28 Flashcards
Hi-hum
Showing no interest
But for now
ここはひとまず
Aside from
chiefly US : EXCEPT FOR
Aside from us, there were only a half dozen people there.
glut
an excessively abundant supply of something:
“there is a glut of cars on the market”
synonyms:
surplus · excess · [more]
A lot less
a lot less than before”. It could have been 200 days/year before and now it is 50 days/year. However, “very rarely” is “hardly at all”, and should be a very small number in any case.
half-hearted
without enthusiasm or energy:
“he resumed his packing halfheartedly
Tip their hands
To reveal one’s intentions, plans, secrets, or resources
Cogent
of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing:説得力ある
“they put forward cogent arguments for British membership” · [more]
synonyms:
convincing · compelling · strong · forceful · powerful · potent · weighty · valid · [more]
Remain quiet for a beat or two
一呼吸おいて
Cough up (some more dough)
give something reluctantly, especially money or information that is due or required:
“he coughed up the monthly subscription fee to continue with the service” · [more]
synonyms:
pay · pay up · pay out · come up with · hand over · part with · defray the cost of · foot the bill · settle up
They are not budging?
They are not make room? 譲らない？
“budge over, boys”
Make room boys! 席を譲って〜
Humility
a modest or low view of one’s own importance; humbleness:
“he needs the humility to accept that their way may be better”
synonyms:
modesty · humbleness · modestness · meekness · lack of pride · lack of vanity · diffidence · unassertiveness
Emergence
the process of coming into being, or of becoming important or prominent:
“the emergence of the environmental movement” · [more]
synonyms:
appearance · arrival · [more]
Ammunition
a supply or quantity of bullets and shells:
“guns, ammunition, and explosives” · [more]
synonyms:
bullets · shells · projectiles · missiles · rounds · shot · [more]
Kick-start
to make something start to happen or start to develop more quickly:
Taxes were drastically cut in an attempt to kick-start the economy.
Pan-seared
Searing (or pan searing) is a technique used in grilling, baking, braising, roasting, sautéing, etc., in which the surface of the food (usually meat: beef, poultry, pork, seafood) is cooked at high temperature until a browned crust forms.
Meathead
a stupid person:
“listen, meathead, do as you’re told”
synonyms:
idiot · halfwit · nincompoop · blockhead · buffoon · dunce · dolt · ignoramus · cretin
Chant
a repeated rhythmic phrase, typically one shouted or sung in unison by a crowd:
“a group of young people set up a chant of “Why are we waiting?””
synonyms:
shout · cry · slogan · [more]
music
a short musical passage in two or more phrases used for singing unmetrical words; a psalm or canticle sung to such music.
Ghoul
an evil spirit or phantom, especially one supposed to rob graves and feed on dead bodies.
synonyms:
meddler · interferer · mischief-maker · troublemaker · [more]
a person morbidly interested in death or disaster.
Outdone myself
To do something exceptional
Lose (one’s) faith (in something or someone
To stop believing (in someone or something); to become disillusioned, embittered, or doubtful (about something or someone). (When said simply as “lose faith,” it is often in reference to losing religious faith in God.)
The staff have started losing faith in John’s ability to manage the restaurant properly.
I lost my faith in my friends ever since they turned their backs on me when my husband left.
It’s not uncommon to lose faith at some point in one’s life, but God will reveal himself to you if you’re willing to receive Him.
put/have little faith in
to believe that (someone or something) does not deserve to be trusted
I put/have little faith in politicians.
Say grace
asking for God’s blessing or giving thanks for the food being served.
crackerjack
exceptionally good:
“a crackerjack eye surgeon”
synonyms:
expert · skilled · [more]
botching
carry out (a task) badly or carelessly:
“the ability to take on any task without botching it” · [more]
synonyms:
bungle · do badly · do clumsily · make a mess of · mismanage · mishandle · mangle · fumble
the Land of the Rising Sun
Japan
Marinate one’s minds
To wait with dread, anxiety, or nervousness for something to happen or come to pass.
A: “I caught Tommy smoking cigarettes. He’s up in his room waiting for you to come talk to him.” B: “I’ll go up to him in an hour or so—let him marinate for a while.”
They kept me marinating in the waiting room for nearly half an hour before they called me in for my interview.
ma·zel tov
EXCLAMATION
a Jewish phrase expressing congratulations or wishing someone good luck.
Trawled
a. To search for or try to acquire something: a contractor trawling for day laborers.
b. To make an examination of something: trawling through a writer’s papers.
BATNA
Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement
What not
any of various other things that might also be mentioned
paper clips, pins, and whatnot
〜とかなんとか
Land in hot water
be in trouble and in danger of being criticized or punished due to something you have said or done, or even due to something that has been said about you.
Pervasive
(especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people:蔓延する
“ageism is pervasive and entrenched in our society”
synonyms:
prevalent · penetrating · pervading · permeating · extensive · ubiquitous · omnipresent · [more
Declutter
remove unnecessary items from (an untidy or overcrowded place):
“there’s no better time to declutter your home”
stick in (one’s) craw
To rankle or irritate one.
It really sticks in my craw that he would lie and take all the credit for my idea!
Get over
overcome a difficulty:
“she is currently seeing a psychiatrist to get over her fear of answering the door”
synonyms:
overcome · surmount · prevail over · [more]
Go forage
(of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions:
“gulls are equipped by nature to forage for food”
synonyms:
search · hunt · [more]
Stable
a building set apart and adapted for keeping horses:
“the horse was led from its stable”
Got off on the wrong foot
To have a bad start. Said of something that goes or has gone awry at the very beginning.
I know we got off on the wrong foot when I was a half hour late to the interview, but I promise that I will always be on time once I start working here.
Inadvertently
Unintentionally
Demonstrably
Obvious and provable manner
How do we get the most of
最大の成果を得る為に
Comes across in through our hands..
Through our hands , through our business
Wager
Bet, gamble
Crease
a line or ridge produced on paper or cloth by folding, pressing, or crushing:
“khaki trousers with knife-edge creases”
synonyms:
fold · groove · [more
Stay Hungry Stay Foolish
By Steve Jobs, most daring choices are made from necessity
Pull the plug on
to stop something from continuing
Grunt work
Work that is menial and often tedious.
Get one of those interns to do this grunt work—that’s what they’re here for!
Menial
of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige:
“menial factory jobs”
synonyms:
unskilled · lowly · [more]
Swill
drink (something) greedily or in large quantities:
“they whiled away their evening swilling pints of beer” · [more]
synonyms:
drink · quaff ·
Crunch
The crunch is an abdominal exercise that works the rectus abdominis muscle. It enables both building “six-pack” abs and tightening the belly. Crunches use the exerciser’s own body weight to ton…
Blip on the raider
Totally insignificant
Flip out
suddenly lose control or become very angry:
“she would have flipped out if someone had done this to her”
Annotation
a note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram:
“marginal annotations”
synonyms:
note · notation · comment · gloss · footnote · [more]
Giddy-up
used to get a horse to start moving or go faster:
““Giddy-up!” he cried and cracked his whip”
Don’t be silly, Don’t be a fool
バカはよせ 馬鹿にするな
Pest
a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc.:
“the tomato plant attracts a pest called whitefly” · [more]
informal
an annoying person or thing; a nuisance:
“he was a real pest”
synonyms:
nuisance · bother
Murky
曖昧
Palate
the roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the nose and the mouth in vertebrates.
synonyms:
roof of the mouth · hard palate · soft palate
a person’s appreciation of taste and flavor, especially when sophisticated and discriminating:
“a fine range of drink for sophisticated palates” · [more]
synonyms:
sense of taste · [more]
taste or flavor of wine or beer:
“a wine with a zingy, peachy palate”
synonyms:
flavor · taste · savor
Reminisce
indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events:
“they reminisced about their summers abroad”
synonyms:
remember (with pleasure) · cast one’s mind back to · think back to · look back on · [more
Milestone
an action or event marking a significant change or stage in development:
“the speech is being hailed as a milestone in race relations” 節目
synonyms:
turning point · [more]
Get the handle on
To have a firm, clear understanding or determination of something
Exuberant
filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement:
“giddily exuberant crowds” · [more]
synonyms:
ebullient · buoyant · cheerful · sunny · breezy · [more]
Lapdog
servile dependent=slave , follower
Decoupling
separate, disengage, or dissociate (something) from something else:
“the mountings effectively decouple movements of the engine from those of the wheels”
synonyms:
detach · disengage · uncouple · unhook · unhitch · [more]
unequivocal
Clear, leaving no doubt; unambiguous:
“an unequivocal answer”
“Clear and Unequivocal”
synonyms:
unambiguous · unmistakable · indisputable · incontrovertible · indubitable · undeniable
Equivocal
open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous
玉虫色
comes from the Latin word aequivocus, which is a combination of the prefix aequi- (“equal”) and the word vox (“voice”). The word is used to describe something that is open to multiple interpretations, especially when the purpose is to deceive or avoid something
Topple
overbalance or become unsteady and fall slowly:
“she toppled over when I touched her”
synonyms:
fall · tumble · overturn · overbalance · tip · keel · [more]
cause to become unsteady and fall:
“disagreement had threatened to topple the government” · [more]
synonyms:
overthrow · oust · depose · unseat · [more
Besiege
surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender; lay siege to:
“the guerrillas continued to besiege other major cities to the north”
synonyms:
lay siege to · beleaguer · blockade · surround · shut off · block off · invest
crowd around oppressively; surround and harass:
“she spent the whole day besieged by newsmen”
synonyms:
surround · mob · crowd around · [more]
Hang out
spend time relaxing or socializing informally:
“they’re hanging out at the beach” · [more]
synonyms:
associate · mix · [more]
associate with someone:
“musicians hang out with their own kind”
Bedrock
solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium.
synonyms:
substratum · substructure · understructure ·
Spambot
A spambot is a computer program designed to assist in the sending of spam. Spambots usually create accounts and send spam messages
In vogue
In fashion
Stab in the dark
a guess that is based on very little or no information or evidence
an attempt that is not likely to succeed
Free herself up to start
Stand and start
Haggle
dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something:
“the two sides are haggling over television rights”
synonyms:
barter · bargain ·
Flurry
Briefly
Artifact
an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest:
“gold and silver artifacts”
synonyms:
historical object · [more]
Get back on feet
Recover
Punchline
the final phrase or sentence of a joke or story, providing the humor or some other crucial element:
“his humor did not depend on punchlines”
Redress the wounds
傷口包帯取り替えよ
Stethoscope
聴診器
Pinch a little bit
ちょっと痛い
Second nature
習慣になったよ
a characteristic or habit in someone that appears to be instinctive because that person has behaved in a particular way so often:
“deceit was becoming second nature to her”
IVs
Intravenous
静脈注射
syringe
注射器
Cover up one’s nervousness
神経質をカバーする
Speak volumes
of a gesture, circumstance, or object) convey a great deal:
“a look that spoke volumes”
be good evidence for:
“his record speaks volumes for his determination”
Sabotage
deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage:
“power lines from South Africa were sabotaged by rebel forces”
synonyms:せっかくなのをダメにすること
wreck · [more]
Stomach butterflies
For instance, if you’re waiting in line to get into a concert venue to see your favorite band perform, you could say you have “butterflies in your stomach” to describe your feeling of nervous anticipation.
Demographic
relating to the structure of populations:
“the demographic trend is toward an older population”
NOUN
a particular sector of a population:
“the drink is popular with a young demographic”
Riff on
～について繰り返すshort repeated phrase in popular music and jazz, typically used as an introduction or refrain in a song.
“a brilliant guitar riff”
au·tol·o·gous
ADJECTIVE
(of cells or tissues) obtained from the same individual:
“autologous bone marrow transplants”
trench
堀
Giovanni
God is gracious
Trajectory
the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces:
“the missile’s trajectory was preset” · [more]
synonyms:
course · route · [more]
geometry
a curve or surface cutting a family of curves or surfaces at a constant angle.
You kidding around?
Teasing?
Eat up the return
eat all of something:
“if you don’t eat up your carrots, you won’t get dessert” · [more]
synonyms:
eat · consume · devour · ingest · partake of · [more]
fall below
To go under a marker or limit; to be reduced beyond a certain amount.
