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Question 1

Miss out on

Answer 1

to fail to include someone or something that should be included:
You’ve missed out your address on the form.

Question 2

be hard on someone

Answer 2

to criticize someone severely, or to treat someone unfairly:
Don’t be too hard on him - he’s new to the job.

Question 3

déjà vu.

Answer 3

the strange feeling that in some way you have already experienced what is happening now:
feeling of déjà vu When I met her, I had a strange feeling of déjà vu.

Question 4

Plastic

Answer 4

Easily form

Question 5

amenable

Answer 5

willing to accept or be influenced by a suggestion:
She might be more amenable to the idea if you explained how much money it would save.

Question 6

idle rhetoric

Answer 6

empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk , empty words

Talk with little meaning, a message that seems to contain meaningful content but does not

Question 7

Road pricing

Answer 7

the practice of charging motorists to use busy roads at certain times, especially to relieve congestion in urban areas.

Question 8

distant unhappy memories

Answer 8

Nostalgia: sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.
“I was overcome with acute nostalgia for my days in college”

Question 9

Rancid

Answer 9

of foods containing fat or oil) smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale.
“rancid meat”
Stale

Question 10

Fusel

Answer 10

The word Fusel [ˈfuːzl̩] is German for “bad liquor”. Whether fusel alcohol contributes to hangover symptoms is a matter of scientific debate

Question 11

break a leg!

Answer 11

Good luck

Question 12

Bring it in for a hug!

Answer 12

The meaning here is “Come closer so we can hug!” That’s a pretty common usage in the US nowadays.

Question 13

Bug out

Answer 13

1.
(of the eyes) open wide or bulge outward.
“he did a double take and his eyes bugged out

Question 14

Plaid shirt

Answer 14

any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.

格子じまのシャツ

Question 15

Delegate

Answer 15

entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself.
“the power delegated to him must never be misused”

Question 16

It’s another rotten day!

Answer 16

wretchedly bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory; miserable day

Question 17

Uphold the verdict

Answer 17

to state that a decision which has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct

Question 18

Uphold

Answer 18

confirm or support (something which has been questioned

Question 19

Overturn

Answer 19

Antonym of “uphold”

Question 20

Crime ring

Answer 20

A criminal organization can also be referred to as an outfit, a gang, crime family, mafia, mob,

Question 21

Blunt ended

Answer 21

The end part (of a body, of a leaf, of a petal, etc.) that has a dull or rounded edge. 先の丸い

Question 22

Bob

Answer 22

movement up and down.
“she could only manage a slight bob of her head
=nod

Question 23

Graduation

Answer 23

2.
the action of dividing into degrees or other proportionate divisions on a graduated scale.

Question 24

meniscus

Answer 24

a lens that is convex on one side and concave on the other.
“a meniscus lens”
凹凸レンズ

Question 25

Pick up steam

Answer 25

to become more popular. The idea began to pick up steam around the turn of the century

Question 26

Jot down

Answer 26

to write something quickly on a piece of paper so that you remember it

Question 27

put it more bluntly

Answer 27

​in a very direct way, without trying to be polite or kind. To put it bluntly, I want a divorce.

Question 28

Better the devil you know

Answer 28

you would prefer to have contact with or do business with a person you already know, even though you don’t like them, than with a person you don’t know

Question 29

Opportunity cost

Answer 29

Opportunity cost represents the potential benefits that a business, an investor, or an individual consumer misses out on when choosing one alternative over another.

Question 30

Replicate

Answer 30

make an exact copy of; reproduce.
“it might be impractical to replicate Eastern culture in the west”

Question 31

Put the clock back

Answer 31

to make things the same as they were at an earlier time:
The court’s decision on this case will put the clock back 50 years.

Question 32

Tuck away

Answer 32

put something in a private, safe place:
Grandma always kept a little of money tucked away in case of an emergency.

大事に持っていく

Question 33

Warm Glow Giving

Answer 33

economic theory describing the emotional reward of giving to others. According to the original warm-glow model developed by James Andreoni (1989, 1990),[1][2] people experience a sense of joy and satisfaction for “doing their part” to help others

Question 34

Boisterous

Answer 34

of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy.
“the boisterous conviviality associated with taverns of that period”

Question 35

Get the wrong end of the stick

Answer 35

to not understand a situation correctly: Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got the wrong end of the stick. Misunderstanding.

Question 36

Well grounded

Answer 36

having a good training in or knowledge of a subject.
“boys who are well grounded in traditional academic subjects”

Question 37

Go bust

Answer 37

to become bankrupt

Question 38

Rising star

Answer 38

person who is quickly becoming popular, successful, etc. a politician who is a rising star in the Republican/Democratic Party.

Question 39

Cheesy

Answer 39

1.
like cheese in taste, smell, or consistency.
“a pungent, cheesy sauce”
2.
INFORMAL
cheap, unpleasant, or blatantly inauthentic.
“cheesy motel rooms”

Question 40

miniscure

Answer 40

extremely small; tiny.
“a minuscule fragment of DNA”

Question 41

Gelatinize

Answer 41

make or become gelatinous.
“water gelatinizes the granules”

Question 42

Perfect storm

Answer 42

a particularly bad or critical state of affairs, arising from a number of negative and unpredictable factors.
“the past two years have been a perfect storm for the travel industry”

Question 43

Notch

Answer 43

a deep, narrow mountain pass

Question 44

Head back to

Answer 44

引き返す

Question 45

Whatsoever

Answer 45

at all (used for emphasis).
“I have no doubt whatsoever”

Question 46

Squab

Answer 46

a young pigeon eaten as food

Question 47

Sphere

Answer 47

an object shaped like a round ball:
Doctors have replaced the top of his hip bone with a metal sphere.

Question 48

Every dollar count

Answer 48

Money is a reward you receive for the service you render, and the more value you offer, the greater will be your reward

Question 49

Rustle up

Answer 49

produce something quickly when it is needed.
“see if you can rustle up a cup of coffee for Paula and me, please”

Question 50

Heart sink

Answer 50

to feel disappointed or to lose hope: My heart sank when I realized we couldn’t afford the new house. Disappointing yourself and others. abjectly.

Question 51

Sign in the dotted line

Answer 51

in full acceptance of a written statement or agreement. Please sign on the dotted line.

Question 52

butt heads

Answer 52

engage in conflict or be in strong disagreement.
“the residents continue to butt heads with the mall developers”

Question 53

Cheap and cheerful

Answer 53

simple and inexpensive.

Question 54

Pipe up

Answer 54

say something suddenly.
“when she does pipe up, it’s definitely worth listening to”

Question 55

Tough cookie

Answer 55

person who is able to deal with difficult situations and not be easily defeated, frightened, or upset:
He said his wife is a tough cookie, a breast cancer survivor who battled the disease for nearly ten years.

Question 56

Xanax

Answer 56

Alprazolam is most commonly prescribed in the management of anxiety disorders, especially panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). アルプロザラム