Vocabulary Pack 3

landlocked
prominent
well-groomed = neat
well-off
well-to-do
make the best out of it
look for the easy way out = escape
wasteful
loss aversion = idea(concept) of business

endowment effect = because of ownership, you add higher value to it

negligence
demoralized = feel down
intimidated
he is intimidating me. I am intimidated.
He is intimidating person.

-next
whichever
form of escapism

Vocabulary pack 2

prioritize
endowment effect>?
loss aversion
streamlining
dent
it don't make a dent
recurring
remedy
merely
prosperous(thrive)
prosper

revolt

----next words
landlocked
prominent
well-groomed
well-off
well-to-do
make the best out of it
look for the easy way out
wasteful
loss aversion
endowment effect

Vocabulary pack 1

forthcoming
decline<>incline
decline=reject
posture
inconsistent(up and down)
faculty member(educational situation)
wind down=relax
superficial=fake
behavioral momentum
social ladder
scavenger
norm
presume

Strategy of using Gaba

Concrete achievement
-Language　acquisition is vague and it is difficult to evaluate. TOEIC or such as test are effective evaluation, but it can't evaluate daily. If you want to get profit from Gaba class each time, it needs concrete achievement each time.
-I tried to fix or brush up grammatical failure. However it doesn't bring clear accomplishment.
-I ended up increasing words. Vocabulary is only and concrete achievement.

How to accomplish achievement
-bring new 20 words each time
-practice conversation with these words to memorize them

friends10-3 again

abs　腹筋(abdominal muscle)
musty かび臭い
compulsive　強迫観念にとらわれた
shrill けたたましい
scrappy　けんか腰の

Gaba 2nd week

■words
copy cat
here and there
signature dish(local cuisine)

■phrases
You're the only Japanese person in your company?
He grew up in the US.

How's it going?
How've you been?
How's everything?
How are things?

>Pretty good! (And you?)

What's going on?
What's up?
What's new?
What's happening?
What do you say?

>Not much(And you?)


What brings you to Japan?

헐

■헐について

新造語です。헐＝文語、主に驚きを意味する言葉（虚しさ、不思議、がっかりというような感情表現にも使うときもある）

当惑した時によく使われるが、自分の発言が無視された時や腹が立った時、返す言葉がない時、いら立った時などさまざまな場面で使われる。友人同士の会話で使われ、大人はあまり使わない。

「あらやだ」「わお！」「まじで」「あら、そう？」「げっ!」「うわっ!」「ええっ!?」

http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1317465558

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■words
bachelor pad 独身男の部屋
retirement package 退職金
go after = target, focus on

■phrases
spend money ON oneself
OK! Let's move on to the program

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■words
PC- Politically correct 非差別的な
meritocracy エリート主義
modernize 近代化する
unwilling　不本意な、嫌々の、気が進まない

■rejoinders
Good News
-Really?
-Congratulations!
-Good for you"
-That's great!
-Fantastic!

Bad News
-Really?
-I'm sorry to hear that
-That's too bad
-That's a shame/pity
-That's terrible

Surprising News
-Really?
-Are you kidding/serious?
-No way! = I don't believe it!
-you must be joking

Interesting
-Really?
-Oh, OK
-I see
-That's interesting!
-I didn't know that.
-Oh, wow

■important
It's a pity > say about your bad news
That's a pity > say to someone else about their bad news


■アクセントに注意
world （ウォールに聞こえる）

gaba3

■words
roots
scratch
embryotic stage

■phrases
take off　休みを取る

Gaba first day

・words
likewise
draft　すきま風
impede　遅らせる
prevent

・phrases
you must be --san
I'm sorry to make you wait
same here
crunch time (× death march)

+1
evaluation, estimation, rating
conscious