002.words and phrases

words or phrases	parts of speech	meanings
be greedy of/for/after	-	贪心于…
in the heat of the moment	-	一时激动之下，盛怒之下
put/turn the heat on	-	威逼，强迫（…）付款/干活
pretty soon	-	不久
pretty much	-	几乎
take no prisoners	-	不留俘虏赶尽杀绝
merry killing	-	安乐死
merry-go-round	n	旋转木马
highway robbery	-	拦路抢劫，敲竹杠
the highways and byways	-	大街小巷
a dot of	-	少量
on the dot	-	准时地
family planning	-	计划生育
accumulate strength for a take-off	-	厚积而薄发
be grateful to sb for sth	-	为了某事感谢某人
beyond description	-	难以形容
thin gruel	-	稀饭
a large eastern country	-	东方大国
impress sth in/on one’s memory	-	使…铭记在心
be bent on	-	专心于
bend to sth/sb	-	屈服于
bend one’s conviction	-	改变某人的信念
not only…but also	-	不但…而且
owing to / due to / attribute to	-	因为，由于
ground A in B	-	把A建立在B的基础上
have grounds for	-	有…的理由
on the grounds that	-	以…为依据
be indifferent to/with/for sb/sth	-	对什么不在乎
be in contact with sb	-	与某人联系，与某人交往
establish contact	-	建立联系
take a chance	-	冒险
by chance	-	碰巧
on the chance of/that	-	也许能够，希望能够
be ambitious to do have an ambition to do	-	有野心去做…
a lack of ambition	-	胸无大志
be full of ambition	-	野心勃勃
in the category	-	在一定程度上