増田有華さんを応援しながら英語学習+α

増田有華ファンが英語学習に悪戦苦闘する日記

STEP 1st Grade countdown 4

sinister making you feel that something evil, dangerous, or illegal is
happening or will happen
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Australian Open Tennis,マレーvsフェデラー戦だったので,テレビ観戦。
英検はここまで準備不足だとどうしようもないので,ライティングのみ対策して臨むことにします。

英検1級対策
ジャパンタイムズ&日本アイアール編『英検1級最短合格!総合対策』ジャパンタイムズ,2009年。
第3章「ライティング力をつける」(pp.148-171)演習部分は模範解答を筆写したのみ。

ラジオ英会話(2014年1月22日)

Good job, Yuka! You really belted out that song!

belt sth <-> out to sing a song or play an instrument loudly:
Yuka was belting out old Broadway favorites.

clear easy to hear, and therefore easy to understand:
It's a good recording; the sound is as clear as a bell(=very clear). 

jittery informal anxious or nervous [opp] relaxed:
It was probably the tension that made him jittery.

presence the ability to appear impressive to people because of your
appearance or the way you behave: a man of great presence

knot a tight uncomfortable feeling caused by a strong emotion such as
fear or anger: Her stomach was in knots. 

nail informal if you nail something, you succeed in getting it, after a lot of time 
or effort: She finally nailed her dream job.

light-headed unable to think clearly or move steadily, for example
during a fever or after drinking alcohol [syn] dizzy:
The sun and the wine had made him a little light-headed.
dizzy feeling unable to stand steadily, for example because you are looking down
from a high place or because you are ill

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