N2-2.3.1

50 Vocabulary

carefree ②ease
carefree ②easygoing
noisy ②much talked of ③strict ④particular
burly ②indomitable ③robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.)
reliable ②hopeful
now (when it is already much too late) ②afresh
at any moment (now)
now (esp. in contrast to the past)
really ②(not) anything
betterment ②kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
remodeling ②modding
structural alteration (of a building)
valuation ②appreciation
reputation ②rumor ③fame
suitable ②perfunctory
moderate (degree)
valid ②yuko (judo)
advantageous ②profitable
good prospects
influential ②strong