Confidence backed by required skills（必要とされるスキルにバックアップされた自信）

→“When some protesters tried to cause disturbance during the speech, the president handled it with great aplomb.”

→“He organized the dinner party with aplomb.”

To be a sign for the future（将来の前兆となる）

→“The political trends do not bode well for the ruling party.”

→“The aide’s conviction bodes ill for the politician.”

A signal for the next step to be taken; a sign or omen for something to happen next; a hint（次のステップを取るように促すシグナル、何かが次に起きる前兆、ヒント）

→“She was conditioned by family and other social cues into developing a positive psychological stance on the Republican Party early in childhood.”

→“As if on cue, it started raining just as we got in the car.”

→“When the company started downsizing, I took my cue and began looking for a new job.”

To distribute and spread information（情報を広げ分散させる）

→“By the end of the 19th century, the idea of democracy was widely disseminated.”

→“Government’s job is to collect and disseminate necessary information to the public.”

To hold something tightly; to have a strong impact; to captivate someone’s interest（堅く握りしめる、強い影響を及ぼす、強く関心を湧かす）

→“The policeman gripped me by the arm.”

→“The bank tightened its belt as recession gripped the financial industry.”

→“I am reading a biography of Saint Francis of Assissi. I find it gripping.”

(As verb) To be aggressive and even dishonest in one’s attempt to promote and sell something （あの手この手で押し売りのように強引に何かを売ろうとする）

→“The whole nation was disgusted with his huckstering showmanship.”

(As noun) An unscrupulously aggressive salesperson（信頼のおけない強引な営業マン）

→“Today I had to spend most of the morning hours fending off a huckster who walked in determined to sell his products.”

Uncertain（確定してない）

→“My vacation plan in Hawaii is still iffy.”

→“A truly responsible financial regulatory system is at best iffy.”

Final, before time is up（土壇場の、最後ぎりぎりの）

→“The student made a last-ditch effort to pass the exam.”

→“The beleaguered army is frantically crafting a last-ditch strategy.”

An additional amount which is included in the plan so as to make sure that it gets successfully carried out（計画が実現するよう念のため余分に含む時間や量）

→“The nuclear power plant has a 5-hour margin for meltdown.”

→“When you go to an interview, it’s always a good policy to allow yourself a safety margin of 15 minutes in case there is a traffic delay.”

To give a false identity or nature（偽って通用させる）

→“He goes to singles’ bars, passing himself off as a bachelor.”

→“I want to avoid passing it off as a case of genuine miracle.”

To express hate（憎悪を表現する）

→“When the visiting diplomat made a speech, she was reviled by the audience.”

→“He is respected abroad but is reviled in his own country.”

Making an ‘s’ or ‘sh’ sound（「s」か「sh」の音を発する）

→“The old man spoke in a sibilant whisper.”

→“I heard her heavy, sibilant breathing.”

To fight; to hire; to agree to accept a task; to have a particular quality（対戦する又は挑む、雇う、何か任務や課題を買って出る、ある特定の質を持つ）

→“Amazon takes on Apple with its new tablet.”

→“The Internet start-up just announced that it will take on 5,000 new staff.”

→“I made a mistake and took on a major project.”

→“When the student asked her a rather personal question, her face took on a stern expression.”