Gd9 Flashcards
Increasingly lax attitude
towards sex
Rouse suspicion of
the police
Become the sole beacon of the
dark and unstable world
Lock, stock and barrel
the whole thing
He finally realised that John had been playing
a prank on him
Lift the
repression
Stand/ turn sth
on its head
Is in grave
doubt
Lay bare the
truth
It all seems a a far
cry from…
Be on speaking
terms
Bear you
prejudice
Scheme against
sb
Go such a
length to
We pull
this off
By
far
We are calling
the operation
We criticized the proposals, but at a loss for
an alternative
We will not yield
to blackmail
Stop
shoving
Marry beneath
you
Marry in haste,
repent at leisure
Not be the marrying
kind
I chipped in
twenty dollar
Incubation of
ideas
Just keep your wits about you and
you will do fine
I am drawing a total
blank here
Evidence adduced
援引證據
Is in effect saying
等同在說
Sb is in error
in…
Upon its true construction
經真正詮釋後
The appeal is dismissed and the original judgement upheld
本庭駁回原告人的上訴, 維持原判
A condition precedent to
… 前的條件
I have a hunch that you would
be here
Come along for the ride/ look on/ watch the fun
看熱鬧
A last-gasp
goal
Whiz it up with a food
processor
A green scouring
pad
Use a pestle and mortar
to bash the fennel seed
I am raring
to go
arrest of
growth
brave the
heavy rain
fish maw
花膠
He was released from bail on
medical parole
His death added a dramatic touch to
this year’s vigil
Fight for the crackdown to be
redressed
Something for Hong Kong to be justifiably
proud of
Keep the candle burning for as long
as it takes
His comment reduced her to
tears
Classy even in the face
of disrespect
He turned to support the
underdog
Join in on
the fun
Cheer their heart
out for
He is stripped of
the title
That slide tackle does not even
receive a caution
a segregated section for
away fans
Kudos
to
Well
mannered
A sob
story
Remember the day
in veiled reference
In a thinly veiled reference to
Barack Obama, …
A drunk driver mowed down
Lantau Cattle
A dented car stained with
animal hair
Compassionate
allowance
Miscarriage of
justice
An armchair critic
/ gardener/ traveler
He took a vow to abstain
from alcohol
Stock stage an awesome comeback
on another wild day
Euro gains as ECB seen on hold,
Fed worries linger
Force their way into
the apartment
He did not heed her
assurance that she was a policewoman
They are still divided on
the issue
Cover up a
naughty doodle
a bind over
a good behaviour order under which charges are withdrawn as long as the offender agrees to abide by the court’s terms
A binding-over order is not
a let-off
A rallying point for
activists
A case dropped in fall and
revived in February
Hone fighting
skills
The hunger
pang
A pang of
jealousy
A rainbow heralds
change
He has been asked to take on the mantle of
managing director in New York office
inherit the
mantle
Stick around for a few more
days
I sneaked a phone
call
a sting
operation
I have a brush with
death on the motorcycle
Spare me the
scare tactic
The cat is the bane
of my life
He has his own
agenda
Signed a petition calling for his
pardon in the United States
An 800-strong police force already on terror
alert at Heathrow
The ‘cherry-pick’ facets of text to
focus
It is on the flip side of
the page
Wave goodbye to
sb
Pass the buck
to sb
She has eyes in the back of
her head
They are rolling in
money
My ears are burning.
Someone must be talking about me
Come across
as
As though
As if
Beyond
the pale
At a/one stroke
by a single action having immediate effect
Be in hot
water
He was imprisoned on
trumped-up corruption charges
Give you a sneak peek
of what we are doing
Have pillow
lips
A well thought-out
plan
