Gd15 Flashcards
Their smiles were like a knowing wink: sussed and street-wise without being in the least
dour or po-faced
Be there or be square
square
Adored at home and abroad not only for his prowess with a ball at his feet, but for his humble and friendly demeanour, he has become an icon for mainstream, moderate Islam in a Europe still reeling
from a series of Islamist attacks across the continent in 2017
This popularity has drawn unsavoury elements to his doorstep, which is why, at so young an age and the start of his journey to the sporting
stratosphere, he is on the verge of abandoning his country
The careers of officers complicit in the cover-up were
ruined
They were exporting as far
afield as Alexandria
He is widely recognized as a courageous and humble man of
principle
Retiring from a national team in protest, defying the wishes of an authoritarian government, is a far braver thing than stepping out onto a
football pitch
Jordan, of all people, committed a flagrant
foul
Tantalizing evocations of the transience of
life
Argentina leave it late to pip
Nigeria
While Lionel Messi’s memorable strike, the last of three touches, seemed to have settled Argentinian
nerves, Nigeria battled back in the second half to level
A topsy-turvy section tilted again when Marcos Rojo, with the clock ticking down, volleyed home a wildly
celebrated winner
This, then, is how the world ends, not with a bang but with a
whimper
There should be sense of fury, of thwarted effort, of energies
exhausted
Germany went out of the World Cup with barely a flicker of resistance. There is no Sturm. There is no
Drang
They won with what was in effect a second
string
This was as limp a
defense as any side had managed
The German machine was gummed up here; there was no fluency and little
cohesion going forward
He gained a cult status in South Korea, where his extravagant ginger
bouffant has earned him a nickname that creates a pun on De Gea
This time they never quite did and so, inevitably, unresisted, twilight
fell upon the gods
Cap centurion Frank Lampard has suggested England could go
all the way
She is really the cream of the
crop
Skillet =
frying pan
Thieves scaled a high
fence
The thick smog obnubilated most of the city’s
skyline
To type with
chopsticks
Stunt
double
investors seemed to have put the US-China trade war on the back
burner
It’s a tough pill to
swallow
The castle bills itself
as the oldest in England
He has just been potty-
trained
There was a collective puffing of
cheeks offered up by England’s players at the final whistle
Weary legs and tired minds have reduced the whole contest to a
plod, and threatened for a while to force parity
Yet headers at set-plays would drift
wide
The stubborn refusal to wilt, despite having shipping a goal with the game in its infancy, was still admirable and said so much about the spirit of this
collective
His shot was chipped smartly over the goalkeeper, only for Alderweireld to slide in and scramble the
effort from under the crossbar
England’s players massed in front of their supporters after the final whistle, serenaded to the heavens for their efforts, while Belgium prepared to mount the
stage to claim their bronze medals
A counter-attack crammed with back-heels and precise passing left England gasping in the
vapour trail
Twice the Manchester City playmaker split England’s back-line with subtle and perfectly weighted passes only for Lukaku’s heavy
touch to kibosh the chance
He was announced over the public address system only for his name to be
booed and jeered
They came to the station to see him
off
There is concern that young people may take up vaping as a less harmful
alternative to smoking
I find it difficult to talk in a situation like this - I’m out of my
depth
His finger reached far and
wide
He was known as a
philanderer
He is to use his street credibility to try to get the anti-vandalism message
across to schoolchildren
He’s pulled off the same
stunt as last time
When he was released last time on bail, he was off to dim sum in a
jiffy
Upon hearing the result, Tsang appeared solemn, in contrast with the relaxed smile he had
worn when he entered the court
It would serve you right if Jeff walked out
on you
He was correct as usual, and it basically served me
right
Dungarees
A
A roly-poly young
boy
It might be right up your
alley
Don’t wait up
for me
And on the heels of it, something even worse
happened
If his lawyer won’t play ball, there’s nothing we
can do
He got his revenge now in
spades
Luck was on my
side today
The emotional aspect of it all threw us for a
loop
The search drew a
blank
He was roughed up in
jail while awaiting trial
These comments are a bit
rich coming from a woman with no money worries
Who are going to blink
first in the trade war
Lemon-infused
water
He seemed as neurotic,
self-obsessed character
We offered to pay out half of the cost but Charles would have
none of it
Don’t you dare
go
I still felt woozy from all the
pills
They’ll sit on her bed playfully enlacing their
fingers
The luxurious office accentuated the manager’s position in the pecking
order
She seemed ill at ease, even a little
irritated, on the three occasions
On his walk home, wending through the Saturday crowds, Rabih is thrilled enough to want to stop random
strangers and share his good fortune with them
They raised and lowered their muskets, fixed 18-inch-long
bayonets to their weapons and demonstrated various marching maneuvers
When Prince George is in his element, however, he’s like any other
rambunctious little boy
George charged across the lawn trailed
by his 3-year-old sister
If you’ve been trying to lose weight, then odds are you have been diligently tracking your food, logging
hours at the gym, prioritizing sleep, and working on managing stress
His policy will win brownie
points with voters
Commando work required as much brain as
brawn
The patient were discharged only in a
normothermic condition
The territory is replete with specialized vocabulary, as well as a genus of English usage peculiar
to the Commonwealth nations
Spell out the full names on first
reference and use abbreviations thereafter
Smooth cafe au
lait skin
Rooney is not bothered. He’s as hard as
nails. Not quite like nancy Neymar
Now think of that happens to drama
queen Ronaldo
He’ll manage. He’s a
big boy
Nice to see a footballer take it like a
man for once
The investigations have come up with next to
nothing, inviting speculation and conspiracy to fill the vacuum
The minister has promised total transparency in the document, with no
redactions and obfuscations
I am wanted
elsewhere
True but these people act real
tough typing
A lot of tough
keyboards around here
The market will continue to decline until all the bad news is fully
priced into the stocks
After a moderate decline, there is a reaction rally that retraces
a portion of the decline
Anna listened, mouth
agape from the shocking development
His mood vacillated between hope and
despair
These shoes had stood him in good
stead
The price is set to stimulate interest among buyers that has been
soured by the uncertainties of late
Another dissented from the final figure, holding
out for a lower award
He encouraged his clients to focus on people’s characters rather than judging them purely on their
material worth
Anyway at the end of a long day at the chalkface, I’m more inclined towards the poor player full of sound and
fury and signifying nothing
It would be a weight
off my mind
Cops battled to save teens disemboweled with a
machete in a 30-strong gang fight
They are then easy
pickings for the eel
At his lowest, Ian stumbled across a
lifeline
We use caffeine in the morning to rise as early as we ever did, putting the
squeeze on sleep
Light throws the body’s biological clock—the circadian rhythm—out of
whack
You agreed it, so I set it in
motion
Gray is the new
green
Psst! Want to know a
secret?
Sitting is the new
smoking
Over the
hump
Her attempts to teach him to dance were
hysterical
I bust my
ass for her 12 hours a day
I was pooped and just flopped
into bed
Bad news ~
Lay it on me
Just fire
away
Believe me. I look better than
I feel
Jews sit
shiva for those who die
Everyone needs downtime to
unwind
You are all
flushed
You are a sensitive bowl of
mush
It’s just a horrible lapse of
judgement
The film is not just romantic
mush
Many artists are forced to bow out of the
profession at a relatively early age
I don’t see how that adds
up
Thanks for escorting me
back
The husband feels like his manhood is threatened, so he acts
out
Monogamish is not what I’m
after
Helicopters whirred
overhead
The whirr of an electric
motor
Let the genie out of the
bottle
We’re going to put him
up for a few days
Blue eyes weirded him out, and Ivan’s were especially
creepy
Another of her pet
projects is the arts centre
My pet hate is
woodwork
The easy gait of an
athlete
A rogue cop who took the law into
his own hands
Desperate times, desperate
measures
Life on tour is not as glamorous as it’s cracked
up to be
Corked wine has a powerful
pong
I set off at three-thirty
prompt
It goes without saying that lay appointees must be selected with
care
He was declared
MIA
The company took the high
road, announcing it would extend the benefits to all its workers
Force of
habits
The kids were making a
racket
She was transported with
pleasure
Look and learn. A dying
breed
I was miserable and he was having a
ball
Everything will be
A-OK
Her taste for oversharing was part of the grassroots publicity campaign that cost her and her
label nothing
Four grown siblings, bruised and banged
up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home
A roll-up-your-sleeves
attitude
He had the good grace to
apologize to her afterwards
The goalkeeper was caught
napping
Make sure all your carry-on
luggage is stowed under the seat in front of you
It is part of human nature to be attracted to that which is aesthetically
pleasing
His appearance was that
of someone used to sleeping on the streets
If you don’t mind me
saying, you need it
This is an absurdly heavy guilt
trip to lay on anyone
A pay increase will not guilt-trip them into
improvements
Efforts were made to interest her in a
purchase
She flaunts her hourglass curves in skimpy
string bikini
Some monthly magazines have a lead
time of six months or more
I appreciate the kind
gesture and all
Semanticists have to have at least a nodding
acquaintance with other disciplines, like philosophy and psychology, which also investigate the creation and transmission of meaning
She has decided to call time
on her tennis career
She was whispering
endearments and repeatedly kissing her
His endearments (playfully delivered) come in many
flavours
The Filipino Supreme Court even ruled the phrase was not slanderous due to its general use as an expression rather than a
targeted slight
She is rebelling against the anachronistic
morality of her parents
The title is a bit of a mouthful but don’t let that
put you off
Lengthy mouthfuls of Latin can be
off-putting and difficult to remember for many
The army’s report of its investigation was considerably watered
down
The manager is not entirely on board with the
call
U.S. punitive tariffs are based on grave
misdiagnosis of Chinese economic fundamentals
The fourth round of Sino-US trade negotiations held in Washington, DC ended with a
whimper, and so the largest trade war in the post-WWII economic history continues unabated while a nascent crisis in emerging markets has alarmed investors worldwide
China’s chest will be unable to prevent a collapse of the exchange rate even with draconian
capital controls fully applied
American prophesies that a trade war will provoke a Chinese economic meltdown are incentivizing Trump to be hawkish rather than
conciliatory
I’m sick of you prying
into my personal life
She threatened to grass me
up
The urgency of his voice galvanized her into
action
