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to give birth to triplets(Truth, human nature, etc.) is the same everywherea pair of crutchesalike
steadfast in lovewith a thunderous noisea literary coterieeither
to cut off a portiona field of cornto be confined to a small place or corneranother year slipplng away imperceptibly
to get a job (not a very good one) after a long period of unemploymentmoments latera bunch of thugsa one-party state
confined to a cornergrass uni- Communitya `drinking-boutamount contained in a bowl
a ,cup and `saucera pair of cuff-linksthe bridal party, ie the bride and her attendants and close friendsa pair of culottes
"one China, one Taiwan" (policy)to die suddenlyto take a sweeping lookgeneral principle
a length of chaina stick of chalkto punish one as a warning to the othersto spare no effort in helping somebody accomplish something
(the difference between) addition and deducation (example: If one spends two dollars instead of getting two, the difference is four dollars, not just the two dollars he spends or fails to get.)an ideal couple (said of newlyweds)gleam(the difference between) addition and deducation (example: If one spends two dollars instead of getting two, the difference is four dollars, not just the two dollars he spends or fails to get.)
(said of factories) integrated operationa burst of applausefull of zest or enthusiasmhalf as much again, ie one-and-a-half times as much
in constant fear (said of people in troubled times)consistent way of doing things(said of a man) to have two women at the same timea herd of buffalo
to be afflicted by several ailments or diseases(of a door) to fling open with a creaking soundonce a year (every year)to lend a helping hand
to do something without knowing howto end one's troubles or worries by death(said of individuals) to be deep in debttithing
national unified entrance examto share the same feeling of loss or grief (over the death of a national hero, a great tragedy, etc.)very famous at the time (said of artist, writer, etc.)unanimous
unification of a nation after quelling rebellionsa cloud of locustsstanding in a circlegroup of young chickens that hatch from these eggs
a coil of flexa handful of coinsa chime of bellsa dizzy spell
type of daggera bloody battlea suit of armourin the above paragraph
glass of beerItung Anshaas if deada new batch of recruits for the army
be deaf in one eara pair of dicea beam of pleasurea cup and saucer
Dozen uni- Communitya `drinking-bouta pair of drawersamount contained in a bottle
in driblets, ie a little at a timeon the other sidekick up a dinSudan grass
rouleaua beauty queenWhat a suck! (=Sucks! Sucks to you!)a quarter past 9
Swiss chard (=chard)switch off [on to]sweat outWhen disaster struck, help came from all sides.
lick [whale] the stuffing out of sb.one central task, two basic pointsglad ragsa tumbler of milk
credit firstnormal interest rateratela suite of racks
single marketundecylenic alcohola sup of beerrouleau
It never rains but it pours.rouleaua thousand suns agohave the room to oneself
(a number) to (a number)Do try more.reconstructionrev
reunificationrisottoa tin of cigaretteshave a try
straight from the tintip upgreat [coarse; large] titherepresent
treasury notetake [win] a trickout of trimhold pride of place
a mere trace of a smileresurveytoss downtoss off
always on the trot(receipt or invoice) in duplicaterosarysingleness of purpose
a tube of toothpasteOnly think!raya thick line
tuck upa pulse of lightrotationpush aside
give a taptaste the soupfor this onceas thus
rorqualto wait till ten o'clockhalf the timecream puff
rompsome thousandworker at the production linea thrill of joy [horror]
throw bythumb throughtry backruck
whippysettingsessiona tree full of rot
whorlsessionseventhwhiffle
sheafwhiffshaga round ton [dozen]
whifflesemicentennialsericeouslive under the same roof
scullwolflikewidthwickiup
sessionservinga rookery of sealswisp
serieswiggingweeklysidestep
round of drinkssideslipweaverbirdman in the street
silkenwastesidewisea row of soldiers
waterywardensidegood round whipping
shearwheelwhereaboutswhichsoever