Gd2 Flashcards
(571 cards)
1
Q
I was pooped and
A
flopped into bed
2
Q
He started tailgating the
A
motorist in front
3
Q
A small force would hold the position until
A
reinforcements could be sent
4
Q
The stench of
A
rotting fish
5
Q
The audience responded with whoops
A
and hollers
6
Q
Trying to shop with three children in
A
tow is no joke
7
Q
I thought I was a
A
goner
8
Q
They conducted a kangaroo
A
court there and then
9
Q
A plane clipped a
A
bridge shortly after take off
10
Q
The dashboard
A
camera of an oncoming car
11
Q
The aircraft half-submerged in the river, with its fuselage
A
crumpled and tail broken
12
Q
The plane tilted fully to
A
its side
13
Q
Some passengers, dazed and shell-shocked, managed to climb
A
out of the wreckage
14
Q
The line between life and work became
A
blurred
15
Q
The stigma of mental
A
disorder
16
Q
Some of the men tried to get
A
fresh with the girls
17
Q
The idea had been a good idea even if it had not
A
panned out
18
Q
He has risen to where he is mainly by sucking
A
up to the president
19
Q
Point an accusing
A
finger
20
Q
The fuselage was brought
A
ashore
21
Q
His smile became even more
A
ingratiating
22
Q
He hurried
A
to the door
23
Q
They hustled him off, leaving the entire household in a state of panic, quite at
A
loss to know what the trouble could be
24
Q
Everyone pressed him to give a full
A
account of what had transpired
25
Celebrated interest of
scenic interest
26
His delight goes without
saying
27
The country is well placed to take
advantage of the single market
28
His jumpsuit appears to be doused
with a liquid, possibly a flammable accelerant
29
Do pin it
on me
30
Things said in the
heat of the moment
31
The girls became shrews
and harridans
32
The aircraft was seen to lurch
between buildings
33
Burn off
the fuel
34
Would you mind terribly
serving as the representative
35
Potluck
tasting
36
The potstickers in the greasy
spoon seem great
37
Come and take
potluck with us
38
He don't have time to cook anything special but she can put an
extra plate on the table for you
39
He undressed them with my eyes, the girls I met, I lusted
after them with my thoughts
40
A soccer
Amom
41
The pastor has long been a thorn
in the side of the regime
42
The cab rank
rule
43
A bespoke
suit
44
My ears pricked up when I
overheard two guys discussing the actress
45
She struck me as a bit
of a scatterbrain
46
Carpe
diem
47
He need for some congenial
company
48
He went back to a climate more congenial to his cold
stony soul
49
He resorted to dilatory tactics, forcing a
postponement of peace talks
50
Normally she would accept the challenge, but she
demurred
51
She was an instant celebrity, feted
by the media
52
A reverent
silence
53
Buildings made of
knapped flint
54
A crippling affliction of the
nervous system
55
Some of the horses foundered and damaged
themselves in the stones of the riverbed
56
The world is run
on tricks
57
US dollar cross
rates
58
I am so tied
up with work
59
To go with your
gut
60
Power
walk
61
The panacea for
corporate ills
62
Political
leanings
63
A maze of legal
mumbo jumbo
64
It was quite a
slap
65
I think it said it
all
66
It almost slipped my
mind
67
It is just that we
wanted to
68
I am delicate
girl
69
I live on borrowed
time
70
It is just a
hiccup
71
I am no expect
but
72
No hot
dates
73
My water
broke
74
Both our triumphs and
missteps
75
Promises made and
broken
76
I got a huge favour to
ask
77
On one
condition
78
You want to go
see
79
I got a promise that I never live
up to
80
They smiled tentatively to
each other
81
You have been working
out
82
The strike lasted practically
a fortnight
83
The letter assuaged the
fears of most members
84
He pulled a different
groupie every night
85
Shorter dress would get you
wolf whistles
86
He clings to
ideals
87
All the staff have slunk
off home
88
People love self-depreciating
humour
89
Members have grown tired of the
backbiting in the group
90
You can compete with me but you cannot do so by riding
on my coattails
91
Lead sb to the
altar
92
Her warning glare against fraternizing with
the enemy
93
They have a huge reserve of latent
talent
94
He sneaks up on
us slyly
95
A limp
handshake
96
I was looking for the
shift
97
Lean on my
shoulder
98
A test-prep
group
99
He shorted
me
100
Can you run the
card please
101
Hold down the
fort
102
I cannot stand
the idea that a jerk hurting her
103
A promiscuous
girl
104
Granted, Maria was two years older than her, but it is not a
question of age
105
The brick of the villages was
pulverized by the bombardment
106
Early
seating
107
He loves stodgy
puddings
108
A Freudian
slip
109
A toupee
A
110
Are these bitter
tears
111
Do not sell yourself
short, you have got what it takes
112
I am only too happy
to oblige
113
Here is wishing you joy
and progress
114
He is licentious and
treacherous
115
It is not a female prerogative to
feel insecure
116
He wanted to jump
her
117
Bump her
off
118
You look
beat
119
A bow
wow
120
We could not help notice how pretty and intelligent she was and
we just click
121
I am sure I was shortchanged
at the bar
122
Emerging markets used to be the beacon of hope in the world economy, but now they are often
a source of gloom
123
Brazil is mired in
stagflation
124
Russia is in recession, battered by
Western sanctions and the slump of oil price
125
South Africa is plagued by
inefficiency and corruption
126
India could take
wing
127
It must shed the legacy of counter
productive policies
128
To slash red
tape
129
India possesses untold
promise
130
The economy has been balkanized by taxes
levied at state borders
131
The economy seem to be on an increasingly
stable footing
132
The tried and
tested development economy
133
Ill-educated
youngster
134
A long-standing plan is on
ice
135
They have a rare chance to turbocharge India
take off
136
Debts become more onerous because the amount that is owed does not
fall as earnings do
137
Central banks should err on the side of
looseness
138
Their allegiance to inflation targets runs
deep
139
The clock was calmly inching
forward
140
There was a cautious
rap on the door
141
Enunciating fastidiously with drawn-out
pauses between words
142
The change in his voice was nothing but the harbinger of a
severe cold, an occupational hazard of traveling salesmen
143
Only an outright miracle would prevent
injury to his head
144
Still this risk has to
be run
145
The teachers made spiteful
little jokes about me
146
Slap some sense
into you
147
It is a busy kitchen where speed is of the essence and this creation was whipped up faster than you can say
pan-seared fish with herb, garlic and cheese sauce
148
Revenge is a dish best
served cold
149
Nosey
Parker
150
He cannot stand anyone
in sight
151
Make amends
for you
152
A sleazy private
detective
153
Shawl
A
154
Go on a wild goose
chase
155
A chance
encounter
156
I was born with no
silver spoon
157
Diamond in the rough or
rough diamond
158
By all
counts
159
Has the hots
for
160
Too close a
call
161
Stiff-necked
look
162
The minute you snapped
out of it
163
The queue at the bank had not
budged
164
A small-time
hustler trying to sell their stuff
165
Women spell
trouble
166
The economy is in dire
straits
167
Just rattle the
bell
168
I need a
breather
169
Let set the record
right
170
He feigned nervousness or
ignorance
171
It is a raw
deal
172
Babies
burp
173
The Joneses
Mentality
174
There is enough ruckus over
identity cards
175
Party
pooper
176
Call it
quits
177
I was all rattled
up
178
Forgive my tardiness, I have some important business to
attend to
179
I would love to, but
alas a previous engagement
180
A piquant tartar
sauce
181
Made with light flaky white fish fillet, topped with tangy
tartar sauce all on a lightly steamed bun
182
A sham
marriage
183
A chance
encounter
184
He nodded off during the
sermon
185
In an attempt to introduce a note of levity, the words were a
disastrous flop
186
We are living
proof
187
In those days women are not accepted as scholars, much
less mathematicians
188
It is a blessing in
disguise
189
I was just zoning
out for a moment
190
He cooed with
delight as he unpacked the bags
191
Probably under the
radar
192
Chow
time
193
The group gets thinner and
thinner
194
Get new mob top
hairdo
195
Beatles mania was in full
swing
196
Their performance was pretty rough
around the edges
197
Someone with his high profile in sport must take the rough
with the smooth
198
His boss is stingy and
idle
199
His forecast is always off
the mark
200
The government is running
deficit
201
A measure appropriate to a wartime
economy
202
She does not seem to share his sense of
urgency
203
His laconic reply suggested a
lack of interest in the topic
204
I have been told I come off as
disinterested, I have ugly duckling syndrome
205
Try to keep your childlike
wonder
206
She showed victims no
compassion
207
The judge handed down his
sentence to
208
Law has been remanded in
custody
209
Law was found guilty of inflicting
grievous bodily harm with intent
210
The court was given a rare
glimpse into the life of the defendant
211
Instruments used in the case are not the instruments
per se for the infliction of the injuries
212
Law had been vilified, demonized and
ostracized since the case came to light
213
Law stood
impassively in the dock when the judge announced her sentence
214
They deal with an issue as and when it
rears its head
215
The buying frenzy spread to
government-subsidized housing
216
The house, with its boarded-up windows, was hardly
inviting
217
The bricks were used as a
facing on the concrete core
218
It is vital that team members step out of their
silos and start working together
219
A family
get-together
220
There are many insurmountable
odds between us
221
A teenage mom tried to smother
her baby in hospital
222
I guess we could agree to
disagree
223
I will race
you to the bedroom
224
Your work performance has been a little
off
225
Morgan drank half the Scotch and smacked
his lips
226
He was only doodling in the
margin
227
My ears were about to freeze
off
228
The committee was set up in the wake of the
inquiry
229
The abysmal performance of the national team has become an embarrassment and a
source of public resentment
230
Its nemesis South Korea and Japan automatically
qualified as the hosts
231
To press forward
undaunted
232
It was originally intended for an audience of students already
fairly well-informed about general linguistics
233
The pink-tinged pachyderm is the ninth white elephant to be held in captivity in the former
junta-run country
234
Despite their name, the revered
creatures are not actually white
235
The population of endangered Asian elephants are threatened by
poaching and habitat loss due to logging
236
His six-year tenure has also been marred by a big drop-off in stock trading volume, hit by scandals that have called the bourse s regulatory
prowess into question as well as ferocious competition from Hong Kong
237
There was a perception of a possible conflict of interest between its regulatory and
for-profit roles
238
Even before his impending departure, calls for a new watchdog had
gathered steam
239
The city flagship ensemble showed no sign of a recent mutiny as it unleashed a powerful
sound in the absence of three backbone players in a performance
240
Despite the rancour, the group appeared unaffected by the
aborted coup
241
It was no easy feat for both performers and audiences to sit
through works which were relatively new
242
A reprise affirmed their artistic worth
for a second hearing
243
Slightly amplified, the delicate sound of western instrument conveyed a lone voice against the full orchestra that
yielded interesting effects
244
It was a collection of folk styles from around China
blended into one organic whole
245
Contrasting moods and sonic effects
abounded
246
The primal vigour was audacious, intoxicating the audience with the
unique sonority no other orchestra could produce
247
Is it bad to crack your
knuckles
248
Is there any truth
to this
249
I would never have
guessed
250
Attacker showed no remorse during a
chilling interview
251
The comments reflect a wider
instinct to blame victims of sex crime
252
Why are they making
a fuss about us
253
She was savagely
attacked on a moving bus
254
The case sparked much soul-searching about the treatment of women, but campaigners say little has changed in the deeply
patriarchal country
255
The male is nowhere in sight
of blame
256
A history of particularly gruesome
rapes
257
The victim should not have fought
back
258
Deranged
monsters
259
They boarded an off-duty
bus
260
He stayed at the wheel
throughout
261
He kept expressing bewilderment that such a
a fuss was being made
262
I tried, really hard, to search for a
glimmer of regret
263
It would be easier to process this heinous crime if the perpetrators were monsters, and just the
rotten apples in the barrel, aberrant in nature
264
I wrung my hands together and buried my
face into my hands
265
He had muffled her
screams with his big hand
266
His eerie
half-smile
267
A girl is accorded
no value
268
I would put petrol on her and set
her alight
269
He did not disown that
comment when I put it to him
270
Female feticide,
A\honour killings
271
Gender inequality is the major
tumour
272
They braved a freezing December and a ferocious government crackdown of water
cannons, baton charges, and teargas shells
273
The presence is reminiscent to me of the crowd that had thronged
the square
274
A gathering of civil society that demanded a conversation that was long
overdue
275
An appalling record of
violence
276
Look at the darkest recesses of
the human heart
277
I woke one morning on the shoot, wet from head to toe, bathed in sweat and fear and my heart was
knocking against my ribcage
278
What carried me through was what had inspired
me in the first place
279
We are now on the cusp of
change
280
The growing public clamour for more policemen on
the beat
281
There was oddly little global
furor
282
He let his business
slide
283
A cushy life or
job
284
Germaphobe
A
285
The dispute soured the
relations between the two countries
286
Good riddance to all the fanatical
hangers-on
287
He hurled insults at bar staff in a
fit of anger during a loud tirade
288
He cut up his membership card in
disgust
289
A vast choice of consumer goods sets
Hong Kong apart
290
Soft flesh is no match for mortar shells, rocket-propelled grenade fragments and shrapnel thrown
out in all directions by roadside bombs
291
Torrential rain turned the building site into
a quagmire
292
China s rubber-stamp
parliament
293
The highlight of the minutely
scripted proceedings
294
To flesh out Chinese officialdom s
latest economic slogan
295
The film has gone the way of all flesh after being
slated by the critics
296
To take a tougher
line over
297
He was alert and
conscious
298
The ebb and flow of state politics and
power
299
It is the same difference to
me
300
They would revoke your
parole
301
He was jostled by passengers rushing
for the gates
302
The two sides are haggling
over television right
303
Many industry observers are predicting a flop of
potentially gigantic proportions
304
Heavy use of apps will cause the battery to
drain in around five hours
305
There is at least a good chance that critics will be left with
egg on their face
306
If the Watch lives up to its
hype, Apple may well become the first US trillion company
307
A spate of suicides a decade ago led Tin Shui Wai to be nicknamed
City of Sorrows
308
Stigmatization comes from ignorance and
prejudice
309
Each model features a three-way
pan-and-tilt head
310
His armor, once immaculately burnished
gold, was now tarnished and dented in a dozen locations
311
A man who took advantage of any
opportunity to burnish his image
312
I knew next to nothing about
farming
313
They called the reports next to
useless
314
His resignation was a tactical
gambit
315
The cowboys goaded their
Acattle across the meadows
316
She is in pieces and cannot even
speak to him
317
Office-romp couple
unmasked
318
The sexual antics were caught on
camera
319
They started to get bored and drift
off back to that dance floor
320
Customers across the road got a front-row
seat for the show
321
It started with a casual
flirt
322
Off comes the tights, down goes
his head
323
The patrons were pressing up against
windows yelling their approval
324
A cheeky
grin
325
Flattery will get you nowhere, she
quipped
326
We may criticize them for a lapse of
decency taking advantage of that
327
In the hastily written note, scrawled on a scrunched
up piece of lined paper, he says he was only speaking to a friend for a few seconds was not constantly talking
328
The report reveals racism and
right-wing bigotry
329
They hunted
game in Alaska
330
They made political hay
out of the issue
331
The fracas was broken
up by the stewards
332
He is on the slippery
slope towards a life of crime
333
Hong Kong s political development falls entirely
within China s domestic affairs
334
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Shenzhen is devoutly paying
homage to Apple with several companies launching clones of the Apple Watch ahead of its release next month
335
Many lookalikes can be
found
336
Hi tech knock
offs
337
The type has little tolerance for an emotional monkey
wrench jamming their machines
338
The only outward evidence of this enthusiasm will be silent
pacing or staring into the distance
339
He got so caught up in their
logic
340
They thought the teachers were arrogant and
condescending
341
The ultimate insult comes as INTPs give up with a
dismissive never mind
342
He carries out random spot checks to keep everyone on
their toes
343
Still waters
run deep
344
Provide their own in
equal measure
345
Reach dazzling
heights on their career ladder
346
To go with the
flow
347
To take the reins into
your own hands
348
A knock on the door broke
his reverie
349
The tortoise beats the
hare, again
350
Run with the hare and
hunt with the hounds
351
A colourful hand-painted
motifs which adorn narrowboats
352
The island, say the detractors, has been
devoured by development
353
Lesser-known tipples
A
354
They are served on a hot skillet and come with a generous amount of mozzarella
A
355
A 10-ingredient
marinade
356
In a rice dish, the gooey cheese adds
flavour and texture
357
Sous-chef
A
358
The monster show that now bestrides
the globe actually began in 1977
359
She was drafted in to broaden
its appeal
360
He is a staple of the
economy
361
His departure from the show heralded a slump in
viewing figures and it was put on ice in 2001
362
We have gone out aggressively
pitching for new business
363
The BBC has traditionally been quite coy about revealing commercial details, but it seems
fairly safe to say he is a multi-millionaire
364
He takes a cut of the
international rights
365
They want a slice of the juicy
Top Gear pie
366
The BBC would be loath to
lose it
367
They offer a guarantees way of drumming
up a crowd
368
Barely a week goes
by without
369
A cursory glance through the annals of history will prove
this beyond doubt
370
An ingenious, fresh take on a
well-worn subject
371
Without him, the movement would not be the popular
juggernaut it is today
372
The haute
bourgeoisie
373
He was living in
exile in London
374
On a whim, he bought
them both
375
He concocted various strategies to build
a market for
376
His elegant, art-bedecked
apartment
377
The artists were largely
reviled
378
To scope out the
place
379
To wear a
demeanour of
380
Try unheard
of
381
I was a dead
man
382
A armed robber in a heist has been panicked into opening fire because he thought store staff had seen
through his act as a big-spending customer and were about to tackle him
383
The shocked victims of an armed
hold-up
384
Police were poring over closed-circuit television footage in an effort to
pinpoint the fugitive s escape route
385
A patrol car gave
chase and finally overtook him
386
The officers mounted a fruitless
nine-hour search
387
A journalists masquerading as a man in
distress
388
Idle gossip that masquerades as
news
389
Emulous young
writer
390
Land you in
a hospital
391
The protection of liberties is immanent in
constitutional arrangements
392
Heads I win, tails
you lose
393
To look over your
shoulder
394
Party hardliners have to stop taking extreme
positions on immigration
395
He left the girls defenseless by spiking
a drink with tranquilizers
396
He claimed that the sex was
consensual
397
As most of the facts of the case are uncontested, it is being dealt with
under closed-door
398
A tell-all
article in the tabloids
399
He is trailing in
the poll
400
He was survived by his wife and
six children
401
They trawled through two
corpora of English
402
That represents a blend of theory and practice that was long
overdue in translation studies
403
The prosecution attorney has the burden to
proof
404
I was casing the
joint
405
Side
business
406
He chanced to pick up one among the indiscriminately
shelved books
407
The once-funny joke has become a
banality in the camp
408
She was short and
cuddly
409
The authority slaps hefty
fines to polluters
410
Potable
water
411
The question of redomicile of the company registered in one country to another jurisdiction becomes relevant if the current country changes the
conditions of company operation such as its tax rate
412
His years in office were marked by corruption and
nepotism
413
This is the work of
fate
414
Tailwinds are building for a European
equity recovery
415
Curtains for ATV as Exco pulls the
plug on ailing broadcaster
416
The CE and his cabinet finally pulled the
plug on struggling broadcaster ATV
417
On an April Fool's Day filled with real-life drama that created a bigger sensation than any programme the
cash-strapped station has produced in recent years
418
It decided that ATV did not deserve the
lifeline it has been desperately seeking
419
Its licence could be revoked
altogether
420
That was just after HKTVs maverick boss, Ricky Wong, categorically denied Wong Ching s stunning claim the previous day that the telecom veteran would be
the while knight
421
The fate of the staff hung
in balance
422
Perry never passed up a chance to wax
eloquent at a banquet
423
The once-sizzling real estate
market
424
I am writing to express our grave concern over the
reckless manner of
425
The panels were unplugged, wires left
in disarray, and system dongo was removed and displaced
426
It is imperative, I hope you would agree, that students should be made
aware of the importance of civility and care of public property
427
In this spirit, we demand a written apology from your party for their lack of
civic responsibility in this event
428
The ground is beginning to look like the
finished article
429
Our minds are heavily conditioned and
circumscribed by habits
430
He gave her a lascivious
wink
431
Manhole
cover
432
He had been recruited by the KGB to inform
on his fellow students
433
A man leapt out brandishing
a knife
434
Apple Watch launch fails to
chime with Hong Kong gadget fans
435
I told her what had happened and she took it
all in her stride
436
Do not pull a
no-show
437
It is so many times. I cannot keep
count
438
Retailers in districts frequented by Shenzhen visitors are bracing for an expected
cutback in cross border traffic
439
There was high demand for daily
staples such as milk powder
440
The change would likely be the "nail in the coffin" of many businesses in the trade who would bear unnecessary
brunt the the new policy
441
Parallel trading
ringleaders
442
What a becoming
dress
443
Stool
pigeon
444
She sure has quite
the eye
445
Beat or bang the drum of or for
the free market
446
As any director will tell you, doing Shakespeare is not a
walk in the park
447
I will have to eat humble
pie at training after being sent off for punching
448
I decided to go for broke and
turn professional
449
He was desperate not to
slight a guest
450
The president would be appointed on
merit once the AIIB had been formally established
451
A proposal should be judged on its
merits when it comes forward for approval
452
Obama has voiced misgivings
about the bank's transparency
453
Cost
overruns
454
Salaries did not change significantly in quarter three, although golden handshakes and
guaranteed bonuses have almost disappeared from the offer table
455
Any time
soon
456
A fortunate stroke of
serenpidity
457
I wonder if the doctor was being deliberately
obtuse
458
Kilted
skirts
459
I am after a hard
disk
460
Don't you
dare
461
The judge gave short shrift to an
argument based on the right to free speech
462
It took four years of struggle before we managed to
make our mark
463
She treated him to a coy
smile of invitation
464
Powell embarks on a publicity blitz that
promises to be the D-day of author tours
465
The accommodation is fairly
spartan
466
She accepted both the good and the
bad with equanimity
467
A poignant reminder of the
passing of time
468
Much academic language is obscure and
verbose
469
Disappear off into
Neverland
470
Shinzo Abe stopped short of repeating
previous premiers apologies
471
You cannot fault him for
the professionalism of his approach
472
It is not a female prerogative
to feel insecure
473
An idea just came out the
top of my head
474
The literature they forced down our
throats in high school
475
Live in
shoeboxes
476
They wore cool shades and a
leather jacket
477
Stay at the
forefront
478
It tempts to jump in. That is the
kid in me
479
She dipped the ladle into the
casserole dish
480
She flinched at the acidity in
his voice
481
He had faced death without
flinching
482
A salary
man
483
We cannot raise the
dead
484
She sounded in a jocular
mood
485
He transgressed the boundary of
courtesy and made rude jokes at work
486
Her mirthful eyes belie
her feeling
487
The cacophony of deafening
alarm bells
488
The man bantered
with the waitresses
489
The masses were too preoccupied by prosaic
day-to-day concerns
490
You are a tough
cookie
491
Love transcends
all difference
492
Weasel
words
493
Top
brass
494
A desert plain dotted
with scrub
495
Her voice was non-committal, and her face gave
nothing away
496
Crimes of the utmost
gravity
497
The plane engine was
acting up
498
Neither fish or
fowl
499
Rickety folding
table
500
Most ice cream stores are mom-and-pop
shops that lack the funds needed to finance such a study
501
Add that to your
preference
502
She was too quick for him and jinked
away every time
503
The defenders are closing in on
him from all sides
504
He denies that his staff overstepped the
mark in lobbying
505
I lost count of how many times I cheated
death
506
The house was dark and
uninviting
507
A stout lady in an unbecoming
striped sundress
508
He was an unassuming and
kindly man
509
The luxury department store Galeries Lafayette closed its doors to all others shoppers so that the visitors could
browse the aisles, and queue at the till, in relative peace
510
The authorities were pulling out all the
stops to accommodate the wishes of the group
511
Tiens top dogs have gone one better with VVIP
treatment lavished on them
512
The bar was a favourite haunt of
artists of the time
513
The case was the second porcine
incursion of the day
514
Once I was able to sift through, I found I was surrounded by mannequins
displaying the newest Berliner collection
515
To stand on
alert
516
They also had to contend with teasing
from a passer-by
517
Only hard braking and a quick turn on to
the hard shoulder saved our bacon
518
He chaperoned her to far-flung
places such as Jordan and Egypt for tournaments
519
This title was as much as his
as it was hers
520
My head ached, my arms and legs felt like lead
weights, and I was groggy with sleep
521
Not bad for a youngster with a waif-like
build who grew up in Tai Po
522
A seamstress for a
garment factory
523
As the reality of her victory sank in, his father remained
stoic outwardly, though inside she knew he was beaming with pride
524
Her relationship with his father is integral
to her success on the baize
525
She tugged at the
lapel of her vest
526
The players donned their
football shirts
527
The support she receives is unmatched by even
the top British players
528
While Ng is coy about her status on the global stage, Griffiths
has no doubt
529
He is coy
about his age
530
This was no time to be coy
about asking for money
531
An irascible and
difficult man
532
A doleful
look
533
A facetious
remark
534
He led a reclusive
life
535
Poverty is not a shame, but the being
ashamed of it
536
Street urchins dressed in
rags
537
An unbidden
guest
538
Pull the wool over
someone s eyes
539
They quit the rat
race in order to live a simple life
540
To be caught up in the rat
race seems to mean that a compromise has to be made
541
The notion of doing things for the sake of doing them, the pressure and the rigid timetables take the
enjoyment factor out of the question
542
Police laid a holding charge of manslaughter, but dropped it hours later because
he had an alibi
543
The passengers began to
disembark
544
He has become rather chummy
with Ted recently
545
He enfolded her in
his arms and strokes her hair
546
She is too much of a softie
to fire anyone
547
She had been granted absolution
for her sins
548
I do not like to be beholden
to anyone
549
The end game of the
negotiations
550
In the course of ninety minutes, chances are so
few and far between
551
Before it comes to the boil, take it
off the heat
552
A nifty black
shirt
553
The overcrowded housing conditions have
sordid and degrading
554
A peerless
cartoonist
555
Thin streaks of cloud
trailed across an azure sky
556
Raucous
youths
557
He spoke without
rancour
558
She was morose and
silent when she got home
559
They were served by
obsequious waiters
560
A convivial cocktail
party
561
Any resemblance is pure
coincidence
562
Cast ne'er a clout till
May is out
563
Little strokes fell
great oaks
564
In vino veritas.
In wine there is truth
565
A face that launched a
thousand ships
566
Their wedding anniversary is a red letter
day for the young couple
567
The helicopter crews are not
daredevils, indifferent to danger
568
Take aim at a civilian protester, squeeze
the trigger and shoot
569
They had been pelted with stones and Molotov
cocktails and many had at least minor injuries
570
It was not clear whether the police involved had been reprimanded or prosecuted, said the sources, who spoke
on condition of anonymity
571
Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is grilled
in court about Macau s beheading plot
