Week7 Flashcards
evacuate
避難する
detention
拘留
pity
n,v
feel bad for someone
adj:pitiful
creepy
気味の悪い
makes me unconfortable
choppy
adj
(of sea, lakes, or rivers) with a lot of small, rough waves caused by the wind
let sth off
give permission not to do
sea bream
鯛
landscape
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.
savvy
smart, efficient, clever
fly the coop
to escape, to leave
empty nester
parents whose children have grown up and left home
clip somebody’s wings
to limit somebody, to bring under control
nest egg
money somebody has saved for the future
take somebody under one’s wing
being to look after for somebody or show them how to do sth
rule the roost
be in charge
in charge
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?
(as) free as a bird
have completely freedom
foul one’s own nest
to harm one’s own interests
throw out(away)
get rid of sth by putting it in a bin
build up
〜my saving,confidence,skill
increase
put off
make you not want to do sth