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Bailout

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an act of giving financial assistance to a failing business or economy to save it from collapse.

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Regulatory reform

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improvements to the quality of government regulation

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Touch bases

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Get in contact

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Run by

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Follow

to tell someone about something so that that person can give their opinion about it:
Would you run your idea by me one more time?

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Off the hook

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no longer in difficulty or trouble:
“I lied to get him off the hook”
synonyms:
out of trouble · free · in the clear · under no obligation 

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Pick up the slack

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To improve

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Arbitrary

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Whim

on the basis of random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

自分勝手に　気ままに

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Nice and slow

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Slowly

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Mess up

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make something untidy or dirty.
大失態

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Burn money

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Spend money

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Faltering sales

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Bad sales. losing strength or momentum.

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Hiatus

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a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.

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——of any kind

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業種の枠を超えて

regardless of the specific type” or “any type whatsoever,” essentially indicating that something can be of any variety or category without restriction

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Versed

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experienced or skilled in; knowledgeable about.

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Cut yourself off

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To interrupt one and stop them from talking. In this usage

To stop something from working; to turn something off. In this usage

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Choose your friends carefully because you cannot be better than who you associate with

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Choose friends

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Multiply

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Proliferate

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Throw off

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1.
rid oneself of something.
“he was struggling to throw off a viral-hepatitis problem”
Similar:
get rid of
cast off
discard

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Thumbnail

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a very small or concise description, representation, or summary.

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Bleeding

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used when you are annoyed with something:
I can’t get the bleeding car to start!

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Wait out

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wait until a particular, typically unpleasant, event or period is over.

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Get into (the character)

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Affect, influence

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Give away

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Give freely

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Psych yourself up

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Increase someone’s excitement

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Grounded
1. well balanced and sensible. "for someone so young, Chris is extremely grounded" 2. (of a pilot or an aircraft) prohibited or prevented from flying. "you don't taunt a grounded flier, especially after he's had a few beers"
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Side by side approach
Collaborative approach 協力し合う This parallel approach presents the opportunity to slowly phase out the existing solution with no crash deadlines for this to be completed. In essence, the side-by-side approach minimizes the risks associated with ripping and replacing an entire system in just one go.
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Whiteass
(offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) A white person.
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Alpha male
the dominant male animal in a particular group.
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Good to go
Ready to leave, start
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Head over to the debt
to owe so much money that there is no possibility of paying it all back
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Imposter
Deceives others by pretend to be someone else
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Crib note
Cheat sheet
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Don’t get hammered
Drank "Get hammered" is a slang phrase that means to become very drunk
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Couture
Expensive clothe
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Maiter d
Galsone
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Relentless
Incessant
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What really matters
本当に大事な物
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Get cut from the team
外される
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Dusting yourself off
埃を払って
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Pounding
Drink, eat very quickly , repeated and heavy striking or hitting of someone or something
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Bounce back
立ち直る
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Garnish
to decorate food with a small amount of different food: garnish something with something Garnish the dish with parsley before serving. 付け合わせ
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Kick things off
Begin
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- is home to -
生みの親
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Scoop out
くり抜く
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Work it into
挿入する
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A dime a dozen
Very common, no value
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Shape up or ship out
頑張らんとクビや
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Ultimatum
最後通牒 "their employers issued an ultimatum demanding an immediate return to work" a threat in which a person or group of people are warned that if they do not do a particular thing, something unpleasant will happen to them. It is usually the last and most extreme in a series of actions taken to bring about a particular result: He gave her an ultimatum - she could either stop seeing Peter and come back to him or it was divorce.
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For the umpteenth time
again, for a very large number of times, so many that you have lost count" - essentially indicating that something is happening repeatedly, often to the point of annoyance or frustration. Example: "For the umpteenth time, please remember to turn off the lights when you leave the room. 何度も言いますが
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Honorarium
Fee payment
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Pumped up
Fill with enthusiasm
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Gimme
Short putt in golf
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Lurk out
Move stealthily
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Run up against
to experience an unexpected difficulty: The plans for the new bridge ran up against strong local opposition.
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Shepard
Guide
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Latent
Inactive , 潜在的
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Reclaim
to take back something that was yours: You'll be able to reclaim the tax on all equipment that you buy.
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Got up off our butts
Get start
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Huckster
a person who sells small items, either door-to-door or from a stall or small store.
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Indictment
a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime. "an indictment for conspiracy" Disapproval
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Frontal lobe
each of the paired lobes of the brain lying immediately behind the forehead, including areas concerned with behavior, learning, personality, and voluntary movement.
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Motor
運動神経
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Elusive
Difficult to find, 捉えどころの無い difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember: The answers to these questions remain as elusive as ever. Success, however, remained elusive for her.
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Underscore
to emphasize the importance something: The need for fire detectors in cargo bays was underscored by some accidents in the 1980s. Origin: The underscore originated as a way to underline text on typewriters. It's also known as an underbar, understrike, or underline
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Sits idly by
to remain inactive or passive when action is needed or expected. It can also mean to not make an effort to stop something bad from happening
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Hounds
輩
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Take a tumble
Fall down
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Loopy
Crazy or silly
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By then
specific time in the future. It can mean "before that time" or "at that time". For example, "I will have finished my work by then". Examples
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I’m loving every minute here
I’m enjoying so much
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Can’t get my head around Can’t wrap my head around
Means you are unable to understand something, finding it confusing or difficult to grasp; essentially, you just can't wrap your mind around it. Example: "I've read this instruction manual twice, but I still can't get my head around how to set up this new appliance
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Psyched
Excited and full of anticipation
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Downer
a depressant or tranquillizing drug, especially a barbiturate. 冷静でいる事 "during that week I was heavily doped on downers" a dispiriting or depressing experience or factor.
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Get us back on track
For the right directionに導く
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Heads-up
an advance warning of something.
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Even if you haven’t quite thought it all through
Even if you haven’t quite thought thoroughly
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Jerk
contemptibly obnoxious person.
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Yap
give a sharp, shrill bark. お喋りな
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Camouflage
hide or disguise the presence of (a person, animal, or object) by means of camouflage.
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Take baby steps
Begin to walk 少しずつ慣れていけば大丈夫だよ。 Baby steps.
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Bumps
Difficulty
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Ain’t gonna go according to plan
その通りには上手くいかない
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Newly sober eyes
新しく冷静な目で
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Desk dwelling computer nerds
机に齧り付く
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Give it a shot
Try やってみなはれ
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Prosthetic
義足
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Fit in
In line with
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In literal way
文字通り
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Resonance
奥深い
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Give myself pat on the back
自画自賛
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Tagline
キャッチフレーズ
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Grab onto
to take hold of something in order to steady oneself or to gain some kind of assistance. For example, you might write, "The snow was so slippery I had to grab onto something to not fall over." しっかり掴まる
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Give an edge
エッジを与える、競争力を高める◆製品・サービス・アイデアなどに新しい機能や技術を追加して、競争上の優位性を与える。 単語帳
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Tap
exploit or draw a supply from (a resource). "clients from industry seeking to tap Edinburgh's resources of expertise" ⇆ untapped
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I'm measing with him
やつを揶揄ってるんだ！
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Regal
of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified. "her regal bearing" Similar: majestic grand Impressive

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