Lesson 12

35 of 85 Vocabulary

derailment ②digression
sluggish ②bothersome
introduction ②introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.)
to get better
something ②somehow
to swallow ②to understand ③to engulf ④to be filled with (people)
idly ②evasively ③soft and slippery
tooth ②tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.) ③support (of a geta)
to vomit ②to emit ③to give (an opinion) ④to confess
irony ②unexpected ③(only) surface ④skin and bone
atmosphere ②a certain air ③(Earth's) atmosphere
in a subdued voice ②dry and tasteless
to be seen ②to look ③to come
to examine (medically)
absurd ②rash ③very
at last ②barely
soft ②gentle ③light (topic, book, etc.) ④flexible (thinking, mind, etc.)
Note: In order to match dictionary entries, some of the words listed here are shown in simpler forms than what you see in the book, and compound words may be split into multiple entries.