State of play

to hit the ceiling
Competition winners hit the Ceiling at Royal Ascot
Brad Waters
21/06/2012

tearing down
Kelly and his gang came tearing down the street

to learn the ropes
You know, they make you ride the bike for the first six months, learn the ropes.

condolence
Well, I'd like to send my condolences to her family.

political leverage
He needs all the political leverage he can get as he begins looking into the Defense Department‘s outsourcing practices.

private contractor
Welcome to our hearings with private security contractor PointCorp, part of the inquiry into the Defense Department's
privatization and outsourcing practices.

To brace oneself
You ought to brace yourself for that.

To turn a profit
Our new owners have this odd idea that we ought to be turning a profit.

To winkle out
And, yes,I did send her down there
to winkle something out of you.

To churn out
She's hungry, she's cheap,
and she churns out copy every hour.

To sneak up on
This whole thing with Sonia, what happened,
it just snuck up on me.

attack dog
The first thing the attack dogs will pick up on,you know.

off-the-record
He's gonna show you an off-the-record preview
of the security camera tapes from the Metro station.

bombshell
Capitol Hill may be rocked with another bombshell.

быть несносным, невыносимым человеком

Какое чувство вы испытываете?

пока всё хорошо

Большой, разрушительный пожар

голосование поднятием руки;
открытое голосование

бесцеремонно обращаться
(с кем-л. или чем-л.)

то же самое

почтовый индекс

подрядчик, контрактор,
поставщик, снабженец

наемник

помочь разобраться,
избавить (от трудностей)

механизм, устройство,
инструмент, прибор

благовидный, внешне честный или правдоподобный

выдаваться, выпячиваться, раздуваться; ударить, побить

помеха, преграда, препятствие