61 terms

Terms	Definitions
have me breaking out in a cold sweat	Make me nervous and afraid
cold sweat	a state of uncontrollable worry and fear
break out	break out (estallar <una protesta, guerra, epidemia)
adamant	categórico, testarudo, inflexible, tenaz; Sinónimos: decisive, determined, categorical, definite, definitive, outright, peremptory; Not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion.
up to me	My responsibility
given over to	dedicated to
Get away with this	do this without suffering any negative consequences
to set on	Determined to get. to be adamant about doing something. echar/ atacar, agredir
Taking on	phrasal verb Accepting responsibilty for
odd	occasional
odd numbers	numeros primos
a one of	phrasal verb. an isolated case Un momento puntual
Hanging around	phrasal verb. Spend a lot of time to spend time with someone
breather	Noun. rest
Let alone by me	???
devise	Verb to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually cleverly or using imagination
Jar	Noun. a glass or clay container, with a wide opening at the top and sometimes a fitted lid, which is usually used for storing food
sod	offensive: used to show that you think that someone has done better than they should
whereas	conjunction. compared with the fact that; but examples He must be about sixty, whereas his wife looks about thirty. You eat a massive plate of food for lunch, whereas I have just a sandwich.
Pastoral care trade	??
Essay (noun)	a short piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one done by students as part of the work for a course
Essay (verb)	to try to do something
Deadline	Noun. a time or day by which something must be done
attain	Verb. to reach or succeed in getting something; to achieve
assure	Verb Say with certainty
give up	to stop trying to guess Surrender Abandon
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy	proverb It means that without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring
dull	color: Apagado, mate Speech/person: aburrido
stuck (in a book)	concentrating on
commintment	Noun 1.countable a.(responsibility) responsabilidad f; (obligation) obligación f b.(engagement) compromiso m 2.uncountable (dedication) dedicación f
Relief	noun 1.uncountable (from worry, pain) alivio m; it's a ~ that the rain's stopped at last menos mal que ha parado de llover 2.uncountable (aid) ayuda f, auxilio m (de emergencia); to be on ~ (AmE) recibir prestaciones de la seguridad social 3.countable (replacement) relevo m 4.uncountable or countable (Art, Geog) relieve m
Fondness	Noun 1 cariño [for, a] 2 afición [for, a]
hopscotch	Juego de la rayuela
Therefore	Por tanto, por eso
Tough	a.(strong, hard-wearing) ‹fabric/clothing› resistente, fuerte b.‹meat› duro 2.‹person› a.(resilient) fuerte b.(aggressive, violent) bravucón 3. a.(strict) ‹boss/teacher› severo; ‹policy/discipline› duro b.‹exam/decision› difícil
In the long run	eventually, finally
even so	aun así
despite	a pesar de
despite that	a pesar de que
even thought	Aunque
it is only fair	used for saying that a particular action is correct or reasonable
putting the squeeze on	Reduce
Althought	Aunque
Unruly	very difficult to control
behaviour	Comportamiento, conducta
Granted	Dar por sentado
Hectic	full of activity; very busy and fast
Dreaded	that causes fear or anxiety
Tease	make fun of and humiliate
Whistle	Noun Silbato, silbido, pitido. Verb Silbar Pitar
Polite	Cortes, Educado
Pleasant	Simpático, agradable
Take for granted	Not valued enough
alleviation	Alivio
relieve	Verb. Calmar Aliviar
I wish John was here	Ojalá John estuviera aquí
If only John was here	Tan sólo si John estuviera aquí
rush	Prisa
I'm in a rush	Tengo prisa
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