to badger	to pester, to nug
vertige	a small remaining part of sth that once existed
noxious	harmful
lethal	mortal, deadly
to wear on	to pass tediously
outlay	total amount of money put into sth
layout	the design
outlet	a way out
pious	extremely religious
to be remitted by post	to be sent
accomplice	a person that helps you to commit a crime
to void	to empty a space, to make room
to hatch	to think out and produce
to foil	to thwart, to prevent sb from carrying sth out
to foster	to help to develop
to stall	to avoid giving a defnite answer, to delay
to apprehend	to arrest
to take sth with a pinch of salt	not to take sth seriously
to be thick-skinned	not to be sensitive
it shows	to be visible, obvious
to make quite a scene	to show one's disapproval by screaming
to come out of one's shell	to stop being shy, to socialise
to sleep on sth	to postpone decision, to think about sth
to be the last straw	to be the last thing to make sb angry
to give sb the slip	to escape
to be the spitting image of sb	to bear great resemblance, to be very similar
memory like a sieve	not very good memory
not to stand in one's way	not to oppose, not to disagree
long shot	sth risky, not sure
to pull a few strings	to use contacts
to hit the sack	to fall asleep
to spill the beans	to betray, to disclose a secret
parting glance	the last look before leaving
by a whisker	by a small margin
to be no stranger to sth	to be familiar with sth, to be accustomed to sth
to give sb a glare	to look angrily at sb