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1
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Unearthed new

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evidence

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Great if you two are

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an item

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I break out in a cold sweat

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become extremely worries

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cold

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sore

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Everyone toes the line when

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doing business

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The lorry contained thousands of pounds worth

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of contraband

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You would have to turn on the

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charm to talk her round

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8
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When conditions are

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ripe

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9
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Scald heated oil

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over the fish

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10
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have the hots

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for sb

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11
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Kiss and

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make up

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12
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Busy body

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愛管閒事的人

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for heaven’s

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sake

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spill sth out

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爆出來

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shady

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dealings

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sly old

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fox

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17
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Drown your sorrow

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喝悶酒

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18
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see you in

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a bit

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19
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loosen up

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放鬆點

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20
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fix the problem in

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no time

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21
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The light bulb

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moment

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22
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leave her mother deeply

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distraught

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talent

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pool

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24
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bereavement

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money

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25
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covet her

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beauty/ power

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26
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I must be jinxed - whenever I wash a wine glass,

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it breaks

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27
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answer to my

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conscience

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28
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earn by hook or

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by crook

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29
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she is such a

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shrew

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30
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Don’t rock

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the boat

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31
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God’s mill grinds slow but sure

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天網灰灰, 疏而不漏

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32
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I am wrecked by

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self-guilt

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33
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The thief tried to make a bolt for

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the exit/ door

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34
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Do time

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服刑

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35
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It wouldn’t have

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blown

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36
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What

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nerve!

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37
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Be back to

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square one

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38
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Eschew the pomp that surrounded his predecessors and seeking contact with

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the ordinary people

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39
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He travelled far and

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wide

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40
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champion

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peace

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41
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denounce human right

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abuses

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42
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deplored the decadence of

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the modern world

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43
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appear before million-strong

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crowds speaking powerfully for human rights

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44
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the steady thaw of

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the Soviet glacier that lay over central and Eastern Europe

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45
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at the behest

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of

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46
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Diamond-studded

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crown

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47
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A drawn-out

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fight

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48
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a botch scheme to

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claim…

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49
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Scantily clad

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women

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50
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The animal has to be put

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down

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51
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Bow to pressure

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from developers

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52
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He peed

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his pants

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53
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Nesting

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doll

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54
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A botched

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date

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55
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You have a soft spot for

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that girl

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56
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pep

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talk

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57
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if memory

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serves

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58
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Knuckle

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bump!

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59
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I was gored by

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a bull

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60
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They are coming up

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short

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61
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Startling

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discovery

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62
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Their phenomenal size means they are off

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the menu of the predators

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63
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He was stricken with grief

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since her death

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64
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A poverty-stricken

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country

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65
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The submarine

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submerged

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66
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She is a

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bridezilla now

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67
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The teacher read the

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Riot Act to the students

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68
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There is an ominous

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silence

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69
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What a remarkable rally

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from both players

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70
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Throw the baby out

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with the bathwater

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71
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I felt down

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in the dumps

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72
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He is working at full/ half

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throttle

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73
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Back then

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當年

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74
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My wish went up

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in smoke

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75
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A management

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buyout

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76
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I will walk you

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out

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77
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Get it off

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my chest

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78
Q

We are going down

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different paths

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79
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Take the

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anti-depressant

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80
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He won’t amount to

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anything

81
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Tell me flat out

A

what you think

82
Q

They work flat out to get the job

A

finished

83
Q

I will go in to seclusion

A

until the violence ends

84
Q

To vote as

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a block

85
Q

His early training stood him in

A

good stead

86
Q

To help after graduation

A

and beyond

87
Q

Let your ideas flourish and

A

dreams take flight

88
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Lawmakers from all shades of

A

the political spectrum

89
Q

A source familiar with

A

the arrangement said

90
Q

They have steadfastly ignored the elephant in the room:

A

the ever-growing debt burden on graduates

91
Q

They are forced to confront

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the elephant in the room

92
Q

They would not broach the topic

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in private

93
Q

Urge the two sides

A

to forgo differences

94
Q

Glutinous

A

rice

95
Q

She brought with her a young man

A

with finely chiseled features

96
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Poems are

A

highly-wrought

97
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a rambling

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six-hour speech

98
Q

By any standard,

A

it is big

99
Q

a flag-draped

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coffin

100
Q

At all times I will be strong in purpose, steadfast in will, resolute in action

A

Gordon Brown

101
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I am tough in crimes and tough on the causes of crimes

A

Tony Blair

102
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Recessive

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gene

103
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find a needle in a

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haystack

104
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It would be very difficult if you

A

went in blind

105
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All were in

A

awe

106
Q

The minister insisted that agreement was

A

in sight

107
Q

The intrepid

A

mountaineers

108
Q

It is a treasured memento

A

of the visit

109
Q

It is the

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driving force

110
Q

She is determined to spread the word

A

that the environment was in strife

111
Q

But in the end,

A

the plan didn’t eventuate

112
Q

The council subjects her to

A

“interrogative style” questioning

113
Q

She began to fear that her plans would

A

come to naught

114
Q

Her dream was well on the way

A

to becoming realty

115
Q

Her dedication to the task is

A

spurred by the fear that

116
Q

Carrie Lam in bid to rally

A

support

117
Q

Begin a hunger strike tomorrow

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in protest

118
Q

The minister was nowhere

A

to be seen

119
Q

They don’t have enough votes

A

to pass the motion

120
Q

The company ramped up

A

production

121
Q

The other day I

A

was…

122
Q

For good

A

forever

123
Q

No-frill ads/product

A

no flamboyance

124
Q

Your behaviour today has been

A

beyond/ above reproach

125
Q

The organizer is forging ahead

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witha programme of the public event

126
Q

Apply a

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dressing (medical)

127
Q

The Holy Grail

A

something that is extremely hard to find or get

128
Q

It is career

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limiting

129
Q

The commuter train veered off

A

track at the height of rush hour

130
Q

He was electrocuted

A

when he touch the bare wires

131
Q

Double

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Dutch

132
Q

I am not even breaking

A

a sweat

133
Q

I am a

A

natural!

134
Q

On the house

A

at the expense of the establishment

135
Q

Duck and

A

cover!

136
Q

“Can I try out your new bicycle?”

A

“Be my guest”

137
Q

Chuck sth

A

out/ away

138
Q

The world has seen nothing like them before,

A

or since

139
Q

The lethal concoction of

A

venom

140
Q

How to keep the yolk

A

running

141
Q

Custard

A

pie

142
Q

The Fed is ready to gear down on

A

the stimulus to the market

143
Q

Analysts and oracle abound,

A

I am quite bullish on the Asia market

144
Q

It is just a load

A

of claptrap

145
Q

The protestors

A

dispersed

146
Q

Racial

A

profiling

147
Q

He has been plagued with

A

injuries

148
Q

Avoid the

A

wrecking ball

149
Q

Sudden spark

A

of genius

150
Q

Tantalizing

A

long leg

151
Q

Blunt-

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talking

152
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Steel-rod

A

Bruce

153
Q

Curvy

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figure

154
Q

Stag night vs

A

hen night

155
Q

Effeminate

A

sissy

156
Q

Women’s tongue are like lamb’s tails

A
  • they are never still
157
Q

Playboy/ womanizer/ ladies’ man/ women killer vs

A

slut/ whore

158
Q

After hours of fierce negotiation,

A

he gained/got/had the upper hand

159
Q

It is music to

A

my ears

160
Q

Six years ago she went cold turkey (=stopped completely)

A

on a three-pack-a-day smoking habit

161
Q

We staunchly

A

opposed to…

162
Q

Never before

A

have we…

163
Q

One swallow doesn’t make

A

a summer

164
Q

As a racing driver, he was involved in many serious clashes and had

A

cheated death on several occasions

165
Q

An inside

A

scoop

166
Q

Old

A

goat

167
Q

I have been racking my

A

brains all day

168
Q

In an apparent

A

bid to

169
Q

inexorable

A

price rises

170
Q

Emoticons

A

A

171
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make

A

a fuss

172
Q

sugar-coated

A

words

173
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a person of

A

discernment

174
Q

The trade-based

A

seats

175
Q

The play has incurred the wrath/ anger

A

of both audiences and critics

176
Q

Be in the

A

law

177
Q

a lone

A

wolf

178
Q

Don’t think you can

A

outtalk me

179
Q

She gave me a dressing-down

A

for getting there late

180
Q

Hunch your

A

torso

181
Q

Clock off

A

early

182
Q

Fall under the

A

spell of

183
Q

He runs

A

the show

184
Q

Catch you

A

off guard

185
Q

off-

A

putting

186
Q

Lick the

A

boots of

187
Q

Pour to

A

us!

188
Q

I like people

A

of principle

189
Q

boarder

A

租客

190
Q

The tables are

A

turned

191
Q

Walk on

A

all fours

192
Q

on a substantial

A

scale

193
Q

Her parents eventually relented

A

and let her go to parties

194
Q

A long-winded

A

speech

195
Q

I root for you

A

I support you

196
Q

I don’t impose

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on you then

197
Q

His story is full of twists and

A

turns

198
Q

Take pity

A

on sb

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