to get out of sth	not to do what you've promised, to back out
to wheel	to work hard
abattoir	slaughterhouse
roughage	an indigestible material itd
to turn away	to repel, not to allow to enter, to shoo sb off
to turn in	to tiform on sb
a turnout	a number of people attending sth
to turn up	to appear unexpectedly
the down and out	people who don't have money and any abode
an upturn	an upward trend, an improvement, an increase
an upshot	an outcome
to want for nothing	to have everything one needs
untold	unusual, unexpected
well-heeled	wealthy, well-off
to run down	to criticize, to rebuke, to reprehend
tatty	shabby, untidy
bereft	deprieved
outcry	a protest, a strong disagreement, usually public
time-honoured	respected because of long tradition
excrable	very bad, terrible (ex. manners, weather)
the rank and file	the ordinary members, workers
consummate	perfect
conspicuous	easily noticeable
flatty	strongly
unmindful	unattentive
to dilute	to make sth thinner
unmitigated	authentic, complete, true, real
unmatched	unparalelled, incomparable, not being a match
deraliment	an instance of being slightly mad, insane