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Question 1

Nitpicky

Answer 1

Overly concerned with insignificant details

Question 2

Gaunt (adj)

Answer 2

Scarno, magro

Question 3

Meekness

Answer 3

Mansuetudine, docilità

Question 4

Veneer (n)

Answer 4

Patina, vernice

Question 5

Umpire (n)

Answer 5

Arbitro, giudice

Question 6

Tartness (n)

Answer 6

Sour taste // asprezza

Question 7

(To be) Coy about [sth]

Answer 7

Evasive

Question 8

Wilt (v)

Answer 8

Avvizzire, appassire

Question 9

Grind (v)

Answer 9

Grattare, sfregare

Question 10

Run-down (adj)

Answer 10

Cadente, malandato, malmesso

Question 11

Blustery (adj)

Answer 11

Windy

Question 12

Dreary

Answer 12

Tetro, cupo, uggioso

Question 13

Hen

Answer 13

Female chicken

Question 14

Coop (n)

Answer 14

Pollaio, stia

Question 15

Eerie

Answer 15

Mysterious, creepy

Question 16

Plod (v)

Answer 16

Arrancare

Question 17

Rummage (v)

Answer 17

Search using hands

Question 18

Ravenous

Answer 18

Very hungry // famelico

Question 19

Cloyingly

Answer 19

In modo nauseante // sickeningly

Question 20

Bunk (n)

Answer 20

Not true // cavolata, fesseria

Question 21

Have a short fuse

Answer 21

Lose your temper easily // Persona irascibile

Question 22

Hazy

Answer 22

1. atmosphere: misty // annebbiato
2. memory: unclear

Question 23

Pram (n)

Answer 23

Carrozzina per bambini

Question 24

Ridge (n)

Answer 24

Cresta, dorsale

Question 25

Bustle (n)

Answer 25

Rush, hustle // viavai, andirivieni

Question 26

Sexton

Answer 26

Sagrestano

Question 27

Helter-skelter

Answer 27

Chaotically

Question 28

Hew [sth]

Answer 28

Cut down

Question 29

Sully (v)

Answer 29

Taint // macchiare

Question 30

Tadpole (n)

Answer 30

Girino

Question 31

Steal (v)

Answer 31

Move somewhere quietly or surreptitiously (discreetly)

She quickly stole across the room to get her purse without waking him.

Question 32

Surreptitiously

Answer 32

Secretly, discreetly

Question 33

Nag (at) [sb]

Answer 33

1. Complain (+at)
2. Tormentare, assillare

Question 34

Gash (n)

Answer 34

A long, deep cut or wound

Question 35

Flabbergast (v)

Answer 35

Astonish

Question 36

Willy-nilly

Answer 36

Volente o nolente

Question 37

Stork (n)

Answer 37

Cicogna

Question 38

Humbug (n)

Answer 38

Hypocrisy, deceptive or false talk or behavior

Question 39

Craven

Answer 39

Coward

Question 40

Forlorn

Answer 40

1. Sad, miserable
2. Lonely, forsaken

Question 41

Headway

Answer 41

Progress

Question 42

Contrive to do [sth]

Answer 42

Find a way, arrange to do [sth]

Question 43

Swindle [sth]

Answer 43

Cheat, deceive

Question 44

Pang (n)

Answer 44

Fitta // a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion

Question 45

Fritter [sth] away

Answer 45

Waste, squander

Question 46

Shrub (n)

Answer 46

Arbusto // bush

Question 47

Cram (v, adj)

Answer 47

1. Completely full to the point of overflowing
2. Study intensively over a short period of time just before an examination

Question 48

Punt (n)

Answer 48

A long, narrow flat-bottomed boat, square at both ends

Question 49

Food stamp

Answer 49

Buono spesa

Question 50

Dazzling

Answer 50

That blinds / Impressive