english_word_power_20150104192522 Flashcards
We were determined not to waver from our goals
to become weaker or less certain
in the cracks of your frenetic schedule
cracks = ちょっとした隙間時間。frenetic = fast/energtic but rather uncontrolled
I find solace in their discordance
solace = a feeling of emotional comfort at a time of great sadness or disappointment
People are winging it.
wing it = to do something without planning or preparing it
the pressure to perform is palable.
palable = obvious
discord
disagreement or aruging between people
tinker at the margins
重要度の低い部分をいじる
entices them to dig deeper into the content.
entice = 誘う
slandering capitalism
to say unpleasant things about something that are untrue
they would land in hot water
in a difficult situation in which you are likely to be punished
It incite and emotioanl reaction
扇動する、煽る
I lived apart from the hub-bob of the city’s commerce.
hub-bob = a mixture of loud noise esp, the noise of a lot of people, 喧騒
She immediately zeroed in on the weak pointin his argument.
zero in on somthing/somebody = to direct all your attention towards a particular person or thing
resolve these environmental incongruities
incongruities = the fact that something is strange, unusual, or unsuitable in a particular situation.
vetting your ideas one by one
to check a report or speech etc. carefully to make sure it is acceptable
cringe
feel embarrased or disgusted
spigot
a type of valve that controls the flow = 蛇口
A purported priority for the company
評判の、うわさの、Supposed
a futile effort
無駄な努力
that said,
そうはいっても、something is true in spite of what you have just said
commiserate with
to express your sympathy who is unhappy about something
slog through
work hard and steadily through it
wither
しおれる。they become drier and smaller and start to die
with a terrible sense of impending doom, he opened the door and went in.
impeding doom = likely to happen soon
