* to die for: very appealing
ex>
This apartment is very small, but the view is to die for.
* dead ringer: something that looks
exactly like something else
ex>
Kathy’s friend is a dead ringer for Audrey Hepburn, don’t you think?
* the better part of something: most of
something; almost
ex>
She waited for him for the better part of two hours before giving up and
going home.
* leave one’s mark: to have a lasting
effect
ex>
The director’s reforms have left his mark on the opera company for over
a century.
* antagonistic: showing hostility toward
someone or something
ex>
The Romans were quick to deal with any tribes that were antagonistic
toward their empire.
Note>
In the literature world, we often come across protagonists and antagonists.
An antagonist is a character or a group of characters which stand in opposition
to the protagonist or the main character.
* dying of hunger: very hunger
ex>
The kids were dying of hunger so we stopped at a deli to get some
sandwiches.
* amicable:
우호적인, 원만한
This
word is often confused with amiable, and for good reason: their meanings are
very similar. Amicable refers to friendly relations between people or groups.
On the other hand, amiable refers to one individual’s friendly personality.
Here’s an easy way to tell them apart. Think of the “c” in amicable as being
short for “crowd.”
ex>
I also heard that it was very amicable, so they’re still good friends.
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