passepartout
(觀點、態度或方法的)徹底轉變
As her confidence grows you may well see a considerable turnabout in her attitude.
You make mock of me.
in dignified affront
whist
A concourse is a wide hall in a public building, for example a hotel, airport, or station. 大廳
we raced along the concourse.
thoroughbred 純種馬
It signifies much.這非常重要。
That does not signify.
leapt aboard
London smog gave way to rolling hills and the pastures of the countryside.
perhaps overtaxed by the gruelling duration of our conversation.
a dimwitted child
海神波塞冬的妻子 amphitrite
Amphitrite Express
...a friend who has a flair for languages. …一位有語言天賦的朋友
have a flair for trouble
As dawn broke,
roll his eyes
caspian sea里海（位于前蘇聯與伊朗之間的內海）
注視；凝視：She regarded her husband with wide eyes.
tucked away at the seventh arrondissement
make a hefty wager
Savile e Row 深受英國皇室喜愛的西裝定制品牌
sigil /?s?d??l/ a seal or signet 圖章
filigree 金銀絲精工藝品
He was not the type to wander around gaping at everything like a tourist.
他不是那種像個游客似的四處閑逛、驚奇地看著一切的人。
...an Egyptian sarcophagus. ...一具埃及石棺
poppy 罌粟
Wires criss-cross between the tops of the poles, forming a grid.
The copper-lily pin proclaimed her profession.
There were problems aplenty at work. 有很多
I'm fully aware there are wonders and delights aplenty, well far away from the irate girl.
sticky-fingered 慣竊的
loupe /lu?p/ 珠寶匠、鐘表匠等用的小型放大鏡
pewter 錫鉛合金
portcullis (城堡的)吊門
He enthused, warming to the subject.
Any words I try to say coagulated in the back of my throats.
He passed himself off as a senior psychologist.
他自己冒充是一名資深心理學家。
I've tried to pass off my accent as a New York one.
我試圖把我的口音冒充為紐約口音。
vagary 變幻莫測; 反復無常
recuperation
He has recuperated his health. 他已恢復健康。
Grande Armée 拿破侖于1804年組成的軍隊以及1812年的遠征軍
1812 overture 序曲，前奏曲
They invited themselves in.
My luck has deserted me.
fraight n. 貨運；運費
fraight boat
modish 時髦的
in fine form 心情很好
chasis 車底盤
contraption 奇妙的裝置
join the merriment ！= avoid the fesitivities
This promises to be a bothersome journey. 表示一種推斷預測
consult his watch
trail off 逐漸減弱(或變小等)
The car slowed to a crawl as we weaved through the crowds.
prognostication /pr?ɡ?n?st??ke???n/
A prognostication is a statement about what you think will happen in the future. 預言
The country is currently obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future.
該國對它未來的悲觀預測人心惶惶。
equanimity /??kw??n?m?t?, ?-/ n.淡定
hold sway
有支配(…的)權力；有左右(…的)力量
Her August Majesty Queen Victoria will hold sway here.
incognito 隱姓埋名的 remained incognito for the past 11 years
recluse hermit
I'm too much of an old croak to change my habits.
giddy adj. 頭暈的
boiler room
I broke even. break even 不賺不賠；打成平手
dab hand 高手
a dab hand at chess
mishmash 混雜物; 大雜燴表不滿
You end up with a mishmash of policies rather than a consistent national approach.
souk (北非和中東穆斯林國家的)露天集市
