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take a leak/have a leak to urinate

live high on/off the hog to live in great comfort with a lot of money

to start talking angrily about something bad that someone else has done as if you
get on your high horse
feel you are better or more clever than they are

relating to someone who considers themselves to be very important and able to

egomaniacal
do anything that they want

an event or period that is important because it represents a big change in how

watershed
people do or think about something

the stage at which it is no longer possible to stop what you are doing and when its
point of no return
effects cannot now be avoided or prevented

volte-face a sudden change from one set of beliefs or plan of action to the opposite

a device that some women were forced to wear in the past to prevent them from
chastity belt having sex. It had a part that went between the woman's legs and a lock so that it
could not be removed

closing coming near the end of a speech, event, activity, etc

at the end of the day something that you say before you give the most important fact of a situation

a person employed to take care of a large building, such as a school, and who
janitor
deals with the cleaning, repairs, etc

groundskeeper/groundsman a person whose job is to take care of a sports ground or park

out for blood very angry and wanting to kill someone or to cause them pain or discomfort

frisky (of a person or an animal) liking to play or full of activity

bottleneck a problem that delays progress

arbitrary based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason

lock (something) up to lock all the doors and windows of a building when you leave it

under lock and key locked away safely

come under fire to be criticized

to make someone act quickly or forcefully, especially someone who has not been
light a fire under someone
doing enough before

come to/meet a sticky end to die in an unpleasant way

shuffle off this mortal coil to die

be as dead as a doornail to be clearly and obviously dead

depart this life to die

predecease to die before someone else

to make something random (= so that it happens or is chosen by chance),

randomize
especially as a way of making a test fairer or more accurate

randomer someone that you do not know or have no connection with

prevented from making quick progress by having to carry heavy objects or deal
encumbered
with important duties and responsibilities

seaworthy the state when a ship is in a good enough condition to travel safely on the sea

safe space a place or situation in which you are protected from harm or danger

used to say that someone does not need to be frightened of a particular person
someone/something won't bite
or thing

to have a life in which you are protected too much and experience very little
have/lead a sheltered life
danger, excitement, or change

roadworthy (of a vehicle) in good enough condition to be driven without danger

yesteryear a time in the past

nonconformist someone who lives and thinks in a way that is different from other people

ceremonious Ceremonious behaviour is very or too formal or polite

not the thing to do/not the done thing not socially acceptable

cornerstone something of great importance that everything else depends on

bemoan to complain or express sadness about something

to complain to someone again and again about their behaviour or to ask them to
be/go on at someone
do something

create/kick up/raise a stink to make a strong public complaint

add-on a piece of equipment that can be connected to a computer to give it an extra use

malpractice failure to act correctly or legally when doing your job, often causing injury or loss

a place or situation where there is a lot of bad or dishonest behaviour that will be
the Augean Stables
difficult to get rid of

dereliction (a) failure to do what you should do

If a supply of something valuable is untapped, it is not yet used or taken

untapped
advantage of

(of a person or their behaviour) slightly dishonest, or not speaking the complete
disingenuous
truth

ingenuous honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly

the way of life, customs, and ideas of a particular group of people within a society
subculture
that are different from the rest of that society

go/get back to nature to start living a more simple life, often in the country

said to mean that a person who is always travelling and changing jobs has the
a rolling stone (gathers no moss) advantage of having no responsibilities, but also has disadvantages such as
having no permanent place to live

homogeneity the quality or state of being all the same or all of the same kind

playful funny and not serious

compartmentalise to separate something into parts and not allow those parts to mix together
 of a system of local government in the UK in which official power is given to one
unitary organization that deals with all matters in a local area instead of to several
organizations that each deal with only a few matters

the action of removing national or local government controls or rules from a

deregulation
business or other activity

breathe easier to be able to relax, especially after a difficult or dangerous event

unhand to take your hands off someone

unbeholden not having a duty to someone or something

an act of formally and publicly thanking a person or organization for something

vote of thanks
they have done

loose your hold/grip to decide to control a person or situation less

let/set something loose to allow an animal to run around freely after it has been tied up

to free someone or something; to remove anything that limits the freedom of

turn someone/something loose
action of someone or something

to be grateful for the good things in your life, often to stop yourself becoming too
count your blessings
unhappy about the bad things

whimsical unusual and strange in a way that might be funny or annoying

capricious changing mood or behaviour suddenly and unexpectedly

undertaking a job, business, or piece of work

(the use of) any of various methods intended to prevent a woman becoming
contraception
pregnant

procure to get something, especially after an effort

to successfully create or get something, especially a work position, by working for

carve something out (for yourself)
it

niche a job or position that is very suitable for someone, especially one that they like

curative able to cure or cause to get better

embolden to make someone brave

used to say that someone should do what they think is best, what they enjoy most,
you do you
or what suits their personality

they should worry! said about or to someone who clearly has no need to worry

the process of keeping order or maintaining control within a community without

self-policing
accountability or reference to an external authority

self-restraint control of your own actions

rise above something to not allow something bad to affect your behaviour or upset you

tradeoff a balancing of two opposing situations or qualities, both of which are desired

page-turner a book that is so exciting that you want to read it quickly

page-turning very interesting

dime novel a cheap, popular novel, especially one that tells a romantic or exciting story

infirm ill or needing care, especially for long periods and often because of old age

be at death's door to be very sick

deconditioned having lost physical strength through being ill, injured, or not active

make (out) a case for something to argue that something is the best thing to do, giving your reasons

disagreeable unpleasant

antiquated old-fashioned or unsuitable for modern society

constitutional allowed by or contained in a constitution

of or being a political system in which those in power have complete control and
totalitarian
do not allow people freedom to oppose them

categorical without any doubt or possibility of being changed

cautionary giving a warning

cautionary tale a story that gives a warning

precautionary intended to prevent something unpleasant or dangerous from happening

framework a system of rules, ideas, or beliefs that is used to plan or decide something

continuation the fact of continuing or a thing that continues or follows from something else

discriminating able to know and act on the difference between good and bad

discriminative (of a person) able to recognize or make distinctions with accuracy

the action of developing all the details of a plan for doing something, or
formulation
something that is developed in this way

masterstroke an action that is very clever and produces success