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Summary

Private secretary

Court clerk

Writer, novelist

Secretary

To harm by artful machinations, lay snares, conspire against s.o.

He almost died

To deceive s.o.

In the twinkling of an eye, instantly

Natural catastrophe, torrential rains

Overfull cup

Minesweeper

To harbour hatred towards s.o.

To manifest open hostility towards s.o.

To manage one’s affairs personally

To defend s.th., fight for s.th.

Ungrateful

To compare by measuring

To heap abuse on s.o.

To pay s.o. back twofold, bring double retaliation on s.o.

To give s.o. a beating, thrash s.o.

As before, as at the beginning, as from the outset

As before

As it must be, properly

Fluently, smoothly, like clockwork

As usual

To measure s.th., to weigh s.th.

Latent, hidden, concealed, secret

Expressing duration in the past = English progressive past (past continuous) ‘used to’, ‘would’

It was his greatest worry

It was hoped that . . .

To be the cause of s.th., it was because of

Some of the group were silent and some were talking

To be assigned to, be the lot or share of, be left to, be due (s.o.)

The first thing he did was . . .

To keep away from, remain aloof from, not get involved in

To be safe from, be secure from, be safeguarded against

We should be please if . . .

To be entirely dependent on

He had not known Europe until recently

To be incumbent on, be the duty of

To be on tenterhooks, be in great suspense, be dying with curiosity

To be prepared, be set for, to be ready, willing, inclined, in a position to

To be on the wrong way, be wrong, be mistaken

To do or think the opposite, take an opposite stand