TO BOARD UP.......................................................................... ....................

THE LAST GUESTS HAVE BEEN PUSHED OUT AND THE WINDOWS BOARDED UP................2

WHIRL....................................................................................... ....................2

A WHIRL OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, AND BUSINESS LUNCHES. ....................... ........2

EVEN IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH MY PLAN, WON'T YOU GIVE IT A WHIRL?.................2
PROPERTY BOOM IN THE CAMBODIAN CAPITAL HAS BROUGHT A WHIRL OF DEMOLITION
OF OLD BUILDINGS.................................................................................................2

PALTRY................................................................................................. .........2

THEY HAVE BEEN OFFERED ONLY PALTRY COMPENSATION, AND HAVE BEEN RELOCATED
TO THE CITY’S OUTSKIRTS WITH NO AMENITIES OR OBVIOUS WAY OF LIVING................2

AMENITIES............................................................................................. ......2

THE HOUSE HAS A SWIMMING POOL, TWO FIREPLACES, AND OTHER AMENITIES............2

DITCHED............................................................................................. ..........2

I DITCHED THAT OLD HAT OF YOURS. HE DITCHED THE COPS BY DRIVING DOWN AN
ALLEY. ................................................................................................................2

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TO BOARD UP
to cover or close with boards (often fol. by up or over): to board up a house; to
board over a well.

The last guests have been pushed out and the windows boarded
up.

WHIRL
a whirling movement; quick turn or swing. spin.
a rapid round of events, affairs, etc.
an attempt or trial, esp. one undertaken tentatively or experimentally

A whirl of meetings, conferences, and business lunches.

Even if you don't agree with my plan, won't you give it a whirl?

Property boom in the Cambodian capital has brought a whirl of

demolition of old buildings
PALTRY
minor, inconsiderable, slight, insignificant

They have been offered only paltry compensation, and have been
relocated to the city’s outskirts with no amenities or obvious way
of living.
AMENITIES
any feature that provides comfort, convenience, or pleasure:
Amenities = lavatory; bathroom: used as a euphemism

The house has a swimming pool, two fireplaces, and other

amenities.
DITCHED
Slang. a. to get rid of:
to escape from:

I ditched that old hat of yours. He ditched the cops by driving

down an alley.

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