To walk slowly and at one’s leisure（緩やかに歩く）

→“The standup comedian ambled over to the microphone and started talking.”

→“She ambled across the yard.”

A large group of people（人の群れ）

→“We were glad to see a bevy of college students at the convention.”

→“A bevy of good pitchers lifted our team over the opponent.”

To make something more unclear, difficult or unpleasant（より不明確・困難・不快にする）

→“Suspicion clouded my judgment.”

→“Hunger clouds the child’s face.”

→“Questions of bribery cloud the Senator’s elation over the election victory.”

Unexciting or boring（退屈な、冴えない）

→“I don’t like his fictions. He has a drab writing style.”

→“Young people nowadays are facing a drab and depressing future.”

A sudden increase of something（突然の増加）

→“At the monthly sales staff meeting, she reported that there had been a flurry of activity in her assigned territory.”

→“A flurry of new bills in Congress offers further proof that the US will need a larger budget.”

To frustrate or incapacitate someone by restricting their action（誰かの行動を抑制することで計画等を阻止する）

→“Obama is hamstrung by a Republican House of Representatives.”

→“The US forces were hamstrung as the rebel forces exploited jungle battlefields.”

To trigger a fight or argument（喧嘩や口論をするようにけしかける）

→“The police accused him of inciting the homeless to robbery.”

→“The killing incited a mass protest movement.”

To make a formal statement（申し立てる）

→“I lost substantial money on the investment. I am thinking of lodging a complaint against the financial planner for bad advice.”

→“The treatment at the border was so bad that the tourists lodged a protest.”

Achieved at excessive cost（甚大なコストを伴う）

→“The Prime Minister scored a Pyrrhic victory by announcing that he will resign soon.”

→“I still don’t understand why you did such a Pyrrhic act.”

To think deeply and seriously about something（深く真剣に考える）

→“After the overthrow of the dictator, the nation is ruminating on the historical challenges and opportunities it is suddenly facing.”

→“The famous writer ruminated on the course that his long life has taken.”

Carelessly imperfect（いい加減な出来栄えの）

→“The teacher told me to rewrite the essay, calling it slipshod.”

→“When I bought it I thought I got a great bargain. But it turned out to be a slipshod piece of work.”

To stop or end something suddenly（突然中止または終了させる）

→“The recession snuffed out the spirit of philanthropy.”

→“The investigators’ reach was snuffed by the village’s bureaucracy.”

To put a rope or chain on an animal so as to restrict its movement; to put something under control（動物の行動を制限する為に縄やチェーンをつける、何かを制御する）

→“We arrived at the zoo as the trainer was tethering the gorilla.”

→“As yen hit a new high, Japan’s central bank tried to tether it.”

Skinny but muscled; for hair, grass, etc, to be stiff and strong（痩せているが筋肉質な、髪や草などが堅く強い）

→“The artist turned out to be a wiry fellow.”

→“The plant has long wiry leaves.”