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Vocabulary
調べた語句を書き留めただけ。主にOxford Learner's Dictionariesとジーニアス英和辞典を参照している。
○only:(conjunction)except that; but
⇒I’d love to come, only I have to work.
⇒It tastes like chicken, only stronger.
○albeit:although
⇒He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us.
⇒Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
○lest: (conjunction) in order to prevent something from happening
⇒He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob.
⇒Lest anyone should doubt my story, I have brought documents to attest to its truth.
○wont (to do something):in the habit of doing something, in the way that someone usually does
⇒He was wont to fall asleep after supper.
⇒She arrived an hour late, as is her wont.
○total something (especially North American English, informal) :to damage a car very badly, so that it is not worth repairing
⇒She never forgave him for totaling her car.
○loaded:[not before noun] (informal) very rich
⇒Let her pay—she's loaded.
⇒Her family is loaded.
○put-down : a remark or criticism that is intended to make somebody look or feel stupid
⇒She was tired of his put-downs.
○en route: on the way; while travelling from/to a particular place
⇒We stopped for a picnic en route.
⇒The bus broke down en route from Boston to New York.
⇒Japan's Ayumu Hirano laid down two unprecedented runs en route to a gold medal in the Beijing halfpipe on Monday.
北京五輪の平野歩夢選手への判定に不服のアナウンサーの実況は見どころです。（上リンク参照）
○study: to watch or to look at sb/sth carefully in order to find out something
⇒Scientists are studying photographs of the planet for signs of life.(じっと見つめる)
⇒He studied her face thoughtfully.
⇒Fran was studying the menu.
○ and whatnot :used when you are referring to something, but are not being exact and do not mention its name(とか色々、その他諸々)
⇒It's a new firm. They make toys and whatnot.
○attention-grabbing: demanding notice especially by being prominent or outlandish
○live up to something: to do as well as or be as good as other people expect you to
○keep (yourself) from something : to prevent yourself from doing something
⇒We couldn’t keep from laughing.
=We couldn’t help laughing.
○per se: used meaning ‘by itself’ to show that you are referring to something on its own, rather than in connection with other things
⇒The drug is not harmful per se, but is dangerous when taken with alcohol.
○if it isn’t :あれ〜じゃないか
⇒If it isn't Bob! What are you doing with those field glasses.
あれ、ボブじゃん。双眼鏡なんか持って何してるの？
○in the nick of time:間一髪で(by the skin of one’s teeth)
⇒We got there just in the nick of time.
○call it a day:(informal) to decide or agree to stop doing something
⇒After forty years in politics I think it's time for me to call it a day (= to retire).
○under the weather:(informal) if you are or feel under the weather, you feel slightly ill and not as well as usual
○for all one care:(informal) used to say that a person is not worried about or interested in what happens to somebody/something
（・・・しようと）＜人は＞全然構わない，（・・・しても）＜人の＞知ったことではない
⇒He may die for all I care. やつが死のうと俺の知ったことか。
⇒He can fail for all I care. 彼が失敗しようが俺の知ったことか。
○all there: having a healthy mind; thinking clearly
⇒He behaves very oddly at times—I don’t think he’s quite all there.
○at times: sometimes
⇒He can be really bad-tempered at times.
○accordingly:(used especially at the beginning of the sentence) for that reason
⇒The cost of materials rose sharply last year. Accordingly, we were forced to increase our prices.
⇒Another researcher points out that narration in social contexts often involves circumstances that promote non-disclosure such as silent resistance and secret alliances. Accordingly, some things get said, others not.
○the apple of sb’s eye: a person or thing that is loved more than any other
⇒I really like my dog. He is the apple of my eye.
○under the rose: secretly, privately
⇒The most interesting one was that the phrase "under the rose” meant "secret" in English. (I Had That Same Dream Again p.57より）
○in mint condition: new or as good as new; in perfect condition
⇒The car had been kept in a garage and rarely used over the past 40 years, so in spite of its age, it was in mint condition.
○she:[擬人法]それは，それが（国名,船,車などを受けて）
⇒Japan has made it clear that she will accept the offer.
⇒Fill her [Fill'er] up! 満タンにしてくれ！(her=the car)
○that said(having said that):(informal) used to introduce an opinion that makes what you have just said seem less strong
(although that was said, though I have said thatの分詞構文と考えられる）
⇒I sometimes get worried in this job.Having said that, I enjoy doing it, it's a challenge.
⇒If I were to run in this form, it would not even take ten seconds. That said, I had less and less of a reason to rush now, so I took my time heading there, so as not to startle anyone. (At Night, I Become a Monster p.11より）
○straw that broke the camel's back 我慢の限界を超えるもの，最後の決定的な一撃
⇒Perhaps, they speculated, it had been the straw that broke the camel's back, and Yano had decided to enact revenge on sweet and gentle Iguchi, something that she would nomally be unable to do. (At Night, I Become a Monster p.123より）
○hotbed of something: a place where a lot of a particular activity, especially something bad or violent, is happening (Oxford)
: an environment that favors rapid growth or development (Merriam-Webster)
~の温床
⇒The area was a hotbed of a crime.
⇒The police department was a hotbed of corruption.
○beat around the bush: to talk about something for a long time without coming to the main point（遠回しに言う）
⇒Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you want.
○notwithstanding:(prep)despite ※also used following the noun it refers to；(adv)nevertheless, however；(conj)although
⇒Notwithstanding some major financial problems, the school has had a successful year.
⇒The bad weather notwithstanding, the event was a great success.
⇒Notwithstanding, the problem is significant one.
⇒He was found guilty, notwithstanding that the evidence was very weak.
