I believe that this view is mistaken and that it leads to a host of entirely unncecessary difficulties.
a hot item 流行的
The kind of car was a hot item at that time, and he earned a lot of money.
a household word 家喻户晓的名字
Peal S.buck was almost a household word throughout much of her lifetime because of her prolific literary output.
prolific:A prolific writer, artist, or composer produces a large number of works.
英 [prəˈlɪfɪk]美 [prəˈlɪfɪk]
Synonym: widely known.
a matter of 表示数量 。。左右/上下
He knew it was only a matter of seconds before she hurtled over the cliff, into oblivion.
hurtle:
If someone or something hurtles somewhere, they move there very quickly, often in a rough or violent way.
oblivion:
Oblivion is the state of not being aware of what is happening around you, for example because you are asleep or unconscious.
Synonym:an approximated quantity of
a mess of 一大堆
When you ask them to work out a sum they take a piece fo paper, cover it with rows of A's, B's and X'x... scatter a mess of flyspecks over them, and give you an answer that's all wrong.
scatter: If you scatter things over an area, you throw or drop them so that they spread all over the area.
flyspeck 污点
a multitude of 一大批，大量
A growing economy covers a multitude of sins for the goverment.
Sin:Sin or a sin is an action or type of behaviour which is believed to break the laws of God.
a myriad of 许多， 极大量的
a The cloudless sky was jeweled with myriada myriad of of glittering stars
synonym:a vast number of
