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stick of furniture
piece of furniture
get a lot of stick (from critics)
be heavily criticized
let sth throw one
confuse, shock sb
in poor taste
showing a lack of sensitivity
person of taste
sb with refined judgement in terms of art, fashion,...
promise the moon
to make promises that will be impossible to keep
fall on sth
descend on/rain down on
fall behind with
fail to (pay) on time
put sb out
to cause inconvenience
put sb out of action
prevent from participating
put sth across
convey, prevent
have sb's best interests at heart
mindful of what is best for sb
a dear old thing
a lovable person
pour out of a place
come out of a place quickly and continuously
lead sb astray
to mislead sb
plunge into chaos
puti into extremely difficult situation
slump in trade
big decrease in trade
submerge oneself in
do sth intensively
faint signal
signal one can just hear
the fighting subsided
fighting lessened
drop a bombshell
suddenly tell big or surprising news
slump over
a kiln forming technique using steel cups
profits slump
profits suddenly drops
sink without trace
sink/disappear leaving nothing behind to show
sink money into business
invest in a business
sink or swim
Fail or succeed, no matter what
take the plunge
to take a risk
plunge into the sea
to move or make sb/sth move suddenly
plunge into darkness
become dark suddenly
faint-hearted
lacking courage
dive head first
jump into water with the head first
take a dive
drop suddenly
noise subsides
noise dies away
at full stretch
using all one's energy to do sth
swell with pride
be unable to contain pride
swell the ranks
to increase in number
bulging at the seams
clothing/container being stretched by too large contents
blow up out of all proportion
give more attention a a problem than necessary
blow up a photograph
enlarge a photograph
inflated ego
conceited image of oneself
inflated sense of sth
unjustified belief one is ...sth
receding hair/footsteps
my spirits plummeted
become suddenly depressed
overriding passion
very strong feeling
mould sb's personality
make you what you are
undertake lightly
agree to do sth in a non-serious manner
bolster authority
put authority in stronger position
dawn of time
beginning of time
bear on guard against
be on the lookout for/prepared for sth unpleasant