Vocabulary
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having exhausted every available means; having broken one's sword and exhausted one's arrows
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
sleeping without turning over
tossing and turning while asleep
to neglect; to let alone
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to explain carefully and slowly; to explain politely in simple terms; to spoon-feed
curtly, in a displeased manner
one example of (when there are more examples)
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
good grief
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
to have secret communications (with); to conspire (with)
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
to tide over a difficult situation; to use a stopgap measure in a crisis
being lost for words
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
missing important things here and there; full of gaps; as if the teeth of a comb were missing
to say the same thing over and over again; to talk until one is blue in the face
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
the clouds look menacing
stupid; meaningless; worthless; pointless; boring
one more time; once more; once again
one more time; once more; once again
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
shadow cabinet; opposition party executive
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation; one item of quality standing out among many; one woman among many men
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn
right now; just now
to be beyond words; to defy description
to equivocate; to beat around the bush
needless to say; it goes without saying that