1)a whole whack of：a lot 许多
a ton of/tons of
2)cut the Gordian knot：快刀斩乱麻(源自希腊神话)
3)hubris：傲慢，狂妄自大
4)beneath contempt：卑鄙到极点的
5)in and of itself：就其本身而言
6)it's crunch time：关键时刻；刻不容缓
7)rub it in：挖人疮疤
8)stay on track：stay focused ；don't get distracted 集中注意力
9)take a crack at it：尝试 take a try
10)be psyched about/to do sth.：感到兴奋 to be excited，especially about sth. that is about to happen
11)quibble over：argue about sth. petty 为(琐事)争辩
12)duke it out：to fight 对决
13)Monday morning quarterback：马后炮；事后诸葛 等同于hindsight is 20/20.
14)in like flynn：事半功倍；成功；非常受欢迎
15)in the boondocks(源自菲律宾语)：wilderness 原野；在乡村 (另外的叫法：bush； sticks； booni；outback；middle of nowhere)
16)hog heaven：super happy 非常幸福 I'm in hog heaven.
17)doesn't hold a candle to：not as good as 不比...好
例如：This house doesn't hold a candle to that house. 那房子比这房子好多了。
18)soggy vs squishy vs slimy：
soggy：heavy with water Your clothes are soggy.
squishy：squeeze water from a "squishy" sponge. I hate walking in a wet, "squishy" shoes!
slimy：黏滑的 on a wet state in which the object's surface is slippery
The word "slimy" has a negative feel to it.
Ugh~More rain.
My shoes are so soggy.
Mine, too. They're squishy~
Yeah. And slimy!
Slimy? Gross! Wash your shoes!
19)make it through：
do sth. successfully or to arrive at the end of sth. safely
20)pull through：渡过难关 He pulled through at the very end.
You made it through (but it was a narrow success, in other words,...you almost failed but didn't.) you achieved something successfully