Vocabulary
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connecting flight; connecting service
have a happy New Year
at all costs; whatever the price; would give anything
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly
vulgar; crude; tacky
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
literally; self-explanatorily
thus; such being the case; in these circumstances
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents'); to gnaw on (someone's) shin
sponging off one's parents
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
in this way; along these lines; similarly
one's best interests; one's own good
to dance; to perform dance steps
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
irony of fate; twist of fate
very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day
daily meals; three regular meals a day
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
one never knows (what will happen); there's no telling (what the future holds)
wage differential
fledgling; young and inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears
what a joke!; don't make me laugh!
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
fiscal cliff (e.g. potential 2013 US financial crisis); fiscal precipice
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for