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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resent  Speak Example sentences
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[再送] feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
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[代替] exchange; put in the place of another
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[重要] full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
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[立っ] high reputation; esteem; maintaining an erect position
revenge  Speak Example sentences
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[微妙] slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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[投げ] extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
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[思いやり] considerate; having intellectual depth; giving close attention
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[復讐] do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
similar  Speak Example sentences
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[トーチ] large candle or lamp giving flaring flame; flashlight
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[信号] a sign made to give notice to a person
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[低木] nearly corresponding; somewhat like; having a general likeness
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[元に戻す] release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
smart  Speak Example sentences
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[スマート] clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
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[スクラッチ] cut the surface of; cause friction
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[シフト] moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
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[理論] doctrine or scheme of things; general or abstract principles of any science
somewhat  Speak Example sentences
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[低木] nearly corresponding; somewhat like; having a general likeness
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[ロースト] cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule
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[やや] to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
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[袋] bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; enclosed space
species  Speak Example sentences
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[義人] morally justified; equitable; free from wrong, guilt, or sin
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[信号] a sign made to give notice to a person
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[統一] consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
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[種] a specific kind of something
spray  Speak Example sentences
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[スプレー] a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
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[中] in every part; in or through all parts; everywhere; during the entire time or extent
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[信号] a sign made to give notice to a person
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[元に戻す] release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
status  Speak Example sentences
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[ステータス] position relative to others; standing
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[拷問厳しい] hard; difficult; feeling physical discomfort or pain; hard to bear
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[種] a specific kind of something
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[スクラッチ] cut the surface of; cause friction
stiff  Speak Example sentences
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[硬い] not moving or operating freely; lacking ease in bending; resistant
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[ラップ] enclose;  arrange or fold as a cover or protection
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[舌] organ situated in the floor of mouth; speech; language; clapper of a bell
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[中] in every part; in or through all parts; everywhere; during the entire time or extent
stroke  Speak Example sentences
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[ストローク] a blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
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[重要] full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
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[ワードローブ] tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes
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[タグは、] attach; append; provide with a name or nickname; label