Hidden agenda (noun)
●A secret or ulterior motive for doing something.
(不可告人的動機,別有所圖,另有玄機)
Examples:
1.She feels there's a hidden agenda behind the proposed road.
2.The prime minister denied that the new visa requirements were part of a hidden agenda to reduce immigration.
All but (idiom)
●Almost completely.(幾乎,差不多)
Examples:
1.Without you the job would have been all but impossible.
2.In some places, bus service has all but disappeared.
Cower (verb)
●To lower your head or body in fear, often while moving backwards.(畏縮,抖縮)
Examples:
1.Stop cowering! I'm not going to hit you.
2.They cowered at the sight of the gun.
In name only (idiom)
●Nominally; not actual.(僅僅是名義上的)
Examples:
1.The president is head of the country in name only. Congress makes the laws.
2.Mr. Smith is the boss of the Smith Company in name only. Mrs. Smith handles all the business affairs.
Aim at sth (phrasal verb)
●to plan, hope, or intend to achieve something.
Examples:
1.The government's campaign is aimed at influencing public opinion.
2.The regulations are aimed at the prevention of accidents at work.