remit the particular area of activity or piece of work that a person or group has the responsibility for dealing with 〔委員会・組織などに〕付託された権限、審議事項；担当エリア ->This problem is outside our remit.(⇔within) Marketing is outside our remit. #lakiENG

trope words, phrases, images etc that are used for an unusual or interesting effect 言葉の比喩的用法；お決まりのパターン、お約束 #lakiENG

coiffure the way someone’s hair is arranged ヘアスタイル、髪形 #lakiENG

from coast to coast extending or airing across an entire nation or continent; from one side of the country to the other アメリカ中で［に］、全米（各地）で #lakiENG

hang in the balance if something hangs in the balance, it is not certain what will happen to it 〔状況・結果などが〕どちらに転ぶか分からない ->The future of the company hangs in the balance. *future, life, possibility #lakiENG

privileged information legally protected from being made public 〔情報が〕秘匿権を有する #lakiENG

ply 〔仕事などに〕精を出す；〔船が川を〕定期航行する、〔バスなどが道を〕定期的に往復する(between,across) ※「道具をせっせと使う」の意味は古風 pry のぞき込む、詮索する；こじ開ける(open)；何とか聞き出す、苦労して～を引き出す(out of) #lakiENG

due diligence ①精査、適正評価債権（特に不良債権の適正価格を値踏みすること）。②債務返済追行、改革実行（今までの債務、赤字解消の努力をすること） #lakiENG

allocution a formal speech; an authoritative or hortatory address 〔権威者が行う〕声明発表、訓戒 #lakiENG

that being said それはそうだが、そうは言っても；そういうわけで(however, furthermore, without further ado) *having said that: despite what has just been said とは言え、そうは言っても #lakiENG

take a bite out of bite into something once for the purpose of eating; reduce something by removing or completing part or all of it 〔全体の一部〕を切り取る、〔旅行者などが地域の一部〕を味わう、ひとくち食べる *take a bite だけもOK #lakiENG

derring-do very brave actions like the ones that happen in adventure stories; daring action 勇敢［大胆］な行為 ->deeds/acts of derring-do *daring to doの変形 #lakiENG

sooner than later/sooner rather than later without too much delay; soon 意外に早く、割合早く #lakiENG

bigwig an important person, especially in a particular sphere. 重要人物、有力者(重要人物が一番大きなカツラ(big wig)をかぶっていた) #lakiENG

with a clean slate/sheet *start,restart,keep a record of someone’s work, behavior, performance etc that shows they have not done anything wrong or made any mistakes 〔過去を清算して〕白紙に戻して ->start life again with a clean sheet #lakiENG

Let's get the ball rolling to start something happening; take the first step; start the first part of the work 〔活動・仕事・会議などを〕始める #lakiENG

tattletale someone who tattles – used by or to children 告げ口屋、言いふらし屋 *tell a parent or teacher that another child has done something bad #lakiENG

at some point in my life 人生のある時点で、人生で一度は～したことがある・～するだろう #lakiENG

have something under your belt to have achieved something useful or important 自分のものになって、身に付いて、経験を積んで ->a secretary with several years’ experience under her belt #lakiENG

have a lot/enough/so much on your plate to have a lot of problems to deal with or problems to worry about やるべきことがたくさんある #lakiENG

make a killing to make a lot of money in a short time 大もうけする ->He made a killing on the stock exchange. #lakiENG

the bench trial a trial by judge, as opposed to a trial by jury 裁判官裁判、裁判官による公判、非陪審審理 #lakiENG

convention は多義語 1. 因習、慣習 2. 集会、大会 3. 参加者 4. 党大会 5. 協定、協約 #lakiENG

convention a formal agreement, especially between countries, about particular rules or behavior 協定、協約（国際間の正式な合意）->the European convention on human rights, the Geneva Convention ジュネーヴ諸条約 #lakiENG

ask after if you ask after someone, you want to know whether they are well, what they are doing etc 容体・安否を尋ねる #lakiENG

year-over-year/YOY a metric used to compare data from the current year vs. the previous year 前年比（の） *month-over-month/MOM 前月比の #lakiENG

unsolicited e-mail/photo not asked for and often not wanted 〔電話・電子メールなどが頼んでもいないのに〕勝手に［一方的に］押し付けてくる、押し付けがましい #lakiENG

equivocate to avoid giving a clear or direct answer to a question 曖昧な言葉［表現］を使う、言葉を濁す ->Wilson continues to equivocate about what action he will take. #lakiENG