dwindle

/'dwɪndl/   v)だんだん小さくなる･衰える･価値がなくなる　

＝diminish, decrease, reduce

Prepaid IC cards become/are widespread/popular.

Ticket (vending) machines are dwindling these days.

まあまあの・きちんとした

decent  /'diːsnt/　adj)適切な

★ of a good enough standard or quality

・a decent restaurant/meal

・a decent place to live

・Mark did a decent job as a replacement for Turner.

・I just want to get a decent job with decent pay.

・a decent pension/wage/standard of living

・I need a decent night's sleep.

・We think he's got a decent chance of qualifying.

・The acting in the film is actually pretty decent.

・a decent dog

★ (of people or behaviour) honest and fair; treating people with respect

・ordinary, decent, hard-working people 

・Everyone said he was a decent sort of guy

・Mr Harvey emerged as a thoroughly decent bloke.

・decent to somebody  My uncle has been pretty decent to me.

・decent of somebody  That's very decent of you.

★ acceptable to people in a particular situation

・a decent burial

・That dress isn't decent.

・She ought to have waited for a decent interval before getting married again.

★ (informal) wearing enough clothes to allow somebody to see you

・I can't go to the doctor ーI'm not decent.

pension  /'penʃn/　n)年金･手当　v)年金を給付する

pension  /,pαːŋ’sjɔːŋ/  ﾊﾟﾝシｮーﾝ　n)下宿屋

wage　/weɪdʒ/　n)賃金･給料･労賃

qualify　/'kwɒlɪfaɪ/　/'kwαːlɪfaɪ/　v)出場資格を与える、認定する

emerge　/ɪ'mɜːdʒ/　/ɪ'mɜːrdʒ/　v)姿を現す、知られるようになる、明らかになる

thoroughly　/'θʌrəli/　/'θɜːrəli/　adv)徹底的に･すっかり･完全に

bloke　/bləƱk/　n)BrE; 男

burial　/'beriəl/　n)埋葬･埋葬式、埋葬地･墓地

ought   /'ɔːt/　modal verb　助) ought to ≠should

shouldは主観的　ought to /'ɔːt tə/ /'ɔːt tu/ は法律規則に基づく

必死に

desperately　/'despərətli/  adverb

Hi! I know you're probably fully boked, but we're desperately looking for a room for the night.

They desperately wanted a child.

He took a deep breath, desperately trying to keep calm.

dish（料理）

It began selling a grilled salon dish in a paper case box in March.

それは売りはじめました　神の箱に入れた焼き鮭料理を　3月に 

He learns to cook at least two new dishes every month.

dare

dare デｱｰ　v)思い切って...する

何かをしなかった

not dare + 原形　（勇気がなかった）

not want to risk + 動名詞　（危険を冒したくなかった）

didn't dare＋動詞原形＝didn't want to risk ...ing

I didn't dare tell her that we'd already found the keys.

(I didn't dare that we'd already found the keys)

I didn't want to risk breaking the desk drawer.

I didn't want to run the risk of breaking the PC.

I used to smoke, but I would never dare.

No one dared to leave the office before the boss did.

No one dared to go into the old house at night.

Many Nova students and teachers don't want to run the risk of being infected COVID-19.

No one want to run the risk of being infected COVID-19.

deal

It's a deal.

It's not a big deal=It's no big deal

make a deal

これは私の手に負えません / I can't deal with this.