Gd15 Flashcards
It seems to wobble a bit in May, but it found its footing now
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A stout heart breaks bad luck
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It takes two to tangle
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We got down on our stomach
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One way or another this story needs an end
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Friendlies always end in that way. This one follows the script
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The shadow of penalty shootout is looming over
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Even a fly has its spleen
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She threaten, in a fit/burst of spleen, to resign
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Shares surges on reform plans
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A bungled rescue attempt
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People who can’t get their foot on the property ladder
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No monkey business!
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Peel the grape and remove the pit
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I got a sick feeling/a knot in the pit of my stomach when the news of the attack was announced
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My kid brother
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Inside scoop
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His voice trailed off as the seriousness of his position sank in
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I need some time to let everything sink in
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A saline drip
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I get the jitters when
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An unfulfilled wish
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I’ve been feeling tired and headachy and generally out of sorts
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He went into convulsion and had to be rushed to hospital
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The glasses perch on his nose
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The vibration can be irksome after a while
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Corporations trawl talent pools around the world
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I looked up from my newspaper and there he was, as large as life, Tim Trotter!
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Most characters in his film are somewhat larger than life
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The news agent next door to Mr Afzal’s store
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As = even though, sweet as he is, he doesn’t pay his bills
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Try as he might, he failed to pull it off
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The economic slowdown has caused our sales to plateau
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The whole apparatus of communism was already falling apart
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When love cools, faults are seen
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Fecund soil
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I have tried to persuade her not to resign, but to no avail
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My attempts to improve the situation were of little/no avail
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The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows
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I’d better be on my way
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Polystyrene foam
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A pus-filled wound
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Blood was still oozing out of the wound
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The waiter brought her a massive pizza oozing (with) cheese
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He oozes charm/confidence
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He deserves the victory; he is too good in every department
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He is a bit lacking in the brain department
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He has been listless and a bit depressed ever since he got his exam results
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We spent our days lounging around the pool
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A languid manner/voice
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I have warned you several times about being late and my patience is wearing thin
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Tony, the joke is beginning to wear thin, and a lot of us have had enough of it
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Her standard excuse of being late was beginning to wear thin
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Power is being squandered
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Make empty promises
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They are ignored when they want to be heard and spied when they want to be left alone
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I didn’t want to go but Linda twisted my arm
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She claims that she rubs shoulders/elbows with royalty all the time
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We have offices dotted about/all over the region
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The countryside is dotted with beautiful churches
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Make haste
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A bad penny
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They demoted you, pending the results
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Make a statement
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Trade you for the 17 hostages on train
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The sleaze factor was the major reason for the electoral defeat
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Confess a felony
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We were all frisked at the airport
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The police have widen their dragnet in their search for the killer
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She smiled and batted her eyelashes at him
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No-go areas
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Pneumococcal infection
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The ruptured pipelines
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The bitter cold and rain didn’t deter the audience
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A morbid fascination with death
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There is no prison in any world into which Love cannot force an entrance
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Can I bank on your support?
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YGM has pitted itself against dozens of luxury brands that are vying to grab a slice of the mainland market
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Accidental discharge
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Catastrophic negligence claim
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I personally think it would be on balance a good thing
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Trees are few and far between
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You don’t have to look far to find a party
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A lively and friendly atmosphere fills the area
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The students bring back their energy and vigour to the area
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Employees should avail themselves of the opportunity to buy cheap shares in the company
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He seemed to be a born sceptic, constantly demanding answers and taking nothing on trust
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I have travelled far and wide
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The city below is densely studded with lights
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Amongst the towering buildings, which were like firework plumes, I caught glimpses of a snaking chain of fiery beads: the world renowned Japanese high speed train
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Not moving on rails but gliding just above the ground
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The layout of the airport
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Pass through the passport control without a hitch
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A very silly thought flashed across my mind
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Without the slightest problem
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Japanese must get a sore bum sitting on these seats
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We bumped into two Americans
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With each step our rucksacks seemed to get a kilo heavier
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He was taken aback that we spoke English
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It was a tough call, but eventually I decided to give up my job
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Fall fast asleep
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Binomial - back and front
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Trinominal - cool, calm and collected
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Dead drunk
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“I hear you are a friend of gambit,” was her opening gambit
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She ran up (=caused herself to have) a huge phone bill talking to her boyfriend for hours
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The directors is due to announce the initiative at an investor conference
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Every rally is so hard fought for
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A North American launch could follow as part of a global roll-out
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Amid signs that demand is on the increase
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Volatile sales
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Heavy lay-offs
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It was on the road to recovery
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He suffered from suffocating fits of asthma
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He plunged into numerous activities
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Initiative = a new action or movement, often intended to solve a problem
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You must hang in there!
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At his wit’s end
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The dart hit the bulls-eye
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The law ordered that their names be struck off the roll of solicitors
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On moral high ground
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It is a grave disrespect to the deceased
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We are cutting corners
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Much obliged, Your Honour
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I keep digging myself deeper
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The light creeps down through the thickly-muffled glass of the small iron-barred window
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It’s always twilight in one’s cell, as it is always midnight in one’s heart
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And in the sphere of thought, no less than in the sphere of time, motion is no more
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I have not words fit to bear so august a burden
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I had disgraced that name eternally
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We booked the holiday on a whim
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I had dragged it through the very mire
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The very poor women who are used as mules by drug barons often get long prison sentences
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The thin beaten-out leaf of gold
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Farmers have reported a bumper crop this year
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Tucked along/down this alley were are some beautiful timber-framed houses
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A group of tiny brick houses is tucked away behind the factory
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The upbeat tone on
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Was in marked contrast to past complaints
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Drag its feet on promised liberalisation
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The government know they have to tread carefully on this issue
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Procrastination is certainly not a good policy
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Olivia dismissed him with a perfunctory nod
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A perfunctory kiss on the cheek
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There are a few things I don’t like about my job, but by and large it is very enjoyable
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Stop whining!
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You gonna suck it up
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He enjoys the cut and thrust of party politics
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Days pass away before my day-dreaming gaze as I reflect in silence
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I bury my face in my hands and heave a sigh
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Those bygone days have been dispersed as smoke by a light wind, or evaporated as mist by the morning sun
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I have come to this world, stark naked
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They return, often on the payroll of multinational companies
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To feign folly
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It’s just that I made a mistake in the previous email
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Now, we’re all set
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He is in his physical prime of his career
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The music industry works in a haphazard fashion
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Make significant strides in academic progress
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These days I’ve been toying with the idea of writing a book
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You are all teary-eyed
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He is just buttering you up
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A dab of remorse
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My conscience will prick me
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We were having a snigger at the bride
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Gaudy plastic flower
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She dolled herself up
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Reaping without sowing
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He kindly offered to pick up the tab (=pay)
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Goofing off, huh?
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You are way out of line!
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You will overstuff yourself
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A bloated stomach
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If I eat it, my stomach bloats up
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In for a penny, in for a pound
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Fat chance
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May I take this opportunity to thank you, once again and as always, for all your very interesting questions raised in the class or by email
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The rain necessitate a change of plan
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The police can invoke the law of trespass to regulate access to these places
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The sacred dance is performed to invoke ancient gods
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Spiky hair/ haircut/ grass/ leaves/ fins
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Barbed wire/ sutures/ whip/ tail/ arrow
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Jagged rocks/ metal/ glass/ edge/ scar
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The job was his for the asking
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I’d never have thought that Hugh would jump bail
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This joint (=place of entertainment) is really jumping today
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They were just walking home when a bunch of guys jumped (on) them
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We all argued about it for hours and eventually arrived at a decision
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Sorry that I’m sending you files for printing only now
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Meaning lingering beyond the boundary of the text
言有盡, 而意無窮
Occasional selfies are acceptable, but posting a new picture of yourself every day isn’t necessary
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Insofar = to the extent that = such that?
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A glaring error
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The sentences are obviously out of place
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Please pencil down on your calendar
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Kim feels confident to run the show himself
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A vote of no confidence
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He catches the wind with a net
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Man proposes, God disposes
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A ream of A4 paper
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Never discount the discount one can make
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They were decorated for their part in the rescue
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It turns government into the most reviled and unpalatable kind of authority in libertarian eyes, the nanny state
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To exact revenge on others
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Heart surgery exacts tremendous skill and concentration
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But more ambiguous varieties of mischief should remain within the exclusive province of conscience
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Looking back upon centuries of religious self-assurance, libertarians stand transfixed by the dangers of conviction
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They are self-conscious of their motives and uninclined to wallow in sloth and self-pity
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Whether foetuses should ever be aborted beyond twenty-four weeks
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To draw up star charts fastened to the sides of fridges or the doors of larders
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With a modest laugh at such a palpably absurd idea
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In a world obsessed with freedom, there are few voices left that ever dare to exhort us to act well
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A slip of the tongue
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I really put my foot in it with Alison. I had no idea she was divorced
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I made a real gaffe - I called his new wife ‘Judy’ which is the name of his ex-wife
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A leopard can’t change his spots
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Best be off
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I’m completely stumped - how did she manage to escape?
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Scientists are stumped by the mystery virus
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Rotten luck
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Holy cricket!
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Die a most painful death
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Pea brain
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The long-awaited dismantling of apartheid
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He is jinxing the bloom
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What a load of codswallop!
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It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live
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It’s yet another health produce claiming to be the elixir of life/youth
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I thought I heard you wrong
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An inch away from death
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My dad can always checkmate me within twenty moves
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Tokens from your admirers
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Alas! Earwax
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Great use of intellect when others are in grave peril
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It is a defining moment in the development of the project
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Today marks the beginning of
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It also underlines the importance that the Government attaches
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Through ingenious architectural and engineering solutions, the cost can be lowered
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The nape of his neck
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The conversation meandered
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Someone must have been pulling strings in the sky
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Her way of draining pasta
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The first pieces of luggage had begun to tumble down onto the jointed rubber matting
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I was ready to love every one of her jokes that had missed it punchline, every reflection that had lost its thread
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I knew the void that romantic intoxication could fill
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Exhaust dictionaries with their possible meanings
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To tower over him
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To bring to the attention of the Committee an incident of student misdemeanor
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Disciplinary actions should be administered by the committee where appropriate
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A blow-by-blow account of the incident
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We knocked and entered the room, only to find
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Apparently chafed, the student pair took no heed of the request to vacate the premises
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The girl tossed her stationery items, one by one, into her pouch
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Upon further admonition, they packed up and left the classroom reluctantly
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She barged into the classroom without knocking
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She fumbled around the teacher’s desk but picked up nothing
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She swore at him. “None of your f’king business!” came the retort
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The girl stormed out, slamming the door as she left. Dr Wong pressed her for her name
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He charged at her at the doorway
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She spit out words of menace
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We deeply deplore the attitude of the student pair
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We wonder if their petulance and impertinence was warranted
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He aggressive behaviour rattled the students in the class
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It also concerns us that the security of the college would be compromised by such reckless trespassing
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Absence sharpens love
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See Hades of the Underworld
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I lost my bearing
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“Well, he didn’t invite me to his party, so I’m certainly not inviting him to mine!” She said petulantly
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To gloat over sb’s misfortune
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She has terminal cancer
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I work with people who are half my age so that keeps me on my toes
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Take your pick
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He let out a holler as he fell
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I pulled a all-nighter
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Just a slight chill
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Nosey Parker
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It pains me to read it
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Stub your toe
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Toss cigarette stubs about
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Those deaf and mute people
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Jackie fell over and scraped her knee
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Go on a wild goose chase
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Unless the oil spill is contained, irreparable damage will be done to the coastline
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She hitched up her skirt and ran
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He was angry at the comment that is coming in his way
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Whenever I smell burning, I relive the final moments of the crash
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The authority has cleared the first hurdle of the project
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He was moping around like a lovesick teenager
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We spent an afternoon meandering around the streets of the old town
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She is amazing, even when she does not doll up
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I am so out of practice
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Go binge shopping
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I’m putting on a brave front
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The opening of the superstore will sound/toll the death knell for hundreds of small independent shops
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The evidence against them is all hearsay
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You really need a knife with a serrated edge for cutting bread
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To foot the bill
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To pick up the tab
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A flowery description/speech
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By all counts
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He puckered his lips and kissed her
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Her stiff-necked look
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One must be cautious in drawing strong causal conclusions
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder
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The draft resolution was adopted by acclamation
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By all accounts he is a millionaire
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An incident that has incensed India
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America is slowly turning off the tap
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Mr Leung’s duty visit to Beijing
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The coach drew to a jerky halt
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A sullen pout
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He sat sprawled on a park bench
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Their eyes darted all over the place
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She was frantic with worry
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Everyone is trotting out a particular party piece
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Lull the guard to sleep
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