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NEW WORDS
alacrity
with alacrity いそいそと、てきぱきと、即座に、敏速に、盛大に
accept with alacrity すぐさま応じる［受け入れる］
disdain
disdain bordering on contempt 侮辱に近い軽蔑の念
disdain for human rights 人権の軽視
belligerent
belligerent attitude 《a 〜》けんか腰の態度
cast belligerent eyes at 好戦［攻撃］的な目を〜に向ける
intimidate
intimidate one's opponent by glaring at him敵をにらみ付けて脅かす
intimidate an employee 従業員を恫喝する
feint
make a feint けん制する、素っ気ないふりをする
by way of feint けん制として
TODAY’S IDIOM
to throw down the gauntlet-to challenge someone
(when the gauntlet, or medieval glove, was thrown down, the challenged one was
required to pick it up)
The principal of our rival school threw down the gauntlet, and we had no choice but to
accept the challenge.
