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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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restrain  Speak Example sentences
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[抑制] keep under control; hold back; place limits on
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[驚愕] move suddenly, or be excited; excite by sudden alarm, surprise
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[視覚化] make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
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[スペア] be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
rim  Speak Example sentences
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[リム] border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving
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[セグメント] sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
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[不安] not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
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[鮮やか] bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
scope  Speak Example sentences
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[不安] not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
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[スコープ] range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
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[消える] disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
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[一方] while on the contrary; while at the same time
sensible  Speak Example sentences
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[自主] done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
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[賢明] able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
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[ステレオ] stereophonic sound-reproduction system
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[スペア] be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
slogan  Speak Example sentences
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[驚愕] move suddenly, or be excited; excite by sudden alarm, surprise
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[自主] done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
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[同時] phrase repeatedly used, as in advertising or promotion
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[シャフト] axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
spectacle  Speak Example sentences
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[文具] paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
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[セグメント] sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
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[スペア] be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
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[光景] an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval
sponsor  Speak Example sentences
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[戦術] plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
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[拒否権] rejection; a vote that blocks a decision; deny; prohibit; command against
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[転送] act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
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[スポンサー] one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
survey  Speak Example sentences
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[保護] load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
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[視覚化] make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
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[調査] poll; detailed critical inspection
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[自主] done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
tornado  Speak Example sentences
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[竜巻] cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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[ながら] while;  at the same time
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[リム] border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving
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[ユニバーサル] affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
transit  Speak Example sentences
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[レンチ] twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; move, extract, or force-free by pulling violently
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[転送] act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
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[スタジアム] large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators
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[鮮やか] bright; lively; graphic; having striking color