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
She rejected his amorous
advances
To murder without
qualms
They were awe-inspiringly
ugly
The newsagent who sold me my
daily rations
However well meaning
they were
It seems to have lost much of
its appeal
We could glide over an irritant, winking at it obliquely, making a criticism
without needing to spell it out
An air of
despondency
Just you
wait
She swore short skirts and
skimpy clothing
Skimpily clad
girls
Scan on fleecing of
tourists by taxis
Straight flush! - card
A
The world is
my oyster
You can cobble together a way to make
a living
It is possible for the race to be won at very long
odds
Hillary would have been an odds-even
prospect at best. But then Donald Trump came along
Bouts of turbulence
in the financial markets
Hong Kong stocks off to a strong start on Yellen’s dovish
remarks
China defied all
odds to reach next round
North Korea conceded two goals in the final six minutes to crash
out of contention
He buried a shot from outside the box after a goalmouth
scramble
A raucous 50000 strong
crowd
The draw left the team
hanging by a thread
Its strident
pro-China views
His friends entreated him not
to go
His entreating
eyes
The comic version may well turn out to be the writer’s
magnum opus
Went so far
as to
She had some mental
stocktaking to do
Fortunately, the government has finally woken up
to the situation and has announced a long overdue stocktaking of adoption agencies and a review of adoption procedures
Yoga has many benefits but miracles are not
among them
Tucker lifted his fork and nabbed
a piece from Merissa
He suddenly became the toast
of all China
He was due to stand
trial for spreading propaganda
The students and 20-somethings shun
outside donors
To field candidates in
the Legco election
It can spur you
on to try it again
The drama chronicles the star-crossed
relationship between a soldier and surgeon
It is also being simulcast online in China and streamed on
other websites
Conscription is mandatory for
male citizens
The drama has broken viewership records and won
plaudits from even the likes of President Park Geun-hye
Golden-hearted
girl
Two evenly-matched
adults
Its main fan base lies
overseas
A woman nearly went blind
binge-watching the show
Slapping one another during
lovers’ tiffs
Will love overcome all? Millions across Asia will be tuning
in to find out
He swore violently under
his breath
The couple went on a night
out
As far as I can tell it is for people with tiny hands and great eyes. Not very imaginative on Apple’s
part if you ask me
A whirlwind
romance
I am too much a gentleman to divulge
her age
Don’t let the ugly undershirt appear above
your dress shirt at the neck
She has unfortunate wardrobe
malfunction live on air
She has become an Internet
sensation overnight
The eagle-eyed viewers spotted
the mishap
The beautiful brunette appear completely oblivious to the trousers
mishap and carried on with her reporting duties with a beaming smile on her face
Curvaceous
figure
Incendiary
rhetoric
Tread carefully around the
Internet today
Demonstrate its morphing
architectural style
Suffer a paper
loss of
Potential buyers could now hold back in
anticipation of even more discounts
His risqué
humour
Being sexually
suggestive
Backward
thinking
Just stop already, no one feels
sorry for you
If you like him so much, just tell
him already instead of torturing yourself like this
The royal insignia of
Scotland
A commitment-free alternative to having
a pet
It is really cool here, no pun
intended
It is not cooked, just
cured
To cross the floor,
to join the opposing side in Parliament
Alligator-infested
wetland
The clammy atmosphere of the
cave
Some big
crawlies
The ball went into the goal by a fortuitous
ricochet
They were totally upstaged by
the co-star in the film
Others struggle with bags and briefcases, looking
hot and bothered
He was cursing and yelling, but Jess was too
hot and bothered to worry about it
Celebrities were wheeled out, and they stand there and
tell anecdotes
The newspaper was duped into publishing
an untrue story
His exploits always landed him
in trouble
He lives in a
cocoon
Anthony, with his dirty blonde hair, green eyes and his fiery temper could have had any girl he wanted, but he had
eyes for only one, his on-off girlfriend Daisy
It is called
aging
In silent acquiescence, she
rose to her feet
Not a nightcap
A
I told him he was a
cheapskate
Friends don’t tell on
each other
Stay indoors, warns Hong Kong Observatory as strong winds
buffet city
Tight jeans are a real
turn-on
He turned on her with
cold savagery
He neatly sidestepped the
questions about riot
He sidestepped the rule book by
bringing in a tame bear
Suddenly, miraculously, a Good Samaritan leaned over and handed
the cashier a dollar bill on my behalf
Draw
straws
The Senator was a gifted demagogue, with particular
skill in manipulating the press
Flattery will get you nowhere, the man
quipped
Singapore’s economy is seen as a
bellwether for Asia
The girl on page three is well
endowed
I went to comfort her but she
shooed me away
He broached the subject he had been
avoiding all night
Don’t wait up
for me
He was one of the country’s most eligible
bachalors
Place his affectionate palm on
her derriere
The model slipped on his
stylish blazer
Model material: He cut a cool figure with his blazer draped over his left shoulder and a grey knitted flatcap
resting snugly on his head
Comfortable together: The dark-haired beauty wore her locks up in
a ponytail and appeared fresh-faced for the relaxed outing
Walked with their fingers
interlocked
Looking good: She sported a thigh-skimming white skirt and a plain black jumper which she
teamed with a pair of heeled ankle boots
Touchy feely: David couldn’t resist placing a cheeky
hand on her pert posterior
The title is almost within
touching distance
The answer, emphatically,
was yes
The pressure of a title
chase
They did it in their usual no-frills
fashion
They have got the desire for miles and nerves
of steel
The rest of the league have been left fighting
over scraps
If you are getting one-word responses, take the
hint and politely move along
Spoil your mum to the
max
The teenager learn the hard
way to respect her elder
You can take it as
read that you have the contract
That pepperazzi are stalking
each other’s dishes at the table over there
There are still gaps in the ways laws are written that allow some cases to fall
through the cracks
The predator got more than
it bargained for when its intended prey turned around and launched a counter-attack
Pictures show the fearless zebra baring its teeth as it lunges
at its attacker’s head, before turning tail and bounding out of the water
Despite escaping from the jaws of three crocodiles, the zebra suffered a broken leg during its ordeal and hobbled
off on to the nearby plains
He bared his
chest to show his teeth
Between each excruciating rip, she explains that she is going to remove nearly all my pubic hair, except for a narrow
vertical strip of hairs the width of a couple of fingers
You couldn’t pick a worse
time
I was about to ask Jack who it was, when the penny
suddenly dropped
It is a living
testimony to
The players arrived at training bleary
eyed
Breaking up with someone is always a delicate subject that most of us would
approach with some sensitivity
His droll self-mockery had us
in stitches
He can’t be arsed
with a relationship
Spurned lover gets very public
revenge
A shifty-looking gentleman stood
behind him
As she moves to lean against a railing, the man moves to stand behind her, edging his
body as close as he can to hers
You tack on ideas
as you are writing
He denied the conspiracy to cheat
the taxman
They buried themselves in the study of philology, scrutinising texts of the past to quell
their revulsion of the present
Don’t let the door hit you
on the way out
Beijing is no longer in the mood to dish out
any favours
The opening scene is very violent, and the rest of the film continues
in a similar vein
After laughing over the photo, they began to talk in a more serious
vein about the damaging effect it could have on his career
By accident of fate, Singapore was blessed with good founding fathers as
it was starting out
It manages its relationship
adroitly
Hong Kong police hunt for masked robber in botched
bank heist
And obviously, a great deal did slip through the net/
fall through the cracks
But he added that it was important to try and catch those who
were falling through the net
Purchasing managers index, a barometer of
manufacturing activity
Evidence to the contrary
notwithstanding, England is still the countryside
Imagine, apparently conclusive evidence to the contrary notwithstanding, that a very few gifted individuals
are genuinely clairvoyant
They will not believe that I have shacked
up with someone so good-looking
No wonder why only a few of us carve out
a living from this activity
Star-crossed
lovers
Huge chocolate bars, fizzy drinks, luscious
cakes and tempting sweets are in every shop
