Textbook Unit 1 - Nature
Dr. Tetsu Nakamura
American High School
Japan & Nature
Osaka
100

Very loud and unpleasant.

Noisy

100

Something that is not fiction (a phrase, not one word).

In reality

100

Not something a magician does but something that is great or very good.

magic

100

This is an important place that everybody knows.

landmark

100

This is a very tall building.

skyscraper

200

You can see video and this you can hear.

Audio

200

To take something just on the surface.

at face value

200

A phrase that means to spend time somewhere.

hang(ing) out

200

This means to make sure.

ensure

200

This is the center of something.

hub

300

To make something go faster.

Speed up

300

To be independent and able to do things for yourself.

Self-reliance

300

This phrase means going somewhere or towards a place.

headed to

300

This is a body of land that is long and sticks out from a larger body of land.

peninsula

300

This is a noun and a verb. The verb means to keep something and protect it in one place.

house (pronounced like 'houze')

400

To fix something to make it better.

Edit

400

To be missing something or need something.

lack of

400

This phrase means everything is ready and we are finished.

all set

400

This is something people believe in and there are many kinds in the world.

religion

400

This phrase means to visit a place.

swing by

500

Even Detective Conan cannot see it.

Undetectable

500

To get an idea or discover how to do something

come up with

500

This phrase means to begin or start something. 

get to it

500

These are things that take away our attention and do not let us focus or concentrate.

distractions

500

This phrase means to obtain something. Before you can 'have' something you must do this.

get your hands on . . . 

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