To gut a building means to destroy the inside of it so that only its outside walls remain.
To jump-start a system or process that has stopped working or progressing means to do something that will make it start working quickly or effectively.
Making sure the nation's lending industry is strong is crucial to jump-starting its economy, Obama said, even as he acknowledged anger over the government banking bailout Congress approved last year.
If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
She appeared to be in her first trimester
A period or term of three months.
To level or smooth to a desired or horizontal gradient: bulldozers graded the road.
A woman walking her dog discovered the graves about two and a half weeks ago on the 92-acre property that had been graded in preparation for development.
A culvert is a water pipe or sewer that crosses under a road or railway.
The speech audience skewed about 8 to 10 points more Democratic than the general public.
exonerate---To state officially that someone who has been blamed for something is not guilty
Do you think now in retrospect that this was a frightened man?
That's why there are good ones, bad ones, and a spectrum in between.
Re|pug|nant /rɪp'ʌgnənt/
If you think that something is horrible and disgusting, you can say that it is repugnant. (FORMAL)
If there is no basis for criminal charges, I believe each should be meticulously assessed for discharge from the force, with scrutiny dictated by rank and involvement. We can't afford to cut any slack for anyone here.
cut/give sb some slack
spoken to allow someone to do something without criticizing them or making it more difficult
A cameo is a short description or piece of acting which expresses cleverly and neatly the nature of a situation, event, or person's character.
He played a cameo role, that of a young Aids patient in hospital.
If you grouse, you complain.
cut the cord 變得獨立，切掉擠帶
People aren't yet cutting the cord en masse — the Leichtman survey found that people who watch recent TV shows online every week are not more likely to give up TV service than other people.(整個放棄)
上網看影片的人並不會斷絕看電視的習慣
adults who go online at home watch videos over the Internet at least every week
It's a delicate dance for those involved (很微妙的行動、動則有人受傷害)
There still seems to be plenty of robust interest in deploying on Windows, but Linux is still very key
Though her titillating and often penetrating look at the New York social scene may be gone from tabloid pages, Smith will continue to publish,
speak volumes-----Fig. [for something that is seen] to reveal a great deal of information.
Mardi Gras (狂歡節--法語油膩的星期二)
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