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1
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Tautly

A

Tightly / In modo teso

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Gasbag (n)

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Overly talkative person

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Swindler (n)

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Fraudster, cheat

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Butter [sb] up

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Flatter, sweet-talk

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Goof off (v) / Goof-off

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1.Be silly, unproductive
2. Silly, unproductive person

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Corduroy (n)

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Velluto a coste

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Clammy

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  1. Skin: damp, sweaty
  2. Weather: humid
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Brown-nose (n, v)

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Leccaculo

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Golly!

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Expressing surprise / accidenti, caspita, perbacco

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Frazzled

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Exhausted

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Put [sb] off

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Discourage, deter

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Put [sth] off

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Delay until later

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Lush (adj)

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  1. Vegetation: abundant
  2. Food: delicious
  3. Person: attractive
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Lush (n)

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Person: alcoholic

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Manhandle [sb]

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Treat roughly / maltrattare, malmenare

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Roll call (n)

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1.Register of names read aloud
2. Long list of names

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Lore (n)

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Traditional wisdom / tradizioni, folclore

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Send-off (n)

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Act of saying farewell

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Out and about

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Active outside the home

E.g. He’s always out and about these days - I hardly ever see him at home

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Tuck shop

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Shop selling sweets and snacks

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Mulberry

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Gelso

22
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Custard

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Crema pasticcera

23
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Contentious (adj)

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  1. Person: argumentative
  2. Subject: disputed
24
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Rap (v)

A

Knock

25
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Unbecoming (adj)

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Inappropriate

26
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Douse [sth]

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  1. Drench / Bagnare abbondantemente
  2. Put out: flames
27
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Dinky

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Small and cute (uk)
Small and unimpressive (us)

28
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Boisterous (adj)

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Person: noisy / chiassoso, vivace, esuberante

29
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Foreman (n)

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  1. Supervisor of construction workers
  2. Head of a jury
30
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Foible (n)

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Quirk or weakness / mania, fissazione

31
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Shamus (n)

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Policeman or detective

32
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Sheepishly

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In an embarrassed way / timidamente, con imbarazzo

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Brisk (adj)

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  1. Fast
  2. Abrupt
34
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Smock (n)

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Artist’s loose shirt

35
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For kicks

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Per divertimento, per gioco

36
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Dead to rights

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Con le mani nel sacco

37
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Sweat bullets (v)

A

Sudare sette camicie

38
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Lowdown (n)

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Current information / ultime notizie o novità

39
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Be on the wagon

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If you are on the wagon, you have decided not to drink any alcohol

40
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Foot [sth]

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Pay: a bill / pagare, saldare

41
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Brood over/about [sth]

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Rimuginare su qualcosa

42
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Homestead

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Property: house, home

43
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Gnat

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Small fly / moscerino

44
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Up a creek

A

In a difficult situation

If any more people resign, we’ll be really up the creek

45
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Slant (v, n)

A

To lean, slope // inclinazione, pendenza

46
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Castanets

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Nacchere

47
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Marigold

A

Calendula

48
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Wane (n, v)

A

Declino

49
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Lecherous (adj)

A

Lustful

50
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Crease (n)

A

Piega, grinza / ruga

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