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   * Electro-physi-ology /ɪˌlɛktrəʊfɪzɪˈɒlədʒi/: the branch of physiology that deals with the electrical phenomena associated with nervous and other bodily activity.
   * Catheter /ˈkaθətə/: a flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity, particularly the bladder, for removing fluid.
+     * **catheter-**:  to let down, to insert, to thrust in
   * **Ablation** /əˈbleɪʃ(ə)n/: the surgical removal of body tissue.
   * ablate: verb
 Over the past 20 years, Chinese authorities could **turn a blind eye to** some illegal business **practices**, tax **evasion** or wrongdoings, because the economy enjoyed robust growth
-sneak snuck snuck
+**blind side**: a direction in which a person has a poor view of approaching traffic or danger.
+  * a punch delivered on the referee's **blind side**
+sneak - snuck - snuck
 an **unequivocal** answer
-  * unequivocal: /ʌnɪˈkwɪvək(ə)l/: leaving no doubt; unambiguous.
+  * **unequivocal**: /ʌnɪˈkwɪvək(ə)l/: leaving no doubt; unambiguous.
+  * **unambiguous** /ʌnamˈbɪɡjʊəs/
 The moves had left investors **blindsided**: make (someone) unable to perceive the truth of a situation.
 they were fired for **catcalling** at women: make a whistle, shout, or comment of a sexual nature to a woman passing by.
 He **gets picked on** because he's small.: to criticize, annoy, or punish someone repeatedly and unfairly
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 Please don't **make a scene**: to behave in a loud, angry way in public
-I always feel like I am walking around on eggshells when my family came to stay.
+I always feel like I am **walking around on eggshells** when my family came to stay.
-  * walk on eggshells: be extremely cautious about one's words or actions.
+  * **walk on eggshells**: be extremely cautious about one's words or actions.
 drag (one's) tail ... 1. To deliberately work or perform slowly, sluggishly, or reluctantly; to idle
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 **frumpy** tracksuit: 不修边幅的运动服
-  * frumpy: dowdy and old-fashioned (typically used of a woman or her clothes).
+  * **frumpy**: dowdy and old-fashioned (typically used of a woman or her clothes).
+  * **dowdy** /ˈdaʊdi/: (of a person or their clothes) **unfashionable** and **unstylish** in appearance (typically used of a woman).
 if you got it, **flaunt** it: display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.
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 pithy **aphorism**: 精辟的格言
   * pithy: (of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive.
-  * aphorism: a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.”.
+  * aphorism /ˈafərɪz(ə)m/: a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.”.
-the old aphorism “the child is father to the man”: People's personalities form when they are children; A person will have the same qualities as an adult that he or she had as a child.
+the old **aphorism** “the child is father to the man”: People's personalities form when they are children; A person will have the same qualities as an adult that he or she had as a child.
-an album like this is something of a **unicorn**: something that is highly desirable but difficult to find or obtain.
+an **album** like this is something of a **unicorn**: something that is highly desirable but difficult to find or obtain.
+I nearly **jumped out of my skin** when she spoke to me.
+  * **jumped out of one's skin**: someone is suddenly surprised or frightened very much by something I didn't hear her come in
-I nearly jumped out of my skin when she spoke to me.
-  * jumped out of one's skin: someone is suddenly surprised or frightened very much by something I didn't hear her come in
-  *
 That was the **rub**—she had not cared enough: a difficulty, especially one of central importance in a situation.
+  * rub:
+      * verb: apply (ointment, polish, or a similar substance) with a back and forth motion.
+         * she took out her sun cream and rubbed some on her nose
+      * noun: the central problem or difficulty in a situation.
+**act up**
   * All children talk back and **act up** from time to time: behave badly
   * my leg is **acting up** today: behave badly
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 crowds made him feel **claustrophobic**: (of a person) having an extreme or irrational fear of confined places.
-  * claustro-, claustr-: lock, barrier; to close, to shut; a confined space
+  * claustrophobic /klɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪk/
-  * -phobic: fear, extreme fear of; morbid, excessive, irrational fear, or terror of something or someone;
+  * **claustro**-, claustr-: lock, barrier; to close, to shut; a confined space
+  * -**phobic**: fear, extreme fear of; morbid, excessive, irrational fear, or terror of something or someone;
 acres of **arable** land: (of land) used or suitable for growing crops.
   * arable /ˈarəb(ə)l/
-**laissez-faire**:
+**laissez-faire**: a French term that translates to "leave alone" (literally, "let you do")
   * the policy of leaving things to take their own course, without interfering.
      * a laissez-faire attitude to life
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        * a flat-footed prose style
-Rember the time one of Singapore's leading offshore and marine (O&M) companies **spewed** so much red ink that Temasek Holdings **backed out of** plans to raise its stake in its public-listed parent。
+Remember the time one of Singapore's leading offshore and marine (O&M) companies **spewed** so much red ink that Temasek Holdings **backed out of** plans to raise its stake in its public-listed parent。
   * **spew**: expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly.
   * **back out of**: withdraw from a commitment. eg: if he backs out of the deal they'll sue him
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 If an investor has **long positions**, it means that the investor has **bought and owns those shares of stocks**. By contrast, if the investor has **short positions**, it means that the investor **owes those stocks to someone, but does not actually own them yet**.
-A Doji represents indecision in the markets as both buying and selling pressure are in **equilibrium**
+A **Doji** represents indecision in the markets as both buying and selling pressure are in **equilibrium**
   * equilibrium /ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm,ˌɛkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm/: a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
      * the task is the maintenance of **social equilibrium**