| Words & Phrases |
Paraphrasing |
| cats and dogs |
rain cats and dogs, fight like cats and dogs, Has the cat got your tongue? |
| pertinent |
relevant, suitable, (especially of language) apposite |
| go around |
be sufficient to supply everybody present |
| shell out |
pay a specified amount of money, especially an amount regarded as excessive |
| outnumber |
be more numerous than |
| criteria |
a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided |
| drive |
an organized effort to achieve a particular purpose, campaign |
| ample |
enough or more than enough |
| meet |
fulfill, satisfy |
| matter |
be important or significant |
| give sb a new lease of (on) life |
give sb a substantially improved prospect of life or another chance |
| tip of the iceberg |
the small perceptible part of much larger situation or problem |
| fork out |
pay money for something, especially reluctantly |
| go over the top |
driving something excessive, outrageous |
| a host of |
a large number of, a stack of, a heap of, a pile of |
| in fine fettle |
in fine condition |
| be in the know |
be aware of something known only to a few people |
| vet |
veterinarian, veteran |
| prescribe (prescription) |
give (medical) instructions or orders |
| give the nod to |
approve, give the green light to, give the OK |
| pet |
companion animal |
| euthanasia |
the painless killing of a patient suffering from a incurable disease |
| cease |
come or bring to an end, stop |
| seeing-eye |
(Bri.) guide dog cf. service dog, hearing dog |
| endorse |
approve, support, favor |
| enroll |
officially register as a member or student |
| put to sleep |
kill out of mercy, euthanize |
| bond with |
unite, create connection |
| face the fact |
face the music, to be confronted with the unpleasant consequences of one's
actions |
| taxidermy |
the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals so as
to appear lifelike |
| eerie |
strange and frightening |
| gross |
disgusting, vulgar |
| kick the bucket |
(coll.) die |
| bereave |
be deprived of a close relation or friend through their death |