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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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[コーチ] tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
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[中止] stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
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[達成] sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
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[回避] shield away from; prevent
amaze  Speak Example sentences
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[コミット] do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
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[驚か] astonish; affect with wonder
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[バレル] vessel; large cylindrical container
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[礼拝堂] place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
apart  Speak Example sentences
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[離れ] separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside
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[穀物] grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food
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[礼拝堂] place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
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[ぎこちない] difficult to handle or manage
argue  Speak Example sentences
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[驚か] astonish; affect with wonder
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[達成] sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
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[主張] invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate
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[競合] fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
backward  Speak Example sentences
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[下位] directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
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[ベーコン] back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
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[束] clump; cluster; gathering
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[コミュニティ] society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
beam  Speak Example sentences
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[礼拝堂] place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
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[信念] the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
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[ビーム] ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
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[主張] invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate
blank  Speak Example sentences
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[弁護士] lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
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[入札] of white or pale color; without color; empty; void
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[信念] the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
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[軽蔑] state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
bore  Speak Example sentences
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[バーベキュー] a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
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[見つけた] drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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[恥] affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
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[集中] bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
bully  Speak Example sentences
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[コンテンツ] volume; something contained; material, including text and images
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[いじめ] noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
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[現金] money paid at the time of purchase; money in the form of bills or coins; currency
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[保証] tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
chapel  Speak Example sentences
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[ベット] pierce the skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste
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[下位] directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
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[礼拝堂] place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
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[主張] invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate