Gd8 Flashcards
(235 cards)
1
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Hourglass
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figures
2
Q
Release a cocktail of
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chemicals
3
Q
Get on the same
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wavelength
4
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We are attracted to people whom they perceive as being on the
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same wavelength
5
Q
The researchers highlight the importance of attunement and resonance in
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attachment and relational closeness
6
Q
We are attracted to people who dance together with us,
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psychologically speaking
7
Q
Only a 30-minute
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layover
8
Q
Cat-skill
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performance
9
Q
May I make a suggestion
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by all means
10
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Humanity will be brought to
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its knees
11
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I peeked out of the corner of my eye and saw her
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smirking with an almost uncontainable joy
12
Q
A keepsake from her earlier days as a
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professional dominatrix
13
Q
The sign outside her building says “Clinic”. She greets me in yoga pants and fluffy
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animal slippers, cradling a Pekingese dog whom she introduces as Marilyn Monroe
14
Q
A bedroom with no furniture except a
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double futon
15
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Although there has long been a pragmatic separation of love and sex in Japan – a country mostly free of
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religious morals – sex fares no better
16
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The pressure to conform to Japan’s anachronistic family model of salaryman husband and
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stay-at-home wife remains
17
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Official alarmism doesn’t
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help
18
Q
Adult incontinence pants outsold baby
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nappies in Japan for the first time
19
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The demographic crisis is so serious that Japan might
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eventually perish into extinction
20
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Japan’s under-40s won’t go forth and multiply out of duty, as postwar
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generations did
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Its already nuclear-destruction-scarred
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psyche
22
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Marriage has become a minefield of
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unattractive choices
23
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Japanese men have become less career-driven, and less solvent, as
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lifetime job security has waned
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Cohabiting or unmarried parenthood is still unusual,
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dogged by bureaucratic disapproval
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Or else they're opting out altogether and replacing love and sex with
other urban pastimes
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Aversion to marriage and intimacy in modern life is not
unique to Japan
27
Procreation-shy
youth
28
This is
distasteful
29
A man 13 years her
senior
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From chunky to
hunky
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Forty weeks come down to a mother's first moment, and everything changes. Crying keeps her awake, but silence is deafening. She will teach him to walk only to chase him out of the street, out of a tree, and out of harm's way. Then suddenly time stands still, long days and endless nights turn morph into years, and as other mothers are chasing their babies, her baby is driving away. The mathematics of motherhood:
Days that last forever add up to years that pass in the blink of an eye
32
Aussie opens new business to give vent to
stress, sorrow by smashing things
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A wizened, weather-beaten
old man
34
I am going to give it
a miss
35
A very prim and
proper lady
36
My asthma is
acting up
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I was waking up in the middle of the night and
coughing and hacking for hours
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The elephant in the
room
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Count yourself lucky, for it
could have been worse
40
He had a face like a wet
weekend all day
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You sit in this office like the cat that got the cream and
expect the world to revolve around you
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Johnny feels like the cat that's
got the cream
43
Leicester's Cinderella
season
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I was bristling with
anticipation
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He tugged the ends of his shirt out of his waistband and started to
swiftly work the buttons loose
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The driver was a buff
blond named March
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That happens. That
happens
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Stop it. Stop
it
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The results cannot be extrapolated to other
patient groups
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It is always dangerous to extrapolate
from a sample
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The figures were extrapolated from
past trends
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Wonky trolley
wheels
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In wet weather stout boots or
wellingtons/wellies are essential
54
Some civil servant earning twenty-eight thousand a year,
tops
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I slept for maybe three hours
tops
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The food was served by women in turquoise, nylon uniform, their hair tucked up under
hairnets and plastic shower caps
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You learn a lot by active engaging than
passive listening
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Why one painting grips us by the
collar and another leaves us cold
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The language of the eye stubbornly
resists the language of words
60
A grim and
forbidding building
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Ignorance is
bliss?
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As if anyone is going to be taken by this lame
publicity stunt
63
How to get a better
read on people
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She called at a most
inconvenient time
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She telephoned frequently, mostly at
inconvenient times
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My husband has resigned himself to my
hobby and accept it
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It is extremely difficult to find a decent house either for rent or purchase at affordable rates and many people have resigned
themselves to accepting anything called shelter
68
Have you resigned yourself to a lower
salary after graduation
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The insertion of the intentionally designed segment showing dress-up artistes consuming fried chicken at the award ceremony was gratuitous, not justified
editorially and obtrusive to viewing pleasure
70
Even if the writing is excellent, I don't usually excuse
errors with verbs
71
Blame a lack of sex education from school or parents who were too embarrassed to discuss
the birds and the bees - but it seems that not everyone knows how babies are made
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One man copped a feel of his partner's breast while on a log flume ride. Thankfully the children sitting in front
remained oblivious
73
Similarly, this guy also found himself third-wheeling
a couple before class was due to start
74
To iron out
snags
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Tender meat mixed with salad, smothered in sauce and wrapped in a warm carb cocoon: the tasty kebab ticks
all the boxes for a tasty booze sponge after a night on the town
76
A good corner spot with a buzzy vibe and kiosk-style
layout are the best qualities of this place
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We discovered a significant thread of gristle
running through the lamb
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It was loosely wrapped, spilling ingredients. The saving
grace was the generous amount of fresh salad
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The sauce was barely
evident
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Just the right amount of juicy, tender lamb in a
flavourful sauce, and expertly wrapped
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Despite its rather rough-and-ready
interior, it delivered where it mattered: taste
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Just enough spicy sauce to
tingle the taste buds
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It is a good shout for a post-pint
nibble
84
I sit next to the quickest, the brightest, most well-read,
most entertaining, most brilliant man
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Some familiar notions are communicated from a fresh viewpoint, which may be of
benefit even to well-read players
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The text is largely a reiteration of what any
well-read designer already knows
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Nervous bird Beijing waits for the pluck of
the Fed's bow
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As a Chinese proverb goes, the mere twang of a
bow-string is sufficient to scare a bird
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An unguarded
moment
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An unguarded
slip
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Kate Middleton had a little and adorable slip of the tongue today. The duchess accidentally revealed her sweet
pet name for her husband Prince William
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That is indefinitely
more adorabe
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Put the layers
on
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MTR services finally back to normal after rogue
dog causes extensive commenter delays
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Here's the one thing bears are getting
wrong when it comes to Hong Kong property
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Housing market recovery just a
blip, analysts warn
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I'm going to be a bore on this one. It is not a recovery and
neither is it a blip
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Many companies were caught
flat-footed in international competition
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That was a little attempt
at humour
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Her ambition is more conspicuous by
the day
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She jumped on every
opportunity recently to bolster her chances for the election
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Send reporters to cover such a
public relations stunt
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Her proposed solutions to these chronic problems are, to
put it politely, feeble
104
Lam thinks she has two trump cards up
her sleeves
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Lam's actions in whitewashing the lead-in-water scandal also raise questions about
her integrity and ability
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His face looked lined and jowly and wore
ill-fitting swimming shorts
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His ambitions for worldly
success
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No good will come
of it
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Fortunately, nothing came
of this
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Ronaldo enjoys a steamy
dance with a female companion
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Marshals collar
protesters who storm 4 June vigil stage
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A beach
bum
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How Hong Kong walk-up flat became
a hi-tech rooftop retreat
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Five floors above a traffic-choked stretch of Hollywood Road seems an unlikely place to find a hi-tech, eco-friendly flat. But sure enough, here on the top floor of a grimy
tong lau walk-up, local studio Liquid Interiors has created a slick new space for a no-fuss, healthy lifestyle
115
The desk had a cubby attached underside, and I watched as the contents
spilled from the cubby's mouth
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She flashes toned tummy in grey sports bra and
leggings
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The telltale signs that your marriage is
doomed from day one
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From weeding through paperwork to searching for optimal loan terms, purchasing a home can be as mentally
taxing as navigating a foreign country without knowing the language. Let’s face it: Channeling your energy toward finding the perfect home is a much more pleasurable experience than agonizing over potential lenders and loan applications
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She missed two tests; she is the author of
her own fate
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As a part-time teacher, I find I can err too far
towards the position of the student
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Should we be strict, or should we give her
some latitude
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As their tutorial teacher, I feel your view should
take priority
123
This is a holding reply, to assure you I am
attending to your enquiry
124
The rough-and-tumble
atmosphere of the dealing room
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He examines the rough-and-tumble world of Chicago party politics, where
labour organisations were but one group of players
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His father insisted he went to university to round
out his education
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He spoke with the fervour of discovery, unaware that he was
reinventing the wheel
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A collusion between the government and
the developer
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We all love some
eye candies
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Perverted,
horny, dirty
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Vote-rigging,
bid-rigging
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When Apple announced a banquet of upgraded emoji features at its annual developer event on Monday, even its own software boss groaned. “The children of tomorrow will have no understanding of the English language,”
he quipped, veering only slightly off course from Apple’s upbeat corporate spiel
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The use of living room as sleeping quarters led to
unwholesome crowding
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The food is plentiful and
very wholesome
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They will have to answer to the public at
the ballet box
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That's value for
money
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Hong Kong firefighter dies after battling fourth-alarm
blaze in Ngau Tau Kok Industrial Building
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After a chaser
from me, she replied on 20 June
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I am not sure the manager has the players at his
disposal to solve the problem
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Yet I am yet to be convinced that Rooney will be able to pull strings in a midfield role against some of Europe's top sides, as this is a player who has only just started to adapt to his new position at
the back end of his career
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The level of opposition he has been up against so far is modest compared to what lies
in wait if his side progress to the quarter-finals and beyond
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He is no longer considered to be first choice striker in a squad featuring the
likes of Harry Kane, Daniel Sturridge and Jamie Vardy
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He should be integrated in the side as either a starter or
on the bench
144
The prolific Real Madrid forward etched his name into the
record books with a cheeky flick
145
A window ledge can be just as useful as a
sink counter
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Considerable guidance was needed to help them come up with a commentary that marginally measures
up to the required level of intellectual maturity of university graduates. This, I must say, is a continuous cause for concern
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Bombastic rhetoric at
turbulent times
148
Time is going
by
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A lot of
juggle
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Cut your horseshit
attitude
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For what it's worth, she is very highly
thought of abroad
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Adolescents preening in their
bathroom mirrors
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It is astounding that, at 24 years of age, the stand-up comic has already
dabbled in more professions than most people attempt in a lifetime
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He was huffing and puffing when he got to the
top of the stairs
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I am very sorry to have to tell you that your final grade
stands. This decision was supported by the department, whose view was sought on your case. Personally, I really wish you had attended all the assessments, as you would otherwise not be in this position
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Please try not to be too downhearted
at this result
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The faces change but England's aversion to
winning stays disturbingly consistent
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The photograph became a symbol of fearlessness and humour and has since become a popular poster print, often
parodied and copied but never bettered
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Pinkie
promise
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The magazine won an award, acing
out it rivels
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Liam is a dab
hand at golf
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Don't sell him
short
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To jump into the market to
bottom fish
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She had no
priors
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Run along now, there is a
good girl
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Take this cheque and we will
call it quits
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He had a bloated,
unshaven face
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The company trimmed its
bloated labour force
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He is just another bloated
millionaire just like Bill Gates
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The dog days of
summer
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To beat the
heat
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Sweat like a
pig
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Like a cat on a hot
tin roof
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Soak up some sun/
bag some rays/ catch a few ray
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Take a suntan/
go brown
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Soft serve
ice cream
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A la mode
apple pie
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He dabbled in
left-wing politics
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They were hoping for
tidbits about the family
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You are dead
meat
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He was always in his
element when working around the house
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All is not
rosy in the labour market
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Kate's strapless frock is a
perfect fit
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Spare me your lovers'
squarrel
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We seemed more like friends than
incipient lovers
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Don't get loud
with me
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No-holds-
barred military action
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Passengers refused to head to a lay-by
area and began charging at the cordon
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Visibly losing
patience
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Confusion reigned at check-in counters as the airport tried to clear
backlog caused by Typhoon Nida
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They stick to the credo of their
predecessors and to the language of their training and tend perpetuate it in their professional service delivery
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Legal texts are still awash with arcane and
pompous jargon which, if unattended to, may cause problems
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CTS has not reached research
saturation
194
A new poll could be held if a rejected hopeful mounted a
successful legal challenge through an election petition
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The dog does not slobber or
have a running nose
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Meryl dons patriotic
frock for Hillary's big night
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Meryl Streep dusts off American
flag dress for democratic national convention
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International financial agencies under the tutelage of the USA and its rich allies indiscriminately impose
restructuring on less fortunate countries, sometimes with disastrous consequences
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Money and taste rarely
go together
200
Social media and networking sites offer a data
goldmine to fraudsters
201
She allowed the fraudsters to harry her
into giving up her attempts to contact NatWest independently
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We cannot sit back and hope that everything works out for
the best
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He is prepared to set out
into the world
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You can't have a thin-skin and a tendency
to lash out
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Not every day you saw that poised,
competent kid distressed
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Oliver's eyes snapped open. He let out a yelp as he fell from the air and bounced back onto
the plush, blue leather seat beneath him
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They avoid profit-taking on winners and fail to cut
losers with poor long-term outlooks
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The stupidity of human beings never ceases
to amaze me
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It beggars
belief
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Right on cue
the door opened
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Hopscotch
A
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Boo for
us
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A rich human
touch
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Without moral
compass
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Employed a dazzling
array of method
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She contorted her face and jabbed her
finger accusingly
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The colossal debt issuance compounded the credit folly of the 2008 crisis to spawn
problems you can see from America and to Hong Kong
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Nagging
facts
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Go to any length to solidify his power and
persecute his critics
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The latest purged were intended to blunt the
influence of Gulen
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25,000 fired in huge purge of
coup plotter
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The pastor has long been a
thorn in the side of the regime
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He left for
the day
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Clip joints more interested in overcharging for drinks than
delivering a show
225
Without a shadow of a
doubt, the world is in deep trouble and in desperate need of fixing
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We often have strongly held
intuitions, but those intuitions frequently prove to be incorrect when they are tested empirically
227
They enable analysis of a scope and reliability not feasible otherwise, allowing researchers to address issues that were previously
intractable
228
Analysis are based on naturally-occurring
structures
229
Scores were killed as truck ploughed through crowd of revellers in France, leaving 2km trail of
carnage. The driver was killed in a hail of police gunfire
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To put a rumour
to rest
231
The property tycoon was of exceptional
character and was unlikely to abscond
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It prevents acid
reflux
233
It is a natural facelift for your
skin
234
Sleeping on your back will eliminate the
morning puffiness
235
Authoritarian, bigot, chauvinist, demagogue, egomaniac, fearmonger, grandstander, hypocrite, Islamophobe, jingoist, Klansman, Liar, misogynist, narcissist
oppressor, philanderer, quack, racist, sexist, truther, vulgarian, unilateralist, warmonger, xenophobe, yeller, zealot
