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when it rains it pours

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misfortunes or difficult situations tend to follow each other in rapid succession or to arrive all at the same time.
= It never rains but it pours

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Sibling rivalry

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the jealousy, competition and fighting between brothers and sisters. It is a concern for almost all parents of two or more kids.

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Debilitating

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making someone or something physically weak:
a debilitating condition/disease

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not a (living) soul

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No one

By the time I arrived there wasn’t a soul there.

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Radiate

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  1. to show an emotion or quality, or (of an emotion or quality) to be shown or felt:
    He was radiating joy and happiness.
  2. to produce heat and/or light, or (of heat or light) to be produced:
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Insurrection

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an organized attempt by a group of people to defeat their government and take control of their country, usually by violence:
armed insurrection

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Go nowhere

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to not have any success or achieve anything:
I’m trying to persuade her to come, but I’m getting nowhere.

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Moving right along

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［時が、作業が〕順調に運ぶ

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Sliver of Sunshine

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something that is small, but brings a little bit of joy or hope.

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Respiratory tract

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the passage formed by the mouth, nose, throat, and lungs, through which air passes during breathing.
“respiratory tract infections”

空気が体に入って出て行く通路。 言い換え. airway. 気道

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Pay it forward

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an expression for describing the beneficiary of a good deed repaying the kindness to others rather than paying it back to the original benefactor

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Pull a stant

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to do something silly and dangerous:

What did you want to pull a stupid stunt like that for?

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Hold up

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to remain strong or successful:
Will his alibi hold up (= continue to seem true) in court?

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Ratchet up

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to increase, or make something increase, repeatedly and by small amounts

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Tipping point

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the point at which a series of small changes or incidents becomes significant enough to cause a larger, more important change.

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Feeble

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weak and without energy, strength, or power:
He was a feeble, helpless old man

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There is more to this story

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it means that some parts of the story have been left out.

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〜is our priority

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〜が最優先

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Late husband

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Dead husband

someone dead, especially someone who has died recently

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Benevolent

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kind and helpful:
He was a benevolent old man and wouldn’t hurt a fly.

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I was really praying that

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When someone is hoping very much that something will happen

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Handle the heat

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Endure severe censure or criticism
大した奴だ

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Be in line for

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candidate for
“Could Ontario be in line for a major investment for a major EV —”

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Poise

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Stop, control, Palarize

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Buzzing

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full of excitement or activity.
“the Latvian capital combines winter charm with buzzing nightlife”

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Spin-off business

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In a “spin-off,” a parent company distributes shares of a subsidiary to the parent company’s shareholders so that the subsidiary becomes a separate, independent company

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Prong

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prong 【名】 〔洋食器のフォークのように〕先端のとがった細長い物◇可算 〈比喩〉枝分かれしたもの

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Splashy

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attracting a great deal of attention; elaborately or ostentatiously impressive.
“I don’t care for splashy Hollywood parties”

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Just ahead

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You use just to say that something happened a very short time ago, or is starting to happen at the present time.
ここあとすぐ

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Furry

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covered with fur.
“furry creatures in fields”

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Bogus

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Fake

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Darkest before the dawn

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things always seem the worst right before they improve.
陰の極

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Ingrained

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of beliefs) so firmly held that they are not likely to change:
Such ingrained prejudices cannot be corrected easily.

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whirlwind

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“It’s been a whirlwind”

happening or developing very quickly:
a whirlwind tour

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Turn in

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to take a criminal to the police, or to go to them yourself to admit a crime:
The hit-and-run driver turned himself in to the police the day after the accident. 自首する

give something to someone in authority.
“no questions were asked of people who turned in the guns”
Similar:
hand in/over
give in
submit

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Gust

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a brief, strong rush of wind.

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Long overdue

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too long awaited; needed or expected for some time:

Improvements in our highway system are long overdue.

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Fracture

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break or cause to break.
“the stone has fractured”
Similar:
break
snap

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OLED

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organic light-emitting diode

発光ダイオードの一種で、発光材料に有機化合物を用いるもの。 有機ＥＬと呼ばれる現象を応用した発光素子の一種である。

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Take a dive

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of prices, hopes, fortunes, etc.) fall suddenly.
“profits could take a dive as easily as they could soar”

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Clap back

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to quickly answer or criticize someone who has criticized, insulted, or annoyed you:
If you say something negative to me, you know, I clap back. I stand up for myself.

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Scramble

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to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands to help you:

敏捷(びんしよう)に)はって進む、はい回る、(きびきびと)はい登る、(…を)奪い合う、われがちに取り合う

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Boys will be boys

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used to indicate that it is not surprising or unusual when men or boys behave in energetic, rough, or improper ways

44
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Soft-headed wacko

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lacking wisdom or intelligence.
Of . an eccentric, strange, or odd person.

45
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Pedophilia

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sexual feelings directed toward children.

46
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TOMA

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The meaning of top of mind is something that takes priority or that is foremost in one’s thoughts. Top-of-mind awareness (TOMA) is a key concept used in market research.

47
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PEDO

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a person who is sexually attracted to children; a pedophile.

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But regardless

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in spite of difficulty
色んな困難はあるけど。。。

49
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Ortho-

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straight; rectangular; upright.
“orthodontics”

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In the boonies

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an area that is not close to any towns or cities : boondocks. The school is way out in the boonies

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Boonie

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a remote or rural area
Boonie, a diminutive of boondocks, a U.S. expression for a remote or rural area. Boonie hat, a wide-brim hat commonly used by military forces. Boonie pepper, alternative name for bird’s eye chili.

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Get behind

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to fail to make enough progress
get behind (with something)
to fail to make enough progress or to produce something at the right time I’m getting behind with my work. He got behind with his car payments.

53
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Zap

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to propel suddenly or speedily

: to transport instantaneously

54
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Face down

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to defeat someone or something that is opposing you by being brave and strong: 力でねじ伏せる
He admired the President’s ability to face down critics.

55
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Take the pulse of

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Try to determine the intentions or sentiments of a person or group, as in These exit polls allegedly take the pulse of the voters, but I don’t believe they’re very meaningful

（人）の脈を測る［取る］
表現パターンtake [feel] the pulse of
（人）の意向を探る
表現パターンtake [feel

56
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Chisel out

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cut or shape (something) with a chisel.ノミで削る
“carefully chisel out a groove for the hinge”

57
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Mishap

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unlucky accident.
“although there were a few minor mishaps, none of the pancakes stuck to the ceiling”

58
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Plea factory

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刑務所矯正工場

59
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Travesty

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a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.
“the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice”

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Lose (shattered) faith in humanity

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《lose (one’s) faith in humanity》人間性｛にんげん せい｝というものを信用｛しんよう｝できなくなる

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Going cold

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to become unproductive or ineffective; be unable to score

捜査｛そうさ｝が行き詰｛づ｝まる◇犯罪などについて、新しい手掛かりもなく、捜査が進展しない状態になること

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Not going over well

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the idea was not received well by its intended audience.
受け入れ難い

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Go over well

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to be favorably received

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Went just too far

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やり過ぎ

65
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Unappealing

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not attractive or interesting

66
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Terrain

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noun
a stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features.地形
“they were delayed by rough terrain”

Topography
Landscape

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Bandwagon jumper

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にわかファン

they become involved in an activity or movement because it is fashionable or likely to succeed and not because they are really interested in it.

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Eyeball

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目分量
Ballpark

69
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Won’t come with a shock

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Won’t associate with a shock

70
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Powerhouse

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a country, organization, or person with a lot of influence, power, or energy:
Germany is an economic powerhouse.

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Take the rein

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to take control of something
to take control of something, especially an organization or a country

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Unflinching

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not frightened of or not trying to avoid something dangerous or unpleasant:
It is a brave and unflinching account of prison life.

73
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Mocktail

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cocktail (= mixed drink) that does not contain any alcohol:
They offer mocktails using fresh fruit juices.

74
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Lighten the wallet

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  1. To spend a large amount of money. (When speaking of one’s own actions.)
    My sister loves to shop. She’s always out looking for new ways to lighten her wallet.
75
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Take the cake

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to be especially annoying, surprising, etc. or to be the worst or best of its kind:
And you say she’s opening your letters now? Oh, that takes the cake!
All of the reviews were bad, but hers took the cake.

take the cake は、そのまま訳すと「ケーキを取る」などとなりますが、これはこの語源が、一説では、黒人のダンスコンテストで一番になったら、ケーキを貰えるというところから来ているかららしいです。

つまりケーキはその一等賞の賞品だったということですね。

その意味から「優勝する」「うまくやる」「抜きん出る」などの意味で使われ始めたそうです。

しかし、上記の場合とは全く逆に、これを皮肉な気持ちを込めて「呆れる」「最低だ」などという意味でも使われています。

したがって、会話などの中でどういう意味になるかは、その全体の流れに関係してくるということです。

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Stint

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a fixed or limited period of time spent doing a particular job or activity:
He has just finished a stint of compulsory military service.

. “She served a stint in the army, followed by a stint in an office setting, before settling on a career as a lounge singer.”

Time

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Desist

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to stop doing something, especially something that someone else does not want you to do:

78
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Touch starvation

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Touch starvation refers to a sense of longing for physical contact

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Sure-fire (way to—)

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Certain to succeed

80
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Take a hit

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to be affected badly by something. And it’s very, very common to say that someone’s reputation took a hit when that person’s reputation is damaged

損害を被る、非難を受ける

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Unassuming

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Modest

Someone who is unassuming is quiet and shows no wish for attention or admiration:
He was shy and unassuming and not at all how you expect an actor to be.
Synonyms
bashfulcoy (MODEST)

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Verdant

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Green, leafy

83
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Nothing to lose
Give it a try

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ダメもと

84
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Stay afloat

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they have just enough money to pay their debts and continue operating.

85
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Have been around

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have a lot of varied experience and understanding of the world.
“look, I’ve been around, I know what happens with kids like you”

86
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Stodgy

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dull and uninspired.
“some of the material is rather stodgy and top-heavy with facts”

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Herefore

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For this reason; on this account; therefore. Obsolete spelling of herefor.

88
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wicker

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柳枝編細工

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furrow

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furrow 【名】 〔鋤で耕した〕畝間、畝と畝の間、あぜ溝 溝状の筋 〔額などの〕深いしわ

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Oatmeal

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a grayish-beige color flecked with brown.
“an oatmeal jacket”

91
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Peach fuzz

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うぶ毛

92
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Not worth the hype

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Not worth the hype: It’s basically saying that there’s a lot of excitement or hype around something, and you just don’t get it. 派手な売り込み（宣伝）があったがその価値は無い。

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Machete

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ma·​chete mə-ˈshet-ē -ˈchet-ē; mə-ˈshet. : a large heavy knife used especially for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon.

94
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Poetic justice

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a punishment or a reward that you feel is just, esp. when it is unexpected or unusual

詩的正義◆善行・悪行が結果的にいかにもふさわしい報いを受けること。しばしば皮肉な意味。悪事について言うことが多い。◆

95
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Deplore

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feel or express strong disapproval of (something).
“we deplore this act of violence”

96
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Nautical

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relating to ships, sailing, or sailors:
nautical equipment
You’re looking very nautical in your navy blue sweater.

97
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Spinal tap

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test used to diagnose certain health conditions. It’s performed in your lower back, in the lumbar region. During a lumbar puncture, a needle is inserted into the space between two lumbar bones (vertebrae) to remove a sample of cerebrospinal fluid.

脳脊髄液を採るために、あるいは薬物を投与するために脊柱の下部に脊椎穿刺針呼ばれる細い針をさす方法。「lumbar puncture（腰椎穿刺）

98
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Invoke

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to use a law in order to achieve something, or to mention something in order to explain something or to support your opinion or action:
Police can invoke the law to regulate access to these places.

99
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Leave out

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to not include someone or something:
You can leave the butter out of this recipe if you’re on a low-fat diet.

100
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Salient

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most noticeable or important.
“it succinctly covered all the salient points of the case”
Similar:
important

101
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Cooper

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a maker or repairer of casks and barrels.

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