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under-report (theft)

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to report to be less than is actually the case

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Fence

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deal in (stolen goods).
“after stealing your ring, he didn’t even know how to fence it”
Similar:
receive stolen goods

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Excreate

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to get rid of material such as solid waste or urine from the body:
be excreted from Most toxins are naturally excreted from the body.

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Eyes glaze over

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begin to look lifeless or dull. Typically used to describe someone’s eyes.
Your eyes have glazed over—did you work another 18-hour shift today?
The lecture was so boring that everyone’s eyes started glazing over about halfway through.
See also: glaze, over

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Glaze

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to make a surface shiny by putting a liquid substance onto it and leaving it or heating it until it dries:
Glaze the pastry with beaten egg.

fit panes of glass into (a window or doorframe or similar structure).
“windows can be glazed using laminated glass”

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Grind it out

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to produce the same thing, especially a boring thing, again and again:
The band ground out the same tunes it had been playing for 20 years.

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booze giant

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LCBO

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terse

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using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly:
“Are you feeling any better?” “No!” was the terse reply.

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teetotaller

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a person who never drinks alcohol.
“he was for most of his life a nonsmoker and teetotaler”

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questionable at best

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something is considered to be bordering on unacceptable or inappropriate. For example: The ethics of the company’s business practices are questionable at best

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Magnet

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a person or thing that has a powerful attraction.
“the beautiful stretch of white sand is a magnet for sun worshipers”
Similar:
attraction

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Babe

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a sexually attractive young woman.
“he’s been pumping up his pecs to impress the babes”

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Drive out

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to cause or force (someone or something) to leave. They drove the invaders out. The family was driven out of the neighborhood by rising real estate prices.

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SNIPPY

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slightly rude and impatient, and using only a few words: A secretary asked in a snippy voice whether she could help him.

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Transfusion

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the act of putting a new quantity of something powerful, effective, or important into an organization, group, or place:

a transfusion of talent/energy/money

the process of adding an amount of blood to the body of a person or animal, or the amount of blood itself:
blood transfusion She suffered kidney failure and needed a blood transfusion.

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Size up

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size-up. Make an estimate, opinion, or judgment of, as in She sized up her opponent and decided to withdraw from the election

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Off the top of my head

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without careful thought or investigation.
“I can’t tell you off the top of my head”

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Hegemony

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leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.
“Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871”覇権主義　ヘジェモニー

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upended

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set or turned on its end or upside down.
“an upended box”upend 【他動】 〔～を〕逆さまにする［置く・立てる］、

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quintile

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one of five equal measurements that a set of things can be divided into:
Those in the bottom quintile are the 20 percent with the lowest incomes.

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Arbitral value

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仮にxxを基準値とする

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Getting sweaty

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Getting nervous

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Levity

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humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion:
a brief moment of levity amid the solemn proceedings

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waterfall countertop

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the countertop has vertically-extending sides that reach to the floor.

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Caesarstone
manmade stone that is primarily composed of quartz
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Walk in shower
don't need a door and are free of curtains and a bathtub, so you can enter them without navigating any steps or obstacles
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plain clothes
(警官の)平服,私服ordinary clothes rather than uniform, especially when worn as a disguise by police officers. "a detective in plain clothes"
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teeth
effective force or power This committee can make recommendations but it has no real teeth.
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Put some teeth into
to establish or increase the effectiveness of to put teeth into the law
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rip the heart out of
to destroy the most important part or aspect of something
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Rip
Tear tear or pull (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone. "a fan tried to rip his pants off during a show"
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Reagent
a substance or mixture for use in chemical analysis or other reactions. "this compound is a very sensitive reagent for copper" リエージェント　試薬
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Out west (east)
idiom. variants or out west. US, informal. : in or to the western part of a country or region. He headed out west after he graduated
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Pedantic
Pedantic is an insulting word used to describe someone who annoys others by correcting small errors, caring too much about minor details, or emphasizing their own expertise especially in some narrow or boring subject matter giving too much attention to formal rules or small details: They were being unnecessarily pedantic by insisting that Berry himself, and not his wife, should have made the announcement.
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Heavy-handed
dealing with people or problems in a severe or harsh way : too strict or controlling.
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Beyond the means of
unaffordable by. He enjoys a style of living that is beyond the means of all but the wealthiest people
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Gunk
an unpleasantly sticky or messy substance. "factories spewing out unspeakable gunk"
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Counteract
act against (something) in order to reduce its force or neutralize it. "should we deliberately intervene in the climate system to counteract global warming?"
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Hood
a poor neighbourhood: When he started he was just a poor boy from the hood - now he's a multimillionaire.
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sing the praises of
express enthusiastic approval or admiration of (someone or something). "Uncle Felix never stopped singing her praises"
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Comedy Is Tragedy Plus Time
tragic events or situations can eventually become comedic material once enough time has passed for people to distance themselves from the pain and find humor in the situation. It reflects the human ability to find humor and levity even in difficult and painful circumstances,
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Skim over
read or consider something quickly in order to understand the main points, without studying it in detail: I've only skimmed (through/over) his letter; I haven't read it carefully yet.
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Echo back to
To reference something that has already been said or established. And that line echoes
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Rabbit hole
complicated or difficult situation, especially one that is difficult to get out of: She once went down that political rabbit hole. Their advice is not meant to send you down a rabbit hole, and involve you in chaos and disorder. 蟻地獄
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In the weeds
with so many problems or so much work that you are finding it difficult to deal with something: We're down in the weeds here with customer service. 「（複数の事象に）忙殺される、苦境に陥る」
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Impermeable
not allowing fluid to pass through. "an impermeable membrane"
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Amphora
a tall ancient Greek or Roman jar with two handles and a narrow neck.
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Earwig
a small elongated insect with a pair of terminal appendages that resemble pincers. The females typically care for their eggs and young until they are grown.ハサミ虫🐛
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Burning issues, questions
a subject or question that must be dealt with or answered quickly: This has quickly become the burning issue of the day.
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Autoclave
autoclave 【名】〔病院・研究所などで使用される〕加圧滅菌器
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Within an inch of
very close to something: She came within an inch of losing her life.
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Put a pin in it
remember an idea or thought that has just been mentioned, especially because it will be useful later, often used to tell someone to do this: I've got to take this call - put a pin in that thought, Kelly. Just a moment. Let's put a pin in that and come back to it.
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Peracetic acid
過酢酸は英語で「Peracetic acid 略称：PAA」で表記される、無色で酢のような刺激臭をもった殺菌料です。 1900年代初頭より海外で殺菌消毒薬として使用され、特に芽胞菌を含む細菌、真菌（カビ・酵母）、ウィルスといった幅広い病原微生物に対して効果があることから、近年世界で注目されている殺菌剤です。
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Iodine
1 《化学》ヨウ素，ヨード（記I） 2 ((略式))ヨードチンキ（tincture of iodine）
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Swab
clean (a floor or other surface) with a mop or other absorbent device. "the crew were swabbing down the decks
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Expedient
helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable: It might be expedient not to pay him until the work is finished. The management has taken a series of expedient measures to improve the company's financial situation.
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speak/talk out of turn
to say something that you should not have said: I'm sorry if I spoke out of turn, but I thought you already knew.
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Drive
force someone or something into a particular state, often an unpleasant one: drive someone/something to something In the course of history, love has driven men and women to strange extremes. Their fourth year without rain drove many farmers to despair.
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insipid
lacking flavor. "mugs of insipid coffee" Similar: tasteless flavorless
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Buffering
a chemical that keeps a liquid from becoming more or less acidic
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Titration
《化学》滴定（法）◇試薬を溶液にゆっくり滴下し、溶液の変化で溶液中の溶質濃度を測定す..
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Forgo
Do without
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Barge into
to enter a place or join a group of people rudely interrupting what someone else is doing or saying I hope you don't mind me barging in like this. He barged in on us while we were having a meeting. Join us 割り込んでくる
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Bench trial
A bench trial is a trial by judge, as opposed to a trial by jury.
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Invariable
staying the same and never changing: Michael's invariable reaction was anger and a reluctance to try anything new.
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Variable
not consistent or having a fixed pattern; liable to change. "the quality of hospital food is highly variable" Similar: changeable
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Fine-tune
to make very small changes to something in order to make it work as well as possible:
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Dead on
completely accurate or correct: He amazed them all by making dead-on predictions.
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Thread the needle
To manage to find harmony or strike a balance between conflicting forces, interests, etc.
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In the interest of time
. In order to save time; in order to use time more efficiently; so that time can be used more efficiently
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Consternation
feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected. "I always welcomed clover, much to the consternation of the neighbors"
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Gritty
containing grit (= very small pieces of stone) or like grit: The last spoonfuls of the mussels' cooking liquid might be a bit gritty.
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Flabby
soft and fat: flabby arms/thighs
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Get ones shit together
VULGAR SLANG organize oneself so as to be able to deal with or achieve something.
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Get bad rap
someone or something's bad reputation
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loosey-goosey
imprecise, disorganized, or excessively relaxed. "other guys can goof around, be all loosey-goosey before a game"
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Palpitation
feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing. They can be felt in your
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Control
group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment. "they saw no difference between the cancer patients and the controls" Similar: standard of comparison
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Emotional yoyo (roller coaster)
一喜一憂
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Inoculate
to give a weak form of a disease to a person or animal, usually by injection, as a protection against that disease: be inoculated against My children have been inoculated against polio.
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Arrest
to stop or interrupt the development of something: The treatment has so far done little to arrest the spread of the cancer.
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Perfect storm
an extremely bad situation in which many bad things happen at the same time
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Juncture
a particular point in time: At this juncture, it is impossible to say whether she will make a full recovery.
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Strain (biology)
genetic variant, a subtype or a culture within a biological species 生物学において株（かぶ、英: strain）とは、微生物やそれに類する培養によって維持されるものの、同一系統のものを表す
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strain
force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage: put a strain on The hurricane put such a strain on the bridge that it collapsed. As you get older, excess weight puts a lot of strain on the heart.
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Take chance
: to do something that could have either good or bad results. She's trying to find a publisher who will take a chance on her book. It might not work, but it's a chance we'll have to take Let's take a chance. : いちかばちかやってみよう。
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Get the boot
1. To be fired. I'm going to get the boot if the boss finds out that printing error was my fault
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Linear
1. arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line. "linear arrangements" 2. progressing from one stage to another in a single series of steps; sequential. "a linear narrative" linear 【形】 線の、線形の、線状に伸びる、直線の、直線状の、長さの 《数学》一次の
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On the go
very active or busy. "he's been on the go all evening"
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Espouse
support an activity or opinion: He espoused conservative political views.
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Up your game
to try harder and improve the quality of what you are doing: Abi has really upped her game this year, and is now in contention for a gold medal.
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Slurry
a mixture of water and small pieces of a solid, especially such a mixture used in an industrial or farming process
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Biomass
1. the total quantity or weight of organisms in a given area or volume. "drastic declines in insect biomass, abundance, and diversity have raised concerns among scientists"
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Better safe than sorry
it is wise to be careful and protect yourself against risk rather than be careless: Make sure you take an umbrella – I know it's sunny now, but better safe than sorry.
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Gush over
flow or pour out suddenly in large amounts: Water gushed out of the broken pipe.
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Backsweep
swept or slanting backward
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Heated
excited or angry: a heated debate
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Confound
to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation: confound someone by doing something A man has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead.
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Off by
Inaccurate , estimate
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Pick your poison
used to say that someone has to make a choice between two unpleasant choices. Hiring a carpenter is expensive and doing it yourself is slow. Pick/Choose your poison
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eyes can roll back into my head
理解できなくて目が眩む
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Kettle of fish
"a real mess." If you accidentally scheduled three dates on the same night, you might call it a kettle of fish. Most people who use this expression say either "a fine kettle of fish" or "a pretty kettle of fish," though what they're describing isn't fine or pretty
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Constellation
a group or cluster of related things. "no two patients ever show exactly the same constellation of symptoms" 星座⛎

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