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At no point

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Never

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Carnival barker

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サーカスの客寄せ

a person who stands in front of a theater

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Claptrap

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contrived but foolish talk. insincere and pretentious talk: politicians’ claptrap.

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contrived

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もくろまれた，計画的な · 2 〈小説などの筋が〉作りすぎた，不自然な.

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Contrive

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create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice.
“his opponents contrived a crisis”
Similar:
bring about
engineer

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Back out

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withdraw from a commitment.

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Sun-drenched

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(of a place) receiving a great deal of sunlight.
“the sun-drenched beaches of Southern California”

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Drench

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wet thoroughly; soak

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Jolt

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push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly.
“a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forward”
Similar:
push
thrust
jar
bump
knock
bang
jostle
shake
joggle
jog
nudge
noun
an abrupt rough or violent movement.
“he felt a jolt when the plane started to climb

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Ring truth

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it seems to be true

If something someone says or writes rings true, it seems to be true

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Confluence

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an act or process of merging.
“a major confluence of the world’s financial markets”

the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width.
“here at the confluence of the Laramie and North Platte Rivers”
Similar:
convergence
meeting

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Whack a mole

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モグラ叩き

an arcade game in which players use a mallet to hit toy moles, which appear at random, back into their holes.
“next time you are near a kiddie amusement park, go in and play a round of whack-a-mole”

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Conducive

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making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible.
“the harsh lights and cameras were hardly conducive to a relaxed atmosphere”
Similar:
good for
helpful to

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Soft costs

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not considered direct construction cost. Soft costs include architectural, engineering, financing, and legal fees, and other pre- and post-construction expenses

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Reservoir

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知恵者

a supply or source of something.
“tapping into a universal reservoir of information”
Similar:
stock
store
stockpile

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Juxtapose

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place or deal with close together for contrasting effect. 並べて置く、並列させる
“black-and-white photos of slums were starkly juxtaposed with color images”

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Pay the piper

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bear the consequences of an action or activity that one has enjoyed.
“we will have to pay the piper, and the price is apt to be a high one”

自分の行いのツケが回ってくること、報いを受けることを意味します。村のネズミを駆除した笛吹き（piper）が、約束の報酬を払わなかった村人に報復するために村の子供達をさらってしまったという西洋の伝承の物語に由来する表現です

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Apples to apples

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used with reference to a comparison regarded as valid because it concerns two things that are fundamentally the same.
“there is no apples-to-apples comparison when comparing a foreign currency to USD”

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marginal

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あまり重要でない，取るに足りない；わずかな，ごく小さい · 周辺の，傍流の · 余白に書かれた，欄外の · 限界収益点の，限界の · WordNet · marginal · / 英ナビ！

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Mic drop

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an instance of deliberately dropping or tossing aside one’s microphone at the end of a performance or speech one considers to have been particularly impressive.
“he ruffled some feathers with his acceptance speech and mic drop after winning the Best British Album award”
used to emphasize that a discussion is at an end after a definitive or particularly impressive point has been made.
“Nuff said. Mic drop!”

マイクを落とす◆スピーチやトークを終えた人が、その出来が最高に良かったので、もはや誰もマイクを取って話をする必要がないという意味で、わざとマイクを床に落とすこと

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die for

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extremely good or desirable.
“the ice cream is to die for”

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Clock

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hit (someone), especially on the head.
“someone clocked him for no good reason”

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You da man!

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you’re the man! American English spoken used to praise someone for having done something well

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Superlative

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of the highest quality or degree.
“a superlative piece of skill”

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Nullify

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make of no use or value; cancel out
台無しにする

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Spoof

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a trick played on someone as a joke.
“word got out that the whole thing had been a spoof”

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Code word

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合言葉

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Call out

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draw critical attention to someone’s unacceptable actions or behavior.
“people were calling him out for his negative comments”

「Call someone out」というのは、「誰かの良くない言動を指摘する/責める」

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dissident

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person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.
“a dissident who had been jailed by a military regime”
Similar:
dissenter
objector

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Tedious

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too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.
“a tedious journey”
Similar:
boring
monotonous

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Be greeted with

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〜のお迎えがあり〜

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roaming through

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to go from place to place without purpose or direction : wander.

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33
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Odd-even pricing

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Psychological pricing method based on the belief that certain prices or price ranges are more appealing to buyers. This method involves setting a price in odd numbers (just under round even numbers) such as $49.95 instead of $50.00.

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I’m bound to buy something

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買う羽目に陥る

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35
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What a Clutch

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よくやった　(clutch=grip)

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Bumming her out

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彼女をガッカリさせない

to make someone feel sad or disappointed: That comment just bummed me out.

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Pitch

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飛行機や船の縦揺れ

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yaw

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左右に揺れる

of a moving ship or aircraft) twist or oscillate about a vertical axis.
“the jet yawed sharply to the right”

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Roll

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2.
a movement in which someone or something turns or is turned over on itself.
“a roll of the dice”

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Oscillate

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move or swing back and forth at a regular speed.
“a pendulum oscillates about its lowest point”
Similar:
swing

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Rubble

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waste or rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially as the debris from the demolition of buildings.
“two buildings collapsed, trapping scores of people in the rubble”
Similar:
debris
remains
ruins

42
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Bonanza

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a situation or event that creates a sudden increase in wealth, good fortune, or profits.
“a bonanza year for the computer industry”
Similar:
windfall
godsend

43
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Bartering

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殴打. the action of striking repeatedly with hard blows.
“the south of England will take the heaviest battering”

44
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Stanch

A

Stop

45
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Slog

A

work hard over a period of time.
“they were slogging away to meet a deadline”
Similar:
work hard
toil
labor

46
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Unwieldy

A

cumbersome
unmanageable

47
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Take the brunt of it

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to suffer the main part or force of it. Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment.

48
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Quagmire

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an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation.
“a legal quagmire”
Similar:
muddle
mix-up
mess
predicament

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Innocuous

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Harmless

not harmful or offensive.

50
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Iron out

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solve or settle difficulties or problems.

51
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Pipe dream

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an unattainable or fanciful hope or plan.

52
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Respite

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short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.
“the refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering”
Similar:
rest
break

53
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Bites

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a piece cut off by biting.
“Robyn took a large bite out of her sandwich”. ほんの一面

54
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white noise

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ホワイトノイズ (White noise)とは、ノイズの分類で、パワースペクトルにおいて広い範囲で同程度の強度となっているノイズを指す。「ホワイト」とは、可視領域の広い範囲を …

55
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Get off the ground

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start.
“he doesn’t appreciate the steps he must take to get the negotiations off the ground”
Similar:
get going
get under way

56
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Stand off

A

move or keep away.
“the women stood off at a slight distance”
2.
DATED•BRITISH
discharge a worker temporarily or permanently because of a shortage of work.
“the firm stood off the workers and closed the factory”

57
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Stand-off

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a stalemate or deadlock between two equally matched opponents in a dispute or conflict.
“the 16-day-old standoff was no closer to being resolved”
Similar:
deadlock
stalemate

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Get too big for the boots

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to behave as if you are much more important or clever than you really are

Conceit

59
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Conceit

A

excessive pride in oneself.

You’re so conceited!

“he was puffed up with conceit”
Similar:
vanity
narcissism

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Backing ( the plan )

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Supporting

61
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All-out

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using all one’s strength or resources.
“going all out to win”
総力上げての

62
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Endemic

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  1. (of a disease) regularly occurring within an area or community.
    “areas where malaria is endemic”
    2.
    (of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place.
    “a marsupial endemic to northeastern Australia” 動植物が〕固有種の、ある地域に固有の
63
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Sick of spending 〜

A

〜にうんざりしたら、飽き飽きしたら

64
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Shines ware off

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to gradually decrease, disappear, or stop. The painkillers wore off after a couple of hours. The shine on the leather will wear off pretty quickly.

65
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Creol

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a person of mixed European and Black descent, especially in the Caribbean

66
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keeps you on your toes

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Someone or something that keeps you on your toes forces you to continue directing all your attention and energy to what you are doing:
I work with people who are half my age so that keeps me on my toes.

67
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when push comes to shove

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when one must commit oneself to an action or decision.
“when push came to shove, I always stood up for him”
いざとなったら

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Shove

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a strong push.

69
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Rant

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speak or shout at length in a wild, impassioned way.
“she was still ranting on about the unfairness of it all”

70
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Tirade

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a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
“a tirade of abuse”

71
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Worcestershire Sauce

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ウスターソース

72
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single-file escalator

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一列エスカレーター

73
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Knock off my feet

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to completely impress or excite someone. to overwhelm someone emotionally. to make a very positive impression.

74
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Gobsmacked

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Astonished

75
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Debrief

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question (someone, typically a soldier or spy) about a completed mission or undertaking.
“together they debriefed their two colleagues”
Similar:
question
quiz
interview

任務・活動を終えた後の〕結果［感想］を聞くこと・We’ll meet next week, and the topic will be a debrief of COMDEX. : 来週会 う時のテーマはCOMDEXの結果報告 です。

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Immaculate

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(especially of a person or their clothes) perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
“an immaculate white suit”
Similar:
clean
spotless
pristine
unsoiled
unstained
unsullied
speckless
ultraclean
whiter than white
snowy white
lily white
shining
shiny
gleaming
neat
tidy
neat and tidy
spick and span
neat as a new pin
squeaky clean
as clean as a whistle
perfect
mint
as good as new
flawless
faultless
without blemish
unblemished
unimpaired
unspoiled
undamaged
unmarred
excellent
impeccable
prime
peak
tip-top
A1
Opposite:
dirty
grubby
bad
damaged
free from flaws or mistakes; perfect.
“an immaculate safety record”

77
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Perforated

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pierced with a hole or holes.
“the walls are clad in perforated leather panels”
(of paper) having one or more rows of small holes so that a part may be torn off easily.
“this notebook comes with perforated pages” ミシン目

78
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Pickleball

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a game resembling tennis in which players use paddles to hit a perforated plastic ball over a net.
“residents can play tennis, pickleball, handball, and bocce”

79
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You can say that again

A

Tell me about it

Tell me about it ＝わかるわ〜

80
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Premiere

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of a musical or theatrical work or a film) have its first performance.
“the show premiered in New York this week”

〔演劇などの〕初日、初演 〔映画の〕プレミア試写会 〔映画・演劇などの〕主演女優 【他.

81
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Cold case

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an unsolved criminal investigation which remains open pending the discovery of new evidence.
“the cold cases that have never been solved”

未解決犯罪。未解決事件。特に、迷宮入りした凶悪犯罪のこと。

82
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Debrand

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the removal of brand elements to appear less corporate and more personal. Debranding: the shift away from any recognizable brand to appear generic, thus aiming to reduce ad spend and price and increase profits accordingly.

83
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Make-under

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a complete transformation of a person’s appearance to make them look plainer or less attractive.
“she has undergone a dramatic make-under for her new acting role”

84
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Over filter

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加工のしすぎ

85
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Sobriety

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the state of being sober.
“the price of beer compelled me to maintain a certain level of sobriety”

しらふ、酒に溺れないこと、節酒、まじめ、平静、落ち着き

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Deleterious

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有害な damaging

87
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Declevity

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declension, declination, decline, descent, downslope, fall.

88
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Decrepitude

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Feebleness, weakness

89
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You decadent dastard!

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Moral declined coward
退廃的な臆病者

90
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Blend into

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〜に溶け込める

91
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Opt out

A

Not participate in something

92
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Precipitate

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1cause (an event or situation, typically one that is bad or undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.
“the incident precipitated a political crisis”
Similar:
bring about
bring on

2solid substance that is produced from a liquid during a chemical process:

93
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Lag

A

fall behind in movement, progress, or development; not keep pace with another or others.
“they stopped to wait for one of the children who was lagging behind”
遅れ　ぐずぐず

94
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Off-brand

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of an unknown, unpopular, or inferior brand of retail product.
“off-brand sneakers”

95
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mashup

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せいしつ｝・機能｛きのう｝の異｛こと｝なる二つのもの（技術｛ぎじゅつ｝・情報｛じょうほう｝・コンテンツなど）を組み合わせ

96
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Gasped

A

Pant

inhale suddenly with the mouth open, out of pain or astonishment.
“a woman gasped in horror at the sight of him”
Similar:
pant
puff
puff and pant

97
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Rock on

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phrase rockers use to greet each other, say goodbye, or just say when someting is cool.

98
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Potash

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an alkaline potassium compound, especially potassium carbonate or hydroxide

99
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As the 〜　　so does 〜

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Go with

100
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Jug wine

A

table wine sold in large bottles

101
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getting into the weeds

A

getting deep into the details

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