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Slosh

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(of liquid in a container) move irregularly with a splashing sound.

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Nutty

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tasting like nuts.
“wild rice has a very nutty flavor”
containing a lot of nuts.
“a nutty vegetable bake”
informal
mad; crazy.
“he came up with a few nutty proposals”
synonyms:
mad · insane ·

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Acuity

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sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing.
“intellectual acuity” · [more]
synonyms:
insight · discernment · perception · perceptiveness · intelligence · sharp-wittedness

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Pucker

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(especially with reference to a person’s face) tightly gather or contract into wrinkles or small folds.

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Crank

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turn the crankshaft of (an internal combustion engine) in order to start the engine.
“the starter motor struggled to crank the engine” · [more]
synonyms:
start · turn (over) · get going

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Opaque

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not able to be seen through; not transparent
不透明

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by virtue of

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Because of

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Ditto

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Same thing again

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Snap back

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recover quickly and easily from an illness or period of difficulty.

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Nothing of the kind

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not at all like the thing in question.

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Incidental

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accompanying but not a major part of something.

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Go through

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undergo a difficult period or experience.

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Treakle

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thick, sticky dark syrup made from partly

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Holistic

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dealing with or treating the whole of something or someone and not just a part:
holistic approach My doctor takes a holistic approach to disease.

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Recur

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occur again periodically or repeatedly.

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People person

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person who enjoys or is particularly good at interacting with others.

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As long as i can remember

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物心ついた時から

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Plain and simple

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単純明快

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Stuck with it

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: to continue using or doing (something) You need to find a job and stick with it. I’ll stick with my usual brand

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Opulence

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great wealth or luxuriousness.

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Arid

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(of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.

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Reminiscent

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tending to remind one of something.

類似しているために～を〕連想させる、思い起こさせる

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Abatement

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(often in legal use) the ending, reduction, or lessening of something.

減少、減退、減額、減少額、(特に)減税額

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Ungrateful

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Not feeling or showing gratitude

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Redemption

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the action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing a debt.

the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.

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Posh

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elegant or stylishly luxurious.

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Stretch

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a continuous area or expanse of land or water.

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Fabled

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well known for being of great quality or rarity; famous.

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Timeless

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not affected by the passage of time or changes in fashion

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Pushback

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negative or unfavorable reaction or response.

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stay on top of (someone or something)

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To remain completely in control of, aware about, or on schedule with something

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Setup

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the way in which something, especially an organization or equipment, is organized, planned, or arranged.
“would you feel comfortable in a team-teaching setup?”
synonyms:
system · structure 

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off (someone or something) goes

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Leaving, departing

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Funnypack

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a small pouch on a belt, for money and small articles, worn around the waist or hips.British term bumbag.

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Tuck it

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押し込む

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Voila

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EXCLAMATION
there it is; there you are.
““Voila!” she said, producing a pair of strappy white sandals”

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In a flash

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Quickly

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Death knell

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The failuer or destructijn od something

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peddle one’s wares.

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to sell one’s products She now peddles her wares on the Internet.

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Pass on the data

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Inform the data

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False accusations

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濡れ衣

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Helix

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an object having a three-dimensional shape like that of a wire wound uniformly in a single layer around a cylinder or cone, as in a corkscrew or spiral staircase.螺旋
synonyms:
spiral · coil · curl · corkscrew · twist · twirl · loop 

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Poise

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Balance

44
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Nickel and dime

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Not important

used to describe something that is not important, usually because it does not involve much money:
a nickel-and-dime dispute

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Malaise

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Unhappiness

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Gig economy

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Based on flexibke temporary freelance

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Precarious

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dangerous

A precarious situation is likely to get worse:

not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.
“a precarious ladder”

in a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly:

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Conspicuous

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Clear

49
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Have ones work cut iut

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Face with hard lenghty task

50
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Discource

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Debate

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Tar

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Damage

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Hapless

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Have no luck

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Noctunal

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Active at night

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Spearhead

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spearhead 【名】 やりの穂先 〔攻撃などの〕先鋒、先陣、最前線 〔活動などの〕推進力、原動力 【他動】

to lead something such as an attack or a course of action:
British troops spearheaded the invasion.

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Get off the butt

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Start doing something

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Back out

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Withdrawal the commitment

57
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Tout

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Attempt to sell

58
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Erupt

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Emit

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Elliptical

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(of speech or writing) using or involving ellipsis, especially so as to be difficult to understand. 1 《幾何》長円［楕円だえん］形の; 2 《文法》省略的な，省略（法）の; 2a 〈文章などが〉語句を省いた；〈意味が〉（言葉が省略されすぎて）わかりにくい
“an elliptical lyrical style”
synonyms:
terse · concise 

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Solar system

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mercury venus earth mars Jupiter saturn uranus neptune pluto dwaft planey

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Asteroids

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Small rocky body orbiting arounf the sun

62
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Cerebro-

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Relating to the brain

63
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at the end of the day

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最終的に
when everything is taken into consideration.
“at the end of the day I’m responsible for what happens in the school”
synonyms:
ultimately · eventually · in the end

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Fore

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ADJECTIVE
situated or placed in front.
“the fore and hind pairs of wings”
NOUN
the front part of something, especially a ship.

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Pow

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EXCLAMATION
expressing the sound of a blow or explosion.
“Pow! Bombs went off on six beaches at once”

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Rack off

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to leave or go away, used especially as a rude way of telling someone to go away:
If you don’t like Sydney, rack off. All you are doing is whinging.

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Tight shot

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a shot in which the camera appears to be very close to the subject, as in an extreme closeup. 写真撮影などで、余白を少なくし被写体を画面いっぱいに撮る手法。またそのように撮られた画像・写真　ー lose shot

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Taint

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NOUN
a trace of a bad or undesirable quality or substance.
“she manages to make paintings about love and beauty that are free of the taint of sentimentality”
synonyms:
trace · touch · [more]

VERB
contaminate or pollute (something).

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Harbaceous

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of, denoting, or relating to herbs (in the botanical sense).

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Eugenol

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a colorless or pale yellow liquid compound present in oil of cloves and other essential oils and used in perfumery.

〘名〙 (Eugenol) チョウジ油、カッシア油、ピメント油、ベイ油などの精油の主成分となる物質。 化学式 C10H12O2 香気をもつ淡黄色液体。 バニラエッセンスの製造原料、化粧品、医薬品などに用いられる

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Dwindle

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diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.

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Slush

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partially melted snow or ice.
“the snow was turning into brown slush in the gutters”
2.
INFORMAL
excessive sentiment.
“the slush of Hollywood’s romantic fifties films”
Similar:
sentimentality
mawkishness

make a squelching or splashing sound.

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Aspirate

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breathe (something) in; inhale.

74
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Ingest

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take (food, drink, or another substance) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.

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Parameter

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set of facts or a fixed limit that establishes or limits how something can or must happen or be done:
The researchers must keep within the parameters of the experiment.
The central office sets/establishes the parameters that guide policy at the local level.
限界　条件
synonyms:
instructions · stipulations · requirements · conditions 

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Tart

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sharp or acid in taste.
“a tart apple”
synonyms:
sour · sharp 

a woman who dresses or behaves in a way that is considered tasteless and sexually provocative.
“she wears skirts this short all the time—she’s such a tart”
DATED
a prostitute.

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Fuzzy

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having a frizzy, fluffy, or frayed texture or appearance.
“fuzzy fake-fur throw pillows”
synonyms:
downy 

difficult to perceive clearly or understand and explain precisely; indistinct or vague.
“the picture is very fuzzy”

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Toe in the water

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cautious or small-scale way of trying something new, especially of launching a product or business venture.

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Delimit

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to mark or describe the limits of something:
Police powers are delimited by law.

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Meant to be

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intended to (do or be something)
I was never meant to teach.

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Leeward

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situated on or toward the side sheltered from the wind; downwind.Contrasted with windward.風下

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Bolster

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to support or improve something or make it stronger:
More money is needed to bolster the industry.

83
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Sluggish

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slow-moving or inactive.かったるい
だるい
“a sluggish stream”
synonyms:
inactive · quiet · slow · slow-moving · slack · flat · depressed · stagnant · static

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Dead of night

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Darkest quiet of the night

85
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Revel

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to dance, drink, sing, etc. at a party or in public, especially in a noisy way
レーベル

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Embellishment

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a decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.
“architectural embellishments”
Similar:
decoration
ornamentation

87
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Gravlax

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a Scandinavian dish of dry-cured salmon marinated in herbs. スモークサーモン

88
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Stretch dollar

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you are going to budget your money so that you don’t spend too much of it

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Shimmering

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to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer. 2. : to reflect a wavering sometimes distorted visual image. きらめく✨

Simmering- of water or food) stay just below the boiling point while being heated.
“the goulash was simmering slowly on the stove”

90
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steep

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soak (food or tea) in water or other liquid so as to extract its flavor or to soften it.
“the chilies are steeped in olive oil”
Similar:
marinade
marinate
soak

91
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Head retention beer

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the ability of the beer to retain a nice foamy head for a long period of time. Commercial brewers go to great lengths to improve head retention by a variety of additives

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Panoply

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complete or impressive collection of things. よろい・かぶと・盾などの〕武具一式◇【語源】ギリシャ語でpanが「全て. パノプレイ
“a deliciously inventive panoply of insults”
Similar:
array
range
collection

93
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Grit and grime

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dirt, filth, and harshness of a situation or environment

For example, “The gritty city streets were coated in a layer of grime from all the industrial pollution.”.

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As well

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in addition; too.
“the museum provides hours of fun and a few surprises as well”

95
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Jam

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difficult situation:
I’m in a jam - could you lend me some money till next week?
How are we going to get ourselves out of this jam?

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Stomach

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to be able to accept an unpleasant idea or watch something unpleasant:
He can’t stomach the idea that Peter might be the next chairman.
She found the violence in the film hard to stomach.

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Square dance

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in the US, a traditional dance in which four pairs of dancers dance together

98
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Squarely

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directly, without deviating to one side.
“Ashley looked at him squarely”
in a direct and uncompromising manner. Exactly
“they placed the blame squarely on the president”
真っ向から

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Mixed bag

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range of different things or people:
There’s a real mixed bag of people taking the class.
Mixture

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Out of this world

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extremely enjoyable or impressive.
“a herb and lemon dressing that’s out of this world”

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