Gd6 Flashcards
The horse is tethered
to the post
I am too hard up to
buy fancy clothes
A well-to-do
family
We start to put things
into perspectives
I can’t stress that
enough
He jabbered on
about football
The authorities have fudged
the issues
You fiend
A
To think on your
feet
Wipe them all out in
one shot
A fine rebuttal
A
Huffing and puffing is no way
to debate
Your negative attitude may turn
off the audience
Ad hominem attack is a big
no no
Charm goes
a long way
I will not resort to tricks to win
the day
That can drive your points
home in a memorable way
Can the school afford to lose
its star debater
Does their argument make sense, or merely
tug on your heartstrings
You put a good scare
into Moby
I am my own worst
enemy
Localist sentiments will increasingly come
to matter
You need a sick note or permission in advance from the course tutors to be
excused attendance
Some books have legs,
others don’t
Hong Kong betting hits fever pitch as Mark Six jackpot
nears 100 million
The bookseller is allegedly
spirited to the mainland late last year
Rack up more
debt
Establish a series of hypothecated
funds
I feel smug and
it really is a very good idea
That has the added benefit all
round that articles can be properly tested
The rain is
letting up, it will be clear soon
Then, brusquely, as though an error had promptly come to
light, the hand moved away
He gatecrashed
a private meeting
The enigma lent Chloe a
distinctive appeal
We headed
for the lifts
At an office tucked away in a shopping mall a stone’s throw away from the mainland, 12 social workers cram themselves into what looks like a 24-hour call center. The door has no sign and gray cubicles
suffocate a narrow space
This is no threadbare non-profit organization. It is a government-funded team responsible for supporting the mental health of some 300,000 residents
A
She smiled at
the suggestion
Of past boyfriends, only hints emerged
over the meal
It was therefore fortunate that Chloe was not so easily persuaded, arresting
my flight by the ends of my scarf
Thought’s infidelity lies in
its privacy
He ushered her into his
sanctum and gave her something to drink
Don’t flatter yourself, it’s not
for you I did this
I surveyed the laden
table
The prospect makes my eyes
glaze over with boredom
She do not deign to answer
the maid s questions
Men who trifle with
women’s affection
Crying is a
cathartic release
He feuded with his son
over the topic
Time will show us that the skin separating our bodies is not just a physical boundary, but is representative of a deeper, psychological
watershed we would be foolish to try and cross
To make sure he didn’t give the game
away I gave him a kick in the shin under the table
What goes around,
comes around
They denounced him as a
turncoat
It finally entered into
force with much fanfare
It was ill advised of you to choose a date that
clashes with a compulsory lesson
Mourned the departure of
a few dear souls
Every time the tragedy struck, we were saddened and set to
ponder what had extinguished the hopes of a young mind
Our sense of futility is
exacerbated
It was well-nigh impossible to foretell the
tragic ways in which they chose to end their lives
Our counseling
outfit
To render emotional support and guidance to students
in their charge if necessary
Ensuing forum for them to
canvass the views on
I am as grief-stricken as you all are in seeing the premature
wilting of talents one after another
We will not ease up on the
efforts for one moment
I must stomach the grief and press
on with my colleagues
We will use every means we have at our
disposal to keep every student out of harm s way
Sometimes all it takes is a sympathizing look or caring
words to halt a body on the cliff
To shine a ray of hope on the distressed
and the despaired
We are always there to listen
and to help
She upends a can of soup
over the portions
It is only when we truly know our partners that love deserves
a chance to grow
There was an awful storm last night, but our baby slept
right through
Life hack
A
Tines up/
tines down
I pressed something or other and
off the message went, unfinished
I will duck the issue or I will
betray my ignorance
We will have to play it by ear until
we have something definite sorted out
Strawberries so ripe that they
squish if picked too firmly
The rules shackling banks have led them to cut back on
serving the less profitable smaller customers
The pernicious spread of occupation licensing
has stifled startups
The increasing gap between the haves
and the have nots
iPhone SE is one of the Apple’s best
deal yet
I hope to continue for some
time yet
It is the innards of the latest technology packed
in the body of the phone
The phone is an incredible
value
Dress shoes
A
Slip-on shoes that aren’t loafers are
a big no-no for any formal event
I will knit baby clothes - but don’t
hold your breath
He swore violently under
his breath
I have far better things to do than
waste my breath arguing
Don’t skimp on insurance when
you book your holidays
Just shut up
already
She used accounting trickery to hide
the true size of the budget deficit
Getting Brazil out of it mess requires
wholesale change
Long grey hair scraped
back without design
The father was a keen
rambler
I would have to take all that on
board in order to understand her
Time was largely spent on question answer
volley
I was glad to have the advice of someone so
level-headed
Bullying all her boyfriends into
submission
A hatch that she had used to get into
the attic
I tried to duck the incoming
projectile
I always knock my duvet off the bed in my sleep
off the bed in my sleep
He was steady and rather
stuffy
Politics seems an incongruous
field to link to love
