accede to
对某事同意；核准
eg. Alan's doctor didn't acceed to hie request.
extract from
从某处打听到
eg. Amy had extracted a detailed accountfrom Oliver.
fall on/upon
责任落到...之上
It has fallen on Maggie to support the family after her husband died.
propel to
推动
eg. The brilliant professor will propel his students to success.
make a dent
在平面上造成凹痕；引起注意
Mike's parents told him to go find a job, but it didn't make a dent.
flicker across
闪过；越过
eg. A slender smile still flickered across Ada's face.
compose oneself
使自己镇静
Alice took several deep breaths to compose herself and deal with the problems logically.
chauffeur sb. around
开车带某人兜风
eg. Colin spent most of the day chauffeuring the kids around.
oblivious to
对...不知不觉；未注意到
eg. Tamara was oblivious to what was happening at the meeting.
query about
询问
eg. The minister was queried about his handling of certain funds.