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Probationary

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relating to a process of testing or observing the character or abilities of a person who is new to a role or job: "she recently completed her two-year probationary period with the police" 試用期間

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completely developed or established; of full status. British term fully fledged: "symptoms that never quite develop into full-fledged colds" 一人前の本格的な

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the force or energy with which a body moves:性急な "hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus" SIMILAR: momentum propulsion 「impetus」は、推進力、勢い、刺激、はずみなどの意味を持つ英単語です。何かが始まるきっかけや、活動を活発にする力、または何かに向かう力を指します。

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with reference to a woman) sexually promiscuous or provocative in a way that is considered in bad taste: "she wore one of her slutty outfits and practically poured herself onto his lap淫らな　ふしだらな

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not interested or involved in politics: "he took an apolitical stance"

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Huge benefit

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To contend with" means to struggle against or deal with a difficult or challenging situation. It implies an active effort to overcome an obstacle or problem, whether it's a physical challenge, an argument, or a complex issue

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officially state or declare that somebody is dead.

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slightly rude or showing no respect, but often in a funny way: She's got such a cheeky grin. Don't be so cheeky! "a cheeky grin" Similar: 生意気な impudent impertinent

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not showing due respect for another person; impertinent. I don't want to hear any more of your sass. "he could have strangled this impudent upstart" Similar: impertinent insolent cheeky

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noun a weak and cowardly or unadventurous person. Similar: coward weakling

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to come from or have been born in a particular place. 〜の出身 His father hailed from Italy.

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In a legal context, a chilling effect is the inhibition or discouragement of the legitimate exercise of natural and legal rights by the threat of legal 抑止効果

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filled with or showing great emotion. Impassioned speech or writing is full of strongly felt and strongly expressed emotion: "she made an impassioned plea for help"

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causing feelings of acute embarrassment or awkwardness. "the play's cast was excellent, but the dialogue was unforgivably cringeworthy"

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to act in a less severe way towards someone and allow something that you had refused to allow before: Her parents eventually relented and let her go to the party. abandon or mitigate a harsh intention or cruel treatment. 和らぐ　折れる "she was going to refuse his request, but relented" Similar: change one's mind do a U-turn backpedal back down give way give in capitulate yield accede come around acquiesce soften melt weaken unbend become merciful become lenient have/show pity have/show mercy give quarter agree to something allow something concede something admit something do an about-turn Opposite: harden (especially of bad weather) become less severe or intense. "by evening the rain relented" Similar: ease off slacken let up ease ease up relax abate drop fall off die down lessen decrease diminish moderate subside weaken tail off Opposite: strengthen worsen

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an unsuccessful person or thing an official (especially the president) in the final period of office, after the election of a successor.死に体 an ineffectual or unsuccessful person or thing.

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general description or plan giving the essential features of something but not the detail. "an outline of the theory of evolution" give a summary of (something). "she outlined the case briefly"

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If an event or experience is anticlimactic it causes disappointment because it was less exciting than was expected, or happened immediately after a much more exciting event or experience: causing disappointment at the end of an exciting or impressive series of events. "it was an anticlimactic finish to the match" Similar: bathetic disappointing

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To become more relaxed or less demanding to gradually stop or become less: At last the rain began to ease up.

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胴体などの中央部

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there it is; there you are. はい、どうぞ。ほら、そこだよ。ほら、言ったとおりだろう。まあ、そんな具合さ。それでそうなったんだ "“Voila!” she said, producing a pair of strappy white sandals"

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do something which makes it impossible to return to an earlier state. "suing someone is a pretty good way to burn your bridges"

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to say that one hopes someone will have success. I wish you (the best of) luck in your new job. I have a job interview this morning. Wish me luck!

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要点を話す

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driving a motor vehicle: I'm a different person when I'm behind the wheel.

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pay much more than a fair price. "they paid through the nose for one-to-one intensive tuition"

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the place where you pay for goods in a large shop. Please pay at the till. a long queue at the till. Origin : originates from the noun "till," which refers to a drawer or compartment where money is kept, typically in a shop or bank

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excellent; delightful. "he had the most divine smile" Similar: lovely handsome beautiful Divine : 1. of, from, or like God or a god. "heroes with divine powers"

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悪い状況にもユーモアを見出すような、苦笑いの・しかめた: If someone has a wry expression, it shows that they find a bad situation or a change in a situation slightly amusing. Matthew allowed himself a wry smile. She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction. Synonyms: contorted, twisted, crooked, distorted More Synonyms of wry. wryly graded adverb

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A concerted effort or attempt is determined and serious 「Concerted effort」は、「共同の努力」「協調努力」

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Too much money

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rid oneself of (something) by selling or passing it on to someone else: "a dealer offloaded 5,000 of these shares on a client" SIMILAR: dispose of dump jettison

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Scheduled or organized to happen or take place. “They had me slated for a promotion and a pay raise, but downturns in the economy has put that on hold for now.”

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missing middle housing emphasizes scale and heights that are appropriate for single-family neighborhoods or transitional neighborhoods.[2] After the introduction of the term in 2010, the concept has been applied in the United States, Canada, and Australia. 戸建てと高層マンションの間のタウンハウスをいう The term "missing middle" is meant to describe housing types that were common in the pre-WWII United States such as duplexes, rowhomes, and courtyard apartments but are now less common and, therefore, "missing".

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to have a very large amount of something to do or be very busy with something; to emphasize the extreme degree of some undesirable or unwanted thing; Example sentences — We've been using our credit cards so much we're now up to our eyes in debt.

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slang To be overly crowded. slang To try to contain a strong feeling or impulse. Be filled to or beyond normal capacity. For example, On her wedding day the church was bursting at the seams, or That was a wonderful meal, but I'm bursting at the seams. This expression alludes to rupturing the seams of a garment too tight for the wearer and is generally used hyperbolically.

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a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of. "a water trough"

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munch or chew vigorously and noisily. "he chomped on his sandwich" むしゃむしゃ食べる

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Kevlar is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. Developed by Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont in 1965, the high-strength material was first used commercially in the early 1970s as a replacement for steel in racing tires

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a form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow. "driving sleet and rain made conditions horrendous" wet, partly melted falling snow: Driving snow and sleet brought more problems to the county's roads last night.

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having or moving with force and violence driving rain

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Let us see what you can do! 今までのやったことを見せてみろ！

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extremely large; enormous. "a ginormous five-volume treatment of Greek and Arabic medicine"

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Take a nap

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an individual's self-satisfaction with all aspects of the sleep experience.

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"Laser-focused" means to be extremely concentrated or intensely attentive to a specific task or goal, similar to how a laser beam focuses light to a single point 「Laser-focused」は、ある特定の目標やタスクに非常に強く集中している状態を表す英語の表現です。レーザー光線のように、一点に焦点を絞って他のことを一切気にしない、という意味合いで使われます

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collection of requests, usually a list of household tasks assigned by a spouse to a partner. It's a lighthearted term for a to-do list focused on home maintenance and repairs

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カネで動く　買収される

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destroy (something, especially waste material) by burning. "such garbage must be incinerated at the hospital"

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an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots. Flares are our solar system's largest explosive events.

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having a frightening, overawing, or threatening effect. "the intimidating defense attorney"

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No foreseeable end or conclusion to something. The phrase indicates that one expects the thing to continue indefinitely.

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pillowlike; soft; yielding

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astonishment and dismay experienced on being informed of a product's unexpectedly high price.Mar

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Picky eater not easily satisfied, or having very high standards about particular things:

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when a new shoe rubs against tender feet, causing blisters and abrasions, until shoe and foot find a way to conform to each other in harmony

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Beginner 新参者　初心者

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to treat something as if it is not important synonym dismiss Shrugging off her injury, she played on. He shrugged aside suggestions that he resign.

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Wherever you are comfortable and at ease with yourself is your home, regardless where you were born or brought up. ('Home is where you lay your head' and 'Home is where you hang your hat' are also used.)

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used to refer to a particular role or occupation of someone who has more than one. "wearing her scientific hat she is director of a pharmacology research group"

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you have just said or done something great for me and that has made this day a very great and important one. Simply: You have made me happy today

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burn or scorch the surface of (something) with a sudden, intense heat. "the water got so hot that it seared our lips" さっと炙る Similar: scorch burn singe scald char dry up/out parch desiccate dehydrate wither shrivel discolor brown blacken carbonize cauterize exsiccate distress grieve sadden make miserable/wretched upset trouble harrow cause anguish to afflict perturb disturb hurt wound pain cut to the quick affect move sting mortify torment torture gnaw at vex gall adjective

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characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits.突飛な "her sense of humor was decidedly quirky" Similar: eccentric idiosyncratic

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Son of a gun is an exclamation in American and British English. It can be used encouragingly or to compliment, as in "You son of a gun, you did it!"

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to remove something by cutting it with a sharp tool. He chopped a branch off the tree.

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"Chipping away" means to gradually reduce, weaken, or make progress on something by taking small, repeated actions

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1. cut or break (a small piece) from a hard material. "we had to chip ice off the upper deck" Similar: nick crack snick

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become very excited or angry : to become very excited or angry. The crowd went bananas when the concert began. to become extremely angry or excited: She'll go bananas when you tell her the news. When she came onto the stage, the crowd went bananas.

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to be old and in bad condition: That jacket has seen better days. Why don't you get a new one? Origin. : This term was first used by Shakespeare to describe a decline of fortune (Timon of Athens, 4:2) but soon was broadened to describe aging or deterioration in both humans and objects

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To me, a tax grab is an unscrupulous(bad) action by government at any level to extract money from taxpayers for general revenue

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of a person) having an extreme or irrational fear of confined places. "crowds made him feel claustrophobic"

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Willingness to pay Willingness to pay, sometimes abbreviated as WTP, is the maximum price a customer is willing to pay for a product or service. It’s typically represented by a dollar figure or, in some cases, a price range. While potential customers are likely willing to pay less than this threshold, it’s important to understand that, in most cases, they won’t pay a higher price.

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central, or having a centre: There are two opposing centric forces that may well be irreconcilable. 〜中心の There are two opposing centric forces that may well be irreconcilable. Transfers of income and property within the family may be centric or non-centric.

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1. force (a person or animal) into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape. "the man was eventually cornered by police dogs"

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a person who works very hard but who does not have a high position: For much of his life he has built a career as a worker bee in business deals arranged by others. People didn't know whether I was a worker bee or a manager.

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