Gd21 Flashcards
They had assembled at his behest
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The diversity of Texas is apparent every month through its colourful festivals, jamborees, cook-offs and celebrations
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A group of boisterous lads
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The faintly menacing motto
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The ruling oligarchy of military men around the president
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He went to the airport to personally receive me on arrival and also see me off on my departure
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In children, the abdomen can become swollen and bloated and medical attention should be sought urgently
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Corruption is endemic
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The status quo in Russia is preserved through monopoly rents, state-owned companies, a malleable judiciary, an opaque regulatory system and firms that rely on Mr Putin’s favour
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So long as the current political system prevails, Russia will remain economically enfeebled
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Through these figures shock, they need to be put into perspective
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Even the country’s most vaunted success in the IT industry need to be put in perspective
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International sporting jamborees are fun;outfoxing a timid American president is good for morale
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Its economy crumbled
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Policy address may have sown seeds of conflict between middle-income and poor residents amid fears of creeping welfarism
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The allowance would condition underprivileged groups to expect more government handouts
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Government expenditure might outstrip revenue in 10 years time
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The city’s fiscal reserves will run dry in about 20 years
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The experience of the past few years has indicated a diminishing political return from doling out sweeteners
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CBOE volatility index-Wall Street’s so-called fear gauge
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The ISM reading rattled investors
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There were no other strings, or handling charges, attached
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The remains of a sandwich lunch were on the table
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She was lighting a candle in her Catholic church, pensive and tearful
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She flashed back to scenes of her 18-year-old self getting swept off her feet by a boy at a fair
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Substantial indemnity costs are reserved for cases involving reprehensible, scandalous or outrageous conduct
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He was indentured to a carpenter
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He had never spoken to anyone out of an indelible shame
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It left both mothers bereft and unable to even say farewell to their children
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Brief snatches of sleep
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Have (or get) a foot in the door
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He flew into a fit of rage over the smallest mistakes
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Just lovers’ quarrel
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Patients are to be told to stop calling doctors out unnecessarily at night
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I was wallowing in the luxury of the hotel, being waited on hand and foot
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Let me run errands for you
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A deathbed confession
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The paper gave a distorted and very partial view of the situation
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she bought it on a whim
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The office crumbled into an eyesore
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I run slim-up classes now
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What an unfeeling little brute you are
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Do not induce vomiting again
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Gastric acid secretion
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Bad luck always comes in streaks
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the theatre is on a winning streak
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I have a favour to ask you
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His death was due to multiple skull fractures with laceration of the brain
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Let me check all your vitals
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She was a little full of herself
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Keep your chin up
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The department is putting together a committee now
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I was a little out of line
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Their wealth had been stashed away in Swiss banks
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She held up a wad of greenbacks
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I do not want to worry her
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Molotov cocktail
汽油彈
Kneecap
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Play ‘beat the clock’
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Frozen mixed vegetables help you beat the clock with this soup
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I am not retracting my statement
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There is a mixed reaction towards
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An oath-taking ceremony
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She believes that to build status you need to bulldoze everyone else
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The township was bulldozed flat in the 1950s
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In the lead-up to the game, the government
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The ancient skull was pieced together from fragments
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This process can take anything from a couple of days to several months
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China’s position as the factory to the world is under threat by the United States
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Made a daring decision last month to spend
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Expand in a brisk pace
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A typewritten text
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At first she balked at the idea, saying she no longer performed those pieces
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The dog yelped frenetically, wildly gyrating her tail
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Flash trading of stocks can send shares gyrating wildly
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They eventually dropped the idea in the face of strong opposition
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Circuit breakers have been introduced abroad in stock and commodity markets to stop shares or prices from plunging or spiking in a matter of seconds
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The technology-heavy NASDAQ was being run on autopilot
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Within five or 10 minutes, it could spit out trading orders that were supposed to be spaced out over five to 10 days
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Let wind the clock back to a year ago
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Do you fancy a drink
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Fancy that
真巧
Used to express surprise at something: fancy meeting all those television actors
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I am a man of my word
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His doctorly persona is that of a gruff surgeon who does not mince words
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Lock and load bellowed Agent Blackburn
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Sitting duck;target
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The film is a shameless collection of ideas ripped off from other movies
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She thought he was ripping her off over her royalties
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JPMorgan effect cast chill over firms hiring practices in China
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Virtually every global institution, whether Chinese or Western, is careful today of any perception that they are granting favours in return for business
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It was the second IPO deal JP Morgan dropped in quick succession
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Repeated hiring of well-connected Chinese
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We ensure that any candidate for any position is assessed on their relative merits
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Chinese princelings-offspring of influential mainlanders
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The perception of abuse of power can be as damaging as genuine abuse of power
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Joint venture planned to develop 12 upmarket health resorts to tap burgeoning demand for China’s greying population
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Tube with lip applicator
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Minor burns and scalds
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Nappy rash and chafing
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Remove splinter, thorns, or cactus needles
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Aston Martin recalled over dodgy pedals made in China
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Mainland millionaires swamped HK consulate with applications and led to freezing of worlds most popular invested immigration scheme
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There is a backlog of 50000 Hong Kong-based applications
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I gave up a coveted job, that of editor-in-chief
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Reshuffled news
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In many parts of the southeast of England house sales are proving to be stubbornly sticky, even after sellers have made a 5 or 10 percent cut in the asking price to achieve a sale
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Protest directed at the government is seen everywhere
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He used a swear word to express his feeling
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A purportedly peaceful campaign
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He was deported to Turkey for his public condemnation of the Shah
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Get lost
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The two topics are inextricably intertwined
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This never materialized because the magazine folded shortly after the issue
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The post was few in number and low in rank
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Prosecutors said the committee had approved applicants who presented forged honours that carried dates pre-dating the actual creation of the vaunted title
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