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Back issue of periodicals have been weeded by the library
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All the hard work will be undone
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It is high time that
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It goes without saying that
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It occurs to me that
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It turns out that
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It makes no difference that
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It is just as well that
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幸好
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It stands to reason that
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It happens to be
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It makes headline all over the world
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No contest
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By trial and error
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Years of hard work down to drain
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Come/follow hard/hot on the heels of sth
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Consider favourably
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積極考慮
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Call a truce
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Silence all your inner critics
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Don’t let angry feeling taint the precious time you have to spend
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A fresh bouquet of flowers
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Looking for a needle in a haystack
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Stuck out
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冒出
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A tall order
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Cut oneself completely free from sth
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Sever all unethical links
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Stem the tide
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Counter the influx of
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Play hardball
採取強硬態度
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Be that as it may
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Any discernible legal provisions
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31
Substantiate our claim
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Caught unprepared
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Devise a plan
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This will prove to be pivotal
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Call for application
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Build up your academic capital
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Enhance our prestige and raise our profile
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It appears that
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Come to the fore
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Come of age
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Have their fingers on the pulse of the world
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Set sb. apart
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Starkly different from
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Seep into
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More often than not
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Grave concern
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Was embroiled in controversy
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Keep sb. at bay
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Loomed large
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Strike a chord with
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Hinge on
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Have been brutally trampled underfoot
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The tenacious hold of power
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Drawing a line between those within and those without
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Run the risk of
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Watch it dissolve without a trace
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The erasure of differences might entail a loss of individuality
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A place where we will be laid to rest one day
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Stand at one remove
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A state of anarchy
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Fall short of the expectations
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Stir up fierce controversy
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Trigger off an exodus of the Hong Kong population
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The population are sparse
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The final tally was 51 dead, 800 injured and 90 arrested
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Be in full swing
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Allay the fear of the eclipse of Hong Kong identity
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Come into force
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But... go the other way
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70
The incubus of... come back to haunt...
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Create ripples across the territory
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A take-it-or-leave-it option
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The society was enveloped insecurity and ambivalence
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Dampen the heat in
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As an antidote
作為對抗手段，矯正方法
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Send the whole country into mourning
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Hongkongers were bitterly disillusioned by the crackdown
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Safe haven
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The acrimonious debate
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Perch on a tree branch
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Kowtow to Beijing
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Remain in flux
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They had no choice but to
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As the new millennium dawned,
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To antagonize China could be costly
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Sneak out of my seat
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I was punished for my naughty deed
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To fish in trouble waters
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Try to take advantage of a confused situation
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Strike while the iron is hot
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Go to great length to
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... , making up x% of the total number
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From its inception in 1999 to the year 2004
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Are put in the limelight
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Appear in the mass media to plug the title
宣傳
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Beat sb by a narrow margin
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A sprinkling of sth
稀稀落落的
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Alongside a large number of respected names
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Sth far outstripped sth
遠勝
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Make the passage of time
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Is clawing its way to
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Keep ... in check = keep ... in control
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Guard against the overwhelming dominance
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Avant-garde
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An apt metaphor
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Fall out of scope of the present research
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Consciously or subconsciously
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Followed, deviated from or subverted
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Galvanised... into action
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Was given a strong boost
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Was low on his list of priorities
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They are independent, sometimes in competition, sometimes in harmony
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Biosphere of sth
生態
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He is adamant that his productions should not pander to the taste of the masses
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On account of
Because of
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A dearth of
A lack of
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Sth is a reasonable way out
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Rule of thumb
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To put it simply
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As sb put it,
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Break free from the constraints of
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A slow sparrow should make an early start
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Pay out of your own pocket
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124
Carry on bag
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125
All work and no work make jack a dull boy
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Career-minded
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Break my rhythm
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Call in sick
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Punch in/ out
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If only...
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You keep sticking your nose where it doesn't belong
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A hotshot college graduate
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What kind of food do you fancy
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I don't mean to boast but
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New cars hit the street
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It is unjust to judge a book by its cover
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In view of the shortfall of funding,
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Deliver service
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Be subject to further scrutiny
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Don't talk me out of it
別說服我打消這念頭
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Sneaky
偷偷摸摸
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Start fresh
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It tears me up
很傷心
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I am done with you
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He came by to see me
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Wheel me off
推我走
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I just ended it for good
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It means a whole lot to sb
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Make a tacit admission of
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150
To stall the plan
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Funeral parlor
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To be carried out in presence of sb
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During his formative year
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Stand a table and few chairs
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Smoke a pipe
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Put up bluffs about sth
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His true calling is...
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158
Fill the void
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Is on a parallel course
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Would never stoop as low as to cater the standard of the common sense
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Drive a wedge between sb and ab
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Key swing states
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Shake their heads in disbelief
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To rally support
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The dialogue would not be jarring to the ear of the audience
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Put sb under house arrest
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Leave the audience bewildered
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A patriarchal society
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Apparently basking in the status of
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Often seen as the cradle of elites
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Easily satisfied with tearjerker or a handful of tacky jokes
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Serve didactic purposes
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Less ponderous and academically inclined
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Household names such as Shakespeare
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Shy away from sth
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A middle ground
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Staunch supporter
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Transcend cultural limits and national boundaries
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Load up your value-added card
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The outcome of grammar instruction is the traditional stock in trade of the language teacher
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Aural and oral skills
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According to a hoary adage,
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We talk back and forth in short bursts
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We willingly compromise accuracy in the interest of fluency
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As clean as a whistle
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Address several lingering problems such as income disparity
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187
Allegedly received favours from tycoons
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188
Put brakes on sth
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189
Indebted Spain strains to stay afloat
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190
Rebuff calls for sth
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Seek bailout
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192
Recapitalized ailing banks
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Debt-plagued Greece
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Lure customers away
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Remittance to the mainland
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The city's de facto central bank
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Hit by slumping exports to Europe
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A house outlooking a small garden
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Fetch her some flowers
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200
He, in his terror, agreed
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201
His anger softened
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202
But try as he might, he could not forget the beautiful music
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Darkness fell
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He neared the tower
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Braided tresses
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He watched in awe
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She grew fond of the handsome guy
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I banish you to the dreaded desert of doom
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Vanish in a puff of smoke
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He set about readying himself for the journey ahead
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He searched high and low, hunted high and low
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212
There in the distance stand a small hut
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Wept tears of joy
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Together, they braved the elements
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To teach him a lesson
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Stray far away from his path
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Will make fortune smile on me
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He dragged his feet and kept looking back
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Witch-in-disguise
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She howled with fury
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A fair maiden
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The windows locked shut
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Their bellies grumbled with hunger
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They had been going in circle
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I have feasted to my heart's content
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He survived on rotten eggs and potatoes peelings
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Stomp her feet
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228
Slam the door tight
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229
A great heap of straw
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230
There runs a fine stream of water
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He grieved sorely at his misfortune
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I lay awake all night
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Hum a little tune
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Feel under the weather
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In the blink of an eye
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Gather her own thought
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Body-hugging clothes
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Not everyone is born with a perfect figure and can carry off whatever style they please
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Take centre stage
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240
Bell-bottom pants
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It is sheer vanity that drives...
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Fashion conscious people
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There is a grain of truth in this view
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With the magic wand of fashion
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Accentuate his best attributes
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Low-rise jeans
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Is making a comeback
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Fleeting trend
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Shed a few pounds
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250
Sprain your ankles
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A slave to the trend
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Look totally out of place
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Dole out hot meals to lonely tramps on the street
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254
Elegance comes from within
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Take a stroll
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Give a chic look
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A shooting star would streak across the sky with an unnoticeable tail
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The conductor waves his baton
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Blasts of wind growl and howl
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Squander his inheritance
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The feeble father tenderly enfolds his shoulders
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Elicit audience's empathy
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Audaciously innovative,
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A facade with rich embellishment
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A display of exquisite craftsmanship
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After a few minutes, the students perked up and began a heated discussion
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267
The humming sound of blow dryers echoed across the backstage dressing room as tall and slender girls had their hair styled
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To see if any final touches should be added
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Star-studded backstage
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Amidst the sound of slapping waves,
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Flashlights keep flickering
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Accessorizing it with a crystal bling purse, the designer gave extra glamour to the dress
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Rays of translucent green light beamed out from above
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Young people in their twenties
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Flick their fingers across the touch screen
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Facebook has become the latest fad in communication
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Pry into others' personal lives
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A frowning face or a gentle touch tells a different story
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Friends and family are just click away
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Heart-wrenching tragedies
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Cut much of hassle in organizing events
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282
With the advent of email,
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Whiled away the hours
消磨時間
284
We are a rare soul if we do not have a Facebook account today
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285
Microsoft has officially entered the ring with Apple
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286
It perks you up instead of grinds you down
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287
Soul-crushing experience
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288
I am a star-struck cinema-goer
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289
Dark clouds begin to gather over the town
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290
We have never let a dislike from him come into open
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291
A candid discussion
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292
The sky was pierced again and again by angry darts of lightning
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293
He rubbed the sleep from his eyes
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294
Jumbled pieces of a jigsaw puzzle
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295
Rubbed her dry with a towel
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296
Open-air court
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297
At any rate
Whatever happens or may have happened
298
I dashed off a quick letter
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299
Still waters run deep
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300
Be keyed up
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301
Take pride in
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Old feudal regime
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303
Little by little the struggle began to bear fruit
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304
Take to the street
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305
Brush off a fly
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306
She went skipping away
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307
He found his boss's utterances too cryptic
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308
It's blowing a gale
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309
A bazaar was held for the benefit of the victims of the natural calamity
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310
The reformers are in the ascendant
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311
A continuing story in comic-strip form
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312
Off you go
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313
Hurry through the woods
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314
A far-distant goal
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315
She snuggled down under the cover
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316
There were branches and leaves strewn everywhere after the storm
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317
Let the flames of imagination flicker unimpressed
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318
Not least
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319
Pluck a beautiful flower
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320
Heave a sigh of relief
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321
Strum the guitar
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322
Unrequited love
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323
Was it necessary to go that far
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324
Make one's head swim
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325
Hold the helm of government
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326
Arbitrary inclination and opinion
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327
Reel off gross broadsides
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328
Grist to the mill
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329
Give sb the shudders
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330
Crop up
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331
Hapless victim
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332
Government-friendly lawmaker
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333
Sending ... to ...
使
334
Step up pressure on
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335
Remain under acute stress
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336
He has not set foot outside his home for three months
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337
Have their appetite satisfied
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338
Come into power
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339
Squander a golden chance to take the lead
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340
You make him see red
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341
Blue movie
(Not yellow)
342
Blue blood
貴族血統
343
Live a happy life together till a ripe old age
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344
A match made in heaven
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345
Walk down the aisle
Tie the knot
346
To teach sb's grandmother to suck eggs
班門弄斧
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Everything has its time
萬物皆有時
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The land is barren for the years to come
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349
Like a lamb to a slaughter
任人宰割
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A sitting duck
坐以待斃
351
You can't provide her with bread and butter
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352
Save your bacon
幫你一把
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It worths a shot
值得一試
354
It is deafening
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355
Your songs are so offbeat
不跟隨潮流
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Don't sing the blues
不要埋怨
357
To sing for your supper
為目標而付出
358
Your voice is a bit squeaky
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359
It is a crime against my eyes
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360
Your voice blew me away
澎湃
361
Your performance is music to my ears
聽出耳油 中聽的說話
362
You are a natural
有天份
363
Change my tunes
改變主意
364
Blow your own horn
自吹自擂
365
Let's band together to
一起做某事
366
You miss the cue
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You sound like a broken record
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368
That's a loud outfit
誇張的服飾
369
Swan song
絕訣 絕筆
370
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Amr vs Brit
Fall season vs autumn
Parking lot vs car park
Subway vs underground
Soccer match vs football match
Sneakers vs trainers
Movie theater vs cinema
Movie vs film
Fire vs sack
Mail vs post
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Caught sb off guard
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372
By close of play
By the end of the working day
373
The Legislative Council's traditionally fierce rhetoric and political rivalry
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374
Lawmakers bid farewell\ goodbye
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375
It wrapped up as the clock struck midnight
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376
The thorny issue
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377
Make it a done deal
先斬後奏
378
Take sth by storm
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379
Then
At that time
380
A seven-game winning streak
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381
Call a spada a spada
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Escape his second brush with death
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383
Make a scene
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