Gd31 Flashcards
When she does, events unfold with all the tragic inevitability of a Greek drama, with detached, cynical neighbor Nick Carraway acting as chorus throughout
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Spare, elegantly plotted, and written in crystalline prose, The Great Gatsby is as perfectly satisfying as the best kind of poem
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A spare, bearded figure
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Her clothes are smart and spare in style
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A growing chorus of complaints
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Good morning they replied in chorus
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American novelists have done their bit to swell the chorus of lamentation
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The pen is mightier than the sword
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He has very much of the diplomatist in him
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He is fond of the bottle
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There is but a step from the sublime to the ridiculous
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I am all eyes and ears
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The door opened of itself
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Weeds grow of themselves
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I have this room all to myself
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This is the very purse that I lost
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His very defects came to be held in esteem
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His very vigour causes him to stumble
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The best workman will blunder sometimes
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Breach of promise is the last thing that he is likely to commit
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This is the last place where I expected to have met you
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A greater man never lived
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I do not love him the less for his faults
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I love him all the better for his faults
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He is no more a god than we are
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The danger makes the sport only the pleasanter
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I was not surprised in the least
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You little know what mischief you have done
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I little thought that it was you
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Little remains to be said
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You are too wise not to know it
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He is too much inclined to proud of his success
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I shall be only too pleased to get home
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I am only too delighted to accept your kind invitation
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What he says is but too true
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We cannot be too careful in this world; our best friends often deceive us
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There can never be too much deception in war
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Health is above wealth, for this cannot give so much happiness as that
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To know is one thing, to practice is another
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It is one thing to learn, and another to teach
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He is a most proud man
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The ship was built in less than a year, and that in the midst of the war
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What by threats, and what by entreaties, he finally had his will
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What with teaching, and what with writing, my time is fully taken up
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I do what is right in my own sight
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From what I have seen of him, there is nothing peculiar about him
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He has had no regular education; he is what you call a self-made man
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There were a few young recruits on hand to help with the spadework
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Why not let the other side do all the hard political spadework of introducing new taxes and then spend the revenue when it is your turn in office
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With criss-crosses stitched in the middle, like cartoon drunk eyes
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Signature details included intricate criss-cross fabric weaving, long lines and flowing fringe-like ties
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A spoken language which has as yet no sanctioned orthography
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A business is often sold, purchased, merged, or amalgamated with another business by the purchase and sale of either assets or shares
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When their cousin is battered to death and left on the moors for the crows, they stick together and refuse to co-operate with policeman Ben Cooper
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A group dedicated to helping husbands stop battering their wives has re-opened its helpline
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In its simplest form this is a flour and water batter, providing food and moisture for the yeast spores which the baker hopes are present
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I would check back occasionally, and Jonas would always be on the mark with whatever analysis or discussion he was having
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I gave him what money I had with me
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Come yourself and bring along with you what men you can introduce to come
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As food is to man, so manure is to crops
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It is in studying as in eating; he who does it, get the benefits, and not he who sees it done
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You may as well call Germany the Japan of the West as call Japan the Germany of the East
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You might as well reason with the wolf as try to persuade that man
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As far as grammar is concerned, this composition leaves nothing to be desired
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He did not go so far as the station
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He went so far as to declare himself infallible on all occasions
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It was so cold as to freeze the river
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Your stupidity is such as to fill me with despair
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I was afraid lest he should come too late
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He felt a little uneasy lest she should begin to cry or make a scene
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Do not trust such men as praise you to your face
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He is not so much a scholar as a writer
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Apples are sold at so much a piece
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Apples are sold at so many a dollar
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As you sow, so will you reap
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He is an Englishman, if ever there was one
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He can do it, if any one can
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If you do it at all, do it well
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You seem to be a physician. So (indeed) I am
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I am a physician. So (also) am I
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I started the very moment I got your letter
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The instant the sun rises, all the stars vanish into air
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We get up directly the bell rings
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The machine will start instantly the button is pressed
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We had no sooner reached the station than the train left
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Scarcely had he arrived when he had to leave again
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It was not until the next day that I learnt the news
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Persevere, and you will succeed
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Persevere, or you will fail
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Make haste, and you will be in time
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One more effort, and you will succeed
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Were I asked, I should tell all the facts
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China is in the east of Asia
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Japan lies to the east of China
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Better days are soon to follow
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The decision is still very much up in the air
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The evidence was tampered with
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The aim was to antagonise visiting supporters
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Idiomatic usage very often runs counter to logic or fixed rules
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All my life I have made it a practice to be ever ready for every call of duty and to be always ready fifteen minutes ahead of time
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It is with words as with sunbeams; the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn
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It rests with you to decide
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There goes the train. We are too late to catch it
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There are always more round pegs than round holes
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There are friends and friends
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There are lees to every wine
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There is no come and go with him
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There is no royal road to Eucrid
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A priest would find omens in the steaming entrails of a sacrificed animal
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Divination was accomplished by reading the appearance and arrangement of the entrails of newly sacrificed animals such as chickens and sheep
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The relationship sours and the image is placed on the web, where it goes viral
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It appears technology and sexting is playing a big role in courtship
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She flirts via text but does not go further because of the possible fallout
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Stephanie echoes the sentiment, saying family communication is key
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Parents should remind teens of the repercussions of sending inappropriate images
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Jennifer is conscious of how strongly teenagers want to fit in with their peers
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Sexting only leaves you vulnerable to manipulation
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Her son became embroiled in trouble
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Xiaomi reveals its newest answer to the iphone
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Xiaomi revealed the fourth iteration of its flagship device, dubbed the Mi4
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A sleek model reminiscent of the iphone
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This is now a reconfigured deal that is coming to the market at an agreed price
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The listing was eventually scrapped after being scaled back to 10 million
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Issuers were being more realistic on valuations given that overall market conditions in Hong Kong remained choppy
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His private life was thrust into the spotlight in leaked files
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Luxury taxi service Uber launched in Hong Kong yesterday to a tepid reception amid complaints about late pick-ups and drivers getting lost
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Shake up competition in a market
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They became haughty and arrogant, and began to love the art of subterfuge and deception, as well as politics and law
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He stoops to sign in, then turns to the friend with an expression of haughty disdain
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Not to be vain or conceited, but it was the truth and anyone sensible would agree
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He is not alone in saying that some American lawyers and accountants are conceited and arrogant about what they think is a superior system
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A vain woman with a streak of snobbery
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A man should be clean and confident in his appearance, but not vain or pretentious
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Their flattery made him vain
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The currency markets have had other fish to fry, with all attention focused on the dollar and yen
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So I think we ought to respect this threat and we ought to be very careful, but obviously we still have other fish to fry with the international terrorist network
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