World of Warcraft Flashcards
having to carry you would have made this job far less appealing
not attractive or interesting
I think a proper introduction is in order
right for the occasion:
I think congratulations are in order for the new graduates in the room!
I’ll report to the old man
Someone you report to at work is the person in authority over you who gives you tasks and checks that you do them:
You will report directly to the boss.
I’ll take it for safekeeping
protection from harm or loss:
I left my watch with Helen for safekeeping while I swam.
I’m ready to set sail
to set sail
To embark on a journey on water on a boat (not necessarily one with sails).
it all feels raw again
The use of “raw” in describing feelings is by comparison with a wound (such as a bad cut): If it’s “raw”, it’s fresh, just experienced, extremely painful; there has been no time for any healing to begin.
it’s hard to believe the Lord Admiral would willingly hand you and her daughter over to Lady Ashvane
to give someone else control of or responsibility for something:
to hand over control/power/responsibility
hand sth over to sb The founder handed the company over to his sons.
The owner of the property was in breach of contract in failing to have the flat ready to hand over.
let’s hop in
in this case:
to go somewhere quickly or to get into or out of a vehicle quickly:
We hopped over to Bruges for the weekend.
I hopped on the bus at the traffic lights.
memories smoothed away by the years like stones in the tide
to smooth something away
to remove something, such as wrinkles or other unevenness, by pressing or smoothing
My wayward daughter returns
doing only what you want and often changing your behaviour in a way that is difficult to control
now it’s Priscilla’s own personal fortress, riddled with scum on both sides of the bars
riddled with: full of something unwanted
scum: a layer of unpleasant or unwanted material that has formed on the top of a liquid
smells like a freebooter’s hammock
someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
a type of bed used especially outside, consisting of a net or long piece of strong cloth that you tie between two trees or poles so that it swings (= moves sideways through the air)
State your intentions!
Express your intentions in spoken or written words
Taelia salutes firmly
in this case:
forcefully:
“You’re not going to the party and that’s that!” she said firmly.
that stuff packs a punch
idiom
to have a lot of force or a great effect:
His speech packed quite a punch.
These cocktails taste quite innocent, but they really pack a punch!
