on the confines of 濒于,差一点儿就
within the confines of 在…(范围)之内
in consideration of 考虑到，顾及；作为对…的酬报
take into consideration 考虑到，顾及
consist of 由…组成
consist in 在于
be consistent with=consist with 与…一致
be a consistent friend to sb. 是某人的忠实朋友
out of context 脱离上下文
in the context of 在…背景下
defend...against/from 保护…免遭
defend doing 为做…作辩护
a blood donation 献血
make/give a donation 捐赠
the drift of opinion 舆论的倾向
catch the drift of an argument 抓住争论的要点
on edge 紧张不安
on the edge of 处于…的边缘
encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事
discourage sb. from doing sth. 劝阻某人不要做某事
be engaged to sb. 与某人订婚
be engaged to do sth. 被雇用来做某事
be engaged in doing sth. 忙于做某事,从事于某事
execute one’s duties/office 尽职
execute a plan 实施计划
execute a purpose 达到目的
a wedding reception 结婚喜宴
a reciprocal reception 答谢酒会
in faith 确实,的确
in good faith 真诚，善意