Idioms
Of means: having substantial resources; wealth
Custom: a traditional and widely accepted way of behaing or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place or time
Wealthy: having a great deal of money, resources, or assets; rich
Landed grentry: members of the aristocracy who owned much land
Burden: a wooden case used for transporting goods
Chance: a possibility of something happening
To last: continue for a specified period of time
To undertake: commit oneself to and begin ( an enterprise or responsibility); take on
Knowledgeable: intelligent and well informed
For the sake of: for the purpose of or in the interest of something; in order to achieve orpreserve something
Outset: the start or beginning
Standing: position, status, or reputation
Crates: a wooden case used for transporting goods
To display: place (something) prominently so that it may readily be seen
Resort: a place frequented for holidays or leisure activities.
To erode: gradually destroy or weaken
To bump into: meet by chance
Survey: an investigation of the opinions or experiences of a group of people, based on a series of questions
To head: move in a specified direction
Bookings: reservations
To put off: cause someone to feel dislike or lose enthusiasm.
Unruly: disorderly and disruptive; difficult to control
Off-bounds: beyond the acceptable or permitted limits
Bid: break (a law, agreement, or code of conduct)
To ban: officially or legally prohibit
Raft: a large amount of something
To breach: an effort to obtain or achieve
Fine: a sum of money exacted as a penalty by a court of law or oterh authority
Misdemeanour: a minor wrongdoing
Flock: move or go together in a crowd
Tryst: a private romantic rendezvous between lovers
To threaten: make or express a menace of bodily harm, to (someone) or to do (something)
To bother: worry, disturb, or upset (someone)
To pee: urinate
Rod: a fishing rod
Harpoon: a barbed spear-likemissile attached to a long rope and thrown by hand or fired from a gun, used for catching whales and other large sea creatures
Awash with (people): crowded, full of
To swarm: move somewhere in large numbers
Hordes: derogatory, a large group of people
Drizzle: tempt to do something or to go somewhere
Spangles: cover with sparkling objects
To expostulate: express strong dissaproval or disagreement
To hiss: make a sharp sibilant sound as of the letter s, often as a sign of disapproval
Conspicuous: clearly visible
To drop: make or become lower, weaker, or less
Greenback: (US informal) a dollar
Amid: surrounded by; in the middle of
To overstate: state too emphatically; exaggerate
Lure: a thing that tempts a person to do something or to go somewhere
Stalwarts: loyar, reliable, and hard-working people
Stall: a stand, booth, or campartment for the sale of goods in a market
Pretty (adverb): (informal) to a moderately high degree, fairly
To spot: see, notice, or recognize (someone or something difficult to detect or sought-after)
Earwigging: (British informal) eavesdrop (secretly listen to a conversation)
Brandish: wave or flourish (something) as a threat or in anger or excitement
Languidly: slowly, without enthusiasm
To flounder: to have trouble
To whisk: move or take suddenly, quickly, and lightly
To tout: attempt to sell (something), tipically by a direct or persistent approach
To be thin on the ground: exist in small numbers or amounts
Throng: a large, densely packed crowd
To shift: to change the emphasis, direction, or focus of
To hamper: hinder or impede the movement or progress of
To be smitten: be strongly attracted to someone or something
At bay: trapped or cornered
To have time off: not to be working, to be on holidays
Shortage: a sate or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient
amounts
Survey: an investigation of the opinions or experiences of a group of people, based on a
series of questions
To head: move in a specified direction
To put off: cause someone to feel dislike or lose enthusiasm.
Unruly: disorderly and disruptive; difficult to control
Off-bounds: beyond the acceptable or permitted limits
Bid: break (a law, agreement, or code of conduct)
To ban: officially or legally prohibit
Raft: a large amount of something
To breach: an effort to obtain or achieve
Fine: a sum of money exacted as a penalty by a court of law or oterh authority
Misdemeanour: a minor wrongdoing
Flock: move or go together in a crowd
Tryst: a private romantic rendezvous between lovers
To threaten: make or express a menace of bodily harm, to (someone) or to do (something)
To bother: worry, disturb, or upset (someone)
To pee: urinate
Rod: a fishing rod
Harpoon: a barbed spear-like missile attached to a long rope and thrown by hand or fired from a gun, used for catching whales and other large sea creatures
Awash with (people): crowded, full of
To swarm: move somewhere in large numbers
Hordes: derogatory, a large group of people
Drizzle: tempt to do something or to go somewhere
Spangles: cover with sparkling objects
To expostulate: express strong dissaproval or disagreement
To hiss: make a sharp sibilant sound as of the letter s, often as a sign of disapproval
Conspicuous: clearly visible
To drop: make or become lower, weaker, or less
Greenback: (US informal) a dollar
Amid: surrounded by; in the middle of
To overstate: state too emphatically; exaggerate
Lure: a thing that tempts a person to do something or to go somewhere
Stalwarts: loyar, reliable, and hard-working people
Stall: a stand, booth, or campartment for the sale of goods in a market
Pretty (adverb): (informal) to a moderately high degree, fairly
To spot: see, notice, or recognize (someone or something difficult to detect or sought-after)
Earwigging: (British informal) eavesdrop (secretly listen to a conversation)
Brandish: wave or flourish (something) as a threat or in anger or excitement
Languidly: slowly, without enthusiasm
To flounder: to have trouble
To whisk: move or take suddenly, quickly, and lightly
To tout: attempt to sell (something), tipically by a direct or persistent approach
To be thin on the ground: exist in small numbers or amounts
Throng: a large, densely packed crowd
To shift: to change the emphasis, direction, or focus of
To hamper: hinder or impede the movement or progress of
To be smitten: be strongly attracted to someone or something
At bay: trapped or cornered
To have time off: not to be working, to be on holidays
Shortage: a sate or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient . amounts