1.Get the first crack at...

2.to forfeit their estates (lose or be deprived of smtg as a penalty for

wrongdoing)

1.as a preliminary(n.) to an...

2.were seen as preliminary(adj.)=(preceding or done in preparation for smtg) to the
policy... preliminary talks
3.a gun battle had preceded the explosions

30/3/2021
1.bash the lemongrass sections with a kitchen mallet
2.scallions
3.overdraft: a deficit in a bank account caused by drawing more money than the
account holds.
4.industry consolidation(combine/strengthen,reinforce,more solid)
has raised costs by giving healthcare systems leverage(influence/power) over
insurance companies
5.needs to leverage(use something to maximum advantage) its key resources
6.reduces status differential(adj.)(n.)s
7.Stemming from the push for renewable energy
8.geriatrics - dealing with old people

1/4
1.err on the side of caution
2.concurred with the idea of setting up a task force to
3.huge quantities of glacial sediment
4.prized for its salmon
5.ballpark range/value of...=apprioximate
6.had the mumps 流行性腮腺炎 swelling of the parotid salivary glands in the face
7.snowmobiles, chairlifts
8.insults are hurled, threats made, and missles launched
9.his devotion to socialism soon morphed into a strong sense of...
10.play them off each other=bring them into conflict//play clubs off against each
other
11.most of the population has come
12.the poor wish to (plural here)
13.for the time being=for the present

3/4
1.the only approach to treating...
2.ipronaizid, imipramine=antidepressant to increase the availability of monoamines
in the brain
3.fluoxetine/Prozac=antidepressant to block the reabsorption of serotonin, leaving
more avaibale in the brain
4.reduced the culture of blame and stigmatization surrounding depression

5/4
1.the impetus for this list actually gets bumped for the widely quoted
2.Brown stood in(deputize)代替 for the injured Simpson。

6/4
1.An inveterate New England farmer and woodsman
2.one choice will supplant another
3.had grown after older ones had been decimated
4.I'm going to double back to see if
5.The poem masquerades as a meditation about choice
6.gynaecology(the medical practice dealing with the health of the female
reproductive system).
obstetrics(the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the
postpartum period)

11/4
7.he is a little too showy for my liking
2. has left its mark in the field of...
3. it is set to linger