Gd3 Flashcards
1
Q
He joined United as a free
A
agent
2
Q
The injury had kept him
A
sidelined
3
Q
There is no guarantee government edicts will be
A
respected
4
Q
Leaving many other residents outraged by the flagrant
A
law breaking
5
Q
Drivers were particularly irked when protesters closed off
A
major roads
6
Q
Climb over a kerbside
A
fence
7
Q
The habit can only be stubbed out by enforcement officers on ad hoc inspections. When they enter an establishment, smokers can quickly ditch
A
the evidence
8
Q
The authorities appear to be slow to rein in
A
offenders
9
Q
Glassy-eyed teenagers stumble around or pass out after
A
a lengthy drinking session
10
Q
She wed in a sham
A
marriage
11
Q
A postmortem was
A
conducted
12
Q
He emerged as a lightning rod for criticism after appearing unaware of the extent of the humanitarian disaster that
A
unfolded after the hurricane hit
13
Q
Entrenched rural
A
interests
14
Q
He raised the
A
subject of his future with
15
Q
She imagined him toadying
A
to his rich clients
16
Q
To mend the
A
rift
17
Q
Job drought after supporting Occupy worth
A
the sacrifice
18
Q
Anthony Wong has endured six
A
lean months
19
Q
Took on occasional celebrity
A
endorsements
20
Q
Has a moral
A
compass
21
Q
He claimed he was the victim of a media
A
witch-hunt
22
Q
A government that has a public
A
mandate
23
Q
Their lack of hope for the future has fed into a
A
mood that also discourages innovation and local start-ups
24
Q
They do not want to stick their
A
necks out
25
Salaries in fact have declined in real
terms after accounting for inflation
26
The helicopters lifted
off at 1030 hours
27
Work began again
in earnest
28
Councilor Smith performed the topping
out ceremony
29
To tap rising
affluence on the mainland
30
A golden finial was installed on top of
the tallest of the castle s eight towers
31
We have been keeping an ear
out for any news
32
Ratcheted up
pressure on its Hong Kong counterpart
33
Various theme parks could differentiate themselves with proprietary attractions and different lines of
products or memorabilia
34
At a tender age of 10, the Airbus A380 is already entering
a mid-life crisis
35
As the mid point of the year approaches, the plane has yet again
drawn a blank on deals
36
It is a far cry from the
jubilation in 2005
37
It heralds a new dawn of travel, pairing ultra-luxury with mass transport while alleviating the
strain on congested airports
38
To rediscover the A380 as a
work horse
39
The tepid response has haunted Airbus, particularly since the A380 is a hit with
the flying public
40
Perks like bars have
created buzz
41
Young lovers
love birds
42
Love me,
love my dog
43
When the wolf comes in at the door,
love creeps out of the window
44
First thrive and
the wive
45
When poverty comes in at the door,
love flies out of the window
46
To marry into
aristocracy
47
Marriage of
convenience
48
God is an unutterable sigh, planted in the
depths of the soul
49
In a strike situation, a large numbers of crews will not cross
picket lines and flight disruption is to be expected
50
Not fill-in for
colleagues during standby duty
51
Crews can opt to trigger cancellations through
tactical sickness
52
A presidential pardon is an act of grace or mercy, proceeding from the power entrusted with the execution of laws, which exempts the individual, on whom it is
bestowed, from punishment the courts inflict for a crime he or she committed
53
His private life better known in Britain than here at home has not prepared on the
radar of the Canadian media
54
He is off the radar
in the UK but in his country of birth he is a well-known figure
55
Chicken cooked
on a spit
56
The windows were grimed like
a coal miner's goggles
57
I will be much
obliged if
58
Oblige me by not being
sorry for yourself
59
Esoteric philosophical
debate
60
David asked my dressmaker to
taper his trousers
61
Just a little poetic
license
62
She wiggled her
toes
63
She kicked and
wriggled but he held her firmly
64
A misanthropic
drunken loner
65
In the fridge it
goes
66
I saw the sort of riff raff that
had been invited
67
A dirt-cheap
price
68
Are you allergic to
regulations
69
The weather is taking a change for
the worse
70
He won only 49 per cent of the vote, so a
run-off will be held
71
Water polluted by run-offs
from farmland
72
To take the chequered
flag
73
I gave up a coveted
job, that of editor-in-chief
74
It is going to be a temperature
testing
75
Much pleased to
oblige
76
The highlight of the day, as always, the Piu Sik afternoon parade, in which hot
button issues were fodder for mockery
77
The letdown came after a sunny day
with temperatures of up to
78
China has unveiled plans to expand its naval power as part of an assertive military strategy that aims to go beyond
its present push for offshore defence to open seas protection
79
The cat is out of
the bag
80
A blatant
disregard of law
81
Lin slammed Leung for committing the crime out of financial gain and
perversity, saying the offences had been far from a momentary lapse of judgement
82
To get a word in
edgeways
83
Go
commando
84
Lax
discipline
85
To snap the four-day
descending streak
86
I do not want harp
on about the past
87
Squeaky
clean
88
Have a forensic eye for turning a scandal-hit
governing body into a transparent organization
89
Hong Kong prides itself on an
efficacious supply-chain management service system
90
The city s unrivaled status could be up for scrutiny with a host of
factors coming into play
91
Not oblivious to the challenges ahead, the FS reassured
the industry of its future
92
Hong Kong is in dire
need of upgrading its management services
93
An acute scarcity of land in the logistics industry are denting
foreigners interest
94
Trade zones are pilling pressure on Hong Kong to pull up
its socks, and Hong Kong hopes to have a finger in the mainland pie
95
Wise
guy
96
But practice does not match
policy
97
One of their biggest gripes is the practice of ministers writing Chinese-only blogs to
float important policy ideas
98
Getting a straight answer from the bureau was an
exercise in frustration
99
People who have inflated
opinions of their command of the language
100
Stand-up briefings
by government officials
101
Mo is fiercely
critical of the city's education system
102
Past education reforms have exasperated
the teachers
103
Edward only knows a smattering
of Welsh
104
Let me say this with absolute
conviction and justification
105
I am not speaking as your stereotypical whingeing
expatriate bemoaning the loss of the colonial era
106
Later the police paraded him in front of news photographers in a humiliating
perp walk
107
What I found particular galling was Lam's curt
reply that he had already answer the question in Cantonese
108
They are seen as smart
alecks or teacher s pets by their cooler classmates. Go figure
109
Things are going
swimmingly
110
A wrong-headed
desire to
111
To vote as a
block
112
The doubts continued to gnawed
at me
113
Bad hair
day
114
The sleek horses, cute lambs, elephants and a hippopotamus could be
auditioned for kitschy animal calendars
115
A no-nonsense
approach
116
Stick your
chest out
117
For serial expats, moving around means relationships will often boil down to t
one big stick-or-twist momen
118
They knew the pitfalls of
long-distance
119
Swab your
ears after a shower
120
Lead a vagrant
life
121
There was a tendency for students to
factionalise
122
Just grit your
teeth and hang on
123
I feel the hand of
history upon our shoulders
124
Regina Ip tearfully regrets Hong Kong reform vote
misstep
125
I thought I'd just throw in my
two cents' worth
126
If I may put my two cents in, that hat does not
do you any favours
127
Recriminations fly among the pro-Beijing over
bungled vote on electoral reform
128
Finger pointing and
bickering escalated
129
A sudden flurry of
meetings and telephone calls at Beijing s liaison office
130
Flexing its
muscles again in Hong Kong affairs
131
Their bungle reduced the much-appreciated showdown between pan-democrats and Beijing loyalists in Legco
to a farce
132
The prompt contacts with lawmakers in the wake of the debacle speak volumes about the
high profile it adopts over Hong Kong s electoral reform
133
A government-friendly lawmaker said on condition of
anonymity
134
Wifi is
spotty
135
Squally
showers
136
I find it infinitely more
satisfying if
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Put sb on
the spot
138
They appear to be making headway in bringing the
revels under control
139
A six minute
headway
140
Despite dissenting
voices
141
Acting on complaints, the university asked its
audit committee to examine
142
Warily
optimistic about
143
It seems churlish
to complain
144
A remand prisoner
escaped
145
Officers gave
chase
146
Competitors from as far as
afield as Aberdeen
147
He is literally chasing
me across the pond
148
The place was going
for a song
149
I never get the
hang of roller-skating
150
Mainland officials also offered a surprise
olive branch to the pan-democrats
151
Vote against the Beijing-decreed
blueprint
152
A totally unexpected development was the unprecedented media access to a building usually cloaked
in mystery
153
No witch-hunt
for messages leaker
154
Unmask the whistle-blower who
leaked messages
155
Poles apart
from
156
He was playing
footsie with Mara under the table
157
To part
ways
158
A pipe
dream
159
Medical charter
flight
160
The hall was packed to
capacity
161
To flag down
a taxi
162
Don't you worry, we will get things
squared away
163
Find time to relax, unwind and loosen
your grip
164
The stalwarts of
the Labour Party
165
A lack of burning
issues
166
He staunched the
blood with whatever came to hand
167
Vi hissed, meeting his gaze, preparing to
stare him out
168
They are droll, yet morbid, featuring amusing little colourful happy people behaving with perfect
presence of mind
169
A series of lifeline from Beijing failed to stop the
slide in the mainland s stock market
170
After waiting ten minutes without seeing any signs of a sweet menu, we decided to give it
a miss
171
Seem like a
mirage now
172
Not long ago retailers were blase about such numbers when mainland visitor
arrivals were at their peak
173
Disappear in
droves
174
Decreasing customer
traffic
175
Ferguson will rue the day
he turned down that offer
176
She might live to rue this
impetuous decision
177
The numbers will tell soon enough if the strategies work. If not, a rough ride lies ahead for Hong Kong s much
vaunted tourism and retail scene
178
The party will not field a
candidate
179
They have egg on
their face
180
Snazzy little silk
dresses
181
Swallows zipped back and
forth across the lake
182
It is a rare
gem in London
183
Soggy
sandwiches
184
A fussy
eater
185
His skin was sallow and
pitted
186
To swear under his breath at the arrant
incivility of it
187
He is unwashed, uncouth, and
drunk most of the time
188
The emotional aspect of it all threw us
for a loop
189
The film has a strong plot and nuanced,
witty dialogue
190
She has other projects in the
pipeline
191
He contends that he is innocent, that he was set up as a
fall guy
192
He need for some congenial
company
193
Marianne took a glance at her reflection and pursed her
lips disgustedly
194
Her black hair was drawn into
a tight bun. She looked distinctly ruffled
195
Jet-black
hair
196
It is all very sad, but get a
grip on yourself
197
Being prodded and
pinched by his cousin
198
Why don't we just hire a flunky and get him to do the
legwork for us
199
You cried
wolf too many times
200
The central bank startled markets on Tuesday by pushing the yuan down nearly 2 per cent through an aggressively
weaker guidance rate
201
Speculation behind the identity of the buyers had been rife following a flurry
of deals last week that saw ownership of the building change hands twice in a matter of hours
202
She exacts a cruel
revenge for his rejection
203
Spurned lover who looked up ex-boyfriend's information on Hong Kong government computer system
avoids jail
204
Chelsea again looked
rusty
205
Oh come off
it
206
Come off it,
he will know that is a lie
207
It is essential that conflicting views are heard and
thrashed out
208
That never carried over
the day you left the conference room
209
We road-tested some lightweight
keychain alternatives
210
August is one of the most tempestuous
months in Hong Kong
211
Hunker down indoors and
entertain yourself
212
You might think twice about venturing into the
stew of heat and humidity
213
The workshops allow staff to get away from their desks and get their creative
juices flowing
214
Known in Cantonese as dry land
swimming
215
Supposedly an offshoot of
the Vietnamese style, it is popular among the Chinese
216
Don't forget to trawl the
bargain bins for retro classics
217
You can also get your gaming
kicks at the city's video arcades
218
Peruse your options as eardrums rattle
to the noise of shoddy techno music
219
Lip-syncing is all
the rage
220
A slow, romantic
ballad drifted into the air and the crowd turned to look at them
221
Shaking their head in faux panic as the microphone
approaches their trembling hand
222
A star-struck
wannabe
223
Film or TV
marathon
224
We have all pulled off marathons, such as watching the Back to the Future trilogy in one
sitting, or an entire season of Friends
225
An intense and
brooding trilogy
226
Top it
off with the quintessential cinema snack: popcorn
227
Its combination of tangy
cheese and rich caramel might raise a few eyebrows at first, but it is excellent
228
Just try not to be that guy who noisily rustles and
crunches his way through the entire film
229
It takes a while to get the
hang of it, but is pretty compelling when things hot up
230
You will see how a serene home practice can quickly descend into
fracas between human and animal
231
All immediately warmed
to him
232
Anyone who could sing in tune was
roped in
233
Fight-or-flight
response
234
Fit with
friends
235
He has given a guarded
welcome to the idea
236
Make guarded
statement on wartime aggression
237
An emotionally
stunted young woman
238
He stowed away on
a ship bound for South Africa
239
The modern city bulges
with buildings, cars and people
240
Mass urbanisation, for all its benefits, is followed by a trail of
collateral damage
241
SCMP staff reporters sifted
through the technologies, both current and in development
242
These car-sized, driveless pods use electric
rail networks
243
The porter left with a
surly expression
244
To sell raffle
tickets
245
He found himself the
toast of the baseball world
246
Writers of all political
persuasions
247
A hung
parliament
248
The imagination can atrophy from
lack of use
249
A diffident
youth
250
The waiting area was
overflowing
251
A man in a sharp suit, reclining in a leather chair, laptop open in front of him, a smiling
stewardess serving a scotch and soda
252
A Renaissance
polymath
253
In an age of polymaths who mastered
all the disciplines
254
The church is lovely for its
bucolic setting
255
The fever
dissipated
256
He has lost his
halo
257
He deftly one-upped
the interrogator
258
Aren't there young men who are swayed by nothing more than the stirring music of a military brass band, or the sight of fine-looking uniforms, or the
rabble-rousing rhetoric of a jingoistic politician while the flag waves in the wind
259
These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing
ruffians
260
Signs of a
thaw
261
In my close social circle I have a vegetarian,
a pescatarian, and a flexitarian
262
This probably reflects a primitive form of
egalitarian society
263
His face had withstood the
ravages of time
264
They use the Internet as a crutch for
their loneliness
265
You find yourself dithering in a
doorway not knowing where you are meant to be
266
Nipping the problem in the bud could stall
further decline
267
Commando work required as much brain
as brawn
268
The benefits seem to stretch from cradle
to grave
269
New attacks dealt a death
blow to the peace talk
270
Staff were beginning to feel the
pinch as the dispute entered its third week
271
The inevitable teething
troubles of a new system
272
Institutional inertia against
change
273
He makes no bones about
his feelings towards the militants
274
A frontal
assault
275
A non-negotiable item on the
schedule
276
A miserable nine-minute
increment
277
This is an evident and
crushing reality
278
James was all
over her
279
For some bloggers, a nom de plume might be used when the blogger's real name is phonetically
unwieldy or so common as to be undistinguishable
280
Postmodern
gobbledygook
281
We regret the
error and apologise for any inconvenience
282
The Midas
touch
283
Baby
bump
284
Profusely
apologetic
285
PSV's defence was up against the wall but impressed with their rigorous
resistance, while United failed to capitalise in front of goal
286
Despite furious United onslaught, PSV's defensive formation held firm to open
their account with maximum points
287
He has won the argument, but there is no point in rubbing
his opponent's nose in it
288
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