lassitude tiredness and lack of energy or interest [syn] weariness ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 今年も半分終わってしまいました。 朝，World Cupの試合を見ていて，今日から，ラジオ英会話を１月だけ，再…

summon also summon sth up to try very hard to have enough of something such as courage, energy, or strength, because you need it: He had to summon the energy to finish the race. ；この単語も二度目のはず。 ----------------------------------…

gathering a meeting of a group of people ；この単語も二度目だ。 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 今日は，８月のプレゼン前，大勢集まる最後の機会で，ノミニケーション系が 好きな方も多いので，念の為に，出…

drain to make someone feel very tired and without any energy: Working with children all day really drains you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- World Cup 2018 Russia大会のアジア予選最大の課題は，カタ…

catnap informal a very short sleep: have/take a catnap Nomes slept badly, and had to take catnaps during the day. ；二度目の登場のはず？ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- World Cup, Germany vs U.S.A戦…

collect yourself/collect your thoughts to make an effort to remain calm and think clearly and carefully about something: I got there early so I had a few minutes to collect my thoughts before the meeting began. ----------------------------…

an early night if you have an early night, you go to bed earlier than usual [opp] a late night: have/get an early night I think I'll get an early night. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Uruguay vs Ita…

スコア換算表，作成しました。TEX加藤先生のブログに，普段よりも多くの報告があり， 正解数換算表が早く完成し，TOEICerのパワーを感じました。 ４月に比べて，Listeningの平均スコアが10点以上下がり，結果，Totalも10点以上下がりました。 Listening 平均…

cover to include or deal with a particular subject or group of things: We need more time to cover so much ground (=include so many things). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ボランティアの書類書き終わ…

insensate unreasonable and crazy ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 今日は，TOEICの公開試験でしたね。受験なされた方々，お疲れ様でした。 私はその時間，YBMのウェブサイトにアクセスして，せっせせっせと mp3…

repose a state of calm or comfortable rest: in repose Her face looked less hard in repose. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 明治大学和泉キャンパスで受験してきました。教室も監督の職員の女性も一緒でした…

renounce if you renounce an official position, title, right etc, you publicly say that you will not keep it any more [syn] give up ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tommy師匠とHUMMERさんが，同じシリー…

fatigue very great tiredness [syn] exhaustion ----------------------------------------------------------------------- スペイン敗退してしまいましたね。サッカーのハーフタイムに，増田有華さんの"Let it go"の カラオケをみました。 TOEFL ITP対策 …

peaked AmE looking pale and ill [syn] peaky BrE You're looking a little peaked this morning. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NHKラジオ講座の７月号を買ってきました。本屋で立ち読みをする気力もなく， さ…

fret to worry about something, especially when there is no need: Don't fret - everything will be all right. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TOEICの７月の公開試験を申し込みました。７月は神崎先生と同じ…

halfwit informal a stupid person ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 午前２時過ぎに目が覚めてしまい，スイスvsエクアドル戦を見てしまいました。 劇的な決勝ゴールがみれてよかったのですが，中途半端な時間ゆえ…

regain to get something back, especially an ability or quality, that you have lost [syn] recover: He somehow managed to regain his balance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 二日酔い，日本の敗戦とやる…

昨日結果が届いてました。ネットでも確認しました。 S ９０ W １６０ Pronunciation Level: LOW Intonation and Stress Level: MEDIUM 発音矯正の必要がありますわ。 にゃもし がんばれ，日本代表！！！

at cross-purposes if two people are at cross-purposes, they do not understand each other because they are talking about different things but fail to realize this: I think we're talking at cross-purpose. ------------------------------------…

suspicion a feeling that you do not trust someone: People moving into the area are often regarded with suspicion. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- World Cup，いきなり疑惑の判定扱いで，厳しいですね。ク…

sharpen to make a feeling stronger and more urgent:[syn] strengthen: A series of attacks have sharpened fears of more violence. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- World Cup, もう開幕ですね。慌てて，Worl…

arthritis a disease that causes the joints of your body to become swollen and very painful ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 6月21日のTOEFL ITPの受験票が届きました。6月21日は，増田有華さんが，難波で， …

slapdash careless and done too quickly [opp] painstaking: a very slapdash piece of work ----------------------------------------------------------------------- いきなりカウントダウンの数字，間違えていました。受験日，土曜日だった。 NHKラジ…

sure of yourself confident in your own abilities and opinions, sometimes in a way that annoys other people: Kids nowadays seem very sure of themselves. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 見落としていま…

dead spoken very dead beat/tired (=very tired) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TOEIC SWおよび英検を受験なされた方々，お疲れ様でした。 応援していたSharapovaさんが優勝して，後は楽しみにしていた 世界ラ…

bland without any excitement, strong opinions, or special character [syn] dull: a few bland comments ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 渡辺麻友さん，センター獲得おめでとう。 ５月に比べると，ジタバタせ…

おはようございます。明日は英検１級開催日ですね。 自分が受験したら，チェックしておくだろう句動詞を書き出しておきます。 前回で句動詞問題連敗記録をストップしましたが，基本線は全滅なので， 役に立つかどうかはわかりません。 beef up horse around …

pelt to be raining very heavily: Rain pelted the windows. It's pelting down out there. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ４月・５月の直前の金曜日とまったく変わらないような，TOEIC SWテストへの準備ぶり。…

pour also pour down to rain heavily without stopping: It's pouring now. It poured all night. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- テニスはSharapova戦のみ観戦予定。第１試合で助かりますわ。B-CASカードを 入…

crisp if someone behaves or speaks in a crisp way, they are confident, polite, and firm, but not very friendly: His tone was crisp and businesslike. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- テニスの試合，２試…