Barely, scarcely, hardly
Fast-paced
Antisocial- offensive
Mainstream-Common
Foster- Support, nourishment
Engrossed in something- glad, cheerful
Impeccable- perfect, faultless
Imposing person- important
Impulsive- doing things suddenly without advanced
Clapped-out – old and in bad condition
Chock-a-block – very crowded with people or cars
Hush-hush – Secret
Chicken out – not to do something because you are afraid
As far as I know – I do not know for sure
But all the same- But nevertheless
The small hours- After midnight and in the very early morning
Let’s face it- Accept it
You mark my words- remember what I am about to say
Put your foot in it- Accidentally do or say something that embarrassing
Take it for granted that- Believe that something is a fact without thinking
All told- in total and including everyone, money and when you are counting
Be all for something- To totally agree with
All of a sudden- Suddenly
Count yourself lucky- Consider yourself lucky
Have a field day- Have the opportunity to criticize about someone
It’s just as well- It is a good thing
Only just- Only recently
No one in their right mind would- Only a crazy person would
In a matter of seconds – very quickly
Hand in your notice- to resign from your job
Stiff competition- Difficult competition
Gape- Stare at someone
Gaze- Look for a long time without really seen
Give someone a black look- to quickly look at someone angrily
Peruse- to read
Squint at someone- to looking at someone
Object poverty- terrible poverty
Eke out a living- to earn just enough money to survive
Earn a pittance- earn very low salary
Have something tucked away- store something valuable
Well-heeled – Rich
A windfall- a large amount of money you receive unexpectedly
Appreciate in value- Increase value
Depreciate in value- Decrease value
Borrow heavily- Got a lot of money from someone as a loan
Be on a strict budget- You cannot spend more than
Cost a small fortune- to cost a lot of money
In the region of- Approximately
Knock an amount of money off something- to reduce the price of something
Beat about the bush- avoid or delay talking about something
Grassroots- ordinary people
Oversight- forgetting to do something
Reek- Unpleasant smell
The nick of time- When something happens just in time to prevent something bad from happening
Hit the nail on the head – to say something that is exactly right
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