10. cut out:

(1) 裁剪出
My mother is learning to cut out a sewing pattern.
我母亲正学着裁衣样。
After many years a path was cut out through the woods.
许多年后，林中趟出一条小路。

(2) 切去；删去
The doctor has cut out his tonsil [ `tRnsl ].
医生切去了他的扁桃体。
The teacher ordered the boy to cut out all the four-letter words.
老师命令这个男孩删除所有的脏字。

11. stick

(1) (vt.&vi.) 粘
Remember to stick a stamp onto the envelope before sending it.
在发信前记住贴邮票。
All the papers have stuck together after being soaked in water.
浸水后，所有的纸都粘在了一起。

(2) (vt.&vi.) 把…插入；刺入
The old man spent a lot of time sticking a fork into a potato.
这个老人花了很多时间把一把叉子插进一个洋芋。
The needle stuck in my finger.
针刺进了我的手指。

(3) (n..) 枝条；棍棒
Go and find some sticks for the bonfire (篝火).
Billy has to carry a walking stick wherever he goes.

stick to:

(1) 把…粘在什么上
Keep the cake from sticking to the pan.
别把饼子粘在锅上了。
The young rider stuck to the back of the terrified horse.
这位年轻的骑手贴在受惊的马背上。

(2) 坚持; 忠于
He is a man who sticks to his friends.
One should stick to the right cause.
一个人应该坚持正义的事业。

12. technique n.

(1) 技巧
The pianist has good technique but poor expression.
此钢琴家技巧不错，但表达力差了点。
The film reflected an improvement both in cinematic technique and subject matter.
此电影反映了制作手法和主题两方面的提高。

(2) 工艺；技能
New and advanced techniques should be popularized in factories.
新的先进技术应该在工厂里推广。
I want to learn the technique of producing money.
我想学造钱的技术。

13. wander

(1) (vi.) go without any purpose漫游；徘徊
The jobless young man wandered up and down the street aimlessly.
这个无业青年漫无目标地在街上来回闲逛。
Henry wandered into my office this morning and told me that his dream was to wander over the world.
亨利今早晃进我的办公室对我说他的梦想是周游世界。

(2) (vi.) allow the thoughts to go from the subject 胡思乱想；心不在焉
Don't wander from what you are studying.
专心于你正在学的。
His mind wandered back to his college days.

14. They made a strange pair. : 他们俩形成了古怪的一对。

15. a set of: 一套；一组；一系列；一副；一窝；…
　 a set of furniture/ painting tools/ rules/ teeth/ lectures/ problems/ novels by Dickens/ eggs