1. a brand-new start: 全新的起点; a brand-new self: 全新的自己
eg. I want to have a brand-new self in the new year.
The new year will be a brand-new start for me.
2. 割韭菜： fleece people
fleece /fliːs/： to take someone's money dishonestly, by charging too much money or by cheating them 敲诈;敲…的竹杠
eg. That restaurant really fleeced us!
3. have a head start: 赢在起跑线上;
eg. Providing children with high-quality preschool education helps them have a head start in their academic journey.
4. 社恐: social-phobia/ social anxiety disorder/ socially awkward;
phobia /ˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ ： an extreme fear or dislike of a particular thing or situation, especially one that is not reasonable（尤指道理上无法解释的）恐惧，惧怕
eg. Harry has a social phobia, so he often avoids parties and large gatherings.
John suffered a lot from his social anxiety disorder.
she felt socially awkward during the networking event and didn't know how to start conversations.
5. 拼命工作：work one's ass off
Sheng Zubao said that he worked her ass off to support the family.
6. 养活自己： feed oneself; 养活家庭： feed the family
Yan Dongping said that she has the ability to feed herself and her daughter.
7. 小试牛刀: a small attempt
eg. This is a small attempt at his honesty.
8. 表达能力强： expressive
eg. Yan Dongping is an expressive person while her husband Sheng Zubao is a man of few words.
9. 没有想象中那么好： not as good as expected
eg. Yan Dongping found the life she is living is not as good as expected.
10. 虚度光阴： idle away one's time
eg. As for Yan Dongping, staying with such a husband is idling away her time.
