・plumber:配管工

A plumber came to the house to fix the pipes.

Maybe we should call a professional plumber.


・hook up:~を接続する

The computers are hooked up to each other.

The system is not hooked up right now.


・premises:家屋、敷地

Her company is moving into new premises.


・pass up:(機会などを)見送る、見逃す

He passed up the chance to invest and missed a great opportunity.

She never passes up the opportunity to meet new people.


・mess up:~を散らかす

She has really messed up her room.


・pull together:協力する

They were able to pull together and get the job done.

By pulling together , they were able to finish the work.


・executive:重役

As an executive,he often has to travel for his job.

She has worked her way up to become a senioir executive.


・grind:挽く

This instrument is for grinding spices.

She is grinding pepper into the pan.


・let down:~を失望させる

His favorite team let him down again.

His department's poor sales really let down the rest of the company.

※the rest of~=残りの、残余、その他の人々