NGSL 2000——中級英単語

A person who reviews and prepares written material for publication

編集者、編集長

To participate in something; to hire; to begin fighting

従事する、関わる；雇う；交戦する

A popular hot drink made from roasted beans; the beans or plant itself

コーヒー；コーヒー豆

The rate of motion or action; to move fast

速度、速さ；急ぐ、疾走する

To carry out an act; to pledge oneself to something

（罪を）犯す；約束する、打ち込む；委ねる

To make threats; to be dangerous; to warn of something bad

脅す；脅かす、恐れがある

The period of life between childhood and adulthood; a young person

青春時代、若い頃；若者、青年

A moving ridge on water; a surge of something; to move one's hand as a greeting

波；高まり；手を振る

Feeling fear; feeling regret or reluctance

恐れて、怖がって；残念ながら〜と思う

A person's experience and origins; the part of a scene behind the main subject

背景；経歴、生い立ち

Belonging to one by birth or origin; a person born in a particular place

生まれた土地の、母国の；土着の；…生まれの人

Wide in extent or scope; covering a large range

広い；幅広い、広範な

Extremely good or impressive; causing wonder

すばらしい、見事な

To declare something untrue; to refuse to grant something

否定する；拒む

To a small extent or degree

わずかに、少し

A response to an event or stimulus; a chemical transformation of substances

反応、反響；化学反応

Two times; in double the amount

2回；2倍

A matching set of clothes; to be appropriate for someone

スーツ；似合う、適する

A point of view or outlook; the technique of depicting depth on a flat surface

観点、見方；遠近法

To move air; a hard hit or sudden shock

吹く；一撃、打撃；痛手

The process of building; a structure; a grammatical arrangement

建設、工事；建造物；構文

The ability to learn and understand; secret information about an enemy

知能、知性；情報、諜報

To damage something so severely it can no longer be used

破壊する、滅ぼす

To prepare food by heating (v.); a person who prepares food (n.)

料理する；料理人、コック

A link or relationship between people or things

つながり、関係；接続

To be on fire or cause damage by fire; an injury caused by heat

燃える、焼く；やけど

A protective foot covering with a hard sole; to put shoes on someone

靴；靴を履かせる

A person who lives close by; something situated nearby

隣人、近所の人；隣にあるもの

A level of quality or rank; a score for academic work; to assign marks

等級；成績、評点；採点する

The circumstances or background that clarify meaning

文脈、前後関係；背景

A group appointed to carry out a specific task or make decisions

委員会

An error due to poor judgment or carelessness; to misunderstand or wrongly identify

誤り、間違い；取り違える

A particular place or position

場所、位置

Making little or no noise; calm and still; the absence of sound or disturbance

静かな；穏やかな；静けさ

Having knowledge or consciousness of something; alert to what is happening

気づいて、知って；意識の高い

A hard structure forming the skeleton; to remove bones from meat

骨；骨を取り除く

Energetic and engaged in activity; currently operating

活動的な、積極的な；作動中の

The leader of a group; most important

長、首領；主要な

To bring things together; a harvesting machine

結びつける、組み合わせる；コンバイン

An alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes; to entertain with wine

ワイン、ぶどう酒

Moderately cold or fashionable (adj.); to become less warm (v.)

涼しい；かっこいい；冷静な；冷やす

A person who votes or has the right to vote

投票者、有権者

A place of great suffering; the place of punishment after death

地獄；ひどい苦しみ

Likely to cause harm or injury

危険な

To cause someone to remember or think of something

思い出させる、気づかせる

Relating to right and wrong behaviour; the practical lesson of a story

道徳的な、道徳上の；教訓

A group of things sharing common characteristics; a class or division

部類、カテゴリー、範疇

In comparison with something else; fairly

比較的、相対的に；かなり