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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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retain  Speak Example sentences
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[整頓] being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
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[浄化槽] of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
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[保存] keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
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[あくび] open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom
salvage  Speak Example sentences
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[トリム] clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
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[サルベージ] save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
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[シャベル] a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances
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[皮肉] a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
sarcasm  Speak Example sentences
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[しわ] a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
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[保存] keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
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[落ち着かない] never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; eager for change; discontented
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[皮肉] a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
septic  Speak Example sentences
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[浄化槽] of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
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[全く] absolutely; completely or extremely
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[推力] push; force used in pushing; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
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[シャベル] a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances
soil  Speak Example sentences
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[浄化槽] of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
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[土壌] material in the surface of the earth
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[警戒] attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
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[革命] act of revolving; motion of a body around a fixed point or line; total or radical change in political organization
solemn  Speak Example sentences
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[整頓] being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
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[経由下品な] common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
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[トレンド] popular taste; the general direction in which something tends to move
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[荘厳] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
spouse  Speak Example sentences
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[空] void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
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[配偶者] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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[転送] act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
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[全く] absolutely; completely or extremely
territorial  Speak Example sentences
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[領土] pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district
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[トレンド] popular taste; the general direction in which something tends to move
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[荘厳] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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[整頓] being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
thirst  Speak Example sentences
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[ながら] while;  at the same time
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[喉の渇き] the sensation of dryness in the throat
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[セグメント] sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
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[警戒] attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
thrust  Speak Example sentences
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[変換] change in outward structure or looks; convert
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[間違いなく] unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
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[震え] shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
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[推力] push; force used in pushing; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses