To stress; to make clear（強調する、際立たせる）

→“The new discovery accentuates the difference between what people in those days thought and what we believe today.”

→“I don’t appreciate this book review of the new biography of President Obama. It accentuates his personal foibles.”

A violation of a law or agreement; a disagreement（法や合意内容を破る行為、意見の対立）

→“We deem that your behavior constitutes a breach of the Company Policy.”

→“There is a breach between the two nations over human rights issues.”

A loud and continuous noise（ざわめき）

→“When the speaker walked up to the podium, the din in the auditorium quieted down.”

→“The crowd was so loud that I could barely speak above the din.”

To be infatuated with; to be strongly in favor of（夢中な、魅せられている、大変気に入っている）

→“She told me that she is enamored of me.”

→“The young people in this town are enamored with theater.”

→“We moved to a new apartment, but we are not so enamored of the neighborhood.”

An area in which one is skilled; a specialty（得意な分野）

→“Oops, that’s not enough space for me to park the car. Parking was never my forte.”

→“Confrontational negotiation is not the diplomat’s forte.”

Passion; intense feeling（情熱、やる気）

→“Under the new coach, the team played the game with gusto.”

→“The new employee fell to the job with gusto.”

To decide on a plan or agreement after a lot of discussion and debate（討論・議論を通して計画や同意にこぎつける）

→“I spent three whole days with my client, trying to hammer out a mutually acceptable deal.”

→“The decision-makers are working hard to hammer out a viable debt reduction plan.”

Indescribable（表現を絶する、言葉に表せない）

→“The grandiose view from the mountain top was simply ineffable.”

→“The artist’s whole endeavor is to express the ineffable.”

A mighty force that cannot be stopped（高速度で前進を続ける甚大な力、不可抗力的なもの）

→“A juggernaut of democracy is making its way throughout the whole world.”

→“China’s trade juggernaut is breathtaking.”

Careful and orderly, proceeding step by step（慎重に順序立てた、計画的な）

→“She is very methodical in fielding questions from the students.”

→“The authoritarian regime is moving methodically against the protesters.”

Indirect; vague（間接的、ぼんやりした）

→“The diplomat made an oblique reference to the trade friction between the two countries.”

→“The child was looking obliquely out the window.”

To make something stronger or more numerous（増強・増加する）

→“The government action has stoked a widespread public outcry.”

→“The ongoing recession is stoking fears that new graduates will encounter unprecedented difficulties finding employment.”

To try to obtain something through concerted effort（努力して何かを手に入れようとする）

→“I will spend the whole day trolling the department store for a Christmas gift for my girlfriend.”

→“The law firm is trolling the Internet for copyright violations.”

(For a bird) to sing; (for a person) to sing out of tune（鳥などがさえずる、人が音痴な歌い方をする）

→“I heard birds warbling beautifully in the forest.”

→“He got drunk and kept warbling at the karaoke.”

A bush warbler:鶯