to launch | to start |
to impress | to fix sth in sb's mind |
with hindsight | to notice sth aftes it happened |
to submit | to hand in |
on daily basis | every day |
to own up | to confess |
to gabble | to talk quickly |
to enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
uniform system | system which remains the same |
to hollow out | to make sth worthless |
intrinsic | belonging naturally, native |
scapegoat | a person who is blamed for everything |
to conceive | to imagine |
to earmark | to decide that sth will be used for a particular purpose |
to gear up | to provide/ to make ready for effective operation |
to muse | to ponder |
futility | an instance of being useless |
random | happening by chance, haphazard |
readily | easily, willingly |
to decipher | to decode/ to be able to understand, read |
bottleneck | anything that slows down the progress of sth |
to dispatch | to send/ to forward |
to be in keeping with | to be in harmony |
to wind up | to cause sb to get excited |
to career down | to move quickly in an uncontrolable way |
ruffled | disturbed slightly |
to yap | to talk noisly and foolishly about sth |
whopping lie | huge lie |
in terms of | as regards |
to blur | to make sth unclear |
to untangle | to loose from tangles ex. a knot |
ambient | surrounding |
receipt | proof of purchase |
to prod | to push or poke, to stimulate |
to prance | to walk in a proud way, to show off |
casual | occuring without regularity |
to account for | to explain |
strolling players | actors who travel and play |
to defy | to disobey |
to fend for oneself | to take care of oneself |
transient | lasting for a short period of time |
to be tardy | to be late |
back to square one | back to the beginning |
to blight | to frustrate hopes or plans |
to intimidate | to make sb fearful of timid |
furtive | sly and secretive, stealthy |
to fall into disuse | not to be used any longer |
prevalent | existing or happening generally, common |
adjunct | sth added to sth else, usually bigger |
to give rise to sth | to cause |
far cry from sth | sth that is a very different experience, situation |
well-heeled | rich, wealthy |
conduct | a way of behaving |
indigenous | intrinsic |
short-lived | transient |
in close proximity | nearness in space or time |
conceit | too much pride of yourself |
to deprieve | to prevent sb from having or doing sth (esp. important) |