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Shrug：to raise your shoulders and then drop them to show that you don’t know or care about sth Shrug aside/ off: to treat as if it is not important Speculate on / about sth We all speculate about the reason for his resignation. Fumble: to use your hands in an awkward way when you are doing sth or looking for sth She fumbled in her pocket for a handkerchief. Conform to sth/ with sth Conform to local customs The building doesn’t conform with safety regulations. A pack of animals/ people A flock of birds/ sheep A swarm of bees/ insects A multitude of Slump: fall in price, value , number suddenly and by a large amount Be picky about/ be particular about Conceive : form an idea or plan in one’s mind Dissolve: Salt dissolves in water. = mix with a liquid when the ambulance had gone, the crowd dissolved.= make sth disappear = to officially end a marriage, business , agreement Reconcile A with B Continual Fulfill a task/ plan Comprise = consist of The collection comprises 327 paintings.= be comprised of Compose ten men compose the committee.= make up compose a letter/ speech/ poem= write compose his last opera The swimmer emerged from the lake Flash Lighting flashed in the distance. = shine brightly 闪耀，闪光 A terrible thought flashed through my mind.= come to your mind suddenly Why is the driver flashing his lights at us? = use a light to give sb a signal Roughly speaking/ exactly speaking She demanded roughly. a set of six chairs/ false teeth Make it up make up with sb/ make it up= to end a disagreement with sb and become friends. 言归于好 Women make up 56 percent of the student numbers make up a story Can I leave early this afternoon and make up the time tomorrow? make up a bed Nothing can make up for the loss of a child.= compensate No more than one = only one He is no richer than me.= He is as poor as me. Shrink shrank shrunk Against with sth in the background, as a contrast His red clothes stood out clearly against the snow Put the piano there, against the wall./ lean again