Gd20 Flashcards
I leave open the question of whether there is any determiner present at all
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The sentence should be edited out
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She had a laconic wit
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They only clutter up the sentence and obscure its point
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Then came donations of bric-a-brac
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Bric-a-brac stalls
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I don’t want my colleagues to get wind of the fact that I’m leaving
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Romantic chance encounter
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Let’s make a date to have you back in
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The growth strategy is designed to jolt the economy out of suspended animation that has gripped it for more than two decades
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She penned plea in open letter to tycoon father
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A fireworks display
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She has laughed off the bid to find her a husband
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She was reluctantly thrown into the spotlight
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She always acts in my best interests
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I found myself temporarily happy, buoyed by the freshness, the attention, the interest, of someone physically stronger than myself
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I am completely at ease with her
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I understand it is difficult for you to understand, let alone accept this truth
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Feuding Kwok family reached amicable agreement over the property empire
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Penny stocks/cent stocks
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The demise of SGX mini metal contracts could be a warning sign for its ambitions as major international exchanges muscle into its home turf
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They spearheaded the launch of new financial and commodity derivatives
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The car hit a patch of ice and slewed around violently
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He asked me a slew of questions
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She stands out as a highly motivated and capable student
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She is receptive to new ideas, perspective of the problems inherent in the source text
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I am most impressed with her intellectual fervor, all rare qualities among students of her generation
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You can take it from me that she belongs to the Must Accept category
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The party swept to power on a tide of patriotic fervor
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The score at half-time was still four all
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I felt all the better for the drink
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In the last two years the book has sold all of 200 copies
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The most recent consignment of cloth was faulty
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Truckloads of rice have been brought tot the areas affected by drought
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Dismantle their barricade
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Their move prompted a backlash bourgeois materialism
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Plain-cloth officer
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Paternity leave
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I must say I am pleasantly surprised by the overall good quality of the students’ work, the academic standard expected of them, and the rigour with which their work was assessed
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Their English proficiency is clearly discernible in tests
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The activities are pitched at the right level, with good potential to differentiate high-achievers from the low
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The grades seem to be on the high side
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This way of creating assignments is an admirable one
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These essays appear to be written by students who are just learning the craft of writing
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I admire the fact that
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To rise to the level of their peers
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A first-rate musician
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Your inclination to see the best in people does you credit
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Present a taut sequence of ideas succinctly and rapidly
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There are still some weaknesses, however
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I have no disagreements with any of the marking comments, or assessments, or grade distribution
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Writing is a subtle and highly intellectual matter
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The less proficient essays, as the teacher rightly notes, tend to be both less focused
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Students who read all three of these texts with care will surely emerge with more wisdom following the effort
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It was heartening to see so many people in the rally
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The top essay is a first-rate exploration of literature that would do credit to any students of the subject
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Omitting such things from the texts improves overall essay coherence and paragraph flow
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Units of Li Ka-shing’s trust spin-off drop 4pc amid concern over returns of utilities
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The IPO took a tumble on its trading debut
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It is believed the fundraising in Hong Kong is designed to amass a war chest to exploit opportunities in other, faster-growing industries elsewhere
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A massive flotation of government bonds
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In sharp contrast to a slew of stellar debuts by small-cap companies HK Electric’s poor first day of trading further cemented investor scepticism over sizable offerings
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The stock made a dim start on market
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In retaliation for the hostage bloodbath
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This is its first sanctions against a foreign state
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Bear no fruit
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Existing accredited Philippines consular officials were asked for a formal apology
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The central bank wants banks to set aside more of their capital as a countercyclical buffer
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The exits are not wide enough to let out a stampeding crowd
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There is no steel-clad security for anyone’s savings
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The local operations proved in top shape
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I concede that all other local banks remained sound in 1991
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The relations between them were, shall we say, somewhat strained during the latter stages of Kevin’s sojourn as director of public prosecutions
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Quizzed by the press afterwards, the silver-tongued Webb said they could hardly be worse than before. They’re like a divorced couple. They’re now back on speaking terms
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To vitrify incinerator ash
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The budget airline has been quick off the mark to exploit the case
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Most of the shots went wide of the mark
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Prohibition Party
禁酒黨
The Prohibition Party was an integral part of the temperance movement
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A sniffer dog
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He is Jack of all trades and master of none
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We cannot call this life full of cares and anxieties a bed of roses
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A bitter or hard pill to swallow
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Money is always a bone of contention
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There is always bad blood between the two families, they are at daggers drawn
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The land lord threatened to throw my bag and baggage, if I failed to pay my house rent in time
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Man-the beau ideal of nature delights me not
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Your remarks are beside the mark
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He was carried away by the sad news and became speechless
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It’s child’s play to find the stuff now
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I was on intimate terms with John, who possesses a devil-may-care disposition
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His conduct all through the transaction has been fair and square
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The Minister assured the people to do something for the upliftment of the downtrodden, but fine words butter no parsnips
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This is more than blood and flesh can endure
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Most of the people in Africa live from hand to mouth
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Her speech was gall and wormwood to her opponents
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Give a dog an ill name and hang him
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Give the devil his due
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Shakespeare was head and shoulders above his contemporaries
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I dare say that my father’s bark is worse than his bite
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His countenance fell
he looks disappointed
His heart is in the right place
of a kindly and sympathetic disposition
Run the business to the ground
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His star is in the ascendant
fortune favours him
If the cap fits, wear it
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He is in bad odour these days
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Why should some women appear in borrowed plumes
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Leave him to sink or swim
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Let not the pot call the kettle black
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Let sleeping dogs lie
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He fought like a Trojan
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My hands are full
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New brooms sweep clean
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This document has become null and void now
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A few more odds and ends before the conclusion of this article
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The rest of her life was not of a piece with its splendid beginning
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The empire is on its last legs now
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He spoke on the spur of the moment and perhaps spoke best of all
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On the tip of one’s tongue
ready to be uttered
He goes to church once in a blue moon
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Peace at any price
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Penny wise and pound foolish
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As long as there is a shot in the locker he will not ask you for help
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The house is always spick and span
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The whole trip was a chapter of accidents
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The common run of people
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It was his gift of the gab that made him so prominent
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The ins and outs of anything
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He continues to sin under my very nose
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I have undertaken the tuition of a girl under the rose
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The castle walls have stood the wear and tear of centuries
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What is sauce for the goose is sauce for gander
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When the sky falls we shall catch larks
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Where the shoe pinches
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He carried matters with a high hand
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My house is within a stone’s throw of the post office
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They threatened to smother the animals with plastic bags
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Toast slathered with butter
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Ostrichism/ostrich policy/bury one’s head in the sand
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China lost its allure
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The big-hearted bunch have decided to donate their winnings to a local charity
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Chickenpox is common among children
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Pull a filibuster
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Cougar on the Prowl Tour
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Play hard to get
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He writhed in agony on the ground
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The lava lamp is a bizarre example of sixties kitsch
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He works hard but he’s paid a pittance
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Mozzie
mosquito
Died an eerie death
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We talked until the early hours and consequently I overslept
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A rousing speech
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The city’s cab drivers are notorious for fixing fares and fleecing tourists
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A fleecing tour
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As the sheep came on board, we grabbed their long shaggy fleeces
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He clutched the ram by two handfuls of thick fleece
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Military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press
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I had a fling with someone when I was at college
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A bitter wind blew from the north-east and the bombers were grounded
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Innsbruck once played host to the Winter Olympics
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She doesn’t really have to work-they’re loaded
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That complacency was to be their undoing
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Even the greatest athletes have off day
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The banquet was a sumptuous, luxurious meal
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The dog started to woof
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Crumpets sweetened with a tad of honey
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She was wearing the medal he gave her as a keepsake
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He ran one hand through his hair, further disheveling it
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Tears slowly rolled down my face
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A squashed packet of cigarettes
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She squashed some of her clothes inside the bag
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The mournful sound did nothing to squash her high spirits
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Have a bun in the oven
to be pregnant
He looked uncomfortable and squirmed in his chair
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I am wanted elsewhere
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a spoiled, wilful child
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she fretted about the cost of groceries
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Tough it out
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Your family would be left high and dry by the death of the breadwinner
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Not late; punctual:I came back in time for Molly’s party
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Eventually:There is the danger that he might, in time, not be able to withstand temptation
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That will teach you not to tag along where you are not wanted
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To get over the breakup
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Russia borscht
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The government made strenuous efforts to upgrade the quality of the teaching profession
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Strenuous exercise
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Why work up a sweat
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To flip stock
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A birthday bash
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A wok spatula
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A timid person:we contemptuously called them scaredy-cats
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white-faced, puny children
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Have butterflies in the stomach
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A jibe at his old rivals
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Pupils will play truant rather than face the taunts of classmates about their ragged clothes
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She had taunted him with going to another man
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Emma fell for every sob story she was told
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He felt a jolt when the plane started to climb
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Rose pollen
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You’re still up
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Put him on the line please
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Even or odd:No easy feat for the mind
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She makes a rather sweet damsel in distress
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Mophead
冬菇頭
A lousy gag
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Walk in unison
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They are now arm in arm
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They are on our heels
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Fight tooth and nail
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Her fleshy arms
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Go to shrift
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Firms makes fat profits in China
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The drug firm was ensnared in a corruption probe
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Almost dinner. Don’t fill up on bread
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Care for a drop?
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Bookmakers are offering punters odds of 6-1 on the horse Red Devil winning the race
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I rolled off my bed
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Chinese consumers hold foreign brands in high esteem
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Competition is ferocious
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A hereditary monarch
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But a scene from the novel itself explains this mystery more tellingly than paraphrasing ever will
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The disease had made him sterile
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Bits and pieces (or British bobs)
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They had held sway in France for a quarter of a century
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Such arguments would not hold sway in a university
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