cliches

1. burn the midnight oil...

2. concrete forest

3. raining cats and dogs

4. make both sides meet

5. Every coin has two sides

6. comtaminate the minds of

7. crystal clear

8. a hard nut to crack (difficult problem)

9. a heated debate

10. hot topic

11. hustle and bustle city

12. the pillars of future society

13. the cream of society 社會名流

14. In a nutshell= to summarise

15. the curse of modern civilization

16. evoke public concern

17. get to the root of the matter so as to extirpate it

18. just like a blank sheet

19. the bombardment of the mass media

20. Never in my life had i been so close to the verge of death.

21. Although several years have elapsed, the incident has remained so fresh in my memory that it seemed to occur only yesterday/ I can still recall it vividly.

23. For a moment, I was too simply frightened to do anything, but a moment later, I was calm enough to realise...

24. strike a blow against/at sth to do something which harms something severely

25. Was i destined to die?

26. Driven by curiosity, I...

27. Our moving silhouettes and elongated shadows were the object of envy of the moon.

28. The sky was covered by a thick blanket of grey clouds.

29. I would rather choose to die peacefully than die moaning in agony.

30. My heart was beating faster and faster, like a horse in full gallop.

31. My mind resembled turbulent water.

32. My heart nearly jumped out of my mouth.

33. I wanted to run/escape, but my legs were just like pillars sticking firmly to the ground.

34. I was too frightened/astonished to utter a word.

35. My face was as white/pale as a sheet.

36. i charged at him/her like a bull.

37. Bood/tears flowed freely like a a river in full flooding.

38. I ran as quick as I could, without stopping to gain my breath.

39. Summoning up all my courage, I ...

40. I exerted all my energy to...

41. i realised the sole source of my salvation was...

42. He rushed towards me like a tiger in rage.

43. My basic urge for survival told me that...

44. I shouted with all voice for help, hoping that someone would come to my rescue.

45. Even since after, I have developed a fear for...and I would conjure up a picture of how...