每日单词20110505

go with a swing 顺利进行
take stock of估量；对...做出判断You have to take stock of your position.
tidings消息, 音信 good [evil] tidings
as many 相同数目的  changing his mind for the third time in as many months.
bent on 一心一意的，决意的   a missionary bent on saving souls.
see 确保，保证   see that no harm comes to him.
gathering（尤指为社交、过节或特定目的举办的）聚会，集会  a family gathering.
civil民用的（区别于军事、宗教事务的）  civil aviation.
punch-up 打群架
a new departure新起点, 新方案, 新政策