以下は最近新聞等を読んでいて、私なりに気になりunderline を引いた言葉です。
pitch:
Hideo Nakagawa made the pitch on a TV program a day after....
make a pitch for 推薦する、宣伝する
pin:
There has been a stonger belief among the public that they will be able to pin their hopes on the DPJ.
pin one's hope 希望を託す
clinch:
Kazumi Ota clinched a much publicized House of Representative by-election for Chiba Consituency No.7 on Sunday.
clinch 勝利を決定的した。・・・を打ち込む。
the opposite way round:反対まわりの
The number of tools and items made for left-handers ,such as scissors whose blades are the opposite way round to those for right-handers,is on the rise.
shoot:突き出る
If a left-handed person exerts excess force when employing a cutter designed for right-handers,the knife's blade sometimes shoots out.
pitch:投げ込む、打ち込むの感じ
Nomura Holdings will invest up to 20 billion of its own money into the trust and invite major institutional investors to pitch in.
a similar but not so serious price escalation :長い前置修飾
Bush's prededecessor,Democratic President Bill Clinton,tapped into the reserve briefly to sidestep a similar but not so serious price escalation during his tenure.
giant yet tardy:ワンクッションのある前置修飾(巨大だがのろい)
Getting these giant yet tardy nations to join with the rest of the world will first require that they control their guzzling of fossil fuels.
push forward with:前進させる
Konan will push forward with globalization of its operations as automakers are expanding business worldwide.
catch sb off guard: 不意打ちを食わせる
Other firms haboring asbestos-related operations were caught off guard by Kubota's new plan,with its relatively high payments that could open the door to similar claims,including compensation by the government.
weigh down:押し下げる
Increased R&D oullays are not only weighing down the bottom line at new drug developers,but also at equipment manufacturers that supply research institutions.
a long way from: まだ道半ば
Most biotech strt-ups are still a long way before reaping the fruits of their R&D efforts.
very rough,probably reasonably conservative:長々しい前置修飾(きわめて荒いが、たぶんかなり保守的な・・)
" But these are very rough,probably reasonably conservative estimates," Lawless said.
follow through with:最後までやりぬく
" They say they want to follow through with their lawsuit,but they've welcomed the recent efforts by the government," Otsuji said.
grip:統制、コントロール等のイメージ
The probe into the cause of the accident has not yet come to grips with the problems that may lie behind the driver's abnormal actions.
make a splash:大評判となる
His unique approach has made a splash in the educational community.