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