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to tell the truth about something that you have been keeping secret

come clean

a person who likes to be politically independent and does not support or remain loyal to any political group

mugwump

someone, usually of high social class, who is famous for going to a lot of parties and social events

socialite

spending or using large amounts of money, time, energy, etc., especially in a way that is not very wise

prodigal

a man or boy who has left his family in order to do something that the family disapprove of and has now returned home feeling sorry for what he has done

prodigal son

to get better after an illness, or feel better after something or someone has made you unhappy

get over sth/sb

a different route that is used because a road is closed

detour = diversion

a girl or woman who during the marriage ceremony helps the woman who is getting married

bridesmaid

in the UK, a person who is not born into a position of high social rank

commoner

attractive in a confident, exciting, and stylish way

dashing

a task that involves going somewhere either to take a message or to take or collect something

errand (run errands)

in Jewish cooking, a round or square piece of dough (= flour mixed with water and fat) that is filled with potato, meat, or other foods, and baked or fried

knish

an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge

prejudice

an official announcement that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists, or the process of making this announcement

annulment

people of high social class, especially in the past

the (landed) gentry

a small cover, usually made of metal or plastic, worn to protect the finger that pushes the needle when sewing

thimble

to fasten something to another thing by tying it with a rope or using a metal hook

hitch

the climbing plant that produces grapes as its fruit

vine

to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.

defy

rude and behaving badly, especially by treating other people in a way that shows that you believe yourself to be better than them

snotty

a person who works for an organization or government and secretly gives information to its competitor or enemy

mole

to make a person or an animal react or do something by continuously annoying or upsetting them

goad

a very small amount

smidgen

in a strange, frightening, and mysterious way

eerily

to make a bad situation less serious

cushion the blow

to decide not to do something because you are too frightened

chicken out

clearly expressed and easy to understand, or (of a person) thinking or speaking clearly

lucid

to secretly and illegally give someone a drug, especially Rohypnol, usually in a drink, in order to make them unconscious or unable to function normally so that they can be raped (= made to have sex against their wishes) or otherwise harmed

roofie

extremely unpleasant or unacceptable

repulsive

a legal agreement in which you pay money in order to use a building, piece of land, vehicle, etc. for a period

lease

making clever, secret plans, often to deceive others

scheming

to cause someone to feel unpleasant emotions, especially anger and shock

sicken

to make clever, secret plans that often deceive others

scheme