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Racialize
make racial in tone or character. 人種によって特徴づける;人種で区別をする
shoo-in
one that is a certain and easy winner
Shoo : シッシッと言って追い払う(
conciliators
intended or likely to placate or pacify.
“a conciliatory approach 和解の、懐柔的な、融和的な
Distant third
far away or apart in space or time
Natural Allie’s
Supporters
Gentrification
process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents and businesses.
Flay
peel the skin off (a corpse or carcass).
“one shoulder had been flayed to reveal the muscles”
whip or beat (someone) so harshly as to remove their skin.
flay 【他動】 〔人・動物・木などの〕皮を剥ぐ[むく] 〔人や動物を激しく〕むち打つ
Leave someone in the dust
to go far ahead of (someone) : to be much more advanced than (someone
lifeline
頼みの綱
Affectionate
readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness.
“a happy and affectionate family”
Similar:
loving
fond
adoring
devoted
caring
doting
tender
warm
warmhearted
big-hearted
soft-centered
softhearted
soft
unselfish
kind
kindhearted
kindly
comforting
sympathetic
solicitous
supportive
attentive
friendly
demonstrative
cuddly
amicable
cordial
welcoming
good-natured
brotherly
sisterly
motherly
fatherly
maternal
paternal
maternalistic
paternalistic
touchy-feely
lovey-dovey
chummy
pally
matey
buddy-buddy
Opposite:
cold
unfeeling
expressing fondness.
“an affectionate kiss”
Tunnel vision
defective sight in which objects cannot be properly seen if not close to the center of the field of view. トンネル視、視野狭窄(症) 〈比喩的・批判的〉視野が狭過ぎること
INFORMAL
the tendency to focus exclusively on a single or limited goal or point of view.
“she has tunnel vision in all matters of opinion and morality”
Feedback
Pull away from
~から体を引く、~から体を離す、~から離れる[遠ざかる]
get your claws into somebody
to say unpleasant things about someone in order to upset them 恋愛関係で)〈女性が〉A(男性)をつかまえて操る
2 A(人)を非難する,Aの悪口を言う
Wait till the papers get their claws into him.
Go with guts
To trust or follow an intuition or instinct, as opposed to an opinion based on a logical analysis
Giddy
having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy.
“Luke felt almost giddy with relief”
Similar: 目まいがする、目の回るような、目がくらむような 軽薄な、浅はかな
dizzy
lightheaded
Treat yourself
to do something good and pleasurable for yourself, but not something necessary 自分へのご褒美
crawly
虫が〕はい回る 〔気味悪くて〕むずむずする、ゾクゾクする、ゾッとする
beat yourself up
to blame yourself too much for something. Look, there’s no need to beat yourself up over this.
Lose my mind
to become mentally ill : to go insane. I feel like I’m losing my mind.
Veer off
to begin to go in the wrong direction. The rocket veered off course.
Matte D
the person in charge of a restaurant or of the people who bring food to your table in a restaurant
don’t shoot the messenger
責めないで! said to warn someone not to be angry with the person who tells them something bad
dumbing down
難しい事を大衆的なレベルに下げて優しく簡単に解説する、あるいは教材などのレベルを下げる、といった時に使われる
drawn to
to be attracted to someone idiom. to draw (someone’s attention): to attract