ビジネスに活かすパワーアップ英単語 p10 ~ 100

10. overheads = money that a business has to spend on rent, electricity, etc.

26. workforce = all the people who work in a particular company

turnover = the amount of money earned in a particular period

38. perk = money, goods, etc. that you get from an employer in addition to your pay

70. premises = the buildings and land that a shop, company, etc. uses

78. overdraft = an arrangement that allows you to spend more money than you have

collateral = property promised as security for a debt

83. foreclose = take back property ( because a mortgage has not been repaid )

93. lump sum = an amount of money given in a single payment

100. speculate = buy things to sell later in the hope of profit

理科系のための英語 p92 ~ 158

92. ooze = pass or flow slowly

114. on the sly = secretly

out of your depth = difficult for you to understand or deal with

126. episode = an important event or period of time

130. graze = ( animal ) eat grass

134. discipline = a particular subject of study

146. blob = a small drop of liquid or small round mass

147. elucidate = explain ( by proving more information )

158. pin someone's hopes on = hope that something will happen or be successful

VOAニュースフラッシュ2008 p136 ~ 176

136. doable = able to be done or completed

144. home in on = move directly towards

146. doomsday = the end of the world

152. satire = using jokes to make someone seem silly

160. raucous = very loud and unpleasant

176. frolic = play or jump about happily