1)marry: vt /vi They married young John is going to marry Jane marry sb off married: a. married to sb He is married to a famous writer married to sth. ded icated to sth He is whole-heartedly married to his work marriage n 2)afford to: can /could be able+ afford sth /to do sth They walked because they couldnt afford (to take)taxi I mustn't annoy my boss because I cant afford to lose my job 3) now and then: now and again; occasionally here and there everywhere ups and downs: alternate good and bad luck the ins and outs the details and complexities(of sth) 4)in spite(n )of: (used as a prep )not being prevented by; regardless of; despite They went out in spite of the rain regardless(adv. of: (used as a prep )(infml) paying no attention to he carried on regard less of the danger despite(prep ) without being affected by They had a wonderful holiday, despite the bad weather 5) mind one's own mind one's own business: not interfere in other people's affair mind one's own p's and q' s: be careful and polite about what one says or does 6) bleed: v(bled; bled ) loose or emit blood bleed to death bleed for sth: suffer wounds or die(for a cause, one's country) bleed for revolution bleed sb for sth: (infml)extort(money) from sb The blackmailer bled him for every penny he had 7)barter:v /n exchange(goods, property, etc)for other goods, etc without using money barter sth for sth: barter wheat achinery barter with sb for sth The prisoners tried to barter with the guards for their freedom replace: V ---put back in its place replace the book on the shelf Can anything replace a mother's love? ---provide a substitute for sb/ sth ce a broken window with a new one 8)litter: n. light rubbish(eg. bits of paper, wrappings, bottles) Please do not leave litter2 1) marry: vt./vi. They married young. John is going to marry Jane. marry sb off married: a. married to sb. He is married to a famous writer. married to sth.: dedicated to sth He is whole-heartedly married to his work. marriage: n. 2) afford to: can / could be able + afford sth /to do sth They walked because they couldn’t afford (to take) taxi. I mustn’t annoy my boss because I can’t afford to lose my job. 3）now and then: now and again; occasionally here and there: everywhere ups and downs: alternate good and bad luck the ins and outs: the details and complexities (of sth) 4）in spite (n. ) of: (used as a prep.) not being prevented by; regardless of; despite They went out in spite of the rain. regardless (adv.) of: (used as a prep.) (infml) paying no attention to She carried on regardless of the danger. despite (prep.): without being affected by They had a wonderful holiday, despite the bad weather. 5）mind one’s own… mind one’s own business: not interfere in other people’s affair mind one’s own p’s and q’s: be careful and polite about what one says or does 6）bleed: v. (bled; bled) loose or emit blood bleed to death bleed for sth: suffer wounds or die (for a cause ,one’s country) bleed for revolution bleed sb for sth: (infml) extort (money) from sb The blackmailer bled him for every penny he had. 7）barter: v./ n. exchange (goods, property, etc) for other goods, etc without using money barter sth for sth: barter wheat for machinery barter with sb for sth: The prisoners tried to barter with the guards for their freedom. replace: v. ---put back in its place replace the book on the shelf ---take the place of Can anything replace a mother’s love? ---provide a substitute for sb / sth replace a broken window with a new one 8）litter: n. light rubbish(eg. bits of paper, wrappings, bottles) Please do not leave litter