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Time-lapse

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タイムラプスとは、「時間の経過」を意味する英語「time lapse」から来ています。その名前の通り時間が経過する様子を早回しで見ること

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Fluttering

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(of a bird or other winged creature) flying unsteadily or hovering by flapping the wings quickly and lightly.
“fluttering butterflies”
moving with a light irregular or trembling motion.
“a fluttering banner”

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Shooting star

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Meteor

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Flattering

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of a person or their remarks) full of praise and compliments.
“the article began with some flattering words about us”
Similar:
complimentary
praising
favorable

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Sleek

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洒落た smooth

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All-nighter

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event or task that continues throughout the night, especially a study session before an examination.
“he would do an all-nighter, the way he used to in school”

Stay up all night

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Half full glass

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an attitude of always thinking about the good things in a situation rather than the bad ones: Align yourself with people who think the glass is half full. Hoping and hopefulness.4

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Keep open mind

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to wait until you know all the facts before forming an opinion or making a judgment: We should keep an open mind until all of the evidence is available. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. willing to consider new or different ideas.

常に広い心を持つ、先入観を持たない[抱かない・捨てる

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shoebox

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used in references to small or uniform rooms or spaces.
“a shoebox of a room”

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Cookie cutter

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denoting something mass-produced or lacking any distinguishing characteristics.
modifier noun: cookie-cutter
“a cookie-cutter apartment in a high-rise building”

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Sold me

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convinced me

“You’ve sold me”

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In suspense

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waiting anxiously. She kept him in suspense for two whole days before she agreed to marry him.

気をもんで、ハラハラして -

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Low-key

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控えめな 派手でない

not elaborate, showy, or intensive; modest or restrained.
“their wedding was a very quiet, low-key affair”

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Type B

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B型人間◇いつも気楽でリラックスしているタイプの人間。血液型とは関係ない

a personality type characterized as easygoing and thought to have low susceptibility to stress

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Type A

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A型人間◇よく遊び、よく働き、競争的でエネルギッシュなタイプの人間

a personality type characterized by ambition, high energy, and competitiveness, and thought to be susceptible to stress and heart disease.
“teaching people with Type A personalities to keep their anger in check”

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have/keep one’s feet on the ground

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: to be a sensible and practical person
Even after she became famous, she always kept her feet on the ground.

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Effing

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EffingはF-ing、つまり遠回しに「Fucking」と言っている訳です。

Fucking-と言いたいけれどもそれを口にしたくないシーンでは
「Fuck」を「F」に置き換えて言ってみましょう。

Used to emphasize or express annoyance with someone or something.
“give me an effing break!”

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Should have could have would have what if’s

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後悔 

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Along the line

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at a further, later, or unspecified point.
“I knew that somewhere down the line there would be an inquest”
Down the line いつかある時点で

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Insane

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shocking; outrageous.
“they were making insane amounts of money”

この表現は基本的に何か信じられない出来事があったときや信じられない話を聞いたときに、「すごい!」「あり得ない!」「やばい!」など、驚きのリアクションとして日常会話で使われています。感覚的には“Insane”の方が“Crazy”より「凄さ」や「驚き」といった度合いが高いように感じます。最近ではネイティブが頻繁に口にする一種の口癖のようなものとなり、大して凄くないことでもこのフレーズを発言する人が増えています。もちろん

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Fusion

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the process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity.
“a fusion of an idea from anthropology and an idea from psychology”
Similar:
blend
blending

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Spilling out of meat

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肉がはみ出てる

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Correspond to

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have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly.一致する
“the carved heads described in the poem correspond to those in the drawing”
Similar:
correlate with
agree with
be

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Fallout

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the adverse side effects or results of a situation.
“almost as dramatic as the financial scale of the mess is the growing political fallout”

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Freaky

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very odd, strange, or eccentric.
“a freaky coincidence”異常な」や「風変わりの」と

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Immersive experience

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the perception of being surrounded by – and being a part of – a different environment than our normal day to day違う世界の体験

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Motion sickness

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when the movement you see is different from what your inner ear senses. This can cause dizziness, nausea, and vomiting.

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Shout-out

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a message of congratulation, support, or appreciation.
“a special shout-out to Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Gandolfini, and Robert DeNiro for being such kick-ass cinematic mobsters”

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Kick-ass

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extremely good or impressive; excellent.
“I will be a kick-ass management coach”

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Generous

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いっぱい larger or more plentiful than is usual or necessary.
“a generous sprinkle of pepper”

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Fond of

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to like someone or something very much: “I’m very fond of you, you know,” he

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Eternal question

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They arise from people’s experiences with the world, and have no definitive answer.永遠の疑問

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Give (one) pause

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to cause (someone) to stop and think about something carefully or to have doubts about something
I was going to ask her for help, but the look on her face gave me pause.

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Booger

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1.
a piece of dried nasal mucus.
“I watched as the man sat there picking boogers out of his nose” ブーガー 鼻くそ

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wet tissue

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Sperm

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Make over

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completely transform or remodel someone or something, especially a person’s hairstyle, makeup, or clothes

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Recessed light

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a type of lighting fixture installed into the ceiling or wall
Downright , potlight

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onto

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人〉の悪事に気づいて
〜に話を移すと

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Slay

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kill (a person or animal) in a violent way.
“St. George slew the dragon”

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Culminated

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reach a climax or point of highest development. クライマックス

“the tensions and disorders which culminated in World War II”

My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and finally culminated in my resignation.

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Pandora’s box

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さまざまな災いを引き起こす原因となるもの』と

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Criminally

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嫌になる程

43
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Pearly white teeth

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真っ白

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Fixation

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obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something.
“our fixation with diet and fitness”
執着

45
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Unlike

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different from
unalike
〜とは違って

46
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Under siege

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surrounded with soldiers or police officers in a siege. The city was under siege and food was getting scarce

47
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Pantheon

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a group of particularly respected, famous, or important people.
“the pantheon of the all-time greats”
2.
all the gods of a people or religion collectively.
“the deities of the Hindu pantheon”

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Flamboyant

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of a person or their behavior) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.
“a flamboyant display of aerobatics”
Similar:
ostentatious
exuberant

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Needy

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of a person) lacking the necessities of life; very poor.
“needy and elderly people”
Similar:
poor
deprived
disadvantaged

50
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Bougie

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relating to or characteristic of a person who indulges in some of the luxuries and comforts of a fancy lifestyle: He spends too much on bougie stuff he can’t afford. Also bour·gie [bur-zhee, ‐jee, boo‐] .

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Jokester

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a person fond of making or telling jokes.
“he was an outgoing, fun-loving kid, the family jokester”

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Hyperphobic

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Having a fear of over active people or fast paced situations.
Affected by or inclined to hyperphobia.
He avoids rush hour because he’s hyperphobic

53
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Acrophobia

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高所恐怖症

54
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Cool setup

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Cool structure, system

55
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Galangal

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インドネシアで食材や医薬品として用いられているショウガ科の植物の地下茎

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Seared

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of food) fried quickly at a high temperature so as to retain its juices in subsequent cooking.
“seared chicken livers”

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Enumerate

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mention (a number of things) one by one.
“there is not space to enumerate all his works”

58
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Dead

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absolutely; completely.
“you’re dead right”

59
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Sustained injuries

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負傷 (formal)

60
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Sell-off

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a sale of assets, typically at a low price, carried out in order to dispose of them rather than as normal trade.
“a program of sell-offs and acquisitions enabled the group to boost profits by more than 50 percent”叩き売り

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Mainstay

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a person or thing on which something else is based or depends.
“farming is the mainstay of the rural economy” かなめ

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Dog days

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the hottest period of the year
“Reflecting dog days”
どうして「dog(犬)」なの? というと、
実はこの「犬」は、おおいぬ座の恒星「シリウス(Sirius)」別名 Dog Star を指していて、7月から8月頃、日の昇る時間に現れて日の入りとともに沈むシリウスが、夏の厳しい暑さをもたらしていると古代ローマにおいて考えられたことに由来しているそうです。

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Horn in on

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to find and go directly toward (someone or something) The missile was honing in on its target. usually used figuratively. Researchers are honing in on the cause of the disease.
に目を向けると 注目すると

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Big lads

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大男

lad
/lad/
noun
1.
INFORMAL
a boy or young man (often as a form of address).

65
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Showpiece

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something that is the best or most attractive thing being shown

66
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Bang the drum

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to say or write things that strongly support (someone or something) They joined together to beat the drum for their candidate. banging the drum for human rights.

67
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Committee of Adjustment

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Toronto City Council has appointed a Committee of Adjustment consisting of citizen members. They regularly hold public hearings to consider applications for minor variances and consents. Learn more about minor

68
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Gone through

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undergo a difficult period or experience.
“the country is going through a period of economic instability”
Similar:
undergo
experience

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Ride out

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come safely through a dangerous or difficult situation.
“the fleet had ridden out the storm”
乗り切る

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Should have stuck with ——

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—-にこだわるべきだった

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Schematics

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図表 簡易化した、または象徴された形式を表す

in technical contexts) a schematic diagram, in particular of an electric or electronic circuit.
“only a few manufacturers provide schematics with their gear

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wears down

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疲れさせる

73
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Pepper

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cover or fill with a liberal amount of scattered items.
“the script is peppered with four-letter words”
Similar:
sprinkle
fleck
intersperse

74
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Liberal amount

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惜しみない量

75
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Adorn

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make more beautiful or attractive.
“pictures and prints adorned his walls”

76
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Be meant to do

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it is expected to happen or that it ought to happen

you should do it, especially because someone has told you to or because you are responsible for it Come on, Ellen, you’re meant to be helping me

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Piss off the pants

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To laugh in a hysterical or uncontrollable manner (i.e., to the point where one might actually urinate in one’s pants).
Wow, that stand-up comedy was great! She had the audience pissing their pants!

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Slotted spoon

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穴あきスプーン

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stud

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an upright support in the wall of a building to which sheathing, drywall, etc., are attached.
“lath and plaster on timber studs”

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In the trenches

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somebody engaged in a long, difficult, and unrewarding task.

To have been through a lot together with someone. Specially through hard times.
War analogy
a - That was tough!
b - Yeah, we can say we’ve been in the trenches together!

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Bobbing around

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move up and down with no specific path; “the cork bobbed around in the pool” bob about.

82
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Breaking bad

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To go wrong; to go downhill.

83
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Despise

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feel contempt or a deep repugnance for.
“he despised himself for being selfish”
Similar:
detest
hate
loathe

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Tally

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current score or amount:
“that takes his tally to 10 goals in 10 games”
SIMILAR:
total
score
count
sum
result

85
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No match for

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〜にはかなわない

86
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On the cusp of

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: at the point when something is about to change to something else. She is on the cusp of being a star. on the cusp between childhood and adolescence
分かれ目

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Go all the way

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「go all the way」はスポーツ関係などでも見かける表現で「最後まで行く」つまり「優勝する」といった意味で使われています。

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Good bones

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a house has good bones” is that its foundation is solid and its structure is sound

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In the hood

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in the neighbourhood. or in the local community

90
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Cap it off

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To finish or complete something; to add a finishing touch. We went for a walk along the beach, watched the sunset, and then capped it all off with a lovely meal.

91
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Fish for something

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褒めてほしいことをほのめかす・He is talking about watches. Maybe he’s fishing for a compliment on his one. : 彼は腕時計のことを話してるけど、恐らく自分の時計を褒めてもらいたいんだぜ。

She’s always fishing for compliments about her looks.

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Backing

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Support

93
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Tinker with

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Try to repair, work aimlessly or unskillfully with

94
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AZZ (comment)

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variation of “butt,” which may be used instead of typing a-s-s.

95
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Entitlement

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the fact of having a right to something.
“full entitlement to fees and maintenance should be offered”
Similar:
right

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Boreal

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1.
of the north or northern regions.
2.
ECOLOGY
relating to or characteristic of the climatic zone south of the Arctic, especially the cold temperate region dominated by taiga and forests of birch, poplar, and conifers.
“northern boreal forest”

97
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give someone the bird

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to show someone in an offensive way that you are angry with that person by turning the back of your hand towards them and putting your middle finger up

98
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Hiss

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to make a noise like a long s sound:
Why do snakes hiss?

“the audience hissed loudly at the mention of his name”

99
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Gong show

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An event that proves to be a disaster, often in a fun or memorable way. Last night, we all went drinking, and the whole thing turned into a total gong show. That biology class was a gong show. 〈俗〉カオス、めちゃくちゃ、手に負えない状況、どったんばったんの大騒ぎ

100
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womb

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子宮

101
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Panty liner

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a thin absorbent pad worn by women to absorb light menstrual flow or vaginal discharge.
“she can wear a panty liner for extra protection”

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Grippy

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Having a tight grip, or tending to grip well

103
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Euthanize

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put (a living being, especially a dog or cat) to death humanely.
“older dogs may find loving homes instead of being euthanized”

104
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Jibby jabby

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foolish or worthless talk; nonsense. verb. 2. to talk foolishly; babble.