Lesson 15

99 of 175 Vocabulary

sea bream (Sparidae) ②tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
important ②valuable ③serious matter ④great undertaking ⑤safe
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board) ②to throw into (e.g. jail) ③to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
full of (e.g. mistakes) ②covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
author (usu. of a particular book)
tuna (esp. canned)
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down ②tall trees catch much wind
entry (on stage) ②entrance
avenue ②coming and going ③counter for sets of things
to explain
satisfaction ②one's strong point ③regular customer
feature (e.g. newspaper)
when it comes to ... ②by ... you mean ... ③whenever ...
to harvest ②to take in ③to adopt (e.g. idea)
to become familiar with
acknowledgement
degree of recognition
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails) ②to lengthen ③to reach out ④to straighten
to be disconnected ②to miss the mark ③to be removed ④to be contrary to
to work on (someone) ②to begin to work
development ②development (of a situation, story, etc.) ③playing around
to be popular ②to be prevalent ③to flourish
judgment ②divination ③judgment
to make a decision ②to give a judgment ③to do in one go
knee ②lap
deep ②profound ③dense ④close (relationship)
dissatisfaction
context (of a passage) ②context
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.) ②Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis) ③dead lay ④someone unconscious due to alcohol
imitating ②behavior
to protect ②to keep (i.e. a promise)
circumference ②surroundings ③people surrounding oneself
face ②mask ③aspect ④chamfer ⑤counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
indiscriminately ②indiscriminate
fellow ②thing ③he
surplus ②composure
founding of a nation
argument ②theory (e.g. of evolution) ③essay
Note: In order to match dictionary entries, some of the words listed here are shown in simpler forms than what you see in the book, and compound words may be split into multiple entries.