Press 4B - Lesson 27a Vocabulary
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No.	English	Japanese	Example	Type	No.	English	Expansion	English	Japanese	Example	Type
1	three times higher	3倍高い	This building is three times higher than that building.	言い回し	1	This building is three times higher than that building.	3	get bang for one’s buck	支出に勝るものを得る	I got way more bang for my buck than I thought I would.	動詞句
2	far better	はるかに良い	This is far better than that.	言い回し	2	This is far better than that.	4	flunk out	試験に落第する	Steve flunked out of more or less as many classes as Brian did.	動詞句
3	way hotter than	～よりもずっと暑い	Okinawa is way hotter than Tokyo.	言い回し	3	Okinawa is way hotter than Tokyo.	5	throw in the towel	途中でやめる	Mark threw in the towel almost as many times as Peter did.	動詞句
4	considerably more expensive	相当に値段が高い	This is considerably more expensive than that one.	言い回し	4	This is considerably more expensive than that one.	6	a piece of cake	朝飯前さ	That was a real piece of cake. It was considerably easier than I thought.	名詞句
5	much bigger than	～よりずっと大きい	This is much bigger than that one.	言い回し	5	This is much bigger than that one.	7	hit the books	熱心に勉強する	I need to hit the books, this test is going to be way harder than the last one.	動詞句
6	buy a lot more than	～よりかなりたくさん買う	I bought a lot more than her.	言い回し	6	This is slightly bigger than that one.	8	cost an arm and a leg	高くつく	This cost me an arm and a leg, but it's much better than my old one.	動詞句
7	slightly	わずかに	This is slightly bigger than that one.	副詞	7	I make a bit more money than her.	9	on the fence	どっちつかずの態度で、中立の	Tom is nowhere near as decisive as me. He is always on the fence.	形容詞
8	make a bit more money	もう少しお金を稼ぐ	I make a bit more money than her.	言い回し	8	She looks a little younger than me.	10	under the weather	体の具合がよくない	I was feeling under the weather yesterday, but I feel much better today.	形容詞
9	look a little younger	少しは若く見える	She looks a little younger than me.	言い回し	9	I am a little bit better than her.
10	a little bit better than	～よりも少しだけ良い	I am a little bit better than her.	言い回し	10	He is twice as good as me.
11	twice as good as	～の2倍も良い	He is twice as good as me.	言い回し	11	I have half as many games as him.
12	half as many as	～の半分の	I have half as many games as him.	言い回し	12	He is nowhere near as good as me.
13	nowhere near as good	～の足元にも及ばない	He is nowhere near as good as me.	言い回し	13	He's around half as old as me.
14	almost as soon as	～とほぼ同時に	I finished almost as soon as he did.	言い回し	14	He's not quite as good as me.
15	around half as	半分ほど	He's around half as old as me.	言い回し	15	That's nearly as common as this.
16	about as tall as	～と大体同じ高さである	He's about as tall as me.	言い回し
17	not quite as good as	～ほど良くはない	He's not quite as good as me.	言い回し
18	nearly as common as	～と同じくらいよくある	That's nearly as common as this.	言い回し
19	more or less the same as	大体同じだ	That's more or less the same as this.	言い回し
20	virtually	実質的には	That's virtually the same as this.	副詞
21	equally as important	～としても等しく重要である	This is equally as important as this.	言い回し
22	difference	違い	We can use qualifying expressions to describe the difference between two things.	可算名詞
23	Hangeul	ハングル文字 (韓国語)	They speak Hangeul in Korea.	名前
24	communicate	連絡する	It was difficult to communicate.	自動詞
25	shocked at	～に衝撃を受ける	I was shocked at what she said.	形容詞 + 目的語
26	in general	一般に	In general, most Japanese people have black hair.	言い回し
27	in regards to	～については	In regards to the weather, it's not very nice.	言い回し + 目的語
28	an internet connection	インターネット接続	I have a fast internet connection.	可算名詞
29	typical	典型的な	That's so typical of him.	形容詞
30	Go for it!	頑張れ	Go for it! You can do it!	命令