If you undo something that is closed, tied, or held together, or if you undo the thing holding it, you

loosen or remove the thing holding it.

Ex:

Some clamps that had held the device together came undone.

Built-in devices or features are included in something as a part of it, rather than being separate.

We're going to have built-in cupboards in the bedrooms.

That was what being twins was all about.

But Jessica thinks Tinkerbell is disgusting.

A barrette is a small metal or plastic device that a woman uses to hold her hair in position.

If you say that someone is grumpy, you mean that they are bad-tempered and miserable.
Some folk think I'm a grumpy old man.

I almost forgot.

Jessica wished she knew a secret she could trade with Lila.
Give me a hint

Jessica gave Lila a pleading look.

She loves to act mysterious.

He always makes people laugh with his clown faces.

Steven made a face.

It’s going to be so much fun.

We can have a cook-out.

They were waiting for the school bus along with other girls.

Iran declares 'the end of Isis' in live state TV

broadcast

The Revolutionary Guards' statement also thanked its ally, Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, for its
"decisive" role in the fight.

In a televised speech from Beirut on Monday night, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that the
group was ready to withdraw its troops from Iraq once the central government declares a decisive
victory.

Saudi Arabia called on the region to unite against Iran, its regional rival, over its "destabilizing" role in
the Middle East's many conflicts. 

Tensions between Riyadh and Tehran are running high following a 4 November Houthi rebel ballistic
missile fired from Yemen towards Saudi Arabia and the shock resignation of Lebanon's Sunni Prime
Minister Saad Hariri, a move widely believed to have been orchestrated by the Saudi authorities.  
President Rouhani said that the Houthis had launched the attack in response to "so much
bombing" by the Saudi-led Arab coalition propping up Yemen's exiled government. He also
called the regional organization "old, worn-out, exhausted and ineffective." 

President Rouhani said that the Houthis had launched the attack in response to "so much bombing" by
the Saudi-led Arab coalition propping up Yemen's exiled government. 

Back at this time, Harrods was more than just a retail mecca…

it also housed a zoo.

from time to time,

(every) now and then/again, every so often,
(every) once in a while,
at times,
off and on,
at intervals,
periodically,
sporadically,

built-in
bɪltˈɪn/
adjective
adjective: built-in

1. forming an integral part of a structure.

"a worktop with a built-in cooker"

fitted, fixed, integral, integrated, incorporated, permanent

synonyms:
"a built-in cupboard"

o (of a characteristic) inherent; innate.

Chances are, we’re just ignoring it and hoping that it will do its job without
further input from you.

No matter how old you are, mental exercise will have a positive effect on your
brain, which will, in turn, have a positive effect on your life.

All these call for high level reasoning from a brain in tip top shape.

Pyongyang isn’t exactly a vibrant world city. It’s actually an extremely sad place, with few people
traversing the streets on a daily basis.

Your brain is a three-pound supercomputer that is the command center for your
body and your life.

It’s involved in every aspect of what you do in your

life, as well as every bodily function. It determines your thoughts, your
feelings, your actions and your social disposition.

Disposition :

Your brain is literally involved in everything about your life.

Your brain is the epicenter of your life,

Pick out the arguments involved in the situation you are assessing
and see how weighty or flimsy they are.

get their information from the grapevine

A critical thinker, therefore, has a great body of knowledge to tap into as well as
the competence to analyze issues and make sense out of the information.

Of
great importance as a critical thinker is the ability to put facts in their proper
perspective.

we’ve gone through editors like corn meal goes through a goose.

To move quickly through intestines without being digested fully; fast; a variation on "grain through a
goose"

But this new guy, Mr. Georgiev, may be cut from stiffer cloth.

And so, under the gentle urging and occasional whiplash of Susan G., and with some good
advice from a phalanx of reviewers, we have once again produced what we hope is a better
book than the one that went before.
overhanging aspect

Good grief.

The name Jimmy Carter rings a bell with some of our students, but that’s about all.

This phenomenon requires a lot of replacement to keep names familiar to students

cropping up in the book from time to time.

We are constantly trying to seek the correct balance between explication and
example.

According to our own experience and that of many reviewers, the latter contribute greatly
to the book’s readability, especially when incorporated into real-life stories.

But, in the long run,

Morrissey has given us more usable material than anybody else. She’s also given us more
unusable
material, but never mind.

has helped in many ways over the years.

I was in rush to

A gift for life

After all

The real secret

Shape the future

Circumvent the boundaries

Mindful patience

Impossible to protect

Outperform

Bend the rules

In a hurry

When it comes to…

It has dire consequences

In relation to

Have no doubt that

Environmental footprint

Very anxious people

Chemical-free

forge ahead

take the lead or make good progress.

"it may be that exports are forging ahead whilst home sales sag"

I know you're tired and it may not seem fair, but grit your teeth and forge ahead.

grit your teeth

clench one's teeth, especially when faced with something unpleasant.

"grit your teeth and splash yourself with cold water!"

are totally up to me

You have no idea how lucky you really are.

If something unforeseen happens to their husbands, they are left scrambling to learn about realities for
which they are not equipped.

would be left completely adrift

Invariably

we are shown to an undesirable table

I would appreciate your opinion

Your son was mistaken.

it was your prerogative

a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.

more accommodating