| 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 |