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If you have a chance
もしよかったら。。。(〜を持ってきて、〜して)
Anastasia
resurrection
女性の名前で、ラテン語の女性形Anastasiusから来ています。これはギリシャ語のAnastasiosからのもので、「復活」や「死者の復活」と
scavenger hunt
a game, typically played in an extensive outdoor area, in which participants have to collect a number of miscellaneous objects.
easter egg hunt.
Scavenger
someone who collects things that people have thrown away or left somewhere:
She earns her living as a scavenger at the city dump.
Then scavengers came and dug up the metals worth selling.
Annulment
an official announcement that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists, or the process of making this announcement:
Judges only grant marriage annulments in exceptional circumstances.
Take the lead
to be in front of others or to win a race or competition
Publicity stunt
売名行為
Attention-grabbing event, Media event, Publicity ploy, and PR stunt
Step on your face
to treat someone unfairly or unkindly. “Step on” can also mean to place or press your foot on something, or to behave in a harsh or contemptuous way towards someone
Freaking my head off
to do something very loudly or without restraint.
For example, you might say “She had to shout her head off to get her friends attention at the concert”.
Against al odds
to achieve something or do something despite many problems and a low likelihood of success. For example, “Against all odds, he recovered”
Cyst
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a thin-walled hollow organ or cavity in an animal or plant, containing a liquid secretion; a sac, vesicle, or bladder.
Cocktail
mixture of different things, often an unexpected, dangerous, or exciting one:
“Cocktail of preparation, coordination and bravery”
Sore loser
A sore loser is someone who becomes very upset or angry when they lose a game or contest. They
Take all precautions
to take all possible actions in advance to prevent something negative from happening or to reduce the impact if it does happen. For example, you might take precautions against fire, or you might take precautions to protect yourself and your family
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Abet
encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular, to commit a crime or other offense.
“he was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others”
Similar:
assist
aid
urethra
tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body
How am I supposed to
“how can I”. For example, “How am I supposed to find that much money by the end of the week?”.
Here are some other examples of “supposed to” in a sentence:
“He is supposed to call home”
“This pill is supposed to relieve your pain”
“You’re supposed to be my partner”
“You’re not supposed to smoke in here”
Testing the water
judge people’s feelings or opinions before taking further action.
shine a light on
“shine a light on” is an idiom that means to make something clearer or to provide more information about it
Put the microscope
to examine or think about a situation very carefully
Death row
prison block or section for prisoners sentenced to death.
“a convicted killer on death row”
off to a good start
something has started well and is likely to continue successfully. It implies that the initial stages have been positive and promising.
pterodactyl
very large flying animal that lived many millions of years ago
Fiberoptic
consisting of or using thin flexible fibers with a glass core through which light signals can be sent with very little loss of strength.
“high-speed fiber-optic broadband”
