5 September

Front 1

She went out, ____ in the ________ that no one else was awake.

Back 1

She went out, safe in the knowledge that no one else was awake.

Front 2

It is plain/clear/obvious that...

Back 2

It is plain as day that...

Front 3

be (of) no use

Back 3

There's/It's no use doing sth

Front 4

I need to add that this was not our first break-up; our relationship was __-___ for about a year.

Back 4

I need to add that this was not our first break-up; our relationship was on-off/on-again/off-again for about a year.

Front 5

有态度

(Positive/negative)

(Negative * 2)

Back 5

Have attitude

Have an attitude (problem)

Front 6

Happiness is an ________.

Back 6

Happiness is an attitude.

Front 7

He was a quiet man, not usually _____ to complaining. <formal>

Back 7

He was a quiet man, not usually given to complaining. <formal>

Front 8

鞋拔

Back 8

Shoehorn

Front 9

Depressed

Back 9

Low; down

Front 10

Warning

Back 10

Cautionary tale

Front 11

天下没有免费的午餐

Back 11

there’s no (such thing as a) free lunch (for...)

Front 12

Mandela was a very good ____ player

Back 12

Mandela was a very good team player

Front 13

An unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation.

<My wife wasn't in the best of moods on our honeymoon last week. ― _______ in ________?>

Back 13

An unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation.

<My wife wasn't in the best of moods on our honeymoon last week. ― Trouble in paradise?>

Front 14

an annoying person, especially a child (Cadance)

Back 14

Pest

Front 15

Invasive species

Back 15

Pest

Front 16

外来物种入侵

Back 16

Invasion of alien species

Front 17

If you describe a place as ________, you do not like it because it is full of tourists or full of things for tourists to buy and do.

[informal, disapproval]

<Visit some of the less ________ islands.>

<Many of China's tourist attractions are pretty ________.>

Back 17

If you describe a place as touristy, you do not like it because it is full of tourists or full of things for tourists to buy and do.

[informal, disapproval]

<Visit some of the less touristy islands.>

<Many of China's tourist attractions are pretty touristy.>

Front 18

I should have listened to you.

Back 18

If only I had listened to you.

Front 19

increase, spread, or develop rapidly.

"environmental concern ________ed in the 1960s"

Back 19

increase, spread, or develop rapidly.

"environmental concern mushroomed in the 1960s"

Front 20

In view of this, it is only _____ (natural) we take 'corrective measures/action.

Back 20

In view of this, it is only right we take 'corrective measures/action.

Front 21

It's not _______-__ (very unusual, unprecedented) that...

Back 21

It's not unheard-of that...

Front 22

But...is _ _____ (rare).

Back 22

But...is a rarity.

Front 23

With no end in _____ to the protests, it's not clear when business will go ____ to ______.

Back 23

With no end in sight to the protests, it's not clear when business will go back to normal.

Front 24

Teaching about LGBT families not only means children from these families see themselves _______ed in what they learn

Back 24

Teaching about LGBT families not only means children from these families see themselves reflected in what they learn

Front 25

I’m under no ________ that it will be plain sailing

Back 25

I’m under no illusion that it will be plain sailing

Front 26

If all schools _____ acceptance – no exceptions – then that would be...

Back 26

If all schools teach acceptance – no exceptions – then that would be...

Front 27

an _______’s view of the way that a Japanese company works

Back 27

an insider’s view of the way that a Japanese company works

Front 28

It sounds like something ________ ___ of "Star Wars"

Back 28

It sounds like something straight out of "Star Wars"

Front 29

And for another, it's been _____ to make some rather jarring noises.

Back 29

And for another, it's been known to make some rather jarring noises.

Front 30

Be successful (in an undertaking)

Back 30

Strike gold