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Gd5 Flashcards

1
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Cut sb some slack

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放過某人

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Destitute

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Thwart

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Turtle for the

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Divination

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Make a scene

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搗亂

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6
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In a dire

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Situation

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7
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Implicate

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8
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Well-versed

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In sth

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9
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A miser

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Mole

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11
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Talk sense

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Into sb

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12
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Rascal

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壞人

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13
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Preemptive

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Strike

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Scapegoat

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A

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15
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See in

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喜歡

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16
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Nosy

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八卦

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17
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Pull yourself

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Together

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18
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Ostracize

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19
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Obstinate

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A

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20
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Frame

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屈

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21
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Outshine

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搶風頭

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22
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Could not take the blow

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受不住刺激

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23
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Plant in my

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Mind

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24
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Sober

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Up

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25
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Go

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Astray

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26
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Snap out of it

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振作點

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27
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Snap your fingers

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＂拍＂手指

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Self-conceited

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29
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Is tipped off

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通風報信

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30
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Be

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Good

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31
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For my sake

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為了我

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32
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Get back and

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Forth

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33
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Make false accusation on me

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誣陷

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34
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Hear me

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Out

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35
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He reaps what he

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Sows

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36
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Seal

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Off

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37
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Wrong sb.

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對不起某人

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38
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Spank

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Him

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39
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Crack the case

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破案

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40
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Harhour a burning

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Desire on sb

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41
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Forlorn love

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單戀

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42
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Taint the

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Reputation

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43
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Teach him a lesson

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教訓佢

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44
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Stick by you

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對你不離不棄

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45
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Mete out

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Punishment

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46
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Have you spare a thought

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For you？

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47
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An unfilial

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Son

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48
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Give up

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On me

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49
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All is not

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Lost

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50
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Be on your best

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Behaviour

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51
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Hundreds of lives will be at

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Stake

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52
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Keep a rein

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On sb

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53
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Men must not fail to honour

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His words

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54
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Take a good sniff

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Of sth

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55
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The aroma of wine

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酒香

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56
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Carry a torch for sb

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暗戀\ 喜歡

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57
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Money-grabber

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貪財的人

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58
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Start anew

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重新開始

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59
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Throw a tantrum

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突然發怒

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60
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Early bird

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Discount

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61
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Settle a score

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報復 算帳

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62
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Boorish

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粗魯

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63
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Don’t stand on ceremony

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不要見外

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64
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Heed my

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Advice

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65
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Give him a honourable retreat

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下台階

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66
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Start with a clean

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Slate

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67
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Deplorable and

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Wicked

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68
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When pig

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Flies

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69
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Give me premolition

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給我預知

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70
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Pinwheel

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A

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71
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Risk hell

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上力山落油鑊

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72
Q

Forty winks

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Short sleep during the day

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73
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Affereffect

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後遺症

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74
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Play dead

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扮死

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75
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Tolerate the

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Fling

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76
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Give a deposition

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落證供

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77
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Sober

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Up

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78
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Contracted

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Killer

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79
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Incriminating

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Evidence

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80
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Drunken blathering

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酒後吐真言

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81
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Put a contract out on him

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買兇殺人

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82
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Illegitimate daughter

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私生女

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83
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Momentary jealousy

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一時妒忌

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84
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Bullheaded

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衝動

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85
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Nothing could beat sth

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是最好的

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86
Q

Sabotage my

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Family

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87
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Smooth-sailing

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Career

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88
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A quilty

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Conscience

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89
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Your own flesh and blood

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親生骨肉

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90
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Despicable

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A

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91
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Wretched

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A

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92
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Loathsome

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A

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Pilgrim

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朝聖者

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94
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Cause severe

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Tailbacks

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95
Q

Pull over

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把車駛至路旁

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96
Q

Traffic was brought to standstill, with tailbacks stretching for

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More than 3 kilos

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97
Q

Stability is still a long

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Way off

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98
Q

China is a policy- driven

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Economy

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99
Q

Burst the property

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Bubble

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100
Q

Turn herself in

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自首

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101
Q

Collateral damage

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誤中副車

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102
Q

Scum

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社會渣滓

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103
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Have your hair

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Braided

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104
Q

Dissect

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解剖

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105
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Odor

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臭味

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106
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The best man

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伴郎

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107
Q

Strain

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Capacity

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108
Q

Burgeon

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萌芽 急速發展

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109
Q

Septic tank

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化糞池

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110
Q

Niche

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壁龕

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111
Q

Our safety is greatly

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Compromised

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112
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Body double

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替身

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113
Q

Suitor

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觀音兵

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114
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Spite

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故意激怒

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115
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My lip are

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Sealed

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116
Q

You are getting on

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老了

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117
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On a pro bono basis

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義工

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118
Q

I am buying

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我請

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119
Q

It is on me

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我請

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120
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Frugal

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節儉

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121
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Tighten the belt

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節衣縮食

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122
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Chip in

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夾錢

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123
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Repression

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抑壓

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124
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Charred

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Body

125
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Speak of the devil

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日頭唔好講人

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Heaven has eyes

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天有眼

127
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Rust

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生銹

128
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Run over

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Budget

129
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Take a tight grip

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Of sth

130
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Face competition from many

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Fronts

131
Q

We cannot afford just sit back and

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Relax

132
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Test our resolve and

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Abilities

133
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Articulation with

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銜接

134
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At a disadvantage

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A

135
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To such a degree that

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A

136
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Failure, as they say, is not an

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Option

137
Q

Prime ourselves for the best of times as well as

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For the worst

138
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Double

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Cohort

139
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Build up a critical

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Mass

140
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Make it a

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Success

141
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Run a

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Booth

142
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On-going

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A

143
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In the meantime

A

A

144
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Keep you posted on the

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Progress

145
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Deliberate on sth

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深思熟慮 研究商議

146
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Solicit

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Donation

147
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Awards will be

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Handed out

148
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The result is

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Promising

149
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Live under an

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Overpass

150
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Tie the

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Knot

151
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In primitive

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Communes

152
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Noble pursuit of

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True love

153
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Avert legal

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Dispute

154
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Sign prenuptial

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Agreement

155
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File for

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Divorce

156
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An excuse for

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Quarrel

157
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Go dutch in everyday

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Expenses

158
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Rich splash the cash despite

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Boom or bust

159
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Appear to be

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Recession-proof

160
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Swanky

A

A

161
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Poll 2000 affluent

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People

162
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Embattled

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四面楚歌

163
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Wicked deed

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衰人

164
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Creep

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衰人

165
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Eye candy

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A

166
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Keep sb on

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Toes

167
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Take the

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Beating

168
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Dress the

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Wound

169
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Tread the

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Turf

170
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Presumptuous

A

A

171
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You should

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Talk！

172
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It’s out of your league

A

A

173
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Ornate

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A

174
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Skid

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跣鈦

175
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Parapet

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防撞攔

176
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Pacify

A

A

177
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Hopes are

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High that…

178
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Stand tall

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Be confident

179
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Turn out to be an empty

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Threat

180
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Is at

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Stake

181
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Smoke-belching

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Incinerator chimneys

182
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Final

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Gatekeeper

183
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Rain

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Check

184
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Sheer

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Fluke

185
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Employee in the

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Know

186
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Has a hidden

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Agenda

187
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In a low-key

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Way

188
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Call its credibility into

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Question

189
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Interlude

A

A

190
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Lose its

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Lifeblood

191
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Set much

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Store by

192
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Pass the

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Buck

193
Q

Prove one’s first among

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Equals

194
Q

The nail-biting

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Match

195
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An enthralled

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Crowd

196
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Doggedly dragged himself back into the contest through

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Sheer force of will

197
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Ripped off his shirt in

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Celebration

198
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A spendshrift

A

A

199
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Put a tight reign

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On sb

200
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A teary-eyed

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Person

201
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Blow a kiss

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To the sky

202
Q

What mind can conceive

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What mind can achieve

203
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Control, manage changes, observe

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Never being complacent

204
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Paint the town

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Red

205
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Watch paint

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Dry

206
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Scratch the

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Surface

207
Q

Get on the housing

A

Ladder

208
Q

Out of our price

A

Bracket

209
Q

Hit the

A

Ceiling

210
Q

Lead sb up/down the garden

A

Path

211
Q

East or west, home is

A

Best

212
Q

Reading enriches your mind,

A

conservation polishes it

213
Q

The budget speech came under

A

Scrutiny

214
Q

Pro-establishment

A

Camp

215
Q

Give the budget the

A

Thumbs-down

216
Q

Failure to address the widening

A

Wealth gap

217
Q

The underprivileged

A

弱勢社群

218
Q

The one-off giveaways copped flak

A

遭受抨擊

219
Q

Damnation

A

A

220
Q

Lucrative

A

A

221
Q

Over-the-top

A

Emotion

222
Q

Learn to live

A

With it

223
Q

Walk on the egg

A

Shell

224
Q

Grand Poobah

A

A

225
Q

Heatstroke and dehydration

A

A

226
Q

Suffered from

A

Cramps

227
Q

Benign

A

A

228
Q

Was unveiled

A

A

229
Q

Take care of the people’s

A

Wellbeing

230
Q

Take centre stage

A

A

231
Q

Sound the alarm

A

Bell

232
Q

A high-wire

A

Act

233
Q

Keep prices in

A

Check

234
Q

Cause much public

A

Grievance

235
Q

It totally stay

A

Out

236
Q

A housing bubble grows

A

Unchecked

237
Q

Land sale by application

A

System

238
Q

In the vicinity

A

Of

239
Q

As a trial

A

Spot

240
Q

Create undercurrents in what appears to be a

A

Calm sea

241
Q

Victimize

A

A

242
Q

In a bid to prop up the

A

Market

243
Q

Is difficult to

A

Backtrack

244
Q

Could not cool off the market as

A

Intended

245
Q

Non-occupant

A

Investors

246
Q

It was blamed for any changes in the market, be it goes up

A

Or down

247
Q

Policies, be they aimed at inflating or deflating the market, are usually perceived

A

To be ineffective

248
Q

Out of

A

Steam

249
Q

Take its toll in the heat and humidity

A

In trying running condition

250
Q

Pathetic

A

Excuse

251
Q

Grudge

A

A

252
Q

Cobbler

A

A

253
Q

Tinker

A

A

254
Q

Life

A

Expectancy

255
Q

Sandwich Class Housing

A

Scheme

256
Q

Is willing to express goodwill to build a platform for exchange of views in the spirit of

A

Mutual trust

257
Q

Is conducted under an atmosphere of

A

Mutual respect

258
Q

Create an abyss between …

A

And …

259
Q

Look for common

A

Ground

260
Q

The mainstream wish of

A

The community

261
Q

Certain ideas and values are

A

Espoused by

262
Q

Had come to a

A

Standstill

263
Q

Are conducive to the progress

A

Of

264
Q

A rift

A

Appears

265
Q

Barge

A

Ahead with

266
Q

The chance of reaching agreement is

A

Slim

267
Q

Counterproductive

A

A

268
Q

Attract bidding from eleven

A

Developers

269
Q

Good supporting traffic

A

Facilities

270
Q

The Electoral Affairs

A

Commission

271
Q

The principal

A

Officials

272
Q

The polling

A

Date

273
Q

Expand their presence

A

Internationally

274
Q

Return to its former

A

Peak

275
Q

Many practitioners have headed north

A

A

276
Q

Geared

A

Towards

277
Q

To avoid sensitive

A

Issues

278
Q

Coupled

A

With

279
Q

Have proven to be the formula for

A

Box office success

280
Q

Fail to meet the

A

Taste of

281
Q

A lacklustre reception

A

In HK

282
Q

However dazzling are

A

The animation,

283
Q

An award-winning box office

A

Hit

284
Q

Turn my nose

A

Up to

285
Q

Set

A

On

286
Q

Only about a

A

Handy

287
Q

By comparison

A

A

288
Q

Give you a

A

Treat

289
Q

Offputting

A

A

290
Q

Catholic

A

Diocese

291
Q

In the wake of

A

A

292
Q

Uphold the

A

Ruling

293
Q

Enhance

A

Accountability

294
Q

Public

A

Purse

295
Q

Conserve

A

Fuel

296
Q

Twig

A

A

297
Q

Is very vocal against sth

A

A

298
Q

Tweezer

A

A

299
Q

A bad

A

Omen

300
Q

Sizable

A

Population

301
Q

Hearsay

A

A

302
Q

Anecdotal

A

A

303
Q

Is riddled

A

With

304
Q

Censor

A

A

305
Q

Chic

A

A

306
Q

Repartee

A

A

307
Q

The metal dents

A

Badly

308
Q

His workplace was razed to the

A

Ground

309
Q

He was

A

Beheaded

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