Sounds Good Book 2 New Words

Front 1

round-trip

Back 1

・a trip to a place and back again, esp returning by a different route
・I need to book a ~ flight.
・往復旅行

Front 2

travel agent

Back 2

・a person representing a business concern, esp a travelling salesman
・I'm talking to a ~.
・旅行会社

Front 3

stopover

Back 3

・a stopping place on a journey
・I arrived at Canada with a long ~ in SanFrancisco.
・立ち寄る、途中降機

Front 4

clip

Back 4

・to cut small amounts of something in order to make it tidier
・I ~ out a newspaper.
・切る

Front 5

review

Back 5

・to examine, consider,and judge a situation or process carefully in order to see if changes are necessary
・The commander ordered a ~ of the tactics.
・再検討

Front 6

budget

Back 6

・the money that is available to an organization or person, or a plan of how it will be spent
・Congress approved the ~.
・予算

Front 7

conservative

Back 7

・not liking changes or new ideas
・a ~ administration
・保守的な

Front 8

procedure

Back 8

・a way of doing something, especially the correct or usual way
・go through the marriage ~
・手続き

Front 9

candidate

Back 9

・someone who is being considered for a job or is competing in an election
・a presidential ~
・候補者

Front 10

launch

Back 10

・to start something, usually something big or important
・~ a new business
・始める

Front 11

decline

Back 11

・to say no politely when someone invites you somewhere, offers you something, or wants you to do something
・He ~ an invitation to the party.
・断る

Front 12

insurance

Back 12

・an arrangement with a company in which you pay them money, especially regularly, and they pay the costs if something bad happens, for example if you become ill or your car is damaged
・Will the ~ cover this traffic accident?
・保険

Front 13

overall

Back 13

・considering or including everything
・The ~ birth rate has been decreasing year by year.
・全体的な

Front 14

administration

Back 14

・the government of a country at a particular time
・public ~
・行政

Front 15

legislation

Back 15

・a law or set of laws
・pass ~ for
・法律

Front 16

internal

Back 16

・inside your body
・~ organs
・内部の

Front 17

scarecrow

Back 17

・an object in the shape of a person that a farmer puts in a field to frighten birds away
・We set up a ~ in the field.
・かかし

Front 18

retain

Back 18

・to keep something or continue to have something
・She ~ wondferful memories of her college days.
・保持する

Front 19

enterprise

Back 19

・a company, organization, or business
・He started a new ~ in his hometown.
・事業

Front 20

troop

Back 20

・soldiers in an organized group
・All of a sudden, foreign ~ began to attack the country.
・軍隊

Front 21

revenue

Back 21

・money that a business or organization receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services
・~ and expenditure
・財源

Front 22

commercial

Back 22

・related to business and the buying and selling of goods and services
・The novel had huge ~ success.
・商業的な

Front 23

bury

Back 23

・to put something under the ground, often in order to hide it
・Utility lines are all ~ in the streets.
・埋める

Front 24

willing

Back 24

・prepared to do something, or having no reason to not want to do it
・I'm ~ to help you.
・喜んで

Front 25

plenty

Back 25

・in large supply or more than enough
・I've had ~, thank you.
・十分

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afford

Back 26

・ to have enough
・We can't ~ to travel abroad.
・~する余裕がある

Front 27

stair

Back 27

・a set of steps built for going from one level of a building to another
・The ~ were so steep.
・段

Front 28

concentrate

Back 28

・to think very carefully about something that you are doing
・I can't ~ because of the noise.
・集中する

Front 29

acquire

Back 29

・to get or gain something
・~ the exclusive rights to sell the product
・得る

Front 30

emotion

Back 30

・a strong human feeling such as love, hate, or anger
・Don't try to hide your ~ in front of me.
・感情

Front 31

prime

Back 31

・of the very best quality or kind
・be in ~ condition.
・最高の

Front 32

coal

Back 32

・a hard black mineral which is dug out of the ground and burnt to produce heat
・The ~ are red hot now.
・炭

Front 33

fund

Back 33

・to provide money for an activity, organization, event etc
・The research institute is ~ by the government.
・出資する

Front 34

burst into

Back 34

・to move somewhere suddenly or quickly, especially into or out of a place
・They ~ laughter when they heard that.
・突然~になる

Front 35

alternative

Back 35

・an alternative idea, plan etc is different from the one you have and can be used instead
・Is there any ~ way to achieve our goal?
・代わりとなる

Front 36

blind

Back 36

・unable to see
・Love is ~.
・盲目の

Front 37

faith

Back 37

・a strong feeling of trust or confidence in someone or something
・Most of the players on the team lost ~ in the manager.
・信念

Front 38

institution

Back 38

・a large organization that has a particular kind of work or purpose
・a financial ~
・機関

Front 39

identity

Back 39

・someone's identity is their name or who they are
・arrested on mistaken ~
・身元

Front 40

deaf

Back 40

・physically unable to hear anything or unable to hear well
・They turned a ~ ear to her advice.
・耳の聞こえない

Front 41

frequently

Back 41

・very often or many times
・make mistakes so ~
・頻繁に

Front 42

mass

Back 42

・a large amount or quantity of something
・a ~ of people
・大量

Front 43

lord

Back 43

・someone who must be obeyed because they have power over you
・a feudal ~
・君主

Front 44

deny

Back 44

・to say that something is not true, or that you do not believe something
・He ~ that he had forget to lock the door.
・否定する

Front 45

consumer

Back 45

・someone who buys and uses products and services
・the ~ price index
・消費者

Front 46

persuade

Back 46

・to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do it
・I managed to ~ him into joining the club.
・説得する

Front 47

relief

Back 47

・a feeling of comfort when something frightening, worrying, or painful has ended or has not happened
・pain ~
・安堵

Front 48

estimate

Back 48

・to try to judge the value, size, speed, cost etc of something, without calculating it exactly
・The damage is ~ to top $2.5 million.
・見積もる

Front 49

wage

Back 49

・money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that you work
・He earns a weekly ~ of $500.
・給料

Front 50

council

Back 50

・a group of people that are chosen to make rules, laws, or decisions, or to give advice
・the city ~
・市町村議会

Front 51

odd

Back 51

・different from what is normal or expected, especially in a way that you disapprove of or cannot understand
・There was something ~ in his behavior.
・奇妙な

Front 52

locate

Back 52

・to find the exact position of something
・Put the coins where they can easily be ~.
・見つけ出す

Front 53

reward

Back 53

・to give something to someone because they have done something good or helpful or have worked for it
・How can I reward your kind assistance?
・報いる

Front 54

commodity

Back 54

・a product that is bought and sold
・~ prices are plunging.
・産物

Front 55

sanction

Back 55

・official orders or laws stopping trade, communication etc with another country, as a way of forcing its leaders to make political changes
・The government is considering economic ~ against the country.
・制裁

Front 56

forthcoming

Back 56

・a forthcoming event, meeting etc is one that has been planned to happen soon
・in the ~ election
・きたるべき

Front 57

custody

Back 57

・the right to take care of a child, given to one of their parents when they have
・I got ~ of the children after a divorce.
・養育権

Front 58

defect

Back 58

・a fault or a lack of something that means that something or someone is not perfect
・discover a ~ in the engine
・欠陥

Front 59

tempt

Back 59

・to make someone want to have or do something, even though they know they really should not
・I was ~ to take a break.
・誘惑する

Front 60

tribute

Back 60

・something that you say, do, or give in order to express your respect or admiration for someone
・a ~ to the famous musician
・賛辞

Front 61

commence

Back 61

・to begin or to start something
・Work on the construction of the stadium ~.
・開始する

Front 62

exhaust

Back 62

・to make someone feel extremely tired
・We are really ~.
・疲れさせる

Front 63

peculiar

Back 63

・strange, unfamiliar, or a little surprising
・a plant that is ~ to the area
・特有の

Front 64

ridge

Back 64

・a long area of high land, especially at the top of a mountain
・The sun set behind the mountain ~.
・尾根

Front 65

diminish

Back 65

・to become or make something become smaller or less
・The water supply has ~ gradually.
・減らす

Front 66

contradiction

Back 66

・a difference between two statements, beliefs, or ideas about something that means they cannot both be true
・a ~ in the witness's statement.
・矛盾

Front 67

immense

Back 67

・extremely large
・an ~ amount of money
・莫大な

Front 68

subordinate

Back 68

・someone who has a lower position and less authority than someone else in an organization
・The manager blamed his ~.
・部下

Front 69

dedicate

Back 69

・to give all your attention and effort to one particular thing
・~ one's life to the world peace
・捧げる

Front 70

thereafter

Back 70

・after a particular event or time
・It rained until midnight, and it snowed ~.
・その後

Front 71

obstacle

Back 71

・something that makes it difficult to achieve something
・an ~ to the realization of his dreams
・障害

Front 72

protocol

Back 72

・a system of rules about the correct way to behave on an official occasion
・the Kyoto ~ on global warming
・議定書

Front 73

summon

Back 73

・to order someone to come to a place
・The famous rock singer was ~ to appear in court.
・召喚する

Front 74

leaflet

Back 74

・a small book or piece of paper advertising something or giving information on a particular subject
・My friends helped me pass out ~ to my classmates.
・小冊子

Front 75

equilibrium

Back 75

・a balance between different people, groups, or forces that compete with each other, so that none is stronger than the others and a situation is not likely to change suddenly
・the ~ between supply and demand
・均衡

Front 76

mock

Back 76

・to laugh at someone or something and try to make them look stupid by saying unkind things about them or by copying them
・The students ~ their teacher by repeating what she said.
・茶化す

Front 77

compulsory

Back 77

・something must be done because it is the law or because someone in authority orders you to
・Math and science are ~ for all students in this school.
・必修の

Front 78

deprive A of B

Back 78

・to prevent someone from having something, especially something that they need or should have
・He felt he had been ~ of his civil rights.
・AからBを奪う

Front 79

plunge

Back 79

・to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards
・The car ~ into the cold water and sank.
・突っ込む

Front 80

fatal

Back 80

・resulting in someone's death
・My uncle had a ~ heart attack last winter.
・致命的な

Front 81

clarify

Back 81

・to make something clearer or easier to understand
・Her explanation ~ the details of the plan.
・明らかにする

Front 82

caution

Back 82

・to warn someone that something might be dangerous, difficult etc
・The president ~ me against investing in venture capital funds.
・注意する

Front 83

forbid

Back 83

・to tell someone that they are not allowed to do something, or that something is not allowed
・My parents ~ me to drive a car.
・禁止する

Front 84

omit

Back 84

・to not include someone or something, either deliberately or because you forget to do it
・Her name was ~ from the list.
・除外する

Front 85

pulse

Back 85

・the regular beat that can be felt, for example at your wrist, as your heart pumps blood around your body
・The nurse took my ~.
・脈

Front 86

betray

Back 86

・to be disloyal to someone who trusts you so that they are harmed or upset
・He ~ his wife.
・裏切る

Front 87

suppress

Back 87

・to stop yourself from showing your feelings
・She ~ her emotions.
・抑える

Front 88

arouse

Back 88

・to make someone feel very unfriendly and angry
・Her scream ~ him from his sleep.
・目覚めさせる

Front 89

embark

Back 89

・to start something, especially something new, difficult, or exciting
・The company ~ on the deveiopment of a new kind of computer.
・事業に乗り出す

Front 90

fiscal

Back 90

・relating to money, taxes, debts etc that are owned and managed by the government
・We ended the ~ year 2005 in the black.
・国庫の

Front 91

weep

Back 91

・to cry, especially because you feel very sad
・She ~ like a child.
・嘆き悲しむ

Front 92

compile

Back 92

・to make a book, list, record etc, using different pieces of information, music etc
・It took them about 10 years to ~ their latest dictionary.
・編集する

Front 93

deem

Back 93

・to think of something in a particular way or as having a particular quality
・It was ~ necessary for John to have a second operation.
・思う

Front 94

curse

Back 94

・to say or think bad things about someone or something because they have made you angry
・I ~ myself for not having studied harder.
・呪う

Front 95

deed

Back 95

・something someone does, especially something that is very good or very bad
・teach children not by word but by ~
・行動

Front 96

intermediate

Back 96

・at a level of knowledge or skill that is between the basic level and the advanced level
・This English class is for the ~ learners.
・中級の

Front 97

gut

Back 97

・a reaction or feeling that you are sure is right, although you cannot give a reason for it
・He didn't have the ~ to do a bungee jump.
・根性

Front 98

furious

Back 98

・very angry
・Frank was ~ with Tim for lying to him.
・激怒する

Front 99

garment

Back 99

・a piece of clothing
・He wore a shabby ~.
・衣服

Front 100

embassy

Back 100

・a group of officials who represent their government in a foreign country, or the building they work in
・the British ~ in Washington
・大使館

Front 101

array

Back 101

・to arrange something in an attractive way
・Many kinds of liquor were ~ on the shelves of the bar.
・並んでいる

Front 102

wicked

Back 102

・behaving in a way that is morally wrong
・They are dangerous, ~ people.
・悪い

Front 103

configuration

Back 103

・the combination of equipment needed to run a computer system
・Check the ~ of your file.
・機器構成

Front 104

surge

Back 104

・to suddenly move very quickly in a particular direction
・The crowed ~ forward.
・波のように押し寄せる

Front 105

compel

Back 105

・to force someone to do something
・The officials were ~ to investigate the matter.
・強要する

Front 106

manipulate

Back 106

・to make someone think and behave exactly as you want them to, by skilfully deceiving or influencing them
・Don't be ~ by other people.
・操る

Front 107

aspiration

Back 107

・a strong desire to have or achieve something
・He had had an ~ to become a pilot since he was a little boy.
・熱望

Front 108

clutch

Back 108

・to hold something tightly because you do not want to lose it
・She ~ his arm.
・つかむ

Front 109

intact

Back 109

・not broken, damaged, or spoiled
・Although the house was damaged in the typhoon, it remained ~.
・無傷の

Front 110

flank

Back 110

・to be on both sides of someone or something
・The leader was ~ by bodyguards on all sides.
・傍に置く

Front 111

wit

Back 111

・the ability to say things that are clever and amusing
・He was a man of great ~ and wisdom.
・機知

Front 112

scrutiny

Back 112

・careful and thorough examination of someone or something
・The criminal justice process came under ~.
・綿密な調査

Front 113

revision

Back 113

・the process of changing something in order to improve it by correcting it or including new information or ideas
・law ~
・改訂

Front 114

throne

Back 114

・a special chair used by a king or queen at important ceremonies
・The ~ was made of gold.
・王座

Front 115

levy

Back 115

・to officially say that people must pay a tax or charge
・His income tax is ~ at a basic rate 25 %.
・徴収する

Front 116

penetrate

Back 116

・to enter something and pass or spread through it, especially when this is difficult
・They ~ the other team's defense with ease.
・破る

Front 117

trim

Back 117

・to decorate something, especially clothes, by adding things that look pretty
・She wore a dress ~ with lace.
・飾り付ける

Front 118

optimistic

Back 118

・believing that good things will happen in the future
・He has an ~ view of the nation's economic prospects.
・楽観的な

Front 119

exemption

Back 119

・permission not to do or pay something that you would normally have to do or pay
・~ from military service
・免除

Front 120

rip

Back 120

・to tear something or be torn quickly and violently
・His shirt was ~ open.
・引き裂く

Front 121

intake

Back 121

・the amount of food, drink etc that you take into your body
・He began to cut down on his calorie ~.
・摂取

Front 122

feedback

Back 122

・advice, criticism etc about how successful or useful something is
・The teaching staff got some ~ from the students.
・反応

Front 123

congregation

Back 123

・a group of people gathered together in a church
・The minister shook hands with the ~.
・(宗教上の)集まり

Front 124

serial

Back 124

・done in the same way several times
・The ~ killer was finally caught.
・連続的な

Front 125

legacy

Back 125

・money or property that you receive from someone after they die
・We must not leave a ~ of environmental problems to our grandchildren.
・受け継いだもの

Front 126

heal

Back 126

・to become mentally or emotionally strong again after a bad experience, or to help someone to do this
・Time ~ my mother's sorrow.
・癒す

Front 127

regain

Back 127

・to get something back, especially an ability or quality, that you have lost
・My grandfather ~ his heath.
・回復する

Front 128

prescribe

Back 128

・to say what medicine or treatment a sick person should have
・The doctor ~ some medicine for my headache.
・処方する

Front 129

spur

Back 129

・to encourage someone or make them want to do something
・She was ~ on by her earlier success.
・駆り立てる

Front 130

embody

Back 130

・to be a very good example of an idea or quality
・His beliefs are ~ in this book.
・具体化する

Front 131

covenant

Back 131

・a legal agreement in which someone promises to pay a person or organization an amount of money regularly
・the ~ of the League of Nations
・契約

Front 132

exile

Back 132

・a situation in which you are forced to leave your country and live in another country, especially for political reasons
・The leader of the party is now in London in ~.
・亡命

Front 133

outbreak

Back 133

・if there is an outbreak of fighting or disease in an area, it suddenly starts to happen
・the ~ of the Second World War.
・勃発

Front 134

binding

Back 134

・a promise, agreement etc that must be obeyed
・The agreement is ~ on all of the member counties.
・拘束力をもつ

Front 135

semantic

Back 135

・relating to the meanings of words
・Dr.Poole is an authority on ~ theory.
・意味論の

Front 136

boast

Back 136

・to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions
・She ~ to her classmates about having won the prize.
・自慢する

Front 137

diameter

Back 137

・a straight line from one side of a circle to the other side, passing through the centre of the circle, or the length of this line
・a circle of 10 centimeters in ~.
・直径

Front 138

patent

Back 138

・a special document that gives you the right to make or sell a new invention or product that no one else is allowed to copy
・He obtained a ~ for his invention.
・特許

Front 139

proclaim

Back 139

・to say publicly or officially that something important is true or exists
・The resistance leader ~ independence for the country.
・宣言する

Front 140

endure

Back 140

・to be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time without complaining
・We had to ~ the hot sun in the afternoon.
・我慢する

Front 141

token

Back 141

・something that represents a feeling, fact, event etc
・He gave Beth a ring as a ~ of his love.
・しるし

Front 142

synthesis

Back 142

・something that has been made by combining different things, or the process of combining things
・a ~ of Greek philosophy and Roman culture
・統合

Front 143

patron

Back 143

・someone who supports the activities of an organization, for example by giving money
・She became a ~ of the newly founded association.
・後援者

Front 144

shiver

Back 144

・to shake slightly
・Meg ~ with excitement.
・震える

Front 145

adverse

Back 145

・not good or favourable
・His death had many ~ effects.
・不都合な

Front 146

contempt

Back 146

・a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect
・Bob did not conceal his ~ for them.
・軽蔑

Front 147

conspiracy

Back 147

・a secret plan made by two or more people to do something that is harmful or illegal
・The ~ against Julius Caesar was led by Brutus.
・陰謀

Front 148

outlook

Back 148

・what is expected to happen in the future
・a strong employment ~ for new college graduates
・見通し

Front 149

glimpse

Back 149

・a quick look at someone or something that does not allow you to see them clearly
・We caught a ~ of a very rare bird on the mountain.
・ひと目

Front 150

conform

Back 150

・to obey a law, rule etc
・The new regulation does not ~ to the constitution.
・従う

Front 151

surrender

Back 151

・to give your soldiers, land or weapons to an enemy after you have been defeated
・The beaten soldiers ~ their weapons.
・降伏して引き渡す

Front 152

grim

Back 152

・looking or sounding very serious
・They finished the task with ~ determination.
・断固たる

Front 153

loom

Back 153

・to appear as a large unclear shape, especially in a threatening way
・Suddenly, a large truck ~ in front of us.
・現れる

Front 154

entail

Back 154

・to involve something as a necessary part or result
・Success ~ a lot of efforts.
・必然的に伴う

Front 155

accelerate

Back 155

・it happens faster than usual or sooner than you expect
・Suddenly, the taxi ~.
・加速する

Front 156

prosperity

Back 156

・when people have money and everything that is needed for a good life
・the secret reason for the economic ~ of the company
・繁栄

Front 157

conjunction

Back 157

・a combination of different things that have come together by chance
・the education project in ~ with our sister school
・協力