Correction c2.1 ticking all the right boxes

1. Ticking all the right boxes:
To abhor  to detest, hate
To laud  to praise
Left-leaning  a tendency to support
progressive policies
Topsy-turvy  upside down
Entrenchment  anclamiento
Tone-deaf  unable to understand
subtle nuances
Cardboard cut-out  epitome, embodiment,
perfect example of
To be intent on  to be determined to do
To demonise  to describe someone as
very bad or dangerous / vilify / vilipend ;)
Vantage points  angles, perspectives
Fellow (citizens / students / politicians… whatever
person-noun)  people who are of the
same “nature”, have the
same job etc. as yourself
To limber up  to brace oneself for / to
prepare oneself for
Austerity-championing  defending austerity (a set
of policies aiming to save
money)
A snitch  an informant (tosnitch:

2. to inform)
Hoarse  rough or harsh in
sound : grating. hoarse voice
having a hoarse voice i.e. shouted himself hoarse
To shake off the shackles  to free oneself from
Ostensible  conspicuous, made
extremely visible on
purpose.
II Possessives and gerunds:
The fact that Varadkar is a young gay man of Indian
descent is less controversial than his politics.
“fact” is a noun.
Translation:
My having to apologize to this utter cretin horrified
me
Our being the best-educated generation in history
will not necessarily grant us a job