sulk reach a verdict out in the cold skinflint shrewd
────────────────────────────── sulk, ふくれる、すねる ────────────────────────────── If you sulk, you are silent and bad-tempered for a while because you are annoyed about something.
[OED] be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment
He sulked himself to sleep. すねて寝てしまった。
────────────────────────────── reach a verdict, 評決に至る ────────────────────────────── 英語活用大辞典より
accept a verdict 評決に服する appeal a verdict 評決を不服として上告する await a verdict 評決を待つ carry out a verdict 判決を実行する deliver a verdict 評決を下す
────────────────────────────── out in the cold, のけ者にされて、無視されて、冷たくされて ────────────────────────────── If a person or organization is left out in the cold, they are ignored by other people and are not asked to take part in activities with them.
[OED] ignored, neglected 例：the talks left the French out in the cold
OED(Oxford Dictionary of English)は説明がシンプルですね。 場合によっては簡単な説明のほうが分かりがいいです。
────────────────────────────── skinflint, どけち ────────────────────────────── If you describe someone as a skinflint, you are saying that they are a mean person who hates spending money.
────────────────────────────── shrewd, 利口な、やり手の ────────────────────────────── A shrewd person is able to understand and judge a situation quickly and to use this understanding to their own advantage.
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Money Talk (2) 10/18-19 2006"
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