Gd2 Flashcards
Back issue of periodicals have been weeded by the library
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All the hard work will be undone
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It is high time that
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It goes without saying that
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It occurs to me that
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It turns out that
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It makes no difference that
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It is just as well that
幸好
It stands to reason that
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It happens to be
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It makes headline all over the world
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No contest
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By trial and error
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Years of hard work down to drain
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Come/follow hard/hot on the heels of sth
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Consider favourably
積極考慮
Call a truce
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Silence all your inner critics
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Don’t let angry feeling taint the precious time you have to spend
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A fresh bouquet of flowers
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Looking for a needle in a haystack
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Stuck out
冒出
A tall order
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Cut oneself completely free from sth
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Sever all unethical links
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Stem the tide
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Counter the influx of
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Play hardball
採取強硬態度
Be that as it may
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Any discernible legal provisions
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Substantiate our claim
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Caught unprepared
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Devise a plan
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This will prove to be pivotal
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Call for application
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Build up your academic capital
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Enhance our prestige and raise our profile
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It appears that
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Come to the fore
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Come of age
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Have their fingers on the pulse of the world
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Set sb. apart
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Starkly different from
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Seep into
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More often than not
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Grave concern
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Was embroiled in controversy
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Keep sb. at bay
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Loomed large
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Strike a chord with
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Hinge on
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Have been brutally trampled underfoot
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The tenacious hold of power
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Drawing a line between those within and those without
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Run the risk of
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Watch it dissolve without a trace
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The erasure of differences might entail a loss of individuality
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A place where we will be laid to rest one day
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Stand at one remove
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A state of anarchy
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Fall short of the expectations
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Stir up fierce controversy
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Trigger off an exodus of the Hong Kong population
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The population are sparse
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The final tally was 51 dead, 800 injured and 90 arrested
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Be in full swing
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Allay the fear of the eclipse of Hong Kong identity
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Come into force
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But… go the other way
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The incubus of… come back to haunt…
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Create ripples across the territory
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A take-it-or-leave-it option
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The society was enveloped insecurity and ambivalence
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Dampen the heat in
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As an antidote
作為對抗手段，矯正方法
Send the whole country into mourning
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Hongkongers were bitterly disillusioned by the crackdown
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Safe haven
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The acrimonious debate
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Perch on a tree branch
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Kowtow to Beijing
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Remain in flux
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They had no choice but to
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As the new millennium dawned,
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To antagonize China could be costly
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Sneak out of my seat
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I was punished for my naughty deed
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To fish in trouble waters
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Try to take advantage of a confused situation
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Strike while the iron is hot
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Go to great length to
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… , making up x% of the total number
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From its inception in 1999 to the year 2004
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Are put in the limelight
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Appear in the mass media to plug the title
宣傳
Beat sb by a narrow margin
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A sprinkling of sth
稀稀落落的
Alongside a large number of respected names
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Sth far outstripped sth
遠勝
Make the passage of time
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Is clawing its way to
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Keep … in check = keep … in control
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Guard against the overwhelming dominance
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Avant-garde
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An apt metaphor
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Fall out of scope of the present research
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Consciously or subconsciously
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Followed, deviated from or subverted
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Galvanised… into action
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Was given a strong boost
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Was low on his list of priorities
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They are independent, sometimes in competition, sometimes in harmony
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Biosphere of sth
生態
He is adamant that his productions should not pander to the taste of the masses
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On account of
Because of
A dearth of
A lack of
Sth is a reasonable way out
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Rule of thumb
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To put it simply
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As sb put it,
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Break free from the constraints of
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A slow sparrow should make an early start
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Pay out of your own pocket
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Carry on bag
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All work and no work make jack a dull boy
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Career-minded
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Break my rhythm
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Call in sick
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Punch in/ out
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If only…
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You keep sticking your nose where it doesn’t belong
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A hotshot college graduate
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What kind of food do you fancy
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I don’t mean to boast but
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New cars hit the street
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It is unjust to judge a book by its cover
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In view of the shortfall of funding,
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Deliver service
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Be subject to further scrutiny
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Don’t talk me out of it
別說服我打消這念頭
Sneaky
偷偷摸摸
Start fresh
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It tears me up
很傷心
I am done with you
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He came by to see me
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Wheel me off
推我走
I just ended it for good
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It means a whole lot to sb
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Make a tacit admission of
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To stall the plan
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Funeral parlor
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To be carried out in presence of sb
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During his formative year
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Stand a table and few chairs
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Smoke a pipe
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Put up bluffs about sth
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His true calling is…
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Fill the void
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Is on a parallel course
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Would never stoop as low as to cater the standard of the common sense
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Drive a wedge between sb and ab
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Key swing states
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Shake their heads in disbelief
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To rally support
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The dialogue would not be jarring to the ear of the audience
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Put sb under house arrest
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Leave the audience bewildered
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A patriarchal society
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Apparently basking in the status of
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Often seen as the cradle of elites
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Easily satisfied with tearjerker or a handful of tacky jokes
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Serve didactic purposes
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Less ponderous and academically inclined
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Household names such as Shakespeare
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Shy away from sth
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A middle ground
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Staunch supporter
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Transcend cultural limits and national boundaries
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Load up your value-added card
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The outcome of grammar instruction is the traditional stock in trade of the language teacher
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Aural and oral skills
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According to a hoary adage,
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We talk back and forth in short bursts
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We willingly compromise accuracy in the interest of fluency
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As clean as a whistle
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Address several lingering problems such as income disparity
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Allegedly received favours from tycoons
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Put brakes on sth
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Indebted Spain strains to stay afloat
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Rebuff calls for sth
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Seek bailout
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Recapitalized ailing banks
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Debt-plagued Greece
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Lure customers away
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Remittance to the mainland
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The city’s de facto central bank
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Hit by slumping exports to Europe
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A house outlooking a small garden
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Fetch her some flowers
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He, in his terror, agreed
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His anger softened
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But try as he might, he could not forget the beautiful music
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Darkness fell
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He neared the tower
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Braided tresses
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He watched in awe
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She grew fond of the handsome guy
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I banish you to the dreaded desert of doom
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Vanish in a puff of smoke
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He set about readying himself for the journey ahead
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He searched high and low, hunted high and low
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There in the distance stand a small hut
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Wept tears of joy
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Together, they braved the elements
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To teach him a lesson
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Stray far away from his path
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Will make fortune smile on me
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He dragged his feet and kept looking back
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Witch-in-disguise
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She howled with fury
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A fair maiden
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The windows locked shut
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Their bellies grumbled with hunger
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They had been going in circle
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I have feasted to my heart’s content
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He survived on rotten eggs and potatoes peelings
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Stomp her feet
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Slam the door tight
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A great heap of straw
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There runs a fine stream of water
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He grieved sorely at his misfortune
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I lay awake all night
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Hum a little tune
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Feel under the weather
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In the blink of an eye
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Gather her own thought
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Body-hugging clothes
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Not everyone is born with a perfect figure and can carry off whatever style they please
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Take centre stage
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Bell-bottom pants
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It is sheer vanity that drives…
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Fashion conscious people
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There is a grain of truth in this view
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With the magic wand of fashion
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Accentuate his best attributes
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Low-rise jeans
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Is making a comeback
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Fleeting trend
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Shed a few pounds
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Sprain your ankles
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A slave to the trend
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Look totally out of place
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Dole out hot meals to lonely tramps on the street
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Elegance comes from within
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Take a stroll
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Give a chic look
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A shooting star would streak across the sky with an unnoticeable tail
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The conductor waves his baton
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Blasts of wind growl and howl
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Squander his inheritance
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The feeble father tenderly enfolds his shoulders
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Elicit audience’s empathy
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Audaciously innovative,
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A facade with rich embellishment
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A display of exquisite craftsmanship
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After a few minutes, the students perked up and began a heated discussion
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The humming sound of blow dryers echoed across the backstage dressing room as tall and slender girls had their hair styled
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To see if any final touches should be added
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Star-studded backstage
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Amidst the sound of slapping waves,
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Flashlights keep flickering
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Accessorizing it with a crystal bling purse, the designer gave extra glamour to the dress
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Rays of translucent green light beamed out from above
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Young people in their twenties
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Flick their fingers across the touch screen
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Facebook has become the latest fad in communication
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Pry into others’ personal lives
A frowning face or a gentle touch tells a different story
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Friends and family are just click away
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Heart-wrenching tragedies
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Cut much of hassle in organizing events
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With the advent of email,
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Whiled away the hours
消磨時間
We are a rare soul if we do not have a Facebook account today
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Microsoft has officially entered the ring with Apple
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It perks you up instead of grinds you down
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Soul-crushing experience
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I am a star-struck cinema-goer
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Dark clouds begin to gather over the town
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We have never let a dislike from him come into open
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A candid discussion
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The sky was pierced again and again by angry darts of lightning
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He rubbed the sleep from his eyes
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Jumbled pieces of a jigsaw puzzle
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Rubbed her dry with a towel
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Open-air court
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At any rate
Whatever happens or may have happened
I dashed off a quick letter
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Still waters run deep
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Be keyed up
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Take pride in
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Old feudal regime
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Little by little the struggle began to bear fruit
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Take to the street
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Brush off a fly
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She went skipping away
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He found his boss’s utterances too cryptic
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It’s blowing a gale
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A bazaar was held for the benefit of the victims of the natural calamity
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The reformers are in the ascendant
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A continuing story in comic-strip form
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Off you go
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Hurry through the woods
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A far-distant goal
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She snuggled down under the cover
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There were branches and leaves strewn everywhere after the storm
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Let the flames of imagination flicker unimpressed
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Not least
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Pluck a beautiful flower
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Heave a sigh of relief
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Strum the guitar
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Unrequited love
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Was it necessary to go that far
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Make one’s head swim
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Hold the helm of government
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Arbitrary inclination and opinion
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Reel off gross broadsides
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Grist to the mill
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Give sb the shudders
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Crop up
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Hapless victim
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Government-friendly lawmaker
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Sending … to …
使
Step up pressure on
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Remain under acute stress
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He has not set foot outside his home for three months
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Have their appetite satisfied
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Come into power
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Squander a golden chance to take the lead
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You make him see red
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Blue movie
(Not yellow)
Blue blood
貴族血統
Live a happy life together till a ripe old age
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A match made in heaven
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Walk down the aisle
Tie the knot
To teach sb’s grandmother to suck eggs
班門弄斧
Everything has its time
萬物皆有時
The land is barren for the years to come
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Like a lamb to a slaughter
任人宰割
A sitting duck
坐以待斃
You can’t provide her with bread and butter
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Save your bacon
幫你一把
It worths a shot
值得一試
It is deafening
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Your songs are so offbeat
不跟隨潮流
Don’t sing the blues
不要埋怨
To sing for your supper
為目標而付出
Your voice is a bit squeaky
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It is a crime against my eyes
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Your voice blew me away
澎湃
Your performance is music to my ears
聽出耳油 中聽的說話
You are a natural
有天份
Change my tunes
改變主意
Blow your own horn
自吹自擂
Let’s band together to
一起做某事
You miss the cue
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You sound like a broken record
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That’s a loud outfit
誇張的服飾
Swan song
絕訣 絕筆
Amr vs Brit Fall season vs autumn Parking lot vs car park Subway vs underground Soccer match vs football match Sneakers vs trainers Movie theater vs cinema Movie vs film Fire vs sack Mail vs post
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Caught sb off guard
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By close of play
By the end of the working day
The Legislative Council’s traditionally fierce rhetoric and political rivalry
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Lawmakers bid farewell\ goodbye
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It wrapped up as the clock struck midnight
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The thorny issue
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Make it a done deal
先斬後奏
Take sth by storm
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Then
At that time
A seven-game winning streak
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Call a spada a spada
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Escape his second brush with death
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Make a scene
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