1. a grab bag of 一手提袋的；一系列
This assignment is a grab bag of practice problems.
这次的作业其实是一堆练习题G9~W6W8r5oWsp。

2. stop short of （doing） sth. 险些；差点儿；几乎
Chilblains are only one stop short of frostbite, you know, and occur in all the same places.
你知道嘛，冻疮与冻伤之间只有一步之遥，而且它们发生的部位都一样w_L.|yE%[l+q3t5vb。

3. on the whole 大体上；整体而言
The poor do not, on the whole, seem to love the rich.
整体上，穷人都不怎么喜欢富人NLV7To1cAh!H。

4. under siege 被包围；被封锁
For the next two days the city felt as if it were under siege.
之后的两天，整个城市似乎像被封锁了lvarO|.g^nfau1。