Vocabulary
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there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; there is fortune in leftovers
there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; there is fortune in leftovers
no smoking at any time
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
impressive; tough
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
through; by way of; after; via
sorry to trouble you, but ...
Mother Earth
to blunder; to bungle; to fail
to give one's name; to introduce oneself
making a loss; incurring a deficit
No Unauthorized Persons; No Unauthorized Entry; Authorized Personnel Only
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
each time
formed angle; angle made
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable stand (idly) by; to be unable to look on with indifference; to be unable to remain a mere spectator
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
out of touch with the voters; indifferent to the concerns of the people
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
three-leaf clover
to make someone understand their fate; to reason with; to persuade; to deliver an imperial edict (which cannot be refused)
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
salutation at the end of a formal letter
salutation in a formal letter
to hammer out the details; to work out details
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception
to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
to do together; to share; to participate in
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life