secure对unfasten
bluff n. 峭壁； adj. 直率的，豪爽的
cliff; rough and blunt but not unkind in manner
bluff对courtly/suave palter对candor
bluff是不太拘礼节的率直，candor是诚实，坦白，两者对应的反义词相差极大
表胁迫： intimidate, bludgeon, bluster, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, cow,
dragoon, hector, bulldoze
charm n. an object worn or cherished to ward off evil or attract good
fortune 驱邪符
amulet: evil= helmet: injury
cheap shot n. 暗算，卑劣行为 对sportsmanship 正大光明，运动家风范
clergy n 集合名词 神职人员
retainer: retinue= witch: coven
derail vt. to cause to run off the rails; to obstruct the progress of:
frustrate 使停顿，使出轨
derail对accelerate
dicker vi. To bargain; barter 讨价还价
debate: issue= bargain: price
discountenance vt. to put out of countenance; disconcert 使羞愧，使困窘
embolden对discountenance 或placate对discountenance
dun vt. to make persistent demands upon for payment 不断索求，尤指讨债
dun: demand
badger: bother= belabor: mention
fib n. a trivial or childish lie 无伤大雅的谎言，小谎
miff: quarrel= foible: flaw
flimflam n. deception, fraud, deceptive nonsense 欺骗；胡言乱语
aspersion: discredit= canard: deceive
credulous: cozen= tractable: control
nonsensical: drivel= pompous: bombast
flurry n. a sudden gust of wind; a brief light snowfall; a period of
commotion or excitement; a sudden occurrence of many things at once; barrage
shower: rain= flurry: wind
fogy/fogey n. a person with old-fashioned ideas 守旧者，老古板
bigot: advice= conservative: change