to eject | to evict, to force out of sth |
to shelve | to put away to deal with it later |
a rascal | a dishonest man |
liable to | prone to |
liable for | responsible for |
virile | male, masculine |
to come off | to become real or successful |
to have recourse to sth | to turn to sth for help |
to gush | to flow out of sth in bursts |
to wrinkle sth out of sth | to get sth out of sth |
staples | the main ingredient of sth |
overbearing | domineering |
the downtrodden | of people badly treated, opressed |
inheritance | act of inheriting |
heritage | all the cultural objects |
legacy | heritage |
to back up | to support |
to slump to a defeat | to fall quickly and heavily |
to vet for sth | to look at sb's past employment record |
fraught with | full of |
a bypass | a road around the town |
subway | an underground pedestrian tunnel |
in due course | when the right time comes |
to seal off | to surround with a rope to prevent people from entering |
to subject to sth | to depend on sth as a condition |
to go a long way | to be very useful in achieving sth |
in the event of | in case |
a springboard | a starting point |
a turning point | a point after which sth changes dramatically |
token | symbol |
a milestone | a very important stage or event |
to boast | to show people that you posess sth |
to go by | to pass |
interminable | going too long |