
His performance proved he’s the real deal.
Endorphin
Opioid , Euphoria 多幸感
Manifestation
Display 明白になる
On the ground
現場では
Deep pocket
Have lots of money
abundant financial resources.
“these companies have deep pockets and don’t mind spending to get their projects off the ground”
Trample
Disregard
Locomotion
Movement
the ability to move
Go all out
全力を尽くす
to put all your energy or enthusiasm into what you are doing:
The team went all out for the win.
No slouch
ノロマじゃないよ
For example, you might say “She’s no slouch when it comes to organizing parties
Gravitate
Attract
move toward or feel attracted to something. People gravitate toward things they like. Gravitate used to refer to how gravity pulls objects toward the Earth, but now it also describes how people are pulled toward things they like
Multitude
A large number
Drag
Boring
Swept off my feet
突然恋に陥る
to make someone become suddenly and completely in love with you:
The first time he met her, he was completely swept off his feet.
I just need some space
自由でいたい
As the news sank in
ニュースが知れ渡ると
Insanely
極めて
with all due respect
used as a polite formula preceding, and intended to mitigate the effect of, an expression of disagreement or criticism:
“with all due respect, Father, I think you’ve got to be more broad-minded these days”
Clandestine
kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit:
“she deserved better than these clandestine meetings”
synonyms:
secret · covert · furtive · surreptitious · stealthy · cloak-and-dagger · hole-and-corner · [more]
Keep abreast of
Stay or cause to stay up-to-date with
Eerie
strange and frightening:
“an eerie green glow in the sky”
synonyms:
uncanny · sinister · ghostly · spectral · unnatural · unearthly · preternatural · [more]
Enchanted
placed under a spell; bewitched:
魅了する，うっとりさせる；（人を）大いに喜ばせる
“an enchanted garden” · [more]
filled with delight; charmed:
“the orchestra played classical favorites to an enchanted audience”
Kick things off
手始めに
I’ll show my easy cheat
私の簡単な技をお見せしましょう
Attachment style
characteristic patterns for how people relate to others in close relationships. According to attachment theory, these styles heavily influenced by early bonds with caregivers.
Roll with the punches
By extension, to adapt to setbacks, difficulties, or adversity so as to better manage or cope with their impact on one’s life.
Ablaze
To wear down
Crowd out
to push, move, or force (something or someone) out of a place or situation by filling its space The quick-growing grass is crowding out native plants.
Dole it out
to give or deliver in small portions
dish out
Dish out
put food onto a plate or plates before a meal:
“he begins dishing out bowls of strawberry ice cream”
synonyms:
distribute · dispense · issue · disburse · hand out · [more]
dispense something in a casual or indiscriminate way:
“he dished out relationship advice to listeners nationwide”
synonyms:
distribute · dispense · issue · disburse · [more]
impetus
the force or energy with which a body moves:
“hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus”
synonyms:
momentum · propulsion · impulsion · impelling force · [more]
the force that makes something happen or happen more quickly:
“the crisis of the 1860s provided the original impetus for the settlements”
synonyms:
motivation · stimulus · incitement · incentive · [more]
Prime the pump
To take action that encourages the growth of something or helps it to succeed.
While the government was forced to slash public expenditures following the major economic crash, they’ve recently begun priming the pump again across the public sectors.
gy·ro·scope
A gyroscope (from Ancient Greek γῦρος gûros, “circle” and σκοπέω skopéō, “to look”) is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity. It is a spinning wheel or
Well rounded
of a person) plump.
synonyms:
plump · chubby · fat · stout · rotund · [more]
pleasingly varied or balanced:
“a dry, robust, well-rounded wine”
(of a person) having a personality that is fully developed in all aspects
By no means
not at all; certainly not:
“the outcome is by no means guaranteed”
synonyms:
not at all · in no way · not in the least · not in the slightest · not the least bit · [more]
Cold cut platter
Cold cut meat
Fire away
used to give someone permission to begin speaking, typically to ask questions:
““I want to clear up some questions that have been puzzling me.” “Fire away.””
“Instead of making history, we are made by history.”
Martin Luther King Jr. meant the words as an admonition to his congregation when he addressed them in 1954. As black Americans who’d been yoked first to slavery and then to Jim Crow, King argued, they had allowed themselves to be passively molded by larger historical forces.
Admonition
Admonition is the lightest punishment under Scots law. It occurs when an offender who has been found guilty or who has pleaded guilty, is not given a fine, but instead receives a lesser penalty in the form of a verbal warning, due to a minor infringement of the law; the conviction is still recorded.
You don’t say!
used to express amazement or disbelief.
synonyms:
really? · is that so? is that a fact? you’re joking! well I never · well I never did · go on · you don’t say · go to
Sham
bogus; false:
“a clergyman who arranged a sham marriage”
synonyms:
fake · pretended · [more
Prime(v)
make (something) ready for use or action.
prepare (a firearm or explosive device) for firing or detonation:
“he grabbed a gun from a nearby wall and primed it”
synonyms:
prepare · load · set up · ready · make ready · get ready · equip · gear up
Karma
(in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
synonyms:
fate · destiny · fortune · providence · the stars · [more]
Considerate it done
one will gladly do something that he or she has been asked to do “Can you mail this letter for me?” “Consider it done.”
Over the moon
be extremely happy or pleased
Docile
ready to accept control or instruction; submissive:
“a cheap and docile workforce”
synonyms:
compliant · obedient · pliant · dutiful · willing · passive · submissive · deferential · [more]
No words for
we aren’t able to describe something. Needless to mention
Craze
synonyms:
fad · vogue · trend · [more]
Despot
ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
synonyms:
tyrant · dictator · absolute ruler · totalitarian · authoritarian · autocrat · oppressor · autarch · monocrat
Palatable
of food or drink) pleasant to taste:
“a very palatable local red wine”
synonyms:
tasty · appetizing · pleasant-tasting · eatable · edible · [more]
(of an action or proposal) acceptable or satisfactory:
“a device that made increased taxation more palatable”
synonyms:
pleasant · acceptable · satisfactory · [more]
Oppression
prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control:
“a region shattered by oppression and killing”
synonyms:
persecution · abuse · maltreatment · ill treatment · [more]
the state of being subject to unjust treatment or control:
“a response to collective poverty and oppression”
synonyms:
persecution · abuse · maltreatment · [more]
Eulogy
a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died:
“his good friend delivered a brief eulogy”
synonyms:
accolade · speech of praise · panegyric · paean · encomium · tribute · testimonial · [more]
Turnaround time
downtime. An easy way to think of turnaround time is the time from the moment a request is made or a process is started to the time when the request is fulfilled or the process is complete.
As of right
as a result of having a moral or legal claim or entitlement: as of right」の意味・翻訳・日本語 - 倫理的・法的に正当な権利として；正当に
“the state will be obliged to provide healthcare and education as of right”
Amorphous
without a clearly defined shape or form:
“an amorphous, characterless conurbation” · [more]
synonyms:
shapeless · formless · unformed · unshaped · [more]
lacking a clear structure or focus:
“an amorphous and leaderless legislature”
mineralogy
chemistry
(of a solid) not crystalline, or not apparently crystalline:
“an amorphous polymer”
Going concern
business that is operating and making a profit:
“trying to sell the business as a going concern”
Fuse
VERB
join or blend to form a single entity:
“intermarriage had fused the families into a large unit”
synonyms:
combine · [more]
BRITISH
(of an electrical appliance) stop working when a fuse melts:
“the crew were left in darkness after the lights fused”
synonyms:
short-circuit · burn out · stop working · trip · break
Fragmentation
the process or state of breaking or being broken into small or separate parts:
“the fragmentation of society into a collection of interest groups”
synonyms:
breaking · breakage · cracking · cleavage · rupture · [more]
Gonads
an organ that produces gametes; a testis or ovary.
vulgar slang
(gonads)
a man’s testicles or genitals.
Pass over
DEFINITION
ignore the claims of someone to promotion or advancement:
“he was passed over for a cabinet job”
avoid mentioning or considering something:
“I shall pass over the matter of the transitional period”
synonyms:
disregard · overlook · ignore · [more]
euphemistic
die:
“by the time I reached the hospital he had passed over”
synonyms:
die · lose one’s life · depart this life · expire · [more]
Vengeance
the act of taking revenge
Definitions of vengeance. noun. the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life. “Vengeance is mine”
Things are tolling
物事が進んでいる
I for one
to emphasize what we think or believe in, despite others possibly not agreeing so
Honed skill
carefully develop it over a long period of time so that it is exactly right for your purpose.
cash-strapped
they do not have enough money to buy or pay for the things they want or need. [journalism] … cash-strapped students.
Finicky
needing a lot of attention to detail:
Repairing watches must be a very finicky job.
MMPH
Makes Me Pretty Happy
Race off
leave in a hurry. Race is a regular verb and the three parts are race, raced, and raced. The CEO has a busy schedule, so he had to race off after the meeting.
