confer to talk together and exchange ideas, often with the international of reaching a decision about something I need to confer with my lawyer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ４月から大学に入学する…

windfall an amount of money that you receive unexpectedly The Belridge School, after receiving a financial windfall, purchased computers for all students and teachers. -----------------------------------------------------------------------…

flag to become tired or less strong My interest in the story flagged. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- F1のマレーシアGP，BSフジの録画放送を録画して，明日，見る予定です。 Laptop PCのメインテナンス，結…

halt to stop something, or to bring something to a stop Nationwide, mail delivery was halted by the strike. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- プレゼン完了で，仕事は一区切りですわ。４月は英語学習サボっ…

campaign a plan consisting of a number of activities directed toward the achievement of an aim ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 明日のプレゼンで，仕事は一区切りですわ。４月はスロースタートでいいはず。…

calm If someone is calm in a difficult situation, you can use the words cool or unruffled. He was very cool about the problem and didn't shout or lose his temper. He seemed remarkably unruffled for a man who was about to lose his job. ----…

brace to prepare yourself physically or mentally for something unpleasant The weather forecasters told us to brace ourselves for a heavy storm. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 今日はこれからテレビ東…

haze fog caused by water, smoke, or dust, or an effect of heat that prevents things being seen clearly A brownish haze hung over the field. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Laptop PCの修理に追われて，…

sleepover a visit to another person's home to spend the night Games, DVDs, and junk food are sleepover mainstays for the both boys and girls. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- クラシコ，バルサが勝ちま…

dissipate to disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually It took months of effort to dissipate the oil spill in the North Sea. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ４月のTOEICまで３…

rehabilitate to return someone to a healthy or usual condition or way of living, or to return something to good condition That builder rehabilitates older housing which he then sells for a profit. ------------------------------------------…

slate to schedule or expect to happen The festival is slated to run here January 28th to February 7th. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 今日はまた，目のゴワゴワ感が復活しました。orz 薬が少し効いてきて…

オレンジの封筒が到着しました。 リスニングは全くと言ってよいほど聞き取れず，300点台を覚悟していましたが， かなり易しめと判断していたリーディングもできていませんでした。orz 情弱でオリジナルフォームがわからないので，以下は，自分のアビメからの…

repent to be sorry you did or did not do something Jenkins returned, to repent and face justice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 桂米朝さんがお亡くなりになりました。お悔やみ申しあげます。 錦織圭選手…

poised ready to move, or prepared and waiting for something to happen The lion was poised to strike. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 「TOEIC S&Wテスト受験応援企画 第2弾」すでに，試験の申込をしてあっ…

absorb to completely take the attention of someone She was absorbed in listening to music. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- カーリング，アメリカ，ロシアに連敗のまさに痛い黒星ですわ。 朝，テニス，夜，…

boundless seemingly endless or unlimited: boundless energy ----------------------------------------------------------------------- カーリング日本女子，ノルウェー，フィンランドに勝ち，なんとか４連勝！！！ 今週はカーリング観戦を第一とします…

forward-looking planning for the future, esp. in a new or creative way ----------------------------------------------------------------------- カーリング日本女子，スウェーデン，スコットランドに勝ち星！！！ 地元開催の大会，ベスト４進出に向…

capable having the skill or ability or strength to do something She's a very capable lawyer. potential possible but not yet achieved He was eager to talk with potential customers. -----------------------------------------------------------…

splitting headache a very bad headache ----------------------------------------------------------------------- まだアマゾンのブックレビューがないので，人柱的に『難解模試』を明日やろうと 思い，慣らし運転的に同じJリサーチ出版の模試をやってみ…

rack to cause someone great physical or mental pain ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 今日は珍しく自宅を午前７時前に出発して，神奈川方面へ。花粉症の目の症状から， 移動中は音声を聞いたのみ（『時短特急』…

rally to return or bring to a better condition; improve or cause to succeed: The dollar rallied against the yen in trading today. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TOEICのPART 2は壊滅的に状態になりつつ…

endeavor (n) an effort or attempt to do something Writing is a very different endeavor than teaching. (v) to try to do something I endeavored to explain the legal consequences of his action. ------------------------------------------------…

effort physical or mental activity needed to achieve something, or an attempt to do something: They met again in an effort to end the strike and get people back to work. ---------------------------------------------------------------------…

hearty hearty is also used to mean satisfying to the taste a hearty vegetable soup ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 実家における食べ過ぎにより，お腹の不調が再発しました。orz 明日早朝，Davis CupのJapan…

dilapidated (esp. of a structure) in bad condition and needing repair We still use the dilapidated barn for storing tools. barn a large building on a farm in which hay (= dried grass) and grain and often farm animals are kept -------------…

vacancy a place or position that is available These companies have a lot of vacancies (=jobs) to fill, and they pay well. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- masu mami :D，抽選外れました。orz ２月のTOEIC…

sore painful and uncomfortable, esp. (of a body part) because of injury or infection or (of a muscle) from being used too much If you have a sore throat, take aspirin. -----------------------------------------------------------------------…

eager having or showing desire or interest Lots of eager volunteers responded to the appeal for help. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ３月のTOEIC公開テストの受験票が届きました。会場は定番の千葉商科大…

heedless not giving attention to a risk or difficulty Heedless of the hurricane warnings, they took the small boat out into open water. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ４月のTOEIC公開テストの申込をし…