run up

run up sth phrasal verb [T]
to make a debt, cost etc increase:
?We ran up a huge phone bill.

colossal

co-loss-al

• adjective

extremely large:
?They've run up colossal debts.

colonial

•  adjective

relating to colonialism or a colony:
?Ghana became independent in 1986 after 85 years of colonial rule.

collide

• verb [I]

to crash violently into something or someone:
?The two trains collided (= hit each other) in a tunnel.
?collide with: In the thick fog, her car collided with a lorry.

coincide

•  verb [I]

1    to happen by chance at the same time or in the same place as something else:
?coincide with: Their wedding anniversary coincides with my birthday.
2    if two people's ideas or opinions coincide, they are the same

coil

coil 1

•  also coil up verb [I,T]
• 

to wind or twist into a round shape, or to make something do this:
?The snake coiled around the tree.
coiled adjective

coil 2

• noun [C]

1    a piece of wire, rope etc that has been wound into a circular shape:
?a coil of rope

2    a type of CONTRACEPTIVE

coherent

•  adjective

clear and easy to understand:
?a coherent answer
coherently adverb
coherence noun [U]

cognitive

coerce

•  verb [T] formal

to force someone to do something by threatening them:
?He claimed that he had been coerced into confessing.
coercion noun [U]

cocaine

coarse

•  adjective

1    rough and thick, not smooth or fine:
?a coarse woollen blanket

2    rude and offensive:
?The guys were making coarse jokes about the women at the bar.
coarsely adverb
coarseness noun [U]

coalition

•  noun [C,U]

when two or more political parties combine to form a government or to win an election:
?a coalition government

clutch

clutch 1

•  verb [T]

to hold something tightly:
?Amy had to clutch the railing to keep her balance.

clutch 2

• noun

1    [C] the part of a car that you press with your foot when you change GEAR

2    be in sb's clutches if you are in the clutches of someone powerful or dangerous, they control or influence you

flush

•  verb

1    [I,T] if you flush a toilet, of it flushes, you make water go through it to clean it
2    [T] to get rid of something by pouring water onto it
3    [I] to become red in the face, especially because you are embarrassed or angry:
?Billy flushed and looked down. --see also FLUSHED
flush sb <-> out phrasal verb [T]
to make someone leave the place where they are hiding:
?Indian police managed to flush out the terrorists using tear gas.

closet

closet 1

•  noun

[C] especially AmE a tall cupboard where you keep your clothes, built into the wall of a room; WARDROBE BrE


 closet 2

• adjective

a closet liberal/Christian/Republican etc someone who keeps their true opinions, way of life etc a secret:
?He accused me of being a closet fascist.

lavatory

scrap

scrap 1
 noun
1    [C] a small piece or amount of something:
?If you've got a scrap of paper, I'll write down my address.
?There's not a scrap of evidence to connect him with the murder.

on second thought.

No, no second thought, I don't think I'll bother.

damn it all

Damn it all!

get on to

get on to

1. 靠近, 接近
2. 识破
3.  理解, 明白过来

I'll get on to them myself and see what the delay is.

switchboard

maize

wheat

alternative

alternative 1

•  adjective

1    an alternative plan, idea etc can be used instead of another one:
?The main road is blocked, so drivers should choose an alternative route.

2    different from what is usual or accepted:
?an alternative lifestyle
?alternative medicine

 alternative 2

• noun [C]

something you can choose to do or use instead of something else:
?Before you spend a lot of money on gas central heating, consider the alternatives.
?alternative to: Many farmers are now growing maize as an alternative to wheat.
?have no alternative but to do sth (= when you cannot choose to do anything else)
I have no alternative but to report you to the police.

accommodate

g.S.
accommodate

let

vi.
出租, (工程等)被承包

I understand you have a room to let.

vacant

 

•  adjective

1    empty and available for someone to use:
?vacant apartments
2    a vacant job is available for someone to start doing
3    a vacant expression shows that someone is not thinking about anything or they are not at all interested in something
vacantly adverb

attic

attic room

wardrobe

kettle

sink

slopping

fur coat

tuxedo

elegant bride

dedicate

•  verb [T]

1    to say that a book, film, song etc has been written or made for someone, to show that you respect or love them:
?The book is dedicated to his mother.
2    dedicate yourself/your life to sth to spend all your time trying to do something:
?She dedicated her life to helping the poor.

• dedicated

•  adjective

working very hard at doing something because you think it is important:
?The teachers are all very dedicated.

recital

•  noun [C]

a public performance of a piece of music or poetry:
?a piano recital

organ

• noun [C]

1    part of the body of a human, animal, or plant that has a particular purpose:

?the liver and other internal organs
* the organs of speech, ie the tongue, teeth, lips, etc 发音器官
2    a musical instrument like a piano, with large pipes to make the sound, played especially in churches
3    an electronic instrument with a KEYBOARD like a piano

stomp

corridor

It's out of question.

used to emphasize that something is not possible or not allowed:
?Walking home on your own is out of the question.