get the better of (=defeat sb。) 打败
in blossom开花
in bulk 成批地
center on(=focus on) 把注意力集中在…上
by chance(=accidentally, by accident)偶然
charge sb. with …控告某人犯有…
round the clock(昼夜不停地
commit oneself to 致力于
compare…with … 把…与…比较 compare…to… 把…比作…
on condition that (if)如果 in the event that
confide in 对…讲真心话,
be confronted with 面对, 面临
in connection with与…有关
be conscious of(=be aware of)觉察,知道