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All walks of life

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people who have many different jobs or positions in society

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Reflux

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逆流

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Solidarity

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Unity 一致団結

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Advocacy

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Defense

public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy.
“his outspoken advocacy of the agreement has won no friends”
Similar:
support for
argument for
arguing

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Hop out

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Get off

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Pervert

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Distort , Sexual behaviour is abnormal

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Squishy

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Soft and wet

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Crunch the numbers

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Calculate how much money is needed

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Ramification

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Consequences

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Expulsion

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the action of depriving someone of membership in an organization.

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Equity take out mortgage

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Take out equity for other usage

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Erratic

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having no fixed course : WANDERING
an erratic comet

erratic 【形】 〔人の言動が〕奇矯な、普通ではない 一貫性のない、不安定な、一定しない、出来不出来が

a
: characterized by lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity
erratic dieting
keeps erratic hours
b
: deviating from what is ordinary or standard : ECCENTRIC

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Insurmountable

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Overwhelming

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Hover over

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To float

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Sneak off

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Sneak out

leave furtively and stealthily. synonyms: slip away, sneak away, sneak out, steal away. go away, go forth, leave

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Factor in

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Include amount number to calculate

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17
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Fine line

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紙一重

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18
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Confide

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Tell secret

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With All due respect

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御言葉ですが

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Strand

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糸　座礁

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prong of a fork

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フォーク🍴の尖った先

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harness

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control and make use of (natural resources), especially to produce energy.
“attempts to harness solar energy”
Similar:
control
exploit
utilize

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Bunch up

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tight fold

If material bunches up, or if someone bunches it up, it moves into tight folds:
Your shirt’s all bunched up at the back.

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Give off

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Produce

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Flip

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Turn over

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Crazy

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Unusual bizarre

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Heebie jeebies

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Anxiety

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Jitter

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A sense of panic

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Damper

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やじ

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30
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Shake ones head

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Say NO

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31
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Squish

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押し潰す

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One of the boys

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メンバーに一員になり切ってしまう事

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Lopsided

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One side lower than the othet

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34
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Weathered

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風雨にさらされて擦り切れた

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35
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Lock away

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Put in a locked container

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36
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Over time

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Gradually

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37
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In the limelight

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Public attention

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38
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Euthanasia

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安楽死. ユーサネジア

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Rough in

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to make a rough or unfinished version of (something, such as a design) as the first step in creating the finished version

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On the hook

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owing money for (something) : responsible for (something) He’s still on the hook for the cost of the repairs.

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Configuration

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an arrangement of elements in a particular form, figure, or combination.

42
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Remorse

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deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.

43
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Tantalize

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焦らす

44
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Blow out if proportion

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Exaggeration

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Bandwagon

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Attracting successfully

46
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Jump on the bandwagon

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流行に乗る

Hop on the trend

47
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Brainiac

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Exceptionally intelligent

48
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Poise

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Balance

49
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Catapult

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Launch パチンコ

50
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Chew through the benefit

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直ぐに効果がでる

51
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Haphazard

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Random

52
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Outstripped

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move faster than and overtake (someone else).
“during the morning warm-up, he once again outstripped the field”

1
: to go faster or farther than
2
: to get ahead of
has civilization outstripped the ability of its users to use it?
—Margaret Mead

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Off putting

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unpleasant, disconcerting, or repellent.
“his scar is somewhat off-putting”

54
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Acclaim

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praise enthusiastically and publicly.

55
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Trepidation

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a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.
“the men set off in fear and trepidation”

56
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Setting

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the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
“cozy waterfront cottage in a peaceful country setting”

57
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Driver

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factor which causes a particular phenomenon to happen or develop.

58
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Novel seeker

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personality trait that refers to a tendency to pursue new experiences with intense emotional sensations

59
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Commitment phobe

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fear of commitment across several dimensions, not just romantic relationships. It can include fear of deep friendship and a reluctance to commit to a job or career.

60
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Nothing more than

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Only

61
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Astray

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away from the correct path or direction.

62
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Bear minimum

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as low as possible

63
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Handful

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person who is very difficult to deal with or control.
“the kids could be such a handful”

64
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Swastika

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an ancient symbol in the form of an equal-armed cross with each arm continued at a right angle, used (in clockwise form) as the emblem of the German Nazi party.

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put your money where your mouth is

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to show by your actions and not just your words that you support or believe in something

66
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second to none

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The best

67
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Up to speed

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operating at full speed.

68
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Deluge

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severe flood.

69
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Windward

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facing the wind or situated on the side facing the wind.

70
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Hallmark

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mark stamped on articles of gold, silver, or platinum in Britain, certifying their standard of purit 性質優良の証明、太鼓判、折り紙

71
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Frothing up

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泡が出てくる

72
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Whizardly

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having characteristics of a wizard. 2 : marvelous in construction or operation

73
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Bollinger Bands

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type of statistical chart characterizing the prices and volatility over time of a financial instrument or commodity,

ボリンジャーバンドは、移動平均線と標準偏差ボリンジャーバンドは、移動平均線と標準偏差で構成されており、移動平均を表す線とその上下に値動きの幅を示す線を加えた指標で、「価格の大半がこの帯（バンド）の中に収まる」という統計学を応用したテクニカル指標のひとつです。
特徴は、収束と拡散を繰り返していることで、この動きにあわせて「順張り」「逆張り」それぞれの投資に利用することができます。で構成されており、移動平均を表す線とその上下に値動きの幅を示す線を加えた指標で、「価格の大半がこの帯（バンド）の中に収まる」という統計学を応用したテクニカル指標のひとつです。
特徴は、収束と拡散を繰り返していることで、この動きにあわせて「順張り」「逆張り」それぞれの投資に利用することができます。

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Brine bath

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strong solution of salt and water, used for salting and pickling meats, etc
2 the sea or its water
3 (Chem) any solution of a salt in water

75
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Fizzy

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bubbling, bubbly, carbonated, effervescent, gassy, sparkling

76
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Lexicon

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the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge.

77
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Dig ones feet

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to refuse to give in.

頑として］譲らない、自分の意見に固執する

78
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Capture

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take into one’s possession or control by force.
“the Russians captured 13,000 men”

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Snap up

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quickly and eagerly buy or secure something that is in short supply or being sold cheaply.ひったくられるようにすぐに 素早くまたは簡単につかむまたはとらえる(get hold of or seize quickly and easily)I snapped up all
“all the tickets have been snapped up”

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Clock in

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register one’s arrival at work, especially by means of a time clock.
“staff should clock in on arrival”

81
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Lets get into it

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start being involved in an activity

82
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Killing it

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to do something extremely well:

83
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So much so

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to such a great degree:

84
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None other than

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used to emphasize the surprising identity of a person or thing.
“her first customer was none other than Henry du Pont” 他でも無い

85
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For now

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Now

86
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Topped

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Exceed

87
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graft

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a shoot or twig inserted into a slit on the trunk or stem of a living plant, from which it receives sap.
synonyms:
scion · cutting · [more]
medicine
a piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically.
synonyms:
transplant · implant · implantation

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brownie point

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an imaginary award given to someone who does good deeds or tries to please. 点数稼ぎ

89
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Gratify

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give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction.
“I was gratified to see the coverage in May’s issue”

90
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Dog

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a man who is unpleasant or not to be trusted:
dirty dog He tried to steal my money, the dirty dog.

91
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Dazzle

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dazzle 【他動】 〔強い光が人の〕目をくらませる、目を一時的に見えなくさせる 〔素晴らしさや才能が人を…【発音

92
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give someone an inch and they’ll take a mile

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Make a small concession and they’ll take advantage of you.

93
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Tier list

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visual ranking system that helps teams prioritize, categorize, and evaluate items, ideas, or concepts
ランキング表

94
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Lurk

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to wait or move in a secret way so that you cannot be seen, especially because you are about to attack someone or do something wrong:
Someone was lurking in the shadows.

95
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Tingly

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1.causing a tingle (= a feeling as if a lot of sharp points are being put lightly into your body):
The massage had left me with a pleasant tingly sensation.
If you get a strange tingly feeling in your nose, there is no need to worry.

2.feeling an emotion such as excitement or fear very strongly:
When I first came here, it gave me a kind of tingly feeling that something special had happened here.

96
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Diabolical

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Devil

97
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Nonbinary

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not relating to, composed of, or involving just two things.
“Aristotelian ontology is nonbinary on the second level in that it allows for degrees of being”

ノンバイナリージェンダー（nonbinary gender）とは、自分の性自認（＝体の性ではなく、自分で認識している自分の性）が男性・女性という性別のどちらにもはっきりと当てはまらない、または当てはめたくない、という考えを指す。「第三の性」「クィア」とも呼ばれる。

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Gap year

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Add to word list
a year between leaving school and starting university that is usually spent travelling or working:
take a gap year I didn’t take a gap year.

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