48 hours ----> two days

　　50% off ----> discount

　　a couple of times ----> twice

　　a little after ten ----> just past ten o’clock

　　a waste of money ----> not worth the money

　　a week from today ----> next week

　　a week from tomorrow ----> in eight days

　　age ----> era

　　agreement ----> contract

　　ahead of time ----> in advance

　　any day now ----> soon

　　anything but poor ----> rich // has a lot of money

　　apply for a loan ----> borrow money

　　approach sb ----> talk to sb

　　around ----> nearby

　　ask for a refund ----> get money back

　　astonished ----> surprised

　　backpack ----> knapsack

　　be crowded ----> be well-attended

　　be done ----> complete

　　be free ----> not busy

　　be in one ear and out the other ----> doesn’t listen

　　be onto something ----> promising

　　be overwhelmed with ----> be busy with

　　beach ----> seashore

　　best score ----> perfect grade

　　beyond sb. ----> not understand

　　big sale ----> discount

　　book ----> reserve

　　boring ----> uninteresting

　　borrow ----> lend

　　breathe ----> air pollution

　　brighten one’s spirits ----> make one feel better

　　broke ----> no money

　　budget ----> money // price

　　bump into ----> meet // see

　　buy ----> purchased

　　by and by ----> in a short while

　　by leaps and bounds ----> quickly

　　cake // apple pie ----> dessert

　　can hardly wait to do ----> look forward to doing // can’t wait to do // be anxious to do

　　can’t fit it in ----> too busy

　　can’t get away with that ----> will get into trouble

can’t put the book down ----> the book is interesting

　　can’t recognize ----> looks different

　　can’t stick around ----> have to go

　　can’t turn down an offer ----> be eager to go

　　carry out the plan ----> implement the plan

　　casual ----> informally

　　change ----> money

　　change of pace ----> diversion

　　charge ----> pay // fine

　　check ----> ask

　　check it out ----> find out

　　cheerful ----> happy

　　chop down ----> cut down

　　circulation desk ----> library

　　clean out // a big appetite ----> eat all the food

　　clear off ----> reorganize

　　clever ----> smart

　　come a long way ----> improve

　　come in handy ----> useful // benefit

　　come out ----> publish

　　come up with ----> find

　　contest ----> competition

　　couldn’t make out ----> didn’t understand

　　count sb in ----> sb. wants to go, too