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