27 August

Front 1

In another ______ (unprecedented move/incident), police deployed water cannon against protesters earlier in the day.

Back 1

In another first, police deployed water cannon against protesters earlier in the day.

Front 2

We are all here for the same ______, ___ the love of badminton.

Back 2

We are all here for the same reason, for the love of badminton.

Front 3

Go back on your word

Back 3

Backtrack on your statement

Front 4

Beyond description

Back 4

You couldn’t write it.

Front 5

Advanced years

Back 5

Advancing years

Front 6

State it clearly

Back 6

Make it plain

Front 7

collector's item

Back 7

Rarity, rare thing

Front 8

The event was unique in _____ing (draw) ________ politicians, business leaders, and academics.

Back 8

The event was unique in bringing together politicians, business leaders, and academics.

Front 9

Tap into

Back 9

Tap

Get benefit from

Front 10

Accept

Back 10

Come to terms with

Acknowledge

Recognize

Confront

Front 11

公知

Back 11

Public intellectuals

Front 12

Turn pro

Back 12

Go pro

Front 13

Be good at doing something

Back 13

Do something like a (real) professional

Front 14

最后的拼图

Back 14

The missing piece

Front 15

面对

Face

Back 15

Confront

Front 16

Think, be of the opinion that, be under the impression that

Back 16

Reckon

Front 17

What do you ______ __ (think of) this place?

Back 17

What do you reckon on this place?

Front 18

So there is this...called...

Back 18

...

Front 19

___ into his past

Back 19

Dig into his past

Front 20

That is a moment I ____, and that is a moment I ____ to _____ with others.

Back 20

That is a moment I love, and that is a moment I love to share with others.

Front 21

to finally reach a state in which something happens or you do something

Back 21

Come to do

Front 22

Become numb about

(porn)

Back 22

Become desensitized to

Front 23

___ (great) gamer

Back 23

Pro gamer

Front 24

if a city or area is ___________ed, too many houses, buildings, roads etc have been built there

Back 24

if a city or area is overdeveloped, too many houses, buildings, roads etc have been built there

Front 25

____________ (inflated, exaggerated) sense of duty/responsibility/obligation/entitlement/self-importance

Back 25

Overdeveloped sense of duty/responsibility/obligation/entitlement/self-importance

Front 26

Have a strong sense of self

Back 26

Have lost your sense of self/self-identity

/Have lost yourself

Front 27

Get/find back

Back 27

Reclaim; retrieve

Front 28

_________ the obstacle/obstruction

Back 28

Surmount the obstacle/obstruction

Front 29

Outdated

Back 29

Obsolete

Front 30

I believe in the club Southampton are _____.

Back 30

I believe in the club Southampton are being.

Front 31

简单粗暴

Back 31

simple and crude

Front 32

义勇军进行曲

Back 32

March of the Volunteers

Front 33

Cadence is a ____-____ kid, meaning she is slightly overweight.

Back 33

Cadence is a plus-size kid, meaning she is slightly overweight.

Front 34

(Of clothes) stylish

Back 34

Smart, dressy

Front 35

友善 Friendly

Back 35

Amicable

Front 36

团结奋斗

Back 36

Make concerted efforts

Front 37

Kill (someone)

Back 37

take (one's) life

Front 38

1. for a very short time.

2. NORTH AMERICAN

at any moment; very soon.

Back 38

Momentarily

Front 39

The _____ of life (Blake)

Back 39

The irony of life

Front 40

思考人生

Back 40

Be pondering life

Front 41

Be very cute/happy

Back 41

Be a bundle of cuteness/happiness

Front 42

_______ (promote) gender equality

Back 42

Advance gender equality

Front 43

Create jobs

Back 43

Create jobs and opportunities

Front 44

Be shocked

Back 44

Be caught off guard

Front 45

唇裂

Back 45

Cleft lip and (cleft) palate

Front 46

Act now

Back 46

Act quickly

Front 47

That means Carabao Cup holders Manchester City, ____ Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United and Wolves are still to come.

Back 47

That means Carabao Cup holders Manchester City, plus Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United and Wolves are still to come.

Front 48

Have history __ their ____

("in their favours")

Back 48

Have history on their sides

Front 49

But how ___ they _____ this point and where __ they __ now?

Back 49

But how did they reach this point and where do they go now?

Front 50

(All) parties involved

Back 50

(All) related/relevant parties

Front 51

Fans

Back 51

Fan base

Front 52

发扬

Back 52

Carry forward, develop

Front 53

气质

Back 53

Qualities, makings

Front 54

有风度

Back 54

Have poise

Front 55

Likely to offend someone

SYN+ANT

Back 55

In bad/good taste

Front 56

Half-grown child

Back 56

Full-grown child

Front 57

Nature

Back 57

The great outdoors

Front 58

Job seeker

Back 58

Candidate

Front 59

Identifying feature

Back 59

Distinguishing feature

Front 60

Implement

Back 60

Carry out

Front 61

丰盛的宴席

Back 61

Sumptuous feast

Front 62

视觉盛宴

Back 62

Visual feast

Front 63

Among the more...

Back 63

More...than most

Front 64

It will be ____ your mum's decision than mine.

Back 64

It will be more your mum's decision than mine.

Front 65

have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof.

"if you _______ a gas leak, do not turn on an electric light"

Back 65

Suspect

"if you suspect a gas leak, do not turn on an electric light"

Front 66

Suspect

Back 66

have a suspicion, have a feeling, feel, be inclined to think, fancy, reckon, guess, surmise, conjecture, think, think it probable/likely; be of the opinion, suppose, conclude, expect, presume, consider, sense, imagine; be afraid, fear, have a foreboding; (formal) opine

Front 67

阳光的

Back 67

Sunny, vivacious, upbeat, cheery, cheerful, light-hearted, joyful, blithe, jolly, jovial

Front 68

In a voice just _____ a whisper

Back 68

In a voice just above a whisper

Front 69

as the term is usually _________ (viewed, interpret), legislation refers to regulations and directives

Back 69

as the term is usually understood, legislation refers to regulations and directives

Front 70

I ______ (infer, understand) he's a keen footballer

Back 70

I gather he's a keen footballer"

Front 71

三权分立

Back 71

Seperation of powers

Tripartide political system

Separation of political power among a legislature, an executive, and a judiciary

Front 72

距离产生美

Back 72

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

Front 73

残缺美

Back 73

The incomplete beauty

Front 74

朦胧美

Back 74

The dim/hazy beauty

Front 75

Experience

Back 75

Hands-on experience

Front 76

Be able/ready to

Back 76

Be equipped to

Front 77

There’s no _________. Driving is much faster than biking.

Back 77

There’s no comparison. Driving is much faster than biking.

Front 78

一辈子

Back 78

All your life

Lifetime

Front 79

这件事一辈子也做不完。

Back 79

It would require more than a lifetime.

Front 80

暴动

Back 80

Violent rout

Front 81

INFORMAL

say or do something to disturb an existing situation and upset people.

Back 81

Rock the boat

Front 82

To the extent/degree/point that

Back 82

In so far as

Front 83

Even say/do

Back 83

Go so far as to say/do

Front 84

Save the world

Back 84

Save the universe

Front 85

Focus solely on doing sth

Back 85

Do sth single-mindedly

Front 86

伪命题

Back 86

False proposition

Front 87

Easy/difficult to deal with

Back 87

Be an easy/difficult proposition

Front 88

In all likelihood,

Back 88

There is every likelihood that

Front 89

There isn't much evidence to support the opinion that...

Back 89

There is limited evidence to support the opinion that...

Front 90

Evidence in favour of the opposite view

Back 90

Evidence to the contrary

Front 91

The area near the river often floods in winter.

Back 91

The area near the river is liable to flood/flooding in winter.

Front 92

People commonly perceive that/ It is commonly perceived that

Back 92

There is a common percention that

Front 93

It may not be ___ ____ (true) that

Back 93

It may not be the case that

Front 94

It would seem that

Back 94

It would appear that

Front 95

We draw the _________ conclusion that

Back 95

We draw the tentative conclusion that

Front 96

suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.

Back 96

Presume

Front 97

The article is ______ly an excellent piece of work

Back 97

The article is reportedly an excellent piece of work

Front 98

With so many people being taken off trains in the dark, it __ a _____ miracle that no one suffered an accident.

Back 98

With so many people being taken off trains in the dark, it is a minor miracle that no one suffered an accident.

Front 99

Solve (problems)

Back 99

Troubleshoot

Front 100

for no particular reason<We drove around town ____________________.>

Back 100

(Just) for the sake of it