Debauchary
bad sexual behaviour, drinking too much alcohol, taking drugs, etc.:
a life of debauchery
Palm off
to give away something, or persuade someone to accept something, because you do not want it and you know it has no value:
palm something off on someone She tried to palm her old car off on me.
価値無いものを手放す
Cloud ones judgement
to cause someone to be unable to think clearly
The alcohol must have clouded my judgment.
判断を曇らせる
Sit at the end of the table
To sit at the end of a table generally means to occupy a position of authority or importance
Get your ass off
force yourself to start doing something and to stop being lazy:
“I know I’m going to have to get off my ass and work if I want this.”
Control freak
a person who feels an obsessive need to exercise control over themselves and others and to take command of any situation.
I dear you
“I dare you” is a phrase used to challenge someone to do something, often something risky, difficult, or even a bit foolish, usually to test their courage or bravery 覚えとけよ
ただではすまないからな
Abort
to cause something to stop or fail before it begins or before it is complete:
The mission had to be aborted at the last minute.
Abortion. 中絶
Anticipate
to imagine or expect that something will happen:
We don’t anticipate any trouble.
We had one or two difficulties along the way that we didn’t anticipate.
Overbearing
too confident and too determined to tell other people what to do, in a way that is unpleasant:
Milligan had a pompous, overbearing father.
Hellhole
an extremely unpleasant place
Dodgy
dishonest or unreliable.
“a dodgy secondhand car salesman”
Ogre
in folklore) a man-eating giant.
ˈōɡər
Keep one’s wits about
keep one’s wits about” means to stay alert, think quickly, and be ready to react to unexpected or dangerous situations, remaining calm and rational
Accomplice
a person who helps another commit a crime.
“an accomplice in the murder”
əˈkämpləs
In this day and age
“In this day and age” is an idiomatic phrase meaning “now,” “today,” or “at the present time”
Tightening the squeeze
Tightening the squeeze” means making an already difficult situation worse by increasing pressure, whether physical, financial, or time-related. It implies that resources, space, or time are already limited, and then they are further reduced or restricted, intensifying the challenge and stress
Upwelling
a rising of seawater, magma, or other liquid.
“an upwelling of magma has caused long-lasting volcanic activity”
湧昇(ゆうしょう、英語: upwelling)とは、海洋において、海水が深層から表層に湧き上がる現象、またその流れ。 湧昇流(ゆうしょうりゅう)ともいう。
My time on earth
My time on Earth” refers to your life or existence on the planet, from birth to death, often with a focus on making it meaningful and fulfilling.
The phrase emphasizes the finite nature of your lifespan and encourages reflection on how to spend your limited years, whether by pursuing personal happiness, contributing to others, achieving goals, or preparing for an afterlife.
生きてる限り
Stark white
“Stark white” describes something that is a pure, bright, and unadorned white, often with a severe or plain appearance, creating a strong, clear, or even cold impression
corkage
a charge made by a restaurant or hotel for serving wine that has been brought in by a customer.
“you can choose from the large wine room and pay retail price plus $5 corkage”
Animal spirits
Animal spirits” is a term coined by the famous British economist, John Maynard Keynes, to describe how people arrive at financial decisions, including buying and selling securities, in times of economic stress or uncertainty.
Narrow escape
situation in which you avoid danger although you very nearly do not:
“We got out in time but it was a narrow escape.”
“There were several narrow escapes from drowning, but somehow each time he survived.
He had a very narrow escape from death when his aircraft came down in a storm.”
危機一髪
Perforation
a hole in something:
A tea bag is full of tiny perforations.
[ C or U ] MEDICAL specialized
a hole that goes all the way through a membrane or tissue or the act of making a hole like this:
One possible complication of colonoscopy is a perforation through the bowel wall that could require surgery.