duration the length of time that something continues: The course is of three years' duration. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 先日買ってきた『僕はこうやって満点を取る』ですが，「試験当日のシミュレー…

sot old-fashioned someone who is drunk all the time ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 夕方から打ち合わせが入ってしまい，その後，飲みに行く可能性が高いので， お昼に念の為に朝勉の分を書いて，ブログを更新…

lukewarm not showing much interest or excitement: His idea got only a lukewarm response from the committee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 朝勉なしだと忙しいですわ。 Morite2先生のインタビューが載っ…

freak out informal to become very anxious, upset or afraid, or make someone very anxious, upset or afraid: People just freaked out when they heard the news. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 今日も眠く…

fidgety informal unable to stay still, especially because of being bored or nervous: The boys get fidgety if they can't play outside. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 今日から５日間は，４種類の演習を…

low point the worst moment of a situation or activity [opp] high point: The low point in my life was when I was hit by a drunk driver. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 朝から具合が悪く，休養モード。楽…

slow-witted not good at understanding things [syn] stupid ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TOEIC用の英語学習，全然できませんでした。 ソチ五輪アイスホッケーのアメリカvsカナダ戦は第３ピリオドからライブ…

feat something that is an impressive achievement, because it needs a lot of skill, strength etc to do: remarkable/considerable/incredible etc feat They climbed the mountain in 28 days, a remarkable feat. -----------------------------------…

catnap informal a very short sleep: have/take a catnap Nomes slept badly, and had to take catnaps during the day. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- カーリング女子決勝を見たあと，仮眠して，フィギャース…

vex old-fashioned to make someone feel annoyed or worried ----------------------------------------------------------------------- スノーボード，パラレル大回転を観戦後，NHKのネット中継へ切り替え。竹内さん，銀メダルおめでとう！ カーリング女…

respite a short period of time before you have to do something that you do not like: We have a respite a few days' respite before we have to pay them. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- カーリング，日本…

deprivation the lack of something that you need in order to be healthy, comfortable, or happy: Sleep deprivation can result in mental disorders. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- カーリング，中国に勝利…

teeter to stand or walk moving from side to side, as if you are going to fall: She teetered along in her high-heeled shoes. be teetering on the brink/edge of sth to be very close to being in an unpleasant or dangerous situation: The countr…

rung informal a particular level or position in an organization or system: [+of/on] Humans are on the highest rung of the evolutionary ladder. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 増田有華さん，舞台「タン…

conviction the feeling of being sure about something and having no doubts: It was a reasonable explanation, but his voice lacked conviction. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- カーリング，イギリスにコン…

今日，やっと個人成績表が届きました。 語彙はともかくもリスニングをどうにかしたいですわ，本当に！ にゃもし

TEX加藤先生はじめ，TEX加藤先生のブログ，また覗き見したブログで 個人スコアを報告していただいた方々に感謝いたします。 モネさんのご指摘通り，二名の方のフォームを訂正しました。 また，２ちゃんねるでマイナーの換算表を掲載なされた方に感謝いたしま…

pray to wish or hope very strongly that something will happen or is true: [+for] We're praying for good weather tomorrow. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 今日はラジオ英会話のみ。仮眠をとって，カーリ…

invincible too strong to be destroyed or defeated: Young athletes think of themselves as invincible. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- カーリングのロシア戦勝利の後，渡部選手の銀メダルといい時間を過ごせ…

crushing very hard to deal with, and making you lose hope and confidence [syn] devastating: The Eighth Army had suffered a crushing defeat. Failing his final exams was a crushing blow (=made him lose hope and confidence). -----------------…

put up a fight/struggle/resistance to show great determination to oppose something or get out of a difficult situation ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 明治大学リバティアカデミーの新年度前半のパンフレ…

pantalgia pain involving the entire body ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 右腕，足腰に痛みがきています。orz この１週間，結局，全然『闘耳』の発音バイエルできませんでした。 ヒロ前田先生の著書の読後メモ…

snow plough BrE snow plow AmE a vehicle or piece of equipment on the front of a vehicle that is used to push snow off roads, railways etc ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 雪の中外出したので疲れました…

deplorable very bad, unpleasant, and shocking [syn] appalling appalling very unpleasant and shocking [syn] terrible ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Love is blind, but marriage restores its sight. - S…

英検のことなど，すっかり忘れていました。マークミスはなかったようです。 ２０１３年度３回分の成績は以下のとおりでした。 第１回は大問４は18点，第３回は大問４は白紙で０点。やっぱり１２点取りに行って， 自己ベストの６０点台を出しておきたかったで…

scruffy dirty and untidy: a scruffy old pair of jeans ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ２月から木曜日のみThe Japan Newsを買うことにしました。期待していたJN LearningLabは 日本語だらけだった。orz これか…

drab boring [syn] dull: people forced to live grey, drab existences in ugly towns grey boring and unattractive [opp] colorful: visions of a grey and empty world ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ヒロ前…

forcibly using physical force: The police threatened to have protesters forcibly removed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ３月のTOEICの公開試験，申し込みました。受験できるとよいのですが。。。 ３月のT…

tarry literary to delay or be slow in going somewhere ----------------------------------------------------------------------- スーパーボウルがNew Yorkで開催，ということで，メトの歌姫Renee Flemingさんが アメリカ国歌斉唱！オペラ歌手による国…

fancy old-fashioned an idea or opinion that is not based on fact ----------------------------------------------------------------------- なかなか取り組みたいと思える発音矯正トレーニングがみつかりません。 来週への宿題ですわ。 英語５分間トレ…