miscellaneous

• drowned rat


  wet
• make allowances


  consider
• cast one's mind back to= commit sth to memory


  try to remember
• leave no stone unturned = at pains= go to any lengths = do the utmost= do one's level best= fall over oneself= move heaven and earth= pull one's socks up

  make great effort
• get the better of


  win/take advantage
• breathe life into sth


  refresh
• whet my appetite


  attract
• a wild goose chase


  foolish pursuit
• take a back seat


  not do sth
• peter out


  gradually disappear
• crop up


  suddenly appear
• put someone off stroke/stride


  confuse sb
• brave the elements


  go out despite bad weather
• talk that tone with sb


  speak rudely
• a happy medium


  balance
• a leading light


  representative
• a common touch


  sociable
• a double bind


  tiến thoái lưỡng nan
• a bolt from the blue


  suddenly
• let disease take its course


  it is what it is
• day in day out


  every single day
• fall prey to


  affected
• far reaching


  likely to affect many people
• watery grave


  death by drowning
• scattergun/scattershot


  wide range
• tenderfoot


  greenhorn = wet behind the ears
• over egg the pudding= a storm in a teacup


  make a mountain out of a molehill
• carry the ball


  gánh
• a true sister under the skin


  feminist
• step into the breach


  call the shot = take over
• do sth hands down


  easily
• do something against time/the clock/ before the wind/ in double-quick time


  quick
• take a chance= take pot luck


  take a risk
• get into the swing of sth


  get used to sth
• raise an eyebrow


  stop sb dead in the track = pull sth out of the bag = drop a bombshell = make one's heart skip a beat = take sb by surprise with sth = take the breath out of sb = hear a pin drop = surprise
• hit by a double whammy


  double surprise
• A disaster waiting to happen

  a ticking time bomb<|>a storm is brewing<|>future trouble
• to be on the cards


  come about<|>likely to happen
• come/ follow hard/hot on the heels of sth


  In the offing<|>happen very soon after sth
• bet your bottom dollar


  dollars to doughnuts<|>a pound to a penny<|>most definitely gonna happen