Week17

Question 1

mayors

Answer 1

市長

Question 2

injector

Answer 2

注射器
syringe

Question 3

procedure

Answer 3

手続き、手術の意味もある

a medical operation:
It’s a routine/standard surgical procedure.

Question 4

congestion

Answer 4

a situation in which there is too much traffic and movement is difficult:

The (traffic) congestion in the city gets worse during the summer.

Question 5

rural

Answer 5

田舎の

Question 6

frantic

Answer 6

必死の

Question 7

evolve

Answer 7

進化する
to develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually:

Did humans evolve from apes?

Question 8

agrarian revolution

Answer 8

農業革命

Question 9

massive

Answer 9

very large in size, amount, or number:

They have a massive house.
She died after taking a massive overdose of drugs.

Question 10

exodus

Answer 10

the movement of a lot of people from a place:

There has been a mass exodus of workers from rural areas to the cities.

Question 11

cherished

Answer 11

大切にしている

Question 12

fondly

Answer 12

懐かしく

Question 13

pastoral idyll

Answer 13

田園地帯

Question 14

undertond

Answer 14

〜な雰囲気

Question 15

serenity

Answer 15

静けさ

Question 16

desperately

Answer 16

必死に

Question 17

alienated

Answer 17

疎外された

Question 18

breed

Answer 18

to cause something to happen, usually something bad:

Some teachers believe that early failures can later breed success.

Question 19

be peppered with (v,)

Answer 19

〜を浴びる

The mayor was peppered with questions from reporters about the municipal corruption scandal.

Question 20

alongside

Answer 20

prep, adv,

next to, or together with:

A car pulled up alongside (ours).
The new pill will be used alongside existing medicines.

Question 21

faith

Answer 21

信仰

Question 22

chair (v,)

Answer 22

to be the person in charge of a meeting, etc.:

Would you like to chair tomorrow’s meeting?

Question 23

intimately

Answer 23

親密に

Question 24

bound up with

Answer 24

closely connected or involved:

The survival of whales is intimately bound up with the health of the ocean.

Question 25

perception

Answer 25

知覚

Question 26

direst

Answer 26

悲惨な

Question 27

erosion

Answer 27

侵食

Question 28

rekindle

Answer 28

(気持ちを)再燃させる

to make someone have a feeling that they had in the past:

The vacation was a last chance to rekindle their love.

Question 29

apprentice

Answer 29

見習い

Question 30

indigenous

Answer 30

先住民の

Question 31

acupuncture

Answer 31

鍼

Question 32

be loath to do something

Answer 32

to be unwilling to do something:

I’m loath to spend it all at once.

Question 33

pretender

Answer 33

なりすましの人

Question 34

implement

Answer 34

to start using a plan or system:
The changes to the national health system will be implemented next year.

Question 35

compensate

Answer 35

to pay someone money in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem:

Victims of the crash will be compensated for their injuries.

Question 36

explosive

Answer 36

爆発の、爆発しやすい

Question 37

amid

Answer 37

among(prep)

The new perfume was launched amidst a fanfare of publicity.

Question 38

price gouging

Answer 38

価格の釣り上げ

the action of charging someone too much money for something, in a way that is dishonest or unfair:

price gouging He has received complaints about price gouging,

Question 39

uterus

Answer 39

子宮

Question 40

tremors

Answer 40

震え

Question 41

search warrant

Answer 41

捜査令状

Question 42

disclose

Answer 42

開示する

Question 43

allegation

Answer 43

疑惑

Question 44

steer

Answer 44

操縦する

Question 45

mine

Answer 45

鉱山

Question 46

revelation

Answer 46

暴露

Question 47

Iraqis

Answer 47

イラク人

Question 48

subtle

Answer 48

not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in any way:

The room was painted a subtle shade of pink.
The play’s message is perhaps too subtle to be understood by young children.