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Milestone: (Obstacle= Figurative) 1-(Also milepost especially in AmE) a very important stage or event in the development of sth: *This voyage marked an important milestone in the history of exploration. Today we have passed another milestone on the road towards peace. 2- A stone by the side of a road that shows how far it is to the next town and to other places Bank on: Expect / depend on / count on Jerk:(Informal) a stupid person who often says or does the wrong thing (Am) (Brit) moron, bloody, daft, thick Wail: verb 1 to make a long loud high cry, especially because you are sad or in pain: The little girl was wailing miserably. women wailing and weeping The cat was wailing to be let out. 2 to cry or complain about sth in a loud high voice: Theres no point wailing about something that happened so long ago. 3 [V] (of things) to make a long high sound: Ambulances raced by with sirens wail: We heard a high-pitched wailing. Noun a long loud high cry, especially one expressing pain or sadness; a sound similar to this: a wail of anguish / despair / distress the distant wail of sirens The child let out a highpitched wail. * She wailed in sorrow, self-pity, etc. Haggle: V] ~ (with sb) (over sth) to argue with sb in order to reach an agreement, especially about the price of sth: *I left him in the market haggling over the price of a shirt. We spent a long time haggling with the authorities over our visas Gerbil: a small desert animal like a mouse, that is often kept as a pet (gerbo, pequeo roedor) Start/ emabark on a new life Bizarre: Very strange or unusual (syn. for weird) *a bizarre situation / incident / story / behaviour / ideas/ thoughts / event / situation bizarrely adverb: bizarrely dressed High-five: give me the five Classy (party/woman) = Vulgar Straight: Not gay Break out: 1-to suddenly become covered in sth: Her face broke out in a rash / in pimples / in spots He broke out in a cold sweat (= for example, through fear). 2-(of war, fighting ,fire,violence or other unpleasant events) to start suddenly: They had escaped to America shortly before war broke out in 1939. Fighting had broken out between rival groups of fans. Fire broke out during the night. Mob: A large crowd of people, especially one that may become violent or cause trouble: an angry / unruly mob The mob was / were preparing to storm the building. An excited mob of fans mob rule (= a situation in which a mob has control, rather than people in authority) 2[C, usually sing.] (informal) a group of people who are similar in some way SYN GANG: All the usual mob were there. 3 (the Mob) [sing.] (informal) the people involved in organized crime; the MAFIA Let bygones be bygones: to decide to forget about disagreements that happened in the past To give / have / throw / a party Walk out (informal) (of workers) to stop working in order to go on strike related noun WALKOUT (of sth) to leave a meeting, performance, etc. suddenly, especially in order to show your disapproval: *They hinted that they would walk out of the peace talks. Walk out (on sb) (informal) to suddenly leave sb that you are having a relationship with and that you have a responsibility for:

How could she walk out on her kids? (on sth) (informal) to stop doing sth that you have agreed to do before it is completed: I never walk out on a job half done.