* stifling: hot enough to cause breathing
difficulty
ex>
The engine room was a stifling, noisy place, but I loved it down there.
Note>
The verb stifle means “to choke, suffocate or drown,” and is related to the
verb to stuff. Fr an unknown reason, stifling has come to refer only to
breathing difficulty caused by excessive heat.
* a while back: some time ago
ex>
Harry and Leanne started dating a while back, and it wouldn’t surprise
me if they got married.
* innate: part of something’s basic
nature; existing form birth
ex>
Dogs and cats have demonstrated the innate ability to find their way
home over great distances.
* upset the applecart: to disturb the way
things are done; spoil plans
ex>
The new theory has really upset the applecart in the physics world.
Note>
We usually think of the word upset as referring to a person’s state of mind,
but it also means “to knock something over.” An expression like upset the cart
has meant “to spoil plans” since Roman times.
* put one’s foot in one’s mouth: to say
something that causes one embarrassment
ex>
Lance put his foot in his mouth by making fun of the boss when she was
standing right behind him.
* all in one’s head: imagined, but not
real
ex>
If you think I said I’d pay you back this week, It’s all in your head.
* it so
happens: 진실이다
This
expression might seem pointless, but is used for emphasis, like when presenting
a piece of information that has great impact on the current situation,
especially when the person being addressed doesn’t know or believe that
information.
ex>
It so happens that I have a pair of heavy-duty wire cutters right here.
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