34 Flashcards
Stick-up
stick-up
noun [ C ] old-fashioned informal
UK /ˈstɪk.ʌp/ US /ˈstɪk.ʌp/
the act of threatening someone with a gun in order to steal from them:
Two men ran into the bank, shouting “This is a stick-up!”
Rhinitis
inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose, caused by a virus infection (e.g. the common cold) or by an allergic reaction (e.g. hay fever).
Embrace what makes you and make it a part of your strategy
自分らしさを受け入れそれを戦略の一部にしましょう
Playbook
Textbook. a book containing a sports team’s strategies and plays, especially in football.
a set of rules, suggestions, or methods that are considered to be suitable for a particular activity, industry, job, etc.:
She followed the company’s playbook to the letter.
Nixon rewrote the political playbook.
You have to be grateful
感謝の気持ちを持ちましょう
To be thankful is when you want to say thank you to somebody who has done something for you. To be grateful is when you want to show that you are happy for the things that you have as opposed to the things that you don’t have. You can be grateful for things that no person has given you for example, the sun, a nice comfortable bed, or your parents.
In turn
その結果、
in succession; one after the other:
“four men prayed in turn”
SIMILAR:
one after the other
used to convey that an action, process, or situation is the result or product of a previous one:
“he would shout until she, in her turn, lost her temper”
Top line
売上
Side hustle
a part-time job or occupation undertaken in addition to one’s regular employment:
“he started the blog in 2013 and has continued it as a side hustle”
Moonlight
Preoccupy
of a matter or subject) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts:
“his mother was preoccupied with paying the bills”
SIMILAR:
engross
concern
absorb
dominate
Take it easy
SIMILAR:
relax
unwind
loosen up
ease up/off
let up
slow down
de-stress
unbend
rest
repose
put one’s feet up
take
Play off
of two teams or competitors) play an extra game or match to decide a draw or tie:
“the runners-up will play off against each other”
bring two people into conflict or competition for one’s own advantage:
“detectives employ more than one informant so as to play one off against the other”
cover up
an attempt to prevent people’s discovering the truth about a serious mistake or crime:
“he is alleging a cover-up and calling for an investigation”
SIMILAR:
whitewash
concealment
誤魔化す
Out of one’s league
not at a level where one is as good as someone else at something
When I play chess with my Dad I’m out of my league.
Breaking down
分解する
Wishy-washy
気の抜けた、弱い
feeble or insipid in quality or character; lacking strength or boldness.
“a wishy-washy approach won’t work”
get the hell ˈout (of…) (spoken)
get out of or leave a place very quickly: Here come the police. Let’s get the hell out of here. ♢ Get the hell out of my house and don’t come back!(Some people find the use of this idiom offensive.)
Inanimate
not alive, especially not in the manner of animals and humans:
“inanimate objects like stones”
showing no sign of life; lifeless:
“he was completely inanimate and it was difficult to see if he was breathing”
SIMILAR:
lifeless
insentient
insensate
Late—-
THE/ONE’S LATE)
(of a specified person) no longer alive:
“her late husband’s grave” · ”the late William Jennings Bryan”
SIMILAR:
dead
deceased
departed
Wacky
funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way: 風変わりな、とっぴな、狂気じみた
“a wacky chase movie”
SIMILAR:
zany
madcap
offbeat
quirky
outlandish
eccentric
idiosyncratic
surreal
ridiculous
Lust
have a very strong sexual desire for someone:
“he really lusted after me in those days”
SIMILAR:
desire
feel a strong desire for something:
“pregnant women lusting for pickles and ice cream”
SIMILAR:
crave
desire
Avid traveller
What does an avid traveler mean? See a translation Deleted user 21 Mar 2019 Someone who very much enjoys traveling and takes every oppurtunity to do so.
Gimmick
trick or device intended to attract attention, publicity, or business:
“it is not so much a program to improve services as a gimmick to gain votes” · ”sales gimmicks such as free trips” · ”it’s foolish to dismiss it as nothing more than a gimmick” · ”a fundraising gimmick”
SIMILAR:
publicity device
stunt
PHILIPPINES
a night out with friends:
“I had just come from a gimmick that lasted until the early hours of the following day”
Relinquish
voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up:
“he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive”
SIMILAR:
renounce
give up
part with
give away
hand over
turn over
lay down
let go of
waive
Tubular
long, round, and hollow like a tube:
“tubular flowers of deep crimson”
MEDICINE ちくわ
of or involving tubules or other tube-shaped structures.
Strap
a narrow piece of leather or other strong material used for fastening something or giving support:
Could you help me fasten this strap around my suitcase?
Connection between ——
Relationship between——
Loonie
a Canadian one-dollar coin, introduced in 1987.
Mesmerized
魅惑的な うっとりさせる attracting and holding interest as if by a spell.
hold the attention of (someone) to the exclusion of all else or so as to transfix them:
“she was mesmerized by the blue eyes that stared so intently into her own”
SIMILAR:
enchant
bewitch
beguile
ARCHAIC
hypnotize (someone):
“he was mesmerized when at the point of death”
SIMILAR:
enthrall
spellbind
entrance
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STEM
acronym for science, technology, engineering, and math. These four fields share an emphasis on innovation, problem-solving, and critical thinking. And together they make up a popular and fast-growing industry.
Business mogul
wealthy and influential individual who is associated with a particular business or industry segment. In
Hook up
INFORMAL
(of two people) meet or form a relationship:
“he hooked up with a friend in Budapest”
engage in casual sexual activity:
“hooking up with total strangers can be very dangerous” · ”it seems like a lot of guys nowadays just want to hook up”
footage
a length of film made for movies or television:
“film footage of the riot”映像
spew
expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly:
“buses were spewing out black clouds of exhaust”
SIMILAR:
emit
discharge
eject
be poured or forced out in large quantities:
“oil spewed out of the damaged tanker”
SIMILAR:
pour
gush
spurt
surge
slumber
sleep:
“Sleeping Beauty slumbered in her forest castle” · ”the village street slumbered under the afternoon sun”
SIMILAR:
sleep
be asleep
doze
Heir
Heiress
a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person’s death:
“his eldest son and heir” · ”she aspired to marry the heir to the throne”
SIMILAR:
successor
heiress
a person inheriting and continuing the legacy of a predecessor:
“they saw themselves as the true heirs of the Enlightenment”
Spiritualist
イタコ
medium
a person claiming to be in contact with the spirits of the dead and to communicate between the dead and the living.
SIMILAR:
spiritualist
clairvoyant
mind reader
fortune teller
seer
necromancer
spiritist
appease
pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands:
“amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups”
SIMILAR:
conciliate
placate
pacify
なだめる
master plan
detailed plan for doing something that will require a lot of time and effort He has a master plan for becoming a millionaire.
Antic
grotesque or bizarre.
SIMILAR:
practical joke
trick
mischievous act
piece of mischief
joke
escapade
stunt
caper
jape
Hash out
To discuss something in detail. A noun or pronoun can be used between “hash” and “out.”
Fork out
pay money for something, especially reluctantly:
“my car had been towed away and I had to fork out 70 quid” · ”we’ll have to fork out for a hotel because the last train goes back at 11.30”
Shell out
SIMILAR:
pay
pay up
pay out
come up with
hand over
part with
defray the cost of
foot the bill
settle up
Cold-hardy
Resistance to cold
Rain-bearing
rain falling in large drops and with a lot of force standing in the pouring rain
Stave
vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure.
SIMILAR:
post
pole
stick
spike
any of the lengths of wood attached side by side to make a barrel, bucket, or other container.
a strong wooden stick or iron pole used as a weapon.
Harken back
- To cause one to think of or recall something. (The spelling “harken” is actually a variant of the archaic word “hearken,” which originally meant “to listen” but is more commonly used in place of “hark” in this idiomatic phrase.)
That song harkens back to an earlier time in my life.
Acoustical
relating to sound or the sense of hearing:
“dogs have a much greater acoustic range than humans”
(of popular music or musical instruments) not having electrical amplification:
“a sad, gentle acoustic ballad” · ”old-fashioned acoustic instruments”
Wishful thinking
the imagining or discussion of a very unlikely future event or situation as if it were possible and might one day happen:
“Do you think you might be in line for promotion?” “No, it’s just wishful thinking.” 希望的観測
It’s all the rage
immensely popular at a given time. It is used to refer to past, present, and future trends. All the rage is most commonly used to refer to trends that are popular in the present moment, especially those that will only remain so for a short period of time
Collate
compare and analyze (texts or other data):
“these accounts he collated with his own experience”
SIMILAR:
compare
contrast
Maître do
the person in charge of a restaurant or of the people who bring food to your table in a restaurant SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hook
a thing designed to catch people’s attention:
“companies are looking for a sales hook”
Dichotomy
a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different:
“a rigid dichotomy between science and mysticism”
SIMILAR:
division
separation
divorce
It’s some dinner!
素晴らしい夕食だ
Some place ! Some view!
凄い場所だ！ 景色が素晴らしい！
Some guy!
すごい奴
It’s quite amazing!
素晴らしい
Kink
a quirk (a peculiar behavioral habit) of character or behavior.
SIMILAR:
peculiarity
quirk
idiosyncrasy
eccentricity
oddity
カール もつれ
Stalled car
Sudden loss of power
What Does it Mean When a Car Stalls? The term “stalling” is used to describe the sudden loss of power to a vehicle’s operating systems. Stalling can happen for several reasons, some of which are mechanical in scope, while others are of an electrical nature.
Rollover (car)
type of vehicle crash in which a vehicle tips over onto its side or roof. Rollovers have a higher fatality rate than other types of vehicle collisions.
Landline
a conventional telecommunications connection by cable laid across land, typically either on poles or buried underground
Woe betide
Woe be it
Unpleasant things will happen to one.
And woe betide anyone who tries to ruin my plans!
Portent
a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen:
“they believed that wild birds in the house were portents of death” · ”JFK’s political debut was a portent of the fame to come”
SIMILAR:
omen
sign
indication
future significance:
“an omen of grave portent for the tribe”
SIMILAR:
significance
importance
Clip
cut short or trim (hair, wool, nails, or vegetation) with shears or scissors:
“clipping the hedge”
SIMILAR:
trim
cut
cut short/shorter
snip
prune
shorten
crop
shear
shave
pare
lop
pollard
mow
neaten
shape
tidy up
even up
trim or remove the hair or wool of (an animal):
“how to clip your horse”
(CLIP SOMETHING OFF)
cut off a thing or part of a thing with shears or scissors:
“he clipped off a piece of wire” · ”she clipped nearly two seconds off the world record”
cut (a section) from a newspaper or magazine:
“a photograph clipped from a magazine”
SIMILAR:
remove
cut out
snip out
detach
extract
tear out
Old wives tale
a superstition or traditional belief that is regarded as unscientific or incorrect.
SIMILAR:
myth
saga
epic
folk tale
folk story
traditional story
tale
story
fairy tale
narrative
“The next time you feel inclined to laugh at an old wives take….”
Feed on (insects)
derive regular nourishment from a particular substance:
“the bird feeds on clifftop vegetation”
SIMILAR:
live on
live off
exist on
gain energy or strength from something:
“his powerful mind fed off political discussion” · ”as a band we feed off the energy of the audience”
餌にする
Reflect on
深く考える
rejoice
喜ぶ
Pay tribute to
To do something as a way of publicly showing respect or admiration for a particular person, group, or thing. The movie pays tribute to an old adventure serial that ran on television in the mid-1930s.
Tribute
something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
especially : a gift or service showing respect, gratitude, or affection
a floral tribute
It’s safe to say that
- と言っても良いでしょう
Once in a lifetime experience
一生に一度の経験
outreach
Outreach is the activity of providing services to any population that might not otherwise have access to those services.
It’s very name conjures up
名前を聞いただけで 〜を思い出す
Kitsch キッチな
art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way:
“the lava lamp is an example of sixties kitsch”
SIMILAR:
poor-quality
second-rate
俗っぽい
breaking wave
breaking wave is a wave whose amplitude reaches a critical level at which some process can suddenly start to occur that causes large amounts of wave energy to be transformed into turbulent kinetic energy.
Try it out
Try
Simmering
of water or food) stay just below the boiling point while being heated:
“the goulash was simmering slowly on the stove” · ”the disagreement simmered for years and eventually boiled over”くすぶる
Hand in hand
of two people) with hands joined, especially as a mark of affection:
“I walked hand in hand with my father”
SIMILAR:
holding hands
clasping hands
closely associated:
“she had the confidence that usually goes hand in hand with experience”
SIMILAR:
in close association
Copycat
INFORMAL
DEROGATORY
(especially in children’s use) a person who copies another’s behavior, dress, or ideas:
“all writers are copycats”
SIMILAR:
impersonator
impressionist
denoting an action, typically a crime, carried out in imitation of another:
“copycat killings”
SIMILAR:
similar
like
mimicking
come to (one’s) feet
To stand up, often to show one’s approval through applause and/or cheering. Everyone came to their feet after hearing the singer’s powerful voice.
Irk
irritate; annoy:
“it irks her to think of the runaround she received”
SIMILAR:
irritate
annoy
vex
gall
rattle
pique
rub up the
Exert
apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality):
“the moon exerts a force on the Earth” · ”exerting influence over the next generation”
SIMILAR:
bring to bear
apply
(EXERT ONESELF)
make a physical or mental effort:
“he needs to exert himself to try to find an answer”
SIMILAR:
make an effort
try hard
Inert
lacking the ability or strength to move:
“she lay inert in her bed”
SIMILAR:
unmoving
motionless
lacking vigor:
“an inert political system”
SIMILAR:
lethargic
enervated
chemically inactive.
SIMILAR:
chemically inactive
Diagram
a simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something; a schematic representation:
“a diagram of the living room”
SIMILAR:
drawing
line drawing
cheeky
bossy
Cocky
domineering:
“she was bossy, scared of nobody, and full of vinegar”
SIMILAR:
domineering
dominating
conceited or arrogant, especially in a bold or impudent way:
“we were young, brash, cocky—we knew everything” · ”a cocky playboy with a desperado mustache”
SIMILAR:
arrogant
conceited
Candor
noun)
the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness:
“a man of refreshing candor”
SIMILAR:
frankness
openness
honesty
candidness
truthfulness
sincerity
forthrightness
Abstain
restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something:
“the terms stipulate that he must abstain from consumption of alcohol and controlled substances”
refrain from drinking alcohol:
“most pregnant women abstain or drink very little” · ”many more of them reduced their drinking without abstaining”
SIMILAR:
refrain
desist
hold back
Yikes
yuck
え〜そうなの？
げ〜
North of
〜以上
used to say that an amount is more than the stated amount:
The share price is expected to rise north of $20.
I’ll go over
I’ll show you…
Parse
analyze (a sentence) into its parts and describe their syntactic roles:
“I asked a couple of students to parse these sentences for me”
Take it out on things
八つ当たり
Twirl
VERB
spin quickly and lightly around, especially repeatedly:
“she twirled in delight to show off her new dress”
SIMILAR:
spin (around)
pirouette
NOUN
an act of spinning:
“Kate did a twirl in front of the mirror”
SIMILAR:
pirouette
spin
whirl
turn
Demanding
of a task) requiring much skill or effort:
“she has a busy and demanding job”
SIMILAR:
difficult
challenging
testing
Snip
cut (something) with scissors or shears, typically with small quick strokes:
“she inspected the embroidery, snipping at loose threads” · ”she snipped layers into the hair around her face”
SIMILAR:
cut
clip
cut into
slit
Intravenous
existing or taking place within, or administered into, a vein or veins:
“an intravenous drip”静脈内投与
Poison pill
a tactic used by a company threatened with an unwelcome takeover bid to make itself unattractive to the bidder:
“poison-pill defenses”
