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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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labour  Speak Example sentences
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[労働] effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
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[反対] two words that express opposing concepts; contrariwise; directly facing each other
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[オファー] act of presenting; something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation
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[特権] particular advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively
line  Speak Example sentences
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[思い出さ] recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
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[ライン] thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface; border or boundary
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[レーダー] measuring instrument to detect distant objects by microwave
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[有望] likely to develop desirably; affording hope
majority  Speak Example sentences
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[人格] the complex of all the attributes of a person; the totality of qualities and traits of a person
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[目的] not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
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[多数] greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
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[一致] develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
march  Speak Example sentences
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[高級] something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
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[行進] walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
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[リファレンス] act of referring or consulting; a remark that calls attention to something or someone
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[一致] develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
mental  Speak Example sentences
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[精神] involving mind or intellectual process;  affected by disorder of mind
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[労働] effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
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[ロッカー] storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
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[ラウンジ] public room with seating where people can wait; living room; lobby
nowhere  Speak Example sentences
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[執行猶予] act of proving; trial period
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[従順] not anywhere; not in any place or state
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[プル] steer or move into a certain direction; take away; remove from a fixed position; extract
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[評判] state of being held in high esteem; general estimation in which a person is held by the public
pin  Speak Example sentences
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[パンツ] trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
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[人格] the complex of all the attributes of a person; the totality of qualities and traits of a person
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[ピン] a piece of wood, metal, generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together
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[メディア] public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television
plead  Speak Example sentences
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[人事] group of people willing to obey orders
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[弁護] appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
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[有害] causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
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[特権] particular advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively
principal  Speak Example sentences
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[主要] highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree
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[有害] causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
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[執着するのは] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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[精神] involving mind or intellectual process;  affected by disorder of mind
probation  Speak Example sentences
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[特権] particular advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively
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[思い出さ] recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
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[執行猶予] act of proving; trial period
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[行進] walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance