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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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sacrifice  Speak Example sentences
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[治療] healing power or quality; treatment of illness
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[ポーズ] the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
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[ステーキ] slice of meat, typically beef, usually cut thick
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[テラス] a row of houses built in a similar style; a level shelf of land with steep slopes
shock  Speak Example sentences
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[ショック] unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
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[洗練された] wide-ranging knowledge; intricate; intellectually appealing
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[素晴らしい] shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
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[思いやり] considerate; having intellectual depth; giving close attention
single  Speak Example sentences
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[悲劇] disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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[中] in every part; in or through all parts; everywhere; during the entire time or extent
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[外科] one who performs manual operations on a patient
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[つ] one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
spill  Speak Example sentences
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[流出] pour; sudden drop from an upright position; flow or run out
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[シリーズ] several things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
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[トラップ] catch; hold or catch as if in a hole
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[ストック] certificate for a shareholder of the corporation; the total amount of goods in a shop
spontaneous  Speak Example sentences
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[リゾート] vacation spot; an act of turning to for assistance
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[倉庫] depot; storehouse for goods and merchandise
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[立っ] high reputation; esteem; maintaining an erect position
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[自然] arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
spring  Speak Example sentences
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[温泉] develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
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[ポーズ] the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
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[倉庫] depot; storehouse for goods and merchandise
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[シフト] moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
squeeze  Speak Example sentences
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[スクイーズ] force something into or through a restricted space; compress with violence
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[硬い] not moving or operating freely; lacking ease in bending; resistant
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[スタンダード] criteria; basis for comparison
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[シフト] moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
surgeon  Speak Example sentences
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[外科] one who performs manual operations on a patient
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[生存] continue to live; endure or last
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[再開] give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
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[流出] pour; sudden drop from an upright position; flow or run out
survive  Speak Example sentences
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[思いやり] considerate; having intellectual depth; giving close attention
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[誓い] a solemn promise made to God; the promise of fidelity; the pledge of love or affection
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[署名] name written in own handwriting
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[生存] continue to live; endure or last
theft  Speak Example sentences
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[再送] feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
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[首脳会談] utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
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[盗難] act of taking something from someone unlawfully; stealing
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[ばかげ] completely lacking wisdom or good sense