English Journal Oct. 2007 p62 ~ 74

62. surrogate mother = woman who has a baby for another woman

63. backwater = a quiet uninteresting town

64. farm out = send ( work ) for other people to do

65. midwife = a nurse whe helps women giving birth

67. jet off = travel somewhere by plane

72. rout = complete defeat

neck and neck = level with each other

spring board = something that helps you start doing something

73. swathe = a long thin area of land, etc.

74. tremor = a slight shaking movement ( that you cannot control )

English Journal Oct. 2007 p50 ~ 60

50. flight = the act of running away, escape

51. tap = use or take ( the knowledge, etc. of someone )

53. draw upon = use ( information, experience, etc. )

cluster = form a close group

56. genius = very great and unusual intelligence, ability, etc.

59. agrarian = of ( farm ) land

60. muster = get enough courage, etc. to do something difficult

English Journal Oct. 2007 p44 ~ 46

44. judgmental = criticizing people unfairly

46. telling = sharply effective ( comment, remark, etc. )

ＴＯＥＩＣテスト新・最強トリプル模試 p202 ~ 264

202. plaid = tartan, a pattern of crossed lines and squares ( on cloth )

216. blinker = a flashing light on a car

220. spot = notice or recognize

246. disembark = get off a ship or plane

250. lingering = slow to disappear

256. in lieu of = instead of

257. shoot down = reject ( an idea )

263. emphatic = expressing strongly

264. put ~  to the test = find out the qualities of

English Journal Oct. 2007 p24 ~ 33

24. trilogy = a series of three books, plays, films, etc.

phenomenal = very impressive or unusual

25. feat = an impressive achievement

26. belated = delayed, too late

29. a chunk of = a large piece of

33. in the pipeline = being planned and prepared