okey dokey: OK
sunstroke: heatstroke brought about by excessive exposure to the sun. 中暑
a veiled woman: wearing or covered by a veil.
she swiped me right across the nose: hit or try to hit with a swinging blow. 猛击
swipe: /swaɪp/ to hit or try to hit something, especially with a sideways movement
sideways : in a direction to the left or right, not forwards or backwards
The fence is leaning sideways.
If you would move sideways to the left, I can get everyone in the picture.
wipe: to slide something, especially a piece of cloth, over the surface of something else, in order to remove dirt, food, or liquid
cling wrap: 保鲜膜
cling: hold on tightly to. Ex: she clung to Joe's arm 紧贴
wrap: to cover or surround something with paper, cloth, or other material:
Never misrepresent or mischaracterize information that relates to our business: to characterize (someone or something) wrongly. 错误描述
I have a vendor suggesting they take an action that they assure me is customary, but I know it will violate my organization’s policies: usual practices 习惯的
ex: She's not her customary cheerful self today
We thought tipping wasn't customary in Japan.
the victims should be treated with compassion: sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.
Bookish retiree pushes Erdogan to historic runoff
Bookish ： (of a person or way of life) devoted to reading and studying.
runoff: a further competition, election, race, etc., after a tie or inconclusive result
Buy Clothes Hangers, Hooks & Rack with Knobs Online /ˈhæŋ.ər/ 衣架
Can you please hang the washing on the (clothes) line/clothesline? clothes, sheets, etc. that need to be or have just been washed:
She tried to unlatched the door: unfasten the latch of (a door or gate).
"why don't we just hire a flunky/flunkey and get him to do the legwork for us?"：
flunky: someone who works obediently for another person.
legwork : work that involves much travelling about to collect information, especially when such work is difficult but boring.
flunk: fail to reach the required standard in (an examination, test, or course of study).
Miss, Mrs. and Ms.
Miss: /mɪs/ You should use 'Miss' when addressing girls and young, unmarried women.
Ms: You should use 'Ms' when unsure of a woman's marital status or if she is unmarried and prefers to be addressed with a marital-status neutral title.
Mrs: /ˈmɪs.ɪz/ You should use Mrs when addressing a married woman.
You just need to rip the Band-Aid off and tell them the bad news: To do something painful or unpleasant very quickly so that the discomfort, while typically more intense, is short-lived.
rip sth off: to remove something very quickly and carelessly . Ex: They ripped off their clothes and ran into the sea
This meeting is setup to go over the Hybrid HGU concept of URX for the implementation in uPI20. Please accommodate in your calendar: provide lodging or sufficient space for.
turn·stile: /ˈtɜːn.staɪl/ a mechanical gate consisting of revolving horizontal arms fixed to a vertical post, allowing only one person at a time to pass through. 旋转门
cap·tcha(Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart ): /ˈkæp.tʃə/ a computer program or system intended to distinguish human from machine input, typically as a way of thwarting spam and automated extraction of data from websites. 验证码