Compulsory vocabulary for week 11

upshot
speak volumes
drop it/the subject
wear thin
rub it in
on hand or to hand
mount a campaign/challenge/protest, etc.
trudge along/through/up, etc.
get off/start on the wrong foot
leave/make your mark
take it from me
bear a/little/no, etc. resemblance to sth/sb
sb/sth of note
make ends meet
dauntless
whim
exodus
picaresque  
pace about/up and down, etc
observant
tread
artifice
herald
superfluous
diffusion
spouse
scrutiny
lacerate   
renowned
broach  
milieu
plunge down/into, etc.
proceedings
reassurance
have a chip on your shoulder