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under-report (theft)
to report to be less than is actually the case
Fence
deal in (stolen goods).
“after stealing your ring, he didn’t even know how to fence it”
Similar:
receive stolen goods
Excreate
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.
Eyes glaze over
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
Glaze
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.
Grind it out
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.
booze giant
LCBO
terse
using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly:
“Are you feeling any better?” “No!” was the terse reply.
teetotaller
a person who never drinks alcohol.
“he was for most of his life a nonsmoker and teetotaler”
questionable at best
something is considered to be bordering on unacceptable or inappropriate. For example: The ethics of the company’s business practices are questionable at best
Magnet
a person or thing that has a powerful attraction.
“the beautiful stretch of white sand is a magnet for sun worshipers”
Similar:
attraction
Babe
a sexually attractive young woman.
“he’s been pumping up his pecs to impress the babes”
Drive out
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.
SNIPPY
slightly rude and impatient, and using only a few words: A secretary asked in a snippy voice whether she could help him.
Transfusion
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.
Size up
size-up. Make an estimate, opinion, or judgment of, as in She sized up her opponent and decided to withdraw from the election
Off the top of my head
without careful thought or investigation.
“I can’t tell you off the top of my head”
Hegemony
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
upended
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］、
quintile
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.
Arbitral value
仮にxxを基準値とする
Getting sweaty
Getting nervous
Levity
humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion:
a brief moment of levity amid the solemn proceedings
waterfall countertop
the countertop has vertically-extending sides that reach to the floor.
Caesarstone
manmade stone that is primarily composed of quartz
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
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”
teeth
effective force or power
This committee can make recommendations but it has no real teeth.
Put some teeth into
to establish or increase the effectiveness of
to put teeth into the law
rip the heart out of
to destroy the most important part or aspect of something
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”
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
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
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.
Heavy-handed
dealing with people or problems in a severe or harsh way : too strict or controlling.
Beyond the means of
unaffordable by. He enjoys a style of living that is beyond the means of all but the wealthiest people
Gunk
an unpleasantly sticky or messy substance.
“factories spewing out unspeakable gunk”
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?”
Hood
a poor neighbourhood:
When he started he was just a poor boy from the hood - now he’s a multimillionaire.
sing the praises of
express enthusiastic approval or admiration of (someone or something).
“Uncle Felix never stopped singing her praises”
