grope    grape    dungeon    eccentric    eccentricity commentary    gust    syllable    evasion   tribute    frugal  monarchy    lemonade    handicap    hindrance    thwart forgo    overcast    flagship    drowsy    crate    glamour glamorous    governess    （in）credulous    phoenix repertory/repertoire    folly    cone    retrive    embargo imperial/imperialism    satirize    stench    vanity     

摸索 葡萄 地窖 怪人 古怪（离心率） 评论 阵 音节 逃避 供品 节约的 君主制    柠檬汽水 障碍 阻碍 阻挠 放弃 阴沉的 旗舰 困倦的 箱/装箱 魅力 女家庭教师      （不）轻信的 凤凰 轮演剧目/全部节目 愚蠢的 圆锥 检索 封锁禁运 帝王的 讥讽 恶臭 自负

thwart cone         

They tried to grope their ways in the dark.

eccentricity of his behavior.

this commentary is excellently written.

frugal Christmas

Britain is a monarchy

a small gust of pleasure

the stress falls on the last syllable

tax evasion

the mourners stood in silent tribute as the coffin was laid to rest.（in tribute to）

be handicapped by a lack of education

fierce opposition thwarted the goverment's plans 

thwarted ambitions

the workers agreed to forgo a pay increase for the sake of greater job security

When you are commenting on pleasant weather, you can say that is has turned out nice or fine, especially if this is unexpected. (BRIT, SPOKEN)

It's turned out nice again.

a glooming, overcast expression on his face

flagship store

drowsy summer weather

a crate of milk/crate the paintings

Quinn charmed credulous investors out of millions of dollars.

(phr v)charm sth from/out of sb/sth get sth from sb/sth by using charm 使用迷人手段从某人[某事物]处得到某事物:She could charm the birds from the trees!她有沉鱼落雁的魅力!

he is holding a paper cone full of popcorn

imperial

/ɪmˈpɪərɪəl; ɪmˋpɪrɪəl/adj

[usu attrib 通常作定语] (a) of an empire or its ruler(s) 帝国的; 帝王的; 皇帝的:the imperial palace, guards, servants 皇宫﹑ 皇家卫士﹑ 皇帝的侍从 *imperial power, trade皇权﹑ 帝国的贸易. (b) like or characteristic of such rulers; majestic 至高无上的; 帝王般的; 威严的:with imperialgenerosity宽宏大量地.

not a trace of vanity in her behavoir/ he has many faults, but vanity is not one of them