on the confines of 瀕于,差一點兒就

within the confines of 在…(范圍)之內

in consideration of 考慮到，顧及；作為對…的酬報

take into consideration考慮到，顧及

consist of 由…組成

consist in 在于

be consistent with=consist with與…一致

be a consistent friend to sb.是某人的忠實朋友

out of context脫離上下文

in the context of 在…背景下

defend...against/from 保護…免遭

defend doing為做…作辯護

a blood donation獻血

make/give a donation捐贈

the drift of opinion 輿論的傾向

catch the drift of an argument 抓住爭論的要點

on edge緊張不安

on the edge of 處于…的邊緣

encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓勵某人做某事

discourage sb. from doing sth. 勸阻某人不要做某事

be engaged to sb.與某人訂婚

be engaged to do sth.被雇用來做某事

be engaged in doing sth. 忙于做某事,從事于某事

execute one’s duties/office盡職

execute a plan 實施計劃

execute a purpose 達到目的

a wedding reception 結婚喜宴

a reciprocal reception答謝酒會

in faith 確實,的確

in good faith 真誠，善意