assent to   赞成
sheepish  羞怯的，局促不安的
ascribe to  内因于
ask for it  自找麻烦
ask...over  邀请……过来
assign... to  指派
at a breath  一口气
at close range  在附近
at a loss  亏本的，茫然不知所措的
feel the rush of  为……感到激动
at any price  无论如何
at intervals  每隔……的时间
at issue  有分歧的地方
at large  自由的，大多数
at length  最终
at liberty to do  有自由(空闲)做
at loose ends about  不知如何是好
at maturity  处于……的发育期
at odds  争吵
at one's elbow  在身边
at rest  出于安定状态
at sixes and sevens  乱七八糟，不和
at the height of  在顶峰
at the mercy of  任由……支配
squat down  蹲下
in the frame of mind of  有……的心思
at the outset  开始
at the wheel  在……掌管下
at the sacrifice of  以牺牲……为代价
at war with  与……交战
at will  随意
astone for  弥补
attendance required  必须出席
attire in  穿着……的服装
audition for  面试
be averse to  讨厌
avoid like the plague  避之唯恐不及
await publication  支持发表
awake sb to sth  使……认识到
award sth to sb  授予
away from sb's desk  不在办公不能接听

antagonistie to  与……敌对
annual check up  年度体检
answer back  还嘴
among other things  除别的之外
amount to  合计
and yet  可是
an array of  显眼的一系列，整齐的一大批
and so forth  等等
apply for  申请
apply myself to  致力于
appear out of the blue  突然出现
as alike as two peas in a pod  一模一样
arise from  由……产生
argue the toss  对决定表示异议
around the corner  即将到来
art gallery  美术馆
as a means of  作为一种手段
as clear as a bell  极为清晰
as clear as mud  不清楚，使人莫名其妙
as cross as two sticks  非常生气
as cheap as dirt  便宜透顶，下贱的
as dry as blone/dust  枯燥乏味
as fit as a fiddle  非常健康
get beef on sth/ with sb  对……有怨言
as it turned out  结果
as luck would have it  碰巧
as right as rain  毫无问题
as steady as a rock  坚如磐石
as such  就其本身来说
as the case may be  视具体情况
as warm as toast  暖烘烘的
as weak as kitten  虚弱
as shite as a sheet  面无血色
as  with  正如
ask for a refund  要求退款
asembly line  装配线

a big shot  大人物
a breath of fresh air  新鲜事物
a blind alley   僵局
a babe in arms  天真幼稚的人
a far cry from   与……有很大差距
fit of  阵阵
drops in the ocean 沧海一粟
a fair-weather friend  酒肉朋友
an all-weather friend  患难之交
in relief  如释重负地
a standing ovation  起立欢呼，鼓掌
a rainy day  财政拮据的困难日子
a silver tongue (silvery tongue)  好口才
plush role  成功的角色
make the most of even the smallest parts  尽可能地做到最好
A stitch in time saves nine.  小洞不补，大洞吃苦
accede to   就任
whit elephant  累赘
wet blanket  扫兴之人(或事)
abstain from  避开
abuse of alcoholic bevarage  滥用酒精饮料
abound in  富于
abhorrent to  与……相抵触
role of a puppet  傀儡角色
active volcano  活火山
accross the board 全面地
act my age  举止与年龄相称，有大人气
achille's heel  致命的缺点
act up  发作，捣鬼，耍脾气
acquire a taste for  开始喜欢
to add insult to injury   雪上加霜(的是)         
to add fuel to the flame  同上
breath a sigh of relief  松了口气
adorn ... with  用……佩戴
adjacent...to  毗邻
aggainst all the odds  说到底
air current  空气流通                         
agree to differ  同意保留各自意见
airs and graces  装腔作势
walk on pins and needles  如坐针毡
all and sundry  所有人
wield thunder and flame  呼风唤雨
all over the place  到处乱七八糟
all things being equal  在同等条件下
all right with  觉得……还不错
You low down scum of the earth!  你个人渣
all over again 又来一遍
allude to  提及
a break from  与……保持距离
all told  总之
allow for  考虑到，顾及，体谅
allow of   容许有……的可能
I'm over you!  我太了解你了！
all well and good  好的，也行
slam the door 关上门
an old flame  旧情人
amenable to  对……做出相应
answer the call of nature  上洗手间