Week7 Flashcards

1
Q

evacuate

A

避難する

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2
Q

detention

A

拘留

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3
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pity

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n,v
feel bad for someone
adj:pitiful

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4
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creepy

A

気味の悪い
makes me unconfortable

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5
Q

choppy

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adj

(of sea, lakes, or rivers) with a lot of small, rough waves caused by the wind

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6
Q

let sth off

A

give permission not to do

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7
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sea bream

A

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8
Q

landscape

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all the features of a situation:

The political landscape is changing.
We would have a very different economic landscape today if there had been no immigration.

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9
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savvy

A

smart, efficient, clever

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10
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fly the coop

A

to escape, to leave

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11
Q

empty nester

A

parents whose children have grown up and left home

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12
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clip somebody’s wings

A

to limit somebody, to bring under control

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13
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nest egg

A

money somebody has saved for the future

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14
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take somebody under one’s wing

A

being to look after for somebody or show them how to do sth

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15
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rule the roost

A

be in charge

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16
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in charge

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being the person who has control of or is responsible for someone or something:

Who will be in charge of the department when Sophie leaves?

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17
Q

(as) free as a bird

A

have completely freedom

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18
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foul one’s own nest

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to harm one’s own interests

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19
Q

throw out(away)

A

get rid of sth by putting it in a bin

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20
Q

build up

A

〜my saving,confidence,skill

increase

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21
Q

put off

A

make you not want to do sth

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22
Q

take out

A

ー a loan
borrow money

23
Q

euphoric

A

多幸感

24
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unprecedented

A

前例のない

25
Q

scammer

A

詐欺師

26
Q

aging population

A

高齢人口

27
Q

life expectancy

A

平均寿命

28
Q

have a fear of n,

A

be afraid of / be scared of よりつよめ

29
Q

bustling

A

If a place is bustling, it is full of busy activity:

This used to be a bustling town but a lot of people have moved away over recent years.

n,bustie

30
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cosy

A

comfortable and pleasant, especially (of a building) because of being small and warm:

This room is nice and cozy in the winter.

31
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run-down

A

in very bad condition

32
Q

polluted

A

affected by pollution:

The river in Caracas is heavily polluted.

33
Q

magnificent

A

cf, splendid
very good, beautiful, or deserving to be admired:

a magnificent view

34
Q

secluded

A

cf, remote out-of-the-way

quiet, private, and not near people, roads, or buildings:

a secluded beach

35
Q

tranqurl

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cf, soothing

calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, worry, etc.:

She stared at the tranquil surface of the water.

n,tranquility

36
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uplifting

A

cf, stimulating, inspiring
making someone feel better:

For me it was a marvelously uplifting performance.

37
Q

fortnight

A

2週間

38
Q

universal

A

普遍的な

39
Q

ambulance

A

救急車

40
Q

self-exclusion

A

自己排除

41
Q

live up/meet/exceed expectation

A

期待どおり、期待をこえる

42
Q

cut off
adj, v2

A

adj, inaccessible, remote
v, 通らせないようにする

43
Q

expedition

A

an organized trip for a paticular purpose

44
Q

ousted

A

追放された

45
Q

evacuate

A

避難する

46
Q

bangalow

A

バンガロー

47
Q

I rate that

A

informalな
I like it

48
Q

exaggerated

A

誇張された

49
Q

buy into sth

A

to completely believe in a set of ideas:

I don’t buy into all that New Age stuff.

50
Q

engeross in/with n/v-ing

A

so focused on sth that you don’t notice

They were so engrossed in/with what they were doing that they didn’t hear me come in.

51
Q

get the hang of sth

A

to learn how to do something, especially if it is not obvious or simple:

52
Q

homicide

A

殺人

53
Q

firearm

A

銃器

54
Q

around the globe

A

世界中に