Gd2 Flashcards
I was pooped and
flopped into bed
He started tailgating the
motorist in front
A small force would hold the position until
reinforcements could be sent
The stench of
rotting fish
The audience responded with whoops
and hollers
Trying to shop with three children in
tow is no joke
I thought I was a
goner
They conducted a kangaroo
court there and then
A plane clipped a
bridge shortly after take off
The dashboard
camera of an oncoming car
The aircraft half-submerged in the river, with its fuselage
crumpled and tail broken
The plane tilted fully to
its side
Some passengers, dazed and shell-shocked, managed to climb
out of the wreckage
The line between life and work became
blurred
The stigma of mental
disorder
Some of the men tried to get
fresh with the girls
The idea had been a good idea even if it had not
panned out
He has risen to where he is mainly by sucking
up to the president
Point an accusing
finger
The fuselage was brought
ashore
His smile became even more
ingratiating
He hurried
to the door
They hustled him off, leaving the entire household in a state of panic, quite at
loss to know what the trouble could be
Everyone pressed him to give a full
account of what had transpired
Celebrated interest of
scenic interest
His delight goes without
saying
The country is well placed to take
advantage of the single market
His jumpsuit appears to be doused
with a liquid, possibly a flammable accelerant
Do pin it
on me
Things said in the
heat of the moment
The girls became shrews
and harridans
The aircraft was seen to lurch
between buildings
Burn off
the fuel
Would you mind terribly
serving as the representative
Potluck
tasting
The potstickers in the greasy
spoon seem great
Come and take
potluck with us
He don’t have time to cook anything special but she can put an
extra plate on the table for you
He undressed them with my eyes, the girls I met, I lusted
after them with my thoughts
A soccer
Amom
The pastor has long been a thorn
in the side of the regime
The cab rank
rule
A bespoke
suit
My ears pricked up when I
overheard two guys discussing the actress
She struck me as a bit
of a scatterbrain
Carpe
diem
He need for some congenial
company
He went back to a climate more congenial to his cold
stony soul
He resorted to dilatory tactics, forcing a
postponement of peace talks
Normally she would accept the challenge, but she
demurred
She was an instant celebrity, feted
by the media
A reverent
silence
Buildings made of
knapped flint
A crippling affliction of the
nervous system
Some of the horses foundered and damaged
themselves in the stones of the riverbed
The world is run
on tricks
US dollar cross
rates
I am so tied
up with work
To go with your
gut
Power
walk
The panacea for
corporate ills
Political
leanings
A maze of legal
mumbo jumbo
It was quite a
slap
I think it said it
all
It almost slipped my
mind
It is just that we
wanted to
I am delicate
girl
I live on borrowed
time
It is just a
hiccup
I am no expect
but
No hot
dates
My water
broke
Both our triumphs and
missteps
Promises made and
broken
I got a huge favour to
ask
On one
condition
You want to go
see
I got a promise that I never live
up to
They smiled tentatively to
each other
You have been working
out
The strike lasted practically
a fortnight
The letter assuaged the
fears of most members
He pulled a different
groupie every night
Shorter dress would get you
wolf whistles
He clings to
ideals
All the staff have slunk
off home
People love self-depreciating
humour
Members have grown tired of the
backbiting in the group
You can compete with me but you cannot do so by riding
on my coattails
Lead sb to the
altar
Her warning glare against fraternizing with
the enemy
They have a huge reserve of latent
talent
He sneaks up on
us slyly
A limp
handshake
I was looking for the
shift
Lean on my
shoulder
A test-prep
group
He shorted
me
Can you run the
card please
Hold down the
fort
I cannot stand
the idea that a jerk hurting her
A promiscuous
girl
Granted, Maria was two years older than her, but it is not a
question of age
The brick of the villages was
pulverized by the bombardment
Early
seating
He loves stodgy
puddings
A Freudian
slip
A toupee
A
Are these bitter
tears
Do not sell yourself
short, you have got what it takes
I am only too happy
to oblige
Here is wishing you joy
and progress
He is licentious and
treacherous
It is not a female prerogative to
feel insecure
He wanted to jump
her
Bump her
off
You look
beat
A bow
wow
We could not help notice how pretty and intelligent she was and
we just click
I am sure I was shortchanged
at the bar
Emerging markets used to be the beacon of hope in the world economy, but now they are often
a source of gloom
Brazil is mired in
stagflation
Russia is in recession, battered by
Western sanctions and the slump of oil price
South Africa is plagued by
inefficiency and corruption
India could take
wing
It must shed the legacy of counter
productive policies
To slash red
tape
India possesses untold
promise
The economy has been balkanized by taxes
levied at state borders
The economy seem to be on an increasingly
stable footing
The tried and
tested development economy
Ill-educated
youngster
A long-standing plan is on
ice
They have a rare chance to turbocharge India
take off
Debts become more onerous because the amount that is owed does not
fall as earnings do
Central banks should err on the side of
looseness
Their allegiance to inflation targets runs
deep
The clock was calmly inching
forward
There was a cautious
rap on the door
Enunciating fastidiously with drawn-out
pauses between words
The change in his voice was nothing but the harbinger of a
severe cold, an occupational hazard of traveling salesmen
Only an outright miracle would prevent
injury to his head
Still this risk has to
be run
The teachers made spiteful
little jokes about me
Slap some sense
into you
It is a busy kitchen where speed is of the essence and this creation was whipped up faster than you can say
pan-seared fish with herb, garlic and cheese sauce
Revenge is a dish best
served cold
Nosey
Parker
He cannot stand anyone
in sight
Make amends
for you
A sleazy private
detective
Shawl
A
Go on a wild goose
chase
A chance
encounter
I was born with no
silver spoon
Diamond in the rough or
rough diamond
By all
counts
Has the hots
for
Too close a
call
Stiff-necked
look
The minute you snapped
out of it
The queue at the bank had not
budged
A small-time
hustler trying to sell their stuff
Women spell
trouble
The economy is in dire
straits
Just rattle the
bell
I need a
breather
Let set the record
right
He feigned nervousness or
ignorance
It is a raw
deal
Babies
burp
The Joneses
Mentality
There is enough ruckus over
identity cards
Party
pooper
Call it
quits
I was all rattled
up
Forgive my tardiness, I have some important business to
attend to
I would love to, but
alas a previous engagement
A piquant tartar
sauce
Made with light flaky white fish fillet, topped with tangy
tartar sauce all on a lightly steamed bun
A sham
marriage
A chance
encounter
He nodded off during the
sermon
In an attempt to introduce a note of levity, the words were a
disastrous flop
We are living
proof
In those days women are not accepted as scholars, much
less mathematicians
It is a blessing in
disguise
I was just zoning
out for a moment
He cooed with
delight as he unpacked the bags
Probably under the
radar
Chow
time
The group gets thinner and
thinner
Get new mob top
hairdo
Beatles mania was in full
swing
Their performance was pretty rough
around the edges
Someone with his high profile in sport must take the rough
with the smooth
His boss is stingy and
idle
His forecast is always off
the mark
The government is running
deficit
A measure appropriate to a wartime
economy
She does not seem to share his sense of
urgency
His laconic reply suggested a
lack of interest in the topic
I have been told I come off as
disinterested, I have ugly duckling syndrome
Try to keep your childlike
wonder
She showed victims no
compassion
The judge handed down his
sentence to
Law has been remanded in
custody
Law was found guilty of inflicting
grievous bodily harm with intent
The court was given a rare
glimpse into the life of the defendant
Instruments used in the case are not the instruments
per se for the infliction of the injuries
Law had been vilified, demonized and
ostracized since the case came to light
Law stood
impassively in the dock when the judge announced her sentence
They deal with an issue as and when it
rears its head
The buying frenzy spread to
government-subsidized housing
The house, with its boarded-up windows, was hardly
inviting
The bricks were used as a
facing on the concrete core
It is vital that team members step out of their
silos and start working together
A family
get-together
There are many insurmountable
odds between us
A teenage mom tried to smother
her baby in hospital
I guess we could agree to
disagree
I will race
you to the bedroom
Your work performance has been a little
off
Morgan drank half the Scotch and smacked
his lips
He was only doodling in the
margin
My ears were about to freeze
off
The committee was set up in the wake of the
inquiry
