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TOEIC SW Countdown 11

decisive an action, event etc that is decisive has a big effect on the way
that something develops: decisive factor/effect/influence etc
Women can play a decisive role in the debate over cloning.
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CNNj, 連日のBreaking News状態で,19時台にMonitaさん登場していました。

明日,香川真司選手が先発していれば,マンチェスターUvsバイエルン・ミュンヘン戦,
していなければバルセロナvsアトレティコ戦を観戦します。

TOEIC SW対策

横川綾子/トニー・クック著『はじめてのTOEICテストスピーキング/ライティング完全攻略』
アルク,2014年。

Speaking Q3(pp.30-47)

テンプレの最初のThis is a picture of ... が私にとっては難しいですわ。

ラジオ英会話(April 9, 2014)

break sth <-> off to end a relationship: Yuka broke off their engagement  
only a few weeks before they were due to be married.
The US has broken off diplomatic relations with the regime.

kick yourself spoken used to say that you are annoyed with yourself 
because you have done something silly, made a mistake etc:
You'll kick yourself when I tell you the answer.
United will be kicking themselves for missing several chances.
;明日の試合には縁起が悪い例文か?

move on to develop in your life, and change your relationships, interests, 
activities etc

can't/couldn't get over sth spoken used to say that you are surprised, 
shocked, or amused by something: I can't get over how well you look. 

what possessed sb (to do sth)? spoken used to say that you cannot 
understand why someone did something stupid: 
What on earth possessed her to do it? 

get/have cold feet informal to suddenly feel that you are not brave enough
to do something you planned to do: 
The plan failed after sponsors got cold feet.

Enjoy Simple English(April 9, 2014)

録音失敗していました。なので,22時台にライブで。

“The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom”

mortar a small hard bowl in which you can crush substances such as seeds
and grains into powder with a special object
;微妙に違う気がするのだが。。。

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