Vocabs-B 4

Question 1

When there’s a will, there’s a way

Answer 1

PROVERB

為せば成る、意思あるところに道あり

Question 2

the great outdoors

Answer 2

NOUN

(informal) the countryside, considered as enjoyable and healthy

● He had a taste for adventure and the great outdoors.

Question 3

garish

Answer 3

ADJ.

unpleasantly bright: （＝派手派手）

● a pair of garish Bermuda shorts

Question 4

appalling

Answer 4

ADJ.

1. very bad:
   ● appalling weather
   ● The drive home was appalling.
2. shocking and very bad:
   ● appalling injuries
   ● Prisoners were kept in the most appalling conditions.

Question 5

to underestimate

Answer 5

VERB

to fail to guess or understand the real cost, size, difficulty, etc. of something:（＝みくびる、過小評価する）

● The influence of the media should never be underestimated.
● She had a tendency to underestimate her son’s potential.
● It seems that we’ve seriously underestimated just how long this process will take.

Question 6

effeminate

/ i - FEM - uh - net /

Answer 6

ADJ.

An effeminate man behaves or looks similar to a woman:

● He’s got a very effeminate manner/voice.

Question 7

to downplay

Answer 7

VERB

to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is:

● The government has been trying to downplay the crisis.
● We should never downplay the tragedy caused by coronavirus

Question 8

The place is situated nearby

Answer 8

PHRASE

その場所は近隣にあります。

Question 9

to give in to temptation (breaking one of the 7 sins)

Answer 9

PHRASE / VERB

誘惑に負ける

Question 10

under one roof

Answer 10

PHRASE

in the same building

● There’s a bookstore and restaurant UNDER ONE ROOF

Question 11

It’s too loud! (bright)

Answer 11

PHRASE

（色や柄が）うるさすぎる！

Question 12

I’ve still got a long way to go

Answer 12

PHRASE

まだまだなんですよ（褒め言葉に対して）

Question 13

It’s nowhere near perfect

Answer 13

PHRASE

全然完璧なんかじゃないですよ（完璧ですね！と言われたとき）

Question 14

I’m not totally happy/satisfied with it

Answer 14

PHRASE

（自分の作品について）満足はしていないんですよね。

Question 15

an eyesore

Answer 15

NOUN

an unpleasant or ugly sight in a public place:

● They think the new library building is an eyesore.

Question 16

in name only

Answer 16

PHRASE

名ばかりの

● It’s a city in name only
● A large percentage of the population is Catholic, though many are so in name only.

Question 17

to iron out

Answer 17

PHRASAL VERB

to resolve problems, differences, details

● They ironed out their differences.（違いを解消する）
● We’ll iron out the fine details（詳細を固める）
● We need to iron out some problems.（問題を解決する）

Question 18

to hammer out (details, agreement, deal, etc)

Answer 18

PHRASAL VERB

to arrive at an agreement or solution after a lot of argument or discussion:（議論の末合意にこぎつく）

● Eventually, a deal was hammered out between the government and the opposition to hold new elections.

Question 19

to straighten out (differences, confusion, problems, the mess, etc)

Answer 19

PHRASAL VERB

to solve a problem or to deal successfully with a confusing situation:（問題を解決する）

● Once we get these problems straightened out, we should be all right.

Question 20

No…the other way!

Answer 20

PHRASE

ちがう、反対側！（折り紙指導中）

Question 21

Watch this!

Answer 21

PHRASE

見ててね！（giving instruction）

Question 22

No harm done!

Answer 22

PHRASE

Like ‘No problem!’, used to tell someone that no apology or concern is necessary because no damage has been done

● “I’m so sorry about forgetting to call earlier.” “That’s OK. No harm done.”

Question 23

Is there anything down there?

Answer 23

PHRASE

そこに何か落ちてませんか？（looking for something you have dropped on the plane）

Question 24

lurid

Answer 24

ADJ.

1. SHOCKING
   (especially of a description) shocking because involving violence, sex, or immoral activity:
   ●You can read all the lurid details of the affair in today’s paper.
2. COLOUR
   too brightly coloured:
   ●That’s a very lurid shade of lipstick she’s wearing.

Question 25

otherworldly

Answer 25

ADJ.

relating to an imaginary or spiritual world.

●music of an almost other-worldly beauty